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WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10190 August 24, 2016 Dhul-Qa’da 21, 1437 AH

GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar honour for Kuwaiti envoy

In brief Qatar fi scal position ‘one QATAR | Diplomacy Turkish premier praises Qatar ties Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of strongest yesterday met with Qatar’s Minister of Municipality and Environment, HE Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, who is visiting Turkey. They discussed “aspects of co-operation between Qatar and Turkey in the fields of in the world’ economy and infrastructure”, the off icial Qatar News Agency (QNA) said. Qatar’s budget surplus is expected 40.2% in 2024 and 41.3% in 2025. The Turkish premier commended to be QR5.3bn in 2017 Similar to other hydrocarbon-ex- the co-operation between the two porting countries, Qatar’s sovereign countries in various fields. By Santhosh V Perumal outlook deteriorated on the back of the Business Reporter slump in global oil prices that began in FRANCE | Impact the summer of 2014. Oil and gas revenues accounted for Attacks hit Paris atar, whose budget will turn close to 60% of total revenues in 2014 tourism hard back to surplus in 2017, will re- (the share fell to 49% in 2015 as oil Islamist attacks, strikes and floods Qmain in one of the strongest fi s- prices plummeted) and will remain the kept foreign tourists away from the cal positions in the world over the next government’s largest income stream French capital in the first half of decade and continue to hold massive over the coming years. the year and cost the Paris region fi nancial buff ers through its sovereign “In response, we believe that tourism industry some 750mn euros wealth fund (SWF), according to BMI. Doha will increase non-oil revenues ($849.38mn) in lost revenue, off icials “Qatar’s sovereign position will re- throughout the next decade, raising said yesterday. “It’s time to realise main one of the strongest in the world,” taxes and fees for the expatriate com- that the tourism sector is going BMI said, forecasting that the budget munity in particular. In addition, we through an industrial disaster,” surplus is expected to be QR5.3bn in expect a GCC-wide value added tax to Frederic Valletoux, head of the HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani presenting the Sash of Merit to outgoing Kuwaiti ambassador Mutib Saleh 2017, which then would expand to be implemented by 2018. Despite these Paris region tourist board, said in a al-Mutawtah in recognition of his eff orts in developing bilateral co-operation, after their meeting at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. QR13.9bn in 2018, QR20.4bn in 2019, eff orts, we forecast revenues to return statement yesterday. Page 11 The Emir also met with two other outgoing ambassadors, Julio Florian Alegre (Peru) and Ioannis Metaxas (Greece). They too QR27.9bn in 2020, QR39.5bn in 2021, to their pre-oil prices lump level only in received the Sash of Merit in recognition of their eff orts in promoting co-operation between Qatar and their countries. Page 2 QR53.3bn in 2022, QR68bn in 2023, 2022,” BMI said. EAST ASIA | Tension QR83.2bn in 2024 and QR99.2bn in As a result, the Qatari government 2025. will continue to rationalise spending North Korea ‘lays Having posted large budget sur- over the coming decade, it said, adding mines along DMZ’ pluses between 2010 and 2015 on the this would result in slower government North Korean soldiers have been back of massive hydrocarbon revenues, expenditure growth, but not in a de- laying fresh landmines in the BMI said it allowed the country to set crease in total spending. demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating New company to market up a SWF, Qatar Investment Author- In particular, the Qatari government their country from South Korea in ity, which held $335bn (215% of gross will continue to fund infrastructure recent weeks, reported South Korean domestic product or GDP) of assets at projects for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. news agency Yonhap yesterday, the end of 2015, equivalent to fi ve times Qatar will further reduce energy, water citing government sources. The petroleum products abroad the total stock of public debt issued by and food subsidies, in particular for ex- activity was noted by observers at the Qatari government. patriates, according to the report. the DMZ village of Panmunjom. shareholding company called tonnes, and not used for generating issued by a decision from the minister. As a result, Qatar enjoys the best rat- The latter will bear the brunt of the Qatar Petroleum Company profi t. The vessel should also pass the rel- ings in the Middle East (along with the fi scal consolidation reforms, given that PAKISTAN | Accusation ALimited for the Sale of Petro- The law stipulates that all marine evant technical inspection for regis- UAE and Kuwait), with Fitch rating it the Qatari government will attempt to leum Products shall be established vessels can be operated only after reg- tration and the owner shall submit a AA (outlook stable), Moody’s Aa2 (out- shield its citizens as much as possible Treason charge for the marketing and sale, outside istration and it is not allowed to pilot third-party insurance document from look negative) and S&P AA (outlook from austerity measures to secure po- against MQM chief the country, of products under gov- them without a valid driving licence. a national insurance company. If the stable). litical stability, BMI said. Pakistani police yesterday charged ernment jurisdiction, according to a However, vessels belonging to the owner is not a Qatari national, his/her Total government debt as a propor- Expecting the wage bill to remain el- the exiled leader of a major political decree issued by HH the Emir Sheikh government are exempted from this. Qatar residency permit should be valid. tion to GDP is expected to be 47.4% this evated throughout the next decade, as party with treason and inciting Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday. Besides, the minister of transport and The minister may add more conditions year, which then is slated to progres- the Qatari government will continue terrorism, as his own second-in- The Emir also issued Law No 8 for communication can issue a decision to or waive some of these temporarily or sively fall to 42.3% in 2017, 40.4% in to off er well-paid public jobs to trans- command vowed to disown him 2016 regarding marine vessels. exempt scientifi c research ships from permanently. 2018, 39.8% in 2019 and 38.4% in 2020. fer hydrocarbon wealth to its citizens, a day after a violent protest in Article No 1 of Law No 9 of 2016 these regulations. Each registered vessel will be issued Thereafter, it is expected to increase to it said salaries and wages constituted Karachi. Altaf Hussain, leader of stipulates that the company will be All those purposely involved in oper- a plate that distinguishes it from oth- 39.1% in 2021 and 2022, 39.5% in 2023, 29.8% of revenue in 2014-15. the Muttahida Qaumi Movement completely owned by the State of Qa- ating or navigating such vessels with- ers that carry the name and number of (MQM), was accused with a dozen tar and represented by Qatar Petrole- out valid registration will be penalised registration. It is not allowed to oper- other party leaders of shouting um. The new law amended some pro- with a maximum jail sentence of three ate a vessel without such a plate and it anti-Pakistan slogans at the visions of Decree Law No 15 of 2007 months and a fi ne of up to QR50,000, cannot be modifi ed without the prior demonstration on Monday. Page 15 on the regulation of the marketing and or either. The same applies to driving approval of the department concerned. sale, outside Qatar, of products under them without a valid licence. The registration will be valid for one Prominent national dies the jurisdiction of government regula- However, the minister or a delegated year, which will be renewed only af- tion. offi cer may work out a reconciliation ter compliance with set technical re- Article No 1 further says that the before submitting a criminal case or quirements and payment of fees. oted Qatari company shall operate as a commercial while it is being reviewed by a court, on The registration certifi cate should citizen enterprise that has the right to own the the condition that the violator pays half always be kept on board the vessel and NNasser bin products subject to government regu- of the stipulated maximum fi ne. presented on demand to offi cers con- Abdullah al-Attiyah lations and trade in them inside Qatar Accordingly, the criminal case will be cerned. In addition, it is not permis- died yesterday and sell such products in its name. dropped. sible for any person to drive a marine morning. He was The company shall appoint Qatar Current owners of relevant marine vessel without obtaining the proper 80. Petroleum as the agent for it to under- vessels will be given a grace period of valid licence. Funeral prayers take the process of marketing and sell- six months from the day of enforcing Also, the owner or renter will not al- will be held at the ing these products. The law is eff ective the law to comply with the regulations. low a person who is below 18 years of Imam Muhammad from the next day of its date of publi- The minister may extend this for a sim- age to drive it, or any person without a ibn Abd al-Wahhab cation in the offi cial gazette. ilar period (or periods). valid driving licence. Mosque tomorrow Meanwhile, Law No 8 for 2016 To register a marine vessel, it should The law stipulates that prior ap- afternoon. regulates the registration, operation be equipped with the necessary navi- proval of the authority concerned The burial will and technical requirements for vessels gation and communication apparatus should be obtained to operate or es- then take place in used for marine navigation or sports in addition to lights, SOS signals and tablish a school or training centre to the Al Kharaitiyat or prepared for such purposes, with other tools necessary to observe safety teach how to drive marine vessels. cemetery. a carrying capacity of less than 200 and security conditions, which will be Page 2 Oil up as Iran signals support for Opec freeze action

Reuters boosting output since the lifting of and the oil industry told Reuters. rose 69 cents, or 1.5%, to close at The selloff has battered the econo- rally producers towards an agreement New York, London Western sanctions in January. It re- “Iran is reaching its pre-sanctions $48.10 yesterday. mies of Venezuela, Iraq and Nigeria. to limit production. Del Pino was in fused to join a previous attempt this production level soon and after that it News of Iran’s potential support Goldman Sachs forecast $45-$50 Tehran on August 15 before fl ying to year by Opec plus non-members such can co-operate with the others,” said a for a production freeze helped halt an for a barrel of oil through summer Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. il prices rose more than 1% as Russia to stabilise production, and source familiar with Iranian thinking abrupt slump in oil prices that began 2017, maintaining its view of weak Iran confi rmed its participation in yesterday after reports that talks did not progress in April. after a visit by Venezuelan Oil Minister on Monday, after a 20% rally in the fundamentals in the near term. the Opec meeting in Algeria, an Opec OIran was sending positive sig- Although it has not said if it will Eulogio Del Pino to Tehran as part of a past two weeks. Opec members are due to meet in- source said yesterday. nals that it may support joint Opec ac- join an eff ort to curb production at a tour to convince Opec of a production Despite rebounding this year, oil formally in Algeria next month on the Russia, which in April was ready to tion to prop up the market. meeting of Opec and other producers freeze. still trades at less than half of mid- sidelines of the International Energy freeze production, now wants to see The third-largest producer in the in September, Iran appears more will- Brent crude settled up 80 cents, 2014 levels, with the market still wor- Forum (IEF). Russia is also expected to an internal agreement among Opec Organisation of the Petroleum Ex- ing this time to reach an understand- or 1.6%, at $49.96 a barrel, while US ried about a glut that spurred the big- attend the IEF. before it commits to rejoining an ini- porting Countries, Tehran has been ing on the matter, sources in Opec West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gest price rout in a generation. Venezuela has for months sought to tiative. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 QATAR

Five new ambassadors Emir honours outgoing envoys In brief present credentials

Emir revamps board of Qatar Leadership Centre

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued Emiri Decision No 37 of 2016 to change the board of directors of Qatar Leadership Centre. The decision stated that the Chairperson of the board shall be HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. The deputy would be HE Dr Khalid bin HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held separate meetings with the outgoing ambassadors of Kuwait, Peru and Greece to Mohamed al-Attiyah. The board Qatar, Mutib Saleh al-Mutawtah; Julio Florian Alegre; and Ioannis Metaxas, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The Emir presented the will also include the membership ambassadors the Sash of Merit in recognition of their eff orts in promoting and developing bilateral relations, wishing them success in of HE Minister of Administrative their future assignments and further progress and prosperity to ties. Pictures show HH the Emir presenting the Sash of Merit to Development, Labour and Social ambassadors Julio Florian Alegre and Ioannis Metaxas. The ambassadors expressed their gratitude and appreciation to HH the Emir Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al- and the state’s off icials for the co-operation they received during their tenure in the country. Nuaimi, HE Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Ali al-Thani and HE Sultan bin Rashid al-Khater. The law also stated that the duration of the membership is for three year and could be extended. The law is eff ective starting from its date of publication in the FM stresses peaceful off icial gazette. Law on sale of products under resolution of confl icts govt jurisdiction HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin QNA forts in the Middle East has Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued Oslo never been more critical than Law No 9 of 2016, amending it is today,” he said, adding that some provisions of Decree Law E the Foreign Minister Qatar was and remains a strong No 15 of 2007 on the regulation Sheikh Mohamed bin supporter of the Palestinian is- of the marketing and sale HAbdulrahman al-Thani sue. outside Qatar of products under stressed that Qatar is deter- Calling for an end to the ongo- the jurisdiction of government mined to be a force for good in ing fi ghting in some Arab coun- regulation. the world and to play an active tries, the Foreign Minister said: The law is eff ective as of the role in promoting peace. “The fi ghting in Syria, in Iraq, following day to its date of Speaking in Oslo at the annual in Libya and Yemen must come publication in the off icial gazette. gathering of Norway’s ambassa- to an end. Because the longer dors serving abroad, the Foreign the fi ghting lasts, the greater the Emir issues Minister said “Qatar’s foreign sacrifi ce of human capital, and policy is based on four main more children will be deprived of decrees pillars, namely – consolidating their right to an education.” international peace and secu- HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani “And the longer the fi ghting, HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin rity by encouraging the peace- speaking at the annual gathering of Norway’s ambassadors serving the more likely that moderate Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued ful resolution of international abroad, in Oslo yesterday. young men and women will be Decree No 36 of 2016, ratifying disputes, supporting the right radicalised and lured into the ex- an agreement between Central to self-determination, non-in- The Foreign Minister pointed ing an international donor con- tremist camp as a result of their American Integration System terference in the domestic aff airs to some signifi cant roles that ference for reconstruction and desperation and hopelessness,” (SICA) and Qatar in relation to of other states, and co-operation Qatar played to promote peace development in Darfur. he added. Qatar’s accession to SICA as with all nations that seek peace.” and resolve regional confl icts, The Foreign Minister touched “The people of the Middle an observer member, which HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Ab- such as successfully brokering on Qatar’s eff orts to enhance East did not choose to live in an was signed in Belize City on dulrahman al-Thani noted that the Doha agreements between peace in Libya, noting that environment of terrorism and December 16, 2014. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday Norway is not only the home of rival Lebanese factions in 2008, Doha has successfully mediated sectarian violence. HH the Emir also issued Decree received the credentials of five new ambassadors to Qatar. the Nobel Peace Prize but also a and its leadership role in peace between the Tebu and Taureg History shows that we are a No 37 of 2016, ratifying a Ambassadors of Mali, Australia, Sudan, Afghanistan and major player in confl ict resolu- eff orts in Sudan, convening tribes in Libya, resulting in the people of tolerance and coexist- memorandum of understanding Burkina Faso – Sheikh Ahmed Tijani Dakite, Axel Wabenhorst, tion for decades. peace talks in Doha before host- signing of a peace and reconcili- ence, regardless of our diff erent on co-operation in the field of Fath al-Rahman Ali Mohamed Omar, Faizullah Kakr, and ation agreement in Doha. backgrounds, ethnicities, reli- information technology and Adama Compaore presented their credentials to the Emir at Partnership agreement signed HE Sheikh Adulrahman al- gions, or sects,” he added. communications between Qatar’s the Emiri Diwan. The ambassadors conveyed to the Emir the Thani added that Qatar also The Foreign Minister said Ministry of Communications and greetings of the leaders of their respective countries. The Emir A partnership agreement for Graduate Studies’ Centre helped resolve a border dispute more should be done “to give the Information Technology and welcomed the new ambassadors, wishing them success and has been signed between for Conflict and Humanitarian between Djibouti and Eritrea in people of the Middle East the South Korea’s Ministry of Science, further prosperity to ties between Qatar and their countries. the Peace Research Institute Studies (CHS) participated. 2010. opportunity to hope for a better Information and Communication Earlier on arrival, the ambassadors were accorded an off icial Oslo and Doha Institute for HE Foreign Minister Sheikh “In every mediation eff ort, we future.” Technology, and Future Planning, reception ceremony at the Emiri Diwan. Graduate Studies’ Centre for Mohamed bin Abdulrahman kept our doors open to all parties “The people of the Middle which was signed in Seoul on Conflict and Humanitarian al-Thani, who attended the in the dispute in order to bring East deserve governments that November 5, 2014. Both the Studies (CHS). roundtable meeting, stressed about a lasting peace,” he said. are responsive to their hopes decrees will enter the force of The agreement was signed on the significance of joining The Minister highlighted the and needs and which ensure that law in line with Article 68 of the Qatar condemns Israeli air raids on Gaza Monday on the sidelines of a eff orts between governments, need for peace eff orts in the their rights are protected. The constitution. roundtable meeting hosted by research institutions and civil Middle East. people of the Middle East de- Qatar condemned Israeli air raids on Gaza and the continued storming the Peace Research Institute society in order to achieve “I think it is obvious to all of serve to live in a society that en- Law on military in of Al Aqsa mosque yesterday. Oslo in which the Doha Institute peace. us that the importance of peace- sures equity instead of inequal- The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Aff airs said that Israeli military’s making and reconciliation ef- ity,” Sheikh Mohamed said. service amended escalation and the illegal siege enforced on Gaza strip is a clear violation of international law. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin The Ministry stressed its condemnation of the continuous attacks on Al Hamad al-Thani issued Law No Aqsa mosque, saying that such acts by Israel provoke millions of people 7 of 2016 amending some of the around the world. provisions of the military service The Ministry called on the international community to take note of Rain, strong winds in central parts of Qatar decree law No 31 of 2006. the crimes Israel is committing against the Palestinian people. The The law states that a military statement also stressed on the importance of finding a fair political personnel can take a special resolution to the Palestinian issues in accordance with international law trong winds and low vis- cell yesterday, resulting in rain, The detailed forecast for in- places at fi rst and during rain in leave in accordance with Article and resolutions. ibility are expected during strong winds and low visibility shore areas today says hazy to the central areas. No 69 if they are accompanying a Srain in the central parts of due to dust. A video showing the misty conditions are expected Yesterday, a maximum tem- state envoy on an off icial mission, Ministry recalls Lexus models Qatar today, the Met department rain was also posted online. in some places at fi rst. This is to perature of 46C was recorded in training course or to study has said. Jumailiyah had received rain be followed by a hot day with lo- Abu Samra and Batna, followed abroad. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in collaboration with Similar conditions were expe- on Monday as well, and windy cal cloud formation and there is a by 45C in Jumailiyah and Kara- Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co, has announced the recall of Lexus CT rienced yesterday, too, particu- conditions there led to the ac- weak chance of scattered rain in nah. In the capital, the mercury Emir issues law 200h models of 2010-2011 over a potential defect in the side curtain larly in Jumailiyah, according to cumulation of debris on roads in the central areas by this afternoon. level reached a high of 42C in the shield airbag bracket. The MEC said the recall campaign comes within the weather offi ce. the area. Municipal workers later Hazy to misty conditions are Qatar University and Doha air- on marine survey the framework of its ongoing eff orts to protect consumers and ensure A series of posts on the Met cleared the area of the debris. also likely at times in off shore port areas. that car dealers follow up on vehicle defects and repairs.The MEC will department’s Twitter page The Met department urged areas along with some clouds. Today, the maximum tem- HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin co-ordinate with the dealer to follow up on the maintenance and repair showed that the area contin- people to remain cautious in Visibility, meanwhile, is likely perature is expected to be 43C in Hamad al-Thani issued Emiri works and communicate with customers. ued to be aff ected by a thunder view of the conditions. to drop to 3km or less in some Abu Samra and 42C in Doha. Decision No 8 of 2016 regulating marine survey. The law is eff ective from its implementation and date of publication in the off icial gazette. Emir appoints Maserati Levante arrives in Doha for client test drive five ambassadors lfardan Sports Motors, ing delivered around the world. V6 engine with twin turbo. The hook shock absorbers and the the offi cial importer of “We have had a lot of interest top of the range Levante S with intelligent Q4 All-Wheel-Drive HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin AMaserati in Qatar, has an- and even orders since the fi rst 430hp makes it to 100km/h in system, completes a product Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued nounced the arrival of the fi rst reveal of the Levante in Qatar, just 5.2 seconds and has a top made to surprise avid travellers the following Emiri decisions Maserati Levante in Doha for cli- but now fi nally our customers speed of 264km/h. The 350hp and adventure lovers as well. yesterday: ent test drives. The Levante of- will be able to test drive it,” com- Levante achieves the 0-100km/ The Levante also comes with 1. Decision No 30 of 2016 fers unique on-road drivability mented Charly Dagher, general h sprint in 6 seconds and a a wide range of new options appointing Youssef Hassan for the streets of Doha to com- manager of Maserati Qatar at 251km/h top speed. Both ver- and content, including: Adap- Youssef al-Saai as ambassador of petitive capabilities for off -road Alfardan Sports Motors. sions adopt an eight-speed au- tive Cruise Control with Stop & Qatar to Azerbaijan. adventures. “The Levante is a beauti- tomatic ZF gearbox with a choice Go function, Forward Collision 2. Decision No 31 of 2016 Following the fi rst reveal at ful car, but only those who have of drive modes: “Normal”, I.C.E., Warning and Brake Assist Sys- appointing Jaber Ali Salem as Geneva Motor Show in March, experienced it on-road and off - “Sport” or “Off -road”. tem, Lane Departure Warning, ambassador of Qatar to Eritrea. the Levante made its fi rst of- road can really appreciate it. Ma- The Levante features per- Surround View camera, a 8.4” 3. Decision No 33 of 2016 fi cial appearance in Qatar just serati has found a way to achieve formance-oriented features, Touch Screen display and a high appointing Ahmed Ali weeks later with a static pilot amazing functionality and off - such as the extensive use of level of customisation that in- Abdulrahman al-Jamil al-Tamimi car. In order to achieve the high road capability while maintain- lightweight materials, ideal 50- cludes two cutting-edge pack- as Ambassador of Qatar to quality standards and maintain ing the style and performance of 50% weight distribution, the ages: Luxury and Sport. Kazakhstan. its traditional “Made in Italy” a real Maserati, as we have come lowest centre of gravity and the Alfardan Sports Motors is 4. Decision No 35 and 36 of 2016 credentials, Maserati strategi- to love them,” he explained. best aerodynamic effi ciency in among the leaders in the market appointing Mohamed Ahmed cally invested in a new produc- The Levante is available in two its segment. On a par with this, of luxury cars. The Levante will Mohamed al-Hail and Ahmed tion line at the historic Mirafi ori variants, the Levante and the the off -road equipment, includ- be available starting September Jassim Mohamed Ali al-Homr plant in Turin. As production Levante S, both featuring latest ing the standard air springs, at the luxurious Maserati show- as ambassadors to Nepal and ramps up, the fi rst cars are be- evolution of the Maserati 3-litre electronically controlled Sky- room located at The Pearl-Qatar. The Maserati Levante SUV seen on a street of The Pearl-Qatar. Indonesia, respectively.

Gulf Times 4 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 QATAR Ooredoo launches new Transport Minister meets envoys service for companies

oredoo has launched tions, while off ering the ability Ooredoo Qatar chief operat- the cloud so employees can ac- ‘Mobile Device Man- to automatically push updates ing offi cer Yousuf Abdullah al- cess corporate email, calendar, Oagement’, an innovative of those applications as they are Kubaisi said: “Whether you’re contacts, and share documents service that enables companies made available. working for one of Qatar’s lead- securely through their device. to monitor all devices, content, As more and more employ- ing enterprises or operating a Companies deploying the sys- and apps operating on the com- ees in Qatar are bringing smart small family business, it’s a fact tem can manage inventory, pany network. devices to work, and using their of corporate life today that em- update policies, and configure With Mobile Device Manage- own phones and tablets to ac- ployees use their smart devices features via a central portal, ment, Ooredoo said businesses cess company data, Ooredoo at work and at home to access giving them more security and will be able to allow users access said it developed the service “to the company’s network. control. to corporate resources on their provide peace of mind” for busi- “We’ve developed our serv- This service will also enable own devices, while still ensuring nesses and enhance mobility. ice that is powered by one of the businesses to protect data on user privacy and the integrity of The mobile management solu- world’s leading technology com- lost or stolen devices with re- company data. tion also let’s businesses provi- panies, IBM, so that all com- mote password locks and resets, Powered by IBM MaaS360, the sion mobile device apps and con- panies across all industries can as well as partial and full data capabilities of the solution will tent, all from a single portal, while benefi t from higher employee wipes, remote lock and gener- allow enterprises to have their minimising risk to organisations, productivity online while reduc- ate reports. For more details on HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti holding talks with own app catalogue that presents Ooredoo said. In addition, it ena- ing the day-to-day risks.” available off ers, business cus- South African ambassador Saad Cachalia. The Minister also met Singapore users with approved or recom- bles employees to collaborate Ooredoo’s Mobile Device tomers can arrange to meet with ambassador Wong Kok Bonn. Bilateral relations in the field of transportation and communications, mended public applications and across multiple device platforms, Management service offers a their account manager or call and ways of enhancing them were discussed during the two meetings. in-house developed applica- which boosts productivity. range of essential solutions via Ooredoo on 800 8000. Fortnight-long road closure Traffi c diversion on Al Shamal Road two-month ramp projects near the high- 2km-long section permanent asphalt on the closure will be in way, also comprises the between Al Qalaa fi rst phase of Ashghal’s Aplace at the eastern construction of two new AInterchange and Al Al Rayyan Road Upgrade side of Al Sakhama Inter- interchanges in Izghawa Wajba Interchange on Al project. change on Al Shamal Road and Umm Slal Mohamed Rayyan Al Jadeed Street (as To minimise disruption from tomorrow. areas, in addition to other shown in the map) will re- to families, school children Motorists coming from improvements to three main closed for two weeks and teaching staff , Ashghal Doha towards the northern existing interchanges, in- from tomorrow. aims to complete the works areas using B-Ramp of Al cluding Al Sakahma In- During the closure, road on a war footing and make Sakhama Interchange will terchange and Al Kaaban users travelling from Bani the section of the street be diverted to the western Interchange. Hajer to Doha will be di- available for public use side of the North Road Cor- Al Khor road will also be verted from Al Rayyan before the re-opening of ridor to travel through a upgraded with a link road Al Jadeed Street onto Al schools. dual two-lane service road between the North Road Wajba Street and can turn Ashghal expects to com- to Umm Al Amad Inter- and Umm Birkah road, left onto Al Qalaa Street plete the entire Al Rayyan change to access Al Shamal as well. A cycle path will and then exit right at the Road Upgrade project, con- Road (as shown in the map). be constructed along the roundabout to resume verting the 2.9km stretch of The detour is required to North Road. journey on Al Rayyan Al Al Rayyan Road into a dual facilitate the construction khama Interchange comes starting from Al Duhail In- It is also worth noting Jadeed Street. Al Rayyan Al Jadeed Street ney on Al Rayyan Al Jadeed carriageway, four lanes in of a new signal-controlled as part of the North Corri- terchange to Al Shamal city, that the contractor of the Road users travelling onto Al Qalaa Street and Street. each direction with three junction on the eastern side dor Enhancement project, north of Qatar. North Road enhancement from Doha towards Bani can turn right onto Al Wa- The diversion is required interchanges, by the end of of the Al Sakhama Inter- which included the con- The project, designed project has achieved over Hajer will be diverted from jba Street to resume jour- to facilitate the laying of the fi rst quarter of 2017. change. struction of service roads to enhance the connection 10mn manhours without The upgrade of Al Sa- along the North Road, with the new development loss time injury

Year-long diversion on TTR stretch from tomorrow

raffi c on a section of the long parallel road (as shown in the Temporary Truck Route map). Ashghal expects that the road T(TTR) will be diverted to- change should have minimal im- morrow onwards for approximately pact on transit time for vehicles us- one year. ing the TTR to travel towards Salwa The diversion is at about 2.3km Road or Lusail. south of the Dukhan Highway-TTR The diversion of this section interchange, as shown in the map. of the TTR is required to facili- During the period, road users trav- tate construction of the mainline elling on both directions along the roadway on Ashghal’s New Orbital TTR will be diverted to a 4.6km Highway and Truck Route project.

JBL, AKG brands win three European awards

arman Kardon’s JBL and AKG brands have been rec- ognised with three 2016-2017 European Imaging Hand Sound Association (EISA) awards, Qatar distrib- utor Video Home & Electronic Centre announced yesterday. The awards are for European high-end headphones: AKG N90Q headphones, European mobile headphones: JBL Re- fl ect Mini Bluetooth headphones, and European mobile speaker: JBL Charge 3 Portable Bluetooth speaker. Technical experts from 45 leading specialists’ magazines across 23 European countries have voted 59 products best in their category. Harman has won more than 200 global awards over the past four years. To win an EISA award, products are fi rst intensely tested at the test facilities of EISA member magazines. This is fol- lowed by a voting at EISA’s annual General Meeting. AKG N90Q, which boasts of an on-board digital signal processor with a closed- back design deploys Tru- Note technology that uses microphones located with- in the headphone capsules to automatically correct the frequency response for the ears of any listener.

The JBL and AKG products which won the EISA awards.

There is also active noise cancellation, a choice of three sound modes and a built-in DAC fed by a micro USB input, also used to re- charge the internal battery. Harman Kardon, JBL & AKG products are available across Jumbo Electronics showrooms, Spark Lifestyle Electronics and leading hy- permarkets in Qatar. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 5 REGION/ARAB WORLD Turkey hits IS as border tensions fl are

AFP In an interview with private The move by Ankara-backed Istanbul NTV television, Deputy Prime rebels could potentially put Minister Numan Kurtulmus said them on collision course with Turkey saw Jarabulus “as a na- the militia of the Kurdish Demo- urkey yesterday vowed to tional security matter”. cratic Union Party (PYD) which give full support to moves “What we have said, since the Ankara vehemently opposes and Tto free a key Syrian border beginning, is that having Jarabu- which also has designs on Jarab- town from the control of Islamic lus or any other city held by IS is ulus after seizing the strategic An injured Syrian child cries as she awaits treatment at a makeshift hospital following a reported air strike on the rebel-held town of Douma, State (IS) militants as expectations unacceptable,” he said. Manbij area in northern Syria east of the capital Damascus, yesterday. grew of a major Ankara-backed The authorities also ordered from IS. off ensive against the group. residents to vacate Karkamis and Rami Abdul Rahman, the head Turkish forces also pounded the surrounding area for safety of the Syrian Observatory for militants in Syria with new artil- reasons after the rocket fi re, al- Human Rights, said the “Turkish lery strikes after a deadly suicide though there was no indication shelling in Syria aimed to pre- bombing in the city of Gaziantep this was linked to the impending vent the advance of troops backed at the weekend and repeated operation. by Kurds from Manbij towards Jarabulus”. Iran ‘requested’ Russian rocket fi re across the border. Two mortar rounds fi red from Activists have said hundreds of Jarabulus hit Karkamis while three US Vice President Joe Biden is Ankara-backed rebels were pre- more hit the centre of the Turkish due in Ankara today to meet Tur- paring an off ensive against the IS border town of Kilis, the state-run key’s leadership, with agreeing a group to seize control of the Syr- Anadolu news agency said. unifi ed strategy on Syria set to be a crucial issue. planes to bomb Aleppo ian town of Jarabulus, which lies Turkish artillery responded opposite the town of Karkamis in by shelling IS positions around Meanwhile, Syrian regime Turkey. Jarabulus. forces and Kurdish fi ghters agreed AFP to co-operate with Syria” in the Douma’s dead buried in makeshift catacombs Without confi rming the opera- Abdulkadir Selvi, a well-con- yesterday to a truce in the north- Tehran fi ght against militants, added tion, Foreign Minister Mevlut Ca- nected columnist for the Hurriyet eastern Syrian city of Hasakeh Shamkhani. When a besieged Syrian town Douma’s main cemetery ran vusoglu pledged to give “all kinds daily, said the Turkey-backed of- after a week of clashes, a Kurd- Iran and Russia are key back- ran out of space and materials out of space long ago, and of support” to push the militants fensive “could begin at any mo- ish offi cial and Syrian state media ussian warplanes bombed ers of Syrian President Bashar to bury the dead, its residents bricks and cement are nearly out of Jarabulus. ment”. said. Aleppo at Iran’s request to al-Assad, but Tehran has re- got creative. impossible to find in the town, Rassist its military advisers mained relatively guarded about Now, Douma’s dead are laid to besieged by government forces on the ground in the fl ashpoint its precise involvement in the rest in an elaborate eight-storey since 2013. Saudi high-speed trains to connect holy sites Syrian city, a senior Iranian offi - confl ict. mud catacomb. Instead, workers create a cial said yesterday. Russia surprised the inter- A massive trench runs along muddy mixture of sand and Saudi Arabia will launch next year director general of the project, for pilgrims and visitors and is Ali Shamkhani, the top offi cial national community last week the edge of the rebel-held town, hay, making the best use of seven high-speed trains to connect Bassam Ghalman. expected to have a life span of co-ordinating security and po- when it announced that its war- which lies east of Damascus dwindling resources available the kingdom’s holy sites that are The project, which began in over 120 years. litical aff airs between Tehran and planes had fl own out of Iran’s and is bombarded regularly by in the town. visited by millions of pilgrims from 2009, is near completion after The project is 90% complete and its allies, Moscow and Damas- Hamedan base to conduct strikes forces loyal to Syrian President “We have a hole that’s 5m in around the world every year. finalisation of work at the Jeddah the first phase of the Madinah to cus, was quoted by state televi- against targets in Syria. Bashar al-Assad. diameter and 50cm (20 inches) The seven trains will operate and Madinah stations, Arab News Jeddah portion is expected to be sion saying Iran called in Russian That announcement prompt- This hole will be transformed deep, and in it we mix sand with between Makkah and Jeddah reported. ready by the last quarter of 2016. strikes “next to the land opera- ed Iranian defence minister Gen- into a layered, beehive-like some hay, then we add water and every hour while two trains The 480km project will link The portion from Jeddah to tion” in Aleppo. eral Hossein Dehghan to criticise cemetery, enough to fit about we stomp on the mixture,” says per hour will operate between the kingdom’s holy sites to Makkah is expected to be “Iran has brought the power- Russia’s “showing off and incon- 1,000 bodies in stacks of eight. cemetery worker Abu Abdo. Makkah and Madinah, said the other cities to facilitate travel complete by the end of 2017. ful Russia along due to its need siderate attitude”. Gulf Times 6 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 ARAB WORLD Iraq forces in battle for Mosul

AFP up quickly, bolstering our in an off ensive that sparked Kirkuk, Iraq plans for the fi nal battle to large-scale displacement. liberate Mosul,” he said. Accurate numbers for the He said Iraqi forces had population remaining in the raqi special forces led been working with armed city are hard to come by but an operation yesterday residents inside the town for the UN and other offi cials Iaimed at retaking the this off ensive, a rare occur- have said that up to 1mn ci- militant-held town of Qay- rence. vilians may still be living un- yarah, a key staging base for “There has been co-ordi- der IS rule in the Mosul area. operations to attack Mosul, nation with groups of armed “We are building new military sources said. residents inside,” Noman camps and pre-positioning Qayyarah lies on the west- said, declining to provide emergency relief kits to en- ern bank of the Tigris river, further details. sure people fl eeing get rapid about 60km south of Mosul, Iraqi forces have spent assistance,” Geddo said. the Islamic State group’s last weeks positioning them- “But even with the best- major urban stronghold in selves around the town, laid plans, there will be Smoke rises from clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in the town of Qayyarah, Iraq yesterday. Iraq. which is expected to be used insuffi cient camps for all With the clock ticking as a launchpad for a broad- families needing shelter and down on what Iraq expects er operation against Mo- we need to prepare other op- to be its biggest anti-IS op- sul in the coming weeks or tions,” he added. eration yet, the UN warned months. Saleh al-Juburi, the may- of population displacement The United Nations’ refu- or of Qayyarah district, said on a scale not seen in years. gee agency (UNHCR) said around 15,000 civilians were S Sudan ex-VP in Khartoum for ‘treatment’ “The operation started at that 200,000 Iraqis had al- believed to be trapped under dawn with the participation ready been forced to fl ee their IS rule in the Qayyarah area. AFP Machar was replaced by He did not specify when Deng wrapped up his fi rst He added that President of Counter-Terrorism Serv- homes this year and warned “There are plans to bring Khartoum Taban Deng Gai as South Machar arrived in Khar- offi cial visit to Khartoum. Salva Kiir was informed of ice (CTS) and army forces,” that Mosul could trigger an food and medical supplies Sudan’s fi rst vice president toum, but said that he was in South Sudan’s ambas- Machar’s presence in the Brigadier General Firas unprecedented crisis. to those who are still in their after hundreds died in Juba need of “immediate medical sador to Khartoum Mayan Sudanese capital. Bashar said. “Worse is yet to come,” homes and did not manage outh Sudan’s former last month in clashes be- treatment”. Dout confi rmed that Juba The civil war in South US-led coalition air- the UNHCR representative to escape Qayyarah,” he said. rebel leader Riek Ma- tween Machar’s forces and “He is now stable. He will had been informed about Sudan has split the coun- craft provided support, said in Iraq, Bruno Geddo, said. “We will distribute this Schar has arrived in government troops. continue to stay in the coun- Machar’s presence in Su- try along ethnic lines and Bashar, the spokesman for “We predict that it could re- aid immediately after the Khartoum for “medical “Sudan has received Riek try until he decides when to dan. driven it to the brink of the operations command sult in massive displacement liberation of the town.” treatment,” the Sudanese Machar on humanitarian leave,” Bilal said, without “The government of Su- collapse. in Nineveh, the province in on a scale not seen globally Juburi said CTS forces government said yesterday, grounds and so he can have providing further details on dan informed Vice President A peace deal signed be- which Qayyarah and Mosul in many years.” were making quick progress after he escaped to the Dem- medical treatment,” Suda- the treatment. Taban Deng that it had re- tween the government and are located. Nearly 3.4mn people have in Qayyarah and had already ocratic Republic of Congo nese government spokes- Sudan’s announcement of ceived Riek Machar on hu- rebels almost a year ago has “The operation is ongo- already been displaced in retaken key landmarks in the following deadly clashes last man Ahmed Bilal said in a Machar’s presence in Khar- manitarian grounds,” Dout so far failed to end the con- ing and currently achieving Iraq since the start of 2014. town hours after the launch month. statement. toum comes just a day after said. fl ict. its goals,” CTS spokesman Mosul is Iraq’s second city of the operation. Sabah al-Noman said. and had an estimated popu- “Most of the Daesh (IS) “Qayyarah will be cleared lation of around 2mn before fi ghters have been killed or and the operation wrapped IS took it over in June 2014 have fl ed,” he said.

Members of the Palestinian security forces patrol Nablus during ongoing clashes between Palestinian gunmen and security forces. Mass protests in Nablus after Palestinian detainee dies

Reuters/DPA promised a full investiga- Nablus, West Bank tion, describing the incident as “rare”. Halawa was a senior mem- ablus, the second ber of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ largest city in the Is- Brigade, a militant group Nraeli-occupied West linked to the Fatah party. Bank, was gripped by violent In some cases militants protests yesterday after the have become involved in death of a Palestinian de- criminal activity, which the tainee shortly after he was Palestinian security forces seized by Palestinian secu- have been cracking down on, rity forces. the Palestinian government Hundreds of protest- said. ers, some throwing stones, Last week, security forces marched through the city carried out a raid in Nablus to denounce the death of targeting a criminal group Ahmed Halawa, who was suspected of harbouring seized during a police raid weapons. that followed the death of Two suspects were killed, two police offi cers last week. one of them a relative of Hal- “Security forces detained awa’s, and two offi cers were Ahmed Izz Halawa during shot dead. a complicated and delicate Rjoub said Ahmed Halawa security operation in Nab- was “the mastermind” be- lus,” Adnan al-Dmairi, the hind the shooting of the of- spokesman for the Pales- fi cers. tinian Authority’s security Meanwhile, Israeli au- services, said in a statement. thorities arrested dozens of Halawa was killed after he ultraorthodox Jews overnight was taken to Juneid prison in after they entered a West Nablus, he said, although the Bank city without a permit, exact circumstances of his police said yesterday. death were not clear. A group of around 60 Is- Akram al-Rjoub, the gov- raelis attempted to reach ernor of Nablus, said Halawa Joseph’s Tomb inside Nablus was beaten to death by mem- without fi rst co-ordinat- bers of the security forces. ing the visit with the army, Palestinian Prime Min- which in turn co-ordinates ister Rami al-Hamdallah with Palestinian security. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 7 AFRICA

Mob kills eight in northern Kerry in Nigeria amid Nigeria

AFP Sokoto, Nigeria report of Boko deaths Reuters going into details on the source The militants have killed an “a strong start at all levels of Muslim mob in northern Sokoto, Nigeria of its information. estimated 15,000 people in their government” since taking offi ce Nigeria has killed eight Kerry did not make a direct fi ght to set up an Islamist state. in May 2015, without referring Apeople after torching the reference to the reported air raid Under Nigeria’s last presi- specifi cally to rights abuses. house of a man who tried to save igeria’s air force said on his arrival yesterday, but his dent, Goodluck Jonathan, the There was no immediate re- a Christian student accused of it had killed a number administration has paid close United States had blocked arms action from Boko Haram, which blasphemy, police said yester- Nof senior Boko Haram attention to the fi ght against a sales and ended training of Ni- communicates with the media day. fi ghters and possibly their over- militant group that has declared gerian troops partly over human only by videos. “Eight people were killed in all leader, and US Secretary of allegiance to Islamic State (IS) rights concerns such as treat- The military has reported the the house by the mob over the State John Kerry arrived for talks and destabilised a whole region ment of captured insurgents. death of Boko Haram’s Shekau in alleged blasphemy,” Zamfara on tackling the militants. by attacking Nigeria’s neigh- But the new administration of the past, only to have a man pur- state police spokesman Shehu Government planes attacked bours. President Muhammadu Buhari porting to be him appear later, Mohammed told AFP of the the Islamist group inside the On his fi rst stop in the north- has argued that its human rights apparently unharmed, making incident, which happened on Sambisa forest in its northeast ern city of Sokoto, the top US record has improved signifi cant- video statements. Monday. heartland on Friday, the air force diplomat said that the struggle ly enough to lift the blockade. There have been recent signs He said the mob of Muslim said, adding that it had only just against Boko Haram would only In May, US offi cials told Reu- of rifts between at least parts of students in the town of Talata confi rmed details of the impact succeed if it tackled the reasons ters that Washington wanted to Boko Haram and IS. Mafara were enraged over al- of the raid. why people join militant groups Buhari welcoming Kerry upon the latter’s arrival at the Presidential sell up to 12 A-29 Super Tucano The global militant organisa- leged derogatory comments “Their leader, so called ‘Abu- and gained the public’s trust. Villa in Abuja. light attack aircraft to Nigeria in tion announced a new leader for about the Prophet Muhammad bakar Shekau’, is believed to be “It is understandable that, recognition of Buhari’s reform of what it described as its West Af- by their Christian schoolmate, fatally wounded on his shoul- in the wake of terrorist activity, sort of threat. But extremism United States to sell it aircraft to the country’s army. rican operations this month – an who they attacked. ders,” the statement by military some are tempted to crack down can’t be defeated through re- take on Boko Haram – a group Congress needs to approve the account that Abubakar Shekau He said the victim was rescued spokesman Colonel Sani Ku- on anyone and everyone who pression or fear,” he said. that emerged in northeast Borno deal. appeared to contradict in a later by a passerby, a Muslim who kasheka Usman added, without could theoretically pose some Nigeria has been pushing the region seven years ago. Kerry said Buhari had made video message. rushed him to the police station. The mob then burned down the house of the rescuer with eight people inside. “The man who rescued the student and his wife were not ANC considering early conference to replace top leaders among the dead,” the police spokesman said. He said police has imposed Reuters party’s leader, President Jacob sion, it lost a lot of support, par- the party’s constitution does not on the agenda at such a confer- to conclusions on this without a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the Johannesburg Zuma, but ANC offi cials said ticularly in major cities. bar him from doing so. ence. further information. The Youth town while the students’ school talks were underway to hold it However, analysts said it was “The idea of an early confer- “The Youth League is known League is a pillar of support for has been closed down to prevent earlier to have more time to re- not yet clear whether the con- ence is not a bad idea, because for protecting Zuma. If they are Zuma. Maybe his critics could be further violence. outh Africa’s ruling Af- pair the damage after big losses ference would be called to re- it will give whatever leadership behind the call for an early con- on the line,” he said. An AFP correspondent who rican National Congress in local polls and prepare for na- place Zuma or to remove other that comes out of the confer- ference it is because they may Following the municipal passed through the town shortly S(ANC) is considering tional elections in 2019. top party offi cials critical of the ence a longer period to prepare be looking to support Zuma for elections, the main opposition after the riots saw armed sol- holding an early conference to The party still won the most president. for 2019,” ANC secretary general a third term, or have him pick a Democratic Alliance (DA) party diers and police offi cers manning replace its top leaders after its votes overall during the August 3 The Youth League, which ini- Gwede Mantashe told a news successor,” NKC African Eco- – which has been running the snap checkpoints on the roads. worst election performance local government elections. tiated the idea of an early elec- conference though he gave no nomics analyst Gary van Staden local government in Cape Town Nigeria, Africa’s most popu- since the end of apartheid 22 But, with its reputation tive conference, is a bastion of indication when such a decision said. – now controls Johannesburg, lous country, is almost evenly years ago, it said yesterday. bruised by charges of corruption support for Zuma within the could be made. BNP Paribus Securities South the municipality that includes divided between a mainly-Mus- The elective conference is against Zuma, and with unem- party. Analysts cautioned that it Africa political analyst Nic Bo- the capital, Pretoria, and Nelson lim north and predominantly due to take place in December ployment high and the country Zuma has himself said he will would be too hasty to suggest rain concurred. Mandela Bay, reshaping the po- Christian south. 2017 to pick a successor for the teetering on the edge of reces- not stand for a third term, but that Zuma’s removal would be “I would be cautious to jump litical landscape in South Africa.

Timbuktu shrines razed as ‘examples’

AFP “They decided to start in the North The Hague and move to the South,” added the wit- ness, who conducted an interview with Mahdi in Niger after he was arrested. Malian Islamist militant ac- Prosecutors showed shocking satel- cused of attacking the fabled lite images, pictures and video footage Adesert city of Timbuktu chose on Monday of the wave of destruction its most revered ancient shrines for that followed after armed militants destruction “to serve as examples”, the took control of northeastern Timbuktu International Criminal Court heard in 2012. yesterday. The bespectacled Mahdi is accused Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleaded of “intentionally directing attacks” guilty as his unprecedented war crimes against nine of Timbuktu’s famous trial opened on Monday before The mausoleums as well as the Sidi Yahia Hague-based ICC, where he stands mosque between June 30 and July 11, accused of razing some of the west Af- 2012. rican city’s most historic mausoleums. Founded between the fi fth and the Mahdi, aged about 40, is the fi rst 12th centuries by Tuareg tribes, Tim- Islamic extremist charged by the tri- buktu’s very name evokes centuries of bunal and the fi rst charged with crimes history and has been dubbed “the city arising out of the confl ict in Mali. of 333 saints” for the number of Mus- The wanton destruction by Islamist lim sages buried there. militants triggered global outcry, and Revered as a centre of Islamic learn- archaeologists hope the trial will send ing during its golden age in the 15th and a stern warning that such plundering 16th centuries it has been designated of the world’s common heritage will The rubble of an ancient mausoleum as a Unesco world heritage site. not go unpunished. destroyed by militants is seen in Unesco’s assistant director general During an interview with ICC inves- Timbuktu in this 2013 file picture. for culture Francesco Bandarin, told tigators in early September last year, judges how the world’s cultural or- Mahdi said he chose to destroy the ing to their strict interpretation under ganisation only took Timbuktu off its mausoleums drawing the largest num- Shariah law. world heritage “in danger” sites list in bers of Muslim worshippers, a witness “He said he selected cemeteries 2005 after years of struggle to preserve said yesterday. based on where most ... ‘transgres- the city from desert elements. The ICC has heard how militants in- sions’ had taken place ... for them to “When a site is destroyed deliber- cluding Mahdi regarded worshipping be the best examples,” said the witness ately ... it sometimes is a wound that is at the shrines as idolatrous, accord- whose voice and identity was masked. very hard to heal,” Bandarin said. Congo strike call slows business

AFP leader Etienne Tshisekedi, to protest Tension has been building for Kinshasa against a delay in this year’s scheduled months in the vast mineral-rich nation presidential election. of 71mn over fears Kabila will follow in The coalition also refused to join the footsteps of neighbouring heads of usiness slowed in the Demo- yesterday’s all-party talks over the state and change the constitution to cratic Republic of the Congo’s election row, run by Togo’s former extend his rule with a third term. Bcapital yesterday after the op- premier Edem Kodjo, who was asked to When Tshisekedi, who is 83 and position called for a national strike to step in by the African Union (AU). frail, returned to the Congo last month demand President Joseph Kabila end The opposition has said it will join after a two-year absence he was wel- his 15-year rule when his mandate runs the AU-run talks if Kodjo – seen as bi- comed by hundreds of thousands of out in December. ased towards Kabila – steps down and supporters. Rush-hour traffi c in Kinshasa was if the government releases all political In a speech in Kinshasa, Tshisekedi unusually jam-free in the busy city of prisoners. warned Kabila not to extend his rule, 11mn people but it appeared to be busi- In an apparent sign of compromise, saying it would be “high treason” if the ness as usual in other cities. the government last week promised to electoral process were not launched on “It took me seven minutes to drive free some two dozen prisoners of con- schedule on September 19. from (the northwestern district of) science, but the opposition says 112 He told a rally that date was the “fi rst Kitambo to the central station when political prisoners remain behind bars. red line which must not be crossed”. it usually takes me 30,” said Kinshasa And in the latest sign of a delay to In June, another leading light of the taxi driver Firmin Luzitu. the election, the electoral commission opposition, Moise Katumbi, was sen- At the city’s main market, two out said this weekend that a voter registra- tenced in absentia to three years in jail of fi ve stalls were shuttered and fi sh- tion drive launched in March would for property fraud. monger Marguerite Makengo said: “No not be complete by December as it The presiding judge in the case has one’s buying.” would need around a year of work. since claimed the authorities pres- The call for a nationwide shutdown The country’s highest court earlier sured her into signing off on a guilty was issued by new opposition coali- this year ruled that Kabila could stay in verdict to ensure Katumbi would be tion, “Rassemblement” (“Gather- offi ce beyond December if no election ineligible to run for offi ce, according to ing”), headed by veteran opposition were held. a letter seen by AFP. Gulf Times 8 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 AMERICAS President heads to fl ood-hit Louisiana Reuters Trump tweeted yesterday: Aboard Air Force One “President Obama should have gone to Louisiana days ago, in- stead of golfi ng. Too little, too resident Barack Obama late!” fl ew to Baton Rouge, Loui- However, Democratic Gover- Psiana, yesterday to visit a nor John Bel Edwards had asked fl ood-ravaged neighbourhood Obama to wait a few weeks before and meet state offi cials to discuss visiting. how the federal government can Presidential visits require a Obama disembarks from Air Force One at Baton Rouge Metropolitan best help the state recover. huge retinue of Secret Service Airport. The deluge that dumped more agents and tie up local and state than 2.5’ (76cm) of rain on parts law enforcement offi cials who Left: A woman walks through her flood-damaged frontyard at the of Louisiana has been described may be needed elsewhere in the South Point subdivision in Denham Springs, Louisiana. as the worst US disaster since aftermath of disasters. Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Edwards had also asked Trump of the fl ooded area, said that looked forward to meeting with The fl oods have killed at least not to visit the state for a photo Trump’s visit had helped put the the president and praising the re- 13 people and damaged more opportunity. national spotlight on a disaster sponse so far by FEMA. than 60,000 homes. “I think the president is used that had not received enough at- “I’m just glad he’s here,” Nun- On social media, some Loui- to people trying to score political tention. gesser told MSNBC in an inter- siana residents and others last points even in situations where “I don’t think that people in view as Obama departed for the week urged Obama to visit. they shouldn’t,” White House Washington can really under- fl ood zone. Baton Rouge’s newspaper, The spokesman Josh Earnest told re- stand what is going on down here “Hopefully he’ll bring hope Advocate, voiced a similar view. porters travelling with Obama. and really help us tailor a recov- and help for Louisiana residents Some criticised Obama for not Earnest said that more than ery package without seeing it who are struggling,” Nungesser cutting short his two-week va- $120mn in federal assistance has fi rsthand,” he told National Pub- said, noting that offi cials needed cation on Martha’s Vineyard in been approved so far to help resi- lic Radio. to focus on helping residents get New England to go to Louisiana. dents pay for hotel rooms, buy but Obama plans to discuss how the fl ooding during his vacation gate, who had both visited the Louisiana Lieutenant Gover- back to their homes. Republican presidential nomi- groceries, and do urgent home to look after longer-term needs, from US Homeland Security Sec- state. nor Billy Nungesser, a Republi- “It’s going to be a long haul,” he nee Donald Trump, who toured repairs. and what the private sector can retary Jeh Johnson and Federal US Representative Garret can, dismissed the debate over said. “We’re going to need a lot of the state on Friday, said the pres- Local offi cials have been do to help, Earnest said. Emergency Management Agency Graves, a Republican whose dis- whether Obama should have help, a lot of prayers, and a lot of ident should have visited earlier. pleased with the early response, Obama received updates on (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fu- trict in Louisiana includes much come before Trump, saying he work to get back.”

Trump fi nds Republican rallying cry Presidential election Museum in attacks on the Clinton Foundation is like an ‘alternative wins legal reality’, says Clinton fi ght over By Ginger Gibson and Emily Stephenson, Reuters Washington Reuters Clinton said that sometimes paintings Los Angeles Trump’s remarks about her – such as a recent charge that epublican presidential President Barack Obama and DPA nominee Donald Trump, emocrat Hillary Clinton Clinton co-founded the Islamic Los Angeles Rwho has struggled to said on a late-night tel- State (IS), which he later said was drive a consistent message and Devision show on Monday sarcasm – go beyond personal consolidate the support of his that sometimes she feels she is in attacks and become harmful to wo Renaissance paintings own party, is honing his at- an “alternative universe” in the US national security. seized by the Nazis dur- tack on Democratic rival Hil- US presidential race against Re- “There’s enough evidence now Ting World War II will re- lary Clinton and the foundation publican Donald Trump. that when Trump talks the way main the property of a California bearing her last name, making it “I do feel sometimes like this he talks it actually helps the ter- museum after a US court ruled a rallying cry for fellow Republi- campaign has entered into an al- rorists,” Clinton said. “I think it’s against a claim by the family of cans to get behind his campaign. ternative universe,” Clinton said crazy, but I think it’s also harm- the Jewish art dealer from whom Trump began this week ham- on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. “I ful.” they were taken, the Los Angeles mering her for the Clinton have to step into the alternative Clinton said she had begun Times reported on Monday. Foundation, an organisation reality, answer questions about preparing for the three presiden- Judge John F Walter of the US created by her and her husband am I alive, how much longer will tial debates scheduled in Sep- District Court in Los Angeles former president Bill Clinton, I be alive.” tember and October. ruled last week that the Norton which uses private donations to Clinton was for the fi rst time “I want to take it seriously,” Simon Art Foundation in Pa- fund aid programmes in devel- responding to allegations made Clinton said. “But you’ve got to sadena was the rightful owner oping countries. by Trump and some of his back- be prepared for, like wacky stuff of the Adam and Eve panels by On Monday, he called for the ers that she is suff ering health that comes at you and I am draw- the 16th century German painter foundation to be shut down. problems that could be problem- ing on my experience in elemen- Lucas Cranach the Elder. Yesterday Trump called for a Trump speaks onstage during a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio. atic in the White House should tary school.” Marei von Saher, daughter- special prosecutor to be named she win the November 8 election. Clinton brushed off the pos- in-law of Desi Goudstikker, to investigate the foundation. tions and is using the money to “They care about ethics, they The organisation accepted Both Clinton and Trump have sible release of an additional whose husband’s art dealership He has struggled to fi nd an criticise the Democrat. care about judgment and hon- corporate and foreign dona- released notes from doctors de- 14,900 e-mails that the FBI owned the works, had argued attack line that fellow Republi- The focus on the foundation esty and trustworthiness among tions, stoking criticism that it claring them physically fi t for the found when investigating her use that they should be returned to cans could rally behind. is likely to build some confi - leaders. It’s certainly a point of represented a confl ict of interest presidency. of a private e-mail server as sec- her family. His criticism of the parents dence among Republicans that vulnerability for Hillary Clin- while she was secretary of state. Kimmel asked Clinton to open retary of state. But the judge disagreed, citing of a dead Muslim American Trump’s campaign is healing ton,” Shah said. On Sunday, the foundation a jar of pickles as a test of her “My e-mails are so boring,” the family’s decision generations soldier who spoke at the Dem- internal divisions. Trump dropped plans to de- announced it would no longer strength. Clinton said. “What’s a few ago not to pursue restitution as ocratic National Convention Last week, Trump shook up liver a policy speech on Thurs- accept foreign donations if She did so successfully. more?” the end of its claim. drew rebukes from many in his his campaign’s top leadership, day about immigration, hoping Clinton is elected and that the “This has become one of their The US State Department has Nazi Reichsmarshall Hermann own party, and his attacks on putting Steve Bannon and Kel- not to distract from the Clinton group is prepared to hand off themes. Take my pulse while I’m already reviewed some 30,068 e- Goering forced the Amsterdam- Clinton’s health have been dis- lyanne Conway in top jobs. Foundation criticism that has programmes to other charity talking to you – make sure I’m mails from her 2009-2013 ten- based Goudstikker fi rm to sell missed as conspiracy theories. Campaign chairman Paul dominated cable news coverage. organisations. alive,” Clinton said to Kimmel of ure and released most of them, him the paintings along with Clinton, who leads in nearly Manafort resigned. Clinton’s campaign has tried For Democrats, the issue of the health rumours. amounting to some 55,000 pages. hundreds of others in 1940, ac- every national and swing state Republican strategist Ford to dismiss the attack. the foundation does not appear cording to court fi lings. opinion poll, has largely avoided O’Connell said the attacks are Clinton spokesman Robby ready to go away. After the war, the Allies re- an onslaught of criticism about an early indicator of Bannon’s Mook said the foundation will But they are hopeful Trump is turned the paintings to the the foundation. infl uence. not shut down because of its too late in making it an issue to Netherlands. Democratic rival US Senator “This is a very fertile ground lifesaving work, and he did not make a diff erence. However, Goudstikker decid- Bernie Sanders did not attack if he wants to dig himself out of see it hurting Clinton’s lead in Most American voters al- ed not to demand the Cranach her on that front during the pri- this deep hole,” O’Connell said polls. ready have an opinion of Hil- paintings back from the state, mary campaign. of Trump. “This is an absurd call by lary Clinton, said Jim Manley, a which under Dutch legislation “It’s an incredible turn- Raj Shah, Republican Nation- Donald Trump. It is an act of Democratic strategist who once would have required paying back ing point in the campaign, and al Committee’s research direc- desperation on his campaign worked for Senate Minority the money received from Goer- nothing rallies Republicans like tor, said that Republicans had given the turmoil that we’ve Leader Harry Reid. ing. the Clintons,” said Hogan Gi- been focusing on the Clinton seen from his campaign in re- “The views are pretty hard- The paintings may now be dley, spokesman for the Defeat Foundation since at least 2013 cent weeks,” he told MSNBC. ened on both sides, and I don’t worth as much as $24mn, ac- Crooked Hillary PAC, a group and see it as an issue that voters The foundation has long been think anything is going to move Hillary with Kimmel. She says she will draw on her ‘experience in cording an appraisal cited by the that can take unlimited dona- care about. a liability for Clinton. that needle,” he said. elementary school’ to prepare for debates with Trump. Los Angeles Times.

Trudeau defends the burqini

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended individual rights and freedoms while touting Mounties allow women offi cers to wear hijab cultural diversity and tolerance when asked about a controversy swirling in France over a burqini (also spelled burkini) ban. AFP munities and encourage more The RCMP faced a public out- memorandum as saying. “We should be past tolerance in Canada,” Trudeau told Ottawa Muslim women to consider the cry in 1990 over a decision to al- No offi cers had yet asked to reporters after meeting with his ministers to plan the Royal Canadian Mounted Police low Sikh offi cers to wear turbans wear hijabs as of earlier this government’s legislative agenda. as a career option.” as part of their uniforms. year, when the policy was qui- Some lawmakers in Canada’s Quebec province have oping to boost recruit- The RCMP offi cer’s uniform Attitudes have softened since etly enacted. called for outlawing “burqinis” – body-concealing ing of Muslim women, – a red serge tunic, leather rid- then and Canadians have em- Updated fi gures were not im- Islamic swimsuits – following bans in at least 15 towns Trudeau: Tolerating someone means accepting their Hthe Royal Canadian ing boots and wide-brimmed braced the change. mediately available. in France’s southeast. right to exist on the condition that they don’t disturb us Mounted Police (RCMP) is al- felt campaign hat – is an iconic Three types of hijabs were However, some 30 offi cers They include the French Riviera resort town of Nice, too, too much. lowing its offi cers to wear hijabs Canadian symbol. tested before one was selected had asked for a relaxing of the the target of a Islamist militant attack on July 14, with as part of their uniforms, the It dates back to the 1800s, as suitable for police work, ac- rules for religious or cultural the proponents citing the need to prevent public “In Canada, can we speak of acceptance, openness, government said yesterday. when the RCMP’s forerunner, cording to correspondence reasons over the past two years, disorder. friendship, understanding? It is about where we are “The commissioner of the the frontier Northwest Mount- between Goodale and RCMP La Presse reported. Trudeau called for “the respect of individual rights and going and what we are going through every day in our Royal Canadian Mounted Po- ed Police, spread law and order Commissioner Bob Paulson In most cases, the offi cers choices”. diverse and rich communities,” he said. lice recently approved this ad- to the wilds of Canada’s western published in a local newspaper. wanted to grow beards. This, he said, should be “at the top of public discourse Trudeau bemoaned instances where governments dition to the uniform,” Public provinces and Arctic territories. The garment did not en- With the latest uniform and debate”. preach tolerance but act to undermine individual Safety Minister Ralph Goodale’s Inspired by British military cumber offi cers and could be change, the RCMP becomes the Trudeau dismissed the idea of a burqini ban in rights, saying with irony: “Tolerating someone means spokesman Scott Bardsley told uniforms of the period, it has removed quickly and easily if third police force in Canada to Canada, saying that Canadians should rise above the accepting their right to exist on the condition that they AFP. “This is intended to better since undergone only minor needed, the Montreal daily La add the hijab option after To- controversy. don’t disturb us too, too much.” refl ect the diversity in our com- changes. Presse reported an internal ronto and Edmonton. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 9 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA

Ministers Activists to battle on after start meeting

AFP Japan whaling court victory Tokyo

AFP The whaling institute in- oreign ministers from Ja- Tokyo sisted the settlement would act pan, China and South as a deterrent to “some extent” FKorea began a two-day by choking off funding by the meeting yesterday with their apanese whalers yester- group’s US arm. countries at odds over territorial day celebrated what they The announcement comes disputes, a US missile defence Jdescribed as a court vic- after a US court issued a pre- system and perennial regional tory in the US to end years of liminary injunction against Sea problem North Korea. high seas clashes with anti- Shepherd in late 2012, ordering Japanese Foreign Minister Fu- whaling group Sea Shepherd, it to steer clear of the whaling mio Kishida, China’s Wang Yi and which immediately vowed to ships. South Korea’s Yun Byung-Se met fight on. Last year, the group agreed to for dinner at a Tokyo hotel before The arch enemies have pay $2.55mn to Japanese whal- the start of formal talks today. waged a legal and public rela- ers for breaching the earlier The three shook hands and tions battle as Sea Shepherd court order. smiled for the cameras without has sought to disrupt an annual Japan initiated the legal battle making any remarks. whale hunt in the Antarctic after several hunts in which the The talks are the fi rst since that Japan defends as scientifi c anti-whaling activists pursued March last year and come ahead research. the fl eet for months in the icy of a Group of 20 summit in China However, the settlement waters near Antarctica, seeking early next month. between the US-based Sea to stop the slaughter. “It is extremely important for Shepherd Conservation Soci- Activists harassed whalers the foreign ministers of the three ety and Japan’s whaling body with paint and stink bombs, countries that play major roles is unlikely to end the dispute rammed their ships, and snared in the region to gather together as operations in Antarctic wa- ship propellers with ropes. and exchange opinions frankly,” ters are mostly carried out by Japan claims it conducts vital Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Sea Shepherd Australia, which scientifi c research using a loop- Yoshihide Suga told reporters does not come under the rul- hole in an international whaling earlier. ing. ban, but makes no secret that Sino-Japanese tensions over a Yesterday, the Institute of the mammals ultimately end up territorial dispute have risen this Cetacean Research and Kyodo on dinner plates. month, while China and South Senpaku — key players in Ja- It was forced to call off the Korea have sparred over the pan’s whaling industry — an- 2014-2015 hunt after the Unit- planned deployment in the lat- nounced a legal settlement ed Nations’ top court, the In- ter country of a US anti-missile that would bar the US group ternational Court of Justice, system. from attacking whaling ships or ruled in 2014 that its annual The Tokyo-Seoul relationship funding such activities. mission to the Antarctic was a is also prone to periodic tension The parties involved “suc- File photo shows the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker (right) colliding with the Japanese whaling fleet fuel tanker the Sun Laurel, as Japanese commercial hunt masquerad- due to the legacy of Japan’s harsh cessfully resolved the dis- whalers and militant conservationists clashed dangerously in icy waters off Antarctica. ing as science. colonisation of the Korean pe- pute through mediated nego- The hunt resumed at the end ninsula from 1910-45. tiations earlier this month”, it bal agreement, saying the set- office, would keep fighting. Alex Cornelissen said in a state- other than the USA, will con- of 2015, with the fl eet returning Japan and China are locked in said. tlement only applied to its US “The ruling in the US courts ment. tinue to oppose the illegal Japa- to Japan in March of this year a long-running dispute over un- But Sea Shepherd played arm and that other branch- aff ects only our US entity,” the “Sea Shepherd Global and all nese whaling in the Antarctic,” after having killed more than inhabited islets in the East China down any suggestion of a glo- es, including its Australian group’s global chief executive other entities around the world, it added. 300 of the mammals. Sea called the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. Tokyo has lodged more than two dozen protests through dip- lomatic channels since August Panda’s birthday celebration 5, saying there have been about UN rights envoy claims 30 intrusions by Chinese vessels into its territorial waters. “We will deliver Japan’s think- ing directly and clearly,” a foreign China interfered with work ministry offi cial said regarding the dispute with China.”It is im- portant for us to send our mes- Reuters professor at the New York Uni- face harsh discriminatory sage fi rmly.” The visit is the fi rst Beijing versity School of Law. measures. by a Chinese foreign minister to China’s Foreign Ministry did The government routinely Japan since Xi Jinping became not respond immediately to a re- rejects criticism of its policies president in March 2013. United Nations-appoint- quest for comment. toward minority populations, Separately, China has com- ed human rights envoy “The position that the United and denies any abuse of human plained about the planned de- Asaid yesterday that the Nations has always followed and rights or freedom of expres- ployment of the US Terminal Chinese government interfered that I’ve followed in every other sion, saying it is going after High Altitude Area Defence with his work during a visit to country that I’ve visited, and lawbreakers. (THAAD) system in South Ko- China by blocking access to in- there are many, is that the rap- Alston said he was taken on rea, arguing the missile shield dividuals whom he had hoped to porteur is entitled to meet with an “abysmal tour” of a model damages its own security inter- meet. whomsoever he wants to meet ethnic village near the south- ests and will heighten regional Philip Alston, the UN Special with, that he’s entitled to go western city of Kunming, tension. South Korea, wary of Rapporteur on extreme poverty wherever he wants to,” Alston where officials presented mi- off ending China, had wavered and human rights, told report- said. norities in terms of colourful about the installation but went ers at the end of a nine-day visit Since taking office more than dances but not in terms of edu- ahead in the face of North Ko- to China that he had notifi ed the three years ago, President Xi cation or meaningful protec- rea’s continued missile devel- government in advance of aca- Jinping has cracked down on tion of language and traditions. opment.North Korea is likely to demics he wanted to meet on his dissent, reining in the media “The problem with policies be a key topic at the meeting, visit, a routine practice for a UN and civil society and detaining on ethnic minorities is that in though fi nding common ground special rapporteur. dozens of rights activists. a country like China they are will be diffi cult “None of those meetings were Rights groups say the gov- highly assimilationist,” he said, Japan and South Korea regu- arranged, and the message I got ernment is trying to silence though he praised China for its larly condemn Pyongyang for from many of the people I con- critics, and also argue that the progress on poverty allevia- Liang Liang sniff s her 10th birthday cake during joint birthday celebrations for her and its nuclear and missile develop- tacted was that they had been country’s ethnic minorities, tion. Special rapporteurs work one-year old cub Nuan Nuan, at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Giant pandas ment, and feel frustrated by what advised that they should be on particularly in places such as on a voluntary basis, are not Liang Liang, aged 10, and her Malaysian-born cub Nuan Nuan, 1, were born on August 23, they see as a lack of pressure on vacation at this time,” said Al- Tibet, Inner Mongolia and the UN staff, and do not get paid 2006 and August 18, 2015 respectively. the country by the North’s eco- ston, an Australian who is a law western region of Xinjiang, for their work. nomic lifeline China.

JUSTICE Japanese father kills son over studies British man says A Japanese father stabbed his Australian unearths Eight Facebook users indicted did not kill Bali cop 12-year-old son to death after complaining the boy was failing A British man arrested over the to study for a school entrance ‘beast’ of a truffl e for mocking Thai junta leader killing of a policeman on Indone- exam, media said yesterday. sia’s holiday island Bali says he Kengo Satake, the boy’s 48-year- was involved in a “confrontation” old father, told police that he AFP There have been larger AFP with the off icer over his girlfriend’s “argued with his son for not Sydney white truffles but Dunbar’s Bangkok missing purse, but denies killing studying” before a test to enter a find appears to have eclipsed him, his lawyer said yesterday. private junior high school, public a 1,277-gram black truffle The body of Wayan Sudarsa, a broadcaster NHK reported. n Australian has uncov- unearthed in France in 2012 Thai military tribu- traff ic police off icial, was found Competition for entry to the best ered what is thought to and described at the time as nal yesterday indicted in the early hours of Aug 17, face- schools in Japan is intense. Abe the largest black truf- the largest ever found in the Aeight people with se- down in the sand on popular Kuta Admission to a prestigious one is fl e ever discovered in the coun- country’s truffle heartland of dition for running a Facebook beach, with wounds to his head seen as having a decisive impact try, a 1,511-gram (53.3-ounce) Perigord. page that mocked the king- and neck, according to media on a child’s future prospects. monster that could also be a While the fi nd — reported dom’s junta chief, making reports. David Taylor, 33, and his The son, named Ryota, was taken world-beater. to be worth some Aus$3,000 them the latest victims of the Australian girlfriend Sarah Connor, to hospital Sunday after the stab- Stuart Dunbar said he had (US$2,300) — was celebrated, regime’s crackdown on dis- 45, were arrested last week over bing but died from loss of blood, known since February that a it was too big for Dunbar’s reg- sent. the killing. The pair are suspects Aichi prefectural police in the truffl e had been growing in the ular chefs to accept on short Thailand’s generals have in the case, according to police. central city of Nagoya said. spot where it was found, but notice. clamped down on politics and Seven of the eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Under Indonesian law, charges “The father stabbed his son in its ripening aroma in warmer “My regular customers severely curbed free expres- Prayut Chan-ocha pose for photographers as they arrive at the are only laid once the case gets to the chest with a kitchen knife,” a weather meant he started dig- had already taken truffles sion since their 2014 power military court in Bangkok yesterday. court. “David maintains that he did police spokesman said, declining ging last Thursday. for the week,” he said, noting grab, jailing scores of critics not kill the victim, only that he was to provide details of the motive. He said he had no idea of that once unearthed, truf- of the government and mon- “The court indicts all eight Some have seen jail sen- looking for (his girlfriend’s purse),” The father was arrested after po- the size of the fungus as he fles are in their prime for just archy — often for comments and will later call them in for tences as long as 30 years for Taylor’s lawyer Haposan Sihomb- lice got a call from hospital staff , worked for 45 minutes to re- four to five days. The deli- posted on social media. a plea,” the group’s lawyer, Facebook posts deemed in- ing said. “He approached the vic- he said. Satake reportedly told move it from the earth at his cacy grows in the root sys- The eight Facebook us- Winyat Chartmontree, told sulting of the monarchy. tim, checked the victim’s pockets police he had stabbed his son “by property in the state of Vic- tems of host trees, where in ers were arrested in April by AFP. The government has de- and there was a confrontation but mistake.”The boy was aiming to toria. Europe specially trained pigs military raids in Bangkok and They have been charged fended its clampdown on free David did not hit the victim.” enter one of the leading private “It’s an absolute beast,” he or dogs are used to sniff them northeast Khon Kaen prov- with sedition and violat- speech as an eff ort to heal po- However, Connor has told police schools in Aichi prefecture and told AFP yesterday. out. ince, according to Human ing the kingdom’s computer litical confl ict that has ripped that she saw Taylor beating the his father had regularly scolded Dunbar said he had previ- The fi nest black truffl es Rights Watch. crime act, two broadly-word- Thailand in two. off icer as she searched for her him over his studies, NHK said, ously dug up a “beautiful edi- have a subtle aroma and an They now face up to seven ed laws that are routinely But critics say the junta is purse, according to her lawyer citing people with knowledge of ble truffl e” weighing about 720 earthy fl avour reminiscent of years in prison for running used to silence critics. chiefl y bent on crippling the Erwin Siregar. Taylor, who is a the family. The boy’s mother was grams but he was not aware of rich chocolate. a page that featured memes The number of compu- political network loyal to the musician with the stage name DJ at work when the incident oc- anyone else ever growing such Dunbar decided to pickle and doctored photos of junta ter crime, sedition and royal ousted government, a faction Nutzo, is scheduled to be ques- curred, the Asahi Shimbun daily a large black truffl e in Aus- the truffl e in vodka, meaning leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha defamation charges have all led by former premiers and tioned by police. Connor’s lawyer reported. tralia, or anywhere else in the it remains preserved in one — the former army chief who shot up since the junta seized siblings Thaksin and Yingluck said she was questioned for nine world. piece. seized power two years ago. power in a May 2014 coup. Shinawatra. hours on Monday. Gulf Times 10 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 BRITAIN

Sunny day Entire village put on property website

Guardian News from many diff erent buyers, London but we cannot say any more at this stage,” said Tom Watson, the director of Cundalls. n off er has been made “Historically, we have dealt on a 2,000-acre North with many estates, but for the AYorkshire village that past 20 to 30 years, this is our went on the market for £20mn biggest sale.” earlier this year. The village’s Rightmove list- West Heslerton, which has ing said “A once-in-a-genera- been owned by the Dawnay tion opportunity to purchase a family for more than 150 years, 2,116-acre mixed agricultural, was put up for sale in April, residential and commercial es- giving wealthy individuals the tate with vast development and chance to purchase a perfect- sporting potential, situated ly preserved, quintessential within a beautiful area of North Yorkshire village where “time Yorkshire.” has stood still”. The advert, which includes From childhood, the late Eve 86 photographs showing char- Dawnay, the former owner of acterful cottages and sweeping West Heslerton, near Malton, scenic shots, is marked as being loved to build miniature mod- under off er. els. Eve Dawnay graduated from When her father bequeathed Oxford University with a de- her the village, she set about cre- gree in French in 1948, and ating an archetypal family hub. worked in Paris and London From its pub, garage, playing before returning to the village. fi elds and sports pavilion, to a When her father died in 21-bedroom hall and 43 hous- 1964, she inherited the estate. es, Eve Dawnay left a remark- The unmarried eccentric able legacy when she died aged kept rents low and, with some 84 in 2010, a functioning Eng- clever social engineering, en- lish village, with a population sured that it retained a vi- of about 375 people, preserved brant community supporting in time. a host of amenities, including The banks of the River Thames on a sunny day in central London. With no single heir, the vil- a primary school and football, lage was left to Eve’s wider cricket and bowling teams. family and they decided to sell, The centrepiece of the es- hoping to fi nd a wealthy, yet tate is the 21-bedroom West benevolent buyer, who would Heslerton Hall, which has been help to preserve the bucolic empty for 30 years since Eve way of life. Dawnay downsized to a four- On Monday, estate agent bedroom house in the village. Cundalls, which is handling The estate has more than the sale, confi rmed that an of- 1,500 acres of agricultural land, fer was on the table. including 112 acres of wood- Corbyn walked past “It is correct that it is under land. off er and it has been for some The annual rental and ag- time now. ricultural subsidy income is empty seats for video There was a lot of interest listed as about £390,000. U-turn by May on ‘packed’ train ‘betrayal of people’ Guardian News olution in other regions pro- Traingate as it is being called now told the camera: “This is a problem that government at various points over the last Street, said the Night Tube will “contrib- London ceed without directly elected may get Corbyn some unwelcome many passengers face every day on the two decades and we’d be delighted to work ute to a vibrant 24-hour economy” for the mayors, the Times reported. attention trains, commuters and long distance with ministers if they were interested in area. Labour’s dominance in the travellers.”“Today this train is completely reviewing the fares structure for long dis- He added: “The newly extended operat- abour’s shadow home biggest devolved regions makes Evening Standard packed. The staff on the train are abso- tance services, with the aim of reducing ing hours will allow more people to expe- secretary, Andy Burn- it likely that the party would London lutely brilliant, working really hard to the overcrowding that can sometimes oc- rience and enjoy the diversity of the West Lham, has called on win many of the metro mayor help everybody. The reality is there’s not cur.” End beyond its world-class retail off ering, Theresa May to reaffi rm her races. enough trains, we need more of them.” “We can, however, rely on our fantastic from entertainment and leisure to food commitment to devolution af- Burnham, who is Labour’s eremy Corbyn breezed past empty A Virgin Trains spokesperson said they on-board teams to help customers when- and beverage.” ter reports that she will aban- candidate for next year’s Great- seats on a train before shooting a video would encourage Corbyn to “book ahead” ever possible and we’re delighted they The Victoria and Central lines are the don the policy of creating di- er Manchester mayoral race, Jin which he sat on the fl oor claiming next time to reserve a seat – but they could help Jeremy in this case.” fi rst to provide overnight services on Fri- rectly elected mayors. said going back on the com- the carriages were “packed”. The under look forward to welcoming him on board On Twitter, people reacted calling the days and Saturdays, but there are plans to The PM plans to ditch the mitment to English devolution pressure Labour leader was pictured walk- again. incident “traingate” and a “publicity extend the night network to the Jubilee, policy, championed by former would be “the biggest betrayal ing through near-deserted carriages on “Our people deliver fi rst-rate customer stunt”. Northern and Piccadilly lines this autumn. chancellor George Osborne, in of people and communities the London to Newcastle service. service day after day and we’d like to thank The Standard has contacted the Labour The Night Tube is also expected to boost part to avoid Labour using the who already showed in the EU Virgin Trains owner Richard Branson Jeremy Corbyn for highlighting this with Party and Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign team job opportunities by creating 2,200 new roles to strengthen its position referendum how abandoned released the images showing he walked the media,” the spokesperson said. for comment. roles in services. in the party’s heartlands, ac- they feel by Westminster”. past unreseved seats before shooting the “But we have to take issue with the idea The Night Tube is set to give busi- Some 500 jobs will be directly employed cording to a report. He added: “These rumours campaign fi lm. that Corbyn wasn’t able to be seated on the nesses in London’s West End a multi-mil- in operating transport lines, according to The creation of elected may- are another sign that, since the A statement said Corbyn and his team service, as this clearly wasn’t the case.” lion pound boost, experts have said. a report released by consultancy group ors is the most controversial [EU referendum] vote, West- walked the full length of the train before The spokesperson added: “We know Footfall in the capital’s main shopping EY and business advocacy group London condition of a series of devo- minster has reverted to busi- setting up camp on the fl oor and fi lming that some of our services on our east and hub shot up by 14% on Saturday when the First. lution arrangements agreed ness as usual. Theresa May the campaign video. west coast franchises are extremely popu- service launched. The service looks set to add £77mn to by Osborne and a number of came into offi ce promising to CCTV footage taken from the three- lar, and it can be hard to fi nd a seat.” More than 100,000 passengers took ad- London’s economy each year by 2029, the “metro” regions, including close the north/south divide. hour Virgin Trains service on August 11 “This usually happens in particular cir- vantage of the new overnight Underground report added. the West Midlands, Greater Within a matter of weeks, also shows Corbyn taking a seat around 45 cumstances, for example when there’s a service, with about 6,500 people tapping It said: “At a time of economic uncer- Manchester, the Liverpool she seems to have changed her minutes into the journey – once the team big sporting event, or on the fi rst off -peak in at Oxford Circus on launch night. tainty — particularly following the Brexit and Sheffi eld city regions, the tune.” had fi nished. train out of London. Representatives for London’s West End vote — this is a welcome boost to Lon- Tees Valley, the north-east and “She must clear up this con- Corbyn, who will battle with Owen Unfortunately we can’t do anything are hopeful that late-night visitors will don’s economy, but it should be seen in the Greater Lincolnshire. fusion and confi rm whether Smith in a leadership challenge, used his about cup fi nals or fares regulation, which provide a boost for business. context of the £40bn economic benefi ts While the Manchester and the many promises still stand. train journey video as part of his cam- could spread demand much more eff ec- Steven Medway, from New West End already delivered by the general move we Liverpool mayoral elections This whole business will only paign. tively if it was less of a blunt instrument. Company which represents businesses have seen to a 24-hour economy in Lon- were likely to go ahead, May remind people why they are fed While sitting on the fl oor Corbyn “We have discussed regulation with the in Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent don.” could let the next phase of dev- up with Westminster politics.” Nuclear developers have big plans for pint-sized power plants

Reuters In a nuclear power plant, heat is cre- components for PWR nuclear subma- led by French utility EDF and Chinese as Greenpeace argue that with ad- sign Assessment (GDA), which tests the London ated when uranium atoms split. rines, is part of a consortium develop- partner China General Nuclear. vances in renewable technology, such safety and design of new reactors and Diff erent reactor designs use this ing a 220MW SMR unit which could be Almost half of Britain’s electricity as off shore wind, Britain may not need can take around four years to complete heat in diff erent ways to raise the tem- doubled for a larger-scale project. capacity is expected to close by 2030, as any new nuclear plants. for large plants. range of mini-nuclear power perature of water and create steam, Rolls-Royce chief scientifi c of- older, large nuclear plants come to the This week Britain approved Dong A spokeswoman for the ONR said as plants could help solve Britain’s which then powers turbines to produce fi cer Paul Stein said the fi rst 440 MW end of their operational lives and coal Energy’s plans to expand an off shore the plans are at an early stage, it does Alooming power crunch, rather electricity. power plant would cost around £1.75bn plants shut as part of the country’s ef- wind farm project that could ultimately not yet know how long the GDA proc- than the $24bn Hinkley project snarled Manufacturing advancements mean ($2.3bn) but costs would likely fall once forts to meet its climate goals. span an area of the North Sea more than ess would take for SMRs. up in delays, companies developing the SMR developers are only a few years production is ramped up.”One of the twice the size of London and produce The GDA is seen as the “gold stand- technology say. from being able to replicate this tech- advantages of the SMRs is that they cost The mini plants, still under up to 4GW of electricity, more than ard around the world”, KPMG’s Gupta So-called small modular reactors nology on a smaller scale, and plants a lot less (than large nuclear plants), development, would be made Hinkley Point. said. (SMRs) use existing or new nuclear could be ready for deployment by the and it is an easier case to present to pri- in factories, with parts small Nuclear power defenders say the Nuclear power plants in Britain can technology scaled down to a fraction mid-2020s. “From a technical perspec- vate investors,” Stein said. enough to be transported on intermittent nature of renewable elec- also only be built on sites licensed by of the size of larger plants and would tive there is no reason why you wouldn’t Critics, however, say there is no guar- trucks and barges to sites where tricity production and lack of grid- the government, and the fi rst SMRs be able to produce around a tenth of be able to make a smaller version of an antee that SMR developers will be able they could be assembled in scale storage mean nuclear plants are could be set up at existing nuclear the electricity created by large-scale already commercially viable nuclear to cut costs enough to make the plants around six to 12 months needed to ensure continuous supply plant sites or at licensed sites where projects, such as Hinkley. technology such as PWR (pressurised viable. “SMR vendors say factory pro- of power if the country is to meet its older plants are being decommis- The mini plants, still under develop- water reactor),” Mike Tynan, director of duction will save a lot of money, but it The two new reactors at Hinkley emission reduction targets.”Working sioned. ment, would be made in factories, with Britain’s Nuclear Advanced Manufac- will take a long time and a lot of units Point are supposed to provide around alongside renewables, nuclear provides Britain said this year SMRs could parts small enough to be transported on turing Research Centre (NAMRC), said. to achieve what they are calling econo- 7% of Britain’s electricity, helping to fi ll the reliable low carbon energy required play an important part in the country’s trucks and barges to sites where they There are already more than 100 nu- mies of mass production,” said Edwin that supply gap. to balance variable wind and solar energy future, and committed £250mn could be assembled in around six to clear plants using PWR technology in Lyman, nuclear expert at the US-based Nuclear developers are confi dent generation,” said Tom Greatrex, chief to research, including a competition to 12 months, up to a tenth of the time it operation across the globe. Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). SMRs could be up and running by the executive of the Nuclear Industry As- identify the best-value SMR design for takes to build some larger plants. “The NuScale, majority owned by US Flu- “Factory manufacture is not a pana- late 2020s, in time to help bridge the sociation. the country. real promise of SMRs is their modulari- or Corp, is developing 50MW SMRs us- cea. Just because you are manufactur- looming electricity supply shortfall. NuScale’s UK and Europe Managing NuScale, Rolls Royce and Toshiba sation. ing PWRs which could be deployed at a ing in a factory, it doesn’t mean you are A study carried out by the National Director Tom Mundy said providing Corp’s Westinghouse were among 33 You can assemble them in a factory site hosting up to 12 units generating a certain to solve problems of cost over- Nuclear Laboratory, a government NuScale gets the necessary regulator companies the government has identi- with an explicable design meaning con- total of 600MW. runs,” he said. owned and operated advisory body, approvals and partners its fi rst SMRs fi ed as eligible for the competition. sistent standards and predicable costs The 50MW units would be 65 feet Costs are a sensitive issue and could said Britain could host up to 7 gigawatts could be running in Britain by 2026. The department for business, energy and delivery timescale,” said Anurag tall, roughly the length of two busses, have played a part in Britain’s decision (GW) of SMR capacity by 2035, more All nuclear power projects need ap- & industrial strategy has given no fur- Gupta, director and global lead for pow- and nine feet in diameter. to review the $24bn project to build the than double the capacity of Hinkley. proval from Britain’s Offi ce for Nuclear ther details and had no further com- er infrastructure at consultancy KPMG. Rolls-Royce, which already makes two new Hinkley Point nuclear reactors But anti-nuclear green groups such Regulation (ONR), and its Generic De- ment on SMRs. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 11 EUROPE

Top court to look into local Paris, Berlin seek access bans on burqini to encrypted messages AFP Reuters ference with his German coun- Germany mulls military conscription as part of civil defence plan worried about the proposals. Paris Paris terpart in Paris. “It is certainly understand- The European Commission The German government is considering bringing would require citizens to stockpile food and water for able that some would respond said it welcomed the Franco- back compulsory military service as it eyes possible use in emergency situations. to recent tragedies with back ban on the Islamic bur- rance and Germany want German initiatives. security threats facing the country, according to a Citizens should have “an individual stockpile of food doors and more government ac- qini (also spelled bur- to compel operators of An existing online privacy confidential document seen by DPA. that would last for a period of 10 days, in order to cess,” said Christian Borggreen, Akini) swimsuit by French Fmobile messaging services framework is already under re- The proposal is part of an interior ministry strategy support state measures” to provide basic supplies in Europe director at CCIA. “But towns will come before France’s to provide access to encrypted view, it said. paper that focuses both on preparing the country emergency situations, the document said. weakened security ultimately highest administrative court to- content to terrorism investiga- “Security is a national com- for potential Nato deployments and beefing up the Opposition parties have criticised the civil defence leaves online systems more vul- morrow, the tribunal said. tions, after a series of deadly at- petence, but creating the right country’s civil defences. plan as fear mongering by the government. nerable to all types of attacks The Human Rights League tacks in both countries. framework at EU level will help It is due for cabinet review today. Dietmar Bartsche – co-leader of the opposition Left from terrorists to hackers. This (LDH) is appealing a decision by French intelligence services, member states carry out their “An attack on German territory that would require Party – said on Monday that discussing measures such should be a time to increase se- a lower court in the Riviera city on alert since attackers killed duty to protect our citizens,” conventional defence is unlikely,” the document said. as the stockpiling of food and water would “deeply un- curity – not weaken it.” of Nice which upheld a ban on hundreds of civilians in Paris in spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud However, civil defence measures are necessary be- settle” the public and even cause people to panic buy. France and Germany – where the outfi t by the town of Ville- November and in Nice in July, said. cause a “major security threat in the future cannot be The German government abolished compulsory mili- nerves are raw following a wave neuve-Loubet. are struggling to intercept mes- Cazeneuve singled out an app ruled out”, it added. tary service in 2011, arguing that there was no longer a of attacks on civilians this sum- Villeneuve-Loubet, just west sages from Islamist militants. operated by Telegram, which Military conscription was phased out five years ago. geopolitical need for it. mer, including two claimed by of Nice, was among the fi rst of Many of the groups now use he said did not co-operate with However, Germany is considering new security strate- Even before then, many young men had avoided mili- IS – are also seeking closer links some 15 French towns to ban encrypted messaging services governments, adding that legis- gies after two terrorist attacks and a mass shooting tary service by opting to perform non-military service, between the continent’s data- the burqini, triggering a fi erce rather than mainstream social lation should target both EU and last month, as well as tensions between the Nato such as working in care homes or in hospitals. bases of personal information. debate in France and elsewhere media, with Islamic State (IS) a non-EU companies. military alliance and Russia about the 2014 annexation Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this That would cover data on vi- about the wearing of the full- big user of such apps, investi- A spokesman for Telegram did of Crimea and subsequent military involvement in month that the Bundeswehr would undergo training sas, potential militant threats body swimsuit, women’s rights gators in several countries have not immediately respond to a re- eastern Ukraine. with federal police in preparation for deployment in within the border-free Schen- and secularity. said. quest for comment. Also part of the civil defence plan is a measure that domestic counterterrorism operations. gen area, refugees and airline The Nice tribunal ruled on French Interior Minister Ber- Telegram, founded by Russian passengers, German Interior Monday that the ban in Ville- nard Cazeneuve said that the Pavel Durov in 2013 and incor- Minister Thomas de Maiziere neuve-Loubet was “necessary, European Commission should porated in several jurisdictions, Cazeneuve’s initiative, which own encrypted apps and as a dog. “Cracking down on en- said. appropriate and proportionate” draft a law obliging operators to promotes itself as ultra-secure, he hinted at earlier this month, consequence enjoy a higher level cryption for the wider public “We believe that after Brexit to prevent public disorder after co-operate in investigations of because it encrypts all data from has come under fi re from privacy of security than users who have would therefore give a monopoly ... it’s important to make clear a succession of Islamist militant militants. the start of transmission to the and digital experts, who warned nothing to hide,” privacy ad- on its usage to organisations that where Europe off ers better so- attacks in France, including one “If such legislation was fi nish. against opening “back doors” vocates wrote in a piece in the would abuse it.” lutions for our members than if in Nice on July 14. adopted, this would allow us to A number of other services, that would let governments read newspaper Le Monde on Mon- A United States-based tech we carried out those solutions The burqini was “liable to of- impose obligations at the Euro- including Facebook’s What- content. day. lobby group, CCIA, which rep- unilaterally – and that includes fend the religious convictions pean level on non-co-operative sApp, say that they have similar “How could we then prevent Among them was the head of resents companies such as Fa- the areas of internal and external or (religious) non-convictions operators,” he told a joint con- capabilities. terrorists from creating their CNIL, France’s privacy watch- cebook and Google, said it was security,” he said. of other users of the beach” and “be felt as a defi ance or a provo- cation exacerbating tensions felt by” the community, it added. The ruling by the State Coun- cil, France’s highest administra- At least 41,000 asylum-seekers tive court, will provide a legal precedent for towns to follow around the country. on Greek territory, says minister The ban has raised questions over what constitutes unac- ceptable beachwear: the actual AFP Another 2,000 have agreed to Greece in 2015, primarily Syr- trademarked full-body swimsuit Athens be returned home. ians fl eeing their country’s bru- – much like a wetsuit but with a At the same time, there are tal civil war. head covering – or merely being another 11,000 people cur- The migration minister ad- fully clothed on the seashore. reece has at least 41,000 rently being processed on Greek mitted that there are addition- A mother of two told AFP yes- refugees and migrants islands after landing there from ally “around 4,000” people who terday that she had been fi ned on Gwho are seeking asylum, neighbouring Turkey. are avoiding follow-up registra- the beach in the resort of Cannes mostly Syrians eligible to relo- Mouzalas said the operation tion as they hope to cross the wearing leggings, a tunic and a cate within the EU, the migra- was designed to “begin to rein in border with the help of smug- headscarf. tion minister said yesterday. the chaos”, which overwhelmed glers. Her ticket, seen by AFP, read Yiannis Mouzalas told a news Greek authorities after a suc- But Mouzalas denied reports that she was not wearing “an conference that Greek and UN cession of Eastern European that hundreds of people were outfi t respecting good morals services had recorded 54,000 and Balkan countries shut their being allowed to sneak across and secularism”. refugees and migrants on Greek borders to migrants starting in the border to Macedonia and “I was sitting on a beach with territory between June and the February. Bulgaria. my family. I was wearing a clas- end of July. Before the closures, and an “This is a lie,” the minister sic headscarf. I had no intention More than 41,000 of them on EU-Turkey deal designed to said, pointing out: “If 700 were of swimming,” said the woman, the mainland have expressed stem the fl ow came into eff ect leaving every day (as is claimed) who gave her name as Siam. interest in asylum, or have made in March, more than a mil- we’d have no refugees left (in Migrants are seen in a refugee camp in Diavata, a suburb of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, yesterday. A witness, Mathilde Cousin, formal requests. lion people had passed through Greece).” Greece has at least 41,000 refugees and migrants who are seeking asylum. confi rmed the incident: “The saddest thing was that people were shouting ‘go home’, some were applauding the police. Her daughter was crying.” One of the world’s most secu- Terror, strikes and rain: France sees 7% tourism drop Migrant lar countries, France strongly separates religion and public life, and overt religious symbols or AFP Islamic State (IS) militants, of the Regional Tourism Board. killed in clothing are considered incom- Paris shuttering festivals and other He said there had been falls patible with French values. public events and prompting of 46.2% in Japanese tourists to Islamic dress has long been jittery visitors to stay away. the Paris region, 35% in Russian Calais a subject of debate in France, he number of tour- “The attacks partly explain visitors and a 27% drop in the which was the fi rst European ists visiting France has these disappointing trends. The number of Italians. country to ban the Islamic face Tdropped 7% since Janu- perception of risk has an infl u- A terror attack in Paris in No- AFP veil in public in 2010, six years ary, with foreigners deterred by ence on some clients, notably vember last year that killed 130 Lille after outlawing the headscarf terror attacks but also by bad the wealthiest or those from people led to a drop in tourist and other conspicuous religious weather and transport strikes, Asia,” said Ayrault. numbers. symbols in state schools. Foreign Minister Jean-Marc He said that economic dif- Offi cials had hoped that the ne Sudanese migrant However, ordinary citizens are Ayrault said on Monday. fi culties in countries such as trend would reverse after the was killed and another allowed to wear the headscarf in “Tourist arrivals since the Russia and Brazil have also af- successful hosting of the Euro Oinjured in clashes with public. start of the year have fallen fected visitor numbers from football championship last Afghan migrants outside the The LDH and other rights by 7% across the country” those countries. month. French port of Calais, authori- groups believe the burqini ban with Paris the worst-hit, said Pictures of fl ood-ridden But just days after the end ties said yesterday. is a “serious and illegal attack on Ayrault, who is also tourism streets – the result of 50 more of the competition a Tunisian The two migrants were among numerous fundamental rights”, minister. days of rain in the second quar- believed to be acting for the Is- a group of people from the “Jun- including freedom of religion. France is the world’s top ter compared to normal levels lamic State (IS) group rammed gle” camp who tried to access “It is the expression of a po- tourist destination. – and public-sector strikes also a lorry into a crowd celebrating a motorway to smuggle onto litical project, a counter-society, The sector accounts for played a part, he added. Bastille Day in the Riviera city trucks crossing the Channel to based notably on the enslave- around 9% of its gross domes- Paris alone has seen an 11.4% of Nice, killing 86 people. Britain on Monday night, local ment of women,” French Prime tic product (GDP). drop in hotel nights and a loss The attack led to numerous police said. Minister Manuel Valls said of the The industry has been struck of €1bn ($1.1bn) in income since summer events being cancelled In scenes that play out nightly, burqini last week. Ayrault: The attacks partly explain these disappointing trends. a severe blow from attacks by January, said Francois Navarro due to security fears. police pushed back the would- be stowaways. A fi ght later broke out between Filipina held after Brussels stabbings Afghans and Sudanese returning to the sprawling “Jungle”, which Belgian police identified a woman who stabbed and wounded three is home to nearly 7,000 migrants people on a Brussels bus on Monday as a 52-year-old originally 75 nabbed in major online child abuse swoop from across Africa, the Middle from the Philippines whom they do not believe acted from political East and Central Asia. motives. One Sudanese man died in The woman, accused of attempted murder, had yet to be AFP “The investigation lasted for “continue to be a primary maximum attention to source hospital from stab wounds sus- questioned by prosecutors as she was receiving medical attention The Hague more than a year, based on the source for persons with a sex- the latest material,” the state- tained in the clashes, the police after being shot by police during the incident on a busy shopping Swiss information which led to ual interest in children who are ment said. said. street, spokesman Xavier Dellicour said yesterday. 611 ‘intelligence packages’ being seeking child sexual abuse and Georges told AFP that victims Another man was being treat- “No motive is being ruled out at this stage but terrorism is not the olice swooped in 28 Eu- sent to 26 EU member states,” exploitation material online”, varied in age but that there was ed for head injuries but was not most likely case,” said Dellicour, whose off ice is not the one which ropean countries and she told AFP. Europol said in a statement from a worrying and growing trend of in critical condition. normally handles terrorism cases in Belgium. Parrested 75 suspects for Norway and Switzerland also its headquarters in The Hague. sexual abuse of babies under the An investigation into the inci- The three people wounded were all released from hospital on sharing child sex images on the participated. Although no specifi c coun- age of 18 months. dent was underway. Monday. Internet while investigating 207 So-called intelligence pack- tries were mentioned, Italian Europol last year said crimi- The man’s death brings to 11 Local media quoted witnesses as saying an argument broke out on cases across the continent, Eu- ages have detailed information police said in a separate state- nals were increasingly selling the number of migrants who the No. 38 bus and the woman pulled out a knife. rope’s policing agency said yes- about suspects and could for ment that many of those ar- live streams of child sex over have died this year in and around Police shot the Filipina twice after she got off the bus but refused to terday. instance include information rested were unknown to law en- legitimate chat sites and apps Calais, the main staging point in co-operate. “Operation Daylight” was such as computer IP addresses, forcement and had never before such as Skype in return for France for undocumented mi- The woman’s name has not been released. started after Europol received Georges said. been outed. hard-to-trace virtual curren- grants and asylum-seekers try- The Belgian capital has been on high alert since local Islamic State information from Swiss po- She confi rmed that in many “All above suspicion and cies like Bitcoin. ing to reach Britain. (IS) militants carried out the attacks in Paris last November and lice last year revealing a vast cases, perpetrators used the many of them older than 50, In one of the largest busts of Last week, Calais authorities suicide bombings in Brussels itself in March. network of criminals involved “Dark Web” and the Tor en- they secretly contributed to its kind, a Europol-co-ordinat- announced that the number of Since a man killed 86 people in Nice last month by driving a truck in the sexual exploitation of cryption system to mask their this despicable network from ed sweep in 2011 identifi ed 670 people living in the “Jungle” had into Bastille Day crowds, a string of less violent incidents elsewhere minors, spokeswoman Claire identities. the confi nes of the four walls suspects and 184 arrests were shot up to 6,901 – 2,415 more on the continent has kept Europeans on edge. Georges said. These paedophile networks of their homes, always paying made. than in June. Gulf Times 12 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 INDIA

Celebration time Rajnath heads to Kashmir

IANS Shops and business estab- Srinagar lishments, however, remained closed across the city for the 46th day in a row. urfew was relaxed in As Srinagar was at a rela- parts of Srinagar yes- tive peace, violence broke out Cterday after 45 days in north Kashmir Shopian of unrelenting restrictions district where security forces with Home Minister Rajnath opened fi re at a stone-pelting Singh set to visit the Kashmir mob. valley today for a security re- “Eleven people were in- view and expected talks with jured,” a police offi cer said in politicians and civil society Srinagar, adding three of the members. injured were evacuated to a The relaxation in weeks of Srinagar hospital. curfew and home minister’s Rajnath Singh’s visit fol- planned visit followed Prime lows Jammu and Kashmir Minister Narendra Modi’s an- opposition leaders’ several nouncement on Monday that meetings in Delhi includ- “there has to a dialogue” for ing with President Pranab a “permanent and lasting so- Mukherjee and Modi. lution” to the problem within They have been pressing the framework of the Consti- the government for a “politi- tution of India. cal solution” to the ongoing Home ministry offi cials in unrest. Delhi refused to divulge de- Modi told the opposition tails about Rajnath Singh’s leaders led by former chief two-day valley trip, his sec- minister Omar Abdullah that ond in a month. he was “distressed” with the They said his meetings in Kashmir situation and shared Srinagar had not been fi nal- “deep concern and pain” over ised as yet. the loss of lives. “He will meet people in The government has also Srinagar. Political leader- engaged a group of civil soci- ship included,” a government ety members, mostly promi- source told IANS. nent non-Kashmiri Muslim The offi cials said the gov- personalities, to help bring ernment was keen on break- peace in Kashmir and a del- ing the logjam and end the egation is likely to visit the Students participate in Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai. vicious cycle of violent pro- valley soon. tests and counter-violence Rajnath Singh has held that has so far left at least 68 two meetings in Delhi in the people dead in over fi ve weeks past one week with these civil of unrest. The death toll also society members including includes two policemen. former Rajya Sabha MP Sha- Home Secretary Rajiv Me- hid Siddiqui, former Jammu hrishi and other senior offi - and Kashmir interlocutor M M Ansari, defence analyst Amar Singh threatens to quit SP cials from the ministry are ex- pected to accompany Rajnath Qamar Agha, Milli Gazette Singh to the valley. editor Zafarul Islam Khan and IANS This is the second dissension actress-turned-politician Jaya Shivpal Singh Yadav and Balram ahead of the 2017 state assembly The visit comes as relative social activist M J Khan. Lucknow bomb in SP only days after the rift Prada. Yadav are being humiliated.” polls. calm prevailed in parts of Sri- Some of the activists who between Akhilesh and his uncle “She is being deliberately cor- He even accused the party of Only on Monday, Mulayam nagar yesterday, after which met the home minister told and Public Works Department nered and humiliated,” Singh said making him a “back bencher” Singh had held a close door meet- the government lifted curfew IANS that possible solutions enior Samajwadi party lead- minister Shivpal Singh Yadav was while claiming that she was prom- in the Rajya Sabha while people ing to “set things right” between from the uptown areas of the to the present Kashmir situa- er and Rajya Sabha member bridged by party chief Mulayam ised a Legislative Council seat. much junior, like Naresh Agarwal his son Akhilesh, brother Shiv- city from 9am to 8pm for the tion were discussed at length Sfrom Uttar Pradesh Amar Singh Yadav. It was also said that Jaya Prada and Surendra Nagar, being asked pal Singh Yadav and cousin Ram fi rst time since July 9 when in a “very open environment”. Singh has threatened to quit the “Is this the way one treats sen- was to be made the chairperson of to present the party views in the Gopal Yadav. violent unrest erupted in the “It was a long and compre- party, alleging that he was being ior party leaders,” Singh ques- the UP Film Council, but that or- House. Insiders, however, said that no valley — after the July 8 killing hensive discussion and a lot insulted, kept on ‘mute’ and side- tioned while saying that he will der has not yet been issued. “Leaders like me, Reoti Raman one was happy with the re-entry of Hizbul Mujahideen mili- of things were discussed. We lined following his return to the talk to Mulayam Singh about the “Neither Jaya Prada nor I have Singh, Beni Prasad Verma have of Singh into the party fold but tant Burhan Wani. have to take forward Atalji’s fold after six years. whole issue and if a solution was sought any post for ourselves, been asked to sit quietly,” he said. relented when the SP chief put his While restrictions re- doctrine (of Insaniyat, Jam- In a television interview in Delhi, not found, he will submit his res- then why are we being de- Singh’s dissatisfaction with foot down. mained in the Old City, people hooriat and Kashmiriyat). The the former national general secretary ignation as a Rajya Sabha MP to meaned,” he asked. the party has become public at a A leader also told IANS that going in twos or threes were government needs to restore of SP said that he found it humiliat- Chairperson Hamid Ansari. Singh also said, “People who time when the ruling dispensa- while he was reluctantly assimi- not stopped. confi dence of Kashmiris and ing that Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya- Singh also accused some peo- were calling the shots during the tion is smarting under serious lated in the party, no senior leader Some vehicles also plied on be sensitive to their needs and dav did not take his telephone calls ple in the party of trying to hu- Mayawati regime are still power- diff erences within its leaders and wanted Singh to wield power like the roads, residents said. sentiments,” Siddiqui said. and even kept him waiting. miliate him and his associate, ful as ever and senior leaders like is also fi ghting anti-incumbency before. Sedition law needs tweaking, not abolishing ronically it happened just two Forces Special Powers Act (Af- relevance especially when nar- Yes, Chief Minister! ters enjoying this special privilege days ahead of India’s Inde- spa) with special reference to row parochialist, ideological and makes for interesting reading. Ipendence Day on August 15. Jammu and Kashmir. religious beliefs are threatening It includes India’s Home (In- A group of people shouted Afspa has been a major con- Delhi Diary to divide the world at large. ad dogs, guard dogs. terior) Minister Rajnath Singh “aazadi” (independence or free- tentious issue between the feder- Even in the present case in- The Indian political who has a palatial government dom) at a function organised by al government and the Kashmiri A K B Krishnan volving Amnesty, this is what Mclass answers to both accommodation in the heart of Amnesty International (AI) in separatists. Santhosh Hegde, respected these calls. Lutyens’ Delhi. Bangalore. Patel, however, feels that the former judge of the Supreme One day they will be biting and Kalyan Singh of the BJP and There was no doubt who the action by the Karnataka police is Court and former ‘Lokayukta’ tearing at each other like mad Ram Naresh Yadav of SP were protesters were and who they an indication that “space for civil (ombudsman) of Karnataka had dogs but the very next day they both chief ministers and are cur- were demanding independence society is shrinking in India.” to say: “You (AI) have provided would turn themselves into guard rently governors respectively of from because the AI function If no action was taken in the a platform for them (the sloga- dogs for each other’s survival. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, was itself, in a sense, a protest above two incidents as men- ister Jayalalithaa’s liquor policy have been quashed or otherwise neers). You are an abettor. Uttar Pradesh is perhaps where which means they are living in against alleged “human rights tioned by Patel, isn’t it worth (2015), left-wing student leader rendered infructuous by the Su- You cannot run away from you will fi nd the most inimical gubernatorial mansions even as violations” by security forces in pondering why the state police Kanhaiya Kumar for his alleged preme Court. that.” Justice Hegde is of the view and treacherous politicians in the they hold on to prime real estate Jammu and Kashmir. decided to fi le reports now? role in a similar “aazadi” demand It would have been pertinent that in independent India “rais- country. in UP’s capital, Lucknow. The call for this “aazadi” has The “free thinkers” are of- in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru for the editorialists and neo-lib- ing pro-independence slogans The two local giants, Sama- SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, been given many a spin by the fended by the fact that a law that University (2016) and cartoon- erals to raise the banner of pro- amounts to sedition.” jwadi Party (SP) and the Bahu- BSP supremo Mayawati and Con- so-called “free thinkers”, who was enacted under British rule ist Aseem Trivedi for some of his test against Section 124-A had its There is also a political angle to jan Samaj Party (BSP), and the gress veteran Narain Dutt Tiwari include several editorial writers, and was intended to secure Brit- sketches making fun of the gov- misuse led to wholesale arrests the whole AI issue. two main national parties, the have all large private homes as well but the blunt fact is these people ish position in this country is still ernment’s anti-corruption steps and incarceration. The Congress Party, especially Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and as government accommodation. were demanding independence being used in free India. (2012). The daily also cited that in But government-bashing is a its vice-president Rahul Gandhi, the Congress, have continuously In the midst of all this, there from India itself. They want it abolished alto- 2014, a total of 58 people were ar- favourite pastime with many and was in the forefront of the attack schemed and plotted each other’s was a legal battle between the The Karnataka police promptly gether. rested under the sedition rule. sections of the Indian press no against Prime Minister Naren- downfall any which way they can. former wife of former chief min- invoked the sedition law and fi led Question is, just because a law In a nation of 1.2bn people, doubt feed that frenzy. dra Modi following the arrest of Political murders happen quite ister of Jammu and Kashmir and fi rst information reports (FIRs) is more than a century old can it that is not a number that can be Cutting across party lines, Kanhaiya Kumar in February this regularly and many underworld the state. against AI because the function be deemed irrelevant and use- considered signifi cant. governments led by them are year. dons have nonchalantly taken on Payal Nath, Omar Abdullah’s was organised by this interna- less? Of course you could say even more often stupid to invoke the Gandhi, in fact, had visited the lawmaker’s roles. estranged wife wanted to keep tional body. Yes, one must protest its misuse, one such arrest has no place in sedition law because the targets JNU campus to show his solidar- So when the Supreme Court the Delhi bungalow allotted to AI has since denied any but then again it might well be the a democracy, but as long as the of their action—be it a Binayak ity with Kumar and his fellow- ruled that the state’s former chief him though Abdullah has not wrongdoing saying none of its needle-in-the-haystack story if courts are the fi nal authority to Sen, or Kanhaiya Kumar or a protesters. ministers must surrender their only been out of power for more offi cials was involved in the one were to look for a law that has decide on the merits of these, there Hardik Patel—end up being more He had then described the se- offi cial bungalows within the than two years but has also not slogan-shouting and that it had not been misused in this country, should not be undue concern. famous than they were before dition law as draconian. stipulated 60 days of demitting been staying there since 2011. given no encouragement to these including the most recent ones. Indian judiciary has many and, as a corollary, gain a larger That was convenient for Gan- offi ce, UP’s fractious politicians Nath contented she needs the elements. In an editorial, headlined “An warts for sure, but it has till date audience whenever they speak. dhi then because the Delhi po- got together to restore this rare large house to accommodate the Noted journalist Aakar Patel, anachronistic law”, the Hindu kept its head high in terms of its From now on Amnesty In- lice, who had arrested Kumar and privilege by changing the law it- 91 security personnel—yes, you who is the executive director of newspaper, known for its left own independence. ternational is guaranteed wider others, reports to the federal gov- self. read it right, 91—that is protect- AI’s India chapter, admits there liberal views, quoted statistics to Equally important is the fact press coverage thanks to Karna- ernment. There was not a word of protest ing her. was no problem for his organisa- prove how Section 124-A of Indi- that only a fraction of the nearly taka police. But the boot is suddenly on the from any of the parties as incum- But the Delhi High Court has tion when it held a press confer- an Penal Code (IPC), which deals 300 sedition cases that were fi led But the stupidity of govern- other foot now. bent Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya- fi nally succeeded in evicting her ence on the same subject in July with sedition, has been misused in various high courts since In- ments cannot be a reason to ma- The Congress is in power in dav proposed the new legislation this week. What these politi- last year in the national capital. by governments. dia’s independence had led to lign and ban the law itself. Karnataka and the FIR against to circumvent the court order. cians and even their kin would He goes on to say that the au- It gave instances, among oth- convictions. Yes, it may need some tweak- an international NGO under the If only there had been such do with so much of real estate is thorities had taken no action ers, of how Tamil singer Kovan And most of these convictions, ing as the scenario and situation same sedition law has Gandhi unanimity in matters concerning anybody’s guess but the sense of against AI when it published a was charged under the law for including that of Binayak Sen has changed but the overall pur- and his men running for cover. the general public! entitlement that they display will report last year on the Armed criticising Tamil Nadu Chief Min- by a Chhattisgarh court in 2010, pose and spirit of the law still has As you sow… The list of former chief minis- put royalty to shame. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 13 INDIA Kerala to euthanise stray dogs By Ashraf Padanna years back, off ered Rs 1mn to groups en- Thiruvananthpuram gaging in the elimination of stray dogs and staged fast in cities in Kerala and New Delhi demanding to allow culling stray dogs. he Kerala government yesterday de- He also donated a reward of half a million cided to catch and administer lethal rupees to an activist booked by the police Tinjections to “dangerous” stray dogs for culling dogs in Muvattupuzha region of following a spate of attacks on humans central Kerala after schoolchildren repeat- across the state. edly came under their attack. Last week, in fi rst such incident, some But animal rights activists, armed with 50 stray dogs on a search of meat waste strict laws and the backing of federal min- pounced on a 65-year-old woman on a ister Maneka Gandhi, put up a stiff resist- beach near here while her son who went to ance to people resorting to illegal ways, rescue her had to jump into the sea to save including poisoning, which they term as his life. “gruesome and barbaric”. NDRF personnel distribute food packets to flood victims in Danapur near Patna. A middle-aged man who suff ered griev- They want the authorities to adopt only ous injuries a month back died in hospital animal birth control (ABC) program to on Monday. eliminate the street dog population in a Last year, after a similar spurt in wild ca- systematic way. nine attacks and when they strayed into a The state police chief, T P Senkumar, house and ripped a tiny tot playing alone in had also warned against violating of animal Lalu asks Modi for federal the courtyard that had to undergo multiple rights laws adding killing of dogs would at- surgeries to regain mobility and eyesight, tract penal action. shocking public conscience. As per the last estimates of the animal The state ordered massive sterilisation husbandry department, some 268,000 of of stray dogs and “euthanasia” for “rabid nearly 1mn canine population of the state help in dealing with fl oods and troublesome” ones, but that lost steam are strays. soon. Though it announced the massive steri- “I’ll direct all the local authorities today lisation programme, ABC, a few months IANS Prasad told reporters here, hours af- requested the state government to make ers have submerged vast swathes of itself to speed up action against the stray back, it failed to take off as the expenses are Patna ter Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Ku- available nutritious and hygienic food in the state, forcing thousands from dog menace,” K T Jaleel, the minister of lo- prohibitively high and resources limited. mar met the prime minister in Delhi all fl ood relief camps it has set up. their homes. The disaster has so far cal governments, told reporters here. Sterilisation of each dog costs at least and informed him about the grim He said he has also requested the claimed 19 lives, including 11 in Bho- “There is no option but to cull the dogs Rs 1,500 and the department face heavy ashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) situation in the state. state government to arrange ad- jpur district alone. that show murderous tendency”. shortage of vets and supporting staff . president Lalu Prasad yes- Modi also spoke with Nitish Ku- equate cattle fodder as thousands Over a dozen teams of the Nation- The stray dog population in the state was Some 106,000 people had suff ered dog Rterday urged Prime Minister mar on Monday over telephone and of people displaced by the fl oods are al Disaster Response Force and the increasing without control, with school- bites last year. Narendra Modi to provide assistance assured him that the Centre would accompanied by their cows, buff a- State Disaster Response Force have children and ordinary people walking on Offi cial estimates in 2015 shows there to Bihar in dealing with the “worst” provide all possible help to the state loes, goats. been deployed in the fl ood-hit dis- the streets being the main victims. are 268,000 stray dogs among Kerala’s ca- fl oods in decades. in tackling the disaster. Over 1mn people have been af- tricts. Offi cials said standing crops Recently industrialist and philanthropist nine population and the number is growing “Flood situation in Bihar is worst Lalu Prasad, whose RJD makes up fected by fl oods and the situation is worth millions of rupees have been Kochouseph Chittilappilly, who donated without control, feeding on the solid waste than the 1975 fl oods; PM Modi Bihar’s ruling ‘grand alliance’ along grim in 12 districts, Lalu Prasad said. damaged and road communication one of his kidneys to a truck driver a few dumped on the streets of cities and towns. should give attention to it,” Lalu with JD-U and Congress, said he has The Ganga and other major riv- at several places has been disrupted.

‘I feel safe’ app launched Tasty treat Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust, Culinary contest set in remembrance of the Delhi December 16, 2012 gang rape victim, on Spice Route yesterday launched the “I feel safe” mobile application aimed at en- By Ashraf Padanna suring women’s safety. Thiruvananthapuram Her parents Badri- nath Singh and Asha Devi launched the app, regional competition in culinary skills a personal safety appli- with Arabian, Portuguese and Chi- cation for smartphone Anese infl uence along with choicest users developed in cuisines from the countries on the route will association with Mobile be a centrepiece of the Spice Route Culinary Standards Alliance of Fest to be held in the Kerala port city of Kochi India, at an event held next month. at the Indian School of Kerala Tourism is inviting participants for Business here. a regional competition for local chefs, the The app places an qualifi cation rounds for which will be held automatic call to the from September 1-8. national emergency Entries are open to both professional chefs number 100 while the and amateur enthusiasts. location of the potential “The culinary festival is a great opportu- victim is tracked every nity to refortify our ancient links with the 31 30 seconds and made countries along the historical Spice Route,” available to their Tourism Minister AC Moideen said while emergency contacts, unveiling the logo of the festival and details emergency call centre of the competition at a press conference here team, who then reach on Tuesday. out to provide support. “It will provide a space for exchanging The app, which works ideas and promoting understanding between without GPRS and diff erent cultures and traditions and also Internet, instantly adds help facilitate trade opportunities with these a virtual panic button. countries.” Mobile phone own- Standout contestants – selected by a judg- ers can simply press ing panel of culinary professionals – will the “Safety Ka Power compete in the fi nals at Bolgatty Palace and Button” five times to Resorts in Kochi on the last day of the Spice activate an alarm. Route Culinary Festival, which runs from The free download September 23-26. app works across India The festival’s highlight is an international on all mobile networks competition that will feature chefs from and sends near real- 31 Spice Route nations whipping up dishes time updates about the representing the cuisine of their home coun- location of the mobile tries, but with a dash of spices from Kerala user. added in. The victim’s parents People partake in the world’s longest Vada Pao (Indian vegetarian burger) at Nukkadwala in Gurgaon. “The regional competition intends to were in city to attend identify and promote Kerala’s culinary tal- first international ent,” he said. conference on “Explor- “It will showcase both the strength of ing Modern Science & public participation in Kerala and its fabled Technology Solutions cuisine. for Humanity, Education “This worthy initiative will highlight the and Rights” organised NSG chief drops bombshell about IED at DRDO offi ce spirit of people to people links and Kerala’s by The International role as the hub of tourism and trade.” STEM Society for Hu- Held under the aegis of the Spice Route man Rights (ISSHR). IANS found in DRDO Bhawan two months from Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parlia- we carried those shells using our Total project, an ambitious initiative by Kerala They told reporters New Delhi back. ment House. Containment Vessel to Manesar where Tourism in partnership with Unesco, the that even if one girl is “Two months ago, an IED was found “The incident happened long back... they were eventually demolished,” Spice Route Culinary Festival is a fi rst-of- rescued through “I feel in DRDO Bhawan. No one (security It was a vintage ordnance found during Tayal said in a statement. its-kind celebration of fl avours and friend- safe” app, their purpose ational Security Guard Di- agencies) could do anything about it. excavation for some construction,” a A DRDO statement also said the vin- ship that will see chefs from across the par- will be served. rector General R C Tayal yes- The NSG commandos successfully de- DRDO offi cial told IANS. tage ordnance was found during exca- ticipant countries sample Kerala’s cultural “If the present day Nterday created a fl utter when fused it. NSG bomb disposal group is Tayal also subsequently clarifi ed that vation work for foundation of a new and gastronomic off erings besides partici- technology was availa- he claimed the NSG defused a bomb number one in the country,” he said. that it was “unexploded ordnance”, not DRDO building, and that the “Delhi pating in cooking demos and culinary dis- ble, my daughter would found at the DRDO building a couple of As the comment led to concerns on a bomb. Police, NSG and Home Ministry were cussions. have been saved. My months back, but the DRDO said that it the security of the building that houses “On April 14, 2016, during some immediately informed for necessary “The festival will honour and rekindle the daughter tried to make was a “vintage bomb” — and at its old India’s premier defence research agen- excavation work at DRDO’s Metcalfe action”. shared legacy of cosmopolitanism, com- a call through her mo- offi ce. cy, the DRDO clarifi ed that a vintage House, an unexploded ordnance was “On advice of MHA (home minis- merce, connectivity and cultural exchange bile, but it was snatched Tayal later clarifi ed his remarks. bomb was found during excavation for found in the form of 120mm artil- try), NSG lifted the ordnance from the between the countries on the ancient and away by the culprits,” At an event attended by Home Min- construction at its old offi ce — Metcal- lery shell. Two empty shells were also site for safe disposal at their ranges,” enduring sea link. It will only augment Ker- said Asha Devi. ister Rajnath Singh, Tayal said an im- fe House in north Delhi — and not in its found alongside. the statement said, adding that the site ala’s pull as a destination for cultural tour- provised explosive device (IED) was main building, located a stone’s throw “NSG was asked to look into it and is now safe and construction is on. ism,” said Kerala Tourism Director UV Jose. Gulf Times 14 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 LATIN AMERICA

Maduro to sack workers Rousseff faces nalfi over referendum call Reuters recall referendum halfway through Caracas a president’s six-year term. The opposition is pushing for a referendum against Maduro, resident Nicolas Maduro blaming him for an economic has set a 48-hour dead- and social crisis. Pline for ministers to dis- Supermarket queues are in impeachment battle miss some public workers who the hundreds or thousands, with requested a recall referendum lootings and food riots a daily AFP pounded Brazil’s recession. A probe into against him, a Socialist Party occurrence. Brasilia corruption in the state oil fi rm Petrobras spokesman said Monday. Shortages, triple digit infl a- has implicated Rousseff ’s rivals and allies. Hundreds of public workers tion and a deep recession have The impeachment, however, is not have already said they were dis- pushed Maduro’s approval rat- razil’s suspended President Dilma linked to the scandal. missed for signing a petition for a ings to near its lowest since he Rousseff enters her fi nal battle to- Instead, she is accused of manipulat- referendum against the unpopu- was elected president in 2013. Bmorrow to win back power when ing the public accounts to hide the size of lar president, according to tes- The opposition accuses the senators open an impeachment trial ex- Brazil’s defi cit while she was running for timony seen by Reuters, human electoral council of stalling the pected to remove her from offi ce for good. re-election in 2014. rights groups and local media. process for a referendum so that That would formally end 13 years of “Those who commit crimes must be “Today, by order of the party it takes place next year. leftist rule in Latin America’s biggest held responsible for them,” Senator Aecio president Nicolas Maduro, fi ve If that happens and Maduro economy. Neves, whom she defeated in that elec- ministries...cannot have people loses, his Vice President would During a trial expected to last sev- tion, said this month. that are against the Revolution become president, keeping the eral days, the former Marxist guerrilla, “The conditions are fi rmly in place for and the president in manage- Socialist Party in power. 68, will take the stand to defend herself removing Dilma Rousseff .” ment positions in ministries, In 2004, during the campaign against charges that she fi ddled state ac- He spoke as the Senate voted to hold public institutions, local govern- for a referendum against former counts. the trial. It had already approved her ment and municipalities,” said president Hugo Chavez, gov- She denounces the impeachment drive temporary suspension in May. Jorge Rodriguez, the leader of the ernment lawmaker Luis Tascon as a “coup” by her rivals, led by her re- If Rousseff is removed from offi ce, Te- Socialist Party in Venezuela. published a list of more than placement, former vice president Michel mer will be president until the next elec- “They have a deadline of 48 2.4mn Venezuelans who signed Temer. tions in 2018. His approval ratings are al- hours,” said Rodriguez. in favour of a referendum. “In the Senate, I will argue not only for A January 1, 2011, file photo of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and then-vice most as low as Rousseff ’s. The ministries cited by Rod- Many lost jobs and were mar- democracy and respect for the direct vote president Michel Temer in Brasilia. Demonstrations for and against him riguez were food, basic indus- ginalised from state services and of the Brazilian people, but also for jus- have broken out and he was booed at the tries and fi nance among others. the “Tascon List” became noto- tice,” Rousseff told reporters yesterday. Rousseff is scheduled to appear in per- country’s fi rst woman president. opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. Venezuela’s constitution allows a rious. But media estimate that most senators son to defend herself on August 29. But she was unable to resist the turn- Some analysts say investors are opti- will vote to remove her. Senate president Renan Calheiros said ing of the political tide as she struggled to mistic Temer can strengthen Brazil’s gi- “This will be the last chance she has to the fi nal vote would likely take place on cope with a recession that hit in 2014 and ant economy in the medium term. OAS chief says no democracy, rule of law defend herself. For our part, we will treat August 30. failed to maintain alliances. But they warn that he too risks getting her with respect,” said one of the sena- If two thirds of the senators vote “She made every kind of mistake that caught up in the Petrobras aff air. The head of the Organization of On August 12, Venezuela’s court tors seeking to impeach Rousseff , Cassio against her, she will be out. a president can make,” said Sergio Praca, Temer’s opponents complain his pro- American States denounced cor- of appeals upheld a 14-year sen- Cunha Lima. “Dilma would need a miracle for that an analyst at the Getulio Vargas Founda- business austerity policies will hurt the ruption and violence in Venezuela tence for Lopez that was handed “It will also depend on her attitude. If not to happen,” said political analyst Ev- tion. poor. He is working to pass public spend- on Monday, saying a 14-year down after a closed-door trial. she is aggressive and provocative, there eraldo Moraes from Brasilia University. “She failed to keep her campaign ing limits and pension reforms. prison term for an opposition The sentence was strongly will be a reaction,” he told AFP. “Even her own allies can see that.” promises, didn’t pay enough attention to He urged the Senate this month to leader there marked the end of condemned by the European The trial opens tomorrow, four days af- Rousseff survived torture in the 1970s her coalition, ignored her own party and move quickly to remove Rousseff . democracy in the country. Union, the United Nations and the ter the Olympic Games closing ceremony under Brazil’s military regime. didn’t listen to anyone.” “People need to know who the presi- In an eight-page letter to oppo- United States. in Rio de Janeiro. She later beat cancer and became the Political chaos and scandal have com- dent is,” he said. sition leader Leopoldo Lopez, Luis Lopez, one of Maduro’s most Almagro highlighted the climate hardline opponents, had repeat- of “intimidation” against the edly declared himself innocent political opposition in Venezuela of the crime for which he was and those working to recall leftist convicted — inciting violence at President Nicolas Maduro. anti-government protests in 2014 “No regional or subregional that left 43 dead. Brazil ‘committed to pension reform’ forum can ignore the reality that Once-booming Venezuela, today in Venezuela there is no de- home to the world’s largest oil mocracy or rule of law,” Almagro reserves, is gripped by recession Reuters He said short-term measures to reduce The system’s annual defi cit is expected strations and strikes to protest the re- said, calling Lopez a “friend.” that has contributed to severe Brasilia the system’s defi cit, such as lifting social to nearly double to around 150bn reais form, which they say hurt the funda- “Under no circumstances shortages of food, medicine and security contribution exemptions for ($46.70bn) this year. mental rights of workers in a country should power be used...to prevent basic goods that have triggered commodities’ exporters and charities, are Brazil is one of the few countries in the that struggles with wide income in- the sovereign will of the people violence and looting. he Brazilian government is com- not enough to solve the problem. world without a minimum retirement equalities. from being expressed.” Maduro blames the recession mitted to overhaul its expensive He added that the government has not age. Caetano said the government will The former foreign minister of on wealthy business magnates Tpension system despite an incipi- yet decided over those exemptions or The pension reform and a public strive to reduce inequalities in the pen- Uruguay said Venezuelans are a he says are conspiring against his ent economic recovery that could ease other measures. spending cap are at the heart of interim sion system, reviewing the preferential “victim of bullying.” government. social security expenditures in the short “The executive is very conscious of President Michel Temer’s plan to rebal- treatment of military staff , police of- The Venezuelan government The opposition is racing to run, pension secretary Marcelo Caetano the need to carry out the pension reform ance the budget, which is expected to fi cers and teachers, who currently can “seeks to maintain its power force a referendum to recall said on Monday. to preserve the system,” said Caetano, a post a record defi cit above 10% of gross retire at a younger age with full pension and deny the people the right to Maduro from off ice, blaming him Caetano, who is helping draft the un- former pension researcher with the gov- domestic product this year. benefi ts. make decisions through voting, for the crisis and mishandling the popular reform that is expected to be ernment’s think tank IPEA. A crippling recession in its second year The government is considering setting by resorting to violence against state-led economy. submitted to Congress this year, said in The Brazilian pension system is one of has curbed tax revenues and widened a a minimum retirement age of 65 for men those demonstrate or hold other Earlier this month, 15 members an interview that the overhaul is crucial the world’s most generous, with ample record budget defi cit in a country that and 60 for women, according to public opinions,” Almagro said. of the OAS called on Venezuela to sustain a pension system that repre- benefi ts to workers, putting the fi scal ac- not long ago posted hefty surpluses amid comments from offi cials. “It has crossed a line, which to act “without delay” to clear the sents more than a quarter of the country’s counts under great pressure at a time when a booming economy. Brazilian workers retire at an average means it is the end of democracy.” way for the election. overall expenditures. the population is rapidly growing older. Unions have vowed street demon- age of 54. Farmers give free fruit to infl ation-hit Argentines

By Hugh Bronstein, Reuters Buenos Aires

housands of Argentines stood in line yesterday for Tfree fruit next to the Casa Rosada presidential palace as growers handed out 10,000kg of produce as a way of protesting price distortions and double- Couples compete in the Salon Tango style qualifier round at the Tango World Championship in digit infl ation they say crushes Buenos Aires on Monday. profi ts. The queues lasted for hours, twisting around the Plaza de Mayo with low-income fami- lies eager to get apples and pears from growers who are losing Dancers tango with eye money with each kilo they sell. “There’s a problem with the price structure of apples and pears in particular. Growers are on world championship losing money and at the same time the average family is pay- ing an exorbitant price at the Reuters inally from Brazil, said dancing of Buenos Aires neighbour- supermarket,” said Raul Robin, Buenos Aires was about having fun. hoods like San Telmo. spokesman for the Confedera- “There are more than 400 Chilean Omar Aguilera, 30, tion of Medium Sized Businesses couples dancing, participat- spoke about being transported of Argentina. alon tango dancers glid- ing and it is very diffi cult if you to another world while dancing. It costs growers 4.5 pesos ed onto a dance fl oor in want to go through to the fi nals “Well, it’s a championship, ($0.30) to produce a kilo of apples, SBuenos Aires on Monday because there are people who so the (skill) level is always very but they get paid only P3 per kilo, in the hopes of qualifying for dance very well, around the high. You’re always watching according to federation data. the World Tango Festival and world,” Magro said. championships and you realize Meanwhile, supermarket con- Championship held every year He said anyone who reached the level grows even more every sumers in Buenos Aires pay more in the Argentine capital. the semifi nal would be very year,” Aguilera said. than P28 per kilo of apples. “My expectation is to have happy, but “the result is what “During the round we danced “There’s a huge mark-up People receive free pears and apples during a protest staged by Argentine farmers from the Patagonian the experience of being here, least matters because people in, one could feel the powerful through the commercialisation provinces of Neuquen and Rio Negro in Buenos Aires. of having personal growth in are here to meet other people, energy of tango, so I get lost in chain, but growers can’t even dance,” said Uruguayan tango to dance and have fun.” that. I can’t see but you feel it recoup the cost of production,” series of protests in recent weeks by the previous government. Infl ation was expected at 40.2 dancer Maria Poggio, 38. The tango originated in the when you’re on the fl oor danc- Robin said. as frustration grows over the Macri says he is ridding Latin % in 2016, one of the world’s “If everything goes our way early 19th century in the work- ing in full swing.” The Federation of Fruit Pro- economy. America’s No 3 economy of dis- highest rates, and 19.4 % in 2017. and we qualify...that would be ing-class port areas of Buenos The World Tango Festival ducers from Rio Negro and Neu- Mauricio Macri was elected tortions caused by the inter- Argentine gross domestic great, but the most important Aires. and Championship opened on quen provinces presented the president late last year on a ventionist policies of his pred- product is expected to shrink 1.3 thing is to participate and pre- Now a ballroom dance popu- Monday and is scheduled to Casa Rosada a letter asking for platform of attracting interna- ecessor, Cristina Fernandez. The % in full-year 2016 before snap- pare for this, an expectation to lar around the world, couples run until August 31 at Usina del federal money to help compen- tional investment and stimulat- economy is still shrinking and ping back to 3.2 % growth in 2017, grow,” she said. still can be seen passionately Arte, a cultural centre in the sate growers for their losses. ing growth by ditching the heavy infl ation, while slowing, remains according to a central bank poll Andre Magro, 35, who is orig- dancing the tango on the streets neighbourhood of La Boca. The government has faced a market controls established in the double digits. of analysts. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 15 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN Exiled MQM leader charged with treason

AFP Later yesterday, Hussain’s powerful military establish- Karachi second-in-command Farooq ment. Sattar, who was also briefl y ar- Previous charges have not re- rested after Monday’s violence, sulted in action or extradition akistani police charged the said the MQM “completely dis- requests against Hussain, who exiled leader of a major po- owns” Hussain’s statements, ac- has lived in London since fl ee- Plitical party with treason cusing him of repeatedly embar- ing a military operation against and inciting terrorism yesterday, rassing the party. his party in 1992 and is a British as his own second-in-command “We have decided to address citizen. vowed to disown him a day after his mental tension, or illness, or Hussain remains a highly in- a violent protest in Karachi. whatever condition he is suff er- fl uential fi gure in Karachi, Paki- Altaf Hussain, leader of the ing from,” he said of Hussain at a stan’s economic centre and main Muttahida Qaumi Movement press conference in Karachi. port, though observers believe (MQM) which rules Karachi, Pa- “The MQM cannot aff ord to his grip on power is gradually kistan’s biggest city, was accused suff er this damage time and time diminishing in his absence and A Pakistani Kashmiri shouts slogan as she holds bangles during a protest with others in Muzaff arabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered with a dozen other party leaders again,” he said, explaining what his party is no longer the force it Kashmir. Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir off ered their bangles to Ban Ki-moon, an insult in patriarchal South Asia aimed at the of shouting anti-Pakistan slo- he claimed was a party decision to once was. UN head’s perceived inaction over violence on the Indian side of the disputed region. gans at the demonstration on take control away from Hussain. Earlier this year another party Monday. “It is MQM Pakistan, so it stalwart also turned on Hussain. MQM activists clashed with should be operated from Paki- Mustafa Kamal, a former police and ransacked a private stan,” he added. MQM mayor of Karachi, broke television station in the southern The MQM, run by Hussain away to form his own political port city leaving at least one man from London – and accused of party, taking several party lead- Kashmiri women off er bangles dead and seven others injured. using extortion and murder to ers with him. The violence erupted soon af- cement its grip on power – has Hussain was arrested in June ter Hussain gave a telephone ad- long been blamed for ethnic vio- 2014 by British police on sus- dress to supporters from London lence in Karachi. picion of money laundering in which he castigated the media It has clashed repeatedly with charges, but later released on to UN chief Ban over inaction for not giving due coverage of his authorities who, according to bail, leading to speculation that workers. rights groups, have resorted to his once cosy ties with London According to a police report, hundreds of extra-judicial kill- – who viewed his party as a bul- AFP India as some clutched their dreds of young men and boys like a woman – still seen as an seen by AFP, he chanted “down ings during a “clean-up” opera- wark against Taliban terrorism – Muzaff arabad bangles in their hands in protest suff ering serious eye and other insult in the deeply conserva- with Pakistan” and called the tion that began in 2013 in a city were fraying. at the weeks of deadly violence. injuries from the pellets. tive country, where women country a “bastion of terrorism”. already plagued by violence. As well as the money-laun- Much of Indian-adminis- “If the secretary general of have been fi ghting for their For over two decades, Hus- Last year Pakistani police dering case, British police are omen in Pakistan- tered Kashmir has been under the UN Ban Ki-moon can’t rights for decades. sain has addressed supporters registered a case under terror- also probing the murder of MQM administered Kash- curfew since protests broke help Kashmiris, he should wear Kashmir has been divided through a loudspeaker linked to ism laws against Hussain over a politician Imran Farooq in Lon- Wmir off ered their ban- out over the death on July 8 of these bangles and rest,” pro- between rivals India and Paki- his London home telephone. speech criticising the country’s don in 2010. gles to Ban Ki-moon yesterday, a popular young rebel leader tester Irshad Qureshi told AFP, stan since the end of British rule an insult in patriarchal South in a gunfight with security clutching her bracelets. in 1947. Asia aimed at the UN head’s forces. Others held placards saying Both claim the Himalayan re- perceived inaction over vio- More than 60 civilians have the bangles were “For UN”. The gion in full. lence on the Indian side of the been killed in clashes between protesters also burnt the Indian The Kashmir Valley, where disputed region. protesters and police and troops fl ag. the recent violence has oc- Hundreds of refugee women and thousands more injured Bangles are deeply embedded curred, is the epicentre of a marched in Muzzafarabad, cap- in the worst violence to hit the in female identity in Pakistan. separatist insurgency seeking ital of the Pakistani side, chant- restive region since 2010. To off er the delicate bracelets either independence or merger ing slogans against the UN and Hospitals have reported hun- to a man is to say he is acting of the territory with Pakistan.

DEFENCE US security assistance Pakistan students miss declines

There has been a 73% decline in US security assistance to science camp in India Pakistan since 2011, reveal sta- tistics released by the Congres- sional Research Service (CRS). Internews visas for the selected students copy of the passport and the CNIC The report, prepared for the US Islamabad after fulfi lling all requirements of the head of the organisation Congress, covers both military keeping in view the starting hosting the event, which is obvi- and economic assistance given date of the camp. ously impossible for the PSF to get. between 2002 and 2015 as well as he Pakistani delega- PSF spokesperson Reha- “I have asked for it from the those earmarked for fiscal years tion has missed the 10th na Batool, when contacted, host organisation several times, 2016 and 2017. It also shows a 53% Pakistani Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party leader Farooq Sattar arrives for a press TAsian Science Camp claimed that they received the but they did not send it,” she said. decrease in economic assist- conference in Karachi yesterday. taking place in the Indian city NOC from the Ministry of In- Therefore, without this it is ance since 2011, when relations of Bengaluru because the gov- terior on August 22 to start the not possible for the PSF to get between the two countries began ernment has failed to get visas visa process to the foundation’s Indian visas for the student, to deteriorate after the discovery for the participants in time. request that was sent to the she said. of Osama bin Laden in Abbot- According to offi cial sources, ministry on August 12. Batool said that in 2010 the tabad and a US air strike on a fi ve students from various uni- “PSF had fulfi lled the en- fourth session of the Asian Sci- Pakistani border post in Salala that Grenade wounds school children versities of the country were tire requirement for starting ence Camp was held in Mumbai killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Earlier selected by the government the visa process well on time. and Pakistani students got their this month, the Pentagon decided after a written test and expert There has been no delay caused visas issued on the second day not to pay $300mn in military AFP school early found a grenade ly- kistan’s deadliest-ever terror panel interviews. by the PSF. And from tomorrow of the event due to which they reimbursements to Islamabad Peshawar ing on the ground. attack. Nobel Laureates and world- onwards they will start the visa could not participate in it. Interi- over its alleged reluctance to act They picked it up and started Islamist militants opposed to distinguished scientists in- process,” she said. or Ministry spokesman Sarfaraz against the Haqqani network, a playing with it before removing co-education have destroyed cluding Dr J Georg Bednorz, Dr The spokesperson added that Husain, he said the Ministry of charge Islamabad had immedi- hand grenade exploded its pin, senior police offi cial Za- hundreds of schools, mostly Takaaki Kajita, Prof Raghav- the PSF was aware of the fact Interior had already issued the ately rejected. Security aid fell yesterday, wounding two hid Khan said. for girls, in northwest Pakistan, endra Gadagkar and Dr CNR that it is not possible for Paki- NOC for this purpose. 73% from nearly $1.3bn in 2011 to Aschool children, one crit- One of the children was while the shooting of Malala Rao will speak on the occasion, stani students to get Indian visas. Meanwhile, disappointed stu- $343mn in 2015. Economic aid ically, as they were playing with critically wounded while the Yousafzai in Pakistan’s Swat Val- according to the offi cial web- “It is just because of strin- dents have uploaded a video mes- had declined from nearly $1.2bn in it in a remote northwestern Pa- other had light injuries, Khan ley in 2012 shocked the world. site of the Asian Science Camp gent visa requirements for Pa- sage on social media, appealing to 2011 to $561mn in 2015. kistani village, police said. said, adding that police suspect The army launched an opera- that started from August 21 and kistani students who want to Indian High Commissioner Gau- The incident took place a pri- militants had left the grenade tion in June 2014 in a bid to wipe would continue for seven days. travel to India. These require- tam Bombaywala, Interior Minis- AID mary school in Dhob Darra of there. out militant bases in the tribal The Pakistan Science Foun- ments are only for Pakistani ter Chaudhry Nisar and offi cials of Asian Bank off ers northwestern Upper Dir valley, Taliban militants stormed a areas and so bring an end to the dation (PSF) that functions students — and not for any the Ministry of Science and Tech- where Taliban militants have school in Peshawar in Decem- bloody insurgency that has cost under the Ministry of Science other country,” she said. nology to help them so that they $1mn for Pakistan been active. ber 2014, killing more than 150 thousands of civilian lives since and Technology was supposed Batool said one of the visa re- could attend the camp and repre- Two children who came to people, mostly children, in Pa- 2004. to initiate the process to get quirements is to send scanned sent Pakistan. railway project

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Railway Connectivity Investment Programme has kicked off with the Asian Development Bank US soldier killed in Afghan operation (ADB) approving $1mn as techni- cal assistance for the project. The technical assistance will develop Agencies troops to Lashkar Gah to help while conducting a mission with to train and advise local forces. in recent weeks, sparking a hu- Nato offi cially ended its com- a multi-tranche financing facility Kabul head off a potential Taliban Afghan special forces in Hel- There are currently around 700 manitarian crisis as offi cials re- bat mission in December 2014, (MFF) and tranche projects bank- takeover of Helmand’s capital as mand’s Marjah district. US troops in Helmand as part of a port food and water shortages. but US forces were granted able by the ADB loan, and con- fi ghting intensifi es. “On behalf of all of US Forces similar counter-insurgency train- The Taliban have also closed greater powers in June to strike duct due diligence for technical, roadside bomb killed an “One US service member died — Afghanistan, as well as Reso- ing mission, Nato said. in on Kunduz — the northern at the insurgents as President economic, financing, social and American soldier yes- as a result of wounds sustained lute Support (Nato), our deepest Fighting has recently esca- city which they briefl y seized last Barack Obama vowed a more ag- environmental viability of the first Aterday near the capital of during operations near Lashkar sympathies go out to the families lated in the opium-growing year in their biggest military vic- gressive campaign. tranche project and prepare re- Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand Gah in Helmand,” Nato said in a and friends of those involved,” province, with insurgents com- tory so far — leaving Afghan forces The US intervention in Hel- quired due diligence documents. province, following the fi rst ma- statement. said General John Nicholson, ing within a few kilometres of stretched on multiple fronts. mand has fuelled the perception Pakistan’s Ministry of Railways will jor US deployment to the south- “The service member was commander of US and coalition Lashkar Gah — raising fears the “This is a big eff ort by the that foreign powers are increas- be the executing agency of the ern city since foreign forces killed conducting train, advise, forces in Afghanistan. city is at risk of falling. Taliban. ingly being drawn back into the project while project beneficiar- withdrew in 2014. assist activities with Afghan “We are deeply saddened by — ‘Serious’ Taliban off ensive It’s probably the most serious confl ict as Afghan forces strug- ies include business community The blast, which occurred counterparts under Nato au- this loss, but remain committed — The turmoil convulsing Hel- push we’ve seen of the (fi ght- gle to rein in the Taliban. and traders, freight forwarders, during an anti-Taliban opera- thorities when their patrol trig- to helping our Afghan partners mand, blighted by a huge opium ing) season,” Brig Gen Charles The fi ghting in Helmand transport operators as well as pas- tion, left another American and gered an Improvised Explosive provide a brighter future for harvest that helps fund the in- Cleveland, Nato spokesman in comes as Afghan troops are sengers and the local community six Afghan soldiers wounded, Device,” the statement added, themselves and their children.” surgency, underscores a rapidly Afghanistan, said on Monday. stretched on several other bat- landed and non-landed in project the US-led Nato coalition said. without naming the soldier. Nato said the soldier was not unravelling security situation in But coalition forces have in- tlefronts across Afghanistan — corridor. The CAREC railway The casualties come just a It marks the fi rst American fa- part of the new deployment to Afghanistan. sisted that neither Kunduz nor including the eastern province programme has been designed day after Nato announced the tality in the country since Janu- Lashkar Gah, which the coalition Fighting has left thousands Lashkar Gah are at risk of falling of Nangarhar where the Islamic to improve the railway sector in deployment of around 100 US ary, when a US soldier was killed has called a “temporary eff ort” of people displaced in Helmand to the insurgents. State group is making inroads. Pakistan. Gulf Times 16 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 PHILIPPINES

Court halts plan Over 1,900 killed in to bury Marcos in heroes’ cemetery

‘chilling’ war on drugs Reuters and ‘80s, Marcos, his fam- Manila ily and cronies amassed an Drug-related killings have estimated $10bn in ill-gotten reached over 1,900 in seven wealth and thousands of sus- weeks; Police say there is no he Philippine Supreme pected communist rebels and declared policy to kill drug Court ordered the gov- political foes were killed. users and pushers; More Ternment yesterday to His wife, Imelda, denies than 300 police off icers were put on hold a divisive plan to amassing wealth illegally. suspected to be involved the bury former dictator Ferdi- In 1986, he was ousted in a drug trade nand Marcos in a heroes’ cem- “people power” revolt and fl ed etery, a court spokesman said. to Hawaii where he died three Reuters A plan supported by Presi- years later. Manila dent Rodrigo Duterte to bury His remains were returned in the former president in the the early 1990s and have been cemetery has been criticised kept in a family mausoleum in ore than 1,900 people, by human rights groups and his hometown in the north. or about 36 per day, have many politicians, including Newly elected president Mbeen killed in a violent Vice-President Leni Robredo Duterte has said Marcos, as a campaign against drugs in the and senators allied with former former leader and a soldier, Philippines since President Rod- President Benigno Aquino. should be buried at the cem- rigo Duterte came to offi ce seven The 15-member high bench etery. weeks ago, the country’s national of the court, responding to a Marcos was a guerrilla leader police chief said yesterday. petition fi led last week by op- during World War Two when Director-General Ronald dela ponents of the plan, told the the former US colony was oc- Rosa told a Senate hearing there government not to do any- cupied by Japanese forces. was no declared policy to kill thing on the issue for 20 days, Opponents of the plan say drug users and pushers and that Supreme Court spokesman burying a dictator at the cem- about 1,100 deaths were still be- Theodore Te told reporters. etery, known as the Libingan ing investigated. Te did not elaborate on why ng mga Bayani, would violate “We are not butchers,” he said. the court had issued the order but military regulations that bar The rest of the dead were peo- said it had called for arguments “those who have been dis- ple killed in police anti-narcot- from both sides to help the judges honourable discharged from ics operations, dela Rosa said. decide on the issue before the service or personnel convicted “This has a chilling eff ect,” planned burial on Sept 18. of an off ence involving moral said Senator Frank Drilon after As a dictator in the 1970s turpitude”. the police chief’s deposition. “We are all concerned about the number of deaths, by any lan- Philippine national police director general Ronald Dela Rosa gestures as he speaks during the second-day of the senate hearing in Manila guage this is alarming.” yesterday, on the spate of extra judicial killings in a war on crime. Duterte, nicknamed “the Pun- isher”, was voted to power prom- improving the country. fi ght against drugs”. “Otherwise, it’s hard to en- “Not all deaths under investiga- ising to wipe out drugs and warn- Nearly 700,000 drug users The United States, a close ally vision when these killings will tion are drug-related,” dela Rosa said, ing traffi ckers they risked death if and drug peddlers have turned of the Philippines, said over- end,” it said. adding that 40 killings were known to they did not mend their ways. themselves in to escape the night it was “deeply concerned” The number of those killed be due to enmity or robbery. The inquiry is being con- crackdown, police chief dela by the reports of the killings and provided by dela Rosa at the He also said about 300 of ducted by a staunch critic of the Rosa said. the State Department urged Du- Senate hearing was higher than his offi cers were suspected to president, Senator Leila de Lima, He said there was a decrease in terte’s government to abide by the 1,800 he gave at the hearing be involved in the drugs trade, who has summoned top police overall crime, although murders human rights norms. on Monday. warning these personnel will be and anti-narcotics offi cials to and homicides had increased. New York-based Human He gave no explanation for the sacked and charged in court if explain the “unprecedented” Outside the senate building, Rights Watch said the United higher number but said the fi g- found guilty. rise in the body count and re- dozens of supporters cheered States and European Union ures were updated. There has been speculation ports of vigilante killings. dela Rosa for leading the war members “should make it clear Dela Rosa said about 750 of in the local media that some of Former first lady Imelda Marcos kisses the glass coff in of Duterte has warned legislators against drugs, chanting his nick- to Duterte that inciting such the dead were killed in police op- the killings were carried out by her husband, late president Ferdinand Marcos, who remains not to interfere with his cam- name, “Bato, Bato”. violence is unacceptable and will erations against drug peddlers. corrupt police offi cers who were unburied since his death in 1989, during her 85th birthday cel- paign, saying they could be killed Some carried placards read- reap potentially severe diplo- The other deaths were being wiping out drug peddlers to ebration in Ferdinand Marcos’ hometown of Batac, Ilocos Norte if they blocked eff orts aimed at ing: “We are with you Bato in the matic and economic costs”. investigated, he said. avoid exposure. province, in northern Philippines July 2, 2014.

Pokemon 700 aliens barred from entering Philippines

Manila Times failure to explain the purpose other criminal activities. such as his travel itinerary, his Gamers play Pokemon Go at Manila of their travel to the Philippines Immigration Commissioner intended length of stay here and the Quezon City Memorial and for being improperly docu- Jaime Morente on Monday dis- his purpose of travel to the Phil- Circle in Manila yesterday. A mented, while some were on the closed that as added measure, ippines. Philippine city councillor has hinese top the list of BI’s derogatory list. the bureau would be hiring six “Under immigration laws, sought to stop Pokemon Go more than 700 unde- Of the number, 364 were Chinese interpreters to be de- a foreigner is labelled a pub- players in government from Csirable aliens who were Chinese, followed by 37 In- ployed at the international air- lic charge if his presence here losing “productivity” by filing turned back or barred entry to donesians, 31 Vietnamese, 27 ports to help immigration offi c- would constitute a burden to a resolution to ban the hunt the Philippines, according to South Koreans, 26 Indians, 19 ers to communicate better with the State, thus he is deemed un- for digital monsters in state the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Taiwanese, 15 Cameroonians, arriving Chinese tourists. desirable and therefore exclud- off ices. Immigration records showed 15 Americans, 14 Uzbeks and 13 Morente said the immigra- able,” the BI chief explained. that a total of 720 foreigners Nigerians. tion offi cers have the discre- He said that excluded aliens were excluded last month upon The record does not in- tion to order the exclusion of are immediately booked on the arrival at the Ninoy Aquino In- clude Chinese who are in an arriving foreigner if the lat- fi rst available fl ight to their port ternational Airport (NAIA) and detention for their involve- ter cannot satisfactorily answer of origin and afterward placed other ports of entry for their ment in illegal drugs and certain questions on matters on the immigration blacklist. President Duterte seen setting up economic boom

Reuters peace and order, I think all point “Business will be good un- would junk laws that prohibit Manila to very good prospects ahead.” der this administration,” foreign competition. Last week, the government BDO Unibank executive vice- Duterte’s economic plan also announced that the Philippines’ president Luis Reyes said of includes lowering corporate and ess than two months in of- economy grew at 7% in the sec- Duterte.”Concerns centre more income taxes and a commitment fi ce, Philippines President ond quarter from a year earlier, on the extra-judicial killings.” to invest in education, to reap LRodrigo Duterte is get- its highest level in three years. Supporters of Duterte say even the demographic dividend of the ting high marks from the busi- It makes the Philippines the as the long-term mayor of the country’s young population. ness community for policies fastest growing among all coun- southern city of Davao, where he About two-thirds of the Phil- that could engineer an economic tries that have reported so far for earned his reputation for busting ippines’ 100mn people are of surge and companies say they the second quarter. crime, he created the conditions working age, between 15 and 64, are making new investments as When Duterte won the May for business to fl ourish. rising from about 56% of the a result. presidential election, there were Government data show that population in 1990. While Duterte may be get- questions marks over how he the Davao region’s economy In 2030, about 70% of the ting headlines for a bloody war would handle the economy - grew by 6.6 percent on average 125mn people will be of working against drug dealers and users, Duterte, who is nicknamed “the in 2010-14 compared with 6.3% age, the government has pro- less attention has been paid to Punisher”, has been unapologet- for the whole country. jected. one of Asia’s few economic suc- ic over unleashing the police on According to one estimate, “This is another advantage cess stories. drug users and dealers. there were more than 20,000 given other neighbours in the The groundwork was laid by Philippine National Police people in outsourcing jobs in region, most of Northeast Asia Duterte’s predecessor, President Chief Ronald Dela Rosa said on the city in 2013, and this sector and some in Southeast Asia, Benigno Aquino, who took growth Monday that there have been was growing at more than 20% have populations that are ageing above 6% over his six-year term, 1,800 drug-related deaths since a year. and are therefore facing labour but executives are also cheering Duterte took over as president, Duterte’s reputation of carry- supply constraints,” said Euben the new administration’s focus with 712 of those at the hands of ing out his promises has given Paracuelles, an economist at on building new infrastructure the police. businesses plenty to look for- Nomura. and say it could spell the start of a The new president has ward to - for instance his vow to Still, Joanne Burgonio, a long-term boom. launched a crackdown on online make spending on infrastructure 27-year-old software analyst in Some even see Duterte’s vio- gambling, vowed to destroy oli- A view of a mall at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, on August 22, 2016. a priority. Manila, said it was too early to lent and highly controversial an- garchs, warned that the country “I believe infrastructure is go- say what a Duterte presidency ti-drugs campaign as potentially could live without a mining in- ing to grow very fast and it will would bring. positive. dustry if environmental stand- boosting domestic consump- open 50-100 new branches this worrying precedent of a strong- have a double or triple eff ect,” “My concern is transporta- “We are in a very good spot,” ards were not met and called the tion. year. man leader. said Henry Schumacher of the tion,” she said, adding that she said Antonio Moncupa Jr., presi- US ambassador a “gay’’. Jollibee Foods Corp, the big- “We are supportive and en- In the 1960s, when the country European Chamber of Com- waited two hours for a bus home dent and CEO of East-West But Duterte has a 91% ap- gest fastfood chain in the coun- couraged by the new administra- had one of the highest per capita merce in the Philippines.”Money the previous evening. Banking Corp, one of the top 10 proval rating in the latest public try, plans to open 200 more do- tion’s socio-economic agenda, incomes in Asia, Ferdinand Mar- will be available. “His focus now is (on) drug lenders in the country. survey and businesses are lining mestic stores this year. which has a holistic approach for cos took over as president. An iron fi st is going to be be- pushers, hopefully the focus will “The pronouncement of gov- up to announce expansion plans. So does Robinsons Retail, tak- the benefi t of all, including JFC,” Two decades of dictator- hind it.” be on infrastructure. ernment prioritising infrastruc- The mainstays of the economy ing its total to over 1,500. said Jollibee investor relations ship, corruption and plunder by In May, Duterte told the coun- I am optimistic because what- ture spending, accelerating it - remittances and the outsourc- BDO Unibank Inc, the coun- offi cer Cossette Palomar. Marcos left the Philippines in a try’s main telecom providers ever he promised before he was and cutting red tape, solving ing sector - are fl ourishing and try’s biggest lender, plans to However, the Philippines has a shambles. to speed up the internet, or he elected, he is doing.” Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 17 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH/NEPAL

Power of communication Family claims abduction of Islamist leader’s son by police

AFP of his arrest has yet been made, fi nal appeal, with hearings ex- Dhaka without which there are credible pected to start today, he will be fears for a possible extrajudicial executed within weeks. abduction,” the statement said. His son Mir Ahmed bin olice have abducted the son Azmi’s father Ghulam Azam, Quasem, who was part of his le- of a top Bangladeshi war the former head of Bangladesh’s gal defence team, was allegedly Pcrimes convict, his family largest Islamist party Jamaat- abducted earlier in August. said yesterday, the latest in a se- e-Islami (JeI), was sentenced Critics say the abductions ries of forced disappearances of to 90 years in prison in 2013 for are an attempt by police to sow opposition leaders’ children. war crimes during the 1971 inde- fear and prevent hardliners from More than 30 plainclothes of- pendence war against Pakistan. staging protests against Ali’s im- fi cers seized Abdullahil Amaan He died in prison in 2014. minent execution. Azmi, formerly a decorated brig- The alleged abduction came “The government must in- adier general in Bangladesh’s weeks after similar incidents vestigate (the families’) claims. powerful army, from his home — involving two other sons of Unfortunately there has been in the capital Dhaka on Mon- opposition leaders convicted no visible move to fi nd out their day evening, his family said in a of war crimes — which were whereabouts,” leading rights ac- statement. blamed on plainclothes police- tivist Nur Khan Liton said. “The offi cers cordoned off men in Dhaka. The United Nations yesterday the whole street before break- “We don’t know anything urged the government to annul ing down the door and forcibly about these incidents,” a nation- Ali’s death sentence and to give entering the family home, blind- al police spokesman said. him a retrial in compliance with folding the caretaker and severe- Bangladesh’s highest court international standards. ly beating him until he fell un- is also set to decide the fate of Five opposition leaders, in- conscious,” the statement said. another top Islamist leader who cluding four top Islamists, have The police had no warrant was sentenced to death in 2014 been executed for war crimes and gave no reason for arresting for war crimes. in the past three years despite Azmi, the family said. If Mir Quasem Ali, who was a rights groups’ criticisms that A woman talks on a phone while crossing a bridge as Colombo Port is seen in the background, in Sri Lanka yesterday. “No offi cial acknowledgement top fi nancier of the JeI, loses his their trials were fl awed.

Gas leak from fertiliser Lankan PM says China Nepal deputy PM says plant sickens 100 people deal met conditions visit to India ‘successful’ Reuters district’s deputy commissioner. IANS strained recently, The Himalay- Dhaka “The leakage has been repaired Agencies company not to purchase Ratmalana. But the present Kathmandu an Times reported. but a few hours more will be need- Colombo land. Responding to JVP par- area of the port city is com- Nidhi said the Indian side re- ed to get the situation back to nor- liamentarian Bimal Ratnayake paratively larger to establish ceived him with due respect and ore than 100 people fell mal,” Uddin said. Safety standards in parliament yesterday, the the Finance City. epal’s Deputy Prime that three high-profi le visits – ill in Bangladesh after in Bangladesh have come under ri Lanka’s Prime Min- prime minister said that it is The prime minister said a Minister Bimalendra Ni- President Pranab Mukherjee’s Minhaling gas that leaked an international spotlight in re- ister Ranil Wickremes- important to obtain an envi- South Asian branch of a Chi- Ndhi, who was on a visit to to Nepal and Prachanda as well from a fertiliser factory in the cent years after a series of fi res in Singhe making a clari- ronment friendly clearance nese bank will be established in India as a Special Envoy of Prime as Nepali President Bidya Devi port town of Chittagong, offi - garment factories, and the col- fi cation of the preliminary certifi cate to establish a trade this area. He said China agreed Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Bhandari’s India visit – had been cials said yesterday. lapse of a garment factory com- conditions of establishing the and fi nance city in the port to set up the branch in Colombo “Prachanda”, yesterday de- confi rmed. Police and the fi re brigade plex, in which many hundreds of Port City with China. area, ColomboPage online at the proposed Finance City. scribed his trip as “successful”. Nidhi told India about the worked to contain the spread of workers have been killed. He said the government newspaper reported. He said the concept paper and Talking to the media about Nepali government’s top priori- ammonia that began on Monday Uddin said about 50 people agreed to resume the project He also noted that the proposal for the Finance City is his engagements in New Delhi, ties including implementation night and authorities were able remained in hospital yesterday following the approval of the Finance City was earlier being discussed and it could be the Nepali Congress leader said of the Constitution, which was to plug a leaking pipe after sever- afternoon. The rest had been environmental report and the planned for construction in revealed before the end of this his visit succeeded in improv- promulgated in September al hours, said Mesbah Uddin, the sent home after treatment. agreement by the Chinese the Welikada Prison area and year. ing Nepal-India ties that had last year. Bangladeshi cuisine showcased in Kolkata

By Mizan Rahman Seen through the lens of the diff erent from the other, four Dhaka unique ‘Bhorta’ (meshed vegeta- main courses, a typical Bangla- ble) which has become a cultural deshi ‘halwa’ for dessert as well symbol of Bangladeshi identity, as the famous ‘nokshi pitha’ to n a unique event in Kolkata of ‘Bhortakahon’ placed the be carried back home. India, Nayana Afroz of Dhaka erstwhile East Bengal Hindu Attended by over 100 of Iand Somnath Roychoudhury cuisine and contemporary Bang- Kolkata’s top residents, the aim of Kolkata presented ‘Bhortaka- ladeshi Muslim cuisine side by was to create awareness about hon’, a pop-up lunch celebrating side to demonstrate live, the nu- Bangladeshi cuisine on one hand contemporary Bangladeshi cui- ances that today makes Bangla- and its similarities or diff erences sine curated by well-known cu- deshi cuisine similar yet diff er- with Bengali cuisine on the oth- linary expert and food historian ent from the Bengalis of India. er. Pritha Sen. The 19-course menu included The fi rst-of-its-kind event The presentation took place at two kinds of sherbets, two start- in India got wide appreciation UdaySadan, Golf Green, Kolk- ers, assorted condiments, nine though there were a few hiccups, Food connoisseurs enjoy lunch celebrating contemporary Bangladeshi cuisine curated by well-known culinary expert and food historian, Pritha Sen. ata. ‘bhortas’ (vegetable mesh), each due to the inclement weather.

New Indo-Bangladesh radio service to serve as ‘bridge of amity’

By Mizan Rahman ‘bridge of amity’ between the The channel is a fi rst-of-its- shared history, heritage, culture, ment and discontinued in 2010, Earlier, the radio service ran ments available here, procedures Dhaka two countries. kind cross-border radio service language, physical proximity,” in fact went on air with Akash- for six hours and 30 minutes to be followed for availing these The proposal to establish by AIR dedicated to Bengali lis- he said. vani Maitree. daily, but the new Akashvani services, tentative costs, visa fa- the radio channel with content teners across the border in Bang- The new channel will be The Special Bangla Serv- Maitree will run 16 hours a cilitation etc, will also be broad- ndian President Pranab sharing from Bangladesh and ladesh. broadcast from a state-of- ice of All India Radio had been day.” cast on the service,” added the Mukherjee yesterday India was discussed during In- With an aim to strengthen the-art brand new high power launched in the wake of the The content will be curated to offi cial. Ilaunched the Akashvani dian Prime Minister Narendra India’s bilateral ties with Bang- 1000Kw DRM transmitter in- Bangladesh Liberation Move- ensure that it benefi ts the audi- Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Maitree, a Bangla radio service, Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in ladesh, the new channel will air stalled at Chinsurah in West ment and played a key role dur- ence in Bangladesh, said the of- Sircar said the service was meant in Kolkata, saying that it would June, 2015. content for 16 hours daily for Bengal’s Hooghly district and ing the war, broadcasting Indian fi cial, adding that the service specifi cally for the people of be an important ‘channel of “The new radio channel will Bengali listeners across India will cover the whole of Bangla- news bulletins in Bangladesh. would cover issues ranging from Bangladesh and will primarily be communication’ between India cater to Bengali speaking people and Bangladesh. desh through medium wave. It continued till April 2010, healthcare to agriculture. in Bangla language. and Bangladesh. of India and Bangladesh,” the It will be a unique platform for West Bengal Governor Kesari but was discontinued thereaf- India, particularly West Ben- “This service is specially Bangladesh President Ab- statement said. participatory content creation. Nath Tripathi and Prasar Bharati ter due to decommissioning of gal, and Bangladesh belong to meant to cater to the people of dul Hamid, Prime Minister It said a state-of-the-art Thus, content will be shared CEO Jawhar Sircar were also the Super Power Transmitter at similar agro-climatic zones. Bangladesh and would mostly Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh transmitter has been installed between Akashvani Maitree and present at the event. Chinsurah. Hence, knowledge of best be in Bengali, highlighting the Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin in Chinsurah in Bengal to en- Radio Bangladesh. Listeners can tune in to Explaining the rationale be- practices in the fi eld can be common cultural heritage that Sharmin Chaudhury welcomed able the service to be broadcast Inaugurating the new facility, Akashvani Maitree on 594kHz hind relaunching the service, shared in programmes relating connects India and its neigh- the launching of the new radio throughout Bangladesh. President Mukherjee highlight- frequency, an Indian offi cial explained, to agriculture. bour. While earlier programmes channel Akashvani Maitree, an “The service will be broad- ed the common culture and tra- and it will also be available “In view of the important place Similarly, a large number of of this service were produced Indian High Commission state- cast in India and Bangladesh on dition that binds people on both globally through the website and Bangladesh occupies in India’s people from Bangladesh come solely by AIR, the new service ment said in Dhaka. 594kHz,” the statement added. sides of the border. a mobile application. foreign policy, it was felt imper- for treatment to India. will invite Bangladeshi artistes The Bangladesh leaders, in Akashvani Maitree is a new “India always attaches highest A Bangla radio service, ative that this dedicated service “A programme series profi ling and personalities to participate. separate messages, hoped that radio channel for the All India importance to bilateral relations launched in 1971 during the is strengthened, contemporised diff erent premier medical in- It is, perhaps, unique in world the new channel would act as a Radio (AIR) in Kolkata. with Bangladesh because of our Bangladesh Liberation Move- and re-launched. stitutes, super speciality treat- radio broadcast,” he said. Gulf Times 18 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 COMMENT

Chairman: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah Production Editor: C P Ravindran The politics of negative

P.O.Box 2888 Doha, Qatar interest rates in our times [email protected] Telephone 44350478 (news), Since the 2008 global In a farmers’ market, sellers with Janet Yellen and European Central Bank expectations, went on an investment 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) fi nancial crisis, every time many unsold potatoes start dropping President Mario Draghi are considering strike, while using the central-bank Fax 44350474 the price until a level is reached reducing interest rates further. Will money to infl ate the prices of their the price of money has (possibly very low, but still positive) at you rejoice at the prospect that your own assets (stocks, art, real estate, and which all of the potatoes are bought. fi nancing costs will fall? Will you be so forth). This did nothing to defeat been reduced, demand for In contrast, since the 2008 global motivated to invest your own money the Great Defl ation; it only made the it falls and excess fi nancial crisis, every time the price of now that it earns lower (perhaps even rich richer, an outcome that somehow money has been reduced, demand for negative) interest? reinforced central bankers’ belief in savings rise it falls and excess savings rise. Clearly, No and no. Your reaction is most central bank independence. GULF TIMES money is not like potatoes or any other likely to be one of alarm: “Oh, Not all central bankers, thankfully, By Yanis Varoufakis well-defi ned “thing”. my God! If Janet and Mario are are incapable of responding creatively Athens To understand how money can be considering another interest-rate cut, to the Great Defl ation. Andy Haldane, our societies’ supreme good while they must have good reason to believe chief economist at the Bank of New RBI chief fetching a negative price, it helps to that demand will remain low!” So England, has courageously suggested bjects of start with the realisation that, unlike you abandon your investment plan. that all money should become digital, desire potatoes, money has no intrinsic “Better to borrow money at almost no which would permit real-time come at private value. Its utility comes from cost,” you think, “and buy back a few negative interest rates to be imposed Oa cost. what its holder can make others do. more of my company’s shares, boost on all of us, thus forcing everyone to has a job to do, Only bad things, like Money, to recall Lenin’s defi nition of their price, earn more on the stock spend at once. toxic waste, have a negative price, the politics, is about “who does what to exchange, and bank the profi ts for the John Williams, president and equivalent of a fee payable to anyone whom”. rainy days that are coming.” CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank willing to make them disappear. Does And so it is that the price of money of San Francisco, recently argued independently this mean that negative interest rates In market economies, falls, even as the supply of it burgeons. that the Great Defl ation could be embody a new perspective on money – Central bankers who never predicted beaten only by targeting the price that it has gone “bad”? money is the the Great Defl ation are now busily level and nominal national income In market economies, money is the trying to fi nd a way out with economic simultaneously – a New Deal-like India has said goodbye to a fi nancial “rock star”, to measure of the value of goods and measure of the value and econometric models that could approach featuring joint action by the bring in a quiet, trusty technocrat to take charge at its services. And the interest rate is the never explain it, let alone point to Fed and the government. central bank. price of that metric – of money itself. of goods and solutions. Unwilling to question the What separates these central When the price is zero, it makes no political dogma that central banks bankers from the herd is their As Urjit Patel prepares to assume the role of the diff erence whether money is kept services must be apolitical, they refuse to think readiness to jettison the myth of governor of the Reserve Bank of India, the message under a mattress or lent, because there of money as more than a “thing”. independent monetary policy, to to global investors is clear: Reforms initiated by his is no cost to holding or borrowing Imagine you are an entrepreneur And so they continue the search accept that money is the most political predecessor Raghuram Rajan are on track. cash. with money in the bank, or have a for a technocratic fi x to a problem of commodities, to challenge the But how can the price of money bank eager to lend large sums to invest crying out for a philosophically astute sanctity of cash and to concede that For the past three years, Patel, currently RBI deputy – which, after all, makes the world in your business. You spend sleepless political solution. defeating the Great Defl ation requires governor in charge of monetary policy, has helped go round, or, as Karl Marx put it, nights wondering whether you should It’s a futile quest. Once the price a progressive policy agenda. Rajan spearhead the biggest reforms to India’s central “transforms all my incapacities into invest in a new product – that is, of money (interest rates) hit zero, Simone Weil once said: “If you want bank in its 81-year history, including implementing their contrary” – be zero? And how whether you should exploit your central banks tried buying mountains to know what a man is really like, take can it possibly ever become negative, access to money to cause an array of of public and private debt from notice of how he acts when he loses an infl ation target and cleaning up bad debts in the as it now is in much of the global others to work on your behalf. commercial banks to give them an money.” banking system. economy, with the world’s moneyed In our current Great Defl ation, incentive to lend freely. The ECB Likewise, if we want to know Patel now faces a number of key challenges. people “bribing” governments to what worries you most is your went so far as to pay banks to lend what our societies are really like, we A new rate-setting panel, ending the current system borrow from them more than $5.5tn? customers’ future purchasing power to business while, at the same time, must take notice of how they react The answer can only be of a type and sentiment. Will they be able and punishing them for not lending (via to negative interest rates. - Project of the governor making the key decision, is seen that economists loathe: philosophical, willing to buy your new product at negative interest rates for excess Syndicate deciding on the benchmark at the RBI’s next meeting political, and thus irreducible to neat high enough prices and quantities? reserves). on October 4, but government has yet to name three positivist explanation. In other words, Suppose that, sleep-deprived, you But bankers and businesses, viewing zYanis Varoufakis, a former fi nance external members to the panel. Rajan has transformed the answer must concern the essence then switch on the radio or TV only these measures as desperate responses minister of Greece, is professor of the RBI into an infl ation-targeting central bank, but of money. to hear that US Federal Reserve Chair to self-fulfi lling defl ationary economics at the University of Athens. the central bank’s latest review may exceed its 5% target for March 2017. Prices rose to a 23-month high of 6.07% in July. Patel needs to successfully complete a cleanup of more than $100bn of stressed assets on the books of Indian banks with a March 2017 deadline. His takeover also coincides with the maturity of about $25bn in non-resident deposits raised by Rajan in 2013 to support the rupee. The RBI expects The government about $20bn to fl ow out and investors fear now has to temporary dollar-rupee respect the mismatches in the banking system. independence Patel is taking charge of the RBI and its against a volatile global backdrop too. The new governor US Federal Reserve is expected to start raising interest rates, putting pressure on emerging-market currencies. Patel may be lacking in the global appeal of charismatic Rajan and spent most of the past three years quietly in the shadows of his former boss. The 52-year-old rarely speaks in public and gives few media interviews. But whenever he spoke he did so with conviction. Patel, who holds a doctorate degree in economics from Yale University, has wide international policy experience. He has worked with the International Monetary Fund as an economist, and for Boston Consulting Group and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. True, the unsavoury events leading to Rajan’s abrupt announcement of his departure has raised questions over the independence of the RBI. But the government Sarkozy presidential bid seeks to tap mood shift has made a good replacement with a message of continuity to international investors. The government By Richard Lough concerns over immigration. That doesn’t have to mean that Juppe now has to respect the independence of the RBI and its Paris/Reuters The Nice attack on crowds fails.” celebrating the Bastille Day national Monday’s comeback announcement new governor. holiday and the murder of a Catholic was vintage Sarkozy: drawing parallels In a wider sense, Patel’s core challenge, as with every hen Nicolas Sarkozy priest in a Normandy Church have between the challenges awaiting central banker, will stem from the mismatch between went fi shing for votes shifted the focus of the campaign the next president with those that growth and infl ation. He too will face pressure to in the electoral waters away from the economy and towards confronted war-time hero Charles loosen monetary policy in an eff ort to spur growth. Wof France’s far right for Sarkozy’s strongest suit, said Frederic de Gaulle, the architect of France’s a second presidential term in 2012 it Dabi at pollster IFOP. current political system. But the RBI’s main job is to control infl ation. ended in defeat, as voters alienated At the turn of the year, opinion In his fi rst term, Sarkozy’s high- For that, the experience under Rajan can come in by his rhetoric and disappointed by a Nicolas Sarkozy: “I am not seeking polls showed him well behind Alain energy style and abrasive manner handy for the new governor who, unlike his former moribund economy deserted him. revenge, I have no egotistical score to Juppe, a mainstream conservative and polarised voters, while his modest boss, reportedly has the blessing of the ruling right Fast forward four years and the settle.” his principal rival for the Republicains attempts at tax and labour market conservative is banking on a change nomination, both among party reform and limited success fostering wing establishment. in mood. with a promise to limit the right to supporters and the centre-right more job creation disenchanted both free- Islamist attacks on French soil have French nationality of children born to broadly. marketeers and leftist voters whom he killed some 230 people since January, immigrants. Now, Sarkozy leads Juppe by 63% to had also assiduously courted to win 2015. He pledges to suspend the right of Juppe’s 36% among the party faithful, election. To Advertise Europe’s migrant crisis has immigrants to bring immediate family an Elabe poll showed yesterday. After his May 2012 defeat to exacerbated concerns about members to live in France until the However the primary is open to Francois Hollande, Sarkozy promised [email protected] immigration and fuelled the rise of European Union draws up what he any voter who pays 2 euros and signs to quit politics altogether, but Display far-right Front National leader Marine says is a coherent immigration policy. a pledge that they agree with the returned to the fray in September 2014 Telephone 44466621 Fax 44418811 Le Pen. And he vows to “drastically reduce” “values of the right and centre”. That citing the need to rescue France from An Ifop poll in July showed security the number of migrants France accepts wider constituency favours Juppe. what he described as the socialist’s Classified trumping unemployment as the and end economic migration within The Elabe poll gave him 53% catastrophic presidency. Telephone 44466609 Fax 44418811 hot-button issue of the 2017 race fi ve years. support to Sarkozy’s 46%, “I am not seeking revenge, I have despite an economic malaise and Sarkozy says France’s biggest battle underscoring the challenge facing the no egotistical score to settle,” Sarkozy Subscription Sarkozy’s comeback bid pitches him will be how “to defend our lifestyle one-time interior minister. said on social media on Monday as he [email protected] as a president who would be tough on without giving into the temptation “Sarkozy is in the stronger announced his bid. security and immigration. of cutting ourselves off from the rest position, even if – for now – Juppe While Juppe has kept a low profi le In a new book entitled Everything of the world”, a veiled reference to remains ahead in voter support,” said over the summer – campaigning for 2016 Gulf Times. All rights reserved for France, to be published today, British voters’ decision in June to leave Dabi.”The primary race on the right the primary in November is expected Sarkozy courts National Front voters the European Union – in part due to will be somewhat hardline in tone. to hot up in the days ahead. Gulf Times Wednesday, August 24, 2016 19 COMMENT The education roadmap to 2030

Millions of children long-term societal benefi ts: aside educated 10% of the population. from increased political engagement, Fixing education investment are out of school or are educated children contribute requires action in two key areas. receiving a substandard intellectual capital and pursue First, we need equitable fi nancing, entrepreneurial opportunities when with more investment in early education because of who they grow up, boosting economic childhood care and development, they are or where they live growth. where there is the biggest potential Tackling the education challenge for returns. Budgets must be focused needs to start from two principles on the most excluded children, and By Helle Thorning-Schmidt embedded in the goal. primary education must be free at the London First, “for all” means that we point of use, so that every child can must focus on the children who learn. We also urgently need more have been left behind. Millions of transparency and accountability, hen I visited the Zaatari children are out of school or are so that budgets are visible and refugee camp in Jordan receiving a substandard education communities have a say in school earlier this year, I met because of who they are or where governance. Wwith children who told they live. According to the UN High Second, we need to strengthen me what education means to them. Commissioner for Refugees, refugee domestic education systems so that For Syrian youths who have been children are five times more likely to governments see themselves as the forced from their homes and have lost be out of school than other children guarantor of accessible, quality everything, education is about more in the countries to which they’ve schools for their citizens, rather than qualifi cations or test scores; it been displaced. And in all but two than abdicating that role to outside embodies their hope for the future. African countries, girls remain development agencies. In particular, Children like those in Zaatari, less likely than boys to complete a we should push for partnerships and millions of others around the primary education. Getting these between government and business world, are central to the work of children into school will require new to boost domestic resources for the International Commission approaches that directly address education, and eliminate illicit capital on Financing Global Education their exclusion and make schooling fl ows that deprive governments of the Opportunity, which I joined last genuinely accessible and relevant. means to fund it, such as tax evasion September. This commission is Second, “quality”: Education must and money laundering across national committed to the fourth United be eff ective, so that children actually borders. Nations Sustainable Development learn. For the 61mn children who With these priorities in mind, the Goal, which aims, by 2030, to are out of primary school, formal education commission will deliver its “ensure inclusive and equitable education is beyond reach. But, just recommendations at the UN General quality education and promote as urgently, more than one-third of Assembly on September 18, when the lifelong learning opportunities for children of primary-school age – secretary-general will receive and act all”. 250mn – are not learning the basics, on them. The education commission This goal is still a distant prospect according to the Unesco Education for will have succeeded if we are able to for far too many children. With so All Global Monitoring Report. Half of leverage the funding and political many development issues demanding these children have been in school for will to ensure that every child learns, our attention, policymakers should at least four years. We must address regardless of their income, location, bear in mind that education is not just the barriers to learning, both in the or social status. Our work will not be a good in itself; it is also a catalyst for classroom and at home, by improving complete until that happens. - Project many other development gains. the quality of teaching and classroom Syndicate As the old African proverb goes, conditions and teaching parents how if you educate a girl, you educate they can support their children’s zHelle Thorning-Schmidt, former an entire nation. Ensuring access education. spending as a share of national income to live up to their aid commitments two-thirds of out-of-school children. prime minister of Denmark, is the chief to quality education for children, Upholding these two principles to achieve the 2030 goals. and target aid more eff ectively. For Moreover, at the moment, education executive of Save the Children and a especially girls, will lead to fewer will require increased investment. This will require increased revenue example, less than one-third of budgets are often regressive, with commissioner on the International child marriages and less child labour Last year, Unesco calculated that from taxation and stronger eff orts to education aid goes to Africa, even almost half of spending in the poorest Commission on Financing Global and exploitation. And education has governments must double education collect what’s owed. Donors also need though the region accounts for almost countries allocated to the most Education Opportunity. Letters Weather report Three-day forecast

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Group photo of the participants. Students explore careers in medicine at WCM-Q’s summer programmes total of 68 students Explorer Programme (QMEP) college and the fi eld of medi- dependent School for Boys in science lab sessions. The stu- conditions here at Weill Cor- from 24 nationalities or the Pre-College Enrichment cine so that they could make Qatar, said the QMEP helped dents also had the chance to nell Medicine – Qatar.” Aexplored their ambi- Programme (PCEP). informed decisions about their clarify his career route. “I discuss key issues in modern Both the QMEP and PCEP tions of becoming doctors The QMEP is aimed at stu- future. have always dreamed of being medicine with WCM-Q fac- ended on July 27 with a com- as Weill Cornell Medicine- dents entering 10th and 11th “Attending the summer a doctor, but felt that my path ulty. pletion ceremony to which Qatar (WCM-Q) held its an- grade, while the PCEP is for enrichment programmes at was not clear. Now, after this Lisa Joan Schiefer attends families were also invited. nual summer enrichment pro- those entering 11th and 12th WCM-Q is a great way for lo- programme, I am dedicated to the English International Dr Mohamud Verjee, as- grammes. grade. Both give prospective cal, regional and international become a doctor and overcome School in Dusseldorf and was sociate professor of family Students in years 10, 11 and students a taste of life as a students to see the college all obstacles,” he added. on the PCEP. “Personally, I saw medicine at WCM-Q, gave the 12 from schools across Qatar, medical student. fi rst-hand, so that they can get The programmes allowed the programme as a lifetime keynote speech, urging the as well as their peers at schools Syed Hasnain, student re- a feel of what life as a student students to explore the pros- experience, enabling me to re- students to strive for success. in the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, cruitment programmes man- at WCM-Q would be like,” he pect of a career in medicine ceive an extensive and extraor- “Seize the moment, work hard Germany and the UK, spent ager at WCM-Q, said the said. through a series of lectures, dinary insight in the medical and gain credit by merit. Surge two weeks at WCM-Q, par- programmes were designed to Ahmed al-Tamimi, who at- interactive clinical skills work- profession, the study of medi- forward with the focus on ticipating in the Qatar Medical allow students to explore the tends Omar Bin Khattab In- shops, presentations and basic cine and the exceptional study meritocracy,” he said. Dr Mohamud Verjee

QF initiatives ‘popular’ at Bayt Qatar New Mercedes-Benz CLA with ‘eye-catching style’ now in Qatar

asser Bin Khaled Auto- mobiles, the authorised Ngeneral distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, has an- nounced the arrival of the totally new CLA at its luxurious show- room on Salwa Road. Sporty proportions and a powerful, dynamic design idi- om characterised by sensuously rounded contours are among the key characteristics of the CLA. Its profi le is sleek like a coupe, yet it off ers room for ve.fi From its diamond radiator grille with pins in chrome (black pins for Levant only) to its LED tail lamps, the new CLA sports ‘eye-catching style at such an eye-opening price.’ “The CLA is the car for the modern day customer who puts The new Mercedes Benz CLA. style fi rst,” Khalid Sha’aban, general manager, NBK Automo- 20.3 cm (8-inch) media display back. New 48.3 cm (19-inch) biles, said, while describing the with a new-style glass cover. AMG cross-spoke light-alloy Qatar Foundation (QF) yesterday said its cultural initiatives on show at Bayt Qatar, the Qatar Olympic Committee’s hospitality house model as one that is “practically The new-style dials and red wheels with 235/35 R19 tyres on in Brazil during the Rio 2016 Olympics, “proved immensely popular with thousands of visitors.” Bayt Qatar housed a number of QF made for the Middle East.” needles in the instrument clus- 8J x 19 ET 48 are available as an centres, including Al Shaqab, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qur’anic Botanic Garden as well as Stars of Science – an edutainment In undertaking the facelift ter make it easier to read the dis- option. reality TV programme initiated by QF. “The activities were specially designed to showcase Qatar’s rich culture, heritage and history, modifi cations, the Mercedes- play. Meticulous attention to de- There are two colour vari- as well as QF’s dedication to fostering a progressive society,” QF said in a statement. Benz designers have subtly tail is also evident from the silver ants – a matt black or a titanium honed the distinctive look and chrome fi nish to the controls and grey fi nish — in each case with a upgraded the interior. to the fascia, and switches in the high-sheen rim fl ange. Loading has now become eas- doors for the electrically adjust- The sporty, expressive design ier with the hands-free access able seats, as well as from the of the CLA has now been honed option. This system allows the chrome surround to the stow- still further in a facelift involv- boot lid to be opened without age compartment in the centre ing new bumpers and new light- NU-Q welcomes largest freshman class any physical contact. console.“Avant-garde meets alloy wheels. Hands-free access is now in- Driving Performance” is the Both vehicles can be fi tted cluded as part of the Keyless-go motto for the Mercedes-AMG with LED High Performance orthwestern Univer- convenience package. models CLA 45 4MATIC. headlamps (GCC Standard, op- sity in Qatar (NU-Q) The Smartphone integra- With a peak output of 280kW tional for Levant). Their colour Nwelcomed its largest tion package allows iPhones to (381hp) and maximum torque of temperature is closer to that of freshman class at a convocation be integrated on board (via Ap- 475 Nm they are among the most daylight than xenon headlamps, held recently following a week ple CarPlay) and operated using powerful vehicles in their seg- for example. This is more restful of orientation to ease new stu- voice commands or the control- ment.An AMG Aerodynamics on the eyes and therefore pro- dents’ transition into university ler on the centre console. package is now available as an vides relief to the driver at night. life. The interior also benefi ts from optional extra. The LED High Performance Addressing the convocation features such as new seat cov- This comprises a larger front headlamps are combined here was Ellis Cose, a renowned au- ers and trim parts, as well as splitter, additional fl ics, a black with tail lights with automatic thor, journalist, commentator chrome-plated controls. AMG spoiler lip at the rear plus intensity control. and educator. The highlight here is a much spoiler lips over the simulated These reduce the dazzling ef- NU-Q dean and CEO Ever- slimmer-looking free standing air outlets on either side at the fect for vehicles following. ette E Dennis said this year’s class continues to represent “the best and brightest stu- dents from Qatar and diff erent countries across the globe to NU-Q.” Among the more than 200 Ellis Cose addresses students NU-Q dean and CEO Everette E Dennis welcomes students at the gathered for the ceremony in- at NU-Q’s convocation. event. clude current students, alumni and staff . that story, saying “…there is worry about sucking it dry,” he NU-Q’s faculty who led the Also speaking to the group also something universal about told students. “There will al- new students into the venue was president of the NU-Q the college experience.” ways be more knowledge to take dressed in full academic rega- Student Union, Jemina Marcos Cose noted that while they its place. Use your time here as lia. Legaspi. live in “perilous times, it is im- an occasion to look out on the A longtime columnist and In his remarks titled, “How portant to think about how they larger world and fi nd a place contributing editor for News- Do You Want to Be Remem- want to be remembered. that both needs and deserves week magazine, Cose is a former bered,” Cose told the group that “That journey, for many of you, to fi nd your next plot of editorial page editor of the New they all had their own story and you, will start here; so suck all soil where you really belong,” York Daily News and has also their university experience of- the wisdom you can from this Cose said. been a contributing editor and fers an opportunity to shape great university; and don’t Joining Dennis and Cose was press critic for Time magazine. An interior view of the CLA