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Fireworks at Katara Workers’ remittances UAE urged to at QR40.6bn in 2013

DOHA: Workers’ remittances totalled a huge QR40.6bn ($11.15bn) in 2013, up come clean on 8.3 percent over the previous year, offi- cial data suggest. There were 1.4 million foreign work- ers in the country by 2013-end, figures released by banking regulator, the Qatar detained Qataris Central Bank (QCB), show. The QCB said the increase of 8.3 percent in the remit- tances last year was due to the rising ratio of expatriates in the workforce. Families in the dark: Rights body More than 80.8 percent of such trans- fers were made in the currency of the DOHA: An Arab means of communicat- recipient country, said the banking regu- human rights body ing with them had been lator, not citing major destinations. based in the UK has cut since their arrest. Exchange houses continued to dominate urged the UAE to dis- “Their families were the remittance business accounting for close the whereabouts not able to know the more than 77 percent of total transfers of two Qatari nation- reasons behind their last year. als who it says were arrest or their wherea- The 37th Annual Report of the QCB for taken into custody bouts, nor have they 2013 said workers’ remittance amounted when they arrived received any calls from to QR37.43bn ($10.27bn) in 2012, while there late last June. those who have arrested it was a little more (QR37.54bn) in 2011. The Arab them.” AOHR said. In 2010, the remittance volume Organisation for Youssef Al Mulla “The AOHR was QR29.57bn, while in 2009 it was Human Rights (AOHR) demands the UAE QR25.82bn. So as one can see the remit- and Hamad Ali Al based in the UK said authorities to disclose tances have been going up significantly. Hammadi People watching fireworks at Katara as part of Eid Al Adha celebrations yesterday. on Monday that the the fate of Qatari THE PENINSULA See also pages 2 & 3. KAMMUTTY VP two Qatari nationals, nationals, and urges 30-year-old Youssef the UN special rappor- Abdussamad Ali Al teurs in the committees Mulla, and 33-year-old against torture to help Hamad Ali Mohamed find the men and press Ali Al Hamadi, had the UAE authorities Doha-based Filipino family among 5 killed in crash gone missing over three to stop this policy,” it months ago following a added. BY RAYNALD C RIVERA road trip to the UAE. The families of the their passports, Ben Chris hailed the accident. She suffered head and recognition. The relatives of the According to testimo- duo said they had no from Misamis Oriental while his back injuries and is now in stable victims back in the Philippines nies by their families, idea why and here they DOHA: An entire family wife Joyce was from Zamboanga condition in Hamad Hospital. had already been informed of the the Qatari nationals left were detained. of three was among the five Del Sur. On board a Nissan Pathfinder, sad news and the remains of the on June 27 to the UAE, via land, AOHR said that while Al Mulla Filipinos who perished in a The other two who lost their the group went sightseeing victims would be sent back after and were arrested by the UAE had chronic back problems due freaky car accident on the lives in the accident were Marilou around Doha and decided to stop investigation, according to the authorities, the AOHR said in the to degenerative disc disease, Al Corniche-Wakrah highway near Cal and Joyce Gelli, both work- for a while in the area where the Philippine Embassy. statement posted on its website. Hammadi suffers from intermit- Hamad International Airport ing as nurses in a specialised fatal accident took place, based on “We are just waiting for the It accused the UAE authori- tent kidney stones. (HIA) on Monday. medical centre in Riyadh, Saudi the account of Suzeth. go signal from authorities after ties of “arbitrarily hiding” the Both families filed a complaint Doha-based couple Ben Chris Arabia, Ambassador Crescente R The five were already inside their investigation. Then we are men. They were arrested at Al with the consular section of Rivera, 36, and Joyce Rivera, Relacion told this daily yesterday. the car and Suzeth was about to going to coordinate with the com- Ghuraifat check-post on their Qatar’s foreign ministry but the 38, and their one-year-old son, Cal and Gelli were friends and get in the car when a sport utility panies to repatriate the bodies,” way into the UAE. UAE authorities failed to give any Arclian Zirc III were among co-workers of Suzeth Rivera, the vehicle hit the car hurling Suzeth said Ambassador Relacion. “The two families confirmed details to the ministry. the fatalities, according to the sister of Ben Chris. The three to a distance which caused her The SUV driver, a young Qatari that the missing citizens had pre- AOHR said the families of the Philippine Embassy. came to Doha to visit Ben Chris injuries. national, suffered from a leg viously visited the UAE several duo are deeply concerned and fear Ben Chris was working as an and his family for the Eid Al Adha The car caught fire because injury, said sources. times, and were not subjected to that they might be subjected to engineer in Louis Berger while holidays. of the great impact of the colli- THE PENINSULA any interrogations, and that all torture. THE PENINSULA Joyce was a housewife. Based on Suzeth was the lone survivor in sion, charring the bodies beyond See also page 2

LED inventors win Nobel Biden adds Saudi to his apology list Yemen names new PM,

WASHINGTON: US Vice- Houthis reject move President Joe Biden yesterday added Saudi Arabia to the list of SANA’A: Yemen’s president one of Hadi’s aides, said a commit- Middle East countries to which appointed a new prime minister tee of the president’s top advisors he “clarified” remarks he made yesterday as part of a deal with had met in Sana’a and short-listed last week suggesting they had Shia Muslim fighters who con- three names from a longer list of supported Islamist militants in trol the capital to start leaving candidates and left it to the presi- Syria. He apologised to Turkey the city, but they rejected the dent to chose one of them. and the UAE for having said US nomination and vowed to resist But the Houthis, officially allies in the region were partly to the move. known as Ansarullah, angrily blame for the rise of IS in Syria. Houthi fighters seized Sana’a rejected the appointment and “Vice President Biden spoke with little resistance last month accused the US embassy in Sanaa today with Saudi Arabia’s Minister after overrunning an army bri- of involvement in the decision to of Foreign Affairs, Prince Saud Al gade affiliated with the rival but appoint Bin Mubarak. Faisal,” Biden’s office said. “The vice moderate Islamist Islah party, “Supporters of the embassies president thanked the foreign min- making them effectively the appeared after the US ambas- ister for Saudi Arabia’s strong sup- power brokers in the country. sador met President Hadi to port in the shared fight against IS The Houthis’ rejection of the declare their coup against the will and he clarified his recent remarks appointment adds fresh uncer- of the Yemeni people and impos- regarding the early stages of the Japanese-born US citizen Shuji Nakamura holds a blue LED light at a news conference at the University of tainty to weeks of political vola- ing Bin Mubarak in line with the conflict in Syria. The two agreed California Santa Barbara in Isla Vista, California, yesterday. Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and tility following the movement’s will of the embassies,” Daifallah that the issue was closed.” Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics for developing the blue light-emitting diode (LED) — the seizure of the capital of 2 mil- Al Shami, a prominent member REUTERS lion people. Yemen is trying to of the political bureau, said in missing piece that now allows manufacturers to produce white-light lamps. See also page 6 overcome years of political tur- remarks on his Facebook page. moil. The upheaval began in 2011 “This decision has met wide- when pro-democracy protests spread popular rejection and the forced long-serving President Ali people are preparing to resume Abdullah Saleh to step down in the revolutionary escalation and Hairgate: iPhone hit by new social media storm favour of his deputy, Abd Rabbu complete their revolution which Mansour Hadi. will only end with achieving their The Houthis, who have ties to objectives,” he added. FRANKFURT: First there was bendgate... aluminum meets the glass is definitely catching facial hair has become de rigeur. Another user Iran, have resisted demands to Abdelmalek Al Ejri, another now brace yourself for hairgate. Fresh from my hair and pulling it out,” one user tweeted. tweeted: “Congrats, Apple, for finally getting quit the capital, saying that an member of the Ansarullah politi- the online uproar over whether the shiny Bearded iPhone users have jumped on the hipsters to shave.” For some it is a heaven-sent agreement they signed with Hadi cal bureau, said Hadi had nomi- new iPhone 6 bends when carried around in bandwagon complaining that their facial hair marketing opportunity; Gillette Co was quick to make them a part of the gov- nated Bin Mubarak as prime pockets, Apple has been hit by a new com- gets yanked during calls, leading to spats over to tweet: “Your phone may be smarter than ernment gives them the right to minister after a committee of plaint — that the handset traps users’ hair whether to treat #beardgate as a separate ever, but leave the shaving to the experts.” stay until a new prime minister advisers representing all major or beards when they make calls. trend, or simply as a subset of #hairgate. Apple However, many iPhone 6 users were left to has been named. political parties failed to agree It is difficult to gauge whether there is any was not immediately available to comment. wonder what all the fuss was about. “I have iPhone Hadi appointed one of his top on a candidate among five names real issue, but Twitter users have made #hair- Jokers are having a field day, with the 6. Doesn’t bend and doesn’t snag hair. Who thinks associates to the post yesterday, the president had suggested. gate a rising social media trend, leading major Twitter account of the Atlanta International up these things? Apple haters? Competitors?” his office director Ahmed Awad “President Hadi bears the respon- news outlets to pounce on the story. Fashion Week speculating that it may be tweeted Dr John Wooten, a Virginia-based techni- bin Mubarak, state news agency sibility of this decision,” Ejri said. “The seam on my iPhone 6 where the an elaborate plot against hipsters for whom cal consultant. REUTERS Saba said. Hadi Sultan Al Atwani, REUTERS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Visitors find it hard to access free Internet in public parks

DOHA: Several visitors to public made to the systems’ security and parks say accessing free Internet is coverage area. often not easy. “It’s sad that we often don’t get to They claim that free wireless use a good service, maybe the free Internet connections at parks are wireless Internet is difficult to access slow or get disconnected soon. due to high number of users,” said a The Supreme Council of visitor at Rumaila Park. Information and Communication However, according to ictQATAR, Technology’s (ictQATAR) iParks ini- the number of free Internet users at tiative has made free Internet access parks has tripled in as many years. The candidates from nine Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Qatar. in and out of Doha. According to ictQATAR’s usage Visitors can access the Internet at report for March, nearly 56,000 ses- Sheraton Park, Rumailah Park, Dahl sions (log-ins) were recorded and Al Hamam Park, Al Wakra Public over 13,000 people used the service. Park, Corniche Al Khor, Simaisma The report also claims that each Top 12 young Arab innovators Park and Dukhan Park. user spends an average of 52 minutes “Whenever I tried to accesses the accessing the service in a park. Internet, it was always slow, and I The iParks initiative has been pro- often had trouble connecting to it,” viding high speed (8mbps) since 2007. to compete on Stars of Science said a frequent visitor to parks. Visitors need to connect their Another visitor said, “I have given devices through Wi-Fi and enter up accessing the Internet at parks, it their mobile numbers on the dedi- just consumes time, very rarely gets cated iParks page. They will enter project development stages on QF’s edutainment reality TV show connected and mostly very slow.” A pin code is sent through SMS to ictQATAR earlier announced that access the Internet. DOHA: Twelve of the Arab Science will debut a new for- with her Automatic Zuchini achieving their aspirations, will the speed of free wireless Internet at In a recently introduced method at world’s most promising mat to increase competition, Corer, Ousama Dghaish of inspire youth in their countries parks, at least at Rumailah, Sheraton some parks, visitors have to click on innovators have been cho- pitting small groups of innova- Jordan with his Car Refuelling to become interested in science and Dahl Al Hamam, had been the link they will get after sending an sen as candidates on Qatar tors against each other for the Tester and Ahmad Kurdi of and technology.” doubled. SMS to a toll free digital code. Foundation’s edutainment chance to turn their ideas into Saudi Arabia with his Pool Stars of Science has launched a Improvements have also been THE PENINSULA reality TV programme Stars reality. Warning System. new website that allows fans to of Science on MBC4. For the engineering stage, Riham Helmi of Egypt with enrich their viewing experience The selection, a turning point candidates are divided into her UV Sanitiser Mobile Cover with web exclusives, episode in the sixth season of the pro- blue, red or purple groups. Each will be joined in the purple group recaps and candidate profiles. gramme, marks the end of the group of four works in the same by Thieab Al Dossary of Bahrain The website is an interactive casting phase and the beginning room throughout the stage, fos- with his Tactile Communication hub for technology-related dis- Safe driving urged as condolences of intensive project development tering a sense of teamwork and Bracelet, Sultan Al Subhi of cussion and helps Arab innova- stages where candidates will friendly rivalry. At the conclu- Oman with his Wudu Area tors connect with resources and refine their ideas and compete sion of the stage, a jury of tech Robotic Cleaner and Thamer each other. pour in for Filipino victims against each other to become experts and industry leaders Al Askar of Saudi Arabia with Khaled Al Jumaily is repris- DOHA: While condolences poured (HIA). “I didn’t expect this accident Stars of Science finalists. examines their projects and his Virtual Sports Fan. ing his role as host of Stars of in on social media yesterday over to happen on this road. The speed The candidates, hailed as the selects the best two to progress “These individuals, who stood Science for Season 6. For the the death of five Filipinos, includ- limit near HIA is low, yet this hap- programme’s most diverse and to the next stage. out among thousands of appli- first time, he is joined by Haneen ing a one-year-old, in a car acci- pened. It’s unfortunate. Condolence talented group to date, originate Mohammed Al Housani of cants considered in the Stars Al Naqdi as co-host. dent, many took the chance to to the family,” he wrote. from nine Arab countries in the Qatar with his Efficient Solar of Science international casting Further insights into the can- remind motorists of safe driving. “Keep safe driving and follow Middle East and North Africa Energy System will compete tour, are among the most tal- didates can be seen in daily epi- The news came as a shock to many, traffic rules strictly especially on region. Their projects address against Khaled Alsulaim of ented, motivated and idea-driven sodes which started on October especially Filipinos, as the accident using mobile phone while driving… issues in a broad range of fields, Saudi Arabia with his Phone-to- young people in the region,” said 5 at 4.30pm KSA/1pm GMT on occurred amid Eid Al Adha festivi- It is so scary to drive here in Qatar including solar energy, mobile Phone Battery Charger, Johnny Youssif Abdulrahman Al Salhi, MBC4. ties. “Condolence. May all the souls of because of reckless drivers,” another phone technology, personal Khalil of Lebanon with his Perennial Juror and General The first engineering elimi- our departed compatriots from this said on Facebook. Yet another post health and sport. Active Rugby Scrum Machine Manager, Qatar Shell Research nation episode will be aired on tragic accident rest in peace and be shared the same view, saying safety In the fourth episode, their and Weam Mohammed of Sudan and Technology Centre. October 11 at 8pm KSA/5pm given justice,” a Filipino posted on depended on the hands of motorists. triumphant, emotional reac- with her Non-Invasive Malaria “Stars of Science aims to GMT. Facebook. “No matter how careful you are, if tions were caught on camera Tester in the blue group. build interest in science and Season 6 will culminate in a Another Facebook user called the other drivers are reckless, you cannot when they were notified of their Walaa Aniba of Tunisia and technology and accelerate the live final in which voting from accident ‘unimaginable’ considering avoid accidents and no one can save selection in a phone call from her Smart Headphones was development of the region’s the public and jury deliberation the low speed limit on the road lead- you if it’s really your time,” he said. jurors. placed in the red group with next generation of innovators. I will determine the final out- ing to Hamad International Airport THE PENINSULA In its sixth season, Stars of Rania Bou Jaoudeh of Lebanon believe that the candidates, by come. THE PENINSULA

Story of the universe QA celebrates success of Dallas/Fort Worth flight

DALLAS: Qatar Airways (QA) Business and 217 in Economy. luxury and comfort of its Boeing recently hosted a signature event DFW is QA’s second destination 777 Business Class seat. at the Ritz-Carlton Dallas to cel- in Texas and the airline has been With a wide seat pitch, fully ebrate the rapid success of its flying daily non-stop to Houston flat bed and state-of-the-art Oryx seventh US destination — Dallas/ since 2009. “The event is in celebra- entertainment system (with over Fort Worth (DFW). tion of a long-standing relationship 1,000 options — movies, television, Launched on July 1, the DFW- between QA and Texas. Our suc- video games, and music), the 777 Doha route has expanded connec- cess in Houston paved the way for Business Class seat has one of the tivity to India, the Middle East, further expansion within Texas. highest specifications for business East Asia and Australia. Dallas/Fort Worth’s response to class travel of any airline. The event, attended by over our award-winning five-star serv- The evening culminated in a 150 guests from the corporate ice has been overwhelmingly posi- grand finale raffle draw, where and travel trade spheres, featured tive so far,” said Koleilat. guests had a chance to win two entertainment from Grammy “QA and DFW have proven an ticket prizes to any of the over 144 award nominee and Texas country extremely successful partnership; world-wide destinations of QA. music legend, Pat Green, jazz vocal- one I hope will continue long into The airline was awarded three ist and rising star in the Dallas the future. We will continue to accolades at Skytrax Awards 2014: music scene, Hale Baskin, and welcome passengers from DFW on World’s Best Business Class, Best Texas’ guitar hero Rhett Butler. board to experience our five-star Middle East Airline, and Best The evening was hosted by QA’s service and into our new home at Business Class Lounge. Chief Commercial Officer, Marwan Hamad International Airport,” It has also been named Airline of Koleilat. added the airline’s Vice- President, the Year by Skytrax, Air Transport QA launched daily scheduled Commercial for the Americas, News, and Business Aviation, and flights between Doha and DFW Titus Johnson. won Best Business Class and Best with its flagship Boeing 777 long- During the Arabic-themed Airline for International Travel at haul aircraft offering 259 seats in evening, QA gave guests an oppor- the recent Business Travel Awards. a two-class configuration of 42 in tunity to experience the five-star THE PENINSULA The story of the universe is highlighted as part of Eid Al Adha celebrations at Katara yesterday. Kammutty VP QELA unveils Fall/Winter 2014-15 collection

DOHA: QELA, Qatar’s first The brand reflects a mix of mod- identity and values. “The collec- of modesty and intimacy. “The international homegrown lux- esty, generosity and openness to tion expresses supreme confi- bisht is a traditional Arabian ury brand, held the preview of new cultures. It is heavily influ- dence, elegance in modesty, and cloak, known to be worn by men the Fall/Winter 14-15 collection enced by art and culture and their the freedom of the desert wind.” on formal occasions and histori- with a presentation by each of timeless qualities. QELA brings the image of the cally worn by women. It is known its workshop, at the QELA bou- Qatar Luxury Group, a multi- falcon to high fashion this autumn for its unique golden embroidery tique at the Pearl. brand group, launched QELA as and winter. From embroidered around the edges. In our latest col- It included the leather goods’ part of Qatar National Vision 2030 feathers to organic lines as fluid lection, several couture items are customisation services, jewellery to transform the country into a as a wingbeat, the new collection embroidered with rich restraint prototyping demonstrations, shoe knowledge-based economy by cre- explores feminine assurance and round neck and chest in bands of assembly and stitching and cou- ating a fashion industry. Since its classic couture through colours, clouded gold and silver,” Shiekha ture sewing samples. launch last September, the brand textures and silhouette of the Noor said. The event was attended by has seen success within the local iconic, airborne traveller. “QELA places emphasis on the Shiekha Noor bint Hamad Al and expat community leading up The collection features much preservation of age-old crafts- Thani, Official Spokesperson and to the current collection. of QELA’s signature mashrabiya- manship and know-how, and our Brand Image Vice-President, Shiekha Noor said, “The inspired fluid organic shapes. workshops create pieces of the QELA, and some of QELA’s skilled Autumn/Winter 14-15 collection The mashrabiya is in the heart of highest standards anywhere in QELA is bringing the image of the falcon to high fashion this autumn and artisans who gave demonstrations embodies the heart of QELA’s Qatar’s culture, seen in traditional the world. winter. on product ranges. DNA; it brings out the balance lounge areas and private salons “The first two collections were QELA draws inspiration from between liberated creativity and where Arabian women used to well received by the local com- an undying passion to accesso- jewellery,” said Malika Gali, QELA the Qatari heritage reflected in century-old craftsmanship with gather. The intricate details of munity, especially by the fashion- rise their abayas with bespoke Boutique Manager. the aesthetics of the collections. an unshakeable sense of its own the mashrabiya reflect a sense savvy Qatari women who have handbags and timeless pieces of THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Haj pilgrims return home

The second batch of Qatar Haj pilgrims returned from Saudi Arabia yesterday. Members of the Community Policing section at the Ministry of Interior and volunteers from Qatar Charity joined friends and relatives to welcome the pilgrims at Hamad International Airport.

Qatar residents to miss second total lunar eclipse today QTA’s Eid shows at malls

DOHA: People in Qatar and During total eclipse, the moon other Middle East countries will often look reddish due to will miss the second total red and orange light being scat- lunar eclipse of this year today. tered by the atmosphere. This The rare celestial spectacle eerie, harmless effect has earned continue to wow visitors will be visible in much of North the tongue-in-cheek nickname and South America and Asia, ‘blood moon’.” Nasa said yesterday. Nasa said the red-tinted Eid Al Adha Those living in Africa, Europe moon will appear 5.3 percent and the Middle East won’t see bigger than the blood moon on the eclipse because they are on April 15 because it will hap- holidays end the wrong side of the planet pen two days after a perigee, or when the event occurs. However, when the moon comes closest to DOHA: Over a dozen shows they can watch the phenomenon the Earth. and activities organised under live via Nasa’s robotic telescope Today’s total eclipse is made Qatar Tourism Authority’s service Slooh. more special in that a rarely (QTA) Eid Al Adha festival The first half of the eclipse seen phenomenon known as continued to delight mall-goers will be visible to those living in selenelion, which happens when as Eid Al Adha holidays ended the East Coast early morning the sun and the eclipsed moon yesterday. today. Skywatchers in Hawaii, that can be simultaneously The shows are presented daily Australia, Japan and much of observed, will occur. starting at 4pm at City Centre the Pacific region will also wit- The eclipse will also be the Doha, Lagoona, Hyatt Plaza, ness the eclipse although it will second in four tetrads-con- Landmark, The Mall and Al Khor occur in the evening. The early secutive full lunar eclipses in Mall. stages of the eclipse can also be between relatively short gaps of At The Mall, a tanoura dancer seen in South America. time and no tetrad is expected and a speed painter were among According to Nasa, “A lunar in the next 20 years. those that captivated visitors eclipse happens when the Earth The last total lunar eclipse who thronged the venue as early casts a shadow that blocks sun- occurred on April 15 and was as 3pm. light that normally reflects off visible in Qatar and other parts Rhythmically spinning in his the moon. A total lunar eclipse of the Gulf. The next is expected multi-coloured skirt, the tanoura can happen when the sun, Earth on April 4, 2015. dancer impressed the audience and moon are perfectly aligned. THE PENINSULA with his unique form of enter- tainment which originated from a religious practice. A tanoura dancer performs and The combination of colours and (RIGHT) a speed painter completes Emergency Department receives shapes in his attire was a feast to his artwork in 10 minutes at The the eyes of the spectators as he Mall. performed tirelessly for 20 min- 1,400 cases of minor injuries utes non-stop. Apart from his multi-coloured until late night. DOHA: The Emergency accidents were discharged on and layered skirts, other props, The mall shows run until Department at Hamad General the same day after treatment, including small umbrellas, drums Friday. Hospital (HGH) yesterday the daily said, quoting a senior and veil, added to the drama and Other shows and activities in treated 10 people injured in consultant at the department. surprise in the presentation. the malls include Dora’s Ballet minor road accidents. As on other days since the “This is the first time I have Adventures, freestyle foot- The department also received beginning of the Eid Al Adha seen a show like this. His per- ball, traditional Arda dance, several cases of heat exhaus- holidays, majority of visitors formance was breathtaking,” said Fritters show, Shaun the Sheep, tion apparently involving people complained of stomach-related Bea, one of the expatriate onlook- Adventure Time, Steve Kaos, spending holidays outdoors. problems. ers at the venue. Bubblez and Balloonz, Dan Druff The department received 1,400 The department also received Meanwhile, the speed painter Circus, Mr. Potato Head and cases of minor injuries between several diabetics who developed created a painting of a camel in Sweets for Kids. 6am and 6pm, showing an complications due to high con- 10 minutes. Other locations in Doha serve until the end of this month and shows until Friday. They include increase by 100 cases compared sumption of meat and sweets An oriental parade and face as main venues of a variety of ‘Dreams on Ice’ circus until the Cinderella, circus, concerts, to Monday, Al Sharq reported. during the holidays. painting were also held at The shows, including Katara where end of next month. games and street performances. All those injured in road THE PENINSULA Mall which hosted the events Angry Birds exhibition runs Souq Waqif is also presenting THE PENINSULA

65,000 animals worth QR81.25m sacrificed Ministry urges beach-goers DOHA: Some 65,000 animals animals was not popular among to comply with safety rules worth QR81.25m, each with people. It was very time-con- an average price of QR1,250, suming. It took me more than DOHA: The Ministry of Interior scooters, the ministry warned. were sacrificed during the two-and-a-half hours in this has asked beach-goers and those It said children should not be left four days of Eid Al Adha, Al hot and humid weather to avail riding sea scooters to comply with unattended on beaches and should Sharq reported yesterday, the service,” Ahmed Al Masri, sea safety rules. be under constant vigil of parents. quoting sources at Qatar a beneficiary, was quoted as The ministry posted on its Twitter It cautioned the public not to ven- Meat and Livestock Company saying. handle yesterday an advisory as the ture into the sea during bad weather, (Widam). Another customer said the number of people going to beaches especially on windy days. It said demand for sacri- new system provided people with and riding sea scooters went up The ministry also posted advisory ficial animals was high and very limited options and forced sharply during the Eid Al Adha holi- for motorists, asking them to avoid pushed the prices up by about them to wait for hours in long days which ended yesterday. speeding and to maintain safe dis- 15 percent. queues, while the earlier system It said sea scooters should be in tance during driving. For Eid Al Adha, the com- allowed people to choose ani- good condition with their safety belts “Speed thrills but kills. Don’t spoil pany had imported nearly mals. The daily said the Ministry properly working and underage peo- your enjoyable moments by speeding 45,000 Australian sheep last of Economy and Commerce, in ple and the elderly should not ride and reckless driving,” the ministry month, which were sold at a collaboration with Widam, had them. The first-timers were advised said. “Keep safe distance between subsidised price of QR360 each imported about 12,500 Syrian to drive the scooter cautiously. vehicles. Tailgating and driving too through a coupon system. and Jordanian sheep and most Those eligible and physically fit close to vehicles in front will cause However, people criticised of them were sold at subsidised to ride the scooter should not drive accidents,” it added. The ministry the new coupon system and rates of QR1,350 and QR1,080 it to places where people are diving also cautioned motorists to slow demanded its review, saying each, respectively, while the or swimming. They should not drive down in residential areas where chil- it did not provide them with People inspecting sheep at the market. same types of Arabic sheep were scooters in the prohibited areas or in dren will be out due. “In Eid holidays, the option to choose animals. sold to expatriates at market the areas of fishing boats. The rid- children play on roads close to resi- They said the system was “time reportedly seen paying extra according to local Arabic daily prices ranging between QR1,500 ers should not venture into private dential neighbourhoods. Slow down consuming” and might lead money to middlemen to get Al Arab. “The new system of and QR1,800 each. properties. Those not wearing life your vehicle and be cautious,” it said. to corruption as many were the service done out of turn, issuing coupons for sacrificing THE PENINSULA jackets could be banned from riding THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Iran slams world Syria town about to fall as hundreds die ‘passivity’ over Kobane US, Arab warplanes launch fresh strikes on IS positions; Turkey appeals for ground operations TEHRAN: Iran criticised the “passivity of the international MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Ebdi. Gunfire, explosions and the community” yesterday regard- Jihadists are on the verge of roar of fighter jets were heard ing the besieged Syrian border seizing the key Syrian border from the Turkish side of the bor- town of Kobane and said the town of Kobane, Turkey warned der, while a Kurdish flag was seen world should help President yesterday, after a three-week flying in the centre of Kobane, a Bashar Al Assad confront “the assault by the Islamic State journalist reported. terrorists”. group that has left hundreds “We need help from the inter- The comments by foreign reported dead. national community,” said Idris ministry spokeswoman Marzieh The fall of Kobane to IS would Nahsen, a Kurdish official still in Afkhan came shortly after mark a major victory for the the town, which is also known as Turkey’s president said Kobane jihadists, who are fighting for a Ain Al Arab. was on the verge of falling to long stretch of the border with “Either we finish them (IS) jihadists fighting for the Islamic Turkey for their self-proclaimed or they will finish us,” he said by State (IS) group. “Islamic caliphate”. telephone. There is a “need to support the With the battle entering a Kurdish fighters have ordered Syrian government’s fight against crucial phase, US and Arab war- civilians to evacuate the town, the terrorists”, she said, according planes launched fresh strikes on after the jihadists planted their to the official Irna news agency. IS positions near Syria’s third black flags on its eastern side and Afkhan warned of a humani- largest Kurdish town. entered Kobane on Monday. tarian catastrophe in Kobane and At least 412 people, more than “There are no more civilians said Iran was sending aid to try half of them jihadists, have been in Kobane. It’s just a battlefield,” to alleviate the “dire” situation for killed in and around Kobane since said resident Faruq Hajji Mustafa, people there. mid-September, according to the who fled the town on Monday. But her remarks underlined Syrian Observatory for Human The United States and its the gulf between Iran and the Rights, a Britain-based monitor- allies have launched nearly 2,000 West over Syria — Tehran sup- ing group. air raids against jihadists in both ports Assad, while the United Turkish President Recep Iraq and Syria in an attempt to States and other world powers Tayyip Erdogan warned that the stop their advance, including five have demanded regime change in strategically important town was strikes near Kobane on Monday Damascus. “about to fall”, saying a ground and Tuesday. In the face of the IS offensive operation was needed to defeat Several armed vehicles, anti- Smoke rises from the southwest of the Syrian town of Ain Al Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, following air in Kobane, Turkish President the militants. aircraft artillery, a tank and a strikes as seen from the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, yesterday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan called “I am telling the West — drop- jihadist “unit” were damaged or for a ground operation there to ping bombs from the air will not destroyed, the Pentagon said. At least 17 people were reported Seven bodies were also car- atrocities, including mass execu- help Kurdish forces defeat the provide a solution,” he said. Four more air raids were car- killed north of the Iraqi city of ried across. Turkey last week tions, abductions, torture and militants. Iran, which unlike the West ried out elsewhere in Syria— Samarra in a suicide bombing on won parliamentary approval for forcing women into slavery. But the situation is made more supports President Bashar Al including on a facility producing a militia observation post watch- military intervention against IS In northwestern Syria, a rival complicated by Erdogan’s oppo- Assad’s regime, criticised the homemade bombs—as well as four ing for IS fighters crossing the in Syria and Iraq, but it has yet to extremist organisation to IS — sition to Assad’s regime; Turkey “passivity of the international strikes in Iraq. Tigris River late on Monday. announce any firm plans despite the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra has backed rebel groups fight- community” in the face of the IS Warplanes from Saudi Arabia The battle for Syria’s Kobane the advance of the jihadists on its Front — abducted a priest and 20 ing the Syrian leader and urged offensive. and the United Arab Emirates has prompted some 200,000 resi- doorstep. other Christians on Sunday night, further training for those who Kurdish militia in Kobane took part in the bombing raids dents to flee across the Turkish IS, an extremist Sunni Muslim the Franciscan Order said. oppose his rule. waged fierce street battles with in Syria. border. organisation, has taken advantage IS sparked outrage at the week- “Months have passed but the advancing jihadists, who The Netherlands said its F-16s An official in the Turkish town of the chaos unleashed by Syria’s end with the release of a video no results have been achieved. pierced the town’s defences on had carried out their first strikes of Suruc said on Tuesday that 700 several-sided civil war to capture showing the beheading of British Kobane is about to fall,” Erdogan Monday. on IS in Iraq as part of the US-led people, including 47 wounded, large parts of the country, as well aid worker Alan Henning, one of told an audience mainly composed The Kurdish defenders have campaign, targeting armed vehi- had crossed the frontier over- as of neighbouring Iraq. several Western hostages killed of Syrian refugees in the eastern vowed to “fight to the last per- cles shooting at peshmerga night, both civilians and Kurdish The group has been accused by the group. city of Gaziantep yesterday. son,” said Kobane activist Mustafa Kurdish fighters. fighters. of carrying out widespread AFP AFP France discussing action on border Too late for Syria town as air strikes fail: Analysts PARIS: A lack of ground sup- save Kobane at this stage,” said mounted over the failure by both succeeded in impeding the free Kurdish cities in Syria, now was town with Turkey, port for air strikes against Mario Abou Zeid, a Beirut-based the coalition and Turkey to stop movement of IS fighters, and either to rapidly send more heavy Islamic State jihadists, and analyst with the Carnegie Middle the assault. forced them to change their tac- weapons to the Kurds, or for Turkey’s reluctance to step in East Center. Analysts agree that without tics but “it certainly can’t destroy Turkey to deploy the tanks it has says minister militarily, have all but sealed “The expansion of Islamic State cooperation with ground forces to them.” massed on its border. the fate of the besieged Syrian forces in Kobane is new proof that better coordinate the air strikes, “The only way that IS is going “From a military point of view, PARIS: France said yesterday border town of Kobane, analysts the air strikes campaign is failing there is little more that the coali- to be destroyed is by compara- Turkish forces are well capable of it was vital to act in order to said yesterday. to achieve its objective to destroy tion can do to stop the jihadists, ble forces of some sort on the driving IS out of Kobane if they stop Islamic State’s advance on The latest episode of the IS and dismantle the military capa- who are fighting for control of a ground.” chose to cross the border,” Clarke the northern Syria border town advance in Syria and Iraq has bilities of IS.” long stretch of the border with With the IS group having said. Turkish President Recep of Kobane, and was discuss- unfurled slowly and painfully in A handful of US air strikes Turkey for their self-proclaimed penetrated Kobane’s suburbs, Tayyip Erdogan called for coop- ing with Turkey what could be full view of the 60 nations that could not halt the jihadists’ blitz “Islamic caliphate”. where ethnic Kurdish guerrillas eration on Tuesday on a ground done. signed on to a US-led coalition to on the town, which came after a “I don’t think anyone was being are fighting fierce street battles operation, without offering to “A lot is at stake in Kobane and combat them. three-week siege that sent nearly particularly unrealistic about to save the town, it has become send troops himself. everything must be done so that And as black jihadist flags 190,000 people streaming into this,” Michael Clarke, director “almost impossible” to assist from Throughout the siege of the Daesh terrorists are stopped went up in the east of Kobane on nearby Turkey. of the Royal United Services the air due to the fear of civilian Kobane, Turkey’s willingness to and pushed back,” Foreign Monday, the weaknesses of the air Outgunned Kurdish fighters Institute, a defence think-tank, deaths, he said. help the Kurds has been called Minister Laurent Fabius told the campaign became clear. have pleaded for more interna- said. Clarke said the only option into question. French parliament. “It is practically too late to tional help, and criticism has He said the air campaign had to save Kobane, one of the main AFP “A tragedy is unfolding, and we must all react.” Turkey’s President Tayyip One killed as Kurdish Erdogan said Kobane, or Ayn Al Arab in Arabic, was about to fall after Islamic State advanced into the south west of the besieged protest turns violent town, pressing home a three-week assault that has cost a reported ISTANBUL: Pro-Kurdish attacks and the AKP’s stance on 400 lives. demonstrators angered by Kobane”. Fabius said he had spoken to Turkey’s lack of action in the Prime Minister Ahmet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut fight against jihadists on the Davutoglu has vowed that Turkey Cavusoglu and that President Syrian border clashed with will do whatever necessary to pre- Francois Hollande would speak police across the country yes- vent the fall of Kobane. to Erdogan later yesterday “to see terday, leading to at least one But Kurds bitterly accuse how to react in face of the urgent death and a score of injuries. Ankara of merely looking on as situation.” One young pro-Kurdish pro- the town risks being overrun He gave no details on what help tester was killed in the southeast- by jihadists despite dozens of France would actually offer and ern city of Mus while police used Turkish tanks being deployed on officials declined to comment on tear gas and water cannon to dis- the border. specifics. perse angry protests in Istanbul. There were conflicting reports Islamic State, an Al Qaeda The ruling Justice and about how the 25-year-old pro- offshoot that has taken control Development Party (AKP) gov- tester was killed in the clashes in of large parts of neighbouring ernment has so far not intervened the city of Mus, with the Hurriyet Syria and Iraq, has ramped militarily against Islamic State newspaper saying he died of a up its offensive in recent days (IS) jihadists fighting for the gunshot wound after being caught against the mainly Kurdish Kurdish border town of Kobane, in crossfire. But NTV television border town, despite being to the fury of Turkey’s Kurds. said he was killed after being targeted by US-led coalition Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish struck in the head by a tear gas air strikes aimed at halting its party, the People’s Democratic canister fired by police to disperse progress. Turkish police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Islamic State militants in Party (HDP), late Monday called the protesters. France was the first coun- Istanbul yesterday. for street protests “against IS AFP try after the United States to strike insurgents in Iraq. It has so far carried out two air strikes Al Qaeda-linked rebels seize priest, 20 villagers in Syria and armed Kurdish Peshmerga forces. But it has ruled out strikes JERUSALEM: Al Qaeda- following the incident an unspeci- in Qunyeh for 12 years after a with all sides accused of abduct- nearby outpost. in Syria and says it will only affiliated jihadists in Syria have fied number of Franciscan nuns posting in the Jordanian capital, ing people. Civilians have often According to a source linked to reinforce and train moderate seized a priest and 20 other took refuge with the villagers. Amman. been targeted for ransoms, while the Franciscan Order in Aleppo, rebels on the ground, although Christians in the latest abduc- Qunyeh is a village of several “They are accusing them of extremist groups such as Al Nusra Al Nusra rebels forced their way no details of those efforts have tion by militants in the war- hundred people, some eight kilo- being collaborators” with the and the Islamic State group have into the convent and “looted been given. torn country, the Franciscan metres (five miles) from the bor- regime of Syrian President held journalists, aid workers and everything”. Fabius, who will meet his Order said yesterday. der with Turkey. Bashar Al Assad, Pizzaballa said, soldiers, as well as civilians and He said the rebels were “angry Cavusoglu in Paris on Friday, A statement from the order’s Senior Franciscan official insisting that this was not true. rival opposition fighters. with Father Hanna because he repeated France would increase Custody of the Holy Land in Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, “We don’t know what to do. In August, rebels on the Syrian refused to give them some of the its support for the ramshackle Jerusalem said that parish priest Custos of the Holy Land, said We don’t know with whom to Golan Heights, including Al olives harvested from trees on the Free Syrian Army. Father Hanna Jallouf was seized the 62-year-old priest was seized talk, we’re totally unable to get Nusra, kidnapped more than 40 convent’s land”. “We are also reinforcing our on Sunday night in the village of along with 20 villagers. in touch with anyone,” added Fijian UN peacekeepers. They Pizzaballa could not confirm own cooperation with the forces Qunyeh, northwestern Syria. “He has been kidnapped,” he Pizzaballa, the guardian of the were released two weeks later. reports that the convent had been that on the ground are fighting It said that his abductors were said in Jerusalem, expressing Catholic Church’s sites in the They also clashed with 75 plundered, saying only that the Islamic State,” he said. “linked” to Al Qaeda affiliate the deep concern over the fate of the Holy Land. Filipino members of the UN claim was being looked into. AFP Al Nusra Front, and added that priest, a Syrian who has worked Kidnapping is rife in Syria, force, who eventually fled to a AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Firing range Iran says it 2 Israeli troops foiled holy city bomb plot, hurt in blast arrested 130

TEHRAN: Iran said yesterday it had seized explosives destined near border for an attack on one of its holy cities and that more than 130 members of militant extremist groups had been arrested. Hezbollah claims responsibility The disclosures by Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi lay bare JERUSALEM: Two Israeli sol- hurt, the spokeswoman said. the threat posed to Shia Iran diers were wounded yesterday Following the first blast, troops by Sunni jihadists such as the when a roadside bomb detonated opened fire across the ceasefire Islamic State (IS) group fighting near the Lebanese ceasefire line line, army spokesman Lieutenant in Iraq, near the Iranian border, in an attack claimed by the Shia Colonel Peter Lerner said. and in Syria. Hezbollah movement. “IDF responded to IED (impro- Two explosive belts were among It was the first Hezbollah vised explosive device) attack lethal ordnance recovered ahead attack on Israeli forces since with artillery at two Hezbollah of Quds (Jerusalem) Day, a July March when another explosive positions in southern Lebanon,” 25 memorial on the last Friday device targeted troops but caused he wrote on his Twitter account. before the end of the Muslim holy no casualties. Denouncing the blasts as fasting month of Ramadan, Alavi The incident took place in the “unprovoked aggression,” Lerner said. “Significant quantities of Shebaa Farms, a flashpoint area put the blame on Beirut and A Somali soldier fires a weapon as the troops prepare for an offensive approach to the town of Barawe during explosives that were to be used on the Israeli-held sector of the Hezbollah. the second phase of Operation Indian Ocean October. Somalia’s army and African troops deployed forces in a holy city in the country were Golan Heights which lies close to “The Lebanese government and on Monday inside the strategic port which they retook from Islamist rebels at the weekend. neutralised,” he told members the junction of the Syria-Lebanon Hezbollah are directly responsible of parliament, according to the border. for this blatant breach of Israel’s ISNA news agency. Israel denounced the blast as a sovereignty,” he said. Alavi did not specify over what “blatant breach” of its sovereignty, Hezbollah claimed responsibil- period the “Takfiris” — a term and troops responded with artil- ity for the attack in a statement Keep your courts independent: used to describe Sunni militants lery fire against two Hezbollah which only mentioned one explo- in groups such as IS or Al Nusra positions in southern Lebanon. sive device. Front, Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate “We have proved that we It said its fighters “detonated — had been arrested. However, responded forcefully to every an explosive device on the Shebaa European Commission to Turkey the explosive belts were meant attempt to harm us, be it in the hills against a motorised Israeli for use in two Iranian provinces, north, south or any other sector,” patrol causing a number of inju- BRUSSELS: The European media and the Internet. The power struggle dogged ISNA quoted him as saying. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ries among the occupation’s sol- Commission will criticise The remarks follow the Erdogan’s final months as prime Iran, which is 90 percent Shiite, Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting diers.” It was the second incident Turkey today for failing to European Union’s criticism of minister and saw him purge thou- supports President Bashar Al Tuesday, quoted by his office. in the flashpoint Shebaa Farms safeguard the independence of Ankara’s handling of anti-gov- sands of police and hundreds of Assad in Syria and was the first The attack took place just 48 area in three days. its judges and says it wants to ernment protests last year but judges and prosecutors, steps that country to send military advisers hours after Israeli troops fired on On Sunday, troops opened fire have more discussion on rights also come as the West seeks raised concern among Western and arms to Iraq when it was hit a group of people seen crossing after seeing a number of people as part of Ankara’s bid to join to persuade Turkey to join an allies and investors. by a jihadist surge from IS this the line from Lebanon into the crossing the ceasefire line into the European Union, according international coalition to fight In addition, a law tighten- summer. IS has been accused of Israeli-held sector. Israeli territory, saying the sus- a senior EU official. against Islamic State in Iraq and ing government control of the carrying out widespread atroci- One Lebanese soldier was pects had fled back into Lebanon. The Commission, the EU exec- Syria. Internet, although annulled ties, including mass executions, lightly wounded in the incident. The Lebanese army said the utive, will make the calls when The EU also risks angering by Turkey’s top court, has also abductions, torture and forcing “Two soldiers were injured by shots had hit one of their posi- it publishes its annual report to Turkey less than a month after alarmed the Commission. Its women into slavery. an explosive device. It was acti- tions, lightly injuring one of its assess how far Turkey and other Ankara signalled a shift in tone recommendations influence The militant group, which is vated against them during activ- soldiers. countries aspiring to EU mem- by announcing a new programme how EU governments will pro- fighting for more territory in Iraq ity near the Lebanon border,” a The Shebaa Farms area — bership have progressed in bring- to revive its efforts to attain EU ceed on Turkey’s membership and Syria despite air strikes from military spokeswoman said. known in Hebrew as Har Dov — ing their rules into line with EU membership, a process that has negotiations. the United States and other west- She said the blast occurred on is located at the point where the standards and values. stalled after almost a decade of Turkey, a member of the Nato ern and Arab countries, is also the Israeli side of the ceasefire Syrian-Lebanese border meets “What has happened in Turkey on-off negotiations. Western military alliance, began threatening other states. line. with the Israeli-held sector of the has raised serious doubts about But the European Commission talks to join the EU in 2005, 18 Turkey last week won par- Security sources said one of Golan Heights. the independence of the judiciary,” is concerned about a struggle years after applying. But a series liamentary approval for mili- the soldiers was lightly wounded A mountainous, narrow sliver said the official, who declined to for influence over the courts of political obstacles, notably over tary intervention against IS in while the second was in a slightly of land rich in water resources be named because the report is as Turkish President Tayyip Cyprus, and resistance to Turkish Syria and Iraq, but it has yet worse condition. measuring 25sqm, it has been not yet public. Erdogan pursues his political membership in Germany and to announce any plans for mili- Shortly afterwards, a second occupied by Israel since the 1967 “There are serious doubts about foes, part of a corruption scan- France mean much of the acces- tary action despite the jihadists explosive device was detonated Six Day War. fundamental freedoms,” the offi- dal which has swirled around sion process is frozen. advancing to its doorstep. in the same area, but nobody was AFP cial added, referring to social Erdogan’s inner circle. REUTERS AFP

Algerian soldiers kill 3 Islamists Lebanese army to get Saudi-financed weapons: Former PM ALGIERS: Algerian soldiers PARIS: Lebanon’s army will called for more military aid. sides of the Syrian conflict, as well Islamic State is advancing. The months as negotiations between shot dead three armed Islamists soon receive military equipment “With regard to the $1bn that as militant strikes on the army Western coalition must be more Paris and Riyadh over the deal southeast of the capital yester- as part of a $1bn grant from I am managing, in a few weeks, and crossborder attacks by Syrian focused and destroy all of Islamic have proved more complicated day, a defence ministry state- Saudi Arabia to help it fight you’ll see results,” Hariri told rebels. State,” Hariri said. “It must hit than first imagined. ment said. Islamist militants encroach- reporters after meeting President One of the few institutions not hard and in a systematic way, not Officials from all sides say the It said special forces killed ing into Lebanon from Syria, Francois Hollande. “It is finalised overtaken by the sectarian divi- just strategically.” three-party nature of the deal is the three militants in the Biskra former Prime Minister Saad Al and some equipment will arrive sions that plague the country, Hezbollah itself suffered one of behind the delay, although French region, 400km from Algiers, and Hariri said yesterday. soon,” he said without giving any Lebanon’s army has few resources its biggest death tolls in a single and Lebanese media have cited var- that guns and ammunition were Hariri, who has close links to details. to deal with the situation, and action on Sunday after 10 of its ious reasons including commissions recovered. the Saudi royal family, originally Lebanon has officially tried to Hariri urged the international fighters were killed in clashes for the deal. “Of course France will On Monday, army chief of staff announced the deal after visit- distance itself from Syria’s con- coalition to do more against with fighters from Nusra Front deliver weapons,” Hariri said. “I and Deputy Defence Minister ing King Abdullah in August, flict, but the country’s powerful Islamic State. in eastern Lebanon. think it should happen and we’ll Ahmed Gaid Salah said Algeria just days after Islamist militants Shi’ite movement Hezbollah has The United States has been Hariri was in Paris to meet see in the coming days.” was determined to prevent a attacked and briefly seized the sent fighters to aid President bombing Islamic State posi- Hollande to discuss the $1 bil- French daily Le Figaro cited on resurgence of the “terrorism” Lebanese border town of Arsal. Bashar Al Assad, an Alawite. tions in Iraq since August and lion deal and a second contract, Oct. 3 the head of the Lebanese that plagued the country in the The Lebanese army has since Assad, like Hezbollah, is backed extended the campaign to Syria which was agreed in December army General Jean Kahwaji as 1990s. stepped up its efforts to prevent by Shia power Iran. in September. Arab states have for which Riyadh agreed to grant saying he had signed off on the Also on Monday, the defence fighters, most notably from al The country, which is still joined both campaigns, while Lebanon $3 billion to buy French weapons list, but was still wait- ministry said a “criminal group” Qaeda’s Syrian wing Nusra Front, rebuilding after its own 15-year other Western countries are par- weapons. ing for an agreement between the of 12 Sudanese and eight Chadians from crossing into Lebanon, but it civil war, has also seen clashes ticipating in Iraq but not Syria. That contract has been under other two states. had been arrested on the border is ill-equipped and has repeatedly between gunmen loyal to opposing “They need to do a lot more. intense scrutiny for several REUTERS with Niger. Islamist militants remain active in several areas of Algeria more than a decade after the end of the country’s devastat- Trigger-happy ing 1992-2002 civil war. Iranian woman Israeli premier orders new faces death anti-immigrant legislation DUBAI: An Iranian woman convicted of murdering an JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime the border from Egypt. It said alleged rapist as a teenager is set Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tough government policy had so to be hanged today unless she ordered ministers yesterday to far led to he expulsion of 6,000 wins forgiveness from the vic- draft new legislation to tackle such illegals. tim’s relatives, an Iranian news illegal immigrants after the “It was agreed that the inte- agency reported yesterday. High Court overturned a law rior minister will at the earliest Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was sen- allowing their extended deten- opportunity draft the outline of tenced to death for stabbing dead tion without trial. a new law which will enable the a man seven years ago who she The order came at a meeting continued arrest of new infiltra- says tried to rape her. She has with the ministers of justice, the tors and their transfer to a custo- been detained since her arrest interior and public security a day dial facility for an effective period and repeated appeals have failed. after a heated parliamentary of time and to continue the opera- Jabbari said she acted in self debate which saw hardline MPs tion of the Holot holding facility,” defence, but Iran’s Supreme Court attacking the court ruling. the statement added. upheld the death sentence. “At the end of the meeting, the The High Court ruled on Her case has prompted an prime minister requested that a September 22 that the govern- international outcry, with the new bill be prepared that would ment could no longer detain United States and European express the government of Israel’s illegal migrants for up to a year Union demanding her sentence be determination to continue to act without trial and ordered the repealed. The semi-official Mehr against infiltrators,” a statement closure of the Holot centre, deep News said a 10-day deadline issued from Netanyahu’s office said. in the Negev Desert in southern for the woman to try to win for- Iraqis look at weapons displayed for sale at a street market in central Baghdad yesterday. A suicide bomber It was using a term often Israel, within 90 days. giveness from the victim’s relatives rammed an explosives-laden armoured vehicle into houses used by Shia militiamen north of the Iraqi city of employed by the government to Around 2,000 Africans are cur- was due to expire today morning. Samarra, killing at least 17 people. refer to illegal migrants, most of rently held there. AGENCIES them Africans who slipped across AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Damnation Ukraine seeks and praise as Putin marks help as clashes 62nd birthday

MOSCOW: Russian President claim 12 lives Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday roaming the Siberian wilderness yesterday, as sup- porters compared his takeo- Kiev appeals to West for support ver of Crimea to a Herculean labour and 100,000 marched in KIEV: Ukraine appealed to Visiting US Assistant Secretary Chechnya in his honour. Western powers for support of State Victoria Nuland, mean- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry as its truce with pro-Russian while, was putting pressure on Peskov said Putin had taken a day rebels seemed increasingly in the government to pass key anti- off from his “extremely intense” tatters with 12 deaths reported corruption legislation to secure schedule to celebrate his birthday yesterday in the separatist east. emergency financial aid. in the depths of Siberia. The toll was one of the high- The US diplomat began a “This place is some 300 to est reported since the signing of three-day visit with talks with the 400km away from the near- the September 5 truce agreement, Ukrainian leadership on Monday est settlement,” Peskov told the and brings the number of civil- and was due to meet with bor- Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid, ians killed in sporadic mortar der guards Wednesday after the saying the president worked and rocket attacks to 14 since the United States provided them with virtually around the clock and weekend. $3 million worth of equipment to needed a breather. “He will rest,” Insurgency leaders signed up to bolster the frontier with Russia. he said, declining to say whether the peace pact but soon accused She discussed US economic Putin would have company. Kiev of breaking the ceasefire. aid for Ukraine with President A fireman tries to put out a fire in a garage after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, yesterday. The president is riding a wave Some have since vowed to keep Petro Poroshenko, and the need of popular support following fighting until all Ukrainian forces for Kiev to regain full control over Moscow of meddling and send- Western lenders have made an anti-corruption bureau in the Moscow’s annexation of Crimea pull out of their self-proclaimed the Russian border. ing troops to eastern Ukraine, anti-corruption and political country. in March, and ordinary Russians, states. “Without full border control by including supplying the separa- reform measures one of their “Delaying or failing to pass ex-Soviet leaders and Ukrainian The heaviest daily clashes are Ukraine, it is impossible to reach tist assault on the Donetsk air- main demands on Kiev as they these bills will create serious separatists sang his praises being waged around the northern peaceful regulation” of the crisis, port with surveillance drones and disburse some $27 billion in problems,” Poroshenko said as he yesterday. outskirts of the main rebel-held Poroshenko said. “Russian specialists” to operate urgent aid. met with leading MPs Monday on Festivities this year had all the city of Donetsk, where outnum- More 3,300 people have been them. Both the International the eve of the vote. hallmarks of the slavish adulation bered government forces have killed in nearly six months of However the European Union Monetary Fund and the World The laws would “create a that has marked Putin’s birthdays been holding on to a besieged air- warfare. held back from introducing more Bank are also pressing Ukraine— strong framework for tackling of past, even as Russia’s economy port since the end of May. Poroshenko later lamented the stringent sanctions on Russia, and it’s economy set to shrink by 6.5 the systemic corruption that has reels from several rounds of Kiev’s military said yesterday “lack of sustainable progress” the incoming foreign policy chief percent this year, according to crippled social well being and Western sanctions. that rebels were still attacking of the ceasefire while speaking Federica Mogherini said Russia the Fund—to adopt structural economic growth,” Transparency More than 100,000 people, Donetsk airport, where the five to German Chancellor Angela is “still a strategic country and reforms that could open the way International said. decked out in the colours of the soldiers were killed. Merkel. a neighbour” that needs “a mix to growth. However the reforms have been Russian flag, marched in the The military has also accused “Russia should use its influ- of assertiveness and diplomacy”. “Nobody gives money to stymied by parties opposing the president’s honour in the Chechen pro-Russian forces of attacking ence on the separatists in a more Moscow has denied all allega- corrupt countries and inves- new pro-Western government, capital of Grozny, led by Kremlin- its positions near Mariupol, the pronounced manner to contribute tions of stirring the conflict, with tors don’t go to corrupt coun- notably those formerly allying backed regional leader Ramzan government-held industrial port to stabilisation,” Merkel’s spokes- President Vladimir Putin noting tries,” Prime Minister Arseniy with deposed president Viktor Kadyrov who carried a portrait on the Sea of Azov that was the man Steffen Seibert said after the the “fragility of the ceasefire” Yatsenyuk said Tuesday as the Yanukovych, who fled the coun- of Putin. target of a surprise rebel counter- phone call. during a top security meeting in Ukrainian parliament gave ini- try in February. Supporters in Moscow staged offensive one month ago. Kiev and the West have accused Moscow. tial backing for a bill establishing AFP an exhibition of paintings designed to symbolise Putin’s achievements, comparing them to the “12 Labours of Hercules”, the demigod of Greek mythology renowned for his strength. Low-energy LED brings Nobel Prize for physicist trio The paintings depict Putin, dressed in a toga and armed with a sword, taking over Crimea, a feat STOCKHOLM/LONDON: alternative to the incandescent that explains how elementary compared to capturing the Cretan An American and two Japanese bulbs pioneered by Joseph Swan matter attained the mass to form Bull. His anti-corruption cam- scientists won the 2014 Nobel and Thomas Edison at the end of stars and planets. paign was compared to Hercules’ Prize for Physics yesterday for the 19th century. “Incandescent light bulbs lit the cleaning of the Augean Stables. inventing a new energy-efficient “Red and green LEDs have 20th century; the 21st century will But not everyone was celebrat- and environment-friendly light been around for a long time but be lit by LED lamps,” the academy ing. Critics attacked Putin online, source, leading to the creation blue was really missing. Thanks said in a statement awarding the while wry commentators wondered of modern LED light bulbs. to the blue LED we now can get 8m Swedish crown ($1.1m) prize. on Twitter whether he could remain Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi white light sources which have Frances Saunders, president of in the Siberian woods for good. Amano of Japan and Japanese- very high energy efficiency and Britain’s Institute of Physics, said In Ukraine, where contempt born US citizen Shuji Nakamura very long lifetime,” Per Delsing, the shift offered the potential for for the Russian president runs won the prize for developing the a member of the Royal Swedish huge energy savings. FROM LEFT: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura high, the 1+1 television channel blue light-emitting diode (LED) Academy of Sciences, told a news “With 20 percent of the world’s compiled a collection of profan- — the missing piece that now conference. electricity used for lighting, it’s she said. Akasaki is at the Meijo middle of the night, Nakamura ity-laced Twitter messages and allows manufacturers to produce The award is a notable example been calculated that optimal use University in Japan and Amano said of the award: “It’s unbeliev- Internet memes. white-light lamps. of a practical discovery winning of LED lighting could reduce this is professor at the Nagoya able.” In a later statement, he “For the first time in his life The arrival of such lamps is the prize, in contrast to last year to four percent. Akasaki, Amano University. Nakamura is at the added: “It is very satisfying to see the president of Russia is damned changing the way homes and when the physics prize went to and Nakamura’s research has University of California, Santa that my dream of LED lighting by the country of 47 million,” said workplaces are lit, offering a scientists who predicted the exist- made this possible and this prize Barbara. has become a reality.” one tweet, referring to Ukraine. longer-lasting and more efficient ence of the Higgs boson particle recognises this contribution,” Contacted by telephone in the REUTERS AFP

‘Flood victim’ EU not to replace Italy sea patrols Spain Ebola fuels fear BRUSSELS: The EU said yes- terday it will launch a new sea of European outbreak mission in November to save migrants in the Mediterranean MADRID: Fears grew yester- The infected nurse began to feel but insisted Italy must continue day that the Ebola epidemic was ill on September 30 while on leave its own patrols. spreading outside Africa after after treating the two priests in Rome had called for Brussels three more people were isolated the hospital’s isolation unit. But to take over full responsibility in Spain following the infection she did not go to hospital until for the problem after hundreds of a nurse in a Madrid hospital. Sunday — five days later — com- of migrants have died this year The EU demanded answers plaining of a fever, government attempting the treacherous cross- about how the disease could have officials said. ing from north Africa. spread in Spain’s most special- She is now being treated in the Italy said in August it could ist unit treating Ebola where same unit. not afford to continue its “Mare the nurse cared for two elderly Health officials said they were Nostrum” operation. It called for Spanish missionaries who died trying to find out who she came the EU border agency Frontex to from the virus after being flown into contact with, and were assume control of the operation, home from west Africa. monitoring 30 people — includ- which costs $11m per month. Ebola has been raging there ing co-workers — for Ebola EU Home Affairs Commissioner since the beginning of the year, symptoms. Cecilia Malmstroem said the bloc with nearly 3,500 confirmed The infection also sparked will send two planes and three deaths so far. questions about how safety proce- patrol vessels as part of its new Tests confirmed that the dures were applied when treating “Triton” mission. A car in an upright position following the overnight flash floods due to heavy showers in Grabels near 40-year-old nurse is the first per- the two missionaries. AFP Montpellier in France yesterday. Floodwater streamed down roads and highways, engulfing cars as the Lez son to contract the virus outside “People are freaked out,” a river burst its banks. Africa. cardiologist at the hospital said. Doctors said her husband was “We cannot understand how at “high risk” and has been admit- someone who was wearing a ted to the La Paz-Carlos III hos- double protection suit and two pital, where the nurse worked. pairs of gloves could have been French court jails ex-Algeria golden boy Khalifa Another “suspect case” — a man contaminated.” recently returned from abroad — She claimed Spain was not up is also being monitored there. to dealing with the heamorrhagic PARIS: Rafik Khalifa, a grew up during the bloody civil finally took place last December. ¤375,000 ($470,000) and issued an One of the nurse’s colleagues, fever and questioned the decision former tycoon once hailed as war, fled to Britain in 2003 when He is currently awaiting re- arrest warrant for him. who has been suffering from diar- to repatriate the missionaries. the “Algerian Bill Gates”, was his business empire collapsed, cost- trial after Algeria’s supreme court The court found he had “looted” rhoea, has also been taken in for The nurse had treated Spanish yesterday sentenced in absentia ing the Algerian state and individ- quashed the verdict in 2012. his company just before it went observation. priest Miguel Pajares, 75, who was to five years in jail by a French uals hundreds of millions of euros. France also charged him with bankrupt, by hiding “some of Madrid’s stock market fell on infected with Ebola in Liberia court for embezzling millions In 2007, Algeria convicted him embezzlement as some of his its most significant assets” such the news, with travel and tour- and died on August 12, as well as when his group went bankrupt. in absentia of criminal involve- group’s subsidiaries were based as luxury cars, apartments in ism groups worst-hit. Shares in Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, who was The 48-year-old, who was once ment and fraud, sentencing him there. Yesterday, a court in the Paris and a ¤35m property in the IAG, owner of the Spanish air- repatriated from Sierra Leone held up as a paradigm for the gen- to life in prison and demanding his Paris suburb of Nanterre handed Cannes Riviera resort. line Iberia, tumbled more than six and died on September 25. eration of young Algerians who extradition from Britain, which out the jail sentence, fined him AFP percent. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

US packaged foods Gitmo force-feeding is ‘punishment’ labelled ‘natural’ often contain GM Government lawyers clash with those of hunger-striking detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab ingredients: Report NEW YORK: A majority of US NEW YORK: Lawyers for a Crosby testified that Dhiab estimated 152lbs, has “kicked” packaged foods labelled as “nat- Guantanamo detainee argued believes Guantanamo guards have Guantanamo staff, “thrown urine ural” and tested by Consumer in court on Monday that the US forcibly removed him from his cell and faeces” and used “abusive lan- Reports actually contained a military’s forcible feedings of more than 1,300 times, a proce- guage”, Warden said. substantial level of genetically hunger-striking detainees were dure he argues, like the force- Crosby testified that Dhiab has a modified ingredients, according a method of punishment, not the feedings themselves, is painful “complex” medical history, involv- to a report issued yesterday by medically viable procedure the and abusive. ing a car accident before he got to the non-profit product testing government has long claimed. Holding a 110cm length of tube Guantanamo, that has impaired his group. In the first court challenge to before Judge Gladys Kessler, sense of feeling on his right side. Consumers are being misled by the controversial force-feedings, Dhiab’s attorney, Eric Lewis, Dhiab attributes his condition to the “natural” label, said Urvashi lawyers and witnesses seized on said Guantanamo authorities Jinns, or “nefarious spirits”. Rangan, executive director of the medical records of Abu Wa’el unnecessarily strapped him in a Crosby, who is not a psycholo- Consumer Reports Food Safety Dhiab, the Syrian long-term “five-point restraint” chair and gist, said she considered Dhiab and Sustainability. hunger striker who brought the repeatedly inserted and removed to be expressing “psychoso- Consumer Reports said it had case, to show that his wheelchair, the feeding tube, part of a “get- matic stress” and questioned conducted a survey of more than 80 back brace and even his boxer tough strategy to shut down the Guantanamo personnel’s removal different processed foods contain- shorts were ordered removed by hunger strikes”. of his wheelchair – said to be tem- ing corn or soy, the two most widely Guantanamo medical personnel. Lewis quoted a former porary — walker, back brace and grown genetically engineered crops “It looks like medical care is Guantanamo detentions com- other medical items. “It helps in the United States, to determine being withheld because of discipli- mander, army colonel John explain why the trust has been whether labelling claims for GMO nary status and that should never Bogdan, saying the administration undermined with the medical presence were accurate. happen,” testified Sondra Crosby, of the cell removal and hunger staff,” she said. A US naval medic explains the feeding chair at the US Naval Base in While foods labelled as “non- a Boston University physician strikes “incentivised” compliant Stephen Xenakis, a retired Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. GMO,” or “organic” were found who examined Dhiab last month. behaviour. army brigadier general and to be free of genetically modified Dhiab, 43, has been detained at But the Justice Department psychiatrist who also recently attorney Ron Wiltsie, who a contention Kessler dismissed corn and soy, virtually all of the Guantanamo since 2002, despite attorney Andrew Warden coun- examined Dhiab, declined impugned Xenakis’s credentials as baseless last week. Testimony foods labelled as “natural” or not being cleared for release in 2009. tered that the force feeding is to offer a diagnosis, saying in tenacious cross-examina- is scheduled to resume, featuring labelled with any claim related to He has spent an estimated seven not a “painful procedure” and is Guantanamo has insufficiently tion, said Dhiab had committed another witness, anticipated to GMO content contained substan- years of his detention protesting necessary for keeping Dhiab from examined him neurologically, “five assaults since April 2014”. discuss force-feeding standards. tial amounts of GMO ingredients, through hunger strike. serious injury or death — a ration- and considered Dhiab’s “Jinns” According to Guantanamo Bay On Friday, Judge Kessler Consumer Reports said. Dhiab’s request for an injunc- ale publicly cited by President explanation metaphorical. spokespeople, verbal abuse counts ordered the US government to GMOs were present in break- tion to make the feedings less Barack Obama in defence of the Xenakis said Dhiab is too phys- as an assault. make public 20 videotapes show- fast cereals, chips, and infant for- painful and to end the forced force feeding last year. ically weak to pose any threat to The first day of testimony ing Dhiab’s treatment. mula, the group said. cell removals represent the first Warden said Dhiab’s restraints guards or medical staff, and ques- stretched over six hours, all with- The Guardian was part of a The organisation said it tested time a hunger striker has chal- and his forced removal from his tioned Guantanamo procedures out a single break to discuss clas- media consortium suing for those at least two samples of each of the lenged his treatment in federal cell — said to involve guard’s feet calling for restraints on “non- sified information outside of public tapes. Some of that footage was 80 products to measure GMO con- court — treatment likely to be on on Dhiab’s back – was necessary compliant” detainees. “I wouldn’t view. The Justice Department had expected to be shown in closed tent. The products were purchased grisly public display, now that the to prevent harm to guards and recommend any restraints,” argued that all testimony ought court session on Monday ahead between April and July 2014, the judge in the case has ordered the medical staff. Dhiab, who stands Xenakis said. to occur in closed session lest of redactions for public release. group said. Products considered release of videotaped feedings. over 6ft tall but now weighs an But the Justice Department national security be jeopardised, THE GUARDIAN to be free of GMOs contained no more than 0.9 percent genetically modified corn or soy. The report comes as the ‘Potato House’ Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents more than 300 food companies, Anti-terror police is pushing the federal government to develop a definition of the term “natural” on food packaging, and to allow foods containing GMOs arrest 4 in London to be labelled as natural. Some food manufacturers have LONDON: Four men have been all resident in Britain. One of the been sued for using “all natural” arrested in London as part of addresses was in west London labels on products that contain an investigation into Islamist- and the raids happened early genetically modified ingredients. related terrorism, Scotland this morning. The raids followed Biotech crops currently on the Yard has said. a pre-planned operation with at market include corn, soybeans, It is understood that one of least some of the men having been canola and sugar beets that have the four is suspected of having a subject to monitoring by counter been genetically altered to repel connection to Islamic State, the terrorism investigators for some pests or tolerate direct spraying violent group that has captured time. of herbicides. The companies that large swaths of territory in Iraq Following a joint meeting develop them say the crops are and Syria, and that the arrests between Scotland Yard counter safe. Many scientific studies back are linked to a possible plot. terrorism command and MI5 at those claims. One of the suspects was an executive liaison group, the But critics point to studies that Tasered during the dawn raids decision was made to disrupt any show links to human and animal across the capital. The presence plot. Counter terrorism investiga- health problems and environ- of officers from the Specialist tors believed they had acquired mental damage. Last October, an Firearms Command suggests the enough material to stage arrests. international coalition of scien- risk assessment was high. The Metropolitan police said: tists said there is a lack of consen- The men, aged 20 to 21, were “One of the men aged 21 was A Tate Modern staff looks over German artist Sigmar Polke’s installation entitled ‘Potato House’ (1967) dur- sus in the scientific community being questioned at police stations Tasered during his arrest. He was ing a preview of the ‘Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963-2010’ exhibit at the Tate Modern in London yesterday. The about the safety of genetically in central London on suspicion of not injured and did not require exhibition opens to the public from tomorrow and runs until February 8, 2015. modified crops. REUTERS being concerned in the commis- medical treatment. “SO15 officers sion, preparation or instigation of were assisted in the execution of acts of terrorism. warrants at one of the addresses by Foreign policy and security officers from the specialist firearms analysts have been warning that command. No shots were fired. there could be repercussions “A number of residential in the UK after British fighter addresses and vehicles are being Texas Ebola patient gets experimental drug planes joined the bombing of IS searched by specialist officers in targets in Iraq. The arrests are west and central London as part WASHINGTON: A Liberian The drug “works by keeping to press world leaders to step up In Nebraska, a US photojour- not connected to the IS member of the investigation. The searches man diagnosed with Ebola in viruses from creating additional the global fight against the deadly nalist who tested positive for with a British accent who has are ongoing. Some past high-profile Texas was given an experimen- copies of themselves,” Chimerix epidemic in West Africa. Ebola in Liberia arrived at a hos- been linked to the beheadings of terrorism arrests have been based tal drug for the first time, offi- said. Duncan is the first person “We have not seen other coun- pital and was able to walk off the foreign hostages and who the FBI on intelligence which has turned cials said Monday as the White to be diagnosed with Ebola in the tries step up as aggressively as airplane that carried him. claims to have identified. out to be false, and have led to House mulled tougher airport United States, and he is believed they need to,” Obama said. “We are really happy that his Surveillance led the security accusations that police and MI5 screening at home and abroad. to have become infected while in “I’m going to be putting a lot symptoms are not extreme yet,” service MI5 and counter terror- have ramped up the nature of plots. Thomas Eric Duncan was given Liberia. of pressure on my fellow heads of Ashoka Mukpo’s mother, Diana, ism officers to assess that one The fear of a terrorist attack the investigational medication, West Africa is currently bat- state and government around the told reporters, adding that he of the men may have access to being carried out by people with brincidofovir, on Saturday, the day tling the largest outbreak of Ebola world to make sure that they are was feverish and nauseous. He weapons, hence the decision to connections to Syria or Iraq led the his condition worsened from seri- in history, with more than 3,400 doing everything that they can is being treated at the Nebraska send armed officers to one of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre to ous to critical, said Texas Health dead from the haemorrhagic virus to join us in this effort.” He said Medical Centre, the same facility addresses raided from Scotland recommend raising the terrorist Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. since the start of the year. the United States is considering that treated American missionary Yard’s specialist firearms unit threat level in August to severe, its The medication is made by the Meanwhile, US President tougher airport screening to ward doctor Rick Sacra last month. SCO19. It was at that address second-highest level. Announcing North Carolina-based pharma- Barack Obama was briefed by against the spread of cases by air- Sacra also came down with that the Taser was fired. It is not the decision, the home secretary, ceutical company Chimerix, and senior health and security advi- line travelers. Ebola in Liberia and was treated believed that any plot involved Theresa May, said it was “related until now had never been tried in sors about the situation in Texas “We’re also going to be work- with the Canadian firm Tekmira’s explosives, although searches to developments in Syria and Iraq, humans with Ebola, the company and US preparedness against ing on protocols to do additional Ebola drug, TKM-Ebola, as well were described as being at an where terrorist groups are plan- said. However, it has been tested Ebola. Obama said the chances passenger screening both at the as serum from another doctor, early stage. ning attacks against the West”. in about 1,000 people against ade- of a US Ebola outbreak were source and here in the United Kent Brantly, who had Ebola and The four men arrested were THE GUARDIAN novirus and cytomegalovirus. “extraordinarily low” but vowed States,” Obama told reporters. recovered. REUTERS

Four-year-old girl hands out heroin at daycare Tube workers declare 48-hour strike NEW YORK: A US mother has been charged Police said the girl had unwittingly brought the after her four-year-old daughter handed out heroin into school in a backpack given to her by LONDON: Workers on jobs and spending cuts disputes. allow Government-driven austerity packets of heroin to friends at daycare in her mother after hers was destroyed by a family London’s Underground train The RMT said that insufficient cuts to hollow out the Tube system Delaware, mistakenly thinking they were candy, pet overnight. system will stage a 48 hour progress had been made in talks and leave it as a dangerous shell.” police said yesterday. The little girl thought the packets were candy strike next Tuesday, the trans- over the closures, which the union Cash was last month elected Ashley Tull, 30, was charged on Monday with and began passing them out to her classmates, port union said, risking travel says will risk hundreds of jobs and new general secretary of the maintaining a drug property and has lost custody police said. Several children who came in contact chaos in a long-running dispute safety standards in the system RMT, replacing the powerful Bob of her two daughters and a son. with the unopened bags were taken to hospital as over ticket offices closures. known as the “Tube”. Crow, famous for leading numer- Police and medics were called to the Hickory a precaution but were released. Members of the 80,000-strong “The cuts, currently being bull- ous strikes that shut down the Tree Child Care Center in Selbyville on Monday In all 249 bags of heroin weighing 3.735 grammes Rail, Maritime and Transport dozed through, would de-staff underground system. Cash prom- morning after staff saw children clutching small were found in the backpack, officers said. Tull was (RMT) union announced a strike whole areas of the Tube system ised there would be “no deviation” bags of white powder. arrested, charged, arraigned and released after next week from the evening at a time of surging passenger from Crow’s strategy under his The powdery substance, which was still enclosed posting a $6,000 secure bond. of October 14 to the evening of demand and would make evacu- leadership. in the bags, was confiscated by teachers and taken Her daughters aged four and 11, and nine-year- October 16. The walkout coincides ation and other basic safety pro- London’s Underground sys- to the local police department where it was con- old son are staying with a relative and their mother with strikes by health workers, cedures a physical impossibility,” tem is the oldest in the world firmed as heroin. has been served a no contact order. AFP civil servants and council work- said RMT leader Mick Cash. and carries around three million ers across Britain in separate pay, “RMT will not stand back and passngers daily. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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RAZILIAN President Dilma Rousseff has done well in the first round of the country’s presidential election by emerging as a frontrunner – done well because Bthis was one of the most tightly contested presidential elections since democracy was re-established in the country Blame the British for Hong in the 1980s. The vote result marks a turnaround in fortunes for a president who had faced huge criticism over the billions of dollars Brazil spent on building the infrastructure for the World Cup it hosted recently. Despite a souring of the Kong’s democratic deficit national mood during Rousseff’s tenure, including huge anti- government street demonstrations in 2013, her campaign BY JONATHAN POWER received a boost from policies that have focused on preserving mistake that would work over time to and simply moved them into place as jobs and expanding social welfare benefits. undermine the stability that the old the governing class the moment the Rousseff got 41.5 percent of the vote, against 33.7 HEN 17 years ago the imperial Empire had prided itself on. Chinese flag was raised. percent for Aecio Neves, who is the pro-business scion of a British lowered the In India, the jewel of the crown, the Patten did leave something behind, powerful political family, and 21.3 percent of Marina Silva, Union Jack on their last British, thanks to a series of imperious at least on paper- a commitment by remaining important and wrongheaded decisions made by China that Hong Kong would move an environment leader who had soared in opinion polls in W colony, Hong Kong, Chris Patten, the the viceroy, Earl Mountbatten, left as towards full democracy. It is this that September, only to be eliminated from the race. governor, buried his face in his hands hundreds of thousands of people were has been the goal of massive demon- Despite the preliminary victory, Dilma’s reelection in the for the entire world to see and felt dying in a carnage of religious division. stration after massive demonstration October 26 runoff is not guaranteed, especially in the face the profound- In their book, “The Dust of Empire”, in recent years. Every time the gov- of a surge by Neves. She is facing more trouble as her rivals est sentiment a Karl Meyer and Sharleen Byrsac ernment appears to be lurching in a are likely to join hands. There were reports yesterday that proud and ambi- write that records show Mountbatten more authoritarian direction the peo- tious politician swept aside all the compromises that ple take to the streets. Silva is leaning toward endorsing business favorite Neves The people of could experience Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the leader Beijing, waving the document it for president. Silva is ready to back Neves if he agreed to - failure. of India’s Muslims, would have been negotiated with the British, the “Basic adopt her policy proposals on a number of issues, including Hong Kong It was indeed a able to accept and Prime Minister Law”, has insisted that only it can environmental sustainability. She have to live with personal failure Jawaharlal Nehru at least to swallow, decide the means of political change. The smooth also wants him to promise to devote to be added to his and went for partition. It has set about making sure that the 10 percent of GDP to education the errors of other great mis- In Africa, the British pulled up election of Chief Executive in 2017 will conduct of fortune, the tim- and left even though there was still be a controlled one. and back an end to presidential British colonial ing of elections a dearth of homegrown experience in The protestors are now engaged the elections re-election, installing a five-year policy. Blame back home in dealing with two of the great issues of in negotiations with the Hong Kong term rather than the current Britain that made the modern world- economic develop- authorities. How much muscle do shows maximum two consecutive four-year them first and it impossible for ment and inter-tribal governance. they have? Their position would be terms. him to become In Hong Kong it was rather differ- stronger if they weren’t just students. China second. prime minis- ent. On the one hand the British had Where are the now older professionals Brazilian Brazilians have enough time to If the British ter. But on that made such a success of giving a pater- that provided the troops for all the democracy think before they choose their new damp evening it nal guiding hand to instinctive Chinese Tiananmen Square and democracy president on October 26. And both had introduced was the people go-getting that there was no doubt protests over the last 25 years? Where has been the leading candidates have enough democracy none of Hong Kong, that the deepest foundations had are the present day pro-democracy consolidating time to spell out their policies. those who knew been dug. But on the other hand, the members of parliament? Whether it’s Dilma or Neves, the of this would him well could British, until the time of the premier- It is conceivable, given enough tell, that pierced ship of Margaret Thatcher, seemed to push, that Beijing might agree to a since the new president will have a tough have happened his conscience. think they could rule this exceptional compromise which would mean that job of rejuvenating the country’s The British had corner of the world for ever, despite half the electoral college is directly military rule economy. Neves is seen as a business and the Chinese let them down. the fact that British rule rested on a elected. The Chinese don’t want even ended in 1985. favourite. He has signaled that he would have had They were giving fast expiring lease from China. And, more massive demonstrations at the would put in place policies aimed up a colony hav- even if Thatcher with her forthright time of the elections. They would look at calming the markets, like easing to live with it. ing unaccountably common sense could see what others like fools. Besides, by the time of the failed not to leave couldn’t and that Hong Kong had to elections most people in China who controls on fuel prices and improving the transparency of it a functioning democracy. be returned to the mainland, she was have internet access will know well governance and public finances. In every country except Palestine as blinkered as any past generation the drama that is going on. Does the The smooth conduct of the elections shows that Brazilian in 1948 - when the top British offi- in failing to see the importance of Communist Party want to rock its own democracy has been consolidating since the military rule cials literally dropped the keys to implanting democracy. boat? ended in 1985. The Brazilian news media reported that voting their secretariat on the steps of the Only when Patten was appointed The people of Hong Kong have to closed UN office before flying out at governor did Britain wake up and he live with the errors of British colonial in the elections unfolded largely without problems across midnight - the British left behind made a desperate last minute attempt policy. Blame them first and China the country. The runoff is expected to be equally smooth. A an elected leadership and a popular to introduce full suffrage. In the end second. If the British had introduced reelection of Dilma will mark a continuation of her policies elected legislature. Yet even when the the Chinese out-maneuvered him. democracy none of this would have and will be liked by the country’s leftist allies Venezuela and British did this right, in almost every China was able to create a shadow happened and the Chinese would have Cuba. Neves, if he gets elected, will have an opportunity to case, seemingly built into the de-col- government out of the pro-Beijing had to live with it. experiment with his ideas and inject new life into the country’s onization process, there was a tragic capitalist barons and their supporters, THE PENINSULA economy. The other side Quote of Spotlight on Pakistan the day

or the first time in the country’s never lose their heart when it comes to political party or ideologue a person instability. With negotiated solution checkered history, and singing, dancing and raising the morale belongs to, the call for change in the almost taking a back seat, it seems perhaps a world record of of their respective leaders — are heard process of governance has made its the whole system is in the woods. The Fits sort, protesters camping by the powers-that-be, and are in need impact across the board. Pakistan’s common demands of Imran and Qadri, Some people say that in Islamabad — at a stone throw of being attended by valuing the culture political polity as it stands today is which call for setting up of an impartial distance from the corridors of power of peaceful tolerance and protest they deeply segregated and marginalised Election Commission and holding the if we have contact — celebrated Eid Al Adha by continuing had established. to the core. There are two poles of corrupt accountable through stringent with the outside their sit-in. Imran Khan and Dr Tahirul Qadri, opinion: one that is status quo-oriented legislation, cannot be denied any fur- The fact that they preferred politics however, continue to remain in the comprising of all those in the parliament ther. Though the demands are political, world, if our teachers to personal space on this auspicious spotlight as they preach defiance of the day, and the other on the streets they form the core agenda and reflect go abroad and their occasion speaks high of their commit- against the order of the day, and vow of Islamabad. the aspiration of the enterprising nation. ment to the cause of reawakening in to rewrite the rules of business for what The dissent on the streets is soar- Holding back genuine reforms for long professors come here, a country that is witnessing parochial they call a ‘new Pakistan’. ing across the length and breath of the would be counter-productive. A culture sentiments and its people are sick of This slogan — now a doctrine in country. The resilience of the people of governance that is accountable and maybe someone will malpractices and terrorism. It’s high itself, as it squarely confronts the sta- on the streets for the last more than 50 justice-driven seems to be the irresist- be a spy among them. time this colourful mosaic of agitators tus quo — has attracted huge following days and the adamant attitude of the ible future of Pakistan. Hassan Rowhani — though tired to a great extent, they and irrespective of the fact to which government is breeding severe political Khaleej Times Stop making excuses! Iranian President WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 US can’t solve the world’s problems Rory Kennedy’s moving documentary about US misadventures in leaving Saigon, Last Days of Vietnam, shows that later generations still haven’t learned critical lessons.

BY WALTER PINCUS Saddam’s palaces.” He went on: “There is a lot of money hen will most there. To assume that we are going to pay Americans and many for it (Iraq post-war reconstruction) is political leaders rec- just wrong.” He was wrong. ognise — as President Like other Bush officials, Wolfowitz Obama has — that also said Iraqis are “23 million of the most Wthere are limits to our ability to solve educated people in the Arab world, who other countries’ problems? are going to welcome us as liberators.” And when will we learn that our views That proved to be nonsense. may not work for others? We’re still trying to understand Iraq. That’s especially true when dealing And just what do we know about Syria, with cultures, religions, languages and where we have called for its blood-stained histories that we don’t fully understand. president, Bashar Assad, to step down? Yes, that’s right. I am talking about And what about the barbarous terrorist the Middle East. Rory Kennedy’s moving group IS, which we are now bombing in documentary about US misadventures Syria and Iraq and training soldiers to in leaving Saigon, Last Days of Vietnam, fight? shows that later generations still haven’t Do Americans know that beginning in Kurdish protesters clash with Turkish riot policemen in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir yesterday. Fresh air strikes by the US-led learned critical lessons. 2006, four years of devastating drought coalition hit positions held by IS jihadists in the southwest of the key Syrian border town of Ain Al Arab (Kobane). Robert McNamara, defence secretary caused enormous crop failures for Syrian during a critical period of the Vietnam farmers, resulting in 800,000 Syrians los- War, wrote in his book “In Retrospect: ing their livelihoods, according to a UN in check. In the early 1980s, for example, centuries, the region has experienced After World War I, France was The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam” report? Bashar’s father Hafez Assad destroyed both periods of relative peace and toler- granted the mandate over Syria. The that “Our misjudgments of friend and foe, Hundreds of thousands moved to cit- the town of Hama, killing at least 10,000 ance and periods of conflict and war. French tried to make it more of a nation alike, reflected our profound ignorance ies seeking jobs, where crowding already people to end an uprising by the Sunni- What about the US attempts to find but faced decades of uprisings and a split of the history, culture, and politics of the existed after an influx of 200,000 Iraqi led Muslim Brotherhood. moderate Syrians to fight the IS and between Muslims. Out of that came the people in the area, and the personalities refugees who had fled to Syria after the As longtime Middle East expert Assad? Where did the hundreds if not first Assad regime in 1971. and habits of their leaders.” US-led invasion. William R Polk wrote in December for thousands of rebel groups come from that The militias trying to overthrow Assad Just how much did the George W When the first protests against the The Atlantic, “Failure to act decisively, oppose Assad? resemble groups that fought the French, Bush administration know about Assad regime began on March 15, 2011, in Hama had shown, inevitably led to insur- Historically, Syrian territory has each with its own goals. Mixed in are for- Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and its history the mostly Sunni town of Daraa, the issue rection. Compromise could come only been home to different religious and eign jihadists who dream of a new Islamic before the US led an invading coalition was the government’s failure to react to after order was assured. So Bashar fol- ethnic peoples, many of whom came as caliphate, far beyond Syria’s borders. and then tried to reshape the Baghdad the drought, exacerbated by drops in sub- lowed the lead of his father who ordered the result of invasions or migrations. Among them is the IS. government? sidies and salaries. a crackdown... It failed... So what had Over four centuries under the Ottoman Americans must realise this is not an Three weeks before the Iraq war Those demonstrations spread because begun as a food and water issue gradu- Empire, the majority Sunnis lived along- old-fashioned fight between forces of free- began, then-Deputy Defence Secretary they gave voice to decades-long secular ally turned into a political and religious side enclaves and neighbourhoods in cit- dom and tyranny, good and evil. Obama Paul Wolfowitz told the House Budget and ethnic anger that was always there cause.” ies and towns that took on their own appears to recognise that there are no Committee on February 27, 2003, that within the country’s Sunni majority as Within this contextual framework, the identities. Christians, Shia such as Alawis good on-the-ground options in Syria for Iraq had “on the order of $15bn to $20bn well as Kurd, Druze and other Syrian US sought to divert the Arab world from and Ismailis, along with Jews, Druze, the US. Staying in the air seems to be the a year in oil exports which... might finally minorities. The Assad family’s brutal Soviet influence. Yazidis and Kurds, kept their customs right way to play our limited leadership be turned to a good use instead of building use of force had held those frustrations Throughout the 20th and 21st and languages. role. WP-BLOOMBERG Why Labour lost its lead in 2015 poll? US sees N Korean leader’s absence, talks as tactical Cameron ahead in general and BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM on the economy, defence and surprise visit by a senior North Korea delegation to South Korea and the disappearance from public view of North tackling crime, Miliband ahead on Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the past month have trig- Agered speculation about Kim’s health and the stability of his government. NHS, Farage ahead on Europe and In September 2014, it was reported that Kim was suffering from gout and had fractured his ankles as a result of obesity combined with his habit of wearing platform heels to increase his apparent height. immigration, Clegg ahead on ... But US analysts say both can just as easily be interpreted as diplo- matic tactics by Pyongyang, aimed at dividing and weakening interna- nothing. tional pressure over its nuclear weapons programme and human rights record as well as propaganda for domestic consumption. BY PETER KELLNER Clegg, with a mere 46 percent North Korean officials have denied that Kim’s public absence since among the diminished band of September 3 is health-related and a US official following North Korea he Conservatives’ lead Lib Dem supporters, comes last. said there were no indications he was seriously ill or in political trouble. may not last. It is Cameron may be unpopular While minor health problems could not be ruled out, Washington probably a short-term with some of his backbench MPs, believed a purge last year that resulted in Kim having his uncle and Treaction to the party’s but most Tory voters rate him Ukip leader Nigel Farage poses after unveiling a poster as he campaigns former top advisor executed had cemented him in power, said the annual conference and the prime highly. He is trusted by at least in Manchester, northern England yesterday. Heywood town will hold a official, who asked not to be identified. minister’s well-received speech. 70 percent of those voters on six by-election tomorrow following Labour MP Jim Dobbin’s death. North and South Korea agreed on Saturday to resume reconcilia- Even so, the fact that YouGov has of the 10 measures. tion talks after North Korea sent its most senior delegation ever to put the Tories ahead for the first Farage reaches the 70 percent its neighbour at just 24 hours’ notice. The delegation, formally sent time in more than two and a half among Ukip voters on just two 75 percent. If there is a case for of (coalition) government, their to attend the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, comprised close years – and done so twice, which measures, while Miliband does so pursuing a core vote strategy, it best hope of continuing national aides to Kim. suggests it is real and not a sam- among Labour voters on only one. is not that Labour’s base is firm, relevance is for their MPs to South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been pushing for pling fluke – suggests that we face Clegg does not reach 70 percent but that it is fragile and urgently retain a personal following locally resumption of high-level dialogue stalled since February, and the North much drama and uncertainty in among Lib Dem voters on any of needs strengthening. Clegg’s that shields them from the winds Koreans agreed that senior officials would meet sometime between the run-up to next year’s general them. Cameron’s weakest issue is problems are even more severe. that are blowing away their sup- late October and early November. It was a striking change in tone election. immigration. His loyalty score on With just 7 percent supporting port in the rest of Britain. after months of near daily-invective from North Korean media against However, if we look below the this is 45 percent. This is because his party, one might think the Lib Farage’s figures are the most South Korea and Park. surface of YouGov’s latest survey almost one in three Tory support- Dems were down to its committed curious of all. Among Ukip voters, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US was “in close for the Sunday Times, we find evi- ers trust Farage most. party loyalists. Not so. he enjoys extremely high scores consultation with the government of (South) Korea as the visit was dence that both helps to explain All in all, apart from this one, Most of this tiny group harbour on Europe and immigration, 85 happening.” Washington has declined to make clear whether it knew why Labour has lost its lead admittedly important, exposed real doubts about their party’s percent each, but low scores on in advance of a planned visit. for the time being and why Ed flank, Cameron’s position is rea- leader. On the vital matter of the the economy (35 percent), health Alexandre Mansourov, a North Korea specialist at Johns Hopkins Miliband has more reasons than sonably strong. Miliband has economy, as many of them trust (35 percent) and education (34 University, said North Korea may have been thrusting itself into the David Cameron to be apprehen- more to worry about. There has Cameron as trust Clegg: they both percent). In terms of his public Asian Games spotlight for domestic propaganda. He said it could sive about the months ahead. been talk of him pursuing a core score 32 percent. The figures are appeal, Farage looks less like a also have been an attempt to divide and weaken international resolve We asked people which of vote strategy: seeking to hold even worse when we look not at man leading a political party than to pressure North Korea to scrap its nuclear arms programme and the four main party leaders – on to a 35 percent vote share at current Lib Dem supporters but a vigilante erecting a barricade. improve its rights record. Cameron, Miliband, Nick Clegg next year’s election and hoping at the far larger number who He appeals to voters who want Pyongyang’s move comes just weeks before a resolution criticising or Nigel Farage – they trusted that this will be enough to make voted for Clegg’s party in 2010. to keep the rest of the world at North Korea over its rights record is due to come up for debate at the most overall, and also to take the him prime minister. YouGov’s two The leaders they trust most are bay, but have yet to decide to how United Nations. right decisions on each of nine key latest polls put the party on 34 Cameron on the economy, defence Britain should be run if it did. The yearly ritual this time has been given extra weight by a report issues. The top-line figures for the percent. Implicit in media dis- and law and order, Miliband on If next year’s election were by UN investigators denouncing North Korea’s system of labour camps. public as a whole tell a familiar cussions of the core vote strat- health, education and welfare mainly about Europe and immi- US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on North Korea to close story: Cameron ahead in general egy is the assumption that these benefits, and Farage on immigra- gration, Ukip would have a big the camps, saying their existence and systematic torture and execu- and on the economy, defence and are all firm party loyalists, and tion. Clegg leads only on Europe impact, not just in terms of the tions brought shame on the country. tackling crime, Miliband ahead on that Miliband’s task is simply to and the environment – and then seats it might win, but the way Joel Wit, who runs the North Korea monitoring project, 38 North, said the NHS, Farage ahead on Europe mobilise them. On five of our 10 with only 23 percent and 25 per- its votes might tilt the balance that if North-South talks did move forward, it could leave Washington and immigration, Clegg ahead on measures, fewer than half of all cent respectively. in Conservative-Labour margin- increasingly isolated since it has imposed preconditions on a resump- … nothing. Labour supporters trust Miliband These figures suggest that the als. But if many of Ukip’s cur- tion of international talks on North Korea’s nuclear programme. Cameron wins this particu- more than his three rivals. Lib Dems will struggle to recover rent supporters come to think North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said this lar contest easily. His average On a sixth, the vital matter of much ground nationally, unless that it is less important to man month his country was willing to resume the international talks but score among Tory supporters the economy, he only just scrapes they can revert to their status as the barricades than to strengthen Washington said Pyongyang must first take steps toward denuclearisa- – his loyalty index – is 67 per- over the halfway mark with 51 an insurgent anti-establishment our economy, protect our hospi- tion and refrain from provocative acts. cent. Miliband (54 percent among percent. Miliband is right to play party, rather than as a party of tals and improve our schools, Mansourov said he expected Kim Jong-un to appear in public soon, Labour supporters) and Farage to his, and his party’s, great- insiders that fail to keep their then they might decide to resist and a key date would be Friday, a holiday for the founding of North (52 percent among Ukip sup- est strength: the future of the promises. Farage’s undoubted personal Korea’s communist party, which leaders normally mark with public porters) come some way behind. NHS. His loyalty score on this is If they seek to remain a party appeal. THE GUARDIAN appearances. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Philippine rice North, South self-sufficiency target delayed MANILA: The Philippines has pushed back its 2013 tar- Korean boats get to attain self-sufficiency in rice production by another two years, an official said yester- day, adding that the country may have to import hundreds of exchange fire thousands of tonnes next year. “We’re pretty set at 1.7 million metric tonnes” of rice imports for this year, said Francis Pangilinan, N Korean boat enters South waters an adviser to President Benigno Aquino on food security. SEOUL: North and South boundary between the two Koreas Asked if the Philippines planned Korean naval patrol boats briefly -- the Northern Limit Line -- is to import even more than 1.7 mil- exchanged warning fire yester- not recognised by Pyongyang, lion tonnes next year, Pangilinan day near their disputed Yellow which argues it was unilaterally said: “That’s a possibility.” Sea border which has been the drawn by US-led United Nations He said the Philippines is now site of numerous clashes in the forces after the 1950-53 Korean aiming to end rice imports in 2016 past. Wa r. -- three years later than its origi- The incident came as hopes The Korean conflict ended in nal 2013 target. had been raised of a constructive an armistice instead of a peace Last year the Philippines reboot in strained inter-Korean treaty, and technically the two imported a million tonnes of relations following the surprise Koreas are still at war. rice, making it the eighth largest visit of a top-ranking North Both sides complain of frequent importer in the world, according Korean delegation to the South maritime incursions by the other. Activists continue to shut down parts of downtown Hong Kong yesterday as the government and pro-democracy to the US agriculture department. just three days before. In November 2010, North During the global food crisis in protesters have laid down a framework for formal talks, opening the door for a solution to end the stand-off. The defence ministry said the Korea shelled Yeonpyeong island, 2008, the Philippines imported a South’s patrol boat had initially killing four South Koreans and record 2.34 million tonnes of rice, fired a warning shot after the briefly triggering concerns of a the largest for any country. North Korean vessel penetrated full-scale conflict. “Bad weather, including fre- half a nautical mile inside the The latest scrap followed quent typhoons and floods, had South’s territorial waters. the shock visit to South Korea HK protest leaders agree to talks repeatedly stymied the country’s Instead of retreating imme- on Saturday by some of North efforts to produce enough rice.” diately, the North patrol boat Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s HONG KONG: Small knots A second round of “preparatory jams and commuter frustration, The Philippines suffered from opened fire, so “our side fired closest aides. of pro-democracy demonstra- talks” was held late Monday night truncated bus routes and the reo- supply tightness in 2013, forcing back,” a ministry spokesman It was led by Hwang Pyong-So, tors remained on Hong Kong’s in a bid to set conditions for for- pening of primary schools adding the government to resort to more said, adding that neither vessel a newly elected vice chairman of streets yesterday after protest mal negotiations. to the chaos. imports in the latter part of that had directly targeted the other the nuclear-armed North’s power- leaders agreed to talks with the Students had already agreed The few protesters that remain year, he added. The situation was and “no damage” was sustained. ful National Defence Commission government. Talks between the to talks with Chief Secretary are still determined to make their repeated this year, with domestic The South’s patrol boat fired who is widely seen as Kim Jong- government and student leaders Carrie Lam but called them off on point -- although they are unsure rice prices shooting up by about “around 90” rounds in total. The Un’s number two. are progressing at a snail’s pace, Friday after what they described of the result. 20 percent between June and incident took place at 9.50am near The visit resulted in an agree- although even protest leaders as “organised attacks” on protest- “To be honest, I don’t have October, he said. the South Korean border island of ment to resume a high-level dia- are now acutely worried that ers at the Mong Kok demonstra- confidence that we can succeed. This forced the government to Yeonpyeong, and the North patrol logue that had been suspended further disruption could alien- tion site. But whether we succeed or not, I inject subsidised rice into the local boat retreated to its side of the for seven months as military ate supporters. “We will have multiple rounds am giving my best. I also learned market to stabilise prices. border 10 minutes later. tensions on the divided penin- The mass protests for fully free of negotiation,” said Lester that we can speak out when it is About 26 percent of the rice “We are now watching North sula soared. elections have brought parts of Shum late Monday, deputy sec- needed,” said Dickson Yeung, 20. now on the local market is state- Korean troop movements and The delegation also delivered the city to a standstill for more retary general of the Hong Kong “I still have hopes that we can subsidised rice, he added. tightening vigilance against any the message that Kim Jong-Un than a week, and while many Federation of Students (HKFS). achieve our goal of having true With these factors in mind, additional provocations,” the had no serious health problem, in the city remain supportive of Yesterday saw another day of democracy,” said May Lim, a Pangilinan said rice self-suffi- spokesman said. despite not being seen in public the movement, they also want to traffic mayhem, with diversions 19-year-old university student. ciency remained an important The de-facto maritime for more than a month. AFP resume their daily lives. still in place causing nose-to-tail AFP target. AFP Nepal marks Eid Al Adha Strong quake hits China’s Cambodian land grab Yunnan province victims seek ICC probe HONG KONG: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit THE HAGUE: Victims of land rights, increasingly China is “giv- southwest China’s mountainous grabs by Cambodia’s “ruling ing money without asking ques- Yunnan province late yester- elite” called yesterday for the tions,” Rogers said. day, the US Geological Survey International Criminal Court to The “ruling elite” has quelled (USGS) said. probe their mass evictions as a resistance with attacks on civil The quake struck at the shal- crime against humanity. society leaders, monks, journal- low depth of 10km at 9.49pm Hundreds of thousands of ists, lawyers, environmental activ- (1349 GMT) in a region that lies Cambodians have been affected ists and protesters, the complaint close to China’s borders with as part of a “widespread and sys- said, allegedly including over 300 Myanmar and Laos. tematic attack against the civil- politically motivated murders China’s official Xinhua news ian population, pursuant to state since the 1990s. agency said at least one person policy,” said a complaint to be filed “There is a reasonable basis had been killed and three were at The Hague-based ICC. to believe that members of the injured. The epicentre was in “The ruling elite have illegally ruling elite have committed, Jinggu County, 85km from Pu’er seized and re-allocated millions aided and abetted, ordered and/ city, in a region famous for its tea of hectares of valuable land from or incited the crimes of forcible plantations. The quake was also poor Cambodians for exploitation transfer, murder, illegal imprison- felt in Yunnan’s provincial capital or speculation by its members and ment, other inhumane acts.” Kunming. foreign investors,” said the com- Anyone can file a complaint with USGS had earlier given a lower plaint to be filed on behalf of vic- the office of ICC prosecutor Fatou Nepalese Muslims offer Eid Al Adha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu yesterday. magnitude reading of 5.8 and a tims by lawyer Richard Rogers. Bensouda, and she must decide shallower depth of 5km. Xinhua Aid groups estimate that whether there is sufficient evidence gave a significantly higher reading 770,000 people, or six percent to warrant an official investigation. of 6.6-magnitude, citing the China of Cambodia’s population, have Cambodia has ratified the Earthquake Networks Centre. Thai police back Briton murder probe been evicted since 2000, includ- court’s Rome Statue, meaning The agency said buildings ing 20,000 people in the first three the ICC has jurisdiction over the shook for several seconds, accord- months of 2014. most serious crimes committed ing to local officials, while some BANGKOK: Thailand’s police The killings have dented “I insist that all officials in At least 4,000,000 hectares there since 2002. phone calls to the region went chief defended the arrest of two Thailand’s image as a happy-go- this case have done a good job. A of land have been confiscated, “Entire villages have been unanswered. Myanmar men for the murder lucky holiday paradise and come perfect job,” police chief General which represents 22 percent of burned to the ground and pos- “The whole building was shak- of two British tourists amid con- after the tourism industry, which Somyot Poompanmuang said. Cambodia’s land area, often for sessions stolen or destroyed” by ing terribly with a loud crack- cern they may have admitted to contributes almost 10 percent The suspects, who have been lucrative rubber or sugar plan- police, the army and private secu- ing sound. Plates fell off in the the murders under duress. of gross domestic product, was identified only as “Saw Rim” and tations. “Anyone who resists is rity firms supported by “the state kitchen. We all ran out and the The bodies of Hannah already battered by months of “Win,” both 21, have been charged being shot, raped, wrongfully apparatus,” the complaint said. streets now are packed with peo- Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, political protest, a May 22 coup with the murder of both Britons prosecuted,” Rogers said. “The “Dissidents have been brutally ple,” Li Anqin, a woman living in 24, were found on a beach on the and military rule. and the rape of Witheridge. violations of human rights are murdered by professional assas- Weiyuan town, the county seat of southern island of Koh Tao, a nor- Police were widely accused of If found guilty, they could face massive.” sins or condemned to linger in jail Jinggu, told Xinhua via telephone. mally tranquil spot famous for its bungling the investigation and the death penalty. “All this for the tiny elite ruling on spurious charges.” Yunnan, a remote province, coral reefs and diving, last month. pressure grew for them to solve But a lawyer contracted by over the country to get richer and One eviction to make way for is vulnerable to earthquakes. Miller died from drowning it quickly. Myanmar’s embassy said the to retain power.” a development in Phnom Penh in The region sees frequent seis- and blows to the head, while Police said two Myanmar case was a “set-up and not based Land grab victims are either January 2009 saw police armed mic activity from the collision Witheridge died from severe workers had admitted to killing on hard facts,” according to the sent to resettlement camps or left with guns, electric and steel of the Indian and Eurasian tec- head wounds, examinations by the tourists and that DNA found Democratic Voice of Burma, an with nowhere to go, he said. batons, wooden sticks, tear gas tonic plates, which form the vast Thailand’s forensics department on Witheridge matched samples independent Myanmar news outfit While Western countries have and water canon forcibly remove Himalaya mountain range. AFP found. taken from the two men. based in Norway. REUTERS tried to condition aid on human 400 families. AFP

Police quiz Japanese Muslim over plan to join IS jihadists in Syria

TOKYO: Police are questioning Islamic extremist group, which a second-hand bookshop in Tokyo. Uighurs are the mainly-Muslim with some arguing that Beijing forces with the brutal group of a 26-year-old Japanese Muslim has cut a swathe through Syria The poster, which was shown inhabitants of China’s northwest exaggerates the threat to justify jihadists, which has declared an on suspicion of trying to join and Iraq. on NHK, directed people inter- Xinjiang province. Beijing is fac- its hardline measures in Xinjiang. Islamic “caliphate.” However, this Islamic State jihadists in Syria, The student told police he “was ested in working in Syria to the ing mounting violence there, No Chinese language ability is believed to be the first attempt media reports and the top gov- planning to travel to Syria so as shop clerk. The same poster said which it has blamed on separa- was necessary, the advert said. by a Japanese. ernment spokesman said. to join Islamic State to work as a monthly wage of 15,000 RMB tists it says have been radicalised There was no explanation of what Japan has a tiny Muslim popu- The man, a student at a fighter,” the Mainichi Shimbun was payable for people “not afraid through contact with overseas- the work entailed. lation, made up largely of rela- Hokkaido University, had report- and other media reported. of violence” to work in China’s based terror groups. Hundreds of mostly young tively recent immigrants, and edly planned to fly to the Middle He hatched the plan after spot- Uighur Autonomous Region in Most scholars remain scepti- men have travelled from Europe little history of home-grown reli- East this week to fight with the ting a job advertisement posted at northwest Xinjiang province. cal of China’s claims, however, and North America to join gious extremism. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Eid Al Adha celebrations US drone strikes kill 8 in Pakistan Fresh attacks occur as rebels hold a meeting

PESHAWAR: At least eight A government official con- are trying to target something militants were killed yester- firmed the casualties and said the very important as far as they are day in two daylight US drone strike occurred as the militants concerned. They seem to be focus- attacks in Pakistan’s restive were holding a meeting. ing on him or that group,” he said. tribal regions, officials said, An earlier strike targeted a The semi-autonomous tribal taking the death toll to 21 after home in the Shawal district of region has for years been a hide- four strikes in three days. neighbouring South Waziristan out for Islamist militants of all The unusual flurry of attacks district, killing five, according to stripes -- including Al Qaeda could be linked to intelligence two security officials. and the homegrown Tehreek-e- regarding a high-value target, “A US drone fired three mis- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as well analysts say, though none of the siles targeting a house, killing five as foreign fighters such as Uzbeks casualties so far have been named. militants,” one of them said. and Uighurs. The latest strike targeted a The death toll from a drone Washington pressed Islamabad home in the Datta Khel area of strike in the same area on for years to wipe out sanctuar- the North Waziristan tribal dis- Monday was eight, while another ies in the North Waziristan tribal trict, where the Pakistani military attack the previous day killed five area, which militants have used to has been waging a major offensive militants, authorities have said. launch attacks on Nato forces in since June. Talat Masood, a retired general Afghanistan. “The drone fired two missiles, and security analyst, said the fre- The Pakistani military launched killing three people and injuring quency of strikes was unusually a major anti-militant offensive in five. They were Uzbeks,” said a high. North Waziristan in June and say security official, adding it took “The frequency is higher than it they have killed more than 1,000 place at 2.30pm. has been in the past. It seems they so far. AFP A supporter of Pakistani populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri prepares food for demonstrators during anti-government protests outside parliament in Islamabad as part of Eid Al Adha celebrations yesterday. Technology gives new life 5 Afghan rapists to be hanged today to horticulture exports KABUL: Five Afghan men are “The court’s verdict on the exe- the alleged torture by police of ISLAMABAD: Headway has seen quantitative improvements due to be hanged today for the cution of five men guilty in the the defendants is independently been made with reference to mainly due to logistic issues. gang rape of four women after Paghman robbery and rape case and thoroughly investigated,” the extending the shelf life of hor- The country produces above 14 a trial that was severely criti- will be implemented tomorrow,” group said. ticulture produce. This has million tonnes of fruit and veg- cised by rights’ groups amid a Atta Mohammad Noori, chief of International donors, includ- allowed for the successful ship- etables annually, of which almost nationwide outcry over the sav- staff at the attorney general’s ing the European Union, have ping of the first ever consign- one-third is wasted before it age attack. office said yesterday. also lodged their objection to the ment on a commercial basis. reaches consumers. High post- Then-president Hamid Karzai “It is set to happen, unless death penalties. Stakeholders view these devel- harvest losses lower the net called for the men to be hanged there is a last-minute change in Women’s rights have been cen- opments as a game-changer in the income of producers and traders, even before their trial was held the decision.” tral to the multi-billion-dollar exports of mango as well as other and also reduce the quantity of last month, and he signed their The August 23 crime has international development effort fruits and vegetables, according produce available in local mar- death sentences shortly before become a symbol of the violence in Afghanistan since the fall of to sources who are key players in kets as well as for exports. Fresh leaving office a week ago. that women face in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime in 2001. the sector. Mango season was not produce exports are less than The armed gang members, despite reforms since the Taliban Under the Taliban’s harsh profitable for growers this year. three per cent of Pakistan’s total wearing police uniforms, stopped era. Former president Hamid Karzai version of Sunni Islamic law, However, successful sea- exports. a convoy of cars returning to But the court process raised women were forced to wear the freighting of a consignment to According to an FAO report, Kabul at night from a wedding in major concerns over Afghanistan’s all-enveloping burqa, banned Holland has opened new vistas of Pakistan horticulture produce Paghman, a scenic spot near the justice system. similar statements undermined from jobs, and forbidden even to trade possibilities for them. The prices are 41 percent less than capital popular with day-trippers. Amnesty International called the prospects of a fair trial and leave the house without a male Holland-based importer and other the world average. Owing to pre- The attackers tied up men in on President Ashraf Ghani, who the defendants’ rights to a pre- chaperone. stakeholders have termed the first dominant logistic constraints and the group before raping at least was sworn in last week, to stay sumption of innocence.” The Taliban, who launched a commercial mango shipment via other issues, Pakistani export- four of the women and stealing the death penalties. Amnesty said the trials had resilient insurgency after being sea route a major achievement. ers have so far not been able to valuables from their victims. “(The trials) have been marred been hurried, giving lawyers lit- ousted, threaten a comeback as This will help increase exports penetrate high-end supermar- They were found guilt at a by inconsistencies, uninvestigated tle time to prepare the defence. US-led Nato combat troops with- of various types of produce and ket chains that have a share of nationally-televised trial that torture claims and political inter- It was only nine days between draw from the country at the end bring in earnings for export- approximately 80 percent of the lasted only two hours, and the ference,” Amnesty said. the arrests and death sentences of this year. ers, observed key players of the fruit and vegetable sales in the EU sentences were quickly con- “(Karzai) himself said that he being handed down by the pri- Ghani’s office was not imme- horticulture sector. Pakistan and other developed countries. firmed by the appeals court and urged the Supreme Court to hand mary court. diately available to comment on horticulture exports have not INTERNEWS the Supreme Court. down death sentences. These and “(Ghani) must ensure that the case. AFP

PIA aircraft 19 Afghan rebels escapes firing Pakistan seeks peace along India border killed in raids, 20 by gunmen ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s give up fighting top security adviser yesterday KARACHI: Four uniden- called for calm along the inter- KABUL: In the conflict-ridden tified gunmen yesterday national and disputed border Afghanistan, 20 armed mili- attacked a Pakistani airliner with India as clashes between tants gave up fighting and 19 near Peshawar City but failed the troops claimed lives of ten others lost their lives in clashes to damage it and the passen- civilians on both sides. with security forces over the ger plane coming in from Abu Officials say that four civilians past 24 hours. Dhabi landed safely, Geo News were killed on Monday and one In the latest incident, a reported. woman died and nine injured 20-member armed group laid The incident occurred at along the Working Boundary down their weapons and joined around 5am when a Pakistan yesterday. the government-backed peace International Airlines (PIA) Pakistani military yester- process in Badakhshan prov- flight was to land at Sulaiman day lodged protest with the UN ince with Faizabad as its capital, Khail near Peshawar city. It observers group over Indian firing. 315 kilometres northeast of the landed safely at Bacha Khan The escalation has caused national capital Kabul yesterday, International Airport, police serious concerns in Pakistan and police said. sources said. Advisor to the Prime Minister on “A total of 20 armed opposi- The attackers, armed with National Security and Foreign tions under Mullah Abdul Ahad hand grenades and sub machine Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, called for an gave up fighting in Wardoj district guns (SMG), were noticed escap- immediate ceasefire. today and joined the peace proc- ing from Sulaiman Khail to the “We call upon Indian govern- ess,” deputy to Badakhshan pro- tribal area of Khyber Agency, ment to immediately cease fire vincial police chief Abdul Qadir police quoted witnesses as saying. and shelling and help us preserve Sayad said. A Pakistan International tranquillity,” Aziz said in a policy With joining these people to the Airlines (PIA) spokesperson, statement. government-backed peace proc- however, denied any firing inci- Expressed his deep concern ess, the security situation will dent involving a PIA flight in over the escalation of violations further improve in Badakhshan Peshawar. of the cease-fire at the Line of A Pakistani Kashmiri villager inspects his water tank damaged in firing from across the Line of Control between province, the official added. The flight had arrived in Control and Working Boundary Taliban militants, who are Pakistan and India, in Durra Shair Khana in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir yesterday. Peshawar from Abu Dhabi and by the Indian security forces, he active in parts of Badakhshan later departed for Riyadh, Saudi said the government of Prime province and fighting the govern- Arabia, the official added. Minister Nawaz Sharif has been and the peoples of the two coun- of Foreign Secretary level talks, the Pakistani diplomat said. ment to regain power, have yet to A Civil Aviation Authority exercising utmost restraint and tries,” the Pakistani adviser said. the Indian side has shunned all He said on Monday was the make comment. (CAA) spokesperson also denied responsibility. He said Pakistan has often the country’s peace overtures. Muslim festival Eid day but the In another incident, the gov- any such incident stating that Pakistan and India had declared called for making full use of the “We hope that the Indian side Indian forces, ‘in complete disre- ernment forces have killed 19 there has been no report of any ceasefire in 2003 and guns had channels available like hotline would give peace a chance. gard of the festive event, carried armed Taliban fighters during firing incident on any flight at relatively been silent since then. between Director Generals of the Aziz said the UN military on the fire and put four innocent series of operations across the Peshawar. Exchange of fire; however, takes Military Operation of both coun- observer group in India and lives to death.’ country over the past 24 hours, PIA is the national flag carrier place time to time. Both accuse tries and Sector Commanders’ Pakistan (UNMOGIP) must He said the Eid day when the Interior Ministry said in a and a state-owned enterprise of each other of violation. meetings. also be enabled to play its due Muslims celebrate the spirit of statement released yesterday. the Government of Pakistan. The Monday’s fire exchange “Unfortunately, all our efforts role in monitoring ceasefire to sacrifice, the ‘Indian forces played “Police in conjunction with the Headquartered at Jinnah was considered as the heaviest as to secure peace and tranquillity secure peace and tranquillity on havoc with the lives of four fami- army personnel have conducted International Airport in Karachi nine people from both sides were on the Line of Control and the the Line of Control and Working lies’ whose dear ones were killed. operations in Paktika, Paktiya it operates scheduled services to 23 killed, almost all civilians. Work Boundary have elicited no Boundary. “It is sad that the Indian gov- and Kunar provinces over the domestic destinations and 30 inter- “Cease fire at the Line of cooperation from the Indian side.” “For seven days now, the Indian ernment has not been able to past 24 hours during which 19 national destinations in 27 coun- Control and the Working He said Pakistan has extended security forces have been firing restrain its forces despite strong armed Taliban members were tries across Asia, Europe and North Boundary must be preserved in a hand of friendship to India. and shelling across the Line of diplomatic protest by Pakistan.” killed and three others wounded,” America. AGENCIES the larger interest of the region However, with abrupt cancellation Control and Working Boundary,” INTERNEWS the statement said. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Court rejects Traditional pottery bail plea of Jayalalithaa AIADMK stunned; CM urges calm

BANGALORE/CHENNAI: and jailed her for four years of The Karnataka High Court simple imprisonment. yesterday rejected the bail plea She was also fined Rs100 crore of jailed former Tamil Nadu under the Indian Penal Code chief minister J Jayalalithaa, (IPC) and the Prevention of abruptly ending frenzied cele- Corruption Act. The other three brations by her supporters after were also sentenced to four years one of her lawyers earlier said in jail and fined Rs10 crore each. she had got conditional bail. The bail petitions were posted Justice A V Chandrashekara, for hearing by a regular bench who heard Jayalalithaa’s petition, yesterday by a special bench of also declined to suspend her four- the high court on October 1. year jail term even after Special Meanwhile, fearing mass pro- Public Prosecutor G. Bhavani tests, police imposed a ban on the Singh submitted he had no objec- assembly of five or more people in tion to her bail application. a 1km area around the high court The AIADMK leader was con- here. victed and sentenced for four In Tamil Nadu, tens of thou- years and fined Rs100 crore for sands of Jayalalithaa supporters corruption by a special court here across the state erupted in joy on September 27. “No sufficient after media outlets reported, on A woman potter carries earthen pots through traditional pottery kilns in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai yesterday. grounds for suspension of the sen- the strength of what an AIADMK tence. The Supreme Court clearly lawyer had stated, that she had indicated that corruption violates got conditional bail. human rights and leads to eco- AIADMK members, legislators nomic imbalance,” the judge said and MPs gathered in larger num- in his interim order. bers at the party headquarters in DDLJ to continue The judge also found no prime Chennai and at AIADMK offices Two schemes for overseas facie ground for granting bail across the state danced, burst shows in theatre to the 66-year-old Jayalalithaa. crackers and distributed sweets. Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani But the joyous scenes came to running the film appeared for Jayalalithaa as a grinding halt when it dawned workers to be merged defence counsel. that the “news” was wrong and The bail petitions of that Jayalalithaa’s prayer for bail for 19 years Jayalalithaa’s associates — former had actually been turned down. NEW DELHI: Moving swiftly embassies and consulates that said that all PIO cards are valid close associate Sasikala Natarajan, The very same AIADMK activ- to fulfill assurances made to “apart from special circum- for the entire lifetime of cardhold- MUMBAI: Quashing reports estranged former foster son V K ists — men and women — then thousands of cheering diaspora stances, US nationals should ers. Earlier it was for 15 years. that Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge Sudhakaran and former aide J turned emotive. Many women in his Madison Square Garden get visas for 10 years” - fulfilling “The gazette notification fulfils (DDLJ) will be removed from Ilavarasi — were also rejected on openly wailed. The celebrations address, Prime Minister another promise to the diaspora. the announcement that all PIO Maratha Mandir in December the same grounds. turned into angry protests. Some Narendra Modi yesterday said Modi made the announcement cardholders will now enjoy a life- after running for 19 years, its Earlier, in his 90-minute depo- were too stunned to speak. that the government is working on consular and visa issues dur- long visa to India,” he said. managing director Manoj Desai sition, Jethmalani assured the As tensions rose, Tamil Nadu on a new scheme merging the ing his address at the Madison He said that the gazette noti- said that the news is “false”. judge that his client (Jayalalithaa) Chief Minister O Panneerselvan People of Indian Origin (PIO) Square Garden in New York Sep fication also says that PIO card The boy meets girl story nar- would abide by any condition put urged people to maintain calm and Overseas Citizenship of 28,which was heard by a crowd holders would not have to report rated by Aditya Chopra into the forth for bail, as she was a law and not to resort to any protests India (OCI) schemes. of 20,000. to police stations, even if their magical DDLJ worked wonders at abiding citizen and would not flee that would hurt the interests of Announcing this in a tweet, “Am sure these efforts will visit exceeds 180 days. the box office despite a predict- the country. ordinary citizens. the prime minister said that the further strengthen our bond “Am very glad to share that able plotline. But this argument cut no ice He also said that protests held union home ministry is “work- with the diaspora and give an GoI has moved swiftly on the The movie has been playing in with the judge. A special court by Jayalalithaa supporters should ing on the new scheme that will impetus to our development announcements I had made on Maratha Mandir since its release here on September 27 convicted not be linked to the AIADMK merge PIO & OCI schemes”. journey,” he added. consular & visa issues during my on October 20, 1995. In 2007, it Jayalalithaa for corruption when government headed by him since He also tweeted that instruc- The prime minister said that a USA visit,” he tweeted. broke the record set by Sholay by she was chief minister in 1991-96 her jailing. IANS tions have been issued to Indian September 30 gazette notification IANS a full seven years. And the movie buffs with a taste for romance are still coming in, notwithstanding its many re-runs on the TV channels, online viewing facilities as well as India wields the axe on Her Majesty’s ‘laughable’ laws many DVDs floating around. “We are not planning to remove DDLJ show. It was a false report. NEW DELHI: If you happen to unearth Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who is lead- within other laws and thousands of regu- He said that obscure laws can sometimes In fact, this December DDLJ will treasure worth even as little as Rs10 (16 ing the legislative clean-up. lations that are real obstacles to business. be abused. A swanky New Delhi hotel was be in its 1,000 week,” Desai said. US cents) in India, don’t even think of Previous administrations have failed to The government has started identifying threatened with a lawsuit for refusing to A single screen theatre, pocketing it — that’s because under a law remove obscure laws dating back to the these anomalies too, Prasad said. give water to a person who invoked an 1867 Maratha Mandir runs other mov- introduced by the former British colonial 19th century, either because of objections Flying kites or balloons without police act under which a rest house must offer ies as well, but the matinee show rulers, it still belongs to “Her Majesty”. by government departments or simply a permission is illegal across India as they passers-by free drinks of water. has been booked for DDLJ. “We Now, however, the Treasure Trove Act lack of will. But Modi’s officers have iden- are classified as an “aircraft” under a 1934 Factory owners have suffered at the have DDLJ show daily at 11.30am of 1878 and nearly 300 other outdated laws tified 287 obsolete laws for scrapping in a act, and a World War II decree outlaws the hands of government inspectors who insist and on weekdays there is 40 to are set to be repealed in the largest-ever November session of parliament. dropping of pamphlets from the air in the on rules requiring spittoons to be kept in 50 percent occupancy and on the cull of rules that make India one of the On the chopping block along with the state of Gujarat. the premises as well as earthen pots for weekend it runs houseful. most puzzling places in the world to do Treasure Trove Act is an 1838 law that Under the Motor Vehicles Act, the state drinking water. Even if factories install “Myself and Aditya Chopra business. says property in an area of the former of Andhra Pradesh enacted a law that a modern fire extinguishers, they must still will continue to show the film in New Prime Minister Narendra Modi imperial capital of Calcutta can only be motor inspector must have a clean set of have red-painted buckets with water and Maratha Mandir as long as we is hoping that less regulation and faster sold to the East India Company, which laid teeth and anyone with a “pigeon chest, sand to put out a blaze. want to,” he added. Though the decision-making will lift India from its the foundations of the British Empire but knock knees, flat foot, hammer toes and Some have a found a way around absurd story was insipid, its presentation ranking of 134 out of 189 countries on the ceased to exist more than 150 years ago. fractured limbs” will be disqualified. regulations. A Post Office Act of 1898 stip- and the chemistry between the World Bank’s ease of doing business table An 1855 measure removing a certain “There are instances where the entire ulates that only the government has the lead pair — Shah Rukh and Kajol into the top 50 and attract investors. tribe from the purview of local laws because statute is dysfunctional,” said prominent right of “conveying by post, from one place — struck the right chord with the “Some of the laws on our books are it was an “uncivilised race” will also go. economist Bibek Debroy, who advised Modi to another” most letters, so courier compa- audience and the film’s music was laughable. Others have no place in a Even after all these have been abol- during his election campaign and has writ- nies get around this by calling the letters like a icing on the cake. IANS modern and democratic India,” said Law ished, there will still be hundreds of clauses ten a book on the absurdities of Indian law. they send “documents”. 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Dhirubhai Ambani International Tharoor becomes a loner in Congress School gets top ranking

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The two-time said that such acts were not acceptable, irre- MUMBAI: The Dhirubhai Ambani International School has been Thiruvanan-thapuram Lok Sabha member spective of the status ‘one’ enjoyed. ranked the top global school in India for the second consecutive Shashi Tharoor (pictured) appears to have Tharoor on Monday said that his fundamen- year in the latest Education World India School Rankings, founder- become a loner in his party because not a tal commitment was to India’s progress, and chairman Nita M Ambani said in a statement. single party leader has come to his defence that he remained convinced that the Congress Speaking about the performance of the students in 2014, Ambani after he accepted Prime Minister Narendra party was the best and most inclusive vehicle said this has helped the school get an average diploma ranking of 39.42 Modi’s invitation to join the Clean India to accomplish that progress. points, against 30.77 for South Asia, 33.16 for South East Asia and campaign, saying he was honoured. In the faction-ridden Congress party in 30.06 for the world at large. Among the two other rankings for the “Across the party there has been a feeling Kerala, it’s perhaps for the first time that international slot, the Indus International School was named first in that he has crossed the line and now it’s for one party leader and that too a ‘powerful’ Lok the day-cum-boarding category, while the Kodaikanal International the Congress president here to take stock of it Sabha member is fighting his own battle, with School was adjudged first in the boarding category. and do the needful,” said Padmaja Venugopal, not even a single leader coming to his defence. For the 2014 rankings, 8,263 fee-paying parents, educationists, prin- daughter of K Karunakaran, and added that Ever since Tharoor was handpicked cipals and teachers were interviewed in 25 cities by the Delhi-based what he said has not been accepted by the by Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and C fore and asked to rate schools in 10 categories on 14 parameters of party and its members here. Rahul Gandhi in 2009 to contest from the education excellence, Educationworld magazine said. Since Tharoor is an AICC member and one Thiruvananthapuram Lok sabha constitu- “Six of our students earned the perfect score of 45 points — the highest of the many party spokesperson, any action ency, leaders cutting across factions appeared ever that the school has achieved. In 2014, this perfect score of 45 points will have to come from the national leadership. miffed that he crashlanded in their domain. was achieved by only 10 students in South Asia, 26 in South East Asia, and The state Congress leadership, includ- To placate his detractors, Tharoor yesterday 194 worldwide,” Ambani said. “Over the past 10 years, 45 students in South ing Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, state tweeted: “as my #GandhiTweets indicate, the Asia earned a perfect score of 45 points, of which 25 are from Dhirubhai party chief V.M. Sudheeran, and Home Mahatma stood not only for physical cleanli- Ambani International School. Thus, 56 percent of all the students who Minister Ramesh Chennithala, will meet ness but for cleanliness of mind, heart, soul, achieved the perfect score of 45 in South Asia are from our school.” Wednesday to discuss this issue which has spirit. I therefore urge @PMOIndia to also Ambani also said some 140 leading universities across the globe, caused embarrassment to the party here. work for an India cleansed of bigotry, hatred, including Oxford, the Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, An article in party mouthpiece Veekshenem intolerance & divisiveness, an India that is Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Brown, had accepted the students of the yesterday, without mentioning Tharoor, clearly truly clean.” IANS Dhirubhai Ambani International School. IANS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Kashmir tense; thousands flee homes Troops exchange gunfire again

SRINAGAR: Thousands of Poonch area yesterday afternoon, villagers fled their homes in according to lieutenant colonel Kashmir region yesterday as Manish Mehta, a spokesman for Indian and Pakistani troops the Indian army. exchanged gunfire again, a day “What we are seeing on the after the highest civilian death border is unusual in terms of its toll in a single day in more than ferocity and the sudden erup- a decade. tion in violence,” said Brahma About 7,000 villagers living Chellaney, a professor of strategic around the village of Arnia area studies at the Centre for Policy in Kashmir gathered in schools Research based in New Delhi. after five Indian civilians were “This is not the average tit for killed and dozens injured in shell- tat that we have seen in the past ing by Pakistani forces close to the on the border.” border on Monday, according to Indian and Pakistani politi- Shantmanu, a government official cians accused each other’s army in Jammu, a region of Kashmir. of unprovoked violations of their Thousands of villagers from the border truce, as goodwill that had border areas of Jammu, Samba built up after Prime Minister and Kathua districts have fled Narendra Modi took office in May their homes and moved into evaporated in the face of several makeshift camps. Journalists who weeks of sporadic fighting. visited the border villages were Sartaj Aziz, an adviser on for- told that the Pakistani firing was eign affairs to Pakistan’s prime “very heavy”. minister, accused the Indian gov- “No one is able to sleep, not ernment of failing to prevent the even the children. Everyone is violence and called for an imme- hiding and is scared. Bombs are diate ceasefire. Aziz blamed the falling through roofs, we can’t Indian government for calling off sleep under our own roofs, and talks between the two countries’ we have to stay outside,” a villager top diplomats last month. called Swardin said. Indian Home Affairs Minister The Indian and Pakistani mili- Rajnath Singh told a newspaper taries have traded machine-gun that Pakistan needs to learn that fire and mortar attacks for about the newly elected Indian govern- a week, in skirmishes that cast a ment will take a more aggressive shadow over attempts to improve approach if it comes under attack ties between the rivals. on the border. “If our civilians are Pakistan forces fired at 40 killed, India has every right to Villagers sit in a tractor trolley as they move to safer places in Devi Garh village near Jammu, yesterday. Indian army posts early yester- retaliate,” Singh said in an inter- day, said Uttam Chand, an Indian view published in the Hindustan to give cover to Islamist mili- reason for the turmoil on the bor- and Kashmir,” Abdullah said. “It and simply lodging a protest with police official. Indian forces retali- Times. tants trying to sneak into Jammu der was the internal situation in is all due to the internal situation Islamabad won’t do. Rajnath Singh ated with gunfire and mortar Border Security Force officers and Kashmir. But Jammu and Pakistan. in Pakistan,” he said. on Monday warned Pakistan to bombs, he said. say that Pakistani forces have Kashmir Chief Minister Omar “This Pakistani provocation has Abdullah said the Pakistani stop violating the ceasefire, saying India and Pakistan continued intensified attacks on Indian Abdullah denied this, telling nothing to do with attempts to aggression was a major chal- “times have changed in India”. to exchange small-arms fire in the border posts in a desperate bid CNN-IBN channel that the real infiltrate militants into Jammu lenge to the Modi government AGENCIES

Mumbai will not Congress steps up attack on be separated from Triangular contest Maharashtra: Modi PM, terms him ‘habitual liar’ DHULE: Flatly rejecting on cards in Odisha allegations by various opposi- tion parties, including former NEW DELHI: Stepping up government’s nod to a controver- Ahmed said. Ahmed also said ally Shiv Sena, Prime Minister BHUBANESWAR: The wave for its candidate, the oppo- its attack on Prime Minister sial land deal between Vadra and that the Supreme Court had in Narendra Modi yesterday cat- Kandhamal Lok Sabha constitu- sition feels the BJD is facing its Narendra Modi over his jibe real estate giant DLF. October 2013 dismissed a PIL egorically ruled out separating ency in Odisha will witness a worst ever image crisis due to a at the party on a land deal Ahmed also referred to the about land deal concerning Vadra. Mumbai from Maharashtra or triangular contest involving the major chit fund scam and a min- concerning Congress presi- newspaper report and said there Answering a query on cease- dividing the state. ruling BJD, the Congress and the ing scam. dent Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law was no violation of the pre-elec- fire violations by Pakistan, “I can assure you that till I am BJP in the October 15 by-election. “The way people are responding Robert Vadra, the party yester- tion Model Code of Conduct. Ahmed said civilians were being in Delhi, no power on earth can The election was necessitated to our candidate, we are hopeful day termed him a “habitual liar” He said the deputy commis- killed and there was no full-time split Maharashtra or separate by the death of Biju Janata Dal’s we will win with a bigger mar- and accused him of trying to sioner of Gurgaon had written defence minister. Mumbai from the state,” Modi Hemendra Chandra Singh. While gin. People have faith in Naveen mislead the people of Haryana July 16 that the mutation con- He said the prime minister fre- asserted amidst a loud applause the ruling party has fielded his Patnaik,” said Pratap Keshari and the Election Commission. cerning the land deal was valid. quently made tweets but had not at an election rally in the tribal wife Pratyusha Rajeswari, the Deb, a senior BJD leader and “The prime minister is speak- Ahmed said the Model Code of tweeted about ceasefire violations district of north Maharashtra. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party spokesman. ing a lie. It has become a habit Conduct for the assembly polls nor was speaking about it in his He said the Congress has been and the Congress have respec- The ruling party has deputed with him. PM is a habitual liar,” in Haryana came into force on speeches. indulging in untruths on cot- tively fielded former MP Rudra over a dozen ministers and a large Congress spokesperson Shakeel September 12 and the prime Ahmed said Modi had talked ton and onion prices for the last Madhav Ray and former legisla- number of legislators to oversee the Ahmed said here. minister had said that decision before the Lok Sabha elections decade or no, and now they have tor Abhimanyu Behera. campaign. The party organised in Modi at a poll rally in Haryana taken July 16 was a violation of about the need of having “a started spreading a new lie that Rajeswari is a political green- the past week several roadshows, on Monday referred to a newspa- the Model Code of Conduct. 56-inch chest” to deal with border the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) horn. Ray, 77, was a member of marches and public meetings per report and urged the Election “It is a lie to the Election violations. “It seems the 56-inch is planning to break Maharashtra. the state assembly thrice between where party leaders and activists Commission to take “appropri- Commission. It is a lie to people. chest has become 5.6 inches,” “Has anybody been born so far 1990 and 2009 before getting blew conch, the BJD symbol. ate action” over the Haryana He is trying to befool people,” Ahmed said. IANS who has the courage to divide elected to the Lok Sabha on the Naveen Patnaik is expected to the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji,” BJD ticket in 2009. The BJD, campaign later this week. The Modi asked the gathering. The however, denied him the ticket BJP is equally confident of victory. prime minister’s statement came in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and “The BJP will win because of a in the wake of apprehensions later suspended him for anti- wave in favour of Prime Minister Bang Bang! conquers Flipkart apologises by the Congress, Maharashtra party activities. The BJP fielded Narendra Modi across India,” Navnirman Sena and the Shiv him after he joined the party. senior party leader Ashok Sahu box office, earns Sena of a BJP’s “hidden agenda” Behera, 59, was a Congress told IANS. to separate Mumbai from member of the state assembly “Also, the declining popularity over Rs200 crore to irate customers Maharashtra and carve out a new from Phulbani in 1985-90. of the chief minister due to the state of Vidarbha. The Kandhamal constituency chit fund and mining scams will NEW DELHI: It has bullets BANGALORE: India’s largest e-retailer Flipkart yesterday He urged the people to vote for is made up of seven assembly seg- help us.” flying, cars exploding, stun- apologised to millions of its customers a day after its promises the BJP with a full majority in ments spread over four districts: The BJP has roped in two cen- ning locations and an ensemble of bumper discounts and offers of unbeatable prices on orders the Oct 15 assembly elections to Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh and tral government ministers, Jual of good looking actors who will placed for plethora of products came a cropper. rid the state of the 15 years of the Ganjam. It has 1,141,735 voters. Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, make you drool. Bang Bang!, an “We failed to live up to this promise yesterday (Monday) and Congress-Nationalist Congress Although there are seven can- in the campaign. out-and-out entertainer, contin- would like to apologise to every single customer for our failure,” the Party combine’s misrule. “Wait didates in the fray, the main con- The main opposition Congress ues its tremendous run at the city-based e-commerce major said in a mail to all its registered users, for the elections. After we come test is likely to involve the BJD, claims people will reject both the box office having minted a gross many of whom were outraged over its deceptive offers, its portal to power, we shall set right all the Congress and the BJP, politi- BJD and the BJP. “Voters are of Rs201.51 crore in five days. crashing for hours during the day-long special sales and rejections the wrongdoings of the Congress- cal analysts said. showing interest in the Congress. The Hrithik Roshan and owing to stocks flying out of shelf in minutes. NCP in the matter of cotton and While the BJD is banking We are hopeful,” state Congress Katrina Kaif-starrer has col- Admitting that the company did not live up to the promises made, onion farmers owing to their on the image of Chief Minister president Jayadev Jena said. lected Rs156.41 crore in India. In its co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal said though it was faulty policies,” he said. IANS Naveen Patnaik and a sympathy IANS the international markets, Bang a big day for them, they were sorry that the customers’ experience Bang! raked in Rs45.10 crore, read was less than pleasant. “We are unhappy that we were unable to live a statement. up to the expectations of millions who wanted to buy from us and But this Sidharth Anand’s direc- this is not acceptable to us,” the co-founders jointly acknowledged. torial venture, which has been Noting that the company had worked hard over the last seven years produced by Fox Star Studios at to earn the trust of its customers, Bansals accepted they had failed the 8,760 artistes dance into records book a budge of Rs140 crore, broke the trust reposed in them. “We have learnt some valuable lessons from this opening day record of Krrish 3 by (failure) and have started working doubly hard to address the issues KULLU (HIMACHAL PRADESH): Over Limca Book of Records for our claim to the largest earning Rs27.54 crore on the first that cropped during the sale,” the co-founders said. 8,000 artistes yesterday performed a folk dance voluntary participation at one place,” he said. day. And the success brings satis- Claiming that a record 1.5 million people shopped on its por- in this town to highlight the message of saving The previous record, Kanwar said, was a per- faction for Hrithik. tal, showing unprecedented interest in its products, the company the girl child and created a record for the largest formance by around 3,500 people. He said on the “We did not increase the ticket accepted it was not adequately prepared for the sheer scale of the voluntary participation in an event at one point of invitation of the district administration, women and prize, our film was not a solo event. “We didn’t source enough products and deals in advance to time, organisers said. even girls from the entire Kullu district voluntarily release and still it has surpassed cater to your requirements. More over, the load on our server led to “A total of 8,760 dancers, comprising girls and agreed to participate in the performance. the collections of Krrish 3, so I am intermittent outages, further impacting your shopping experience women, performed a folk dance to save the girl The week-long Kullu Dussehra festivities, which very happy,” said the 40-year-old. on our site,” the Bansals admitted. child at the Kullu Dussehra festivities,” Deputy began on October 3, will conclude tomorow. Kullu “It’s a one step ahead for me and Referring to the frequent changes in prices on several products Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar, the organiser of the Dussehra is a centuries-old festival and celebra- it’s a growth. Start has been great, that were on sale, the company said the pricing got changed to their festival, said. He said a large number of unregistered tions begin on “Vijaya Dashami”, the day when the it crossed Rs100 crore mark and non-discounted rates for a few hours. “We realise that this breaks participants also took part in the dance. festivities end in rest of the country. Chief Minister that’s a big victory.” What adds to the trust our customers have put in us. We are sorry for this and will “As per our estimate, between 9,000 and 10,000 Virbhadra Singh said this was a remarkable per- his joy is that his children — sons ensure that this never happens again,” the co-founders reiterated. artistes participated,” Kanwar said. He said Limca formance and definitely a strong message to those Hrehaan and Hridhaan — have IANS Book of Records officials witnessed the event. who commit the sin of killing the unborn girl foetus given it a thumbs up. IANS “We will send recordings of the dance to the in the womb. IANS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Rouble slide continues

QCB’s assets surge by 32.1pc Loans to real estate sector down by 0.2 percent to QR85.4bn in 2013

DOHA: The Qatar Central QCB’s 37th annual report in credit to trade and industry was spur in new population arrival. Bank’s (QCB) total assets/ released yesterday noted the year lower than the previous year, while Credit to consumption accounted liabilities increased sharply 2013 witnessed significant increase that to services, contractors, and QR80.2bn in 2013, an increase of to QR213bn from QR161.2bn in the Central Bank’s holding of consumption was higher. On the 12.9 percent against past year. during 2012-2013, an increase balances with foreign banks. other hand, credit to real estate Public revenues continued to of QR51.8bn, or 32.1 percent. QCB’s net international reserves and ‘others’ sector recorded a grow during 2013-2014 for the Consequently, the size of QCB’s increased significantly during decline during 2013. third year in row, despite a lim- balance sheet, as a proportion of 2013. Consequently, the official In the combined balance sheet ited decrease in oil price to $104.44 nominal GDP, increased to 28.9 reserves to currency issued ratio of commercial banks, domestic from $107.12 bpd in the previous percent at the end of 2013 from increased to 1229 percent in 2013, credit is the largest asset with year. Oil and gas revenues, rose by 23.3 percent at end-2012. which is much above the prescrip- QR533.1bn as of the end of 2013. 9.9 percent and about QR17.7bn, to On the liability side, the expan- tion of 100 percent. Share of domestic credit is 58.6 reach QR195.2bn compared with sion was mainly attributed to The key balance sheet indica- percent of total assets by the end QR177.6bn in the FY 2012-2013. the sharp increase due to the tors show that unlike 2012, credit of the year. Annually domestic However, their relative impor- Government (by QR35.8bn) as growth of commercial banks was credit increased by 11.8 percent tance in total revenue has declined well as unclassified liabilities (by significantly lower than deposit in 2013. during the FY 2012-2013 by six QR16.8bn). Deposits of local banks growth during 2013. The growth in Loans to the real estate are one percentage points to 56.3 percent declined significantly by QR7.3bn bank credit almost halved to 13.1 of the major private sector lend- compared to 62.4 percent in the (-53.9 percent) in 2013. percent in 2013 reflecting signifi- ing businesses for commercial previous year. On the asset side, the increase cant reduction in credit offtake by banks with outstanding credit of On the other hand, investment was primarily reflected in the the public sector. The deceleration QR85.4bn as of the end of the year. income strongly increased during sharp increase in QCB’s holding in public sector credit growth was This is a drop of 0.2 percent com- the report year by QR61.1bn, or of balances with foreign banks by reflective of both streamlining of pared to past year. The demand a rate of 146.1 percent to reach QR30.8bn (92.4 percent). QCB’s infrastructure investments and for real estate loans is significant QR102.9bn compared to QR41.8bn balances with local banks also the base effect of strong growth in Qatar and commercial banks in FY 2012-2013, after the decline increased by QR18.9bn (46.9 per- in the previous year. are exploring the opportunity by experienced over the past two cent), while gold holding of the Private sector credit growth, on building up credit portfolios in real years, raising its relative impor- QCB declined by QR0.24bn (10 the other hand, remained stable at estate sector. The consumption tance to the total public revenues A man walks out of a building under a board showing currency percent) during the year, as a 13.5 percent in line with the ongo- loan, which includes personal loan, to 29.7 percent from 14.7 percent exchange rates in Moscow. Russia’s rouble resumed its slide yes- result of gold price decrease in the ing diversification of the economy. vehicle loans, credit card loans, in the FY 2012-2013. terday following fresh central bank intervention and another shift in international market. Within the private sector, growth etc, was also increased due to the THE PENINSULA its trading band while Moscow stocks fell 1 percent, lagging broader emerging equities which held at one-week highs.

IMF trims global growth outlook IMF bullish on Qatar, cuts Arab growth forecast DUBAI: The International over unrest in the region but said The most spectacular drop is growth forecast to 2.5 percent 0.25 percent in 2014 given recent WASHINGTON: The Monetary Fund (IMF) has growth would remain generally expected in Iraq, whose economy from 3.4 percent. And the outlook political shocks and deteriorating International Monetary Fund increased its economic growth strong in the oil-rich Gulf states. is being hit hard by the conflict for 2015 was cut to 3.9 percent security. It is projected to recover w a r ne d of s t a g n ation i n a dv a nc e d projections for Qatar, Saudi And even though the figure between a US-led coalition and from 4.6 percent. to 3 percent in 2015, assuming a economies as it trimmed its Arabia and the UAE, but low- for next year is seen as higher, it the Islamic State group. The IMF The IMF said growth in the rebound in oil production in Iraq, growth forecast for the whole ered those of Kuwait, whose was cut from 4.5 percent to 3.8 now expects growth to contract six-nation Gulf Cooperation Libya and Yemen. world. economy contracted by 0.4 per- percent. “With increased strife by 2.7 percent this year after it Council (GCC) states is projected “These assumptions are, how- The global economy faces an cent last year. in some countries in the region, was forecast to grow by a whop- to remain strong at an average ever, subject to significant uncer- increase in risks this year from In its semi-annual World the projected pickup in growth ping 5.9 percent. And oil-depend- 4.5 percent in 2014 and 2015. tainty,” the IMF said. the Russia-Ukraine crisis and Economic Outlook released yes- in 2014... is now projected to be ent Iraq is seen growing only 1.5 But it warned of oil price fluc- A key priority for most of the strife in the Middle East, and the terday, the IMF said the Middle weaker relative” to the April fore- percent next year, compared tuations due to weaker demand oil exporters is to shore up weak- wider economic threat if the Ebola East and North African (Mena) cast, the IMF said. with 6.7 percent projected in the and increased non-Opec pro- ening fiscal balances, the IMF outbreak in West Africa is not con- region would grow by 2.6 percent “Growth is expected to increase April report. duction, particularly from the said. The overall fiscal balance is tained. And it said that the deep this year, compared with 3.2 per- in 2015, assuming that security For oil exporters as a whole — United States. projected to decline from 2.0 per- wounds of the economic crisis that cent forecast in April. The Fund improves, allowing for a recovery the Gulf states, as well as Algeria, Among the non-GCC oil cent of gross domestic product in began in 2008 are “proving tougher lowered its economic growth fore- in oil production, particularly in Iraq, non-Arab Iran, Libya and exporters, and excluding Iran, 2014 to 1 percent in 2015. to resolve”, especially in Europe. casts for most Arab countries Libya,” it said. Yemen — the IMF lowered 2014 growth is forecast to average only AFP “Given these increased risks, raising actual and potential growth must remain a priority,” the Fund said in its semi-annual World Fund sees US a bright Economic Outlook report. But it also said that the strength of advanced economies could be enhanced with much-needed spot in global economy investment in infrastructure, financed by the state. “Should the WASHINGTON: The overestimated a sustained impact recovery stall, being ready to do International Monetary Fund from the sharp January-March more would be important,” it said. upgraded its outlook for the contraction this year, when The global crisis lender low- United States, highlighting its extraordinarily harsh winter ered its forecast for global growth crucial role again as the growth weather stalled investment and this year to 3.3 percent, down 0.1 leader among advanced econo- spending. percentage point from July and mies as the eurozone and Japan The rebound will see growth 0.4 point less than it envisaged in sag. But the IMF also saw risks at about 3 percent for the rest of April. The 2015 outlook has been in the US being caught by a the year, edging up to 3.1 percent cut to 3.8 percent growth, com- downdraft into stagnation, if in 2015. “The United States and pared with 4 percent previously the rest of the world cannot find the United Kingdom in particular forecast. The overall projections any more gas for growth. are leaving the crisis behind and appeared even less buoyant in the The Fund, in its semi-annual achieving decent growth,” IMF details. Last week IMF Managing assessment of the world economy, chief economist Olivier Blanchard Director Christine Lagarde increased its forecast for US said. stressed the danger of a “new growth this year from 1.7 percent Yet, he added, “even for those mediocre” in economic expansion IMF officials addressing the media during the World Economic Outlook press conference at the International in July to 2.2 percent. two countries, potential growth that does not generate more jobs Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group 2014 annual meetings in Washington, DC, yesterday. The sharp upgrade was no is now lower than in the early for the unemployed. AFP surprise — the previous number 2000s.” AFP

Business activity in UAE falls as Egypt grows US job openings touch highest level since 2001 DUBAI: Business activity grow while price pressures remain into negative territory again after remains far slower than the pace growth in the United Arab under control,” said Razan Nasser, one month in positive territory. needed to create enough jobs for a WASHINGTON: US job openings rose to their highest level Emirates’ non-oil private sec- senior economist for the Middle The rate of input price inflation youthful population of 86 million. in more than 13 years in August even as hiring fell, the US tor fell to a four-month low East and North Africa at HSBC. eased to a four-month low of 54.4 Increased output and a sharp Department of Labour said. in September as gains in new UAE firms saw output growth points. rise in new orders last month, Job openings were at a seasonally adjusted 4.835 million compared orders slowed despite increas- accelerate to a three-month high Meanwhile, business activity in however, appeared to suggest with a downwardly revised 4.605 million in July, the department said ing output, a survey showed of 63.2 points in September from Egypt expanded at a near-record that confidence was beginning to in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey yesterday. yesterday. 62.2 points in August. However, pace in September, a survey return. At the same time, infla- Job openings are used to measure labour demand. The HSBC UAE Purchasing new orders growth dropped to showed, with a nascent economic tionary pressures stoked by a Federal Reserve policymakers have said they are monitoring the Managers’ Index, which meas- 64.0 points, the lowest rate since recovery encouraging companies major reduction in government JOLTS report as they consider their next step on monetary policy. ures the performance of the August 2013, from 66.4 points the to hire for the first time in nearly subsidies to the energy sector in Employers hired a seasonally adjusted 4.640 million people in manufacturing and services sec- previous month. 2-1/2 years. July eased, with input and output August, down from 4.934 million in July, the report said. August’s tors, dropped to 57.6 points in Growth in new export orders Egypt’s economy has been hit prices rising more slowly. hiring was 27 percent higher than in June 2009 when it was at its September from a record high of also slowed to a four-month low by more than three years of politi- The HSBC Egypt Purchasing lowest level since the beginning of the recession. 58.4 points in August. of 60.9 points from 64.0 points, cal and economic turmoil follow- Managers Index (PMI) for the At 1.8 percent, the quits rate has held steady for seven consecutive The adjusted index remains which was the highest level since ing the 2011 uprising that toppled non-oil private sector stood at months. That rate measures the number of people who leave their well above the 50-point mark the series began in August 2009, Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in 52.4 points in September, just a jobs voluntarily and is an indication of how confident employees are which separates growth from con- the survey showed. power. tick below the all-time high of 52.5 that they can find a better job elsewhere. traction, the survey of 400 private Employment creation across The government is trying to points hit last November. A separate Labour Department report released on Friday showed sector firms showed. the UAE’s non-oil private sector strike a balance between cutting Readings above 50 indicate the labour market picking up as US employers added 248,000 jobs in “Numbers continue to indicate slipped to 52.6 points, the weakest its deficit whilst reviving economic expansion while those below 50 September, and the national unemployment rate slid to 5.9 percent, we are in a good stage in the eco- growth since January. growth, which fell to 2.1 percent point to contraction. its lowest level in six years. REUTERS nomic cycle. Output continues to Output price growth slipped in the 2012-13 fiscal year and REUTERS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Turner to slash Samsung flags 60pc dip in Q3 profit 10pc of jobs, Operating profit down as key smartphone sector struggles in the face of increased competition including CNN’s SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Flagship smartphone sales 300 workforce yesterday flagged a near 60 per- Samsung Electronics guidance cent on-year plunge in its third Market share of Apple’s iPhone 5/5S and Samsung’s Galaxy S4/S5 since 2013. NEW YORK: quarter operating profit, as its OPERATING PROFIT MOBILE SEGMENT REVENUE* Market share - in percent Turner key smartphone sector contin- Trillions of won Trillions of won Broadcasting will cut 10 percent ued to struggle in the face of 12 40 14 of its workforce, including about increased competition. 12 300 jobs at its CNN division, in Operating profit for the July- 10 a move to slash costs and refo- 30 September period was estimated 10 cus the media group. 8 at 4.1 trillion won ($3.8bn), down Turner said in a statement it 59.6 percent from the third 8 will be eliminating about 1,475 6 20 quarter last year, the company 6 iPhone 5S positions out of 14,000 full-time said. Sales were estimated at 4 Galaxy S5 posts worldwide in the coming 4 47 trillion won, down 20.4 percent 10 weeks. The cuts “are at all lev- from 2013. Galaxy S4 els of the company’s news, enter- 2 2 While smartphone shipments tainment, kids, young adult and iPhone 5 increased slightly, “operating 0 0 0 sports networks and businesses, 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 ’14 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A margin declined due to increased 2013 2014 as well as corporate functions, in marketing expenditures and a Source: Company. Note: 2014 Q3 operating profit = company guidance. *Includes IT; 2014 Q3 data not yet available. 18 Turner locations around the lowered average selling price, Staff, C. Chan 07/10/2014 Source: Counterpoint Research. Survey of 35 markets account for nearly 90 percent of global sales. world,” Turner Chief Executive driven by reduced proportional John Martin said in a memo to shipments of high-end models smartphones featuring “new percent at 1.162m won. increasingly saturated, while note said shipments and profits in staff cited by CNN. coupled with price decreases for materials and innovative designs”. “Expectations have been low- competition has intensified from the company’s display panel busi- The company, a unit of the older smartphone models”, the In July, Samsung had reported ered to a point where a four tril- cheaper Chinese handset makers ness had also fallen in the third media conglomerate Time South Korean electronics giant a 20 percent drop in net profit for lion won operating profit would such as Huawei and Lenovo. quarter due to weaker demand in Warner, will use buyouts and said in an explanatory note. the second quarter, and its shares relieve investors,” explained The world’s largest smartphone the mobile sector. It did not pro- layoffs to achieve its job reduc- The company warned that are sitting at a two-year low. Lee Seung-woo, an analyst with maker has a diverse product line vide a breakdown of profit esti- tions, which is part of a broader uncertainty in the mobile sec- The share price actually rose IBK Securities in Seoul. The ranging from memory chips to mates by businesses, but noted plan called “Turner 2020” to refo- tor would carry through into by as much as 3 percent in early mobile market, which has been home appliances, but more than the “improved” performance of cus the company. “The position the fourth quarter, although it trading after the profit warning, the key driver of Samsung prof- half of its profits are generated by its memory chip unit in the third eliminations are one component promised a new line-up of top-end and finally closed the day up 0.96 its in recent years, has become mobile devices. The explanatory quarter. AFP of a comprehensive initiative and company reorganisation to focus resources and prioritise invest- ment in programming, monetisa- CEATEC in Tokyo tion and innovation as near- and long-term drivers of growth,” the EU watchdog targets statement said. Turner said that under the plan it would be adding some 150 new positions “in areas of investment and growth.” Amazon’s tax deals A CNN report said buyouts for employees at the cable news network age 55 and older were announced in August, but that with Luxembourg 170 employees would be laid off. In addition to CNN, Turner BRUSSELS: Amazon’s tax The US company denied receiv- operates cable channels includ- arrangements with Luxembourg ing preferential treatment. ing TNT, TBS, and the Cartoon are being investigated by EU “Amazon has received no special Network. The job cuts come regulators, as the online retailer tax treatment from Luxembourg, with CNN, which has a global becomes the latest global com- we are subject to the same tax workforce of some 3,500, facing pany to be accused of strik- laws as other companies operat- pressures from a changing news ing tax-minimising deals with ing here,” it said in a statement. landscape, including more compe- member states that may break Luxembourg’s finance ministry tition from online video. bloc rules. said there was no wrongdoing. The entertainment units mean- Corporate tax avoidance has “Luxembourg is confident that while, are being challenged by come under the spotlight on both the allegations of state aid in this streaming services such as Netflix sides of the Atlantic in recent case are unsubstantiated and that and Hulu. The statement said years, as perfectly legal deals the Commission investigation that Turner Broadcasting “will with authorities help companies will conclude that no special tax continue to maintain significant save millions of dollars but which treatment or advantage has been employee populations in major critics say is a form of subsidy at awarded to Amazon,” it said in a cities around the world, including ordinary taxpayers’ expense. statement. Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, The European Commission is Amazon is already locked Washington, London, Hong examining whether Luxembourg in a court battle with the US Visitors walk between the exhibition booths at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) Kong, Mumbai, Buenos Aires and broke EU state aid rules by agree- Internal Revenue Service over JAPAN 2014 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, yesterday. Over 500 companies and organisations are exhibiting at Santiago.” AFP ing a deal which allows Amazon to the arrangement by which the CEATEC JAPAN 2014, which will be held until Saturday. operate almost tax free in Europe. Luxembourg partnership came Amazon is structured so that to enjoy the rights to sell on all online sales in Europe are Amazon’s intellectual property technically between customers outside the United States. and a Luxembourg company. In court filings, Amazon has No plan for Opec meeting on price fall: Iran Despite racking up almost €14bn denied undercharging AEHT for of sales each year, Amazon’s main these rights. European subsidiary, Amazon EU Companies found guilty of DUBAI: Iran Oil Minister November 27 to consider whether up prices, suggesting the group countries in reducing the price Sarl, reports almost no profit. breaching EU rules on state aid Bijan Zanganeh said yester- to adjust their output target of is no closer to any collective step. of their oil cannot be termed as That is at least partly because could be forced to repay what day that Opec has no plans to 30 million barrels per day (bpd) To balance its budget, Iran has a price reduction war,” the semi- it pays hefty fees to its immediate Brussels determines to have been hold an emergency meeting to for early 2015. “For the moment, among the highest oil-price needs official news agency Mehr quoted parent Amazon Europe Holding the amount of support given. discuss the recent slide in oil there is no plan for an Opec emer- within the 12-member Opec and the oil minister as saying. Technologies SCS (AEHT), a tax Amazon joins fellow US com- prices, Iran’s oil ministry news gency meeting,” Shana quoted often supports measures likely Separately, unidentified official exempt partnership, in return pany Apple in the Commission’s agency Shana reported. Zanganeh as saying. to boost prices. Saudi Arabia and at state-run National Iranian Oil for using Amazon intellectual sights after the watchdog accused Brent crude oil fell towards He said Opec would tolerate the other Gulf Opec producers have Company was quoted by Mehr property. Ireland of swerving international $92 a barrel yesterday, pushing oil price fall “until Opec majors lower pain thresholds. as saying: “Iran will supply oil The Commision said it was tax rules in its tax arrangements towards 27-month lows as weak (decide) to cut their production”, Zanganeh appeared to down- according to the prices of the investigating a 2003 deal between with the iPhone maker. demand and ample supply out- according to Shana. play Saudi Arabia’s cut in the international market and has no Amazon and Luxembourg that The Commission is also investi- weighed the price support from The drop in oil prices below official selling price for its oil last plan to enter a price war that has underpins this arrangement. The gating similar deals between cof- a weaker dollar. Opec’s preferable level of $100 a week, which has sparked specula- been started by the Saudis.” Commission said the agreement fee chain Starbucks Corp and the Oil ministers from the barrel has triggered calls by some tion among traders of an emerg- Opec’s next meeting in could give Amazon an economic Netherlands and Luxembourg tax Organisation of the Petroleum members for a supply cut, but ing Opec price-cutting war to November will be closely watched advantage over other companies rulings received by a subsidiary of Exporting Countries (Opec) are core Gulf members are betting defend market share. to see whether it leads to a without such rulings. Italian carmaker Fiat. REUTERS scheduled to meet in Vienna on that winter demand will shore “The actions of certain supply cut. REUTERS

Australian rates on hold GSK probing corruption in UAE

LONDON: Drugmaker spokesman said. have pleaded guilty to bribery GlaxoSmithKline, which was GSK and other major drugmak- in another case involving an slapped with a record $489m ers are under increased scrutiny unnamed company. fine for corruption in China in the wake of the high-profile In the case involving GSK’s last month, said yesterday it Chinese case and law enforcement practices in the UAE, the anony- was looking into allegations of agencies in both the United States mous author of the email claimed corruption in the United Arab and Britain are clamping down on that the British company made Emirates. overseas corruption by multina- direct payments to healthcare Britain’s biggest pharmaceuti- tional companies. professionals, hospitals, clin- cals group confirmed the inves- The China scandal has hit ics and pharmacies to secure tigation following allegations of GSK’s drug sales in the country business. improper payments set out in a and tarnished the reputation of This included payments for whistleblower’s email sent to its Chief Executive Andrew Witty. educational meetings — regard- top management on Monday. Other pharmaceutical compa- less of whether or not they took The company is already investi- nies, too, are in the firing line for place — as well as schemes to pay gating alleged bribery in a number alleged improper sales behavior. customers for taking prescrip- of Middle East countries, includ- France’s Sanofi said on Monday tion drugs by giving them bonus ing Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and it had informed US authorities of over-the-counter products, the Iraq, as well as Poland. “As we allegations of improper payments author said. have already said, we are under- by its employees to healthcare “We have zero tolerance for taking an investigation into our professionals in East Africa and unethical behaviour and we wel- operations in the Middle East the Middle East. Novartis, mean- come people speaking up if they following complaints made pre- while, has been ordered to face a have concerns about alleged mis- viously. This investigation con- US government lawsuit accusing conduct. We are committed to A woman passes by a sign advertising bank interest rates for home loans in Sydney yesterday. Australia’s tinues and these specific claims the Swiss drugmaker of paying taking any disciplinary actions central bank kept its interest rates steady at a record low of 2.5 percent for a 13th straight meeting, a widely were already being investigated multimillion-dollar kickbacks. resulting from the findings,” the expected decision given the economy is fighting the drag from a cooling mining sector and lower export prices. as part of this process,” a GSK And two women in Poland GSK spokesman said. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

EU meet on economy Further delay ECB quietly pins its looms in Airbus insider hopes on falling euro trading trial

PARIS: Prosecutors in the Tumbling euro should help exports, lift economy Airbus insider trading case suf- fered another setback yester- FRANKFURT: Grappling with Barwell. “It’s the best antidote to amounted to tacit encouragement day when a Paris court refused an ailing eurozone economy and disinflation known to man.” to push down the euro, already to accept the prosecution dos- stagnant prices, the European A falling euro would drive up trading close to 2-year lows. sier, a move which could fur- Central Bank is hoping that help prices by making goods from Britain provides useful clues as ther delay one of France’s most will come from something it can- abroad, whether cars or clothes, to what might happen next. keenly awaited corporate trials. not control: the value of the euro. more expensive. It would also boost A sharp drop in sterling against In a rare decision, judges at the As Washington prepares to stop- exports, cutting slack as compa- the dollar just before the finan- Paris criminal court ordered that per the supply of cheap money that nies work harder to meet demand. cial crisis set in — from above $2 the lengthy legal file giving the has been helping it revive the US, That in turn could bring a rise in in mid-2008 to around $1.35 in reasons for the charges should be the euro has started to fall steeply inflation toward the ECB’s target early 2009 — fed through quickly. sent back to an investigating mag- against the dollar. And that’s just of just under 2 percent — one of Consumer prices bounced from istrate for revisions after defence how the ECB likes it. the building blocks for economic 1.1 percent in September 2009 to lawyers argued that it was flawed. With prices in Europe rising prosperity. Last month, eurozone 5.2 percent two years’ later — in The trial, involving allegations of at their slowest in five years and inflation slowed to just 0.3 percent. large part due to the currency insider trading in the shares of its economy stubbornly dormant, ECB President Mario Draghi effect. That evidence makes many Airbus Group, formerly known Frankfurt is starting to use simi- has been at pains to stress that officials in Kaiserstrasse, the as EADS, had already been effec- lar tactics to those used by the the central bank does not have Frankfurt address of the ECB, qui- tively frozen for up to six months Federal Reserve — pumping cheap an exchange rate target — eager etly optimistic, given the currency after judges on Friday sought a money into the system in the hope to avoid antagonising the United has dropped from nearly $1.40 in constitutional ruling on whether of awakening it. But those efforts States and other big economies May to around $1.26 now. it should go ahead. have at best an uncertain outcome. with ‘beggar-thy-neighbor’ tactics. Last month, the ECB published Lawyers involved in the case Now, however, the divergence of But last week Draghi dropped a a report exploring “an alterna- said the latest decision could approach on either side of the hint that Europe’s different posi- tive path for the euro” — a fall delay the trial by between sev- Atlantic has presented the euro- tion could be beneficial, noting in its value to $1.24 by 2016 that eral months and two years, but zone with an alternative that works “significant and increasing dif- is well on the way to becoming most predicted the stage of giving — a weaker currency. “The one ferences in the monetary policy reality. That would increase the evidence in court would begin in sure-fire way to get things moving cycle between major advanced eurozone’s €8.5 trillion economy about a year if the higher courts is to get the exchange rate down,” economies.” by up to 0.3 percent next year and European Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commissioner- allow it to proceed. said RBS economist Richard For financial markets, this in 2016. REUTERS designate Jyrki Katainen attending a meeting of the European Committee Seven current and former exec- on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the EU Parliament in Brussels. utives of Airbus and two former shareholders, Lagardere and Daimler, are accused of seeking to profit from share sales in 2006 while knowing of problems that later damaged the EADS share Family behind BMW tops Germany’s rich list price. All deny the charges, and their lawyers have challenged the FRANKFURT: The Quandt Susanne Klatten, amounts to a combined fortune of €18.3bn, and chemicals maker Altana. chain Lidl, with a fortune of legality of the trial on the grounds family, shareholders of car- combined €31bn ($39bn), the mag- while the owners of Aldi Nord, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler €14.5bn and the Herz family of the that they had already been cleared maker BMW, have overtaken azine calculated, placing them at the descendants of Theo Albrecht, and her son Georg are Germany’s Tchibo store chain rank seventh by the stock market regulator, the founders of discount super- the top of its annual 500 rich-list. have €16.5bn. Co-founder Karl third-wealthiest people. They own with €11bn. citing the right not to be pur- market chains Aldi and Lidl as The Quandts have therefore dis- Albrecht died at the age of 94 in the Schaeffler group, a maker of The magazine calculated that sued twice under the European Germany’s wealthiest family, placed the owners and founders of July, four years after his brother ball bearings and are also share- the Samwer brothers, found- Convention on Human Rights. weekly Manager Magazin said the discount supermarket empire, Theo. holders in auto parts specialist ers of start-up incubator Rocket As a secondary line of defence, yesterday. Aldi, the magazine said. The Quandts hold a 46.7-percent Continental. Their personal for- Internet, are the big winners of the lawyers also argued that the The personal fortune of Johanna Aldi is divided into two parts, stake in BMW, but are also major tune amounts to €17.6bn, Manager the year, with their personal for- prosecution case was badly for- Quandt, widow of the late indus- Aldi Nord and Aldi Sued, and the shareholders in other German Magazin calculated. tune quadrupling in size between mulated, a question on which the trialist Herbert Quandt, and her owners of the latter, the Albrecht companies, such as carbon and In fifth place is Dieter Schwarz, September 2013 and September panel of three judges gave its rul- two children Stefan Quandt and and Heister families, have a graphite specialist SGL Carbon owner of discount supermarket 2014 to €3.5bn. AFP ing yesterday. REUTERS Mahindra to buy 51pc in Peugeot unit NEW DELHI: Leading Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra announced yesterday a binding offer to buy a majority stake in France’s Peugeot Motorcycles, the world’s oldest motorcycle- maker, as it seeks new technol- ogy to drive sales. Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd, an unlisted arm of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), said its “binding offer” for the 51-per- cent stake would involve a €15m ($19m) injection into Peugeot Motorcycles, part of the Paris- based PSA Group. In a statement, Mahindra, part of the $16.5bn Mahindra Group, called the offer a “win-win” for both companies. “The coming together of Mahindra and Peugeot is a win-win for the two-wheeler business for both companies,” said M&M Executive Director Pawan Goenka. Mahindra gave assurances that Peugeot Motorcycles would not lose its French identity under the Indian firm. M&M is India’s biggest utility vehicle-maker Mahindra Two Wheelers Vice-President for Sales and Customer Care and flagship of the Mahindra Dharmendra Mishra at the launch of the ‘GUSTO’ Scooter in Ahmedabad. Group led by industrialist Anand Mahindra, a member of one of India’s richest business families. lengthy talks between the two could boost Mahindra’s efforts to “Mahindra would offer access companies and comes as Peugeot compete against local rivals Hero to the India market, mass market under new Chief Executive Carlos MotoCorp and Honda in the vast product technology and compe- Tavares strives to return to profit. Indian two-wheeler segment. tence in marketing while Peugeot The scooter unit has suffered M&M has been strengthening brings premium range, a strong losses in the face of strong com- its position in the two-wheeler European footprint, and a globally petition from rivals. segment globally with sales oper- recognised brand,” Goenka said. The acquisition, bringing with ations in Latin America, Africa The announcement caps it sophisticated new technology, and South Asia. AFP

India’s Cipla to set up plant in Iran MUMBAI: Indian generic antiretroviral medicines to treat the company said in a statement. drugmaker Cipla Ltd has AIDS in Africa for under $1 per “We have observed a high prev- agreed to set up a manufactur- day, gets more than half its rev- alence of respiratory disorders ing plant in Iran, as part of its enue from markets outside India, and cancer cases in Iran. There strategy to boost its presence in including the US and Europe. were also patients suffering with the country’s $4bn pharmaceu- Although the sanctions regime, diseases like thalassemia, HIV/ ticals market that is growing at imposed by the US and European AIDS and heart diseases, who about 13 percent annually. Union over Tehran’s nuclear pro- have been at a risk due to the Cipla, which will own 75 per- gramme, allows trade in human- impact of sanctions,” it said. cent stake in the plant being set itarian goods such as food and Setting up the plant will help in up in partnership with its local medicine, not many Indian drug- faster registrations of new prod- distributor, will invest about makers have significant presence ucts and will improve its competi- Rs2.25bn ($36.65m) over three in Iran. “Cipla has been providing tive position, the company said, years on areas including machin- medicines to patients in Iran for adding it does not expect any ery and equipment for the facility. several years and believes that impact on its US and European The Indian drugmaker, which Iranian patients cannot be denied businesses due to its investments made headlines in 2001 by making to medicines due to sanctions,” in Iran. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

Beware as China slows Shocking German figures BY MIKE PEACOCK Outlook yesterday. Der Spiegel reported left and right groupings threatening to on Sunday that it will cut its estimates for block some nominees, particularly Spanish down economic growth fter a stunning fall in German German economic growth in 2014 and 2015 conservative Miguel Arias Canete to the industrial orders for August – to about 1.5 percent for each year. energy and climate change brief and French BY KENNETH ROGOFF the 5.7 percent monthly drop The modernisation and integration of the Socialist Pierre Moscovici to economic was the largest since the global eastern German economy is a long-term affairs. Hill is making a second appearance hile virtually every country in the world is trying financial crisis raged in 2009 – process scheduled to last until the year in person. The French, Hungarian and to boost growth, China is trying to slow it down Aindustrial output for the same month has 2019, with annual transfers from west to Czech aspirants are being forced to take to a sustainable level. As the country shifts to a just plunged by 4.0 percent, also the biggest east amounting to roughly $80bn. written re-sits. Wmore domestic-demand driven, services-oriented fall in five years. In January 2009 the German government It’s likely some sort of political deal will economy, a transition to slower-trend growth is inevitable and After Europe’s largest economy shrank in approved a €50bn economic stimulus plan to be done to get the whole slate, or nearly desirable. But the challenges are immense, and no one should take the second quarter there had been hope of protect several sectors from a downturn and the whole slate, of nominees accepted but a soft landing for granted. a pick-up in the following three months but a subsequent rise in unemployment rates. it’s an inauspicious start for the new line- As China’s economy grows relative to those of its trading part- the thrust of recent data suggests it will be The worst growth figures were achieved up in Brussels and suggests relations with ners, the efficacy of its export-led growth model must inevitably lucky to achieve any expansion at all. in 2002 (+1.4 percent), in 2003 (+1.0 per- the European Parliament, which now has fade. As a corollary, the returns on massive infrastructure invest- At the same time, the government – cent) and in 2005 (+1.4 percent). significantly greater powers, could be rocky. ment, much of which is directed toward supporting export growth, particularly finance minister Wolfgang Previously it had inked in growth of 1.9 It also raises a question over the ability of must also fade. Consumption and quality of life need to rise, even Schaeuble – vehemently rejects calls from and 1.7 percent respectively. If that is cor- the main centre-left and centre-right blocs as China’s air pollution and water shortages become more acute in eurozone and G20 peers for greater efforts rect, even the new forecast for this year is – the ones who really believe in the European many areas. But, in an economy where debt has exploded to more to get growth going. starting to look optimistic and if it is met project – to work together to now there than 200 percent of GDP, it is not easy to rein in growth gradually That argument will doubtless be reprised it will largely be due to strong growth in are a greater number of eurosceptic fringe without triggering widespread failure of ambitious investment at the G20/IMF meetings in Washington the first quarter which has since fizzled out. members of the parliament. projects. Even in China, where the government has deep pockets at the back end of the week. Given G20 Ireland is rallying from a much lower base A clutch of eurozone officials told us yes- to cushion the fall, one Lehman Brothers-size bankruptcy could finance ministers and central bankers met but rallying it is. terday the European Commission is likely trigger a major panic. in Australia less than three weeks ago, it’s The Irish government will present its to reject France’s 2015 budget draft at the Think of how hard it is to engineer a soft landing in market- not hard to guess how the debate will go budget forecasts to parliament’s finance end of October and ask for a new one. Paris based economies. If one were to judge by official and market – most of the western world will urge the committee ahead of an October 14 budget. has said it will again fail to meet the budget growth forecasts, one would think the risks were modest. China’s eurozone to do more to foster growth and Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said deficit limit of three percent of GDP and will official target growth rate is 7.5 percent. Anyone forecasting 7 Germany will warn against letting up on the economy is forecast to grow by 4.7 per- not do so until 2017. percent is considered a “China bear”, and predicting a downshift austerity. cent this year with the budget deficit set to That delay may be swallowed by the to 6.5 percent makes one a downright fanatic. Berlin is prepared to encourage pri- fall to around 3.5 percent. Commission in return for some tinker- For most countries, such small differences would be splitting vate investment but not to spend public The confirmation hearings for Jean- ing with budget measures by Paris, which hairs. In the US, quarterly GDP growth has fluctuated between money. The focus in Europe has all been Claude Juncker’s slate of European com- would amount to a humiliation nonetheless. -2.1 percent and 4.6 percent in the first half of 2014. Of course, on the malaise in France and Italy. But at missioners is drawing to a close. It’s been a Russia’s central bank is starting to spend Chinese growth almost surely fluctuates far more than the official the moment, Germany doesn’t look much mess. British nominee Jonathan Hill, whose serious money defending the rouble and to numbers reveal, in part because local officials have incentives to healthier. Will there come a point at which grasp of financial regulation was imprecise little avail. It is also shifting the boundaries smooth the data that they report to the central authorities. economic self-interest will overcome opposi- enough for the European Parliament to of its target corridor. So where is China’s economy now? Most evidence suggests it tion to fiscal stimulus? demand a new hearing, will face the music Data just out showed it spent $981bn in has slowed significantly. One striking fact is that annual growth The International Monetary Fund release again yesterday. currency interventions on Friday. More was in electricity demand has fallen sharply to below 4 percent for its latest forecasts in its World Economic A political set-to has flared with the shelled out yesterday. REUTERS the first eight months of 2014, a level recorded previously only in the depths of the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008. For most of China’s modernisation drive, electricity consumption has grown faster than output, not slower. Weakening electricity demand has tipped China’s coal industry into severe distress, with many mines, in effect, bankrupt. Falling house prices are another classic indicator of a vulnerable economy, though the exact pace of decline is difficult to assess. The main house price indices measure only asking prices and not actual sales prices. Data in many other countries, such as Spain, suffer from the same deficiency. Of course, exports have also slowed, given sluggish growth in the rest of the world. Commodity exporters such as Australia, Indonesia, and Brazil have felt the effects of slowing Chinese growth, as have countries such as Germany and Switzerland, which depend on satisfying China’s voracious demand for capital-intensive goods. Unfortunately, China’s data is not nearly as reliable as those measuring a developed economy, which makes it difficult for any- one to be sure of what is happening. Electricity usage is typi- cally one of the most reliable measures of growth; but, with the economy shifting toward services, and with many energy-intensive industries such as cement and steel production slowing, it is per- fectly possible that slow electricity growth is simply a symptom of rebalancing. What seems clear is that China’s leadership is intent on pursu- ing many of the market-oriented reforms approved by the Third Plenary in 2013. President Xi Jinping’s aggressive anti-corruption campaign might be seen as preparation for political resistance to further economic liberalisation. On the other hand, one can argue that, until now, Chinese corruption was more of a tax than a paralysing force, and that dramatically changing the rules of the game could catalyse a sharp drop in output. Can China’s government engineer a soft landing while weeding out corruption, reducing pollution, and liberalising markets to ensure long-term growth? The stakes are high. If Chinese growth collapses, the global fallout could be far worse than that caused by a normal US recession. China’s growth rate remains perched at a very high level, so there is a great deal of room to fall. The potential vulnerability of western exports and equity prices is massive. Of the two major instances of policy tightening occurring in the world today, the US Fed’s may be the easier one to understand, but it is not necessarily more consequential for the world than what is happening in China. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Cut benefits and start with £85bn corporate welfare handout BY ADITYA –whoever coined the phrase a wing of the Bodleian library. But schemes run by the government more in the run-up to the elec- Our semi-secret system makes CHAKRABORTTY “taking the Mickey” must have corporate welfare? The govern- to protect exporters, the market- tion. Perhaps next time, as well as no such demands: of the 44 com- worked for HM Revenue. ment has itself acknowledged: ing for British business laid on by mentioning schools, fire services panies that received over £1m in ast week, as the Tory Politicians and pundits talk “There is no definitive source of Vince Cable’s ministry, the pub- and benefits, some brave Radio 4 government grants between 2005 faithful cheered on about welfare as if it’s solely cash data about spending on subsidies lic procurement from the private presenter will mention the busi- and 2011, 13 didn’t pay any cor- George Osborne’s new given to people. Hardly ever dis- to businesses in the UK.” The sector … Farnsworth calculates ness coaching and marketing and poration tax at all; a further 17 Lcuts in benefits for the cussed is corporate welfare: the numbers are scattered across gov- that direct corporate welfare advocacy services provided by the didn’t pay any corporation tax working-age poor, a little story grants and subsidies, the con- ernment publications and there is costs British taxpayers just shy Department for Business (annual either the year before or the year appeared that blew a big hole in tracts and cut-price loans that not even any agreement on what of £85bn a year. cost: nearly £5bn). of receiving their public money. the welfare debate. Tucked away government hands over to busi- counts as a corporate handout. This, he admits, is a conserva- The other response you might These aren’t two-bit firms, in the Guardian last Wednesday, ness. Yet some of our biggest com- Kevin Farnsworth, a senior tive estimate. I would throw in the make is that some business fund- either: Farnsworth’s list includes an article revealed that the panies and industries operate a lecturer in social policy at the public subsidy provided to too-big- ing is inevitable, even desirable. Tesco Personal Finance, Dell and British government had since business model that depends on University of York, has spent the to-fail banks, or the £25bn tax- Perhaps you consider keeping Plusnet. 2007 handed Disney almost them extracting money from the best part of a decade studying cor- payers shelled out that year in tax Kenneth Branagh employed in And, of course, Amazon – £170m to make films here. Last British taxpayer. The operators porate welfare – delving through credits, housing and council tax these islands to be a national pri- which in 2011 alone took £7.7m year alone the Californian giant of our supposedly privatised train Whitehall spreadsheets and oth- benefits to people in work but not ority – in which case, roll on those from Holyrood for placing a took £50m in tax credits. By way services are kept afloat by billions ers, and poring over Companies paid enough by their employers to tax reliefs for Disney. I might distribution centre in Fife. The of comparison, in April the gov- in public money. Or take the firm House filings. He’s just produced live on. Nevertheless, Farnsworth argue that renewable energy Welsh assembly promised it even ernment will scrap a £347m cri- created by billionaire Jeff Bezos: what is, as far as I know, the first has achieved something extraor- deserves a subsidy. But voters are more: £8.8m, as well as a £3m sis fund that provides emergency last year it emerged that Amazon ever comprehensive audit of the dinary: he has yanked into the at least entitled to an informed highway to connect its opera- cash for families on the verge of had paid less in corporation tax British corporate welfare state. open an £85bn subsidy that big debate. That is precisely what tions with other road networks. homelessness or starvation. to the UK than it had received in The figures, to be published business and the government we’ve not been allowed, through Just finished, it’s called the Fordd Benefits are what we grudg- government grants. in a forthcoming report, are would rather you didn’t know the deliberate obscuring of these Amazon road, for the avoidance of ingly hand the poor; the rich are The bill for corporate welfare astonishing. Farnsworth takes about. sums. ambiguity about whose interests awarded tax breaks. is huge – and largely hidden. We the financial year 2011-12 and Thinking over this giant cor- And if taxpayers are to fund it’s meant to serve. Cut through the euphemisms know a lot about the people who tots up the subsidies and grants porate bung, two responses corporations, why shouldn’t they Farnsworth’s research should and the Treasury accounting, claim social welfare: we know how paid directly to businesses. They immediately suggest themselves. demand that those businesses trigger a public debate about the however, and you’re left with two much each benefit costs the public, amount to over £14bn – that is, First, it shows up the stupidity observe certain conditions of basic size and uses of the corporate wel- forms of welfare. Except that the the government sets strict rules almost three times the £5bn paid of all those newspaper spreads fairness? The publicly funded fare state. Personally, I’ll believe hundreds given to people sleep- for eligibility – and we even have out that year in income-based job- and BBC discussions constantly train operators should pay their we’re getting somewhere when ing on the street has been deemed detailed estimates for how much seeker’s allowance. demanding “What would you staff living wages, provide decent Channel 4 puts on Corporate- unaffordable. cheating goes on. Between them, Add to that the corporate tax cut?”, like some middlebrow ran- pensions and sick pay. And all Benefits Street – with White Dee Those millions for $150bn Whitehall, academia and NGOs benefits, the value of the cheap som note (“Choose now: or the recipients of public money should replaced by Amazon founder and Disney, on the other hand, that’s have churned out enough surveys credit made available to banks lollipop lady gets it”). It’s a ques- be banned from using elaborate inveterate tax-dodger Jeff Bezos. apparently money well spent on social welfare claimants to fill and other business, the insurance tion you’ll be hearing more and structures to avoid paying tax. THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT NHL set for smooth start to new season

TORONTO: With the NBA toend the NHL’s longest active trying to recover from the championship drought. Donald Sterling fiasco and the The Maple Leafs, who are the NFL reeling from a string of only NHL franchise valued at domestic violence cases, the $1bn by Forbes, have been a mas- National Hockey League (NHL) sive success everywhere but on opens a new season today free of the ice having made the playoffs controversy. once in the last nine years. With a $5.2bn Canadian televi- While Leafs supporters have sion-rights deal and guaranteed suffered, fans of the Blackhawks labour peace through the 2021- and Los Angeles Kings have cel- 22 season, it seems as if NHL ebrated with thwe two teams hav- Commissioner Gary Bettman is ing captured four of the last five Washington Nationals starting pitcher Doug Fister throws against the San Francisco Giants in the second inning of game three of the National League looking forward to the 2014-15 Stanley Cups. Division Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Monday. RIGHT: St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong hits a two run homerun during campaign with a smile. No franchise has success- the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday. “The game on the ice has fully defended the Cup since the never been more exciting, more Detroit Red Wings won back-to- entertaining, more competitive,” back titles in 1997 and 1998 and Bettman told the Canadian Club the Kings will have an opportu- of Toronto last month. “We’re nity to establish themselves a true coming off our best season ever hockey dynasty if they can skate and we think this year is going to away with the trophy for a third be even better. time in four seasons. Nationals stay alive; “The fact is this is the most The Blackhawks, led by cap- stable our franchises have ever tain Jonathan Toews and the been, the healthiest we have been Kings, anchored by defenceman ... we’re feeling good about where Drew Doughty, start the sea- we are, we’re feeling good about son as the teams to beats in a the future.” Western Conference packed with With the 2018 Olympics nearly contenders. Cardinals seize lead four years away the debate on The Boston Bruins, the only whether to send NHL players has team other than Chicago or Los been pushed to Angeles to lift Fister shuts Giants down; Wong’s hitting lifts St Louis the back burner the Cup since along with any Key dates for 2010, again threat of a labor look the class SAN FRANCISCO: The Giants starting pitcher “He pitched great. That was not a In St. Louis, second baseman dispute as play- 2014-15 NHL Season of the East but Washington Nationals stayed Madison Bumgarner gave up six good decision. I’m sure he wishes Kolten Wong belted a two-run ers and own- will have to fill October 8: Regular sea- alive in the Major League hits and struck out six over seven he could have it back.” home run in the seventh inning ers agreed to a the void left by son opens with Montreal at Baseball play-offs on Monday innings — and his key defensive Bryce Harper added a solo to lift the Cardinals. 10-year collec- Jarome Iginla, Toronto, Philadelphia at Boston, with a 4-1 victory over the San error helped the Nationals score home run to lead off the ninth Catcher Yadier Molina had tive bargaining who tied for Vancouver at Calgary and San Francisco Giants. the first two runs of the contest. inning to stretch the visitors’ lead. greeted Dodgers relief pitcher agreement in the team lead Jose at Los Angeles Doug Fister pitched seven His errant throw to third Giants shortstop Brandon Scott Elbert with a leadoff dou- 2013. in goals with 30 January 1: scoreless innings for the base on Wilson Crawford’s sac- ble down the left-field line and The NHL will Winter Classic: last season but Nationals, who built the best Ramos’ seventh- rifice fly to score advanced to third on a sacrifice stage two out- Chicago at Washington has signed with record in the National League inning sacrifice MLB Play-off Pablo Sandoval bunt. door contests, January 25: All-Star Game: Colorado. in the regular season but were bunt enabled two in the bottom The first pitch of the next at- four less than Columbus, Ohio Pittsburgh on the brink of elimination after runs to score. Results of the ninth was bat proved to be the difference, last season, February 21: NHL Stadium Penguins for- dropping the first two games of Washington’s National League too little for San as Wong crushed Elbert’s slider. starting with the Series: Los Angeles Kings at San ward Sidney this best-of-five Divisional Series Asdrubal At San Francisco Francisco. “I just wanted to make sure I Winter Classic Jose Sharks, (Levi’s Stadium) Crosby and at home in Washington. Cabrera then San Francisco hit something in the air,” Wong on New Year’s April 11: Capitals sniper Washington 4 San Francisco 1 Last day of regular Now they’re two-games-to-one came to the saw their post- said, “something deep enough Day between Alex Ovechkin (San Francisco lead series 2-1) season up in the series, with the winner plate, and his season winning where we could score Yadi.” Washington June 26-27: NHL Draft remain the to take on either St. Louis or single scored At St Louis streak end at 10 The ball landed in the Cardinals Capitals and NHL’s marquee the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Ramos to give St Louis 3 LA Dodgers 1 games — a run bullpen, whose relievers pitched visiting Chicago names piling up National League title and a World the Nats a 3-0 (St Louis lead series 2-1) dating back to the final two innings to finish the Blackhawks. In late February, individual honours but the two Series berth. lead. the 2012 National job started by stellar starter John the San Jose Sharks play the Los captains have had not had the After the Cardinals and Giants manager Bruce Bochy League Championship Series. Lackey. Angeles Kings at the home of the same success leading their teams Dodgers split their first two said Bumgarner’s decision to But they’ll get another chance Lackey, the only starting NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. to championships. games in Los Angeles, St. Louis throw to third, rather than to wrap up the series at home on pitcher to win two World Series Certainly the NHL’s problems Ovechkin, a three-time league triumphed 3-1 at home on making the safer throw for an Tuesday. clinching games with two differ- have not all suddenly vanished most valuable players, has yet to Monday to move within one win out at first, was regrettable — “Everybody was well aware of ent teams, struck out eight over in a blur of billion-dollar rights have his name engraved on the of advancing. and so was the poor throw that where we were at,” said Nationals seven innings and allowed just one deals, record revenues and soar- Stanley Cup while Crosby, the In San Francisco, the Nationals was out of third baseman Pablo manager Matt Williams, noting run on five hits. ing attendance. reigning league MVP, hoisted his bounced back after blowing a lead Sandoval’s reach and ended up in that the threat of elimination Matt Carpenter hit his third There is still the troubling only Cup in 2009. in the ninth inning on the way to foul territory. “doesn’t change” for Tuesday. home run of the series for the issue of concussions and threat Now 27-years-old and about a devastating 18-inning defeat in “He tried to do a little too much “Same situation,” Williams Cardinals, who will try to wrap of a costly lawsuit as well as the to enter his 10th NHL season, game two on Saturday. there on that bunt,” Bochy said. said. up the series on Tuesday. AFP debate over fighting which is Crosby, who led the league in sure to resurface the next time a scoring last season, is no longer player is left bloodied and uncon- ‘Sid the Kid’ and, like Ovechkin, scious on the ice. is a player in his prime under The Canadian dollar has taken pressure to deliver a a pounding in recent months and championship. Wilson fires Seahawks to 27-17 victory the NHL will surely keep a close Detroit have made it the play- watch since the seven teams in offs for 23 consecutive years WASHINGTON: Quarterback the game’s spiritual home and and there is no reason that run Russell Wilson had a career Apology issued financial engine earn revenue in should end this season with Mike high rushing night to help lead Canadian dollars but pay players Babcock, who piloted Canada to the NFL champion Seattle for mascot’s in US currency. gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Seahawks to a 27-17 away win The big concern for hockey- Olympics, behind the bench. over the Washington Redskins mad Canadians, however, is not With an Olympic gold medal on Monday. Ebola joke how well their currency is per- winning netminder in Carey The Seahawks overcame three forming but how well their teams Price, one of the top defence- nullified touchdowns via penal- JACKSONVILLE: will play since no Canadian team man in P.K. Subban and a crop ties and weathered a Washington Jacksonville Jaguars President has captured the Stanley Cup of solid forwards, the Montreal comeback to improve to 3-1 and Mark Lamping apologised on since 1993. Canadiens remain the best bet to join the Arizona Cardinals at the Monday for a joke about Ebola Nowhere are expectations end Canada’s Cup drought while top of the NFC West. by the winless NFL team’s mas- higher than in Toronto where the the New York Rangers could Wilson rushed for 122 yards, cot during a 17-9 home loss to Maple Leafs, who have not won a make to the finals for a second including a touchdown, and Pittsburgh. Stanley Cup since 1967, will try consecutive year. AFP added 201 yards and two touch- Jaxon DeVille, the oversized- downs from his arm to send costume character who enter- the Redskins to 1-4 where they tains at Jaguars home games, held occupy last place in the NFC East. one of the Steelers’ trademark Seahawk receiver Percy yellow “Terrible Towels” with a Harvin, who officially only had handmade sign that read “Towels four catches for 27 yards, had Carry Ebola.” touchdowns nullified on three Ebola, which first emerged in occasions. 1976, has killed more than 3,300 One was called back for a people so far this year in West false start by Harvin himself but Africa. Five Americans with the offensive guard James Carpenter disease have been evacuated from was the man to blame on the the region in recent weeks. other two occasions, getting Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) runs with the ball against “Improvisation and humor flagged for holding and unneces- the Washington Redskins during an NFL game at the FedEx Field in have both been key elements to sary roughness much to Harvin’s Maryland on Monday. the character of Jaxson DeVille, disbelief. especially when he performs at Seattle jumped to a 17-0 lead Cousins deep ball 60 yards to the and Cousins connected with home games,” Lamping said in a after Wilson connected with house to leave Washington trail- Andre Roberts from six yards statement. Jermaine Kearse from 15 yards ing 17-7 at the half. to once again pull the home side “On Sunday, the person who in the opening quarter and then Kai Forbath dug into the within a touchdown at 24-17 with has played Jaxson DeVille over ran over himself from nine yards lead with a 27-yard field goal just over three and a half minutes the past 20 seasons made an late in the second quarter. in the third quarter but when left. extremely poor decision in that Steven Hauschka knocked Marshawn Lynch took a pass But some more Wilson scram- regard. The team was unaware over a 40-yard field goal between from Wilson and went over from bling magic ensured the defend- of this inappropriate sign, which Toronto Maple Leafs forward Daniel Winnick (right) checks Detroit Red the touchdowns to set up the nine yards the Seahawks looked ing Super Bowl champions pushed was hand-made by Jaxson during Wings forward Tomas Nosek into the boards during a game at the Air advantage but just as the home solid at 24-10. into field goal range and Hauschka the fourth quarter of yesterday’s Canada Centre in Toronto on Friday. Toronto defeated Detroit 5-1. The side looked headed for a blowout Refusing to die the home side iced the game with 22 seconds left game, until after it had been dis- Maple Leafs are the only NHL franchise valued at $1bn. loss DeSean Jackson took a Kirk quickly marched down the field from 43 yards. REUTERS played. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Murray wins Shanghai Federer, Nadal bid to dethrone Djokovic

SHANGHAI: Roger Federer mentally for the tournament this and Rafael Nadal enter this year following his turnaround on opener, Fognini crashes week’s Shanghai Masters bid- the court. ding to unseat current champion “Last year was a struggle Novak Djokovic, who appears on throughout, especially starting Wang Chuhan makes memorable ATP World Tour debut an unstoppable march to ending in March last year all the way the year as number one for the to, I’d say, about here,” Federer third time. said, explaining that he had been SHANGHAI: Andy Murray “Incredible” was how the “missing practice sessions” and overcame a late hiccup to reach Serbian described his victory in avoiding intensive training as he the Shanghai Masters second the China Open final on Sunday, was “scared” of getting injured. round and world number 553 one of the most one-sided tennis “All of that has gone away. Now Wang Chuhan caused a major finals of recent years. I really can focus on just playing. shock when he knocked out 15th “With this kind of perform- I’ve been able to create a big base seed Fabio Fognini in straight ance, and with this domination again of fitness, and also now con- sets on his ATP World Tour result-wise, I mean it’s never hap- fidence has come back. Now I can debut yesterday. pened,” Djokovic said after defeat- just go out and play.” Murray, ninth in the race to ing world number six Tomas Federer’s best showing at the London as he seeks to break into Berdych 6-0, 6-2. Masters 1000 event was as run- the elite top eight who will play The victory represented ner up in 2010, although he did in the season-ending ATP Finals Djokovic’s fifth consecutive Beijing win in Shanghai when it hosted in November, overcame Russian title, and the 27-year-old is vying the Tennis Masters Cup in 2006 Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-1 7-5. for his third in three years at the and 2007. The Briton broke his opponent ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The Swiss could overtake his three times to run away with the event in Shanghai. great rival Nadal in the rankings first set but was broken twice in “I’m going to try to use this in Shanghai, but both are some the second and had to dig deep great week to kind of carry distance behind Djokovic. to avoid a decider and set a this overall positive feeling into Elsewhere, two-time Shanghai second-round clash with Jerzy Shanghai and have another great winner Andy Murray is desper- Janowicz. week there,” he said. ately chasing points as he pushes “I started the match well, he Hoping to derail Djokovic’s to qualify for the ATP World Tour wasn’t in much of a rhythm at plans are a resurgent Federer, Finals, the end of season finale the beginning,” Murray, who was along with Nadal, who is battling involving the top eight players. 3-5 down in the second set before to be at his world-beating best The 27-year-old Scot is cur- reeling off the last four games, after his return to action follow- rently ninth in the race for the told Sky Sports. ing three months on the sidelines. London tournament after winning “I was dictating a lot of the The Spaniard, who is number the Shenzhen Open at the end of points. I was using good variety. two in the ATP rankings, missed last month, but faces competition At the beginning of the second a string of tournaments — includ- from the rising stars of tennis set, I played a sloppy game on my ing the US Open — after picking who will also be in Shanghai. serve. He gained some confidence up a wrist injury in training in Among them are Japan’s Kei from that and started playing late July. Nishikori, who made history at better. His return to competition at the US Open when he became the “I just had to find a way to the China Open ended abruptly first Asian to make a men’s Grand get through in the end. I used when he was dumped out of the Slam final, losing to Croatia’s smart tactics at the end of the tournament by Slovak qualifier Marin Cilic. set. I started using the variety Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the men’s singles first round match Martin Klizan in the quarter Federer is due to open his again. It was a good start for me, at the Shanghai Masters 1000 tennis tournament held at the Qizhong Tennis Stadium in Shanghai yesterday. finals. Shanghai campaign against but some work to be done,” said The 14-time Grand Slam win- Argentine Leonardo Mayer or Murray who ended a 15-month court to huge cheers from the as quickly as possible. “I wanted to Pablo Cuevas 7-5 6-2. ner is seeded second in Shanghai home-crowd favourite Wu Di. title drought at the Shenzen Open shocked home crowd. win this match, but I never actu- Canadian Vasek Pospisil but was the first to criticise his AFP last month. The 22-year-old showed few ally thought I could do it,” said edged out Santiago Giraldo 6-2 performance — and his mental Chinese wildcard Wang, who nerves as he continued to pound Wang who secured victory over 6-7(5) 6-1 and takes on 14th seed state — in Beijing. mainly plays in Challenger or aggressively for the lines against the world number 17 with a stun- Roberto Bautista in the second “What affects this is when one Linz Open Results Futures tournaments, recorded a flat Fognini, who offered little ning backhand winner down the round. player plays bad, plays without Results from the Linz Open a 7-6(5) 6-4 first-round win over in the closing stages of the match line before turning to his coaching Feliciano Lopez fired 19 aces rhythm, no confidence on the Women’s Singles Round 1 Italian Fognini on the Grandstand and seemed happy to get off court team with a shocked expression to overcome qualifier Thanasi shots, having more mistakes than matches on Tuesday and clenched fists. Kokkinakis 6-7(12) 6-3 6-4 and usual, being not confident how to 2-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) bt Pauline Parmentier Shanghai Masters Results “I practised with him in Beijing, set an all-Spaniard second round play the points, and how to win (France) 6-3, 6-2; Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) bt so I knew a bit about him. And my clash with world number two the points,” he said. Donna Vekic (Croatia) 7-5, 6-1; Camila Giorgi Second Round: Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3; Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt coach used to be in the ATP cir- Rafa Nadal. Federer, however, has enjoyed a (Italy) bt 4-Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 6-1, 6-2; Kevin Anderson (RSA x16) 6-4, 6-2 cle, so he also told me something Ivo Karlovic, who upset U.S. remarkable return to form after a Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) bt Lisa-Maria First Round: Andy Murray (GBR x11) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-1, 7-5; Martin Klizan (SVK) bt about Fabio’s weaknesses.” Open champion Marin Cilic in the miserable 2013, when the 33-year- Moser (Austria) 6-2, 6-3; Klara Koukalova Samuel Groth (AUS) 7-6 (7/1), 6-3; Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), Mikhail Youzhny also caused an first round, belted down 24 aces old claimed only one title, failed to (Czech Republic) bt Katerina Siniakova (Czech 6-1; Julien Benneteau (FRA) bt Zhang Ze (CHN) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3; Wang Chuhan (CHN) bt Fabio Fognini upset, beating 12th seed Ernests to beat Yen-Hsun Lu 7-6(6) 6-3. make any Grand Slam finals and Republic) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3); Mona Barthel (ITA x15) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4; Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Guillermo García-López (ESP) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1; Ivan Gulbis 6-4 6-1. The big-serving Croatian lost finished outside the top five for (Germany) bt Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-3, Dodig (CRO) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-5, 6-2; Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT x12) 6-4, The Russian, who converted just nine points on serve and the first time in 11 years. 6-1; 7-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-1; Steve Johnson (USA) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Thanasi three of his four break points and meets Tomas Berdych or Richard The third seed in Shanghai, he bt Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-2, 6-4; Jana Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-7 (12/14), 6-3, 6-4; Jerzy Janowicz (POL) bt Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 3-6, dropped just 10 points on serve, Gasquet in the third round. has won a record 17 Grand Slams Cepelova (Slovakia) bt Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 7-6 (8/6); Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Wu Di (CHN) 6-4, 6-1. next meets Ivan Dodig, who beat REUTERS and said he was better prepared (Switzerland) 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-4. Securing Sport conference China win sixth straight draws to a close in London world men’s team title

LONDON: The Securing Sport organisations, like the IOC, the children’s lives and it can help NANNING, China: China the world team title — male or 2014 conference came to an end IAAF and FIFA, relevant in their them learn and practice disci- gambled on tough routines to female — six times in a row. In yesterday after two lively days lives is the big challenge.” pline, fair play and team work. snatch a record sixth straight the Olympics, however, the Soviet that saw some very high-pro- Youth empowerment was a “But we know sport is not world gymnastics men’s team women’s team claimed eight file names in world sport come key theme of this year’s ‘Save the immune to the violence engrained title yesterday, overtaking arch- straight team titles from 1952 to together under the theme of Dream’ gala dinner, which took in our societies, and that chil- rivals Japan at the last minute in 1980. ‘Sport under threat: the Game place at the Banqueting House in dren too often face harassment, front of a roaring home crowd. Uchimura, aiming ot break is ours to Win’. London last night. excessive pressure and abuse. China, who also won the 2008 his own record of four men’s The Chairman of the British ‘Save the Dream’ is a joint ini- Preventing and responding and 2012 Olympic titles, finished all-around titles to add to his Olympic Association and Vice- tiative of the International Centre appropriately to this violence is the six-apparatus team competi- 2012 Olympic gold, expressed president of the International for Sport Security (ICSS) and essential to protecting our chil- tion with 273.369 points — just 0.1 disappointment. Association of Athletics the Qatar Olympic Committee dren and preserving the intrinsic points ahead of Japan at the world “When my high bar was over, I Federations, Sebastian Coe, yes- aimed at promoting and protect- value of sport.” championships in the southern thought we had won,” he said. “I terday said: “I’m surprised that ing the purity of sport and its Gary Stahl, representative of Chinese city of Nanning. guess we are still not there yet.” it’s only relatively recently that values, for the benefit of younger UNICEF Brazil, said: “Sports The United States came in “When I saw (Zhang’s) final the world of sport confronted the generations. mega events pose challenges and third with 270.369 points, with score, I had indescribable feel- concept that fair play is not a con- Footballer Nicole Regnier, opportunities for the protection of Britain fourth on 269.170. ings,” the 25-year-old added. cept solely rooted in the field of UNICEF Colombia National children and adolescents against China had trailed Japan by “China came under pressure in play. Whatever federation it is, Ambassador, who spoke during violence. The preparatory work nearly a point going into the final Zhang Chenglong (left) and Lin the final high bar but the three of whatever sporting organisation, the dinner, reminded individu- conducted by the Brazilian gov- event, high bar. Chaopan of China celebrate them all performed with mettle. all the corporate governance in als and organisations about their ernment, UNICEF and partners Japan’s Yusuka Tanaka and after performing on the (The) 0.1-point difference owed to the world is not going to save you shared responsibility to guarantee in advance of the 2014 FIFA World four-time world all-around cham- horizontal bar during the men’s that mettle.” from excesses unless you also the right to play: “Wouldn’t it be Cup in Brazil has shown that pion Kohei Uchimura had put on all-around team final at the 45th China’s coach Huang said have the culture of integrity and amazing if all children could play these events can be an opportu- clean performances to earn the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World his team had to choose difficult doing things the right way from and practice sports in a safe and nity to strengthen national child top and third highest high-bar elements to boost their scores. Championships in Nanning, the very top of the organisation.” inclusive way? This goal would be protection systems.” scores so far on the day, 15.266 “When it comes to the execution China, yesterday. “If sport in the 20th century easier to achieve if every athlete, Mohammed Hanzab, President and 15.400 respectively. score, we are not as good as the was about connecting with the sports fan and minister of sport of the ICSS, said in his closing China were the last team left with this kind of situation and Japanese gymnasts,” he said. world, then I think the big chal- would team up to commit to this remarks: “Once again, Securing to perform. pressure. I was ready mentally,” On floor, the first appara- lenge in the 21st century is con- goal.” Sport has brought together the After national champion said 25-year-old Zhang, a mem- tus of the China-Japan group, necting with young people. I think Keeping to the theme of youth, world’s leaders in sport safety, Deng Shudi and 19-year-old Lin ber of China’s Olympic gold medal Kenzo Shirai scored 15.766 and sport is uniquely placed to do the final panel of the day, ‘The security and integrity to confront Chaopan finished their routines, team at London 2012. Uchimura 15.700, the second and that,” Coe said. Cost to our Children: Exposing issues like the financial integrity China’s gap with Japan was 15.866. He added that the team had third highest of the night, to put “The one thing that is not being the Realities of Hosting Major of sport, match-fixing and illegal Zhang Chenglong, the 2010 “decided earlier to use the hard- Japan on the leaderboard. talked about is the cataclysmic Sporting’, examined the impact betting, transparency and child world high bar champion, was est set of movements for tonight’s In their second event, 25-year- collapse of trust, particularly major sporting events have on welfare in order to protect sport’s the last up and wowed a capac- competition because the Japanese old Deng, a newcomer to the among people from the age of 30 children. Panellists discussed credibility. ity crowd of nearly 4,000 with team has been a very, very strong worlds, bungled on his dismount down. Young people now sit in the specific examples of youth exploi- “It is crucial that we work giant swings and spectacular competitor for quite a long time.” from the pommel horse as China moral hot spot of most of the big tation in sport and instructed together to combat the unprece- releases before pulling off a per- Japan won the 2004 Olympic slipped to fifth in the standings issues out there. They are more delegates on how to avoid profit- dented threat facing sport. Strong fect landing. team gold when China finished with a 1.583-point gap with Japan. demanding and want to see more eering from the vulnerable. leadership, determination and When his score of 15.966 came fifth, but have not triumphed at But China hit the night’s high- from sport and so connecting Speaking on the panel, Susan collaboration are now vital if we up on the board, the crowd burst the worlds since 1978, finishing est team scores on rings, vault, with young people and reasserting Bissell, UNICEF’s Chief of Child are to secure the ongoing safety, into a roar after a stunned silence. second behind China in their last parallel bars and high bar for the the values of sport in a modern Protection, said: “Sport can be security and integrity of sport.” “I gave myself a mental hint three encounters. dramatic turnaround at the last environment and making the big an incredibly powerful force in THE PENINSULA and thought about how to deal No country had ever won moment. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Soria scores on milestone Ivan upbeat about making Qatari cap against Uzbeks

DOHA: Striker Sebastian Soria marked his 100th appear- Qatar competitive in 2022 ance for Qatar by opening the scoring in a comfortable 3-0 friendly victory over the fellow Spaniard wants to see Qatari players in action with European Clubs Asian Cup finalists Uzbekistan on Monday. The Uruguayan-born Soria PARIS: Formerly responsible one since his arrival. “Aspire was that hope and there is plenty of was on hand at the back post to for strategic planning at Real born in 2004 and was the vision, support within the country. convert Mosaab Mahmoud’s low Madrid, Spaniard Ivan Bravo the dream, of the royal family of “Everyone wants the same cross in the 18th minute to set is now charged with the task Qatar, who wanted a place where thing and when everyone pulls head coach Djamel Belmadi up for of building a Qatar side capable youngsters would have all they in the same direction and works his first win since the Algerian of competing at the 2022 World needed to be successful in sport. with hope, dedication and knowl- took over in March. Cup on home soil. And also to form them as people,” edge, it is only a matter of time Hassan Al Haydos doubled the Bravo is now the Director he said. before results come.” lead just before halftime with a General of the Aspire Academy Bravo arrived at Aspire three Bravo did not reveal the extent Director powerful long-range drive before in Qatar, the national academy of years ago, just months after Qatar of the budget he is working with, General of Meshaal Mubarak came off the sport which, he says, is attempt- was chosen by FIFA, in December but he admitted that he would the Aspire bench to complete the scoring in ing to “give sporting success” to 2010, to stage the 2022 World Cup. one day like to see a Qatari Academy Ivan the 67th minute. the Gulf state. “I arrived at the start of 2011, player turning out for a leading Bravo speaks The Uzbeks were without top Qatar, with a population of because Qatar had been given the European club. at the Aspire foreign-based internationals just over two million, has never World Cup and wanted to com- “I hope it happens soon, but Academy like Server Djeparov and Odil won an Olympic gold medal and pete at a demanding and high that would need to be more the Global Summit Akhmedov and fielded a majority has never competed at a World level,” he said. result of what we are doing than on Football of the under-23 side that reached Cup, although the awarding of the “At that time they needed the objective,” he said. Performance the quarter-finals of the recent 2022 finals to the oil rich country help and I was at Real Madrid. Bravo also refused to become Asian Games in South Korea. and means that will soon change. It seemed like a good, exciting embroiled in the debate about Qatar will face Lebanon in Science and And Aspire is now focusing project to me, in a country hope- the awarding of the World Cup another friendly on Friday on preparing players from Qatar ful of achieving something in to Qatar and the controversy Aspire4Sport before taking on Asian Cup hosts capable of competing in the World sport,” he said. as to whether the finals should Conference Australia the following Tuesday Cup on home soil, for all the ongo- “We want the boys that we be played in the northern hemi- in Paris on as they continue preparations for ing controversy about FIFA’s are rearing to fulfil their poten- sphere summer or winter. Monday. the January tournament and next awarding of the tournament in tial. When the World Cup comes “That is not a topic for us. It is month’s Gulf Cup of Nations in the first place. around, hopefully the team will for the organisers of the World Saudi Arabia. Speaking in Paris, where he was be competitive. Since 2010, when Cup, for FIFA. We get on with Uzbekistan will be boosted by attending a conference organised Qatar was named as host nation, our job, which is to bring through the availability of their top play- by Aspire, Bravo insisted that we have looked to 2022 as a target. young players and form a team. ers when they play Bahrain and building towards the World Cup “I am sure that we will come That is our mission. We don’t United Arab Emirates on the two was not initially a key goal of into Qatar 2022 with a very com- offer an opinion on anything else,” FIFA match days in the coming the academy but has turned into petitive team. We will work with he added. AFP week. REUTERS ‘Rooney ready to overtake Greaves’ LONDON: James Milner, set opponents. Manchester City mid- were eliminated at the group and his fellow midfielder Adam to win his 50th England cap fielder Milner told reporters at stage. England played well to Lallana of Liverpool said it was against San Marino yester- England’s training base at St beat Switzerland 2-0 in Basel in a chance for the team to build on day said his international cap- George’s Park that he believes their first Euro 2016 qualifier last the improvement they showed tain Wayne Rooney has a good Rooney would go closer to those month. against Switzerland. chance of reaching another sig- targets. “There are a lot of players who The 26-year-old Lallana, who nificant landmark in the com- “He has had a fantastic career have played together at club and should win his 10th cap, is still ing days. and has scored so many impor- youth level and it is a very tight- searching for his first England Rooney, 28, is fourth on tant goals for us so hopefully he knit group,” Milner said. goal and is obviously relishing the England’s all-time scoring list can get more over the next cou- “Coming out of bad times in opportunity. with 41 goals in 97 internationals ple of games – and years – going a tournament is when you need “We have to remain focused and with Bobby Charlton’s all- forwards. your team spirit. The talk around on ourselves, that’s vital. If we time record of 49 in his sights, he “It is a good opportunity for the England team when we went achieve that hopefully we can get could move past Jimmy Greaves him to get those goals now. Maybe to Switzerland was not great a convincing win and six points into third place in the Euro 2016 it’s on his mind. Hopefully he can but that’s when we showed our because although Estonia is a dif- qualifiers against San Marino and get past it sooner rather than team spirit, got a great result and ficult place.” England have beaten Estonia next Monday. later and forget about it.” played very well. San Marino 6-0, 7-1, 5-0 and 8-0 Greaves scored 44 goals in 57 Milner, 28, made his England “Teams with less spirit and in their four previous meetings. internationals between 1959 and debut against the Netherlands togetherness might not have got “The players will want to fill 1967 and Rooney has the per- in 2009 and as one of the sen- that result.” their boots and get goals, but you England’s Wayne Rooney passes the ball during a training session at fect opportunity to overtake the ior players in the squad, said the It is inconceivable that England always want to be getting on the the St George’s Park training complex near Burton-upon-Trent, central mark and move closer to Gary players had shown great charac- will not beat San Marino, the scoresheet and if we focus on our England, yesterday. Lineker, second on the list with ter following their disappointing joint-worst team in the world game, hopefully we can get a con- 48 goals, against two lowly-ranked World Cup in Brazil when they ranked equal 208th by FIFA, vincing win,” he said. REUTERS

A file picture shows Roberto Referee to be rested as Juve Di Matteo attending a training session in London on vs Roma scandal grips Italy September 18, 2012 as MILAN: The referee at the Referee points while those of Juventus the Chelsea centre of Juventus’s controver- Rocchi lost only 0.09% in value. Rocchi, manager. sial 3-2 win over title challeng- Giancluca meanwhile, has seen his reputa- Schalke ers Roma is set to be sidelined tion take a battering despite the gestures 04 have until November as the fall-out media now claiming, after two during the appointed Di from Sunday’s bad-tempered days of intense analysis, that his Italian Serie Matteo as their Serie A clash continues to biggest mistake of the night was new coach. divide Italy. A match awarding Juventus’s first penalty Giancluca Rocchi, considered between in the 26th minute when Roma Italy’s number two referee, was Juventus wingback Maicon used his elbow slammed for his handling of the and Roma to defend his face from an Andrea Di Matteo takes over top-of-the-table encounter in on October 5 Pirlo free kick. Turin which allowed Juventus to in Turin. The Although Maicon appeared to pull three points clear. referee at be just outside the penalty area, He is expected to be rested for the centre of Rocchi hesitated, before appear- as new Schalke boss the remainder of the month to controversial ing to bow to pressure from Juve’s allow the dust to settle, according match is angry players. BERLIN: German club Schalke as seven points collected from the to reports in Gazzetta dello Sport set to be Explaining his decision, Rocchi 04 yesterday appointed former recent busy league schedule and yesterday, although he has been sidelined until said the players had “scrubbed Chelsea manager Roberto di the icing on the cake that was the given the backing of the Italian November. out” the vanishing spray used Matteo as coach to replace the derby win haven’t shown a last- referees’ association (AIA). by referees to mark the distance sacked Jens Keller. ing effect,” said sporting director “The players on the pitch were between the ball and the defen- Di Matteo, who will be pre- Horst Heldt. totally disrespectful. This is not divided along regional lines and refer to Moggi’s supposed influ- sive wall. sented to the media today, has “By changing the manager, we something we see in the rest of deep-rooted team loyalties, there ence, was also critical. “I’m a Former Serie A referee Paolo signed a contract through to June want to create new momentum,” Europe, where players accept the was no shortage of opinion on Juventus supporter, and I haven’t Casarin, who also served as chief 30, 2017 at the Veltins Arena. added Heldt. “We’re utterly con- referee’s decision. It’s not accept- Sunday’s events. felt so ashamed since the days of of the league’s refereeing body, Keller’s fate was sealed by a 2-1 vinced that Roberto di Matteo able,” the AIA commented. Italian politician Fabrizio Luciano Moggi,” he said. said: “The biggest mistake made defeat to Hoffenheim on Saturday, will stabilise the team and achieve Rocchi, who awarded three Cicchitto, a member of parlia- Monday’s Corriere dello Sport’s was the penalty decision against which left the Gelsenkirchen club our goals.” penalties and issued three red ment for the New Centre-Right front page headline blasted: Maicon,” Casarin told Radio 11th in the Bundesliga with just Di Matteo, 44, starred as a cards during the explosive top- party, claimed little had changed “Distorted Championship.” Anch’io. eight points from seven games. player for Italy and Chelsea of-the-table clash, said his con- since the dark days of ‘Calciopoli’, But Juventus’ general man- French coach Garcia, who last Schalke are also third in their and as caretaker manager led science was clear: when Juventus’s former general ager Beppe Marotta, speaking on week said the game would be a Champions League group after the London club to their first “The players didn’t help the manager Luciano Moggi is said the Processo del Lunedi television “great advert for Italian football”, two draws in their first two Champions League title in 2012. situation, but all the same my to have used his influence to pick show, hit back: was sent off in the first half for matches, including a 1-1 stalemate He has also managed Premier conscience is clear.” and choose sympathetic referees “This is out of order. How can a violin-playing gesture after the with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. League club West Bromwich Yet two days after the encoun- for key games. we talk about a distorted champi- penalty award that was perceived That impressive result, as well Albion. ter, opinion over the supposed “The Juventus of Moggi, of onship after six match days, when to mean that with Juventus, it is as a 2-1 win against Borussia Keller had taken over at influence of Juventus – who were manipulating games and referees, there are still 32 games to play always the same music (situation). Dortmund in the recent Ruhr Schalke from Dutchman Huub stripped of two league titles from has not gone away,” said Cicchitto. and 96 points available?” On Monday, he changed his derby, could not save Keller from Stevens in December 2012. He is 2005 and 2006 for their role in the Marco Travaglio, the journal- Roma’s defeat, their first of tune, commenting: the axe. the second coach to lose his job in ‘Calciopoli’ match-fixing affair – ist who coined the name ‘Lucky the season under French coach “On reflection... this game has “The team’s performances in the Bundesliga already this sea- remains divided. Luciano’ – a reference to the Rudi Garcia saw the club’s share really damaged the reputation of recent weeks have varied greatly. son, after Hamburg parted com- In a country traditionally notorious Mafia gangster – to price drop by two percentage Italian football.” AFP Even the positive tendencies such pany with Mirko Slomka. AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

PCB urges Bangladesh to Ton-up Smith, Johnson lead send ‘any team’ to Pakistan

DHAKA: Pakistan’s cricket Aussie rout over Pakistan chief has urged Bangladesh to send ‘any’ team to his country as they seek to bring back inter- Misbah’s men all out for 162 in pursuit of 256-run target in first ODI national matches following the deadly attack on Sri Lanka’s team bus in 2009. DUBAI: Steven Smith scored a Scoreboard Pakistan Cricket Board chair- maiden hundred while paceman man Shahryar Khan arrived Mitchell Johnson took three AUSTRALIA Sarfraz Ahmed c Haddin b Lyon ...... 34 in Bangladesh on Monday and wickets to help Australia beat A Finch c Shahzad b Irfan ...... 0 Asad Shafiq c Haddin b Johnson ...... 13 declared that it was now much Pakistan by 93 runs in the first D Warner c Akmal b Afridi ...... 43 Misbah-ul Haq c Warner b Lyon ...... 0 safer in his country than five day-night ODI yesterday at the years ago. S Smith Riaz b Afridi ...... 101 Fawad Alam c Warner b Maxwell...... 7 Sharjah Cricket Stadium. “We understand that security G Bailey c Afridi b Alam ...... 18 Umar Akmal b Richardson ...... 46 Smith, who had never scored situation is a hurdle in the way of G Maxwell c Irfan b Babar ...... 21 Shahid Afridi c Faulkner b Abbott ...... 5 a half-century in one-day games your national team, or any other F Faulkner lbw Afridi ...... 11 Anwar Ali c Haddin b Johnson ...... 8 before, managed a sedate 118- B Haddin (not out) ...... 23 team, visiting Pakistan,” Khan ball 101 to guide Australia to a Wahab Riaz c&b Maxwell ...... 5 told reporters late on Monday. S Abbott c Ali b Riaz ...... 3 Zulfiqar Babar (not out) ...... 12 challenging 255-8 before bowlers M Johnson b Riaz ...... 21 “But let me say that the secu- Mohammad Irfan (run out) ...... 12 exposed Pakistan’s fragile batting K Richardson (not out) ...... 2 rity situation is much, much bet- Extras (B-4, LB-5, W-7) ...... 16 to bowl them out for 162 in 36.3 Extras (LB-3, W-9) ...... 12 ter,” he added. Total (all out in 36.3 overs) ...... 162 overs. Total (for 8 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 255 Pakistan’s “home” matches Fall of wickets: Johnson who took 3 for 24, Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-86, 3- 123, 4-158, 1-9, 2-59, 3-59, 4-63, 5-90, have since been played in venues combined with off-spinners Glenn 5-196, 6-216, 7-221, 8-253. 6-102, 7-125, 8-137, 9-137. ranging from the United Arab Maxwell (2-29) and Nathan Lyon Bowling: Irfan 10-2-35-1 (1w); Riaz 10-0-61- Bowling: Johnson 7-1-24-3 (3w); Richardson Emirates to England. (2-33) bowled with venom and 2 (7w); Babar 9-0-35-1; Ali 8-0-52-0 (1w); Af- 6.3-1-22-1 (2w); Faulkner 2-0-20-0 (1w); Ab- Khan said he was undertak- guile to derail Pakistan’s chase for ridi 10-0-46-3; Alam 3-0-23-1. bott 5-0-25-1; Lyon 10-2-33-2; Maxwell 6-1- ing the visit “to renew cordial Australia’s 1-0 lead in the three- PAKISTAN 29-2 (1w). Australia’s Steven Smith reacts after reaching a century in the first ODI and cooperative relations on match series. Ahmed Shahzad c Smith b Johnson ...... 4 Result: Australia win by 93 runs. against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. the cricket front” which soured Only Umar Akmal 46 and in early 2013 when Bangladesh Sarfraz Ahmed (34) offered shelved a planned tour on safety some resistance in a poor batting recovered fully from a rib injury, It was Smith who helped spinner Alam. Dashing all- Misbah was left rueing another grounds. Pakistan responded by display. then had Shafiq off a rising deliv- Australia recover from a poor rounder Maxwell (21) failed to poor batting performance by his banning their own cricketers from Pakistan lost opener Ahmed ery to leave Pakistan reeling at start in an innings studded with take advantage of two dropped team. playing in Twenty20 Bangladesh Shahzad early for four but make- 63-4. six boundaries and two sixes. catches as he gave away his wicket “The kind of batting perform- Premier League tournament. shift opener Ahmed and Asad Akmal and Fawad Alam Smith walked in as early as the to debutant spinner Zulfiqar ance we have had, we need to do “If your national team cannot Shafiq (13) put on 50 for the sec- (seven) were all at sea against second ball of the match when Babar. a lot of things to improve,” said come to Pakistan for security rea- ond wicket before Pakistan lost some vicious spin from Lyon as opener Aaron Finch’s casual shot Afridi was the best Pakistani Misbah. “Nobody is getting scores sons – even though I would ask three wickets with just four runs runs were hard to come by. off lanky paceman Mohammad bowler with 3-46, after going right from the top. That is a big them to send a team to examine on the board. As the pressure built up Alam Irfan saw him caught at point. wicket-less in his last six matches. worry for us. We need to come how things are – I want to start Lyon had Sarfraz caught fell to Glenn Maxwell while Smith consolidated the innings Smith too holed out off Afridi to the next game with a positive cricket between two countries,” behind off a miscued sweep and Shahid Afridi made just five with an 86-run second wicket in the 45th over, leaving Haddin attitude.” Khan said. the next ball had Pakistan skip- before holing out off Sean Abbott. stand with Warner (43) and (23 not out) and Johnson (21) The second match will be in He added that they would wel- per Misbah-ul Haq, playing in All-rounder Anwar Ali made another 37 with skipper George to add the final touches. Smith’s Dubai on Friday followed by the come ‘any’ team from Bangladesh his 150th one day international, just eight before being caught by Bailey (18) for the third wicket. previous best of 46 not out came thid in Abu Dhabi on October 12. even “at the level of A teams, caught at leg-slip by a diving Brad Haddin off Johnson to cap a Warner fell to Afridi while against England at Adelaide in The one-days will be followed by U19s. Send your schoolboys to us, David Warner. Johnson, who had good return for the bowler. Bailey holed out to part-time 2011. two Tests. AFP and of course your women.” AFP NZ dark horse for Pietersen claims coach Flower World Cup, says Steyn

CAPE TOWN: South Africa of the semi-finals. The teams paceman Dale Steyn (pictured) remain fierce adversaries, with ‘always had it in for me’ rates co-hosts New Zealand Steyn holding a grudge against as a “dark horse” to win next Australia captain Michael Clarke LONDON: Former England I didn’t think Andy Flower was England’s year’s cricket World Cup, while for a sledge during a tense Test batsman Kevin Pietersen claims fulfilling his role properly. Kevin one-day rivals Australia are series in South Africa earlier this Andy Flower was a power-crazy “Then he got given the number Pietersen “annoying.” year which the tourists edged. coach, who presided over a one job and it certainly felt the chats with South Africa are among the South Africa recently won a tri- regime of bullying and “had it in way that he treated me through- coach Andy favourites to win the quadren- angular one-day tournament with for me” throughout his five-year out his coaching reign, that he Flower (left) nial tournament but bring the Australia and hosts Zimbabwe to reign in charge of the national was looking to try and find ways at a training dreaded “choker” tag after being exact a measure of revenge, but side. to get rid of me.” session during upset repeatedly in past editions, Steyn showed there was little Pietersen, who played in 104 In the latest excerpts, Pietersen, the last year’s including in the quarter- love lost between the Tests, has been highly critical of sacked after England’s 5-0 Ashes Ashes Test finals by New Zealand at Proteas and Clarke’s Flower and many of his former whitewash in Australia last win- series in in the 2011 tournament in team. team-mates in his autobiography ter, heaps even more opprobrium Chester-le- the sub-continent. “We all know “KP”, which was released to the on Flower. Street, in this Steyn will lead the Australia are a good media on Monday and goes on “Andy Flower. Contagiously August 2013 Proteas’ attack for a team. They’re in your general sale tomorrow. sour. Infectiously dour. He could file photo. one-day series against face all the time. It’s Excerpts from the book were walk into a room and suck all the New Zealand later this pretty annoying really,” published for a second successive joy out of it in five seconds. Just a month where the tour- Steyn said. day in the Daily Telegraph yes- mood hoover. That’s how I came ists will hope to famil- New Zealand play terday, while in a interview with to think of him: a Mood Hoover.” iarise themselves with the Proteas in Mount BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme, The South Africa-born bats- conditions ahead of the Maunganui on October Pietersen again hit out at Flower, man also rounds on many of his global showpiece. 21 and 24, and in Hamilton on who took charge of England in ex-team mates, including skipper “New Zealand are a dark horse October 27 before heading to 2009. Alastair Cook, who he expresses team whenever there is a tourna- Australia for more limited overs Pietersen told the BBC: “I didn’t his affection for but also describes know the reasons for his sacking Matt Prior, who he calls the “Big ment around,” Steyn told South matches. have a great relationship with as a “company man” who “would from England earlier this year, Cheese” throughout, describing African media. Meanwhile, Yorkshire captain the coach throughout his reign. not rock the boat”. dismissing suggestions from ECB his grandstanding as vice-captain “New Zealand are one of those Andrew Gale expressed remorse I think he had it in for me ever He also admits sending text managing director Paul Downton as “a Dairylea triangle thinking teams that can be nowhere for over his abuse of Lancashire since he took over because when I messages to the touring South that he appeared “disinterested” he was a Brie”. three years and get to a World batsman Ashwell Prince in a was captain, I didn’t think he was African team in 2012 which led during the Australia tour. The book has been dismissed as Cup and they just suddenly turn newspaper interview published doing the second-in-command job to his temporary suspension The 34-year-old said: “When the “biggest work of fiction since it on.” on Tuesday, but insisted that he really well. And when I said to the from the England side, stating they sacked me they never gave Jules Verne” by former team- Australia have also handed out is not a racist. Gale was banned ECB (England and Wales Cricket in one message that then captain me any of these reasons. I still mate Graeme Swann but the fuss their share of World Cup heart- for the last two matches of the Board) to just let me step down Andrew Strauss was a “doos” -- don’t know why I’m not playing surrounding it is expected to con- break to South Africa, not least County Championship season as captain and let Peter Moores an Afrikaner word for “idiot.” for England. I’ve never been told.” tinue with more extracts to fol- the 1999 and 2007 tournaments after his remarks against South continue, I gave my views on Pietersen, however, remained Most of his vitriol in the book low and Pietersen scheduled for where they knocked them out African Prince. AGENCIES the coaching structure and said adamant that he still did not is reserved for wicket-keeper further appearances. REUTERS Bianchi has ‘traumatic brain injury’

YOKKAICHI, Japan: French since his accident.” The 25-year- Gerard Saillant, President of monitor and treat Jules and fur- Formula One driver Jules old Bianchi sustained the injury in the FIA Medical Commission, ther medical updates will be pro- Bianchi remains in a critical an horrific high-speed crash into and Professor Alessandro Frati, vided when appropriate.” but stable condition in hospi- a recovery vehicle which came Neurosurgeon of the University of The race on Sunday was tal in Japan after suffering a onto the side of the track near the Rome La Sapienza, who has trav- stopped shortly after Bianchi’s traumatic brain injury, a joint end of Sunday’s rain-hit Japanese elled to Japan at the request of crash with championship leader statement by his family and the Grand Prix. Scuderia Ferrari,” the joint state- Lewis Hamilton, who was leading hospital said yesterday. He was taken unconscious by ment said. at the time, declared the winner. “Jules remains in the Intensive ambulance to the nearest hospi- “They arrived at the hospital The recovery vehicle involved Care Unit of the Mie General tal and immediately underwent today and met with the medical in the crash was trying to remove Medical Center in Yokkaichi. emergency brain surgery with personnel responsible for Jules’ Adrian Sutil’s stricken Sauber, He has suffered a diffuse axonal doctors saying he was critically ill. treatment, in order to be fully which had crashed at the same injury and is in a critical but sta- His parents Philippe and informed of his clinical status so spot on the circuit a lap earlier. ble condition,” the statement, Christine flew to Japan to be at his that they are able to advise the Organisers have come in for distributed by his Marussia team, bedside and they were joined yes- family. criticism over the timing of race, read. terday by celebrated French sur- “Professors Saillant and Frati which went ahead despite down- A file picture taken on May 22, 2014 during the second practice session “The medical professionals at geon Gérard Saillant, who treated acknowledge the excellent care pours caused by an approaching of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in Monte Carlo shows Marussia’s the hospital are providing the Michael Schumacher after his being provided by the Mie General typhoon. Drivers repeatedly com- French driver Jules Bianchi, who was rushed to hospital unconscious after very best treatment and care near-fatal skiing accident last Medical Center and would like to plained that they could not see a crash during the last rounds of the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, on and we are grateful for every- December. “We are also grate- thank their Japanese colleagues. properly because of the spray and October 5. thing they have done for Jules ful for the presence of Professor “The hospital will continue to the fading light. AFP Available every Wednesdays in WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 all leading supermarkets and 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT shops in Qatar & Bahrain Coe to head IAAF Evaluation Commission for 2019 Worlds IAAF officials will analyse capability of candidate city Doha this month

• Doha aims to combine experience, new opportunities and sporting innovation to connect world of athletics in 2019 • Doha’s experience of hosting Beckenbauer world-class events and existing state-of-the-art facilities make ‘not offered it a prepared and proven global sporting hub. World Cup • Hosting the World Championships in the Middle bribes’ East for the first time ever will connect the world of athletics LONDON: to an untapped market. Former FIFA mem- ber Franz Beckenbauer (pic- DOHA: The International •Doha offers first ever tured) declared yesterday that Association of Athletics ‘Athletics City’. his vote on the 2018 and 2022 Federation (IAAF) has con- World Cup bids would remain firmed that three cities — in •Khalifa International Stadium “secret”, but said he was not Qatar, United States and Spain will be upgraded to make it the offered any bribes. — are in the running to host the most state-of-the-art purpose- Beckenbauer was on the FIFA 2019 world championships. built athletics venue in the executive committee that awarded The IAAF said yesterday it has the rights to host the 2018 and received formal applications from world. 2022 World Cups to Russia and Doha, Eugene and Barcelona. The • Khalifa Stadium will Qatar respectively in 2010. cities sent letters of intent earlier The Khalifa International Stadium, home to the 2006 Asian Games and the centre piece of Doha’s Aspire Zone, feature a world-first 100 metre The bidding process has been this year. is currently in the process of an exciting redevelopment project to make it the most state-of-the-art purpose- dogged by accusations of cor- Doha is bidding to bring track long video wall-screen ruption and horse-trading, but built athletics Stadium in the world. The vision, according to the Candidature File presented to IAAF by Qatar and field’s showcase event to that will revolutionise Beckenbauer refused to reveal Athletic Federation and Qatar Olympic Committee, includes working with the IAAF to research innovative new Qatar for the first time. spectator viewing. how he had voted, telling the The host city will be selected solutions for competition timing, scoring, measurement and TV production, using the latest technology. Securing Sport conference in at the IAAF council meeting in London: “That’s my secret.” Monaco on November 18. Among the key areas that members of the world governing that will also include Essar The Commission will visit each When asked whether he had An IAAF evaluation panel will be examined are vision and body’s ruling Council. Gabriel, General Secretary of the of the bidding cities for two days, been offered any financial induce- headed by Sebastian Coe, the general concept, competition, Coe was on the other side of IAAF, and Nick Davies, the IAAF starting in Barcelona on October ments to vote in a particular way, former London 2012 chairman, accommodation, transportation, the fence two years ago when he Deputy General-secretary and 14 and 15. the former West Germany cap- will visit the three cities this broadcasting, media operations, played a leading role in London’s Director Communications, along They will then move to Eugene tain and coach responded: “That’s month, ahead of the final decision medical and anti-doping, security, successful bid for the 2017 IAAF with the Competitions Director on October 26 and 27 before com- a clear ‘no’. in Monaco next month. sponsorship and legacy. World Championships, when the Paul Hardy. pleting their inspections in Doha “How shall I say this? Nobody The Evaluation Commission Coe, the double Olympic 1,500 British capital beat Doha. The Commission will be on October 30 and 31. approached me directly, nobody will analyse the capabilities of metres champion, who is now IAAF senior vice-president completed by Junko Shiota The world championships are offered me anything in order to each contender in a number of vice-president of the IAAF, will Bob Hersh, from the United and Ryo Wakabayashi from held every two years. influence my vote. No, this did not areas, based on a study of the be joined on the Commission States, had led the Evaluation Dentsu and Nigel Swinscoe Beijing will host the event in happen.” bidding documents and the on- by Canada’s Abigail Hoffman Commission on that occasion. from AMS, the IAAF’s mar- 2015 and London in 2017. He added: “It was a secret bal- site visits. and Japan’s Katsuyuki Tanaka, Coe will lead a Commission keting partners. THE PENINSULA lot and I have to observe this agreement made at the time. I was surprised, too, that Qatar was chosen. That was my first reaction. The bid was very good by Qatar, like all the others.” Beckenbauer also added his USA Swimming suspends voice to calls for FIFA, world foot- ball’s governing body, to release the findings of a report into the bidding process. FIFA president Sepp Blatter Phelps for six months says the report into corruption allegations by American attorney NEW YORK: American swim- Code of Conduct,” USA Swimming ineligible to participate in USA Michael Garcia will be kept confi- mer Michael Phelps, the most Executive Director Chuck Swimming-sanctioned compe- dential to honour promises made decorated Olympian of all time, Wielgus said in a statement. titions through March 6, 2015. to witnesses, but Beckenbauer was suspended for six months “Should an infraction occur, Phelps, who has won 22 Olympic believes it should be made public. by USA Swimming yesterday it is our responsibility to take medals, 18 of them gold, will also “I don’t see any reason why it following his recent arrest on a appropriate action based on the forfeit a monthly stipend from shouldn’t be published,” he said. drunken driving charge. individual case. Michael’s conduct USA Swimming during the six- “That’s a decision for FIFA, but Phelps, who recently returned was serious and required signifi- month suspension. personally there is nothing to hide to top-level competition after cant consequences.” “Michael accepts USA and if you have nothing to hide a two-year retirement, will Phelps was arrested last week Swimming’s sanctions,” said a then you can publish and divulge also not be allowed to repre- after speeding and then cross- spokesman at Octagon, the group it. sent the United States at the ing the double-lane lines inside that represents Phelps. “He has “A lot of things have happened 2015 FINA World Swimming a Baltimore tunnel, police said, apologized for his actions and, over the past few years, all the Championships in Russia next adding he was clocked by radar as he shared yesterday, is taking scandals and corruptions and sus- August, USA Swimming said in traveling 84 miles per hour (135 steps to address them.” pected sleaze. These are accusa- a statement. kph) in a 45-mph (72-kph) zone. Although he has not indicated tions. There is no evidence to my The arrest last Tuesday marked Documents indicate that a desire to compete at the 2016 knowledge.” the second time the 29-year-old Phelps registered .14 percent on Olympics, many view Phelps’ US swimmer Michael Phelps looks on during the USA swim team train- Beckenbauer, 69, was tem- Baltimore-area native had been a Breathalyzer test after being recent return to the pool as a ing session at the Sleeman Sports Complex in Brisbane, Queensland, porarily suspended in June for arrested for drunken driving, the pulled over in his 2014 Land clear sign he wants to stage a Australia, in this August 16, 2014 file picture. failing to comply with Garcia’s first being in 2004. In the first Rover. The legal limit for intoxi- comeback. questions before then agreeing case, he pleaded guilty to a lesser cation in Maryland is .08. Dara Torres, a 12-time Olympic can’t compete,” Torres, a former publicly acknowledged the impact to do so. charge of driving while impaired Phelps apologized for the inci- medalist, said she believed Phelps teammate of Phelps, said in a tel- of his decisions, his accountability Several high-profile figures in exchange for 18 months’ dent and said on Sunday he was could still make the US squad for ephone interview. especially due to his stature in the have also called for the 350-page probation. checking himself into rehab for Rio de Janeiro. “He can still stay in shape and sport and the steps necessary for report to be published, including “Membership in USA six weeks in order to “better “I don’t think the suspen- he knows what to expect and how self-improvement. We endorse UEFA president Michel Platini, Swimming, and particularly at understand myself.” sion is going to affect him to compete. It’s not like he’s start- and are here to fully support his FIFA vice-president Prince Ali the National Team level, includes He can train with his member physically, because they’re not ing something new.” personal development actions.” Bin Al Hussein, and Garcia him- a clear obligation to adhere to our club during his suspension, but is saying he can’t train. He just Wielgus said: “Michael has REUTERS self. AFP UEFA punishes Italian FA boss over racist remarks

GENEVA: UEFA yester- impose the penalty after wrap- election campaign, 71-year-old player at Lazio,” he said. The position as a UEFA Official for compliance with the principles day banned Italian Football ping up a probe launched in Tavecchio contrasted what he comments, which appeared to be a period of six months starting of UEFA’s Resolution entitled Federation boss Carlo Tavecchio August. claimed was the wrongheaded aimed at France and Juventus from the communication of this European Football United Against from its next congress and It said that it had taken into player-recruitment approach midfielder Paul Pogba, who is decision”. Racism,” it added. ordered him to hold an anti- account Tavecchio’s decision to of Italian clubs compared to black, sparked controversy in In addition, he will not take The Italian football federation racism event in punishment for refrain from any UEFA-related the wisdom of their English Italy with many commentators part in UEFA’s next congress, (FIGC) said that Tavecchio had widely condemned remarks. activity pending a resolution of counterparts. condemning what they saw as an scheduled for March 24, 2015. decided to accept the six month In a statement, European foot- the issue. “Here we get ‘Opti Poba’ who overtly racist outburst. “Mr. Tavecchio will organise suspension in order to avoid a ball’s governing body said that its At a public meeting in July, previously ate bananas and then UEFA said that Tavecchio a special event in Italy aimed prolonged dispute with UEFA. ethics division had decided to during the Italian federation’s suddenly becomes a first-team would be “ineligible for any at increasing awareness and AFP WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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MUSCAT 37/28 Clear 36/27 Clear MAKKAH 40/26 Clear 37/26 Chance of showers A farmer leads a decorated buffalo as he arrives for Chonburi’s annual buffalo race festival, east of Bangkok, yesterday. The event, which also KUWAIT 38/22 Partly cloudy 38/23 Clear celebrates the rice harvest, dates back to the buffalo trade in Chonburi, once the commercial centre of Thailand’s east. BAHRAIN 36/27 Partly cloudy 35/27 Clear SANAA 21/14 Chance of rain 22/14 Mostly cloudy RIYADH 37/23 Clear 37/23 Clear DUBAI 37/26 Clear 40/27 Clear BAGHDAD 35/20 Clear 35/20 Partly cloudy Twin Peaks set to make comeback after 25 years THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW LOS ANGELES: Warm up the statement that the series — the Lynch — an Oscar nominee include Kyle MacLachlan (as HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER coffee and break out the cherry tale of a small-town murder in whose feature films include “Blue FBI Agent Dale Cooper), Sherilyn pie: Twin Peaks, the Golden quirky Twin Peaks, and the even Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” Fenn, Lara Flynn Boyle and Joan ATHENS 26/19 Chance of storm 24/18 Partly cloudy Globe-winning cult 1990s tele- quirkier FBI agent investigating — will direct all nine episodes, it Chen. WASHINGTON 23/11 Partly cloudy 22/13 Partly cloudy vision series from David Lynch, it — will return as a limited series added. “The mysterious and spe- Before the new episodes air, SYDNEY 20/13 Chance of rain 22/13 Partly cloudy is making a comeback. in 2016, 25 years after the show’s cial world of Twin Peaks is pulling Showtime will rebroadcast the LONDON 17/13 Chance of rain 18/11 Partly cloudy “Dear Twitter friends... it is last airing. us back,” Lynch and Frost—who original two seasons of the show, PARIS 21/18 Chance of rain 20/16 Chance of rain happening again,” Lynch tweeted Series creators Lynch and set TV blogs ablaze with cryp- which were first shown on ABC in ISTANBUL 21/15 Partly cloudy 18/14 Partly cloudy on Monday with a trailer showing Mark Frost are on board to write tic tweets about the project on 1990 and 1991, generating fan buzz MANILA 29/24 Chance of storm 31/25 Chance of storm dead heroine Laura Palmer, the and produce all nine episodes, set Friday—said in the statement. due to the show’s offbeat style. DHAKA 33/25 Chance of storm 33/25 Clear “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign, in the present, and the show will “We’re very excited. May the The series also led to a feature DELHI 35/25 Partly cloudy 35/23 Partly cloudy the Showtime logo and the date offer “long-awaited answers for forest be with you.” film, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with ISLAMABAD 27/18 Chance of storm 28/17 Clear 2016. the series’ passionate fan base,” No cast information was pro- Me.” Showtime announced in a Showtime said. vided. Original cast members AFP Tony-winning Health T-shirts, mind-reading bar unveiled in Japan Broadway great CHIBA, Japan: Glasses that Glass and weighing 42 grammes that uses a special textile to keep “This could be one way of mar- connected phone, the device takes tell you how to get home, adverts — might offer directions or a track of the wearer’s pulse. keting in the future,” said Fujitsu over, nudging left or right until Marian Seldes that know where you are look- simultaneous translation, or could The data is transmitted to a spokesman Naoki Mishiro. the destination hoves into view. ing and a T-shirt that knows assist factory workers who need smartphone, which must run a NTT Docomo’s Yubi Navi might Its inventors say the Yubi how fast your heart is beating both hands free while working, a specific app, the company said. prove useful for customers strug- Navi also offers a way to com- dies at 86 were on display at a huge tech Toshiba researcher said. While Docomo’s offering might gling to find their way home after municate with someone who is gathering in Japan yesterday. “We still don’t know what have concentrated on health, a night at such an accommodat- far away, effectively “squeezing” NEW YORK: Tony-winning The gadgets were all part wearable formats will be the Fujitsu unveiled something to ing bar. their hand by activating your actress Marian Seldes, regarded of this year’s Cutting-Edge IT most accepted in the future,” said encourage a bit more relaxation, Billed as “just like holding own device. as one of the great ladies of the & Electronics Comprehensive Toshiba senior research scientist in the form of a device that could someone’s hand”, the small rubber “Touch sensation can create a American stage and famed for Exhibition (CEATEC), Asia’s Yoshiyuki Kokojima. help a barman read his custom- cuboid fits snugly in the palm and new type of gadget for the future,” never missing a single perform- largest electronics fair, just out- “Constantly seeing a small ers’ minds. buzzes or vibrates to guide the an NTT Docomo presenter said. ance during an entire four-year side Tokyo. screen may get tiring to the eyes, Small sensors in a bar track user through unfamiliar streets. Nearly 550 companies are Broadway run of “Deathtrap,” Leading the pack was a tiny but you could get information where a drinker is looking and The kit offers freedom from the taking part in the trade show, died at her Manhattan home on projection device that can be without even lifting a finger. It’s automatically offer information tyranny of having to keep your which has gathered foreign Monday aged 86. attached to a pair of glasses to less effort than consulting a wrist on screens about that bottle of eyes glued to a smartphone for exhibitors from 24 countries and Her death, which followed a give the wearer an ever-visible watch.” expensive wine he keeps gazing directions, the company said. territories. prolonged illness, was announced screen. Leading mobile carrier NTT at — such as where it comes from After a user types in the The show runs until Saturday. by her brother, Timothy Seldes, The prototype—dubbed Toshiba Docomo was showcasing a T-shirt and what year it is. intended address on their AFP in a statement issued through a longtime publicist, Sam Rudy. In a career spanning six dec- ades, Seldes performed in film, television and radio but was most celebrated for her theatre work, Bangla directors hope to get making her Broadway debut in 1948 in the Robinson Jeffers adap- tation of “Medea,” directed by out of Bollywood shadow John Gielgud and starring Judith Anderson in the title role. Seldes earned five Tony nomi- BUSAN, South Korea: With recognise as ‘Bangladeshi cinema’ nations, winning the award her his debut nominated for the top — something people can recognize first time out in 1967 for her sup- prize at Asia’s biggest film fes- straight away.” porting role in A Delicate Balance tival, Bangladeshi director Abu Jalal’s Story faces stiff competi- by the playwright Edward Albee, Shahed Emon is hopeful that tion for the New Currents prize, with whom she had a long asso- his achievement will help spur including from Korean family ciation. She also appeared in pro- on his compatriot filmmakers. drama End of Winter by director ductions of Albee’s The Play About Jalal’s Story is the first-ever Kim Dae-hwan and Li Xiaofeng’s the Baby, Tiny Alice, Counting the Bangladeshi film to vie for the bittersweet coming-of-age tale Wa ys and Three Tall Women. New Currents award at the Busan Nezha. She received a Tony Lifetime International Film Festival — the Countries also represented Achievement Award in 2010 hon- event’s main category that offers include Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, ouring her contribution to the the- two prizes of $30,000 to first or entering for the first time. atre. Taking the stage to accept the second-time directors. Emon has travelled to Korea, accolade, she famously placed her The film follows a young Australia and the United States hand over her heart, gazed out at orphaned boy as he faces the for diploma courses to help further the audience of stage luminaries harsh realities of life on the his film education as Bangladesh and exited without uttering a word. fringes of rural Bangladeshi does not have an internationally A scene from Bangladesh film Jalal’s Story directed by Abu Shahed Emon. She later explained, “They said society. recognised film school. to keep it short, so I decided I Emon said he was attempt- He said the “Bollywood” style Television closed BIFF in 2012 — my film in a setting that was very (Milo Sogueco’s Mariquina from would just say nothing.” ing to draw on personal experi- films dominating box offices in the first ever Bangladeshi film real, and with people who could the Philippines). Seldes’ influence on American ence to help create a distinctly the country of 150 million usually to occupy that coveted festival make the characters seem very Iranian director Asghar theatre and the world of enter- Bangladeshi identity with his revolve around a poor man long- spot. real.” Farhadi, who won the Best tainment at large extended to debut feature, which was shot over ing for a beautiful and wealthy Farooki returns this year with Festival organisers say the Foreign Film Oscar in 2011 for A her work as a renowned acting 55 days on a budget of $70,000 and woman, offering little insight Ant Story, a biting look at urban breadth of the New Currents Separation, is leading the Busan teacher at the Juilliard School, stars mostly non-actors. into the realities of Bangladeshi society in Dhaka. Both he and selection this year reflects the jury. and later as an adjunct professor “Up until fairly recently culture. Emon refer to themselves as part strength of independent cinema This year New Currents has at Fordham University. Bangladeshi cinema has been This is something Emon and his of the Chabail — which loosely in the region. attracted a field of 12 entries from Among her better-known stu- basically like Bollywood copies,” contemporaries hope to change. translates as the “film hawker” Other features include a black 12 countries, and Farhadi said he dents were such stars as Kevin said the 31-year-old director. “We want to portray the society community in Bangladesh. comedy set around the Iran-Iraq had been impressed by the abil- Kline, Laura Linney, William Hurt, “But a group of young filmmak- we see around us,” he said. “Our inspiration comes from war (Shakhwan Idrees’ “The ity of Asian filmmakers such as Kelsey Grammar, Christopher ers are trying to dream big. Being He has been joined in Busan the stories that have surrounded Face of the Ash”, from Iraq) and Emon to channel their own emo- Reeve, Kevin Spacey, Patti Lupone, in this award will help as we try to by fellow Bangladeshi filmmaker our lives,” said Emon. a tale about a young girl look- tions and experiences. Viola Davis and Robin Williams. establish something the world can Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, whose “That’s why I wanted to shoot ing for the perfect pair of shoes AFP REUTERS