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Forces loyaltoSyrianPresidentBasharAl-Assadkilleda Meanwhile, theUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilyesterday “It isnothelpfultohavetheS-300transferred The UnitedStatesandGermanyyesterdaywarnedRussia The significanceofhiscommentswasunclear.AMiG MiG’s directorgeneral,SergeiKorotkov,saidaSyriandele- SUBSCRIPTION Russia’s MiGaircraftmakersaidyesterdayitplans 150 Fils 9 Michigan womankilled AUDY UE1 03 RJB2,13 HNo:15826 1434 SATURDAY,AH RAJAB22, JUNE1,2013 Russia planstosell10 MiG fighterstoSyria US, GermanytoMoscow:Don’tsendAssadmissiles freed inMexico drug charge US womanfacing coronation tomorrow.—AFP Artillery atWoolwichBarracksinsoutheastLondonyesterday.QueenElizabethIImarksthe60thanniversaryof her LONDON: Britain’sQueenElizabethIImeetsfamiliesofservingpersonnelasshevisitstheKing’sTroopRoyalHorse production. —AP nuclear program isintendedforcivilianenergy makes theworld moredangerous.Iraninsistsits proving thatitsnuclearprogram ispeaceful said everymonththatgoesby withoutIran to theimpassebutthattimeisrunning out.He would continuetopursueapeaceful resolution reporters attheStateDepartment thattheUS has finalsayonallstatematters. Kerrytold 14 presidentialelection.Thesupremeleader supreme leaderandnotthewinnerofJune nuclear policywillcomefromthecountry’s weapons. ers believeareaimedatdevelopingatomic try’s nuclearambitions,whichtheUSandoth- election willproduceanychangeinthecoun- says heisnotoptimisticthatIran’supcoming WASHINGTON: Iran pollwon’t 14 Kerry saidyesterdaythatanyshiftinIran’s policy: Kerry alter nuke Secretary ofStateJohnKerry works. avoid conflictonglobalcomputernet- “rules oftheroad”toguidebehaviorand States andothernations,calledfor stealthy, insidious”dangertotheUnited day thatcyberthreatsposeda“quiet, Defense SecretaryChuckHagelsaidyester- ABOARD AUSMILITARYAIRCRAFT: every nation.”Cyber conflictcouldleadto States, aswell China,bytheway,and real athreat(asthereis)totheUnited ering. “They’reprobablyasinsidious and reporters onhisplaneenroutetothe gath- they’re terriblydangerous,”Hagel told of theconference.“Cyberthreatsare real, ing withChinesedelegatesonthemargins issue waslikelytocomeupinabrief meet- La SecurityDialogueinSingaporeandthe security inhisspeechtodaytotheShangri- pose ‘stealthydanger Hagel saidhewouldaddresscyber Hagel: Cyberthreats for racism tougher sanctions FIFA announce 47 as outdatedandoverstated. years. ThePentagon downplayedthereport dozen majorUSweaponssystemsin recent access tothedesignsofmorethan two cluded thatChinesehackershave gained advise theDefenseDepartment-had con- Board -acommitteeofcivilianexperts who news reportssaidtheDefenseScience that governmentshavetotake,”hesaid. tional understandings,someresponsibility develop) rulesoftheroad,someinterna- the Chinese,workingwitheverybody,(to we’ve gottofindwayshere...workingwith United States,(itaffects)everybody,so defense networks,Hagelsaid. destroying financialsystemsorneutralizing comes,” fromtakingdownpowergridsto “quiet, stealthy,insidious,dangerousout- Hagel’s remarkscametwodaysafter “That’s notauniquethreattothe Min Max —Reuters 25º 43º LOCAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 US bases in Gulf on high alert Proposal to label Hezbollah a terrorist group to be discussed

KUWAIT: American bases in the Arabian Gulf have been put on decision is unlikely to happen. high alert in anticipation of any kind of fallout to the security deteri- Bahrain’s Information Minister said Thursday that a proposal to oration in Syria and Iraq, a local daily reported yesterday quoting a label Hezbollah as a terrorist organization is going to be discussed “senior military official” familiar with the subject. The senior Kuwaiti during a meeting tomorrow for GCC foreign ministers. “The official requested anonymity because he was not authorized to dis- European Union is still unable to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group”, close the information to the press. He made these remarks to a the sources told a local daily which had first published the proposal local daily without providing any further details on the topic. on Thursday’s issue. They spoke on the condition of anonymity The same report also quoted Undersecretary of Kuwait Foreign because they did not obtain permission from authorities to speak Ministry Khalid Al-Jarallah who described a proposed security about the subject. Meanwhile, GCC sources told Al-Rai that a more agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries as ‘a ‘realistic’ solution would be listing the military wing of Hezbollah in protective wall’. “The challenges we are facing are huge, which the terror list while keeping the political wing off the list. requires the presence of an impenetrable security system or struc- On a separate note, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State ture for the GCC region”, he said at the conclusion of a training at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom, course for Foreign Ministry employees Thursday. The GCC agree- Alistair Burt, is set to arrive in Kuwait tomorrow to take part in the ment is still up for debate in the Kuwaiti parliament where some second UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group meeting that takes place MPs argue that it contains articles which contradict the state’s con- for the first time in Kuwait. The first meeting took place six months stitution. Al-Qabas also reported that Al-Jarallah met Thursday with ago during a visit for HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah KUWAIT: The arrested culprits who were caught burning elec- foreign ministers of permanent and non-permanent members of in London, during which the group was founded. The meeting tric wires are seen. the United Nations Security Council to discuss the recent develop- comes after a delegation’s visit from Kuwait’s Defense Ministry to ments in the region. In other news, sources in the Kuwaiti govern- the UK during which they discussed matters of defense and securi- ment said that Kuwait will honor a Gulf Cooperation Council deci- ty that pertain with the bilateral relations with the British Ministry of Arabs caught burning sion to list Hezbollah as a terrorist group, but indicated that such Defence. — Al-Qabas, Al-Rai wires in Amghara area

By Hanan Al-Saadoun Gold medal conferred on

KUWAIT: A security source said that policemen guarding Kuwaiti Speaker Al-Rashed Amghara area caught some people Thursday evening YEREVAN: Yerevan State University Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations, Al-Rashed not- burning electric wires. Police followed them when they left yesterday awarded visiting Kuwait ed that Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations have the burnt wires in the Darkeel area and they were caught National Assembly Speaker Ali Fahad undergone remarkable developments red-handed when they returned. The suspects were Arabs Al-Rashed with its prestigious gold in the past few years. He urged the who buy the wires from Amghara scrap area, burn it in medal. The medal was presented to Iraqi government to fulfill its commit- Darkeel area, and then take the copper to sell it. It was Al-Rashed by Yerevan University ments as per relevant UN resolutions found that they did not have fixed jobs in the country and Rector Aram Simonyan on the occa- to help open a new chapter in rela- have been doing it since February. They were sent to con- sion of his visit to Armenia and the tions and to remove Iraq from the UN cerned authorities for deportation. university campus. In a question and Chapter VII. Jamila Al-Dawas answer session in one of the university With regard to the impact of the Tire-burners caught halls, Al-Rashed highlighted the so-called “Arab Spring” on Kuwait, the ‘1,000 Projects’ Meanwhile, Bayan detectives sent two citizens to con- deeply-rooted relations with Armenia House Speaker said that “The spring of cerned authorities for burning tires in Siddiq area. The two as well as Kuwait’s stances on regional Kuwait started more than 50 years ago expo set to begin escaped when they saw the police patrol but were still and international issues of common with the endorsement of the 1962 apprehended by the security forces. concern. constitution which established a real KUWAIT: The Manpower and Government In response to questions about democratic system in the Gulf nation”. Restructuring Program (MGRP) announced Kuwait’s stance on the ongoing Syrian Concerning the Kuwaiti-Armenian yesterday that it is to organize a forthcoming crisis, Al-Rashed pointed out that relations, Al-Rashed pointed out that exhibition showcasing various ambitious Kuwait is for immediate halt to the he has discussed with Armenian offi- small and medium-sized projects by Kuwaiti killing of civilians in Syria. “Kuwait is cials means to bolster bilateral cooper- youth. The four-day exhibition, entitled supporting the recent call for an inter- ation in all domains, particularly in the “1,000 Projects”, hosted by Kuwait national meeting in Geneva for find- parliamentary, investment, education, International Fair (KIF), is due to kick off on ing a peaceful solution to the two culture, agriculture, and transport June 5th at Kuwait International Fairground year-bloody conflict,” he said. ones. in Mishref. He shed light on Kuwait’s humani- He also disclosed that there are The exhibition aims to contribute to tarian aid to displaced Syrian people 7,000-10,000 Armenians living in pushing forward economic growth and to help ease their suffering, citing His Kuwait and they are receiving good development in the country. Also, the expo Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- care. In response to a demand from of aims to encourage young Kuwaitis to work Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s initiative a student that Kuwait increase its in the private sector in order to attain their career ambitions, Jamila Al-Dawas, adviser in to host an international conference for scholarships to Armenian students, Al- the department of small and medium-sized Syria donors in Kuwait in January Rashed promised to raise the issue projects at MGRP, said in a press statement. which resulted in raising more than with Minister of Education and As a desire to attract the largest segment $1.5 billion of aid pledges to the Syrian Minister of Higher Education Nayef of male and female youths to take part in the people. Falah Al-Hajraf after returning to exhibition, MGRP is only charging nominal KUWAIT: Abandoned tires in Siddiq area are seen. Responding to a question on Kuwait. — KUNA fees for participants registration, Al-Dawas indicated, adding that this is also to boost the applicants’ self-confidence, and con- Co-ops union slams parliament over amendments tribute effectively in encouraging them to adopt small projects and work on develop- KUWAIT: Kuwait’s union of co-operative societies launched a series of priorities as it stands unable to put the country on the right track for ing them in accordance with local market attacks against the parliament, accusing lawmakers of failure to attend to development”, he said in statements published yesterday in the local needs. priorities as well as favoring merchants on the expense of the national good. press. Currently, registration for “1,000 “[The parliament] has proven to have a highly destructive force when Al-Samhan also accused MPs of seeking merchants’ support ahead of Projects” is witnessing a large turnout by it comes to dealing with developmental projects such as efforts which a Constitutional Court ruling which could lead to the parliament’s disso- male and female applicants, who are eager bred co-operative societies that have been pioneers in the field for the lution. “The parliament continues to cater to merchants on the expense to take part and display their ambitious past 50 years, and had active role in protecting Kuwait from a food crisis of the national good, and that in order to gain their support in elections projects to the public, noted Al-Dawas. during the Iraqi Invasion”, said Abdul-Aziz Al-Samhan, the President of expected after the Constitutional Court’s ruling”, he said. Furthermore, MGRP has provided all poten- the Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies. Moreover, Al-Samhan announced that the UCCS plans to challenge tials for young Kuwaiti projects owners and Al-Samhan’s statements came in response to a bill passed in the par- the amendments that the parliament passed with Kuwaiti courts. “Is creative talents of various specializations liament recently which amended a number of clauses in the co-ops law there no developmental projects that the parliament needs to attend to for their participation in the exhibition, Al- that pertain with the election process for co-ops’ boards. “The parlia- before taking a hasty and historic decision regarding the co-ops?”, he Dawas continued. — KUNA ment continues to prove its failure in administration and in dealing with asked. — Al-Rai LOCAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 ‘High cost’ bills to be put on hold? MP Al-Harbash wins KD 60,000 libel compensation

KUWAIT: Lawmakers could put on hold a number of draft laws prompted the former lawmaker to press libel charges. A source question published news alleging that Al-Harbash was sum- after the government made it clear that regulations with high close to Al-Harbash indicated in the meantime that the former moned for investigations in the ‘multimillion deposits’ case in financial costs will be rejected, a local daily reported yesterday MP plans to appeal the ruling as he seeks to increase the com- which a number of MPs were accused of receiving bribes from quoting parliamentary insiders. pensation to KD 100,000. The case was filed after the website in the government. — Al-Rai, Al-Qabas MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan made statements to a local daily on Thursday quoting Cabinet insiders who reportedly told him that the Cabinet plans to reject a bill passed by the parliament Wednesday to grant exceptional allowances to service-men. Sources in the parliament who spoke on the condition of anonymity indicated that there are intentions to postpone draft laws listed in the parliament’s agenda such as the housing loan, rent allowance as well as early retirement bills, in order to prevent them from facing the same fate. MP Abdullah Al-Ma’youf confirmed as well that the Cabinet “likely plans to reject the service-men exceptional allowances law”, but insisted at the same time that the law is going to be pre- sented again during the beginning of the upcoming term if that happened “due to their importance”. Meanwhile, Al-Ma’youf revealed in his statements to a local daily Thursday that a grilling against Health Minister Mohammad Al-Haifi is currently in the works and could be filed before the end of the current term. He noted that the motion addresses “admin- istrative and financial violations in addition to suspected manipu- lation in tenders and medicine deals”, and is going to be forward- ed by three lawmakers, adding that he could be one of them. The parliament last Tuesday passed a request by the Cabinet to refer a grilling motion filed against First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah, to the parliament’s legislative committee to verify its constitutionality. “If the panel finds the motion to be valid, I don’t think any MP will agree on delaying it again”, Al-Ma’youf said. In other news, Interior Minister Al-Sabah replied to a question sent by MP Adel Al-Khurafi who requested an explanation for the term ‘security restrictions’ often used in official rhetoric to refer to classifications that disqualify stateless residents from claiming citi- zenship. “A security restriction is a crime committed or an action that threatens national security or causes social disintegration either through spoken words or action”, reads the response pub- lished yesterday by Al-Qabas. The minister further indicated that some restrictions are listed in files of stateless residents as “pre- cautionary procedures to prevent criminal activity that might harm the national security in the future”. Moreover, the minister explained that naturalization is not granted for a family as a hole, but each individual is studied as a separate case and granted citi- zenship as long as he or she meets the conditions for that. On a different note, former MP Jamaan Al-Harbash won a court order Thursday requiring the owner of a news website to pay him KD 60,000 compensation for publishing false news which

More than 200 MEW employees to ‘retire’

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water prepared lists of senior officials and employees with at least 30 years of service under their belts to be referred to retirement as per a recent government decision aimed at creating job opportunities in the public sector. According to a report published yesterday in a local daily, MEW employees qualified for retirement have so far reached 230, including 22 directors of departments. A senior ministry official quoted anonymously in the report indicated in the meantime that the ministry is waiting for an official letter from the Civil Service Commission to start procedures to refer the staff members to retirement. The Cabinet’s decision stipulates immediate retirement for long-time public sector employees, including incentives for sen- ior officials to encourage them to file for retirement. The incen- tive allows officials such as undersecretaries and assistant under- secretaries to receive half a salary added to their pensions, but only if they file for retirement before June 30. A recent report indicated there are at least 7,200 employees in state depart- ments including 297 senior officials are qualified for retirement; the majority of whom are in the Ministry of Education with nearly 1,100. The new stipulations came as efforts are sought to tackle unemployment rates which reaches 4.9 percent of the national labor force in Kuwait; where job creation is considered a constitu- tional right for citizens. — Al-Qabas LOCAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Stamps recycling network busted Asian maid attempts suicide at embassy

KUWAIT: Immigration police nabbed and surrounded a group of drivers who by his wife. The officers were three people and search is ongoing for were seen performing risky stunts at the approached by a Syrian woman on two other suspects in a major govern- hall’s parking lot. The suspects hurled Thursday and said that her husband put ment stamps forgery operation which stones as police officers approached, a kitchen knife against her neck during a was busted on Thursday. Investigations and Major Al-Atl was eventually able to domestic dispute early morning. She were underway after police received capture one of them who in the mean- added that the man escaped when she information about illegal activities in time stabbed him in the neck and screamed for help. Police obtained the which the suspects collected used escaped. The officers rushed their col- Syrian man’s information to summon stamps taken out from transactions at league to the Jahra Hospital which him for investigations. government services offices and then allowed the suspects to escape. Major resold them at cheap prices. Detectives Al-Atl’s condition was described as sta- Drunken assaults identified an Asian man who had access ble. A case was filed for investigations. A citizen was arrested for beating up to the archive section of a state depart- his wife while he was drunk, said securi- ment as a prime suspect, and issued a Officer escapes death ty sources, adding that the woman warrant to enter his apartment. The man A police officer narrowly escaped called the police when the husband was arrested after a large number of death after his car crashed into a water picked up a fight with her on returning recycled stamps were found in his place, tanker in Al-Jahra on Thursday. Police home. Another drunken citizen assault- Ahmad Mahmeed and he soon provided the identity of his and paramedics arrived to the scene ed and insulted the security police offi- four accomplices. Police arrested two shortly after the accident was reported, cials stationed at Farwaniya hospital, NBK continues energy other suspects while two others were and they found the victim’s car stuck said security sources. Case papers indi- not found at their residence. The value underneath the tanker whose driver had cated that the man and a friend of his saving awareness drive of recycled stamps found in the three escaped. The man, identified as an offi- were shouting and insulting everybody suspects’ apartments was estimated at cer in the correctional facilities depart- at the casualty department. When the KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues its ener- KD 53,000. ment, was taken out of the wreckage policemen asked for their IDs, the two gy conservation awareness campaign throughout all NBK’s and rushed to the Jahra Hospital. In the got furious and assaulted them. Both premises and local branches. This initiative aims at raising Asian expat’s dogs lose voice meantime, police obtained information men were eventually detained and awareness between employees, set a leading example and In order to avoid disturbing other of the truck and launched investigations referred to the police station. promotes efforts to reduce energy consumption. tenants in the same building, an Asian in search for its driver. “The Energy Saving Awareness Campaign aims to raise woman had her two pet dogs undergo Illegal call-makers busted employees’ awareness and promote best practice efforts surgery to remove of their vocal cords, Fatal crash Four Asians were arrested for offer- to reduce energy consumption,” said Ahmad Al-Mahmeed, according to security sources. They said A motorist was killed during an acci- ing illegal long-distance-call services in NBK Public Relations Officer. the woman told Salmiya policemen that dent reported Thursday morning in Al- Jleeb, said security sources. “This green initiative is applied during and after working the dogs were currently recovering at an Sulaibikhat. Police and paramedics hours. All employees are requested to highly participate in animal hospital and that she had already rushed to a location at the Jahra Road Asian maid attempts turning off the lights, computers and peripherals after booked flight tickets to take them on a where an accident involving a Japanese- suicide at embassy work. NBK has taken the necessary measures to ensure the vacation to her home country. made sedan was reported. They found An Asian housemaid deserted her utmost rationalization of electricity consumption,” added that the car had crashed into a tree near sponsor’s house, because of her “suffer- Al-Mahmeed. Policeman injured in the road after it reportedly lost balance ings” there. Instead of going to the wedding attack and rolled over. The driver, a 32-year-old police, she went to her country’s NBK deems protection and conservation of the environ- A senior police officer was hospital- Saudi national, was pronounced dead on embassy in Da’eya, where she threat- ment, an important aspect of corporate social responsibili- ized after being attacked outside of a the scene before his body was taken to ened to commit suicide by jumping ty. NBK’s environmental campaigns encourage the Kuwait wedding hall where shooting was the forensic department. An investiga- from the roof of a building. However, community to adopt sustainable practices for protecting reported. Jahra police responded to an tion was opened into the accident. both the policemen and the ambassa- the environment and conserving energy through a range emergency call about random shooting dor succeeded in talking her out of a of initiatives. NBK is an environment-friendly bank and has heard during a wedding taking place in Attempted murder suicide attempt, after the ambassador launched a range of initiatives-including Beach cleanup, Al-Oyoun. Security officers led by head Maidan Hawally police are looking to promised to solve her problem. No environmental awareness campaign to clean the camp- of the Taima police station Major summon a local resident for questioning charges were pressed. — Al-Watan, Al- sites; and paper recycling- aimed at promoting environ- Ghunaim Al-Atl headed to the scene, in attempted murder charges pressed Rai, Al-Anba mental awareness. Marina Hotel Kuwait begins internship with LOYAC interns

KUWAIT: In its effort to proactively days. Four promising students were aspects of the hotel and familiarized Housekeeping. Nabil Hammoud, talented and ambitious students contribute to youth development, selected to be novice at the hotel with the various departments General Manager of the hotel said: and wish them all success in their Marina Hotel Kuwait recently part- and were shown the different including Food and Beverage and “We are very pleased to be partner- careers” further concluded nered with Lothan Youth ing with LOYAC for the third year in Hammoud. Achievement Center (LOYAC) to a row through Safir International The interns were allotted tasks work with the third batch of promis- Hotel Management. It is our com- and provided with hands on experi- ing students for the hotels’ Summer mitment to partner with LOYAC and ence of a professional ambience Work Program 2013. LOYAC is one give back to the community with its daily functionalities. They of the most renowned non-profit through the summer work program. gained invaluable insight into work- organizations in Kuwait which aims Over the past three years the pro- life and environment and attained a at empowering high school and col- gram enabled Kuwaiti youth to learn professional service orientation. lege students with the skills needed hands-on skills making them better They acquired the opportunity to to grow into highly effective leaders. prepared to embark on their profes- understand the regulations of the The annual internship program sional careers.” “Students will get hotel and have a realistic exposure offers college, university and high firsthand experience of being part of which enabled them to choose an school students the opportunity to a team and that helps them develop appropriate career upon graduation. acquire first-hand experience in the in character, confidence and pre- At the end of their internship period. hospitality industry. During the pro- pare them in the future for whatever Students were assessed and given gram, students from LOYAC will decision they make. We are lucky to feedback on their performance by apprentice with the hotel for 40 KUWAIT: Nabil Hammoud is seen with Loyac students. have the opportunity to host such their direct mentor. local SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Joining the shale rush

KUWAIT: Kuwait has announced it is conducting studies into the via- bility of extracting shale gas from recently identified reserves, although any commercial operation will likely be many years off. Despite its extensive natural gas reserves - estimated to be around 1.8trn cu metres - Kuwait is a net importer of the hydrocarbon. This is due in part to growing demand for electricity, which rises by about 6-8 percent each year, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Water. Planned industrial expansion, including in the gas-hungry down- stream petrochemicals sector, will add to the draw upon resources. A report prepared by online sectoral publisher Oilprice.com in mid- April said Kuwait’s shale gas potential had only recently come into KUWAIT: The Taiwanese Photovoltaic (PV) industry delegation is pictured. focus, due to the past concentration on conventional oil reserves. Although the report noted that data on the extent of the shale gas reserves were limited at best, it cited geologists as saying initial stud- Taiwan PV industry ies indicated substantial resources both on- and off-shore. In March 2013, Sami Al-Rushaid, chairman and managing director of the state-owned Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), announced that the delegation in Kuwait firm had identified a commercially viable shale gas deposit. KOC will soon be moving to develop the resource, Al-Rushaid told a conference By Nawara Fattahova European solar energy market. As a result, the indus- in Bahrain on March 10, but he did not give details as to the extent of try’s focus has shifted to relatively new markets in the the field, or when development work would begin. KUWAIT: A Taiwanese Photovoltaic (PV) industry del- Middle East, Africa and Latin America, which possess Al-Rushaid’s comments were further reinforced by remarks made egation touring the Middle East region from May 26 tremendous growth potential, he pointed out. by a senior Kuwaiti oil official in April. The official indicated that pro- to June 6, 2013, spent three days in Kuwait, during As the world’s major supplier of oil and gas, the posals to extract shale gas from fields in the north of the country were which they met with officials from both the public and Middle East has long enjoyed great prosperity. private sectors. “Nevertheless, to combat the climate change and The delegation will also visit Oman, the United reduce carbon dioxide levels, the Middle Eastern By converting more of its power plants to gas, and Arab Emirates and Qatar as part of the tour aimed at countries have actively invested resources in develop- using domestically sourced product, the country could further developing the Middle Eastern market, ing renewable energy. The Middle East enjoys abun- expanding overseas sales and conducting trade diplo- dant sunshine and is well positioned to develop solar free up much of the 300,000 barrels of oil per day it uses to macy. energy,” he added. fire its power plants. This could, in turn, generate around The delegation comprised of 30 members, includ- On the energy issue, he said that Taiwan is provid- ing representatives of major Taiwanese PV enterprises ing modern high technology solutions for the cus- $11 billion in new revenue at current prices, as well as such as TSMC Solar, NexPower (UMC) and Green tomers in different situations. “We provide good quali- potentially prolonging the life of the oilfields. Energy Technology (Tatung), as well as experts from ty and high performance at low cost. As Kuwait is the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). known for its desert with a very hot climate, we have The delegation called on representatives of deci- solutions for dusty and humid weather conditions and being reviewed. The extraction process will likely be difficult due to sion-making bodies of large-scale power plant con- high temperatures, as well. We are specialized to solve the complexity of the reservoir, but the use of advanced technology struction projects, commercial and industrial associa- these problems. We provide desert related environ- could allow daily production of 4.25m-5.6m cu metres of gas. tions, large scale solar energy companies, hydroelec- ment solutions,” stressed Wang Jiang Yeh. If the production level referred to in the Reuters article can be tricity companies, and national scientific research According to Dr Leo Shun, representative of the achieved, it could eliminate the need to import gas to feed Kuwait’s institutes. Also, it held press conferences and net- Taipei Commerce Office, the delegation was looking electricity sector. By converting more of its power plants to gas, and working events to raise the profile of Taiwan’s PV for a local partner or agent to sell their technology. using domestically sourced product, the country could free up much industry in the Middle East and expand business Taiwan is the second world’s largest producer of solar of the 300,000 barrels of oil per day it uses to fire its power plants. This opportunities. cells. PV Taiwan is Asia’s premier international PV could, in turn, generate around $11bn in new revenue at current As part of the visit, the Taiwanese delegation held Exhibition that’s a perfect hub for the world market. prices, as well as potentially prolonging the life of the oilfields. a press conference on Thursday morning at the This exhibition will be held in Taiwan from October 30 To unlock this potential, and the reserves of shale gas, Kuwait Sheraton Hotel. The Head of the Taiwanese delega- to November 1, 2013. “It will bring together leaders to would likely have to partner with foreign operators. tion, Wang Jiang Yeh, noted that recently, certain pinpoint trends and opportunities. This exhibition will The country does not have the experience or the technology to changes to the renewable energy subsidy policies of be a place to be for those working in the field or con- develop its shale gas fields, independent energy analyst Kamil Al- European countries have led to a decline in the sidering about entering it,” he further said. Harami said in March. Kuwait will also have to set a time table for its unconventional gas program and keep to it if it wants to benefit from its resources, Al-Harami said. “If the Kuwaitis don’t specify a deadline for the project and don’t seek help from international companies, then their plans to develop the shale and sour gas deposits are just daydreams,” he said. While the plans to develop Kuwait’s shale gas deposits hold prom- ise for the economy, there is also a potential downside, as there are concerns over the technology required to tap these reserves. Most shale gas is extracted by hydraulic fracking, which involves pumping large amounts of water, combined with sand and at times explosives, underground at high pressure. Although effective, the process can damage underground aquifers, putting domestic water supplies at risk, a very real concern for country with limited water resources, such as Kuwait. If salt water were used in the process, the potential for con- tamination of aquifers would be high, while using fresh water, possibly generated from desalination plants, could make extraction financially unviable. Newer technology, such as using gelled propane instead of water, or nitrogen foam mixed with the fracking fluid, is being tested and could reduce the amount of water required for the process, but it will likely be some time before such options are available, if proven suc- cessful and environmentally safe. Kuwait has time to weigh its options, and many of its conventional gas fields have yet to be fully developed. In the meantime, Kuwait can afford to wait until shale gas extraction and processing technology becomes cheaper, as economies of scale bring down the price. This will also allow time for the country to more accurately assess reserves and plan how best to use the new resource. —Oxford Business Group KUWAIT: The attendees are pictured. local SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Kuwait stresses MSD brings hope to couples in importance of human Kuwait struggling to conceive rights’ education 15% Kuwaiti couples facing fertility issues GENEVA: Human rights’ education should be integrated in educational curriculums around the globe, said a Kuwait KUWAIT: During an event hosted at the women who have blocked fallopian Reproductive Techniques (IUI or IVF), diplomat here yesterday. Speaking at the 23rd session of Marina Hotel in Kuwait, MSD announced tubes, resulting from a viral or bacterial reducing the complexity and emotional the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the launch of a new fertility treatment; infection or as a result of complications burden that daily injections create by Diplomatic Attache at the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Elonva (Corifollitropin alfa), expected to in previous births, or in men with a low replacing seven daily injections that Abdullah Al-Saleh said that Kuwait integrated a human bring new hope to thousands of couples sperm count. To facilitate the process gonadotropin requires, with one single rights subject into the education curriculum as a step to across the country. Already a global women are given a course of Follicle- injection.” said Prof Majedah Komaikh Al- plant in the seeds of respecting human dignity. issue, infertility affects an estimated 48.5 Stimulating Hormone injections (FSH), Azemi, a Consultant in Obstetrics, He also noted that the Kuwaiti constitution, founded in million couples around the globe which help to stimulate ovarian produc- Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 1961, encouraged notions of human rights and the respect already. In medical terms, a couple is tion which is known ovarian stimulation. at the Maternity Hospital in Kuwait as of others beliefs. The official touched on the origins of edu- considered to have fertility issues, if they The course usually requires a daily injec- well as a Professor at the Kuwait cation in Kuwait, noting that schools teaching basic writing are unable to conceive after one year of tion gondatropin, for a period of 10 days, University. Professor Al-Azemi said and the Quran were present in Kuwait since 1800s. The unprotected, well-timed intercourse or a treatment regimen that is emotionally “Studies have already shown that this diplomat also focused on educational statistics, revealing after six months if a woman is 35 or old- draining for most women who have treatment option offers the same effica- that there were over 561,862 educated people in the coun- er. For many patients the only hope of gone through the process.” cy as traditional infertility treatments try with over 67,000 teachers providing their knowledge in conceiving is through Assisted “In women, fertility rates started drop and has been known to achieve more around 1,359 public and private educational facilities. Reproductive Techniques (IUI or IVF) an dramatically after the age of 35, and with than 38 percent pregnancy success rates, Kuwait successfully tackled the problem of illiteracy, intensive and expensive therapy which greater urbanization and the growing from the first cycle, with up to 33 percent bringing the number of uneducated people to 2.5 percent requires daily injections of gonadotropin role women are playing in the work of women not needing complimentary according to statistics in 2012, said Al-Saleh, affirming that to stimulate the development of egg education was provided for all people including the dis- cells. Considered to be one of the abled. Al-Saleh also discussed higher education in Kuwait, biggest breakthroughs in the treatment noting that Kuwait University (KU) was established in 1966 of infertility in the last 10 years, the new as a step to offer knowledge seeker further develop their treatment option will allow patients to academic skills and careers.—KUNA take a single injection of Corifollitropin Alfa, over the course of a week, rather than the daily injection of gonadotropin, Kuwait wins best traditionally prescribed. Talking about infertility in Kuwait, music award Mazen Altaruti, Managing Director of MSD in the Gulf, said “Infertility places a at Arab Song Fest significant burden, both financial and emotional, on couples that are unable to TUNIS: Kuwait earned the award for best music composition at conceive. In the Middle East, the emo- the 16th Arab Song Festival kicked off in Tunis, May 28. Kuwaiti tional stigma is perhaps even higher due composer Mohammad Al-Ruwaishid took the award home for a to the pressure couples face from family song that was written by Yagoub Al-Subai’e, mixed and mastered and friends to get pregnant right away. by Mohammad Al-Baijan and performed by Jassim Abdulemam. At MSD we are committed to addressing At the conclusion of the festival, late Thursday, Al-Ruwaishid said issues that most impact the lives of those that the Kuwaiti participation was considered an encouragement in the communities in which we work to all artists to preserve and shine in all realms of arts and music. and certainly infertility is one of these On his part, head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the event and sen- issues; with as much as 15 percent of ior official at Kuwait Television Mishary Al-Baijan noted that the couples in Kuwait already facing prob- KUWAIT: The MSD officials are seen during an event to launch the fertility two-day cultural event featured various artists from 13 different lems conceiving. To be able to raise drug. Arab countries. “This versatility provided a fertile ground to awareness of this issue and educate cou- exchange cultural, artistic, and musical expertise.” ples on the reasons for infertility and the force, the age at which women choose injections after the 7th day of stimula- Meanwhile, the golden microphone award went to Jordan, treatment options available, is crucial if to have children is getting older. This tion.” The burden of infertility can be the jury award won by Iraq, best performance award seized by we are to truly address the burden these creates a new challenge for many immense and have many emotional Tunisia, best lyrics award was taken by Sudan and best mixing couples face.” women, resulting in greater difficulty in aspects. Feelings of anger, sadness and and mastering award went to Morocco. The Arab Song Festival is Adding to Mazen’s comments conceiving. guilt are common and may affect self- a festival organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union explaining why Assisted Reproductive Traditionally, Assisted Reproductive esteem and self-image leading to isola- (ASBU) once every two years at its headquarters, in Tunis. The fes- Techniques (IUI or IVF) is used, Dr Fawzia Techniques (IUI or IVF) require a daily tion among involuntarily childless peo- tival may be held in one of the Arab countries if its radio or televi- A. AlQattan, Consultant in Obstetrics and injection of gonadotropin, for a period of ple. Prior to and during treatment these sion corporations wished to host one of its sessions. The Arab Gynecology and Head of Unit at the Al- 10 days, a treatment regimen that is feelings can be manifested in depres- Song Festival aims to contribute to the development of Arab tel- Hayat Medical Centre in Kuwait, said” For emotionally draining for most women sion, anxiety, relationship problems with evision song production and to upgrade its quality, as to meet many patients Assisted Reproductive who have gone through the process. partner, family and friends and an the aspirations of member corporations. It provides an opportu- Techniques (IUI or IVF) present the last Corifollitropin Alfa (Elonva) will offer a increased sense of self-blame and guilt, nity to contribute to the development of programming, artistic hope of conceiving a child, with this type new option for women, who have to go particularly for the partner experiencing and cultural exchange over the satellite network. — KUNA of treatment offering a final option for through the process of Assisted fertility problem. Hospital radiation leaks caused cancer: Sag’obi Asfour denies leaks at nuclear medicine units

KUWAIT: Executive secretary general of (MOH) facilities and hospitals. She said treatment process could take months. ing to international regulations and pro- the Renewable Energy Developmental she had conveyed her concerns to the “We are surrounded by carcinogens tocols. He also denied the occurrence of Organization, Ghadeer Al-Sag’obi, said prime minister and sought his interfer- everywhere in Kuwait”, she stated, point- any leaks at any of the nuclear medicine radiation leaks at several nuclear medi- ence to remedy what she described as ing out that the soil had been contami- units in various health zones. “We have cine units led to a number of doctors the “disastrous” situation in MOH. Al- nated as a result of military offensives standard safety measures that are fol- getting cancer. She also warned that Sag’obi also noted that her previous during the liberation war and also lowed by technicians and doctors oper- many devices used at these units were warnings about drinking water being because of the oil well fires, while water ating and using nuclear medicine also contaminated with radiation due to contaminated with carcinogens in 2011 was contaminated with high levels of devices,” he stated, adding that the the lack of safety precautions taken had not been taken seriously until the Bromides - at 25.6 micrograms per litre, devices undergo periodic testing, in there. “This also poses a threat to ministry finally admitted to the truth of while the maximum acceptable level, as which radiation levels are for examined patients undergoing any form of radiolo- her warnings. per WHO specifications, is 10. through the TLD technique. “Staff mem- gy,” she stressed. She added that Ministry of Electricity Meanwhile, MOH’s assistant under- bers found contaminated with radiation Speaking at a press conference, Al- and Water (MEW) officials asked her to secretary for services affairs, Samir Al- are immediately suspended and investi- Sag’obi lamented the poor working con- keep a lid on the water issue until they Asfour, said all radioactive materials gated is done to find out how they were ditions at various Ministry of Health solved the problem, because the water used in hospitals were dealt with accord- exposed to radiation,” he concluded. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Libya becomes ‘the new Red Cross halts staff US woman facing drug Mali’ as attacks rise 9 movement in Afghanistan 12 charge freed in Mexico 14

MANILA: Firemen and rescue personnel look at damaged vehicles after large blocks of concrete fell from a condominium unit following an explosion at a high-end residen- tial area in Manila yesterday, killing at least two people according to press reports. The cause and exact number of casualties have not been confirmed thus far as investiga- tors continued to scour the scene of the blast .— AFP Intel dilemma over new terror strategy Boston, London, Paris attacks baffle agencies PARIS: Intelligence agencies that have succeeded the 2012 terror in which a French-born radical very intensive surveillance sufficient to detect trained local police to identify potential terror- in thwarting many of Al-Qaeda’s plans for spectac- Muslim attacked French paratroopers and a preparations for violent action is but a small pro- related activities. “The best way to prevent violent ular attacks are struggling to combat the terror Jewish school in Toulouse, killing seven people. It portion of the total - and of course individuals can extremism inspired by violent jihadists is to work network’s strategy of encouraging followers to called for an overhaul of the country’s intelligence flip quickly even where they have been checked with the Muslim American community - which has keep to themselves, use off-the-shelf weapons networks to combat the rising threat of militants out previously.” Still, British, French and American consistently rejected terrorism - to identify signs and strike when they see an opportunity. In recent working alone outside established terror net- officials are re-examining whether opportunities of radicalization and partner with law enforce- weeks - at the Boston marathon, in the streets of works. One of the report’s advisers, academic might have been lost in the run-up to the recent ment when an individual is drifting toward vio- London and in the shadow of one of Paris’ most Mathieu Guidere, said last week’s attack showed attacks. Guidere and other analysts say rapidly lence,” President Barack Obama said in a recent recognizable monuments - young men allegedly that intelligence services haven’t learned their les- evolving technology and better recruitment of speech. carried out attacks with little help, using inexpen- son. “They’re not originally made for fighting intelligence officers should allow authorities to Clearly, Al-Qaeda has placed a big bet on the sive, widely available knives and explosives from against this kind of threat. They’re intended to better track patterns of dangerous behavior. lone wolf model as its own best hope of success. everyday ingredients. In each of the attacks, sus- fight against cells, against groups, against organi- Peter Felstead, editor of IHS Jane’s Defense The first issue of Al-Qaeda’s in-house magazine, pects had previously been flagged to law enforce- zations, but not against individuals,” he said. “It’s a Weekly, said the problem is the vast quantity of Inspire, in 2010 called on recruits to avoid plotting ment and deemed not to be a priority. question of adapting. That’s why there are the information that needs to be sifted through. “This with others, to strike near home and to use what- A tough debate is raging within the intelli- same errors in Boston, London and France. There is an area where the power of modern technology ever weapons were at hand. In all three recent gence community - previously focused on search- was identification - but not detention - before the and traditional human intelligence and tradecraft attacks - allegedly by young radical Muslims in the ing for Al-Qaeda cells - on how to assess red flags suspects passed into the realm of action.” need to be melded together, so that incidences of US, Britain and France - that advice seemed to be without violating basic liberties. Easier said than done, counters David Omand, behavior that are not immediately apparent in iso- followed nearly to the letter. Outside Paris, a Confronting an overwhelming sea of mostly who served as Britain’s first security and intelli- lation can be identified as part of a larger pattern,” young Frenchman who converted to Islam in his harmless individuals who act suspiciously, author- gence coordinator. “No reliable psychological test Felstead wrote in an email. For its part, the US late teens was arrested Wednesday on suspicion ities are still struggling with questions about how or checklist has been devised that can predict government has emphasized that local communi- of stabbing a soldier with a locally purchased and how much to keep tabs on people who spout when such an individual may tip over into actually ties are most likely to spot unusual or suspicious pocketknife in the La Defense business area, near jihadist rhetoric online or buy material that could taking violent action,” Omand said in an emailed behavior, and has encouraged more outreach to a modernized version of the Arc de Triomphe. be used to make explosives - or something response to questions from The Associated Press. communities that might be vulnerable to radical- Intelligence officials had been tracking the sus- innocuous. A French government report last week “Short of a police state on East German lines the ization. The federal government has led a nation- pect, 22-year-old Alexandre Dhaussy, for several recommended a radical new approach in light of number of such individuals who can be subject to wide suspicious activity reporting campaign and years. —AP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 US report: Iran’s terrorism activity highest since 1990s Al-Qaeda’s Pakistan core group ‘continued to weaken’ WASHINGTON: Iran’s sponsorship of ter- Boston Marathon bombings in the United most dangerous franchises, Yemen-based rorism overseas underwent “a marked States or last week’s brutal killing of a Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and al resurgence” in 2012, reaching levels not British soldier on a London street. Shabaab in Somalia, “have suffered signifi- seen in 20 years, the US State Department President Barack Obama last week cant setbacks,” it said. But at the same time, charged on Thursday in its annual report on announced he was shifting the United the tumultuous events set in motion by the trends in political violence. The report cited States away from a “boundless global war “Arab Spring” revolutions have complicat- a series of actual and planned attacks in on terror” begun by his predecessor as a ed the picture, the report said. The dispersal Europe and Asia linked to Hezbollah, Iran’s response to the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. of weapons stocks following the fall of Lebanon-based ally, including a July 2012 While continuing to target militants, he said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as well as bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli he would restrict deadly drone strikes the coup in Mali “presented terrorists with citizens and a Bulgarian, and wounded 32 abroad and seek once again to close the new opportunities,” it said. others. “The year 2012 was ... notable in Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), the report said, is FALLUJAH: Iraqis chant anti-government slogans as demonstrating a marked resurgence of Overall, the State Department’s seeking to establish a long-term presence others wave representations of older national flags at Iran’s state sponsorship of terrorism,” via “Country Reports on Terrorism 2012” paints in Syria “under the pseudonym of al-Nusrah an anti-government rally in Fallujah yesterday.—AP Tehran’s elite Al-Quds force, its intelligence a mixed picture of efforts to counter violent Front,” an anti-Assad rebel group that the ministry, and Hezbollah, the report said. extremism. It said that al Qaeda’s Pakistan- US government has designated a terrorist Bomb and shooting “Iran and Hezbollah’s terrorist activity has based core group “continued to weaken” organization. Iraq was the site of three of reached a tempo unseen since the 1990s.” and that losses in leadership have driven the 10 most lethal attacks worldwide in claim 7 lives in Iraq There was no immediate reply to a the group’s affiliates to become more inde- 2012, it said, and 97 percent of the strikes request for comment from Iran’s mission to pendent, “setting their own goals and spec- whose perpetrator could be identified were BAGHDAD: A bomb exploded amid Sunni worshippers leav- the United Nations. ifying their own targets.” Al Qaeda’s two attributed to AQI.—Reuters ing a mosque in west Baghdad, one of two attacks yesterday Last July, Iran’s UN ambassador denied that left seven dead in Iraq, officials said. his country’s involvement in the Bulgaria Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain the country’s bombing, which he accused Israel of carry- most relentless round of violence since the 2011 US military ing out. “We have never, and will not, withdrawal. Over 30 Sunni mosques have been hit in the past engage in such a despicable attempt on ... two months and over 100 worshippers killed, in addition to innocent people,” Ambassador attacks on Shiite neighborhoods, security forces, and other Mohammed Khazaee said. targets. The report’s release comes as US and Police officials said the bomb left by the side of the road at European officials and intelligence agencies the Omar mosque killed four people and wounded 11 others say Iran and Hezbollah have stepped up as they were walking away after Friday prayers. their military backing for the besieged gov- Meanwhile, police said that two carloads of gunmen ernment of Syrian President Bashar Al- attacked a security checkpoint in the city of Fallujah early yes- Assad. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah terday policemen, killing three. Two other policemen were on Saturday publicly committed the group also wounded in the attack in Fallujah, a former Al-Qaeda to an Assad victory over Syrian rebels who, stronghold 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad. like the Damascus government, have been Health workers confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke accused of abuses in the two-year-old civil on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized war. to talk to media. The surge of attacks has sparked fears that “Both Iran and Hezbollah are providing the country could spiral into a new round of widespread sec- a broad range of critical support to the tarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to Assad regime, as it continues its brutal the edge of civil war in 2006-2007. Tension stemming from crackdown against the Syrian people,” the months of protests against the Shiite-led government by State Department report said. Iraq’s Sunni minority, many of whom feel they’ve been mar- The report covers events in 2012 and TEHRAN: Iranian worshippers perform their Friday prayers at the Tehran ginalized and unfairly treated since the 2003 US-led invasion, does not include such incidents as the University campus, in Tehran yesterday. — AP escalated sharply last month after a deadly crackdown by security forces on a Sunni protest camp. In a show of national unity, Shiite and Sunni worshippers Six Mexican tourists die in Egypt bus crash held joint prayers yesterday in a Shiite mosque in downtown CAIRO: A bus carrying Mexican tourists says that the bus was carrying tourists from MENA said another 25 people were injured. Baghdad amid tight security measures. Sunni cleric Khalid Al- overturned Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai Saint Catherine’s monastery to the Red Sea Road accidents are common in Egypt due to Mulla urged the government and the Iraqi people to stop the Peninsula before bursting into flame, killing resort of Dahab. badly maintained roads and poor enforce- bloodshed by uniting against “the terrorists who want to kill at least six, according to the state news The accident occurred because of high ment of traffic laws. According to a 2012 our sons in the name of Islam.” Sunni militants, including Al- agency MENA. speed driving, a security official said. He World Health Organization report, road acci- Qaeda, have long targeted Iraq’s Shiite majority and govern- Head of emergency services for South spoke on condition of anonymity because dents kill about 12,000 people each year in a ment security forces. But the attacks on Sunnis mosques have Sinai governorate Khaled Abou Hashem he was not authorized to talk to the media. population of about 90 million. — AP raised the possibility that Shiite militias are also growing more active. “The blood that is being shed is precious Iraqi blood ... so we should say ‘Enough’ to these killings,” Al-Mulla said. Iranians back in Egypt Worshippers chanted, “Shiites and Sunnis are brothers.” — AP Saudi king leaves for after protests: Official holiday in Morocco CAIRO: Iranian tourists are expected pension in April, just a month after the Islamists on Morsi’s Islamist flank view RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s elderly King Abdullah left the king- back in Egypt yesterday after a two- first commercial flight from Tehran to Shiites as heretics. They have held dom yesterday for a private holiday in Morocco, the state month moratorium on visas for travellers Cairo in decades. Relations between the protests against allowing Iranians to visit news agency (SPA) reported. The movements and health of from the Shiite country following hard- two countries thawed after Islamist Egypt, itself once ruled by the Shiite off- senior royals in the world’s top oil exporter are closely line Sunni Islamist protests, an Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was elected shoot Fatamid Dynasty centuries ago. watched because of their immense executive power. official said. A plane owned by private Egypt’s president last year. Both Morsi Egypt and Iran severed ties after Iran’s King Abdullah, who turned 90 this year, was shown on Egyptian carrier Air Memphis flew to and Iranian President Mahmoud 1979 Islamic revolution, which was Saudi television this week after chairing a cabinet meeting for Tehran to bring the tourists to Aswan in Ahmadinejad have visited each other’s deeply hostile to Cairo’s peace treaty the first time in months. The king had an operation in southern Egypt, said Sherif Ibrahim, capital in summits. But rapprochement with Israel. November, one of several in recent years, which kept him in chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. between Egypt and Iran following a 2011 Egypt’s powerful intelligence agency hospital for nearly a month. In his absence, 76-year-old The tourists will visit pharaonic sites, uprising that has been deeply suspicious of Iran, and Crown Prince Salman will run the kingdom’s daily affairs. he added. Egypt’s civil aviation minister, overthrew president Hosni Mubarak Mubarak’s government before his over- Salman’s deputy is Prince Muqrin, who was appointed sec- Wael al-Maadawy, had already indicated has been bitterly opposed by Egyptian throw accused Tehran of plotting attacks ond deputy prime minister in January.— Reuters the flights would resume after their sus- Salafists. The ultra-conservative Sunni in Egypt. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Libya becomes ‘the new Mali’ as attacks rise

BAMAKO: Suicide attacks on a French-run adviser to Mali’s interim President pillaged weapons and ammunition. took part. With no effective national mine and a military base in northern Niger Diouncounda Traore, asking not to be Tuareg separatists used them to seize army, Libya relies on local brigades to have shown how an Islamist threat is named. Niger has said last week’s suicide power in northern Mali, only to be ousted police its southern border region where at spreading across the weak nations of the raids, which killed 25 people at the army by even better-armed Islamists who set up least 100 people died in ethnic violence Sahara, meaning France may be tied down base and desert uranium mine run by training camps and imposed harsh Islamic last year. Tripoli’s failure to restore security there for years to come. France’s Areva, were launched from Libya. law until the French forces arrived. there may be encouraging permanent Regional rivalries are aggravating the Amid growing tensions between the two The Islamists have also exploited Islamist camps and weapons stores, securi- problem for Paris and its Western allies, countries, Libya has denied this. Chad, Libya’s weakness. Veteran al Qaeda com- ty officials say. with a lack of cooperation between which played a leading role in the Mali mander Moktar Belmokhtar bought France, which relies on neighboring Saharan countries helping militants to campaign, said a man was shot dead in an weapons there after Gaddafi’s fall and his Niger for one fifth of the uranium power- melt away when they come under pres- attack on its consulate in the Libyan desert fighters passed through southern Libya to ing its nuclear reactors, has urged regional sure and regroup in quieter parts of the town of Sabha at the weekend. carry out a mass hostage-taking at an powers to cooperate to tackle the threat vast desert. Security officials say lawless Smugglers have long used Libya’s Algerian gas plant in January, in which 37 from Libya. “We’re extremely concerned southern Libya has become the latest poorly patrolled south - a crossroads of foreigners died. A spokesman for the that what’s happening in southern Libya haven for al Qaeda-linked fighters after routes to Chad, Niger and Algeria - for traf- MUJWA, an Al-Qaeda-linked group which could replicate what happened in Mali,” a French-led forces drove them from strong- ficking drugs, contraband cigarettes and controlled parts of Mali last year, told French diplomatic source said, adding that holds in northern Mali this year, killing people to Europe. Mauritania’s al Akhbar news site that the the defense minister had raised the issue hundreds. “The south of Libya is what the But the overthrow of Muammar Niger attack was not prepared in southern on a recent visit to Washington and north of Mali was like before,” said a senior Gaddafi in 2011 flooded the Sahara with Libya. But Belmokhtar’s group said it also London.—Reuters Topless protesters could face Tunisia jail terms TUNIS: Three European women with radical activist group Femen, who were arrested after baring their breasts in Tunis, will be tried next week for public indecency and could be jailed, their lawyer said yes- terday. “They will appear in court in Tunis on June 5... The trial will be an open hearing,” Souheib Bahri told AFP, information confirmed by French consular officials in Tunis. They will be tried for “public indecency” and an “attack on public morals,” crimes both punishable by six months in jail in socially con- servative Tunisia, where the coalition government is headed by an Islamist party. They risk another 15 days in detention for offences against the Tunisian authorities. The three young women were identified by the Femen move- ment in Paris as Pauline Hillier and Marguerite Stern, both French, and Josephine Markmann from Germany. They were arrested on Wednesday as they held a topless protest outside the central court- house in Tunis, the first such protest organized by radical feminist group in the Arab world. Their demonstration was held to demand the release of Amina Sboui, an 18-year-old Tunisian activist with their group who was detained earlier this month after protesting against Tunisia’s main Salafist group and painting the word “Femen” on a wall near a ceme- tery in Kairouan. The hardline Salafist had planned to hold their annu- BEIRUT: A handout picture released by the Lebanese Parliament shows a general view of the parliamentary ses- al congress in the historic city south of Tunis, which is considered the country’s religious capital, despite a government ban. sion in the Lebanese capital Beirut yesterday.— AFP Sboui, better known by her pseudonym Tyler, went on trial on Wednesday for illegal possession of pepper spray-for which she Lebanese parliament received a fine-amid tensions outside the court, where dozens of angry Islamists demonstrated against the topless protests. The judge ordered that she be remanded in custody, to face separate charges extends its term by 17 months next week of indecency and desecrating a cemetery, crimes punish- able respectively by six months and two years in jail. But he left the BEIRUT: The Lebanese parliament post- Both pro- and anti-Syrian blocs in parlia- divide that mirrors that of its neighbor. door open for heavier sentences, referring to the “criminal conspira- poned upcoming elections yesterday, ment agreed on the extension, with one At least 28 people have been killed and cy” section of the penal code and indicating that she could be extending its term 17 months because of exception being the Free Patriotic more than 200 wounded this month in accused of acting as part of an organized gang. Sboui sparked a scan- deteriorating security conditions related to Movement of Christian leader Michel battles in the northern city of Tripoli dal in March-and also a wave of international support-after posting Syria’s civil war. Aoun. The FPM is the second largest bloc in recently as supporters and opponents of topless pictures of herself on Facebook, drawing threats from The decision, which had been expected, parliament. President Bashar Assad lobbed mortar Tunisia’s radical Islamists. Her mother, whom the young woman marks the first time that parliament has Aoun and President Michel Suleiman shells and fired heavy machine guns at accused of holding her in captivity, later described her daughter as had to extend its term since Lebanon’s have said they will challenge the exten- each other. That violence, coupled with the someone who suffers from chronic depression.— AFP own 15-year civil war ended in 1990, and sion, although that is unlikely to affect militant Lebanese Hezbollah group’s direct underlines the growing turmoil in the Friday’s decision given the size of the intervention in the Syrian conflict on the country spilling over from the conflict in its majority. Defenders say the decision was a side of the Assad regime, has deeply shak- neighbor. It is widely seen as a blow to necessary evil. “In order not to reach a en Lebanon, and it threatens to throw off Lebanon’s tradition of free elections, but it (political) vacuum, it became necessary to the country’s precarious sectarian balance. may help lower tensions at a critical time see the extension of parliament’s term as a The conflict also has forced some 500,000 for the fragile and deeply divided country. good thing, although it is not,” said legisla- Syrians to seek refuge in Lebanon, putting Dozens of people have been killed in tor and former prime minister Fuad a severe strain on the country of 4 million Lebanon over the past two years in clashes Saniora. “This step became necessary to to cope with the influx. UN Special between pro- and anti-Syrian Lebanese avoid a vacuum as well as security breach- Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly groups, making it difficult to hold elections es.” About 100 meters (yards) from the par- said in a statement that while it was “clear- amid tension. liament building, dozens of pro-democracy ly important to ensure the continuity of Ninety-seven legislators in the 128-seat activists held a protest and threw tomatoes institutions - it was a matter of regret that body voted in favor of extension in a ses- at some lawmakers’ cars. They carried no agreement had been reached on elec- sion that lasted 10 minutes, state-run three fake coffins draped in Lebanese flags. tions.” He added that the United Nations National News Agency said. The parlia- “With deep sadness and shock we would continue to encourage all parties in ment postponed elections from June until declare the death of democracy,” read a Lebanon to work for the “expeditious con- TUNIS: Tunisian Justice Minister Nadhir Ben Ammou November 2014. Yesterday’s decision also banner. Sectarian clashes tied to Syria’s war duct of parliamentary elections in line with speaks to journalists during a press conference yes- comes after rival blocs in the legislature have broken out with increasing regularity the country’s longstanding democratic tra- terday in Tunis.—AFP failed to agree on a new elections law. in Lebanon, a country with a religious dition.” — AP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

EU tells Israel to stop settlements expansion

BRUSSELS: EU High Representative Catherine line with its obligations under the Roadmap,” said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and it reiterates that Ashton yesterday repeated the Union’s position Michael Mann, spokesman for Ashton, in a state- it will not recognise any changes to the pre-1967 that Israeli settlements are illegal under interna- ment. He noted that the statement was issued in borders, including with regard to Jerusalem, other tional law, posing as a threat to the two-state solu- the light of recent media reports about renewed than those agreed by the parties, “ he said. tion. plans for Israeli settlements in and around East “Unilateral action by either party cannot pre- “The EU has repeatedly urged the Government Jerusalem. judge the outcome of negotiations and will not be of Israel to immediately end all settlement activities “The EU has consistently maintained that nego- recognized by the international community,” in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem, in tiations remain the best way forward for resolving added Mann. — KUNA Emergency in Kyrgyzstan after gold mine clashes 92 arrested as protesters, troops battle BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan yesterday declared a state of emergency after bloody clashes between security forces and protestors over the arrest of dozens of demonstrators who cut off power to a Canadian-owned gold mine they want nationalized. Prosecutors said that 92 people were arrested when security forces moved in to disperse the protest over the Kumtor YOKOHAMA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (third mine, retake control of an electrical sub- right) and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (second station and dismantle their tents. right) toast with guests during a welcome reception But this in turn sparked a new protest ahead of the Tokyo International Conference on African yesterday morning as thousands of locals Development (TICAD) in Yokohama yesterday. — AFP began a march to call for the release of those detained, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and rubber bul- Japan to offer lets. At least 55 people, including a dozen members of the security forces, were wounded, the health ministry said in a $10bn aid to statement. The protestors are demanding the nationalization of the Kumtor mine Africa: Reports which has been wholly owned by the BARSKOON: Protesters surround a burning truck in Kyrgyz town of Canadian mining group Centerra Gold Barskoon yesterday. Hundreds of protesters have stormed the office a since it started operations in 1997. gold mine run by a Canadian-based company, demanding its nationaliza- TOKYO: The Japanese government is to pledge at least Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek tion and more social benefits. — AP $10 billion in aid to Africa for the next five years, reports Atambayev on Friday declared a state of said yesterday, as Tokyo prepared to host a major develop- president of the country,” said Atambayev. Dzheti-Ogyzsky district where the substa- emergency in the Dzheti-Ogyzsky district “We will not give them the chance to tion is located then staged a march to ment conference for the resource-rich continent. Coupled of the Issyk-Kul region where the mine shake and destroy the country,” he added. demand their liberation. with expected corporate investments, Japan’s public and and electrical substation are located. Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev The crowd was blocking roads and private sectors look set to pour around three trillion yen The state of emergency will last until blamed the unrest on the “enemies of even occupying local administration ($30 billion) into Africa by 2018, as Japan Inc. rushes for a June 10 and a curfew will last from 9 pm to Kyrgyzstan” and said that the government buildings, the reports said. One bus trans- piece of the promising African market, the Nikkei said. 6 am local time, the presidency said. was prepared for “negative” develop- porting special forces was set on fire and Despite relatively long-standing connections, Japan’s Hundreds of people late Thursday ments of the situation in the region. police in return used tear gas and fired importance to Africa has slipped behind that of China, stormed the local substation that supplies Kyrgyz officials said power had been rubber bullets. The government said that whose more aggressive approach has given it five times the high-altitude mine and cut off the restored after the security operation but it the mine’s operators now want to evacu- the trading volume and eight times the direct investment. electricity. was unclear if production at the mine ate 1,000 workers from the facility which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce the govern- Centerra Gold said its production at the would resume soon. “Ninety-two people is located at an altitude of 4,000 metres ment’s official development aid worth at least one trillion mine, which is one of resource-poor have been arrested, these are those who (13,100 feet) near the scenic Lake Issyk Kul. yen ($10 billion) at the Tokyo International Conference on Kyrgyzstan’s biggest assets, has been tem- took direct part in the action to cut off The leader of the demonstrators, Ermek African Development (TICAD), the business daily and the porarily halted as a result. power to Kumtor,” Kyrgyzstan’s prosecu- Dzhunushbayev, said he would continue Sankei Shimbun said. “All the organizers of the meeting at tor general Aida Salyanova told reporters to insist that the Kumtor mine either The three-day, five-yearly conference will kick off today Kumtor will be punished in full accor- in Bishkek. Local media quoted eyewit- “works for the good of the Kyrgyz people dance with the law. I guarantee that as in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, with leaders of more than 40 nesses as saying 3,000 locals from the or does not work at all”. — AFP African countries and senior figures from international organizations expected to be present. In Yokohama yester- day, Abe started a marathon session of meetings with Thieves steal file on slain DR Congo activist leaders from African countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Liberia. He was scheduled to meet about 40 of them in KINSHASA: Thieves have stolen the legal bery”, the lawyer received “anonymous Chebeya’s body was found the fol- case-file on Floribert Chebeya, a promi- phone calls”, VSV added. “The people at lowing day in his car and his wrists three days, 10 of them yesterday. nent human rights activist murdered in the other end of the line said not a word showed traces of having been hand- At the forum, Japanese officials will stress the need to June 2010 in Democratic Republic of and this happened, strangely, whenever cuffed. Bazana’s body vanished com- boost trade and investment between the world’s third Congo, according to the association Voix Mr Ilunga wanted to enter or leave his pletely. The murder of the well-known largest economy and Africa, in a bid to transform the rela- des Sans Voix (VSV - Voice of the offices.” VSV “once more reiterates its rights activist led to many protests and tionship from an aid-led one to a business partnership. In Voiceless), which he founded. On deep concerns following the recurrent several arrests, while Western nations addition to the aid, the Japanese government will also Wednesday night, the burglars broke insecurity that has hung over the lawyers demanded clarification of the affair and double to 500 billion yen a fund earmarked for providing into the offices of lawyer Jean-Marie in the matter of the double murder” of appropriate legal action. On June 23, loan guarantees and investment for infrastructure and Kabengela Ilunga and stole “a television Chebeya and his driver, who is presumed 2011, the military court in Kinshasa con- resource development projects tied to Japanese firms, the set, a sum of money, books (and) a bag dead, the statement said. victed the deputy chief of police special Nikkei said. containing the file in the affair of Chebeya, 47, was summoned on June services, Colonel Daniel Mukalay, and Earlier last month Abe pledged he would travel the Floribert Chebeya and Fidele Bazana”, his 1, 2010, by the then chief of national sentenced him to death, together with world to promote Japanese road, rail and power grid tech- driver who disappeared, the non-gov- police, General John Numbi, who later three police officers tried in their nology in a bid to treble infrastructure exports to 30 trillion ernmental organization said in a state- denied setting up any meeting, but was absence because they had fled. A fourth yen a year by 2020 as he seeks to jumpstart Japan’s slum- ment received yesterday. suspended from his duties over the was sent to jail and three others acquit- bering economy. — AFP Before this “evidently planned rob- affair. ted. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Germany revises population down by 1.5 million

BERLIN: Germany has revised down its popula- accommodation, almost 46 percent of house- tion by 1.5 million to 80.2 million in the first cen- holds lived in their own homes, while more than sus since before the country’s 1990 reunification, half were renting. The latest figures were based the federal statistics office said yesterday. The on new surveys of about 10 percent of the popu- new data shows that Germany’s population is not lation, cross-checked with a range of existing only ageing and shrinking-a key challenge for databases, but they are not the first to show a Europe’s biggest economy-but also smaller than drop in Germany’s population. previously thought and with fewer foreigners. Germany suffers from one of the EU’s lowest The new census for the European Union’s most birth rates, meaning its population is shrinking populous country measured the number of peo- rapidly as immigration has failed to compensate ple who were living in Germany on May 9, 2011, for deaths outweighing births. The census said the federal office Destatis. It was Germany’s showed “no significant change in the age struc- first census in more than two decades and revised ture” of the population, said the president of down by 1.8 percent the previously assumed pop- Destatis, Roderich Egeler, at a press conference. ulation of 81.7 million. That figure had long been Merkel warned last October that the ageing popu- deemed unreliable because the last census figures lation poses the biggest challenge of this century were taken in the former West Germany in 1987 to Germany. and in the former East Germany in 1981. “Like globalization, demographic change Of the new total, 74 million inhabitants or 92.3 means we have to find new answers ... for us as a percent were German nationals. About 6.2 million country and for us as a European Union to keep or 7.7 percent were foreign nationals — 1.1 million our place in the world economy,” Merkel said at fewer than previously thought. Another 15 million the time. At a “demography summit” this month, people, or 19 percent of the population, had a first- Merkel warned that by 2030 Germany will have six or second-generation immigrant background. million fewer working-age people, meaning that BERLIN: People walk across the Warschauer Bridge yesterday in Berlin. Germany has About 40 million people were in paid work the country must be more open to skilled immi- revised down its population by 1.5 million to 80.2 million in the first census since the and 2.1 million were out of work. In terms of grants.—AFP country’s 1990 reunification, federal statistics office Destatis said. —AFP Turkish police London soldier was hit by break up Istanbul car before fatal stabbing park protest ISTANBUL: Riot police used tear gas and pressurized water in a Court hears inquest in Rigby murder case dawn raid yesterday to rout a peaceful demonstration by hun- dreds of people staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park. Several protesters were injured when a wall they climbed collapsed during a police chase, and a prominent journalist was hospitalized after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister, the private Dogan news agency reported. Police moved in to disperse the crowd on the fourth day of the protest against a government plan to revamp Istanbul’s main square, Taksim. Officers then clashed with angry demonstrators in surrounding areas. The protesters are demanding that the square’s park, Gezi, be protected. Many also aired grievances against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government which has been displaying increasingly authoritari- an and uncompromising tendencies in its third successive term in office. Last week, the government enacted a law restricting the sale and advertising of alcohol which has alarmed secular Turks who fear an encroachment on more liberal lifestyles. Earlier this week, the government went ahead with a ground- breaking ceremony for the construction of a disputed third bridge across the Bosporus Strait which some say will destroy the few remaining green areas of the city. It also named the bridge after a controversial Ottoman sultan believed to have ordered a massacre of a minority Shiite Muslim group, instead of choosing a more unitifying figure. Protesters in Gezi Park were seen holding up a large poster with a caricature depicting LONDON: Media are pictured outside Southwark Coroner’s Court before the inquest of murdered British soldier Erdogan as an Ottoman sultan with a caption that read: “The Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in London yesterday. After a short hearing the people won’t yield to you.” — AP inquest was adjourned to a later date. — AFP

LONDON: The British soldier killed by sus- wish any other families to go through this the carriageway on which he was walking pected Islamic extremists in London last harrowing experience and appeal to every- and strike him. “The two occupants of the week was run over before being attacked by one to keep calm and show their respect in a vehicle then exit the vehicle and attack him two men armed with a cleaver and a knife, peaceful manner.” In a brief hearing, the with a cleaver and a knife.” an inquest heard yesterday. The inquest in coroner’s court heard the soldier, who was a Mallon, from Scotland Yard’s counter-ter- the brutal murder of Lee Rigby on May 22 in recruiting officer, was killed as he returned rorism command, said the soldier suffered Woolwich, southeast London, was opened home after a day working at the Tower of “extensive and serious injuries” and investi- at Southwark Coroner’s Court in the capital London, his regimental headquarters. The gations were continuing into those responsi- before being adjourned. 25-year-old had to be identified by a dental ble. Later, Queen Elizabeth II was to visit the expert, the court heard. A post-mortem Security at the court was beefed up for barracks in Woolwich where Rigby was examination had already found that he died the inquest, which will seek to establish the based, in a trip arranged before his death. from multiple cut and stab wounds. circumstances of Rigby’s death without None of Rigby’s family attended the opening “On Wednesday May 22, at approximate- apportioning blame. It was adjourned to a of the inquest, but they issued a statement ly 2.20 pm, Lee was returning to barracks date yet to be confirmed. One man, Michael ISTANBUL: A protestor holds a placard that reads calling for calm following a rise in communi- after a day working at the Tower of London,” Adebowale, 22, has appeared in court “Chemical Tayyip” during clashes with riot police ty tensions after his death. Detective Chief Inspector Grant Mallon told charged with the soldier’s murder and early yesterday during a protest against the demoli- “Lee would not want people to use his the hearing. another, Michael Adebolajo, 28, remains tion of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in name as an excuse to carry out attacks “As he walked into Artillery Place (a road under arrest in hospital. Both men were shot Istanbul. — AFP against others,” they said. “We would not in Woolwich), a vehicle is seen to swerve into by police at the scene. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Myanmar Muslims find shelter in Buddhist monastery

LASHIO: More than 1,000 Muslims who fled Myanmar’s latest bout of sectarian violence huddled in a Buddhist monastery guarded by army soldiers as calm returned to this northeast- ern city, though burnt out buildings leveled by Buddhist riot- ers still smoldered. The army transported terrified Muslim families by the truckload out of a neighborhood in Lashio where overturned cars and motorcycles that had been charred a day earlier left black scars on the red earth. “We heard things could get worse, so we waved down sol- diers and asked them for help,” said 59-year-old Khin Than, who arrived at the monastery Thursday morning with her four children and sacks of luggage along with several hundred other Muslims. “We left because we’re afraid of being attacked.” The violence in Lashio this week shows how anti-Muslim unrest has slowly spread across Myanmar since starting last year in western Rakhine state and hitting the central city of Meikhtila in March. President Thein Sein’s government, which inherited power from the military two years ago, has been heavily criticized for failing to contain the violence. In Lashio on Thursday, Buddhist monks organized meals for the newly arrived refugees, who huddled together in sev- eral buildings in the monastery compound. Although a few LASHIO: Muslim people listen as Myanmar Union government’s Religious Affairs Minister San Sint addresses them at Buddhist men could still be seen Thursday riding motorbikes a monastery in Lashio yesterday. Troops patrolled the riot-scarred streets of a town in eastern Myanmar on May 30 with crude weapons such as sharpened bamboo poles, no new violence was reported. Several banks and shops where hundreds of Muslims fled their homes after a new outbreak of religious violence left at least one dead. —AFP reopened as residents emerged to look at destroyed Muslim shops. Trucks of soldiers and police crisscrossed main roads. They guarded the ruins of Muslim businesses that were Red Cross halts all staff reduced to ashes on Tuesday and Wednesday, erecting road- blocks from twisted debris. At one corner, where the charred remains of a three-story movement in Afghanistan building still smoldered, Muslim residents sorted through rub- ble for anything salvageable. One family packed electronics from their shop into the back of a truck. A woman who had Jalalabad office closed after attack fled a mob a day earlier was still in a state of shock. “These things should not happen,” said the woman, Aye KABUL: The International Committee of The ICRC maintains strict neutrality in to two government-run hospitals as well Tin, a Muslim resident who slept overnight in a Red Cross the Red Cross has halted all staff move- the Afghan conflict and was thought to as technical and financial help to 47 clin- compound. “Most Muslims are staying off the streets. They’re ment across Afghanistan and closed its be protected from attack by its working ics across the country run by the Afghan afraid they’ll be attacked or killed if they go outside.” office in Jalalabad which was hit by a relations with the Taleban and other Red Crescent Society. It also visits pris- The rioting began Tuesday after a Muslim man splashed deadly suicide and gun attack. insurgent groups. No militant group has oners held by both the Afghan authori- gasoline on a Buddhist woman and set her on fire. Buddhist The two-hour assault on Tuesday, claimed responsibility for Wednesday ties and the US-led NATO coalition, to mobs responded by burning down several Muslim-owned shops, a mosque and an Islamic orphanage. Roving motorcy- which left one Afghan guard dead, was evening’s attack, in which one guard monitor their treatment and living con- clists continued the violence on Wednesday, leaving one per- the first time ICRC offices have been tar- died at the start of the two-hour assault. ditions. The abduction and murder last son dead and four injured. Presidential spokesman Ye Htut geted in Afghanistan since the organiza- “He was unarmed, defenceless, he was year of a British ICRC worker in south- said 25 people had been detained so far. He said all those tion began work there 26 years ago. An arrested were from Lashio. International Organization for Migration The violence is casting fresh doubt over whether Thein (IOM) complex in Kabul came under sus- Sein’s government can or will act to contain the racial and tained attack less than a week earlier, religious intolerance plaguing a deeply fractured nation still and the two incidents raise the prospect struggling to emerge from half a century of military rule. of a new phase in the Taliban’s 12-year Muslims, who account for about 4 percent of Myanmar’s insurgency in which no organization is roughly 60 million people, have been the main victims of the considered off-limits. violence since it began last year, but so far most criminal trials The ICRC, with 1,800 employees have involved prosecutions of Muslims, not members of the nationwide, had 36 staff including six Buddhist majority. — AP expatriates in Jalalabad, which is close to the Pakistani border and surrounded by some of Afghanistan’s most unstable districts. “All movements have been frozen throughout Afghanistan, there is not a single ICRC delegate or employee that is moving, taking the roads, today,” Jacques De Maio, ICRC’s South Asia chief, said in a statement released in Geneva on Thursday. “Our sub-delega- tion in Jalalabad has been closed, so we are reconnecting with the government and re-connecting with armed groups to determined what happened and KABUL: Insurgents suspected of being from the Haqqani network are pre- why.” sented to the media at the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) Jalalabad lies on the key route from headquarters in Kabul. — AFP the Pakistani border region-where many militants are based-to Kabul, and it has protecting a compound from where west Pakistan prompted the organiza- been the scene of repeated attacks in hundreds of thousands of Afghans were tion to scale back its work there, closing recent years. A message on the ICRC’s getting valuable services,” De Maio said offices in two major cities and cutting PARO: Bhutanese men wearing traditional Bhutanese Twitter page had initially said that all in the video statement. projects in the tribal northwest. The sav- men’s outfits, called Gho, wait to cast their vote out- the organisation’s activities across “It was a brutal, despicable and age killing of Khalil Dale, whose mutilat- side a polling station in Paro yesterday. Bhutan began Afghanistan had been suspended. “As a frankly senseless attack... there isn’t a ed body was found on the outskirts of its second ever parliamentary election yesterday, after consequence of the attack... people will single Afghan that would not recognise the southwestern city of Quetta four not be getting valuable help such as that we are strictly independent and months after he was kidnapped, trig- polling officials trekked for up to seven days to reach food and medical aid,” the ICRC said on humanitarian in what we do.” gered outrage and bewilderment in voters in the most remote corners of the Himalayan the social networking site. The ICRC provides medical support Pakistan.— AFP kingdom. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Tiananmen Mothers slam Xi over reforms ‘President taking China towards Maoist orthodoxy’

BEIJING: A group of families demanding footsteps of his father, Xi Zhongxun, a decades “shows that the path we have cho- justice for the victims of China’s 1989 reformist former vice premier and parlia- sen serves the interest of the Chinese peo- Tiananmen Square crackdown has ment vice chairman. Xi has tried to project a ple”, he added. denounced new President Xi Jinping for softer and more open image than his pred- The government has already moved to failing to launch political reforms, saying he ecessor, Hu Jintao. limit the activities of dissidents ahead of the was taking China “backwards towards But Xi’s government has clamped down anniversary. Wu Lihong, an environmental NEW YORK: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Maoist orthodoxy”. on free expression on the Internet and activist from central China and one of the The Tiananmen Mothers activist group detained anti-corruption activists, giving no letter’s signatories, said he had been of Indonesia (center) is presented with a World has long urged the leadership to open a sign the party will ever brook dissent to its banned from travelling to the United States Statesman Award by former Secretary of State dialogue and provide a reassessment of the rule. The Tiananmen Mothers said they had to receive an award. Henry Kissinger (left) and Appeal of Conscience 1989 pro-democracy movement, bloodily not seen Xi “reflect upon or show remorse “They don’t want me bad-mouthing Foundation President Rabbi Arthur Schneier (right) suppressed on June 4 that year by the gov- in the slightest for the sins committed dur- China to the Americans at this sensitive Thursday in New York. —AP ernment which labeled it “counter-revolu- ing the three decades of Maoist commu- time of year,” he said by telephone. tionary”. nism”. “What we see, precisely, are giant After initially tolerating the student-led Indonesian leader In an open letter released yesterday steps backwards towards Maoist ortho- demonstrations in the spring of 1989, the through New York-based Human Rights in doxy,” the group said. Communist Party sent troops to crush the gets religious China, the group said Xi “has mixed togeth- The leader of the Tiananmen Mothers protests on the night of June 3-4, killing er the things that were most unpopular and group, Ding Zilin, called on Xi to “be coura- hundreds. The topic remains taboo in most in need of repudiation” during the geous enough to take up the responsibility China and the leadership has rejected all ‘statesman’ award time of former paramount leaders Mao of history and pay the debts left by his calls to overturn its verdict. Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, the latter who predecessors”. A handful of people remain in prison, NEW YORK: Indonesia’s president has accepted a statesmanship oversaw the suppression of the protests. “Everyone knows that a just resolution 24 years on, according to the Dui Hua award from a US interfaith foundation that says it hopes to “This has caused those individuals who to the June 4 issue, a re-evaluation of June Foundation, a US group that works for the encourage him to promote freedom of worship and tolerance in originally harbored hopes in him in carrying 4, will not happen by itself. It needs to be release of Chinese political prisoners. the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation. out political reform to fall into sudden dis- tied to progress in China’s political reform While China grapples with thousands Human rights groups and Indonesian religious organizations appointment and despair,” the group said. and democratisation,” Ding, 77, told of protests a year, over everything from were appalled by Thursday’s award, saying President Susilo Xi became Communist Party chief in Reuters this week. pollution to corruption and illegal land Bambang Yudhoyono has done too little to suppress a rising November and president in March at a time Asked about the letter, Chinese Foreign grabs, none of these demonstrations has tide of violence against minority faiths. Rabbi Arthur Schneier of growing public pressure to launch long- Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China even come close to becoming a national with the Appeal of Conscience Foundation implicitly noted the stalled political reforms. Some intellectuals had long ago “reached a clear conclusion” movement that could threaten the party’s controversy, saying, “You fully understand that the work is not had predicted that Xi would follow in the about June 4. The successes of the past two rule. —AP complete. This is just a step in the right direction.” Yudhoyono, who did not mention religious rights, accepted the award in the name of all of Indonesia, saying “statesmanship can be collective.” He said he hoped for “a harmonious society founded in peace and prosperity.” Stranded Dutch rower The foundation has handed out its “world statesman” award for decades, without controversy, to leaders such as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former US Secretary of State rescued from Indian Ocean Henry Kissinger. Kissinger handed the award to Yudhoyono. President Barack Obama sent him a letter praising his award, as SYDNEY: A Dutch adventurer rowing from on the merchant vessel, which was head- Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, left the Cocos did East Timor’s former president, Jose Ramos-Horta, who guid- Australia to Africa was rescued from the ed for Nigeria. on May 5. Another friend of Tuijn, Geoff ed the country to independence from Indonesian rule in 1999. Indian Ocean yesterday after his boat col- Australian authorities said the Charters, told the Australian Broadcasting But Usman Hamid, a noted activist with the Indonesian human lided with a massive oil tanker, leaving Dutchman was extremely lucky to have Corporation that the adventurer would rights group Kontras, questioned the foundation’s credibility in him injured and fearing for his life. Ralph been picked up so soon from his remote bounce back from the experience. giving the award to the Indonesian president, who he said “is Tuijn was well into his 9,000 kilometre location in the middle of the ocean, about “He’s a very experienced ocean rower still far from protecting minorities from intolerance.” (5,600 mile), 120-day journey from 1,100 nautical miles west of the Cocos and has dealt with a lot of different dan- Indonesia is a secular country. The majority of its 210 million Western Australia when his boat was Islands. “It’s a pretty well travelled stretch gers on the ocean including lightning Muslims are Sunni, and most practice a moderate form of the swamped on Wednesday after it hit the of water but often merchant vessels can storms... I think that was the worst,” faith. But the country’s religious affairs minister, Suryadharma tanker. be three or four days away and this one Charters said. “He’s been attacked by Ali, called for the Ahmadiyah to be banned in 2011 and pro- The rescue mission was triggered ear- was only a couple of hours away,” she said. sharks and had close encounters with posed last year that Shia Muslims convert to Sunni Islam. A ly Friday when Tuijn activated his distress Tuijn, who has previously rowed the tankers on the Pacific.”—AFP researcher with Human Rights Watch, Andreas Harsono, said beacon and a Myanmar-flagged merchant Yudhoyono’s administration has basically laid down the legal vessel nearby was sent to the scene, the infrastructure that discriminates among religious minorities. “He Australian Maritime Safety Authority makes them second-class citizens,” Harsono said.—AP (AMSA) said. “We have recovered him, he is currently on board the merchant vessel,” an AMSA spokeswoman told AFP. “The master reported that he was injured but we’re not sure of the full extent of his injuries just yet.” Ido Hurkmans, who spoke to Tuijn after the collision, said his friend saw the tanker when it was only 300 metres (1,000 feet) away, too late for him to avoid it. “He was just on a collision course. So he was just like, ‘OK I am going to die’,” Hurkmans told AFP. “Because surviving a crash from a tanker in a small rowing boat is not very likely.” Hurkmans said Tuijn, whose boat is only seven-metres (22-feet) long, had told him that the tanker had dragged him for a long time, during which he overturned four or five times before he finally broke LIMA: Dutch rower Ralph Tuijn preparing his boat to row across the Pacific MANILA: Retired Police Maj Abner Afuang burns a free. The incident had left the adventurer from his departure point, the Peruvian port of El Callao, 25 km north of Chinese flag to protest recent moves by China to sail its anxious and in pain, with suspected Lima. Tuijn was rescued from the middle of the Indian Ocean after he was ship into the contested Ayungin Shoal in the West cracked ribs and a broken finger. But injured by a close call with a passing oil tanker as he attempts to row a Philippine Sea yesterday in Manila.—AP Hurkmans said Tuijn was “back on his feet” 9,000 kilometer, 120-day journey from Australia to Africa. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 US woman facing drug charge freed in Mexico Court dismisses charges after review

NOGALES, Mexico: An Arizona woman that would have been impossible for a bus and a soldier searched the interior as held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug- passenger. He said witness testimony and they waited. The soldier exited and told smuggling charge was freed after a court the surveillance video showed Yanira his superiors that packets of drugs had reviewed her case, including key security Maldonado was innocent. been found under seat 39, Yanira NEW YORK: Two young women embrace after leaving a footage, and dismissed the allegations. “There is justice in this country,” he Maldonado’s, and another seat, number rose wreath at the site of the fatal car crash that killed Yanira Maldonado, 42, walked out of the said. Gary Maldonado said he was original- 42. Her husband was in seat 40. seven along Route 13 in Truxton, NY on Thursday. — AP prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico ly arrested after the pot was found under Gary Maldonado said a man sitting and into her husband’s arms late Thursday his wife’s bus seat, but after Yanira behind them on the bus fled during the Responders shocked night. Maldonado begged the soldiers to allow inspection. He said the man might have She spoke briefly, thanking US state her to come along to serve as a translator, been the true owner of the drugs. by NY truck crash department officials, her husband, her the military officials decided to release About 40 people were on the bus lawyers and prison workers who made her him and arrest her instead. He said author- before the inspection, but Gary that killed 7 stay comfortable. “Many thanks to every- ities originally demanded $5,000 for his Maldonado said he was the only passen- one, especially my God who let me go wife’s release, but the bribe fell through. ger who appeared American. TRUXTON, NY: Even seasoned firefighters said they couldn’t free, my family, my children, who with “Here, we are guilty until you are proven Mexican officials provided local media believe what they saw when they responded to a crash that killed their help, I was able to survive this test,” innocent,” he said after the court hearing. with photos that they said were of the seven people in upstate New York: A trailer hauling crushed cars she said. The family’s lawyer in Nogales, The Maldonados were traveling home to packages Maldonado is accused of smug- broke free of the big rig that was pulling it, slashed across a rural, Jose Francisco Benitez Paz, said a judge the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear after gling. Each was about 5 inches high and two-lane road and slammed into a mini-van whose driver tried determined Thursday that she was no attending her aunt’s funeral in the city of 20 inches wide, roughly the width of a bus desperately to avoid the runaway rig. longer a suspect and all allegations Los Mochis when they were arrested. seat. The marijuana was packed into plas- Four children, ages 4 through 7, and three adults died in the against her were dropped. The couple The bus passed through at least two tic bags and wrapped in tan packing tape. crash Wednesday night in Truxton, about 25 miles south of planned to immediately return to Arizona, checkpoints on the way to the border The couple had previously traveled on Syracuse. Another adult was hospitalized in good condition. he said. “She lived through a nightmare,” without incident. In the town of commercial buses through Mexico Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Ken Stone, first he said after her release. Querobabi in the border state of Sonora, because they felt it was safer than driving assistant chief of the Truxton Fire Department, said responders Maldonado’s release came hours after all the passengers were ordered off the a personal vehicle. — AP were deeply affected by a crash that seemed so improbable. court officials reviewed security footage “My god! What did we just go through?” he said of the fire- that showed the couple boarding a com- fighters’ reaction. “What did we just see? Did that just really hap- mercial bus traveling from Mexico to pen?” “You get all that training and you’re not ready for it,” he Phoenix with only blankets, bottles of said. “You can’t be if you’re human.” Stone was one of about 20 water and her purse in hand. US politicians firefighters who responded. He said it appears the van’s driver portrayed her as a victim of a corrupt judi- saw the trailer coming and drove off the road trying to avoid it. cial system and demanded her release “They tried to miss it, but he ran out of time,” said Stone. “All with Arizona congressmen saying they of a sudden, a trailer is coming at you and there’s no truck on it. were working closely with Mexican “Tore it right apart,” he said. “It was humbling, especially young authorities. The office of Sen Jeff Flake, R- kids. It tears you up.” The accident Wednesday night claimed the Arizona, said earlier that he “has had mul- lives of 26-year-old Teresa Bush and her daughters, 4-year-old tiple conversations with the deputy Alexis and Jasmine, 5. Also killed were 21-year-old Lena Beckwith; Mexican ambassador.” The judge had until Carino Vanorden, 24; Alyssa Mead, 7; and Tyler Mead, 4. late Friday to decide whether to free her or Shawn Mead, the father of the two Mead children, was trans- send her to another prison in Mexico while ported to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse where he was in state officials continued to build their case. good condition. All of the victims were from the local area. In a Prosecutors could appeal the ruling. posting on a Facebook page that apparently belonged to Maldonado was arrested by the Beckwith, she said she and Mexican military last week after they Vanorden had been engaged since 2011. Officials said the found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of trailer disconnected from the southbound rig and slammed into pot under her seat during a security check- the northbound van, ripping it apart. Both vehicles came to rest point. Benitez noted that it was a fairly on the shoulder of the two-lane road. Stone said a couple of vic- sophisticated smuggling effort that NOGALES: Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary tims were under the trailer, which had to be jacked up to get included packets of drugs attached to the (center), speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the them out. He said they all likely died upon impact.—AP seat bottoms with metal hooks - a task outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday. — AP Gay rights cases could trail Obama in Africa

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s Socarides said Obama could use the rul- a range of benefits that generally are avail- trip to Africa this month may result in a ings as a “teachable moment” if the jus- able to married heterosexuals. Obama sup- stark juxtaposition between the growing tices move to expand rights for same-sex ports overturning both measures. The power of the gay rights movement in the couples. “If the timing works out so that president has frequently called on coun- US and the criminalization of homosexuali- he’s there, it may provide a perfect oppor- tries around the world to end discrimina- ty throughout the African continent. tunity for him to speak out about the prin- tion against gays and lesbians. In 2011, he Obama is scheduled to be in Africa in ciples we value in our democracy and how directed the State Department to “ensure late this month and early July - the same we would hope that others follow it,” said that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance period in which the Supreme Court is like- Socarides, who worked in the White House promote and protect the human rights of” ly to issue highly anticipated rulings on a during the Clinton administration. gays, lesbians and transgender people. pair of gay marriage cases. The court does The White House wouldn’t say what That included having diplomats “combat not say in advance when its rulings will be role gay rights would play in Obama’s trip the criminalization” of being gay by foreign issued, but the gay marriage cases are but noted that the administration governments. According to the State expected to be among the last decisions “unequivocally advocates against violence Department’s 2012 human rights report on announced before the justices begin their and discrimination” against gays and les- Tanzania, consensual same-sex sexual con- summer break at the end of bians, both in Africa and elsewhere around duct is illegal and carries a prison sentence June. Homosexuality is considered a the world. of 30 years to life. The report also conclud- criminal offense in many African nations, One of the cases before the Supreme ed that gays and lesbians face “societal dis- WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama speaks in the including Senegal and Tanzania, two of the Court is a challenge to California’s voter- crimination that restricted their access to Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, after a countries Obama will visit. South Africa, approved Proposition 8 that defines mar- health care, housing and employment” meeting with (from left) Senegal President Macky Sall; the third country on the president’s itiner- riage as the union of a man and a woman. and that there were no government efforts Malawi President Joyce Banda; Sierra Leone President ary, has broad protections for homosexuals The other seeks to strike down a portion of to combat such discrimination. Conditions and is the only African country to legalize the federal Defense of Marriage Act that are similar in Senegal, according to the Ernest Bai Koroma; and Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose gay marriage. Gay rights activist Richard denies to legally married same-sex couples State Department. —AP Maria Pereira Neves. — AP Brent slips below $102; Euro shares slide, dollar IMF backs ‘Abenomics’, BusinessOPEC meeting kicks off 16 climbs off 3-week low 17 warns of downside risks 18 SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 ECB turns 15 19

NEW DELHI: An Indian laborer rests at a construction site in New Delhi yesterday. India’s economy expanded at its slowest pace in a decade last fiscal year, adding to pressure on the government to speed up economic reforms. — AP (See Page 18) Euro-zone unemployment hits new record Italy’s rate up to over 40 percent

LONDON: Unemployment across the 17 EU at a relatively benign 7.5 percent, well over half and slashing spending programs. With many interest rate to the record low 0.5 percent earli- countries that use the euro hit another record of people aged 16 to 25 in Greece and Spain governments still pulling back on spending er this month. Another cut is possible, but high in April, official figures showed yesterday, are jobless. Italy’s rate has ticked up to over 40 and business and consumer confidence still most economists say it’s unlikely, even though the latest in a series of ignominious landmarks percent. “Youth joblessness at these levels risks low, economists do not expect any dramatic the inflation rate is still under the ECB’s target for the ailing single currency zone. Eurostat, permanently entrenched unemployment, low- recovery to emerge over the coming months. of just below 2 percent. Eurostat said yesterday the EU’s statistics office, said yesterday that ering the rate of sustainable growth in the The sharpest change in unemployment that inflation in the euro-zone rose to 1.4 per- unemployment rose to 12.2 percent in April future,” said Tom Rogers, senior economic rates among the 17 euro countries was in cent in the year to May from the 38-month low from the previous record of 12.1 percent the adviser at Ernst & Young. The differences Cyprus, which saw its jobless rate rise to 15.6 of 1.2 percent recorded in April. It blamed ris- month before. reflect the varying performance of the euro percent from 14.5 percent. The small ing food, alcohol and tobacco prices for the Another 95,000 people joined the ranks of economies - Greece, for example, is in its sixth Mediterranean island nation this year became uptick. Analysts said the ECB is more likely to the unemployed, taking the total to 19.38 mil- year of a savage recession. Germany’s econo- the fifth euro country to seek financial assis- take measures to shore up lending to small and lion. At this pace, unemployment in the euro- my has until recently been growing at a tance. The difference with the other bailouts medium-sized businesses, one of the main job zone could breach the 20 million mark this healthy pace. was that the country was asked to raise a big creators in Europe. Such companies are cur- year. The figures, once again, mask big dispari- As a whole, the euro-zone is in its longest chunk of its rescue money from bank deposi- rently not taking out many loans for fear the ties among countries. While over one in four recession since the euro was launched in 1999. tors - a shock decision that led to a near two- economy might worsen and because banks are people are unemployed in Greece and Spain, The six quarters of economic decline is longer week shutdown of the banks and battered eco- charging high rates. “So far the ECB’s actions Germany’s rate is stable at a low 5.4 percent. even than the recession that followed the nomic confidence. have not translated into lower lending rates for The differences are particularly stark when financial crisis of 2008, though it’s not as deep. The European Central Bank has sought to businesses and households, failing to boost looking at the rates of youth unemployment. Part of the cause has been European govern- make life easier for Europe’s hard-pressed busi- activity,” said Anna Zabrodzka, economist at While Germany’s youth unemployment stands ments’ focus on cutting debt by raising taxes nesses and consumers by cutting its main Moody’s Analytics. — AP business SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Brent slips below $102; OPEC meeting kicks off

LONDON: Oil prices dipped below quarter and revealing a surprise rise in economy was still fragile helped reas- That said, efforts by central banks $102 a barrel as statements from jobless claims rose on Thursday. The sure investors money policy would to stimulate economic output may OPEC delegates at yesterday’s minis- data was supportive because signs the remain accommodative. only support oil prices for a limited terial meeting in Vienna indicated time, according to Jefferies Bache oil members were in agreement over analysts. “Eventually, bearish oil bal- keeping the output target at 30 mil- ances will become too difficult to lion barrels per day. The oil market is ignore and enough liquidation will balanced with inventories at moder- develop to send crude benchmarks to ate levels, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister our long stated downside targets of Ali Al-Naimi told reporters yesterday. $85 and $95 in WTI and Brent,” the The top producer also said US shale analysts said. “In the meantime, some oil production was not a concern. more choppy price action with a “OPEC should not be a big input,” said downward bias would appear to lie Petromatrix analyst Oliver Jakob, com- ahead.” menting on the day’s movement in The week ends with bearish inven- prices. “There is lots of volatility in cur- tory data at any rate, as the Energy rencies.” Brent oil was 63 cents lower Information Administration said US at $101.56 a barrel by 1011 GMT, crude stockpiles rose 3 million barrels, extending its losses into a third against expectations of a draw in the straight session. US oil was down 80 week ending May 24. “Given where cents at $92.81 a barrel. the inventories are, given where the The dollar index was slightly economies are, oil is very expensive at stronger yesterday, climbing from a these levels,” said Jonathan Barratt, near three week low earlier this week. chief executive of BarrattBulletin, a A stronger US currency makes dollar VIENNA: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Sydney-based commodity research denominated commodities more Secretary General, Libya’s Abdalla Salem El-Badri (center) answers to jour- firm. expensive for holders of other curren- nalists during a press conference as part of the 163rd meeting of the OPEC Both Brent and the US benchmarks cies. On the other hand, oil prices conference (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna are expected to revisit their Thursday were underpinned by a round of weak yesterday. OPEC has agreed to hold its output ceiling at 30 million barrels lows of $101.08 and $91.65, respec- US economic data, indicating growth of oil per day, Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said after a key tively, according to Reuters technical was slower than expected in the first meeting in Vienna. — AFP analyst Wang Tao. — Reuters

Shell under the skin, Japan’s Iran crude imports fall to 10 years after crisis 9-month low in April TOKYO: Japan’s crude imports from Iran fell in April to New-look Shell pumps cash, bets big on technology, gas the lowest in nine months, as refiners cut purchases because of uncertainty over whether sovereign insur- LONDON: A decade ago, Royal analysts. They all think they can read Brazilian acreage and the potentially ance for tankers carrying Iranian oil would be extended Dutch/Shell’s boss was fighting to the market ... slow down, grow later, prolific gas fields off east Africa. beyond March. The United States and other Western close the gap between the truth about shrink to grow, all these buzzwords, Aggressive service companies, smaller, countries slapped tough sanctions on Iran last year to his company’s oil and gas reserves and but one thing in our industry is very nimbler rivals, and deep-pocketed state- choke off its oil revenue to force Tehran to halt a con- the much larger figure in its accounts. clear; it takes you five to seven years to backed National Oil Companies (NOCs) troversial nuclear program. As part of those measures, He lost the fight, and his job. Scandal recover a strategic slowdown ... The have muscled up as competitors. the EU banned insurance coverage for tankers carrying engulfed one of the world’s biggest market changes its views in three to six Iranian oil. companies, exposing years of neglect. months, and you can’t change that fast SPUTTERING GROWTH ENGINES To cope with the ban, Japan in June last year offered Fast forward to May 2013, and the sur- in our industry.” There are also worries about the sovereign insurance guarantees. The arrangement has prise news that chief executive Peter As Voser enters his last months in unpredictability of production from to be renewed every fiscal year, which in Japan ends on Voser will retire next year caused bare- the job, Shell still suffers from under- provinces like the North Sea, where March 31. A provisional budget was approved on ly a ripple. Shell has recovered share- performing production, an accident- mature assets generate cash for new March 29, but uncertainty surrounding the renewal holder confidence. But while the risks prone exploration record offshore projects. After a disappointing fourth made buyers cut loadings, said a source directly may all be in the open now, they Alaska, and the running reputational quarter 2012, Deutsche Bank analysts involved in shipping Iranian oil. “There was a period of remain big. sore of Nigeria, where spills, oil theft said investors “are being asked to take uncertainty,” said the source, who declined to be Multi-billion dollar Floating and pipeline sabotage are devastating a lot on trust”. First quarter results went named because he is not authorized to talk to media. Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) projects the Niger Delta’s ecology and cost on to delight the market. It’s a dispirit- “Some companies decided not to load Iranian crude and a foray into the world’s most 60,000 barrels of oil a day in lost pro- ing pattern, said a 30-year Shell veter- from late March.” inhospitable drilling climate north of duction. Much of its U.S. gas produc- an. “We outperform in the first quarter. A transport ministry official in charge of the scheme Alaska are among the Anglo-Dutch tion is uneconomic at current prices. We do OK in the second, then the third said new contracts covering three tankers were signed group’s heavier technology investment Cash flow has doubled to $46 billion quarter is bad and the fourth is worse. on April 1, compared with 13 ships that were covered bets. Capital spending is spiraling, and in three years, and company predic- We just don’t get the up-time that oth- up to March 31. The number of tankers covered by the its production from mature fields sput- tions are above $40 billion until 2015, ers do.” Voser accepts this. “Consistency government insurance is now at 8, the ministry official ters. All the while, oil and gas prices but 2013 capital spending will be $34 of operational performance is the big said. That means May imports are also likely to show a look shaky. Some investors want Shell billion - $8 billion more than the com- operational theme we are driving at decline from a year earlier, because fewer ships were to pull in its horns and keep more for pany was planning for as recently as Shell now since 2011 ... We are not yet eligible to load Iranian oil during the month. bigger dividends. Voser, who became 2011, with no significant extra work on there. But it is now firmly on the agenda Japan, the world’s third-biggest oil consumer, finance director during the 2004 the calendar. Add in the $11 billion of the frontline businesses to get that imported just 36,005 kilolitres (7,549 bpd) from Iran in reserves crisis and CEO in 2009, is hav- annual dividend and the level of cash right, and the improvements we are April, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and ing none of it. generation looks more necessary than seeing are very encouraging.” Ten years Industry (METI) showed yesterday. That’s down 96 per- “No. One learning out of all this, for comfortable. Shell acknowledges it is after the crisis, sheer scale, structural cent from the same month a year ago and the lowest every person in this organization now, “capital constrained”. reform and bold investments have level since Japan imported no Iranian crude in July is you spend capex through the cycle. Many of the challenges it faces are ensured survival and healed scars. The 2012. Japan imported no crude from Iran in July last Don’t try to read it, don’t slow down. It common to its peers. The big three, world number-two’s record on absolute year because refiners were waiting for Tokyo to come will cost you more when you want to Exxon Mobil, Shell and Chevron, are returns - share appreciation plus re- up with the insurance arrangements for tankers carry- grow afterwards,” he told Reuters last absent from some of the most promis- invested dividends - shows the wounds ing Iranian oil. — Reuters week. “I know a lot of investors and ing new provinces - prime deepwater were skindeep anyway. — Reuters business SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

S Korea promotes startups as it seeks economic shift SEOUL: Kwon Sunbeom’s Silicon Valley famous, they ernment says it wants to cul- future was mapped out. lived for a month in a shabby tivate as it reckons with Talented in math and sci- factory without air condition- diminishing returns from ence, he attended a special- ing, subsisting on instant years of reliance on state- ized high school and majored noodles, to make their first favored companies known in electronic engineering at a prototype. So far they have more for their massive scale prestigious university. sold 31 of their “Smart Bins” and aggressive competitive Lifetime employment at one to universities in Seoul and instincts than bold thinking of South Korea’s towering another 12 to Saudi Arabia and creativity. The chaebol, conglomerates beckoned. and the United Arab as the conglomerates are Instead, while his peers were Emirates. known, helped transform seeking jobs at Samsung and “I saw a garbage bin over- South Korea into a wealthy LG, he scaled back his studies flowing with trash in the industrialized powerhouse and started a company with street one day and thought but are increasingly criticized friends. Together they invent- someone should press them as part of a fraying economic ed a garbage bin that com- down,” said Kwon. “Because setup based on copycatting presses rubbish using solar there was no one, I thought it innovations from abroad. power and wirelessly com- should be done by a South Korea is also casting a municates to be collected machine. And because it was nervous eye at up-and-com- SEOUL: A student throws trash into a solar energy-pow- when full. located outside, I thought it ing Chinese companies such ered garbage bin created by Ecube Labs CEO Kwon Using 50 million won can use the solar energy as a as Lenovo and ZTE that Sunbeom at the Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. ($44,000) of their own money power source.” aspire to beat South Korean Instead, while his peers were seeking jobs at Samsung and channeling the business Kwon, 25, is the kind of companies at their own and LG, Kwon scaled back his studies and started a com- in a garage spirit that made risk taker South Korea’s gov- game. —AP pany with friends. — AP

Oil executives tune out Euro shares slide, dollar climbs the call of wild Arctic off 3-week low LONDON: The US dollar climbed off a three- week low and share markets were volatile Failures, grounded Shell drillship reducing interest yesterday, as unexpectedly weak US eco- nomic data dampened expectations of an NY-AALESUND: The high Arctic, once development,” he said. And companies said James Rogers, the CEO of Duke early scale-back of Federal Reserve stimulus. the irresistible frontier for oil and gas simply cannot ignore the public debate Energy, the biggest electricity distribu- The dollar was just off a three-week low exploration, is quickly losing its appeal about the potential environmental cost tor in the United States. against a basket of six key currencies as energy firms grow fearful of the of work in the Arctic. “The reality is that Norvik agrees: “It’s not very low price, although a surprise fall in German retail sales financial and public relations risk of going forward, the obvious demonstra- but it’s competitive with deepwater and put pressure on the euro as it dipped 0.3 working in the pristine icy wilderness. tion of climate change in the Arctic will less risky,” he said. “It will be developed percent to $1.3016. The Arctic may hold 13 percent of the affect policymakers and boardrooms for at a much higher speed than we’re talk- European shares dropped as much as 1 world’s undiscovered oil and 30 percent years to come, and I see that more ing about right now. It will come into percent. Month-end factors and low vol- of its gas, but a series of blunders and clearly now than five years ago or three play in Russia, China, South Africa, umes added to the data disappointment, failures there are making executives years ago,” Norvik said. Argentina and all over.” Shale oil, and to but shares remained on course for their 12th fight shy of such a sensitive area and Glaciers near the world’s northern- a greater extent gas, has made energy straight month of gains having outper- turn their attention back to more con- most settlement, Ny-Aalesund, on in the United States relatively cheap, formed other parts of the world in recent ventional resources and the shale revo- Norway’s Svalbard islands, have been reducing Washington’s need and weeks. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei had bounced lution. melting fast as the impact of climate appetite for supporting exploration off 1.7 percent at the end of its worst week in The turning point likely came on change is amplified in the Arctic. Shell is Alaska. over a year. “I still think if we look in the New Year’s eve, when Royal Dutch not alone in its difficulties. Cairn Energy For all that, Arctic oil and gas is not medium term, the momentum in equities is Shell’s drillship ran aground in rough has spent $1.2 billion drilling off dead. Russia is still moving ahead, with still intact,” said Peter Garnry, strategist at waters off Alaska, setting off a public Greenland and found nothing, while Novatek and Total, on a 16.5 million Saxo Bank. “For this momentum to stop it relations storm that inflicted much pain Gazprom has called off its huge tonne per year Yamal LNG facility on would require some kind of a political or on the firm, made more acute by how Shtokman natural gas project because Siberia’s northern coast. It is considered market hiccup in Europe,” he added. little it had to show for the $4.5 billion it high costs made the project unviable. a moderately challenging project where In the debt market, German Bund futures has spent on the Arctic since 2005. Shell And ConocoPhillips, which was working the real difficulty will be all-year-round edged up and peripheral euro-zone bonds promptly cancelled plans to drill off with Keppel to develop a landmark ice- transportation on an ice-heavy sea weakened. Euro-zone inflation ticked up to Alaska in 2013, and signals about its class Arctic rig, has put the project on route. And ExxonMobil recently agreed 1.4 percent in May from 1.2 percent in April, going back in 2014 are fading. hold, and has shelved plans to drill in the with Rosneft to jointly explore 150 mil- according to data yesterday that may damp- “The whole Arctic, especially the Chukchi Sea next year. lion acres off Russia’s northern coast. “I en the chances of an ECB rate cut next week American Arctic, was set back because think Russia can move faster than any although unemployment in the currency of Shell’s issue,” Choo Chiau Beng, the SHALE other country because Russia has a bloc hit a new record of 12.2 percent in Chief Executive of Keppel, the world’s “Nobody’s coming for ice-class rigs,” vested interest to develop its northern April. The latest grim euro-zone jobless fig- biggest rig maker, told Reuters in the Keppel’s Choo said. “Shale oil productiv- parts,” Keppel’s Choo said. ures came a day after France and Germany world’s northernmost settlement. The ity is still being pushed ... and there’s a Norway is also working in the Arctic, agreed to draw up plans to have a full-time accident caused little damage and no lot of areas that are underexplored, like though its relatively warm and ice-free euro-zone president, hold more frequent spill, but it was a big lesson for firms Mexico, which probably has as much oil Barents Sea makes it less difficult. meetings and speed the disbursement of 6 looking for Arctic resources. “The inter- and gas as the US Gulf.” “These are rela- “There are many Arctics, with many billion euros in EU funds to fight youth est to develop oil and gas is very high, tively low-cost areas that can be characteristics; it’s not just a single unemployment. but nevertheless there is more and tapped.” Shale oil is still relatively region,” Runi Hansen, Statoil’s Arctic Troubles also continue for those border- more concern about the environment expensive but competes well on cost chief said. “For Statoil, the priorities ing the euro-zone. Lending to Britain’s busi- and the risk part of it,” said Harald with deepwater projects, while shale haven’t changed, but elsewhere there nesses fell sharply in April, data from the Norvik, a board member at gas, which has made the United States have been setbacks, and some expecta- Bank of England showed, dropping by the biggest margin so far in 2013, even as mort- ConocoPhillips and a former CEO of gas independent in just a few years, will tions were very high.” Given the size of gage approvals edged higher. Commodity Statoil, a pioneer in the Arctic. likely conquer other countries as well. the resource in the area oil firms are markets remained squarely focused on the “We have been focusing on areas in “There are cheaper resources elsewhere bound eventually to come back. “If it Federal Reserve’s stimulus strategy which the Arctic. Now we put our priorities with a higher probability of success; can be developed safely, then there is has been supporting global markets since into other areas, like Tanzania, shale is taking market share away no reason it should not be developed,” the start of the financial crisis. — Reuters Argentina and Texas. That is the logical because it’s lower risk and lower cost,” Duke’s Rogers said. — Reuters business SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 IMF backs Japan’s ‘Abenomics’, but warns of risks

Indian economy grows at slowest rate in a decade

NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew by 5.0 percent in 2012/2013, its slowest annual rate in a decade, data showed yesterday in another blow to the corruption-hit government ahead of national elections due by next year. Low business confidence, slumping investment, high infla- tion and weak export demand from Western countries are blamed for the poor performance of the once-booming South Asian economy. In the fourth quarter to the end of March, gross domestic product grew by 4.8 percent year- on-year, slightly higher than the previous quarter when it expanded by 4.5 percent, according to the data from the statistics ministry. Despite government efforts to talk up the economy after a burst of pro-market reforms at the end of last year, most independent analysts see continuing slack demand and few quick fixes. “Growth momentum remains weak and the recovery subdued,” Siddhartha Sanyal, chief India economist with Barclays Capital said. In 2011/12, the econ- omy grew by 6.2 percent, a sharp slowdown from the pre- vious year when growth hit 9.3 percent. Global ratings agency Standard and Poor’s warned earli- FUKUSHIMA: A farmer Magoichi Shigihara checks radiation at his cucumber farm at Nihonmatsu city in Fukushima prefecture, er this month that India faces at least “a one-in-three” 50km west of stricken nuclear power plant. Radiation leaked after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 is unlikely to chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating amid cause any ill health effects in the future, a UN scientific committee drawing up a major new report said yesterday. — AFP new threats to economic growth and reforms. India’s BBB- TOKYO: The International Monetary Fund must make good on pledges for more sector stability,” it said. Japan pays low minus investment rating is already the lowest among its yesterday gave a cautious thumbs up to reforms, including bringing more women interest rates on its debt, which is mainly BRICS peers Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, and cut- Japan’s economy-boosting efforts, but into the workforce, it added. held domestically, but a spike in yields in ting it to “junk status” would raise the country’s hefty bor- rowing costs. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, the bench- warned there are “considerable downside “Despite the strong start, there are con- recent weeks has sparked concerns about mark 30-share Sensex index had lost nearly 2.0 percent in risks” if Tokyo doesn’t chop its huge nation- siderable downside risks to the outlook,” Tokyo’s loan-servicing costs. “The work of late afternoon trade, down 384.20 points at 19,831.20 as al debt. The Washington-based IMF, which the IMF said. “Disappointing growth ‘Abenomics’ has just begun,” David Lipton, investors reacted to the data. expects the world’s third-largest economy reforms that fail to raise private investment the IMF’s first deputy managing director, The rupee, already trading near 12-month lows against to grow 1.6 percent this year, said Prime and employment could weaken the recov- told a Tokyo press briefing. “The govern- the US currency, slipped to 56.6 to the dollar. “The govern- Minister Shinzo Abe and his hand-picked ery, and slow the return to inflation.” ment’s growth strategies, fiscal reforms...are ment needs to go all-out to turn around investment senti- team at the Bank of Japan were on the right Tackling Japan’s crushing debt-the worst essential for the strategy to be successful.” ment,” said Yes Bank chief economist Shubhada Rao. The track in their bid-dubbed “Abenomics”-to among industrialised nations at more than His comments come after the Bank of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reverse years of falling prices. twice the size of the economy-and a Japan unleashed a torrent of monetary eas- (OECD) this week lowered its projection of India’s GDP “The new policy framework... provides a planned doubling of the nation’s sales tax ing and set a two-percent inflation target growth for this year to 5.3 percent, from 5.9 percent earlier. unique opportunity to end decades-long to 10 percent by 2015 were crucial to put- designed to reverse the years of deflation In the January-March quarter, the vital job-creating manu- deflation and sluggish growth, and reverse ting Tokyo’s fiscal house in order, the IMF that have crimped private spending and facturing sector increased output by just 2.6 percent, while the rise of public debt. The rewards are said. business investment. Yesterday, the IMF production in the country’s mines shrank by 3.1 percent. potentially large,” the IMF said in an annual “Lack of concrete fiscal measures to said “we fully endorse” the target while The services sector comprising banks, insurance and country report published yesterday. But bring down public debt, or a delay in the repeating its view that a sharp decline in real estate was a rare bright spot, showing growth of 9.1 Abe-whose plan to boost growth with big consumption tax increase, could elevate the yen, tumbling by about 25 percent percent. “We don’t yet have evidence of a strong recovery,” spending and aggressive central bank eas- risks of a rise in government bond yields, against the dollar since late last year, would Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the deputy chairman of India’s ing which has sharply weakened the yen- which would undermine fiscal and financial not devastate rival trading nations. —AFP influential state-run Planning Commission, told reporters. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the figures were in line with expectations. He received a boost from a new offi- Japan factory output jumps cial estimate for India’s strained public finances, showing the fiscal deficit last year shrunk to 4.89 percent instead of a previously reported 5.2 percent. Export powerhouse mired in deflation The left-leaning government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been dogged by corruption scandals TOKYO: Japanese factories churned out a month earlier. Japan’s April jobless rate prices fell 0.4 percent on-year in April, during its second term in office and has struggled to push better-than-expected performance in April, was flat at a multi-year low of 4.1 percent. underscoring the tough task in reversing through promised pro-business legislation. It is scheduled but the upbeat data yesterday was tem- “There has been a clear recovery in years of deflation that has crimped private to face the electorate next year having been unable to sus- pered as the export powerhouse remained demand for labor in manufacturing likely spending and business investment. tain the scorching growth rates of the last decade which mired in deflation. Economists were comb- on the back of stabilization in exports and A small 0.1 percent increase in Tokyo- were frequently near 10 percent. In a brief reforming peri- ing through a string of data-including fac- thus industrial production,” said Credit area prices for May, the first in about four od last year, the government opened up the retail and avi- tory output and inflation-for signs an econ- Agricole economist Yoshiro Sato. Huge years, offered some hope amid reports that ation sectors to wider foreign investment and partly freed omy-boosting plan by Prime Minister infrastructure projects following Japan’s luxury brands including Chanel and fuel prices to reduce its burgeoning subsidy bill. Shinzo Abe and his hand-picked team at quake-tsunami disaster two years ago Germany’s Montblanc were set to raise But faced with a hostile parliament and a shaky ruling the Bank of Japan was taking hold. The pol- were helping prop up demand for workers, their local prices by about 10 percent in coalition, it has since failed to pass mooted legislation to icy prescription of big government spend- Sato added. Yesterday the International response to the yen’s drop against the dol- open up the insurance and pension sectors or a long- ing and aggressive central bank easing to Monetary Fund kept its 1.6 percent growth lar. Apple was reportedly boosting the delayed law to simplify land acquisition. “The recent ses- stoke the world’s third-largest economy, forecast for Japan’s economy this year, giv- price of iPads sold in Japan by as much as sions of parliament have been less productive,” said Rao dubbed “Abenomics”, has helped push the ing Abe’s plan a thumbs up. The economy 20 percent. “There are signs that price from Yes Bank. Government pressure has mounted on the yen into a steep decline which benefits expanded again in the first quarter, con- drops are coming to a halt,” said Masahiko central bank to ease borrowing costs after it raised interest Japan’s exporters. firming its exit from recession. Hashimoto, an economist at Daiwa rates aggressively in 2010 and 2011 to combat double-dig- Investors cheered as the benchmark But the IMF also warned of “consider- Institute of Research. But “it is still difficult it inflation last year. It has obliged by cutting interest rates Nikkei 225 stock index soared nearly 60 able downside risks” if Japan doesn’t chop to say this is thanks to ‘Abenomics’ as it three times in 2013, but Reserve Bank of India governor percent since late last year before jaw- its massive national debt-the worst among usually takes time for a pick up in the econ- Duvvuri Subbarao has said the bank has “limited space” to dropping volatility in the past week sent industrialized nations at more than twice omy to be reflected in prices.” ease monetary policy further due to the risk of inflation the headline Nikkei plunging more than the size of the economy. A manufacturer Deflation is a key target of Abe’s meas- flaring up again. India’s wholesale inflation, its most widely five percent Thursday. It bounced back survey yesterday showed Japanese pro- ures, as the Bank of Japan works to hit two- watched measure, cooled last month to a surprise 41- yesterday, rising 1.37 percent, as markets ducers remain cautious, expecting May fac- percent inflation within two years, but month low of 4.89 percent. But the consumer price index is reacted to a weakening yen and economy tory output to be flat before slipping 1.4 some observers-including several BoJ at 9.39 percent, led mainly by high food and beverage ministry figures which showed an April fac- percent in June. Household spending was board members-have cast doubt on the prices.— AFP tory output rise of 1.7 percent over a also weaker than expected while consumer ambitious target. —AFP business SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Frankfurt ‘Blockupy’ protesters surround ECB

FRANKFURT: Thousands of demonstrators from the anti-capital- ist Blockupy movement cut off access to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt yesterday to protest against policymakers’ han- dling of Europe’s debt crisis. Clasping signs with slogans such as “humanity before profit”, the protesters gathered in the rain to block roads including those leading to Deutsche Bank’s head- quarters in the city’s financial district. The crowd, estimated by police at roughly 2,500 protesters, was met by armed police wearing helmets and riot gear and accompanied by Alsatian dogs. Trucks with water cannons stood by and a helicopter hovered overheard. At least 20 protesters held up inflatable mattresses with the slogan “War Starts Here” written on them. Police said some protesters had thrown stones and there were some clashes at the barricades, but the protest was generally peaceful so far. Europe’s Blockupy movement was formed after the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. “The aim of this blockade is to prevent normal operations (at the ECB),” said Blockupy spokesman Martin Sommer, adding that some people who had tried to come to work had been sent home by the protesters. Governments struggling with large debt burdens have cut spending and raised taxes, contributing to widespread recession across the euro-zone, while many families are deep in debt or have lost their homes after property bubbles burst. The German economy has been relatively resilient to the crisis. Many of Frankfurt’s banks have urged staff to take Friday as holiday after a state holiday yesterday. The ECB said it had taken measures to remain operational and ensure the safety of its staff. The demonstration, held roughly a year after police detained hundreds of people for defying a temporary ban on protests at a similar four-day event in Frankfurt, precedes Europe-wide gather- ings planned for June 1. — Reuters FRANKFURT: Protesters try to move crash barriers as police use pepper spray to stop them outside the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, central Germany yesterday. Anti-globalization protesters are staging Economic woes two day demonstrations in the city.— AFP threaten to spoil Croatia’s EU party

ZAGREB: Croatia is preparing lavish celebrations to mark its his- ECB turns 15 toric entry in the European Union on July 1, but tough economic times mean that many here are wary of cracking open the cham- pagne too soon. While fireworks will light up the sky over Single currency on the brink of disintegration Zagreb and other major cities as European dignitaries fly in to mark the culmination of Croatia’s 10-year bid, EU membership FRANKFURT: Compared to most has delivered an average inflation rate But executive board member Yves has lost its sparkle for many. teenagers, the European Central Bank, of 2.05 percent, which is very close to its Mersch said recently that the ECB’s Like many other eastern Europeans, Croatians embraced the which celebrates its 15th birthday today, mandate of maintaining price stability,” “most important unconventional meas- idea of joining the EU as a way to anchor themselves to the West has not exactly had an easy time of it. In Schmieding said. “In this respect, the ure” was that it had been “advocates of after years of being ruled from Belgrade as part of the former 2008, when it was still a tender 10 years ECB has done an excellent job, better change.” “We have raised awareness of Yugoslavia and the bloodshed of the 1990s Balkan wars. Dijana old, the ECB found itself at the heart of a than any other major central bank in the the need for profound transformations Ivascanin firmly supported EU entry when Croatia’s bid was crisis that threatened the very existence world and much better than the in our political economy and in our soci- launched in 2003, but the crippling euro-zone debt crisis has of the euro. And the Frankfurt-based Bundesbank,” he said, referring to the eties,” he said. Looking ahead, Diron at since sown seeds of doubt in her mind. institution has been fighting to stamp once-mighty German central bank on Ernst & Young said the main challenges “I look at Greece and I’m scared,” said the 41-year-old archi- out the fires ever since. which the ECB is largely modeled. facing the ECB will be the task of bank- tect, as Athens labors under its sixth year of recession.”The eco- Frequently referred to as the Unlike the US Federal Reserve, which ing supervision across the whole euro nomic situation will not change for the better and it can only get “guardian of the euro” during its early can actively take measures to support area. Finding a monetary policy which worse. Everything will be more expensive and we will have less years, the use of that moniker has reced- economic growth, the ECB’s overriding can cope adequately with the hetero- money,” she said. According to the most recent surveys, support ed as the single currency found itself on mandate is to keep a lid on inflation. geneity of the euro area would also be for Croatia’s EU entry was some 56 percent. Last year’s referen- the brink of disintegration. Instead, The ECB’s detractors like to compare it very difficult, she said. dum passed with 66 percent of the vote, but turnout was 43 per- Europe’s politicians have been all too unfavorably to the Fed. But Gilles Moec, During the years of Wim Duisenberg, cent. Heavily dependent on tourism revenue from its stunning eager to paint the ECB as either the head of European Economics research at who headed the ECB from its inception Adriatic coast, Croatia’s economy has been either in recession or scapegoat or savior in Europe’s long and Deutsche Bank, said such comparisons until 2003, and Jean-Claude Trichet, who stagnant since 2009. Forecasts show it will contract by 0.4 per- debilitating sovereign debt crisis. were unfair, given the different financial ruled from 2003 until 2011, the central cent this year. The nation of 4.2 million will be joining a bloc that Analysts said countless unforeseen chal- and institutional set-ups on either side bank constantly stressed its one-size- is struggling with unemployment at 10.9 percent, nine countries lenges have forced the ECB to think on of the Atlantic. Overall, he was “fairly fits-all view of monetary policy. While in recession and a euro-zone debt crisis that shows little sign of its feet since taking over monetary poli- positive about the (ECB’s) handling of that was necessary to engender a uni- abating. Croatia’s economy has suffered from the legacy of the cy 15 years ago for the countries that the crisis given the constraints it faces,” fied and strong cultural identity, it 1991-1995 war, but it managed in the early 2000s to achieve share the euro, now numbering 17. Moec said. meant the imbalances created by hav- some growth through foreign loans, state investments and But they testify that the bank has In a recent speech, ECB President ing the same interest rate for a whole household spending. largely done a good job for such a Mario Draghi also seemed to suggest range of different economies were more But the 2008 financial crisis in the EU, which accounts for 60 young and untested institution. “There that the bank’s success in managing the easily overlooked, one ECB source said. percent of Croatian exports, sent the economy in a tailspin. To certainly have been enormous chal- crisis has been achieved by a process of But since those imbalances are at the meet the criteria for joining the EU, Croatia passed a series of lenges, but they’ve managed to live up learning by doing. “We have responded heart of the current crisis, the ECB is now painful measures. These included extraditing to a UN war crimes to them more than most of us would by deploying measures that ... have having to rethink its communication court Croatia’s top officers, considered heroes by many at home, have expected,” said Ernst & Young evolved as the crisis itself has morphed,” strategy. “Communication wasn’t the and improving minority rights for ethnic Serbs, with whom rela- Euro-zone Forecast economist Marie he said. As part of its anti-crisis armoury, ECB’s strong point. But that was in its tions have remained strained since the war. Loss-making ship- Diron. “Most observers would agree that the ECB has pumped unprecedented nature, given the size of the governing yards were shut down or restructured and a major clampdown monetary policy has been appropriate amounts of liquidity into the financial council,” said Christian Bordes, professor on corruption ensued. Former prime minister Ivo Sanader was for much of this time. If there have been system to avert a dangerous credit in economic science in Paris. “Under jailed for 10 years for corruption and several ministers and ruling the odd mistakes, they’ve managed to crunch. And it launched a program, Trichet, there was a tendency to use party officials were also convicted for graft. Croatia is the second correct them very quickly. But they’ve known as Outright Monetary code words, which was probably not a of the six countries that emerged from the collapse of former been learning on their feet,” the expert Transactions, or OMTs, to buy up the very good idea and backfired a bit. Yugoslavia to join the EU, after Slovenia in 2004. Serbia is vying said. sovereign debt of countries that are Communication under Draghi has prob- for a date to begin accession talks.— AFP Berenberg Bank chief economist finding it difficult to tap the financial ably been a bit better,” said Diron at Holger Schmieding agreed. “The ECB markets. Ernst & Young. — AFP BUSINESS SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 How US Treasury’s tax loophole mistake saves companies billions 2 presidents failed to kill ‘check the box’ rule

WASHINGTON: As the US economy crum- “revolving door” culture of policy-making the US Internal Revenue Service tried to fig- Senator William Roth of Delaware - accused bled in early 2009, President Barack Obama and lobbying. Some of the bureaucrats who ure out how to classify, and then tax, tens of the IRS and Treasury of overstepping their offered a plan that he said would save helped to write the rule went on to work for thousands of corporate units. authority in trying to take away the loop- American jobs: a crackdown on corporate corporations that used it to lower their tax In 1996 the Treasury Department moved hole. Kies, meanwhile, says he pursued a tax loopholes that encourage companies to bills. to simplify matters with a rule that enabled strategy that he figured would resonate send profits abroad to avoid paying billions They include William Morris, who was companies to “check the box” on a tax form with businesses, lawmakers and regular citi- of dollars in US taxes each year. Tax lobbyist Treasury’s associate international tax coun- to describe a given corporate entity - includ- zens: He argued that eliminating the “check Ken Kies was not worried. A decade earlier, the box” loophole would damage U.S.- he had led a fight to preserve a key loop- based multinational companies by forcing hole - known in Treasury Department short- them to pay more taxes not only in the hand as the “check the box” rule - when United States, but also to high-tax nations another Democratic president, Bill Clinton, such as France. had tried to kill it. Roth’s Senate Finance Committee passed “I told my clients, ‘Don’t sweat this. This is a bill in April 1998 to prevent Treasury from never going to happen,’” recalled Kies, who making any changes to “check the box.” has advised corporate giants Microsoft and That language was watered down to a non- General Electric on the issue. Kies was right. binding resolution by the time the measure Business groups rose up against Obama’s passed the Senate the next month, but plan, arguing that it could damage US busi- Congress’ message was clear: Don’t mess nesses already threatened by the weak with the loophole. Treasury soon gave up its economy. Democrats in Congress balked, effort to revoke it. “In light of that reception Obama dropped the idea and the loophole that this rule got on Capitol Hill, we with- survived. drew the notice,” said Philip West, who was The story of the “check the box” loop- then the top international tax official at hole, which allows US companies to choose Treasury and now advises clients on inter- for themselves how to classify their sub- national tax strategy for the law firm sidiaries for tax purposes, and a companion Steptoe & Johnson. policy known as the “look-through” rule, shows how Washington bureaucrats, lobby- ‘CHECK THE BOX’ GROWS UP ists and politicians have worked together - By 2004, thanks in part to the “check the sometimes wittingly - to save money for WASHINGTON: In this file photo, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration box” rule, US-based multinational corpora- American corporations and deprive the fed- J Russell George answers questions as the House Oversight Committee holds a hear- tions paid an effective tax rate of about 2.3 eral government of billions in tax revenue ing to investigate the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave Tea Party percent on $700 billion in foreign earnings, each year. What began in 1996 as an effort and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. — AP according to the Obama administration. To by the Treasury Department to simplify the make “check the box” tougher to revoke, US tax code mistakenly ended up as a mas- sel when the rule was imposed. Morris, who ing whether it was, for tax purposes, irrele- Kies and other corporate lobbyists urged sive tax loophole for corporate America, did not respond to requests for comment vant, a so-called “disregarded entity.” For a Congress to turn the rule into a law. which seized upon it and has never let go. on this story, joined GE in 2000 and is now company and its subsidiaries that all oper- Congress did so in 2006 with legislation Besides fueling an explosion in earnings director of the company’s global tax policy. ate in the United States, the rule stream- that became known as the “look through” that US companies keep abroad - now more The company, like many other big multina- lined tax filing by allowing the subsidiaries’ rule. It bolstered the “check the box” loop- than $1.8 trillion, the Commerce tionals, keeps its tax burden well below the income to be reported on the same forms hole by giving corporations more latitude to Department estimates, double the amount official US corporate rate of 35 percent in as the parent company’s income. move some types of income from one for- from less than a decade ago - the loophole part by taking advantage of “check the box” When applied to US-based multinational eign unit to another without paying a tax. has become a symbol of how difficult it can and other international tax strategies. companies, however, the “disregarded enti- The “look through” rule became law with lit- be to repeal a tax benefit once it becomes GE’s annual reports indicate that the ties” status could be used to set up high- tle debate, according to congressional entrenched. At congressional hearings last company does so largely because many of volume subsidiaries in low-tax jurisdictions records. It was tucked into a broad exten- week, several lawmakers blasted Apple Inc. its profits are directed to its vast network of such as Luxembourg or Ireland. A key part sion of other tax cuts. The 2006 law wasn’t for using the “check the box” loophole and foreign subsidiaries. In a filing with the US of Apple’s tax strategy, for example, is hav- permanent, but supporters have managed other international tax strategies to avoid Securities and Exchange Commission in ing a subsidiary in Ireland that takes in all of to extend it repeatedly by embedding it in paying what they estimated as $9 billion in February, GE said its overseas affiliates were the income from Apple’s retail stores in large and important but unrelated pieces of potential US taxes in 2012. holding $108 billion in offshore profits, Europe. Treasury had given little thought to legislation that were headed toward easy Two of Apple’s most aggressive ques- which is more than any other US company. how the “check the box” rule might affect passage in Congress. tioners, Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Morris’s precise role in GE’s tax strategy is US-based multinational corporations, That is what happened in 2009, when Michigan and Republican Senator John unclear. The company declined to comment according to several people involved in the Obama threatened to cut the loophole. McCain of Arizona, have called for closing for this story. Other former IRS and Treasury effort. Treasury officials realized they had Congress has extended it temporarily twice the “check the box” loophole. But even they officials involved in shaping the tax loop- created a massive loophole when they since then as part of larger pieces of legisla- have voted to keep it alive several times in hole now hold senior positions at law and noticed a spike in cross-border financing tion. Both Levin and McCain voted to recent years when it has been inserted into accounting firms in Washington and New shortly after the rule took effect. extend it in January as part of the legislation other legislation. Levin’s office did not York. “The mistake was extending it to foreign that kept the US government from going off respond to requests for a comment. McCain entities,” Donald Lubick, Treasury’s top tax the “fiscal cliff,” a package of across-the- declined to comment for this story. “Once a BIRTH OF A LOOPHOLE official at the time said. “That was apparent board tax hikes and spending cuts that policy mistake is made that is favorable to Offshore tax shelters have bedeviled the pretty quickly.” Clinton’s Treasury threatened to plunge the US economy into taxpayers, and particularly to big taxpayers, US government virtually since the inception Department moved to revoke the “check another recession. Both also voted to it is extremely difficult to reverse,” said a for- of the tax code in 1913. A 1962 compromise the box” rule in early 1998. But multination- extend it in 2010 as part of a broad tax bill. mer Treasury Department official who between President John Kennedy and al companies such as Hallmark, Coca-Cola, Obama has not proposed a repeal of the helped write the “check the box” rule and Congress imposed US taxes on “passive” IBM and Philip Morris launched a full-court loophole since 2009. During the Senate was involved in Obama’s effort to repeal it. income such as royalties and interest press to convince Congress to keep the rule hearing last week on Apple’s tax strategy, The former official spoke on condition of earned abroad, but not on “active” income in place. Enter Kies, a former tax specialist Mark Mazur, Treasury’s assistant secretary anonymity, citing the sensitive nature of the from regular business operations. That law, for Congress’ Joint Tax Committee who was for tax issues, said in written testimony that tax break. The “check the box” loophole - known as Subpart F, made the tax code eager to put his expertise and contacts to the Obama administration remained “con- which costs the United States about $10 bil- increasingly complex as businesses grew work as a tax lobbyist. cerned about the misuse of various income- lion per year, according to the White House larger and more diverse. The law was Kies’s former Republican bosses - shifting devices, including misuse of the - also has been a reflection of Washington’s revised 10 times between 1969 and 1996 as Representative Bill Archer of Texas and ‘check the box’ rules.” —Reuters SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 www.kuwaittimes.net to winUS spelling ‘German Youth curse’ beats title PAGE 28 ‘American Idol’ Carey, Minajleaving on May30,2013.—AFP Mannheim, southern Germany ‘Germany’s nextTopmodel’in during thecastingshow Heidi Klum’skissesarobot PAGE 23 SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

t’s a twist worthy of an M. Night Shyamalan untamed earth. While Shyamalan’s name is the director M Night Shyamalan.” University of Southern California’s Marshall film: Where is the prolific writer-director in first to pop up in the credits at the conclusion of “Night is, without a doubt, a world-class film- School of Business. “The most obvious is that his Ithe marketing of his latest work? “The Sixth the Sony Pictures film, it’s been notably missing maker who we were thrilled to team up with on star power has faded since ‘The Sixth Sense,’ Sense” filmmaker has seemingly been sidelined from trailers, TV commercials and marketing sig- this project,” said Jeff Blake, Sony’s worldwide both with critics and audiences.” Del Vecchio in the promotional efforts for “After Earth,” his nage - a stark contrast to his previous films like marketing and distribution chairman, in a state- added that the other reasons it makes sense to sci-fi film opening yesterday starring Will and “Unbreakable” and “Lady in the Water,” which ment. “Together, we decided to focus our cam- downplay the 42-year-old filmmaker’s involve- Jaden Smith as a father and son stranded on an were prominently billed as being “from writer- paign on both the action and Will and Jaden giv- ment include his lack of cachet in the sci-fi and en that ‘After Earth’ is an adventure story of a action genres, as well as the fact he’s not the father and son.” Sony declined to make only writer of the film. (Will Smith is credited for Shyamalan available for an interview with The creating the story, while Shyamalan shares Associated Press for this story, but he told screenwriting credit with “The Book of Eli” Moviefone “there’s such a specific expectation screenwriter Gary Whitta.) that comes with a name. It’s nice to have people Despite his absence from the marketing of watch the movie and then have them talk about “After Earth,” some moviegoers are still aware the storyteller. It’s a healthy balance. I am very it’s a Shyamalan film. According to a survey of involved with all the campaigns for my movies.” 1,000 “After Earth” ticket buyers by online seller The film has so far amassed mostly bad Fandango, 39 percent identified him as a key reviews. Richard Corliss of Time called it “lifeless, factor in wanting to see the film, while 80 per- eventless, humorless, virtually movieless,” while cent said it was Will Smith who was the main Scott Foundas of Variety wrote that “nowhere in reason they bought a ticket. evidence is the gifted ‘Sixth Sense’ director who Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for once brought intricately crafted set pieces and Hollywood.com, said he expects “After Earth” to cinematic sleight of hand to even the least of his launch this weekend with $30 million in second own movies.”After the success of 1999’s “Sixth place behind “Fast & Furious 6,” which debuted Sense” and 2000’s “Unbreakable,” Shyamalan in the top position last week and has earned was hailed by many as the next Alfred $130 million after six days of release in North Hitchcock, but his brand tarnished after the criti- America. “After Earth” reportedly cost $130 mil- cal failures of his last three films: the 2010 fanta- lion to make. — AP sy “The Last Airbender,” 2008 thriller “The Happening” and 2006 suspense “Lady in the Water,” his only film so far to tank at the box office. “He’s a fine filmmaker, but there are more Actors Will Smith, left, and Jaden Smith attend the ‘After Earth’ premiere at the Ziegfeld reasons not to feature him than to feature him,” Theatre on Wednesday in New York. — AP said Gene Del Vecchio, author of “Creating Blockbusters” and a marketing professor at

ock groups such as Boston and the J. Geils Band and comedi- ans including Steven Wright are helping to raise money for Rvictims of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing at a benefit concert. The Boston Strong Concert kicked of Thursday night with Boston playing songs including its 1970s hit “More Than a Feeling.” Lead singer Tommy DeCarlo told thousands of people at the TD Garden, “we are all Boston.” The show was to feature acts including Aerosmith, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Dropkick Murphys and New Kids on the Block. Boston comic Lenny Clarke did a foul-mouthed, one-man reenactment of the capture of a bombing suspect. Concert proceeds will go to One Photo shows members of the band Atoms For Peace, from left, Flea, Joey Waronker, Thom Fund Boston, the compensation fund established by Gov. Deval Yorke, foreground center, Nigel Godrich and Mauro Refosco posing for a portrait in Los (deh-VAL’) Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino. The April 15 attack Angeles. — AP near the marathon’s finish line killed three people and hundreds more. — AP

outhern California has been good for Thom jam sessions followed, which Yorke and Godrich Yorke. It’s the home base for his 4-year-old rearranged and remixed for nearly two years. Sband Atoms For Peace, meaning he’s making The resulting album, “Amok,” was released in occasional tough cross-continent commuter February and blends Yorke’s distinctive tenor flights from the United Kingdom but also hiking vocals with complex layers of rhythm. A week after up to Griffith Observatory and surfing with Atoms getting back together to rehearse for an upcom- bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The very ing tour, Yorke and Flea sat together at a picnic English Radiohead frontman said Los Angeles is table last week outside their rehearsal space at steadily working its magic on him. producer Rick Rubin’s home. They’re less of an odd “I find it hard to work in Britain all the time,” couple in person than you’d expect, finishing each Yorke said. “Because I’ve grown up with it and it’s other’s thoughts and reminiscing about their first what I know. And I’ve also grown up with the cyni- meeting at a festival some 15 years ago.”You gave cism that’s in the genes. Sometimes it’s good to try me a lift to the stage, that’s right,” Yorke told his and wash that out. Generally in my work, it’s really bandmate, laughing. For everyone involved, who helped me a lot. And it’s fed back into the made their names performing with other groups, Radiohead thing too. Maybe it’s just getting old Atoms For Peace “feels like a musical vacation, like but I’m loosening up with all my ... stupid rules going on a field trip,” Flea said, smiling between about what works, what doesn’t work.” The 44- sips of tea. As rehearsal began, band members year-old first assembled Flea, Radiohead producer struggled to match the electronic sounds and skit- File photo shows Steven Tyler, lead singer of American rock band and multi-instrumentalist Nigel Godrich, Brazilian tering beats that Yorke had blended with their Aerosmith performing in Singapore during the inaugural Social Star percussionist Mauro Refosco and drummer Joey original playing.—AP Awards concert. — AP Waronker to perform songs from his 2006 solo album “The Eraser.” A series of loose recorded LA SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

egendary Entertainment, the Hollywood ment, China Film Co. Chairman Han Sanping studio behind “The Hangover” franchise, is said the partnership will allow the companies to Lteaming with state-owned China Film “make films that are more appealing to filmgo- Group to make more global blockbusters as it ers, creating new genres that, through the mag- advances a delayed expansion in the rapidly ic of film, bring greater variety to audiences growing Chinese movie market. Their deal is the around the world.” Faced with stagnant box- latest example of growing collaboration office growth at home, Hollywood studios are between entertainment companies in the keen to break into China, now the world’s sec- world’s two biggest movie markets. Legendary, ond-biggest film market. which also made “Inception” and “The Dark Box-office receipts in China totaled $2.7 bil- Knight,” said its Chinese venture, Legendary lion last year and pushed the country’s movie East, signed an agreement with the Chinese market past previous second-biggest, Japan, company’s unit, China Film Co, on Thursday in according to the Motion Picture Association of Beijing. The deal calls for the companies to fund America. Legendary East was set up in 2011 with development and production of multiple films the aim of making one or two “major, event- over three years. style films” starting in 2013. But the company Judges Mariah Carey, left, and Nicki Minaj, right, kiss Randy Jackson following a tribute to Their first collaborations will be announced had remained quiet since then and a plan to Jackson at the ‘American Idol’ finale at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live. — AP in the coming months. Legendary said each is raise $220.5 through a deal with a Hong Kong planned as a US-China co-production. That construction company was scuppered by rocky means they can get around China’s import financial markets. — AP restrictions that limit the number of foreign movies shown on the country’s 12,000 screens to 34 each year. The companies said they plan to produce movies for global audiences that will be “tent- pole scale” - in other words, the big-budget, op singer Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Fox released statements following the highly promoted productions that earn enough Minaj will leave “American Idol” after just announcements of both judges. “Mariah Carey is box-office revenue to support the whole studio, Pone season as judges on the singing con- a true global icon - one of the most accomplished in the same way that a tentpole holds up a tent. test show, following on the heels of longtime artists on the planet - and we feel extremely for- No specific details were released. In a state- judge Randy Jackson who left amid a TV ratings tunate that she was able to bring her wisdom and slump. “Thank you American Idol for a life chang- experience to the ‘American Idol’ contestants this ing experience! Wouldn’t trade it for the world! season,” Fox said. Time to focus on the Music!!! “Minaj said on her “Nicki Minaj is a superstar who brought a level Twitter page on Wednesday. of honesty and passion to ‘American Idol’” and Carey’s departure was also announced on who had a tremendous positive impact on so Twitter by her public relations firm PMK BNC, many contestants this season. Given her which said the singer “says goodbye 2 idol” as extremely busy career, we understand and she prepared to embark on a world tour. Carey, respect her decision and wish her the best,” the 43, joined the judging panel with Minaj, country network added after Minaj’s announcement. singer Keith Urban and Jackson, a music produc- Jackson announced this month he would not er, for the show’s 12th season. return to the show next season. It was unclear Carey reportedly earned $18 million while whether Urban would. Pop singer and actress Minaj’s salary was reported to be $12 million and Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith frontman Steven Urban’s was at $8 million for the season. Carey Tyler left “Idol” in 2012 after two seasons and and Minaj, 30, grabbed headlines throughout the used their increased visibility from the show to season for their on-camera arguments and off- relaunch their music careers. camera feuding, with Carey saying in January Fox, which is owned by News Corp, will also that she had hired extra security following threats lose reality programming chief Mike Darnell, who reportedly made against her by Minaj. Despite said last week he would leave at the end of June. the added star power of Carey, Minaj and Urban, Darnell shepherded “American Idol” into a ratings the show’s ratings slumped to the lowest in 12 juggernaut since its debut in 2002.—Reuters seasons, with the May 16 season finale of “Idol” drawing 14.2 million to see vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the competition. In this undated file image released by Warner Bros, Christian Bale is shown as Batman in a scene from ‘The Dark Knight’ from 2008. — AP

ovie star Toni Collette yesterday was sought damages mostly made up of the fall in val- ordered to pay more than Aus$800,000 ue of the property as well as the costs of resale M(US$770 million) in damages after being and interest. Collette charged that the Kellys did sued for failing to complete the purchase of a not make a reasonable effort to get the best price multi-million dollar Sydney house. Industrie cloth- for the property after their deal fell through, but ing brand founders Nick and Susan Kelly sued the Acting Justice William Windeyer disagreed. Oscar-nominated Australian actress and her musi- He ruled Susan Kelly had “made reasonable cian husband David Galafassi and the Supreme efforts to minimize her loss and took reasonable Court in Sydney ruled in their favor. The court care in selling the property for the price which heard that Collette, known for her roles in “The she did”. He also found there was a “clear, con- Sixth Sense” and TV show “United States of Tara”, tinuing act of repudiation” by Collette and and Galafassi agreed to buy the Aus$6.35 million Galafassi, who he said had no intention of com- terrace in trendy Paddington in September 2011. pleting the sale. — AFP But on the settlement day in December that year they backed out, claiming not to have File photo shows Australian movie star Toni Collette shares a light moment with Cameron enough money, having failed to sell another Diaz on the red carpet at the Australian premier of their new movie ‘In Her Shoes’, in property in Sydney. The Kellys ultimately sold the Melbourne. — AFP house to another party for Aus$5.5 million, and SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Palestinian, Azerbaijani and western European musicians present a symphony dedicated to two Palestinians killed in the West Bank during it’s first performance in Ramallah after producers overcame obstacles that had impeded one for the past three years. — AFP photos

symphony dedicated to two Palestinians killed in the West the hostile relations between Israel and Iran. “He was afraid he “It took us a long time to pass through the checkpoint to get Bank has received its first performance in the Israeli-occu- wouldn’t be able to return to his homeland after going through here from Jerusalem,” said oud (Arabian lute) player Emil Muin Apied territory after producers overcame obstacles that had Israel,” Rindt said. “We only got visas for the Azerbaijanis on Friday Bishara, originally from Nazareth. “This experience means the impeded one for the past three years. “Symphony for Palestine” last week,” he added. The symphony fuses eastern and western German musicians can see the Palestinians’ situation first-hand. by Iranian composer Kayhan Kalhor is dedicated to an Israeli- melodies and saw traditional Arabian lutes or ouds and They can sympathize with it but can’t fully understand it until Palestinian theatre director gunned down by a Palestinian mili- Azerbaijani bowed kamanchehs and plucked qanuns backed by they come here,” he said. Palestinian deputy information minister tant in 2011 and a Palestinian 12-year-old shot dead in 2005 by the German city of Dresden’s symphony orchestra, the Dresdner Mahmud Khalifa, who joined the sell-out crowd at the Ramallah Israeli soldiers who mistook his water pistol for a lethal weapon. Sinfoniker. Cultural Palace on Thursday, said the performance “brought peo- Logistics and political factors had prevented “Symphony for The concert, which features almost 30 musicians, will be also ple together.” “These concerts are important because they project Palestine” from going being taken to the West Bank since its performed in east Jerusalem and in northern West Bank city of a better image of Palestinians to the world, showing that it’s not launch three years ago, co-producers Markus Rindt and Benjamin Jenin where slain producer Juliano Mer Khamis’s Freedom just war and intifada here.” — AFP Deiss said. “There were many (Palestinian) musicians we just Theatre was based. Rindt said he hoped the families of both Mer couldn’t work with” due to restrictions of movement in place Khamis and slain teen Ahmed Khatib whose parents donated his under the Israeli army, Deiss explained. All the Palestinian musi- organs to five Israeli children could attend the Jenin perfomance. cians on the project had to be ones based in annexed Arab east “That would be very special,” he said. The Palestinians on the proj- Jerusalem, with Israeli-issued ID cards that allow them freedom of ect hoped the experience of travelling to Ramallah and Jenin movement, he said. would help their European fellow musicians understand the polit- And Iranian composer Kalhor was unable to attend because of ical situation better.

illy Joel was back in high school. The singer surprised an colleges in recent years - including a recent trip to Vanderbilt that assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the went viral. BArts in the borough of Queens on Thursday, appearing with He said in an interview that his favorite moment in school was Tony Bennett, who opened the school in 2001 through his cutting class to go play the piano in the auditorium. He also said he Exploring the Arts program. Joel performed songs on two different was greatly affected by one of his teachers. “I had a good chorus pianos onstage - he sang “New York State of Mind” on one and teacher and he encouraged me to become a musician. That’s my alk show host, entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah “She’s Got a Way” on the other. In between his performances, he greatest memory of school - an adult said, ‘You should consider Winfrey used the struggles of her television network on answered questions from students. becoming a professional musician,’” he recalled. “I’d never heard TThursday to try to inspire Harvard graduates, saying they The first: “What do you think is one of your biggest mistakes?” (that) before in my life and that kind of changed my life.”—AP were armed with more tools of empowerment than any gen- “My biggest mistake was signing a lot of contracts that I didn’t eration in history. In a commencement address at the Ivy know what they were about,” said Joel, who released his first album League school outside Boston, Winfrey told the graduates that in 1971. “I signed away a lot of my rights - record royalties, publish- they were bound to stumble no matter how high they might ing rights, copyrights and it took me years to get that stuff back.” rise, but that “there is no such thing as failure - failure is just life One male student asked for a hug as the audience cheered on, trying to move us in another direction.” another had the 64-year-old sign his yearbook and a young girl got She said she was asked to speak at Harvard after her newly an autograph for her mother. The crowd of 400 students brought a launched Oprah Winfrey Network had been declared a flop by playful side out of Joel, who was lively with the students. the media, and that she wondered what she might tell gradu- When asked who his favorite collaborator was, the Grammy ates “in the very moment when I had stopped succeeding.” winner answered: “Probably Elle Macpherson. That was a good col- Inspired by the words of a hymn and knowing she would be laboration,” he said of the Australian model he dated in the 1980s. delivering the Harvard address, Winfrey, 59, said she found the One girl asked Joel if he would play “Uptown Girl.” “It’s my favorite determination to move forward. song,” she gushed. “It sounds like crap without harmonies and “I am here to tell you today, I have turned that network drums,” Joel replied. “I can be your harmony,” she added to laughs. around,” she said. “Learn from every mistake because every Joel did not graduate with his high school class and instead was experience, encounter and particularly mistakes are there to given a diploma 25 years later. He has made a number of visits to teach you and force you into being more of who you are, and then figure out what is the right next move.” Winfrey joined a long list of politicians, policy makers, captains of industry and Billy Joel, left, and Tony Bennett pose authors - including Bill Gates and J.K. Rowling - who have on stage before a special master class offered their wisdom and advice to Harvard’s graduating class- school-wide assembly event for the es.—Reuters Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. — AP SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

In this file photograph taken on December 10, 2007, Sidi tribal children play outside their homes in the village of Jambur, some 480 kms south-west of Ahmedabad. — AFP photos

he tiny Sidi community, descendants of ninth century Arab and other troops, the Sidi mostly live in villages and towns African migrants, have lived quietly along India’s west coast along India’s west coast, with a few groups scattered across the Tfor hundreds of years while never losing touch with their rest of the country. Anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani, a profes- ancient traditions. “A Certain Grace”, a new book by Indian pho- sor at New York’s Columbia University, says many came to India tographer Ketaki Sheth reveals how the community, many of not only as cheap labor but also as soldiers, with some rising whose members live in poverty, has assimilated in India while quickly through the ranks and even acquiring royal titles. keeping its distinctive culture alive. At the book’s launch in Successive waves of migration saw Portuguese invaders bring Mumbai last month Sheth recalled her first brush with the com- slave-soldiers from modern-day Mozambique to India, Mamdani munity during a 2005 holiday in Gujarat state in western India. writes in an introductory essay to Sheth’s book. “Their main attrac- “I first saw the Sidi in Sirwan, a village in the middle of the for- tion was not their cheapness, but their loyalty. In this context, est given to them by the Nawab (Muslim prince) ... in recognition slaves are best thought of as lifelong servants of ruling or upper of their loyal services,” she said. “I was intrigued.” Estimated to caste families,” he writes. Those deemed most loyal were given number between 60,000-70,000 in a nation of 1.2 billion, the Sidi land that is now home to villages inhabited exclusively by Sidis. originate from a swathe of east Africa stretching southwards from Ethiopia. The fiercely proud community discourages marriage to Reinventing African tradition non-Sidis and outsiders are unwelcome, as Sheth found out when US-based academic Beheroze Shroff, who has studied the Sidi she was greeted by a group of young men eyeing her suspiciously for years, told AFP that they, like other migrants, “have reinvented at the entrance to another village, Jambur. their traditions”. Some customs have disappeared, while others, “If looks could kill, honestly, I would be dead. I could sense irri- involving music, dance and the addition of Swahili words to the tation, hostility, perhaps even resentment to this very obvious Gujarati dialect spoken in Sidi settlements have survived. Shroff Indian photographer Ketaki Seth poses with ‘outsider’,” she said. said that Gujarati Sidi Muslims in particular still practice “elaborate her book ‘A Certain Grace, The Sidi: Indians Two of those boys-”still angry and daunting”-would later turn rituals and ceremonies, which involve drumming and ecstatic of African Descent’ in Mumbai. up in a portrait shot by Sheth, their resistance apparently having dancing called goma (a Swahili word that means drum, song and faded over the five years she spent working on the project that dance)”. blends portraiture and street photography. Jambur would “This is handed down, learned by each subsequent generation, become an occasional backdrop to her photographs, all shot in from childhood,” said Shroff, who teaches at the University of black and white using a manual camera. California in Irvine. The Sidis, considered a marginalized tribe since Often described as descendants of slaves brought to India by 1956, have been the beneficiaries of affirmative action policies in India. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) even launched a special Olympics training centre in Gujarat in 1987, in an attempt to capi- talize on the athleticism of the African-origin Sidis. That experiment ended nine years ago amid reports of petty politics and infighting among administrators but it produced a string of national-level athletes, such as Mumbai-based Juje Jackie Harnodkar, featured in Sheth’s book. Harnodkar is among few Sidis belonging to the middle-class. Most struggle to find jobs and liter- acy levels remain low as many can only afford to send their chil- dren to poorly-managed state schools. And many children like Sukhi-a young girl whose portrait is Sheth’s favourite of the 88 photographs featured in the book-attend school infrequently. “She did go to school when I last met her but very erratically. She must have been 10, 12 when I took that photo (2005) but when I asked her she wasn’t sure,” Sheth told AFP in an email. Sukhi’s striking portrait, her eyes downcast, her curly hair askew, was taken on Sheth’s first shoot in Jambur, she said. “The early morning light was flat because it was pre-monsoon, the bricks and cement behind her were static and graphic, and her stripey dress seemed to move like a river even though she was so still.”— AFP

Sidi musicians perform outside a mosque in the village of Jambur, some 480 Sidi tribal children eat fruit outside their kms south-west of Ahmedabad. homes in the village of Jambur. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Photo shows vacationers on the beach in Myrtle Beach.

yrtle Beach, this year celebrating the 75th anniversary of Free concerts, kids stuff its incorporation, is the heart of South Carolina’s $16.5 Summer means a lot of free entertainment. In Plyler Park, just Mbillion tourism industry. Myrtle Beach is in the center of a off the boardwalk, the Hot Summer Nights series of free concerts 60-mile (100-kilometer) reach of beaches that attracts more than and other events runs this year from June 3 to Aug. 31. On 14 million visitors a year to dozens of golf courses, hundreds of Mondays there are free kids carnivals, with concerts from reggae restaurants and tens of thousands of hotel, motel and other rental to rock and country to Dixieland other nights of the week. Every units. There’s shopping at hundreds of stores and nine live enter- Wednesday there are fireworks over the ocean. Across town, at tainment theaters with almost 12,000 seats. But there’s a lot to do the Broadway at the Beach entertainment complex, there are free for free. Here are some suggestions: fireworks every Tuesday and most Fridays during the summer. North Myrtle Beach holds four free concerts on Friday evenings The beach during the season in McLean Park while there are other concerts This is the reason people come to Myrtle Beach. In South by the lake at Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park. As part of the Myrtle Carolina, the beaches are public and there are regular beach Beach birthday celebration, an oceanfront air show is set for June access points. Some areas have lifeguards and some have umbrel- 28th through 30th. las and chairs for rent, but all you really need is a beach blanket and a cool drink. There’s a beach for most every taste. Pawleys Island, to the south, is considered one of the oldest beach resorts on the East Coast with homes dating to the 1700s. The quiet beach is lined with weathered bungalows and proudly calls itself “arrogantly shabby.” In Myrtle Beach, the shore is lined with high- rise hotels and condominiums and it’s just a short walk to grab a burger along busy Ocean Boulevard. If you bring a pet, check local regulations for hours when dogs can be on the beach. A fisherman in a small boat near the River Walk in Conway. The boardwalk The boardwalk runs along Myrtle Beach’s oceanfront business district. Just over a mile (1.6 kilometers) in length, it was complet- gently flowing Waccamaw River, a great place to cool off on a sul- ed three years ago at a cost of more than $6 million. It’s a great try South Carolina afternoon. Conway, on the first Thursday of the place to wander along the shore without getting your feet sandy month from June through November, hosts Alive After Five or to just to sit and watch people enjoy their summer escape. At events as varied as a community gospel sing and a classic car sunset you can watch the oceanfront SkyWheel, the tallest Ferris show to an ice cream social. — AP wheel in the eastern United States, spin lazily, illuminated by a million LED lights. The boardwalk is being extended another block and Mayor John Rhodes has said he would like the city to eventually build the world’s longest, running 4.6 miles (7.4 kilo- meters) along the shore.

Photo shows the Franklin Burroughs-Simeon Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, S.C. — AP photos

Art museum If you want to get out of the sun for a bit, stop by the Franklin Burroughs-Simeon Chapin Art Museum. Admission is free, but donations are always accepted. Located on the south end of Myrtle Beach, part of the structure is an almost 90-year-old beach house moved to its present location about 30 years ago. The museum has 10 galleries and an art studio for workshops. Beginning June 6, the museum hosts “Animation B.C. (Before Computers),” an exhibit focusing on the development of anima- tion in the 20th Century. It features original production art includ- ing Mickey Mouse and Dora the Explorer. Also this summer, the museum features an exhibit with 45 works of golf art - more than appropriate in an area with 102 golf courses.

Conway and the riverwalk Conway, located 15 miles (24 kilometers) inland from Myrtle Beach, is the old tobacco town dating to the early 1700s that mil- lions simply drive past rushing to the shore. But you may want to slow down and stop. The historic district includes almost three dozen National Register of Historic Places sites. The city’s scenic Vacationers walk along the boardwalk. River Walk connects to the business district and runs along the Plyler Park, just off the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) volunteer Brian Valente, left, with his dog, Finn, greet the Travelers bound to India are greeted by volunteers with Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) Bloom family with their 13-month-old son, Jacob, at the Los Angeles International Airport ter- Brian Valente and his dog Finn, far left, and Lou Friedman and Hazel, second from left, as they minal. — AP photos walk around the Los Angeles International Airport terminal.

here’s a new breed of airport dog. They aren’t looking for When Claudia McCaskill’s family recently flew home from drugs or bombs - they are looking for people who need a vacation in Brazil she requested Casey meet the plane to greet Tbuddy, a belly to rub or a paw to shake. “His job is to be her 5-year-old daughter, Carina, who is autistic. She knew Carina touched,” volunteer Kyra Hubis said about Henry James, her 5- would be low on energy and patience and they still had a 2.5- year-old golden retriever that works a few hours a week at the hour drive home to St Lucie. Casey and handler Liz Miller were San Jose airport. “I am just standing there with him. They are talk- there with a gift basket and Carina fell in love with the dog. ing to him. If I need to answer for him, I do. But I am at the end of “Thank you for visiting us at the airport so I would be happy,” his leash, he’s not at the end of mine.” Carina said in a video the family made for Casey. Mineta San Jose International Airport is widely credited with Now Carina wants to go back and see Casey again. “I can’t say introducing the first airport therapy dog in the days after Sept 11, how much we appreciate what they did for us. It not only helped 2001, when flights were grounded, passengers were stranded our daughter, but us too,” McCaskill said. Despite all the smiles, and reaching friends and relatives in the East was nearly impossi- there are also hard moments. Before departing from San Jose, a ble. Passengers were anxious and afraid. soldier kneeled down and told Henry James: “OK, buddy, you take Enter Orion, owned by a volunteer airport chaplain who got care of the house while I am gone,” Hubis said. A woman who Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) volunteers: Marwick permission to bring the dog to work. He made such a difference said her husband of 40 years told her he wanted a divorce that Kane and Kai, far left, and Brian Valente, with his dog, Finn, that San Jose formalized the program and now has nine dogs. morning wept on Henry’s shoulder. “He just sat there,” Hubis said. center, walk around the Los Angeles International Airport Miami International Airport got onboard the program with one “He knew. He can feel.”—AP terminal. and Los Angeles International Airport has 30 and is hoping to expand its program. The dogs are intended to take the stress out of travel - the crowds, long lines and terrorism concerns. You never know why people are flying, said Heidi Huebner, director of volunteers at LAX, which launched Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) in April. Travelers might be in town for a vacation, a funeral, to visit a sick family member or to attend a business meeting. “You can literally feel the stress levels drop, people start smil- ing, strangers start talking to each other and everybody walks away feeling really, really good,” Huebner said. Dogs have to be healthy, skilled, stable, well-mannered and able to work on a slack 4-foot leash, said Billie Smith, executive director of Wyoming- based Therapy Dogs, Inc., which certifies the LAX animals. They have to be comfortable with crowds, sounds, smells - and they need to pass through security like all airport workers. Handlers are taught to watch for people who fear or dislike dogs or those who might have allergies. In most cases, people approach the dogs, identifiable by the vests or bandannas they wear. Los Angeles’ dogs, which are featured on trading cards, are as varied as its airport passengers. There’s a long-haired Dalmatian, a Lab-pointer mix, a field spaniel, a poodle, three Australian Labradoodles, a Doberman and a 150-pound Irish wolfhound named Finn who has two tricks. “He looks you in the eye and lays down on the job,” said owner Brian Valente. “When I’m around Finn, it makes me feel like things are OK. When Finn’s around other people, they are OK. It’s almost instant, even if just for a moment,” Valente said. Miami’s sole dog, Casey, a 4-year-old golden retriever, is a star. She has her own website, fan mail, business cards and a role on “Airport 24/7: Miami,” a weekly reality show on the Travel Channel. “Casey is so pure and genuine,” explained Dickie Davis, director of terminal operations and customer service. “She’s not asking for anything or selling anything. She is just a love magnet.” Volunteers with Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUPs) walk past the spider legged Theme Building. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Spellers Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York, Pranav Sivakumar of Tower Lakes, Illinois, and Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, during the finals.

he US-born son of immigrants from India overcame The National Spelling Bee has been an American institu- his dread of German-derived words Thursday to win tion for decades. This year, more than 11 million children Tthe 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Confetti rained took part in local qualifying competitions in the United on a suddenly speechless Arvind Mahankali, 13, from New States and abroad. In a fresh twist, organizers announced- York City, after he correctly spelled knaidel, a type of seven weeks before the championships at the Gaylord dumpling perhaps better known as a matzah ball. He resort outside Washington-that contestants would for the becomes the sixth youth of south Asian heritage to win the first time be tested on vocabulary knowledge as well as coveted title in the last six years, and also the first male spelling skills. Doing so has reaffirmed the bee’s educational champion since 2008. purpose, in a time when some hard-driving parents have Mahankali, the eldest son of an IT consultant father and a been using custom-made software to turn their offspring physician mother, had placed ninth in 2010, then third in into bee-winners through hours upon hours of rote memo- 2011 and 2012. More often than not, it was obscure English rization. words of Germanic origin that denied him victory. “The Mahankali’s father Srinivas Mahankali, who came to the German curse has turned into a German blessing,” he United States from Hyderabad in southern Indian in the quipped after besting eight other finalists in a nail-biting 1990s, said the family encouraged his interest in competi- finale to nationally televised competition that kicked off tive spelling, but did not pressure him to win. “It’s an unpre- Tuesday with 281 contestants from eight nations. Earlier in dictable thing. You can get any word in the dictionary. It’s the evening, Mahankali aced such words as tokonoma (an unfair to expect anything in this,” he told AFP as his son alcove in a Japanese living room), kaumographer (someone fielded questions from reporters such as whether he’d ever who prints a design onto cloth with a hot iron), and galere eaten a knaidel. (He had not.) Both father and son agreed (a group of people who have something in common). that education is the reason why the children of immigrants The forward-looking youngster plans to save the $30,000 have come to dominate spelling bees. cash prize-plus a $2,500 US savings bond-for college, where “They want to prove that they can learn the English lan- he hopes to get a doctorate degree in physics by the time guage,” said the younger Mahankali, who is fluent in English he’s 23 years old. “I hope to make some kind of major con- and Telugu, the family’s native tongue, and picking up tribution” after university, he said. “I’ll see how it looks.” Spanish in school. “At home, my dad use to chant Telugu Second place went to Pranav Sivakumar, 13, from Illinois, poems from forwards to backwards and backwards to for- Confetti falls over Arvind Mahankali after the finals of the 2013 Scripps while Sriram Hathwar, 13, from New York, came in third. wards,” added Mahankali senior. “We value language a lot... National Spelling Bee May 30, 2013. Amber Born, 14, from Massachusetts, a crowd-pleaser with Wealth is fickle, but education is number one.” — AFP her tension-breaking jokes, finished forth. The youngest finalist, Vanya Shivashankar, 11, from Kansas, the sister of 2009 champion Kavya Shivashankar, fell in the fifth round after a strong and engaging performance.

Arvind Mahankali holds the championship trophy. Arvind Mahankali receives his trophy from president of the Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, NY, is congratulated E.W. Scripps Company Rich Boehne. by his family as confetti falls after he won the National Spelling Bee by spelling the word ‘knaidel’ correctly on Thursday. — AP/AFP photos SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

These pictures show scenes of the Disposition event by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the Sant’Antonin church.

hinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei tells the story of his 2011 “It is a personal statement and a political statement,” Greg incarceration with an installation of six large rusty metal Hilty, curatorial director of the gallery, told AFP. “It was a very Cboxes in the nave of a Venetian church at the Biennale art traumatic experience for him. He needed to exorcise the trauma,” festival. In the Baroque surroundings of St Antonino-a short walk he said. “It is about a man’s search for identity,” he said. from St Mark’s Square-the unusual display encourages visitors to Ai has emerged as a fierce critic of the government in Beijing, peer inside the mysterious boxes to see what might be inside. often through his prolific use of the Internet and involvement in Like a twisted doll house turned into a Chinese prison, the sculp- sensitive social campaigns. He was detained for 81 days in 2011 tures are scenes from his detention with the artist shown going during a roundup of activists at the time of the Arab Spring popu- about his daily tasks with two guards present all the time. lar uprisings, and on his release he was accused of tax evasion In one he is sleeping as guards watch, then he is naked in the and barred from leaving the country for one year. shower, pacing in his cell, eating a meal, talking and going to the The Chinese artist, who cannot be in Venice, because he has toilet. The impression is of an overwhelming attack on the artist’s still not been returned his passport, described his detention in a intimacy that immediately puts visitors ill at ease as they peer like video message published on his site last week. The video showed voyeurs. Ai under interrogation, marking a document with a red The realism of the works echoes the traditional aesthetic of thumbprint and wearing a black hood labeled “Criminal” before the communist country-rendered all the more unusual in the con- being scrutinized by guards in the prison shower. Ai told AFP in text of a church. The choice of a house of worship could be anoth- Beijing that for the video he created an “exact model” of the room er gesture of provocation from Ai since China has difficult rela- in which he was kept for much of the period. tions with the Catholic Church. “There are so many political prisoners in China who are being The six boxes, which are around 1.5 meters (five feet) high and kept in even worse conditions than I was,” he said. “When I was 3.5 meters long, have a sobriety that fits with the church’s theatri- detained, the guards would ask me to sing songs for them... even cal elegance. The exhibition entitled “S.A.C.R.E.D” was installed by in such a place people still have imagination.”— AFP the Lisson Gallery (www.lissongallery.com), based in London and Milan, and can be viewed until September 15.

Visitors look at Ai Weiwei’s installation Bang at the German pavilion during the press preview of the 55th Venice art biennale in Venice. — AFP photos technology SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Google coming out with 2 new Android phones

SAN FRANCISCO: Google revealed yes- disclosure a day after Motorola Mobility Korea, the United States and elsewhere driving at 60 MPH (96 kilometers per terday that it has two new sophisticated head Dennis Woodside said on the same with about 70 percent of the assembly hour) and it will act differently.” Android smartphones in the works, one of stage that the company’s was preparing done in Texas, Woodside said. Google makes its Android operating which will have the unprecedented dis- to release its first smartphone since being Moto X would set itself apart from oth- system for mobile devices available free tinction of being made in the United bought by Google. The smartphone er smartphones with advanced use of sen- to electronics manufacturers. The compa- States. An HTC One smartphone cus- would be called Moto X and be made in a sors such as gyroscopes and accelerome- ny completed its $12.5 billion purchase of tomized to be “Google’s take on Android” facility near Fort Worth, Texas, Woodside ters to make devices adapt to the condi- the Motorola unit-which makes smart- will make its US debut on June 26 at a said. tions or circumstances in which they are phones and other devices-a year ago, eye- price of $599, the head of Android, “It is the first smartphone that is going being used, Woodside said. “It knows it is ing both its mobile phone line, which uses Chrome and Google Apps said at an to be built in the United States,” in my pocket or out of my pocket, and can Google’s Android platform, and some AllThingsD conference in California. “It’s a Woodside said, noting that the plant anticipate use cases so it knows when I 17,000 valuable patents. Motorola great device,” Google executive Sundar would employ about 2,000 people by may want to take a picture and fires up Mobility was created in 2011 when US- Pichai said during an on-stage interview. August. “We think that it is going to allow the camera,” Woodside said, declining to based Motorola Inc split the company into Google Edition handsets by Taiwan- us to innovate and iterate that much show the smartphone on stage. “Imagine a mobile devices unit and a government based HTC will be compatible with carri- faster.” Components for Motorola smart- you are in the car,” he continued. “The and public safety division known as ers AT&T and T-Mobile. Pichai made the phones will come from Taiwan, South device will know, whether on or off, it is Motorola Solutions.—AFP

Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It’s making the operat- ing system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed for per- sonal computers. The revisions to Windows 8 will be released later this year. The free update, called Windows 8.1, represents Microsoft’s concessions to long-time customers taken aback by the dramatic changes to an operating system that had become a staple in households and offices around the world during the past 20 years. Research group IDC has blamed Windows 8 for accelerating a decline in PC sales. With the release of Windows 8 seven months ago, Microsoft introduced a startup screen displaying applications in a mosaic of interactive tiles instead of static icons. The shift agitated many users who wanted the option to launch the operating system in a mode that resembled the old setup. That choice will be provided in Windows 8.1. However, Microsoft isn’t bringing back the start menu on the lower left corner of the WASHINGTON: This NASA artist’s conception obtained May 30, 2013 shows how families of asteroids are created. screen. Windows has offered the button for accessing all pro- Over the history of our solar system, catastrophic collisions between asteroids located in the belt between Mars grams and settings on every previous version of the operating system since 1995. Microsoft believes the startup screen and Jupiter have formed families of objects on similar orbits around the sun. New data from NASA’s NEOWISE replaces the need for a button, but its omission has ranked project, based on observations made by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), have revealed the sizes among the biggest gripes about Windows 8. Microsoft is hop- and reflectivity of members of these asteroids families. The findings are helping scientists better understand how ing to quiet the critics by resurrecting an omnipresent the families formed and evolved.—AFP Windows logo anchored in the lower left corner. Users will also be able to ensure their favorite applications, including Word and Excel, appear in a horizontal tool bar next to the Windows ‘Start’ button returns logo. Accessing apps outside the toolbar will still require using the tiles or calling them up in a more comprehensive search engine included in the Windows 8.1 updates. Microsoft Corp. announced its plans for Windows 8.1 in ear- to Windows software ly May, but it didn’t offer details about what it will include until Thursday. The Redmond, Wash., company will provide a more SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft unveiled an that advance the touch experience and to the desktop first.” Cherry took advan- extensive tour of Windows 8.1 and several new applications update to its latest Windows operating mobile computing’s potential,” Leblond tage of the option of customizing built into the upgrade at a conference for programmers in San system Thursday that included a return of said. Windows upgrades include Bing- Windows 8 on his computer and thus Francisco, scheduled to begin June 26. a “Start” button that had been missed by powered searches that expand Internet opposes the return of the Start button. Antoine Leblond, a Microsoft executive who helps oversee longtime users of the computer software. queries to include searching apps and files Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc said a public the operating system’s program management, said the ability The tweaked version of the operating sys- on computers along with data stored in preview of Windows 8.1 will be available to start PCs in the more familiar format is meant to ease the tem, nicknamed Windows Blue, will be Microsoft’s online SkyDrive service. starting on June 26, timed with the “cognitive dissonance” caused by Windows 8. Gartner analyst previewed on June 26 and will be a free The update comes amid a lukewarm Microsoft developer conference in San Carolina Milanesi predicted the desktop option will spur more update for users of Windows 8.1, accord- reception for Windows 8, an operating sys- Francisco. Microsoft said recently it had sales of Windows 8 computers. “Some people were getting fix- ing to the Redmond, Washington-based tem released last year to help the software sold than 100 million licenses for Windows ated” on the desktop issue, Milanesi said. “This may cause more technology titan. “It’s Windows 8 even giant transition from personal computers 8 but that the update was planned after people who felt uncomfortable with Windows 8 to take a sec- better,” Windows program management to tablets and other mobile devices. It listening to customers. Some analysts say ond look.” corporate vice president Antoine Leblond remained unclear whether the return of Microsoft was forced to act because of Microsoft made the dramatic overhaul to Windows in an said in a blog post. “Windows 8.1 will the “Start” button would placate Windows slow adoption of Windows 8, which made attempt to expand the operating system’s franchise beyond deliver improvements and enhancements users who saw the icon as a simple way to some radical changes to the design of the personal computers that rely on keyboards and mice to smart- in key areas like personalization, search, get to tools or tasks laid out on desktop desktop. With Windows 8, Microsoft was phones and tablet computers controlled by a touch or swipe of the built-in apps, Windows Store experi- screens. “All I know is that something is trying to create a system that could be the finger. But Windows 8 has been widely panned as a disap- ence and cloud connectivity.” back, but until I get my hands on Windows used on mobile touch screen devices pointment, even though Microsoft says it has licensed more Microsoft returned a well-known 8.1, I won’t know exactly what,” said ana- while also serving the users of traditional than 100 million copies so far. Microsoft views Windows 8.1 as Windows logo to the lower left corner of lyst Michael Cherry of Directions On PCs. Microsoft launched Windows 8 last more than just a fix-it job. From its perspective, the tuneup computer screens in what was seen as a Microsoft, which specializes in tracking the October, revamping its flagship system in underscores Microsoft’s evolution into a more nimble compa- resurrection of a banished “Start” button software colossus. an effort to make inroads in the fast- ny capable of moving quickly to respond to customer feedback missed by users. “Not only will Windows “I think the real problem is that there growing mobile segment. At the same while also rolling out more innovations for a myriad of 8.1 respond to customer feedback, but it are no Windows 8 apps that are worth time, it launched its Surface tablet com- Windows devices - smartphones, tablets or PCs.—AP will add new features and functionality using, so everyone really just wants to get puter.—AFP technology SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Asteroid company Startup glasses overlay wants to put your face in space Internet on real world

CAPE CANAVERAL: A privately owned asteroid mining firm, CALIFORNIA: While Google prepares to up for them to see. Atheer is designing if any, talks they have had with Google backed in part by Google Inc’s founders, launched a crowd- release eyewear that provides a window voice controls and camera capabilities into about their project. “Google is really the funding project to gauge public interest in a small space tel- to the Web, a startup on the edge of its the Android-powered eyewear, which will pioneer in this field with Glass, and in escope that could serve as a backdrop for personal photo- campus is readying glasses that overlay keep Internet imagery invisible until it is many ways this complements that,” Yang graphs, officials said. Planetary Resources, based in the Internet on the world in 3D. Atheer needed or until summoned with a gesture. said. Atheer is building a network of devel- Bellevue, Washington, plans to build and operate tele- Labs on Thursday provided the first public “Our mobile 3D platform fundamental- opers to craft useful or fun applications for scopes to hunt for asteroids orbiting near Earth and robotic look at prototype eyewear that lets people ly alters the way people access informa- the eyewear and partners for making the spacecraft to mine them for precious metals, water and oth- manipulate virtual objects, maps and tion on the go, adding a natural interface gear fashionable. er materials. more in the air in a style reminiscent of a that can be controlled with natural ges- A product wasn’t expected to be ready It also plans an educational and outreach program to let scene in the film “Minority Report.” students, museums, armchair astronomers and virtual trav- “The whole idea is that technology is elers share use of a telescope through an initiative on becoming smart enough to wrap itself Kickstarter, a website used to raise funds for creative proj- around you,” Atheer co-founder and chief ects. Planetary Resources aims to raise $1 million by June 30 executive Soulaiman Itani said while pro- to assess public appetite for participating in a space project. viding AFP a demonstration. “It is an It expects to launch its first telescope in 2015. opportunity of taking the Internet and For a pledge of $25, participants can make use of a making it much more immersive, connect- “space photo booth” by sending a picture to be displayed ed and helpful in a non-intrusive way; like like a billboard on the side of the telescope with Earth in the our hidden guardian angel.” background. Its image would then be snapped by a remote Itani and Atheer chief technology offi- camera and transmitted back. Starting at $200, participants cer Allen Yang described what their team can use the telescope to look at an astronomical object. The is building as an extension of the trend of Kickstarter campaign complements the company’s ongoing sophisticated mobile technology bringing efforts to design and build its first telescope, called ARKYD. Internet services to people when they Investors include Google Chief Executive Larry Page and want. “The next step, we believe, is natural Chairman Eric Schmidt, as well as Ross Perot Jr, chairman of interaction through computer vision,” Itani the real estate development firm Hillwood and The Perot said. Group. “All we are asking is for the public to tell us that they “We worked hard to do that in portable want something,” company co-founder Eric Anderson told fashion,” he continued. “This is like putting reporters during a webcast press conference on the Xbox and the Kinect and the Internet Wednesday. “We’re not going to spend our time and in your pocket running on a battery.” resources to do something if people don’t want it and really Atheer is working on versions of the eye- the only way to prove that it’s something people want is to wear that access the Internet by wirelessly ask them for money,” he said. connecting to smartphones or Wi-Fi CALIFORNIA: Atheer co-founder and chief executive Soulaiman Itani pos- Planetary Resources is not the first space startup to turn hotspots and which have telecom chip es with the prototype glasses that overlay the Internet on the real world in to crowd-funding. Colorado-based Golden Spike, which capabilities to link to mobile phone net- 3D.—AFP plans commercial human expeditions to the moon, has works. A prototype device in the Atheer launched two initiatives on Indiegogo, another Internet- office in a building on the Google campus tures and motions,” said Itani. To address for consumers until next year. Google based funding platform.— Reuters in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View the kinds of privacy concerns that have Glass was a common sight early this allowed a virtual map to be scanned with been expressed about Glass, Atheer is month at a software developers confer- the turn of a head and virtual objects developing a way for businesses or prop- ence in San Francisco, where software Trip to Mars would manipulated. erty owners to detect when devices enter savants here shared visions of games, News stories could have images come and ask that camera features be turned weather reports, news and more delivered likely exceed radiation alive with what Itani and Yang called off. “It is basically a system for letting peo- to the Internet-linked eyewear. Glass con- “Harry Potter style” pictures. “It is like the ple say that on their land, you can’t take nects to the Internet using Wi-Fi hot spots limits for astronauts Internet now is stuck behind these win- video without their permission,” Itani said. or, more typically, by being wirelessly teth- CAPE CANAVERAL: Radiation levels measured by NASA’s Mars dows we look through,” Itani said. The system will include a way to verify ered to mobile phones. Pictures or video Curiosity rover show astronauts likely would exceed current US “Breaking that and putting it in 3D around if someone has disabled the eyewear cam- are shared through the Google Plus social exposure limits during a roundtrip mission to Mars, scientists said you everywhere is a great shift.” era. “In the end, these things are really network. Google executive chairman Eric on Thursday. The rover landed on Mars in August to search for He gave the example of a wearer paus- decided by society,” Itani said. “Our role is Schmidt said recently that it will take “a habitats that could have supported past microbial life. Results ing to window shop and having discounts, to give them all the options. while” before consumer versions of Glass taken during Curiosity’s eight-month cruise to Mars indicate that exclusive items or other information pop Itani and Yang would not discuss what, are available.—AFP astronauts would receive a radiation dose of about 660 millisiev- erts during a 360-day roundtrip flight, the fastest travel possible with today’s chemical rockets. That dosage does not include any time spent on the planet’s surface. A millisievert is a measure- ment of radiation exposure. NASA limits astronauts’ increased cancer risk to 3 percent, which translates to a cumulative radia- tion dose of between about 800 millisieverts and 1,200 millisiev- erts, depending on a person’s age, gender and other factors. “Even for the shortest of (Mars) missions, we are perilously close to the radiation career and health limits that we’ve estab- lished for our astronauts,” NASA’s chief medical officer Richard Williams told a National Academy of Sciences’ medical commit- tee on Thursday. An astronaut living for six months on the International Space Station, which flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth, receives a dosage of about 100 millisieverts. An abdominal X-ray scan generates about 10 millisieverts. At NASA’s request, the Institute of Medicine panel is looking into ethics and health standards for long-duration spaceflights. “We’re looking at that 3 percent standard and its applicability for exploration-type missions,” added NASA’s Edward Semones, spaceflight radiation health officer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, during a conference call later with reporters. “The snapshot today is that we would exceed our limit,” Semones said. WASHINGTON: This NASA artist’s rendering obtained yesterday shows what capturing an asteroid could look like. NASA’s NASA also is looking into alternative propulsion technologies to FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable speed up the trip to Mars and different types of spacecraft shield- orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. Performing these elements for the proposed asteroid ing. Information from Curiosity about how much and what type initiative integrates the best of NASA’s science, technology and human exploration capabilities. It uses current and developing of radiation astronauts can expect on the Martian surface is due capabilities to find both large asteroids that pose a hazard to Earth and small asteroids that could be candidates for the initia- to be released later this year. The research was published in this tive, accelerates the technology development activities in high-powered solar electric propulsion and takes advantage of the week’s edition of the journal Science.— Reuters hard work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.—AFP TV listings SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

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Congratulations

ongratulations to Akmal and his wife Con their wedding day! Best wishes from Chandini and dear ones from Kuwait and Syria.

Raghav Juyal show on June 7

Baklavia performs at KBS

uwait Bilingual School, Jahra presented its annual mid- from Greece. The play written by D M Larzon was directed by dle school production Baklavia on May 29, 2013. Parents KBS English language teacher Cecilia. Selected students from Kas well as teachers enjoyed the hilarious comedy about grade 6 to 10 participated in the 1 hour play as actors and some bakers forming their own country Baklavia to evade tax backstage helpers.

he Dancing Divas is organizing its 5th Annual Jubilation on the 7th of June 2013 at Cambridge TSchool, Mangaf, between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The program will be attended by Raghav Juyal (Dance India Dance Fame) who will be judging the show as well as entertaining the audience with his dance performances. Another highlight of the show is the presence of Raja Sagoo (Comedy Circus Fame) who will be anchor for the event. Raghav will also be conducting a dance workshop on the 8th of June at the Salmiya Model School.

In defense of creative lit, at a time of globalization Poet Satchidanandan takes a critical look at the live-in-the-moment trend of our time

By Sunil Cherian news syndrome where the channels break a news item without investi- gating the accuracy of a story. Print media, in competition with the e- t 67, Satchidanandan is fully alive and awake as ever. Traveling as media, follows suit. An error regretted becomes one-column news part of lecturing, literary workshops and seminars is a normal rou- whereas the error was the lead of the day. Atine for the Delhi-based poet and critic whose works have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. Satchidanandan is in Social networks Kuwait to inaugurate Kerala Art Lovers’ Association (KALA) annual moth- Blog poets have ruined today’s poetry because they are a spoilt er-tongue learning program, held yesterday at Indian Community generation without having anyone to tell them what is worth. The club School, Khaitan. He was all smiles when I met him though what he culture prevails here when someone applauds his friend in fear of talked about was far away from happiness. Excerpts: being unfriended. It is in the urban culture to say everything is fantab- ulous. Anything and everything is likeable and the tribe of critics is Momentary literature extinct. Social networks did play a major role in spreading, for exam- Speed has overrun the generation of our time. Momentary content- ple, reaction campaigns against Delhi rape case where the govern- ment is everybody after, ‘shallowing’ the depth and foresight of the pre- ment response was slow. The people movement was not ‘part of a vious generations. Earlier, a profound, philosophical view on life was a middle class protest against the poor labor classes’ as Arundhati Roy necessity in writing. Today, such views are unwanted and unwelcome. said. The rape victim was not from the middle class background. I must Writers all over the world are bitten by the bug of celebrity-hood and say Delhi suffers from sexual poverty considering the many types of easy ticket to money making. This is the characteristic of club culture migrants there. where one writes not as a mission but as a holiday pastime to be the member of an elite club. No wonder why chic literature triumphs. New works Writing shrunk to the narration of daily life. I am doing a monthly column ‘Through My Window’ in Frontline by the Hindu group. The column is about sub-continental literature. Right Prey to market now I am reading a novel ‘For Pepper and Christ’ by Keki N Daruwalla. It is in the agenda of market philosophy to erase memories of con- My new book ‘Literature and Resistance’, a collection of essays will be sumers and make them happy in the now. India falls to the market agen- released this month. The book talks about art and literature in the time das because of our greed as a developing nation. Market philosophy is of globalization, dalit writing, women writing, and world literature affecting all phases of our life. Television media suffers from breaking including the works of late Palestine poet Mahmoud Darwish. health & science SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Australia urges world to Sharks worth stand up to tobacco industry more for tourism than in soup GENEVA: Australia yesterday urged governments around the globe to OSLO: Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon stand up to the tobacco industry, say- become more valuable as tourist attractions than when ing it was confident of victory in a caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study new legal battle over its landmark showed yesterday. It urged better protection for the fish, plain packaging rules. “Big tobacco from Australia to the Caribbean, to reduce catches of an will stop at nothing to use every estimated 38 million a year to meet demand for shark fin opportunity they can to intimidate soup, mainly in China. “We are hoping that people will rec- countries to not take appropriate ognize that sharks are not only valuable on the plate,” lead public health measures,” Jane Halton, author Andres Cisneros-Montemayor of the University of Australia’s health minister, said in British Columbia in Canada said. Geneva at a meeting marking World Shark-watching tourism generates about $314 million a No Tobacco Day. year and is projected to surge to $780 million in the next Australia’s pioneering legislation, 20 years, according to the study in the journal Oryx - The in force since December, aims to fur- International Journal of Conservation. By contrast, the ther cut smoking rates by requiring landed value of world shark fisheries is now $630 million a tobacco products to be sold in drab year and has been declining, according to the experts in green boxes with the same typeface Canada, the United States and Mexico. and graphic images of diseased In recent years Palau, the Maldives, Honduras, Tokelau, smokers. Halton addressed a session The Bahamas, the Marshall Islands, the Cook Islands, of the World Health Organization French Polynesia and New Caledonia have created sanctu- (WHO) yesterday, as the UN agency aries by banning commercial shark fishing. “Many coun- seeks tougher global measures to rein tries have a significant financial incentive to conserve in tobacco use, which claims six mil- sharks and the places where they live,” said Jill Hepp, direc- lion lives a year. tor of global shark conservation at the Pew Charitable “Tobacco continues to cause enor- Trusts which took part in the study. Pew urged more sanc- mous suffering and death which is tuaries. — Reuters totally avoidable,” she told partici- pants. “We urge other nations to defy the tobacco industry.” New Zealand and Ireland are planning plain pack- No benefit from double aging rules, despite a tobacco indus- dose of Tamiflu for flu try-backed challenge to Australia’s law at the World Trade Organization PARIS: Tamiflu, the frontline treatment for influenza, offers by cigar-producers Cuba, Honduras no benefit for patients if it is administered in double the and the Dominican Republic, plus normal dose, a study conducted in Southeast Asia said on Ukraine. The plaintiff countries main- Thursday. Previous studies that found Tamiflu-lab name tain that Australia’s law breaches oseltamivir-is more effective if administered swiftly after international trade rules and intellec- infection, have prompted suggestions that patients would tual property rights to brands-argu- also do better if they are given a higher dose. ments that failed to convince Doctors at 13 hospitals in Indonesia, Singapore, Australia’s High Court in a case INDIA: Indian students from Ahmedabad Dental College along with police Thailand and Vietnam tested the idea on 326 patients with brought by tobacco firms. write messages on a huge cigarette model while participating in a Quit severe flu symptoms. Doubling the dose did not ease the “We have said very clearly, we are Tobacco Movement at the Gandhi Ashram on ‘World No Tobacco Day’ in duration of the illness, diminish virus levels or alter the risk responsible members of the global Ahmedabad yesterday. — AFP of death compared with the standard dose, they reported community, we will turn up to the consumers-despite measures in a ing selling branded clothing, product- in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). But there was no dif- ference in side effects, either. WTO and we will deal with the case 2005 treaty such as restrictions on placement in reality TV shows, and Tests on the patients showed five strains of influenza. appropriately and responsibly,” billboards and TV ads. “The tobacco event sponsorship. “What’s the solu- Most had seasonal flu or the 2009 pandemic H1N1 strain, Halton said. “We are very confident. industry needs to attract new victims tion? A comprehensive ban on all but a small number (5.2 percent) had H5N1 “bird” flu, a But yes, it’s another front that they’ve to replace those who die or manage advertising, promotion and sponsor- highly dangerous type that causes death in nearly 60 per- opened,” she added. The WHO is con- to quit, just to maintain profits,” said ship activities,” said Troedsson, cent of diagnosed cases. None had the H7N9 flu that has cerned that the industry is replenish- Hans Troedsson, the WHO’s executive adding that such rules drove down emerged this year in China. A total of 130 people have ing its customer pool via new ways of director. smoking rates in countries that enact- been infected and 37 died since the H7N9 outbreak started marketing-chiefly aimed at young The WHO points to tactics includ- ed them. — AFP in February. — AFP C-section OK for pregnant woman in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador’s gov- lupus and kidney failure. Ultrasound American country’s laws prohibit all done on the woman by the govern- ernment gave permission Thursday images indicate that her fetus is abortions, even when a woman’s ment-run Institute of Legal Medicine for doctors to perform a premature developing with only a brain stem health is at risk, and the woman and found that her diseases are under delivery for a seriously ill woman and is given no chance of surviving. any doctor who terminated her control and she can continue the whose pregnancy attorneys say is Because the pregnancy is 26 pregnancy would face arrest and pregnancy. putting her life at risk. The case of weeks along, abortion laws are no criminal charges. The judges voted 4-to-1 to reject the 22-year-old woman known only longer at play, according to women’s The Health Department hasn’t the appeal by the woman’s lawyers, as Beatriz has drawn international groups who have supported her given a day or time for when Beatriz who argued that continuing with the attention as she sought to end the petition. Rather, the health ministry will deliver the baby by cesarean sec- pregnancy put her life at risk. The pregnancy in a country with some of can determine what’s most medical- tion, said Morena Herrera, a member ruling brought widespread criticism, the strictest abortion laws in Latin ly sound for the mother versus the of the Feminist Collective for Local including a statement by Amnesty America. The move by Health unborn baby. Development, an organization that International calling the court deci- Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez “She is in the hands of top-notch has been supporting Beatriz. sion “cruel and callous” and “a came a day after the Supreme Court doctors,” Rodriguez said. “The med- “She is going through all the med- potential death sentence for Beatriz.” ruled that Beatriz, who is six months ical team at the Maternity Hospital is ical exams to be ready for surgery,” Abortion opponents said the case is pregnant, could not have an abor- ready to act immediately at the Herrera said. The Supreme Court said being used to press for legalized tion even though she suffers from slightest sign of danger.” The Central physical and psychological exams abortion in El Salvador. —AP health & science SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Hospitals ACCOMMODATION Sabah Hospital 24812000 Sharing accommodation for only Indians, family or execu- Amiri Hospital 22450005 tive bachelors only, in Maternity Hospital 24843100 Salmiya, Block - 12, Al- Mughera bin Shoba Street. Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital 25312700 Contact: 97202594. Chest Hospital 24849400 (C 4430) 30-5-2013 Farwaniya Hospital 24892010 Adan Hospital 23940620 Fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath, salah with satellite, Ibn Sina Hospital 24840300 internet, telephone, sea view Al-Razi Hospital 24846000 closet, near Burger King, Blagat Street, from 01-6-2013 Physiotherapy Hospital 24874330/9 to 20-08-2013, rent KD 270. Contact: 50687350. Clinics 28-5-2013 Rabiya 24732263 Rawdha 22517733 FOR SALE name from Murtaza to Adailiya 22517144 Murtaza Rehmat Ali Fully furnished flat for sale in Tamatiya. Khaldiya 24848075 Burj Behbehani building (C 4431) opposite to Salmiya Garden. Khaifan 24849807 1-6-2013 Big hall, 2 bedroom, 2 bath- Shamiya 24848913 room, big kitchen. Swimming I, Moidin Kunhi Badiyar Shuwaikh 24814507 pool, Gym facility, under- Husan, S/o Husan Kunhi Abdullah Salim 22549134 ground parking and round Urmene Moidin holder of the clock security available. Al-Nuzha 22526804 Indian Passport No. Contact: 50701181. (C 4432) F4932532 have changed my Industrial Shuwaikh 24814764 1-6-2013 name to Mohammed Mohideen for all purposes. Al-Qadisiya 22515088 Doctor owned cars - Toyota (C 4427) Dasmah 22532265 Yaris 2009 (hatchback) and Nissan Murano (2006), low 26-5-2013 Bneid Al-Ghar 22531908 mileage, going cheap and Al-Shaab 22518752 well maintained. Contact: 97202594. (C 4429) MATRIMONIAL Al-Kibla 22459381 30-5-2013 Ayoun Al-Kibla 22451082 For sale Honda model 2001, gold color, good condition, Inviting proposals for daughter Mirqab 22456536 price KD 750/-. Contact: Dr. Pharmacy, Age 27, tall, 50952218. (C 4426) smart, Kuwait working Muslim Sharq 22465401 Pakistani family, from season- Salmiya 25746401 able same status boys through CHANGE OF NAME parents. Contact: Jabriya 25316254 [email protected] Maidan Hawally 25623444 I, Murtaza Rehmat Ali (C 4428) 30-5-2013 Bayan 25388462 Tamatiya, have changed my

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PARIS: Grigor Dimitrov has the super- “He’s still young and he has definitely the likes of Milos Raonic and Jerzy 26 at the French Open, has reached the star girlfriend in Maria Sharapova, and a potential to be one of the top players, Jancowicz-mentioned as the natural third round untroubled. precocious career which is expected to but it’s a very long way for him,” said heirs to the likes of Djokovic, Federer, His first round opponent, Alejandro be meteoric, but Novak Djokovic has Djokovic. “A few tournaments don’t Murray and Rafael Nadal who he pushed Falla, retired after the first set with an warned him to be wary of the pitfalls. change much.” Dimitrov has been long- to three sets in the Monte Carlo quarter- injury before he breezed past Lucas World number one Djokovic and 22- touted as a Grand Slam title winner in finals. “It’s much more competitive and Pouille, the world number 324. Djokovic year-old Dimitrov meet in a mouth- the making, but his progress was stunt- more difficult for the younger players to has been a straight-sets winner over watering French Open clash yesterday, ed by the huge expectations on him. make a breakthrough than six, seven, David Goffin and then Guido Pella, los- just weeks after the Bulgarian stunned A former Wimbledon and US Open eight years ago when I was coming up,” ing just four games in that second round the Serb in Madrid. The stakes are a lot junior champion, he broke into the top added Djokovic. “So the game evolves clash. “I didn’t have so many sets to fight higher this time round with Djokovic 100 in January 2011. But it wasn’t until like everything in life, and it just gets on and in a way that gives you an extra chasing a first French Open title to almost two years later that he made the harder and harder. “I remember when I boost in your level of energy coming become only the eighth man to com- top 50. Now working with Swedish was coming up on the tour I didn’t see into the match,” said Dimitrov. plete a career Grand Slam. coach Mikael Tillstrom, Dimitrov has as much professionalism from some “Anything can happen in the match. I’m Dimitrov, meanwhile, who has spent worked on his physical fitness and lower-ranked players in terms of daily playing against the number one player. his formative years shaking off compar- reached his first final at Brisbane in routines, what they eat and drink and It’s a pleasure but also you have to do isons to Roger Federer, will be playing in January where he lost to Andy Murray. how many hours they sleep, recover, everything from yourself and do the the last-32 of a major for the first time. He is one of a host of names-along with this and that.” Dimitrov, who is seeded best thing you can.”— AFP Past 4 Stanley Cup Lackluster Nadal labels winners face off

CHICAGO: For only the second time in National Hockey League Open schedule ‘a joke’ history, the past four Stanley Cup champions have advanced to the best-of-seven NHL playoff semi-finals, which begin with two PARIS: Defending champion Rafa Nadal obviously taken a leaf out of the German Nadal surged 4-0 ahead in the second but games today. Defending champion Los Angeles, the surprise labeled the French Open schedule “a Brands’s book with some heavy hitting 23-year-old Klizan remained a threat and packet for the second year in a row, will open at Chicago in the joke” and revealed he had struggled to from the baseline to unsettle Nadal who recovered one of the breaks of serve. Western Conference final while the Pittsburgh Penguins will motivate himself after reaching the third was strangely subdued early on. “I don’t Third seed Nadal took the second set entertain the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference final. round with an unconvincing victory over think there was enough intensity, so it and moved a break ahead in the third but Not since 1945 have the previous four Cup champions Slovakian Martin Klizan yesterday. Nadal, was rather predictable that the first set wobbled at 3-2 when Klizan earned two booked semi-final spots and back then the league had only six seeking his eighth Roland Garros title, should go that way,” Nadal said. “I simply break points, only to squander his chance clubs. Boston won the 2011 crown, the first Stanley Cup for the looked ill at ease against fellow left-han- had to add intensity, increase my level of to draw level. Klizan’s challenge faded Bruins since 1972, while Chicago took the 2010 title, the first for der Klizan before securing a 4-6 6-3 6-3 6- game, my attitude, and I found the moti- and Nadal, without looking totally con- the Blackhawks since 1961, and Pittsburgh hoisted the trophy in 3 on a cool, blustery day in Paris. The 26- vation. In the first set I simply was not vincing and carelessly dropping serve late 2009, the Penguins’ first since 1992. year-old had not struck a ball in anger motivated enough.” A dreadful airy drop- in the fourth set, secured a clash with Los Angeles had never won the Stanley Cup until last year, since struggling past Germany’s Daniel shot by Nadal in the seventh game was Fognini. “He’s a very serious player. He’s when the Kings were the last team to qualify for the playoffs but Brands on Monday and seemed rusty as punished as Klizan earned the first break already won matches. He’s confident,” he charged to their first crown behind goaltender Jonathan Quick, he initially allowed the powerful Klizan to of the match and then he took his chance said. “I’m going to try and play better than who is on a roll again this year. Quick, who underwent back sur- dictate the baseline exchanges. emphatically, serving out the set with the I played today. I think I have to deliver a gery after winning the playoffs Most Valuable Player award in last He eventually found enough gears to help of a booming second serve ace. top performance.”— Reuters year’s title run, went 18-13 with four drawn and a 2.45 goals- avoid any real alarms but later said he was against average and has the Kings halfway to a title repeat. unhappy about falling a round behind his “We’re only halfway up the mountain,” said Quick, whose main rivals for the title because of Kings could be the first back-to-back Stanley Cup winners since Thursday’s rain which meant his clash Detroit in 1997 and 1998. Chicago will counter with netminder with Klizan was postponed. “Yesterday I Corey Crawford, who went 19-5-5 with a 1.94 goals-against aver- just warmed up for half an hour, so I’ve age and a 92.6 save percentage. The Kings will have only three not played much tennis during three days of rest after outlasting San Jose in a seven-game second- days,” Nadal, who will now have to play a round series but the Blackhawks, who matched Pittsburgh with rested Fabio Fognini today, told reporters. an NHL-best 36 wins this season, will have only two days after “I think everybody knows in this room being taken to the limit by Detroit. that the schedule of yesterday was The Blackhawks spoiled the Kings’ Cup-banner ceremony by wrong.” winning their season opener in January at Los Angeles and Nadal’s main gripe was that the tour- Chicago split two home games against the Kings in the regular nament’s schedulers put him down for season. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews and star playmaker the last match on Suzanne Lenglen court Patrick Kane each netted 23 goals for the Blackhawks this season on Thursday, after a women’s singles and while Marian Hossa has added 17. Jeff Carter’s 26 goals pace the men’s singles, while Fognini only had to Kings with Anze Kopitar a key set-up man. In the East, Pittsburgh wait for a very quick women’s match to has made its deepest playoff surge since the 2009 title run after finish. Fognini polished off Lukas Rosol on leading the NHL this season with 3.38 goals a game and having Thursday while Nadal was left kicking his the best power-play success rate in the playoffs at 28.3 percent. heels and the Spaniard faces a heavier Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Pascal Dupuis and James Neal schedule than his rivals if he is to retain provide firepower for the Penguins, but their title bid did not take his title. “I cannot play third after men’s hold until Coach Dan Bylsma replaced Marc-Andre Fleury with and girls when our possible opponent 36-year-old Czech goaltender Tomas Vokoun. Vokoun is 6-1 with plays second after girls. That’s not fair,” he a 1.85 goals against average and a 94.1 save percentage since said. “Today I was playing almost three coming into the starting lineup in the first round. Another veter- hours on court, and my opponent was an coming through for Pittsburgh is Jarome Iginla, obtained in a watching the TV in the locker room. “I can trade with Calgary. The two-time Canadian Olympic gold medal- only smile and try to win my match and ist has four goals in the playoffs for the Penguins. try to be ready for tomorrow. But that’s Boston is backstopped by Finland’s Tuukka Rask, who is 8-4 in not the right thing and I hope they accept the playoffs with a 2.22 goals-against average and a 92.8 save percentage. Czech 41-year-old legend Jaromir Jagr, who led the the mistake. “The excuse they told me was Penguins to Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992, now plays for because Rosol had to play doubles. I am the Bruins. The right wing was snagged by the Bruins after the sorry, but that’s a joke. “Why do you want Penguins landed Iginla. “He doesn’t need to be the Jagr of 20 to protect the player who has to play dou- years ago or 15 years ago,” Bruins coach Claude Julien said. “He bles? So I’m going to write myself on the needs to be the Jags that we have right now.” Jagr has not pro- doubles draw then and I have the priority duced a goal or assist in the playoffs, with the Bruins’ top line to play?” handling most of the offensive duty, sparked by five goals each PARIS: Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves to Slovakia’s Martin Klizan during their from David Krejci and Nathan Horton.— AFP HEAVY HITTING French Tennis Open match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris yester- Klizan, ranked 35th in the world, had day. — AFP sports SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Lions seek hot tour start against Barbarians Crusaders edge Waratahs in Super Rugby’s playoffs

CHRISTCHURCH: The New South Wales Waratahs’ chances of reaching Super Rugby’s playoffs died meekly yesterday when replacement flyhalf Berrick Barnes missed a last-minute penalty, giving the Crusaders a 23-22 win which kept their fragile playoffs hopes alive. Barnes had the chance to save the match and possibly the season for the Waratahs when he lined up the final kick from less than 30 meters and near the left-hand touch. But his hurried kick sliced across the face of the posts as the final whistle sounded and the Christchurch-based Crusaders held on to a win which may have locked in a top six place for another week. All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter had given the Crusaders their first lead of the match, at 23-22, with a penalty in the 73rd minute, capping their rally from 22- 10 down immediately after halftime. How the Crusaders man- aged to win the match in which they trailed for all but the last seven minutes was something even they struggled to explain. Brilliant first-half tries to wingers Cam Crawford and Peter Betham gave the Waratahs a 15-10 lead at halftime and a third try, to flyhalf Bernard Foley four minutes into the sec- ond half, made the lead 22-10 and put the visitors well on top. The Waratahs had beaten the Crusaders only four times in 19 previous meetings and only once before on their home ground at Christchurch. Barnes was quoted in the leadup to HONG KONG: British and Irish Lions players stretch during a training session in Hong Kong yesterday. The star- the match as saying he would value a win over the Crusaders studded British and Irish Lions will play against the Barbarians in Hong Kong today for their first Asian tour match in Christchurch as highly as any of the successes of his test in their 125-year history. — AFP career. He had it in his power to award that victory to his side but HONG KONG: The British and Irish Lions Justin Tipuric, another Welsh flanker, ager Derek Quinnell. “I think (Carlsberg) his misdirected late penalty saw the chance snatched away. will look to set the tone for their three- will wear Warburton’s number seven were under the under the impression The Waratahs entered the match in eighth place on the Test tour of Australia by registering a shirt and aim to put down an early mark- that a few pints would be sunk, but championship ladder, with seven wins and seven losses, and convincing win against the Barbarians in er for Test selection after a season in about 90 percent of the squad were on as that record tilted into negative territory, their playoffs bid sweltering Hong Kong today. The Lions, which he was regarded as having regu- diet Coke,” Quinnell told reporters. subsided. The Crusaders kept theirs alive but only just. They playing in Asia for the first time in their larly outshone his national captain. It What the other 10 percent were produced another of the sub-standard performances which 125-year history, have handed responsi- could all leave head coach Warren drinking he did not reveal, although have resulted in recent losses to the Chiefs and the Western bility for the curtain-raiser to 17 debu- Gatland with a selection headache when some at least switched to wine after Force and remain 10 points behind the Hamilton-based tants in the match-day squad, with cap- Warburton returns to fitness, probably players tweeted pictures of themselves Chiefs in the New Zealand conference. tain Sam Warburton among three players after the next two matches against Super with glasses of red and white at Happy Their second-half rally to grab the lead was more surrepti- out injured. 15 sides Western Force on Wednesday Valley racecourse on Wednesday night. tious than spectacular. They closed the gap significantly with But the line-up, picked mainly from and Queensland Reds on Saturday. That said, with no-nonsense Sergio a contentious try to flanker Matt Todd in the 61st minute those not in club action last week, also Nine Welshmen have been selected in Parisse, probably the best number eight then stuttered into the lead with a conversion and two penal- gives fringe players a chance to stake a the inexperienced side, with 11 new in the world, taking the armband, the ties to Carter. Carter, who finished with 13 points, hasn’t been claim for the Australia Tests by impress- Lions caps among the 15 who will start at Baa-Baas look to have transplanted a the Crusaders preferred goalkicker in recent matches, hand- ing against a Barbarians team brimming Hong Kong Stadium in expected heat of backbone into the spineless side that ing that responsibility to Tom Taylor. He took back the kick- with international talent. Veteran Irish 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) and surrendered so meekly at Twickenham. ing role yesterday, probably to prepare himself for the All lock Paul O’Connell leads the Lions after 80 percent humidity, despite the 7:30 pm The Italian skipper has a powerhouse Blacks’ test series against France which starts next weekend. unlucky tour skipper Warburton was (1130 GMT) kick-off. The back row, even front row ahead of him with countryman The Waratahs forced a long series of scrums close to the sidelined with a knee ligament injury- without Warburton, remains fully Welsh, Martin Castrogiovanni, Springbok hooker Crusaders line in the last five minutes and finally succeeded although that may yet prove a good with Tipuric and Dan Lydiate joined by Shalk Brits and Welshman Paul James in winning a penalty from a collapse. Their spirits briefly rose, omen. fellow Lions debutant Toby Faletau at manning the engine room. Add mercuri- then sank when Barnes was unable to find the posts. “We Lions captain Martin Johnson missed number eight. al French scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili and came here with the right attitude but we were obviously one the first two matches in South Africa in The Barbarians, for their part, are still All Black outside-half Nick Evans, and kick short,” Waratahs captain Dave Dennis said. 1997, but he went on to lead the com- smarting from a 40-12 hammering by explosive New Zealand wing Joe The tide of the match may have changed when Waratahs bined English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish England last Sunday and are so deter- Rokocoko, and it seems the Lions will coach Michael Cheika subbed both his halves in the 57th side to a Test series victory, an achieve- mined to put up a better show that they face a rigorous workout before the trip minute, replacing scrumhalf Brendan McKibbin, who had ment not repeated since. Unfortunately have broken with a long-held tradition to Australia. The 37-man Lions squad fly kicked two conversions and a penalty, and Foley, who had for flanker Warburton, whereas second- and attempted to ban alcohol. They out tomorrow. They will play tour games scored a try. The Crusaders almost immediately began to gain row giant Johnson had no rivals for his even eschewed a sponsor’s offer of free in Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney more field position. —AP place in the Test side, this Lions squad is beer during a “meet the fans” evening at and Canberra before the first Test on overflowing with back-row talent. an Irish pub this week, according to man- June 22.— AFP Water breaks, fans, ice jackets for Lions opener

HONG KONG: Water breaks, pitchside fans agreed between the teams’ medical staff steamy conditions the measures have been body temperatures. Despite the meticu- and ice jackets will help keep the British and match officials, with a Lions imposed on health and safety grounds to lous precautions, Farrell said that the play- and Irish Lions cool against the Barbarians spokesman telling AFP the breaks were prevent the players losing too much fluid ers would cope easily with the Asian sum- on what is set to be in Hong Kong’s hottest within International Rugby Board (IRB) and to combat heat exhaustion. The match mer climate as they were “in brilliant nick”. day this year, officials said yesterday. The guidelines for playing in extreme weather. action will be halted for a short time in the “We’ve coped really well with the condi- four water timeouts, unique in Lions histo- A day ahead of the tour opener, the Lions’ 15th, 30th, 55th and 70th minutes to allow tions in training, in the morning and after- ry, will help players stay hydrated in the first ever game in Asia, the Hong Kong the players to take on water and elec- noon when it’s been really hot, so it won’t expected 30C-plus (86F) temperatures and government issued a “very hot weather trolytes. Lions defense coach Andy Farrell be a problem tomorrow,” said Farrell. “It’s humidity of up to 90 percent, despite warning” as the afternoon mercury rose in told reporters there would also be cooling just common sense in this heat and humid- today’s 7:30 pm (1130 GMT) kick-off at excess of 33C, with similar expected today. fans at the side of pitch and “ice jackets” ity to do the right thing. The water breaks Hong Kong Stadium. Hong Kong Stadium sits in a sheltered, available for the players to wear at half- will be fast. “They’ve got ice vests that they The unprecedented move has been often windless, valley and given the time and after the match to cool their core can use. —AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Euro Cup win ‘will not’ damped Toulon desire

PARIS: Toulon coach Bernard Laporte insists Toulon’s never felt otherwise, apart from once or twice, such as at While foreign players may dream more of European glo- European Cup success two weeks ago has done nothing Bordeaux (when Toulon were thrashed 41-0 by the min- ry than domestic success, for Castres, winning any trophy to reduce his players’ determination to add the French Top nows in February). “The rest of the time, when they had to would be an exploit in itself. Although they succeeded 14 title to their trophy room this weekend. Favorites win games, I’ve always felt this desire to give everything for Toulon as French champions in 1993, thus matching their Toulon tackle surprise finalists Castres at the Stade de each other. There are no morons in this team.” However, rivals’ achievement of three French crowns, they do not France today aiming to become the first French team since despite his insistence that Toulon will be fully concentrat- have the same financial backing as Toulon. So much so that Toulouse in the inaugural European Cup season to com- ed in Paris, Laporte could not deny that the southern club coaching tandem Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers have plete the double of French and European honors. have already attained their major objective for the season- been tempted away by big-spending Parisians Racing Having upset Clermont to win the European Cup two a first ever European title. Metro for next season. Yet Labit says that Castres can upset weeks ago and then seen outsiders Castres stun Clermont Asked if it was more important to win the Top 14 title the applecart in their last match in charge. “I don’t think in the Top 14 semi-finals a week ago, Toulon are expected for the first time since 1992, Laporte found the idea laugh- they (Toulon) have any weak points but, as we often say, to romp to a second trophy today. Yet former France able. “It would be ridiculous to say that. There is an order of anything can happen in a one-off match,” said Labit. “We coach Laporte insists his side won’t be taking Castres light- things. When you are European champions, you are cham- have to replicate the match we produced last week (against ly. “I see the group evolving as it’s always evolved, with a pions of ... Europe!” he said. “But then, culturally... When I Clermont) in the strategy we want to adopt, in our commit- lot of humility, a lot of seriousness and a lot of cama- was born there was only the Brennus (the French title) but ment, in our spirit, and hope that Toulon play a little less raderie,” said Laporte. “And that’s not a word that’s just I’m not convinced that for the foreigners who come here well given it will be a third top level match in a row without bandied about, these guys are buddies. “It’s obvious, I’ve that they’ve got that culture.” changing around their team much.”—AFP

Schwartzel in control; Ace goal-kicker McIlroy battles to 78 Steyn set for Springbok recall Woods opens with a 71; Teenager Guan with a 72 JOHANNESBURG: Morne Steyn is set for a Springbok recall DUBLIN: While Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare start, South African when the squad is named today for a June quadrangular Charl Schwartzel regained welcome form with his putter to charge series with Italy, Samoa and Scotland. The 28-year-old into a one-shot lead in Thursday’s opening round at the Memorial Northern Bulls fly-half is back to his goal-kicking best, top- Tournament. Former Masters champion Schwartzel changed his put- ping the Super 15 scoring charts going into the weekend ting grip after just four holes at a sun-drenched Muirfield Village Golf with 181 points from 12 games. That 15-points-a-match Club, the move reaping instant reward as he went on to fire a sizzling average has pushed him 18 points clear of closest challenger seven-under-par 65. but currently injured Waikato Chiefs full-back Gareth Long-hitting American Scott Piercy mixed eight birdies with two Anscombe. It has also left Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer bogeys to card a 66 but world number two McIlroy, seeking his first with little choice but to call up the unassuming, soft-spoken victory of the year, battled to a 78 that included a four-putt for an ugly Cape Town-born star with the deadly right foot. double-bogey at the par-three 12th. Top-ranked Tiger Woods, a five- Coastal Sharks playmaker Patrick Lambie, who took over times winner of the elite PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus, the No.10 green and gold jersey when Steyn lost his goal- launched his title defence with a 71 on a muggy afternoon at kicking touch last season, has struggled lately. The Lambie Muirfield Village where the slick greens became tougher and bumpier slump could be partly explained by having to operate for the late starters. behind a Sharks pack unable to dominate many Super 15 Schwartzel, who missed the cut at last week’s Crowne Plaza matches, with the 2012 runners-up languishing in the lower Invitational, was delighted to regain form on the greens as he piled up half of the table. It has been largely the opposite situation for 10 birdies, one bogey and a surprising double-bogey at the par-three Steyn with a Springbok-saturated Bulls pack getting to grips eighth to take early control of the tournament. “The birdie on the last with life after the departure last year of lock legends Victor definitely will make my evening a lot better,” the 28-year-old South Matfield and Bakkies Botha. African told reporters after ending his round by sinking a curling 12- While Lambie is younger and more inventive with ball in footer at the par-four ninth. “I felt like I played really well, sort of tick- hand, Steyn is the form fly-half in a less competitive contest ing the ball over and got it to eight under,” he said of his position with than last season when Johan Goosen and Elton Jantjies were two holes remaining before he sliced his tee shot into the right green- serious challengers. Central Cheetah Goosen suffered a long- side bunker at the eighth. term injury while training for a Super 15 match and Jantjies “Just had a bad one on No 8, made a double. And that was the has been erratic since a temporary move from relegated very worst I played all day. Today was one of those rounds where I Golden Lions to Western Stormers. Lambie and Steyn could really did flush it.” Schwartzel decided to change his putting grip after feature in the starting line-up against Italy on June 8 in three-putting from just six feet to bogey the par-four 13th, and he Indian Ocean city Durban as the former is also a candidate promptly birdied the next four holes. “I flushed it for the first four for full-back with incumbent Zane Kirchner battling to regain holes and two-putted for birdie on 11,” he said. “And hit it close on 13, fitness. looked like I was going to go two under and I made bogey. “But I went Scrum-half is another intriguing position as Meyer wres- to the next hole, changed the grip and they (the putts) started pour- tles with the choice of sticking with Ruan Pienaar from Ulster, ing in. So it worked.” recalling barely-fit Francols Hougaard, or giving fellow Bull Jano Vermaak a chance? The Springboks last played seven TRICKY DAY months ago, pipping England 16-15 in a Twickenham thriller, Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, was one of only 12 play- and wing JP Pietersen and No.8 Duane Vermeulen from the ers in the 120-strong field who dipped under 70 on a tricky day for starting line-up are out of the June Tests through injury. scoring in hot, breezy conditions. While Schwartzel and a few others Meyer has not declared his hand on whether overseas-based flourished on the challenging Nicklaus-designed layout, McIlroy stars will be considered-he began with Pienaar, Toulouse huffed and puffed as he plummeted toward the bottom of the leader- prop Gurthro Steenkamp and Bath flanker Francois Louw board after repeatedly leaking shots to the right. “That’s sort of been against England. my big miss all of this year,” McIlroy said after a round that included OHIO: Charl Schwartzel of South Africa hits his second shot The local alternate to Louw is Cheetah Heinrich Brussow, two birdies, six bogeys and his expensive double at the 12th. on the par 4 13th hole during the first round of the Memorial a loose-play ‘scavenger’ adored by many South African sup- “It cost me today, obviously. I hit a few shots, especially around the Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield porters, but Meyer insists he concedes too many penalties. front nine, in the water and stuff. Yeah, it was just a bit of a struggle Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. — AFP Bulls skipper Pierre Spies is the obvious replacement for Vermeulen and superb ball-carrier Willem Alberts should be out there.” McIlroy, whose best finish on the 2013 PGA Tour was a “That will be the target tomorrow, try to shoot the lowest score pos- among the loose trio if he can stay fit with Bull Arno Botha a runner-up spot at last month’s Texas Open, missed the cut at last sible and see what happens.” Woods, who has triumphed four times in possible stand-in. Sharks props Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira year’s Memorial Tournament and knows what he needs to do in just seven starts on the 2013 PGA Tour, rued poor putting on increas- and Jannie du Plessis and Cheetahs hooker Adriaan Strauss Friday’s second round if he is to avoid a repeat. “I need to shoot some- ingly crusty greens as he mixed five birdies with four bogeys. “It was are likely to retain their places, as are locks Eben Etzebeth thing like 66 or 65 to probably make the weekend,” said the 24-year- probably the highest score I could have shot today,” said the world and Juandre Kruger.—AFP old Northern Irishman, a six-times winner on the US circuit who number one, who clinched last year’s title by two shots. “I didn’t make already has two major victories to his name. much. Hopefully tomorrow I can make a few more putts.—Reuters SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Wrestling’s shortlist return was no error: IOC president

ST PETERSBURG: A shock International Olympic cedure has been heavily criticized for having was right as it prompted immediate changes within Committee (IOC) decision to remove wrestling from achieved little change. the federation and the sport. He shrugged off sug- the 2020 Olympic Games program and then include “We do not want change for change,” Rogge said. gestions that a return of wrestling to the Games at it in a shortlist of sports for those Games was no mis- “The purpose is to have the best possible Olympic the IOC session in Buenos Aires would defeat the take, IOC president Jacques Rogge said yesterday. Games.” Rogge, whose 12-year stint at the helm of purpose of the exercise. Wrestling was taken off the program in February in a the IOC comes to an end in September, said the body “If there is the consideration that one sport is bet- move that stunned the sporting world but it man- had been adding sports to the program for decades ter than the other it should be chosen even if it is an aged to join baseball/softball and squash this week before deciding to cap the number at 28. “When I existing sport,” said the Belgian surgeon. “Do not as one of three sports that will be considered for was elected (in 2001) we were at the end of a period bring a new one in for the sake of a new one.” IOC inclusion in the 2020 Games. where sports were only added - from 20 (sports) at Vice-President Thomas Bach, seen as a frontrunner to The IOC will elect the winning sport at its session the Seoul Games in 1988 to 28 in Sydney in 2000. succeed Rogge, said wrestling had got the message in Buenos Aires in September. “I do not see short- and shaped up just in time. The sport made changes comings in the system, I do not see errors in the sys- OLYMPIC CHANGE in rules and competitions and in its organization and tem,” Rogge told reporters at the end of a three-day “There was a need to put a cap on the size of the took action on gender equality. “Wrestling gave a executive board meeting. The IOC set out to revamp Games but we felt we could not freeze the program very good presentation, you could clearly see they the Games program to make it more relevant to a and we needed change.” Rogge said the IOC’s deci- got the message,” Bach, one of six presidential hope- younger generation of fans and sponsors but, with sion in February to exclude wrestling, which had fuls, said. “They took the right decisions. Sometimes wrestling back as a candidate for inclusion, the pro- been in every Games since 1896 apart from 1900, for great reforms you need pressure.”— Reuters

Athletics Preview James, Merritt to renew 400m rivalry in Eugene

EUGENE: Olympic champion Kirani James will try to build on his sizzling Shanghai performance when he leads a tal- ent-loaded 400m field today at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League athletics meeting. James, who became Grenada’s first Olympic medalist in any sport when he won the 400m gold in London last year, clocked the best time in the world this year of 44.02sec at the IAAF Diamond League stop in Shanghai on May 18. In Shanghai, he got the better of 2008 Olympic gold medallist LaShawn Merritt, leaving the American out for revenge on home soil. Merritt, who has struggled back from a doping ban disgrace, didn’t contend in London, where he was injured in the heats. He’ll get a chance to test himself against the top five finishers from London: James, silver medallist Luguelin Santos of Dominican Republic, bronze medallist Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad MIAMI: Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson (1) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) attempt to grab a loose ball dur- and Tobago, veteran Chris Brown of the Bahamas and ing the first half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, May 30, 2013. — AP Belgium’s Kevin Borlee. Although the 34-year-old Brown was shut out of the medals in the individual race, he led the Bahamas to Defending champions take 3-2 series lead 4x400m relay gold in London. The field also features a fur- ther transatlantic threat in the form of European champion Pavel Maslak of the Czech Republic. The Prefontaine, the inspired James leads Miami to victory fourth of 14 stops in the IAAF’s elite Diamond League series, opens Friday night with a slate of distance events. MIAMI: A blistering third quarter from LeBron James helped the Heat were to triumph it needed James to lead them. “I just kind of Britain’s Mo Farah, the 5,000 and 10,000 Olympic gold Miami Heat to a 90-79 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday went back to my Cleveland days at that point,” James told medallist who trains in nearby Portland, made a last- that moved the defending NBA champions into a 3-2 lead in the reporters, recalling his time with the Cavaliers where he was the minute switch from the 10,000m to the 5,000m, joining Eastern Conference finals. A misfiring Miami were trailing 44-40 at team’s only star. American training partner Galen Rupp in a field that also halftime and were fortunate to be so close, but James turned on “Just see if the guys would follow me and lead them the best includes London bronze medallist Thomas Longosiwa. The the style in the third quarter when the Heat dominated Indiana by way I could. I was just in attack mode in the third quarter,” he said. 10,000m features world record-holder Kenenisa Bekele of a 30-13 margin. The lacklustre first half display from Miami resulted in some strong Ethiopia and his younger brother Tariku-who held off his The four-time MVP out-scored the Pacers by himself in the words in the locker-room during the interval with veteran Juwan star sibling for bronze in London. Jamaica’s world indoors quarter, scoring 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and was superbly Howard, a mostly non-playing but influential member of the silver medallist Nesta Carter heads a men’s 100m field that supported by Udonis Haslem, who scored 10 points in the quarter squad, making his feelings heard. “There were a lot of ‘bleeps’,” also features Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin. without missing a shot. “That was LeBron showing his greatness said Haslem adding that Howard “threw a few things as well”. Gatlin is undefeated over 100m this year, with victories and making it look easy,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra told James said he had joined in the strong words. “I gave them a in Doha and Beijing. Both he and Carter have dipped reporters. “His engine in that third quarter was incredible. He was little piece of my mind and a piece of my voice and we were able under 10 seconds at the distance this season, which will be tireless, making plays on both ends of the court, rebounding, cov- to respond. We just had no sense of urgency in the first half. We highlighted by the World Championships in Mowcow ering so much ground defensively and then making virtually every were waiting for the game to change instead of going to get it,” he August 10-18. The women’s 100m promises an explosive play for us offensively, it really is remarkable.” added. For Indiana, who have out-rebounded Miami in all five race with a field headed by Olympic gold medallist Shelly- Although Indiana started the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run, games, there was regret that they were not able to make more of Ann Fraser-Pryce, world champion Carmelita Jeter, 200m while James took a breather, the return of Miami’s leader ensured their dominance in the first half before their struggles in the third. world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown and 200m the home team ran out comfortable winners. James finished with “We blew some opportunities in the first half,” coach Frank Vogel Olympic champion Allyson Felix. 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists while Paul George top said. The women’s 400m, like the men’s, will feature all three scored for Indiana with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Game Six will “We had some breakdowns and obviously we missed some of the 2010 Olympic medallists, led by London champion be in Indiana on Saturday where a victory will earn Miami a place bunnies around the basket. “We understand that we’ve got to play Sanya Richards-Ross. Richards-Ross will make her season in their third successive NBA finals, against the San Antonio Spurs. a near perfect game to beat this team. It is one of the best teams in debut after a late withdrawal from the Diamond League the history of this game but we believe we can reach that level,” meeting in New York today as she continued to recover HARSH WORDS he added. “We feel like this is going to be a series for the ages. from toe surgery. —AFP There is little talk of a ‘Big Three’ for Miami in these playoffs - Every time one team has delivered a blow, the other has respond- with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh contributing just 17 points ed. We know we can beat them but we have to do better than between them on Thursday and it was clear, at half time, that if the tonight.”— Reuters SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

Penalty save keeps Photo of the day Atletico Mineiro’s cup dream alive

BUENOS AIRES: Atletico Mineiro goalkeeper Victor pulled off a stun- ning added-time penalty save to send the Libertadores Cup favorites into the semi-finals on the away goals rule after Tijuana had threat- ened to pull off a upset victory on Thursday. Ronaldinho’s team were 1-1 in the second leg and 3-3 on aggregate against their Mexican rivals when Tijuana midfielder Pablo Aguilar was brought down chas- ing a high ball into the penalty area two minutes into added time in Belo Horizonte. Victor dived to his right as Colombian Duvier Riascos blasted his spot kick down the middle but the goalkeeper stuck up his left foot and kicked the ball clear, saving the Brazilian side from a humiliating home defeat. “It was the most important save of my life, at a crucial moment,” Victor told reporters. “We didn’t play well today... so we must draw lessons from the game to seek the title we so desire.” The favorites never had it easy in the tie against the upstart tour- nament newcomers from the northwestern Mexican border town and ended up going through on the strength of their added-time equalizer in the 2-2 draw in last week’s first leg. The Mexican side went in front in the 25th minute at the Independencia when striker Riascos volleyed home defender Juan Carlos Nunez’s cross into the middle of the Atletico box. The home side equalized five minutes before halftime when the Tijuana defense failed to intercept Ronaldinho’s free kick from the right, leaving centre back Rever to tap in at the far post. Ronaldinho hit the woodwork three minutes later in an absorbing contest highlighted by end-to-end action with Tijuana, the better side on the night, needing a win or at least a 3-3 draw to advance. Tijuana had a good chance to regain the lead in the 69th minute but Victor blocked substitute Bruno Piceno’s effort with his feet after some good work by striker Fidel Martinez. As Tijuana pressed for the goal that would put them though in the final quarter of an hour, midfielder Fernando Arce thumped Victor’s bar with a free kick. At the other end, LA ROCHELLE: Michal Navratil dives from the 27.5 meter platform on the Saint Nicolas Tower during Tijuana goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo did well to keep out a close-range the opening training session of the first stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, La Rochelle, shot from substitute Luan in the 88th minute before the tie concluded France. —www.redbullcontentpool.com in dramatic fashion with Victor’s late heroics. Rever was sent off at the final whistle for protesting. Atletico will meet Newell’s Old Boys of Argentina while Paraguayan three-times champions Olimpia face Independiente Santa Fe of Colombia in the other semi-final in July after a break for the Confederations Cup in Brazil. — Reuters Confedaration cup preview ‘Want-away’ Suarez is Saints get another shot

not for sale: Liverpool JOHANNESBURG: Saint George try again this weekend Egyptian side battling for survival as former African to become the first Ethiopian qualifiers for the group champions Ismaily must overcome a 3-0 deficit when LONDON: Liverpool released a statement yesterday asserting that stage of a CAF club competition. The Addis Ababa outfit they host CA Bizertin from Tunisia. star striker Luis Suarez is “not for sale”, after the Uruguay internation- are away to Egyptian side ENPPI holding a 2-0 aggregate Bizertin come from Bizerte-the most northern African al told media in his homeland that he wanted to leave the club. lead after the first leg two weeks ago of a Confederation city-and are another Champions League ‘drop out’ hav- Speaking at a press conference on Thursday evening, Suarez claimed Cup play-off. All the damage was inflicted during the ing lost 2-1 overall to title-holders Al-Ahly of Egypt. he no longer felt “comfortable” at Liverpool due to harassment from first half by national team stars with midfielder Shimeles Tunisia have three contenders for mini-league slots and paparazzi and the English media. However, Liverpool said he had not Bekele and defender Abebaw Butako scoring for the new league champions CS Sfaxien must overtake a 1-0 expressed a desire to leave the club and added that they expected home team. defeat away to depleted Enugu Rangers of Nigeria. him to see out the long-term contract that he signed at the begin- Saint George had hopes of qualifying for the CAF Ugonna Uzochukwu grabbed the winner three minutes ning of the 2012-13 season. Champions League group stage dashed early May when “Luis Suarez is not for sale-neither Luis or his representatives have from time for Enugu, who will sorely miss Sunday Mba as Cairo club Zamalek squeezed through on away goals. So the star midfielder is on national team duty in the United communicated these feelings directly to Liverpool Football Club,” the Ethiopians dropped to the second-tier said the statement. “The club remains supportive of Luis and expect States. Confederation Cup along with seven other losers from Goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim is absent for the same him to honor his contract. The club will not be making any further the final qualifiers for the Champions League. And suc- comment at this stage.” Suarez finished as Liverpool’s top scorer with reason, leaving the Nigerians with a tough task to hang cess would be especially sweet if the Saints created his- on against the only club to successfully defend the 30 goals this season, but his campaign ended in disgrace after he was tory by ousting an Egyptian club having had their first given a 10-match ban by the Football Association for biting Chelsea Confederation Cup title. Etoile Sahel of Tunisia are in a attempt thwarted by a side from that country. good position to advance after clawing back twice to defender Branislav Ivanovic. The 26-year-old claimed the media hys- Unbeaten in seven Champions League and force a 2-2 draw at JSM Bejaia of Algeria with Malian teria created by the incident had Confederation Cup matches this year, Saint George owe Michailou Drame scoring the second equalizer. But forced him to reconsider his future. much to the inspirational leadership of German Michael Algeria should have a last-eight presence as experienced “My reason for leaving is not the mon- Kruger. The 59-year-old coach has already experienced ey. If it were the money, I would have success at international level, guiding Cairo-based Arab international campaigners Entente Setif appear capable left already,” he said during a media Contractors to the 1996 African Cup Winners Cup title. of defending a 2-0 advantage against US Bitam in conference for the Uruguay national “Our two-goal first-leg lead is very important to the Gabon. team. “My main reason is my family morale of the squad ahead of the visit to Egypt,” he told The clash of Rabat clubs FAR and FUS is harder to pre- and my image. That is my priority reporters in Addis Ababa. dict with the latter taking a 1-0 lead into the second now. “It is a difficult moment for me. “The advantage will give my boys confidence to go leg of the Moroccan derby through a Yassine El-Kordi The coach and my colleagues know forward and apply pressure on ENPPI. I am hopeful that own goal. Stade Malien of Mali and TP Mazembe of the that they (the English media) didn’t we can create history this weekend.” Dribbling wizard Democratic Republic of Congo are virtually assured of treat me well here. I don’t feel com- Bekele shares the confidence of Kruger ahead of a return overall success having established convincing first-leg fortable here anymore. They know it, game to be staged behind closed doors due to post- leads at home. Malien netted twice in stoppage time so I think it is understandable that I Arab Spring security concerns. to crush Lydia Academic of Burundi 5-0 in Bamako leave.” He added: “Being persecuted “We are well placed to make the group stage provid- while Mazembe scored at regular intervals in a 4-0 tri- by the paparazzi all the time, I ed all of us rectify the mistakes made in the two draws umph over Liga Muculmana of Mozambique in couldn’t go to my garden or the against Zamalek,” he stressed. ENPPI are not the only Lubumbashi. — AFP supermarket. —AFP Luis Suarez SPORTS SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013

PSG to appeal 9-month suspension for Leonardo

PARIS: Paris St Germain plan to Leonardo was banned from the Leonardo, whose suspension runs Milan manager, received a two-match appeal a nine-month ban the French bench, the referees’ dressing-room from May 8, had denied pushing the suspended ban in November from the League (LFP) imposed on sporting and from all official functions. The referee, saying he was shoved French federation’s Ethics Committee director Leonardo on Thursday for club was quick to react to the news by towards Castro by the match dele- for criticizing the referee after pushing a referee earlier this month. issuing a statement expressing their gate. “The commission’s task was to Mamadou Sakho was sent off in a Television footage showed Brazilian support for the Brazilian. “Paris Saint- decide whether the shoulder barge league game at Montpellier. Leonardo bumping into referee Germain considers this decision to be was intentional,” commission presi- Leonardo’s latest suspension is a huge Alexandre Castro with his left shoul- unjustified and extremely harsh. As a dent Pascal Garibian told a news con- blow for PSG, who are reportedly der in the Parc des Princes tunnel after result, and in solidarity with its sport- ference. seeking a replacement for Italian Ligue 1 champions PSG drew 1-1 with ing director, Paris Saint-Germain will “The commission retained this idea. coach Carlo Ancelotti who has said he Valenciennes in Ligue 1 on May 5. appeal this decision,” PSG said. The commission judges acts, players, wants to leave the club. Leonardo “The (disciplinary) commission PSG were also handed a suspended and people independently of a club’s would be on the short-list to replace hands him a nine-month ban,” the LFP three-point deduction over the inci- notoriety.” Ancelotti who is under contract with said in a statement, adding that dent for the 2013-14 season. Leonardo, the former Inter and AC PSG until June 2014. — Reuters

Panathinaikos win appeal Treble-chasing Bayern for Super League license

ATHENS: Panathinaikos were among three clubs who on the verge of history have successfully appealed a decision to exclude them from the Super League next season, the Hellenic Football BERLIN: Champions League winners Federation (EPO) said yesterday. All 16 top flight clubs had Bayern Munich are aiming to com- their licenses reviewed by the EPO’s licensing committee plete a historic treble in today’s and while eight teams were approved, the other eight - German Cup final against VfB including Panathinaikos - had their initial submissions Stuttgart but the Bavarians are smart- rejected seven days ago. ing at the enforced absence of centre- However, following an appeal hearing that lasted until back Dante for the Berlin showdown. the early hours of Friday, Panathinaikos, PAS Giannina and Bayern have been told by the Brazilian Panthrakikos, secured top flight soccer for the 2013/14 Football Confederation (CBF) that season. “The appeal body of the Hellenic Football Dante, as well as defensive midfielder Federations Licensing Committee ... has accepted and Luiz Gustavo, must report for interna- grants permission for all three clubs to participate compet- tional duty before today’s deadline as itively in the 2013-2014 season,” the national body said in Brazil prepare to host the a media statement. Confederations Cup from June 15-30. OFI Crete, Aris Salonica and Panionios still have appeals Both players are upset at missing pending. The eight clubs initially awarded licences were the final, and Bayern chairman Karl- Olympiakos Piraues, PAOK Salonica, Asteras Tripolis, Veria, Heinz Rummenigge has branded Skoda Xanthi, Atromitos Athinon, Levadiakos and CBF’s standpoint as “inhuman, ruth- Platanias. The decision comes as a huge relief in particular less, unfair and unacceptable”, but to PAS Giannina, who have qualified for Europe for the only Dante would have started in first time, and Panathinaikos, who endured a terrible sea- Berlin. No German team has won the son. Panathinaikos went through four coaches last season treble of European Cup, domestic and failed to qualify for Europe for the first time since league and cup titles before, and 1997. Last season was supposed to herald the start of an Bayern are bidding to become only optimistic new chapter under fan ownership after the the seventh side in Europe to achieve transfer of the Vardinoyiannis family’s majority sharehold- the feat. Only Celtic in 1967, Ajax in ing to the new ‘Panathinaikos Alliance’ was completed 1972, PSV Eindhoven in 1988, last year. — Reuters Manchester United in 1999, Barcelona in 2009 and Inter Milan in 2010 have previously achieved the feat. Embattled Inter pondering Should they write their names into the history books, it will be a fitting Indonesian cash injection tribute to the Bayern team which won this season’s Bundesliga title by break- MILAN: Embattled Serie A giants Inter Milan could be set to ing or equaling 25 league records. sell a significant stake in the club to Indonesian businessman Having won the league title at the Erick Thohir, according to reports yesterday. Inter have just start of April, then beaten Borussia completed one of the worst seasons in their history, finish- Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley last BERLIN: Stuttgart’s headcoach Bruno Labbadia and Bayern munich’s head ing ninth in the league and missing out on European qualifi- Saturday to claim the European coach Jupp Heynckes (right) pose next to the trophy of German football cation. Inter president Massimo Moratti has reportedly been crown, vice-captain Bastian cup (DFB - Pokal) during a press conference yesterday ahead of the final in advanced talks with Thohir, the son of industry tycoon Schweinsteiger has said it is “very, match at the Olympia stadium. — AFP Teddy Thohir. Television station Ore 24 claimed on Thursday very important” to complete the set. that Erick Thohir, who already holds shares in the NBA club “The team is very eager to win the of his sending-off in the 2-0 last-16 with captain Serdar Tasci playing with the Philadelphia 49ers as well as MLS outfit DC United, had cup,” said Schweinsteiger. “Of course, win over Augsburg in December. It a special insole in his boot to counter tabled an offer of 280 million euros (£239m, $364m) in an it was something special to win at will be the Frenchman’s fourth Achilles tendon problems. Christian attempt to secure an 80 percent stake in the club. Wembley, but the concentration on appearance in the final at Berlin’s Gentner and Ivory Coast veteran According to Friday’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Berlin is raising day by day.” Olympic Stadium in six years, with a Arthur Boka will be charged with stop- which carried a front page photo of Thohir holding an Inter Schweinsteiger can equal Oliver crowd of just over 74,000 expected for ping Bayern’s star-studded midfield. shirt with his name on it and headlined ‘Indo Inter’, Moratti Kahn’s record of six cup triumphs if the game. “We’ve worked so hard and While Bayern are overwhelming has already turned down a majority ownership offer from Bayern lift the trophy for the 16th invested so much. We have to take favorites, Stuttgart are hoping to the Indonesian. Reports elsewhere said Moratti is still pon- time. Belgium centre-back Daniel van our chance of the treble,” said the 30- catch them on a bad day and the dering selling a 20 to 30 percent stake in the club, which Buyten will come in for Dante at cen- year-old. Bavarians will need no reminding of would allow the Nerazzurri to invest in players for next sea- tre-back alongside Jerome Boateng in Stuttgart, who finished 12th in the their 5-2 Cup final rout at the hands of son as well as boost their plans to build a new stadium. Inter, the only change from the team which Bundesliga and are looking to get Borussia Dortmund last season. the last Italian team to win the Champions League, in 2010, started the Wembley final. France their hands on a trophy for the first “We have nothing to fear. We have currently share the 80,000-plus capacity Giuseppe Meazza winger Franck Ribery will play after time since winning the league in 2007, the chance to achieve something very stadium, commonly known as the San Siro, with city rivals serving a cup suspension in the wake are expected to be at full strength special and take a title. —AFP AC Milan. — AFP sports SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 Blatter vows to end Palestinian isolation

PORT LOUIS: The Palestinian football association was told yesterday that FIFA president Sepp Blatter would personally intervene to try to end long-running problems with Israel. Blatter said he would travel to the region in July and speak to politicians and local sporting authorities in an attempt to find a solution. Palestinians are angry that Israel’s security forces, who control movement between Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, frequently prevent athletes from travelling freely between the two areas. Israel cites security concerns but says it has eased travel for athletes between the Palestinian territories. “Football should not be a victim of such situations,” Blatter told the FIFA Congress. “Our game, with its unifying values, constructing bridges, connecting people... we can and shall play a role in improv- ing understanding between the communities in this region. “I would travel in one month’s time to the region and meet the associations concerned but also the political authorities so that football activities and development pro- grams can continue without interference. “I am committed to ensuring that football continues to develop and be developed in a difficult region. Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian FA, told the Congress: “I hope that next year, I come with no complaints. “I want to eat grapes rather than to quarrel with anyone. “I don’t wish Palestine’s suffering on anyone else including the Israeli footballers.” He implied that FIFA should impose sanctions on Israeli football if the matter was not sorted out within a year. “If this issue is not settled, I don’t think those who do not comply with the statutes and standards and BUJUMBURA: File photo shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (left) welcomed by the Burundi’s Football Federation [FFB] values should not be rewarded. “Sanctions should be tak- President Lydia Nsekera in Bujumbura. Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera made history yesterday when she became the first en. Nobody has the right to act as a bully in the neighbor- woman to be elected to the Executive Committee of football’s world governing body FIFA for a full term. — AFP hood.” The situation is not restricted to Palestinians. As a full member of FIFA and the AFC, the Palestinian FA has started to hold more regional tournaments but Israelis FIFA announce tougher have been accused of stopping athletes from others coun- tries entering the West Bank. Recently two teenagers from Myanmar were stuck in Jordan for a week awaiting clear- ance so they could play in an Under-17 soccer tournament punishments for racism before eventually been granted access to the Palestinian territories. The tensions between the neighbors have been exacerbated as the start of UEFA’s European Under-21 First woman elected to FIFA ExCo Championship, being staged in four Israeli cities next month, approaches. PORT LOUIS: FIFA’s Congress in Mauritius yes- world football body said signaled it was close n’t be settled despite a two-year discussion Last week UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said terday adopted a resolution that will lead to to completing a drawn out and often criticized over their implementation and the impor- after its Congress in London that European soccer’s govern- tougher sanctions in cases of racism, including path to reforming itself. “I am happy to say tance placed on them by the expert reform ing body was within its rights to award the tournament to points deductions and even relegation for that FIFA has weathered the storm. We have panel. Israel and would not consider moving it. — Reuters repeat offenders. The Congress voted over- emerged from troubled waters,” FIFA The proposal to shelve the issue until next whelmingly in favor of the resolution, with 204 President Sepp Blatter proclaimed to dele- year eventually passed by a vote of 123 to 16, votes for and just one against. “For a first gates at the annual congress on the tropical meaning 68 of the 207 national associations Today’s infraction or a minor infraction, a warning, fine Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. voting either abstained or did not register matches on TV and/or ordering to play games behind closed FIFA’s long-serving captain said the ship valid votes. The issue of whether to make the doors should be sufficient punishment,” read a had reached “transparent” waters in Mauritius salaries for Blatter and other officials public text put together by a FIFA task force against after a rocky, scandal-hit few years for the also wasn’t dealt with in Mauritius. “We’re not SPANISH LEAGUE racism. “For a repeat offence or a serious powerful and 109-year-old governing body. making much headway” on that transparency Real Madrid v Osasuna...... 18:00 infraction, the deduction of points, exclusion Yet the head of the expert reform panel advis- issue, Pieth said. The new centralized integrity Al Jazeera Sport +2 from a competition or relegation are the rec- ing FIFA earlier told delegates it was only the checks will be made for officials standing for ommended punishments,” added the resolu- beginning of the organization’s attempts to the presidency and some committees. Barcelona v Malaga...... 20:00 tion. “Any person (player, official, referee etc...) modernize and that it had still had lots to do, But members of the top executive commit- Al Jazeera Sport +2 committing an infraction should be suspend- including making the salaries and bonuses of tee that are elected by their continental con- ed for at least five matches, including being its big earners public, and establishing age federations will be vetted at confederation lev- Rayo v Bilbao...... 22:00 banned from entering a stadium.” and term limits for senior officials. Swiss pro- el, and not centrally. Also, Pieth’s recommen- Al Jazeera Sport +4 Football’s image has been tainted by sever- fessor Mark Pieth said FIFA’s leadership need- dation that those confederation checks be al high-profile incidences of racism in the ed to show a commitment “that they really scrutinized by independent auditing firms was Zaragoza v Atletico...... 22:00 recent past, from Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’s want to go down the road to reform.” not adopted. Around a third of FIFA’s powerful Al Jazeera Sport +9 abuse of Manchester United’s Patrice Evra in Pieth told The Associated Press before the executive committee either left their posts or October 2011 to AC Milan midfielder Kevin- start of the congress that FIFA’s reforms were were suspended for ethics violations over the Levante v Betis...... 22:00 Prince Boateng’s decision to walk off the field only about halfway to completion and there last two years, and FIFA’s honorary president Al Jazeera Sport +8 following abuse from the stands during a were “remaining challenges.” He said the Joao Havelange recently resigned after it was friendly game in January this year. integrity checks introduced weren’t as strict as found he took bribes in the 1990s. Coruna v Sociedad...... 22:00 FIFA president Sepp Blatter urged the they could be, and that it was “essential” that In a swipe at some of Pieth’s criticism, FIFA Al Jazeera Sport +10 Congress to “send a strong signal to the racists FIFA also introduces term limits on senior offi- executive committee member Theo that their time is up”. “There have been despi- cials. “The logic there is to say you don’t want Zwanziger of Germany described the insis- Vigo v Espanyol ...... 22:00 cable events this year that have cast a long networks and old boys groups to establish tence on even stricter integrity checks as Al Jazeera Sport +1 shadow over football and the rest of society,” themselves over 30 years or so. That’s a real “absurd,” highlighting the uneasy relationship he said. “I am speaking of the politics of hate - issue,” Pieth said. between FIFA and its reform advisers over the Sevilla v Valencia...... 22:00 racism, ignorance, discrimination, intolerance, However, the issue of term limits and age past few months. “We must have the neces- Al Jazeera Sport +2 small-minded prejudice. That uncivilized, restrictions for senior officials were pushed sary trust in members in football,” Zwanziger immoral and self-destructive force that we all back to next year’s congress. Those reforms said. “If we start with mistrust from the top detest.” could affect any plans the 77-year-old Blatter down, then this sport is no longer what it Granada v Getafe...... 22:00 may have of standing again for the leadership was.” In one modernizing move, Lydia Al Jazeera Sport +7 WOMAN IN RULING BOARD in 2015 - even though he has said he won’t. Nsekera of Burundi was voted onto the execu- GERMAN CUP In another development, FIFA introduced The proposal to postpone the vote on age and tive committee as its first female full-time new integrity checks on senior officials and term limits drew an active debate on the floor, member on a four-year term, while two other Munich v Stuttgart...... 21:00 welcomed a woman onto its exclusive ruling with the Danish and German delegates reflect- women were co-opted onto the executive for Al Jazeera Sport +5 board yesterday, changes the much-maligned ing UEFA’s frustration that those issues would- a year.— Agencies Woman elected to FIFA’s ruling board47 SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 SATURDAY, SportsSports

PARIS: Serena Williams of the US returns against Sorana Cirstea of Romania in their third round match at the French Open tennis tourna- ment, at Roland Garros stadium yesterday. Williams won in two sets 6-0, 6-2. (Inset) Switzerland’s Roger Federer serves to France’s Julien Benneteau during a French tennis Open match yesterday. — AFP Federer cruises to last 16 Serena; Sharapova march on at French Open

PARIS: Second seed Roger Federer reached the dueling for the world number one spot for the tennis sensation herself when she won the 2004 the quarter-finals in Paris in 2009, was facing an French Open last 16 yesterday with a 6-3, 6-4, 7- last year along with Victoria Azarenka, and their Wimbledon title at the age of 17, will go on to embarrassing whitewash after losing the first 5 win over France’s 30th seed Julien Benneteau rivalry is currently the biggest draw in the play China’s Zheng Jie who eased past Melanie set 6-0 in just 23 minutes. But she rallied briefly to mark his best start to the tournament in his women’s game. Oudin of the United States 6-3, 6-1. She is now at the start of the second set and even had two career. As well as racking up his 57th win at the Neither was untroubled yesterday as the rain on a nine-match winning streak at Roland break points to lead 3-2. She failed to take tournament-just one behind the record of 58 that had bedeviled Thursday’s play let up to be Garros having completed her collection of either of these though and Williams simply held by Guillermo Vilas and Nicola Pietrangeli- replaced by cold, blustery conditions that had Grand Slam titles in Paris last year, the seventh stepped on the accelerator again to race away the 31-year-old has also come through three players draping towels around their shoulders woman in the Open era to achieve that feat. an end the remaining pockets of resistance rounds in record time. He has dropped just 23 at the changeovers and spectators wrapping up “It was a pretty long day yesterday. Left here from the Romanian. The win was the 27th in a games in three rounds compared to 24 in 2007 in coats and scarves. Defending champion and pretty late and then had an early morning,” row for Williams-the best unbeaten run of her and 27 in 2010. Federer, the 2009 champion, second seed Sharapova was first up, needing Sharapova said. “But, we all know what to career-and it took her into a fourth round match next faces either Sam Querrey of the United only four games and a handful of minutes to expect. We all kind of knew the weather wasn’t against the winner of the tie between Roberta States or Gilles Simon of France for a quarter- finish off her second round tie 6-2, 6-4 against going to be really good yesterday. “I was happy Vinci of Italy and Petra Cetkovska of the Czech final place. Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard The to play part of the match and obviously get Republic. Williams is seeking the 16th Grand match had been suspended late Thursday when myself in a good position to come out today Slam title of her career, but just the second in SERENA UNTROUBLED the rain came down again with the Russian sec- and finish the match.” Top-seeded Williams, Paris where she last won in 2002. Williams In another development, Serena Williams ond seed up a set and 4-2. It was a lesson in big- playing in the opening match of the third reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros the fol- and Maria Sharapova stayed firmly on course for time tennis for the promising 19-year-old from round, needed just 61 minutes to dispose of lowing year and since then has fallen four times a French Open final showdown by scoring one- Quebec, who won the Wimbledon girls singles Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-2 and she has at the quarter-final stage, but last year she was sided wins in their ties yesterday. The two title last year and who was playing in her first now lost just six games in three one-sided upset in the first round by Frenchwoman superstars of the women’s game have been Grand Slam tournament. Sharapova, a teenage matches. Cirstea, the 26th seed, who reached Virginie Razzano. — Agencies