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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir to pray Expat workers for rains

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani may get trade will take part on Tuesday along with worshippers in special prayers seeking rain (Istisqa) at the Al Wajbah prayer ground. The prayers will also take place union rights at several mosques and prayer grounds across the country. Meanwhile, some parts of the country received scattered rains ITUC holds talks with minister yesterday. The Meteorology BY FAZEENA SALEEM Department has forecast strong voice,” she further said. winds today, with chance of rain ITUC activists marched along at times. THE PENINSULA DOHA: Having permitted a a stretch of the Corniche carry- See also page 2 rare protest march for workers’ ing placards ‘Qatar Do the Right rights here yesterday, Qatar Thing: No world Cup without Syrian army shells has hinted it might give foreign Workers’ Rights,’ while chanting workers the right to join trade slogans “Climate Justice, Workers outskirts of capital union. Justice Now,” waving at the work- The International Trade Union ers on construction sites along the DAMASCUS: The Syrian Confederation (ITUC) which Corniche. The International Trade army shelled the outskirts of organised the historic protest said Union Confederation also met Damascus yesterday in a drive that from next month it will start international football organistaion to establish a secure perimeter working to help labourers in Doha —FIFA— last month and the local around the capital, as telephone to form trade unions. committee on Thursday. and Internet services resumed An official from the world’s “We see no labour rights here. after a three-day blackout. largest trade unions’ federation We will make sure workers The army targeted several vil- told The Peninsula on the sidelines rights meet ILO standards,” said lages near the key Damascus air- of the march that they have dis- Burrow. port road that has come under cussed the trade union issue with She said if labour rights and sustained rebel attack, a monitor- the labour minister and will start their safety is not assured, “More ing group said. working on it from next month. laborers will die building stadiums The 27-kilometre highway “We met the labour minister than the number of players who remained perilous a day after and he did tell us that if we make play for the FIFA World Cup.” ITUC activists carry banners and placards demanding workers’ rights during a rally to call for action to combat troops said they had reopened union, workers joining it will not ITUC members have visited labour climate change. (KAMMUTTY VP) the link to the outside world in be punished,” said Sharan Burrow, camps in the country to find heavy fighting, said the Syrian ITUC General Secretary. out the conditions under which from joining a trade union by Trade Union Confederation was was preceded by the dissolution Observatory for Human Rights. ITUC members were partici- occupants live there. They have law, nearly 200 Nepali workers formed on November 1, 2006, out congresses of both the ICFTU Troops were in action against pating in a government-approved launched a campaign to tell Qatar die every year in the country of the merger of the International and the WCL. The ITUC repre- rebels entrenched in both the rally demanding action to combat “Do the right thing for workers.” and hundreds of other migrant Confederation of Free Trade sents 175 million workers through southwestern outskirts of the climate change. According to statistics given workers from India, Sri Lanka, Unions (ICFTU) and the World its 311 affiliate organisations in capital and the eastern suburbs, “We are going to work on it, we by the International Trade Pakistan and Bangladesh are Confederation of Labour (WCL). 155 countries and territories. where the ariport lies, human will be back next month, we will Union Confederation, 1.2 million also killed or injured in Qatar The Founding Congress of the THE PENINSULA rights monitors and opposition help workers to have their own workers in Qatar are prohibited every year. The International ITUC was held in Vienna and See also pages 6 & 8 activists said. AFP

Ballot box Qatar ranked Egypt to hold vote on 41st in energy sustainability draft constitution DOHA: The World Energy Council (WEC) has ranked CAIRO: President Mohammed University, led by members of the Qatar 41st in energy sustaina- Mursi called on Egyptians yes- Muslim Brotherhood, on whose bility in a report that evaluated terday to vote in a December ticket Mursi ran for office, and by 94 countries. 15 referendum on the contro- hardline Salafists, causing traffic The country has improved its versial draft constitution at the jams in the capital. position in comparison with 2011, heart of a political crisis, amid On Friday, opponents of the when it was at the 48th place. mass Islamist rallies in Cairo. draft constitutions had massed The WEC’S global ranking of Mursi made the announcement in Tahrir Square, demonstrating energy sustainability perform- following a ceremony where he the country’s widening polarisa- ance of countries has revealed received a copy of the charter tion, squaring largely Islamist that most of the over 90 countries from the head of the Islamist- forces against secular-leaning assessed are still far from achiev- dominated constituent assem- opponents. ing fully sustainable energy sys- bly, boycotted by liberals and “We want this phase to end. tems. Members of the council said Christians, that adopted it the We want a constitution. If peo- in a press conference yesterday day before. ple don’t like the constitution, let that the main conclusion of the Hundreds of thousands of them say so through the ballot study is that the environmental Islamists rallied from early yes- boxes,” one protester said yester- impact mitigation remains a uni- terday in support of Mursi’s new day. Others chanted: “The people versal problem. See also page 8 expanded powers and the con- want the implementation of God’s tested charter, which has taken law.” “We are here to support First polysilicon plant centre stage in the country’s the decisions of Dr Mohammed worst political crisis since his Mursi; we support him because to open in 2013 Election officials count votes cast during parliamentary election in Kuwait City yesterday. The country’s election in June. those decisions were a part of second parliamentary election in less than a year was boycotted by opposition groups over a new electoral The crowds flooded the squares the revolutionary demands,” said DOHA: With the focus now law they say allows the government to influence results. and large avenues near Cairo Hend Abdellateef. AFP shifting to solar energy, Qatar See also page 9 is gearing up to produce polysil- icon, a basic component of solar panel cells. The first plant in Qatar for refining polysilicon is to open in Las Laffan next year. This facility will lay the foun- Owners install microchips to trace missing pets dation for Qatar’s plans to set BY AZMAT HAROON with the help of the chip. “The Recently, a 14-month old Centre here, saying that they the owners went out of the coun- up a complete solar panel pro- chip is not like a GPS (Global pure-bred Dalmatian, who its found someone trying to sell try, the pets disappeared. duction capability. The plant, a DOHA: With a rise in the Positioning System) that owners called Sab, reportedly a Dalmatian for QR500 in the Earlier last November, two venture that is 70 percent owned number of pets going missing would help track the move- went missing from his home South of the country, according Huskies, Lassi and her brother by Qatar Solar Technologies (some say they are being sto- ment of an animal, but if one in the West Bay area, she said to Rooney. Rusty, were reportedly ‘taken’ (QSTec), a subsidiary of the len!), more and more owners finds a lost pet with a chip it in remarks to this newspaper “That’s one way of making a from their yard. Qatar Foundation, will produce have begun installing micro- can be identified,” says Rhonda yesterday. fast buck…In the case of big- Rusty was found on the road 8,000 metric tonnes of polysilicon chips in the bodies of their pets Rooney of Parkview Pet Centre The news of Sab being lost ger dogs it’s cheaper to sell after being hit by a vehicle, while every year. through injections. in Doha. quickly spread among the vari- them off instead of nurturing Lassi continues to be missing. To make solar panels, polysili- Unfortunately, the chips do Installing a chip in a pet costs ous pet groups here, especially them.” The owner of the Huskies had con is melted into an ingot, then not help track the movement about QR250, says Rooney. She through Facebook pages of She said it was interesting gone to Germany for treatment. sliced into micro-thin wafers, and of animals, but if found, the pets hints that many pets going miss- these groups. Some users got to note that in recent incidents THE PENINSULA finally assembled into cells. can be scanned and identified ing are sold at low prices. in touch with the Parkview Pet involving missing dogs, as soon as Continued on page 4 See also page 8 SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QA to launch flights from Athens to New York Airline celebrates eight years of presence in Greece

DOHA/ATHENS: Qatar The Athens route continues to In a brief presentation of the Airways will launch direct grow with strong demand despite airline’s chart to success in just scheduled flights from Athens the financial crisis in the country. 15 years of operations, Al Baker to New York from the middle Al Baker said, “The Athens – highlighted the fact that the air- of 2013. Doha route has become the No. line had become a pillar of the Chief Executive Officer Akbar 1 intercontinental destination in State of Qatar’s economic growth Al Baker made the announce- absolute number of passengers thereby spreading the nation’s ment in Athens on the occasion of at Athens International Airport, wings all around the world. the airline’s eight-year presence surpassing for the first time in the He stated that Qatar Airways in Greece and to commemorate airport’s history, New York City. will continue to expand its role Qatar Airways’ Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker (right), at a press briefing in the Greek capital alongside the carrier’s increasingly strong “And launching this new route as a global connector that brings Chief Executive of Athens Airport Authority Ioannis Paraschis, Qatar Airways Vice President Europe Paul Johannes, operations in the country. from Athens to New York from people to the world and the and Qatar Airways Commercial Manager Greece, Alexandros Michalopoulos. Athens is a key point on the the middle of next year will pro- world to people, through an ever airline’s 31-strong European vide passengers with an even expanding network of a young route network, introduced in more unique travel experience, fleet and its award-winning five- stated that the “ties that have Airways and Greece which are rounding off a remarkable year 2004 initially with six-flights- strengthening Qatar Airways’ star service. been forged between us during here to stay. And it is here to of expansion, while Cambodia and a-week. The carrier increased reputation as the airline of choice Describing the Athens route these past eight years extend grow further.” Chicago, the carrier’s fourth US capacity to double-daily three for leisure and business travel- as “a combined symbol of a home the horizons of a solid and last- Poland will be served by Qatar gateway, are among the highlights years ago. ers,” he added. base and a gateway”, Al Baker ing cooperation between Qatar Airways from December 5, of 2013. THE PENINSULA

Rain in Doha PHCC to address crowding at Mesaimeer health centre

DOHA: The crowding at the Mesaimeer health centre (pic- tured) is likely to be addressed, with the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) planning to set up a new health centre in the neighbouring Ain Khaled area. Responding to complaints about the crowding and the long waiting time for patients at the Mesaimeer facility, PHCC said it is trying to address the issue by opening new health centers and increasing the capacity in many of the existing facilities. A new health centre in Ain Khaled area, which is close to Mesaimeer is in the pipeline, PHCC said, in a statement issued to a local Arabic daily. According to some earlier reports, the number of nationals and residents registered with the Mesaimeer health center has crossed 100,000 with a number of families being transferred to the facility from other health centres, especially the Omar bin Khatab and Muntazah health centres. Reacting to complaints about the long waiting time at the vacci- nation unit in Mesaimeer, the PHCC said the unit has the capacity to vaccinate only 30 children in a day. There is a plan to expand Rain droplets are seen on a car windscreen in Doha yesterday. Several parts of the country received light rains yesterday, accompanied by strong the facility to accommodate more visitors, it added. northwesterly winds. The Meteorology Department last night issued a warning of strong winds and rough seas. THE PENINSULA

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Emir, Heir Apparent Qatari women send greetings to Spanish group honours WISE outshine men Romanian President in endowments DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Honour follows successful 2012 meet and the Deputy Emir and Heir DOHA: Qatari women have Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim DOHA: The World Innovation provide a multi-sectoral, global outshined men in endowments bin Hamad Al Thani have sent Summit for Education (WISE) platform for creative thinking, (Waqf) with 60 percent of the cables of congratulations to the has been awarded the 2012 debate and, most importantly, Waqf assets in the country President of Romania, Traian Magisterio Prize for Educational action. To be acknowledged for belonging to the former, a sen- Basescu, on the occasion of Leaders. this work is an honour and I am ior official of the Ministry of his country’s National Day Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al delighted to accept this recogni- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has yesterday. Thani, Chairman of WISE, and tion on behalf of all the people said. The Prime Minister and Vice President, Education, at who have contributed to making Mohammed Lahdan Al Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Qatar Foundation received the this initiative a success over the Mohannadi, head of the Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor prize from Her Royal Highness past few years,” he added. Department of Waqf Assets at Al Thani has also sent a simi- Letizia Ortiz, Princess of Asturias The Magisterio Prize was cre- the Ministry was speaking at lar cable to the President of in Madrid, Spain on Thursday. ated by Siena, a Spanish edito- a function held at the Qatar Romania. The Magisterio Prize honour rial group focusing on educational University to mark the Islamic Great Union Day is the follows on the heels of the suc- publications. Siena is the founder Endowments Day. national holiday of Romania com- cessful WISE 2012 Summit which of Magisterio Espaol,F Spain´s old- Al Lahdan said 39 per cent memorating the assembly of the concluded on November 15 and est educational newspaper and of the Waqf assets in Qatar are delegates of ethnic Romanians welcomed more than 1,200 inno- for which the Magisterio Prize is based in Doha while 13 per cent held in Alba Iulia, which declared vators from over 100 countries to named. are in Al Rayyan. The rest are the Union of Transylvania with Doha, Qatar to exchange, debate WISE took the top prize for spread across the country. Romania. QNA and network under the theme promoting best practices in The event was organised by “Collaborating for Change.” education worldwide and for its the Shariah College at Qatar Accepting the prize, Dr Abdulla efforts in urging collaboration University to raise awareness bin Ali Al Thani said: “From the amongst various sectors – from among students about the impor- Hard to prove a very beginning we understood the public sector to social enter- tance of endowments. that education was an interna- prise, from education to the Students presented various pet’s ownership, tional issue, not just a national media. projects to develop Waqfs to build one. One of the priorities we Last year, this prize, launched schools and health care facilities addressed at the WISE Summit in 2009, was awarded to Andreas in poor countries. says legal expert this year was education and Schleicher, for his contribution as THE PENINSULA employment - a topic which, we Division Head and Coordinator Continued from page 1 found, transcended the divide of the OECD Programme for The problem, however, is that between developed and develop- International Student Assessment there is no way to prove to the ing nations,” (PISA) and the OECD Indicators Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of WISE, and Vice President, authorities (law-enforcement “It was challenges such as this of Education Systems Programme Education, at Qatar Foundation, receiving the prize from Her Royal Highness Japan clears the agencies) if a pet was stolen or that inspired us to create WISE (INES). Letizia Ortiz, Princess of Asturias in Madrid, Spain just went missing and whether or and its year-long programs that THE PENINSULA not you even own it, says a legal way for ‘Qatar UK expert. “Qatari law talks only about 2013’ at Katara the protection of animals and is not quite elaborate,” said Khalifa DOHA: Japanese Ambassador Jassim Essa Al Hadad, a promi- ‘Messenger of peace’ meets with fans in Doha Kenjiro Monji passed the nent lawyer. Apart from lack baton to Cecile El Beleidi, of details, the law also doesn’t British Chargé d’Affaires and specify which agency is officially DOHA: The spiritual super- Martin Hope, Director of the responsible for dealing with pets star, Sami Yusuf officially British Council for the “Qatar or their protection, he said. launched his album ‘Salam’ at UK 2013”, recently at Katara “In the West, the life of an ani- Virgin Megastore, Villaggio on Drama Theatre. mal is as important as that of a Friday. The ceremony took place human, but in our culture we do The messenger of peace met just before the screening of the not have the same sense of pro- with fans that flocked in hun- Japanese film “My Neighbor tecting pets,” says Hadad, adding dreds to get their copy of the Totoro” at the Doha Tribeca that in Qatar, not many even pay album signed. Film Festival (DTFF) at Katara attention to the rights of cats and Yusuf who is set to woo thou- in the presence of Abdulaziz dogs. Although there are asso- sands at Katara’s Amphitheater bin Khalid Al Khater, CEO of ciations and clubs that organise on December 6 at 8pm also Doha Film Institute, Ludmila races for horses, dogs and camels, announced an open casting to Cvikova, Head of International there is no government body in find talented singers and musi- Programming of DFI. the country that protects domes- cians to sing during the concert, Ambassador Monji thanked ticated animals, says Hadad. something which has never been the audience for their presence Asked if the law says anything done before. at the screening of ‘My Neighbor about the animals — mostly cats Hopefuls gathered in front of Totoro’, which he said, happened — that are hit by vehicles and a panel of judges at Katara yes- to be his favourite and one of can be seen lying in the streets terday for the chance to perform the world famous and popular for hours, Hadad said that in such live on stage during Sami Yusuf’s Miyazaki Animes. a case, the owner would be held concert. Winners are expected Ambassador Monji also legally responsible “for any dam- to be announced on Monday 3rd expressed his gratitude to the age to the vehicle”. December. DFI for presenting Japanese “If an owner lets a pet slip out Ahmed Salim, Producer and films at the fourth DTFF after and there is damage to a vehicle Director of ETM International, having shown seven master- or any other property, he is to be the record label that represents pieces at the Japanese Cinema held responsible in the eyes of the Sami Yusuf, said: “It has been Showcase this year under law,” said the lawyer. a pleasure to meet with fans in Sami Yusuf, who launched his album ‘Salam’ at Virgin Megastore in Villaggio, signing copies of the album. “Qatar Japan 2012” to celebrate But taking advantage of the Qatar who provided us with a the 40th anniversary of diplo- loopholes in the law he can simply warm welcome. Ticket sales have Tickets are available at the Villagio. They can also be pur- in classical, traditional and mod- matic relations between Japan deny that he owned the pet and been outstanding and we hope Virgin Megastore during store chased online at www.virgin- ern music, said at the conference and Qatar. can thus escape being fined. to see everyone at the show on operating hours (from 9:30am megastore.me. that over the past 10 years, the Qatar Japan 2012 will con- THE PENINSULA December 6. – 10:30pm) at Landmark and Yusuf, who has a background market of spiritual music has tinue until the end of the year, grown. the biggest event of which will “Sami Yusuf has be the Japan booth at the Doha worked effortlessly International Book Fair from to make spiritual December 12 to 22 at the Doha music relevant to Exhibition Centre. youth across the Japan, as a guest of hon- globe and we are our, will present its culture excited to host him through books and various at Katara,” Darwish events. Among many facets of Ahmed, the Acting Japanese cultures, the main Director of Cultural feature will be the pop culture Affairs at Katara such as anime, manga, fashion, said earlier. and music. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

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Activists call for solutions to climate change Hundreds join first-of-its-kind march in Doha

BY FAZEENA SALEEM Activists from more than 15 are now organized in the newly Arab countries such as Qatar, founded Arab Youth Climate DOHA: Hundreds of activ- Mauritania, Morocco, Jordan, Movement. ists from civil society organi- Libya, Tunisia, United Arab Although 700 NGOs were sations across the Arab region Emirates, Palestine, Lebanon, attending COP18/CMP8 climate and around the world marched Iraq, Algeria, Sudan, Oman, Egypt talks, only a few hundreds of them together in Doha yesterday and Bahrain will also call on their joined the march and some prom- demanding urgent action by own leaders - during the first cli- inent activists such as Greenpeace countries to address climate mate negotiations ever held in the were absent. change. Middle East - to pledge to reduce As the host country of COP18/ Participants joined the march their emissions by 2020. CMP8 Qatar has worked to under the banner ‘One environ- “This is a very important event engage Arab civil society groups ment, One people, One earth’ with in modern day history of Qatar. to bring them into conversation a key message that its time for We want to be free from all in a way never before seen at a Arabs to play a key role in climate impacts of climate change,” said UN Climate Change Conference. change issues. Fahad bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, It has spent $400,000 to bring First of its kind to be held in Chairman of the Organising Sub- young environment activists to Doha, the march was led by Qatari Committee for COP18/CMP8 the event. activist Khalid Al Mohanadi, for speaking to the activists. “This is a beginning, we will 1.3km along the Corniche and “I hope delegates will take up be going back to our countries back to the Sheraton Park, from a responsible action for climate and will start working on cre- 8.30am to 10am. change,” he further said. ating awareness among people, Activists carried placard say- The march was supported by educating youth and talking to ing ‘Renewable Energy for all,’ regional and international NGO the governments to make them Fahad bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Chairman of the Organising Sub-Committee for COP18/CMP8, addressing ‘Arabs Reduce Emissions,’ and networks such as IndyACT, take policies to address climate activists during the march on the Corniche in Doha yesterday. PICTURES BY KAMMUTTY VP ‘We demand Action Now.’ They OASIS Doha, 350.org, World change,” said Reem Al Mealla, chanted slogans calling for urgent Wildlife Fund, PACJA, Climate Co Coordinator for Arab Youth action form governments. “We Action Network, and the global Climate Movement. This year with Qatar’s support Al Corniche Street, where the Sheraton Roundabout. The area want Climate Justice,” “Arab must TckTckTck campaign, as well as In the previous UN climate around 50 Arab civil society march took place, was blocked was given police protection and lead now,” and “Leaders of the youth activists who were instru- change conferences only five Arab groups are attending the COP18/ for traffic between the Main navy surveillance during the World its time to commit.” mental in the Arab spring and civil society groups had attended. CMP8. Post Office Roundabout and the event. THE PENINSULA

Activists during the march on the Corniche yesterday. Brazil blocking Energy and industry experts Children learn about climate climate talks, says speak at Exhibition Centre change at QDVC research group DOHA: In line with the United Nations Climate Change DOHA: Tropical Forest Group, Conference (COP18/CMP8), now held here, the Qatar Energy a US research and conservation and Industry Pavilion is hosting a series of talks and presenta- workshops organisation, has accused Brazil tions covering a variety of energy and environmental topics. of blocking the UN climate Held at the Doha Exhibition Centre in conjunction with the DOHA: According to its change negotiations to provide Qatar Sustainability Expo 2012, the presentations are delivered Sustainable Development policy billions of dollars in finance to by various energy and industry professionals and distinguished and in the framework of COP18, save rainforests. academics. QDVC is working closely with This group said that Brazil Doha residents and members of the public are invited to attend different schools of Qatar to objected to the requests of many these informative talks, which take place daily from November raise awareness of the children nations by refusing to allow 27 to December 7 from 5pm to 7:30pm. Entrance to the Doha on environmental protection verified emission reductions for Exhibition Centre is free. approach. reducing emissions from defor- Visitors to the Qatar Energy and Industry Pavilion will also Since the beginning of estation in developing countries. have the opportunity to view the latest environmental initiatives November, more than 500 Culley Thomas, of the Tropical on display from Qatar’s energy partners. There are also family- pupils, from 7 to 15 years old, Forest Group, stated that “donor related activities, which include henna hand painting and a photo had attended QDVC workshops nations sent the signal loud and opportunity with a falcon. on sustainable development and clear that finance to save for- More information is available at: www.cop18.qa/en-us/cityevents. climate change at Ibn Khaldoum ests would require verification. aspx and visit the “Exhibitions” category. THE PENINSULA Prep Independent School for Boys, Catastrophically for our planet, French Lycee Bonaparte, Abu Brazil refused to listen”. Obaida Independent Preparatory The group added that these key School and Arifaa Primary environmental talks broke down Independent School for Girls. Officials of QDVC at Ibn Khaldoum Prep Independent School for Boys. despite a promising agreement the The goal of the workshop is to day before between major donor explain greenhouse effects, causes Development team received cer- the impact of global warming and countries: the UK, US, Germany, of climate change and the solution tificates of appreciation from the encourages changes in their atti- Norway, and Australia. These five to reducing it. The way the schools schools, which show that they are tude, that’s why I’m really happy countries have invested in efforts and all the students welcomed ready to receive more workshops to be able to collaborate with to save rainforests despite global QDVC sustainable development about Sustainable Development schools. Interaction between recession. team and the number of questions in future. them and companies such as In this context, Tropical they asked show how much the A survey made at the end of QDVC also allow us to share Forest Group added that “what next generation is concerned by the workshops showed that the academic information with our will result of yesterday’s major these eco-friendly topics. pupils were personally ready to day-to-day experience. I hope donors’ joint statement remains The children will go on work- take preventive action to cut cli- that such workshops can be part unknown. However, financing ing on sustainable development mate change and preserve the of the global response to climate could potentially collapse as coun- topics with their teachers. French environment, such as turning off change,” said Sheikha Athba bint tries lose faith in the UNFCCC’s Bonaparte School pupils will for the lights when leaving a room. Thamer Al Thani, Chief Support ability to limit the increase in The Qatar Petroleum stand at the Doha Exhibition Centre. instance make “art out of waste” “Education for Sustainable Services Officer and Sustainable global temperature to 2 degrees with their art teacher. Development is essential. It helps Development Manager of QDVC. Celsius above pre-industrial lev- QDVC’s Sustainable children understand and mitigate THE PENINSULA els”. THE PENINSULA

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Qatar to set up plant to produce solar panel blocks DOHA: With the focus now Technologies (QSTec), a subsidi- in Qatar,” a COP 18 release said solar panel in the region is less energy. New buildings are being of its power from solar cells. As shifting to solar energy, Qatar ary of the Qatar Foundation, will yesterday, quoting a representa- than a year. With the lifespan of planned that will rely on solar a whole, the country hopes to is gearing up to produce poly- produce 8,000 metric tonnes of tive of QSTec. a solar panel at 25-30 years, the energy. receive 20 percent of its energy silicon, a basic component of polysilicon every year. The efficiency of solar energy potential dividends from solar The Qatar National Food from the sun in coming years. solar panel cells. To make solar panels, polysili- in a given location is measured energy are enormous. Security Programme says it is According to Dr Khalid The first plant in Qatar for con is melted into an ingot, then by “payback time” that is, the In addition, peak demand for looking into transitioning to Klefeekh Al Hajri, Chairman refining polysilicon is planned sliced into micro-thin wafers, time it takes for a solar panel energy in the Gulf comes in the solar power for Qatar’s water and CEO of QSTec, “Solar to open in Las Laffan next year. then assembled into cells which to produce the same amount middle of the day, which, as it desalination, the air condition- energy is definitely emerging in This facility will lay the foun- are laid into the blueish-black of energy that went into its turns out, is the peak time of ing for the stadiums being built Qatar and is the key to providing dation for Qatar’s plans to set up panels that have become symbols construction. supply for energy coming from for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup will a sustainable alternative source a complete solar panel produc- of alternative energy. According to an expert at the high noon sun. be solar powered, and the Qatar of energy while conserving and tion capability. “Our plans are to move along QSTec, the abundance of solar All of this fits into Qatar’s National Convention Centre, protecting the country’s natural The plant, a venture that is 70 the value chain, making ingots, radiation in the Middle East plans to make portions of the where COP18/CMP8 is taking resources for the future.” percent owned by Qatar Solar wafers, cells, and modules here means that payback time for a country fully reliant on solar place, already derives a portion THE PENINSULA Country’s rank up in energy sustainability WEC issues global rankings

BY ISABEL OVALLE mitigation remains a universal problem. DOHA: The World Energy On this basis, they added that Council (WEC) has ranked providing high-quality and afford- Qatar in 41st place in energy able energy access remains a sig- World Energy Council officials Stuart Neil, Director of Communications, Joan MacNaughton, Executive Chair, Policy Assessment, and Mark Robson, sustainability, in a report that nificant challenge for developing Partner of Oliver Wyman, attending a media briefing at the QNCC yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT evaluated 94 countries. and emerging economies. In addi- The country has improved its tion, countries at various stages others. While there are excep- Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman of and public policies, and how they sustainable, but there is good position in comparison with 2011, of development still struggle with tions like Zimbabwe, which is the World Energy Council, pre- design the smartest policies in news. As countries that use a when it was in 48th place. energy security. fourth in energy security, followed sented the report in the context order to promote efficiency and larger share of low-carbon energy The WEC’S global ranking of The council has also rated by Colombia. The last places on of the UN climate change con- to optimise costs, resources and such as renewables and nuclear as energy sustainability perform- energy performance dimensions, energy sustainability are for ference saying: “The message of investments for the long term. part of a diversified energy mix, ance of countries has revealed such as security (Qatar is 81), Pakistan, India and Senegal. the Energy Sustainability Index If we are to have any chance of tend to perform better”. that most of the over 90 coun- social equity (15) and environ- Niger, Jordan and Ethiopia is clear: all countries are facing delivering sustainable energy for Mark Robson, Partner of Oliver tries assessed are still far from mental impact mitigation (64). take the last places in energy challenges in their transition all and meeting the +2°C goal, we Wyman, the global consulting achieving fully sustainable energy In all the categories, the rank- security, and Nepal, Tanzania towards more secure, environ- need to get real,” he said. firm Oliver Wyman which com- systems. ing is headed mainly by Western and Zimbabwe have the last posi- mentally friendly, and equitable Joan MacNaughton, execu- piled the Index with the WEC, Members of the council said in countries such as Sweden, tions in social equity. Regarding energy systems”. tive chair of the World Energy concluded that “providing sus- a press conference yesterday that Switzerland, Canada, Norway, environmental impact mitigation, “What makes the difference is Trilemma report, admitted that tainable energy is the respon- the main conclusion of the study Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Israel, India and Botswana land in how they set their final goals; how “much still needs to be done sibility of both government and is that the environmental impact France and Austria, among the last positions. they balance market economics to make our energy systems industry”. THE PENINSULA Saudi works Qatar provides $70m on innovative funding for research system to capture CO on carbon storage 2 DOHA: Qatar has contributed of different types and we need QP DOHA: Saudi Arabia is work- in a 10-year, $70m research pro- reservoir experience and expertise ing on an innovative system to gramme to provide science and along with imperial college center capture a type of CO2, like that engineering with the state-of– of CCS to develop the carbon emitted by industrial facilities, the-art techniques to cut CO2 storage options in Qatar,” Fennell and dispose of it by injecting it emissions. explained. in depleted oil reservoirs. The Qatar Carbonates and QCCRC has been growing since The technology of Carbon cap- Carbon Storage Center (QCCSRC) 2008 having an academic staff of ture utilization and sequestration project, a collaboration between three lecturers specifically funded allows capturing large quantities Qatar Petroleum (QP), Shell and by QCCSRC, 40 PhD students and of CO2 from a man-made indus- Qatar Science and Technology five technical staff. trial source and inject it under- Park (QSTP), aims to provide “The official opening of the ground to enhance oil recovery. methodologies and stimulate QCCSR is the second most

The main objective of such a CO2 storage in Carbon reservoirs important event in London in method is to safely and perma- instead of emitting them in the air 2012,” he said. During the event From left: Abdullah Al Khaled, Consultant at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Bandar Al Qahtani, nently store CO2. This is the only in Qatar. Fennell spoke of other pluses of commercially viable technology Energy Engineer at Saudi Aramco, Dr Mohammed Al Juaied, Chief Technologist, Carbon Management and Hydrogen “The $70m commitment by the injecting Carbon emissions for CCS and it has the potential Production Team at Rand D Centre of Saudi Aramco, and Esam Al Sayid, Environmental Engineer at Air Quality partners QP, QFSTP, Shell and under ground. “CCS could be good to be greatly expanded, enhancing Unit of the Saudi Environmental Protection Department. SALIM MATRAMKOT Imperial College shows Qatar is in other ways apart from captur- efforts to reduce CO2 emissions serious about developing these ing CO2, if we pass the CCS costs while enabling additional hydro- leading the Carbon Management This system is used in cars released by petrochemical facili- technologies and deploying them,” to the consumer and rise power carbon recovery from mature and Hydrogen Production Team and it allows a higher capture of ties that can be harmful for the Paul Fennel, the director of costs, we could lower consumption fields. at Saudi Aramco’s R&D Center, CO2, and “it will give long term human being. This technique Imperial College Center of Carbon and preserving valuable natural In the context of the UN climate Saudi Aramco, talked about the benefits”, added the engineer. reaches a removal efficiency of Capture and Storage (CCS) in resources,” he said. change conference, Mohammed Saudi Arabia Carbon Capture Saudi Arabia is also working on a between 80 and 90 percent. London said yesterday. “So you reduce CO2 emissions Al-Juaied, Chief Technologist System (SACCS). method to remove major polluters THE PENINSULA In an event held on the side- from power sector and industrial

lines of the 18th meeting of the processes, and reduce CO2 emis- conference of the parties (COP 18) sions from power consumption yesterday on the Carbon Capture and reducing depletion of non- Storage (CCS) technology from renewable resources,” he elabo- QGBC brings ‘Bottle Top Art’ to sustainability expo the Gulf Council Countries (GCC) rated. “Hopefully in the future perspective, Fennel, said: “Our with the appropriate mecha- DOHA: Over 30,000 bot- will create Qatar’s first Passivhaus. supplied by Qatar Plastic Products QGBC members, a network of objectives is to provide the under- nisms for CO2 reductions around tle tops collected in Qatar and “Qatar Green Building Council Company (QPPC). highly-skilled professionals, are on pinning science and engineering the world, Qatar will be moving was designed by artist Seana aims to promote and raise aware- As part of QGBC’s aim to drive hand to share with visitors their for carbon storage in reservoirs forward to full scale deployment Mallen are among the attrac- ness of environmentally and sustainable building practices in passion for sustainability. in Qatar.” some of these technologies,” he tions at the Qatar Sustainability socially responsible building prac- Qatar, QGBC will be partnering Many of the members are drawn He explained that this project said. He said QCCRC is having a Expo which runs at the Doha tices for Qatar,” said Meshal Al with QPPC to promote the use of from QGBC’s range of interest will include educating Qatari plan to support pilot demonstra-

Exhibition Center, alongside the Shamari, Director of QGBC. this material across many of its groups, which cover issues includ- PhD students to become tech- tion of injecting CO2 underground UN Climate Change Conference “Our presence at the Qatar projects, including eco-decking for ing solid waste, water, green infra- nology leaders of the future of in Qatar. in Doha. Sustainability Expo is an opportu- Baytna. The recently-announced structure, energy, green hotels and Qatar, and to transfer equip- “However the pilot projects

The Bottle Top Art Project is nity not only to engage the indus- Baytna project, a joint experi- green schools groups. ment technologies, methodologies aren’t alone enough to reach CO2 showcased by the Qatar Green try, but also to spark new dialogue ment with Barwa Real Estate and They will be offering presen- and expertise to Qatar to create cutting targets,” he made clear. Building Council (QGBC) along amongst the local community.” Kahramaa, sets a new standard tations at the Doha Exhibition world leading facilities in CCS and These technologies have to be with an array of other green ini- QGBC’s innovative display stand in green building for the region Center throughout the Expo, Hydrocarbon recovery from car- deployed in large scale in many tiatives, including its recently- is made from low-carbon eco- by creating Qatar’s first ultra-low which runs until 7 December. bonate reservoirs. different industries and locations,” launched Baytna project, which friendly plastic wood composite, energy, airtight Passivhaus. THE PENINSULA “Here in Qatar reservoirs are Fennell concluded. QNA SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Syria oppn open to peacekeepers if Assad quits Aerial strikes countrywide; Russia says West pushing democracy through ‘iron and blood’

BEIRUT: Syrian jets bombed rebel- the worst communications outage in the ruling family and all those who underpin of trying to advance democracy abroad EgyptAir and Emirates to suspend flights. held areas of Damascus yesterday, 20-month-old uprising against Assad in the regime leave,” he added. through “iron and blood”. “Advancing US web tracking firm Renesys said residents said, as the opposition indi- which 40,000 people have been killed and Bunni, a physician who spent most of democracy through iron and blood just in a blog post that it could confirm “a cated it could accept an international hundreds of thousands forced to flee. the period after Assad inherited power does not work, and this has been made largely complete restoration of the Syrian peacekeeping force if President Bashar Opposition umbrella group the Syrian from his father in 2000 in jail as a politi- clear in recent months - the past year- Internet.” Al Assad is forced from power. National Coalition might allow an inter- cal prisoner, was speaking at a news and-a-half,” Lavrov said, according to Rights groups said the communica- Warplanes attacked the Damascus sub- national peacekeeping force into Syria if conference marking the conclusion of state-run news agency Itar-Tass. tions drop off was a precursor to a wider urbs of Kafar Souseh and Darraya, accord- Assad and his allies leave power, coalition the first full meeting of the 60-member Russia repeated its opposition on offensive by government forces in the ing to the Syrian Observatory for Human spokesman Walid Al Bunni said. opposition coalition in Cairo. Friday to Nato’s potential deployment capital. Syrian security sources and Rights, an opposition-linked group. The Some opposition members have argued Britain, France and Gulf countries of Patriot missiles in Turkey, which wants diplomats say the government intends air strikes follow intensified rebel activ- against international troops, saying their have recognised the Syrian National them because of fears of a spillover from to seal off central Damascus from the ity in the capital, Assad’s seat of power, as arrival could serve as a rallying call Coalition as the sole representative of the the war in Syria. restive suburbs. well as successful stormings of government for Assad loyalists in an area near the Syrian people. Most foreign powers have Syrian state television quoted a min- Authorities had attributed the Internet military bases in recent weeks. Mediterranean where many of his minor- condemned Assad, who has relied on his istry of information statement saying outage to a “terrorist” attack or a tech- Activists reported clashes and air ity Alawite sect live. allies to stay afloat, especially regional Damascus international airport was open nical fault. Yesterday, state news agency strikes in the provinces of Homs, Deir Bunni said the coalition was open powerhouse Iran. Russia, Syria’s main yesterday and that the road leading to it SANA gave a third reason for the outage, al-Zor, Idlib and in Aleppo, where they to any proposal if Assad and his allies, arms supplier, and China have vetoed was safe. which is said was now restored: “main- said 14 rebel fighters were killed during including top officers in the military and three UN Security Council resolutions Since Thursday, clashes have been tenance work.” Residents contacted by an assault on an army base in the town security apparatus, were removed. condemning Assad and reject the idea of reported near the Aqraba and Babilla Reuters in the capital, the central city of Khanasser early yesterday. “If this is the first condition then we sanctioning his government. districts on the southeastern outskirts of Homs, and northern Aleppo said they Syria’s Internet connections began can start discussing everything. There Russian Foreign Minister Sergei of Damascus which lead to the airport, had connectivity. working again after a two-day blackout, will be no political process until the Lavrov accused Western states yesterday effectively closing the road and leading REUTERS

UK and France Low turnout in Kuwait polls criticise Israel’s after opposition boycott settlement plan JERUSALEM: Britain and KUWAIT CITY: Polls closed election by not taking part,” witnesses. France condemned yesterday in Kuwait’s second general opposition leader and former State media and senior officials a plan by Israel to expand set- election in 10 months, with the MP Mussallam Al Barrak said passionately appealed to citizens to tlements in the occupied West opposition claiming its boycott on Twitter. cast their vote in order to achieve Bank and East Jerusalem, say- campaign had succeeded and Former parliament speaker political stability in Gulf state. In ing international confidence in that voter turnout was very low. and opposition leader Ahmad Al the area of Salwa, 15km) south its desire to make peace with Polls closed at 8pm. Vote count- Saadun said Friday’s opposition of the capital, only a few people the Palestinians was at risk. ing began immediately and results march and the boycott had taken showed up after the centre opened. Stung by a UN vote accord- are expected soon. Former oppo- away “popular and political legiti- In the nearby area of ing de facto recognition to a sition MP Mohammad Hayef macy” from the next parliament Rumeithiya, there was more Palestinian state, Israel on Friday said on Twitter that “based on and government. activity in the predominantly Shia said it would build thousands of statistics I received, the turnout The Popular Committee for constituency but still far below new settler homes, including in percentage will not exceed 25 per- Boycotting Election warned the that in February poll or in 2009. a wedge zone between Jerusalem cent,” which would make a record government against any attempt “I believe that voting is a Reality TV star Kim Kardashian looks how a milkshake is prepared during and the West Bank, known as low for the oil-rich Gulf state. to manipulate the results and national duty especially after the opening of ‘Millions of Milkshakes’ store in Riffa, about 20km south of E1, which Washington considers The opposition said it will soon turnout, saying that it has closely the emir has urged us,” Nadya Manama, yesterday. especially sensitive. announce turnout figures that its monitored polling. Mandani, a public sector employee The United States, one of just monitors collected from the 106 Information Minister Sheikh said after voting in Rumeithiya. “I eight countries to vote alongside polling centres. Mohammad Abdullah Al Sabah am very optimistic that the next Israel against the Palestinians at The vote comes nearly two played down the opposition parliament will be good and will Kim Kardashian brings out the UN General Assembly, said months after the Emir H H claims, telling state television the cooperate with the government the latest expansion plan was Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al independent National Election to resolve our problems,” she said. counterproductive to any resump- Sabah, dissolved a pro-govern- Commission was the only author- On the eve of the election, the fans and police in Bahrain tion of direct peace talks stalled ment parliament following its ity to issue such information. fifth since mid-2006, tens of thou- for two years. reinstatement in June by a court The minister also said an sands of opposition supporters MANAMA: US television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out France, which voted with the ruling that also annulled an international observer team is in staged a massive demonstration screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun Palestinians, and Britain, which assembly elected in February. Kuwait to monitor the election to urge voters to boycott the bal- grenades yesterday when she visited Bahrain to launch a milkshake abstained, had tougher censure The latest crisis was triggered along with local people. lot over the electoral law. franchise, witnesses said. for Israel, which wants to keep by the government’s unilateral Former Shia MP and candi- In previous elections, voters About 100 Sunni Salafists demonstrated with banners outside The all of Jerusalem and swathes of amendment of the electoral law. date Ahmad Lari accused the were able to pick up to a maxi- Walk Bahrain, an upmarket mall here, after some MPs tried to block West Bank settlements under any The opposition says this will ena- opposition of publishing “lies” mum of four candidates, and this the visit over what they called her “bad reputation”, according to a future peace accord. Most pow- ble the government to manipulate in a bid to cover the fact that was reduced by the amendment to local newspaper. Thousands of fans, who had paid up to 500 Bahraini ers view the settlements as ille- polls results and elect a rubber turnout was high. just one. Each of Kuwait’s five con- dinars ($1,360) a ticket, broke into hysterical screams as the 32-year-old gal for taking in land captured stamp parliament. Predominantly tribal constitu- stituencies elects 10 lawmakers. celebrity launched the Millions of Milkshakes franchise inside the mall. in the 1967 Middle East war. A number of opposition fig- encies led the way with the boy- The boycott extended to candi- Witnesses said police dispersed the demonstrators with stun grenades as “If implemented, these plans ures charged that some voters cott, as voters appeared to heed the dacies, so no opposition member the inauguration proceeded inside. There were no reports of casualties. would alter the situation on the had been given two ballot papers appeal by both their chiefs and the will win any of the 50 seats being Kardashian stirred controversy even before she arrived in Bahrain ground on a scale that makes the in a bid to create the appearance opposition to stay away from poll- elected. Analysts see little hope from Kuwait, where she opened another store last week. Hardline two-state solution, with Jerusalem of a higher turnout. There was ing over a disputed electoral law. the election will bring political Sunni Muslim MPs presented a motion to parliament calling her “an as a shared capital, increas- no immediate comment from the More activity was seen in other stability to the state, which has actress with an extremely bad reputation”. The assembly did not vote ingly difficult to achieve,” British Election Commission. districts, but the highest turn- been rocked by lingering disputes on the motion. Many Kardashian fans tweeted their displeasure, saying Foreign Secretary William Hague “The Kuwaiti people have suc- out was in districts populated by stalling development despite the “MPs should focus their time on solving key political, economic said in a statement. ceeded in bringing down (this) the Shia minority, according to abundant petrodollars. AFP and social issues”, a newspaper reported. AFP REUTERS

Tunisian troops fire tear gas at protesters SILIANA: Tunisian security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air yesterday to try to disperse thou- sands of protesters in a town that has seen days of pro- tests over economic problems in the North African state. National guard forces belonging to the Interior Ministry fired tear gas and rounds from inside armoured person- nel carriers in the town of Siliana, southwest of Tunis on the edge of the Sahara desert. “Get out, get out!”, “With our blood and soul we sacrifice ourselves for you, Siliana” and “Siliana will be the graveyard of the Ennahda party” the protesters, who numbered about 3,000, chanted while throwing stones at security forces. Police chased protesters down streets in an apparent effort to arrest them. The Islamist Ennahda party that won Tunisia’s first post-Arab Spring election last year is struggling to revive the economy due to lower trade with the crisis- hit euro zone. Disputes also continue between secularists and hardline Salafi Islamists over the future direction of the country. Bahrain police break up protests

DUBAI: Bahraini police fired tear gas and stun bombs to break up protests overnight in Shia-populated villages around Manama, leading to arrests and injuries, wit- nesses said yesterday. The protesters took to the streets in response to a call by the February 14 Youth Coalition for rallies against a blockage imposed on the Shia locality of Mahazza, near the capital, since November 7. “The block- ade will not make us afraid” and “Down with Hamad,” chanted the protesters, in reference to H M King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa. The protesters, some of whom wore masks, waved the Bahraini flag and pictures of prisoners. Police responded by firing tear gas, sound bombs and buck shot, injuring some of the protesters, according to the wit- nesses who did not specify the number of casualties. People injured at anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain avoid going to hospital for fear of being arrested. In the latest clashes, police detained several demonstrators, and the skirmishes continued until dawn yesterday, according to the witnesses. AGENCIES SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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CHAIRMAN: SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KHALID AL SAYED Political chaos E-MAIL: [email protected] ACTING MANAGING EDITOR: HUSSAIN AHMAD A prolonged period of uncertainty E-MAIL: [email protected] awaits Egypt as divisions over the EDITORIAL: TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR. constitution deepen. E-MAIL: [email protected] he crisis in Egypt which erupted after President Mohamed to consolidate and prolong his grip on power and become another ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 Mursi granted himself extraordinary powers has entered a new Mubarak. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets since then CLASSIFIED: E-MAIL: Tphase with the president yesterday announcing a referendum in protest, while Mursi refused to budge from his position though he 44557857 [email protected] on a controversial draft constitution to be held on December 15. The sent conciliatory messages to his opponents. The decision to hold the SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY draft constitution is at the heart of widening rifts between Islamists referendum on constitution is a tactical move by the president and his and the opposition camp, comprising of leftists, liberals and Christians. ruling party to find a quick solution to the crisis. TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 The latter had walked out of the constituent assembly leaving a largely With just two weeks left for the referendum, Egypt will again E-MAIL: [email protected] Islamist panel in charge of drafting the charter which has been criti- witness the fury of another election, with both sides going to the SUBSCRIPTION RATES cised for failing to represent all Egyptians. people with their views. As long as both sides fail to reach a consen- ANNUAL Mursi received a copy of the final document from the head of the sus on the serious issues facing the nation, the current stalemate QR 675 panel drafting the charter and called the referendum to seek public and chaos will persist, and prosperity and economic progress will 6 MONTHS QR 340 opinion on its contents. But even before putting to vote, the draft has elude the nation. divided Egyptians. Leading dissident and former UN nuclear watchdog As president, Mursi must listen to the opposition and win the confi- chief Mohamed ElBaradei said that Morsi has put to referendum a dence of the people. What Egypt needs is a quick transition to democ- draft that “undermines basic freedoms and violates universal values.” racy, a democracy in which all citizens, irrespective of their religion He said the struggle would continue, and other parties in the opposition and creed, will be treated equally. The president hopes approval of the camp too are expected to follow ElBaradei, which indicates a harden- constitution through referendum will end the current crisis, but that ing of positions and more political chaos in Egypt. is unlikely to happen as the opposition has already said the draft is PUBLICATION The transition to democracy in Egypt after the ouster of Hosni divisive and undermines freedom. Mubarak has been bumpy and filled with major obstacles. The lat- A constitution which is drafted by a single group cannot be com- est crisis was triggered by Mursi’s decree that his decisions were prehensive and protect freedoms. The president needs to take more above judicial scrutiny, which his opponents saw as a brazen attempt courageous and wide-ranging decisions to take all Egyptians with him.

I renew my call for opening a serious national dialogue over The other side the concerns of the nation, with all honesty and impartiality, to end the transitional period as Quote of soon as possible. Palestinians’ UN quest the day Mohammed Mursi Egyptian President ALESTINIAN National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to submit his bid to upgrade the status of Palestine at the PUnited Nations on Thursday. Both the Palestinians and the rest of the world will be watching with great anticipation as the UN General Assembly is set to vote on the bid on Thursday afternoon. Acceptance of Palestine as a non-member state would imply the world body’s recognition of Palestinian statehood and draw Palestine one step closer to its two-state resolution. This would in turn contrib- ute to the Middle East peace process and a political resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Given that the majority of the world’s countries have sympathized with the Palestinians’ long, unswerving pursuit of a sovereign state, and that only a simple majority in the UN General Assembly is needed for the passage of the Palestinian bid, the chances of it being granted non-member status, up from its current status as an observer “entity”, loom large. Voting in favor of the Palestinians is not only a moral issue, but also one with profound implications in the region at large. This is Palestine’s second quest at the UN after the first, for a full UN membership, was throttled by the United States and Israel more than a year ago. It embodies the Palestinians’ renewed efforts to win more international recognition. On Nov 2, 2011, UNESCO adopted a resolution approving Palestinian membership. The move was perceived as a symbolic victory for the Palestinians. With non-member status, the Palestinians could participate in UN organs and activities in a much broader sense. They will also be better positioned to raise their voice and fight for their equal and legitimate rights on the world stage. As Israel gained full membership more than 60 years ago, it is bet- ter late than never if the world body votes to give a green light to the Palestinians’ quest. At present, the Middle East peace process has remained in a stale- mate for months. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing the formi- dable task of rebuilding their homeland after an eight-day exchange of fire between Israel and Hamas. An upgrade in the Palestine’s UN status could be a good signal to all parties involved, prompting them to build on the momentum that could lead to direct talks between Israel and Palestine. CHINA DAILY Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate US political system should avoid taking page from Europe

BY NEIL IRWIN unemployment skyrocketed to was instead an This is a tin- those institutions. Can a govern- putting the national interest 25 percent or higher in Spain endless series of derbox of our ment structured to have three above partisan interests and HERE is something about and Greece; governments fell summits among own making: nodes of power — controlled making the tough choices needed the impasse over the “fis- in those countries and in Italy; national leaders Put a group of by parties with different policy to address these challenges.” Tcal cliff” that seems eerily and a half-century of progress and their finance budget experts visions — come together to make “If a credible bipartisan familiar. The underlying US toward a united Europe nearly ministers who Europe’s political in a room in the a coherent national fiscal policy? agreement is reached, it will economy is reasonably sound, came to a halt. Much of the con- were trying to morning and ask The best case for answering strengthen global confidence in and our problems well within tinent is still in recession. create new polit- institutions them to hammer “yes” is that the American polit- the US and underscore to the our capacity to solve. The ques- The continent’s annus hor- ical institutions out a thoughtful, ical system has proved strikingly world that our country remains tion is whether our political riblis was not a product of the on the fly. were not strong careful deficit- resilient over the past couple a great place to do business and institutions are up to the chal- fundamentals of the European Like Europe, enough to handle reduction deal of centuries, weathering crises invest in,” Dudley said. “Failure lenge. The nation’s credibility as economy. There was no inherent the United that, over time, far greater than anything that would suggest a degree of polit- a global leader is in question. reason to suffer a severe crisis States did not the crisis when it would make the might be caused by the fiscal ical dysfunction that could We’re now Europe. as a way to force long-overdue need a reces- US economy cliff. (The Civil War. The Great undermine US economic leader- In 2011, the 17 nations that regulatory and labour-market sion-creating emerged. more competi- Depression. Two world wars. ship and could encourage global use the euro currency had, in reforms on Spain and Italy. crisis to bring tive, and they These make a budget sequester corporations and investors to the aggregate, a budget defi- Rather, it came about because about economic could be done in seem like child’s play.) invest elsewhere.” cit of about 4 percent of gross Europe’s political institutions reform. US time for cocktail “When I meet with economic The Europeans were trying to domestic product — less than were not strong enough to han- budget deficits are large, but so hour. They might be done in time leaders across the globe, they create new institutions on the fly half that of the United States. dle the crisis when it emerged. far manageable. Interest rates for lunch. But the challenge, of do not doubt the underlying in the face of a crisis. The United The euro zone’s total debt was Although Europe had a com- are extraordinarily low, and the course, is not figuring out a set strength and dynamism of the States is testing whether our 87 percent of GDP, roughly mon central bank in charge of “crisis” the nation faces is not a of policies — it is determining US economy, or the entrepre- centuries-old institutions are the same as that of the United setting interest rate policies, it traditional fiscal one, but rather what could survive a convoluted neurialism and inventiveness up to modern challenges. Europe States. Yet the euro zone faced did not have the kind of power- a risk that decisions made in the system of lawmaking. of our people,” William Dudley, bungled the process enough so a devastating crisis that nearly ful, central authority that could past will, absent a deal between We have a constitution writ- president of the Federal Reserve that its standing as a credible, brought the European and glo- channel money to the countries Congress and the White House, ten two centuries ago that Bank of New York, said in a global leader is in doubt. The bal economies to their knees. and banks at risk of faltering. bring on a sudden bout of deficit divides the power of the purse speech at Pace University. “But goal for the United States is to The currency itself was repeat- Instead of crisp decision-mak- reduction so severe as to cause among the president, the House they do wonder whether our achieve a better result. edly on the verge of unravelling; ing by a single parliament, there a recession. and the Senate. This is a test of political system is capable of WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Crunching the numbers Bradley Manning: A tale shows how Obama and Romney were polls apart of liberty lost in America BY HARRY J ENTEN no call backs to those who don’t answer the phone the first time. ast week, we learned from Just look at the daily breakdowns The US does nothing Mark Blumenthal the from publicly available polling. story behind the inter- Second, the Romney team to punish those guilty Lnal polling of President seemingly tossed away older poll- Obama’s re-election campaign. ing as if it were useless. I’ll admit Obama’s team was serious about I’m addicted to polling data and of war crimes or its numbers and had an under- am always looking for my new standing about polling that fix. I also know that the research Wall Street fraud, yet stunned even me. indicates that any polling done The Obama campaign com- within the last 25 days of a gen- bined three levels of data to peg eral election campaign is going to demonises the the state of the race against Mitt be very solid. From 2006 to 2010, Romney. The campaign conducted this 25-day average was as accu- whistle-blower. aggregated battleground polls for rate as more complicated meth- message testing, individual state ods. In 2012, it also did as well as BY GLENN GREENWALD tracking polls by multiple poll- the final-week averages. sters to understand where the The reason for this is that cam- ver the past two and a half years, campaign was standing in each paigns just don’t have as big of all of which he has spent in a state, and individual state parallel an effect as people think. Obama’s military prison, much has been surveys to refine micro-targeting. campaign noted that after the said about Bradley Manning, but Notice how Obama’s team uti- first debate the polling was con- nothing has been heard from him. lised multiple pollsters at three sistent. Obama held a three- to OThat changed on Thursday, when the 23-year- different levels, to ensure any one four-point edge that never abated. old US army private accused of leaking clas- survey error wouldn’t affect them The fact that Romney’s team sified documents to WikiLeaks testified at his too much. This shows a keen mind seemingly thought otherwise is court martial proceeding about the conditions for utilising modern research that something I don’t quite get. If of his detention. says no one poll is always best or Romney and company had just The oppressive, borderline-torturous meas- worst. The Obama analytics team averaged all their data over the ures to which he was subjected, including pro- made one other key correct judge- last few weeks, they would have longed solitary confinement and forced nudity, ment. It has become sport for cam- had a more realistic picture. have been known for some time. A formal UN paigns to trash public polling. But Third, the Romney team did investigation denounced those conditions as as they said some public polling not comprehend that it was a “cruel and inhuman”. President Obama’s was wrong, (which it was), the presidential year and that in pres- state department spokesman, retired air force Obama team recognised that it was idential years, everyone votes. A colonel PJ Crowley, resigned after publicly still useful in figuring out where lot was made of Romney voters’ condemning Manning’s treatment. A prison the horse race stood. All of this enthusiasm and how that among psychologist testified this week that Manning’s well thought-out planning worked, the most “interested” voters conditions were more damaging than those Bradley E Manning (centre) is escorted from a hearing last week in Fort Meade, Maryland. predictably, and Obama’s campaign Romney was running strongly. found on death row, or at Guantánamo Bay. team now look like geniuses. This demonstrates a seeming lack Still, hearing the accused whistleblower’s acts, he appears the classic whistleblower. This adversarial watchdogs, nothing provokes their Today, we know from Noam of knowledge of solid research description of this abuse in his own words vis- information could have been sold for substan- animosity more than someone who effectively Scheiber that Romney’s team which shows that this type of cerally conveyed its horror. Reporting from tial sums to a foreign government or a terror challenges government actions. seemingly went the opposite way. modeling just doesn’t work in the hearing, the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington group. Instead he apparently knowingly risked Typifying this mentality was a CNN inter- Most of the attention has been presidential elections anymore. quoted Manning: “If I needed toilet paper I his liberty to show them to the world because view on Thursday night with WikiLeaks paid to the fact that the Romney People who pick up the phone would stand to attention and shout: ‘Detainee – he said when he believed he was speaking founder Julian Assange conducted by Erin polls underestimated Obama in and say they are going to vote will Manning requests toilet paper!’” And: “I was in private – he wanted to trigger “worldwide Burnett. It was to focus on newly released all the states in Scheiber’s piece. vote. authorised to have 20 minutes sunshine, in discussion, debates, and reforms”. documents revealing secret efforts by US That’s true. Yet what I’m more Fourth, the Romney campaign chains, every 24 hours.” Early in his detention, Compare this aggressive prosecution of officials to pressure financial institutions to interested in is how the Romney apparently didn’t care to look at Manning recalled, “I had pretty much given Manning to the Obama administration’s vig- block WikiLeaks’ funding after the group pub- team made its projections. the public polling. I have no idea up. I thought I was going to die in this eight orous efforts to shield Bush-era war crimes lished classified documents allegedly leaked by First, the Romney team relied how many pollsters Romney’s by eight animal cage.” and massive Wall Street fraud from all forms Manning, a form of extra-legal punishment on a two-day tracking poll in each team had as part of the campaign, The repressive treatment of Bradley of legal accountability. Not a single perpetra- that should concern everyone, particularly state. There’s a reason no public beyond their chief pollster. I hope Manning is one of the disgraces of Obama’s tor of those genuine crimes has faced court journalists. tracking poll was done over less they were getting their data from first term, and highlights many of the dynam- under Obama, a comparison that reflects the But the CNN host was completely unin- than three days. Two days of data, more than one internal source; ics shaping his presidency. The president not priorities and values of US justice. terested in the dangerous acts of her own even if you call a lot of people, will they should have looked at public only defended Manning’s treatment but also, Then there’s the behaviour of Obama’s loy- government. Instead she repeatedly tried have plenty of noise. You often polling too. This again goes back as commander-in-chief of the court martial alists. Ever since I first reported the condi- to get Assange to condemn the press poli- have difficulty getting tougher- to a fact that the Obama cam- judges, improperly decreed Manning’s guilt tions of Manning’s detention in December cies of Ecuador, a tiny country that – quite to-reach voters (ie: minority and paign understood. Pretty much when he asserted in an interview that he 2010, many of them not only cheered that unlike the US – exerts no influence beyond its younger voters with cellphones) any poll is useful in some way. “broke the law”. abuse but grotesquely ridiculed concerns borders. To the mavens of the US watchdog in a two-day period. Some polls are going to be Worse, Manning is charged not only with about it. Joy-Ann Reid, a former Obama press, Assange and Manning are enemies to The Romney campaign also right more often, but no one poll disclosing classified information, but also the press aide and now a contributor on the pro- be scorned because they did the job that the read far too much into one- is going to be right all the time. capital offence of “aiding the enemy”, for gressive network MSNBC, spouted sadistic US press corps refuses to do: namely, bring- day changes in their data. They Obama’s team built a model that which the death penalty can be imposed (mili- mockery in response to the report: “Bradley ing transparency to the bad acts of the US thought they were seeing momen- took into account public polling. tary prosecutors are requesting “only” life in Manning has no pillow?” With that, she ech- government and its allies around the world. tum, as many of their Sunday They used statistical equations prison). The government’s radical theory is oed one of the most extreme rightwing web- Bradley Manning has bestowed the world before the election numbers were (ie: math) to weight the polling that, although Manning had no intent to do sites, RedState, which identically mocked the with multiple vital benefits. But as his court better than their Saturday data, to see what picture of the elector- so, the leaked information could have helped report: “Give Bradley Manning his pillow and martial finally reaches its conclusion, one even as their pollster warned ate made most sense, given what Al Qaeda, a theory that essentially equates any blankie back.” likely to result in the imposition of a long them about reading too much they knew. Romney’s team would disclosure of classified information – by any As usual, the US establishment journalists prison term, it appears his greatest gift is this into one-day numbers. If you have been far better off if they whistleblower, or a newspaper – with treason. have enabled the government every step of window into America’s political soul. think two-day data has a lot of had done the same. Whatever one thinks of Manning’s alleged the way. Despite holding themselves out as THE GUARDIAN noise, then imagine one day with THE GUARDIAN Could North Koreans ever really invade America?

would really be about it,” he said. North Korea’s missiles He estimates North Korea has roughly 70 submarines of vari- theoretically have the basic ous classes; approximately 20, the Soviet Style Romeo Class subma- rines, which could host roughly capability to reach the United at the most roughly 2 dozen sol- diers each, potentially have the States with a basic warhead. capability of reaching the United States. (Bermudez added that BY ISAAC STONE FISH on North Korea. The country “has they could move more troops no ocean-going navy, and no air if they had assistance from the n the 1984 film “Red Dawn,” force capable of delivering troops Chinese, or in Red Dawn’s case, the Soviet army destroys on distances more than few hun- the Russians). Washington DC. Cuban dred kilometers” nor does it have North Korea’s missiles theoret- Ispies, posing as immigrants, the logistics to support such an ically “have the basic capability cross in from Mexico and disable operation, he said. to reach the United States with America’s strategic air command; “Boy, where to begin,” said a basic warhead, but they haven’t Russian paratroopers occupy David Wright, an arms control demonstrated that,” Bermudez the town of Calumet, Colo., and expert. He cited the difficulty the said, as he struggled to explain a group of patriotic high school United States had sending troops how North Korea could cross the students enact guerrilla warfare across the Pacific to Japan dur- Pacific and invade. North Koreans against the invaders. While not ing WW2. With what ships and “could kill an awful lot” of South plausible, it at least existed within planes would bankrupt North Koreans and Americans on the the realm of possibility. Korea send troops to the United Korean peninsula, he said — just Fast forward to the 2012 “Red States? And how would the doz- not elsewhere. Dawn” remake, which opened ens or hundreds of North Koreans Lankov, in an e-mail, said that if A soldier stands guard in front of a rocket sitting on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, during a last week: North Koreans, fea- manage to incapacitate the US the Germans made a movie about guided media tour by North Korean authorities in the northwest of Pyongyang. turing shadowy assistance from army for long enough to invade a being crushed by Luxembourg, or Russians, paratroop in and invade city? Wright does not know. Russians making a movie “about the Joint Chief of Staff Colin Chinese, but the studio feared this improbably story lines one can Spokane, Wash. Assuming that Joe Bermudez Jr., a defense their country being crushed by Powell’s 1991 quote about how, would alienate Chinese moviego- possibly invent.” North Korea actually wanted to analyst and expert on the North the invading Georgian hordes, as the Soviet Empire was col- ers, so it digitally replaced all Wright tried to imagine invade the United States; would it Korean military, walked me it would make a significantly lapsing, he is “running out of Chinese flags and imagery. “We armed North Koreans invading. have the ability to do so? through the steps as to how North more believable story line.” Even demons” against which to ori- are left with the zombies and the He thought of several ways they I spoke with several North Korea could possibly transport Venezuelan troops taking over ent US forces. Islamist terrorists Borg (both simply ourselves) and might make it across the border, Korean experts, who tried to troops into the United States. the United States would make are too asymmetrical an enemy for now, the North Koreans,” says one of them involving the soldiers wrap their head around the idea. Emphasising that this estimate for a much more probable film, in popular imagination to func- Posen. passing through customs, and “It is silly, ridiculously silly,” says is “stretching fantasy as far as we he added. tion as an invading force, and Lankov was less charitable. then stopped. “I don’t even know Andrei Lankov, a professor at could,” Bermudez says that they Barry R. Posen, director of the the Chinese are “frenemies” — “I understand: it is an adven- how much it makes sense to try Kookmin University in Seoul could move a few hundred peo- MIT Security Studies Program, the original version of the “Red ture and/or moral parable. to figure this out,” he said. and the author of several books ple to the United States. “That pointed to then Chairman of Dawn” remake featured invading Nonetheless, it is one of the most WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL McAfee captured Pena Nieto takes over as Mexican president WASHINGTON: Anti-virus software pioneer MEXICO CITY: Enrique Pena Nieto metal barriers in a bid to disrupt the October. “That’s why there’s no doubt uninterrupted years until it was voted John McAfee, wanted by authorities in Belize took over as Mexican president yester- swearing-in. Elsewhere, small groups dealing with lawlessness more effec- out in 2000. By then, the party had for his neighbour’s murder, has been captured day, offering a shot at redemption for of protesters threw Molotov cocktails. tively is a priority.” become a byword for corruption, cro- after weeks on the run, his blog said yesterday. the party that shaped modern Mexico if “They have imposed an illegitimate He says he is committed to the fight nyism and vote-rigging. “We have received an unconfirmed report that he can bring an end to years of violence president. There’s lots of us here, this against organized crime, which domi- Annual economic growth averaged John McAfee has been captured at the border of and economic underperformance. struggle is just beginning,” said Frida, nated Calderon’s presidency, but has less than 2 percent under the National Belize and Mexico,” his official blog whoismcafee. Returning the centrist Institutional a 16-year-old student, her eyes stinging also stressed his main goal is to reduce Action Party, or PAN, over the past 12 com said. The website, which McAfee launched Revolutionary Party, or PRI, to power from the tear gas beneath a face mask the violence. The new president’s years. That record and growing worries to counter what he sees as erroneous claims by after a 12-year hiatus, the 46-year- and wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with right-hand man, Luis Videgaray, and over the drug war violence opened the the media or authorities about him, said it would old Pena Nieto aims to use a recent the image of a guerrilla leader. close political ally Miguel Angel Osorio door for a PRI comeback under Pena provide more information as it became available. improvement in the economy’s for- Former State of Mexico governor Chong will be the two key figures in Nieto. Still, inflation has been kept in Police say they simply want to question the tunes to spark faster growth. Pena Nieto won the July 1 election with his Cabinet, running the finance and check, debt levels are low and growth 67-year-old about the murder of fellow American Outgoing President Felipe Calderon about 38 percent of the vote, more than interior ministries respectively. picked up toward the end of Calderon’s Gregory Faull, a Florida native who was found dead formally transferred power to his suc- 6 points ahead of leftist rival Andres Having helped shepherd a labor term, with the economy outperforming at his home last month in a pool of blood on the cessor just after midnight. Later in the Manuel Lopez Obrador. Telegenic and reform through Congress since his elec- Brazil’s in the past two years. Caribbean island of Ambergris Caye. day, he handed Pena Nieto the red, married to a popular actress, Pena tion victory, Pena Nieto now wants to “Maintaining that stability is going Faull, 52, was shot in the back of the head, white and green presidential sash at a Nieto promises to restore calm after pass legislation to strengthen Mexico’s to be one of the biggest challenges of according to a police report. There were no signs brief ceremony in Congress, where the more than 60,000 people were killed in tax base and allow more private invest- the next government,” said Phillip of a break-in, and a laptop and cell phone were new president was sworn in. violence between drug gangs and secu- ment in lumbering state oil giant Pemex. Hendrix, 44, a Mexican businessman. missing. McAfee has said he fears for his life and Several thousand protesters, mainly rity forces during the six-year term of If he is successful, the reforms could help Pena Nieto’s inner circle features sev- was fleeing authorities with whom he has been at from leftist groups that supported his conservative predecessor. spur stronger growth and create jobs, eral ambitious young economists and odds ever since refusing to make a donation to a Pena Nieto’s main rival and oppose his “Unfortunately, this has been some- blunting the allure of organized crime. financial experts eager to prove the PRI local politician’s campaign. reform plans, massed outside Congress. thing which has made or formed the Like many of Mexico’s best-known can do a better job of managing Latin “I will certainly not quit fighting,” McAfee told Police fired tear gas to try to dis- image of Mexico in the world,” Pena institutions, Pemex was a crea- America’s second-biggest economy. CNN in his first on-camera interview since going perse the protesters, who rattled Nieto said during a trip to Europe in tion of the PRI, which ruled for 71 REUTERS on the run from Belizean authorities. “It hasn’t been a lot of fun. I miss my prior life. Much of it has been deprivation. No baths, poor food.” The Internet security guru only agreed to the Neuron makes maiden flight CNN interview after a series of cloak and dagger Rowling ‘dismayed’ steps that involved middle-men, telephone calls Obama urges tax with different numbers and a meeting at a safe by British PM’s house that required a secret phrase and response, cut extension for according to the television network. stance on press law McAfee said he is so fearful that he carries up the middle class to a dozen disposable cell phones at a time, and LONDON: Harry Potter crea- estimates he has gone through 200 of the devices WASHINGTON: US President tor J K Rowling accused British since fleeing nearly a month ago. AFP Barack Obama urged Congress Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday to immediately extend a yesterday of betraying vic- tax cut for middle class Americans, tims of press intrusion after he arguing the move will give 98 per- opposed calls by a major inquiry cent of families and 97 percent of for laws to regulate newspapers. small businesses certainty that will Rowling, who told the Leveson lead to faster economic growth. Inquiry last year that journal- “Congress can do that right now. ists had repeatedly invaded her They can give families like yours The prototype of a European combat drone, known as “Neuron”, prepares for take-off at children’s privacy, said Cameron a sense of security going into the the military airport in Istres, in southeastern France, yesterday. The drone model created by had let down people like her who New Year,” Obama said in his Dassault Aviation made its maiden flight and is being used to test technologies that will serve had decided to testify about press weekly radio and Internet address. to develop unmanned fighter jets and drones for European Union countries’ air forces by 2030. misconduct. “I am alarmed and The president made the com- dismayed that the prime minis- ments one day after he travelled ter appears to be backing away to a toy factory in Pennsylvania to from assurances he made at the press his case for a plan to stop the outset of the Leveson inquiry,” the US economy tipping off the so-called US judge refuses to order author said in a statement on the fiscal cliff, when automatic tax hikes website of Hacked Off, a group for and across-the-board spending cuts victims of press intrusion. come into force on January 1. “Having taken David Cameron’s Republicans have rejected Obama’s anti-Islam film off YouTube assurances in good faith at the first offer to end the stalemate sur- outset of the inquiry he set up, I rounding the matter as “ridiculous” LOS ANGELES: An actress who said A previous motion by Garcia for a am merely one among many who and negotiations between the two she was duped into appearing in an anti- temporary restraining order against feel duped and angry in its wake,” sides have hit a roadblock with just a Islam film that stoked violent protests YouTube’s continued posting of the video the multimillionaire writer added. month to go until the deadline. against the United States across the was rejected by a Los Angeles County Senior judge Brian Leveson Top Republican John Boehner, Muslim world lost on Friday her second Superior Court judge. said in his long-awaited 2,000- speaker of the House of legal bid to force the video off YouTube. Garcia’s case was the first known page report released on Thursday Representatives, has warned that Denying a request by actress Cindy Lee civil litigation stemming from the video, that there should be a new inde- talks on averting a year-end tax Garcia for a court order requiring the pop- billed as a film trailer. The anti-Islam pendent self-regulatory body for and spending crunch, which could ular online video site to remove the crudely clip sparked a torrent of anti-American the British press that is under- tip the economy back into recession, made 13-minute clip, a federal judge found unrest in Egypt, Libya and dozens of other pinned by new legislation. are going nowhere. The showdown she was unlikely to prevail on her claims Muslim countries. Cameron, a Conservative, is a crucial test for newly Obama in of copyright infringement. The outbreak of violence coincided with immediately warned that new gridlocked Washington, with impli- US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald an attack on US diplomatic facilities in laws could threaten press free- cations for his capacity to enact an of Santa Clara, California, also canceled a Benghazi in September that killed four dom — setting up a clash with the ambitious second term agenda. December 3 hearing he had previously set Americans, including the US ambassador Liberal Democrat deputy prime Obama campaigned on rais- for oral arguments over Garcia’s request. to Libya. Google has refused to remove minister of his coalition govern- ing taxes on households earning Garcia’s lawyer, Cris Armenta, told the film from YouTube, despite pressure ment, Nick Clegg, and with the $250,000 a year or more to pay for Reuters she planned to appeal the decision. from the White House and others to opposition Labour party. deficit reductions and to fund edu- The lawsuit, filed in September, names take it down, though the company has Rowling said: “Cameron said cation spending and other plans to YouTube and its parent company Google blocked the trailer in Egypt, Libya and that he would implement sensible boost the economy and improve life Inc as defendants, along with the film’s other Muslim countries. recommendations: it is time for for the nation’s middle class. AFP producer. REUTERS him to honour that commitment and join the other political leaders by supporting the Leveson recom- mendations in their entirety.” Ecuador president warns of risks to Assange’s health The author, whose adult novel LIMA: Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa could worsen dramatically if his now five-month “The Casual Vacancy” received warned that WikiLeaks founder Julian long stay in the embassy goes on for much longer. lukewarm reviews when it was Assange is at risk of deteriorating health if he “I haven’t spoken with him since he arrived at released in September, was one of remains holed up for much longer in Quito’s our embassy, but the ambassador informed me the most outspoken critics of the embassy in London. that he is suffering from a slight problem in his British press when she testified to In an exclusive interview in the Peruvian capi- lung—nothing too serious,” Correa, who was in the inquiry in November 2011. tal Lima, Correa said Assange’s health concerns Peru for a Latin American summit, said. AFP AFP

DR Congo rebels pull out from Goma

GOMA: Rebels in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out yes- terday from the mining hub of Goma, the city they seized less than two weeks ago sparking fears of a wider war. Around 300 rebels, army mutineers who seized Goma in a lightning advance, drove out of the city in a convoy of looted trucks headed north, sing- ing as they left, raising hope its signals a step back from further conflict. The M23 rebels have pledged to withdraw 20km outside the city under a regionally brokered deal, but complex negotiations now will focus on their mul- tiple and sweeping demands, including political reform. The conflict has prompted warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe and wider conflict erupting from DR Congo’s east. AFP SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 US to question Chinese Diplomatic meet plans in disputed seas US wants to get better understanding of China plans

WASHINGTON: The US State overlapping parts of the sea. and allied countries. Department said it would ques- Meanwhile, Nuland said the US “For the US, there is a real tion the Chinese government has expressed on two occasions its question about whether we want about reports Hainan will allow concern to China over a contro- to display our capacities and that police from the start of 2013 versial map embossed on all newly of our allies and partners in front to board foreign vessels that issued Chinese passports showing of members of the Chinese navy, enter disputed areas in the the entire South China Sea and at least some of whom, almost South China Sea “to get a bet- other disputed regions as sover- certainly, will be seconded from ter understanding of what they eign Chinese territory. Chinese intelligence,” the think intend.” This was done at a meet- tank said in an article by Dean “So until we have a chance to ing on Wednesday at the State Cheng and Derek Sissors. do that, I think we’ll withhold Department with Chinese Defence Secretary Leon comment given that it’s just press embassy officials at the Deputy Panetta extended the invita- reporting at this stage,” spokes- Assistant Secretary level, Nuland tion for China to participate in woman Victoria Nuland said. said. RIMPAC 2014 during a visit to A photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency yesterday shows North Korean leader China said earlier that it Another meeting was held Beijing in September. Kim Jong-Un (front left) receiving a personal letter sent by the new Chinese leader Xi Jinping from Chinese attached great importance to on Thursday with Assistant This year’s RIMPAC exercise, Communist Party delegation leader Li Jianguo during their meeting in Pyongyang. freedom of navigation in the dis- Secretary Kurt Campbell. the 23rd in the series, was held puted waters. “We’re obviously joining the in August around Hawaii and “All countries have freedom of chorus of countries who are urg- involved 22 nations including navigation in the South China Sea ing the Chinese to reconsider the the Philippines, more than 40 North Korea announces rocket launch in accordance with international political signal that this (map) ships and submarines, and more law,” Foreign Ministry spokesman appears to send,” she said. than 200 aircraft, the Defence SEOUL: North Korea plans the work of improving the reli- inter-continental ballistic missile. Hong Lei told reporters. Nuland said US concerns were Department said. to launch a long-range rocket ability and precision of the satel- The April test put a halt to “China attaches great impor- not assuaged by the explanations It said the exercise, designed between December 10 and 22, lite and carrier rocket, thereby the latest international effort to tance to freedom of navigation in of the embassy officials. to foster and sustain cooperative the North’s official news agency rounding off the preparations for engage North, with the US calling the South China Sea. At present The conservative think tank relationships critical to ensur- said yesterday. launch,” it said. off plans to deliver food aid. there are no problems in this Heritage Foundation, on the ing the safety of sea lanes and In a statement carried by The rocket was intended to put The UN Security Council regard,” Hong said, adding that other hand, opposed on Thursday security on the world’s oceans, Korean Central News Agency, a polar-orbiting earth observation Thursday warned North Korea Beijing hoped to resolve tensions China being invited to participate was attended by more than the Korean Committee for Space satellite into orbit, it said. against carrying out another through talks. in RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 25,000 personnel from Australia, Technology said it planned to In April, North Korea failed launch bid after intense specula- Hainan is the province respon- naval exercises. Britain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, launch a working satellite after with a much-hyped launch of an tion that it was preparing for a sible for administering resource- It said China’s participation France, India, Indonesia, Japan, scientists had studied mistakes Unha-3 rocket that Pyongyang new missile test. rich islets and atolls in the South would be deeply problematic as Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, made during a failed rocket also said was aimed at placing a “We all agree it would be China Sea that Beijing claims, the purpose of the exercise held New Zealand, Norway, Peru, launch in April. satellite in orbit. extremely inadvisable to proceed putting it on a collision course every two years and hosted by Philippines, South Korea, Russia, “Scientists and technicians of The United States and United with the test,” Portuguese ambas- with the Philippines, Vietnam the commander of the US Pacific Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the DPRK analysed the mistakes Nations insisted it was a disguised sador Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral and other countries who also Fleet is to facilitate interoperabil- the United States. that were made during the pre- ballistic missile test using a three- told reporters. claim territorial sovereignty over ity and familiarity among friends THE PHILIPPINE STAR vious April launch and deepened stage variant of the Taepodong-2 AFP

Arroyo urges Ombudsman to be fair in PCSO case Calls grow for probe into

MANILA: Former President The Pampanga representative, of the handling prosecutors has should not be allowed to with- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo urged through her lawyer Anacleto acknowledged the existence of the hold from this Honourable Court Myanmar mine violence the Office of the Ombudsman Diaz, said the Office of the Special preliminary investigating panel’s in the interest of justice and fair to show a sense of honesty and Prosecutor (OSP) had not been resolution, as not one of them play,” he added. MONYWA: Buddhist monks for abuses,” he added. fairness by releasing the origi- honest with respect to the exist- has seen the same,’ the prosecu- Diaz pointed out that the first marched in Myanmar’s two Myanmar was ruled by a mili- nal preliminary investigation ence of the first resolution issued tion states positively in the next resolution, although already made biggest cities yesterday to pro- tary junta for almost half a cen- results on the alleged misuse by the original panel of prosecu- paragraph that the said resolution public by a fellow respondent in test at police violence during a tury until March 2011, but since of P366m of Philippine Charity tors and graft investigators who ‘was never approved, and in fact, the case as an attachment to a crackdown on demonstrators then a quasi-civilian government Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) conducted the preliminary probe. disregarded altogether by the pleading, should be ordered pro- at a copper mine, while Nobel under President Thein Sein has funds from 2008 to 2010. Diaz said while the prosecution approving authority’,” Diaz said. duced by the Sandiganbayan so Peace laureate Aung San Suu pushed through a series of politi- In a 12-page reply to the pros- had claimed that not one of them “The Prosecution is con- that the court could weigh on its Kyi and a rights group called for cal and economic reforms, leading ecution’s opposition to a motion had seen a copy of the Somido tradicting itself. How can it value which “may spell the differ- an official inquiry. Western states to ease sanctions. for production of documents report – named after the head of argue the character or status ence between acquittal and indict- Activists said at least 50 peo- Suu Kyi, who led the fight for filed before the Sandiganbayan, panel Deputy Special Prosecutor of a document, the existence of ment and continued incarceration ple had been injured on Thursday, democracy under the junta and Arroyo said the anti-graft agency Cornelio Somido – they admit which the Prosecution does not for a non-bailable offense.” including more than 20 monks is now a member of parliament, should uphold justice and fair play that it was not approved and acknowledge? It appears from The Somido resolution dis- who had ended up in hospital, went to the Monywa area in the insofar as the existence and pro- disregarded by Ombudsman the contradictory statements missed the plunder charges for after riot police raided camps northwestern region of Sagaing duction of the so-called Somido Conchita Carpio-Morales. and inconsistent positions of the lack of evidence against Arroyo set up round the Monywa cop- to speak to locals on the day of report – which dismissed the “The Prosecution should be Prosecution that it has obtained and recommended the filing of per mine by villagers protesting the police raid. On Friday she also plunder charge against her and candid with this Honourable information regarding the subject graft charges against them. against their forced eviction to called for an inquiry. her co-accused – are concerned. Court. After claiming that ‘no one resolution, which the Prosecution THE PHILIPPINE STAR make way for an expansion of “I think the people have the the project. right to know why such violent Police used tear gas, water measures were taken,” she told cannon and, according to activ- a news conference. “I think it is ists, incendiary devices that local needed to apologise to the monks.” Another boat with media described as “phosphorous She said she had called on the Firms say Dhaka must ensure fire safety bombs”. Many of the injured suf- authorities to release any monks body found in Japan fered serious burns. who had been detained, but had DHAKA: International gar- big-brand firms to sign up for a of those who died in the fire. Phil Robertson, deputy Asia been told there were no arrests. TOKYO: A wooden boat conta in- ment firms have demanded fast fire safety programme. Representatives of Li & Fung and director at US-based Human A police officer in Monywa, ing a dead male wearing Korean “realistic” action to ensure the Islam quoted company officials other companies present were Rights Watch, called for a speedy, who declined to be named, said boots was found in waters near safety of Bangladeshi textile at the meeting on Friday as say- unavailable for comment. impartial investigation by the arrangements were being made Japan yesterday, three days after workers, a week after a plant ing that while some factories in Last week’s fire at Tazreen government. for a formal apology but he another vessel with five corpses fire killed more than 100 people, Bangladesh observed safety reg- Fashions, Bangladesh’s worst-ever “A hospital ward full of hor- declined to give further details. was discovered in the same area, a senior industry official in the ulations, “many of them do not industrial blaze, was blamed by ribly burned Buddhist monks Around 40 monks accompanied the coastguard said. country said yesterday. comply with these”. authorities on saboteurs. Police and other protesters deserve to by about 60 other people staged a The capsized boat was floating Mohammad Shafiul Islam, “Now we want to see proper say narrow exits trapped work- know who attacked them while peaceful march around the Sule Saturday morning off Sado island, President of the Bangladesh action towards implementation ers inside the nine-storey build- they were sleeping and what the Pagoda in the commercial capital, which lies in the Sea of Japan, a Garment Manufacturers and of compliance issues, instead of ing, killing 111 people and injuring government is going to do about Yangon, a focal point for monk- stretch of water known as the Exporters Association, said a commitments,” he quoted Roger more than 150. it,” he said. led protests in 2007 that were East Sea by Koreans, a coast- 19-member buyers’ forum was Hubert, Vice-President of Hong Three employees have been “The crackdown ... is a fun- brutally put down by the junta. guard official said. blunt in suggesting it would Kong-based Li & Fung Ltd, as arrested and police say they are damental test case for the At the same time, at least 100 “A male body was found inside. “lose confidence” in the country’s telling the meeting. being investigated for suspected government’s commitment to monks demonstrated in the sec- We also found boots with a manu- industry unless change came fast. Hubert, he said, pledged finan- negligence. peaceful assembly and willing- ond city, Mandalay. facturer’s tag with what appears Rights groups have called on cial support for the families REUTERS ness to demand accountability REUTERS to be Korean words,” he said, without elaborating further, pending an ongoing investigation. Greenpeace ship The boat was about 8.5 metres (28 feet) long and had numbers printed on its sides, he said. China unearths ancient palace ruins The discovery came after a similar boat with five rotting BEIJING: China has unearthed presided over China’s unifica- hopes they would follow him into bodies was found in the same the ruins of an ancient palace tion and declared himself its first the afterlife. area on Wednesday, prompting near the tomb of the country’s emperor. As many as 6,000 are believed to speculation that they might be first emperor that was already Based on its foundations, the stand in the largest of three pits at North Korean fishermen who had famed for its terracotta soldiers, palace is believed to extend 690 the site, according to the United weather or technical troubles and state media said yesterday. by 250 meters (2,300 by 820 feet), Nations Educational, Scientific drifted out to sea. The discovery is the latest at nearly a quarter of the size of and Cultural Organisation In January Japan’s coastguard the mausoleum, which dates back Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City, (UNESCO), which declared the found a boat with three North more than two millennia and Xinhua said, citing Sun. army a World Heritage Site in Koreans and another man, who became one of the greatest mod- The Forbidden City located at 1987. had died of hypothermia. ern archaeological finds after a the heart of the capital served as Archeologists uncovered 110 They told officials their boat peasant digging a well stumbled an imperial palace for the Ming new warriors in June this year, had developed engine trouble upon the life-size warriors in 1974. and Qing dynasties from the 14th along with 12 pottery horses, parts during a fishing trip and they had The palace “is the largest com- through the early 20th century. of chariots, weapons and tools, in unintentionally drifted. plex ever found at the cemetery”, The tomb-side palace “showed part of a three-year effort. The trio were later repatriated. the Xinhua news agency said, cit- emperor Qin Shihuang’s wish to They join the 8,000 soldiers Nine North Koreans -- three ing Sun Weigang, a researcher at continue to live in imperial gran- from 200 BC that make up the men, three women and three chil- the archeology institute of north- deur even during his afterlife”, Terracotta Army. What sets aside dren -- were picked up by Japan’s ern Shaanxi province where the Sun said. the recent finding is the mint coastguard in September 2011 Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza arrives at Manila international port site is located. The emperor ordered the build- condition of the 2,200-year-old after spending five days at sea. yesterday. Philippine fishing boats were caught violating rules govern- Qin Shihuang, a ruler during ing of the terracotta soldiers that sculptures. AFP ing the catching of tuna in the Pacific, Greenpeace said. the Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), surround the mausoleum in the AFP SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Islamabad to release Taliban ammunitions more Taliban prisoners Taliban deputy leader not included in release list

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan resulted in the release of nine invasion, has welcomed the agreed to release another batch Taliban. releases, but refuses to negotiate of Taliban prisoners in a bid to Afghan officials believe senior directly with Kabul, calling the facilitate peace talks between Taliban leaders held in Pakistan government of President Hamid insurgents and the Afghan gov- could help bring militants to the Karzai a US puppet. ernment, a joint foreign minis- negotiating table, if released from Preliminary contacts between try statement said. jail, to end over a decade of war the US and the Taliban in Doha The announcement came after ahead of the 2014 pull-out of were broken off in March when talks in Islamabad between vis- US-led Nato troops. the militants failed to secure the iting Afghan Foreign Minister “I hope that we will continue to release of five of their comrades Zalmai Rassoul and his Pakistani implement other concrete meas- held at the Guantanamo Bay counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. ures in a timely manner and push prison on the US base in Cuba. The number of prisoners to be the peace process forward... so that Support from Pakistan, which released was not specified but all those who can help advance the backed the 1996-2001 Taliban is not thought to include the peace process go free,” Rassoul regime in Kabul, is seen as crucial Taliban's former deputy leader told reporters after talks with his to peace in Afghanistan after the Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Pakistani counterpart. departure of Nato forces. who was captured in 2010. An Afghan official had said The joint statement said the A senior Pakistani security ahead of the meetings that two sides also discussed the issue official earlier said that “no Rassoul would ask for the release of cross border incursions and decision” had been taken on his of further Taliban detainees, shelling and agreed to have an release. including Baradar. institutionalised mechanism to The joint statement said both But a senior Pakistani security address this issue. sides agreed the “release of official said that “no decision” had Afghanistan and Pakistan more prisoners, facilitating con- so far been taken on whether to blame each other for a number of tacts and urging the Taliban to release him. recent cross-border attacks that renounce ties to al Qaeda”. “We have to ascertain how have killed dozens of people. It was the second high-level important he can be. Pakistan Afghanistan shares a disputed delegation to visit Pakistan this believes Baradar may not be enjoy- and unmarked 2,400-kilometre month to press for the release ing the same clout he used to have (1,500-mile) border with Pakistan, of Taliban prisoners in a bid to before being arrested in Karachi and Taliban and other al Qaeda- kickstart peace efforts. Talks two two years ago,” the official said. linked militants have carved out weeks ago between Pakistan and The Taliban, leading an 11-year strongholds on either side. Afghanistan's High Peace Council insurgency since the 2001 US-led AFP Pakistani Frontier Corps display arms and ammunitions recovered during an operation against Taliban mili- tants in Batwar in the Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border in Pakistan, yesterday. Landslides kill 12 in Kashmir, nine missing Fate of dual nationals to ISLAMABAD: At least 12 statement by the military. greatest dangers facing soldiers violence had decreased. be decided next week people have been killed, includ- Local administration officials stationed at remote outposts are And in February, at least 16 ing eight Pakistani soldiers, and said they were searching for more often landslides and extreme Indian soldiers on duty in the ISLAMABAD: With the Although the ECP had yet to nine people are missing after dead bodies as nine people from weather conditions. mountains of Kashmir were deadline set by the Election reveal what action it would take being hit by landslides in the the rescue party were still missing. In April, 140 Pakistani soldiers killed when two avalanches swept Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against those who did not file the mountainous Kashmir region, “Eight soldiers and 10 civilians were buried when a huge wall through army camps. for lawmakers to submit dec- required papers, an official of the officials said yesterday. went to rescue the soldiers at of snow crashed into the remote In Friday's accident, a wall of larations on dual nationality commission said that notices A military rescue operation the post, all of the rescuers were Siachen Glacier base high in the mud and snow hit the outpost expired on Friday, the ECP is were likely to be served on them swung into action after heavy buried in the second landslide, so mountains in Kashmir. They in the early hours, said Muneer, set to decide next week the fate before proceeding further on the snows on Friday triggered two we are searching for the rest of have all been declared dead, deputy commissioner of Neelam of those who did not submit the matter. landslides at a remote outpost the bodies,” local administration although some of the bodies district, of which Kel is part. required documents. It was an established principle in the Kel area of Pakistan- official Raja Saqib Muneer said. remain buried. The 18-strong team was According to sources, particu- that nobody should be condemned administered Kashmir near the Disputed Kashmir has caused two That tragedy renewed debate quickly dispatched to search for lars of the lawmakers who have unheard, he said and added that de facto border with India. of the three wars between India about how much sense it made the soldiers at the outpost, which not filed the documents affirming the process would not only lead “Three bodies of soldiers were and Pakistan since their inde- for a country where millions live is 130 kilometres (80 miles) from they don’t have dual nationality to de-notification of the lawmak- recovered yesterday. The dead pendence from Britain in 1947. below the poverty line to main- Pakistan-administered Kashmir's will be placed before the ECP next ers but also initiation of criminal bodies of five soldiers including But with separatist violence tain outposts in Siachen, dubbed main town of Muzaffarabad, he week for a decision on their fate. proceedings against them if found a captain and four civilians have having dropped sharply since a “the world's highest battle- said. A total of 16 lawmakers did not guilty. been recovered yesterday,” said a peace process began in 2004, the ground”, at immense cost when AFP file the declarations. INTERNEWS

Peshawar forms team to monitor Pakistan not prepared to control spread of HIV private schools ISLAMABAD: As World Aids Day wass they will stay healthy and decreases the as a results of alarming overlap between Response Progress Report 2012 confirms being observed yesterday, World Health risk they can pass the virus to someone injecting drug use, unsafe hospital infection that HIV prevalence among continues to PESHAWAR: The Board of Organisation (WHO) has expressed else. control practices/therapeutic injections and rise in 19 cities of the country. Intermediate and Secondary concern that Pakistan has high rates In Pakistan, HIV epidemic is in its sec- commercial sex. Official sources said that a new Aids Education in Pakistan’s north- of unscreened blood transfusions and a ond stage (concentrated epidemic) mean- According to latest figures, the number strategy was being evolved by the govern- western metropolitan of very high demand for therapeutic injec- ing that the prevalence in traditional risk of HIV positives in 2009 is around 98,000 ment. Due to devolution, each province was Peshawar yesterday formed tions and poor infection control practices groups has exceeded five per cent. Within cases in Pakistan with an overall general developing its own provincial aids strategy separate teams to ensure the in hospitals and clinics nationwide. the country two groups have surpassed population prevalence of 0.05 percent while tailored to their specific context. grant of fee concession to broth- “This has led to transmission of infection this threshold: injecting drug users (27 5,800 died due to Aids. The main goal of 2012-16 strategy will ers and sisters studying at the through unscreened blood transfusions, or percent) and transgender (6 percent) sex Since 1987, when first case was reported have three main goals: to increase the qual- same private school in the pro- re-use of syringes or use of un-sterilised workers. in Lahore, the spread has been progres- ity of coverage of HIV prevention services; vincial capital. medical equipment,” the World Health Of the estimated 150,000 injecting drug sive from low prevalence to a more con- diagnostic, treatment, care and support “The private schools not imple- Organisation said in a statement on World users nationwide, according to national centrated epidemic in the high risk groups. service; and to improve response man- menting the government’s deci- Aids Day. surveillance data, rates of infection range According to WHO, there are 17 HIV agement at national, provincial and local sion and the directives of the This year’s theme is: ‘Getting to Zero: from 15 percent to 50 percent in most surveillance centres functioning all over levels. Peshawar High Court about fee Zero new HIV infections, Zero deaths from major cities of Pakistan including Sarghoda, the country providing free anti-retroviral According to the national report, the concession will be de-affiliated,” Aids-related illness, Zero discrimination.’ Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi, medicines and diagnostics free of cost and decentralisation of the health ministry PBISE Chairman Professor This sounds difficult but is achievable Larkana, Hyderabad, Mandi Bahauddin in some centres the analysis of the data from the national to the provincial lev- Mohammad Shafi said. keeping in view the fact that antiretro- and Lahore. shows more than 95 percent success rate. els necessitates advocacy for sustained According to the July 30, 2007 viral medicines used for the treatment of In addition, there has been ‘mini-out- This is a significant achievement which domestic resources at provincial and dis- notification of the Elementary HIV and Aids reduce the amount of virus breaks of HIV epidemics’ in rural commu- is now mainly supported by Global Fund. trict levels. and Secondary Education in the blood which increases the chance nities like Jalal Pur Jattan, district Gujrat Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Global Aids INTERNEWS Deportment, when two or more real brothers and sisters attend the same school or dif- Game of Buzkashi ferent schools in the province, only the brother or sister in the UK grants £266m aid higher class of a school should be required to pay full fee. “The fee payable by other ISLAMABAD: United abolishing untargeted subsidies,” brothers and sisters should not Kingdom’s (UK) Department said an official source. exceed half of the ordinary rates.” for International Development “Aid provided by the DFID Professor Shafi said the teams (DFID) has committed to pro- would gradually increase by comprising the PBISE officers vide £266m in shape of grants up to £446 million by 2014- would visit private schools in the to Pakistan during the current 15,” said Javed Iqbal, secretary city to ask students about fee fiscal year in areas of education, of Economic Affairs Division. concession. poverty alleviation, development “The DFID is providing finan- As such, there exists no author- in Balochistan and the Federally cial assistance to enhance the ity to regulate private educational Administered Tribal Areas number of enrolled children in institutions in the city as such. (Fata), as disclosed during the school by up to four million as However, PBISE acts as the House of Commons Committee’s well as for other areas, including regulator. review meeting. The objective health, poverty alleviation and The PBISE chairman said that of the meeting was to assess improved governance.” 650 complaints were reported to aid effectiveness being provided DFID has planned to provide the board in the year and all had by the UK to Pakistan over the £155m to the Benazir Income been addressed. medium term. Support Programme (BISP) , He said he had called a meeting “During the review meeting, while another £124m would be pro- of the owners of the city’s private Afghan horsemen compete for the goat carcass during a game of Buzkashi in Herat, yesterday. The ancient the UK delegation pressed upon vided for conditional cash transfer schools over the said fee conces- game of Buzkashi is an Afghan national sport which is played between two teams of horsemen competing Islamabad authorities to improve under the BISP programme under sion on next Tuesday. to throw a goat carcass into a scoring circle. the country’s fiscal situation Waseela-e-Taleem programme. INTERNEWS by mobilising tax revenues and INTERNEWS SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Former premier Edwina, Nehru Gujral cremated with state honours

NEW DELHI: Former prime relations were minister Inder Kumar Gujral was yesterday cremated here with full state honours in the presence of the country’s top leadership, including President platonic: Book Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Gujral’s body, draped in the national tricolour, was brought Mountbatten’s daughter says all to Smriti Sthal on the banks of the Yamuna from his 5 Janpath NEW DELHI: Edwina but let his wife get on with this residence in a flower bedecked Mountbatten enjoyed a close new phase of her life, the daily gun-carriage accompanied by and warm relationship with quoted the book as saying. For military personnel and close Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) him, Edwina’s new interest was a family. Officers from the three but it was spiritual and intellec- relief. “Her new-found happiness armed forces carried the mortal tual, not a sexual one, says the released him from her relent- remains of Gujral on their shoul- lady’s daughter Pamela Hicks. less late-night recriminations, ders to the cremation ground Excerpts from her just released the constant accusations that he as he was accorded a state book Daughter of Empire published didn’t understand her and was funeral. Besides the president in Friday’s Daily Mail say Lord ignoring her.” and the prime minister, Vice Mountbatten was aware of his Pamela says the four of them President Hamid Ansari, and wife’s fondness for Nehru but did — father, mother, daughter and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi not interfere. Nehru (who was a widower) was also present. Amid prayers Edwina, wife of undivided — would walk out together but and a 21-gun salute, Gujral’s pyre India’s last viceroy, fell madly in always with Edwina and Nehru was lit by his elder son, Akali Dal love with the country and with together side by side up ahead. MP Naresh Gujral. Gujral, 92, Pandit Nehru, the first prime “My father and I would tact- breathed his last at a private hos- minister after independence, says fully fall behind when they were The casket containing the body of former Indian prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral being carried by military officials pital in Gurgaon Friday afternoon. Pamela Hicks, now 83. deep in conversation. But we did during his funeral in New Delhi yesterday. IANS From the start, there was a not, at any time, feel excluded.” profound connection between Mountbatten, she said, “trusted them, she said. them both”. “She found in Panditji the com- In later years, Pamela pored panionship and equality of spirit over Nehru’s letters to her and intellect that she craved. mother, “and I came to realise Sahara group defends itself in newspaper adverts Each helped overcome loneliness how deeply he and my mother in the other.” loved each other”. NEW DELHI: The Sahara never against the law or the spirit York Plaza Hotel, purchased just rags-to-riches story and who Mountbatten saw this too According to the author, it was business group, charged with behind the law”, the ads stated. last month for $575m, a stake in lives in a mansion modelled on a spiritual and intellectual rela- illegally raising $4.5bn from Late in August, the court said a Formula 1 racing team and a the White House — only bigger. tionship, not a sexual one. millions of small rural savers, Sahara, whose interests run from sprawling Indian luxury township. In 2008, Sahara shut its opera- “Neither had time to indulge in took out huge ads yesterday real estate to entertainment to Sahara said it had already tions as India’s biggest non-bank a physical affair, and anyway the declaring it never does any- financial services, had “no right refunded a large chunk of the deposit-taking firm on the orders very public nature of their lives thing “against the law”. to collect” funds from 29.6 mil- money, collected through bond of the Supreme Court which was meant they were rarely alone.” The two-page newspa- lion investors “without complying schemes, directly to savers. worried about the soundness of What was remarkable was per adverts appeared before a with any regulatory provisions”. But SEBI has filed a contempt the investments in which the Mountbatten’s dignity and for- Supreme Court hearing set for Stating “an iron hand” must petition accusing Sahara of “non- money was being parked. bearance. He remained loyal to tomorrow on the case which has be used to deal with “economic compliance” with the refund Observers say much of Sahara’s the end. In 1960, aged 58, Edwina put the practices and finances offences”, it told Sahara to deposit order that stated the funds should fundraising success rests on the died of a stroke on a tour of the of the conglomerate, headed by Rs240bn ($4.5bn) with market be deposited with regulators to fact that vast numbers of Indians Far East for a charity. According flamboyant billionaire Subrata regulator the Securities and ensure the money went back to in rural areas have no access to to the book, Edwina did have Roy, in the public spotlight. Exchange Board of India (SEBI) the savers. The dispute is the lat- banks and no other place to put lovers in her earlier part of Sahara, a household name in by November 30 or risk having est in a string of run-ins between their money than in poorly regu- life, but yet the Mountbattens India through its sponsorship its assets seized. The Sahara regulators and Roy, a hero to lated non-bank institutions. marriage lasted. IANS of the national cricket team, “is empire embraces the iconic New millions of poor Indians for his AFP Bangladesh MPs blame Delhi for not taking up illegal immigration

GUWAHATI: A 12-member delegation of a member of the delegation and a member of the Bangladeshi MPs yesterday blamed the Indian opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). government for not taking up with Dhaka the The delegation said Bangladesh also touched issue of illegal migration from the country to upon the issue of northeastern insurgents using the Assam and other northeast India states. Bangladeshi soil and said that the country wouldn’t The statement by the visiting delegation of allow its soil to be used by the militants of India’s Bangladeshi parliamentarians at a press conference northeast. “Our prime minister (Sheikh Hasina) here assumes significance at a time when protests made a commitment to India and she has fulfilled are on across the state over the issue of illegal infil- it,” Anwar said. tration from Bangladesh and the fact that the neigh- “Bangladesh has taken a very strong stand against bouring country often refuses to accept the illegal the insurgents. (After the crackdown by Dhaka), immigrants after they are pushed back by India. there is currently not a single militant of the north- The delegation of MPs from different political par- east in Bangladesh,” he said and added that discus- ties added that Dhaka would never endorse illegal sions were on as to the issue of the extradition of immigration. arrested United Liberation Front of Asom leader “We will never accept illegal migration. In fact, the Anup Chetia. word itself is illegal,” Toffail Ahmed of the Awami The delegation said issues such as Teesta water League said. He added: “We will examine the issue sharing and the Tipaimukh dam could be resolved if India takes it up with us”. through bilateral negotiations. The delegation, however, said that the issue of Earlier in the day, members of the delegation illegal immigration would never affect bilateral rela- visited the memorial of legendary singer-composer tions between the two countries. Bhupen Hazarika and paid their homage. The team “Common border management’ would help solve would meet Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today before the problem of illegal migration,” said M K Anwar, flying back to Dhaka the next day. IANS

Rath Yatra Ranbaxy probes glass in drug NEW DELHI: Drug giant Ranbaxy has ceased production of its generic version of choles- terol-busting drug Lipitor until it probes the issue of “possible” glass particles in some lots, a statement said yesterday. The problem is the latest to beset the generics heavyweight, India’s largest drug firm by sales, which reached a deal with US regulators earlier this year over a lengthy quality compliance dis- pute in which it promised tighter checks. Ranbaxy on November 9 informed its customers of a “voluntary recall” of some lots of its atorvastatin tablets — the generic version of Lipitor, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in statement on its website. The lots of atorvastatin, packaged in bottles of 90 and 500 tablets, are being recalled “due to Devotees take part in Rath Yatra or The Chariot Journey of Jagannath possible contamination with very organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness small glass particles similar to the (ISKON) in Amritsar yesterday. size of a grain of sand”, the state- ment added. AFP SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Workers walk on the highest suspension bridge in Europe yesterday in the Titlis mountain above Engelberg, Central Switzerland. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Titlis cableways, a 100-metre-long suspension bridge is being built at more than 3,041 metres above sea level and will be the MUSCAT 27/21 Mostly sunny 26/22 Mostly sunny highest suspension bridge in Europe. The bridge is expected to be open on December 7. MAKKAH 34/23 Clear 36/23 Clear KUWAIT 19/12 Mostly sunny 19/12 Clear BAHRAIN 22/17 Mostly sunny 21/17 Mostly sunny SANAA 24/05 Chance of rain 24/07 Chance of rain RIYADH 18/07 Mostly sunny 18/07 Mostly sunny Psy says he gets sick of ‘Gangnam’ DUBAI 27/21 Clear 26/21 Partly sunny BAGHDAD 18/07 Mostly sunny 19/09 Mostly sunny SINGAPORE: South Korean I got so many requests to teach But Psy said that despite the “Gangnam Style”, which paro- THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW pop music sensation Psy admit- them, you know, like average let many times he has performed the dies the extravagant lifestyles of ted yesterday that he some- me say 50 requests per city, per number, “I really like the dance residents of an upmarket Seoul HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER times gets sick of his massive country,” said Psy, whose full name still.” neighbourhood, has inspired thou- ATHENS 19/13 Rain 18/09 Mostly sunny hit “Gangnam Style” but will is Park Jae-Sang. The chubby K-pop veteran sands of online imitations, and continue performing the number “I already taught the dance to made his debut in South Korea in flash mobs of tens of thousands in WASHINGTON 18/12 Mostly sunny 20/13 Mostly sunny that made him world-famous. so many people, so many times 2001 but it was only 11 years later Paris, Rome and Milan. SYDNEY 22/17 Chance of rain 24/13 Clear Speaking at a news conference but still the dance makes me that he shot to global fame with The song has also earned Psy a LONDON 05/04 Mostly cloudy 11/03 Chance of rain in Singapore ahead of a free per- here, to make a press conference “Gangnam Style”, which a week nomination in the “People’s Choice” PARIS 05/02 Mostly sunny 12/05 Chance of rain formance for fans, the 34-year- in Singapore, so of course some- ago made history by becoming the category of Time magazine’s ISTANBUL 17/12 Chance of rain 17/10 Chance of storms old -- clad in a black suit and times I’m tired about it, but I got most watched video on YouTube. “Person of the Year 2012” contest MANILA 33/24 Chance of rain 33/24 Mostly sunny his trademark sunglasses -- was to do it, it’s my job,” he added. The video has so far notched up together with other newsmak- DHAKA 26/17 Clear 26/16 Clear modest about his fame and said He later performed the dance more than 860 million views, over- ers such as US President Barack DELHI 22/10 Clear 23/11 Clear he was just another person doing in front of cheering fans outside a taking “Baby” by Canadian teen Obama, China’s Communist Party ISLAMABAD 22/07 Mostly sunny 23/07 Clear his job. “Sometimes, honestly, yes I Singapore landmark, the high-rise heart-throb Justin Bieber, on more head Xi Jinping and North Korean get tired or I get sick of it because Marina Bay Sands casino complex. than 807 million. leader Kim Jong-Un. AFP

Dog stays Man shoots revellers over noise by missing SETE, France: A Frenchman enraged over a noisy birthday party burst onto the scene with a gun early yesterday in the southern town boy’s side of Sete, shooting and wounding four revellers, three of them seriously, police said. CHARLOTTE, United The 49-year-old gunman entered the apartment below his at around States: The spirit of 2:00 am and opened fire, hitting one victim with five bullets, a second Lassie is alive and well with three and a third with two. The three men, aged 44, 32 and 42, are in a dog named Ashapoo. in a serious condition. The trusty canine was A 40-year-old woman was hit by two bullets but was not seriously always at the side of his injured, police said. One of the victims was found inside the apartment, owner’s two-year-old while the others had managed to flee, with the gunman chasing after grandson, Peyton. them into the corridor and the street. And that was a good Two other people at the party managed to escape without injury. thing when Peyton’s grand- The gunman, described by neighbours as a loner, surrendered without father turned his back for resisting to police inside his apartment. AFP a minute as he was plan- ning to take the boy on a trip on the family land in Clover, South Carolina, to find a Christmas tree. When he turned around, the energetic kid was gone. But so was Ashapoo. By the time Peyton’s parents showed up to join the hunt for their miss- ing son on the 300 acres of woods, they took solace knowing the boy was with his faithful friend. The father, Rich Myrick told local station WBTV, “In the back of your mind, you know the dog is going to be with him.” Still, four and a half hours of a missing child takes a lot of faith. It was getting dark and cold. Mom Carmen Myrick said that she took in the hundreds of volunteers, ambulances, the media, and police cars. She says she remembers thinking, “’This is not going to end good.’” When rescuers made their way to a barn, Ashapoo suddenly appeared, then ran away barking, leading searchers to a sleeping Peyton on the ground. He was fine. The two-year-old told his family he was scared, he was going to get hurt, and he was cold. Dad Rich said, “I think he got scared and just lay down and took a nap, and Ashapoo stayed right with him.” He added, “I guess he felt that was his job to protect him and be with him.” AGENCIES Sunday 2 December 2012 18 Muharram 1434 Volume 17 Number 5536 Price: QR2

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SEOUL: In August, workers at says foreign theft of its corporate secrets espionage to gain advantages over rivals confidential OLED data, too. Korean Air Lines plane were questioned, the Samsung Electronics in the South resulted in about $82bn in damages in or keep tabs on present and former police are investigating actions by report said. Police say they found fin- Korean city of Suwon swathed 60 next- 2008, the most recent data available, up employees. Orbotech staffers, and the company says gerprints from 14 individuals on the box generation televisions in bubble wrap from $26bn in 2004. The Koreans say 60 “Stealing technology basically helps cut its Korean subsidiary is cooperating with that the missing TVs were packed in. and nailed them into wooden crates. percent of victims are small and midsize down the time to market,” says Jyotirmoy authorities there. Although they didn’t say whether the Two weeks later, when the boxes were businesses, and half of all economic espio- Dutta, a manager at consultant ITC While it would be difficult to reverse- prints matched those of the people who opened at a Berlin trade show, two TVs nage originates in China, according to a Infotech. “A lot of companies are going engineer the fundamentals of OLED tech- were questioned, police have concluded were missing. 2011 U.S. congressional report. to do anything that makes their new nology from the missing televisions, simply the theft likely didn’t occur in Korea. The 55-inch prototypes — each costing “Any company that has a competitive product introduction faster.” understanding how Samsung packed the They’re now coordinating with German $10,000 and weighing about 43 pounds — advantage or new technology will be tar- As secret-stealing picks up, compa- parts inside the super-thin sets would authorities. featured breakthrough technology known geted by industrial espionage,” says Frank nies as diverse as Samsung, Apple and be valuable information for thieves, says Since the TVs went missing, Samsung as organic light-emitting diode displays, Schurgers, managing director of security Toyota are boosting security, sometimes Kim Hyung Sik, an analyst at Taurus says it’s tightened controls on shipments which make TVs thinner and help project agency Integris International in Berlin. at immense cost. Schurgers says his firm Investment & Securities in Seoul. of equipment to trade shows. The company brighter and sharper images. The sus- German companies lose an estimated charged a tech company about $325,000 Korean authorities are operating on says it already uses special paper that trips pects: corporate spies. $28bn to $71bn annually — and as many to protect one product and that a com- the assumption that Samsung’s missing an alarm when someone tries to sneak doc- Thefts of TV sets, diagrams and cir- as 70,000 jobs — due to foreign economic prehensive program would easily run into TVs were stolen, not lost, says Lee Seung uments out of its offices. Other companies cuitry are on the rise, and that’s bad espionage, regulators say. the millions. Yong, a senior inspector at Gyeonggi are also becoming more vigilant. news for Samsung and LG Electronics A 2007 survey by the Japanese gov- For businesses that spend heavily on Provincial Police Agency in Suwon, where Businesses testing Apple’s iPad before — the only companies that can commer- ernment found that 35 percent of that research and development, such security the company is headquartered. its 2010 release had to promise to secure cially produce OLED displays, which the country’s businesses reported some form is worth it. Samsung says it spent seven A freight forwarder packed the TVs the tablet in a room with blacked-out $110bn flat-screen TV industry expects of technology loss. And the FBI says its years and “trillions of won” on OLEDs. in wooden boxes that were nailed on five windows and key-card locks and keep it to wow consumers and revive slumping pending caseload of espionage cases rep- Orbotech, an Israeli maker of equip- sides and then sealed with a nut and bolt tethered to a stationary object, accord- sales. South Korea’s National Industrial resents losses to the American economy ment used to test screens for TVs, smart- on the sixth. When the boxes arrived at ing to persons at the time who were not Security Centre, part of the country’s intel- of more than $13bn this fiscal year. phones, and tablets, says its Korean the airport, they weighed the same as authorized to speak before plans for the ligence agency, last year reported 46 cases The practice will be tough to stop. In subsidiary and six local employees have at the forwarder’s warehouse, and secu- device were released. And visitors to involving attempts to steal local companies’ a survey released in June, the Associated been indicted on suspicion they stole dis- rity cameras en route yielded no clues, many Toyota facilities are required to secrets overseas, up from 32 in 2007. Chambers of Commerce and Industry of play technology from Samsung. according to a police report. seal USB ports on laptops and place blue While estimates of industrial espio- India found that 35 percent of companies LG says Orbotech workers are sus- The 14 people involved in transport- stickers over mobile-phone cameras. nage are hard to come by, South Korea there engaged in some form of corporate pected of illegally gaining access to its ing the boxes from Samsung to a Korean WP-BLOOMBERG

Essen Motor Show ArcelorMittal, France reach deal over plant Steel firm commits to invest $234m over next 5 years

PARIS: French Prime Minister financing was confirmed for an plant camped outside his office, Jean-Marc Ayrault announced existing carbon-capture project. had told them the nationalisation a deal with steel giant Both ArcelorMittal and France option was “not a false hope but ArcelorMittal on Friday which are stakeholders in this project. a solution that is serious, credible he said saved part of a massive “The government has thus and lasting.” plant that had been threatened shown the capacity for state ArcelorMittal however had with closure. intervention to bring about posi- made it clear that any nation- But unions at the plant tive solutions for jobs, investments alisation of the plant would cast denounced what they described and future industrial projects” in a doubt on the future of all its as a betrayal by the government, troubled sector, he added. “These operations in France, where it saying they had backed down on a undertakings of ArcelorMittal employs 20,000 people. threat to nationalise, and wanted are unconditional,” he added. “The Montebourg had already said to know what had happened to a government will see that they are there were interested investors, possible buyer mentioned by one scrupulously respected.” but only for the entire site, with a minister. nationalisation as a means to sell Ayrault said ArcelorMittal PACT DENOUNCED the plant to another firm. had committed to invest at least But a spokesman for the The world’s largest steelmaker, ¤180m ($234m) over the next five CFDT union at the plant quickly which had always wanted to keep Various exhaust pipes on display at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany. Around 500 exhibitors from 14 years in the endangered Florange denounced the deal. “We have the operating the rest of the Florange countries are presenting their products at the show which runs till December 9. site in northeastern France. feeling we have once again been site, had given the government The company had also reaf- betrayed,” said Edouard Martin at until Saturday to find a new firmed its commitment to the the Florange plant, a few minutes investor willing to take over the region and the money invested after the prime minister’s state- furnaces. in Florange would not be at the ment. “We don’t trust Mittal at On Wednesday, Montebourg expense of its other sites it ran in all,” he added, referring to tycoon had said one industrialist had Qatargas to deliver first LNG France, he added. Lakshmi Mittal, the steel giant’s been interested in pouring 400 The government has not owner. million euros into the plant. retained its proposed “tempo- Martin called for direct talks rary nationalisation” given the with both the government and NO NATIONALISATION cargo to Singapore next year commitments ArcelorMittal had company management. In the end though, there was made, he added. A source inside the office no buy-out and no nationalisation. DOHA: Qatargas Operating with this development which will delivered a commissioning cargo The company had closed the of French President Francois A source at the prime min- Company Ltd (Qatargas) help to meet the growing demand to Thailand’s Map Ta Phut LNG two blast furnaces as the demand Hollande said they still had the ister’s office said Friday there announced yesterday that it for energy in Singapore and help us Terminal. for steel slumped. The agreement means to apply pressure on the were no “credible, firm” takers will deliver the first ever cargo build our relationship with a new Qatargas has developed con- came after three days of tense tycoon, should that be necessary. for the site. Montebourg is widely of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) customer. Qatargas is at the fore- siderable expertise in supporting negotiations and within hours of “If (Mittal) acts like someone regarded as a loose cannon inside to Singapore next year. front of commissioning new LNG the commissioning of new LNG a deadline set by the world’s top who doesn’t respect his word the government. The cargo, expected to be deliv- Terminals and is confident of its Terminals globally. To date, the world steelmaker for a deal. there are ways to apply pressure,” As the dispute over the threat- ered during the first quarter of continuing ability to maintain safe, Company has provided commis- the Elysee official said Friday. ened plant came to a head on 2013, will be used to commission long-term reliable supplies of clean sioning cargoes to eight LNG JOBS AT STAKE “We are keeping the revolver Monday, he accused the steel Singapore LNG Corporation Pte LNG energy to countries where it terminals. Singapore will be the ArcelorMittal had insisted the on the table,” he added. group of blackmailing France. Ltd’s (SLNG) LNG Terminal is needed the most.” ninth such arrangement. government find a buyer for the But CFDT secretary general They were “no longer welcome in being built on Jurong Island, The cargo will be delivered on The Singapore LNG Terminal two blast furnaces at the Florange Dominique Gillier wanted to France”, he added, sparking out- Singapore. board either a Q-Flex or a Q-Max will be the first open-access, site, in the northeastern Lorraine know why the prime minister rage in business circles. Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, LNG vessel, both of which can multi-user LNG Terminal in Asia. region, by today. At stake were had made no mention of a possible Hollande’s government has Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, be accommodated at the LNG The terminal is expected to begin the 650 jobs there. buyer that his Industrial Renewal been caught in a bind over the said: “Qatari LNG continues to Terminal. The Singapore LNG commercial operations in the sec- Ayrault, reading from a state- Minister Arnaud Montebourg had plant, between his pledge to pro- have a key role to play in help- Terminal will be the second LNG ond quarter of 2013 with an initial ment, said the two blast furnaces mentioned. tect jobs and improve the com- ing countries around the world terminal in South East Asia throughput capacity of 3.5 million ArcelorMittal had closed would Hours earlier Montebourg, petitiveness of French industry. improve the diversity of their commissioned with the help of tonnes per annum of LNG. be left intact for now, until EU meeting with workers from the AFP energy supplies. We are pleased Qatargas. In June 2011, Qatargas THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Eurozone debt crisis to last few years: QNB Group

DOHA: Despite a recent agree- loans since then. However, euro- of Greece’s planned debt reduc- is necessary to make current debt employment taxes and an inflex- ment by the eurogroup and the zone national parliaments still tion and is therefore central to levels sustainable. Overall, real ible labour market) are leading IMF on releasing further assist- need to approve the changes to its success. If the buyback fails GDP is expected to contract by to declining competitiveness and ance for Greece under its bail- the terms of the bailout, leav- to meet expectations, another 0.4 percent in 2012 and increase economic growth remains slow. out programme, the outlook for ing some uncertainty. A further round of bailout negotiations and marginally by 0.1 percent in 2013. Reforms have been perceived as Eurozone economies remains €9.3bn in aid was approved for adjustments would probably need Growth in the largest economies, insufficient, leading to a worsen- weak and the region’s sover- disbursal in three tranches in Q1 to be made to the bailout pack- Germany and France, is expected ing outlook for the economy and eign debt crisis is likely to stay 2013, although this will remain age, according to QNB Group. to remain weak while recession an expected increase in debt to with us for a number of years, conditional on Greece meeting The persistent failure of bailout is expected to continue in the GDP levels. according to QNB Group. structural reform targets. packages could eventually lead to southern economies with the Furthermore, Spain’s financing On November 27, after a A high degree of uncertainty official creditors (the European most severe sovereign debt issues needs are likely to force it to ask number of attempts, eurozone continues to surround the agree- Commission (EC), the ECB and (Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Portugal for international aid in early 2013. finance ministers along with the ment, particularly in relation even the IMF) being forced to and Greece). Additionally, Cyprus requested IMF finally agreed to a series to bond buybacks. The IMF has take a haircut on Greek debt There have been recent indi- a bailout in November, which is of measures that aim to reduce refused to release its portion of some time in 2014-15 to make cations of a weakening in the expected to total up to €17.5bn, Greek debt from current levels of bailout funds until the buyback Greek debt sustainable. largest Eurozone economy, but the exact package is still being QIC Group President and CEO close to 200 percent of GDP to 124 transactions are completed. By In any case, alongside debt for- Germany, where: GDP slowed finalised. Khalifa Al Subaey percent by 2020, and lower than buying back Greek bonds from giveness and favourable bailout to 0.4 percent year-on-year in In summary, the outlook for the 110 percent by 2022. The meas- the private sector at prevailing loan terms, Greece still needs to Q3 2012, down from 1.7 percent eurozone is poor with downside ures involved: Cutting interest distressed market prices, Greece boost economic growth to ensure it in Q1; the German Ifo Business risks. New countries are likely QIC becomes top rates on bailout loans; extend- could avoid having to repay the can manage its debt. Real GDP is Climate Index, which measures to ask for bailouts and exist- ing maturities of loans; return- full notional value of some of its expected to contract by 6 percent expectations for the next six ing bailout programmes are on rated insurance ing profits made by the European bonds at maturity. in 2012 and by 4.2 percent in 2013, months, was 101.4 on November shaky ground. The bailout pro- Central Bank (ECB) on the pur- The buyback transaction will held back by spending cuts and 24, down from 108.3 in January; grammes and pressures from firm in the region chase of Greek bonds to Greece; be carried out at November 23 tax increases. As long as Greece and the German Manufacturing investors or rating agencies are and buybacks of Greek debt by closing prices. According to QNB remains in recession, which is likely Purchasing Manager’s Index was likely to lead to greater fiscal DOHA: AM Best Europe the Eurozone from the private Group, this provides little incen- in the short to medium term, it will 46.8 in November, a level that austerity, dampening economic Rating Services Ltd has sector. tive for private sector holders of continue to need further external indicates contraction. growth, which is already feeble. assigned a financial strength The agreement cleared the Greek bonds to participate in the support. Included in the bailout France has also faced a dete- Without growth, sovereign debt rating of A (Excellent) and way for the release of €34.4bn in buyback, since Greek bond prices package is a tough programme of riorating outlook. It was down- is only likely to become less sus- issuer credit ratings of “A” to bailout funds in mid December, have risen and since holding economic reforms aimed at making graded by one notch from AAA tainable. Therefore, according to Qatar Insurance Co SAQ (QIC) €23.8bn of this is for bank recapi- Greek bonds until maturity may the economy more competitive and by Moody’s rating agency in QNB Group, it is going to take and its main subsidiaries: QIC talisation and €10.6bn for financ- be preferable. Therefore, there is boosting growth. November, having been down- several years before the eurozone International (QICI) and Q-Re. ing the Greek budget. The funds likely to be strong private sector A weak growth outlook across graded by Standard and Poor’s in will be truly rid of its sovereign With the A (excellent) rating were originally scheduled to be resistance. the eurozone does not bode well January. Public debt has reached debt issues and growth returns from AM Best and the exist- released in May and Greece has The buyback programme for a resolution to the region’s 90 percent of GDP while ris- to full potential. ing A (Stable) rating from S&P been kept afloat by emergency accounts for a large proportion sovereign debt crisis, as growth ing labour costs (owing to high THE PENINSULA , QIC will be the only insurance company in the region to obtain two A ratings from the leading international rating agencies in Philippine economy grows the world. QIC is the leading insurance China manufacturing company in the Arab world in terms of market capitalisation and profitability, with a dominant position in its domestic market activity grows for across commercial and personal lines of business. QIC currently operates in the second month Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Kuwait, Malta and is in the process of fur- BEIJING: China’s manufactur- broader slump in the economy, ther expanding its international ing activity grew in November which has been hit by weaker operations to Zurich, Bermuda for the second month in a row, demand for Chinese products in and London. official data showed yesterday , the crucial markets of Europe and QIC Group President and CEO in a further sign of strength in the United States. Khalifa Al Subaey said: “As a the world’s second-biggest econ- The country’s economic growth result of the group’s very strong omy after a marked slowdown. hit a more than three-year low of capitalisation, strong liquidity, The indications of upward 7.4 percent in the third quarter and strong competitive position momentum were reinforced by a from July to September. supported by good financial flex- separate survey by British banking But recent data have fuelled ibility, robust underwriting per- giant HSBC that showed growth optimism that the worst is over. formance and strong business for the first time in 13 months. Exports, industrial production, diversification, QIC were able to China’s purchasing managers’ retail sales and fixed asset invest- obtain “A (excellent)” rating from index (PMI) reached 50.6 last ment—a key gauge of infrastruc- AM Best in addition to maintain month, up from 50.2 in October ture spending—have all shown the existing “A/ Stable” rating and 49.8 in September and the improvement. from Standard &Poor’s.” highest since hitting 53.3 in April, Premier Wen Jiabao and THE PENINSULA figures from the National Bureau Commerce Minister Chen Deming of Statistics showed. have both said in recent months Serbia to slash The PMI is a widely watched that they expect China to achieve barometer of the health of China’s its targeted 2012 growth rate of deficit by 3.3pc economy, and a reading above 50 7.5 percent despite the impact of indicates expansion while any- the global slowdown. BELGRADE: Serbia’s parlia- thing below points to contraction. The rosier outlook comes as ment adopted yesterday a budget The improved data eased recent China concluded an overhaul of for next year aimed at slashing months’ worries of a “hard land- the ruling Communist Party’s top its deficit to 3.3 percent of output ing”, said IHS senior China econo- leadership in mid-November. Vice and boosting growth to 2.0 per- mist Alistair Thornton, though President Xi Jinping took charge cent. The budget, adopted with 138 he cautioned that risks remained of the party from President Hu votes for and 69 against of the dep- and reforms were needed for Jintao, whom he is also expected uties present in the 250-seat par- long-term growth. to replace as president in March. liament, sets the deficit at 121.9bn “The fears surrounding that China cut interest rates twice dinars ($1.4bn). “Our politics will sharp hard landing have been this year and decreased the be directed at stability ... and largely averted,” he said, while also amount of funds banks must slowing unemployment trends,” singling out as dangers an unstable keep in reserve three times since A building construction site is seen along a main road of Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic property market and the debt crisis December last year to encourage economy grew 7.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2012, the fastest in South-East Asia amid a weak said. AFP in Europe, a key trade partner for lending. It has avoided the type of global economy, the government said. China. The November figure came major initiatives it took after the in below the 50.8 median forecast 2008-2009 global financial crisis, of 10 economists surveyed by Dow including a government-driven Jones Newswires. stimulus package worth about Still, Dow Jones said, the official half a trillion dollars. Cliff fight may knock out December rally in US reading “adds to recent signs of a But it faces mounting pres- rebound” and “is likely to further sure to restructure its economy boost market confidence in the to ensure long-term growth, NEW YORK: In normal times, next week’s back nearly 4 percent as the initial tone of percent for the 14th straight week. December Chinese economic outlook for the such as reducing its reliance on slew of US economic data could be a spring- talks offered hope that a compromise could is a critical month for retailers such as Target rest of the year”. Separately, the investment and boosting domestic board for a December rally in the stock mar- be reached and investors snapped up stocks Corp and Macy’s Inc. They saw monthly retail HSBC said on November 22 that consumption. “Whilst things are ket. December is historically a strong month that were viewed as undervalued. sales results dented by Sandy, although the start its preliminary PMI reached 50.4 stabilised in the short term—that for markets. The S&P 500 has risen 16 times On Wednesday, the S&P 500 gained more of the holiday shopping season fared better. in November, up from a final 49.5 means maybe six months, a year in the past 20 years during the month. than 20 points from its intraday low after With consumer spending making up roughly in October and 47.9 in September. even, we don’t expect there to But the market hasn’t been operating under House Speaker John Boehner said he was opti- 70 percent of the US economy, a solid showing HSBC is set to release its final be any dramatic slowdown—the normal circumstances since November 7 when mistic that a budget deal to avoid big spending for retailers during the holiday season could November PMI data on Monday. bigger picture remains that the a day after the US election, investors’ focus cuts and tax hikes could be worked out. The help fuel any gains. China’s manufacturing sec- Chinese economy is slowing,” said shifted squarely to the looming “fiscal cliff”. next day, more pessimistic comments from Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at tor suffered this year given the Thornton. AFP Investors are increasingly nervous about Boehner, an Ohio Republican, briefly wiped Schaeffer’s Investment Research in Cincinnati, the ability of lawmakers to undo the $600bn out the day’s gains in stocks. believes the recent drop after the election in tax increases and spending cuts that are set On Friday, the sharp divide between the could be a market bottom, with sentiment to begin in January; those changes, if they go Democrats and the Republicans on taxes leaving stocks poised for a December rally. into effect, could send the US economy into and spending was evident in comments from “The concerns on the fiscal cliff - as valid as a recession. A string of economic indicators President Barack Obama, who favours raising they might be - could be overblown. When you next week, which includes a key reading of the taxes on the wealthy, and Boehner, the top look at a lot of the overriding sentiment, that • Bullion - Mumbai manufacturing sector on Monday, culminates Republican in Congress, who said Obama’s has gotten extremely negative,” said Detrick. Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 31650.00 with the November jobs report on Friday. plan was the wrong approach and declared “From that contrarian point of view with the Silver (1 kg) Rs. 63310.00 But the impact of those economic reports that the talks had reached a stalemate. historically bullish time frame of December, could be muted. Distortions in the data caused “It’s unusual to end up with one variable we once again could be setting ourselves up • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.84 by Superstorm Sandy are discounted. The in this industry, it’s unusual to have a single for a pretty nice end-of-year rally, based on • Sensex spotlight will be more firmly on signs from bullet that is the causal factor effect, and you lowered expectations.” BSE 19339.90 Washington that politicians can settle their are sitting here for the next maybe two weeks Others view the fiscal cliff as such an unu- NSE 5879.85 differences on how to avoid the fiscal cliff. or more, on that kind of condition,” said Sandy sual event that any historical comparisons • LIC (International) launches New Gold Investment Plan ‘GOLD PLUS’ – “We have a week with a lot of economic Lincoln, chief market strategist at BMO Asset should be thrown out the window, with a which provides an opportunity to invest in GOLD ETF & GOLD SPOT, PAN data, and obviously most of the economic Management US in Chicago. “And that is what rally unlikely because of a lack of confidence Card/Demat Account not required. data is going to reflect the effects of Sandy, is grabbing the markets.” in Washington to reach an agreement and the • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return and that might be a little bit negative for the But investor attitudes and seasonality could economic hit caused by Sandy. market next week, but most of that is already also help spur a rally for the final month of the “History doesn’t matter. You’re dealing with p.a. (in dollar) expected - the main focus remains the fiscal year. The most recent survey by the American an extraordinary set of circumstances that • Housing loan from HDFC LTD cliff,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market econo- Association of Individual Investors reflected could very well end up in the US economy • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, mist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. investor caution about the cliff. Although bull- going into a recession,” said Phil Orlando, Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. Concerns about the cliff sent the S&P 500 ish sentiment rose above 40 percent for the chief equity market strategist at Federated Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] into a two-week decline after the elections, first time since August 23, bearish sentiment Investors in New York. dropping as much as 5.3 percent, only to rally remained above its historical average of 30.5 REUTERS SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Commodity prices mixed amid US budget impasse

LONDON: Commodity prices diverged In Europe, official data published most likely reason is a ‘fat finger’ trade,” a tonne from $2,202. Three-month tin cents a pound from 152.6 a week earlier. On last week as traders focused heavily on Friday showed unemployment in the said Craig Erlam, an analyst at Alpari increased to $21,790 a tonne from $20,800. LIFFE, Robusta for January advanced to the outlook for the United States and eurozone hit a record high in October trading group. Three-month nickel advanced to $17,200 $1,927 a tonne from $1,864 a week earlier. whether the world’s biggest economy with more than 170,000 extra jobs lost By late Friday on the London Bullion a tonne from $16,678. Three-month zinc SUGAR: Prices headed back towards would fall back into recession owing to and youth unemployment at almost 24 Market, gold fell to $1,726 an ounce from gained to $2,048 a tonne from $1,959. 2.5-year lows in London on prospects of a budget impasse. Elsewhere, investors percent as the economy slumped into $1,734.50 a week earlier. Silver rose to COCOA: Prices fell further as indus- large output. By Friday on LIFFE, the cautiously welcomed a bailout deal for recession. $34.28 an ounce from $33.41. On the try body the International Cocoa price of a tonne of white sugar for deliv- Greece that eased fears over a bank- While world crude prices were being London Platinum and Palladium Market, Organization hiked its estimation for ery in March fell to $512.60 from $519 a ruptcy for the indebted eurozone country. pressured by economic strains, support platinum gained to $1,612 an ounce from 2011-12 world cocoa output to 4.052 mil- week earlier. On NYBOT-ICE, the price OIL: Crude futures were narrowly was being won by unrest in the Middle $1,584. Palladium climbed to $685 an lion tonnes from 3.962 million previously, of unrefined sugar for March decreased mixed as traders mainly tracked the US East. Oil prices briefly soared last week as ounce from $657.50. offsetting political unrest in top producer to 19.23 US cents a pound from 19.68 budget talks. “Crude oil prices consoli- violence intensified in the Israel-Hamas BASE METALS: Prices of base, or Ivory Coast. cents the previous week. dated within the recent range... due to conflict, stoking supply worries, but the industrial, metals rallied. Greece won By Friday on LIFFE, London’s futures GRAINS AND SOYA: Soya and the mixed signals from the US about the market trimmed its gains in the wake breathing space this week with long- exchange, cocoa for delivery in March wheat prices rose, while maize fell. By ‘fiscal cliff’ programme and the on-going of a ceasefire. Offering price support for frozen eurozone loans to restart from dropped to £1,567 a tonne from £1,582 Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, uncertainty about the eurozone’s eco- some time now have been tensions over December and a first clear admission a week earlier. On New York’s NYBOT- maize for delivery in December dipped to nomic conditions,” said Sucden Financial major oil producer Iran. that a chunk of the country’s debt burden ICE exchange, cocoa for March dipped to $7.44 a bushel from $7.45 a week earlier. Research analyst Myrto Sokou. By Friday on the New York Mercantile would eventually have to be written off. $2,455 a tonne from $2,457 a week earlier. January-dated soyabean meal—used in Lawmakers in Washington were locked Exchange, West Texas Intermediate After drawn-out talks in Brussels, the COFFEE: Robusta-quality coffee animal feed—increased to $14.31 a bushel in tough talks on averting the fiscal cliff (WTI) or light sweet crude for delivery eurozone and the International Monetary beans hit a 10-month low at $1,836 a from $14.18. Wheat for December gained of tax rises and spending cuts to come in January edged up to $87.85 a barrel Fund agreed to unlock ¤43.7bn in loans tonne and Arabica a 2.5-year trough to $8.51 a bushel from $8.47. into effect on January 1, which could tip from $87.67 a week earlier. On London’s and on the need to grant significant debt at 147.10 cents a pound on high supply RUBBER: Prices inched down on a the economy back into recession. Intercontinental Exchange, Brent North relief for decades to come. expectations, before rebounding strongly lack of buying interest amid sluggish But while Republican House Speaker Sea crude for January eased to $110.53 a By late Friday on the London Metal on strong speculative buying. “Coffee demand from China owing to the top John Boehner has rejected as “ridiculous” barrel from $110.83. Exchange, copper for delivery in three prices appear to be extremely under- rubber consumer’s slowing economic President Barack Obama’s first proposal PRECIOUS METALS: Gold prices months jumped to $7,933 a tonne from valued,” said Societe Generale analyst growth, dealers said. The Malaysian to cut the country’s deficit, investors dropped after a sharp midweek loss. $7,770 a week earlier. Three-month alu- Christopher Narayanan. Rubber Board’s benchmark SMR20 fell to were broadly confident a deal would be “There have been numerous explana- minium climbed to $2,080 a tonne from By Friday on NYBOT-ICE, Arabica 279.50 US cents a kilo from 280.65 cents achieved by the end of the year. tions for what caused this, however the $1,965. Three-month lead grew to $2,239 for delivery in March grew to 155.95 US the previous week. AFP Canada seeks access to new oil markets Country scrambling to build new oil pipeline network

MONTREAL: Canada is a researcher at Calgary-based forecasts that global energy scrambling to build an expan- Frontier Centre for Public Policy. demand will rise by one-third by sive new oil pipeline network to “We’re forced to sell our oil at 2035, spurred by rising economic reach new markets including $22 below market value because activity in China, India and the Asia as its sole customer, the we can’t get it to any market out- Middle East. United States, hikes production, side of North America.” Canada is eyeing those markets. aiming to become the world’s The first major push to brighten Two new pipelines connecting the top exporter. the Canadian oil industry’s out- oil sands to the Pacific coast for Canada holds the third-largest look was a proposal to build the eventual shipping to Asia are cur- oil reserves in the world but 98 Keystone XL pipeline to carry rently under review. percent of its oil exports and 100 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Enbridge’s Northern Gateway percent of its natural gas ship- the Alberta oil sands to refineries pipeline, the more controversial ments go the United States. This and ports on the US Gulf Coast. of the pair, faces stiff opposition has made Canada the top energy US President Barack Obama from environmental activists, supplier to its neighbour. denied approval for part of the officials in the westernmost prov- But that could soon end. The US$7 billion pipeline earlier ince of British Columbia and local United States is seeing a boom in this year, while the US State aboriginals. shale gas and offshore oil produc- Department asked for a new pro- It would transport oil across tion as it strives for energy inde- posed route to avoid environmen- nearly 1,200km of rugged moun- A woman holds a banner in front of the headquarters of Spanish nationalised lender bank Bankia during a protest pendence, and the International tally sensitive areas. tain landscapes to Kitimat on by junior debt holders against enforced losses in Madrid yesterday. Energy Agency recently said the A southern leg of TransCanada British Columbia’s northern coast. US could become the world’s top Corporation’s pipeline was later Aboriginals and environmental- oil producer by 2020. approved but the northern por- ists say bustling tanker traffic poses Give back our money, furious This week, Canada’s Natural tion still needs State Department risks to the pristine coastline that Resources Minister Joe Oliver approval because it crosses the includes salmon-bearing rivers and urged a fix: Build more pipelines to border. TransCanada submitted the habitat of a rare white bear. move oil from landlocked Alberta a new route for that section in So British Columbia is demanding Spaniards tell bailed-out banks province to both refineries in east- September, and has said it expects a “fair share” of oil revenues to ern Canada and the Pacific coast to a decision in early 2013. reflect the environmental risks the MADRID: Furious Spaniards Now that Bankia and other and three other Spanish banks. To fill tankers bound for Asia. “The Andre Plourde, an oil specialist province faces — a request Alberta, who say banks cheated them of lenders have collapsed and had meet the conditions demanded US market will not be large enough at Carleton University in Ottawa, home to Canada’s oil sands, has so their savings took to the streets to be rescued with funds from by Brussels, Bankia said holders to accommodate all of Canada’s oil noted that refineries in the far refused. yesterday demanding that the Spain’s European partners, cus- of the so-called “preferentials” exports,” Oliver said. Houston, Texas area largely han- Enbridge and TransCanada bailed-out lenders give them tomers stand to lose a big chunk would be repaid in shares worth “By 2035, Canadian oil exports dle heavy crude oil, and are seeing most recently also touted a con- their money back. of their savings. only 61 percent of the value of the will be 4 million barrels per day, dwindling supplies from key pro- version of an underutilized natural “Thieves! Where is our The banking consumers’ group money they put in the bank. but total US imports will only be ducers in Venezuela and Mexico. gas pipeline and reversing the flow money?” bellowed a crowd of ADICAE, which has brought legal “They want to take away 40 3.4 million barrels per day. This This presents an opportunity of another existing oil pipeline to some 1,000 protesters, many of action against Bankia, planned percent from us,” said one protes- highlights the need for Canada to for Alberta, which also produces carry oil from western Canada to them elderly, outside the central similar demonstrations in more tor, Paloma, 59, who put 25,000 access new markets.” The federal heavy oil, he said. While conven- refineries in eastern Quebec and bank in Madrid before march- than 20 towns yesterday. euros into preferential shares, government has put its weight tional light crude oil is pumped New Brunswick provinces. ing on the offices of Bankia, the Its president Manuel Pardos being told she would get the behind several new pipeline from the ground, oil sands must Oliver said his government ruined finance giant. said in a statement the customers money back after five years. projects, but the initiatives face be mined and bitumen separated is “supportive of proposals for The protestors say Bankia told were “victims of a massive fraud” “I spent 25 years saving a lit- stiff opposition from environmen- from the sand and water, then pipelines to transport Canadian them it was putting their money and were now being subjected to tle each day and now when I need talists and regional authorities. upgraded and refined. oil west, south and east.” And if in secure savings products but “illegal imposed losses”. it they won’t give it to me,” said “We’re already lacking outlets Once it reaches the US Gulf those fail, others have proposed actually sold them “preferential The European Union on Paloma. “They should give back all for the oil now being produced— Coast, the oil may be sold in the shipping oil through Arctic ports shares” as it scrambled to raise Wednesday gave a green light for the money because now in the cri- existing pipelines are at capac- United States or shipped abroad. such as Churchill, Manitoba. funds after the financial crisis the payment of the first slice of the sis we don’t have any,” Paloma said. ity,” said Marco Navarro-Genie, The International Energy Agency AFP started in 2008. rescue aid, some ¤37bn, for Bankia AFP

Taqa buys 53.2pc stake in Iraqi Going global: India’s Mahindra races for Aston Martin Kurdish oil block MUMBAI: Sports car maker Aston Motor Co in 2007, denied that it was Of Mahindra’s own-branded passenger vehi- In 2008, he walked away from bidding Martin may look like a shiny trophy reviewing two bids for 50 percent after cles, just 7 percent are sold abroad. for luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi that makes an awkward fit for Mahindra sources said Mahindra had outbid Italy’s “With Aston Martin, entering the U.S. Indian rival Tata Motors ended up paying National Energy Co (Taqa) has and Mahindra, the world’s biggest trac- InvestIndustrial. Mahindra’s offer for up market, the customer is likely to look at you $2.3bn in a deal that looked expensive at bought a 53.2 percent operat- tor maker, but it would help the Indian to half of the company is unlikely to top much more seriously as compared to if you the time but has proven to be a blockbuster ing interest in an oil block in group realise a long-standing ambition $400m, and a deal could be sealed as soon are just an Indian carmaker who also owns success. “Anand doesn’t go by emotion or Iraqi Kurdistan from General to be a global player. as this week, one person with direct knowl- Ssangyong,” said Deepesh Rathore, manag- ego in these matters,” said an M&A Exploration Partners (GEP), Despite its efforts, Mahindra has had a edge of the matter said. ing director for India at IHS Automotive. banker with a foreign bank in Mumbai. the company said. GEP is a joint hard time building a presence outside India, For Aston Martin, Mahindra would Investment Dar wants to sell Aston for Even as the company vies for Aston venture between privately-held where its boxy jeeps and trucks are the top bring deep pockets and global ambition that at least what it paid plus commitment of Martin, it is eyeing a couple of smaller Aspect Energy, which owns sellers in the utility market. “He wants to could help the British firm expand beyond subsequent equity injection, or $1.1bn for the European auto component makers that a 66.5 percent interest, and a get those iconic brands to raise the group’s the 4,200 cars it sold in 2011. As significant, whole company, Bernstein Research wrote are on the block due to mounting losses, subsidiary of Canadian group profile in the international market,” said though, is what it fails to bring to the table: in a November 14 report, citing industry said another source. ShaMaran Petroleum. the Mumbai-based M&A head at a US relevant technology, marketing savvy and sources and calling that price high. With “They don’t go after deals proactively “This entry into a pure explo- bank who has worked with the group. a distribution network. his neat moustache, perfectly-coiffed hair and end up overpaying, and would rather ration play demonstrates how “He” is Anand Mahindra, the 57-year- For Mahindra, Aston Martin would add and elegant suits, the company’s film-buff wait for the stressed assets to come to the Taqa is leveraging its experience old group chairman and grandson of its an iconic and under-exploited brand with- chairman with a Harvard MBA looks like market,” the banker said. as an operator of complex oil and co-founder, who has turned the diversified out stretching its balance sheet, giving it he could play a CEO in a movie. “The are focused on building a little gas assets,” said Taqa CEO Carl Mahindra group into a $15bn Indian pow- another toehold into the global market. Unlike the chieftains of some of India’s empire of prized assets instead of shock- Sheldon. Earlier this year, Taqa erhouse, partly through deals, but has been As part of a strategy to raise its profile more insular family conglomerates, the and-awe kind of deals.” In 2009, its Tech bought a 50 percent stake in unable to replicate that success overseas. overseas, Mahindra last year paid $460m outgoing Anand Mahindra is active on Mahindra software arm bought Satyam Kurdish power plant Chamchamal. Mahindra is the front-runner for as for South Korea’s money-losing Ssangyong Twitter and is a regular at the World Computer Services, which was brought to Taqa said on Friday that it had much as half of Aston Martin, the barely Motor Co. That deal was seen as a more Economic Forum in Davos, a meeting place its knees by its founder’s dramatic confes- sold its 19.9 percent share in profitable 99-year-old maker of British natural fit, since both companies are SUV of business czars and government leaders. sion of accounting fraud, for about $350m. WesternZagros Resources, which luxury cars made famous in James Bond specialists. While the company has managed As a dealmaker, he eschews drama, Tech Mahindra stanched the bleeding at has contracts for two blocks in the movies, sources said. to crack the lucrative U.S. market with trac- avoiding costly bidding wars and mostly Satyam and the deal has put it into the top Iraqi Kurdish region. Investment Dar of Kuwait, which led tors, it has not with cars, recently scrapping sticking to deals that cost less than $1bn five of Indian IT outsourcers. REUTERS an acquisition of Aston Martin from Ford a six-year push to sell a pickup truck there. and don’t require heavy debt. REUTERS SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

Carney for BoE should India sees US extending Iran give central banks a clue BY WILLIAM PESEK oil waiver as time runs out BY PRATISH NARAYANAN and Indian oil imports from Iran have “gone Krishna, had embarked on a gradual he Bank of England’s choice of a Canadian as its next MARK WILLIAMS down substantially,” Khurshid said. “That rebuilding of peace talks with rival and governor sure makes you think. despite the fact that India’s energy bills neighbor Pakistan, a dialogue shattered It was plenty interesting when Israel tapped US econo- NDIA, which relied on Iran for 10 per- are going up, India’s demand for energy is by the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai. Tmist Stanley Fisher, who was born in Northern Rhodesia, cent of its oil needs in the last financial going up.” In the interview in his colonial- Khurshid is also charged with handling seven years ago. But the eighth-biggest economy reaching 3,500 year, is confident it will receive an exten- era office, Khurshid also spoke on ties with India’s relationship with China, with which miles across the Atlantic to hire Mark Carney raises central-bank Ision of a US exemption from financial China, and India’s bid to end a power deficit it fought a border war in 1962, as the two head- hunting to a new level. It also could inspire more creative sanctions for purchases of Iranian crude which curbs growth in Asia’s third-largest regional economic powers compete for influ- staffing at even bigger monetary authorities. when it expires at the end of 2012. “We are economy. ence and resources. Take China, which is on the lookout for a successor to Zhou conscious of time running out but we also Asked about the prospects for US invest- India accuses China of occupying 38,000 Xiaochuan at the People’s Bank of China. It needs someone with have reasonable confidence that whatever ment in India’s civil nuclear power industry, sq km of territory in Jammu and Kashmir the gravitas to liberalise a financial system that lacks a convertible the US may be looking for is perhaps availa- Khurshid said Indian officials were working to the west, while the government in Beijing currency and an international bond market, and faces daunting ble,” Salman Khurshid, India’s foreign minis- to assure American companies that there lays claim to 90,000 square kilometers of deregulation challenges. China also must keep its various bubbles ter, said in an interview Friday in New Delhi. “is no cause for concern” over liability laws land in Arunachal Pradesh, a state in India’s from popping. Asian customers of Iran, including China, seen as tougher than the global standard. east. Khurshid said meetings with China How about Mervyn King? The man Carney will replace would India and South Korea, in June won a waiver Under Indian regulations, companies such as officials at recent regional summits had sig- offer new and useful ideas at a pivotal moment. In his nine-plus from the US measures for a period of 180 General Electric and Westinghouse Electric naled a positive road ahead for bilateral ties. years guiding the BoE, King proved far more proactive than the days. Under a US law enacted December are liable for damages in the event of a “You talk of a chemistry and you speak of European Central Bank and advocated bank reform. He was early 31 to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear pro- nuclear accident if found to have supplied basic signals and I think the sense of those in warning against the evils of moral hazard as bailout mania gram, countries have had to demonstrate defective equipment or material. India later signals and the chemistry have been good.” swept the West. that they have “significantly reduced” the capped their liability to ease concerns as it Asked if a maritime dispute between Near the top of any list of risks to China’s future are the huge, volume of their Iranian crude purchases or plans to build $175bn of atomic power plants. Japan and China raised concerns in India state-run banks that tower over the economy. Reining in their their banks and other institutions financing Khurshid said he hoped to see the first US that the government in Beijing would use excessive lending to political elites bent on self- enrichment would oil trade with Iran may be cut off from the investment in the sector “soon.” Concerns its growing economy to push its foreign honour the spirit of Deng Xiaoping’s vision. King isn’t a perfect US financial system. about the extent of liabilities following three policy in the region at the cost of others, choice — the London interbank offered rate scandal unfolded on US sanctions have been an irritant in meltdowns at Japan’s Fukushima plant in Khurshid said that was acceptable as long his watch — but then who is? relations with New Delhi, which was the March 2011, the worst civil atomic accident as it didn’t break laws. “Don’t we all use our Glenn Stevens, the Reserve Bank of Australia governor, is second-biggest buyer of Iranian oil last year. since Chernobyl in 1986, had cast doubt economic muscle?” Khurshid said. “What is worth a look. Since China is buying so much of Australia’s natu- India imports almost 80 percent of its crude over India’s plan to boost atomic genera- economic muscle for if not to use it to create ral resources to fuel growth in ways that affect both economies, and has growing demands for its economy. tion 13- fold by 2030. Khurshid, a former law an advantage for your people? So long as it’s synergies abound. There are few more respected policy makers India also doesn’t want to isolate Iran, an minister who served as a junior official in not illegitimate, so long as it doesn’t violate than Stevens, whose term ends next year. important trading partner and a route into the foreign ministry during the 1990s, was principles of international law.” China could ask Kim Choong-soo to leave his post at the Bank Afghanistan, where India is investing to sta- appointed to his portfolio in a reshuffle of Indian government officials have previ- of Korea a year early. He has been a strong voice on the global bilise the war-torn nation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cabi- ously said the country will follow sanctions stage and shunned the seniority-based promotion system that “Whether we measure up to the United net on Oct. 28. The son of a former foreign on Iran imposed only by the United Nations holds much of Asia back. Sates law and the principles that they apply minister and grandson of one of India’s first and isn’t bound by US and EU measures. OK, so maybe this is all quite improbable. China’s Communist for waivers will have to be seen in terms of the presidents, Khurshid, 59, is a Congress party “Our main concern is full compliance to Party probably wouldn’t even hire someone from Hong Kong facts as they have emerged,” Khurshid said. lawmaker from the northern state of Uttar the sanctions that have been imposed by to manage mainland interest rates, never mind a Westerner. India will reduce Iranian crude purchases to Pradesh, the country’s most populous prov- the United Nations and I think India can- Nationalism and single-party rule make for insularity when the about 15 million metric tonnes in the fiscal ince and among its poorest. not be faulted in the remotest extent as far time comes to fill top posts. Yet today’s problems are without prec- year ending March 31, then Oil Minister S The Congress party-led government in as that’s concerned,” Khurshid said Friday. edent. The risk is that China names a predictable replacement for Jaipal Reddy said in Dubai on October 22. which Khurshid serves has 18 months in (With assistance from Sam Nagarajan, Zhou who acts timidly at a time when serious reform is needed. It bought 17.5 million tonnes in the prior office before elections scheduled for early Rakteem Katakey and Bibhudatta Pradhan Think about it. How many major companies, when looking for year, according to data from the Associated 2014. In his last year in office, Khurshid’s in New Delhi.) exceptional leaders, look abroad? In the same vein, there is no Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. predecessor as foreign minister, S.M. WP-BLOOMBERG good reason for central banks to confine their search for talent to national boundaries. Monetary policy in Washington, Frankfurt or Beijing has consequences far beyond the borders. Look at it another way: What’s the harm in a central-banking version of visiting professorships? The faculties of the world’s great universi- ties are filled with scholars from around the world. There’s lot of banking know-how out there. Jean-Claude Trichet is a free agent, able to entertain offers now that he no longer heads the European Central Bank. For developing nations seek- ing a hard-money guy, Juergen Stark, who stepped down as the ECB’s chief economist, probably is available. Former Bundesbank President Axel Weber is back in the private sector. Perhaps he’s itching for a return to the public sphere. If your currency is under attack, you could ring up Philipp Hildebrand, former president of the Swiss National Bank, or Joseph Yam, the former Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief. Both know a thing or two about holding off speculators. If you want more headlines, Japan’s Eisuke Sakakibara, a former Ministry of Finance official known as “Mr Yen,” is always around. Japan could use some fresh blood, too. Not since Governor Yasushi Mieno in 1989 has the Bank of Japan really surprised any- one. Japan is sick of deflation and its quantitative-easing efforts aren’t working. Why not strike a deal to swap BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for 12 months? Both men have the skills the other nation desires. America’s lawmakers think the Fed is doing too much; Japan’s are livid over BOJ inaction. Shirakawa might drain excess money from the US banking system, while Bernanke’s willingness to go further and further into uncharted monetary territory would cheer Tokyo and weaken the yen. Perhaps the International Monetary Fund should thrust cross- border staffing into the spotlight and argue its merits in our interconnected financial world. Speaking of the IMF, a little outsourcing might not hurt. Managing Director Christine Lagarde is too busy trying to save bungling European officials from themselves to discipline global markets. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

China’s slumping stock markets searching for the bottom

BY PETE SWEENEY accustomed to gambling on pol- track for its third-straight annual “How can the market be so products, retail investors have and Shenzhen, gained 97 percent icy moves by the central govern- loss. cruel?” an increasingly wide selection of over the same period. hinese retail stock inves- ment have been disappointed by Many investors had previously But Chinese stock markets alternatives to stocks to choose But there is little sign that tors once believed domes- Beijing’s refusal to pour more assumed that Beijing would step have been cruel to mainland from. another massive government tic equities markets were cheap cash into the economy like in to defend this line in sand by investors for years. Wealth management prod- spending spree is in the pipeline. Ca chance to cash in on it did during the 2008/2009 global ordering state-controlled asset A study of 8,438 Chinese house- ucts, for example, have consist- The government has repeatedly the economic growth miracle of financial crisis. management companies to start holds by China’s Southwestern ently produced inflation-beating warned investors it has no inten- the century, but now fear they are On the other, value-oriented buying up shares. University of Finance and returns, and most retail investors tion of reenacting the stimulus pouring their savings into a bot- investors are still put off by It did not, and the index Economics published in May believe they are tacitly guaran- package from 2009, which spurred tomless money pit. enduring market distortions that remained below 2,000 for the rest found that 77 percent of those teed by the state; neither is true inflation and saddled the financial The country’s key stock mar- favour the interests of issuers of the week - the first time the who had invested in Chinese of stocks. system with unsustainably high ket indices slid to a four-year low over ordinary shareholders. SSEC has traded below 2,000 for stocks failed to see a profit. Reuters latest monthly fund levels of bad loans, which continue in November, ignoring improved In the absence of either more multiple days since February 2009 Disillusioned, Chinese retail poll on Friday showed Chinese to weigh on the banks in 2012. economic indicators and increas- stimulus or more reform, market - driving sentiment to new lows. investors, who account for around fund managers further reduced Backing up the rhetoric, inter- ingly desperate pleas from the observers say there is little reason Mainland tickers with dual list- 80 percent of the transactions on their recommended equity est rate swap rates show markets country’s regulators that now is to look for a sustained rebound in ings in Hong Kong, which have domestic exchanges, have begun weightings in November, while no longer expect much in the way a golden opportunity to buy low. domestic indexes in 2013. historically traded at a 20 per- seeking other channels for their suggesting increases in bond of monetary easing in 2013. The trouble is many market Putting additional negative cent premium to their offshore money. holdings. Officials from the China watchers think the Shanghai pressure on the index in the short counterparts (H shares), are now At the end of October, 44 per- As a rule, those who have prof- Securities Regulatory Composite Index has further to term is the fact that a net 190bn trading at a discount. cent of trading accounts with ited from Chinese equities mar- Commission (CSRC) have repeat- fall. yuan ($30.51bn) worth of locked The China Enterprises Index positions had been dormant for kets have done so by betting on edly lambasted policy speculators “I don’t think this is the bot- up shares held by key investors of top Chinese listings in Hong a year, compared to a mere 2 policy winds, not economic or and entreated Chinese inves- tom,” said David Cui, China strat- are set to be freed up for sale in Kong has gained 7 percent so far percent at the end of 2007, wrote company fundamentals. tors to buy and hold large-cap egist for Bank of America Merrill coming weeks. this year, while the benchmark Jing Ulrich, chairman of global Economists argue that Chinese high quality shares, arguing that Lynch, adding that markets had The Shanghai exchange, con- Hang Seng Index .HSI, heavily markets China at JPMorgan in a equities tend to react most posi- current price-to-earnings (PE) been buoyed artificially high dur- sidered the most significant exposed to activity in China, has November research note. tively to monetary easing or news ratios mean that such shares are ing the recent party congress that indicator of market sentiment surged around 20 percent. “(This) may be a sign that that Beijing will increase spend- a bargain. saw a new generation of leaders by most mainland investors, fell “How many people have to retail investors have simply lost ing in a particular sector such as But analysts warn that low PEs take the reins of power. through the symbolically impor- jump out of buildings before the interest in the markets.” clean energy or rail. at banks drag down the weighted- At the root of the problem is tant support level of 2,000 points state steps in to support the mar- At the same time, thanks to Such policies helped drive the average PE of the wider market, the half-reformed condition of on Nov 27. It has lost 4.9 percent ket?” wrote an investor posting the successful introduction of SSEC up 80 percent in 2009, masking the real cost of Chinese China’s bourses. this month alone, leaving it down under the tag “Fulushou Yuqi” on instruments like bond funds and while the CSI300, which tracks shares. On one hand, speculators 10 percent for the year and on microblog site Sina Weibo. high-yield wealth management China’s largest-caps in Shanghai REUTERS SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 GECM & TENDERS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday Weak exports to curb China’s growth rebound: OECD OECD cuts UK growth forecast Germany seen recession-bound in poll BEIJING: The OECD cut its growth due to weak global recovery showing euro crisis forecast for China’s economy on Tuesday, LONDON: The Organization for BERLIN: Germany, Europe’s largest economy, citing a still-unresolved euro zone crisis Economic Co-operation & Development will be tipped into recession as the sovereign that could mute demand for Chinese TSX down on Tuesday midday amid (OECD) has warned that the UK debt crisis roiling its neighbors extends into exports for months to come. Although the Asian markets fall on fiscal cliff fears faces higher unemployment as it cut the new year, according to the Bloomberg world’s No. 2 economy is snapping out concerns of US fiscal crisis its growth forecast for the British Global Poll. Even as European leaders laud TORONTO: The Toronto stock market was of its worst sequence of slowing growth TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei ended economy. In May, the OECD predicted their latest fix for Greece’s debt woes, 53 lower on Tuesday as positive economic data in three years, and rising property and 1.22 percent or 114.95 points growth of 0.5 per cent for 2012, but it percent of 862 investors, analysts and traders was trumped by uncertainty surrounding infrastructure investment are pointing lower to 9308.35 while South now says the economy will shrink by who are Bloomberg subscribers said this negotiations aimed at steering the US to a rebound expected to last to 2014, Korea’s KOSPI was down 0.65 0.1 per cent. week they think Germany’s economy will drop economy away from a fiscal crisis at the the OECD cautioned that exports would percent or 12.42 points to into a recession for the first time in more than end of next month. The S&P/TSX composite remain a weak spot. 1912.78. three years. index was 19.75 points lower to 12,165.3. Weakness was offset somewhat by a gain of almost 9% in Bombardier Inc. shares to $3.40. India quarterly growth slows to 5.3pc NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth eased to 5.3 percent in the July-September quarter, extending a slowdown since the start of the Brazil to have lowest growth year, data showed Friday, but analysts said African Bank named South a “modest recovery” was looming. While the rate among BRICS in 2012: OECD Africa’s ‘Bank of the Year’ growth rate for the quarter to September was BRASILIA: Brazil will have the lowest JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s in line with most market expectations, it was GDP growth rate among BRICS African Bank has been named weaker than the 5.5 percent growth in the countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China South African Bank of the Year by April-to-June quarter and well down from 6.7 and South Africa) in 2012, according the Banker magazine, the award percent expansion a year ago. New Zealand economy to grow to a report released on Tuesday citing the Bank’s complex business slowly for another two years: by the Organization for Economic and risk models as helping steer Forecast Cooperation and Development (OECD). businesses through the financial WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s economy crisis. is recovering slowly and will continue its slow revival for another two to three years, according to a forecast from an economic think tank Wednesday. During the recovery, jobs and income growth would be modest, businesses would invest only cautiously and interest rates would stay low at least until 2014, said the Quarterly Predictions report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).

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SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT McDowell moves three shots clear in California Trio Van Pelt, Furyk and Bradley share second place

THOUSAND OAKS, California: Graeme McDowell got off to a hot start on a cool, damp day yesterday, finish- ing with seven birdies in a six- under 66 for a three-shot lead in Graeme the Tiger Woods-hosted World McDowell of Challenge. Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s McDowell hits his tee shot had a 36-hole total of nine-under 135 at Sherwood Country Club, on the sixth hole where 18 golfers are chasing a during the sec- Toronto Raptors’ forward DeMar DeRozan dunks against the Phoenix Suns first prize of $1m from the total ond round of during the first half of their NBA game in Toronto, yesterday. purse of $4m. the Tiger Woods Bo Van Pelt, Jim Furyk and World Challenge Keegan Bradley shared second on presented by 138. Van Pelt posted a 68 while Northwestern Lakers rout Nuggets; Furyk and Bradley both carded Mutual at 69s. Sherwood Country Woods, who hosts the unofficial Club in Thousand Nets topple Magic event for the benefit of his chari- Oaks, California, table foundation, thrust himself yesterday. into contention with a run of four LOS ANGELES: The Los Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets birdies in five holes starting at the Angeles Lakers rebounded from won their fifth-straight game ninth. their worst offensive perform- by beating the Orlando Magic But he lost some traction with ance of the season with an all 98-86 behind the hot hand of Joe his second bogey of the day at 15 out blitz from the bench against Johnson who scored a game-high and signed for a three-under 69 the Denver Nuggets yesterday, 22 points. for 139. prevailing 122-103 at the Staples Johnson shot 10-of-16 from the “I certainly hit the ball a lot triumph up the Pacific coast at That said, McDowell said he Center. field while Gerald Wallace nailed better than I did yesterday, made Pebble Beach. wouldn’t put any pressure on Mardan keeps Three nights after their last five three pointers for the streak- a couple more putts,” said Woods, He hasn’t won since, and admit- himself, also cautioning that the second loss to the Indiana Pacers ing Nets at Amway Center arena. who added that “a nice little ted it would be nice to punctu- course could yield plenty of low Thaworn at bay in the same building where they Wallace finished with 20 points groove hitting irons” was the key ate a season in which he finished scores at the weekend. managed to score just 77 points, and Andray Blatche added 14 to his run. equal second at the US Open and “I still believe there’s something in King’s Cup 40 of which were Kobe Bryant’s, points and nine rebounds in Otherwise, Woods said the tied for fifth at the British Open particularly low out there this the Lakers were on fire offen- the win. Deron Williams had 11 conditions on the rain-softened with a win -- even in a non-tour weekend for someone,” he said. sively across the board as they points and seven assists, while course were “tricky”. tournament. “Certainly, seven-, eight-, nine- BANGKOK: Singapore’s converted a franchise record- Kris Humphries had 11 points and “The greens were so soft, and “I would love to compete and under par is not out of the ques- Mardan Mamat kept Thailand’s equalling 17 three-pointers. seven rebounds. we had to hit so much club to try play well this weekend, you know, tion on this golf course. It’s very Thaworn Wiratchant at bay as Dwight Howard played up to Glen Davis scored a team-high and take the spin off the ball ... really to kind of put a little icing receptive, and the green surfaces he birdied his last hole to take his big money reputation with 16 points and E’Tuwan Moore but you know, all the par-fives on what’s been a mediocre year,” have remained very pure as well. the outright third round lead 20 rebounds and 28 points, 16 of added 13 points for the Magic, were reachable with good drives, he said. You can make some putts.” with a six-under-par 66 in the which came in the first quarter, who have lost three in a row. and a couple of pins you could use “Despite the fact that I feel like McDowell started quickly with $500,000 King’s Cup yesterday. with Antawn Jamison and Jodie Moore shot six-of-10 from the slopes to get the ball close.” I’ve played some decent golf this three straight birdies. Thaworn, a 15-time Asian Meeks coming off the bench to field while Andrew Nicholson and McDowell won this tournament year, I really don’t have a lot to After his lone bogey of the Tour winner, signalled his intent find their range. Nikola Vucevic had 12 points each in 2010, capping an outstanding show for myself, and this would day at the par-four seventh, to capture his second Order of Jamison top-scored with 33 in the loss. season that included his US Open be a nice way to finish.” McDowell added four more bird- Merit crown by storming home points and added 12 rebounds Brooklyn led 25-21 at the end ies coming in on a course softened with four birdies in his closing while Meeks added 21 points of a tightly played first quarter. by overnight rain and further five holes to stay one back off from seven successful three-point CJ Watson buried a deep three- dampened by intermittent misty Mardan with a three-day total of bombs to help the Lakers improve pointer early in the second quar- showers yesterday. 16-under-par 200 at the Singha to 8-8 on the year and drop the ter to give Brooklyn a five-point Meanwhile, McDowell will Park Khon Kaen Golf Club. Nuggets to 8-9. cushion at 32-27. take a 10-week break after the Thailand’s Pariya “I was able to get a couple of Orlando rallied to tie the game World Challenge ends to recharge Junhasavadikul remained on easy baskets in the first quarter on three different occasions and his batteries for a hectic 2013 course for his second Asian Tour and then just got into the flow of stayed within one possession campaign on both sides of the win when he returned with a 66 things,” Jamison told reporters. for the duration of the quarter. Atlantic. AGENCIES to take third place. AFP “I didn’t expect to lead the Moore hit a running jumper at team in shot attempts and points, the horn to cut the Nets’ lead to I don’t think there will be too 45-44 at half-time. World Challenge King’s Cup Scores many of those opportunities, but But Brooklyn poured it on in my team mates just did a great the fourth quarter, leading by as Scores Leading scores after round job looking for me and getting me many as 20 en route to a convinc- three (par 72): involved.” ing victory. AGENCIES THOUSAND OAKS, 199 Mardan Mamat (SIN) 63-70-66 The bench duo were the first California: Second-round Lakers reserves to score at least scores yesterday in the $4m 200 Thaworn Wiratchang (THA) 69-66- 20 points each since Bryant, who NBA Results World Challenge golf tour- 65 played a support role yesterday- Toronto 101 Phoenix 97 nament (USA unless noted, 201 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (THA) 66-69- with 14 points and eight assists, par-72): 66 Philadelphia 104 Charlotte 98 and Nick van Exel in 1998. 202 Javi Colmo (ESP) 65-72-65, Brooklyn 98 Orlando 86 135 Graeme McDowell (NIR) 69-66 “Antawn has been a scoring Arnond Vongvanij (THA) 65-70-67, Piya Boston 96 Portland 78 138 Bo Van Pelt 70-68, Jim Furyk 69-69, machine for his whole career Swangarunporn (THA) 70-65-67, Udorn Keegan Bradley 69-69 and we bring out the best in each NY Knicks 108 Washington 87 Duangdecha (THA) 65-68-69 139 Tiger Woods 70-69 other,” Meeks, 25, told reporters. Cleveland 113 Atlanta 111 203 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 67-68- 140 Rickie Fowler 73-67, Nick Watney “If he gets going I want to get Memphis 90 Detroit 78 68, Wade Ormsby (AUS) 71-63-69, Lin 67-73 going as well. I am trying to learn Oklahoma City 106 Utah 94 Wen-tang (TPE) 66-68-69 141 Jason Dufner 73-68 on the fly, I am a young guy in Minnesota 95 Milwaukee 85 Tiger Woods of the US, takes out his club to tee off on the second hole 204 Thammanoon Sriroj (THA) 70-66-68, 142 Dustin Johnson 74-68, Matt Kuchar this league, but I think I’m doing Indiana 97 Sacramento 92 during the second round of the World Challenge golf tournament, yesterday. Prom Meesawat (THA) 65-69-70, Elmer a pretty good job of learning from 73-69 LA Lakers 122 Denver 103 Salvador (PHI) 68-66-70 these guys.” QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah in Monte Carlo

LEFT: Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (right) poses for a photo with 2012 MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in Monte Carlo. Lorenzo of Spain has won 23 races since making his MotoGP debut in 2008. Lorenzo opened the 2012 season with victory at the Qatar MotoGP, held at Losail International Circuit in April this year. The 2013 MotoGP season, which consists of 18 races, will begin in Qatar on April 7, and will end on November 10 in Valencia. RIGHT: Al Attiyah, who is also the Vice President of the Federation International Motorcycling (FIM) is seen with FIM President Vitto Ippolito with FIM Board Members and Commission Directors. Today, the FIM Gala Ceremony will take place to celebrate the achievements of riders during the 2012 season. SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Al Rayyan close gap on Al Sadd Aguirre’s side crushes Al Wakra 3-1; Soria scores twice in Lekhwiya’s win over Al Arabi

DOHA: Al Rayyan yesterday Soria was later declared the closed the gap on Qatar Stars Man of the Match and won $2,000 QSL Results and League (QSL) points leaders for his efforts. Al Sadd after the boys in white Al Arabi, who are without a Standings crushed Al Wakra 3-1 in their win in the current season that is Yesterday ninth-round clash. into its third month, had equal- Al Wakra 1 Al Rayyan 3 Rodrigo Tabata opened the ised through Ahmed Mohammed Al Arabi 1 Lekhwiya 3 scoring in the 23rd minute at (23). Qatar SC 3 Umm Salal 2 Soud bin Abdalrahman Stadium. However, Lekhwiya defended Friday The Brazilian midfielder, who stoutly and attack at will to score was the Player of the Year last two more goals after the teams Al Gharafa 0 Al Sadd 1 season coverted Nilmar’s cross were tied at 1-1 at the end of the Al Khor 1 Al Sailiyah 1 with his chest to give Al Rayyan first half. Eljaish 0 Al Kharaitiyat 2 a 1-0 lead. Lekhwiya have 19 points from P W D L G/F G/A Pts Shortly before half-time, cap- 9 matches. Al Sadd 9 9 0 0 25 8 27 tain Fabio Cesar converted from Al Arabi - coached by former Al Rayyan 9 6 1 2 22 13 19 close range in the 41st minute. Egypt national team manager Lekhwiya 9 6 1 2 14 8 19 The third goal for Al Rayyan Hassan Shehata - are at the bot- was scored by Nathan Ottavio in tom of the points table of the Qatar SC 9 4 2 3 15 15 14 the 71st minute. 12-team league. Umm Salal 9 4 2 3 15 17 14 For hosts Al Wakra, the only It was Lekhwiya’s fifth con- Eljaish 9 4 1 4 11 12 13 goal was managed by Ali Rahma secutive win this season, after Al Wakra 9 3 3 3 13 11 12 Al Marri (77). defeating Al Khor, Al Gharafa Al Gharafa 9 2 3 4 7 12 9 It was Al Rayyan’s third suc- and Qatar SC, and Al Kharaitiyat. Al Khor 9 1 4 4 10 13 7 cessive win in QSL this season. The defending champions are Coached by Diego Aguirre, Al being coached by Eric Gerets who Al Kharaitiyat 9 1 3 5 6 9 6 Rayyan now have 19 points from took over from outgoing manager Al Sailiyah 9 1 2 6 11 21 5 9 matches, whereas, Al Sadd are Djamel Belmadi in early October. Al Arabi 9 0 4 5 8 18 4 at the top with a tally of 27. Al Sadd - who are unbeaten Also yesterday, Lekhwiya left this season - are at the top of Al Rayyan players celebrate a goal during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Wakra yesterday. Al struggling Al Arabi still search- QSL standings with 27 points, fol- Rayyan won 3-1. Lekhwiya’s Mourad Meghni (left) tries to get the ball with Al Arabi’s Joji Boualem during their QSL Fixtures ing for a win in the 2012-13 QSL lowing their 1-0 victory against QSL match in Doha, Lekhwiya won 3-1. December 7 season when the defending cham- former champions Al Gharafa on Al Gharafa vs Al Sailiyah, 4:00pm pions registered an impressive 3-1 Friday. past Umm Salal 3-2. National For Umm Salal, Cabore (16) Sebastiao Lazaroni - are in fourth result. Al Rayyan are in second spot team striker Mohammed Razzak and Saaid Boutahar (76) scored spot on the QSL points table with Umm Salal vs Lekhwiya, 4:00pm National team striker Sebastian (19) points, a notch above third- scored two goals (6 and 49) while the two goals. a tally of 14. Qatar SC vs Eljaish, 6:30pm Soria scored two goals (15, pen- placed Lekhwiya. Magid Mussa found the net in the The match was played at Umm Salal who are coached December 8 alty, and 64) befor Ali Hassan The 10th round action of QSL 61st minute. Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium on by Bertrand Marchand - are a Al Wakra vs Al Khor, 4:00pm (75) produced the third in the commences on December 7. Razzak picked up a yellow card a day when Doha residents wel- notch below Qatar SC with the Al Khairaitiyat vs Al Sadd, 4:00pm one-sided clash at Grand Hamad In another match that took in the 49th minute of the QSL comed winter rain. same tally of 14 points. Stadium. place yesterday, Qatar SC edged match. Qatar SC who coached by THE PENINSULA Al Rayyan vs Al Arabi, 6:30pm

Team Creation Qatar keep slim qualifying hopes alive beat One Family DOHA: Hosts Qatar kept their Azerbaijan’s Express Cargo slim hopes of qualifying for Muhammad the second round of the World Saleem (left) and Hockey League alive with a Muhamed Hubais in PIBAQ League fighting 2-1 win over Sri Lanka of Oman (cen- at the Al Rayyan Stadium here tre) vie for the yesterday. BY DANOTZKI SANTOS The hosts finished their league ball during their engagements in the five-team Hockey World DOHA: Team Creation edged round- robin tournament with League match at One Family Express Cargo, a tally of nine points from four Al Rayyan Sports 87-82, in a tightly contested matches. Club yesterday. Pinoy Basketball Qatar League Qatar will have to wait for the Azerbaijan won match at the Al Gharafa Indoor outcome of today’s match to know 3-1. RIGHT: Qatar’s Arena. about their qualification fate. Sami Ullah (in Ronnie Cajayon and Francis Shaiful Azli’s coached side will white) and Milinda Mercado made the crucial baskets be hoping for an upset win for Sapugasgoda of from the charity lane to lift their Sri Lanka against table-toppers Sri lanka vie for the team to its second win in Division Azerbaijan, and that too by a huge ball. 1 of the Subaru Cup 2012. margin, in the last match of the PICTURES BY: ABDUL Team Creation took the first championship today. BASIT half leading 45-41 as the teams Azerbaijan is currently leading headed for the mid-game showers. the points tally with nine points One Family came out more from three matches and also enjoy keep the rival forwards at bay minute for the winners. Both The World Hockey League has aggressive in the third and rolled a better difference over Qatar. yesterday. Oman and Sri Lanka have three been developed by the FIH to World Hockey League out a 13-6 run to wrest the lead, In yesterday’s second match, In the first match, Azerbaijan points from an equal number of present hockey at its best whilst 54-51, before Team Creation the hosts took the lead through trounced a fighting Oman 3 – 1 matches. also providing rapidly improving Fixtures & Standings regained their composure and Rafaqat Ali who scored in the to maintain their perfect record. Oman takes on bottom sitters hockey nations with a stage to Today’ schedule grabbed the upper hand once 11th minute. Saleh Balamiyev gave Turkey in today’s first match. show what they are capable of. Oman vs Turkey, 4.00pm more at 58-56. Qatar increased the lead in the Azerbaijan the lead in the 25th Only one team will qualify for The event in Qatar is the Sri Lanka vs Azerbaijan, 6.00pm One Family kept the pressure 30th minute with Nor Hafiq of a minute while Oman equalized five Round 2 from the Qatar leg of the eighth World Hockey League Team P W D L GF GA Pts on their foes in the remainder of penalty corner conversion. minutes through a penalty corner World Hockey League organised Round 1 event to take place with the third to lead 66-64. Azerbaijan 3 3 0 0 12 5 9 In the second half, Sri Lanka strike from Hubais Al Shar. by FIH. Poland, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Team Creation upped the Qatar 4 3 0 1 11 9 9 pulled one back in the 41st minute In the second half, Azerbaijan The World Hockey League Ireland, Austria, Egypt, Scotland, tempo and led 83-75. through Upul Warnakula. scored through quick goals to put will be held over two years, and Portugal, Trinidad & Tobago, Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 10 8 3 Desperation fouls were com- Thereafter, Sri Lanka kept the issue beyond doubt. will serve as qualifiers for the Chile and USA winning through Oman 3 1 0 2 8 10 3 mitted by One Family as Team pressing for the equaliser but Tarig Aziz and Saleem Khalid Olympics and the Hockey World to the second round. Turkey 3 0 0 3 2 11 0 Creation hanged-on and sealed the Qatar forwards were able to scored in the 56th and 60th Cup. THE PENINSULA the win. THE PENINSULA Formula One champion Vettel in Austria

German three-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing reads a poster with fans during a showrun through the streets of Graz, Austria, yesterday. RIGHT: Vettel steers his RB8 race car. Vettel, 25, clinched his third straight Formula One (F1) title in Brazil last Sunday with an overall points tally of 281. During his F1 career, the German has accumulated 26 race wins and 46 podium finishes. The German replaced Britain’s David Coulthard in 2009 for Red Bull Racing and in 2010, he won his first F1 title, to become the youngest ever champion in the sport. In February this year, Vettel was honoured with the highest sports award in Germany, the ‘Silberne Lorbeerblatt’ – Silver Bay Laurel Leaf – in recognition of his multiple world titles and his exemplary character. SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT India, Pakistan should stop resisting change, says hockey legend Ahmad I have no regrets in my life, says the former Pakistan captain and World Cup star

BY ARMSTRONG VAS game are keeping away from the game due to the unproductive DOHA: Arch-rivals India and system. We do not share knowl- Pakistan must stop resist- edge and we do not meet often. ing change in order to reclaim We need to form small hockey lost glory, former field hockey development teams to prepare captain and World Cup star Shahbaz Ahmed, former and carry the development pro- Shahbaz Ahmad has said. Pakistan field hockey gramme forward. Pakistan, four-time World Cup captain, smiles during an Q: What do you mean by champions, hit rock bottom at the interview in Doha yesterday. unproductive system? last edition held in New Delhi, fin- Ahmad was part of the A: Our associations are moving ishing last in the 12-team event. bronze-winning Pakistan in opposite directions. They are India, eight-time Olympic team at the 1992 Olympics appointing coaches and manag- champions, finished the 2010 and is the only player in the ers to please someone. Even the World Cup on home soil in 8th history of field hockey to selections are not fair. spot. Q: Are you hopeful that Asian bag two consecutive Player Neither team reached the semi- hockey will bounce back to the of the Tournament awards finals of the London Olympic glory days? Games in August this year. at the 1990 and 1994 World A: As long as I am live I have “When the Europeans were Cups. hope we can, we need sincere peo- changing their style of play, we ple. We need planning and vision. (India and Pakistan) were stag- Q: Is hiring European coaches nant. We should change,” Ahmad an ideal solution to rectify the said in an interview yesterday. problems of Indian and Pakistan “We should come to modern hockey? hockey, we should improve our A: We brought so many foreign coaching system. We have to coaches for the last nine to ten work hard on our grass roots are still doing,” Ahmad lamented. So, if they get a job (in Qatar), countries. From where will you years. Are they loyal to the coun- development programmes,” the Excerpts from a chat with the and are satisfied in life, then why get the spectators? You have the try they coach? They pretend to 1994 World Cup winning captain Pakistani hockey great. shouldn’t they move to another matches in Doha or in Dubai, but, be loyal. Even if you pay them $1m added. Q: How do you like the idea country to play? I have also sug- then a lot of kids (in India and salary they will not be loyal. They “Our way of selections have of World Hockey League intro- gested to FIH to professionalise Pakistan) will miss those games will not allow you to win. India not changed. The things we were duced by International Hockey the game by introducing incen- (if they are held at a neutral and Pakistan must shed their fas- doing 20 years back is what we Federation (FIH) for lower tives like prize money. Hockey is venue). I want the kids to come cination for foreign coaches if the ranked countries like Qatar? behind because there is no money. along with their families to the powers-that-be want to achieve Shahbaz Ahmad Factbox A: The World Hockey League If you see cricket, it has become ground and enjoy the matches any success in world hockey. We is an excellent concept. It is a an industry and a business. in India and Pakistan and get should trust our people to train Shahbaz Ahmad once dazzled hockey great chance for smaller nations Q: Is there any initiative inspired. I see lot of kids playing our own boys because there has spectators and his speedy runs to earn the to come forward and to play and to start the India-Pakistan cricket on the streets in Pakistan, to be a level of comfort in com- nick name ‘The Man with the Electric Heels’. learn from each other. I appre- hockey Test series now that the cricket with tennis ball. With the munication and understanding Ahmad is regarded as one of top three ciate the step taken by FIH and cricket series has already been India-Pakistan hockey Test series, between a coach and his players players of all-time of the game that relies on Asian Hockey Federation and announced? we can enhance the value of the and that can come only if there is speed and power. whoever is involved to empower A: I do not know about it. But game. The matches (involving a local coach. The 43-year-old played a major role in the smaller nations. both nations should sit together India and Pakistan) are often Q: Do you regret missing out Pakistan victories in 1994 World Cup in Q: A number of Pakistan- country and organise it (hockey sensational and the nationalist on winning a gold medal at the Sydney and in the Champions Trophy triumph born players are playing for series). I have told Pakistan feelings are involved. Olympics? in the same year on home soil. He played at the local club Shabab Qatar and hockey officials, unless and until Q: What steps would you A: I have no regrets in my life. three Olympic Games, winning a bronze now are playing for Qatar in the you introduce India and Pakistan suggest for the improvement There are plenty of people in medal in 1992 in Barcelona. World Hockey League. Was it a series you will not get (new) stars. of the game in the Indian sub India and Pakistan who have won He is the only player in history of field wise decision by them to move When you play against each other continent? the Olympic medal but did not hockey to win two consecutive Player of to Qatar? (India-Pakistan) then you get A: When officials of India and achieve what I could. I am happy the Tournament awards (in the 1990 World A: There are thousands and good players. We (players) know Pakistan meet, they have their that many people idolise me and I Cup in Lahore and at the 1994 World Cup thousands of cricket and hockey the nations are behind and they own agenda, to retain their posi- am a role model for them. in Sydney). He leads the list of most-capped players in India and Pakistan. In are watching, then the players get tions in the federations and com- Q: Do you intend to return to Pakistan players with 304 matches. Pakistan, if you are away from confidence. mittees. We need to get hockey Doha for the Asian Champions The ace forward, who played in an era which education, then you are away from Q: Are you favour of hosting back to the prime position it was. Trophy later this month? was characterized by lot of dodging and (a good) job ... how can you have a India-Pakistan matches at neu- We need to introduce hockey in A: Certainly, I will be there. dribbling, was in Qatar for the World Hockey secure future without good edu- tral venues? schools and colleges. The problem I cannot miss out on the India- League taking place at Al Rayyan Stadium. cation? So, interest in hockey is A: I do not like the concept in Pakistan and Indian hockey is Pakistan action in Doha. becoming less and less day by day. of organising matches in third that people with knowledge of the THE PENINSULA Rampant England stun All Blacks Beale breaks Wales’ LONDON: England ended the suspended Andrew Hore, hearts with late try world champions New Zealand’s banned for his punch on Welsh 20-match unbeaten run with lock Bradley Davies, and Brodie a stunning 38-21 victory at Retallick preferred in the second CARDIFF: A last-gasp try to defending forced a turnover with Twickenham yesterday. row to Luke Romano. Kurtley Beale gave Australia the opponents camped on their Tries from Brad Barritt, Chris England knocked New Zealand a thrilling 14-12 victory over tryline. Ashton and Manu Tuilagi helped out of their stride, both in the for- Wales yesterday which con- Pushed back, Wales coun- England, who had been 15-0 up wards and the backs. demned the Welsh to a seventh tered with a scintillating break early in the second half, stave off And when New Zealand had a successive defeat and left them from wing Alex Cuthbert who an All Blacks fightback that saw chance to open the scoring in the facing a daunting World Cup took an attack that started from the visitors close to within a point 15th minute the normally reliable challenge. behind his own line all the way to at 15-14. Carter was off-target with a 39 Flyhalf Beale dived over in the Australia’s 22 before being forced This was England’s record metre penalty. corner with 20 seconds of time into touch. margin of victory over the All Soon afterwards England, from left under a closed roof at the Halfpenny’s pace then set up Blacks, surpassing a 13-0 success a scrum penalty, kicked into the Millennium stadium. another chance, bursting deep in 1936 and their record score New Zealand 22 to set up a series Wales, needing a draw or win into Australia’s half before his against New Zealand, beating the of attacking line-outs. to stay in the world’s top eight kick forward set up a race to the 31 points they managed in a 31-28 The ball was worked across after a miserable run of form, now line. win in 2002. field only for Ashton to drop a find themselves cast into the third Fortunately for the Wallabies, It was only England’s seventh pass from full-back Alex Goode band of seeds for tomorrow’s 2015 Wycliff Palu just got his hand win in 35 Tests against New metres out from the New Zealand World Cup pool draw. down first despite the attentions Zealand and their first since 2003. line. Beale also kicked three pen- of Sam Warburton and Toby Owen Farrell may have But the All Blacks had infringed alties for the Australians, who Faletau. been a shock choice alongside earlier in the move and Farrell return home after tour wins Halfpenny’s penalties put Wales New Zealand’s Dan Carter as kicked the resulting close-range over Wales, Italy and England, ahead 12-9 up after an hour, but, one of four nominees for the penalty. with their only blemish a heavy with the Wallabies seemingly run- International Rugby Board Minutes later Carter, Test Chris Ashton of England (centre) scores a try against New Zealand during opening defeat by France. Leigh ning out of gas and ideas, they player of the year award, but he rugby’s all-time leading points their Rugby Union match at Twickenham Stadium in London, Britain, Halfpenny, who needed lengthy conjured one final piece of magic outplayed his opposing fly-half scorer, missed his second penalty yesterday. treatment which delayed the end from a gruelling season as Beale in a first half that ended with attempt when a 31 metre effort of the game, landed three penal- burst clear from a Dave Dennis England, against all pre-match went wide. ties for Wales. pass to break Welsh hearts. predictions, 12-0 ahead. In open play England were Early in the second half work by Jane and Conrad Smith The Welsh, forced to name Wales coach Warren Gatland In all the 21-year-old kicked forcing turnovers, as well as other England went further ahead sending No 8 Kieran Read for another patched-up side after said the two sides were equally 17 points as England ended 2012 All Blacks errors, and Farrell when, after their pack had forced another converted try. a succession of injuries in home matched. on a huge high and ensured New kicked a 40 metre penalty to put a New Zealand scrum collapse, England were now just 15-14 defeats to Argentina, Samoa and “Pretty gutted,” said the New Zealand captain Richie McCaw’s the hosts 6-0 ahead in the 32nd Farrell made no mistake with a up but they then stemmed the New Zealand, did not lack for Zealander, who will lock horns last match before a six-month minute. difficult, 41 metre, penalty from All Blacks recovery with three ambition with Warren Gatland’s again with opposite number break ended in defeat. England then disrupted a New the right to leave his side 15-0 in tries of their own in a dramatic men showing the determination Robbie Deans in the southern England made just one change Zealand line-out and from the front. 10-minute spell. to continue the momentum from hemisphere summer when he from the starting side that drive forward, Farrell dropped a But after a break by New Five minutes later England a bright second-half showing takes the British and Irish Lions lost 16-15 to South Africa at goal. Zealand’s Cory Jane set up a line- won quick ball off a line-out and against the All Blacks last week- to Australia. Twickenham last week, with And there as still for Farrell to out deep in England’s 22, the ball Tuilagi smashed his way past end, despite a 33-10 defeat. “Apart from the last minute Farrell in for the injured Toby extend England’s lead to 12-0 with was worked across field and left Carter before sending in Ashton. They were initially on the back- I thought we played some out- Flood. a 45 metre penalty. wing Julian Savea, despite the Farrell missed both conversions foot as the Wallabies twice wasted standing rugby today, it was a New Zealand made three England were 12-0 in front presence of four England play- but there as better to come for promising early openings. close tough tight test match. We changes from the team that against a New Zealand side ers, went in for the first try of England when Tuilagi intercepted Adam Ashley-Cooper was put ourselves in a position where beat Wales 33-10, with Carter in that had not lost since a 25-20 the match. Read’s pass and sprinted over for penalised for a forward pass we should have won it,” he said for Aaron Cruden, experienced defeat by Australia in Brisbane Two minutes later New Zealand a try for the hosts England at having broken through the first to reporters after the match at hooker Keven Mealamu replacing in August 2011. crossed England’s line again, good Twickenham. AFP line before some resilient Welsh Millennium Stadium. AFP SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 United win thriller against Reading; City, Everton draw Chelsea slump to 3-1 defeat to West Ham; Swansea stun Arsenal

LONDON: Manchester United moved three points clear at the Premier League summit after beating Reading 4-3 in Beckham a remarkable game yesterday, which was to prove a day of wants despair for Chelsea and Arsenal. All the goals came before half- time at the Madejski Stadium, Champions equalling the Premier League record for first-half goals, as United overcame their defen- League sive frailties to draw away from Manchester City -- held 1-1 by Everton -- ahead of next week- swansong end’s Manchester derby. LOS ANGELES: David Chelsea are now 10 points off Beckham (pictured) has tar- the pace in third place after see- geted one final fling in the ing their run without victory European Champions League stretch to seven games in a 3-1 before hanging up his boots defeat at West Ham United, while once he leaves Los Angeles Arsenal tumbled to 10th after a after five-and-a-half years. 2-0 loss at home to Swansea City. “I always loved it when I went A Wayne Rooney penalty put back to AC Milan being back United 2-1 up in the 16th minute in the Champions League,” the at Reading after Anderson had 37-year-old told British media cancelled out Hal Robson-Kanu’s as he prepared for his last game eighth-minute opener for the for the LA Galaxy. hosts, only for headers from Adam “I still miss playing in it, they Le Fondre and Sean Morrison to are the games you love playing restore the home side’s lead. in. Of course I’d want to play in However, Rooney tucked away it again,” he added before the Patrice Evra’s cross to equalise in MLS Cup final against Houston the 30th minute before Robin van Dynamo. Persie put Alex Ferguson’s men “We’ll see where I go next. back in front moments later by If it’s a team that’s in the finishing from Rooney’s flick. Champions League then it will Van Persie had a goal ruled out Reading’s English striker Adam Le Fondre (right) scores their second goal during the English Premier League match against Manchester United at the be nice to be back.” before half-time despite the ball Madejski Stadium, in Reading, Berkshire, southern England, yesterday. Former England captain appearing to cross the line and Beckham admitted watching then blazed wide of an open goal former Manchester United in the second half after an error possible nine since replacing the “It was a hard game,” City Bale to injury, but coach Andre team mates Paul Scholes and from Reading goalkeeper Adam sacked Roberto Di Matteo. manager Roberto Mancini told Villas-Boas said: “They are not English Premier Ryan Giggs still playing in Federici, but 4-3 proved enough. Michu was Arsenal’s scourge at the BBC. very serious (injuries) and hope- Europe’s top competition gave Chelsea’s match at West Ham the Emirates Stadium, the £2m “We tried to break them down fully we will have them both back League Results him added incentive. was another game of two halves. signing from Rayo Vallecano but this week we have played soon.” Arsenal 0 Swansea 2 (Michu 88, 90) “It’s nice to see them still The visitors led 1-0 at half- claiming a late brace for Swansea three games in six days so we Harry Redknapp’s home debut playing at Manchester United,” time, only for the hosts’ rousing to leave Arsene Wenger’s side five are tired. We also have players as Queens Park Rangers manager Fulham 0 Tottenham 3 (Sandro 55, Defoe said the former Real Madrid 72, 77) second-half fightback to condemn points below the top four. injured.” ended in stalemate after the top midfielder. the European champions to their “We were not good and Swansea A 75th-minute goal by Dean flight’s bottom club were held 1-1 Liverpool 1 (Agger 43) Southampton 0 “They have had successful longest sequence of top-flight deserved to win,” said Wenger, Whitehead gave Stoke City a 1-0 by Aston Villa at Loftus Road. Man City 1 (Tevez 43-pen) Everton 1 (Fellaini careers there and to see them games without victory since 1995. whose side have made their worst win at West Bromwich Albion, Brett Holman put Villa ahead 33) playing like they do is great. Juan Mata scored the first goal start to a league season since he and Tottenham Hotspur capi- in the eighth minute but Jamie QPR 1 (Mackie 18) Aston Villa 1 (Holman 8) I’m 37 years old, the same age of the Rafael Benitez era to put arrived in 1996. talised on the Baggies’ setback Mackie’s fine 18th-minute header Reading 3 (Robson-Kanu 8, Le Fondre 19, as Scholesy, although Giggsy is Chelsea ahead at Upton Park but “Our fans cannot be happy to move into fourth place with a levelled the scores for QPR, who Morrison 23) Man Utd 4 (Anderson 13, even older than me. a revitalised West Ham roared when we do not win games and 3-0 win at Fulham. had Stephane Mbia taken to Rooney 16-pen, 30, Van Persie 34) “Me and Scholesy grew back to prevail through goals what we produced today is not Brazilian holding midfielder hospital following a collision with up together and played with West Brom 0 Stoke 1 (Whitehead 75) from Carlton Cole and substitutes enough to keep our fans happy.” Sandro set Spurs on their way Gabriel Agbonlahor. Giggsy and it is great to see Mohamed Diame and Modibo Marouane Fellaini put Everton with a wickedly swerving 30-yard Liverpool climbed one place to West Ham 3 (Cole 63, Diame 86, Maiga 90) them still playing.” Maiga. ahead in the 33rd minute at City, effort in the 55th minute, before 11th after Daniel Agger’s 43rd- Chelsea 1 (Mata 13) Beckham has been linked “At this level, you have to take following in after Joe Hart par- a quick-fire Jermain Defoe brace minute header secured a 1-0 suc- Playing today with French sides Paris St your chances, and we had many ried his header, but the Belgian’s took the game away from Martin cess at home to Southampton that Norwich vs Sunderland (1600GMT) Germain and Monaco, among clear chances to finish the game,” foul on Edin Dzeko allowed Carlos Jol’s side. gave Brendan Rodgers’ side only Playing tomorrow others, although regular first- said interim coach Benitez, who Tevez to bring the champions level Spurs lost both Michael their third home win of the cam- team minutes could be hard to Newcastle vs Wigan (2000GMT) has picked up two points from a from the spot before half-time. Dawson and the in-form Gareth paign. AFP come by at Carlo Ancelotti’s big spending side. “I plan to keep playing as long as I can,” said Beckham, Celtic held by part-time Arbroath in Scottish Cup arguably the most recognisable athlete on the planet. GLASGOW: Second division which still contained six inter- took a wicked deflection on its competition so we move on,” the a result is up there with the best “I know when Scholesy part-timers Arbroath scored nationals, struggled to create way into the net. Celtic boss said. from a personal point of view,” the stepped away he came back and a late goal to shock Scottish any meaningful chances before It continues Celtic’s dismal run “I learned some things about Arbroath manager said. regretted stopping. I want to Premier League leaders Celtic a ridiculous own goal handed at home, where they are without some players and I’m disappointed “We were dominated and my continue to play as long as my as the part-timers earned a them a 36th minute lead when a win in three matches, and will with some performances but keeper was outstanding but I legs will take me.” famous Scottish Cup fourth Arbroath defender Stewart cause the manager concern ahead we had all the play and all the asked them to stay disciplined Beckham, who has an option round replay with a 1-1 draw at Malcolm’s attempted clearance of Wednesday’s match against chances.” for as long as possible and I to take an ownership share in Parkhead. diverted off the backside of Alex Spartak when they will attempt Paul Sheerin, who was part of knew there would be a chance a future MLS expansion team, With one eye on Wednesday’s Keddie and past Scott Morrison. to book their place in the last 16 the Inverness Caledonian Thistle somewhere along the line and denied money had ever been a crucial Champions League fixture The Hoops upped the tempo of the Champions League. side that grabbed a famous to get a result in any manner is factor in his transfers between against Spartak Moscow, Celtic in the second half and Morrison Lennon said his side had more Scottish Cup win at Celtic Park incredible.” clubs. boss Neil Lennon made sweeping made superb saves to deny Miku than enough chances to easily win in 2000, was full of praise for his Ibrahim Rabiu was handed his “My career has never changes to his side with only two and Lassad Nouioui before the game. part-time players. first start and tried his luck in been about money,” insisted players from the midweek win Arbroath shocked the home sup- “That’s football. We missed far “To come as a part-time club, the seventh minute with a shot Beckham, who has a net worth over Hearts starting. port with an 87th minute equal- too many chances for my liking who train four hours a week, to from just outside the box that just of $260m, according to Forbes. However, his makeshift side, iser as a Steven Doris free-kick at home but we’re still in the the Scottish champions and get dipped over the bar. AFP “I’m not money-motivated, I just want to play for the best team and with the best players. I know I will miss it when I fin- ish playing. Brazil coach Scolari happy with draw “When I got my Achilles injury and I was out for six or SAO PAULO: New Brazil man- was made in Sao Paulo yester- win the World Cups,” he said. seven months it gave me time 2013 Confederations Cup Fixtures ager Luiz Felipe Scolari wel- day morning, with Brazil drawn “So having done well in the to realise what it would be like. SAO PAULO: Match schedule for the 2013 Confederations Cup comed a tough Confederations against Japan in the capital, Confederations Cup masked (our I kind of got a taste of it then in Brazil. The African champions will be decided on February 10 Cup draw that pitted his team Brasilia, on June 15, Mexico in situation) a bit. I don’t think that and I didn’t like it. next year: against Japan, Mexico and Fortaleza on June 19, and Italy losing the Confederations Cup “It’s going to happen at some Date Group Match Venue Italy and said failure to win in Salvador three days later. The means we go to the World Cup point but ... I’ve got four kids June 15 A Brazil vs Japan Brasilia next June’s tournament does other group comprises Uruguay, with no one believing in us.” so it’s not like I’m not going to June 16 A Mexico vs Italy Rio de Janeiro not mean his side cannot lift World and European champi- Scolari said belief is an impor- be busy.”Becoming an owner or June 16 B Spain vs Uruguay Recife the World Cup on home soil 12 ons Spain, the tiny Pacific island tant factor, and getting home fans part of the LA Galaxy owner- June 17 B Tahiti vs African Champion Belo Horizonte months later. nation of Tahiti, and the yet-to-be behind the team is a key chal- ship structure appeals more June 19 A Brazil vs Mexico Fortaleza Scolari, who was last week decided champions of Africa. lenge over the next 18 months. than becoming a manager to June 19 A Italy vs Japan Recife appointed Brazil manager for the “There is no group of death, Brazil’s fans are as fickle as they Beckham, who won six Premier June 20 B Spain vs Tahiti Rio de Janeiro second time, denied Spain was the this is a strong group just like we are demanding and they have not League titles with United and June 20 B Uruguay vs African Champion Salvador hot favourite for the World Cup wanted,” said Scolari. “We want shied away from booing their own one La Liga championship at June 22 A Brazil vs Italy Salvador warm-up and said he aims to put tough games that put us under players if they are not winning in Real Madrid. June 22 A Japan vs Mexico Belo Horizonte together a team that will excite pressure and get the fans going.” style. Felipao said he wanted peo- “I’d like to be an owner June 23 B Spain vs African Champion Fortaleza home supporters. The former Chelsea and ple “to believe more, to feel more because I don’t want to be a “I don’t see any team as favour- Portugal coach pointed out for the team, to go to stadiums”. manager,” he said, also hinting June 23 B Tahiti vs Uruguay Recife ite but I want to tell our fans that that Brazil won the last two The World Cup will take place at a possible future role as an Semi-finals if we play at home ... we have to Confederations Cups but crashed in 12 Brazilian cities in June and ambassador for United. June 26 Winner Group A vs Runners-up Group B Belo Horizonte play to win,” said the man known out of the World Cup at the quar- July 2014. Brazil has not hosted “I love playing and coach- June 27 Winner Group B vs Runners-up Group A Fortaleza as Felipao, or Big Phil. “That is ter-final stage a year later. the tournament since 1950, but it ing but I would rather be an June 30 Third-Fourth Place Playoff Salvador our goal.” “Brazil won the last two is the only team to win the World owner.” REUTERS June 30 Final Rio de Janeiro The draw for the tournament Confederations Cups and didn’t Cup five times. REUTERS Sunday 2 December 2012 18 Muharram 1434 Volume 17 Number 5536 Sport Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Boxer Flintoff starts with a win MANCHESTER: Andrew to the one he used to make from RIGHT: Former Flintoff will take his time the pavilion to the crease, this England cricketer- before deciding if he would con- time the roped-off ring awaited turned professional tinue boxing after his success- him after Dawson had entered to boxer Andrew Flintoff ful heavyweight debut against a chorus of boos. (right) fights US boxer American Richard Dawson. It was, by Flintoff’s admission, Richard Dawson in their The former England cricket a sluggish affair but he started captain beat Dawson 39-38 on the fight well, pawing out jabs heavyweight bout at the points after a lively affair in while Dawson looked disinter- Manchester Arena in front of 5,000 raucous fans at ested from the off. Manchester, north-west the Manchester Arena, but only But in the second round, the England on Friday night. after being knocked down in the American caught him off bal- Flintoff won the fight on second round of the four-round ance with an accurate, but points to score a victory contest. hardly powerful, left that put the in his first professional The 34-year-old said he will Englishman on the canvas. bout. BELOW: Flintoff wait until after Christmas before He beat the count and recov- talks with opponent deciding if he will continue his ered, before regaining his com- Dawson after Flintoff won foray into the paid-ranks of posure and dominating the final their heavyweight boxing boxing. two rounds to deservedly take the bout. “I really enjoyed it. I said at the contest. start that I knew I was starting “It was probably everything at a novice level,” said the former and more,” said Flintoff. England all-rounder, who sported “It was not one for the pur- a black eye in his post-fight news ists. Walking out there with the conference. crowd, completely different feel- “I want some time off, have a ing than I ever had before. nice Christmas. After Christmas “I think I got the full experi- I will start to decide what to do. ence. I got the canvas, black eye It is quite fresh, still quite raw and the win. It was like an out of what happened.” body experience. Flintoff had been accused in “Shane (McGuigan, his coach) some boxing quarters of demean- said you worked so hard don’t ing the sport by thinking he could leave anything in the ring. In my just casually walk into the profes- cricket career that was similar to sional ranks. how I played. It was a bit ragged But that did not stop former and arms going, I just wanted to England team-mates, Matthew leave it all in the ring. Hoggard and Steve Harmison, “This was not about degrading compared to his many other work hard. I couldn’t have done it well when I was playing cricket fight again, he added: “We’ll see being at ringside to see the man boxing, we wanted to show boxing great performances, Flintoff without these two guys (the two that it was a no-brainer to have how we go, I’ll have to speak to who was twice an Ashes winner as it is, a fantastic thing.” told Box Nation: “You can men- McGuigans).” it up here.” the missus! I know I was sloppy during his cricket career. Flintoff also hinted that his tion the Ashes at international He added: “The feeling of being The former English all-rounder at times tonight but I’m not pre- Flintoff entered the ring wear- heavyweight boxing victory over level but, as a personal achieve- out in front of a crowd again, and explained: “The crowd can really tending to be something I’m not. ing the shirt of his county team, Dawson may have been his great- ment, I think this is the best. then winning, I can’t describe it. make a difference and their sup- I’m a novice heavyweight and I’ve Lancashire. est sporting achievement. It’s something that doesn’t come The people around Manchester, port tonight was amazing and got no aspirations, don’t worry!” But it was a walk very different Asked how the victory naturally to me and I’ve had to and the county, supported me so humbling.” Asked if he might AGENCIES

NBA: Spurs South Africa on top in Perth fined $250,000 for resting top Fast bowler Dale Steyn takes four key wickets; Amla unbeaten on 99 players NEW YORK: The San PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Pace lead of 292 runs with eight wick- Antonio Spurs were fined spearhead Dale Steyn redis- ets left and three days still to play. South Africa’s Hashim $250,000 yesterday for send- covered his best form to bowl Amla was on 99 from just 84 Amla attempts to ing top players home before South Africa into a command- balls with his 18th Test century hit a bouncer from a nationally televised game ing position on the second day of beckoning, while Jacques Kallis, against the Miami Heat, Australia’s Mitchell the third and final Test against dropped on three by Nathan Lyon the National Basketball Johnson at the WACA Australia at the WACA Ground from the bowling of Mitchell Association said. yesterday. Starc, was on 17. during the second The Spurs, who have one of Steyn’s four-wicket haul The highest successful run day’s play of the third the oldest rosters in the league, helped decimate the Australian chase at the WACA is South cricket Test match in sent four of their top players first innings and hand his side a Africa’s 414 for four in 2008. Perth yesterday. Amla home to rest before Thursday’s 62-run lead, before Proteas bats- Smith fell for 84 late in the was not out on 99 at game, which was the final game men Graeme Smith and Hashim day, brilliantly caught by a div- the draw of stumps. of a six-game road trip for San Amla ripped the match away from ing Lyon at deep square leg off RIGHT: Australian Antonio and their fourth game the home side. Mitchell Starc to end a devastat- batsman Matthew in five nights. Skipper Smith and Amla ing partnership in just 25.3 overs Wade waits to bat “The Spurs decided to make shared in a thrilling 178-run with Amla. as the ‘Spidercam’ four of their top players una- stand for the second wicket at Defending just 225 after win- (right) is positioned vailable for an early-season almost seven runs an over as the ning the toss and electing to bat alongside him on game that was the team’s only tourists took a stranglehold on on the opening day, the Proteas day two of the third regular-season visit to Miami,” the top ranking in Test cricket. rallied behind the fast bowling cricket Test. NBA Commissioner David At stumps, South Africa were of Steyn to rout the home side Stern said in a statement. 230 for two in their second for 163 off 53.1 overs. Steyn had “The team also did this with- innings, representing an overall barely been a factor in the series, out informing the Heat, the with just five wickets in the first Steyn devastated the home side in Clarke’s golden run of form came media, or the league office in a two Tests, but tore through the the first 30 minutes yesterday. to an end when he became Steyn’s timely way. Scoreboard Australian top order to finish Australia resumed at 33 for two fourth victim, caught behind for “Under these circumstances, with four for 40 off 16 overs. and collapsed dramatically. just five from a searing delivery. I have concluded that the Spurs South Africa (I innings) ...... 225 55-2; Morkel 13-6-19-1; Peterson 8.1-1-44-3. Vernon Philander, who picked In his first over of the day, Wade top-scored with a coun- did a disservice to the league Australia (I innings): South Africa (II innings): up two for 55 including the prized Steyn removed careless opener ter-attacking 68 that included and our fans.” D Warner c de Villiers b Steyn ...... 13 A Petersen c&b Johnson ...... 23 wicket of retiring Australian David Warner, caught behind three sixes and later put a brave Spurs head coach Gregg E Cowan c Kallis by Steyn ...... 0 G Smith c Lyon b Starc ...... 84 champion Ricky Ponting, said the for 13 when he slashed at a wide face on Australia’s predicament Popovich decided to send Tim S Watson lbw b Philander ...... 10 H Amla (batting) ...... 99 Proteas had seized all the momen- delivery, despite the Australian after they conceded 206 runs in Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu N Lyon c du Plessis b Steyn ...... 7 J Kallis (batting) ...... 17 tum in the Test on the back of asking for the decision to be the final session. Ginobili and Danny Green R Ponting lbw Philander ...... 4 Extras (LB-6, W-1) ...... 7 Steyn’s early salvo. reviewed. “We didn’t bowl well and they home rather than inserting M Clarke c de Villiers b Steyn ...... 5 Total (for 2 wkts) ...... 230 “He’s the number one bowler in Steyn then removed night counter-attacked really well, them into the lineup against M Hussey c Smith b Morkel ...... 12 Fall of wickets: 1-28 , 2-206. the world for a reason,” Philander watchman Lyon three balls later almost going at a one-day pace,” the defending NBA champion M Wade b Peterson...... 68 Bowling: Starc 10-0-76-1; Watson 5-2-17-0; said. “When you see him do that for seven, caught at gully by Faf he said. “We don’t feel like the Heat. J Hastings c Petersen b Peterson ...... 32 Johnson 7-0-35-1; Hastings 8-0-47-0; Lyon it is special and to be able to share du Plessis. series is slipping away, we’ve had Despite missing the top play- M Johnson b Peterson ...... 7 7-1-38-0; Hussey 1-0-11-0 (1w). the new ball with him is some- Ponting strode to the crease a couple of bad sessions in a row, ers, the Spurs nearly shocked M Starc (not out) ...... 0 Toss: South Africa thing special. to huge applause in his farewell but we are lucky that it is day the Heat, leading 98-93 with Extras (LB-5) ...... 5 Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG), Asad “The way he can deliver in big Test, but lasted just over 15 min- two and if things go well we’ll be about two minutes to play, Total (all out) ...... 163 Rauf (PAK) moments is unbelievable.” utes before being trapped lbw batting tomorrow at some stage before Miami’s big guns led the Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-18, 3-34, 4-35, 5-43, TV umpire: Billy Bowden (NZL) Having already claimed the by Philander for four, another and batting on day four, which is team to a 105-100 victory. 6-45, 7-100, 8-140, 9-162, 10-163. Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI) wicket of opener Ed Cowan for a Australian decision review failing. probably going to be the best time REUTERS Bowling: Steyn 16-4-40-4; Philander 16-0- Series: 0-0 after first two Tests first-ball duck late on the first day, Australian skipper Michael to bat.” REUTERS