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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 SHAABAN 18, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Reintegration Woman heads Radio deejay, UAE thrash programs held police post ‘Shaggy’ voice Kuwait to for Filipino in largest Casey Kasem win Gulf ice runaways3 Pakistan11 city dead37 at 82 hockey16 cup Sheikh Ahmad to submit Max 44º Min 27º evidence to prosecution High Tide 02:38 & 13:12 Ghanem welcomes move • Audit Bureau to accept documents Low Tide 07:57 & 20:50 40 PAGES NO: 16198 150 FILS By Staff Reporter

Govt urged to end KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Ghanem yesterday welcomed the announcement of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah that he plans to submit sponsorship system all the documents related to alleged political and finan- KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti human rights organ- recently regulated the procedure by cial scandals to the public prosecution. Ghanem told a ization yesterday urged the government restricting the right to deport to the press conference that “this is what we called for from to fulfil pledges to abolish the sponsor- ministry’s undersecretary. Some 2.8 mil- the very beginning” and thanked Sheikh Ahmad for his ship system for foreign labour and to lion expatriates work in Kuwait com- decision. end the arbitrary deportation of expatri- pared with 1.25 million nationals. More The speaker also announced that he has signed a ates. In a report on human rights in the than 600,000 expatriates are domestic decision asking the Audit Bureau to start accepting any state, the Kuwait Society for Human workers. documents related to the scandals from people for one Rights also called for measures to end The society urged the government to month to initiate the necessary investigation on them. abuse of thousands of domestic workers pass a special law on domestic workers Ghanem said people who hand over such documents and for a final resolution to the plight of to stop abuses that it said are tanta- can name the local and international company they more than 100,000 stateless people. The mount to slavery. “Domestic helpers are want to conduct the investigation in cooperation with group said that Kuwait pledged several subjected to many abuses, some of the Audit Bureau. years ago to end the sponsor system which could be called slavery, in addi- The statements come after two major scandals hit which is likened to slavery and common tion to torture, humiliation and rape. The the country in recent months - the alleged conspiracy in Gulf states, but so far nothing has society has monitored a large number of videotapes and allegations by opposition figures of been done. such violations,” the report said. major corruption involving tens of billions of dollars of The current system ties a migrant On stateless people, known locally as public funds. worker’s residency status to an individ- bedoons, the society urged speedy Ghanem’s statements come a day after Sheikh ual employer, or sponsor, without whose measures to improve their humanitarian Ahmad, a senior member of the ruling family and a for- consent the worker cannot change jobs. and legal as a prelude to “granting them mer minister, said late Saturday in a lengthy interview This gives employers unchecked lever- their full rights”. Bedoons claim the right with Al-Watan television that the videotapes and the age and control over workers, who to Kuwaiti citizenship because they or corruption allegations were genuine and that he plans remain completely dependent on their their forefathers lived in the country to file a key lawsuit to the public prosecution “in the sponsor. A few weeks ago, neighbouring before the 1959 nationality law. But the coming few days”. Qatar said it was introducing measures government says a majority of them Local lawyers however had different viewpoints to abolish the system. came from neighbouring countries after The Kuwaiti group also called for an the discovery of oil and destroyed their about an arbitration ruling Sheikh Ahmad has obtained end to so-called administrative deporta- identification papers. The society said from a foreign court, but were almost unanimous it can tion which allows police to deport for- the government should adopt a clear be used as evidence, but it is not mandatory for Kuwaiti eigners without a court ruling. However, roadmap aimed at resolving the prob- courts to accept it. No reaction has so far come from the KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem addresses a press it noted that the interior ministry has lem in steps. — AFP opposition which also played an important part in conference yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat revealing the financial aspect of the scandal. Militants post GCC slams ‘haters’ of Qatar World Cup images of mass Doha has ‘nothing to hide’ • FIFA warned of ‘terror’ risk killing in Iraq DUBAI: Gulf states rallied behind Qatar following alle- BAGHDAD: As the Iraqi government bolstered gations published by Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper Baghdad’s defenses yesterday, the Islamist militant that a senior Qatari football official made payments to group that captured two major cities last week post- win the country’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup. Qatar ed graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters has vehemently denied the accusations. Secretary massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers. The pic- General Abdullatif Al-Zayani of the Gulf Cooperation tures on a militant website appear to show masked Council - which includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman - attacked ISIL, loading the captives onto flatbed trucks before what he called a “biased media campaign”. forcing them to lie face-down in a shallow ditch with “The Secretary General affirmed the GCC’s ... com- their arms tied behind their backs. The final images plete support in the face of all doubters and haters and show the bodies of the captives soaked in blood after everyone who is attempting to lessen (Qatar’s) right to being shot. host this historic global sporting event,” the GCC state- The grisly images could further sharpen sectarian ment said yesterday. Qatar won its bid through “honest tensions as hundreds of Shiites heed a call from their competition,” he said. “The people of GCC countries most revered spiritual leader to take up arms against pride themselves for having a member state to host the the Sunni militants who have swept across the north. 2022 World Cup,” he said, adding that it was a “right for ISIL has vowed to take the battle to Baghdad and the people of western Asia and the Arab region”. cities further south housing revered Shiite shrines. Qatar on Saturday defended its campaign and reject- A car bomb meanwhile exploded in central ed the corruption allegations which it said were timed Baghdad, killing 10 and wounding 21, according to to coincide with an investigation by FIFA, world foot- police and hospital officials. Baghdad has seen an ball’s governing body, into the bidding process for the escalation in suicide and car bombings in recent 2022 World Cup and the one before it in Russia in 2018. months, mostly targeting Shiite neighborhoods or The GCC statement will provide welcome support for security forces. While the city of seven million is not in Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and any immediate danger of falling into the hands of the Bahrain withdrew envoys from their neighbour in March militants, Sunday’s bombing could raise tensions. over its backing of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Food prices in the city have risen, twofold in some region. cases, because of disruption to transport on the main In their most robust defence yet of their campaign to road heading north from the capital. host the tournament, Qatar 2022 criticised allegations MANAUS, Brazil: Italy’s Mario Balotelli (9) celebrates after getting the ball past England’s goalkeeper Joe Continued on Page 15 of corruption that have emerged in recent weeks, over Hart (left) and Gary Cahill (center) to score his side’s second goal during the group D World Cup football Continued on Page 15 match between England and Italy at the Arena da Amazonia late Saturday. — AP (See Page 19) in the news

Court jails activist Egypt security forces seize Bangladesh reports Brotherhood leaders’ assets Egypt cleric blasts over insulting Amir first case of MERS watching football KUWAIT: Kuwait’s court of cassation yesterday upheld CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have seized supermarket DHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday reported its first case of CAIRO: At the height of international World Cup a two-year jail sentence handed to an opposition chains owned by two leading figures of the Muslim the deadly MERS virus after a Bangladesh-born US resi- fervor, an ultraconservative Egyptian cleric has said online activist for writing tweets deemed offensive to Brotherhood as part of the government’s crackdown dent was admitted to hospital days after returning to that watching football matches was unacceptable HH the Amir. Hejab Al-Hajeri, a student of law in his against the banned organization, judicial and security his homeland via Abu Dhabi. The condition of the in Islam because it is a distraction and “destroys early 20s, said on his Twitter account after the ruling sources told Reuters yesterday. On the orders of a commit- unidentified 53-year-old man had improved but he was tee charged with identifying Brotherhood assets, the secu- nations”. Yasser Borhami, a founding member of that his “determination is bigger than their jail”. Hajeri still in intensive care in a Dhaka clinic, Mahmudur the main Salafi movement in Egypt, the Salafi Call, was handed the jail term by the lower court in April rity forces have seized the Zad chain of supermarkets Rahman, the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, owned by Khairat El-Shater, as well as the Seoudi chain of said spending time watching the games was “a dis- last year after it deemed that comments he made on Disease Control and Research, told AFP. “He is aster that makes me very irate”. He said it was a dis- his Twitter social network account were critical of the Abdulrahman El-Seoudi, the sources said. “We received an Bangladesh-born but lives in the US. He came to the order from the committee to seize the chains, Zad and traction from religious and worldly duties, ulti- Amir. The appeals court upheld the sentence six country on June 4 and became sick two days later. mately leading to “the destruction of nations and months later. The activist, who has been out on bail, Seoudi, and we just went and took them,” a security source Most probably he contracted the virus during the three said. The committee’s secretary, Wadee Hanna, was quoted peoples.” Stopping short of forbidding it entirely, must now serve the jail term since the supreme hours at Abu Dhabi airport or in the plane,” he said. It Borhami said that there are conditions that would court’s verdicts are final. Kuwaiti courts have in the in the Alahram newspaper as saying it was making an was the first known MERS case in Bangladesh. The inventory of shops belonging to the Brotherhood and make it “haram”, or unacceptable in Islam: if it dis- past two years convicted and jailed a number of country has become the 22nd nation to report a case tracts you from your religious duties, reveals body opposition tweeters for allegedly insulting the Amir, seizing them via the security forces. “Since the early morn- of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), according ing all branches of Zad have been stormed including the parts that some Muslims believe should be cov- who has pardoned a number of them. Many more are to Rahman. MERS has killed 284 people in Saudi Arabia ered, or causes Muslims to love and support unbe- on trial facing similar charges. Criticising the Amir is management building by a large number of police forces since it first emerged in 2012, and hundreds more have and the same is happening with Seoudi supermarket,” lievers. And, he said, football matches usually meet illegal under the law and carries a jail term of up to been infected. all of those conditions. five years. Shater’s daughter Aisha posted on Facebook. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 LOCAL

Photo of the day Recruitment reopening date still undecided New controls to be announced later

By A Saleh visas for foreign labor forces, Dousari cle 18 visa for workers in the private indicated. sector, Al-Jarida daily reported yes- KUWAIT: The Labor Public Authority He did not give a date for when terday. plans to reopen foreign workers’ the authority is expected to allow pri- The process will be controlled by a recruitment to Kuwait according to vate companies to resume hiring set of regulations that include that new controls to be announced later, workers from abroad. the worker must transfer to the same a senior official said. General Director This comes amid reports indicat- sponsor or a first-degree relative, Jamal Al-Dousari did not provide ing that the authority plans to allow must be living in Kuwait for at least information about the nature of the domestic helpers to transfer to work six months and that his or her new regulations that he said are cur- in local companies, for a limited peri- request be granted based on the rently being put together in coopera- od of time before hiring in the pri- employer’s need for their services, tion with concerned state depart- vate sector is resumed. according to sources quoted in the ments based on studies of the labor The authority is coordinating with report. The sources added that the market and its needs. the domestic workers department at labor authority has no current plans In the meantime, work permits are the Interior Ministry to allow expatri- to allow expatriates to transfer com- only issued for workers in fields ate workers with article 20 visas giv- mercial visit visas to work visas until exempted from a ban on issuing en to domestic helpers to get an arti- foreign recruitment is reopened. State security releases political activist

By A Saleh will be remanded in custody until MP Musallam Al-Barrak in which he is investigators verify whether his accused of offending HH the Amir KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti activist was account was hacked or not. during a public rally. The court set released following questioning on Mutairi is the president of the the date for the next hearing on Sept allegations of offending monarchies Hezbol Ummah (Nation’s Party), an 8, 2014. The criminal court had sen- of Gulf states, including Kuwait, as Islamic conservative political party tenced Barrak to five years in prison well as posting comments in support that is not recognized in Kuwait after finding him guilty, before the of the Islamic State of Iraq and the where political parties are banned. appeals court overruled its verdict Levant on Twitter. Dr Hakim Al- He is expected to be summoned by and restarted the trial. Also yester- Mutairi said during investigations at the public prosecution for further day, the criminal court released the state security service that his investigations in a case filed against bedoon activist Abdullah Atta who is account was hacked, and denied him before his release yesterday. being tried for offending HH the posting the controversial tweets. In other news, the appeals court Amir and instigating civil disobedi- Earlier reports had suggested that he adjourned a case filed against former ence.

KUWAIT: Street cleaners take refuge under a street sign in search of shade in this file photo. Temperatures soared in Kuwait recently, with thermostats recording 50C+ for several days. A Social Affairs and Labor order prohibits laborers from working outside in exposed areas from 12 noon until 4pm from June 1 until August 31. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat MP requests special session to discuss Iraq developments Update sustainable development initiative KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti lawmaker Kuwaiti people. with Iraq are safe. They commented CAIRO: Egypt’s Environment protection of the natural resources outcome of the United Nations announced plans to submit a Jeeran joins Shiite MP Faisal Al- on footage that went viral online Minister Laila Eskandar underlined should be top priorities for any joint Conference on Sustainable request in order to hold a special Duwaisan who had indicated in ear- showing troops said to be ISIL rebels the importance of updating Arab Arab action in this regard. Development (Rio+20 Conference). session in the parliament to discuss lier statements that he and other approaching Kuwaiti borders, saying sustainable development initiative to She highlighted the need to coor- In the Rio+20 outcome document, the security developments in Iraq. lawmakers plan to make a similar that the troops shown in the video cope with its current priorities and dinate and unify Arab stances at the United Nations Member States Islamist MP Abdurrahman Al-Jeeran request in order to discuss the gov- are Iraqi army troops stationing capabilities. international events and organiza- renewed their commitment to sus- said yesterday that his proposal calls ernment’s preparations to face ISIL’s around oilfields. At the opening speech of extraor- tions. tainable development and to ensur- for the National Assembly to discuss potential threat. Rapporteur of the Al-Rai daily reported in the mean- dinary session of the Arab environ- Eskander urged the international ing the “promotion of an economical- the possible threat that the so- parliament’s foreign affairs commit- time that the Iraqi government has ment ministers meeting, Eskander community and organizations to pro- ly, socially and environmentally sus- called Islamic State in Iraq and the tee Hamdan Al-Azmi also indicated asked Gulf Cooperation Council stated that water security, counter- vide Arab countries with technical tainable future for our planet and for Levant could have on Kuwait and that an emergency meeting is countries, including Kuwait, to pro- ing desertification, climate change, and financial help to implement the future generations.—KUNA other Gulf states, as well as allega- expected with First Deputy Prime vide urgent military aid in order to tions that some Kuwaitis are influ- Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh thwart ISIL’s threat. The report enced by the militant group’s radical Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah. quotes Iraqi officials who requested ideologies. He further reiterated the This comes while newspapers in to keep their identity anonymous importance of rejecting sectarian- Kuwait quoted government officials due to the sensitive nature of the ism and maintaining unity of the who insisted that Kuwait’s borders subject. IICO, IOM sign agreement on humanitarian cooperation

KUWAIT: Kuwait International Islamic with IOM would add to the organiza- global matters. Charity Organization (IICO) and tion’s long history of setting up The International Organization for International Organization for humanitarian and aid projects, Al- Migration is an intergovernmental Migration (IOM) have signed an Matouq said. organization. It works to help ensure agreement of cooperation in humani- It was an easy choice for IOM to the orderly and humane management tarian work. partner with IICO due to the latter’s of migration, to promote international IICO’s Chairman Dr Abdullah Al- credibility and pioneering role in phil- cooperation on migration issues, to Matouq said yesterday, at the signing anthropic work, head of IOM’s mission assist in the search for practical solu- ceremony that the organization has Iman Uraiqat pointed out at the event. tions to migration problems and to established partnership with many This partnership would provide provide humanitarian assistance to charity organizations locally, regional- expertise and consultations in the aid migrants in need, be they refugees, ly and internationally. and humanitarian businesses as well displaced persons or other uprooted Signing a cooperation agreement as raising awareness in curtailing people. —KUNA

KUWAIT: A female citizen yesterday lost control over her sports car in Shuwaik Industrial Area and slammed into a row of parked vehicles damaging at least six of them in addition to her own. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat p3.e$S_Layout 1 6/15/14 9:57 PM Page 1

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 LOCAL Reintegration programs for Filipino runaway housemaids Hundreds of OFWs benefitted

KUWAIT: OWWA officers and the runaway housemaids participating in the reintegration program.

By Ben Garcia a reintegration program by the Philippine workers start new lives when they are back again, they can use the skills they learned port to patients. One of our officers Farida Al- Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and the in Manila. “Baking and pastry making is one from our reintegration program and apply Halimi is very active in holding workshops KUWAIT: Various programs to train Filipino Overseas Workers Welfare Administration of many programs we are introducing as for a new job suitable to their skills. They can for Filipinas at the embassy,” she pointed out. runaway housemaids and distressed workers (OWWA). continuing programs for our OFWs to help now get a new job in baking or pastry mak- “She was the first to share her skills in hair- at the Philippines Embassy in Faiha have The reintegration program has been them in many ways. If they decide to stay at ing if they get the certificate from the reinte- dressing and makeup. Recently, we had Fely been introduced. Besides a hair and nail pol- intensified to help the OFWs when they home, they can start small businesses from gration program,” she added. Torio and Tin Tin Gomez who started the ishing workshop, another program recently return home and start afresh. There are what they have learned here,” Lugtu said. The KFMO is being headed by Violeta bread baking and pastry workshop. We want introduced is pastry and bread making. about 100 runaway housemaids at the “Our agency is ready to lend small scale Malana Yousef, a fulltime mother but very to help and do what we can to support our These continuing programs are benefiting embassy with varying cases, and while wait- loans through our ‘Balik Pinay Balik Hanap active Filipino community leader. “The pro- distressed OFWs. So we cooperated with the hundreds of Filipina runaways at the ing for their repatriation, various livelihood Buhay’ program, apart from a loan we can gram is just one of our many efforts by our Philippine Embassy to showcase our talents, embassy. A recent bread and pastry making programs are being conducted at the provide if they have much bigger but feasi- group to help our compatriots,” she stated. skills and share it with our people,” she program was spearheaded by Fely Torio and embassy premises. Norlita Lugtu, the shelter ble projects - they can borrow up to 2 million “We are always on the move and giving our added. Tin Tin Gomez, members of a now very active welfare officer, said basic training at the pesos. They only have to present a project or assistance to Filipinos whatever we can, like OWWA and POLO have set aside about 2 Filipino Mothers Organization (KFMO) under embassy is necessary to help distressed business proposal. If they want to go out visiting hospitals and giving financial sup- billion pesos for the reintegration program. Kuwaitis are always Kuwaiti tanker taking welcome in the UK part in rescue efforts KUWAIT: The state-owned crew proceeded to immediately of whom was dead, others requir- Kuwait Oil Tankers Company contact KOTC’s umbrella compa- ing critical medical attention. By Ambassador Frank Baker during Ramadan, when working travel any time in the next three (KOTC) is taking part in massive ny, Kuwait Petroleum Corpo- The rescue efforts are expect- hours for staff at the embassy and the months, book now to give yourself ongoing rescue efforts of immi- ration (KPC), which authorized ed to continue as the total num- is a source of endless pride to application centre have to become plenty of time! The process is very grants off the coasts of Italy, its the go ahead in the name of ber of those stranded is estimat- me personally, and everyone shorter. To cope with the numbers we simple now that you fill in the form CEO Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al- humanity and the protection of ed at 624, he added, and KOTC is ITin the UK, that so many of our are working weekends, bringing in and pay online. It’s outlined in the Sabah said yesterday. human life and in line with inter- in continuous contact with Al- Kuwaiti friends have such an affinity extra staff for the busy periods, and step-by-step guide. Oil tanker, Al-Salmi, was national maritime agreements Salmi’s crew on the efforts. for our country. The figures are quite have opened a new, larger application If you do need your visa urgently staggering. Last year we received centre. The UK’s legal requirement is though, please use the priority serv- bound for Italy in the early hours and conventions in relation. KOTC is also providing shel- almost 100,000 applications for UK to process a visa application within fif- ice. This ensures your visa is processed of the day when it received an The vessel had to change its ter, food and medical attention visas in Kuwait. The numbers keep teen working days - but thanks to the first, and these are normally ready urgent distress call from Italian course in order to save the 225 for the rescued individuals, climbing, and are doing so again this superhuman efforts of the staff in our after two working days. Please note as coastguards regarding illegal people, described as “foreigners, reflecting Kuwait’s outstanding year. well that you need to respect your immigrants whose boats had who were later dropped off at commitment to international As Prime Minister David Cameron appointment time - if you are too late capsized at sea, the company Italian shores. maritime laws and humanitari- said in a speech in London last year, you will need to rebook and start the official said. Most of the people rescued an efforts, the official under- and as I always say to anyone who process again. After receiving the call, the were women and children - one lined. —KUNA asks - this is absolutely fantastic for We understand the importance of the UK. Kuwait is an old friend, and getting our visa processes right, and Kuwaitis are well-liked and familiar are continually working to improve guests in the UK, whether travelling them. Kuwaitis, for example, are the for tourism, work, study or healthcare. only nationality in the world to bene- Most of course travel to London - fit from using a shortened ‘visa lite’ parts of which I think should now be application form. The Prime Minister named ‘Little Kuwait’. also of course announced that Kuwait But it’s great that more people I would be benefitting from the elec- speak to are going further afield and tronic visa waiver system currently seeing the other many and varied cor- being tested in the UAE, Oman and ners of our beautiful country. Vibrant Qatar. We don’t have a date when this Northern cities like Liverpool, Ambassador Frank Baker will be introduced so if you’re plan- Manchester and Newcastle - with ning to travel this summer, please their cutting-edge culture, great visa section and at the application don’t wait for this to come in - start shopping, sporting heritage and centre, Kuwaiti visa applicants will applying for your visa now, and make friendly welcomes, magnificent coun- usually see their visa processed before the process as easy and smooth as tryside from the poetic beauty of the then - even in busy times. possible. Lake District to the timeless vistas of But what makes a real difference is The truth is I don’t know what the the rolling Chilterns to the Welsh cas- people getting their applications in numbers will reach this year. They tles and the jagged magnificence of early. We are now operating an keep going up - soon there may be the Scottish Highlands. appointment system, and with the more Kuwaitis in London in the sum- As welcome as Kuwaiti visitors are application centre so busy you may mer than there are in Kuwait. But rest to the UK, the meteoric rise in num- have to wait a few days for an assured, that whatever pressure we’re bers does put real pressure on our appointment, and are unable to walk under, we’ll work as hard as we can to hard-working visa section. And this in and queue as you were under the get our visa processes and customer becomes even more of a challenge old system. So if you’re planning to service as good as it can possibly be. Power plant workers stage sit-in

By A Saleh they made in a previous sit-in, empha- The employees warned of escalating sizing that ministry officials have their protest and holding a strike if the KUWAIT: Power plant employees acknowledged their right to salary ministry continues to ignore their organized a sit-in yesterday at the increases and allowances that they demands. Ministry of Electricity and Water build- seek. But the ministry failed to meet The newest development comes a ing in South Surra to demand financial their demands since then, forcing the week after the labor union at the Public benefits. workers to stage a second sit-in yester- Institution for Social Security began an The protesters reiterated demands day, according to their statements. indefinite strike, demanding pay raises.

Health ministry prepared for by-elections

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health is ready for the by- elections on June 26, Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaid said. Preparations taken include forming a committee to handle day-to-day activities, as well as precaution- ary measures that include setting up clinics and providing ambulances at polling stations in the second, third and fourth constituencies, the minis- ter added. Meanwhile, a senior ministry official revealed that the preparations are part of a plan that includes cooperation with the Interior Ministry and civil society institutions such as the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). Dr Jamal Al-Harbi, the Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Affairs, pointed out that 50 ambu- lances will be spread out according to the popula- tion density in the three constituencies. He added that a large number of doctors, para- medics and nurses are ready to provide medical care for voters, handle emergency cases and serve senior citizens and people with special needs, especially in light of the current high temperatures in Kuwait. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest In my view Let’s learn Brahimi’s the lesson predictions

By Ali Mahmoud Khajah By Labeed Abdal e sat alone in his house after everybody abandoned him as they had been doomed to do because their Hrelation was mainly based on interests and money. So, once both were gone, they all vanished. He started thinking about the good old days when his inexperienced and uneducated sons started taking over [email protected] the responsibility of running his huge firm despite his knowledge of their incompetence. Ever since their early childhood, he had been keen on exempting them from all akhdar Brahimi, who resigned as the UN peace tasks. He was never keen on educating them. He helped envoy in Syria after failure of peace talks he medi- them get whatever they wanted. He only gave them one Lated in Geneva, said in a recent interview with rule to follow in their life. He taught them that money was Germany’s Der Spiegel that “there is a serious risk that both the end and the means at the same time and that the entire region will blow up.” He added that the insta- owning it, they could achieve anything in this life. bility could spill over to Lebanon, which hosts nearly He made them take over the company’s responsibility one and a half million Syrian refugees - or nearly one so that he could relax in retirement. His friends had third of the Lebanese population. He further warned always advised him against that, saying that his sons were that Syria is descending into a Somalia-style failed state incompetent and not qualified enough to run the compa- run by warlords which poses a grave threat to the ny because they had not learnt the basics of manage- future of the Middle East. ment. “Say: Naught befalleth us save that which Allah This is a very negative and gloomy prediction from hath decreed for us” (Al Tawba 51), he used tell them. Brahimi, especially when it comes to his prediction of a Getting fed up of and annoyed with friends’ repeated divided Syria similar to what happened in Sudan. advice, he swapped them with others who only told him Perhaps what is the worst about Syria’s situation is for- what he wished to hear. eign interventions and being a key place for proxy wars, He watched his sons fight for managing the company kuwait digest in addition to being a place where propaganda and without paying any attention to developing or expanding media scoops thrive. it. He thought that such competition would make one of In the meantime, the war brings to mind the experi- them deserve the post most but he forgot that their com- Treatment abroad, ence of many countries that became an example for the petition was for power, and that they got so busy with the whole world in overcoming calamities. For example, competition that they liquidated all the assets and Germany and Japan were not stopped by the devasta- resources of the establishment their father’s ancestors tion at the end of World War II, and were able to reach had built. Years went by and the sons got more greedy a complicated issue the level of advanced countries today through hard and eager to control the whole company. Money was work and persistence to reach industrial and technolog- decreasing and there was no way they would remain part- ical advancement. These two nations worked to build their respective ners. Each of them had to exclude the others, forgetting By Dr Yaqoub Al-Sharrah that nothing was left to compete or fight for. The estab- countries according to the best quality standards, lishment was no longer capable of going on fulfilling the despite the complete destruction they experienced. tools they hired to boost their own power, positions and visited London recently and coincidentally met But a lot of the complaints are in fact related to mat- They were able to return back to normal life, and not prestige. And that was the end. some Kuwaiti patients and their companions, who ters that health offices are concerned with, including only that, but become among the top advanced coun- This story sound like many of the tales we have heard Iwere sent for treatment abroad on the state’s administrative and treatment-related problems, such as tries in the world. This is a lesson to be learned by every or read about. Though details might be different, the end expense. Some of them suffered from serious illnesses the way hospitals take care of Kuwaiti patients, helping country that experiences devastation for any reason, is the same. Mischief begets bad consequences. Why while others suffered from minor diseases. Based on them overcome psychological, social and language including wars or natural disasters. don’t we learn the lesson, then? What difference do we conversations with some patients, I found that they all problems related to their illness, or rescheduling doctor expect as a result of ill-management? Do we, generation agree on common problems that they face. So I decid- appointments at crowded hospitals. ed to write about this topic with hope that the con- I think that officials must find solution to all those after another, have to experience the same bitterness of kuwait digest the very same mistakes without learning from them, cerned authorities would improve their performance problems, especially that the number of patients sent though we already know what the consequences will be? regarding following up with the health affairs of for treatment abroad is increasing. Why do we neglect sincere advice? Why do we let Kuwaitis abroad. While people keep complaining about the condi- Terrorism at incompetent people run or manage affairs? Why do we Listening to patients’ complaints has a lot of advan- tions and services provided by the health office, they surround ourselves with hypocrites to beautify our flaws tages, which need to be studied in order to find realis- must not also forget its efforts in trying to offer the best our doors? and mistakes? Why does the same circle goes on and on tic solutions, so that the problems they face can be services. In addition to that, the office works under the without learning from it? Those not worth of manage- reduced, and patients will be less concerned about the system and the laws of the state where the patient ment ought to be cast out, sincere advisors should be possibility of experiencing those problems. receives treatment, and under the hospitals system By Abdullatif Al-Duaij brought closer and hypocrites should be excluded. These With that in mind, not all problems can be solved by there. Furthermore, there are difficulties that offices are the basics and rules we need to follow to develop. We the health office in Kuwait’s embassies abroad. Some struggle with hospitals to resolve quickly, or even con- he Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is at our have no other alternative before our story really comes to problems are trivial, others are too complicated, where- vince them with the need to resolve these problems. doors, and I would like to thank the Foreign an end! as some other problems are related to issues out of TMinistry’s undersecretary who expressed the gov- — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Jarida health offices’ authority. — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Rai ernment’s concern over the matter. While he does not hold a status adequate with the gravity of the issue at hand, he still represents the government, and is sup- posed to be authorized to speak on its behalf in matters kuwait digest of foreign affairs. But the senior official said in his brief statement, perhaps subconsciously, a boring and repeat- A qualitative ed point of view about the relationship between the internal situation and the events or foreign threats. In something that repressive regimes would say, the development undersecretary reiterated the need to ‘unify the internal front to face the foreign threat’. We have become used to By Suad Al-Mojel regimes in our region hide facts and take advantage of foreign circumstances to hide or delay internal struggles he visit of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- and development duties. Here, the developmental Ahmad Al-Sabah to Iran headlined newspapers duties, especially the political ones, are delayed until the Tacross the region. Commenting on this visit, the Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait said that “[The visit] comes at a critical time amid complicated conditions While I do not undermine the terrorist that the unstable region faces, stemming from the fall- threat or the approach of ISIL troops outs of political tensions that some countries experi- ence.” towards our borders, we must I believe that all political observers and analysts remember that our governments agree with the same opinion that the ambassador expressed. The logical question here is: Why did the ini- have remained asleep over terrorism. tiative come from Kuwait? Does HH the Amir’s visit reflect a united position and a peace message from Gulf states? Or is it just an individual position of Kuwait? state finishes dealing with the foreign threat. Until then, In my opinion, Kuwait took the first step because it is we only have to wait, maybe forever, and perhaps that is the only Gulf state - except for Oman recently - which the point. does not have a hostile policy against Iran. While I do not undermine the terrorist threat or the Furthermore, Kuwait still feels the weight of paying a approach of ISIL troops towards our borders, we must heavy price for siding with a certain regional side dur- remember that our governments have remained asleep ing the Iraq-Iran war. The Gulf’s conflicts with Iran are over terrorism. Actually, they have been fully awake and complicated. The most important points where most tolerant with terrorism. Our government hase supported Gulf states do not agree with Iran include Tehran’s sup- terrorism under allegation of supporting philanthropists. port for the Syrian regime, its role in what is happening I have said this many times before and will say it again, in Iraq and moving pawns in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi the only ‘philanthropists’ financially capable of funding Arabia. terrorism actively are people of the Gulf. There are no phi- Resolving any of these issues is difficult, if not impos- lanthropists in Somalia, Indonesia or Pakistan and cer- sible. Three years of animosity between Gulf states and tainly not in Yemen or Sudan, who have enough wealth Iran cost nearly $130 billion in arms deals. The cost to ‘arm’ and support terrorist groups. could rise unless Gulf states reach agreements with the The fight against terrorism is inevitable. Our govern- Iranians. What hurts more in the Gulf states’ conflict ment is required to determine its position, and side with with Iran is the horrible and frightening use of sectari- the antiterrorism camp as it is supposed to do. Or at least, anism which feeds off ignorance and poverty. Some they must stop supporting and continuously defending people see that HH the Amir’s visit is a qualitative devel- ‘philanthropists’. As for the internal front, it is united and opment in Gulf and Iran relations, which could help will be alright inshallah as long as the government pro- achieve regional stability and solve the pending issues tects it against the terrorist threat from within. Because that cost the region a lot. Let alone that Iran as a friend- that is where the real terrorism is, not the one at our ly nation is a hundred times better than as an enemy. — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas doors. — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas

kuwait digest Soft, silky movement!

By Thaar Al-Rasheedi

bout a month ago, I said that the political conflict are experiencing a soft, silky movement that will end by would reach a climax before the holy month of excluding certain names and highlighting new ones. This ARamadan and this is exactly what is happening. The is expected to happen over the next six months and we conflict even heads towards more acceleration. What we will surely witness it by the dawn of the first day in the saw over the two past weeks is nothing but a rehearsal new year. for what is yet to come, which will be much more than Conflicting icons reaching deadlocks means that what has been said or implied. everyone has used all his political cards, betting with This two-week acceleration means that the conflict is everything he owns. The result will eventually be either a taking everybody to a dead end where things will have to full victory or eternal loss and withdrawal from politics. be clear in ‘black and white’ for all parties. This conflict will Up till last week, there was some hope of bargains that keep the political arena busy for a while, but the good would calm down the situation, but what happened thing about this prolonged conflict is that it will end con- recently negates such an assumption and means that flicts before the end of this year when we will witness rad- everybody has decided to fight his final battle, which will ical changes in balances. end the current war of icons for good. Who will deter- Yes, indeed. After this feverish conflict, we will reach mine the winners and the losers depends on what will a healing phase for our ‘political body’ with changes in unfold over the next few days! faces or political paths followed. Things will look as if we — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 LOCAL Arab FMs to meet in Jeddah to discuss Iraq Concern over growing violence

CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers are set to meet General Ban Ki-moon in Geneva on Wednesday The Arab League’s permanent delegates in Jeddah this week to discuss the current to discuss the latest developments in Syria. openly condemned all terrorist acts committed volatile situation in Iraq, Arab League Secretary- On Libya, he said the league was making by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), General Nabil Al-Araby said here yesterday. The contacts with all warring parties there to bring locally known as Daesh, against Iraqi civilians consultative meeting will be held on the side- them together to discuss violence in this north nationwide. lines of a meeting of the Organization of Islamic African nation. All terrorist practices that pose a threat to Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, focusing on con- Iraq’s territorial integrity and social fabric must crete steps to handle insurgency in Iraq, Al- United actions be condemnable, the Council of the Arab Araby said during an extraordinary meeting of Meanwhile, Deputy National Assembly League said in a final communiquÈ following an the Arab League’s permanent delegates. Speaker and Arab Parliament Member Mubarak extraordinary meeting of the Arab League’s per- He reiterated his body’s concern over grow- Bnayyah Al-Khurainej urged unison Arab manent delegates. ing violence targeting civilians in Iraq, hoping actions to address the rapidly deteriorating All Iraqi political forces and groups should be that the insurgency-hit Arab country would security situation in Syria, Libya, Yemen and engaged in national reconciliation through seri- restore security and stability soon. most recently in Iraq. “What is going on in Syria, ous comprehensive dialogue on necessary Today’s meeting came upon request from Libya, Yemen and Iraq needs unified and coordi- moves to overcome the current crisis in Iraq and Lebanon to assess the implementation of a res- nated Arab actions,” Al-Khurainej said on the to wipe out threats to Iraq’s security, stability olution made during a recent Arab summit in sidelines of the meeting of the Arab and territorial integrity, it requested. Kuwait on necessary military backing to the Parliament’s Foreign and National Security The delegates reiterated support for Iraq’s Lebanese army, he added. Affairs Committee. sovereignty, stability and national unity, while It comes just a couple of days ahead of a He cautioned the Arab national security voicing emphatic opposition to interference in ministerial meeting due in Rome on Lebanon, issues are complicated and need urgent han- this Arab country’s internal affairs, the conclud- he said, stressing the necessity of supporting dling to avoid further deterioration. ing statement added. Arab foreign ministers are the Lebanese military to play its due national The AP National Security Committee held set to meet in Jeddah this week on the sidelines role in maintaining the country’s sovereignty several meetings on the issue and is preparing of a meeting of the Organization of Islamic and safeguarding its constitutional institutions. for a conference, to be held in Cairo in October, Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, focusing on con- On Syria, the chief of the Arab League to thoroughly debate the different aspects of crete steps to handle insurgency in Iraq, accord- unveiled that he would meet UN Secretary- and factors affecting the Arab national security. ing to the statement. — KUNA

KUWAIT: The ambassador of the Russian Federation to Kuwait Alexey Solomatin held on Thursday a reception on the occasion of the National Day of his country at the Russian embassy premises. It was attended by a number of diplomats and other dig- KUWAIT: South Salmiya fire center fought a fire in a chalet in Salwa aera. No injuries were reported.— By Hanan Al-Saadoun nitaries.—Photos by Joseph Shagra

in the Audit Bureau tasked news with reviewing illegal transaction claims Transfer documents fake KUWAIT: The assistant media and communications KUWAIT: Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem has tasked manager at Coutts Bank of Britain Maria Shum said the State Audit Bureau with accepting from the public any that the money transfer documents published on documented evidence related to illegal financial transactions the ‘Karamat Watan’s (Nation’s Dignity) account that made to the judiciary for review over one month’s duration. have created a great a deal of controversy do not The decision, which was recently approved by the parlia- resemble the ones used by Coutts and might be fake. ment, came in order to address claims, which included docu- “We suspect this is a scam,” she said in an email sent ments that implicate certain members of the judiciary in by Coutts on June 13 in response to an earlier one accepting bribes, made by an ex-lawmaker at a gathering of inquiring about the documents. Commenting on the nationals at Al-Erada Square last Tuesday. email, Al-Jarida said that this ends the controversy The State Audit Bureau will begin an investigation into any over the validity of these documents, but raises documented incriminating evidence that back these claims, questions about the beneficiary who leaked such according to article 25 of its law, with the right to resort to the forged documents using certain names and his expertise of an international financial firm, said the National motives for defaming judges and the whole judiciary Assembly speaker. system. The result of the review will thus be presented in a detailed report - which will be published across the local press - to the Consumption of liquid gas government and the parliament. KUWAIT: Kuwait’s consumption of liquid gas rose to Those found to have allegedly carried out the offenses will new highs of 690 million cu ft a day. An oil source then face the appropriate legal charges, the application of said Kuwait received the 11th shipment since start- which will be the task of the general prosecutor’s office. ing the import of gas two months ago, adding the Al-Ghanem said he had informed His Highness the Prime amount imported so far reached 1.6 million cu m. Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah of the Meanwhile, the Ministry of Electricity and Water decision, which noted to law decree number 24/2012, which completed installation of a main transforming sta- identifies the role of the Public Anti-Corruption Authority. tion east of Qurain at a total value of KD 17.786 mil- This role is to maintain a comprehensive national strategy lion. MEW said this is one of the development proj- for integrity, transparency, the fight against corruption, the ects that aims to increase power production and pro- formation of mechanisms, plans and programmes that put vide power to several new areas. these efforts into action and reviewing any complaints or information related to corruption - and in the event of these Local bank deposits claims being found representing an offence, to report them to KUWAIT: Local bank deposits in foreign banks have relevant authorities, he added. increased by 16.6 percent in the period of January- The penalty for crimes of corruption, under article 44 of the April, 2014, from KD 5.431 to KD 6.33 billion, said law, require a prison sentence of no more than one year or a informed banking sources, justifying the increase by fine of between KD 500 and KD 3,000. local banks’ wish to invest the humongous liquidity He also reiterated an earlier statement he had made a few they have in guaranteed investments with the high- days ago that the parliament “would not stand by idle amid est interest rates. The sources added that investment the current state of affairs”, that it would resort to the applica- opportunities offered by foreign banks were much tion of the constitution and state laws to resolve the situation better than those offered locally, especially after the and that it would stand against those who intend to under- noticeable improvement of some international stock mine the state’s institutions. — KUNA exchanges. The sources also noted that Kuwaiti bank deposits were mainly invested in Chinese, Turkish and Malaysian banks in addition to some Arab coun- Praise for tries. Kuwait-Poland diplomatic ties WARSAW: Kuwait Ambassador to Poland Adel Hayat praised Saturday diplomatic and historic relations between Poland and Kuwait, which extend for more than 50 years. The ambassador said that the political ties between the two countries “are more than good but we have to support and encourage and develop more economic, trade, invest- ment and tourism relations between the two countries.” Hayat stressed importance on bolstering exchange of visits between officials in both countries, including hosting of forums or conferences and exhibitions as a direct way of improving activities and investment opportunities between the two sides. KUWAIT: The operations department at Drugs Control The ambassador noted that the Kuwaiti side, however General Department arrested a citizen and a bedoon in position of one kilo of hashish, 250 gm of ice and 1,000 needs special preferences, especially since its heading into illicit tablets in addition to an AK-47, pistol and ammu- unknown markets from its perspective, so that it needs to be nition. Authorities also found several cars, ATVs and a encouraged to invest seriously in different countries, particu- jet ski. The two said the drugs were theirs and the cars, larly in Poland, which has a good economy that was not jet ski and ATVs were stolen. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun affected by European economic crises in recent years.—KUNA LOCAL MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

KUWAIT: With the approach of the holy month of Ramadan, Jahra municipality teams recently inspected a number of central markets and food stores in Jahra. The inspection campaign resulted in destroying 40 kg of inedible meat and food stuff, taking 27 specimens of other food items to examine in labs and filed three violations for hiring labor prior to getting their health certificates. — By Hanan Al-Saadoun Married man, teenager Liquor smuggling attempt foiled By Hanan Al-Saadoun arrested in hotel room KUWAIT: Customs officials at the Shuwaiba Port have foiled an attempt to smuggle in 7,248 bottles of liquor, on a shipment coming from the United Mystery behind student death Arab Emirates to Kuwait. Investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest sus- KUWAIT: A man in his twenties faces charges after he who came to his apartment in response to nuisance pects behind the smuggling attempt. used his marriage contract to reserve a hotel room in cases reported by his neighbors. The man refused to Separately, Jahra investigators are order to meet an underage girl. Public Morality cooperate with police who first asked him to turn down searching for an unknown man in a Department detectives arrived to the hotel in Ahmadi the volume of the music in his apartment, then asked to random shooting case reported in after the man made the reservation, and obtained per- see his ID. They placed him under arrest and took him to Saad Al-Abdullah. Detectives arrived at mission from the public prosecution to raid the room Salmiya police station where he was charged with pub- a scene in the area after a Kuwaiti man after the girl went there. Investigations revealed that lic nuisance, intoxication, offending police officers on reported in an emergency call that he the teenage girl told her family that she was going out duty as well as verbal and physical assault. heard gunfire, then discovered that a to meet a female friend, but instead went to meet her bullet had smashed the backseat win- boyfriend at the hotel. The police report indicates that Negligence case dow of his car. In another case, police arrested a fugitive wanted for failure to detectives raided the hotel room before the couple Police pressed negligence charges against a woman pay a KD60,000 debt. The Kuwaiti man engaged in any immoral act. The two were referred to after her child was scalded by boiling water in their was taken to the proper authorities for the authorities for further action. house in Sabahiya. The Kuwaiti woman rushed her 2- further action. year-old daughter to the Adan Hospital where the tod- Meanwhile, a Filipina woman Bayan death dler was diagnosed with burn injuries on her arm. The reported theft of her bag which con- Investigations are ongoing to determine the circum- woman told officers who came later to the hospital that tained KD 50 and her mobile phone. stances behind a student’s death in Bayan Saturday. she was busy doing household chores when her daugh- The woman explained that while she Police and criminal investigators headed to the scene ter knocked a pot containing hot water off a table she was walking in Salmiya, a man on a after a Kuwaiti man reported finding his son dead in his had put it on earlier. A case was filed. motorcycle with no license plates bedroom. The body was taken to the forensic depart- approached her, then snatched her ment for an autopsy to determine the cause and time of Jewelry theft handbag and escaped. A case was filed death. A woman is suing her brother who confessed to and the police are searching for the police that he had stolen her jewelry three months offender. Addict offends police before she discovered the theft. Officers had first sum- In the meantime, four Kuwaiti A drug addict faces multiple charges after he offend- moned the thief’s wife after the Kuwaiti woman told young men were arrested for imper- KUWAIT: Three citizens were injured and trapped in their car following a ed police officers who arrested him with drugs in Jahra. officers at Fintas police station that she suspected her sonating policemen, and for setting up two vehicle collision on Ghazali street. Firemen freed the trapped per- Hashish and other types of drugs were found in the sister-in-law. The woman denied the theft, but revealed a checkpoint in Khairan. sons and paramedics took them to hospital. — By Hanan Al-Saadoun man’s car after patrol officers obtained permission to during questioning that her husband stole his sister’s search it when they grew suspicious that he was driving jewelry. The man was summoned for questioning, dur- under the influence. The man got angry during the ing which he explained that he stole the jewelry arrest, and insulted the officers and threatened them because of financial troubles he was going through at Kuwait reviews Malaysia’s SME with harm. The policemen were able to control the man the time. He added that he gave the gold to his friend’s then took him to the Drug Control General Department wife who sold it and gave him the money. The man, system, quality of education to face drug possession and abuse charges. who is in his forties, was remanded in custody pending In a similar case, a drunk man assaulted policemen further procedures. KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuwaiti Embassy here hosted two official Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ) Dr delegations from the National Fund for Small and Medium Muthanna Al-Rifaei said it aims to verify that accredited universi- Enterprises (SME) Development and the National Bureau for ties and educational institutions still meet criteria and maintain Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ) quality of education required through their programs. to review the Malaysian experience in these two fields and “NBAQ would be drawing a list of Malaysian educational insti- whether Kuwait could implement some of the measures proven tutions that are accredited by the Kuwaiti authorities to guide to be productive. would-be Kuwaiti students,” the official revealed. Executive Chairman and Secretary General of the National NBAQ was created through an Amiri Decree in 2010 with the Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Dr aim of assessing universities abroad and whether to allow Kuwaiti Mohammad Al-Zuhair said “the visit aims to benefit from others’ students to seek BA or higher certificates. experiences to guide the fund as it draws its strategy and working “Such visits open up communications channels with universi- plan for the next five years.” This is important for the fund, which is ties and with those in charge of educational programs in an independent public institution set up just last year, he noted. Malaysian educational institutions to make sure Kuwaiti students Al-Zuhair pointed out: “Our delegation held several meetings with would get certificates that would be recognized back home. They officials from Malaysia’s fund for finance of small and medium also provide opportunity to include more institutions on the list enterprises, established some 10 years ago, and reviewed the to give the students more options.” governmental body’s policies, the difficulties it had to overcome, The Kuwaiti educational delegation visited the Malaysian and its future plans. “We in Kuwait hope to start where the others Qualifications Agency to review its mechanisms and the scope of have reached so far,” he noted. On bilateral agreements, the offi- programs it accredits. The MQA is a statutory body, set up under cial said there would be discussion on signing agreements in the Malaysian Qualifications Act 2007, to accredit academic programs future with the many Malaysian institutions in this field. provided by the country’s educational institutions. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Saad Al-Asousi hosted Communication channels the members of the two delegations to a dinner banquet where As for the second delegation’s visit, Deputy Director General the guests included accredited ambassadors of the Gulf for Academic Accreditation at the National Bureau for Academic Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Malaysia. —KUNA KAMCO organizes training course for executives

KUWAIT: KIPCO Asset Management Company- organized a training course for members of its executive manage- ment under the title of ‘Finance for Non Finance Professionals’. The course focused on fundamentals of business valuation and the creation of sharehold- er value. It also presented the basics of accounting, financial reporting, financial analysis and investment decision mak- ing, cash management and planning for value growth to non-finance executives. The training course was conducted in cooperation with Global Consultants for Business Advisory Services & Training, and included attendees from KAMCO, Kuwait Projects Company Holding (KIPCO) and Overland Real Estate Company. Evaluating the meaning of income statements and balance sheets, employ- ny’sstrategy of keeping up with the lat- Management and Investment Banking. ing cash flow analysis to asses business est human resource development meth- The Asset Management Division con- status, calculating the cost of business ods to preserve a strong and productive centrates on providing its clients with activities, and controlling business oper- workforce. This in turn, positions KAMCO customized portfolio management, ations through effective budget man- as one of the leading investment bank- access to IPOs, local and international agement were also main topics of dis- ing institutions locally, through our fund management with risk adjusted cussion at the course. clients’ trust in us.’ return maximization, mitigating risks, Chief Resources Officer at KAMCO, and maintaining capital appreciation for Mohammed Al-Hubail said, “In light of Robust reputation individual and institutional clients. Its the ongoing competition in the market Established in 1998 with the mission Investments Division specializes in pro- today, it is vital for all executive mem- to become a leading local and regional viding its clients with unique investment bers in every company to retain a finan- player, KAMCO is today one of the lead- opportunities, financial and advisory cial background in spite of their depart- ing Kuwait based Investment services, supported by investment mental environment in the organization. Companies. A subsidiary of United Gulf research which tracks the latest direc- Acknowledging the fundamentals of Bank (UGB) - the investment banking tions and trends across local and region- finance will always serve as an added subsidiary of Kuwait Projects (Holding) al economies and capital markets. value nowadays.” Company (KIPCO) - KAMCO was listed KAMCO operates within the spirit of Moreover, Al-Hubail emphasized that on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in transparency with the client’s best inter- learning how to read and analyze finan- 2003. Over many years of conducting ests at heart. The company will further cial reports, income statements and bal- business in Kuwait’s dynamic invest- build upon its core competencies to ance sheets will massively assist in com- ment industry, KAMCO has established a offer MENA-wide products, investment ing up with the right decisions and fore- robust reputation for performance, char- management consultancy and services, casts within the company, namely, by acterized by its prudent and conserva- backed by its proven track-record, suc- employees who do not have a financial tive investment philosophy which has cessful investment product innovation background. “Conducting this training consistently commanded the goodwill and a cautious investment approach course for KAMCO and its sister compa- of a wide client base. towards local, regional and international nies comes in line with the compa- KAMCO’s main activities are in Asset capital markets. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

Blair says Iraq crisis not Israel premier says Hamas kidnapped missing teens his fault, urges action

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KABUL: Afghan election workers count ballots at a polling station in Kabul yesterday. Polls closed in Afghanistan’s run-off presidential election yesterday, with officials hailing the security forces after Taleban militants failed to launch a major attack during voting. —AFP Pakistani jets bomb militant hideouts Ethnic Uzbek commander among 80 militants killed

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected Taleban hideouts in the tribal North Waziristan region and killed nearly 80 militants yesterday, the army said, in response to an audacious attack on the country’s busiest airport a week ago. The army said ethnic Uzbeks accounted for most of those killed in the latest air assault in a region which borders Afghanistan and is home to some of Pakistan’s most feared militants and al Qaeda commanders. It was not immediately known whether there were any civilian casualties. Journalists’ movements are restricted in the ethnic Pashtun region where the army has imposed a curfew. “Fighter jets targeted militant hideouts in the village of Dagan near the Pakistani-Afghan border,” said one source in the regional capital of Miranshah. “An important Uzbek commander, Abdul Rehman, has been killed in the air strike,” he said, adding that Rehman was directly involved in masterminding the Karachi airport attack. Military sources said a number of ethnic Uighur mili- tants, who operate alongside Uzbeks and share a similar Turkic language with them, have also been killed. The official account could not be independently veri- fied and there was no immediate comment from the Taleban. China believes that Uighur separatists based in Pakistan’s tribal areas are behind an insurgency against Han Chinese in its restive Xinjiang province, although their exact numbers in Pakistan are unknown.

Climate Of Fear In anticipation of more violence, families have been fleeing North Waziristan into other parts of Pakistan as a climate of fear has gripped the mountainous region. Uzbeks with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a militant outfit based in North Waziristan, claimed responsibility for last Sunday’s commando-style attack on Karachi airport when a squad of highly trained mili- tants raided the facility. The all-night assault all but destroyed prospects of peace talks with the militants, who are fighting to top- ple the Pakistani government in the capital Islamabad and impose a strict Sharia-based theocracy in the nuclear-armed nation. After the Karachi attack, in which 38 people were killed, U.S. drones conducted the first air strikes in Pakistan since the start of the year, hitting militant posi- tions. Pakistani air force jets have also been pounding mili- tant hideouts and there has been increased speculation that the army is preparing for a major ground and air offensive in the region. Pakistani authorities also fear that militants them- selves may be fleeing the area too, possibly into neigh- bouring Afghanistan, making it harder to kill or capture them. Officials said a curfew had been imposed in the region and the army was setting up more checkpoints to improve security. —Reuters INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 S Sudan crisis ‘deteriorates’ after six months of war

JUBA: Aid agencies warned yesterday that starva- in South Sudan are deteriorating by the day: people a ceasefire, although many analysts are sceptical lay down their arms and stop putting the lives of tion and diseases like malaria and cholera were set are literally living in mud,” UN aid chief for South they really want a negotiated end to the conflict, their own citizens at risk,” Oxfam added. to intensify the crisis in South Sudan, which has Sudan Toby Lanzer said Saturday. and instead believe a military victory is still possible. Fighting broke out on December 15, pitting gov- been devastated by six months of conflict. Two earlier ceasefire deals were broken within ernment troops against militia forces loosely loyal War in the young nation has already killed thou- 50,000 children facing death hours. “This six-month mark is a harrowing to Machar. Kiir accused Machar of having attempted sands and forced more than 1.5 million people from “Cholera has broken out, malaria is rampant and reminder of the devastation caused in this short a coup, but he has in turn been accused of starting their homes, and aid agencies warn of the risk of many children are malnourished. Millions of people time and scale of need in this young nation,” Oxfam the war by launching a purge of his rivals. famine should fighting continue. need emergency healthcare, food, clean water, added. Both men fought each other during the 1983- “The conflict has taken thousands of lives and proper sanitation and shelter to make it through “If we are to avoid a famine in South Sudan, the 2005 civil war that paved the way for South Sudan’s destroyed the livelihoods of millions,” Oxfam’s South the year,” he added. time to act is now.” While $740 million (547 million independence three years ago, when Machar Sudan chief Emma Jane Drew said yesterday. Lanzer warned that more than “50,000 children euros) has been offered, aid agencies face a short- became vice-president. “The people of South Sudan have been exposed could die this year” from disease and hunger if they fall of over $1 billion (739 million euros), the UN has The violence has taken on a complex ethnic to a triple crisis-conflict, hunger and disease-and do not get assistance. Over 94,000 civilians are still warned. dimension, with the Dinka people of Kiir fighting with the rains now in full swing, the situation only sheltering inside hugely overcrowded UN bases, too Months of dragging peace talks in Ethiopia have the Nuer, Machar’s tribe. stands to deteriorate.” frighted to leave the protection of the razor wire made little progress, so far costing over 17 million After heavy battles early in the year, when major On Saturday, the United Nations launched an fence for fear of attack. dollars (12 million euros). towns were razed as they switched hands several appeal for funds, begging for over a billion dollars Some of the camps are knee-deep in water and “Both parties to the conflict must genuinely times between government forces and rebels, the to support almost four million people hit by the mud. President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival Riek commit to building a path to peace that is robust conflict appears to be settling down into a miser- fighting. “Now that the rains have set in, conditions Machar committed themselves again on Tuesday to and enduring, and they must call on their troops to able low-level civil war. — AFP Israel premier says Hamas kidnapped missing teens

JERUSALEM: Israeli troops yesterday arrest- Ehab Bseiso, the spokesman of the Palestinian ed some 80 Palestinians, including dozens of unity government. Hamas members, in an overnight raid in the He also condemned what he called the West Bank as Prime Minister Benjamin “latest Israeli military escalation against the Netanyahu accused the Islamic militant group Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza of kidnapping three teenagers who went and the Israeli air attacks on Gaza, which led missing nearly three days ago. to the wounding of several Palestinians.” The crisis escalated already heightened Asked about Netanyahu’s claim that tensions between Israel and the new Hamas carried out the kidnapping, Hanan Palestinian government, which is headed by Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official, said that Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas “this is something we have no information but backed by Hamas. on.” In its first statement on the issue, Hamas Netanyahu has condemned Abbas’ agree- praised the kidnapping but did not claim ment with the militant group, and said he responsibility. In a message sent to journal- would hold him responsible for the safety of ists, it referred to “the success of the kidnap- the youths, who disappeared apparently ping” and said that “the movement pays trib- while hitchhiking in the West Bank late ute to the heroes who are behind the kidnap- Thursday. The three, one of whom holds ping.” American citizenship, have not been heard from since then. Accusations Palestinian officials condemned the In the Gaza Strip, senior Hamas official overnight crackdown and rejected Sami Abu Zuhri dismissed Netanyahu’s claims Netanyahu’s contention that they are respon- of Hamas involvement in the abductions as sible. Hamas, meanwhile, praised the appar- “silly.” Hamas governed Gaza for seven years ent kidnapping but stopped short of accept- before striking the unity deal with Abbas. It ing responsibility. remains in de facto control of the coastal ter- Speaking to his Cabinet yesterday, ritory, which is separated from the West Bank Netanyahu said there was no doubt who was by Israel. responsible. “Those who perpetrated the Despite the exchange of accusations, abduction of our youths were members of security officials from Israel and Abbas’ forces Hamas, the same Hamas that Abu Mazen have been cooperating closely in the West made a unity government with. This has Bank trying to find the kidnappers. ARBIL: Iraqis, fleeing violence in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, buy tickets to leave Arbil, the capital of the autonomous urdishK region of severe repercussions,” he said. Abbas met with his security chiefs late northern Iraq yesterday at an office of Iraqi Airways in Arbil. — AFP Saturday and urged them to do anything they Bargaining chips can to contribute to the search, said a senior Netanyahu did not say how Israel deter- Palestinian official who spoke on condition of Only days after Mosul fell, mined Hamas was responsible. Palestinian anonymity because he was not allowed to militants have repeatedly threatened to kid- brief journalists. nap Israelis, hoping to use them as bargain- Hamas, branded a terror group by the Iraqis start returning ing chips to win the release of prisoners held West for its long history of attacks on Israeli by Israel. This would be the first time three civilians, has been involved in past abduc- civilians have been taken at the same time. tions. The overnight raid was concentrated in But this time around, there are other Lured back by offering cheap gas and food the southern West Bank city of Hebron, in the potential suspects. In recent months, there area where the youths disappeared. A Hamas have been growing signs of the emergence in KALAK: Days after Iraq’s second-largest city fell to Popularity returning, suggesting a fundamental change to website said more than 60 of those arrested the West Bank of small groups of militants Al-Qaeda-inspired fighters, some Iraqis are “The army was only good at oppressing Sunnis, the city’s demography. Nazar Ali, a Shiite from the were members, including senior figures in the who identify with al-Qaeda. already returning to Mosul, lured back by insur- but it was nothing more,” Abu Thaer said. It wasn’t Turkoman ethnic minority, fled with his extended movement. The Israeli military also detained One of several claims of responsibility for gents offering cheap gas and food, restoring clear how many Iraqis sought to return to Mosul. family, even before harvesting their wheat crop supporters of Islamic Jihad, a smaller the kidnapping came from a group that said power and water and removing traffic barricades. But during a single hour on Friday afternoon, an from a village near Mosul. Palestinian militant group. it was linked to an al-Qaeda splinter group, Many people appear excited to return, taking Associated Press reporter saw an 18-seat bus “Palestinian terrorists will not feel safe, will the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which sectarian pride in the extremist Sunni group, the crammed with men, women and children and No hope of returning not be able to hide and will feel the heavy controls parts of Syria and overran parts of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Some see their luggage. A taxi driver was making regular Other Turkomen families said Islamic State arm of the Israeli military capabilities,” military northern Iraq last week. them as liberators. “I hope God supports them trips to the city. And about seven other families fighters were seizing their sons. Rumors spread spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said. The A Palestinian group representing prisoners and makes them victorious over the oppression were crammed into four vehicles, heading home. that they were raping young women or seizing Palestinians’ self-rule government, which said about 100 were arrested in the raid, of al-Maliki,” said 80-year-old Abu Thaer. Many of those who fled said relatives who them for forcible marriage. administers 38 percent of the West Bank, has including some who have been jailed in the He spoke at the Khazer checkpoint on the remained in Mosul began urging them to come There was no hope of returning, Ali said. “It’s insisted it is not to blame, saying the teens past. The military also said its aircraft struck northern frontier of the largely autonomous back, saying the Sunni insurgents had restored sectarian. We are Turkoman, and we fear they will went missing in territory under full Israeli several targets in Gaza overnight in retaliation Kurdish region of Iraq, 65 miles (105 kilometers) power, water and were promising not to harm harm us.” Most returning residents, who appeared control. “The Israeli government cannot for Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel. Gaza from Mosul. Five veiled women and six children returning residents. to be mainly conservative Muslims, shrugged blame the Palestinians for security issues in Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Kidra were crammed into the back seat of his car. In a move that immediately improved their when asked of the insurgents’ warnings that they areas that are not controlled by them,” said said a girl was lightly wounded. — AP They were among tens of thousands of people popularity, insurgents also emptied out prisons, would soon impose their version of strict Islamic who fled their homes as Islamic State fighters and said 22-year-old Abu Sulaf. The young man said law, which includes ordering men to grow beards, other Sunni militants seized much of northern mostly Shiite forces had harassed and unfairly making smoking illegal and forcing women to Iraq, including Mosul and Saddam Hussein’s detained many Sunnis. Islamic State fighters also cover their faces. Clean-shaven, smoking men said hometown of Tikrit. removed concrete barricades that snarled traffic insurgents had not bothered them. “They aren’t Many Sunni Arab men and women said they through the city and lengthened commutes, often harming people,” insisted 50-year-old Umm left, not because they feared the insurgents, but by hours, residents said. Returning residents said Ghufran, who was returning to Mosul with her because of the risk of retaliatory airstrikes by Iraqi relatives told them the insurgents slashed the extended family. She wore a Muslim headscarf, government forces. Their return underscores the prices of key staples: A liter of gasoline for vehicles but did not cover her face. It appeared that the profound sectarianism cleaving Iraq and the or diesel for generators, a necessity because of fre- Islamic State had so far held off on imposing their depth of anger that many Sunnis harbor toward quent power cuts, dropped from 42 cents to 30 extreme version of Islamic law because they need- al-Maliki’s government, which they accuse of dis- cents, said taxi driver Abu Mohammed. ed to appease other Sunni fighting groups and crimination and harassment and pushing Sunnis A canister of cooking gas dropped from $6.85 more secular former Baathists loyal to Saddam to the political margins. to $3.40. The fighters forced traders to offer veg- Hussein, who all claimed a stake in seizing the city, “We see that they have made Mosul better,” etables and key foods at half price, he said. News returning residents said. Videos uploaded to social said Abu Mohammed, a 34-year-old taxi driver of the discounts, but not the exact prices, were networks showed Mosul residents excitedly greet- who ferries returnees back to the city. “The water echoed by other returning residents. ing the Islamic State fighters, who rode around in is back. The electricity is back. The prices are low- The efforts by fighters to win over hearts and large cars, their faces covered with scarves, proud- er.” The anger many Iraqis felt toward al-Maliki’s minds may appear odd for a group whose tactics ly brandishing their assault rifles. “Sunnis now feel government only increased after soldiers aban- include beheading their rivals, chopping off the more safe, much more than before,” said Ouf al- doned Mosul, fleeing before civilians. It’s likely hands of thieves and imprisoning local activists. Awaidi, son of a prominent tribal elder of the KFAR ETZION: Israeli Jewish students pray for 3 missing Israeli teens at a synagogue, in that many Iraqi troops fled because they sensed But the fighters conducted similar goodwill cam- northern city of Kirkuk, whose ancestral village is the Jewish settlement of Kfar Etzion, yesterday. Israeli security forces searched the insurgents would be welcomed by long-resentful paigns after seizing areas of neighboring Syria. It now run by Sunni fighters. “If the insurgents West Bank for a third day yesterday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an Sunnis, and they did not want to risk their lives for was only later that the darkest side of their rule remain like this, their support base will only grow American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. — AP a senseless battle. emerged. So far, only Sunni Arabs appear to be bigger.” — AP Iran’s Zoroastrians celebrate Persian roots

CHAK CHAK: Adherents of the Zoroastrian reli- dressed in white to symbolize purity. this past year, the government said. gion from around the world gathered at a Many pilgrims stay overnight at pavilions set President Hassan Rouhani has appointed mountain shrine in central Iran this week to cel- up at the base of the mountain. Families sitting former intelligence chief Ali Yunesi as his top ebrate their Persian roots, praying in remem- on rugs had picnics while children played. aide to specifically address the concerns of brance of a princess who fled the seventh cen- Dariush Tirandazi, an Iranian-American Iran’s religious minorities. tury Arab invasion. Zoroastrian, brought his 22-year-old daughter “The trend of (Zoroastrian) immigration At Chak Chak, some 600 kilometers (370 Nadia so she could experience the faith in the abroad stopped after last year’s presidential miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, believers land where it was born.”She wanted to learn elections. It has even reversed,” Yunesi said. “We gathered to remember Nikbanou, a heroine of and this was our chance to come here and are listening to their demands in order to find the faith who according to tradition took shel- show her the temple, to give her the chance to legal solutions to their problems.” ter in the mountain and prayed for help. be with Zoroastrians and understand Esfandiar Ekhtiari, the only Zoroastrian law- Miraculously, the mountain was said to have Zoroastrian culture and values.” Zoroastrianism maker in Iran’s parliament, said his fellow opened up and given protection to the is a monotheistic religion predating Christianity believers have been denied top government princess, the youngest daughter of the last king and Islam founded some 3,800 years ago by jobs because of their religion.”We are talking to of the Persian Sassanian empire.A spring slowly Zoroaster. It was the dominant religion in Persia the government to find a legal solution for drips from the ceiling of the shrine, built into a before the Arab conquest. It stresses good some of our concerns. However, we do enjoy cliff-side cave, giving the site its name, which deeds, and fire plays a central role in worship as freedom to practice our own religion, customs means “drip drip” in Persian. a symbol of truth and the spirit of God. and ceremonies,” he said. Yunesi said the Tradition says the spring is the mountain Rouhani administration will support demands shedding tears in remembrance of Nikbanou. Minorities to establish an international Zoroastrian news An immense tree stands nearby, which is said Thousands of Zoroastrians, like many other agency in Iran.Ekhtiari urged Zoroastrians living TEHRAN: Zoroastrians pray in Setipir Shrine in Yazd about 405 miles (675 kilometers) to have grown from Nikbanou’s cane. Iranians, immigrated abroad under former pres- abroad to return to Iran and join the 25,000 fel- southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran. Thousands of Zoroastrians, like many other Iranians, “We’ve all gathered here to remember ident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because of low believers who live there today. “Return to immigrated abroad under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because of social Nikbanou and celebrate our deep Persian social restrictions and a worsening economy. your motherland, and rest assured that we wel- restrictions and a worsening economy. But now a dozen have returned to live in Iran this roots,” said priest Ardeshir Khorshidian who was But now a dozen have returned to live in Iran come you with open arms,” he said.—AP past year, the government said. — AP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Castro urges defense of ally Maduro in Venezuela

SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA: Cuban and Venezuela supplies it with cut- ernment and the opposition held President Raul Castro warned allies rate oil. But inflation near 60 percent, preparatory talks on April 7, which Saturday that Havana’s closest ally widespread shortages of basic goods were followed by an unprecedented Venezuela needed support amid fall- and soaring crime have plunged televised meeting between Maduro out from deadly anti-government Venezuela-an oil-rich OPEC member- and opposition leaders, including the protests. into political and economic crisis. runner-up in last year’s elections, “Venezuela today needs our Anti-government protests have Henrique Capriles. staunchest support,” Castro, 83, said rattled Venezuela since February, Maduro, who succeeded late in a rare international speech at a leaving at least 41 people dead and socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez, Group 77+China meeting in Bolivia. more than 600 injured, with oppos- insists the meetings should not be “The oligarchs who could not get rid ing sides trading blame for the vio- negotiations. He has called for pacifi- of President Hugo Chavez think the lence. cation and economic development time has come to topple the G-77 host Bolivian President Evo programs. Bolivarian revolution and President Morales, also an elected socialist, said The more radical wing of the (Nicolas) Maduro,” Castro argued, call- that if the United States meddles mil- opposition, which is seeking ing the elected socialist government itarily in Venezuela, it will have a new Maduro’s ouster through the street in Caracas “the front line of inde- Vietnam on its hands. “If Mr. (Barack) protests, has refused to join the talks. pendence, freedom and dignity.” Obama keeps assailing the people of In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia’s Maduro is the closest regional ally Venezuela, I am convinced that, dynamic lowland business center, UN of Cuba, the region’s only one-party faced with provocation and aggres- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon BOGOTA: President Juan Manuel Santos, second right, and his family, show thier ballot before voting in presiden- communist state. Venezuelan eco- sion, Venezuela and Latin America joined Morales to open the G77 sum- tial elections in Bogota, Colombia, yesterday. Santos is seeking a second four-year term as candidate for the Social nomic support is critical to keeping will be a second Vietnam for the mit, which marks the 50th anniver- Party of National Unity. Next to Santos first lady Maria Clemencia Rodriguez, center, and their children, Maria the Cuban government and econo- United States,” Morales told the sary of the group’s founding. Antonia Santos, left, Martin Santos, second left, and Esteban Santos, right. — AP my afloat. crowd. It has grown from 77 developing Cash-strapped Havana still has a “Let us defend democracy, natural countries in 1964 to 133 member centrally planned economy and can- resources, our sovereignty and our states, encompassing two-thirds of Colombia to vote in not get access to international loans, dignity,” he added. Venezuela’s gov- the world’s countries. — AFP presidential poll Internal war has left more than 220,000 dead BOGOTA: Colombians head to the polls ministers under the hardline former presi- included charges of espionage and cor- yesterday in a cliffhanger presidential dent Alvaro Uribe who served from 2002 ruption. election that has become a referendum to 2010 and remains a powerful political on peace talks with leftist guerrillas. force. Santos was Uribe’s defense minister, Havana peace talks President Juan Manuel Santos, who known for an aggressive military cam- The peace process, recently expanded wants a second consecutive term in office, paign that mauled the FARC and killed key to also include the smaller National is well advanced on reaching a deal that rebel leaders. Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, could would end five decades of war with the But Uribe-who is also a senator-elect- collapse with a Zuluaga victory, said Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia threw his weight behind Zuluaga, his for- Vicente Torrijos, a political scientist at the (FARC). His bitter rival, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, mer finance minister, even calling Santos Universidad del Rosario. 55, long opposed the peace talks but now a traitor for negotiating with the rebels. Founded in the 1960s, the ELN and the says that he would negotiate with the The center-right Santos has rallied leftist FARC are the last leftist guerrilla armies rebels but under stricter conditions. For parties by promising to spend more on operating in Colombia. They boast 2,500 Santos, 62, the stark choice for voters is social welfare issues. and 8,000 fighters, respectively. between “the end of the conflict or an His campaign website says that the Talks in Havana with the FARC that endless conflict.” “cost of the war” with the leftist rebels is began in November 2002 have resulted in The internal war, a violent cocktail of nearly 300 dollars, the minimum monthly agreements on three topics of a six-point rebels, paramilitary militia and criminal wage in Colombia, per second. agenda. gangs, has left more than 220,000 people Even though the economy is growing But at least three major issues remain dead and forced five million people to more than four percent a year, one third of unresolved: the surrender of weapons, leave their homes. Colombia’s 47 million residents live in compensation for victims, and how a final poverty. “Social issues are more visible but agreement would be ratified. Ex-colleagues, now rivals they remain linked to peace, which the Zuluaga’s conditions for talks with the In the first round of balloting on May president has kept as the central pillar of FARC include a permanent guerrilla cease- 25, Zuluaga gain 29 percent of the vote his campaign,” said political scientist fire and jail time for its leaders. against 26 percent for Santos. A runoff Patricia Munoz Yi from Javeriana More than 32 million Colombians are WASHINGTON: This May 27, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama, standing in the White House Rose was necessary since neither won more University in Bogota. registered to vote, but with the nation dis- Garden, and speaking about the future of US troops in Afghanistan. Obama outlined a timetable for the gradual than 50 percent of the vote and pre-elec- Once ahead in opinion polls, Santos tracted by the World Cup-Colombia on withdrawal of the last US troops in Afghanistan, and confidently declared, “This is how wars end in the 21st centu- tion surveys show no clear winner. slipped as the campaign descended into a Saturday defeated Greece 3-0 in their first ry.” But less than three weeks later, there is a sudden burst of uncertainty surrounding the way Obama has moved Both Santos and Zuluaga were cabinet morass of mudslinging on both sides that match-turnout is uncertain. — AFP to bring the two conflicts he inherited to a close. — AP Supreme Court has 17 cases to decide by June’s end

WASHINGTON: It’s crunch time at the Supreme Court, Cellphone searches: Two cases weigh the power of where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases police to search the cellphones of people they place under over the next two weeks. arrest without first obtaining a warrant from a judge. The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of Recess presidential appointments: A federal appeals abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people under court said President Barack Obama misused the arrest are among the significant issues that are so far unre- Constitution’s recess power when he temporarily filled solved. Summer travel, European teaching gigs and relax- positions on the National Labor Relations Board in 2012. ation beckon, but only after the court hands down deci- TV on the Internet: Broadcasters are fighting Internet sions in all the cases it has heard since October. startup Aereo’s practice of taking television their program- In rare instances, the justices will put off decisions and ming for free and providing it to subscribers who can then order a case to be argued again in the next term. This is watch on smartphones and other portable devices. also the time of the year when a justice could announce a Greenhouse gases: Industry groups assert that environ- retirement. But the oldest of the justices, 81-year-old Ruth mental regulators overstepped their bounds by trying to Bader Ginsburg, has signaled she will serve at least one apply a provision of the Clean Air Act to control emissions more year, and maybe longer. The justices will meet today of greenhouse gases from power plants and factories. This and again on Thursday to issue opinions, and could wind case is unlikely to affect the recent proposal from the up their work by the end of the month. Environmental Protection Agency to slash carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly one-third by 2030; Look at some of the cases that plan involves a different part of the same law. Contraceptive coverage: Corporations are claiming the Union fees: Home health care workers in Illinois want the right to exercise religious objections to covering women’s court to rule that public sector unions cannot collect fees contraceptives under their employee health insurance from workers who object to being affiliated with a union. plans, despite the new health law’s requirement that birth Securities fraud: Investors could find it harder to bring control be among a range of no-cost preventive services class-action lawsuits over securities fraud at publicly traded included in health plans. companies in a case involving Halliburton Co., a provider of Abortion clinic buffer zones: Abortion opponents are energy services. “False” campaign claims: An anti-abortion challenging as a violation of their speech rights a group says state laws that try to police false statements Massachusetts law mandating a 35-foot protest-free zone during political campaigns runs afoul of the First on public sidewalks outside abortion clinics. Amendment. — AP US hosts talks to save oceans under ‘siege’ WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State overfishing, acidification caused by rising “There is a critical need to forge a John Kerry launches an unprecedented global temperatures and pollution. consensus on behalf of the world’s global effort today to save the world’s The health of the oceans and their nations regarding the value of oceans to oceans under siege from overfishing, cli- unique ecosystems has dramatically people, and the threats we face as a mate change and pollution. worsened in the 70 years since Kerry global society if we let the earth’s marine Heads of government and state as jumped the Atlantic waves as a child, systems fall apart,” Pew Charitable Trusts well as ministers from some 80 countries conservationists say. executive vice president Joshua Reichert will gather with researchers and experts Today, one in five fish, or some 26 mil- told AFP. from the fishing, plastics and farming lion tonnes a year, are illegally caught, industries for the two-day conference one of the factors pushing many species Sustainable fishing aiming to find ways to protect the plan- to the edge of extinction. Environmentalists are hoping to see et’s seas and marine life. Some 96 percent of the world’s Pacific the US set an example and take some “The oceans are a passion of mine bluefin tuna stock, for example, is concrete action, such as vastly extending and always have been, from the time I believed to have been depleted. Vast marine parks within American waters. was three years old and dipped my toes areas known as “dead zones,” caused by They have already identified three into Buzzard’s Bay,” Kerry said, recalling excessive pollution that has sapped the areas-the remote northwestern Hawaiian his childhood on the wild, sweeping oxygen levels in the water, are devoid of islands, the Marianas and the Pacific beaches of Massachusetts. life. atolls-where existing marine parks, some The ocean, which covers some 72 per- And family trips to the beach are of which date back to the turn of the cent of the planet’s surface, “is the essen- enough to confirm that plastic and 20th century, could be vastly expanded. tial ingredient of life itself on Earth,” the debris are sullying once pristine coastal US officials anticipate that the confer- top US diplomat told a handful of waters. ence, hosted at the State Department, reporters, adding that the seas are Kerry and his top environmental staff will make announcements on establish- increasingly under threat. hope the meeting will act as a catalyst to ing more marine protected areas, as well “The world’s oceans, as vast as they push governments to use tools already as rally around a push to promote sus- are, as much as they elicit a sense of at their disposal to begin to clean up our tainable fishing and set specific targets awe... they are under siege,” Kerry seas and preserve marine life for future for reducing nutrient run-off from the warned, highlighting the dangers of generations. farming industry. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Mali armed groups say they agree to peace talks

ALGIERS: Three armed groups from they claim as their homeland and call ty of an “inclusive” inter-Malian dialogue. government that responds to the pro- tion by former colonial power France in northern Mali announced in Algiers yes- Azawad, have been in the Algerian capi- found and legitimate aspirations of the January 2013, which helped drive the terday that they have agreed to begin tal since June 5. A ceasefire was signed ‘Negotiations a priority’ people of north Mali”. Among their armed extremists to desert hideouts. The talks with the Bamako government with the Bamako government on May After meeting Lamamra, the head of demands is the release of prisoners and MNLA allied itself with the army to fight aimed at resolving long-standing dis- 23. Yesterday, initial discussions were the United Nations peacekeeping force “better conditions for the return of Islamist forces. Representatives of the putes. The National Movement for the concluded with the three groups signing in Mali, known as MINUSMA, said negoti- refugees once a definitive agreement is peoples in northern Mali previously held Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), the High a preliminary accord that will now be ations are now a priority. signed”. In January 2012, Tuareg fighters “exploratory consultations” in Algiers in Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA) presented to the Malian government, “The region will be in danger if there began the first rebellion in three years in January. They said they wanted to get full and the Arab Movement of Azawad according to the document seen by AFP. is no reconciliation,” state television northern Mali and formed an alliance with political and peace talks off the ground (MAA) had signed the “Algiers Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye quoted Albert Gerard Koenders as say- Islamists linked to Al-Qaeda, who sought after discussions last year mediated by Declaration” late Monday, demanding Diop is now expected in Algiers later. ing. He added that it was “important to to impose a brutal interpretation of Burkina Faso on behalf of the Economic “inclusive” peace and political talks in His Algerian counterpart, Ramtane organise inclusive negotiations” with the Islamic law in towns they controlled. Community of West African States their troubled country. Lamamra, was reported by the APS news aim of restoring peace to northern Mali. Mali’s army was meanwhile thrown (ECOWAS). Algeria, which has a long The top leaders of the MNLA and agency as saying that the talks between In the document, the three groups into disarray by a coup in Bamako in porous border with Mali criss-crossed by HCUA, formed by ethnic Tuareg who the three groups had allowed them to agree to “engage with the government of March 2012. Islamists linked to Al-Qaeda jihadist movements, is helping to medi- have since 1962 launched four uprisings converge and clarify their positions. Mali in a constructive manner on the path gained the upper hand over the Tuaregs ate in the conflict affecting its southern to fight Mali’s army over the territory Lamamra also insisted on the necessi- of dialogue and negotiations for a new in several towns before military interven- neighbour. —AFP

Blair says Iraq crisis not his fault, urges action

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Iraq or Afghanistan, but I am saying we are Blair said yesterday it was “profoundly wrong” going to have to take an active role in trying to think that the 2003 Anglo-US invasion of to shape events in Syria and Iraq and indeed Iraq helped stoke the current crisis and urged across the region,” he said. the West to take targeted military action In Iraq’s case, that action had to be imme- there. diate, he added, saying the selective use of air In comments likely to anger his detractors power was one option. at home and abroad who believe his deci- sions to intervene militarily in Iraq and Political Undoing Afghanistan made things worse, Blair told As leader of Britain’s Labour party, Blair British TV that the Iraq crisis would have hap- won three elections and was in office from pened regardless of his actions. 1997 to 2007. But the way he handled the “You can carry on debating about whether Iraq war and the unfounded claims he and it was right or wrong what we did in 2003 but the United States made about the existence whatever had been done, you were always of weapons of mass destruction there - their going to have a problem of deep instability in casus belli - proved to be his political undo- the region and in Iraq,” Blair told Sky News. ing. Speaking from Abu Dhabi, Blair said yes- If Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had not terday that the West’s failure to take military been toppled by US and British troops, his action in Syria was one of the main reasons government would have been caught up in the Iraq crisis had bubbled up. the same “Arab Spring” uprisings that later In an article on his web site, he said the shook the region and now be embroiled in a Syrian conflict had given Islamist extremists a bloody Syrian-style war, Blair said. chance to rebuild and get military experience, Blair spoke out as an offensive by insur- saying there was a risk the country could gents that threatens to dismember Iraq become a more dangerous source of terror- seemed to slow after days of lightning related threats than Afghanistan in the 1990s. advances as government forces regained He blamed the Iraqi government’s sectari- some territory in counter-attacks, easing pres- anism for the crisis too and said it had failed to sure on the Shi’ite-led government in use oil money to rebuild the country. Its army Baghdad. Blair, who heads a global political was inadequate, he added, questioning consultancy business, said the West would be whether US forces had withdrawn too soon. KIEV: Protesters burn flares during rally against Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev yesterday. Some 300 pulled into the Iraq crisis whether it liked it or The main reason the West had to intervene in people overturned vehicles of the embassy staff, tore down the Russian flag from the flagpole and threw eggs at the building inotest pr after not, urging it to target Islamist extremists in Iraq and Syria was to protect its own security, pro-Russian rebels killed 49 Ukrainian troops by downing a military plane in the deadliest attack against federal forces in the two-month insur- Iraq and Syria with the agreement of Arab Blair told BBC TV yesterday. “These people, if gency. — AFP governments in the region. they are allowed to grow, these extremist “I’m not suggesting we put ground troops groups, in the end they will pose a threat for us in and we do a full scale invasion as we did in within our own borders,” he said. — Reuters Ukraine mourns troops as gas talks run down to wire Flags lowered across crisis-hit nation

KIEV: Ukraine yesterday mourned 49 people Russia and transports 15 percent of the fuel con- perimeter fence while others smashed the build- killed when pro-Kremlin rebels downed their sumed in Europe-a reality that prompted EU ing’s windows with boulders and overturned military plane as Kiev prepared to host last-gasp Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to try diplomats’ cars. talks with Moscow to avert a Russian gas cut that to urgently broker a long-term solution to the One man managed to pull down the Russian would also hit Europe. dispute. national tricolour with a long metal pole while Flags were lowered across the crisis-hit nation about a dozen police officers looked on before while television stations inserted an image of a Final offer simply leaving the scene. burning candle into their frames after Ukrainian Kiev said heading into the negotiations that it The Russian foreign ministry called the lack of forces suffered the single biggest loss of life in was ready to make a $1.95 billion (1.45 billion a police response “a grave violation of Ukraine’s their escalating two-month push to reclaim con- euro) payment demanded by Moscow if Russia international obligations” and accused Europe of trol of separatist areas of the industrial east. agreed to cut its ongoing price to $326 from condoning the attack. But the gas negotiations and commemora- $485.50 for 1,000 cubic metres of gas. “Oh, how the (Ukrainians) are trying to pull us tions were both clouded by a new diplomatic But Russian President Vladimir Putin says into a war,” lower house of parliament’s foreign feud that exploded after an irate Ukrainian mob $385 per 1,000 cubic metres is his final offer and affairs committee chairman Alexei Pushkov EASTON: In this April 8, 2013 file photo, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Kiev smashed the Russian embassy’s windows has threatened to turn off Ukraine’s taps if no tweeted. Washington also delivered Kiev a rare speaks at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. — AP and overturned cars while the police looked on. payment was made by 0600 GMT Monday. rebuke by urging “authorities to meet their Ukraine’s new more nationalistic leaders and The negotiations broke up after just two Vienna Convention obligations to provide ade- their Western allies accuse Russia of supplying hours late Saturday without a hint of a comprise. quate security”. Georgia ruling party faces weapons and even tanks to the insurgents in a “No solution was found,” Ukrainian Energy bid to break up its western neighbour following Minister Yuriy Prodan told reporters outside the ‘Extreme concern’ test in municipal elections the February ouster of a pro-Kremlin regime. plush central Kiev hotel hosting the high-stakes German Chancellor Angel Merkel and French NATO released satellite images purporting to meeting. President Francois Hollande expressed “extreme TBILISI: Ex-Soviet Georgia voted in municipal race and the United States embassy said last show three Russian tanks that had crossed the A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Naftogaz state concern” over the spiralling violence in a joint polls yesterday that look set to see the ruling week that it was “increasingly concerned” border and were later spotted being raced energy company said yesterday’s round should phone conversation with Putin in which they Georgian Dream coalition tighten its grip on over campaign incidents. Since Georgian across the eastern city of Donetsk by militants begin at 1600 GMT after sides failed to meet in stressed the importance of rapidly reachuing a power as voters reaffirm the country’s pro- Dream won power in 2012 a slew of leading flying the flag of their self-declared “People’s the morning as originally planned. ceasefire. Western course ahead of the signing of a key allies of Saakashvili-who is currently in self- Republic”. But the rebels responsible for shooting the Il- pact with the EU later this month. imposed exile in the US-have been investigat- But Moscow has hit back by accusing Western ‘Hands off Ukraine’ 76 transporter out of the sky vowed to fight the The vote is the first test of the coalition’s ed and some jailed, prompting Western con- powers of backing dangerous Ukrainian “fascists” Ukraine’s newly-elected President Petro Ukrainian forces until they were driven out of the popularity since billionaire tycoon Bidzina cerns over a possible political witch hunt. who are prosecuting the east’s ethnic Russians Poroshenko tapped into the fury provoked by coal and steel producing region for good. “They Ivanishvili stepped down as premier of the Ivanishvili-Georgia’s richest man with an esti- and waging a “punitive operation” against their Saturday’s plane downing near the eastern city brought machine guns and ammunition,” a rebel tiny Caucasus country in favour of inexperi- mated fortune of some $5.2 billion — is still own people. of Lugansk by vowing to deal the insurgents “an commander name Mudzhakhed said while enced ally Irakli Garibashvili last year. believed to wield massive influence over the The third “gas war” between Russia and adequate response”. examining the charred remains of the plane in a Recent opinion polls show Georgian government. Ukraine since 2006 flared when Moscow nearly His comments were soon followed by what wheat field outside Lugansk. “They knew where Dream far ahead with the United National Both of the frontrunners remain strongly doubled its rates in the wake of the deadly win- appeared to be a spontaneous protest outside they were flying and they were warned,” said Movement (UNM) party of former president committed to keeping the mountainous ter uprising that now threatens to pull Kiev out the gated Russian embassy compound in Kiev another man who identified himself only as Mikheil Saakashvili set to come second in a republic of some 4.5 million on a firmly pro- of the Kremlin’s historic orbit for the first time. that soon turned violent. Nationalists with signs Roman. “We are the people of Lugansk. Ukraine venomous campaign that has been marred Western track with Tbilisi set to pen an associ- Ukraine receives half its gas supplies from reading “Kremlin-hands off Ukraine!” climbed the does not exist anymore.” — AFP by allegations of intimidation. ation deal with the European Union later this Prime Minister Garibashvili, 31, told AFP in month. The Georgian Dream government has an e-mail that his government was “firmly promised to normalise ties with Russia-with committed to conducting truly democratic which Georgia fought a brief war in 2008 over Slovakia’s new president dines elections.” The opposition hopes to capitalise the separatist region of South Ossetia-but so on the growing public discontent over the far has made little progress. government’s failure to deliver on populist Mayoral offices in 12 cities and 2,084 seats with homeless at inauguration promises. Prosecutors have launched a probe in 71 local councils across the country are up into several cases of reported pressure on for grabs in Sunday’s race between 24 politi- BRATISLAVA: Millionaire-turned- tuous lunch at the president’s new from leftist Ivan Gasparovic, 73, who judges, including the supreme opposition candidates to withdraw from the cal parties and blocs. — AFP philanthropist Andrej Kiska yester- palace on Sunday in a nod to what spent two five-year terms in the court chief justice, and is the com- day celebrated his inauguration as Kiska said will be the hallmark of his office. Though the office is largely mander in chief of the armed forces. Slovakia’s first president without a leadership. ceremonial, the president ratifies The head of state can also veto laws communist past by inviting home- “I will open the presidential international treaties, appoints top passed by parliament. — AFP less people to sit side-by-side with office to people who need our help, lawmakers at a ceremonial lunch. they will be my priority,” he said ear- “I will be Slovakia’s first president lier this week. A non-aligned cen- without a political past. I will be trist, the political newcomer there for all people, regardless of emerged out of nowhere to win a their political affiliation and nation- landslide victory in a March elec- ality,” Kiska said in his first speech as tion, preventing veteran leftist head of state. The 51-year old Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico tycoon, who made his fortune in from tightening his grip on power. the consumer-credit business in the Kiska is the country’s fourth pres- 1990s, founded the country’s ident since independence in 1993, biggest charity, “Good angel”, which and its first without a history of alle- helps terminally ill children and giance to the Communist party. their families. Widely regarded as a self-made He has also vowed to donate his man with a nose for business, he SICILY: In this photo released by the Italian Navy yesterday, and taken on Saturday, presidential salary to charity for the capitalised on his image as a politi- BRATISLAVA: New Slovak President Andrej Kiska (left) takes his presi- June 14, 2014, a boat filled with migrants receives aid from Italian Navy ships off the entire five-year term. cal novice untainted by the corrup- dential oath in the presence of the chairwoman of the Constitutional coast of Sicily, Italy. The Italian coast guard and navy have rescued more than 300 Fifteen homeless people, as well tion that has ravaged the ex-com- Court Ivetta Macejkova at a ceremonial parliamentary session in migrants whose boats ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea and recovered the as children from foster homes and munist country of 5.4 million. Bratislava yesterday. Kiska is the fourth head of state since the estab- bodies of 10 migrants whose dinghy had overturned. — AP senior citizens, attended the sump- He will take over as president lishment of independent Slovakia in 1993. —AP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh accuses 17 over disaster factory construction

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency yesterday building,” commission spokesman Pranab er” to approve the building illegally, the spokesman official, of forcing thousands of employees to go to filed cases against 17 people for “illegally” trans- Bhattacharjee told AFP. said. work even though big cracks appeared in the build- forming a planned shopping mall into the garment “The mayor of Savar, local government officials, The case is separate from the murder charges ing a day before. factory complex which collapsed last year, killing architects and the owners did not abide by any of expected to be filed by police against around 40 The complex housing five garment factories col- more than 1,100 people. the country’s construction rules to extend the floors people. Murder is punishable by death. Sohel Rana, lapsed on April 24 last year, killing 1,138 people, The Anti-Corruption Commission filed cases or transform it into a garment factory complex another owner after whom the building was injuring more than 2,000 and highlighting appalling against two owners of the nine-storey Rana Plaza in laden with heavy machinery such as generators,” he named, is the main accused in the murder case. He safety problems in Bangladesh’s $22 billion garment Savar town outside the capital and three garment added. has been left out of the current case as his name industry. manufacturers, as well as against architects, engi- Investigators probing the collapse have earlier was not found in any of the papers needed for “This tragedy could have been avoided if the neers and local government officials who approved said the building caved in under the weight of the approval of the building. regulators and the local government authorities the construction. extra floors and of the generators and heavy “We’ve filed cases against his father and mother had done their jobs properly,” the spokesman “Rana Plaza was originally approved for a six- machinery in the garment factories. because they are the original owners of the building added. storey shopping complex on April 10, 2006 by Savar A court is expected to bring charges later against and they signed all the documents related to the Bangladesh. a key supplier to Western retailers municipal authorities. But its owners later unlawful- the 17. They face a maximum seven years in jail for building,” Bhattacharjee said. such as Walmart, Tesco and H&M, has since ordered ly got an approval to transform it into a 10-storey violating the construction code and “abusing pow- Police have accused Rana, a former ruling party improvements to its 4,500 garment factories. — AFP Modi arrives in Bhutan to woo neighbours India keeps neighbours on side by reaching out to them THIMPHU: India’s Narendra Modi received a grand welcome to Bhutan yesterday on his first foreign trip as prime minister, as he steps up a charm offensive with neighbours to try to check China’s regional influence. The Hindu nationalist premier was greeted at the airport by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay and a ceremonial guard of honour at the start of a two-day visit to the tiny Buddhist kingdom, a month after his landslide election victory. Ahead of his visit, Modi said relations with Bhutan would be “a key foreign policy priority’ of his KARACHI: In this Monday, May 5, 2014 photo, Pakistani female police officer Syeda government. “India and Bhutan enjoy a unique and Ghazala checks documents of a vehicle in Karachi, Pakistan. Just days into her job special relationship... forged by ties of geography, running a police station in Pakistan’s largest city, Syeda Ghazala had to put her train- history and culture,” he said in a statement late ing to the test: She opened fire with her .22-caliber pistol at a man who shot at police Saturday, adding that Bhutan was a “natural choice” when they tried to pull him over during a routine traffic stop. —AP for his first visit. Schoolchildren in national dress lined the moun- tainous road between the airport and the capital Thimphu and waved the two countries’ flags to Woman heads police post greet Modi. Bhutan’s Tobgay later wrote on Twitter that Modi in largest Pakistan city was led in a traditional procession to an audience with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. KARACHI: Just days into her job running a But in a city prone to family feuds, political Tobgay earlier told The Hindu newspaper the visit police station in Pakistan’s largest city, unrest and jihadist violence - where 166 offi- was “proof to the world that two countries despite Syeda Ghazala had to put her training to cers were killed in the line of duty last year - the differences in size can enjoy a relationship that is the test: she opened fire with her .22-caliber it’s by no means an easy assignment. Crimes problem-free and mutually beneficial”. pistol at a man who shot at police when ranging from petty theft and muggings to Relations with India remained “the cornerstone of Bhutan’s foreign policy”, he added. Tobgay was they tried to pull him over during a routine terrorism or murder are all part of a day’s PARO: In this handout photograph released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) yesterday, one of seven regional leaders invited to Modi’s inau- traffic stop. work, Ghazala says. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay pose guration. Analysts say the decision to make Bhutan It’s not clear whether it was Ghazala’s for a photograph after Modi’s arrival during a ceremonial reception at Paro International his first port of call is designed to underline the shots that wounded the man before he was High-profile job Airport. India’s Narendra Modi arrived in Bhutan on his first foreign trip since becoming prime importance he places on neighbourly relations, arrested, but as the first woman to run a Running a station is a high-profile job in minister, stepping up a charm offensive with neighbours to try to check China’s influence in which suffered under the last Indian government. police station in Pakistan’s often violent the Pakistani police, one that requires the the region. — AFP port city of Karachi, she’ll likely have many officer to constantly interact with the public “Bhutan may be a small country but it is strategi- more chances to hit her mark. and fellow officers. It’s also a key path to cally very important and... China is on the other side,” When Ghazala joined the police force advancement. Senior police officer Abdul said Ranjit Gupta, a retired ambassador. Bangladesh arrests writer two decades ago, she never dreamed that Khaliq Sheikh, said he and others in the top one day she would head a police station brass hope Ghazala’s appointment leads to Hydropower plants staffed by roughly 100 police officers - all more women joining the force. “If you aren’t interested in your neighbours, for child pornography men. Her recent promotion is part of efforts “Our society accepts only stereotype they’ll lose interest in you.” With the exception of DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested a graphic photos and some videos of street Pakistan, India enjoyed generally close ties with its by the local police to increase the number roles for women. There is a perception that leading writer for running an organised children at his studio in Dhaka’s Mugda South Asian neighbours in the first six decades after of women in the force and in positions of women are suitable only for particular pro- gang which used street children in porno- neighbourhood, Alam told AFP. “What we authority. Shortly after she assumed her fessions like teaching,” he said. independence. But critics say the previous Congress party government began to take relationships for graphic films for foreign clients, an official have found is beyond our imagination. It’ll new job the city appointed a second The police force is also training the first said yesterday. take weeks to sort them out,” he added. woman to head another police station. batch of female commandos, a group of 44 granted, allowing economic giant China-which A.Y.M Fakhruzzaman, popularly known by Police also rescued a 12-year-old child In a country where women have tradi- women going through a physically intensive shares a border with four of India’s neighbours-to tionally not worked outside the home and course involving rappelling from towers or step into the breach. his pen-name Tipu Kibria, was arrested early from the studio. “He told a magistrate how face widespread discrimination, the helicopters and shooting an assortment of During his visit, Modi is due to address a joint last week along with three of his accom- he was lured and abused by this gang,” Alam appointments represent a significant step weapons. session of parliament. Talks are expected to focus on plices after a tip-off from the international said, adding the writer and his accomplices for women’s empowerment. Currently, the two in Karachi are the only strengthening ties over the kingdom’s hydropower police organisation Interpol, police said. “We had admitted their crimes. “The mindset of people is changing grad- women running police stations in Pakistan. plants, which supply much-needed clean energy to acted immediately after we were informed “Since 2005, they have abused around ually, and now they (have) started to consid- In the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa India. Bilateral trade was worth $1.1 billion in 2012, by Interpol,” said Shah Alam, a senior official 400 male children, mostly aged between 10- er women in leading roles. My husband province, where women make up less than and Tobgay said Bhutan’s hydropower industry was in the police Criminal Investigation 12 years. Their main target was street chil- opposed my decision to join the police force one percent of the roughly 75,000-member “the centrepiece of our bilateral cooperation”. India, Department, adding the offences began in dren,” he said, adding photos and films were 20 years ago,” said the 44-year-old mother of police force, women only run stations specif- a power-deficit nation with severe outages, has 2005. sold to selected clients across the globe. four. But by the time this job rolled around, ically designed to help female crime victims. helped Bhutan develop three hydropower plants Kibria, 47, has written more than 50 “We’ve found Western Union receipts of he had come full circle and encouraged her In the southeastern Baluchistan province, with another three under construction. books and his six horror novels for young money remitted by foreign clients to this to go for it. “It was a big challenge. I was a lit- there are only 90 women on the police force In April the two countries signed a framework and adolescent readers are best-sellers. He gang,” Alam said. “They also brought some tle bit hesitant to accept it.” and no women station heads. In Punjab agreement on four more joint-venture power proj- also edited a magazine for young readers paedophile foreigners to the country and The station house is in Clifton, a posh province, only one woman has ever run a ects totalling 2,120 megawatts, and Modi will lay for years. hired street children for their entertain- area home to the elite of this sprawling station house, back in 2005, but currently no the foundation stone for a new project during the Police found several thousand porno- ment.” — AFP metropolis of more than 18 million people. women hold the position. — AP visit. — AFP

Iraq holds ‘ominous’ lessons for Afghanistan WASHINGTON: Afghans queueing at ballot boxes this week- end can be forgiven some foreboding about their country’s future amid the chaos now being unleashed in Iraq almost three years after US troops withdrew. While the political, ethnic and security situations in the two countries are vastly different, both nations have been at the center of US wars, both are plagued by a homegrown insurgency and both still suffer from weak institutions vital to ensure stability and growth. After months of hesitation, US President Barack Obama has finally set a timeline for the withdrawal of the last US troops from Afghanistan. Come January 2017, the Afghan army will be on its own militarily to face resilient Taliban militants, on the rise again after being routed from power by the US-led invasion in 2001. The hopes are that the Afghan forces will be stronger and more cohesive than their Iraqi counterparts who this week- despite billions of US dollars in training and equipment-just melted away in the face of an onslaught by jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. But analysts warned the future for Afghanistan could be just as fraught with danger. Many had believed “Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is now rebranded as ISIL, had been decimated, defeated and decapi- tated by the (US troop) surge,” said Bruce Riedel, a security expert with the Brookings Institution.

Military training But he warned that “the very fast resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Iraq” after US troops withdrew on December 31, 2011 “bears an ominous parallel” for Afghanistan. Much of ISIL’s rise is attributed to the festering civil war in neighboring Syria, as well as the failure of the Iraqi leadership to heal sectarian divides between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. “One lesson for Afghanistan is be ready for some kind of exogenous shock, understand that there are things else- where, beyond Afghanistan, that could make things turn the wrong direction,” said Christopher Chivvis, a senior political scientist with the RAND Corporation. A positive factor though is that both Afghan presidential hopefuls have said they will sign a deal with Washington to allow US forces to stay. Iraqi leaders refused any such pact, leading to an abrupt 2011 withdrawal. Experts argued there is still time to step up the training of Afghan — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Australian FM to meet ambassadors over E Jerusalem row

SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister will in the Arab world, and on Thursday 18 there is going to be a meeting between Australia’s export trade with the year to Palestine. No change in policy.” meet ambassadors angered by the coun- diplomats from countries including some of the ambassadors and Foreign Middle East accounts for billions of dol- Israel has hailed the Australian move try’s decision to stop referring to East Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Minister (Julie) Bishop in a couple of lars annually, particularly in wheat and as “refreshing”. The Palestinians claim Jerusalem as “occupied”, Prime Minister protested to Australia’s Department of days’ time,” the prime minister said. meat, with Qatar and Jordan major mar- Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of Tony Abbott said yesterday as he Foreign Affairs in Canberra. “We are very happy to clarify the posi- kets for live sheep. their promised state. The international stressed there was “no change in policy”. Israel seized East Jerusalem during tion and on trade. People trade with us Abbott said there was “absolutely no community views Israeli construction on Australia has been warned of possible the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed because we are a good trading partner... change” to Australia’s policy on the land seized in 1967, including East Arab trade sanctions after last week’s it, in a move never recognised by the Nothing that has happened in the last Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the shift Jerusalem, as illegal and a major obsta- move, which Attorney-General George international community. Abbott, speak- couple of days could detract from that.” on East Jerusalem was “simply a termino- cle to a peace agreement. Brandis said was made because the term ing in Houston as part of an official trip The head of the Palestinian delega- logical clarification”. Bishop on Sunday blamed the oppo- “occupied” carried pejorative implica- to the United States, said Australia was tion to Canberra warned Friday that “We strongly support a two-state sition Labor Party for the uproar, telling tions and was neither appropriate or “very happy to clarify the position and Australia could face trade sanctions by solution,” he said. “We are giving, I think, Ten News it was a “complete and utter useful. But the decision has sparked fury on trade”. “My understanding is that Arab nations over the new stance. Aus$56 million ($53 million) in aid this overreaction”. — AFP Malaysian navy foils pirate attack

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s navy has were safe, but gave no further details about fought off a pirate attack on a tanker off its the tanker or the pirates. east coast in the South China Sea, the There has been a spate of pirate attacks International Maritime Bureau said yester- recently in waters off Indonesia, Singapore day. and Malaysia. The United Nations warned The Malaysian force was assisted by the Thursday that Southeast Asia has become Indonesian and Singaporean navies in the world’s piracy hotspot, after an interna- fending off the attack late Saturday, said tional clampdown slashed the number of Noel Choong, head of the IMB’s Kuala hijackings off the coast of war-torn Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre. Somalia. The pirates fled the Singapore-managed Attacks in Southeast Asia topped 150 tanker after navy patrol boats arrived last year after starting an upward trend before they could loot the vessel, the inter- since 2010, the UN Institute for Training national body said. and Research (UNITAR) said in a report. “The Malaysian navy quickly dispatched Piracy reports in the region had steadily a patrol boat and managed to intercept the dropped in previous years following tanker. Pirates managed to escape before stepped-up patrols and cooperation the arrival of the naval boat,” the IMB said in between neighbouring countries to secure a report. It added that the crew and cargo waterways. —AFP

China summons Japan defence attache over jets dispute

BEIJING: China summoned Japan’s Cold war kidnapping defence attache on Friday to lodge a Meanwhile, Japan and North Korea are protest after the two countries traded accu- preparing to hold fresh talks after sations over the conduct of military jets Pyongyang’s surprise pledge to probe the BATTAMBANG: Cambodian migrant workers walk across the Cambodia-Thailand border in Cambodia’s western Battambang province yesterday. above disputed waters, the Defence Cold War kidnappings of Japanese nation- More than 110,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, an official said yesterday, amid fears of a crackdown on Ministry said on Saturday. als, a report said yesterday. migrant workers after last month’s military takeover. — AFP Tensions flared between Asia’s two Japan’s Kyodo news agency said the two largest economies last week, when each sides may meet again late this month, after country accused the other of flying military Japan said on May 29 that it would ease Cambodian migrants aircraft too close to its own jets. sanctions against North Korea if the secre- “The Japanese side ignores reality and tive state delivers on a pledge to reinvesti- has flipped right and wrong, making gate the cases of Japanese citizens groundless accusations,” China’s Defence snatched in the 1970s and 1980s to train flee Thailand after coup Ministry said in a statement on its website. spies. Tokyo has “persistently taken it upon The announcement, after three days of itself to stir up trouble, often irresponsibly talks between the two sides in Sweden, Many transported to border by Thai military inciting deception and making malicious marked a major breakthrough in their very attacks on the Chinese side,” the statement strained relationship and the most positive PHNOM PENH: More than 110,000 Cambodians Cambodian authorities have arranged nearly checkpoint) this morning,” he told AFP by tele- added, calling on Tokyo to “immediately engagement between Pyongyang and the have fled Thailand to return home in the past 300 cars and military trucks to transport workers phone. Six Cambodian workers and a Thai driver correct the error”. outside world in many months. week, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers from the Aranyaprathet-Poipet border check- transporting them to the border province of Sa Tokyo lodged a protest on Wednesday, North Korea admitted in 2002 that it after last month’s military takeover, an official point to their homes, according to Cambodian Kaeo died in an accident early Sunday morning, when Japan said Chinese fighter jets flew had kidnapped 13 Japanese citizens to said yesterday. governor Saroeut on Sunday. said Thai police official Sommart Meungmuti. “abnormally close” to Japanese military air- train its spies in Japanese language and Labourers from Cambodia, Laos and The accident, which left another 12 people craft over the East China Sea, a charge customs. The subject is highly charged in Myanmar play a key role in Thai industries such ‘We feel scared’ injured, is suspected to have been caused by a Beijing rejected. Japan, where there are suspicions that as seafood, agriculture and construction, but Chea Thea, a 33-year-old construction worker, tyre explosion, he added. Thailand is usually dozens or perhaps even hundreds of others On Thursday, China said two Japanese F- they often lack official work permits. said she returned to Cambodia two days ago as home to more than two million migrant workers, were taken. 15 planes followed a Chinese Tu-154 air- On Wednesday Thailand’s military regime, part of a convoy of 20 cars organised by Thai according to activists. Citing Japanese government sources, which seized power in a coup on May 22, had authorities-deciding to leave after seeing her In the past the authorities turned a blind eye craft, coming as close as 30 metres, “seri- Kyodo said both sides were arranging to ously affecting China’s flight safety”. It post- threatened to arrest and deport all illegal foreign compatriots were departing in large numbers. to the presence of illegal labourers because they hold a new round of talks soon, when workers. “They’re returning en masse like a dam “Cambodian migrants are coming back. We were needed when the economy was booming. ed a video allegedly showing the incident Pyongyang is expected to set up a special collapsing. They’ve never come en masse like feel scared,” she said from her parents’ home in But now Thailand is on the verge of recession on the defence ministry website, but panel to reinvestigate the abductions. this before in our history,” Kor Sam Saroeut, gov- northwestern Battambang province. after the economy contracted 2.1 percent quar- Japanese officials said China’s assertion was Tokyo hopes Pyongyang will submit a ernor of northwestern Banteay Meanchey “When the situation is better I may go back,” ter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2014. not true. first report on its new probe within the province where the main Cambodian-Thai bor- Thea said. Thai military officials were not imme- The army has floated the idea of creating spe- The tit-for-tat accusations and denials next few months, the news agency said. der crossing is located, told AFP by telephone. diately available for comment on the mass exo- cial economic zones in border areas to better are part of a long-running territorial dis- The next talks may be held in China, with More than 110,000 Cambodian migrants had dus. But on Friday a foreign ministry spokesman manage the movement of migrant workers, pute between the two countries. They fol- Junichi Ihara-head of the Japanese Foreign returned from Thailand in the last week as of dismissed “rumours” that the army was rounding although so far details of the plan remain vague. low a similar incident on May 24, when Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Sunday morning, many of them transported to up illegal Cambodian migrants and ordering The coup followed years of political divisions Japan said Chinese aircraft came within a Bureau-and Song Il-Ho, North Korea’s the border by the Thai military, he said. their deportation. between a military-backed royalist establish- few dozen metres of its warplanes. ambassador for talks to normalise relations “They said they are scared of being arrested “Such rumours have caused large number of ment and the family of fugitive former Thai Both sides claim a string of Japanese- with Japan, expected to come together, or shot if they run when Thai authorities check illegal Cambodian workers to report and register prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra-a close ally of administered islets in the East China Sea, Kyodo said. Ihara and Song were chief their houses,” Saroeut added. “Most of them themselves with Thai agencies,” said Sek Cambodian premier Hun Sen, who once called known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in negotiators at the talks in Stockholm. Tokyo went to work in Thailand without a work permit.” Wannamethee, adding that Thailand immigra- him an “eternal friend”. China. Beijing declared an air defence zone and Pyongyang have no formal diplomatic The mass exodus comes after Thai army tion officials had “collaborated” by arranging On Friday Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam covering most of the East China Sea last ties, partially because of what Japan says is spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong on transportation for their return home. Rainsy wrote to Thailand’s Army Chief Prayuth year, sparking protests from Japan and the the North’s unwillingness to come clean Wednesday said the junta viewed illegal workers Soum Chankea, a coordinator for Cambodian Chan-o-Cha calling for Cambodian migrants to United States. over the abductions. —Agencies as a “threat”. rights group ADHOC who has met many workers be “treated in line with international human “We see illegal workers as a threat because at the border, said the number of migrants rights standards”. there were a lot of them and no clear measures returning to the country was growing each day. His letter followed allegations from local to handle them, which could lead to social prob- “They keep coming, more and more. rights organisations about the mistreatment of lems,” she said. Thousands more have arrived in Poipet (border labourers by Thai authorities. — AFP China building school on island in disputed waters

BEIJING: China has begun building a school on army personnel and civilians stationed on the 1,443, which can sometimes swell by 2,000, a remote island in the South China Sea to serve islands, some of whom had to stay with grand- according to the Sansha government. the children of military personnel and others, parents in far-off hometowns. Now it has an airport, hotel, library, five main expanding the rugged outpost it created two When China created Sansha in July 2012, the roads, cellphone coverage and a 24-hour satel- years ago to strengthen its claims to disputed outpost had a post office, bank, supermarket, lite TV station, according to the government. It waters and islands. hospital and a population of about 1,000. By also has its own supply ship that brings in food, China established the settlement of Sansha - December, it had a permanent population of water, construction materials and people. —AP which Beijing designates a “city” and has a per- manent population of 1,443 - on tiny Yongxing island to administer hundreds of thousands of square kilometers (miles) of water where it wants to strengthen its control over potentially oil-rich islands that are also claimed by other Asian nations. Vietnam, the Philippines and the United States criticized Beijing for establishing Sansha, saying it risked escalating regional tensions. The island, also known as Woody Island, is about 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of China’s southern- most province and is part of the Paracel chain, which is also claimed by Vietnam. Tensions in the area have escalated since China last month placed an oil rig in waters about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Paracel Islands, leading to ongoing sea confrontations between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels. The Sansha government said in a statement YOO BYUNG-EUN: This photo taken on June 13, 2014 shows police escorting Yoo on its website that construction on the school Byung-Il (2nd L), the brother of Yoo Byung-Eun, a missing businessman sought in started Saturday and was expected to take 18 connection with the Sewol ferry disaster, at the Incheon district prosecutor’s office. months. It said there were about 40 children of YONGXING ISLAND: In this July 21, 2012 file photo, Chinese people chat in front of an adminis- The 75-year-old brother has been sought by police for questioning on an alleged school age on Yongxing Island and that the tration office building for the Xisha, Nansha, Zhongsha islands on Yongxing Island, the govern- fraud in a separate case, according to Yonhap. — AFP school could also educate the children of police, ment seat of Sansha City off the south China’s Hainan province. — AP

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Focus Rodents winning NY rat race, but humans fight back

By Verena Dobnik

nes Moore stirs awake nearly every night to an unmistakable, skin-crawling sound: rats skittering Iaround her apartment in the dark. Sticky traps scat- tered around the tidy, fifth-floor walkup yield as many as three rats a night, what she believes is just a frac- tion of the invading army that makes her feel under siege. “I feel good in the United States - except for this. Here, in my home,” said Moore, a Dominican Spain readies legal shield for Juan Carlos immigrant who can’t afford to leave her rent-con- trolled apartment in northern Manhattan’s By Ingrid Bazinet Immunity for life Washington Heights. In any case, she said, Juan Carlos’s consti- Her neighborhood is among the most rat-infested pain’s government is crafting a new tutional immunity for actions taken while Tawdry tale of wine, fraud, in New York City, along with West Harlem, Chinatown, legal shield for King Juan Carlos after he king will not expire. “One loses immunity for spying grips Switzerland the Lower East Side and the South Bronx. They are the Ssteps off the throne and loses the the future, but that does not mean one focus of the city’s latest effort to attack a rat popula- absolute royal immunity that has protected regains responsibility for previous acts,” the By Nina Larson Universe stores, the paper reported on tion that some experts estimate could be double that him for 39 years. The 76-year-old king, hurt by deputy premier told journalists. A spokesman Sunday. of the Big Apple’s 8.4 million people. Starting next royal scandals in the twilight of a reign that for Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary bizarre scandal is swirling around month, the city’s 45 inspectors will be bolstered by steered Spain from dictatorship to democra- said legal opinion broadly supported the one of Switzerland’s leading wine ‘Giroud is Scarface’ nine new employees of a pilot program to tackle the cy, is handing the crown to his son Felipe who view that the king’s immunity for the period Aproducers after he was arrested last The wine producer is also said to be vermin in chronically infested neighborhoods where will be sworn in on Thursday. But when King of his reign remains intact. But that claim is week along with a computer hacker, a renowned for his ruthless tactics. “Giroud rats have resisted repeated efforts to eradicate them. Felipe VI is crowned, his father Juan Carlos “pretty debatable”, argued Joaquim Bosch, detective and a spy. Dominique Giroud, is Scarface,” one unnamed Valais wine Specific targets are rat reservoirs such as parks, will cease to be covered by Spain’s 1978 con- spokesman for one of the judiciary’s profes- 43, was taken into custody on Wednesday industry source told the paper, referring sewers, dumping areas and subways where they con- stitution, which states that the person of the sional associations, Judges for Democracy. on suspicion of ordering the hacking of to Al Pacino’s hubristic mob boss charac- gregate and breed. The idea is to tamp down the pop- king “is inviolable and shall not be held “The constitution absolutely does not say that computers belonging to journalists who ter in the 1983 movie. “He thought he was ulation where it is strongest and keep it from spread- accountable”. after abandoning his functions as head of were investigating him over allegations of God. He thought he was above everyone,” ing. “Rats burrow and live in colonies,” Health In Oct 2012, that immunity thwarted two state, the inviolability remains,” Bosch said. fraud. He has been remanded in custody another said, while a third recalled how Commissioner Mary Bassett told the City Council at a legal suits demanding that Juan Carlos under- Parliament could extend a new legal privi- until July 14. If found guilty, he could be Giroud liked to brag that he alone could hearing last month. “I’ll sometimes imagine when I go paternity tests to show whether he was lege to the king for actions taken after his sentenced to up to five years behind bars. bring down both Switzerland’s banking walk through a park, if I could have sort of a ‘rat the father of two extramarital children. It is a abdication. Already, an estimated 10,000 A professional hacker, private detective and wine industries if he wanted to. Swiss vision,’ there are all these tunnels under there that are status that is increasingly being questioned, Spanish members of parliament, judges, pros- and Swiss intelligence agent have also authorities opened a tax fraud probe occupied by rats. And from there the rats fan out.” however, as Spain grapples with the first royal ecutors and members of the government are been arrested in connection with the against him in 2011, and two years later Financed with $611,000 in the current city budget, succession since the restoration of the afforded a legal privilege for actions taken as case, the Geneva prosecutor’s office said demanded he pay 9.54 million Swiss inspectors will work with neighborhood associations, monarchy after the death of General part of their official duties, a figure Bosch crit- Friday. francs in back taxes. community boards, elected officials and building Francisco Franco in 1975. icised as excessive. The privilege means only Giroud, whose company Giroud Vins is In February this year, national broad- the Superior Court may judge regional figures owners to plug up holes and put poison in rodent Juan Carlos himself declared in a televised based in the southwestern canton of caster RTS reported that he had illegally such as members of a regional parliament tunnels. For years, inspectors responding to com- address in Dec 2012 that “justice is equal for Valais - Switzerland’s largest wine-grow- blended some 350,000 litres of wine plaints on the city’s 311 hotline have already been while only the Supreme Court may judge ing region - has been dogged by scandals between 2006 and 2009, passing it off as all” as he distanced himself from a corruption national figures such as members of the searching for rats and their telltale signs: burrows, for years. His reputation has been so tar- pure. He also tried - and failed - to stop scandal swirling around his son-in-law, former Spanish parliament or central government droppings, claw marks and gnawed holes. Besides nished that he has even tried to change two RTS documentaries about his busi- Olympic handball champion Inaki ministers. the business’s name to Chateau ness from being aired last month. The traps and poison, the city also has used contracep- Urdangarin. This year, the king’s younger “I think someone who has held the high- Constellation, although it was rejected by arrests last week centre on alleged tives to curb the rats. daughter Princess Cristina was officially est office of state should have some special regional authorities. Giroud opened a attempts to hack the accounts of journal- New York’s Rat Information Portal - or, appropriate- named a tax crime suspect in relation to her consideration but the decision is up to the small-scale business in 1995 with report- ists at RTS and the Le Temps daily in an ly, RIP - is an interactive online map that tracks Health husband’s allegedly dodgy business prac- government and parliament,” said state pros- edly just 1.5 hectares of vineyards to his apparent bid to find the sources for their Department violations, with searches by borough, tices. ecutor Eduardo Torres-Dulce. One judicial name and saw that swell to an estate of reporting on Giroud. address, block number and ZIP code. Spots marked There has been no suggestion that the source said the government may decide to around 50 hectares over the next 20 The private detective and the hacker red are deemed to be rat-infested; those in yellow king is linked to Urdangarin’s affairs but the include Felipe VI’s parents in a law that would years. His castle-like winery on the out- say they carried out the spying on orders have passed inspection. The South Bronx around monarch’s popularity has nevertheless been extend immunity to the king and his spouse skirts of Sion, Valais’ largest town, opened from their long-time business associate, Yankee Stadium has the dubious distinction of being hit by that scandal and by his own exploits, in for life. Francisco Martinez, spokesman for the its doors in 2008 and is reportedly valued the intelligence agent - also a childhood the city’s most rat-infested neighborhood, according particular a luxury 2012 African elephant- National Commission of Senior Judges, has at around 15 million Swiss francs ($17 mil- friend of Giroud - Le Matin Dimanche to figures from 2012, the most recent available. hunting safari that shocked many Spaniards. said, however, that it “seems logical” the king lion). Giroud claims to sell up to nine mil- reported. Both the private detective and Inspectors gave a failing grade for infestation to at Juan Carlos’s legal status thus poses a unique should lose his protection when he no longer lion litres of wine each year, and is esti- the hacker reportedly attempted the least 13 percent of more than 3,000 locations inspect- challenge to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s sits on the throne. Pedro Sanchez, a leading mated to rake in around 50 million francs operation thinking they were acting for ed in that area. Washington Heights came in at 12 conservative government. Deputy Prime member of Spain’s opposition Socialist Party, in sales, according to Swiss weekly Le the government. The wine producer’s percent of inspected locations, West Harlem at 10 per- Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said this said this week it was time to debate which Matin Dimanche. With his ballooning for- lawyers insist he never gave his blessing cent and the Lower East Side and adjacent Chinatown month that the government would propose royal privileges should be eliminated “and tune he sponsored numerous sports clubs to the hacking, while the agent has at nearly 9 percent. to parliament a fundamental law setting out one of them is undoubtedly ending the prin- across Switzerland, open a restaurant in claimed through his lawyer that he had Rats can carry and spread diseases, bite and trigger the king’s legal status after his abdication. ciple of the inviolability of the king”.— AFP Singapore and start a chain of Wine warned the group it was illegal. — AFP asthma attacks. In May, a 4-year-old boy died after ingesting rat poison in a Bronx homeless shelter. It’s impossible to tally the exact number of rats in New York, says the Rev Joel Grassi, a Baptist minister and professional exterminator. “As long as there are 20 years on, US recalls OJ freeway chase human beings in New York City, there will be rats, because they live off human garbage - that’s their No. By Sara Puig added. “Regardless of who you are, what and drew more than 2,000 journalists from American, like Simpson himself. your socio-economic background is, around the world. The trial provided iconic Controversy over the case returned two 1 thing,” says Grassi, adding that the best way to man- t’s like JFK or Princess Diana dying: whether you are male or female, if you are moments itself, including when the former years later, when he was ordered to pay age the rat population is to eliminate their food sup- Almost everyone in America old enough black or white or Latino, you were riveted sports star tried on a bloodied glove found $33.5 million to the families of the victims ply. “It’s just part of everyday life,” says Jasmine remembers where they were the day of by what was happening.” at the scene of the crime - which turned following a civil trial in Santa Monica, just Guzman, a store manager whose two young sons I the OJ Simpson white Bronco freeway out to be too small, undermining a key outside Los Angeles. Simpson’s problems happily run around their Washington Heights apart- chase. Twenty years later, it remains an ‘Precursor of Reality Show’ prosecution claim. The day of the verdict, with the law did not end there. In 2007 he ment across the hall from Moore’s, after the family iconic TV moment. Some 95 million Live TV coverage showed dozens of Oct 3 1995, 145 million tuned in to see him was arrested for alleged armed robbery cleans up rat droppings. “My 3-year-old son says, ‘It’s Americans watched the slow-speed chase police cars following Simpson’s white declared not guilty on all charges. His fans and kidnapping in Las Vegas, along with a OK, Mommy, they’re just looking for some stinky live on television on June 17, 1994, as the Bronco at slow speed, while thousands of took to the streets to celebrate, while critics group of men. He was eventually found food,’” she says with a laugh. NFL megastar went on the run following bystanders gathered on bridges and on the accused the jury of ignoring DNA evidence, guilty and sentenced to between nine and At night, rats run in droves in front of their build- the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole side of the freeway to watch the proces- and pointed out that 10 of the deciding 33 years behind bars, a jail term he has ing, “and we run past them to the front door when we Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. The sion. The chase was ideally suited for real- panel’s 12 members were African been serving in Nevada since 2008. — AFP get home,” says Guzman, adding that a rat ran anniversary Tuesday is being marked by a time, round-the-clock TV coverage, which through her mother’s legs and under her baby’s resurgence of memories of the motorcade, was still in its infancy two decades ago, said stroller one day. The company that manages the and the trial that followed, the first fol- journalist Jim Newton, who covered it for property says it will schedule extermination and plans lowed by a mass international audience in The Los Angeles Times. The story combined to install metal fencing plus metal seals to close rat real time. “a double murder with a big name,” creat- holes inside apartments. For now, the rats’ nightly vis- The day’s events started with police ing a “very tense” situation. “Attention and its to Moore’s apartment continue. “I’m angry,” Moore announcing that OJ was the chief suspect interest had been growing in the case for says. “We’re all human beings and we all deserve to in the murder of his ex-wife and Goldman, several days,” he told AFP. “It was a precur- live decently.” —AP whose bloodied bodies had been found sor of the reality show,” he added. four days previously. Hours later, Simpson Moreover, “Simpson really divided peo- was located driving along the 5 freeway ple...there were opposing feelings,” he said, outside Los Angeles with his football friend comparing it to the Michael Jackson child All articles appearing on these Al Cowlings. The star had a gun which molestation claims and trial, in terms of authorities feared he would use to kill him- public debate and controversy. “My family pages are the personal opinion of self. Some TV stations broke into coverage admired him. We stayed at home all day to the writers. Kuwait Times takes no of game five of the NBA finals to transmit see whether he would commit suicide or responsibility for views expressed the unfolding real-life drama. “There are surrender,” said 29-year-old Kyra, a waitress some watershed moments in American cul- in a Hollywood restaurant. Television news therein. Kuwait Times invites read- ture that kind of transform the way we view helicopters followed the pursuit all the way ers to voice their opinions. Please the world, and I think that chase was cer- to the gates of Simpson’s house, where he send submissions via email to: opin- tainly one of those moments,” said legal gave himself up after hours of negotiations [email protected] or via snail expert Marcellus McRae. “It was a surreal with police. spectacle. It was almost Shakespearian. It mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. was a reality show,” he told AFP. Two Trials, Two Verdicts The editor reserves the right to edit TV viewers were hypnotized by the story The blanket media coverage continued In this June 17, 1994 file photo, a white Ford Bronco, driven by Al Cowlings carrying any submission as necessary. because “it’s not Hollywood, it’s real life and during Simpson’s criminal trial, which O J Simpson, is trailed by Los Angeles police cars as it travels on a Southern it’s someone that you actually know,” he began in Jan 1995, lasted for nine months California freeway in Los Angeles. — AP NEWS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

GCC slams ‘haters’ of Qatar World Cup

Continued from Page 1 Hammam is from Qatar, but he was not a member of Qatar’s bid team. We have nothing to hide ... In every aspect of the shadowing the buildup to the Brazilian World Cup, which 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process, we strictly began on Thursday. Qatar has always denied that its bid was adhered to FIFA’s rules and regulations.” improper, but the latest statement was particularly strongly- Qatar 2022 said it expected further “attacks” on the bid worded, suggesting a renewed push to avert any attempt to process this weekend, a reference to a series of articles that strip it of the tournament. “These allegations are baseless have appeared in the Sunday Times about the buildup to and riddled with innuendo designed to tarnish the reputa- the 2010 decision on who should host the 2018 and 2022 tion of Qatar’s 2022 Bid Committee,” the organisers said. World Cups. On Saturday, the newspaper released details of Michael Garcia, the US lawyer leading the probe, said in its latest report, in which it said FIFA bosses had been Brazil this month that he would consider any evidence warned in a “secret terror briefing” prior to the 2010 vote brought before him before releasing a final report. If corrup- that there was a “high risk” of a terrorist attack shutting tion were proved, Qatar could be stripped of the Cup, or at down the event. least face a challenge to its position as host either through a It said FIFA’s executive committee (Exco) was briefed on re-vote or other processes. “It should be clear that these the report written by Andre Pruis, the South African police leaks are not an attempt to shine light on the 2018/2022 chief in charge of security at the 2010 World Cup. While oth- bidding process,” the statement said. “They are, instead, a fla- er bid nations’ risk was assessed as low to moderate, Pruis grant attempt to prejudice an ongoing independent investi- concluded: “In view of the risks ... Qatar is allocated a risk rat- gation. “Certainly, if the source of these leaks were genuinely ing of high. I am of the view that it would be very difficult to concerned with the evidence, they would have provided the deal with a major incident in such an environment without leaked documents to Mr Garcia, as he requested, instead of having to cancel the event.” A spokesman for Qatar 2022 said offering them to the media.” he had no comment on the latest report. Yesterday, FIFA Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper reported this month spokeswoman Delia Fischer said the article was misleading. that some of the “millions of documents” it had seen linked “As you know, any major event held in big cities or countries An image uploaded yesterday on a jihadist website allegedly shows militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and payments by former FIFA executive committee member are always at potential risk,” she told a regular media briefing the Levant (ISIL) executing dozens of captured Iraqi security forces members at an unknown location in Mohamed bin Hammam, a Qatari, to officials to win backing at the Brazilian World Cup. “The way the Sunday Times has Salaheddin province. — AFP for Qatar’s World Cup bid. Bin Hammam has not commented put it is out of context. According to their arguments, you on his involvement since he was banned for life from foot- would not be allowed to have any major events in any major Militants post images of mass killing... ball in 2012. The Qatar 2022 statement confirmed that it had cities. “Big events like the Olympic Games have a huge num- a “relationship” with bin Hammam, but repeated earlier ber of people and athletes all coming together, so any major Continued from Page 1 the fate that awaits the Shiites sent by Nouri to fight the denials that he worked on its bid. “Let us be clear: Mr bin city is at potential risk.” — Agencies Sunnis,” one caption read, apparently referring to Iraq’s The government bolstered defenses around Baghdad Shiite Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki. yesterday, a day after hundreds of Shiite men paraded Moussawi, the military spokesman, confirmed the pho- through the streets with arms in response to a call by Grand tos’ authenticity and said he was aware of cases of mass Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani for Iraqis to defend their country. ISIL murder of captured Iraqi soldiers in areas held by ISIL. UN has vowed to attack Baghdad but its advance to the south human rights chief Navi Pillay warned on Friday of “murder seems to have stalled in recent days. Government officials of all kinds” and other war crimes in Iraq, and said the num- said ISIL fighters were trying to capture the city of Tal Afar in ber killed in recent days may run into the hundreds, while northern Iraq yesterday and raining down rockets seized the wounded could approach 1,000. Speaking in Geneva, last week from military arms depots. The officials said the she said her office has received reports that militants local garrison suffered heavy casualties and the town’s rounded up and killed Iraqi soldiers as well as 17 civilians in main hospital was unable to cope with the number of a single street in Mosul. Her office also heard of “summary wounded, without providing exact numbers. executions and extrajudicial killings” after ISIL militants Iraq’s top military spokesman, Lt Gen Qassim Al- overran Iraqi cities and towns, the statement said. Moussawi, confirmed that fighting was raging at Tal Afar, Most of the soldiers who appear in the pictures are in but indicated that the militants were suffering heavy casu- civilian clothes. Some are shown wearing military uniforms alties. On all fronts north of the capital, he said, a total of underneath, indicating they may have hastily disguised 297 militants have been killed in the past 24 hours. ISIL and themselves as civilians to try to escape. Many soldiers and allied Sunni militants captured a vast swath of northern Iraq policemen left their uniforms and equipment behind as the last week, including second city Mosul and Saddam militants swept into Mosul, Tikrit and surrounding areas. Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, as Iraqi troops, many of them The captions did not provide a date or location, but armed and trained by the US, fled in disarray, surrendering Moussawi said the killings took place in Salahuddin vehicles, weapons and ammunition to the powerful province, the capital of which is Tikrit. extremist group, which also fights in Syria. Some of the pictures appeared to show some of the The captions of the photos say the killings were to soldiers pleading for their lives, others seemed terrified. avenge the killing of an ISIL commander, Abdul-Rahman Al- All soldiers appeared in their early 20s, with some wear- Beilawy, whose death was reported by both the govern- ing the jerseys of such European soccer clubs like ment and ISIL shortly before the Al-Qaeda splinter group’s Manchester United and Barcelona. Some of the mili- lightning offensive, which has plunged Iraq into its bloodi- tants wore black baggy pants and shirts, many of them People play in a fountain in a park in Seoul yesterday. South Korea is experiencing clear skies and sunny est crisis since the withdrawal of US troops in 2011. “This is had sandals or flip-flops. — AP weather in the run-up to the annual monsoon period that lasts from mid-June and throughout July. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 SPORTS

Porsche grabs the lead West Brom appoint Federer takes Halle after latest Audi snag Irvine as manager title for the 7th time LE MANS: Tom Kristensen’s bid for a record-extending 10th victory at the Le LONDON: West Bromwich Albion appointed Alan Irvine as manager HALLE: Roger Federer won the Gerry Weber Open for the seventh time by defeating Mans 24-hours race suffered a body blow as Porsche capitalized on Audi’s tur- on Saturday, replacing Spaniard Pepe Mel who left the English Premier Alejandro Falla 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in the final yesterday. Federer fired five aces and saved bocharger problems to snatch the lead yesterday. The number one Audi driven League club last month. Irvine, who has never managed in the top- three of the five break points he faced to win in 1 hour, 28 minutes. It was the 14th by Denmark’s Kristensen, Lucas di Grassi and Marc Gene had inherited top spot flight, agreed a one-year contract and will work alongside Rob Kelly title on grass and 79th overall for the 32-year-old Swiss. The seven-time Wimbledon 16 hours into the race when its sister car was called into the garage with a similar and Keith Downing while Dean Kiely is to remain as goalkeeping champion improved his record to 46-5 in 12 appearances at the tournament where issue. With less than three hours remaining in the race at the Sarthe circuit in coach. West Brom named the 55-year-old Scot, who had been in he made his debut 14 years ago. “I’ve left a little bit of my heart there,” Federer said western France, the leading Audi pitted to have its turbocharger changed. The charge of Everton’s academy for young players since 2011, after former after his ninth Halle final. “My big goal for the week was to collect the title, play good 17 minutes lost in the process gifted the lead to the Porsche Timo Bernhard is Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood turned down the chance tennis and have fun. I’ve done that.” Federer broke to go 5-3 up in the first set, only for to take over. sharing with Brendon Hartley and former Formula One Falla to respond with a break and take it to the tiebreaker. Federer then driver Mark Webber, who had completed a quadruple “I’m delighted we have been able to secure the services of Alan and Rob,” Albion technical director Terry Burton told the club website started the second set with a break, but a forehand error allowed stint. The second Audi of Andre Lotterer moved up to Falla respond with a break in the next set. Both held serve to set second and was a minute behind the new leader, (www.wba.co.uk). “With the support of (club stalwarts) Keith and Dean up the second tiebreaker, where Federer’s experience saw while Toyota ran a distant fourth following an accident we firmly believe we have put in place the right coaching team to in rain in the early phase of the race. The Porsche move the club forward. “In the end it came down to two outstanding him through. It was Federer’s seventh win from seven had made the early running in the race, setting candidates for the role. But, following a detailed recruitment process, meetings with Falla. “He’s the king of kings of the pace ahead of the leading Toyota that had we decided on Alan and the team around him are best suited to tackle tiebreaks,” Falla said. “Overall I played very well Frenchman Stephane Sarrazin the challenges we face in the Premier League.” West Brom narrowly throughout the whole week and I want to keep it up.” at the wheel as intermittent escaped relegation this season with a 17th-placed finish and Irvine’s The 69th-ranked Falla was the first Colombian to reach the showers caused a spate of reputation for developing young talent, including that of England and final of a grass-court tournament. He was playing his sec- minor accidents during the first Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, played a big part in his appointment ond on tour after he finished runner-up to Ivo Karlovic at four hours of action. — Reuters at The Hawthorns. — Reuters Bogota in 2013. — AP Rockies down Giants

SAN FRANCISCO: Brandon Barnes hit a victory. With one out in the eighth two-run, inside-the-park home run in inning, Scooter Gennett ended up with a the ninth inning and the Colorado double after blooping a ball to center Rockies rallied for the second straight that Billy Hamilton got his glove on but day to stun the San Francisco Giants 5-4 couldn’t hold. Braun then drove the first Saturday. Charlie Blackmon singled with pitch from reliever JJ Hoover (1-5) over two outs off Giants closer Sergio Romo the right field fence for his 10th homer (3-3) before Barnes lined a hit to center of the season. Francisco Rodriquez field. San Francisco’s Angel Pagan mis- pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his played the ball and it skipped to the 21st save in 23 opportunities. Will Smith fence as Blackmon and Barnes raced (1-0) got the win despite giving up a around the bases. Barnes, who had a game-tying home run to Hamilton in the walkoff triple to beat the Dodgers on eighth inning. June 7, had flown out to center in three consecutive at-bats before helping INDIANS 3, RED SOX 2 Colorado extend its winning streak to Jason Kipnis had three hits and four games. It’s the second consecutive Cleveland rallied for two runs in the sev- blown save and fourth this season for enth inning to snap a four-game losing Romo, who gave up five runs in the streak. Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael ninth inning of Friday’s 7-4 loss to Brantley each had a pair of hits for the Colorado. Indians, who had lost eight of their past nine games at Fenway Park. John Axford ANGELS 11, BRAVES 6, 13 INNINGS (2-3) earned the win with one scoreless Kole Calhoun’s bases-loaded single in inning in relief of TJ House. Cody Allen the 13th inning drove in the go-ahead pitched the ninth for his seventh save. run and Los Angeles recovered after Craig Breslow (2-2) took the loss, allow- blowing a four-run lead in the ninth to ing two unearned runs and two hits and beat Atlanta. Mike Trout and Albert a walk in two-thirds of an inning. Pujols each had three hits, including homers back-to-back homers in the ROYALS 9, WHITE SOX 1 sixth inning, and drove in four runs. Erick Danny Duffy matched a career high Aybar led off the 13th with his fourth hit, with nine strikeouts and Kansas City an infield single, and moved to second extended its winning streak to six on catcher Gerald Laird’s passed ball. games. Duffy (4-5) scattered five hits David Hale (2-1) walked pinch-hitter CJ over seven-plus shutout innings for Wilson and hit Chris Iannetta with a Kansas City. Mike Moustakas homered Kuwaiti Team (Second Place) —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat pitch to load the bases. among his three hits as the Royals won their second straight in this weekend ATHLETICS 5, YANKEES 1 series. The Royals scored five times in the Eric Sogard drove in two runs and fourth - four with none out - to chase UAE grab Ice Hockey Gulf threw out a runner at the plate to help Chicago starter Hector Noesi (2-5). Oakland win a game delayed 38 minutes by a partial power outage. The game TIGERS 12, TWINS 9 was stopped in the middle of the fourth Rookie Eugenio Suarez hit a leadoff Cup; thrash Kuwait 5-0 inning after a panel of lights went out homer and a run-scoring double in a above left field. The A’s said the circuit seven-run third inning to lead slumping breaker turned off and had to be manu- Detroit to victory. The Tigers led 11-1 KUWAIT: There wasn’t much debate prior to the tournament other than the Gulf Cup (UAE plays in be the country who would come out on top, grab- ally reset. New York’s four-game winning after six innings, but their struggling tournament as to who would be the two teams com- two others), it was clear from the start that the two bing the seemingly easy victory in front of a mainly streak ended because of its own errors. bullpen had trouble finishing off the peting in the finals. Considering they are the only teams would match up again when it counted the Kuwait-based crowd. Two passed balls by backup catcher game. Detroit came into the game hav- John Ryan Murphy, who was inserted in ing lost 17 of 24 after a fast start to the two teams that compete in at least one official IHF most. Like both previous times, the Emirates would In the bronze medal game, fairly new hockey the lineup after Mark Teixeira was season, but it was helped by another country Qatar was able to grab their first ever medal scratched with tightness in his rib cage, strong pitching performance. Anibal in an ice hockey tournament. Established in 2012, helped Oakland score twice in the fifth. Sanchez (3-2) was charged with three Qatar only competed in a few exhibition games pri- Scott Kazmir (8-2) allowed one unearned runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings. or to the tournament, but their only victory in the run and three hits in six innings for his Sanchez was in complete control before Gulf Cup this year happened to be the only one that third straight win. he walked the leadoff hitter in the sev- counted significantly. The United Arab Emirates enth and allowed a one-out RBI triple to remain the only team to have ever won the Gulf Cup DODGERS 6, DIAMONDACKS 4 Eduardo Nunez. Ice Hockey Championships thanks to a 5-0 victory in Dan Haren pitched into the seventh the finals against, once again, Kuwait. inning and hit a tiebreaking three-run ORIOLES 3, BLUE JAYS 2 There wasn’t much debate prior to the tourna- double to lead Los Angeles. Dee Gordon Chris Davis homered to back Bud ment as to who would be the two teams competing hit a rare home run for the Dodgers, who Norris’ effective pitching for Baltimore. in the finals. Considering they are the only two are 10-3 against the Diamondbacks and Davis hit a two-run shot off knuckle- teams that compete in at least one official IHF tour- 27-30 against everyone else. With six baller R.A. Dickey (6-5) to put Baltimore nament other than the Gulf Cup (UAE plays in two games left between the NL West rivals, up 3-1 in the fifth inning. It was the 11th this is the earliest the Dodgers have ever others), it was clear from the start that the two homer of the year for Davis, who led the clinched a season series with Arizona. majors last year with 53. teams would match up again when it counted the They began the year by sweeping a two- Norris (6-5) gave up one run and sev- most. Like both previous times, the Emirates would game set Down Under in Sydney. Haren en hits in 6 2-3 innings to win his third be the country who would come out on top, grab- (7-4) allowed three runs and eight hits, straight start. The right-hander extended bing the seemingly easy victory in front of a mainly including a one-out single in the sev- an impressive run by Orioles starters, Kuwait-based crowd. enth by pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco that who have allowed two runs or fewer in In the bronze medal game, fairly new hockey chased the former Diamondbacks right- 13 of the last 16 games. After Toronto country Qatar was able to grab their first ever medal hander. closed to 3-2 in the eighth, Zach Britton in an ice hockey tournament. Established in 2012, got three outs for his seventh save. Qatar only competed in a few exhibition games pri- PHILLIES 7, CUBS 4 or to the tournament, but their only victory in the Jimmy Rollins singled in the fifth to ASTROS 7, RAYS 3 Gulf Cup this year happened to be the only one that pass Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt as Matt Dominguez broke out of a Emirati Team (Winners) counted significantly. Philadelphia’s hits leader and Domonic slump with two hits that included a Brown capped the inning with a three- three-run double in Houston’s big third run homer. Rollins got hit No 2,235 off inning. Dominguez was 1 for 12 in the Edwin Jackson, sending a 3-1 pitch into first three games of this homestand right field to open the fifth. The game before singling in the second inning. The was then delayed for an on-field celebra- Astros led by one when he cleared the tion. Chase Utley also homered for bases with his double in a five-run third Philadelphia, which has won four of five inning that made it 5-1. Jarred Cosart (6- following a dismal 1-8 stretch. David 5) allowed nine hits and three runs in Buchanan (2-3), in his fifth start for seven innings in his longest outing since injured lefty Cliff Lee (elbow), allowed May 5. Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer (3- three runs and six hits in five innings. 4) was done in by an error and a lack of control in his shortest start this season. RANGERS 4, MARINERS 3 He allowed three hits and six runs - one Leonys Martin hit a run-scoring sin- earned - with three walks in three gle with two outs in the ninth and Texas innings. extended Seattle’s losing streak to five games. Luis Sardinas singled off PIRATES 8, MARLINS 6 Fernando Rodney (1-3) with one out in Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run the ninth and moved to second on a homer and Jody Mercer also went deep groundout. Martin then hit a grounder for Pittsburgh. Josh Harrison and Chris just past the glove of a diving Kyle Stewart had three hits apiece, and the Qatari Team (Third Place) Emirati Team (Winners) Seager at third base, scoring Sardinas Pirates finished with 18 overall in their without a play at the plate. Neal Cotts (2- sixth consecutive game in double digits. 3) earned the win with 1 2-3 innings of Touted rookie Gregory Polanco had two relief, striking out four. hits and two RBIs. Marcell Ozuna and Jeff Baker each hit a two-run homer in the INDIANS 3, RED SOX 2 ninth for Miami. Randy Wolf (1-3) Jason Kipnis had three hits and allowed five runs and nine hits in four Cleveland rallied for two runs in the sev- innings. enth inning to snap a four-game losing streak. Asdrubal Cabrera and Michael PADRES 5, METS 0 Brantley each had a pair of hits for the Jesse Hahn earned his first big Indians, who had lost eight of their past league victory, pitching one-hit ball for nine games at Fenway Park. John Axford six innings and contributing an RBI sin- (2-3) earned the win with one scoreless gle to help San Diego end a five-game inning in relief of TJ House. Cody Allen losing streak. pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Hahn and San Diego’s bullpen limit- Craig Breslow (2-2) took the loss, allow- ed the Mets to two hits: Ruben Tejada’s ing two unearned runs and two hits and infield hit leading off the first and Lucas a walk in two-thirds of an inning. Duda’s bloop single down the left field line in the ninth. Hahn (1-1) worked six BREWERS 4, REDS 2 innings and relievers Dale Thayer, Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run Joaquin Benoit and Huston Street each Fhaid Al-Ajmi and Jassem Al-Huwaidi speaks to the Kuwaiti Team. in the eighth inning to lift Milwaukee to went an inning. —AP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 SPORTS

BADMINTON Lee and Li win Japan Open

TOKYO: World badminton number-one as usual and I have come here in very had not expected such a result before Lee Chong Wei put his heartbreak over bad condition.” the tournament.” “Chong Wei was awe- Malaysia’s narrow defeat in the Thomas But Lee, who has has already won some with his speed and attack.” Playing Cup behind him yesterday to win the three events in the top-flight World in her first Japan Open, the 23-year-old Japan Open for a record-stretching fifth Superseries so far this year in Malaysia, Li scored her second victory in the 12- time. The 31-year-old Malaysian took England and India, said he had tried to leg World Superseries so far this year. only 35 minutes to stop Hong Kong’s play his best as the Japan Open was sup- She has taken the Malaysia Open but fin- veteran Hu Yun 21-14, 21-12 in the ported by his major sponsor. Playing ished runner-up in three other events. men’s final and lift the title for the third with an unusually aggressive flair, he led Tai, 20 years old and ranked seventh straight year. the first game all the way with a cushion in the world, took an early lead but Li In the women’s final, China’s Olympic of up to eight points. At 20-14, eighth- caught her at 6-6. Li surged ahead after champion and world number-one Li seeded Hu returned a high lob into the swopping the lead to 15-all. Xuerui struggled in the first game but net. After leading 7-4 in the second Li jumped to 6-0 in the second game regained composure to beat Taiwan’s Tai game, Lee was tied by Hu four times. But and scored seven straight points from 9- Tzu Ying 21-16, 21-6. In the Thomas Cup after 12-all, Lee took nine straight points, 2. She steadily piled up points to win the final three weeks ago, Lee beat Kenichi smashing in a shot past a stunned Hu at match in 34 minutes. “I could refocus TOKYO: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei returns a shot against Hu Yun of Hong Kong Tago but Malaysia allowed Japan to lift match point. myself after I struggled to take the first during their final match of the Japan Open badminton championship in Tokyo their first ever men’s team championship “It was an unexpectedly easy match game. My opponent probably became yesterday. — AP by 3-2. His badminton-crazy country had for a final,” Lee said. “I had not played desperate after dropping the hard- aimed for a first Thomas Cup victory in aggressively in the Japan Open. But I fought first game,” Li said. “The second know how many events her coach would also aimed to triumph at the worlds in 22 years. “I was depressed for two or studied Hu in video last night and decid- game went very smoothly for me.” Li was let her play. Li, the runner-up to August in Copenhagen and at the Asian three days after losing the close game,” ed it would be better if I play aggressive- set to take part in the next Superseries Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon at last Games in the South Korean city of Lee said. “I could not have solid training ly.” Hu, 32, said: “I feel happy because I event in Indonesia next week but did not year’s world championships, added she Incheon in September. — AFP India beat Bangladesh

DHAKA: India defeated Bangladesh by sev- India started their chase with aplomb as en wickets in the rain-curtailed first one-day Uthappa (50), making his one-day comeback international in Dhaka yesterday powered by after nearly six years, and Rahane punished confident fifties from openers Ajinkya the loose deliveries and scored at more than Rahane and Robin Uthappa. The visitors run a ball. Uthappa lofted Ziaur Rahman for a reached the revised target of 150 runs off 26 massive six over mid-wicket to race to his overs with seven balls to spare after heavy sixth ODI half-century. He was eventually out downpours stopped play for more than two leg before wicket although TV replays sug- hours in the day-night clash at the Sher-e- gested a huge inside edge onto his pad. Bangla stadium. Bangladesh, batting first, India, who were 100-1 off 16.4 overs when made 272-9 off 50 overs with valuable half- the downpours started, started tentatively centuries from skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (59) when play resumed but managed to reach and Shakib Al Hasan (52). the target with ease in the end. — AFP SCOREBOARD

DHAKA: Full scoreboard of the rain-curtailed opening one-day cricket international between Bangladesh and India at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka yesterday: Bangladesh: Patel 10-0-59-1, A. Mishra 10-0-55-2 (1w), Tamim Iqbal c Saha b Yadav 0 P. Rasool 10-0-60-2 (1w), Raina 5-0-24-1 Anamul Haque c Rayudu b Rasool 44 (Note: Sharma was taken off after bowling Mominul Haque c Saha b Yadav 6 four balls of his sixth over. Mushfiqur Rahim c Rahane b Rasool 59 Uthappa completed the over) Shakib Al Hasan c and b Raina 52 India: Mahmudullah b Mishra 41 R. Uthappa lbw b Shakib 50 Nasir Hossain c Rahane b Mishra 22 A. Rahane c Ziaur Rahman b Mortaza 64 Ziaur Rahman c Raina b Yadav 2 C. Pujara lbw b Shakib 0 Mashrafe Mortaza b Patel 18 A. Rayudu not out 16 Abdur Razzaq not out 16 S. Raina not out 15 Al-Amin Hossain not out 1 Extras (w8) 8 Extras: (lb3, w8) 11 Total (for 3 wickets, 24.5 overs)153 Total: (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 272 Fall of wickets: 1-99 (Uthappa), 2-100 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Tamim), 2-35 (Mominul), 3-87 (Anamul), 4-134 (Pujara), 3-135 (Rahane) LONDON: Sri Lanka’s bowler Shaminda Eranga (right) celebrates with teammates after clean bowling England’s Ian Bell on the fourth day of the (Mushfiqur), 5-199 (Shakib), 6-229 Bowling: Mortaza 5-0-25-1, Al-Amin first Test cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s cricket ground yesterday. — AP (Mahmudullah), 7-234 (Ziaur), 8-235 Hossain 5-0-32—0 (w2), Shakib 6-0-27-2 (Nasir), 9-267 (Mortaza). (w1), Razzak 5-0-34-0 (w2), Ziaur 1-0-9-0, Bowling: M. Sharma 5.4-1-23-0, U. Yadav Mahmudullah 2.5-0-26-0 (w3) 9-0-48-3 (6w), R. Uthappa 0.2-0-0-0, A. India won by seven wickets (D/L method) Gary Ballance ton turns Test in England’s favor

LONDON: Gary Ballance came to England’s rescue Test. But when the wicketkeeper played his favorite four to go to 94 before reaching his century in the with a maiden Test hundred after Sri Lanka threatened cut shot off Nuwan Kulasekara, he guided the ball grand manner with a swept six off the spinner. to seize control at Lord’s yesterday. England were 267 straight to gully and was out for 16. Ballance’s hundred came in 184 balls, including 12 for eight in their second innings at stumps on the Sri Lanka reckoned they had Ballance caught fours, with the batsman needing just 54 balls for his fourth day of the first Test, a lead of 389 runs. The 24- behind off Eranga for 36 as the Yorkshire batsman second fifty. Sri Lanka resumed yesterday on 415 for year-old Ballance, entrusted with the key number went to cut. However, Paul Reiffel ruled not out. Sri seven, having avoided the follow-on thanks mainly to three position in only his second Test, was 104 not out Lanka challenged the former Australia seamer’s deci- Kumar Sangakkara’s 147 on Saturday. Sri Lanka cap- after going to his century in the last over of the day sion but, with replay technology inconclusive, tain Angelo Mathews, 79 not out overnight, went to a with a six off spinner Rangana Herath. Left-hander Ballance survived. Meanwhile Jordan drove Nuwan well-deserved century when he cover-drove a James Ballance had earlier added 78 for the seventh wicket Pradeep down the ground to take the lead past 300. Anderson full-toss for four. But one ball after reaching with debutant Chris Jordan after a top-order collapse. Jordan though fell for 35 when he was deceived by three figures, Mathews was lbw to fast bowler Liam Sri Lanka now needed to surpass the highest Herath and got a leading edge to mid-off. Ballance Plunkett for 102. He batted for just under four hours fourth innings total to win a Test at Lord’s — 344 for then struck two resounding boundaries, a cover-drive and faced 172 balls, including 12 fours, with Sri Lanka one, requiring 342, by the West Indies against England and a pull, in successive Eranga deliveries to enter the eventually all out for 453 to give England a first- in 1984 - if they were to go 1-0 up in this two-match 90s. He then then cheekily reverse-swept Herath for innings lead of 122. — AFP series. Things looked very different for England as they MONTMELO: Estrella Galicia 0,0’s Spanish rider Alex Marquez (12) leads after the slumped to 121 for six after Shaminda Eranga took start of the Moto 3 the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Montmelo racetrack near three quick wickets and left-armer Herath followed up SCOREBOARD Barcelona yesterday. — AFP with a quick double strike of his own on the way to figures of four for 95 in 23 overs. It was a collapse witnessed by Kevin Pietersen, LONDON: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Sri Marquez makes it watching from a sponsor’s box at Lord’s, with the Lanka at Lord’s yesterday: South Africa-born batsman, England’s all-time leading England 1st Innings 575-9 dec (J Root 200 no, M 1 (1w); Jordan 27.4-4-102-3 (1w); Plunkett 32-2- run-scorer across all formats, ditched after the 5-0 Prior 86, I Bell 56; N 116-2 (2nb, 3w); Ali 16-2-56-1; Root 3-1-7-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia. But two more players Pradeep 4-123, S Eranga 3-163) magnificent seven originally from overseas in Ballance (Zimbabwe) and England 2nd Innings Jordan (Barbados) kept Sri Lanka at bay. Both attacks Sri Lanka 1st Innings (overnight: 415-7) S. Robson b Eranga 19 in this match had been frustrated by a docile Lord’s MONTMELO: Spaniard Marc Marquez won were too fast in the final laps. “However, I D. Karunaratne c Prior b Jordan 38 A. Cook c P Jayawardene b Eranga 28 pitch. Eranga though defied the sluggish surface with his seventh straight race yesterday as he battled really well and so I can be satisfied K. Silva c Prior b Anderson 63 G. Ballance not out 104 a spell of three wickets for three runs in 21 balls. took the honors in a thrilling Catalunya with that,” said the flamboyant nine-time K. Sangakkara c Prior b Ali 147 I. Bell b Eranga 9 England captain Alastair Cook was caught behind M. Jayawardene lbw b Broad 55 J. Root lbw b Herath 15 MotoGP ahead of Italian Valentino Rossi world champion. for 28 before Australia-born Robson completed an L. Thirimanne c Robson b Anderson 2 M. Ali b Herath 4 and Honda teammate and compatriot Dani The final laps of the race were run under unsuccessful England debut on his Middlesex home A. Mathews lbw b Plunkett 102 M. Prior c Thirimanne b Kulasekara 16 Pedrosa. The runaway championship leader thunder and lightning although race offi- ground by being bowled off the inside edge for 19. P. Jayawardene c Bell b Plunkett 6 C. Jordan c Sangakkara b Herath 35 and defending world champion survived a cials declined to halt the race. It was a fasci- Eranga dismissed Bell in similar fashion to leave N. Kulasekara c Prior b Jordan 9 S. Broad c and b Herath 24 furious onslaught from Pedrosa over the nating battle between the three men with England 69 for three. Joe Root walked out, having R. Herath b Anderson 2 L. Plunkett not out 2 final two laps after seizing the lead from Pedrosa taking the lead from Rossi with made an unbeaten 200 in England’s first innings 575 S. Eranga not out 5 Extras (b3, lb4, w2, nb2) 11 Rossi who had led for much of the middle four laps remaining before swapping the for nine declared after coming in at 74 for three. But N. Pradeep hit wkt b Jordan 4 Total (8 wkts, 69 overs, 310 mins) 267 part of the race. He extends his points tally lead with Marquez several times only to let this time Root was lbw for 15 to a clever Herath ball Extras (b7, lb5, w6, nb2) 20 To bat: J Anderson to a perfect 175 while Rossi stays second his advantage slip as the riders went wheel that skidded on and hit him on the back leg. Total (all out, 138.4 overs, 646 mins) 453 Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Cook), 2-51 (Robson), 3-69 on 117 after going past Pedrosa on the to wheel. “I don’t care whether it was 16 or (Bell), 4-98 (Root), 5-102 (Ali), 6-121 (Prior), 7-199 Clean-bowled final lap when the Spaniard touched 25 points today it was more about my per- Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Karunaratne), 2-151 (Silva), 3- (Jordan), 8-256 (Broad) Moeen Ali, one of three England debutants along wheels with Marquez. formance and I am delighted with that as it 277 (M Jayawardene), 4-289 (Thirimanne), 5-385 Bowling: Kulasekara 15-2-65-1; Pradeep 13-3-37-0 with Robson and Jordan, confidently drove Herath Pedrosa is third in the standings on 112 is my best one of the year,” said Pedrosa. “I (Sangakkara), 6-400 (P Jayawardene), 7-413 (1nb); Eranga 18-7-63-3 (1nb, 2w); Herath 23-2-95-4 straight back over the bowler’s head for four. But next but will be disappointed to have lost sec- was surprised by Valentino’s pace. Then on (Kulasekara), 8-430 (Herath), 9-442 (Mathews), 10- Match position: England lead Sri Lanka by ball Herath, spinning one out of the rough, clean- ond spot when victory was within his the final lap Marc closed the door and we 453 (Pradeep) 389 runs with two second-innings wickets bowled Ali after the left-hander went to drive. Matt grasp. It was the 62nd podium for Marquez almost came together but in the end it was Bowling: Anderson 31-7-93-3 (1w); Broad 29-8-67- standing. — AFP and the 100th MotoGP win for Honda. “It’s fine.” added the former 125 and 250cc Prior had made 86 in the first innings of his comeback so nice to win in front of my home fans,” world champion. Marquez told BT sport, after kicking several The next race is set for June 28 at Assen yellow footballs into the crowd. “The last in the Netherlands. Esteve Rabat of Spain, laps I made a comeback after nearly clash- on a Kalex, won the Moto2 race with anoth- Algieri claims WBO welterweight title ing with Valentino early in the race and felt er Spanish Katex rider, Maverick Vinales, really strong. It was a great tussle on the coming second, with France’s Johann Zarco NEW YORK: Chris Algieri survived two first- Provodnikov, who fell to 23-2, landed a first shot.” Although his right eye was a final lap first with Valentino then with Dani. (Caterham Suter) third. Rabat, who started round knockdowns to claim a surprise split crushing left hook to Algieri’s eye in the first bruised and swollen mess, Algieri said he This is special.” from pole position, won for the fourth time decision late Saturday over Ruslan round and it began to swell immediately. could still see out of it through the eighth While Marquez makes it seven from sev- this season and consolidated his lead in the Provodnikov and take the Russian’s World Later in the round Algieri had to take a knee round, although by the 12th, he said, “I was en, the first time since Rossi in 2002 that a world championship. His main rival for the Boxing Organization light welterweight title. after another punch, but again rose to con- blind.” On the undercard, Demetrius Andrade rider has achieved that feat, he remains title, Finland’s Mika Kallio, could only finish Algieri improved to 20-0 with eight wins tinue. “The shots I was getting hit with the retained his WBO light middleweight title well short of the all time record of 20 con- fourth and now trails Rabat by 34 points. In inside the distance. He couldn’t match first four rounds, they were few and far with a seventh-round technical knockout of secutive victories set by legendary Italian Moto3, Alex Marquez, the younger brother Provodnikov’s power, but even with his right between,” said Algieri, a native New Yorker England’s Brian Rose. Andrade improved to Giacomo Agostini between 1968 to 1969. of Marc, took victory on a Honda with eye swelling shut in the later rounds he put who was fighting in front of home fans at 21-0 with 14 wins inside the distance while “I’m very happy as we modified the bike Italian Enea Bastianini second on a KTM. On on a display of precision boxing that gave Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Rose, who was knocked down twice in the overnight and it worked very well in the a weekend dominated by Spanish riders, him the nod by scores of 114-112 from two “They were big, but they were lunging first three rounds, fell to 25-2-1. Rose was tak- race,” said Rossi. “I never made a mistake Efren Vazquez took third spot to make six judges, while the third judge saw it 117-109 shots-he caught me on the end of the shots. ing a pounding with the referee stepped in to and it ran really smoothly and I thought at podium places out of nine on offer at the for Provodnikov. Really the only shot that hurt me was that stop the bout 1:19 into the seventh. — AFP one point I would win but then the Hondas Montmelo circuit. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

At WCup, Japanese-Brazilians split allegiances

SAO PAULO: Chants of “Nippon!” broke out in a Japanese team after the final whistle in their first integrated in samba schools,” he said. The cultural FAN FERVOR Japanese-Brazilian cultural center in Sao Paulo as 300 cup game. center is located in a Sao Paulo district called fans cheered on the Asian team in their World Cup Brazil is home to the world’s largest Japanese com- Liberdade, a neighborhood lined with red Japanese- game against Ivory Coast. For the large community of munity outside Japan, with some 1.8 million people style street lights, restaurants serving tempura and Brazilians of Japanese descent, it was time to put on of Japanese descent. About 60 percent live in Sao shops selling anime videos. The stores, however, are the Blue Samurai jersey for one night before switch- Paulo state. The first wave of Japanese migrants came mostly decorated with Brazilian flags for the World ing back to Brazil’s yellow and green. “I am rooting for to Brazil to flee poverty in their country and work in Cup and one of the hottest-selling items is Brazil’s a Brazil-Japan final,” said Ivo Tobioka, a 29-year-old the South American country’s coffee plantations team jersey. massage therapist who was wearing a T-shirt bearing under an agreement between the two governments. Still, for some in football it remains difficult to the picture of Japanese playmaker Keisuke Honda. Aware of the connection, five Japanese national team choose between Brazil and the country of their eld- But make no mistake. If his dream final in Rio de players taped a video message for the community, ers who arrived in the first wave of Japanese migra- Janeiro’s Maracana stadium comes true, he wouldn’t which was played before the game at the Brazilian tion in 1908. “I am divided, but I am more of a Brazil hesitate: “I would cheer for Brazil.” Society of Japanese Culture and Social Welfare. Team fan,” said Maria Cristina Igarachi, 30, an engineer who Just as Brazil’s Selecao is a symbol of national captain Makoto Hasebe said they were knew that wore a Japan jersey but had a Brazil scarf around identity, supporting the Blue Samurai is a way for they were the “second team” of Japanese-Brazilians resting on her shoulder. Claudio Kurita, director of Brazilians of Japanese descent to reconnect with and that their support “brings a great feeling.” the Japanese-Brazilian cultural center, said having their ancestors’ homeland. The crowd at the cultural Japan play in Brazil was a chance for migrants to feel center watched the game on a big screen in a room ‘Brazilianized’ closer to their ancient land. Some 3,000 Japanese- decorated with paper lanterns in the colors of Brazil Before kick-off, the marriage of both cultures was Brazilians went to watch the Blue Samurai practice and Japan. They roared and jumped from their on display as a taiko drums group performed tradi- outside Sao Paulo last weekend, he said. “Anything chairs when Honda opened the score against Ivory tional Japanese beats, followed by samba dancers. that brings the pioneers closer to Japan makes them Coast in late Saturday’s game in the northeastern The harmony director of the Aguia de Ouro samba happy,” said Kurita, who wore Hasebe’s number 17 city of Recife. They screeched in horror as the African school, Celso Mizukami, is third generation Japanese. jersey. “Even the elders who know nothing about team came back to win it 2-1, but they clapped the “Japanese-Brazilians are so ‘Brazilianized’ that they are football were very excited.”— AFP Adidas’ WCup Q&A for Messi

Question: Whenever Argentina play, Argentina would love it if we could beat all eyes are on you. Is this the moment Brazil - it would be talked about forever. I that you and your teammates make your know the passion of our people, and they country a great football force again? have just as much love for football as the I hope so. I hope it’s the summer that Brazilians do, it is fantastic. We should have Argentina become champions. I know how a lot of fans in Brazil, too, so hopefully our much it would mean to every person back games can feel like home matches, even home. I’m going to Brazil because I want to though they aren’t. be a champion, and win the World Cup for my teammates, my family, my people. I will Question: Who did you enjoy watch- give 100%, I always do. But it is a team ing as a boy in the World Cup, do you game, it is not all about me. If the win does- have any vivid memories from past tour- n’t come, it won’t be because we haven’t naments? tried hard enough. We are motivated, we I always admired Pablo Aimar, he came are ready. from River and I followed him a lot, he was my favourite. To have played with him is Question: What did you learn from the something very special for me. I was very 2010 FIFA World Cup, where you crashed young, but I remember watching Diego out to a very good Germany side? Maradona in the 1994 World Cup. And That the most important thing is that when I was a little older, Zidane for France, the team be strong, that they be together, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo for that they fight for each other. The tourna- Brazil.They are all superb players, ones that ment is very short, so one mistake and you you can learn from as a young player. can be on your way home. It was very disap- pointing losing to Germany, but they were How has your style of play changed? an excellent side on the day. They still are. Are you the same Leo Messi as you were We learned that you have to concentrate playing on the streets as a kid? hard, every moment. We are more focused My style has pretty much stayed the than ever on the job in hand this time same, I have played this way since I was a around. young boy. I have learned a lot and have evolved wherever I have been, and there Question: You’re often identified more was more technical work and ball work with Barcelona than Argentina, would when I came to Spain from Argentina, but I you like to change that this summer? have always tried to express myself in the Yes. I want to win for Argentina. I love same way. I have learned tactically too, but my club football and I love Barcelona, which when it’s just me and the ball, that’s when has been my home since I was 12, but I have I’m happiest - attacking. always felt strongly loyal to my country. I’ve never stopped being Argentine, and I’ve Question: How much of an honor is it never wanted to. I feel very proud of it. I being Argentina captain? want to be as successful for my country as I A huge honor, one of the biggest honors am for my club. The whole team want that. you can have as an Argentine. Alejandro Sabella has said it has helped my game, and Question: You face Bosnia, Iran and maybe it does get you thinking a little bit used 4-3-3. We have a lot of great players, so thing very special for me. But more impor- Nigeria in the group stages. Do you see more about what you can do for your team the side should score goals. Higuain, Sergio tantly, it would mean that Argentina are that as an easy group? and how you can help the side. I am enjoy- Aguero, Angel di Maria, Carlos Tevez, doing well. The team of the Golden Boot win- It’s very dangerous to think like that. ing it. EzequielLavezzi, Rodrigo Palacio, Javier ner usually makes it to the semi finals or fur- People may point to us as favourites for the Pastore, Erik Lamela, Ricky Alvarez. ther, and that is what we want. But I would group, and I guess we are, but the World Question: Does it affect how you act happily not score any goals and swap that for Cup is all about upsetting the odds. For two on the pitch very much? Question: You’re being hailed as the a World Cup! sides like Bosnia and Iran, to get to the Being the captain doesn’t distract me best in the world at 26. How much better World Cup is absolutely huge, a major from my natural game, which is to attack can you get over the next five years? Question: How do you prepare for a moment, and they are going to be very defenders. And off the pitch, I do the same I don’t think about trying to be the best. World Cup match?It there a different way hyped up, very excited. Every team that has things as ever with my teammates. As a per- Judge me when I retire, I think. I always look of approaching games? qualified has beaten good football teams son, I am the same with them. I am always forward, the things that have been won It is not different. I address it like I would on the way here, and they will be looking to available to help anyone who needs help already are in the past. On to the next chal- for any match. Whether it’s the World Cup, get our scalp. And Nigeria are very danger- though. I remember senior players being lenge. But every single day I try to improve Champions League, Copa del Rey, I prepare ous. They are consistent performers at the great with me when I was young and coming myself. You can always improve parts of your for all games totally the same. Every game World Cup, and you get the feeling that one through for Argentina, so I try to be like that game. 100% perfect is not possible. Helping needs to be treated as a final, as the most year they might do really well. Yes, there are with them, too. That’s an important part of your team to win is always the most crucial important game of your career. harder groups out there, but it is not an captaincy. thing, rather than my individual performance. easy group. People mention my goals a lot but that is sec- Question: How do you manage your Question: How do you see Argentina ondary to winning games and winning com- time away from football? Question: How much would it mean to playing this summer, tactically? You have a petitions. My motivation is to wake up every I try not to change my lifestyle, I just want win for Argentina on Brazilian soil, would wealth of attacking talent... day happy, to be professional but to have fun. to be a normal guy. I am a normal guy, I just it make the victory that little bit sweeter? Alejandro Sabella is very good at varying play football, that’s all. With my family and I’d be lying to say that it wouldn’t be our play, and the way we qualified with a bit Question: Is the Golden Boot some- friends, I’m just Leo. That’s the way to keep very special. Brazil against Argentina in the of style should make us very confident. thing you’d like to add to your trophy cabi- your feet on the ground. I like to listen to final at the Maracana? That would be some Topping the South American group was an net? music, to watch some TV, talk to friends. It is dream, wouldn’t it? You can only imagine achievement. We have played 4-4-1-1 with Of course! I like to score goals, and if I the best way to stay rested and to be fresh for how much the people back home in me behind Gonzalo Higuain, and we have could get the Golden Boot, it would be some- each game. Syrian activists brave dangers; watch WCup

BEIRUT: Young Syrian opposition activists living with the ent team,” he laughed. Deep divisions within Syria’s opposi- the game underground, free from stress. You have chil- constant dangers of more than three years on war are brav- tion have plagued their revolt against President Bashar al- dren, young people, and even (rebel) Free Syrian Army ing bombardment by government forces and jihadists’ Assad’s government. “The atmosphere in these gatherings commanders,” said Omar Al-Jeblawi, an activist from threats to watch their favorite World Cup teams. In Raqa is fun and relaxed. It’s an opportunity to enjoy life, and to Latakia province. —AFP province, controlled by powerful jihadist group the Islamic forget our daily exhaustion,” he said. Moadamiyet al-Sham State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), one young activist and was once a rebel bastion, but after a suffocating year-long avid football fan risked the extremists’ anger to sneak out siege that starved civilians including children, the town’s to watch Spain play the Netherlands. rebels signed a truce with the government. But now the “Members of ISIL raided the cafeterias on the first day of World Cup has started, residents have decorated the town’s the World Cup, and forced the young people to go pray,” orchards and set up big screens, injecting new life into a said the activist who identified himself as Abu Ibrahim. town blighted by war, Abu Anas said. FIFA WORLD CUP “Football, they said, distracts the mind from worshipping Germany v Portugal 19:00 God. So I watched Friday evening’s match, Spain- ‘Wonders of the siege’ beIN SPORTS 1 HD Netherlands, at a friend’s house. We were worried they In the northwestern province of Idlib, where rebels have might raid us there, so we made sure not to make a sound been advancing despite regime air strikes, activist Ibrahim beIN SPORTS 2 HD even when there was a goal,” he said. al-Idelbi put on his Spain T-shirt and sipped the traditional beIN SPORTS 1 HD FR Abu Ibrahim, a Brazil fan, is one of the few in Raqa who yerba mate hot drink as he watched the game. “We try to beIN SPORTS 1 FR dares to communicate with the outside world about his find new things to do, anything that will help us forget Iran v Nigeria 22:00 opposition to ISIL, which has a reputation for abuses about the siege, bombardment and death,” he said. He beIN SPORTS 1 HD including summary executions and kidnappings. “They admitted he was a little sad when Spain lost, “but you beIN SPORTS 2 HD want everything to be sad and bleak. But I love life and I know, it’s just a game. As soon as the match was over, I just beIN SPORTS 13 HD love football,” Abu Ibrahim told AFP via the Internet.Abu went back to work.” Even in southern Damascus’ Palestinian beIN SPORTS 1 HD FR Ibrahim mocked Friday’s surprise loser Spain on his camp Yarmuk, under an army siege that has seen more Facebook page, comparing the Dutch 5-1 win to the light- than 100 people die from starvation in a year, people TOMORROW ning offensive launched by ISIL and other militants in Iraq. watched the games. Ghana v United States 1:01 “Holland took over Spain today just like ISIL invaded “Wonders of the siege: the (England-Italy) game is beIN SPORTS Iraq,” he joked. Abu Anas, a volunteer in a field hospital and being shown free of charge for all in the camp’s youth cen- beIN SPORTS 1 HD student living in Moadamiyet Al-Sham near Damascus, also tre, and I’m on my way there!” one activist in Yarmuk said beIN SPORTS 2 HD follows the tournament religiously. “Six of us gathered at on Facebook. Meanwhile in rebel areas of Latakia on the beIN SPORTS 1 HD FR my house to watch the Spain-Netherlands match. But just Mediterranean coast, people huddled around TV screens in beIN SPORTS 1 FR like the Syrian revolution itself, each of us supports a differ- underground shelters. “It makes people feel safe to watch MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

Wily Italy outfox England

MANAUS: A cool-headed Italy proved the first half but we made tweaks at FAN FERVOR too clever for England on Saturday, half-time and dealt with it better,” scoring two well-crafted goals and England captain Steven Gerrard said. defending doggedly in the Amazon heat to grab a 2-1 win in their opening Lovely pass World Cup Group D game. Italy England recovered quickly and two grabbed the winner in the 50th minute minutes later a lovely pass from when midfielder Antonio Candreva Sterling sent Rooney haring down the outfoxed England left back Leighton left and his curling cross was met by a Baines and chipped a cross deep into sweet half-volley from Sturridge. Italy, the area for Mario Balotelli to head in though, came close to scoring again in from close range at the far post. first-half stoppage time. Balotelli England otherwise dominated the sec- chipped the ball over goalkeeper Joe ond half but could not find a way past Hart, only for Phil Jagielka to head it back-up keeper Salvatore Sirigu, depu- off the line, and seconds later a clever tizing for the injured Gianluigi Buffon. pass found Candreva alone in the area Italy are joint top of the group with but he crashed his shot against Hart’s Costa Rica while England must beat right post. Uruguay in their next game to retain Sirigu was in good form in the sec- realistic hopes of reaching the last 16. ond half, palming away fierce shots The result was fair and reflected well from Welbeck and substitute Ross on both teams, who did not shirk in Barkley as well as a free kick from high humidity and temperatures that Baines. “It is a very disappointing result were still 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) at and there is no reason take positives kickoff. “We played well. It was a hard when you have lost,” England manager fought victory but we kept control of Roy Hodgson said. “But my gut feeling the midfield,” Italian manager Cesare is that we did some very good things Prandelli told reporters. The Italians on the pitch but unfortunately we con- started with five men in midfield in a ceded that second goal.” England bid to clamp down on fleet-footed eventually paid the price for their English forwards Raheem Sterling, efforts in the heat. Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck. Among others, Gerrard and England began well but some play- Sturridge went down with cramp. “It ers, including Wayne Rooney and was a tough night. It was warm, sticky - Baines, had games to forget. Baines it was a tough pitch - it was dry. But often looked out of his depth with Italy they’re excuses. Italy were very good,” regularly mounting dangerous raids said Gerrard. Pirlo almost made it 3-1 down their right flank and Prandelli’s in second-half stoppage time but his team took the lead in the 35th minute swirling 30-metre free kick crashed MANAUS: England’s goalkeeper Joe Hart lies on the net after Italy’s forward after a cleverly worked corner. When against the bar. The players appeared Mario Balotelli (not pictured) scored during a Group D football match the ball was played into Andrea Pirlo to have no problems with the pitch, between England and Italy at the Amazonia Arena on June 14, 2014. — AFP the veteran midfielder let it run under which had been damaged by humidity in the brutal conditions. “We had to who drew two and lost one of their his boot and Claudio Marchisio had in the months running up to the tour- lower the rhythm to gather breath, it 2010 matches. The defeat meant time to hammer home a 25-metre nament and required special repairs. was impossible to keep up that intensi- England have not beaten a major right-foot shot. “They caused us a lot of But Prandelli said it was “madness” not ty,” he said. The result was the first nation at the World Cup since a 1-0 win problems down our left-hand side in have an officially sanctioned time out World Cup win in four games for Italy, over Argentina in 2002. — Reuters Drogba fires up Ivory Coast as Japan falter

RECIFE: Didier Drogba came off the international career has been marked by bench to again show his inspirational frequent and bitter disappointment, typi- qualities as the Ivory Coast recovered to fied by the Ivorians’ failure to emerge beat Japan 2-1 on Saturday and boost from their group in 2006 and 2010. their bid to reach the World Cup knock- This campaign had looked in danger out stages for the first time. It had shaped of turning sour as well. Japan started up to be another disappointing occasion brightly and were sharp and nimble in for the African side, who frequently flatter possession, working clever angles as they to deceive, when Keisuke Honda powered picked off their opponents’ frequently Japan into a first-half lead. Yet Drogba’s misplaced passes and took the lead with introduction was swiftly followed by a goal of genuine quality from Honda quickfire headed goals from Wilfried Bony after 16 minutes. Collecting a pass across and Gervinho in the space of three sec- the box, he took one touch to shift it out ond-half minutes that turned the match of his feet and then drove it powerfully on its head. The victory at the into the top corner with his left foot, Pernambuco arena moved the Ivorians before galloping away in celebration as level on three points at the top of Group blue hordes of Japanese fans celebrated C with Colombia, who beat Greece 3-0 deliriously. earlier on Saturday. The Elephants had their moments, With coaches so often judged on their with midfielder Yaya Toure showing occa- ability to make brave decisions, Ivory sional glimpses of his destructive powers, Coast’s Sabri Lamouchi put his neck on shifting through the gears with trade- the line by leaving out Drogba, for so mark bursts of raw energy. long a talismanic presence in the lineup, in favor of the in-form Bony. He claimed DESIRED IMPACT after the match it was partly due to the Yet there was little killer instinct as half striker’s lack of fitness, but he also admit- chances came and went, with Drogba ted it was a tactical decision. It initially prowling on the sidelines before entering looked a poor call as Japan had the better the fray after 62 minutes. The change had of the first half, but the striker’s appear- the desired impact on the Ivory Coast ance proved decisive in wrestling the who leveled two minutes later when momentum towards the Africans. Within Bony leapt to glance a fizzing Serge seconds of coming on he had driven at Aurier cross into the far corner. Two min- the heart of a swiftly retreating Japanese utes later and a drilled Aurier centre was back four, inspiring panic in the massed met this time by Gervinho who got in blue ranks that had been previously front of his marker to direct a header on unthreatened. goal that squirmed past Japan keeper Eiji Kawashima. Everything changed Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni felt “When Didier Drogba came on the his keeper was not the only player who pitch everything changed,” Frenchman could have done better. “I expected a dif- Lamouchi told reporters. “When you have ferent performance and I want to analyse this caliber of player on the pitch you are what I did and I will speak to players very lucky. “Of course, he was frustrated tomorrow,” he said. “The day after that I to be on the bench but if you saw the joy will know if it is an issue of maturity or when he finished the match... he is a something else,” he added. “I know they champion.” At 36 years old, Drogba is can do better because they have done nearing the end of a career where he has better many times before... “We have two made a habit of bullying defenses into matches coming up and we have to keep submission. Nonetheless, he had the look the morale high. What we have done of a man who feels he still has unfinished does not count that much. What counts is business playing for his country. While he what we need to do.” Japan next face RECIFE: Ivory Coast’s forward Salomon Kalou jumps for a header during a has led them to the last two World Cups Greece on Thursday when the Ivory Coast Group C football match between Ivory Coast and Japan at the Pernambuco and five straight African Nations Cups, his are up against Colombia. — Reuters Arena in Recife on June 14, 2014. — AFP Nigeria boss wary of Queiroz experience CURITIBA: Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes Enyeama, whilst captain Joseph Yobo could make perennial qualifiers South Korea. And no matter the getting the better of his opposite number Carlos his 100th appearance for his country against result, Queiroz is convinced he will get full commit- Queiroz will be the biggest challenge for his side as Argentina in the final group game. And Keshi is ment from his players. “We have no doubt about they take on Iran in their World Cup opener today. relying on them to guide his young squad. “You our players’ readiness and I know who will start The Super Eagles have taken just two points from can’t buy this sort of experience. I pray that exactly against Nigeria,” said the former Real Madrid six matches in their last two appearances at the Enyeama, Yobo and Mikel Obi will bring all their boss. “We will have 90 minutes to fight against World Cup, but have higher hopes this time around experience. Youth is good, but if we can combine Nigeria and one thing for sure is the Iranian players after winning the African Nations’ Cup last year. “I youth and experience that will be great for us.” are willing to give 100 percent and work hard to get think their coach is their biggest weapon, because Iran’s preparations for their fourth World Cup results.” he’s well experienced, he knows the game well,” have been far from ideal with international sanc- With Argentina expected to dominate Group F, Keshi told FIFA.com “For the Iran game we have to tions on the Iranian government leading to a lack of both sides should face a battle with World Cup be focused. We have to concentrate and do our job. funds to arrange friendly matches. They did go newcomers Bosnia and Hercegovina for second We’re not going to take Iran lightly because they’re unbeaten in four hastily arranged warm-up games place.And Iranian defender Steven Beitashour not going to take us lightly, so we have to go out for the tournament against modest opposition, but believes a win in Curitiba would put them in posi- with everything that we have. They have a very managed to win just once in a 2-0 victory over tion to progress past the first round for the first good coach and I’m sure they also have some quali- Trinidad and Tobago last week. time. “I think it’s going to be a tough battle,” said ty players. We don’t know Iran very well, but we’ll They are one of the few unknown quantities in Beitashour, who plays in Major League Soccer with see them on Monday.” the competition with 14 of their 23-man squad still the Vancouver WhiteCaps. “If you can start off the Nigeria’s campaign will be spearheaded by playing in their domestic league. However, they World Cup right and get the win, I think you have a Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel and goalkeeper Vincent excelled in qualifying and topped a group including good chance of getting to the next round.” — AFP India thump Drogba fires Bangladesh in up Ivory Coast rain-hit first ODI as Japan falter

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PORTO ALEGRE: Honduras’ midfielder Roger Espinoza (left) holds back France’s forward Karim Benzema (center) during a Group E football match between France and Honduras at the Beira-Rio Stadium yesterday. — AFP France overpower Honduras 3-0 Goal-line technology makes history

PORTO ALEGRE: France beat 10-man Honduras 3-0 in Antoine Griezmann was then also denied by the cross- a bruising World Cup clash yesterday where goal-line bar for Les Bleus as he rose highest to meet Patrice technology awarded the first international goal in his- Evra’s cross but his header clipped the woodwork on its tory. Three minutes into the second period, the way over. Benzema saw another good opportunity fly German-manufactured GoalControl system was called over moments later as he headed off target after a fine into action when a volley from Karim Benzema, who counter-attack involving Matuidi, Griezmann and ended the night with two goals, came back off the Valbuena. Ricci had a big call to make midway through post. The ball bounced back into the area before hitting the half when Pogba clashed with Palacios. Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares. He then tried to The Juventus midfielder lashed out at Palacios after scoop the ball to safety, but Brazilian referee Sandro appearing to be stamped on, but Ricci showed only Ricci awarded the goal-classed as an own-goal-after yellow cards to both.Palacios was only to last another consulting the instant technology. Benzema was the 16 minutes in any case as he stupidly bundled Pogba star man as he opened the scoring from the penalty over inside the area a minute before half-time and was spot after Wilson Palacios had been sent-off for two shown his second yellow card. Benzema stepped up to bookable offences on Paul Pogba. convert the resulting spot-kick to register his seventh Benzema then played a major role in his side’s his- goal in as many games for France and his first in a toric second goal and the Real Madrid striker rounded World Cup. The 26-year-old was heavily involved again off a fine afternoon with an emphatic finish 18 minutes as France doubled their advantage within three min- from time. Victory moves Didier Deschamps’ men utes of the second-half courtesy of the goal line tech- above Switzerland on goal difference in Group E after nology. the Swiss beat Ecuador 2-1 earlier in the day with the However, there was still confusion as replays inside two European sides set to meet next on Friday in the stadium first showed Benzema’s initial shot hadn’t Salvador.The game had begun in bizarre circumstances gone in before confirming the ball had indeed crossed as neither sides’ national anthem was sung before kick- the line via the hand of Valladares. Benzema should off, but normality was restored once proceedings got have added to his tally moments later when he was underway as France dominated from the off. picked out by a fine low cross from Griezmann but Blaise Matuidi had the first clear chance on 15 min- could only fire straight at Valladares. However, he utes when Mathieu Valbuena’s free-kick was only par- wasn’t to be denied 18 minutes from time when he tially cleared and the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder’s fired expertly high past Valladares from a narrow angle PORTO ALEGRE: France’s Karim Benzema (third right) scores his side’s 3rd goal during the group E World Cup soccer match between France and effort was brilliantly turned onto the bar by Valladares. to seal the three points. — AFP Honduras at the Estadio Beira-Rio yesterday. — AP Dramatic Swiss down Ecuador

BRASILIA: Substitute Haris Seferovic finished off a goal which took the draw away from us,” he told reach the knockout stages, thought they had taken breathtaking box-to-box stoppage time counter- reporters. The Swiss had bossed possession for long the lead when Josip Drmic poked home from close attack to hand Switzerland a thrilling 2-1 win over periods at the Brasilia national stadium, where range with 20 minutes left but the strike was Ecuador in their World Cup Group E opener yester- many thousands of fans missed the kick-off as the wrongly ruled out for offside. Both sides continued day. A brilliant block tackle by Valon Behrami in his negotiated the lengthy security queues, but fell to press forward with Swiss goalkeeper Benaglio own area instigated the break, which was allowed behind in the 22nd minute after pre-match con- showing his best and worst form. The keeper to continue by an excellent decision by Uzbekistan cerns about their soft centre proved true. rushed out and failed to deal with a ball over the referee Ravshan Irmatov after the midfielder was Ecuador striker Enner Valencia easily stepped top to leave defender Steve Von Bergen to hack body-checked. away from Johan Djourou to meet Walter Ayovi’s away under pressure from Enner Valencia, while The move continued with Ricardo Rodriguez free kick from the right with Swiss goalkeeper swift repositioning allowed him to palm away a crossing for Seferovic to finish in the 93rd minute, Diego Benaglio stuck on his line as the ball fizzed deflected free kick from Michael Arroyo. sending the Swiss fans into raptures and deflating into his six yard box. The Swiss struggled to break The Ecuadorian substitute was then guilty of the South Americans, who had played their part in down the South Americans and were restricted to dawdling in possession after trying to take an extra another World Cup attack fest, albeit lacking the long shots for the remainder of the half with Swiss touch in the penalty area when he should have quality seen in earlier encounters. “We could have coach Ottmar Hitzfeld opting to introduce Admir shot, allowing Behrami, who was guilty of giving gone 2-1 behind but we managed to make a very Mehmedi at the break to help find a way through. away the ball cheaply throughout the match, to good save and then scored up the other end,” said The forward needed just three minutes to make an block his effort in the dying seconds. The Swiss, man of the match Xherdan Shaqiri. “After halftime impact as he beat Carlos Gruezo to head home a who promised a more attacking display after dour, we played a lot of simpler passes and we let the ball corner to level the scores. The goal opened up the defensive displays in the last two World Cups, then do the work and that created chances scrappy contest as the play flowed end to end but flowed forward with ambition as the South Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda lamented “a both teams lacked calmness and quality in the Americans, looking out on their feet, struggled to BRASILIA: Switzerland’s defender Ricardo Rodriguez (left) and Ecuador’s forward Felipe moment of naivety” that cost his side the game. “We final third. track back. Rodriguez allowed time and space down Caicedo vie for the ball during a Group E football match between Switzerland and Ecuador at lost our organization at the end, we were somewhat The Swiss, who beat Spain in their opening the left to roll his cross into the area for Seferovic to the Mane Garrincha National Stadium in Brasilia yesterday. — AFP betrayed by our emotion and this provoked the match in South Africa four years ago but failed to smash into the roof of the net. — Reuters Speculators impair KSE, small traders: Experts

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Dubai property sector faces moment of truth Prices soar sharply to near pre-crisis peaks • Govt steps may not be enough DUBAI: “Keep calm. There’s no bubble”, proclaimed a giant billion), the Land Department said. erties - many of them unbuilt - in quick succession. Late That far outpaced growth in total bank loans, which poster on a 40-storey building overlooking a Dubai high- There are good reasons for property prices to rise, last year, Dubai doubled the fee charged on property rose just 8.8 percent in December to 1.1 trillion dirhams. way, advertising a property finding portal late last year. including annual economic growth around 5 percent and deals to 4 percent, while the UAE central bank imposed And the lending boom is probably just beginning. That may have been true at the time, but the risks are ris- inflows of money from Arab investors seeking safety in a caps on mortgage lending. Some real estate developers “We foresee an acceleration of real estate lending as ing. turbulent region. While some prices have almost returned have taken their own action; partly state-owned Emaar developers launch new projects, and more local and expa- A leap in bank lending to the construction industry indi- to their pre-crash peaks, they are well below some other Properties allows resale only after about 40 percent of triate customers seek to enter the mortgage market,” cred- cates financial institutions have resumed pouring money global business cities. Prime real estate in Dubai costs payment for a property has been made. it rating agency Standard & Poor’s said in a report last into real estate projects in the last few months, after cut- between $6,200 and $7,500 per square metre ($580-700 But these steps are minor compared, for example, to a month. A Dubai banker, declining to be named under ting back sharply in the wake of Dubai’s 2008 crash. At the per square foot), against $27,600-33,700 in Singapore, 15 percent fee imposed on the quick resale of property by briefing rules, noted increased risk-taking in funding to same time, property prices have been soaring on the back according to Knight Frank. Hong Kong and a 30 percent fee introduced by Singapore. developers by local banks: “Some banks are offering 100 of Dubai’s economic boom, increasing the chance of the The volume of real estate deals has not reached its pre- Last month, the International Monetary Fund warned that percent financing deals to firms on a selective basis. That’s market rising to unsustainable levels. crash peak but demand is showing signs of slowing. Dubai might need to consider such tools as well. not very sustainable.” Surging supply and unsustainable demand are a risky Propsquare Real Estate said sales volumes so far this year For now, it does not seem that the growth-hungry emi- A return to the full excesses of the pre-2008 boom still mix - the same combination that got Dubai into trouble six were down about 25 percent year-on-year as prices rate has the will to act more aggressively. The history of looks unlikely. The crash cleared some second-tier devel- years ago, forcing state firms to reschedule tens of billions become less affordable. “The gap between what the seller the mortgage loan caps suggests it may not; the central opers out of the market, and the companies that remain of dollars of debt and jolting financial markets around the is asking for a property and what the buyer is willing to bank watered down stricter curbs after complaints by still bear the balance sheet scars of the last crash; this world. This time, authorities say they are aware of the dan- pay is huge at the moment,” said Parvees Gafur, commercial banks. should encourage at least some of them to be more cau- gers, and they have taken regulatory steps to slow demand Propsquare’s chief executive. Yet the Land Department In a statement on June 9, the Land Department insisted tious. growth. But the steps are still modest compared to those described the first-quarter surge in real estate deals as that the property market was broadly healthy, and that ris- There are signs that developers are paying more atten- by other global cities facing the same problem, such as “impressive” and looked forward to more. ing prices were simply due to a strong economy. tion to their rivals’ plans and implementing projects only Hong Kong and Singapore. “We expect the next three quarters to be similarly In an annual stability report a week ago, the UAE cen- in stages, proceeding with each one after reevaluating the “It’s too early to be calling top, but credit growth of that active, especially as this period follows the launch of a tral bank warned that the real estate market might be demand outlook. pace tells you that the cycle is accelerating rapidly,” said number of stimulating economic projects in Dubai and overheating. But it is unclear what further action it could “Supply is more coordinated” than it was in the past, Simon Williams, HSBC’s chief economist for the region. the disclosure of some of the preparations for the city’s take; with U.S. interest rates still ultra-low, any rate hike in said Fahd Iqbal, head of Middle East research at Credit “Such a huge increase in lending is simply not consis- hosting of Expo 2020,” said the department’s Director the UAE is unlikely given the UAE dirham’s peg to the U.S. Suisse. Nevertheless, the risks may be substantial in the tent with economic order and stable asset prices. The time General Sultan Butti Bin Merjen. dollar. next few years. Any sudden loss of confidence by a large for policy action is now, before bubbles really get going, The government fuelled the current property boom proportion of foreign investors, or sharp tightening in US not when they are already in place.” when it announced plans, in November 2012, for a huge SUPPLY monetary policy, could ignite a pull-back in the market, development including the world’s largest shopping mall, The supply side of the equation looks equally uncer- S&P said in its report. Demand over 100 hotels and a park almost a third larger than tain. Plans for real estate projects worth well over $50 bil- “What happened in 2013 was unsustainable. It is a big Dubai house prices posted the fastest year-on-year rise London’s Hyde Park. Meanwhile, most of the more than lion have been announced in Dubai over the past 18 question mark whether or not we are going to have a sus- of any of the world’s major markets in January-March for 200 man-made islands off Dubai laid out in the shape of a months - but it is unclear how many will actually get built tained levelling off or whether it is going to pick up again,” the fourth straight quarter, soaring 27.7 percent, consult- world map that symbolized the 2008 property market and how fast. Major work is starting on some of them. said Farouk Soussa, Citigroup’s chief economist for the ants Knight Frank said. Rents rose about 30 percent on crash remain empty after state-owned developer After shrinking for 16 months in a row, construction loans region. “In Dubai things change quickly. If they build...all average in the same period. The value of real estate deals Nakheel’s near debt default in 2009. in the UAE jumped 40.1 percent from a year earlier in these big projects...then I think we can start to get more in Dubai, with a population of 2.3 million, jumped 38 per- Authorities have taken some steps against price specu- December to 181 billion dirhams, the fastest rate since concerned about another massive cycle in the property cent in the first quarter to some 61 billion dirhams ($16.6 lation and “flipping”, in which investors buy and sell prop- June 2009, latest central bank data show. sector that might be unsustainable.” — Reuters Iraq weighs on Gulf markets New world economic order a goal at G77+China summit MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia: UN Secretary “This summit is not purely commemorative, it will DUBAI: All markets in the Gulf declined yesterday as after the close that its facilities in Iraq had not been General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday opened a Group of propose new social policies,” said Bolivian President Evo investors reacted to insurgent advances in Iraq and affected. “There are very few corporates in the region 77 plus China summit in Bolivia, with developing coun- Morales, a leader of Latin America’s hard left and the Dubai builder Arabtec Holding plunged again, after a which have exposure to Iraq,” said Sebastien Henin, tries calling for a more fair new world economic order. group’s current president. The summit closes Sunday technical glitch led investors to believe a major share- head of asset management at The National Investor in holder was cutting its stake further. Abu Dhabi. “We should expect these to be under pres- Ban spoke to a vast audience that included some 30 with a document that Bolivia’s Vice President Alvaro The insurgent offensive that threatens to dismem- sure in the coming days.” Even markets with minimal heads of government and representatives of more than Garcia described as “the first draft of the post ber Iraq spread to the northwest of the country yester- links to Iraq were dampened yesterday; Saudi Arabia 100 nations, about two-thirds of the world’s countries. Millennium Development Goals,” a set of UN goals that day. It is not clear that events in Iraq will have any sig- and Egypt fell 1.1 percent each. “The risk premium for The destiny of billions of poor people and the state of are approaching their 2015 expiration date. nificant impact on the other Gulf Arab countries, the region has gone up,” said Henin. the planet depends on their work, Ban told the group. Hammered out in previous meetings, the G77 docu- which are insulated by big budget and current Dignitaries at the event include the presidents of ment sets forth ambitious new commitments to reduce account surpluses; higher oil prices could even benefit Arabtec slides Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba and host nation Bolivia. China, poverty and inequality, foster sustainable development, them. Nevertheless, the news from Iraq encouraged Dubai’s benchmark tumbled 4.7 percent, its biggest which is not a G77 member, is participating in the sum- protect sovereignty over natural resources and promote some foreign institutions to take profits - something loss in almost four weeks, as most stocks declined. mit, partly in a nod to its expanding trade ties in Latin fair trade and technology transfers. they were already contemplating after gains in region- Arabtec continued to dominate trading and dropped America, although President Xi Jinping will not attend. The world is still well short of fulfilling the original al markets this year - while further dampening the its daily limit of 10 percent late in the session after the Leaders at the summit are pressing a “fight for fair eight Millennium goals, which include a call to halve the appetite of some local retail investors to buy for now. website of Dubai’s bourse showed the firm’s major and sustainable economic growth, and for a new world number of people living in extreme poverty. The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) index drastically shareholder, Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments, economic order,” said Venezuelan President Nicolas dropped. The benchmark shed up to 100 points, had reduced its stake to 14.32 percent. Maduro. Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa slammed the Growing trade with China recording yet a new downward record trend, following Last week, Arabtec plunged 30 percent in four days current global economic system as morally flawed. Beijing is represented by Chen Zhu, a vice chairman the past week bearish trading. as Aabar cut its stake to 18.85 percent from 21.57 per- “Only when we are united across Latin America and of China’s National People’s Congress. Chen met with “For many institutional traders from abroad, it’s a cent; investors are concerned that the construction united around the world, will we be able to make our Morales ahead of the summit opening, and pledged an concern,” Fouad Darwish, head of brokerage services firm could lose the support of the deep-pocketed voice heard and change an international order that is $80 million loan to modernize Bolivian airline BOA and at Global Investment House in Kuwait, said of Iraq. fund, which has declined to comment on its inten- not just unfair-it is immoral,” Correa said. Cuban purchase four new aircraft, Bolivia said. Meanwhile, local retail investors are “having second tions. President Raul Castro meanwhile warned that Havana’s With massive purchases of commodities and exports thoughts about buying”, he added. However, after trading closed, the bourse said the closest ally Venezuela needed support amid fallout from of its manufactured goods to the region, China in recent Shares in the few Gulf companies with major expo- latest ownership figure was incorrect and had deadly anti-government protests. years has emerged as a main trade partner of many sure to Iraq were hit. The Baghdad-listed shares of appeared on its website because of a glitch; Aabar had Latin American countries. Asiacell, which made a net profit of 581 billion dinars actually increased its stake marginally to 18.94 per- New anti-poverty UN goals? Iran’s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri pledged during ($499 million) in 2013, have plunged 25 percent in cent, it said. One of just a handful of stocks that rose in “Venezuela today needs our staunchest support,” a separate meeting with Morales a $200 million line of June. Dubai was logistics firm Aramex, which gained 1.2 per- In Abu Dhabi, Dana Gas, which has operations in cent. It said after trading closed that it had bought Castro, 83, said in a rare international speech. Cash- credit for “health, the pharmaceutical industry and agri- Iraqi Kurdistan, sank 4.8 percent while the bourse Australian courier company Mail Call Couriers. It did strapped Havana still has a centrally planned economy culture.” The summit marks the 50th anniversary of the index slid 2.0 percent, although the company said not disclose the deal’s value. — Agencies and cannot get access to international loans, and group’s founding. It has grown from 77 developing Venezuela supplies it with cut-rate oil. countries to 133 countries. — Reuters MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 BUSINESS Very low rates bad for small banks By Hayder Tawfik

008 financial crises have created a very weak environment around the 2world for banks in particular small retail banks. Back in 2008 a failure of a sin- gle bank lead to a domino effect that prompted central banks around the world to pump money into the weaker banks and aggressively lowered interest rates to a near zero that is still existing and even could go lower. Some governments went even further and ended up as investors in these vulnerable banks. Others have taken on board huge amounts of toxic assets from these banks. Banks need a big spread between deposit rates and lending rates and that does not exist anymore. So, banks were saved with money from ordinary people buffers by financial institutions. And they that are now angry and confused because depress bank funding rates, both in the these banks are not lending to them or to wholesale market and, perhaps more the wider economy. I believe that importantly now that banks are trying to although investment banks and incompe- reduce their reliance on unstable whole- tent regulators were blamed for the finan- sale funding, rates to depositors. cial crises, the roots of these problems lie Saving rates are below inflation. This is in the retail banking industry. what we call negative real rates. The There has been great restructuring of biggest losers are the poor savers or pen- these weaker banks because of tougher sioners that have been relying on those GANYU: Workers making dolls in a toy factory in Ganyu, east China’s Jiangsu province. China is unlikely to resort to the kind of spending regulation or because of the great pres- incomes from their saving accounts. splurge that saw it through the 2008 financial crisis to deal with its slowing economy, analysts say, but recent moves to ramp up state support sure put on them by investors and share- Meanwhile banks are charging much high- suggest it cannot wean itself off the stimulus drug. —AFP holders. However, I still believe that many er rates for new borrowers. I believe that banks are still in intensive care. I don’t banks are using the earnings from the think the bigger and stronger banks are spread to recapitalize. This will not work if immune from any sudden shock in the they do not control they overheads. Staff Speculators impair KSE, financial markets. Just imagine if all savers and premises costs are still rising. This is decided to withdraw their money from the most acute for the retail banks. Running banks because of the miserable rate of retail branches are very expensive. Margin saving they are offering or if all borrowers squeeze is particularly tough for small small traders: Experts decide to return the money to the banks. players, so very low interest rates tend to These situations could happen even with- benefit large retail banks at the expense of out going through a financial crisis. The smaller ones. When margins are tight, the Kuwait bourse needs new legislations 2008 financial crises was not just disas- winners are those with the largest market trous for investment banks and retail share. I strongly believe that very low interest KUWAIT: Some speculators are misusing the 481.2 points with a loss of 6.1 points, the price saw 3,798 deals worth KD 24.048 million, with banks but it was a crises for the banking current market situation and the absence of index at 7,142.42 points with loss of 101.71 some 151. 45 million shares changing hands. rates make it virtually impossible for banks industry and I believe it is not over yet and market-makers in order to make gains at the points, and the KSX 15 at 1,173.15 points, The sector indices board was also solid red to do risky lending. They also kill the inter- in some cases some banks have not recov- expense of small traders and the whole market, shedding 18.35 points. The trading session upon closing. — KUNA bank market. It simply is not worth for ered yet. many traders said. banks’ while lending to each other when If we want prove that the crises in the In separate interviews with KUNA, several they can earn pretty much the same for banking industry is still ongoing then we traders pointed out that speculators have been parking excess reserves safely at the cen- need not to look any further than the state playing a negative role on the market since the French FM sees progress in talks tral bank. Even this no longer can work for of the world economy. An economic crisis start of 2014 in favor of some companies and to the euro-zone banks as the ECB decided to in the euro-zone is still ongoing. In India, make quick gains. over US fine for BNP Paribas Russia, Brazil and China authorities are still charge them interest rate for parking “The market also suffers from several other PARIS: France’s finance minister said yesterday ter said on Thursday that negotiations had struggling to create a balanced economy excess reserve with it. This impairs the flow factors the latest of which is the internal and that talks between BNP Paribas and US author- gathered pace recently. BNP Paribas declined that they hoping to be immune from of funds around the financial system. So external political development which pushed ities over a potential fine for the bank for to comment. A $10 billion fine would wipe out world or external shocks. The task indeed very low interest rates destroy bank mar- some traders to hold back from trading,” KSE breaching US sanctions had progressed BNP’s projected 2014 earnings and put the is very tough. Banks being small or big are gins and slow the velocity of money. trader and financial analyst Mohammad Al- towards a “more equitable” level. bank’s dividend under pressure, SocGen ana- still stuffed with risky non-performing Flooding the financial system with Tarrah said. US authorities - five of them in all, including lysts estimated last month. It would also hit loans or some toxic assets. These banks plenty of money ensures that banks can “This has turned Kuwait Stock Exchange into the New York financial regulator - are investi- BNP’s core equity tier one ratio, a measure of a cannot lend productively, and deleverag- always make payments, but unfortunately market for speculation not investment,” Al-Tarrah gating whether BNP evaded US sanctions bank’s ability to endure stress and market ing bank balance sheets and building cap- doesn’t force banks to lend properly and regretted. Though trader Faisal Al-Mutairi argues against Iran and other countries between shocks, forcing it down around 100 basis ital have deflationary effects in the wider more important productively. The liquidity that speculation is important for the market, he 2002 and 2009. points from the current 10.6 percent, the ana- economy. So they are still alive and sur- flood will create a liquidity swamp in admits that some speculators misusing the mar- BNP may have to pay a fine of about $10 lysts added. vived the financial crises but I believe they financial markets, causing the unforeseen ket’s difficult time to make profits. billion and face other penalties such as being Sources familiar with the matter say the US are indeed badly wounded and for sure and opposite effects. Propping up house “They pile huge pressure on small traders suspended from clearing clients’ dollar trans- authorities are trying to establish whether the they will not survive any sudden shock to prices and inflating financial assets are two pushing them to random selling operations actions, sources close to the situation have bank stripped out identifying information the global financial markets. of those perverse effects. It also maintains from which they make gains,” Al-Mutairi said. said. The French government has said such a from wire transfers so they could pass through The biggest mistake is to keep them the value of collateral on lenders’ balance “This raises concerns about the direction of fine would be “disproportionate.” “I think we the US financial system without raising red alive by keeping interest rates at zero and sheets, keeping their capital requirements the market in July which will coincide with the have made progress towards more equitable flags. “What is being criticized by the US offering them funding subsidies. These down and therefore helping to ensure that Holy fasting month of Ramadan, usually a period penalties that do not impede in a strong way authorities is the violation of a strictly charitable helps were supposed to be they stay solvent. of market recess,” he wondered. the future and the future of funding in particu- American law. The same acts committed in short-term solution but they have gone on So artificially keeping those weak Trader Ahmad Al-Hajiri believes that the mar- lar,” finance minister Michel Sapin said in an France in euros would not have been repre- for far longer than anticipated and unfor- banks alive is a disaster waiting to happen. ket is in desperate need of new legislations to interview on Europe 1 radio and news channel hensible,” Sapin said. “That said, it is the tunately they will have a profound impact Banks should try internally to clear the rein in greedy speculators who are unwilling to iTele, asked if the fine was going to be less American law, it should have been respect- on the general economy. mess rather than just wait for help and help the market overcome current challenges. than $10 billion. Sources familiar with the mat- ed”.— Reuters Usually very low interest rates are sup- handouts from the central banks or gov- “Only self-interest are driving force behind any posed to encourage the flow of credit to ernments. The longer banks stay on life decision they take on the market,” Al-Hajiri said, all kind of borrowers who would be reluc- support the more people and businesses adding that such a kind of traders never hesi- tant to pay higher rates. Unfortunately at will look for other ways of obtaining the tates to withdraw and moves to other regional Gold price rises to $ 1,273 per ounce present, these very low rates are propping finance they need. Hence, the slow death markets for bigger gains at any time. up highly indebted households and busi- of the retail banks. We have already seen Kuwait Stock Exchange ended yesterday’s KUWAIT: The week gold trades ended with the report said. The prices of the yellow metal will nesses, preventing bankruptcies and fore- different kind of new of players in the trading in red territory with variance in the loss- price at $1,273 per ounce, $18 higher as com- settle on what it is now due to expected closures. By preventing bankruptcies and financing markets and the online banking. es of each of the market indices amid the pared to the opening rate, according to a reduction of the US economic stimulus plans; defaults of banks i.e. indirectly savers they What stops Apple Inc. to start its own absence of positive motivators that give report by “Sabayik Al-Kuwait” precious metals expected to remain around $1,250 per ounce are just delaying the death of the weaker banking when it has over $150 billion in investors confidence and assist in improving the trading company. in the current period with, rising expectations retail banks. Also, very low interest rates cash and generating over $50 billion in investment atmosphere in the market. The mar- The political situation around the world has in the late third quarter of this year, the report also propping up the prices of safe assets free cash per a year. Also it has what most ket was also dominated by random operations helped in the rise of the gold price as well as added. such as good and top quality govern- banks dream of and that is millions of loyal that caused the indicators to decline all over the the World Bank reports that point to weak As to silver, the rate rose to $19.6 per ounce, ments bonds that are used as liquidity clients. — Dimah Capital session. growth which affects the stock markets and unlike other precious metals which fell as a The board showed the weighted index at bonds to the benefit of gold markets, the result of liquidity shortage. —KUNA EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Japanese Yen 3.750 Sierra Leone 0.000069 0.000075 Syrian Pound 2.900 Singapore Dollar 0.223383 0.229383 South African Rand 0.020490 0.028990 ASIAN COUNTRIES Nepalese Rupees 3.880 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Malaysian Ringgit 87.040 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001872 0.002452 Japanese Yen 2.772 Australian Dollar 269.43 266.43 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.395 Taiwan 0.009316 0.009496 Indian Rupees 4.748 Canadian Dollar 262.90 263.90 Thai Bhat 9.680 Thai Baht 0.008401 0.008951 Pakistani Rupees 2.877 Swiss Franc 319.50 317.50 Srilankan Rupees 2.168 Arab Euro 385.46 386.46 Bahraini Dinar 0.744207 0.752207 Nepali Rupees 2.972 US Dollar 282.40 285.40 Bahrain Exchange Company Egyptian Pound 0.037172 0.040272 Singapore Dollar 228.010 Sterling Pound 482.34 485.34 Iranian Riyal 0.000078 0.000080 Hongkong Dollar 36.490 Japanese Yen 2.82 2.84 Iraqi Dinar 0.000181 0.000241 Bangladesh Taka 3.638 Bangladesh Taka 3.635 3.905 CURRENCY BUY SELL Jordanian Dinar 0.394934 0.402434 Philippine Peso 6.467 Indian Rupee 4.746 5.046 Europe Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Thai Baht 8.750 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.167 2.602 Belgian Franc 0.007355 0.008355 Lebanese Pound 0.000138 0.000238 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Nepali Rupee 2.969 3.504 British Pound 0.467910 0.482910 Moroccan Dirhams 0.024426 0.048426 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Pakistani Rupee 2.875 2.790 Czech Korune 0.006218 0.018218 Nigerian Naira 0.001197 0.001832 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 76.96 77.42 Danish Krone 0.047395 0.052395 Omani Riyal 0.729033 0.734713 Saudi Riyal 75.457 Bahraini Dinar 751.63 753.70 Euro 0.378081 0.386081 Qatar Riyal 0.077023 0.078236 Qatari Riyal 77.749 Egyptian Pound 39.48 40.08 Norwegian Krone 0.043224 0.048424 Saudi Riyal 0.074830 0.075530 Omani Riyal 735.060 Jordanian Dinar 401.92 407.57 Romanian Leu 0.081659 0.81659 Syrian Pound 0.001755 0.001975 Bahraini Dinar 751.560 Omani Riyal 734.42 741.72 Slovakia 0.008106 0.018106 Tunisian Dinar 0.167397 0.175397 UAE Dirham 77.060 Qatari Riyal 77.98 78.53 Swedish Krona 0.038506 0.043506 Turkish Lira 0.136222 0.143222 ARAB COUNTRIES Saudi Riyal 75.44 75.84 Swiss Franc 0.308716 0.318916 UAE Dirhams 0.076069 0.077218 Egyptian Pound - Cash 39.900 Turkish Lira 0.136222 0.143222 Yemeni Riyal 0.001276 0.001356 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.489 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.321 Australian Dollar 0.257927 0.269427 Tunisian Dinar 172.200 New Zealand Dollar 0.239319 0.248819 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 399.940 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 281.500 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.900 Canadian Dollar 0.255545 0.264045 Canadian Dollar 259.510 Syrian Lira 2.019 US Dollars 0.278900 0.283250 Sterling Pound 475.750 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 35.168 US Dollars Mint 0.279400 0.283250 Euro 391.810 US Dollar 282.300 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Asia Swiss Frank 320.975 Euro 384.800 US Dollar Transfer 282.100 Bangladesh Taka 0.003297 0.003897 Bahrain Dinar 749.235 Pound Sterlng 475.850 Euro 384.450 Chinese Yuan 0.044143 0.047643 UAE Dirhams 76.620 Canadian Dollar 260.250 Sterling Pound 475.610 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034426 0.037176 Qatari Riyals 78.200 Indian Rupee 4.768 Canadian dollar 260.920 Indian Rupee 0.004492 0.004893 Saudi Riyals 75.340 Egyptian Pound 39.485 Turkish lira 136.240 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Jordanian Dinar 396.715 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.166 Swiss Franc 315.780 Japanese Yen 0.002698 0.002878 Egyptian Pound 40.115 Bangladesh Taka 3.635 Australian Dollar 266.400 Kenyan Shilling 0.003299 0.003299 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.154 Philippines Peso 6.475 US Dollar Buying 281.900 Korean Won 0.000268 0.000283 Indian Rupees 4.679 Pakistan Rupee 2.868 GOLD Malaysian Ringgit 0.084219 0.090219 Pakistani Rupees 2.852 Bahraini Dinar 751.700 20 Gram 245.000 Nepalese Rupee 0.002996 0.003166 Bangladesh Taka 3.622 UAE Dirham 76.850 10 Gram 124.000 Pakistan Rupee 0.002664 0.002944 Philippines Pesso 6.322 Saudi Riyal 75.350 5 Gram 64.000 Philippine Peso 0.006363 0.006643 Cyprus pound 691.420 *Rates are subject to change BUSINESS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 China woos Germany’s heir-less ‘Mittelstand’

BERLIN: The small- and mid-sized companies that the moment,” said Stefan Heidbreder, head of the step in to their fathers’ shoes, because they have seen management buyout, with the financial backing, say, form the backbone of the German economy are federation of family-owned businesses. what toll it has taken,” said Arist von Schlippe, psy- of a private equity fund. But the investment funds increasingly being snapped up by foreign and pre- chologist and lecturer in the management of family- themselves sometimes act on their own. And, in other dominantly Chinese-investors as the families that ‘A different balance’ run firms at the university of Witten. cases, the company is simply snapped up by a rival. run them find no suitable heirs to pass their busi- Around 75 percent of so-called SMEs-small and “They have a different idea of life, they want a dif- From this point of view, Chinese investors can often nesses on to. medium enterprises, or, to use the German term, ferent balance,” he said. In addition, a lot of companies appear to be the more attractive option. They are Two years ago, engineering firm Putzmeister “Mittelstand”-are in family hands. Specializing in high- are in a phase “where it’s not just entrepreneurial reliant on the current workforce and frequently hold passed into Chinese hands after the founding fami- tech industrial applications, the sector is known for its drive and spirit that is required, but also management on to the existing management teams, said ly was unable to find a successor. The takeover by innovation and is the driving force behind German competence, which the young people simply don’t Heidbreder. Chinese giant Sany for around half a billion euros exports. But the tradition of succession where the have, or which their fathers believe that they don’t Another attraction is that Chinese investors are was one of the biggest investments by China in father hands over the business to his son or daughter have,” von Schlippe said. The first wave of post-war more willing to pay higher prices, said Jens-Peter Europe at the time. But it was just the tip of the ice- is crumbling. Detlef Keese, of the Institute for SME entrepreneurs passed on the torch in the 1970s and Otto, who heads the Chinese-German business group berg. “Technology firms, hidden champions with Research at Mannheim University, estimates that few- now it is the grandchildren’s turn, the expert said. at PWC. problems finding an heir, that’s what Chinese er and fewer companies are remaining in family And in the case of those companies set up in east- According to data compiled by EY, the volume of investors are looking out for,” said Peter Englisch of hands: the proportion has fallen from 70-75 percent ern Germany after the fall of communism, it is the Chinese direct investment in Germany rose from 46 EY (formerly Ernst & Young). in the 1990s to around 50 percent at present. time for the first generational changeover. million euros to 68 million euros between 2012 and “Every private equity fund in the world currently The German association of chambers of commerce 2013. German fork-lift truck manufacturer Kion, semi- has its eyes fixed on this market,” the expert said. and industry, DIHK, sees it as a reflection of the age- The Chinese pay well conductors specialist Prema, car door latch maker “German firms, and particularly family-run ones, are ing population. But it is also a social phenomenon, it In the absence of a successor, it is sometimes the Kiekert, and concrete pump maker Schwing are all the ideal takeover targets for Chinese investors at says. “In a lot of cases, the children are reluctant to non-family management which takes over by way of a now in Chinese hands. — AFP NBK Capital completes sale of Nayifat Instalment Co Falcom Financial Services takes 38% stake

RIYADH: NBK Capital’s Alternative Investments Group, a leading private equity and mezzanine fund manager in the MENA region, has complet- ed the sale of its 38 percent stake in Nayifat Instalment Company to Falcom Financial Services. The investment was made through NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund I, the firm’s private equity fund focused on acquiring minority and majority stakes in growing middle market companies across the MENA region. Nayifat is a leading Islamic consumer finance company in Saudi Arabia providing loans to con- TOKYO: Pedestrians being reflected on a share prices board in Tokyo. Japan’s gov- sumers and small to medium-sized companies. ernment is readying to unfetter its huge public pension fund, freeing managers to During NBK Capital’s holding period, the compa- dump low-yield sovereign bonds and go in search of higher, but riskier returns, in a ny grew into one of the largest and most rep- move that could see cash flood global markets. —AFP utable consumer finance companies in Saudi Arabia with a loan book of over SAR 1.4 billion. Japan readies to unshackle Nayifat recently became one of the first consumer finance companies to obtain a license from the huge public pension fund Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA). Amjad Ahmad, Senior Managing Director and TOKYO: Japan’s government is readying to right there,” said Tsuyoshi Ueno, a senior econ- Head of Alternative Investments at NBK Capital Amjad Ahmad unfetter its huge public pension fund, freeing omist at NLI Research Institute. stated, “NBK Capital was one of the first private icantly grow and increase market share while NBK Capital was established in July 2005 as a managers to dump low-yield sovereign bonds If, as some observers expect, GPIF increas- equity firms to invest in the Kingdom’s growing maintaining the sector’s leading return on equi- wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Bank of and go in search of higher, but riskier returns, es the share of assets in domestic stocks by consumer financing sector. In the last five years, ty.” NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund I, managed Kuwait (“NBK”),region’s oldest bank and one of in a move that could see cash flood global five percentage points, that would inundate we have worked closely with management and by NBK Capital’s Alternative Investments Group, the highest rated banks. NBK Capital focuses on markets. the Tokyo bourses with about six trillion yen- other shareholders to transform Nayifat into an is a $250.0 million private equity fund focused four principal lines of business: Alternative The nation’s pension program, into which half the total value of all foreign investment in efficient financing company with an extensive on acquiring minority and majority stakes in Investments, Asset Management, Brokerage & almost all citizens pay, is supported by the the markets, Ueno said. countrywide network providing credit to under- growing middle market companies in the MENA Research and Investment Banking. With offices world’s largest investment fund, worth a stag- The fund currently holds 60 percent of its served consumers and SME businesses.” region. The Fund specializes in an active invest- in Kuwait, Dubai, Istanbul and Cairo, NBK gering $1.26 trillion-equivalent to one-quarter assets in domestic bonds, with 12 percent Samer Khalidi, Executive Director continued, ment approach to create long-term sustainable Capital’s team of more than 170 professionals of the country’s entire economy. It towers over each in foreign and domestic stocks and 11 “Our operational focus and strong support has value through strategic, operating, financial and offer superior products and services to clients its nearest competitor-the $700 billion percent in foreign bonds, according to its helped the company’s management team signif- corporate governance enhancements. and investors. belonging to Norway-and is multiples of the website. Holdings also include cash and other $173 billion holdings of Temasek, the assets. Yasuhiro Yonezawa, head of the fund’s Singaporean sovereign wealth fund. investment committee, told the Wall Street Better times for the US But, unlike some other more adventurous Journal last week that domestic bonds could, vehicles, the Government Pension Investment in future, account for just 40 percent, with the Fund (GPIF) keeps by far the majority of its difference made up by extra foreign bonds cash in super-safe-and super low return- and by stocks, both at home and abroad. economy are finally here Japanese government bonds. Now all that Cynics suggest that a prime minister in search could be about to change, as Prime Minister of a feelgood factor could do a lot worse than Shinzo Abe shuffles into place the next piece chuck bundles of cash at the stock market-the By Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone Tesla, Netflix, social media and biotech stocks indexes have been rising steadily. Consumer of his “Abenomics” jigsaw puzzle. extra demand will ratchet up prices. are suggestive of a “bubble” and we all know credit is increasing, initial unemployment The bid to shake up Japan’s slumbering And the trickle down of all that money he worst winter what that means. A third group likens the claims are declining, small business operators economy after two decades of drift began in floating around would be a shot in the arm for in the United Ukraine situation to the events leading up to are becoming more optimistic and hotel rev- early 2013 with a huge public spending the inflation that Japan so badly needs-a TStates since the First World War. While that might be a enues are strong, all signs of business confi- bonanza and unprecedented monetary eas- cause to whose mast Abe has firmly nailed his 1995-96 has finally stretch, an event in Occupied Palestine, Iran or dence. Rising stock prices and house values ing from the Bank of Japan. colors. A further boon: selling off government ended and the econ- the South China Sea could turn worse at any have increased consumer net worth to more But, 18 months down the line, the initial bonds-probably to the Bank of Japan-and omy is responding time, disrupting oil shipments and world trade. than $82 trillion, well above the $70 trillion sugar rush is fading, and Abe must now put in spending the proceeds in foreign markets favorably. I never Taking a hard look at earnings last year, rev- peak of 2007. Another favorable sign is vehicle place some of the structural reforms he-and would push the yen down, helping exporters gave up hope. I enue growth is clearly not the main factor con- production. So far this year the seasonally most economists say are necessary. and nudging up import costs, and therefore believed the housing tributing to increases. There have, however, adjusted annual rate has increased from 10.5 Not least of which is getting more bang for inflation. It is perhaps these very-forseeable recovery and energy been some recent improvements in earnings. million units to a recent record of 11.6 million. the buck on the public pension fund to help a accusations that may give managers pause; production were The rig count is also picking up, which is a shrinking number of workers pay for a grow- the Japanese public is generally conservative enduring positives, Negative guidance good sign. ing number of retirees. and will be particularly sensitive to the idea of but even those areas were experiencing set- We experienced a similar period of negative About half of Japan’s social security budget anyone playing fast and loose with their pen- backs. Early favorable signs were the sharp guidance between 2005 and 2007, but earn- Summer blues goes on pensions, a figure equal to around 12 sions. “It is not clear who would take the increase in bank loans (up at an annual rate of ings expanded more than 8 percent in those In 2010, 2011 and 2012 the economy percent of the entire economy. Bolstering the responsibility for the possible risk incurred by almost 10 percent), which indicated improved years. We could be in a period where the fun- slowed down during the summer and the performance of the reserve fund would take more aggressive operation,” said Ueno of NLI, business confidence, and a pick-up in rail car damentals (the economy and earnings) stock market declined in sympathy. Some pressure off the public purse. adding the mooted 20 percent rebalancing loadings, which reflected strong order books improve and interest rates stay low, but the investors are worried that we could experience was far from certain. across a broad range of sectors. First quarter market makes little progress. The reason could a similar circumstance, prompting a recall of One trillion yen Still, he said, traders appeared to be buying real growth was down 1 percent, however, be related to sentiment, which is positive (a the mantra, “sell in May and go away.” A shift in Earlier this month, Abe reportedly instruct- into the idea that there will be at least some showing the economy was at stall speed, but contrary indicator), and the fact that institu- monetary policy took place in each of those ed his welfare minister to review the fund’s breaking of the levy to allow GPIF cash onto the late Easter may have contributed to that. tions are fully invested in equities as a result of years, however, and that doesn’t seem likely in operating portfolio, urging it to make more the stock market, sending prices northwards. Those cautious on the outlook point out that the strong performance of the developed equi- 2014. The Economic Cycle Research Institute aggressive investments in foreign and domes- “Market players have already started digesting the harsh weather could only explain one per- ty markets over the past two years. Index correctly forecasted the second half tic stock markets. The knock-on effect, say the great impact expected from GPIF invest- cent or less of the overall Gross National Others believe that the market’s rise during slowdowns in the US economy in 2010, 2011 analysts, could be huge. “Moving just one per- ment reform,” he said. In fact, “they are more Product shortfall, suggesting that the quarter 2012 and 2013 was fueled by the monetary and 2012. It indicated the economy would not cent of the fund onto stock markets-there sensitive about news on GPIF than any news was fundamentally weak without considering accommodation of the Federal Reserve and have a slowdown in 2013 and we didn’t have goes more than one trillion yen ($9.8 billion) of Abe’s growth strategy itself”. — AFP the weather factor. I still believe momentum now, with the Fed reducing its bond-buying one. The index has moved up sharply recently, will build as we move through the rest of the program by $10 billion a month, the liquidity which provides reassurance that the current year, and as a result we should see better eco- that was the driving force of equity perform- favorable economic signs will continue. My nomic growth and earnings. ance will diminish with a resultant negative view is that economic momentum is about to Dubai bourse amends The most significant change could come effect on stock prices. increase, so the background for higher equity from capital spending. Until now, the money Another worry is that productivity is not prices is favorable. that corporations have committed to capital increasing. Earnings have been growing at 5 While investors in the United States may be ownership data after equipment projects has gone to purchase percent to 10 percent over the past few years relatively complacent about the unsettled con- labor-saving devices in both manufacturing even though the economy has been growing ditions in Ukraine since February, their coun- Arabtec shares plunge and service industries. Very few new plants at less than 3 percent. Low interest rates and terparts abroad have been much more con- have been built, which is understandable with modest inflation have helped, but productivity cerned. That’s why Vladimir Putin’s decision to DUBAI: Dubai’s main bourse amended reports today,” the bourse said. The level operating rates at 79 percent. We are now improvements as a result of technology and move troops back from the border of Eastern ownership data for Dubai construction of Aabar’s stake in Arabtec is important beginning to see evidence that capital expen- tighter management have played a role. If pro- Ukraine (as yet unimplemented) and a non-tur- firm Arabtec yesterday after initial figures because the deep-pocketed fund has ditures are broadening to include new produc- ductivity remains flat because those in charge bulent election could be important to the displayed on its website fuelled a 10 per- backed the construction firm’s expansion tion facilities and this should result in a higher don’t come up with new ideas to increase effi- equity markets. Petro Poroshenko won a cent plunge in the stock, one of the most to become one of the region’s largest level of job creation. In April for instance, the ciency or technology advances are less impact- majority and the turnout was strong. Now let’s market’s most heavily traded. builders, helping to steer huge contracts economy did create 288,000 jobs in the United ful, profit improvements will be even more see if he can bring the country together and Roughly an hour before the close, its way. States and that provided support for the opti- dependent on growth in the overall economy develop a harmonious relationship with data on the Dubai Financial Market site In February, for example, Arabtec said mistic view. I am still looking for real growth to to produce increases. All of these factors are Moscow. Putin has said he will accept him as indicated that the stake which Abu Dhabi it had signed a $6.1 billion memorandum approach three percent by year-end, which on the dark side of the outlook. Ukraine’s leader. In another major geopolitical state fund Aabar Investments holds in of understanding to build 37 mixed-use, should provide a favorable background for Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the event, the outcome of the election in India was Arabtec had dropped to 14.32 percent residential and hotel towers for Aabar in earnings and the equity market. I also expect current economic environment is the increase favorable and reform may at last be on the way from 18.85 percent. Abu Dhabi and Dubai. the unemployment rate to drop to six percent. in merger and acquisition activity. In the past in that complicated but important country. In Shares in Arabtec plunged to close Between June 8 and 11, Aabar cut its Meanwhile, we are five months into the 111 days there have been 206 deals amounting contrast, events in the South China Sea seem their daily limit of 10 percent lower, help- stake to 18.85 percent from 21.57 per- New Year and the Standard & Poor’s 500 has to $1.7 trillion, a level comparable to 2007. to be heating up. China has had a confronta- ing to drag the main market index down cent; its selling fuelled a 30 percent made little progress (up about three percent, There are two ways to look at this level of tion with Vietnam over offshore oil drilling 4.7 percent. About a third of the stock’s plunge in Arabtec’s stock price as so far). Various reasons are given for this result. activity. rights, which as of now is unresolved. losses occurred after the ownership fig- investors worried that the fund’s commit- Some valuation measures like that of Robert The optimists would say that corporate I continue to believe traditional economic ure was posted, price records showed. ment to the firm might be waning. Aabar Shiller, which looks at normalized earnings executives and their boards are more confi- factors like economic growth, earnings and After the market closed, the bourse has declined to comment on its strategy. over a decade, indicate the market is now over- dent about the outlook and are more willing to interest rates will drive the equity markets this released a statement saying the correct Adding to the mystery is the recent valued at 25 times, a level high enough to make substantial commitments to strengthen year and that geopolitical events will be back- number was 18.94 percent - meaning buying of Arabtec shares by the compa- warn investors that a decline is coming. My their strategic position. A more cautious ground rather than central factors. Everyone Aabar had actually raised its stake in ny’s chief executive Hasan Ismaik. model, which is based on operating earnings investor would say that this is yet another sign involved has too much to lose by not taking Arabtec slightly, not cut it. “DFM also clar- In late May, Arabtec said Ismaik had over the next twelve months, shows the mar- of the animal spirits that usually precede a advantage of the worldwide expansion under- ifies that a temporary system glitch dur- raised his stake to 21.46 percent from ket multiple to be slightly above the historical market decline. Since there are so many other way, but we have to get used to unsettled ing the last hour of (the) trading session 8.03 percent; yesterday, bourse data median at 16.3 times and well below the valua- factors on the positive side, I am siding with geopolitical conditions involving Russia and caused the misinformation pertaining to showed his stake had risen further to tion levels of previous tops (25-30 times). the optimists. The Institute of Supply China continuing to influence the investment the 14.32 percent quoted in some media 28.85 percent. —Reuters Others believe the excessive valuations of Management manufacturing and service environment. BUSINESS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 Fed in focus as investors seek reassurance

GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEK AHEAD MADRID: Investors will look to the the dollar on Friday. The Bank publish- Federal Reserve for reassurance in the es the minutes of its June policy meet- coming week, with little economic data ing on Wednesday, which will be close- to assuage their concerns over the ly watched for signs of any further divi- strength of the global recovery, amid sion among its members on rates, and signs Iraq may be sliding into civil war. several of its policymakers will be The Fed, which wraps up a policy meet- speaking during the week. ing on Wednesday, is expected to keep The Bank’s new Financial Policy steadily reducing its massive bond- Committee, which has the power to buying stimulus by $10 billion per rein in an overheating housing market, month. meets on Tuesday, although the meet- Financial markets will be listening ing minutes will not be published for a out for any hints on when the US cen- couple of weeks. tral bank might begin raising interest Meanwhile, the ECB’s fight against rates. “The Federal Reserve is preparing deflation via interest rate cuts and to move to the second step of the measures aimed at stimulating lending monetary policy exit. With the tapering to crisis-hit companies, means few of asset purchases virtually on auto expect further action from it for now. pilot - QE3 is projected to end in late “The ECB has bought itself some quiet summer or early autumn - the focus is time, maybe for the remainder of this gradually shifting towards actual rate year. It doesn’t want to be pushed in to hikes,” Unicredit said in an investor any additional movements before note. then,” economist at Deutsche Bank It said the notion that US monetary Gilles Moec said. policy has reached a turning point There will be few key economic indi- could be strengthened if the Fed poli- cators from the euro zone, with the cymakers’ median rate forecast for the German Zew index for June in focus end of 2016 stays at 2.25 percent, after better-than-expected industrial where it stood in March, up from 1.75 output data and rising confidence in percent in December. The matrix of the bloc suggesting growth is acceler- dots for when each rate-setter expects ating in the second quarter. policy to begin tightening - and how Bond markets will look to absorb quickly - will be keenly scrutinized, as debt supply from Spain, Germany and will any comments about rate hikes or France after a heavy issuance last week slack in the economy from Fed Chair including 9 billion euros of a new 10- Janet Yellen, who speaks after the year bond from Spain and paper from results of the meeting are released. France, Italy, Germany and Portugal. While the world’s largest economy Yield-hungry investors will be watching got off to a weaker than expected start for news of a possible debt sale by this year, many analysts believe the Cyprus just a year after it bailed in bank underlying trend for growth remains depositors and imposed capital con- solid. trols. That would make it the last euro Global stocks are likely to stay on zone member that took financial aid to the back foot due to concerns over a make a market comeback. growing radical Islamist insurgency in The Bank of Japan publishes the Iraq. US President Barrack Obama said minutes of its monthly policy meeting he didn’t rule out air strikes to help Iraq on Friday but is not expected to have counter the insurgency, but later said moved from an optimistic viewpoint he needed several days to determine that the country is in the midst of a vir- how the United States would react. The tuous cycle of employment and output escalating violence in Iraq drove oil growth, analysts say. prices to a nine-month high on Friday. “There is some support to this theo- ry. The unemployment rate remains BoE minutes very low and job offers to applicants The monetary policy outlook will ratios are moving steadily higher. Add also be in focus in Britain after Bank of to this the slight improvement in cash England Governor Mark Carney wages, and the firmer backdrop to the stunned the markets by saying rates Japanese economy than that prevailing could rise sooner than financial mar- back in 1997,” said ING in an investors kets expect. note. China will issue foreign direct His comments, which put the British investment data on Tuesday and house central bank out ahead of the world’s price figures on Wednesday. A slow- other major policy guardians on the down in property inflation is likely to monetary tightening front, pushed stoke fears about a deepening down- sterling to near five-year highs against turn in the sector. — Reuters Funds keep faith with euro money markets LONDON: The European Central Bank’s all of our euro funds remain open to decision to cut its deposit rate below business as normal. We will continue to zero is unlikely to cause a stampede monitor market conditions closely.” out of euro-zone money market funds, with some investors expecting yields Caution to stay positive in the near term. Many According to Fitch Ratings, the risk in the market had been concerned that that money market fund yields will the unprecedented rate cuts would turn negative was lower than it was 18 squeeze short-term interest rates to months ago at the height of the euro- zero or below. That could wipe out zone debt crisis, which saw a flight to already dwindling returns for money quality to top-rated securities from the market funds - an important source of periphery. Many of these funds had short-term funding for banks, compa- been preparing over the past year for nies and investors. the ECB’s move and some have been The funds had been warming to the extending maturity or moving down euro-zone as its sovereign debt crisis the credit quality spectrum. eased and banks started borrowing “MMFs are likely to continue to look more from the market. US money mar- for yield-picking investment opportu- ket funds hold euro zone assets of 350 nities with longer-dated assets, taking billion euros. advantage of the steeper yield curves But investors were mindful of events since end-2013,” Fitch Ratings said in a in 2012, when the ECB cut its overnight recent note. It noted that they had deposit rate to zero percent, driving increased their allocation to assets short-term interest rates into negative with maturity of more than three territory. Many say the situation is dif- months during the first six months of ferent this time. Market moves in 2012 the year. The move was most pro- were exacerbated by a worsening debt nounced in May, because most funds crisis that has since eased. anticipated the ECB rate cut and their While the amount of surplus cash in portfolios’ average maturity now the banking system is set to rise later in extended to 58 days on average at the the year when the ECB starts pumping end of last month, 10 days longer than out its new four-year loans, it will still at the beginning of the year. be way below the peaks hit in 2012 of Deborah Cunningham, chief invest- around 800 billion euros. Banks are ment officer of Pittsburgh-based repaying crisis loans and there are Federated Investors’ money markets, doubts as to how much appetite banks said the firm’s euro fund had an aver- will have for the new conditional loans, age maturity of 57 days, 13 days longer especially as they still face stringent than its US dollar fund. She also said an stress tests before the end of the year. improvement in the credit ratings of Even though the overnight bank-to- peripheral euro zone issuers who were bank Eonia rate has fallen to an all-time all but shut out of the market two low of 0.04 percent and may turn neg- years ago was also offering investors ative in the near term as excess liquidi- more choice of short-term debt to ty rises, many in the market expect invest in. short-term rates, particularly in maturi- For Andrew Wilson, chief executive ties over one month, to stay positive. officer for EMEA at Goldman Sachs “We still think that money market Asset Management, what happens to rates will stay positive but at low levels. money market rates will depend on The ECB also made strong suggestions the effectiveness of the ECB’s new that for all practical purposes we are at long-term cheap loans and its deci- the lower bound for rates. The market sion to suspend the sterilization of has certainly taken notice of that,” said sovereign bonds it bought at the Jim Fuell, European head of Global height of the crisis. “We expect to see Liquidity at JPMorgan. a bit of that money move further out “At this time, we don’t expect the along the curve, but it will depend on yield on JPMorgan Money Market Fund how effective those other measures to turn negative in the near term and are.” — Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 Sterling rallies on rate hike speculations

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KUWAIT: It was a relatively light week for US tions at reasonably favorable levels for the economic figures; however, Retail sales rose past six months.” 0.3 percent, while that was well below the 0.6 percent rise expected buy the market, ECB monthly bulletin Aprils Retail sales revised higher to show a Last week, the European Central Bank 0.5 percent increase, helping to keep growth issued its monthly bulletin. The Governing forecasts intact. The Job Openings and Council decided at its meeting on a set of Labor Turnover Survey released last week, measures to provide additional monetary indicated that the job openings rate rose to policy accommodation and to support lend- 3.1 percent from 2.9 percent in April, mark- ing to the real economy in order to raise ing the highest level since September 2007 inflation levels up to 2 percent. The main when the unemployment rate was at 4.7 points of the meeting were as follows. “First, percent. the governing council decided to lower the In summary, early last week the Euro cur- interest rate on the main refinancing opera- rency rallied slightly reaching a high of tions of the Euro system by 10 basis points 1.3668 against its US dollar counterpart, to 0.15 percent and the rate on the deposit soon after the Euro came under pressure facility was lowered by 10 basis points to - after an ECB member, highlighted the cen- 0.10 percent. Second, in order to support tral bank’s willingness to deploy additional bank lending to households and non-finan- stimulus measures, including a negative cial corporations, the governing Council interest rate, to prevent inflation from weak- decided that the Euro system would con- ening further in the economy. The euro cur- duct a series of targeted longer-term refi- rency fell to 1.3510 and closed for the week nancing operations that will mature in at 1.3542. September 2018. Third, In line with both its The sterling pound started the week on a forward guidance and its determination to quiet note, trading in a narrow range maintain a high degree of monetary accom- between a low of 1.6735 and a high of modation, the Governing council decided to 1.6830. The Sterling later gained steam and continue conducting the MROs as fixed rate rallied sharply reaching a high 1.6992 after tender procedures with full allotment for as the Bank of England Governor Carney said long as necessary, and at least until the end interest rates could rise earlier than the of the reserve maintenance period ending in financial markets currently expect, the cur- December 2016.” rency closed for the week at 1.6970. The USD/JPY traded in a narrow range European industrial production ward guidance, they warned that if econom- Speaking alongside British finance minister course to meet its inflation target next year between a peak of 102.65 and a trough of Euro-zone Industrial Output improved ic growth expanded more than current fore- George Osborne, Carney also said “the cen- without additional stimulus. BOJ Governor 101.57, the Japanese yen maintained its last month, the Output rose 0.8 percent on casts suggest, interest rates might have to tral bank would carefully weigh the merits Kuroda said, “The economy is moving rough- overall weakness after the Bank of Japan the month in April, well above market rise more quickly in order to control infla- next week of tackling housing market risks, ly within our expectations. Household said expansion of the monetary base would expectation of a 0.4 percent rise. The tion. including an undesirable loosening in mort- spending remains solid as a trend. The posi- continue at its current level of JPY 60-70 tril- improvement is due to a 2.5 percent rise in United Kingdom’s industry reported its gage underwriting standards.” tive cycle of the economy is firmly in place, lion per year. energy output, followed by a 2.1 percent best annual growth since February 2011, in a accompanied by clear improvements in job increase in non-durable consumer goods further sign that the country’s fast economic Australian economy conditions and income.” US monthly business inventories output, while production of capital goods expansion is becoming less dependent on Australian Business Confidence held US business inventories increased more was the only sector showing a monthly consumer credit, but instead is growing steady last month. The National Australia Chinas trade balance than expected, recording their biggest decline, with a 0.1 percent drop. largely by booming factories and industries. Bank’s survey of more than 400 firms China’s exports improved in May due to increase since Dec 2013. Inventories Industrial outputs increased 0.4 percent showed its Index of Business Confidence stronger global demand, but a slight fall in improved by 0.6 percent in April well above UK housing price within market expectation, while manufac- held at +7 in May, consistent with the long imports indicated weaker domestic demand market expectation of 0.4 percent point rise. UK’s house prices had their biggest turing output was 4.4 percent higher than a run average. The NAB’s chief economist said, that could continue to weigh on the world’s A sharp slowdown in the rate of inventory monthly jump since 2002, exerting more year earlier. “That result was surprising, with firms still second-largest economy. Exports grew by 7 accumulation contributed to the disappoint- pressure on the Bank of England to safe- discounting persistently soft levels of busi- percent in May from a year earlier, while ing growth in the first quarter. The latest guard against risky lending. House prices ral- UK unemployment rate ness conditions and the negative sentiment imports fell 1.6 percent. China’s trade sur- improvement in business inventories would lied by 3.9 percent well above market Britain’s labor market recovery gathered surrounding the Federal budget including plus expanded sharply to $35.9 billion in help the US growth top a 3.0 percent rise expectation of a rise of 0.7 percent. Halifax’s steam as record number of people found the post-budget collapse in consumer confi- May from April’s $18.5 billion. The Chinese this quarter. Additionally, the Commerce mortgages director said, “Housing demand work and drove unemployment to its lowest dence.” government is aiming for total trade to grow Department said business sales rose by 0.7 is still strong and continues to be supported level since Jan 2009. United Kingdom’s Australian employment levels fell for the 7.5 percent this year. Last year trade grew by percent in April and wholesale sales increase by a strengthening economic recovery, unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 percent first time since the beginning of the year; 7.6 percent, below the official target of 8 by 1.3 percent in April. while low interest rates and falling unem- and the claimant count was down to 27,400, the Bureau of Statistics showed last week, a percent. ployment were boosting consumer morale.” marking the 19th consecutive decline in a net 4,800 jobs were lost in May, slightly China’s inflation rates reached a four- Prelim UoM consumer sentiment The International Monetary Fund has row. The number of people in employment below market forecasts of a 10,000 rise. month high of 2.5 percent in May, slightly US Consumer confidence dropped in warned the United Kingdom government improved by 345,000 to 30.535 Million, the However, all the losses came in part-time above market expectation of 2.4 percent June to their lowest level in three months. that rising house prices pose the greatest biggest increase since records began in positions while full-time jobs were up a rise, the inflation data remains well within The University of Michigan preliminary index threat to UK’s ongoing economic recovery. 1971. healthy 22,200 Jobs .The Australian unem- the governments’ comfort zone and gives of sentiment came in at 81.2 down from 81.9 They said, “Continuous rising property val- ployment rate held steady at 5.8 percent the central bank ample of time to loosen its in May, slightly below the median market ues could leave households more vulnerable BOE Gov Carney speaks better than market expectation of a 5.9 per- monetary policy in the coming months to expectation of 83.0. The survey director said, to income and interest rate shocks.” They Bank of England Governor Mark Carney cent. shore up the economy if needed . “The change from May was too small to indi- also called on the Bank of England to enact said last week that interest rates on the The Bank of Japan maintained its mone- Kuwait cate a significant loss in sentiment and the policy measures “early and gradually” to sterling could rise sooner than financial mar- tary policy stance and offered a slightly Kuwaiti dinar at 0.28200 main finding from the recent surveys is that avoid a housing bubble. While the IMF kets expect, warning that monetary policy more upbeat view on overseas growth, sig- The USDKWD opened at 0.28200 yester- consumers have maintained their expecta- praised the Bank of England’s policy of for- may start to tighten within months. naling that the Japanese economy is on day morning.

in the China vies for spending Fed to keep policy news normalization Aabar’s stake in fix as economy wobbles Arabtec stabilizes on track DUBAI: The stake which Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Govt shows little appetite for big stimulus WASHINGTON: A US economy still sending mixed signals Investments holds in Dubai builder Arabtec has stabilized on its strength should keep monetary policy locked in after falling sharply last week, according to a statement from SHANGHAI: China is unlikely to place when the Federal Reserve meets tomorrow and the Dubai bourse. Between June 8 and 11, Aabar cut the resort to the kind of spending Wednesday. stake to 18.85 percent from 21.57 percent; its selling fuelled splurge that saw it through the 2008 The Federal Open Market Committee meets for the first a 30 percent plunge in Arabtec’s stock price as investors financial crisis to deal with its slow- time with Israeli-American Stanley Fischer, the former head worried that the commitment of a major shareholder in the ing economy, analysts say, but recent of the Israeli central bank, in his new job as Fed vice chair, firm was waning. Aabar has declined to comment on its moves to ramp up state support sug- with the economy’s rebound from the first quarter contrac- strategy. In a brief statement yesterday, Dubai Financial gest it cannot wean itself completely tion still just tentative. All expectations are for current poli- Market said the stake had now risen slightly to 18.94 per- off the stimulus drug. Policymakers cy to remain in place: the steady drawdown of the bond- cent. It did not elaborate. In a separate statement, Arabtec are seeking more tools to keep buying stimulus program, and the signals that the near- said its board would meet on June 18 to discuss the compa- growth from dipping below the key zero benchmark federal funds interest rate will not be ny’s projects, among other issues. Four of Arabtec’s nine 7.5 percent level, worried job losses increased before next year. The FOMC is seen cutting board members are associated with Aabar and Aabar’s par- could spark social unrest. another $10 billion from its stimulus program, taking it to ent firm International Petroleum Investment Co, including The central bank announced $35 billion a month, on track to wind up late this year. Arabtec chairman Khadem Abdulla al-Qubaisi. The board Monday it will slash the amount of But economic projections made by FOMC members meeting will take place at IPIC headquarters in Abu Dhabi. funds some lenders, including rural could refine the expected timing of the eventual rate Aabar is the second largest shareholder in Arabtec after banks, must hold in reserve to pump increase after the stimulus is ended, the so-called normal- Arabtec’s chief executive Hasan Ismaik. more money into the economy-the ization of monetary policy. second such move in two months. That remains a key question as equity markets, awash in Akkas gas field Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on liquidity, boom to record highs, while the global economy hit by Iraq crisis still sags under the weight of the struggling Chinese, Wednesday gave details on plans BEIJING: An employee pushes shopping carts outside a supermarket in SEOUL: Development of Iraq’s Akkas gas field has been Japanese and European economies. announced in March to transform Beijing yesterday. China is unlikely to resort to the kind of spending delayed because of the latest crisis in the OPEC member China’s longest river, the Yangtze, splurge that saw it through the 2008 financial crisis to deal with its slowing nation, South Korea’s energy ministry said yesterday, quot- Planning for the future into an “economic belt” by building economy, analysts say, but recent moves to ramp up state support suggest ing project owner Korea Gas Corp. An official at the state-run “The overall tone of the Fed’s message was little transport infrastructure to link the it cannot wean itself completely off the stimulus drug. —AFP gas company who is familiar with the matter also told changed between the March and April FOMC meetings, country’s west and east. Speaking to Reuters the delay began last week as those who worked on exchange rates-on infrastructure in putting downwards pressure on the but next week’s post-meeting communications may show academics in the past week, Li called pipeline tasks near the battles had fled to safe areas. “If the 2008 and 2009 still reverberates with economy but this appears to have emerging signs of change,” said economists at Deutsche for more attention towards a “target- civil war expands and the US military joins, it is likely that the a deflating property market bubble been largely offset by infrastructure Bank. “We think policymakers could drift toward an earlier ed” adjustment of the economy, development will be halted temporarily...In the worst case, it and a multi-trillion dollar “shadow spending and other targeted meas- onset of tightening (Q2 2015), thereby resulting in an addi- is possible for us to withdraw,” said the KOGAS source, who using the phrase for the first time, banking” sector which grew out of ures, which have shored up other tional rate hike next year,” they said. declined to be identified because the matter was sensitive. though he added “fine-tuning” was loose credit. areas of the economy,” said Julian Yet recent US data does not make that a certainty. The United States ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the needed to keep growth on track. This time around the government Evans-Pritchard, China Economist for Activity has picked up since the 1.0 percent contraction of Gulf on Saturday, in case Washington decides to pursue a But analysts said the basket of is reluctant to match those levels of Capital Economics. the first quarter, but the rebound is uneven: stronger job military option after insurgents overran areas in the north measures accumulated so far this spending. “The new leadership has Still, the government will have to creation but relatively flat wage growth, still-dull consump- and advanced on Baghdad. An offensive by insurgents that year had moved beyond their origi- ruled out a repeat of the big stimulus do more if it wants to stabilize the tion and a weakening housing market. threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday. nal label of small-scale pump-prim- in 2008-09,” said Jian Chang, China economy, also a key driver for the Inflation pressures are subdued and the rate well below ing. “It’s certainly past the so-called economist at Barclays Capital in Hong world. China’s gross domestic prod- the Fed’s 2.0 percent target. On the other hand, the Fed Libya’s Al-Feel oilfield ‘mini-stimulus’ and the scope of ‘fine- Kong. “A highly leveraged economy uct (GDP) grew an annual 7.4 percent also faces a fresh challenge to defend its dovish stance resumes production tuning’... but it’s not a big stimulus with mounting financial and fiscal in the first quarter of this year, weaker after Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested TRIPOLI: Libya’s western El Feel oilfield has resumed pro- either,” Liu Li-Gang, a Hong Kong- risks related to surging shadow bank than the 7.7 percent in the previous Thursday that its benchmark rate could be increased this duction after security guards ended a protest at a connect- based economist for ANZ Bank, said. lending and ballooning local govern- quarter and the worst since a match- year. ing pipeline, an oil ministry official said yesterday. “It might speed up China’s invest- ment debt will constrain policy ing 7.4 percent expansion in the third A rate rise “could happen sooner than markets currently expect,” Carney said. That helped push US bond yields up Production will reach 80,000 barrels a day within 24 hours, ment growth a little but it’s not com- options,” she added. quarter of 2012. sharply, though they remained well below their highs of said Ibrahim al-Awami, head of the ministry’s inspection and parable to the 4-trillion-yuan pack- Other measures this year include “If economic growth for the sec- measurement department. The field is jointly operated by age during the financial crisis,” he last December when there was more confidence in US eco- speeding up infrastructure invest- ond quarter comes in lower-than- nomic growth this year. Beyond the new forecasts, the state-owned National Oil Corp and Italy’s ENI. Protesters said. In March, Premier Li announced ment especially for railways, building expected, then it’s likely to see the blocking the pipeline to the western Mellitah port shut an economic growth target of main thing that could come from the policy announce- affordable urban housing and accel- government taking further measures,” ment on Wednesday is more information on how the Fed down the field late in March, part of a nationwide disruption “around 7.5 percent” for this year and erating spending of already-budget- Wendy Chen, Shanghai-based econo- of oilfields and ports to pressure the weak central govern- has repeated that China can meet plans to keep markets calm as it does return to normalized ed funds. mist for Nomura International, said. policy. ment over a range of political and financial demands. The that goal. The economy found some relief on China will announce GDP for the field used to produce around 85,000 bpd before the shut- The FOMC discussed in its last meeting how to manage Friday with indicators like industrial second quarter on July 16. “We expect the challenges of volatility after the stimulus is wound up- down. Oil output had fallen to less than 200,000 bpd in the No big stimulus production and fixed-asset invest- further stimulus policies in the sec- past few weeks, down from 1.4 million bpd in July when a China’s economy grew an annual especially, how to prevent market speculation from driving ment-a key measure of spending on ond and third quarters, on both the up short-term interest rates to unjustified levels that would wave of protests started. Three years after a NATO-backed 7.7 percent in 2013, the same level as infrastructure-remaining steady in monetary and fiscal sides,” she said, revolt toppled leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s oil infra- stifle economic activity. 2012, which was the worst pace May compared with April, which adding this could include an across- structure is vulnerable to new and continued protests, given since 1999. The binge of 4.0 trillion “Much of the work that has gone into designing the could take some pressure off the gov- the-board cut in reserve require- new framework has focused on ways to build a floor under that opposition groups are fractured and lack a joint leader- yuan — $656 billion at current ernment. “The property sector is still ments for banks. — AFP overnight rates,” said analysts at Wrightson ICAP. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 BUSINESS

Samena Capital acquires VIVA, STC officially launch 30.6% stake in RAK Ceramics DUBAI: Samena Capital, a principal invest- 4G LTE roaming services ment group focused on the subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, yester- day completed the landmark acquisition First 4G LTE roaming deal between Gulf operators of 250 million shares of RAK Ceramics PSC, representing 30.6 per cent of the equity of KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest- dedication to provide the best serv- with its recent announcement the world’s largest ceramics maker. Under growing and most developed tele- ices, supported by the company’s regarding its network upgrade to the terms of the transaction, Samena com operator, announced yester- immense infrastructure. LTE Advanced, the next generation Capital will be represented on the board of daythat it has officially launched 4G This agreement will enable of LTE technology that can provide RAK Ceramics, and the two companies will LTE roaming data services with roaming customers of both compa- higher speed and better customer work together to use private equity strate- Saudi Telecommunications nies to enjoy mobile internet over experience. gies to unlock new growth opportunities. Company (STC). Through this LTE network to get the same expe- VIVA is the fastest-growing tele- Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities launch, both STC and VIVA Kuwait’s rience locally and while roaming. com operator in Kuwait. Launched Exchange, RAK Ceramics was established customers will enjoy very high VIVA continues to innovate and cre- in december 2008, VIVA makes in 1989 by Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, speed connections, making it the ate new services that utilize the lat- things Possible for its customers by Ruler of Ras Al-Khaimah and UAE’s Shirish Saraf, Founder & Vice first 4G LTE roaming agreement est technologies for them to have transforming communication, Supreme Council Member, who had the Chairman, Samena Capital between Gulf operators. the same experience unsurpassed information and entertainment vision of creating an export-focused man- Investments Ltd Commenting on this successful data speed both in Kuwait and experiences. The company has rap- ufacturer active in more than 160 coun- launch, Eng Salman Bin Abdul Aziz while roaming on STC’s network. idly established an unrivalled posi- tries. Today, with annual revenues of Samena Capital Investments Ltd, said: Al-Badran, VIVA’s Chief Executive In October 2013, VIVA was tion in the market through its cus- approximately $1 billion, the company’s “RAK Ceramics stands apart as home- Officer said: “We are very pleased to awarded the ‘Best LTE Deployment’ tomer centric approach. VIVA’s success is guided by Sheikh Mohammed grown brand that has become a dominant launch this service to both VIVA award by the’ Telecoms World quest is to be the mobile brand of Bin Saud Al-Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras global player within its industry and is a and STC customers across the Awards - Middle East’. The award choice in Kuwait by being transpar- Al-Khaimah, and the Chairman of RAK true success of private entrepreneurship region. This agreement is the first of highlights VIVA’s outstanding ent, engaging, energetic and fulfill- Ceramics. from the Arab world. We thank all of our its kind between Gulf operators, efforts to provide an integrated ing. VIVA continues to take a con- The acquisition was made through partners for making this deal possible and and it reinforces VIVA’s leading role and complete internet solution siderable share of the market by internet speeds of more than 100 Samena Capital’s subsidiary, Samena we look forward to working closely with in presenting its customers with that allows customers to enjoy offering an innovative range of Mbps, due to the implementation Limestone Holdings and its consortium of the RAK Ceramics team to unlock new the latest in telecommunication uninterrupted data streaming, and best value products, services and of the most advanced fourth gener- international investors including two Gulf operational and commercial opportuni- services. It also reaffirms STC’s lead- its commitment to offering its cus- content propositions; a state of the ation (4G LTE) network in Kuwait sovereign wealth funds. The shares were ties.” ership in the field of international tomers the latest in the world of art, nationwide network and resulting in superior coverage, per- acquired from the ruling family of Ras Al- Samena Capital was established in roaming services and highlights its technology. VIVA made this evident world-class service. VIVA offers formance and reliability. Khaimah, who will continue to maintain a 2008 as a principal investment group significant holding in the business. focusing on the SAMENA region. Its dis- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saud Al- tinctive model brings together entrepre- Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al-Khaimah, neurs and business leaders from across the and the Chairman of RAK Ceramics, said: region as shareholder-investors. The com- “This investment by Samena Capital her- pany has regulated investment advisors alds the start of a new and exciting chap- based in London, Dubai, Hong Kong and ter in the development of RAK Ceramics. an affiliated office in Mumbai, who collec- Samena Capital brings a value-added net- tively manage total capital commitments work in our core markets as well as inter- of approximately $700 million across three national private equity expertise and busi- primary investment strategies: private ness and financial capabilities to our com- equity, credit and hedge fund seeding. pany. We believe that this will add RAK Ceramics currently exports tiles and immense value to the organization by other ceramic products across the globe, sharpening our company’s long-term busi- with an annual output of 117 million ness strategy, driving further growth and square metres of tiles, 4.6 million pieces of improving our overall productivity.” bathware and 24 million pieces of table- Shirish Saraf, Founder & Vice Chairman, ware. Burgan Bank announces winners of Yawmi account

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yester- been launched to provide a highly innova- day the names of the lucky winners of its tive offering along with a higher frequency Yawmi account draw, each taking home a and incentive of winning for everyone. prize of KD 5,000. Today, the Yawmi account is a well under- The lucky winners for the daily draws stood product, where its popularity can be took home a cash-prize of KD 5000 each, seen from the number of increasing and they are: account holders. 1. Shimah Abdullah Almehaini Burgan Bank encourages everyone to 2. Khadija Ali Ramadan open a Yawmi account and/or increase 3. Hasan Abdullah Alkhudhari their deposit to maximize their chances to 4. Taha Mahmood Riyath becoming a daily winner. The more cus- 5. Tahera Asghar Ali tomers deposit, the higher the chances With its new and enhanced features, the they receive of winning the draw. Opening Yawmi Account has become more conven- a Yawmi account is simple, customers are ient, easier, and faster for customers to urged to visit their nearest Burgan Bank benefit from. Now, customers will be eligi- branch and receive all the details, or simply ble to enter the draw after 48 hours only call the bank’s Call Center at 1804080 Transformation roundtable in progress from opening the account. Customers are where customer service representatives also required to deposit KD 100 or equiva- will be delighted to assist with any ques- lent only to enter the daily draw, and the tions on the Yawmi account or any of the PR in MENA mature and able coupon value to enter the draw stands at bank’s products and services. Customers KD 10. can also log on to Burgan Bank’s www.bur- The newly designed Yawmi account has gan.com for further information. to take on challenges: Experts Sultan Center holds AGM Experts from Etisalat, TDIC and Gulf Craft hold roundtable KUWAIT: The public relations critical phases in the transforma- KUWAIT: The Sultan Center Food tional stores in 2013 and is consistently industry in the MENA region has tion of any industry: realization, Products Co yesterday announced that it looking for and studying further expan- reached a level of maturity that understanding, growth, maturity has held its regular annual general sion opportunities. matches the global practice but and innovation. He added that the meeting of shareholders on Thursday, 12 Ayman Sultan concluded “Going for- must prepare to operate with PR industry in the MENA region has June 2014 with attendance of 65.15 per- ward, TSC is focused on completing the greater innovation, concluded now reached maturity and provides cent of shareholders. The meeting dis- restructuring of its business model and communications experts at a a clear value proposition within the cussed and approved all items on the financials. We aim at having a healthy roundtable recently organized in communications mix. agenda including the review of the balance sheet of active assets that are Dubai on the state of the regional board of directors’ report, external audi- generating value, while reducing debt communications industry. Assessment tors report, and the review and approval exposure and dues to suppliers. We are Communications experts and There was widespread agree- of the financial statements for the year confident that this is the right path for senior executives from leading ment that more effective metrics to ending 31 December 2013. TSC to deliver sustainable growth and Middle Eastern companies includ- assess performance outcomes and Sultan Center’s Chairman and Group value to shareholders and to continue a ing Etisalat, Tourism Development impact were needed notwithstand- & Investment Company (TDIC) and ing a weak will in the industry to Managing Director Ayman Sultan successful and trusting relationship with Gulf Craft convened at the round- introduce effective reporting addressed the shareholders saying “TSC our bankers and suppliers”. The Sultan table entitled “Transformation: The parameters. has responded to the challenges of the Center Food Products Co is a regional Communications Industry in the All participants agreed that global economic downturn by adopting conglomerate in retail, restaurants, dis- MENA Region Today”, jointly organ- social media has resulted in a fun- a turnaround strategy aiming at trans- tribution, real estate, telecom, and secu- ized by TRACCS, the largest home- damental change to the entire forming our business model and rity services with revenues over $1 bil- grown public relations network in communications landscape in improving our financial and operational lion. TSC is Kuwait’s largest independent the region, and The Holmes Report, terms of speed, approach and Ahmed bin Ali and Erwin Bamps. performance. All while maintaining retailer and supplier of grocery items, a global authority on the PR indus- results. Erwin Bamps highlighted focus on core operations and delivering fresh food, and general merchandise, try. the issue of brand ownership in the on our mission “to be the customer’s with operations across the Gulf and The in-depth discussion was age of social media, stating that at preferred choice”. The 2013 results are a Middle East region. Each week, more moderated by Paul Holmes, no time has it been more starkly clear indicator of the success of our than 600,000 customers visit our 63 Founder of the Holmes Group, with evident that “a company does not strategy as we continue to deliver con- stores and 21 restaurants in Kuwait, the participation of Dr Ahmed Bin own a brand, a brand exists in the sistent growth in sales and profits year Bahrain, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, Ali, Senior Vice President Corporate public domain”. Mohamed Al-Ayed after year”. where our 10,000 associates provide Communications and Official said that in today’s changing com- The Sultan Center has expanded its unrivalled service, quality and range of Spokesperson of Etisalat Group; munications landscape, PR profes- operations in Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, products to make TSC “the customer’s Bassem Terkawi, Senior Director of sionals have three choices - “adapt, Bahrain and Oman by opening 7 addi- preferred choice”. Strategic Communications at TDIC; migrate or become obsolete”. Paul Erwin Bamps, Chief Operating Holmes added that today a PR Officer at Gulf Craft; and Mohamed practitioner is “expected to do Al-Tijari announces winners Al-Ayed, President and Chief everything” and that is changing Executive Officer at TRACCS. The the core nature of the business and of Najma Account draw roundtable focused on key issues the skills required to succeed in it. affecting the growth and sustain- With regards to the question of KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held 100,000 each on different occasions: The ability of the public relations indus- how being geographically head- the Al-Najma Account Daily draw on June National Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha and try in the MENA region’s rapidly quartered in the Middle East affects 15, 2014. The draw was held under the on the 19th of June which is the date of evolving business and cultural envi- a company’s global messaging and supervision of the Ministry of Commerce & the bank’s establishment. ronment. perception, Bassem Terkawi said Industry represented by Saquer Al-Manaie. With a minimum balance of KD 500, One positive development high- that for a company like TDIC being Paul Holmes and Mohamed Al-Ayed The winners of the Najma daily draw customers will be eligible for the daily lighted was the universal accept- tasked with developing interna- and over-delivering on all promises years we have been committed to are: draw provided that the money is in the ance that in-house PR departments tionally-recognized museums such made. building local talent in each of the • Osamah Mohammed Al-Thoum — KD 7,000, account one week prior to the daily draw and agencies no longer needed to as the Louvre and Guggenheim in “The ‘Transformation’ expert 13 markets in which we operate. • Dheyaa Rashed Al-Masoudi — KD 7000, or two months prior to the mega draw. In prove their value to senior manage- Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s position on a roundtable is one of several key ini- Today, the TRACCS team consists of • Ali Hasan Al Enzi — KD 7,000, addition, for each KD 25 a customer can ment, and that the function of PR global stage has definitely helped tiatives undertaken by TRACCS to more than 200 dedicated PR pro- • Barouz Ahmed Soudary — KD 7,000 get one chance for winning instead of KD was widely understood and accelerate communications but it develop the communications fessionals with an 85 percent Arab • Mohyoudeen Leet Mohammed — KD 7,000. 50. increasingly taken seriously. has also put all efforts under industry in the MENA region, and workforce. Training and equipping The Commercial Bank of Kuwait Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this Etisalat’s Dr Ahmed Bin Ali empha- intense global scrutiny. All the par- the first of its kind to be organized Arab PR professionals with the announces the biggest daily draw in opportunity to congratulate all lucky win- sized that PR is “no longer an acces- ticipants agreed that international- in the UAE following PR Forums tools they need to function in a Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma ners and also extends appreciation to the sory to a business, it is a necessity ly there was a significant distinction organized by TRACCS in Saudi globally-competitive industry is account. Customers of the bank can now Ministry of Commerce and Industry for that is paramount to creating the between being a “Middle East” Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and one of our primary focus areas and enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the their effective supervision of the draws identity and vision of the organiza- brand and a “UAE brand” and that Lebanon,” said Mohamed Al-Ayed, also one of our biggest competi- highest in the country and another 4 which were conducted in an orderly and tion.” According to TRACCS’s an association with the UAE came TRACCS President and Chief tive advantages in a rapidly matur- mega prizes during the year worth KD organized manner. Mohamed Al-Ayed there are five with the expectation of surprising Executive Officer. “Over the past 16 ing industry.” MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 technology @HiddenCash rolls out $2k treasure hunt to NY

NEW YORK: The frenzied scavenger hunt for large A friend of Buzi’s from San Francisco, who gave his time, he explained, because the friends didn’t know site and kind of tell people, give them clues where it sums of cash hidden in public hit New York on name only as Thierry, spoke to AFP as he hid $1,000 in anyone here. In the end, Thierry volunteered to fly out is?” he said. They began posting clues on Twitter last Saturday, with $2,000 in envelopes stashed across Central Park before setting out to drop another $1,000 for three days and supervise the cash drops. Thierry month about the whereabouts of the money they had Central Park and Brooklyn. The brainchild of a group of in Brooklyn. “Jason was thinking about doing some- hides the envelopes and then takes a picture on his hidden in public places under the handle wealthy friends in California, it is the first time the treas- thing a little bit different, more fun-maybe smaller mobile phone of the general area, clues that are post- @HiddenCash. ure hunt comes to New York, having sparked Internet- quantities that won’t change anyone’s life, or maybe it ed on twitter to drive the hunt. Their tweets turned positively golden in San driven chases on the West Coast. “Our biggest day ever! will in a different way, depends what they do with it” “Look around the Pond! (59th and 5th). Many there. Francisco, with residents whipped into a lather as they Houston, Mexico City, NYC today! Be safe, be kind, Thierry said. If you can make it within an hour, it’s not too late! Go!” hunted for the loot, and has been rolled out to Los tweet when you find!” the @HiddenCash handle wrote “It’s actually encouraging people who find the @HiddenCash tweeted with a picture of a rock. Angeles and Las Vegas. Buzi told CNN there are now on twitter kicking off the hunt at 10 am (1400 GMT). money and don’t have a particular need... to pay for- Retweeted 80 times in minutes, the pond in Central several hundred copycats in different states and cities. The 20 white business envelopes, $50 in each, carry ward and help someone in need,” he added, his face Park soon echoed with cries of young men and chil- Buzi said an unexpected bonus is that people have lots a handwritten message on the front: “Twitter hidden by dark sunglasses and a jet-black beard. After dren hunting under benches and weaving between of fun as they scour their towns and cities, although @HiddenCash. Tweet photo when u find. We heart NY.” Saturday’s hunts in New York, Houston and Mexico tourists to find the cash. others find the idea of free money almost too good to The money comes from wealthy real estate investor City, there will be more across the United States, he Buzi, originally anonymous came forward last week be true. “A lot of people don’t trust the motive, thinking Jason Buzi and a group of anonymous friends, who said. to talk to CNN about his creative act of charity. After a it’s a business scheme or something we’re trying to get have given to charity in the past but wanted to do New York is “the big one” and “definitely one of the bit of brainstorming, he and his friends settled on their out of it, and we’re really not,” he said. “We’re really something a bit more fun. places we had to come to,” Thierry said. It had taken idea: “What if we just leave cash around, and do a web- doing it to give back in a fun way.” — AFP US firms seek cyber experts for top jobs Experts slam corporate America for complacency NEW YORK: Some of the largest US companies rate America for being too complacent about As companies look for CISOs, many boards are are looking to hire cyber-security experts in new- cyber risks and for not doing enough to protect seeking directors with technology know-how so ly elevated positions and bring technologists on their computer networks from hackers. A recent that they can better understand cyber risks. Matt to their boards, a sign that corporate America is PwC survey found the vast majority of cyber- Aiello, co-head of the cyber practice at Heidrick & increasingly worried about hacking threats. security programs fell far short of guidelines Struggles, said he is seeing “unprecedented” JPMorgan Chase & Co, PepsiCo Inc, Cardinal drafted by the Commerce Department’s National demand for CIOs to serve on boards. “Boards Health Inc, Deere & Co and The United Services Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). don’t feel they have the right expertise to draw Automobile Association (USAA) are among the Only 28 percent of more than 500 executives sur- upon. It is not that they don’t understand it is a Fortune 500 companies seeking chief informa- veyed said their company had a CISO or Chief risk; they don’t want to blunder uninformed into tion security officers (CISOs) and other security Security Officer. it,” said David DiBari, managing partner at the law TOKYO: An employee of Japan’s toy maker Segatoys displays the robot toy dog personnel to shore up their cyber defenses, But high-profile data breaches, such as the firm Clifford Chance in Washington. “Poochi”, which can have a conversation when using Nintendo’s portable video game according to people with knowledge of the mat- one at Target, have injected a new sense of Retired Accenture CIO Frank Modruson, for- console ‘3DS’, at the annual Tokyo Toy Show. — AFP ter. urgency, executives said. Target ousted its CEO, mer Department of Defense CIO Teresa Takai, While a CISO typically reports to a company’s Gregg Steinhafel, earlier this month, and its chief Dell SecureWorks chief Mike Cote and AT&T Inc chief information officer (CIO), some of the hiring information officer, Beth Jacobs, resigned in CISO Ed Amoroso have all been approached to ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller discussions now involve giving them a direct line February. The retailer is now searching for a serve as potential directors, according to people to the chief executive and the board, consultants CISO, a newly created role. “This is ringing bells at with knowledge of the situation. Takai said she is and executives said. After high-profile data the C-suite,” Charlie Croom, vice president of “looking at a couple of things,” including with a brings Proof Integrated breaches such as last year’s attack on US retailer cybersecurity solutions at U.S. defense contractor security technology company. Cote, through a Target Corp, there is now an expectation that Lockheed Martin Corp told the Reuters Cyber- Dell spokeswoman, confirmed he has been Communications to ME CISOs understand not just technology but also a security Summit. Recruiters and executives said approached by several companies about serving company’s business and risk management. companies are increasing both the size and on their boards. An AT&T spokesman declined to DUBAI: ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller, the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller is now taking the “The trend that we are seeing is that organiza- budget of their security teams. By the end of comment on behalf of Amoroso. Modruson was Middle East’s leading public relations con- lead by further broadening our services to tions are elevating the position of the CISO to be 2014, JPMorgan’s annual cyber-security budget not available for comment. sultancy, has further strengthened its serv- include design, digital and social.” a peer of the CIO and having equal voice associ- will rise to $250 million from $200 million in Pamela Craig, who serves on the boards of ice offering with the launch of Proof The launch of Proof follows months after ated with resource priorities and risk decisions,” 2012, CEO Jamie Dimon said in April. And the Akamai Technologies Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc Integrated Communications, the US-based ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller established the said Barry Hensley, executive director at Dell largest US bank will have about 1,000 people and software maker VMWare Inc, expects digital and design agency. Headquartered first Middle East office of Penn Schoen SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit. With many focused on cyber-security, compared with 600 demand for CIOs to serve on public boards to in New York with offices in Washington DC, Berland (PSB), the global market research companies looking for security executives with people two years ago, he said. increase. “You need people who have direct first- Chicago, Pittsburg, Los Angeles, Dallas, firm and electoral pollster famous for advis- military or defense backgrounds, people with the hand experience in the boardroom,” she said. Boston, the opening of the Dubai office ing President Bill Clinton and the former UK right expertise can command increasingly higher Changing face of boards Some boards are also considering moving marks its first outside the US. Proof brings a Prime Minister Tony Blair on winning elec- salaries. A JPMorgan spokesman said the bank will responsibility for network security to risk com- global dimension to the creative execution tion campaigns. continue to invest and expand its security team, mittees from audit committees, as cybersecurity of ideas and content. Proof’s international The Proof team in Dubai is led by Rahul New urgency but declined to confirm if the firm was looking is increasingly viewed as a business risk more clients include Intel, Ford, AIG, Travel Kalia, a veteran communications profes- Large corporations have recently hired CISOs for a CISO. Cardinal Health CIO Patty Morrison than a compliance issue, according to Mary Nevada, Hormel, HP and Telefonica. sional. The team of creative professionals for between $500,000 and $700,000 a year, said the healthcare services company was look- Galligan, director of Cyber Risk Services at Proof Dubai has already secured several includes Creative Directors, Dan K and according to Matt Comyns, global co-head of the ing to hire a vice president of security to bring in Deloitte & Touche LLP. accounts since its inception, including Abu Binoy John. Dan is the specialist for brand- cyber-security practice at search firm Russell “new talent and new ideas.” USAA Chief Security RSA Security Senior Vice President Amit Yoran Dhabi Financial Group, Ithmar Capital, ing while Binoy’s forte is digital projects Reynolds Associates. Compensation for CISOs at Officer Gary McAlum confirmed the diversified said boards are looking for experts who can help GEMS, RP Group and Crescent Enterprises. and marketing collateral. Tarek El some technology companies with generous financial services group was looking for a CISO. them build security into products in develop- The firm also manages social media proj- Moukachar will lead Proof’s social media equity grants have reached as high as $2 million, Deere representatives were not available for ment, rather than bolting it on at the last minute. ects for Ford, Evian, LinkedIn Middle East projects. Undertaking full-fledged digital he said. In comparison, CISOs who have been comment, while a spokesman for PepsiCo “CISOs are being brought to the business table and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority campaigns, Proof creates content and man- with a company for five or more years are on declined to comment. The soft drink and snack more often,” Yoran said. “This is a realization that (DEWA), among others. Sunil John, Chief ages all social media platforms such as $200,000 to $300,000 per year, Comyns said. maker lost its CISO, Zulfi Ahmed, to MetLife Inc in many cases a business’s survival relies on the Executive Officer of ASDA’A Burson- Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram Security experts have often criticized corpo- earlier this year. security of the technology.” — Reuters Marsteller and Proof Integrated and LinkedIn, among others. The firm pro- Communications, said: “The media land- vides analytics and reporting across all digi- scape is changing around us, and so are the tal platforms in addition to search engine expectations and requirements of our optimisation and search engine marketing. clients. As a constantly evolving firm that It also designs and executes websites, Google steps up A new ‘Destiny’ for non introduces industry-defining practices, mobile apps and social media platforms. efforts for more sequel video games at E3

racial diversity LOS ANGELES: Don’t call it a comeback. The Ubisoft. recent success of “Titanfall” and “Watch Dogs” “Watch Dogs,” an open-world action SAN JOSE: Google has had more trouble diversifying its has laid the foundation for several new video game that casts players as a vigilante hacker workforce than its computer scientists have had writing games that don’t contain numbers in their roaming around Chicago, sold 4 million programs that respond to search requests in the blink of names. With anticipation building for several copies after it debuted last week, becoming an eye or designing cars that can navigate traffic without all new titles, have game developers finally gaming’s best-selling “new IP.” That’s industry- a human behind the wheel. That seemed to be the con- found the cure for sequelitis? The industry speak for original intellectual property - clusion when the Silicon Valley giant issued a gender and has long mined popular games like “Call of essentially a game that’s not a sequel or ethnic breakdown of its workforce that showed that of its Duty,” “Super Mario Bros.” and “Final Fantasy” licensed from an existing entertainment fran- 26,600 US employees, 61 percent are white, 30 percent for a chain of spinoffs and sequels, but chise. Asian, 3 percent Hispanic and 2 percent black. Thirty per- By showcasing the game’s unique ability cent of its employees are women. change is afoot ahead. Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and Advanced Micro The sci-fi shooter “Destiny,” alternate his- to “hack” into the virtual city’s infrastructure, Devices have published similar breakdowns. “Google is tory adventure “The Order: 1886,” cartoony as well as other players’ sessions, “Watch miles from where we want to be,” said Laszlo Bock, head shoot ‘em-up “Sunset Overdrive” and man- Dogs” cemented itself as the most talked- of personnel at Google. Why is one of the most innova- versus-monster match-up “Evolve” could about game of E3 when Ubisoft unveiled it tive, dynamic sectors of the US economy looking like the steal attention away from the latest crop of two years ago. Bungie, the studio responsible “Call of Duty,” “Halo” and “Assassin’s Creed” for the original “Halo” games, hopes for simi- LOS ANGELES: Promo girls for Intercooler’s Nyko modular cooling unit pose at the corporate world of the past, at least when it comes to blacks, Hispanics and women? The biggest factor is a games, the same way that then unheard-of lar buzz for “Destiny.” annual E3 video game extravaganza where new consoles from Microsoft and Sony “Watch Dogs” and “Titanfall” did the past two “We have a new IP,” said Eric Osborne, battled for the throne of the video game industry. — AFP shortage of such students majoring in computer science or other technical fields in college, according to Bock. years at E3. Despite such triumphs, original community and marketing relations manag- “There is an absolute pipeline problem,” he said in an games likely won’t outnumber sequels at E3. er at “Destiny” developer Bungie. “We’re not interview Wednesday with “PBS Newshour.” One year, There’s a plethora of new installments sched- forgetting that we have a lot of people to World Cup robo-suit team Google says, there were just two black people in the US uled to be promoted across the cavernous convince that what we’re building is amaz- with newly minted doctorates in computer science on halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center, ing. We’re convinced over here, which is why dismiss underwhelmed critics the job market. The company hired one of them, and including the latest editions of “The Sims,” we’re gonna roll a ‘beta’ (test version) out in Microsoft hired the other, according to Bock. “Fable,” “Call of Duty,” “Far Cry,” “Metal Gear July and let people experience a huge chunk RIO DE JANEIRO: The team behind the brain- Nicolelis, himself an avid social media user But the educational choices of some minorities don’t Solid,” “Dragon Age” and “Assassin’s Creed” of the game for themselves.” Similar to the controlled suit that helped a paraplegic kick a with a flare for creating buzz around his entirely account for the lack of diversity at technology series. “Halo” games, “Destiny” is a first-person football at the World Cup opening ceremony research, took to Twitter to defend the demon- companies. For instance, Google sells $50 billion in adver- “We’re at the beginning of a hardware shooter set in a sprawling sci-fi galaxy, but defended itself Saturday against critics who stration, blaming FIFA for cutting part of it. tising annually, a task that required more than 2,900 cycle, and we’ll be at our annual show where unlike the developer’s previous series, said the demonstration was underwhelming. “FIFA must answer for the editing of the salespeople in the US as of last August. Just 79 of them, or we love to introduce new brands, so I think “Destiny” requires gamers to always play In the buildup to Thursday’s opening, much images, which prevented the demonstration 3 percent, were black. A total of 127, or 4 percent, were that means we’ll have a higher combination online and team up to take down foes. fanfare surrounded the project led by Brazilian from being transmitted in its entirety,” he Hispanic. More than 2,000, or about 70 percent, were of new brands than what you might have Activision Blizzard Inc is spending $500 mil- neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis and meant to wrote. white. Google attributes this phenomenon to “uncon- seen at E3 over the past three or four years,” lion to market and develop the game - an showcase Brazil’s scientific and technological But a spokeswoman for the project later scious biases” that have historically favored white people. said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales unprecedented monumental bet on a title achievements. acknowledged the entire demonstration had “We like people who are like us, who watch the same and marketing at “Watch Dogs” publisher with no proven track record. — AP The Brazilian government’s World Cup web- in fact been broadcast. “It was just the kick. shows, who like the same food, who have the same back- site had tantalized visitors’ imaginations with a They showed what happened in its entirety,” grounds,” Bock told PBS. description of how the robotic exoskeleton Caroline Devide from the project’s communi- To address this issue, Google has put more than would enable a paralyzed person to “stand up cations team told AFP. “He didn’t take any 20,000 employees through 90-minute training sessions from his wheelchair, walk for around 25 meters steps.” Tetraplegic Congresswoman Mara during the past year to help them become more aware (yards) on the pitch and make the first kick of Gabrilli said the demonstration had been a dis- of their biases. Google is also trying to do more recruit- the World Cup.” In reality, the demonstration appointment for paralysis victims. ing at colleges with large minority enrollments. During was somewhat less spectacular. Paraplegic Nicolelis “didn’t deliver what he promised the past year, Google has dispatched a specialist to work Juliano Pinto, standing in the Iron Man-like suit and misled tons of patients,” she told O Estado with historically black Howard University to draw up a with two handlers appearing to support it on de Sao Paulo newspaper. But Pinto, the 29- curriculum that will give its graduates a better chance of either side, gave a quick tap to a football year-old car crash victim who demonstrated competing for technology jobs against the likes of MIT. placed in front of him on a red ramp. the exoskeleton, said the experience had been The program will be extended to five other colleges this The entire display lasted about three sec- “extraordinary.” “It’s been seven years since my fall. Google is just one of many high-tech companies onds, and left many viewers tweeting their dis- medulla injury, without being able to move my that are pledging to diversify their workforces this spring appointment. “The concept was great but the lower limbs,” he told news website G1. under pressure from the Rev. Jesse Jackson. But the footage I’ve seen of that exoskeleton World “After all that, to be able to regain control of same promises were made in the Silicon Valley 15 years Cup kick-off was very disappointing,” wrote them, to control the destiny of your feet... The ago, again under pressure from the civil rights leader. @quepasanene. Fellow Twitter user @fil- exoskeleton gave that to me again, it brought That effort included a conference, a new website, com- ipemalafaia agreed: “I was expecting some- back the movements I lost.” Nicolelis posted a mitments from top firms, and a call to educate and thing grandiose, but they barely showed it in link to the interview on Twitter, saying: “That’s employ 200,000 young people. — AP the broadcast.” the opinion that counts!” —AFP MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Dengue-like chikungunya virus reported

SAN SALVADOR: Salvadoran health must still be confirmed by the US disease specialists detected an outbreak The health ministry has asked people Caribbean last year, appearing in authorities confirmed Saturday that a Centers for Disease Control and of a rare viral disease that caused fever “to eliminate breeding sites” at their Martinique and Saint Martin. dengue-like disease that has been Prevention. Menjivar, interviewed by and skin rash, which they said affected at homes. There is no vaccine or treatment Chikungunya produces symptoms spreading across the Caribbean has now state-run Channel 10 television, said that least 181 people. She said suspected for chikungunya, which has infected mil- similar to dengue, including high fever, appeared in the Central-American coun- cases were found on the outskirts of the cases were also found in residents in two lions of people in Africa and Asia since joint pain and skin rash. The disease’s try.Health Minister Violeta Menjivar said Ayutuxtepeque municipality just outside other area on the edge of northern San the disease was first recorded in 1952. It name is derived from an east African at least 1,200 people have been formally the capital San Salvador. Salvador. The mosquito that transmits has also spread to southern Europe-with word meaning “that which bends up,” diagnosed with the chikungunya viral In that area at the end of May, the chikungunya-the Aedes aegypti-is the an outbreak in Italy in 2007 and south- referring to the way that patients are disease, although the positive testing ministry’s epidemiologists and infectious same one that spreads dengue. ern France in 2010 — and arrived in the stooped over in pain. — AFP NIVEA unveils Cocoa Struggling climate talks Butter Lotion, Cream DUBAI: Every woman also the pefect natural eye UN summit for push wants silky, glowing ingredient to use in body skin that looks healthy, lotions, due to its glouri- and smooth to the ous sweet scent, moistur- Obama unveils plans to cut emissions by 30% percent touch. Introducing new izing properties and skin- NIVEA Cocoa Butter smoothing benefits. It BONN: A new round of talks on climate change expert group the Union of Concerned Action Network, an alliance of green and devel- Body Lotion and Cream remains one of the most sputtered to a close on Sunday, placing the Scientists. “Many countries are already starting opment campaigners. There were also which not only makes popular natural skin mois- onus on a UN summit in September to boost to work on their post-2020 contributions, and advances in two technical arenas, on how to your skin feel well mois- turising ingredients momentum for a global pact by the end of they need to have a sense of what information reduce carbon emissions from cities and using turized, but provides because it easily melts 2015. Delegates reported faltering progress in they will be expected to provide.” forestry and farming to help the fight against richest care and cocoa into the skin and effec- the 12-day session, a waypoint towards a deal global warming rather than worsen it. indulgence. tively soothes and to keep climate-altering carbon emissions to Climate summit in New York The irresistibly scent- restores the skin’s natural safer levels. “Political will needs to emerge at The Bonn talks will be followed by UN ‘Not enough on the table’ ed range instantly protective barrier. the New York summit,” Martin Kaiser of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special sum- “Though the progress here in Bonn by nego- smoothes away dry skin Due to the high con- Greenpeace told a press conference. Taking mit on climate change in New York on tiators was heartening, there’s not enough on for intensive and long-lasting mois- centration of natural fats within the place under the UN Framework Convention on September 23. Heads of state and government the table. Heads of government (need) to get ture which keeps skin soft and radi- cocoa bean this ingredient melts easily at Climate Change (UNFCCC), the negotiations will be scrutinised for how they intend to ramp involved to make the tough choices negotia- ant. According to NIVEA skincare body temperature and is rapidly seek to forge a historic deal in Paris in 2015 that up action. On June 2, US President Barack tors can’t,” CAN said. The Bonn talks revealed experts, to lock in moisture, you need absorbed to retain invisible moisture. will take effect from 2020. Obama set the ball rolling by unveiling plans difficult and complex differences on the basics, ingredients that boost the skin’s natu- When Cocoa Butter lotion is massaged Under the deal, 195 countries would make vol- for a cut in emissions of up to 30 percent from delegates added. Richer nations are focused ral moisture and improve its mois- into the skin, it also provides an aro- untary pledges on carbon gases so that warming American power plants by 2030 compared to especially on mitigation-reducing emissions ture-retaining capacity. The non- ma therapy experience, as the deli- does not breach a threshold of two degrees 2005 levels. while poorer nations are more preoccupied for sticky innovative formula com- cious feminine scent envelopes the Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industri- After the summit, a new UNFCCC round help with adapting to climate change, whose bines NIVEA’s exclusive Hydra IQ senses with notes of ylang-ylang, al times. They would also channel financial aid to takes place from October 20-25, ahead of the effects are already underway. technology with nature identical jasmine, warm sensual vanilla and poorer countries to shore up defenses against cli- forum’s annual parlay, in Lima, Peru, from “Without finance on the table before Paris mositurining ingredients of Cocoa cocoa which further promotes the mate change and provide cleaner technology to December 1-12. European Union negotiator it’s hard to see how we can avoid a stalemate, Butter and Vitamin E. All of which feelings of relaxation and well- help wean them off fossil fuels. Elina Bardram said there had been a “good con- which puts a deal in danger,” said Mohamed gives you irresistibly soft skin, being. The haggling will move into higher gear structive atmosphere” in Bonn but Lima had to Adow of Christian Aid. “Poor countries are ask- long-lasting skin and a natural Vitamin E, a natural skin-condi- from the second quarter of 2015, when the par- yield a template to make conclusion in Paris ing developed nations to stick to their promises healthy glow. tioning vitamin with both antioxi- ties are supposed to have put their pledges on possible. Ban’s meeting-the first top-level cli- on finance before committing to cuts in emis- Cocoa Butter, a favored body dant and anti-ageing benefits also the table. But before then, they have to agree mate gathering since the 2009 Copenhagen sions.” Another stumbling block is the negotia- care ingredient of women in the enhances the moisture retaining common rules for vetting these efforts to summit-is a “very, very important opportunity,” tions’ second track, which is about beefing up region, is indulgent and intensive- function of the product which can ensure there is transparency and that pledge- she said.The EU expected it to be a platform for action on climate change before 2020. Since ly nourishes your skin with deep, easily be worked into the skin. The makers are held to account. “It’s disappointing “bold pledges” and a showcase for climate pro- the near-fiasco of Copenhagen Summit, trust in long-lasting moisture to smooth NIVEA Cocoa Butter Body Lotion is that negotiators didn’t make more progress at grams that worked, she said. the climate process has been at a low ebb so away dullness. A derivative of the ideal for many of the skin care this session on building greater consensus on On Bonn’s plus side, co-chairs presiding over promises of vigorous action in the short term cacao bean, cocoa is commenly needs as it is the perfect solution the information that will be required in national the negotiations agreed to issue by July 15 a are a key to cementing a a deal for the longer used in making chocolate but is to deeply nourish dry skin. contributions,” said Alden Meyer with the US new informal blueprint for a deal, said Climate term. — AFP Australia natural wonders Protect your skin with catch UNESCO’S attention Sebamed lotion, milk

SYDNEY: Australia is home to some of Working to reduce outbreaks of the ruining the reef.”The mining industry, KUWAIT: Sebamed moisturizing body the most pristine environment on crown-of-thorns starfish was also backed by the state government and lotion protects and supports the acid Earth, but two of its most high-profile being tackled, as was reducing nutri- the state-owned ports corporations, mantle of the skin, with its PH value of protected areas face threats to their ent and sediment run-off from land- are treating the reef as a dumping status as World Heritage Sites at a clearing and agriculture, he said. ground,” said spokeswoman Felicity 5.5, as healthy skin should be. The UNESCO meeting starting yesterday in Queensland state Environment Wishart. active moisturizing complex nourishes Doha. In such a vast country that Minister Andrew Powell, who released and preserves the natural moisture bal- boasts large tracts of desert, rainforest a report Thursday on water quality Abbott’s ‘environmentally ance of the skin. Chamomile and allan- and coast, many of Australia’s natural that he will take to the Doha meeting, reckless’ move toin soothe the skin, making it soft and wonders have won UNESCO World said he was confident a downgrade Another of Australia’s natural won- supple, and is naturally cooling and Heritage listings. They include Fraser would be avoided. ders under threat is the Tasmanian calming. The moisturizing lotion is Island, Shark Bay, the Wet Tropics of “The reef is now on the pathway to Wilderness, one of the last expanses of readily absorbed without leaving a Queensland, the Greater Blue long-term improvement,” he said, temperate wilderness in the world greasy residue, and daily body care Mountains, Kakadu National Park and pointing to improved land manage- that covers nearly 20 percent, or 1.4 Uluru. ment practices that had reduced pesti- million hectares, of the southern island tones the skin and refreshes its appear- Perhaps its best-known master- cide loads by 28 percent since 2009. state. Prime Minister Tony Abbott ance. This lotion is well suited for the piece is the Great Barrier Reef, one of “In terms of nitrogen-that’s what caus- believes too much forest is locked up, care of sensitive, normal to oily skin the most biodiverse places on the es those crown-of-thorn starfish out- and favors more access for loggers. after washing or bathing. It is especially planet that sprawls across an area breaks-we’ve reduced it by 16 percent He has requested UNESCO remove recommended for use in hot climates, roughly the size of Japan. But all is not overall,” he added. its World Heritage status for 74,000 or in the summer. well on the reef, which is considered to hectares of the area, claiming it was Meanwhile, Sebamed body milk, be in “poor” health. It is under grow- Reef a ‘dumping ground’ not pristine-the first time a developed which does not have color additives, is ing pressure not just from climate While improvements to water qual- country has asked for a delisting. The well suited for the intensive care of sen- change and the destructive coral-eat- ity had been achieved, Powell conced- move has been labeled “environmen- ing crown-of-thorns starfish, but agri- ed that the overall health of the reef tally reckless” by green groups. sitive, dry and stressed skin, and is cultural runoff and rampant coastal still needed more work. The report did “Logging World Heritage forests is as especially recommended for use in cold development linked to mining. not deal with port developments reckless as destroying any other World climates or in winter. Clinical studies For these reasons, UNESCO is con- linked to mining, which conservation- Heritage site, like using the Grand demonstrate 26 percent more moisture sidering downgrading its status to ists have warned could hasten the Canyon as a garbage dump, knocking revitalizes dry skin, and 30 percent lipid “World Heritage in Danger” at its annu- demise of the reef. There has been par- down the Sydney Opera House for compounds nourishes the skin, restor- al meeting, in the absence of Australia ticular concern from UNESCO about harbourside apartments or selling the ing the hydrolipid balance. Replenished showing “substantial” progress in deal- the approval in December of a massive Eiffel Tower for scrap,” said Wilderness moisture balance reduces water loss ing with the problems. Environment coal port expansion in the region, and Society spokesman Vica Bayley said. through the skin, as panthenol reduces Minister Greg Hunt insists Australia allowing the dumping of millions of “If Tasmania’s World Heritage forests has thrown millions of dollars at pro- tons of dredge waste within the aren’t safe, neither are our other icon- irritation and intensifies the moisturiz- tecting the reef, bolstering its marine park waters. The Australian ic World Heritage sites, such as the ing effect. Sebamed body milk regener- resilience to the major threats of Marine Conservation Society said Great Barrier Reef, the Daintree rain- ates and soothes dry skin, increasing its extreme weather events and climate while a reduction in sediment from forest, Kakadu and the Blue elasticity and is an easily absorbed non- change. farming was good news, dredging was Mountains.” — AFP greasy oil-in-water emulsion. Indonesia’s poor swap garbage for health care

MALANG: Mahmud hauls bags full of rubbish to the another notable benefit it has created an army of woman held her two-year-old daughter close, small, dilapidated clinic next to a busy road on cleaners to clear the streets in and around Malang, wrapped in a sarong, the young girl’s eyes puffed up Indonesia’s main island of Java several times a month. which like many cities in fast-growing Indonesia strug- and red. After a quick examination, a doctor diagnosed There he exchanges grubby cardboard boxes, plastic gles to keep litter from piling up. Albinsaid decided to her with a severe bout of diarrhoea and sent her away bottles and other garbage for something he would open a first centre in 2010 after hearing the story of a with some medicine. struggle to afford otherwise-medical treatment. young daughter of a rubbish collector who died after Efriko Septananda, a doctor at the clinic, said com- “I know I can sell my garbage here so I keep it,” said contracting diarrhea. Her family could not afford treat- mon problems people came in with include high the 60-year-old, who like many Indonesians goes by ment. That clinic failed to get off the ground, but in blood pressure, diabetes, runny noses and gastroen- one name. “I used to throw everything onto the street 2013, Albinsaid and four others got together the fund- teritis. Most earn between 500,000 and one million but I have started telling myself that actually the ing to open five centers in Malang, and they have so far rupiah a month ($44-88), and would struggle to get garbage is useful.” Mahmud, who suffers from arthritis, been doing well. His achievements were recognized in good medical treatment if the clinic did not provide it is one of many members of the Klinik Bumi Ayu in January when he was awarded the Unilever Young in exchange for rubbish, he said. Malang who regularly bring in rubbish in exchange for Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize by Britain’s Prince check-ups and medicine. There are five such centers in Charles at a ceremony in London, which included ‘Now I can pray normally’ the city that are part of a scheme dubbed 50,000 euros ($70,000) in financial support and men- Free public healthcare does exist in Malang and “Garbage Clinical Insurance” by its 24-year-old toring. other parts of Indonesia. But getting access to it is a founder Gamal Albinsaid, offering treatment and complicated, highly bureaucratic process, according to advice for free to some of the country’s poorest. As Trash for treatment Albinsaid. For Mahmud, treatment at the centre has Southeast Asia’s biggest economy struggles to spread People who want treatment at the clinics bring in helped ease his arthritis.”Before I did not feel well, espe- the riches earned in recent years to the poorest in soci- rubbish once a week on Saturdays. They must collect cially when I had to bend over to pray,” he said. “But ety, the clinics are a creative attempt to fill the gaps left 10,000 rupiah (90 US cents) worth of garbage every now I can pray normally.” More than 90 percent of by a threadbare welfare system. month to be a member of the scheme, and this quali- Indonesia’s population describe themselves as Muslim. The government this year began rolling out what is fies them for two visits a month. Different types of rub- Albinsaid, who is training to be a doctor but does supposed to be a universal healthcare system across bish are worth different amounts, according to not treat patients at the clinics himself, said the system the sprawling archipelago of 250 million people. Once Albinsaid. Organic waste can be turned in to fertilizer has been successful as only 10 to 15 percent of people fully implemented by 2019, it is expected to cost which is sold to farmers, and other materials, such as who bring in garbage use the services. This leaves around $15 billion a year but critics say it is underfund- plastic and metal, are bought by rubbish collectors enough money to run the centre and fund its develop- ed and Indonesia lacks enough well-trained medical who process it and sell it on. ment. He hopes to expand the scheme across staff. In a country where half the population lives on $2 The Klinik Bumi Ayu is staffed by two doctors, one Indonesia with clinics planned in three other cities so a day, spreading the gains from a sustained economic nurse and two pharmacists and is open daily in the far, and the government has also taken an interest in boom has been in sharp focus recently, with con- afternoons. Most of the patients are agricultural work- getting involved. For Albinsaid, it is also about giving tenders running in July presidential elections pledging ers who toil in the rice paddies surrounding Malang, in some of the least privileged in the country greater con- to better the lot of society’s underprivileged. eastern Java. On a recent Saturday at the centre, about trol of their destinies. “With these clinics, we can help MALANG: An Indonesian nurse at Klinik Bumi Ayu in Malang in the main island of Beyond healthcare, Albinsaid’s initiative has had 10 patients were waiting to be seen by doctors. A empower poor people,” he said. — AFP Java, collects packs of recyclable garbage delivered by members of the clinic. — AFP

WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 Movenpick Hotel Kuwait team is ready for World Cup

ince it is one of the most watched sporting events worldwide, Movenpick Hotel Kuwait-free zone Sannounced the live stream of all World Cup matches on a giant screen in the famous Garden Cafe situated in a natural and private environment. It is worth mentioning that Movenpick Hotel Kuwait guests are able to enjoy the excitement of this live compe- tition within the air-conditioned tents where every tent has its own TV screen, and to add more excitement the Garden CafÈ staff will wear the costume of World Cup teams to give our valuable guests more enthusiasm. Movenpick Hotel Kuwait is one of the best hotels in the city that combines between high-end service and resort, where you can enjoy watching World Cup games. Relax within a unique architectural elegance and upscale facili- ties which reflect our hotel’s perfect Swiss hospitality in addition to the services offered at Garden Cafe during World Cup 2014 to make our guests feel like home among their family. In this regard, the hotel general manager Hassan Hassanein said: “Football is very popular here, and the World Cup fever has inspired us to transfer the World Cup ambiance from Brazil to our hotel, especially that Kuwaiti and Arabs adore this enthusiastic game”. In this context too, the Movenpick Communication Manager Elsayed Elasy said that Movenpick Hotel-free zone has finalized the arrangements for the broadcast of this most watched event at the green nature of Garden Cafe, within an excep- tional family atmosphere.

Greetings Kuwait Music Academy hosts graduation ceremony

Many happy returns of the day to Tanusha! Best wishes from friends and family.

The Kuwait Music Academy organized its graduation ceremony recently at the Hashemi Ballroom in Radisson Blu hotel. Grzegorz Olszak, the Ambassador of Poland to Kuwait, Shin Boonam, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait, and Cheng Yuli, Counselor of the People’s Republic of China in Kuwait attended the event. —Photos by Joseph Shagra

Many happy returns of the day to Chrislyne! Best wishes from Kitta, Ponnus, Appa and Amma.

Announcements

Ukraine Embassy he Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Kuwait informs that its new address is Al-Surra area , Tblock 5, street 1, plot 37. The consular section will begin its actions on June 19, 2014. The phone number: +965 25318507, fax number: +965 25318508. Working hours for consular reception on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-12:00; on Wednesday 11:00-12:00.

Mind sports magazine released he Kuwait Mind Sports Association (KMSA) released the first issue of Mind Games - the first quarterly Tmagazine in Kuwait and the Arab world with articles about chess, checkers, bridge, and dominos. The 33-page magazine includes news about local activities, including training courses, conferences and competitions, as well as international news. It also includes articles and interviews with chess players, in addition to information about the The Leaders Group for Consulting and Development organized a workshop in communication skills for a number of employees at the Public Authority for Minors’ Affairs. KMSA. General Manager Nabila Al-Anjari awarded the participants in a ceremony at the conclusion of the five-day training session. Andalus Trading Co inks agreement with Millennium Hotel & Convention Centre

l-Andalus Trading Co (ATC) other large scale events. Trading Company, such as air-condi- concluded recently a mega The hotel features three excep- tioners, televisions, refrigerators, etc. Aagreement to supply around tional restaurants specializing in an Another major reason for the suc- 374 Samsung TV screens to array of international and local cess of this division is Samsung; the Millennium Hotel & Convention cuisines. Other facilities available brand which has always been in the Centre Kuwait. This Contact was within the hotel include a health club forefront with the latest and most signed by Ismaeel Horani, ATC with modern techno-gym, outdoor modern technological advance- General Manager and Dani Saleh, swimming pool, sauna and steam ments, resulting in an inherent trust Millennium Hotels & Resorts Area rooms and on-site parking. The B2b and assurance in the quality of General Manager, Kuwait. Division of Al-Andalus Trading Samsung’s high-end products and The impressive five-star hotel Company has been very successful in services, making it a leader in the boasts 295 well-appointed guest achieving a number of fruitful busi- global market. rooms and suites featuring stylish ness deals in Kuwait. Interestingly, Al- As one of the prominent con- dÈcor and generous amenities. With Andalus Trading Co has made a lot of sumer Electronics giants in Kuwait, 18 different function rooms including other agreements of a similar nature, Andalus Trading Co continues to sup- a stunning ballroom and more than for the supply of Samsung products ply a number of high-end products 6,000 square meters, the hotel is to other leading Hotels in Kuwait, and services to an extremely vibrant home to one of the largest conven- such as Movenpick, Ibis, Rotana, 4- and competitive market. Over the tion centers in the country. Designed Points, Sheraton, Sahara, etc. years, ATC has established an envi- to an international standard, - with That is additional to various other able position for itself as the main first class facilities and capable of achievements in the other sectors in hub for renowned, prestigious and hosting major national and interna- Kuwait, such as banks, institutions, up-market electronic brands, such as Ismaeel Horani, ATC General Manager and Dani Saleh, tional conferences, meetings, trade etc for supply of a whole range of Samsung. Millennium Hotels & Resorts Area General Manager, Kuwait. exhibitions, stylish weddings and electronic products of Al-Andalus WHAT’S ON MON DAY, JUNE 16, 2014 AUK graduates Class of 2014

AUK Graduation Class 2014

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce and Keynote Speaker Faisal Al-Ayyar, Vice Chairman of the Industry and Acting Minister of Higher Education, Dr Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) The cake-cutting ceremony Abdul Mohsen Al-Medej nder the patronage of His Highness traditional ceremonial manner. The proces- higher education in Kuwait, highlighting Ross, Vice President of Student Affairs, intro- Business and Economics, to President the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- sional was ended with the march of the AUK the important role played by AUK in duced the co-valedictorians of the Class of Hamzeh, who then conferred upon the UJaber Al-Sabah, represented by the President’s party that included, for the first Kuwait’s higher education. He specifically 2014; from the College of Arts & Sciences graduates their respective degrees. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of time, members of AUK’s Board of Trustees. highlighted the social engagement aspect Noor Kassem, and from the College of graduates were then awarded their bache- Commerce and Industry and Acting Professor Dr Nizar Hamzeh, President of of AUK’s educational and research activities Business & Economics Nasser Al-Rashoud. lor’s degree diplomas by Dr Hamzeh, Faisal Minister of Higher Education, Dr Abdul AUK, addressed the graduates in his open- delivered through the different University Dr Ross invited Al-Rashoud to the stage to Al-Ayyar, Dr Rawda Awwad, and Dr John Mohsen Al-Medej, the American University ing speech saying “You have passed the test research and outreach centers. give his speech on behalf of the Class of Russell. of Kuwait (AUK) held its graduation ceremo- and proved your readiness to embark The Keynote Speaker of this year’s com- 2014. In his speech, he thanked the families In keeping with the academic tradition, ny for the Class of 2014 at the Kuwait toward the vision you hold of your future. mencement was Faisal Al-Ayyar, Vice and faculty members for the support they the graduates were then asked to move International Fairgrounds in Mishref, where We are proud and honored to have you as Chairman of the Kuwait Projects Company provided the graduates throughout their their tassels from right to left, thereby mark- 350 students officially became AUK gradu- AUK alumni.” Professor Dr Hamzeh also (KIPCO), who shared with the graduates university experience. ing their official graduation from AUK. As ates. The ceremony was attended by emphasized the value and quality of educa- some words of wisdom, advising them to The event proceeded with the highlight the ceremony drew to a close, the graduat- Shaikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- tion at AUK that “cannot be obtained with a keep their youthful spirit while utilizing of the ceremony, where the graduates ing class celebrated the traditional cutting Sabah, Founder and Chair of AUK, along simple point and click. It cannot be placed their education to the best of their abilities. receive their earned degrees. Dean of the of the Class of 2014 cake, and took photos with members of the AUK Board of Trustees, in a box, wrapped with paper and ribbon, “Raise the standard of work ethics. Have College of Arts and Sciences, Dr Rawda with their families and friends. The AUK Dartmouth College representatives, diplo- and bestowed upon you. It is a quality edu- goals - personal and career- but also partici- Awwad, recommended the conferral of 2014Commencement coincides with impor- mats, dignitaries, as well as the families and cation of high standards of learning that we pate in the vision and goals of your country. degrees for the graduates of the College of tant milestones in the history of AUK as it friends of this year’s graduates. must maintain as a university and you must I know you love your country but it should Arts & Sciences, while Interim Dean of the overlaps with the 10th Anniversary of AUK. Following Kuwait’s national anthem and earn as a student,” he said. be a positive love that includes sincere con- College of Business and Economics, Dr John a recitation from the Holy Quran, the gradu- Dr Abdul Mohsen Al-Medej gave a tribution,” he said. Russell, recommended the conferral of ating class proceeded into the hall in the speech about the importance of private Following Al-Ayyar’s speech, Dr Carol degrees for the graduates of the College of TV PROGRAMS MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

09:55 Come Dine With Me: South 05:15 The Chase Africa 06:05 Dancing On Ice 16:35 Mako Mermaids 05:10 Toddlers & Tiaras 10:45 Come Dine With Me 07:30 Lewis 17:00 I Didn’t Do It 06:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 11:35 Masterchef: The Professionals 09:20 Take On The Twisters 17:45 Liv And Maddie 07:00 What Not To Wear 00:45 Shark Tribe 12:30 Bargain Hunt 10:15 Murdoch Mysteries 18:10 Liv And Maddie 07:50 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 01:35 Animal Cops Houston 13:15 Homes Under The Hammer 11:10 Emmerdale 18:30 Austin & Ally 08:15 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 02:25 Shark Tribe 14:05 Food & Drink 12:00 Coronation Street 18:55 Austin & Ally 08:40 World’s Worst Mum 03:15 Gangland Killers 14:30 Come Dine With Me: South 12:30 The Chase 19:20 Violetta 09:30 Toddlers & Tiaras 04:05 Shamwari: A Wild Life Africa 13:20 Dancing On Ice 20:05 Liv And Maddie 10:20 Say Yes To The Dress 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 15:20 Come Dine With Me 14:45 Murdoch Mysteries 20:30 Jessie 10:45 Say Yes To The Dress 05:45 Treehouse Masters 16:10 Masterchef: The Professionals 15:35 Take On The Twisters 20:50 Dog With A Blog 11:10 Cake Boss 06:35 Wildlife SOS 17:05 Baking Mad With Eric Lanlard 16:30 Shetland 21:15 Mako Mermaids 11:35 Jon & Kate Plus 8 07:00 Animal Airport 17:30 Bargain Hunt 17:25 Seven Dwarves 21:40 Austin & Ally 12:00 Little People, Big World 07:25 My Cat From Hell 18:15 Beat My Build 18:20 Murdoch Mysteries 22:00 Shake It Up 12:25 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 08:15 Natural World 19:10 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 19:10 Coronation Street 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 13:15 Extreme Cheapskates 09:10 Too Cute! Notebook: Cosmo Cook 19:35 Take On The Twisters 22:50 Good Luck Charlie 13:40 Extreme Cheapskates 10:05 Lion Man: One World African 19:35 Come Dine With Me 20:30 Shetland 23:10 Wolfblood 14:05 Craft Wars Safari 20:30 Antiques Roadshow 21:25 Seven Dwarves 23:35 Wolfblood 14:55 Extreme Couponing 11:00 Animal Precinct 22:15 Bargain Hunt 22:20 Coronation Street 15:20 Cake Boss 11:55 Animal Airport 23:00 Beat My Build 22:50 Emmerdale 15:45 What Not To Wear 12:20 Breed All About It 23:50 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 16:35 Toddlers & Tiaras 12:50 Bondi Vet Notebook: Cosmo Cook 17:25 Say Yes To The Dress 17:50 Say Yes To The Dress 13:45 Biggest And Baddest 00:10 Hoarding: Buried Alive 14:40 Lion Man: One World African 18:15 Jon & Kate Plus 8 01:00 Extreme Cheapskates 18:40 Little People, Big World Safari 01:25 Extreme Cheapskates 15:30 Tanked 19:10 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 00:00 The Truth Behind 01:50 Craft Wars 16:30 Natural World 20:05 Extreme Couponing 01:00 D-Day Sacrifice 02:40 Secretly Pregnant 17:25 Cats Of Claw Hill 20:30 Cake Boss 02:00 Animal Mega Moves 03:30 I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant 18:20 Must Love Cats 00:20 Sci-Trek 21:00 Iyanla, Fix My Life 03:00 Wild Untamed Brazil 03:55 Long Island Medium 19:15 Too Cute! 01:10 Trek Nation 21:55 Breaking Amish: Brave New 04:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 04:20 Say Yes To The Dress 20:10 Preposterous Pets 02:45 Superships World 05:00 The Known Universe 04:45 Say Yes To The Dress 21:05 Lion Man: One World African 07:00 Sci-Fi Science 22:50 Long Island Medium 06:00 Alaska Wing Men Safari 07:25 Sci-Fi Science 07:00 Rescue Ink 22:00 Too Cute! 07:55 Prophets Of Science Fiction 08:00 The Truth Behind 22:55 Preposterous Pets 08:45 Sci-Trek 09:40 Meteorite Men 09:00 D-Day Sacrifice Thais clamber for free 10:30 Superships 10:00 Animal Mega Moves 11:20 Bad Universe 11:00 Wild Untamed Brazil movie tickets as army 12:10 Thunder Races 12:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 13:00 How Does That Work? 13:00 The Known Universe promotes patriotism 00:50 Mistresses 13:30 Sci-Trek 14:00 Alaska Wing Men 01:40 Waking The Dead 14:20 Mythbusters 15:00 My Dog Ate What? housands of Thais thronged cinemas on yester- 02:30 The Mimic 15:10 Thunder Races 16:00 The Truth Behind day to grab free tickets to an epic film featuring 02:55 The Cafe 16:00 Superships 17:00 Kangaroo Kaos a mediaeval king, given away by military 03:20 Hunderby T 16:50 Meteorite Men 18:00 Animal Mega Moves authorities keen to kindle patriotic feeling after seiz- 03:50 The Job Lot 17:40 Trek Nation 19:00 Adventure Wanted ing power to end months of unrest. The army has 04:15 Doctor Who: Best Of The 19:20 Tech Toys 360 20:00 Somewhere In China been urging Thais to bridge differences after it staged Doctor 19:45 How Does That Work? 21:00 Street Monkeys a coup on May 22 to halt recurring violent protests by 05:00 Nina And The Neurons 22:00 Salvage Code Red 20:10 Mythbusters rival political camps, at odds for a decade. At least 28 05:15 Poetry Pie 21:00 World’s Top 5 23:00 Close Quarter Battle 05:20 Mr Bloom’s Nursery 23:30 Close Quarter Battle people were killed and hundreds injured in the latest 21:50 Close Encounters round of tumult since November. 05:40 The Green Balloon Club 22:15 Close Encounters Hundreds have been detained since the putsch, 06:05 Nina And The Neurons 22:40 Sci-Trek 06:20 Poetry Pie 23:30 Cosmic Collisions most close to ousted Prime Minister Yingluck 06:25 Mr Bloom’s Nursery Shinawatra, pitted against protesters allied with the 06:45 Boogie Beebies Bangkok establishment. Attempts to stage protests 07:00 The Green Balloon Club FAST & FURIOUS 6 ON OSN MOVIES HD against the coup have been snuffed out. The army’s 07:25 The Weakest Link campaign to “return Thailand to happiness” has 00:00 The Crazy Ones 08:10 Gavin & Stacey 03:00 Nip/Tuck 01:45 The Frozen Ground-PG15 02:30 Veep 01:20 Cooking For Real included free concerts and an order to broadcasting 08:40 Getting On 04:00 Rake 03:45 Hope Springs-PG15 00:00 The Soup 03:30 The Neighbors 01:45 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives authorities to show all World Cup soccer games on 09:10 Keeping Up Appearances 05:00 Witches Of East End 05:30 All In Good Time-PG15 00:30 Scouted 04:00 Seinfeld 03:25 Andy Bates American Street free-to-air channels. 09:40 Doctors 06:00 Suits 09:00 Monsters University-PG 01:25 Style Star 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring Feasts About 40 Bangkok cinemas offered a free morning 10:10 Casualty 07:00 C.S.I. New York 11:00 Hope Springs-PG15 01:50 Style Star Jimmy Fallon 03:50 Iron Chef America showing of “The Legend of King Naresuan Part V” and 11:00 The Weakest Link 08:00 Warehouse 13 12:45 The Next Three Days-PG15 04:40 Chopped 02:20 E! Investigates 05:30 Two And A Half Men movie-goers jammed a plush city-centre shopping 11:45 Gavin & Stacey 09:00 Sleepy Hollow 15:00 Beastly-PG15 05:30 Unwrapped 03:15 Extreme Close-Up 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers mall - about five times more than the 500 seats avail- 12:15 Big Bear Diary 10:00 Witches Of East End 17:00 Monsters University-PG 05:50 Tastiest Places To Chowdown 04:10 THS 08:00 Seinfeld able. Army officers, caught off guard, scurried off to 12:40 Getting On 11:00 Rake 19:00 Identity Thief-PG15 06:10 The Next Food Network Star 07:50 Style Star 08:30 Two And A Half Men find crowd control barriers. “No one gets tickets until 13:10 Keeping Up Appearances 12:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Fast & Furious 6-PG15 07:00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam 08:20 E! News 09:30 Last Man Standing 13:40 Doctors 12:30 Coronation Street 23:15 Drive-18 07:25 Roadtrip With G. Garvin you form an orderly queue,” one officer, standing on a 09:15 Giuliana & Bill 10:00 Melissa & Joey 14:10 Casualty 14:00 Warehouse 13 07:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives table, shouted through a loudhailer. 11:10 THS 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 15:05 The Weakest Link 15:00 Suits 08:15 Iron Chef America Organizers relented and disappointed patrons, 12:05 E! News Jimmy Fallon 15:50 Big Bear Diary 16:00 Emmerdale 09:05 Barefoot Contessa - Back To many with small children, were offered cheap tickets 13:05 Extreme Close-Up 12:30 Seinfeld 16:15 Lark Rise To Candleford 16:30 Coronation Street Basics at a later screening. Junta leader General Prayuth 13:35 THS 13:00 Two And A Half Men 00:00 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & 17:05 Eastenders 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes Chan-ocha has urged Thais to seek common ground 14:30 Style Star 13:30 Breaking In Chrome-PG15 17:35 Doctors 18:00 Warehouse 13 10:20 Easy Chinese and for schools to instill patriotic feeling. The film 15:00 Keeping Up With The 14:00 The Neighbors 02:00 Red 2-PG15 10:45 Andy Bates Brazilian Street 18:05 Outcasts 19:00 Drop Dead Diva depicts King Naresuan the Great, ruler of Siam, as Kardashians 14:30 Last Man Standing 04:00 The Wishing Well-PG15 Feasts 19:00 Roger & Val Have Just Got In 20:00 Royal Pains Thailand was formerly known, and his drive to end 16:00 Keeping Up With The 15:00 Melissa & Joey 06:00 Absolute Fear-PG15 11:10 Tastiest Places To Chowdown 19:30 The Mimic 21:00 Dracula the domination of invaders from neighboring Burma Kardashians 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 08:00 The Runway-PG15 11:35 Jeni & Olly’s West Coast Wine 20:00 Silent Witness 22:00 Game Of Thrones 17:00 The Drama Queen 18:00 Community 10:00 The Great Ghost Rescue-PG Adventure during his rule from 1590 to 1605. 21:40 Spooks 23:00 Nip/Tuck 18:00 E! News 19:00 Last Man Standing 12:00 Red 2-PG15 12:00 Reza’s African Kitchen 22:30 Great Expectations 19:00 E! Entertainment Special 19:30 Hot In Cleveland 14:00 3 Times A Charm-PG15 12:25 Charly’s Cake Angels Elephants in battle 23:25 Hunderby 20:00 Keeping Up With The 20:00 The Goldbergs 16:00 The Runway-PG15 12:50 Siba’s Table Featuring computer-generated battle scenes with 23:50 Eastenders Kardashians 20:30 The Crazy Ones 18:00 The Sapphires-PG15 13:15 Jenny Morris Cooks Morocco warriors atop elephants, the film has nationalist over- 21:00 Eric And Jessie: Game On 21:00 The Daily Show Global 20:00 Friends With Kids-PG15 13:40 Andy Bates Brazilian Street tones and focuses heavily on self-sacrifice and patri- 22:00 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills Edition 22:00 The Sessions-R Feasts otic love. “There are so many problems in society. I 00:00 The Thing-18 14:05 The Next Food Network Star 22:30 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 21:30 The Colbert Report Global think this movie will help us feel patriotic and united,” 02:00 Shank-18 14:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 23:00 Secret Societies Edition Ngamjai Munkatanyu, 51, said after securing tickets 04:00 Abandoned-PG15 15:20 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 22:30 Veep 06:00 Unbreakable-PG15 15:45 Chopped for her two children and a niece. “That’s how we can 00:10 Celebrity MasterChef 23:00 The Big C 08:00 Excess Baggage-PG15 survive.” The movie’s prequels were some of the high- 02:30 Total Rugby 16:35 Tastiest Places To Chowdown 01:10 Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen 23:30 The Goldbergs 10:00 The Apparition-PG15 est-grossing films in Thai box-office history. The cast 03:00 Tennis Gerry Weber Open 17:25 Jenny Morris Cooks Morocco Secrets 12:00 Skyline-PG15 05:00 NRL Premiership 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives includes military officers keen to promote the film’s 02:00 Delicious Iceland 14:00 Excess Baggage-PG15 CHOICE HD 07:00 Golfing World 18:40 Siba’s Table message. 03:20 Antiques Roadshow 15:45 Waterworld-PG15 00:05 Blandings 08:00 Tennis Gerry Weber Open 19:05 Reza, Spice Prince Of India “All of us, the government, the private sector, must 07:00 Masterchef: The Professionals 18:00 Skyline-PG15 00:35 Dancing On Ice 10:00 NRL Premiership 19:30 Andy Bates Brazilian Street set down a foundation to create stability for the next 07:55 Bargain Hunt 20:00 Dredd-18 Feasts 02:00 Emmerdale 00:00 Suits 12:00 Live NRL Premiership generation,” Lieutenant-Colonel Wanchana Sawasdee, 08:40 Homes Under The Hammer 21:45 Starship Troopers-18 19:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 02:55 Coronation Street 01:00 Sleepy Hollow 14:00 International Rugby Union an actor and poster boy for the military who plays the 09:30 Food & Drink 20:20 Chopped 03:45 Lewis 02:00 Grimm 16:00 International Rugby Union king, said after an advance weekend showing. “This 21:10 The Next Food Network Star 18:00 Trans World Sport 22:00 Andy Bates Brazilian Street movie is part of that.” The issue of succession to 19:00 Golfing World Feasts revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 86, is sensitive in 00:00 Small Apartments-18 20:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 22:25 Andy Bates Brazilian Street the country of 67 million. His son, Crown Prince Maha 02:00 Tough Guys-PG15 21:00 U.S Open Feasts Vajiralongkorn, has yet to secure the same devotion. 04:00 All American Christmas 22:50 Jenny Morris Cooks The Some analysts suggest the dividends may be brief Carol-PG15 23:15 Jenny Morris Cooks The from attempts to heal divisions while the military 06:00 Three Men And A Little Lady- Riviera holds power. There have been 19 successful or PG 00:00 Tennis Gerry Weber Open 23:40 Diners, Drive-Ins & abortive coups in Thailand since the mid-1930s. “It 08:00 Tin Cup-PG15 02:00 IRB Junior World DivesRiviera will work in the short term because Thais are prag- 10:15 Tin Men-PG15 Championship matic. We try to get everything that is to our benefit 12:15 All American Christmas 04:00 IRB Junior World and suits our tastes,” said Kan Yuengyong, director of Carol-PG15 Championship the Siam Intelligence Unit think-tank. “In the long 14:00 A Christmas Story 2-PG 06:00 Trans World Sport term, this is questionable. People will think about 16:00 Tin Men-PG15 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 their own rights and the rationale of a military 18:00 Mad Buddies-PG15 07:30 Futbol Mundial 00:00 Violetta regime. People will want to know who will be the 20:00 3 Geezers!-PG15 08:00 Golf - U.S Open 00:45 The Hive next prime minister.” — Reuters 22:00 Small Apartments-18 15:00 Tennis Gerry Weber Open 00:50 Art Attack 17:00 NHL 01:15 Art Attack 19:00 International Rugby Union 01:40 Wolfblood 21:00 NRL Premiership 02:05 Wolfblood 23:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 02:30 Violetta 03:15 The Hive 01:00 The Intouchables-PG15 03:20 Art Attack 03:00 The Company You Keep- 03:45 Art Attack PG15 04:10 Jungle Junction 05:00 Scents And Sensibility-PG15 04:25 Jungle Junction 06:45 The Lady-PG15 00:30 IPL Highlights 04:35 Jungle Junction 09:00 The Intouchables-PG15 01:30 ICC Cricket 360 04:45 Jungle Junction 11:00 Oh Christmas Tree-PG 02:00 Best of ICC World T20I 05:00 Art Attack 13:00 Pop Star-PG15 02:30 IPL Highlights 05:25 Art Attack 15:00 Muhammad Ali’s Greatest 03:30 IPL Highlights 05:50 Mouk Fight-PG15 04:30 Best of ICC World T20I 06:00 Austin & Ally 19:00 Stuck In Love-PG15 05:00 Best of ICC World T20I 06:25 Dog With A Blog 21:00 Being Flynn-18 05:30 ICC Cricket 360 06:45 Mako Mermaids 23:00 The Raven-18 06:00 IPL Highlights 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 07:10 A.N.T. Farm 07:30 IPL Highlights 07:35 Jessie 08:30 IPL Highlights 07:55 Good Luck Charlie 09:30 ICC Cricket 360 08:20 That’s So Raven 10:00 ICC World T20I Highlights 08:45 Suite Life On Deck 09:05 Dog With A Blog 00:45 All Things To All Men 11:00 ICC World T20I Highlights 09:30 Shake It Up 02:30 Ed Wood 12:00 Best of ICC World T20I 09:55 Austin & Ally 04:45 Amour 12:30 ICC Cricket 360 10:15 A.N.T. Farm 07:00 Cool It 13:00 Live England v Srilanka Test 10:40 Good Luck Charlie 09:00 Five 21:00 IPL Highlights 11:05 Suite Life On Deck 11:00 Moonrise Kingdom 22:00 IPL Highlights 11:25 Jessie 13:00 Stomp The Yard 23:00 ICC Cricket 360 11:50 That’s So Raven 15:00 Timer 23:30 IPL Highlights 12:15 Hannah Montana 17:00 Moonrise Kingdom 13:00 Austin & Ally 19:00 Sparkle 13:45 Jessie 21:00 Glory 14:10 Jessie 23:15 The Squid & The Whale 14:35 Good Luck Charlie 00:05 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 15:00 Good Luck Charlie Basics 15:25 Dog With A Blog In this Saturday June 14, 2014 photo, Hugh Grant 00:30 Extra Virgin 15:50 Gravity Falls attends the opening ceremony of the 17th Shanghai STARSHIP TROOPERS ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 00:00 Silent Hill: Revelation-18 00:55 Siba’s Table 16:10 Mako Mermaids International Film Festival in Shanghai, China. — AP Classifieds

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(C 4740) (C 4746) ALIEN ABDUCTION (DIG) 10:15 PM FRI+SAT+MON 15-6-2014 12-6-2014 BLENDED (DIG) 12:15 AM THE RAID 2 (DIG) 6:30 PM 360 º- 2 NO FRI+SAT+MON BAD WORDS (DIG) 12:30 PM MUHALAB-1 JUMP JILANI (DIG) (Telugu) 9:30 PM ALIEN ABDUCTION (DIG) 2:30 PM CHANGE OF NAME Automated enquiry aboutthe Civil ID card is BLENDED (DIG) 2:00 PM THE RAID 2 (DIG) 12:30 A BAD WORDS (DIG) 4:30 PM JUMP JILANI (DIG) (Telugu) 4:15 PM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 6:30 PM I, Husain Suksorwala 1889988 FRI+MON MARINA-1 ALIEN ABDUCTION (DIG) 8:30 PM Murtuza Mohammed, holder X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 4:30 PM BLENDED (DIG) 12:30 PM ALIEN ABDUCTION (DIG) 10:30 PM of Indian Passport No: End Time: 3:00am 7500 (DIG) 2:45 PM ALIEN ABDUCTION (DIG) 12:30 AM L4536374, hereby change Prayer timings NO FRI+MON BLENDED (DIG) 4:30 PM my name to Murtuza Fajr: 03:13 BLENDED (DIG) 7:15 PM 7500 (DIG) 6:45 PM 360 º-- 3 Mohammed Husain BLENDED (DIG) 9:30 PM BLENDED (DIG) 8:30 PM HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (DIG) 2:00 PM Suksorwala. 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05:20 NIA 252 Alexandria 17:50 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 KAC 542 Cairo 18:15 JZR 560 Sohag 05:35 MPH 093 Amsterdam 18:20 UAE 858 Dubai 18:15 RBG 555 Alexandria 05:25 THY 765 Istanbul 06:00 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 06:15 QTR 1080 Doha 18:25 RBG 556 Alexandria 06:05 KAC 786 Jeddah 18:30 JZR 184 Dubai 18:20 BAW 157 London 06:35 JAI 575 Abu Dhabi/Kochi 06:30 GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 JZR 563 Sohag 06:35 SYR 341 Damascus 18:30 RJA 643 Amman 06:35 FDB 063 Dubai 18:35 JZR 238 Amman 18:45 JZR 1541 Cairo 06:40 THY 771 Istanbul 06:50 JZR 134 Bahrain 18:50 FDB 053 Dubai 07:00 KAC 104 London 18:45 GFA 212 Bahrain 07:00 ABY 129 Sharjah 19:00 FDB 064 Dubai 19:20 JZR 503 Luxor 07:40 JZR 240 Amman 07:05 QTR 1081 Doha 19:25 KAC 206 Islamabad 07:50 KAC 618 Doha 19:00 JZR 150 Dubai 07:15 GFA 217 Bahrain 19:05 SYR 342 Damascus 19:30 KAC 302 Mumbai 07:50 FDB 054 Dubai 07:50 ABY 120 Sharjah 19:40 QTR 1086 Doha 07:55 KAC 774 Riyadh 19:15 KAC 537 Sohag 08:00 MPH 093 Amsterdam 19:50 IRA 667 Esfahan 08:20 KAC 674 Dubai 19:25 BAW 156 London 08:25 GFA 218 Bahrain 19:50 UAE 855 Dubai 08:25 JAI 572 Mumbai 19:35 QTR 1087 Doha 08:55 KAC 283 Dhaka 20:30 KAC 362 Colombo 08:45 OMA 647 Muscat 19:55 JZR 256 Beirut 09:05 ABY 125 Sharjah 08:50 FDB 5061 Dubai 20:05 JZR 534 Cairo 09:15 JAI 571 Mumbai 20:35 KAC 284 Dhaka 08:55 DLH 634 Frankfurt 20:15 IRA 666 Esfahan 09:20 FDB 5062 Dubai 20:50 ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 09:30 MEA 402 Beirut 20:15 KAC 671 Dubai 09:25 KAC 331 Trivandrum 20:50 JZR 189 Dubai 20:25 KAC 344 Chennai 09:35 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:30 OMA 648 Muscat 20:55 MSR 618 Alexandria 20:30 FDB 5055 Dubai 09:35 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:35 KAC 351 Kochi 21:05 AFG 405 Kabul 20:40 MEA 406 Beirut 09:40 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 MEA 403 Beirut 21:15 ALK 229 Colombo 21:10 KAC 352 Kochi 09:55 KAC 561 Amman 10:15 JZR 554 Alexandria 21:15 UAE 859 Dubai 21:15 QTR 1070 Doha 10:00 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:15 MSR 619 Alexandria 21:30 QTR 1074 Doha 21:30 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 FDB 5056 Dubai 10:15 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 ETD 307 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You may have been considering your own business. You are scrappy and Parental relationships could have been better when you were growing up inventive and can come up with a multitude of ideas. For now, put your but now, somehow, these same people that were telling you what to do ideas on paper. Look at all sorts of possibilities. Once you settle on something that you are listening to you tell them what to do. The difference is you are very patient. The times have and others want, you have a good business start. Now, the point of today is to think and the money are different from the past; stress may have been to an extreme that you through to the long-term. You have a tendency to think short-term. This long-term think- knew nothing about. At this time, you can afford to teach through patience and tough ing includes insurance, taxes, hiring people and having the ability to conduct an orchestra, love. Honest interactions with others will eventually pay off through your own relationship so to speak. All kidding aside, when you take on a group of people, you must be able to with your own children. Any blocked emotions or actions will stop you or others from conduct and command a great performance out of each one without having to carry the moving forward. This can be anything from clutter or cleaning habits to not being able to load all by yourself. Trust is a big issue. Now, you have a real beginning. communicate and find the truth in any particular matter. Free yourself and clean house.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

A color change and a few new shelves for your fine possessions and you are This is one of the best times for romance. You and another could make a happy camper. This is a good day to begin a new rule and create a cardboard clock that beautiful music together. Really, this relationship may have had its begin- can be hung like a wreath on the outside of your office or timeout room. Yes, you read this ning because you had a musical duet together or you enjoy the same music and continue correctly. A timeout room is a room where you can relax or work in private, perhaps hum a to meet in a music store. This is the time to get to know each other better. As you visit song or two or talk on the phone for a while. This is only for you and should only have your places and friends together you will learn more about your new friend. This should be a things. When you are in this room or area, find a reasonable time period and set the card- place where both of you agree would be fun and relaxing-perhaps a new art exhibit. With board clock to show when you will accept interruptions or when you will be leaving the other people present, there will be a comfort zone; try to remain patient. Just being room. This is just a time for you and a reasonable period of transition or rest from your together for a determined length of time will give you hints of temperament and personal- busy day. Exercise or perhaps rest with your feet up. ity. Future weekends will be cozier and cozier. There are promising energies.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

There are conditions in your horoscope this morning that may indicate your You are adamant about some government issue and may find that you will need to think through your thoughts before acting too quickly. You could eventually want to enter politics so that you might be able to help change feel blocked emotionally and not really know the truth behind some activity. Some very policies. In the area of health issues and treatment techniques, you find the country is due ACROSS in a navy. personal thoughts are important so that one can work through options and gain a focus. for change. There are issues of which you feel the need to make others aware. Politics can 1. (of light) Lacking in intensity or bright- 4. A boy or man. The morning will pass successfully. This afternoon, you will find that there is plenty of fun be a powerful tool, and you are willing to try to use the tool for several subject matters. It is ness. 5. Not in. and relaxation; there is certainly a social atmosphere. You could choose a crew, select a good that you are willing to take steps forward in this arena. Romance can flourish this 4. The opposition or dissimilarity of things 6. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of cast or assemble a crowd. You won’t find the usual scenarios today, but you will find peo- afternoon, particularly if you can find a way to gain the attention. At one time people ple flock to be near you. You are the type of person that people just feel good about being made an introduction by asking about birth signs and names, but now it seems more diffi- that are compared. the alkali metal group. cult. A good friend to introduce you is a smart move. 12. A boy or man. 7. Any physical damage to the body caused around. This is your time to relax and let others do for you. Happy birthday! 15. A constellation in the southern hemi- by violence or accident or fracture etc.. sphere near Telescopium and Norma. 8. A motley assortment of things. 16. A sandal with flat heels and an upper of 9. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) woven leather straps. English-speaking countries. 17. American prizefighter who won the 10. Unlicensed drinking establishment. You don’t want to be alone for a lifetime, so you may decide that now is a If you are in the middle of moving or performing some alteration to your world heavyweight championship three 11. The starting place for each hole on a good time to plan a future that can be shared with a beloved. Fine-tuning home environment, you may find that there are no real complaints and times (born in 1942). golf course. your thoughts on the type of person you would like having in your life may help you make progress is recognized. There will be an opportunity later to touch up a few places and 18. A warning against certain acts. 12. Chief port and economic center of some choices-take it easy. Savings and investments are fun to experiment with, but you laugh over some bizarre findings, but on the whole, work stays on schedule. The best part 19. Be in accord. Nigeria. know eventually, a family is where you will be placing the bulk of your earnings. Now is about this time is being able to share stories with family or friends or listen to music togeth- 20. Primitive predaceous North American the time to get some good advice on your investments. Gather your information together er while you work. It always seems to make the work go faster with the addition of others. In 13. The mission in San Antonio where in so you can get on that project next week with an investment counselor from your bank. some cases you may have to have strangers help you; however, this weekend, there have fish covered with hard scales and having 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna The powers that be are indicating a romantic time is in the works; however, only the pow- been several opportunities to communicate in new ways with people you care about. Stop long jaws with needle-like teeth. besieged and massacred American rebels ers that be know who, where and when that might become a reality; relax. early this evening for rest; perhaps dinner away from the area would be good. 21. A Turkish unit of weight equal to about who were fighting to make Texas inde- 2.75 pounds. pendent of Mexico. 24. 16 ounces. 14. English theoretical physicist who Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 26. God of love and erotic desire. applied relativity theory to quantum Leo (July 23-August 22) 27. A permanent council of the United Glancing through the paper this morning, you might have noticed a few mechanics and predicted the existence of When it rains, it pours. Many opportunities come to you in the next few garage sales in your neighborhood. This may be a good time to enjoy a Nations. antimatter and the positron (1902-1984). days and they are all positive and will be beneficial. Pick one quickly and keep moving for- garage sale day. As a suggestion, if you have the wherewithal, consider shopping at one 29. A metallic element having four allotrop- 22. A white metallic element that burns ward because if you hesitate for too long, the opportunities will move on to someone else. garage sale outside your area. There may be some surprises out there just for you and a great ic forms. Look around and you will find many people that present you with a lot of job ideas, choice with a brilliant light. investment for a future collection. You could make a fun day of it and perhaps go and get a 31. That is to say. in living accommodations, choice of travel, etc. There are distractions that seem to keep 23. A member of a people who have no friend to join you. You might purchase a few snacks for on the way home-you have had a big you separated from your own focus. Letter writing this afternoon is a must as someone is 33. Bright with a steady but subdued shin- permanent home but move about accord- day. Of course, all of this just wouldn’t be as much fun without a friend or family member or waiting to hear some special words from you. Perhaps someone you know has a birthday ing. two. Much laughter and chatting over a fun garage sale or a flea market makes for fun mem- ing to the seasons. coming up soon. Whatever the case, if you think about this person’s needs and his or her 35. A cloud of solid or liquid particles in a ories. Tonight is good for counting blessings. 25. A major biotic community characterized personality, you will come up with just the right words. gas. by the dominant forms of plant life and the 38. Internal organs collectively (especially prevailing climate. those in the abdominal cavity). 28. Airtight sealed metal container for food Virgo (August 23-September 22) 42. Wild or domesticated South American or drink or paint etc.. Pisces (February 19-March 20) cud-chewing animal related to camels but 30. Valuable source of caviar and isinglass. A day at home this day is not the usual day at home. Someone will be teach- smaller and lacking a hump. 32. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac Many people have days when dreams of something or somewhere new 43. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi. and different become strong mental thoughts and desires, and you are no exception at ing you how to fix canned pickles or fruit for jam; in turn, you could be teach- who would have inherited the Covenant ing someone else about a garden project or how to set up a water garden in that person’s 46. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 this time. You may be searching for that special place or feeling. Consider putting your that God made with Abraham and that dreams, wishes and desires on paper to create a focus. You may also find that creating real backyard. This is a busy but accomplished day that you will refer back to for many years in a hydroxyl groups in each molecule. Abraham passed on to Isaac. plans to get you where you want to go will help you relax and find the right direction. sort of I-remember-when scenario. A performance early or later in the evening by a family 47. A filmmaker who has a personal style 34. (mathematics) Directly proportional. When you were a kid, you might remember the fun of just being in a quiet place, perhaps member or friend may find you hustling quickly to be ready to give your support. New and keeps creative control over his or her with a pet, a kite, a pair of binoculars or maybe a good book. Allow yourself to learn from clothes or new shoes put you in the mood for a fun evening. This time is the beginning of a 36. A switch made from the stems of the romantic time, so if you are single, don’t close off your attention from recognizing those spe- works. rattan palms. someone younger than you. Enjoy this day and promise yourself more days like this; include the opportunity to visit a few tourist places you may have never seen. cial signals from a potential mate or loved one. 48. A sign of something about to happen. 37. Being one more than fifty. 50. A state of southwestern India. 39. Port city that is the capital and largest 51. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- city of Latvia. cially in Turkey). 40. Trailing grass native to Europe now cos- Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution 52. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on mopolitan in warm regions. the Persian Gulf. 41. The scum formed by oxidation at the 54. The capital of Bahrain. surface of molten metals. 58. A unit of weight used in some Spanish 44. The largest city of Cameroon. speaking countries. 45. A region of complete shadow resulting 60. An esoteric or occult matter that is tra- from total obstruction of light. ditionally secret. 49. A tributary of the Missouri River. 62. United States writer of poems and plays 53. A member of an American Indian peo- about racial conflict (born in 1934). 66. An extinct volcano in south central ples of NE South America and the Lesser Honshu. Antilles. 69. Above the surround or above the nor- 55. Harsh or corrosive in tone. mal position. 56. Small genus of delicate mossy bog 70. Surveying instrument consisting of the plants having white or violet flowers. upper movable part of a theodolite includ- 57. A port city in southwestern Iran. ing the telescope and its attachments. 59. The cry made by sheep. 73. A small cake leavened with yeast. 61. A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence. 74. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic 63. (Hindu) A manner of sitting (as in the information from DNA to the cytoplasm. practice of Yoga). 75. The capital of Australia. 64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked 78. (British) Your grandmother. on a skewer usually with vegetables. 79. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation 65. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan of many body compounds (e.g., epineph- River. rine and norepinephrine and serotonin). 67. The inner and longer of the two bones 80. Of or relating to antennae. of the human forearm. 81. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 68. 10 jiao equal 1 yuan. from aba cloth. 71. Range of what one can know or under- stand. DOWN 72. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short 1. A city in east central Texas. wedge-shaped white tail. 2. Any of various strong liquors distilled 76. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent from the fermented sap of toddy palms or metallic element. from fermented molasses. 77. A silvery ductile metallic element found 3. Connected with or belonging to or used primarily in bauxite.

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Panettiere’s pregnancy was planned

ayden Panettiere’s father insists her pregnancy was planned. The ‘Nashville’ actress, 24, is thrilled to be expecting her first child a baby for a while. The star’s father, Alan Panettiere, told HIn Touch magazine: “The pregnancy was definitely planned. Our whole family is very excited [for the baby to arrive].” The couple, who got engaged earlier this year, hope to get married before the blonde beauty gives birth. Alan said: “Their schedules are tight right now. But they’re going to work it out.” The former ‘Heroes’ actress feels mature for her age and has been longing to start a family for years. Hayden previously said: “I’ve lived a very big life, and I don’t feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother. “Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there’s nothing that I feel like I can’t accomplish while having children in my life.”

Jolie’s Clarkson kids love her tattoos

announces ngelina Jolie’s six children are obsessed with her tat- toos. The ‘Maleficent’ star - who raises Maddox, 12, APax, 10, Zahara, nine, Pitt - loves that Shiloh and Pax birth of daughter are especially fascinated by her 13 pieces of body art, including the etchings of their birth location coordinates. A elly Clarkson has something to sing about: She’s cel- source told Us Weekly magazine: “They are obsessed with ebrating the birth of her first child. The Grammy win- her tattoos and always ask that they mean.” The actress Kner announced the arrival of her daughter, named thinks it’s amusing that Pax has already expressed an inter- River Rose Blackstock, in a Saturday post on Twitter. She est in getting his own inking. But the insider said: “Angie says the baby arrived on June 12, and she and her husband tells him he has plenty of time.” Angelina and Brad - who are “on cloud 9.” Her representative confirmed the tweet. got engaged in 2012 - are even said to be planning on The 32-year-old singer, known for hits like “Stronger” and commemorating their upcoming marriage with some “Since U Been Gone,” married music manager Brandon matching inkings. A source said earlier this year: “[They are Blackstock last year. deciding] with what and where they will ink themselves to mark their long-awaited marriage. “Brad really wants to do something special, and frankly, a little weird to mark the occasion, and they want to get the exact same design, in the exact same spot in their bodies.”

Jagger dating ballet dancer Hamrick ick Jagger is dating ballet they were in Zurich together.” The pair dancer Melanie Hamrick. The were initially believed to have met back- M70-year-old Rolling Stone - stage at a Rolling Stones gig - just days whose longterm girlfriend L’Wren Scott before L’Wren, 49, was found dead in her committed suicide in March - was spot- New York apartment - and it has since ted cosying up to Melanie, 27, in a Zurich been confirmed that the couple met in hotel last week. A source told The Mirror Tokyo during the Japanese leg of ‘The newspaper: “Ever since the photos Rolling Stones’ 14 date world tour on emerged Mel has kept her head down, March 6. A close of friend of the rocker hardly stepping out from her apartment. insisted Mick is still upset over the death “Talk has been rife about their fling with of L’Wren - whom he dated for 14 years - many believing it wasn’t a coincidence but is trying to “enjoy life again.” They said: “Of course Mick is still sad over L’Wren but he is working through it and trying to move on with his life. Yes, he had a fling - he’s a red-blooded man for goodness sake. But it’s nice to see him enjoying life again. He’s on the mend.” Meanwhile, Mick recently returned to the stage with the Rolling Stones but the group omitted their 1966 song ‘Paint It Black’ - about the death of a lover - from the set list for their first three gigs.

Eve has got married he 35-year-old rapper - whose full name is Eve Jihan Jeffers - tied the knot with Gumball 3000 founder Maximillion Cooper earlier today in Ibiza, Spain. Speaking to Allen Lied TE! News, Maximillion said: “I’m so happy to make Eve my wife. The whole experience has been amazing and we are about ‘Game Of both so happy to have tied the knot.” The couple, who have been dating for four years, took Thrones role’ part in this year’s Gumball 3000, which saw them travel across ily Allen lied about being offered a role in ‘Game two continents and five coun- Of Thrones’. The ‘Air Balloon’ singer was reportedly tries in seven days in separate Loffered the chance to work alongside her actor cars, as part of the run-up to brother Alfie Allen - who plays Theon Greyjoy in the hit their wedding celebrations. HBO fantasy drama - but turned it down as the part Maximillion explained: “We met called for her sibling to touch her in a manner she on the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally deemed inappropriate. However, Alfie, 27, rubbished so it only seemed right to have Kidman and Urban her claims and said ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ star Gemma the wedding at the finish of this Whelan was always first choice for the part. Referring to year’s rally in Ibiza, which was sang to sick children Lily’s role in the show, he told Vulture: “The only thing the final stop on this year’s I’m going to say on this is that’s not true.” Lily, 20, insist- icole Kidman and Keith Urban sung to sick children at a hospital in Melbourne. The ed she had been offered a cameo in the HBO series event. We couldn’t be happier couple performed an emotional version of ‘Amazing Grace’ in front of patients, their to celebrate such a special day during a Q&A with Reddit.com last month. She said: Nfamilies and members of staff at the Monash Children’s Hospital in Australia. The “I’ve been asked to do a ‘Game of Thrones’ cameo. They with all our family and friends.” 46-year-old singer pulled out his guitar and began playing the tune, while his wife, 46, asked me if I’d be interested in playing Theon’s sister The pair got engaged last belted out the lyrics as members of the audience recorded the duet on their mobile Christmas and Eve later broke and I felt uncomfortable because I would have had to phones and cameras, according to the MailOnline. This isn’t the first time the pair - who go on a horse and he would have touched me up. Once the news by posting a picture married in 2006 and have children Sunday, five, and Faith, three - have performed togeth- on Instagram of herself wearing they told me what was entailed, I said no thanks.” The er as they also took to the stage in 2010 at the G’Day USA ball to sing Men At Work’s ‘Down part of Yara Greyjoy, Theon’s sister, eventually went to a diamond ring on her left Under’. Meanwhile, the ‘Grace of Monaco’ actress recently admitted that she’s at her happi- hand. Meanwhile, this is Eve’s actress Gemma Whelan. The character was introduced est when she’s with her family because she knows time with them is “precious”. She said in the second season of ‘Game of Thrones’ in a scene first marriage, but marks the previously: “At this stage of my life, and with time being so precious, the joy I get from us second for Maximillion, who which saw Theon caress his sister over her clothing as a family outweighs any joy in any other area of my life, by far.” Nicole - who has also while they rode a horse. However, he is later embar- has four children with his ex- Isabella, 21, and Connor, 19, with her ex-husband Tom Cruise - also insisted she wouldn’t wife Julie Brangstrup. rassed when he discovers the woman is his sibling hesitate to give up work if it would improve family life. She explained: “If it were the choice whom he hasn’t seen in numerous years. between my family and Keith, and my career, I wouldn’t even bat an eyelid. “The most important things to me are the love of our relationship and my children.”—Bang Showbiz lifestyle MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014

Features Top 40 radio broadcaster Casey Kasem dies

asey Kasem, the internationally famous voice had entertained and informed music television, good, honest stories with human ever before. People are beginning to realize radio broadcaster with the cheerful lovers worldwide. Kasem’s “American Top 40” interest,” he told the Los Angeles Times in who they really are, that they are not the peo- Cmanner and gentle voice who became began on July 4, 1970, in Los Angeles, when 1975. Succeeding him at the main “American ple who yell and scream on their nightly news- the king of the top 40 countdown with a syn- the No. 1 song was Three Dog Night’s cover of Top 40” show in 2004 was multiplatform star cast.” Kasem was born Kemal Amin Kasem in dicated show that ran for decades, died yester- Randy Newman’s “Mama Told Me Not to Ryan Seacrest, who has said he had been a fan 1932 in Detroit. He began his broadcasting day. He was 82. Danny Deraney, publicist for Come.” The show expanded to hundreds of of Kasem since boyhood and would imitate career in the radio club at Detroit’s Kasem’s daughter, Kerri, says Kasem died yes- stations, including Armed Forces Radio, and him in pretend countdown broadcasts at age Northwestern High School and was soon a terday morning. continued in varying forms - and for varying 9. Kasem’s legacy reached well beyond music. disc jockey on WJBK radio in Detroit, initially In recent years, Kasem was trapped in a syndicators - into the 21st century. He stepped His voice was heard in TV cartoons such as calling himself Kemal Kasem. feud between his three adult children and his down from “American Top 40” in 2004 and “Scooby-Doo” (he was Shaggy) and in numer- In a 1997 visit with high school students in second wife, former actress Jean Kasem. In retired altogether in 2009, completing his ous commercials. Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Arab- 2013, his children filed a legal petition to gain musical journey with Shinedown’s “Second “They are going to be playing Shaggy and American community, he was asked why he control of his health care, alleging that Kasem Chance.” Scooby-Doo for eons and eons,” Kasem told changed his name to Casey. “It didn’t sound was suffering from advanced Parkinson’s dis- In his signoff, he would tell viewers: “And The New York Times in 2004. “And they’re like a deejay; it wasn’t hip. So we decided I’d ease and that his wife was isolating him from don’t forget: keep your feet on the ground and going to forget Casey Kasem - unless they be ‘Casey at the Mike’ - and I have been since,” friends and family members. Kasem also suf- keep reaching for the stars.” It was emblematic happen to step on his star on the Hollywood Kasem said. In a 1975 Los Angeles Times inter- fered from Lewy Body Disease, a form of of his sentimental appeal in an otherwise rau- Walk of Fame. I’ll be one of those guys people view, he said he had been doing “a regular dementia. A judge in May temporarily stripped cous business. While many DJs convulsed their say ‘Who’s that?’ about. And someone else will screaming DJ show” in San Francisco in the his wife of her caretaker role after she moved listeners with stunts and “morning zoo” snarki- say, ‘He’s just some guy who used to be on the early 1960s when his boss suggested he talk him from a medical facility in Los Angeles to a ness, Kasem would read “long distance dedica- radio.’” The son of Lebanese immigrants, about the records instead. He was uncon- friend’s home in Washington state. Jean tions” of songs sent in by readers and intro- Kasem was active in speaking out for greater vinced, since his screaming routine had Kasem said she moved her husband to protect duce countdown records with sympathetic understanding of Arab-Americans - both on brought him top ratings. But he said he had his privacy and to consult with doctors. Casey background anecdotes about the singers. political issues involving the Mideast and on learned “after a particularly unpleasant situa- In this Oct 27, 2003 file photo, Casey Kasem Kasem developed a severe bedsore while in arts and media issues. tion in Buffalo never to argue with general poses for photographers after receiving Washington and was in critical condition by ‘Casey at the Mike’ “Arab-Americans are coming out of the managers.”—AP the Radio Icon award during The 2003 the time he was hospitalized in early June. “The idea from the beginning was to do the closet,” Kasem told The Associated Press in Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Resort It was a sad, startling end for a man whose type of thing on radio that Ed Sullivan did on 1990. “They are more outspoken now than and Casino in Las Vegas.—AP Kanye West returns to Bonnaroo, with Kim in tow

ith new wife Kim Kardashian looking on along has an easy second career lined up: musician. Robinson, a with 80,000 fans, Kanye West showed up pretty comedian and actor probably best known as Darryl on Wmuch on time at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts “The Office,” brought a smokin’ hot seven-piece band - The Festival. West seemed to be in a good mood Friday night at Nasty Delicious - to the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on the annual festival just three weeks after his marriage to Saturday evening, and turned the comedy tent into a Kardashian in Florence, Italy. The 37-year-old rapper made dance hall. “It’s my first love,” Robinson said. “I used to play no mention of his new wife, but Kardashian was on hand the piano as soon as I could reach it. My mother was first- for the show. She watched from the soundboard, about 50 chair cello in college. She was a singer, an organist. Our Craig Robinson performs on stage. yards from her husband on the main stage, in stylish - but house, when we came up, you were going to piano lessons muddy Bonnaroo-unfriendly - high heels and white pants. no matter what else you were doing, so it’s a part of me.” She sang along and occasionally waved her hands in the The 42-year-old Chicago resident isn’t stopping at his air with the crowd. stand-up comedy set. He’s also incorporating music into his The show comes six years after West famously began his first starring role on television. He’ll play a music teacher on first Bonnaroo appearance at 4:30 am following technical his new sit-com “Mr Robinson,” in development for NBC - delays with his set. West mentioned that appearance, again the network that first introduced Robinson to a larger audi- skewering Pearl Jam for delaying his start and the media ence as the loveably surly warehouse foreman on “The he says inaccurately portrayed the reasons for his late start. Office.” He also stars as Maceo in the James Brown biopic At one point, West stopped his set and repeatedly shouted: “Get On Up,” out in August. Jack White performs on stage. “Where the press at? Where the press at?” There were many After decades of work, Robinson finds he’s reached sev- reporters on hand to catch the performance, marking what eral of the goals he’s set for himself. “It gets to the point time he’d show up. West appeared 10 minutes after his list- where you’re living it and you want to climb the mountain, ed start time and played a mix of hits and cuts from his and all the sudden you get to a spot where, ‘Oh, this is nice. 2013 album “Yeezus,” which offered the most visually This is beautiful here,’ and get comfortable,” Robinson said. arresting moments of the night. He wrapped his set with “And so I’m trying to make myself uncomfortable. What I the powerful “Blood on the Leaves” after about 90 minutes, mean is instead of doing my set, I’ve got this incredible 20 minutes before his scheduled finish. band and we can go and do whatever, and they’ve got my The show, played under a full moon, included elements back. Yes, I’m doing more music and less comedy, and from West’s recent arena tour, including one of the masks some people be like, ‘What the hell is this,’ and whatever.” Comedian Seth Herzog performs dressed as Wonder he wore. But he ditched the snow-capped mountain and Robinson and the Nasty Delicious use music in much Woman. white Jesus in favor of a 30-foot-tall LED screen. West per- the same way Brown did, building crowd excitement formed mostly in silhouette, relying on the big screen to through high-energy musical interludes with Robinson relay his distorted image to much of the crowd. Though and band members vamping to fans. At one point, he had most sang along with West, many fans could not see the the crowd remove the temporary seating in front of the artist perform. Many of the elements in the show will be stage to turn the area into a dance floor. He waded into the familiar to fans who’ve seen him recently. He gave a pep crowd and celebrated with fans for several minutes as the talk at one point, encouraging creative people to pursue band cycled through hits like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and their dreams. And he compared himself to John Lennon, “Thriller.” Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, calling himself the biggest The set was therapeutic in a lot of ways for Robinson. He rock star in the world. was forced to cancel his first appearance Friday and post- And he returned to a favorite speech about how he no pone Saturday’s show due to the death of a close cousin. longer needs hit songs or radio airplay because he’s not He also was in a car wreck recently when a driver went the competing with other living artists. He’s looking to install wrong way down the freeway in Chicago. He could easily himself as a timeless cultural icon. “I ain’t going after have canceled the trip to Manchester, but decided to seek nobody on the radio,” West said. “I’m going after solace in the celebration. “So it was like we’re lucky to be Shakespeare. I’m going after Walt Disney. I’m going after here, you know what I’m saying,” Robinson said. “In that Howard Hughes. I’m going after Genghis Khan. I’m going respect, you don’t know when you’re going to go so you after Henry Ford .” might as well enjoy yourself.”—AP Kanye West performs in silhouette at the Bonnaroo Funky and funny: Craig Robinson jams at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. If the comedy thing doesn’t work out, Craig Robinson Artist Lionel Richie performs on stage.

A dog eats at the Pestaurace, a newly opened pop-up restaurant for canines A dog eats at the Pestaurace, a newly opened pop-up restaurant for A waitress takes care of dogs at the Pestaurace. during the dog show in the Czech eastern city of Pardubice.—AFP photos canines. Pooch restaurant wags tails in Czech Republic

essie sniffs at the menu and chooses rabbit, licking of Pardubice. “It’s a nice idea, even a dog can go out to eat,” Pavla Sykorova, owner of an Alsatian named Nutty, is Google nudges the menu. The waitress brings over a plate the meaty sample while furiously wagging her tail in she says, as Ashley, her English Setter, nibbles on a rabbit pleased by the variety now on offer. “She’s a bit picky, so I’m of rabbit, but Google does not bite. Teenage pooch-owner Banticipation of the delicious things to come. The morsel. “When she goes to a restaurant with us, she lies glad she’s eating and that she can choose,” Sykorova told Franziska Slivkova puts the plate on the ground and feeds waitress at this new pop-up restaurant for canines puts there and waits, so now we’ll swap roles.” AFP over the din of barks and whines. Nutty takes seconds him herself. “He’s perplexed,” she says apologetically. Bessie’s order on a low table next to a water bowl, and the to polish off a plate of lamb she picked off the five-item Pestaurace consists of two adjacent party tents with the small fluffy white Bolognese devours her plateful. From homemade to store-bought menu, dabbed with samples to entice four-legged cus- logo of the company, the Czech branch of Spanish animal Pestaurace-a fusion of “pes”, or dog in Czech, and “restau- Launched this year, Pestaurace hits the road for a cross- tomers. But not everyone is salivating over the new-style feed chain Dibaq. race” or restaurant-is the Czech Republic’s addition to a country tour in July at a time when petfood is booming in canine cuisine. “I consider this a show, but I’m not in favor Each features a black table, green blankets and cush- growing list of dog dining ventures around the world. the former communist state. The pre-1989 command econ- of exclusive restaurants for dogs,” says Martina Mikova, ions for dogs and black cube seats for their human com- These include a deluxe dog food delivery service in omy did not cater to non-essential commodities, meaning whose charge is a Belgian Shepherd named Axim. “I think panion. Chicken with vegetables, salmon with potato, India, doggy happy hours in the United States and a brick- pooches dined on leftovers or homemade chow. But in the that at home a dog can eat with more peace and rest after- lamb with rice and gravy, rabbit with rice and meatballs and-mortar restaurant in Germany (cats welcome too). The quarter century since they embraced the free market, wards.” Axim disagrees: he gulps down his rabbit in a jiffy, with poultry fat-all sweetened by some extra meat-are Czech take on the concept is a promotional picnic-bow- Czechs are consuming more and more prepared foods, as and when Mikova lets go of the leash, he dashes behind on the menu. For dessert, bow-wow can choose from wow scores a free meal while the petfood company gets noted by the ever-serious London-based Euromonitor the tents hunting for more. four flavors of biscuit: game, lamb, veal or poultry. Doggy the word out about its fare. The freebie factor is a perk for International in a thick report on the issue. It said there was bags are, of course, an option.—AFP Katerina Doubravova, an unemployed young woman visit- a “significant trend” to high-quality dog food, and the sec- Decisions, decisions ing the Pestaurace tents at a dog show in the eastern city tor in the Czech Republic is posting constant growth. At the other table, a Parson Russell Terrier named lifestyle MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 TRAVEL

This picture taken May 11, 2014,No shows a man working on a sand sculpture red on a free beach in Cannes, one of several free attractcarpetions in this Riviera resort. — AP photos but 5 free things to do in Cannes

his jewel of the French Riviera was a sleepy “To Catch a Thief.” This is where heiress Frances the top of the hill of Le Suquet, where you’ll fishing village when 19th-century English Stephens (Grace Kelly) and her mother stayed. find benches and sweeping views of Cannes Taristocrat Henry Brougham began encour- and the waterfront. The Castre Museum, Musee aging his friends to visit. These days the place is (Window) shop till you drop de la Castre, is at the top of the hill, featuring packed with millionaires year-round, though the High-end boutiques like Gucci and weapons, ethnic artifacts and ceramics from famous Cannes Film Festival held each May is Ferragamo line the Croisette. Running parallel to the collection of a 19th-century baron. It costs the designer-gowned cherry on top of that the Croisette is Rue d’Antibes, a pretty street 6 euros to enter, but is free the first Sunday of pricey sundae. But you don’t have to be a movie decorated with hanging flower baskets and the month from November-March. Once in, be star to enjoy this beautiful resort. Here are five packed with high- and low-end boutiques. sure to climb the 109 steps of the property’s ways to live like a blueblood on the Cote d’Azur Heading west, Rue d’Antibes turns into Felix 11th century watchtower, which offers fabu- without spending any green. Faure, which takes you to the Cannes covered lous views. market, Marche Forville (head north on Rue Get set on the Croissette Louis Blanc). The market , features mountains of Take a tranquility break The Boulevard de la Croisette, pronounced produce, flowers, cheese, olives and more and is If you need a break from the bling and hustle kwah-SETT, is the curving street that stretches a fun place to take photographs. Open Tuesday- of Cannes you’ll find it at the church of Notre- for just over a mile (1.6 kilometers) along the sea Sunday, 7 am to 1 pm. On Mondays it turns into Dame d’Esperance, which is around the corner front. It is THE place to see and be seen. Joggers, a flea market. from the Castre Museum and easily identified by mamans with strollers, young ladies with no its distinctive clock tower. This Gothic church apparent day job dressed to the nines - you’ll see Reach the beach has fine wood paneling and chapels along the a wide variety of humanity strolling or puffing Some beaches along the Riviera are private side, decorated with statues and paintings. For 1 along the wide pathway. Beach cafes beckon and you will pay a pretty penny for the privilege euro you can activate the lighting for a better with their million-dollar view (and millionaire- of sitting under a parasol. But there are sections view, although if you wait a moment most likely friendly pricing) while handsome hotels line the of free beach in Cannes, including Plage du Midi you can enjoy someone else’s 1 euro worth of other side of the street. Look for the on Boulevard du Midi Jean Hibert west of the This picture shows people walk in a park near a carousel in Cannes, southern France. illumination for free. Hanging from the ceiling InterContinental Carlton’s distinctive domes, said old port. Along the Croisette, Mace is a munici- you can lounge for free on the sand. self in charming old Cannes, where there are are carved wooden models of boats, a reminder to be modeled on the bosom of a World War I- pally managed beach, which means you can still some vestiges of the town’s medieval past. of the days when Cannes was more fishy than era courtesan. You may also recognize the place rent chairs and umbrellas for less than at the pri- Step into the past Take one of the narrow, sloping alley ways or flashy. Open 9 a.m.-noon and 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m. as a locale in the Alfred Hitchcock Riviera caper vate beaches. It also has an open section where Head west, past the port, and you find your- flights of stone steps, to work your way up to daily in summer. —AP

This picture shows sculpted heads on display in the Castre Museum in Cannes.

This picture shows people on the beach of This picture shows the beachfront of Cannes as seen from the watch tower near the Castre Museum. Cannes, France.

This picture shows the interior of Notre-Dame d’Esperance, a Gothic church in Cannes that commemorates the This picture shows an overview of the beaches near the Croissete in Cannes, southern France. town’s origins as a fishing village. lifestyle MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 FASHION

Lourdes regrets her high school style ourdes Leon regrets her “unfortu- nate” high school style. Madonna’s Ldaughter is graduating from New York City’s LaGuardia High School this year and can’t believe she made so many embarrassing fashion faux pas during her teenage years. She wrote on her Material World blog: “Looking back on the past four years of high school means looking back on unfortunate outfits I wore confi- Models pose at the dently to school (good for me). end of Astrid “Oh how I wish I could go back in time Anderson’s catwalk and urge my 14-year-old self NOT to show during the first wear black rhinestone studded t-shirts day of the with bloody skulls on them...” These days Spring/Summer 2015 Lourdes isn’t afraid of experimenting ‘London Collections: with different styles to find what works Men’ fashion event in for her. London The 17-year-old star explained: “I had yesterday. —AFP to go through that awkward time of ‘try- ing stuff out’ to figure out what I liked wearing best. I still don’t think I have a defined style, maybe because I don’t want to limit myself to what I should wear.” Lourdes’ daring side is emerging as the sun comes out and she claims she’s

not afraid of walking about with “no ‘London Collections: pants” on. She added: “As summer approaches and as I keep forgetting to shave my legs ... I greet with open arms crop tops, Adidas sandals, fun bucket hats, and just walking around with no pants on and it Lourdes Leon being ok.” — Bang Showbiz Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Social media is crucial

osie Huntington-Whiteley says social Angeles with her boyfriend, actor Jason media is a vital part of her job. The Statham, travelled to Cambodia earlier this R27-year-old beauty has come to year to meet children living in overcrowded terms with the fact Instagram and Twitter slum villages in support of UNICEF’s Soccer are indispensable tools for a modern day Aid charity campaign. model and she now enjoys being able to Asked whether she felt pressure to vet what parts of her personal life she undertake philanthropic work, she replied: shares with fans. She revealed in an inter- “At the beginning of every year, I make view with the Belfast Telegraph newspaper: goals, and this year I felt strongly I wanted “It’s a branch of my work. For a long time I to get involved with a charity. “I don’t know shied away from social media, but the last about pressure but I feel I’ve lived a couple of years I’ve become more comfort- blessed life and it makes you want to do able in my own skin. something with meaning that can make a “I enjoy giving people a peek inside my difference. I went with no expectation but life in a controlled way, away from paps or the trip was so eye-opening and incredibly tabloid rumors.” The star, who lives in Los humbling.” — Bang Showbiz Kerr’s son makes modeling debut Men’

iranda Kerr’s son has made his Speaking about Flynn’s performance modeling debut. Flynn - who is in front of the camera, she added: “He Mthe son of the former Victoria’s loved it. Loved being involved and work- Secret model and ‘Pirates of the ing with mummy, and the crew fell in Caribbean’ actor Orlando Bloom - love with him. “He’s such a confident little appears alongside his mother in her kid and they have a playful relationship.” shoot for the latest issue of Australian The four-year-old budding fashionista VOGUE magazine. The images were taken was photographed in a pair of perfectly in Sydney, Australia last month and pressed pyjamas alongside his mother, Miranda pitched the idea to the maga- styled by the publication’s fashion direc- zine after checking that her former part- tor Christine Centenera. Miranda split ner approved. VOGUE Australia’s editor in from Orlando last year after three years of chief Edwina McCann told the Australian marriage and has since posed for a series Daily Telegraph newspaper: “She had to of racy shoots, including a completely approve the image and had to check with nude GQ magazine cover photographed Orlando in advance.” by Mario Testino. — Bang showbiz No red carpet, but 5 free things to do in Cannes

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Martin Tatta rides his horse Milonga as he guides other horses to a corral in San Antonio de Areco. — AP photos Argentine gaucho tames with whispers, not whips

here is no whip in sight, no shouting or loud horse’s head back and forth, but Martin, no. He is jabs. Not even a firm hand on the reins. And steady and soft when he works with them. He has a Tyet Martin Tatta somehow persuades his gift. He was born with it.” beloved Milonga to join him in acrobatic feats, from Gauchos are Argentina’s version of the North handstands to other poses that even the most American cowboy. They are distinctive for their understanding horses rarely display. Through soft wardrobe of beret-styled hats, silver belts and touches, gentle coaxing and a few tender nuzzles, it leather chaps, or their habit of drinking the region’s seems Tatta can sway his steeds to do just about traditional tea, yerba mate. Historically, they were anything, revered as stoic outlaws, themselves unable to be In San Antonio de Areco, a bastion of Argentine tamed. A gaucho without a horse is simply not a gaucho culture outside the capital of Buenos Aires, gaucho, explains Andrea Vigil, who directs the Self taught horse trainer Martin Tatta lies with his horse the 33-year-old Tatta is known as “the horse whisper- town’s historic gaucho museum. What Tatta shows is Milonga on the grass as he performs for The Associated Press. er.” “For me, it’s something natural. No one taught that when “breaking” or taming a wild horse, “it me. I taught myself,” Tatta told The Associated Press. doesn’t have to be done through this harsh or brutal Eleven years ago, the horse trainer’s way of force. Bu instead it’s the opposite: It can be done in a “breaking” horses without aggression caught the warm and intimate way that gets slightly stricter. attention of a local rancher, who encouraged Tatta And then, well, you saw - you can accomplish incred- to perform for tourists. Since then, he’s traveled the ible things,” she said. world displaying the special skill he has with horses. “It’s not a fight with the animal. No, it’s all very Tatta insists anyone could do this, if they were to be serene and peaceful,” Tatta explains. “There were patient and gentle enough. these visitors that came and watched me, and after I But veteran horseman Alberto Nally, who at 70 is had finished, they began to cry. And she said to me one of the most experienced gauchos in the com- ‘Martin, what you do, I can’t believe it.’ And I said to munity, says no other gaucho has such a gentle her, ‘Ma’am, please don’t cry. Are you ok? Why are touch. “It hardly looks like he’s even trying or doing you crying?’ And she goes, ‘You don’t understand anything - that’s why it’s special,” Nally said. “I’ve seen what you convey when you interact with those ani- Martin Tatta approaches his horse Milonga. other trainers using their reins and pulling the mals.’” — AP

Martin Tatta embraces his horse Milonga.

Martin Tatta gets a horse on a corral in Self taught horse trainer Martin Tatta kisses his horse Milonga as he performs a show. San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. Martin Tatta sits inside a room containing saddles during an interview.