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conspiracy theories Salute you, Safa!
By Badrya Darwish
salute you, Safa Al-Hashem! Safa, you are the only MP who spoke out and inquired and questioned Ithe Ministry of Interior about what is happening in Kuwait regarding the deportations and detentions KUWAIT: Cars pass through a police checkpoint on Sahafa Street in Shuwaikh yesterday. — Photos by Joseph Shagra of expats. So far I have been waiting for one Member By B Izzak for not carrying a legal residence permit and what taken against them. She inquired about the nationality of Parliament to comment and utter a word and ask measures the ministry intends to take against those vio- of most of the illegals. a small question. Everyone was silent on the topic as KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem yesterday sent a series of lators. The Interior Ministry has been launching campaigns if nothing is happening in Kuwait. As if there are no questions to Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al- She also inquired about who pays the air fare for the against expatriates staying illegally in the country police checkpoints in every corner pulling over cars Humoud Al-Sabah about illegal expatriates who have violators when they are deported and for how long the alongside another campaign to apprehend traffic and passersby at random. been rounded up for violating residence rules, saying violators wait until they are sent back home. The law- offenders. The campaigns are believed to have netted Bless her, Safa questioned the minister. She asked that security officers have arrested “thousands” of for- maker also asked about the identity of the Kuwaiti thousands of expatriates amid reports that deportation what was on my mind to ask him. She asked about eigners. The lawmaker asked the Interior Minister for sponsors of the residence violators - whether they are centers are overcrowded with foreigners waiting to be the exact number of deported illegal citizens and the precise number of expatriates arrested up to date individuals or companies and what measures will be Continued on Page 15 about their nationalities. However, the most impor- tant question she raised is if there will be any pun- ishment for the kafeels who brought these people into the country. Also, she wanted to know if these Saudi bans Viber are individuals or companies. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s telecom regulator has banned I would like to add more - that we are receiving use of the web-based communication application many calls and messages through friends that the Viber, which is hard for the state to monitor and detention centre is overcrowded and they are look- deprives licensed telecom companies of revenue from ing at even opening a new one. We have been flood- international calls and texts. “The Viber application ed by readers’ emails that their friends or relatives has been suspended ... and the (regulator) affirms it are detained in crowded detention places. will take appropriate action against any other applica- I have a question: Does the police have the right tions or services if they fail to comply with regulatory to check the mobile phone of a person they have requirements and rules in force in the kingdom,” the detained? I am asking this question because it came Communications and to my knowledge that if they detain somebody, they Information Technology take his mobile phone and check it. There are excus- Commission (CITC) said in a es like why you have Viber and Skype apps? They tell statement on its website. the arrestee that this is illegal. By law, when some- Viber allows subscribers body is suspected and locked up, his personal to make free calls, send belongings are kept. Or is it here the story that if instant messages and share someone is Asian, they get curious about his person- files over the internet. CITC al communication. You are there to do a job, so do it did not explain what regula- ethically and professionally. tory requirements and rules Do not start downgrading people. There is a dif- it breached, but the king- ference between humiliation and flexing your mus- dom appears to be pushing for greater control over cles at poor laborers. They do not live in luxury villas. cyberspace as Internet and smart phone usage soars. Many of them I am sure hardly got paid for the last Attempts to use Viber on two different smart- few months. Many of them have been harassed by phones and to download it onto a computer in Saudi their sponsor who takes their passport on arrival and Arabia failed to work yesterday. A message on the gives them a salary at his whim, if at all. They work Viber website explained the service had been banned for weeks on end without a day off and live in poor in Saudi Arabia. The regulator issued a vaguely word- conditions. ed directive in March warning that such tools as Viber, I am not in support of illegal residency or any ille- Whatsapp and Skype broke local laws, without speci- gal matters. But there are decent ways to apply the fying how. law which suits our beautiful and great constitution. Local media reported at the time that Saudi Above all, it suits our beautiful Islamic shariah laws Arabia’s three main operators Saudi Telecom Co, and the manners of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) and Zain Saudi had been Have a nice weekend and a nice Israa wal Me’raj! Continued on Page 15 Hezbollah-backed troops oust rebels from Qusair Rebels face ‘surrender or death’
QUSAIR: Syrian government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies seized control of the border town of Qusair yesterday, dealing a major defeat to rebel fighters battling to overthrow President Bashar Al-Assad. Two weeks of heavy fighting reduced many build- ings to mounds of twisted concrete, whole blocks flattened by shelling, with glass and rubble littering the streets as tired but delighted Syrian soldiers gathered at the bul- let-riddled clock tower. “We will not hesitate to crush with an iron fist those who attack us. ... Their fate is surren- der or death,” the Syrian armed forces com- mand said in statement. “We will continue our string of victories until we regain every inch of Syrian land.” An opposition group from the town said more than 500 rebels had died in two weeks of fighting, with a further 1,000 wounded, leaving just 400 outgunned QUSAIR: A picture shows the bodies of rebel fighters laying in a men struggling to hold onto the town. southwest neighborhood of the Syrian city of Qusair. — AFP Continued on Page 15 THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 LOCAL
Amir honors winners of Kuwait e-Award
KUWAIT: Under the auspices and attendance Shihab-Eldin delivered a speech praising His tor. Kuwait e-Award focused on global stan- support led to praise from the World Summit Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Highness the Amir for his sponsorship of the dards to achieve the country’s development for Information Service (WSIS), affirmed Dr Creativity, the Scientific Center, and Dasman Jaber Al-Sabah, an event was held at Bayan award since its inspection in 2008, affirming goals, said Dr Adnan, noting that an agree- Adnan. The Director also lauded His Highness Diabetes Institute. Palace to honor the winners of the third and that the event had led Kuwaiti youth to uti- ment was signed with the World Summit the Amir’s gesture to honor former Director Dr. Adnan revealed that an agreement was fourth editions of Kuwait Foundation for the lize their potentials to create and develop Award (WSA), part of the UN-Global Alliance of KFAS, the late Dr. Adnan Al-Aqaeel, saying signed between KFAS and the Health Ministry Advancement of Sciences’ (KFAS) e-Award. within the context of Information Technology for Information and Communication that such sentiment reflected Sheikh Sabah’s early Tuesday to support operations at the The celebration was also attended by HH (IT). Technologies and Development (UN-GAID), strong desire to honor those who helped in Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah molecular the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Using the latest communication devices to ensure that e-Award was up to such stan- the development of society and the youth. imaging center, an institute dedicated to Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of the Amiri and software will impact people’s social and dards. Under the guidance of His Highness the Amir, diagnosing cancerous and cardiovascular dis- Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarah Al-Sabah, and economic development; however, the same Dr Adnan stressed that the e-Awards KFAS will continue to serve society, said Dr eases. After the conclusion of the speech, His senior state officials. After the opening cere- technologies could be used in a negative would have not been a success without the Adnan who added that the foundation cur- Highness the Amir proceeded to honor the mony, KFAS Director General Dr Adnan manner leading to regression, said the direc- involvement of the Kuwaiti leadership. Such rent objectives were to technically support winners of the Kuwait e-Award.—KUNA
Interior honors three Electricity consumption KUWAIT: The director of specialized Lt Colonel Waleed Al-Khalfan. training, Colonel Mishaal Mohammad Al- Zabi, has honored three personswho Border tour reaches alarming level proved themselves as outstanding and Wafra Area Commander Colonel Salem ideal in their work. The honored person- Al-Azemi toured the entire Western bor- nel were Anwar Rashed Al-Dae, Fahad der area next to Saudi Arabian border, Ayed Al-Hraiji and Amin Abbas. from “Jalham Center” in the North up to Concern as mercury soars to 49 Al-Zabi congratulated them and con- “Nowaiseeb” in the South. The aim of the veyed the greetings of the Assistant tour was to ensure safety of cattle owners KUWAIT: Electricity consumption recorded month of Ramadan when energy consump- Undersecretary Lt. General Abdullah Al- and prevent them from going close to its highest level this summer on Tuesday at tion usually increases, falls during the same Muhanna, exhorting them to put in the border fence. They were advised to 10,00 megawatts, leading to heightened period. The previous record for electricity Ramadan holiday even more efforts in the service of keep a distance of at least two kilometers concerns as there is still a month to go consumption was 10,30 MW, recorded on KUWAIT: Member of Parliament Abdallah Kuwait. The ceremony was attended by from the border for their own safety. before temperatures rise to their peak sum- May 26, according to the source who spoke mer level. on the condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, Al-Maayouf believes that the last ten days The highest temperature on Tuesday was the same source noted that water consump- of the month of Ramadan be declared as 49degreeC, recorded at 2:30 pm, while a tion rates have remained stable throughout an official holiday for all the employees Ministry of Electricity and Water insider not- the last month except for the last few days working in the government sector. ed that power consumption has been “when daily consumption rates exceeded Al-Maayouf, who submitted a proposal increasing gradually keeping pace with the production.” While reassuring about the min- in this regard, said the employees should rising temperature since mid-April. istry’s preparations to meet the demand for be given an opportunity to worship and Temperatures usually peak during the period power and water, the insider urged for con- be close to Allah, especially since the between the last two weeks of July and the serving energy during the summer, especial- Night of Al-Qader (Power) occurs in the first two weeks of August, which is leading ly at the beginning of Ramadan that would last ten days of the month. to concerns in the country since the holy fall in the first two weeks of July.—Al-Qabas
KUWAIT: Traffic police check vehicles at the press enclave off Road 55, Shuwaikh in intensified campaign against traffic rulestors viola yester- day.—Photos by Joseph Shagra THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 LOCAL Activist suspends sit-in after police assurance
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti activist who had off the sit-in after being summoned hour meeting, which was attended recently called for a sit-in against by Jahra Investigations Department by the head of the Jahra Security alleged immoral activities at Jahra for questioning. “I answered all the Department, Major General Ibrahim cafÈs has agreed to suspend his questions they asked and blamed Al-Tarrah. He explained that he protest “to give police officers the them for questioning a man who agreed to suspend the sit-in upon opportunity to implement the law”, a wanted to apply the law that they the police’s request “and after Maj local daily reported yesterday. were required to enforce,” Al-Subai’ei Gen Al-Tarrah and [Jahra District Khalid Al-Subaiei of the Kuwaiti told Al-Rai on Tuesday. Director] Colonel Saleh Al-Daas Family Protection Foundation had Al-Subai’ei said he gave the expressed commitment to tackle the called for a sit-in on Tuesday, which authorities, upon their request, “evi- violations”. was supposed to end only after the dence in my possession that could There are no details yet about the coffee shops that he claimed to be help convict the cafes of suspicious timeline or the nature of action that hosting immoral practices were behavior”, adding that he handed the Jahra Security Department may closed. He made his decision to call over the documents during a four- take against the alleged violations. Panel rejects urgency request
KUWAIT: The parliament’s foreign of the committee Saleh Ashour told ing the governments of the GCC affairs committee refused a parlia- Al-Jarida on Tuesday. He added that countries. mentary request to speed up review the agreement cannot be referred to “The agreement’s goal is to protect KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received the visiting Commander of US of a security agreement among the the parliament without a full report governments, not states, while I, as a Central Command General Lloyd J Austin and his accompanying delegation in Bayan Palace yesterday. The meet- Gulf Cooperation Council countries, from the committee, which means legislator, am required to protect the ing was attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, and the General Chief- citing lack of proper procedures in fil- that it is unlikely to be debated before states instead of the governments,” of-Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Lt Gen Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. —KUNA ing the request. the end of the current term since the he argued. Al-Qallaf further disputed “With all due respect to the 13 MPs panel “is unlikely to finish its report that Kuwait “is not in need” of the who forwarded the request, the cabi- only by then.” agreement and accused the MPs net is the only authority that can Meanwhile, MP Hussein Al-Qallaf who made the urgency request of make such a request, being the body criticized the agreement which he being ‘blind loyalists’ of the govern- 9 coffee shop workers that forwarded the agreement,” head said was aimed at ultimately protect- ment. —Al-Qabas rescued from Hawally Filipinas narrate stories of rape, torture By Ben Garcia was abusing me, I even told him to According to the Filipinas, Abu just kill me instead, because I could Khaled coordinates with the own- KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy, no longer tolerate the pain. But ers of recruitment agencies on together with personnel from the behind all of it was a painful reality domestic helpers willing to work at Ministry of Interior, recently res- that I have kids who need me any- a coffee shop.If the agency says cued nine workers from a coffee way,” she said. “So I endured the yes, Abu Khaled takes them from shop in Hawally after receiving a pain but was fervently praying to the agency to his safe house. Then, tip-off from a Filipina worker who be rescued from this hell soon,” he calls over some coffee shop claimed to have been repeatedly Leslie added. owners to his safe house in order abused by the shop’s owner. Asked why the five were not for them to select candidates for Speaking at a press conference able to escape during those painful their shops. yesterday on the premises of the times, Gloria (real name withheld), Abu Khaled sells ladies at a price embassy, Philippine Consul General another abused victim, said they of KD600 or above to the coffee Raul Dado disclosed that among were heavily guarded by some men shop owner, if they want. “Abu the nine rescued workers, there - from their workplace through the Khaled is the one supplying were five from the Philippines, place where they lived. “There were women to coffee shop workers in three from Nepal and one from Arab men guarding our move- Hawally,” a rescued Filipina pointed Indonesia. Kuwaiti authorities ments so closely that we could not out. Besides working at a coffee turned over the five Filipinas to the escape easily. The moment we shop, there are other options too. If Philippine Embassy, and the others returned to our accommodation, the girls wanted a “boyfriend”, Abu were handed over to their respec- they would lock the door from out- Khaled’s customer could pay him KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan tive missions’ representatives. side so we could no longer leave,” KD3,000 for the service. “I was Palace the Saudi Royal Diwan Advisor Saad Al-Buraik on the occasion of his visit Kuwait. The meeting was The owner of the coffee shop Gloria said. “We could not even get offered the same, but I told them attended by Kuwait’s Minister of Justice and Minister Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Minister Shareeda Abdullah Al- was arrested during the raid and some food from the baqala (store). that I wanted a real job-so I landed Muosherji.— KUNA has been detained pending further But one managed to escape and a coffee shop job,” says another vic- investigation. Later, presented she gave us the contact number of tim, who is only 21 years old. before the local Filipino press, the our embassy,” Gloria explained. One of them said they were set a five Filipinas shared their individual Although she was not raped, quota of KD45 per day. If they predicaments. Gloria admitted that she had suf- failed to earn that amount, they Leslie (not her real name) was fered the same kind of beating and would be beaten up or penalized - the most mistreated victim among abuse as Leslie. “I was always at the the owner would usually deduct the five Filipinas rescued. She was scene when the owner mistreated some money from their small raped several times by the owner. “I my friend. I sympathized with her salary. “Most of the time I got only suffered a lot. I wasn’t only raped, and I have been enduring physical KD30 per month, because of many but also repeatedly abused physi- abuse, too, because I always want- deductions. Originally, we were cally and verbally by the owner,” ed to help Leslie,” she said. supposed to receive KD70. I agreed said Leslie in between sobs. “If the Another Filipina victim stated to work in the coffee shop because owner arrived and I didn’t entertain that she was also summoned one at first they said they’ll give us him, he would summon me imme- day by the owner, only to watch KD120, but in fact we got only diately to his office and beat me up him rape one of her colleagues. KD70,” she said. over and over again. Sometimes he “The owner wanted me to join The rescued workers said the used sticks and shoes to beat me,” them. But I refused. So he just told coffee shops where they were she lamented. “I sustained many me to watch them,” she said. employed would change hands bruises in my body but I could bear The five rescued Filipinas came overnight. “The owner of the cof- the pain because I wanted to live, from different recruitment agen- fee shop changes every now and believing that one day I will be able cies, but the manner in which they then. In my one year at the coffee to leave the coffee shop anyway,” were recruited was the same. The shop, I think they changed the Filipinas disclosed they were all she told the media. owner four times. The last owner Leslie, 31, is a native of Albay taken from their recruitment agen- was the worst. He started only in (Bicol) and has four children. She cies by a Kuwaiti ‘middleman’ November last year, but we suf- came to Kuwait in 2011. “When he named Abu Khaled. fered a lot. The previous one was almost the same, but the last own- er was really sick,” Leslie said. The rest of the girls also said they were mistreated and abused and needed help. “If anyone offers work at a cof- fee shop, please do not accept the offer. You will be abused, too, just like us. Better to stay in the house of your sponsor because you’ll be safer,” she warned. Consul Dado said the embassy was able to help and rescue Filipinos through its embassy hot- line. “We got a very reliable and accurate information from one of the rescued victims. So, we coordi- nated with the authorities immedi- ately. After securing the warrant, the police raided the building where they lived. The raid took KUWAIT: Consul General Raul Dado with Labor Attache Dicang, Welfare place on May 30. Two men were Officer Lugto at the press conference yesterday.—Photos by Ben Garcia apprehended during the raid and nine workers, including five Filipinas, were rescued,” Dado not- ed. He said cases were already filed and a Kuwaiti lawyer had been appointed to defend the Filipinas. Dado also called on housemaids to refrain from taking jobs at coffee shops. “If you want a job, please go through the legal channel. They can protect you. But if you are there, please don’t hesitate to call our hotline number, 55952909. We want to protect every Filipino, whatever be their predicament,” Dado concluded. The press conference yesterday was also attended by Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait and Welfare Officer Norlita Lugto. The two assured the rescued Filipinas that they will be taken care of and KUWAIT: The five Filipinas talking to the local Filipino reporters. justice will be served. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 LOCAL
KUWAIT: The Ambassador of Argentine Republic Jorge O A Biga hosted a reception at Regency hotel to mark the National Day of the country. Top officials, diplomats and media persons attended the reception. —Photos by Joseph Shagra Reckless driver bumps Gulf Disability into traffic police chief Society honors ABK KUWAIT: As a gratitude for Al-Ahli Bank of physically challenged.” She added, “The Kuwait’s support to the Gulf Disabled support of Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait to the Week, the Gulf Disability Society honored Gulf Disabled Week comes under our Sulaibiya wife beater in custody the Bank for its heartfelt support and ongoing corporate social campaign “Our enthusiastic participation in the society’s Society, Our Responsibility.” We highly KUWAIT: A man thought he was lucky when in the next few hours. pleted, the man made his way out of the mall activities. appreciate the efforts undertaken for this he drove for nearly two kilometers along a only for the buyer to take out a knife, snatch Sahar Al-Therban, PR manager at ABK, event; the society serves a very important road’s shoulder without a police vehicle in Mosque damaged the money he just paid and escape. elaborated, “I would like to thank the Gulf segment of society that truly deserves the sight, till his luck ran out and he found him- Investigations were on to identify and Investigations were on. Disability Society for this wonderful honor care. We wish all the members of this soci- self face to face with none other than arrest suspects responsible for causing materi- and for their collaboration with ABK over ety good luck and success in the supreme- Kuwait’s traffic police chief. Traffic General al damage to an Ahmadi mosque on Tuesday. Fatal crash its activities which in turn benefits the ly selfless task they undertake.” Department Director Abdulfattah Al-Ali was Police reached the scene shortly after the inci- A man died in an accident reported driving his civil car off duty when he noticed dent was reported, and examined the mosque Tuesday morning at the Salmi Road. Police a reckless driver driving in at a speed far whose windows were smashed by hurling and paramedics reached the scene of the higher than the permissible limit along the stones. Search is on for suspects who could accident from where a serious collision was road shoulder to avoid becoming stuck in a face sectarianism charges. reported. The Saudi driver was pronounced traffic jam. He intercepted the driver at a dead on the scene and the body was taken to point where he tried to come on to the main Maid kidnapped the forensic department after investigators road. After realizing that he was in serious Sabahiya police were trying to identify a examined the scene. Investigations were on trouble, the man tried explaining to the domestic worker who was reported to have to determine the circumstances behind the Major General that he had a family emer- been kidnapped by her employer. accident. gency. Maj Gen Al-Ali turned a deaf ear to his Investigations went underway after a Kuwaiti pleadings, however, and ordered that his man filed the case with the police, saying his Like father, like son vehicle be impounded. Indonesian housemaid called him and said Officers at the Faiha police station arrested she was being kidnapped before the kidnap- a man and his teenage son on charges of Wife beater in custody pers apparently seized her phone and assaulting police officers on duty. The incident Sulaibiya police managed to arrest a man switched it off. happened when two patrol officers detained just hours before he was to escape the coun- a teenager after he failed to produce an ID or try apparently to avoid facing domestic Search for thief identify himself. The child assaulted a police- assault charges. Search for the Gulf national Fahaheel police were looking into a case in man and was put in a cell while officers sum- went underway after his Kuwaiti wife filed a which a man claimed he was robbed at knife- moned his father. Soon after arriving at he case with the Sulaibiya police and forward- point by a man to whom he had sold his cell police station, the father engaged in a quarrel ed a medical report that showed she suf- phone only a few minutes earlier. In his state- with the police and eventually had to be fered a broken nose. The man was eventual- ments to local police, the Kuwaiti man arrested since he too assaulted a policeman. ly tracked down at his parents’ house in Al- explained that he met a person at a local mall The two were being held pending legal pro- Andalus, and arrested while he was report- who agreed to buy his custom-made cedures. edly packing his luggage to leave for home Blackberry for KD400. After the sale was com- —Al-Anbaa, Al-Rai, Al-Watan ‘Paradise Lost’ leads to bookshop closure
By Ben Garcia including a copy of ‘Paradise Lost’,” the one day to inform her about her pack- owner recalled. The following day, the age. When she went to collect it, she KUWAIT: A bookshop in Salmiya was owner went to the Ministry of was told by the airport personnel that closed because it was selling John Information to check the situation the book she had ordered was banned Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost.’ The closure of with regard to the confiscated books. in Kuwait. She was slapped with a trav- the bookshop happened after an “I was informed that I have to wait el ban. She is a Kuwaiti. She managed inspection from the Ministry of until they check the content of the to travel outside eventually, but she Information in mid-May. Two lady books which were confiscated, includ- faced a court case for ordering a inspectors pretending to be cus- ing ‘Paradise Lost’. But I was shocked banned book,” explained the book- tomers walked into a bookshop in when they informed me that I have to shop owner. “I was frightened with this Salmiya and started asking about close down my bookshop until the story, which the lawyer shared with many books which, according to the investigation is completed. I informed me. But I am an expat, and maybe they owner of the bookstore, are banned in my lawyer about it and he advised me are going to do the same. I hope it Kuwait. When the inspectors finally to abide by the verbal advice from the would not affect my status,” she noted. asked about “Paradise Lost”, the owner Ministry of Information and close She pointed out that there was no told them that it was available. down temporarily,” she disclosed. freedom of expression in Kuwait, as “So, they asked me if they could According to the owner, there are bookshop owners and even customers have one. After having a look at the copies of Milton’s “Paradise Lost” at were slapped with cases for wishing to book in their hands, they announced the library of Kuwait University. “How read literature. “You have your pack- that they were from the Ministry of come that book, ‘Paradise Lost’, is age in the airport opened. The pack- Information and the book in their available in the state university and age was not only opened, but also hands was actually included in the list we can’t sell it. I took pictures of the confiscated. They were able to suc- of banned books in Kuwait,” the owner books to show that they are available cessfully file a case against her and she told this reporter. “I was surprised and in their own library,” she lamented. was banned from travelling,” the own- shocked,” the owner of the bookstore Further, she mentioned about an inci- er said. “We are not talking anything said. “The inspectors asked me to dent, told to her by her lawyer: A that can be deemed offensive against show my license. They also asked Kuwaiti woman was banned from anyone; we are talking about literature whether they could get some 100 travelling outside her country from ‘Paradise Lost’. Besides, if we were books randomly from my store. I because she had ordered a banned informed about it, we would probably requested them to reduce the number book (from Amazon) from outside of not sell it. The problem is we weren’t to 20. Kuwait, despite the fact that she was informed. The idea of banning any They agreed and gathered 20 unaware of the book being banned. book is very offensive to me or to any books randomly from my store, “Some airport personnel called her book-loving person,” she concluded. KUNA chairman wraps up visit to Italy
ROME: Board Chairman and Director General of Kuwait News Agency Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Sabah yesterday wrapped up a visit to Italy during which he inspected bureau of the national news agency in Rome. Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij, accompanied by KUNA’s head of inter- national relations Isaam Al-Ruwaih departed the Italian capital heading to Berlin on an identical mission. The chief of the national news agency examined work of the KUNA staff in Rome, namely their coverage of activi- ties by Kuwaiti authorities and associations as well as inter- national organizations based in the European nation. Sheikh Mubarak, during the visit, stressed on necessity of upgrading work of the staff to cover new developments and serve the message of promoting Kuwait’s status inter- nationally. He visited headquarters of the Foreign Press Association and the International Media Center, where he got acquainted with facilities given to the foreign media personnel. KUNA, the national news agency of Kuwait, covers local, regional, international news, broadcast reports, features, and analyses. Its services are provided via the Internet, SMSs, and telephone. The news agency was established on October 6, 1979 according to an Amiri Decree to gather news and information for distribution to media institutions and individuals. It had opened offices in ROME: Board Chairman and Director General of most Arab countries, along with bureaus in London, Paris, Kuwait News Agency Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al- Berlin, Tokyo, Washington, DC, and many others. —KUNA Sabah.— KUNA THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 LOCAL MoI mulls grace period for violators: Official Union leader questions ‘military type’ crackdown KUWAIT: A senior Interior Ministry official companies to practice illegal visa trade”. were being exposed to unhealthy circumstances announced that the government was considering “The solution does not lie in deporting expatri- in such detention centers due to overcrowding granting a grace period to allow residency violators ates, taking pictures of them as if they were crimi- “and the fact that some of the detainees were to leave the country, the news coming even as a nals or holding them responsible for problems of afflicted with contagious disease.” Kuwaiti unionist questioned whether decisions to the disorganized labor market and lack of security,” The source who spoke to Al-Qabas on the con- KUWAIT: A delegation of the fire department, headed by Acting Deputy prosecute expatriates found in violation went he said. “Instead, these will hurt Kuwait’s image in dition of anonymity said that coordination is General Director Colonel Waleed Al-Ansari, paid a visit to Sergeant Musarie through the right political channels. countries whose nationals Kuwait is deporting.” ongoing to open an 800 people capacity shelter Undersecretary Assistant for Citizenship, Al-Ghanim also mentioned reports about India to house the detainees. Al-Hajery at the Al-Adan Hospital to inquire about his well being after he Passports and Immigration Affairs, Major General inquiring with the Kuwaiti ambassador about the In this regard, Maj Gen Al-Sabah told Al-Rai that suffered a stroke while on official duty. He hailed the Sergeant’s efforts in Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, said that the deportation procedures, including incidents in coordination mechanism was currently in place performing his duties and his years-long service record besides wishing him grace period being discussed “would include terms which some Indian nationals were not allowed to with an aviation company in order to help in trans- a speedy recovery. and conditions that were not included in previous even collect their belongings before leaving. “This porting the deportees, a process that is currently grace periods, so that people could derive maxi- proves our predictions that the current steps will being carried out only through the Kuwait mum benefit.” 6 rescued from Maj Gen Al-Sabah spoke to Al-Rai during a crackdown on residency violators in Jleeb Al- Shuyiukh Tuesday night, and said the campaigns to track down residency permit violators and those burning house violating labor regulations or committing serious traffic violations “will continue as long as there are By Hanan Al-Saadoun under control. Two Asian maids who suf- violators in the country.” fered due to suffocation were adminis- KUWAIT: Fire fighters rescued six people tered first aid at the site. Investigation was No targeted raids from a blaze that broke out in a house in on to find reasons of fire. The fire depart- He further refuted speculations that people of Dhahiat Sabah Al-Salem trapping a group ment urged all citizens and expats to certain nationalities were being singled out for of people inside last night. install smoke detectors at their houses as deportation, insisting that any violator was being The fire department received an emer- it could sound an initial warning. subjected to deportation “even if they were gency call at 12.30 past Tuesday midnight American citizens.” about the fire. Personnel from the Mishref Asian held for drug trade Meanwhile, a senior Kuwait Trade Union and Al-Qurain fire centers rushed to the Anti-drugs officials arrested an Asian expat Federation official criticized what he described as site, where they found that the fire was in for being in illegal possession of 250 grams ‘issuance of military-type decisions’ by traffic offi- a ground floor room of a two-storey of marijuana for trading purposes. Earlier, cials against expatriates with a rather peculiar house. the anti-drugs authorities were tipped off swiftness and success. The room was being used for storage that the expat was actively involved in illegal “Has any of the decisions made by Interior and laundry purposes. Heavy smoke drugs trade. After the information was veri- Ministry officials gone through the correct political fumes prompted firemen to split them- fied, legal action was taken to arrest him. channels, or are these personal decisions and a selves into two groups, one to fight the His house was raided, and 250 grams of tool by which an official can overpower vulnerable fire and the other to carry out airing of the marijuana were found during the search. He people whenever he desires?” head of the expatri- ate labor forces office in the KTUF, Abdurrahman KUWAIT: Gun-toting police officials round up residency violators in Jleeb Al-Shuyouk house and launch a rescue operation to confessed to trading in drugs. The suspect on Tuesday. extricate six persons trapped inside. and the drugs were sent to the authorities Al-Ghanim, said. By the grace of Allah, fire was brought concerned. Al-Ghanim made his statement in response to recent reports which talked about decisions to lay go down as a dark chapter in the history of Airways. He further clarified that he gave orders to down a deadline for the expats to pay traffic fines Kuwait’s relationship with other countries,” he said, allow detainees to “obtain an official authorization or face travel bans. “Such a step is discriminatory as while also expressing “shame that a Kuwaiti envoy to acquire their dues.” it lacks basic principles of equality,” he said, before had to go through such a situation.” Kuwait is home to 2.6 million expatriates who demanding that the officials stop taking decisions Al-Ghanim concluded by reiterating his form 68 percent of the country’s 3.8 million popu- “that make expatriates feel oppressed in the coun- demand for the cancelation of the sponsorship lation. Last March, minister Al-Rashidi announced a try that embraced them and gave them a lot while system, which he said, was hindering the state’s plan to deport 100,000 foreigners every year, as they have been dedicated to it in return.” plans to attract foreign investors “who are unlikely part of a strategy to cut the Gulf state’s expatriate Furthermore, Al-Ghanim condemned deport- to put their fate and the fate of millions of workers community by one million in ten years. Criticism ing expatriates without giving them an opportuni- they bring in to build a project in Kuwait in the sparked by the lack of details about the proposed ty to legalize their status. “The majority of expatri- hands of a single Kuwaiti sponsor.” plan prompted the minister to later clarify that the ates in violation of residency laws are victims of This comes while a report suggested that plan targets illegal residents who comprise up to sponsors’ abuse who demand huge amounts of detention cells in the Immigration General 93,000 people as of official statistics released last money unlawfully to renew their visas,” he Department, the Deportation Jail and a number of year. Crackdowns on illegal residents resulted in explained. He further criticized Minister of Social police stations have become overcrowded with hundreds of arrests in the past two months, while Affairs and Labor Thekra Al-Rashidi for taking ‘sole people detained in recent crackdowns pending the Interior Minister deported hundreds others for decisions’ against workers “while ignoring visa traf- deportation. According to a security source with serious traffic violations detected during simulta- fickers and people with influence who use fake knowledge of the case, many of the detainees neous campaigns. —Al-Rai & Al-Qabas THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 LOCAL
In my view Letters to Badrya Islam Phobia Truth hurts
Dear Badrya, Kuwait has just become the ‘World’s Most Racist Country’ along with being ‘The Most Hated’. The middle class expats working in Kuwait legally as doctors, nurses, accountants etc By Labeed Abdal are being harassed on a daily basis. Their mobile phones are being searched for VoIP apps (Skype, Tango, Viber etc). Couples are being detained for not carrying a copy of their marriage certificates. Where in the world is it required for cou- ples to carry around their marriage certificates? Imagine if this happened to you while you were on vacation in Europe or the US or anywhere else. How would you feel? Why are only Asian [email protected] expats being searched for VoIP apps? Don’t western expats use VoIP apps? What about Kuwaitis? Who doesn’t have Skype these days? reating a perceived threat from Islam in the media Do you know how difficult it is for an expat to get a driver’s is becoming a wee bit too much by any definition license in Kuwait? Yet people are getting their licenses can- Cof fairness, logic and reason. celled for something as mundane as dropping their friends It has become much like the way things were stereo- home. This is ridiculous. Arresting for a crime is a norm. typed in the eighties, when anything was seen through Inventing an excuse to arrest someone is a crime in itself. The the prism of cold war and every threat was connected to police officers doing all this should be sued. Are these guys the nuclear missiles held by the two camps. A scare was even human? How do they have the heart to do such things? spread as if one of the presidents will press a red button For years, I have been reading columnists yapping away and the planet will be destroyed in the next 60 seconds. about how Islam is a peaceful way of life and how Kuwait, Islam has become like a headache for many people, guided by Islam, has superior laws to protect human rights who become afflicted with it in so many diverse situa- than what the USHRD has been asking for as a minimum. Is tions. It has become a phobia at every airport. The ghost kuwait digest this what you guys were talking about? Where is the humani- of Islam looms large all the time as if it is at the axis of ty in all this? I have never seen an Asian expat begging on the some evil, even though the ground reality has nothing street. That means they all have jobs and are contributing to to do with such a perception. this economy. Kuwait gives absolutely no benefits to expats Stories proliferate in the media about killers, bombers Let us support state’s civility for free. So expats are not a burden to the country’s excheq- and terrorists whose hands are shown dripping with uer. They provide cheap labor, boost corporate profits. Most blood and who are equipped with space age weaponry. of them were rendered illegal due to malpractices in issuing The truth is that there are extremists everywhere and By Dr Shamlan Y Al-Essa illegal visas by Kuwaitis. Thousands of Kuwaitis made millions they come from all religions - Muslims, Christians and of dinars over the years. They caused thousands of expats to Jews, and every other conceivable faith system. he legislative and legal committee approved extent to which they are open to the world, and their become illegal here. And yet, not a single one of them was They bomb their own capital’s buildings, kill innocent arrested for this. They are enjoying the millions they have school children, shoot at audiences watching a movie in the cancellation of the gender segregation law acceptance of women’s education. We must not in government and private universities as well remain silent in the face of those who are trying to made, living in bliss while the poor taxi driver, working 12-16 a cinema, assassinate their own presidents or even fire T hours a day to make ends meet, is arrested. as in institutions of applied education. distort our country’s bright history. Kuwaiti people with shotguns at a camp that may include families who Where in the world do you hear of people being arrested were moderate in their views and respected each other. We thanked members of the legislative committee opened regular schools for males in 1911, and for or deported for minor traffic offenses? How would you feel if Needless to say that there are also beautiful examples for this historic decision which will restore Kuwait’s women in 1938, despite protests from the extremists you were arrested in Bali while on a vacation for accidentally of so many blessed believers who practice their rituals glory, and end the dominance of political Islam and who came in from the Arabian Peninsula and jumping a red light, and then humiliated and deported after freely and enjoy the gift of peace blessed by God. This tribes over the state’s civil declared their rejection of weeks in a jail? How frustrated would you be? gift was God’s grace to all of His children. assets forever. regular education that I know Kuwaitis who accumulate a dozen red light cross- It is truly a matter of worry that during travel, anyone It was proven practically that It was proven practically taught modern sciences ing and speeding tickets a year. Their fines run into thou- with a Middle Eastern or a distinct Muslim look is made separating male and female stu- sands. Yet their licenses are not even suspended for a week. to feel directly guilty for things that he or she has noth- that separating male and such as mathematics, geog- female students is of no use dents is of no use because we at the raphy and foreign language, They pay their fines online and that’s it. But expats are jailed ing to do with. and deported for the very same crime. Which other country in because we at the university - while they insisted on teach- Indeed, such communities which are behaving this university - and I speak on the basis the world has such discriminating laws? People are afraid to way need to be taught the true and new meaning of lib- and I speak on the basis of my of my personal experience - began ing Quran only. step out of their houses now because they don’t know what erty and responsibility. Their young generation needs to personal experience - began We would like to tell the facing a real problem because of new excuse will be used to harass them. Most police officers be made aware so that they turn out to be more tolerant facing a real problem because new MPs that Kuwaiti peo- don’t speak English at all. And the ones that can speak English people. of this regressive law imposed this regressive law imposed by ple sent their girls to study will pretend to not know English just to make it difficult for Certain regional and international powers do seem the expat. happy and extremely contented to see extremism grow- by political Islam groups and political Islam groups and certain in universities abroad that certain powers affiliated to have coeducation. These Regards, ing and bringing them big rewards. powers affiliated to the national J Well, this could be a matter of huge concern and the national and popular fac- students went to universities dilemma as the choice of damaging the stability and tion as well as the govern- and popular faction as well as the in Egypt and Lebanon, then government. The ban was neither Madam Badrya Darwish, security of any country could as well turn out to be a ment. The ban was neither to Europe and the USA dur- God Bless You. You are doing a very good job. I always read double edged sword, and could engulf either side. practical nor realistic, because practical nor realistic, because it ing the 1990s. Kuwait peo- your articles on the website Kuwaittimes.net. Madam, I want We have seen that in many situations, fostering it used to cost a lot to the used to cost a lot to the state’s ple and government opened to tell you something. So many independent visas are issued extremists or supporting any destructive forces resulted state’s budget and there are the first coed university in routinely by employers and they take huge amounts from in dangerous reactions and setbacks for the same pow- not enough places and class- budget and there are not enough 1966 without facing any individuals and allow them to work where ever they want. ers. es to teach. There are not places and classes to teach. problem and it worked for Such employers have the right to obtain a certain number of There is nothing better than choosing to live in peace visas, whether they have jobs or not to offer. and harmony under the umbrella of all encompassing enough professors to teach more than 30 years. men and women separately. God knows how many The Members of Parliament, who oppose the leg- I have been in Kuwait for the last 15 years and have very humanity without differences of racism, religious segre- good Kuwaiti friends who always try to help others. But dur- gation or so called empowering-radicalization. Any other times we attempted to convince government officials islative committee proposal, should be the last to ing this crackdown for the last few days, both good and bad course will only lead to enriching the foundations of ter- that this law is a failure, but the government as usual, speak about religion, because some of them are things have been happening. The good thing is that they are rorism, a course that the world must avoid. works on a policy of appeasing everyone, trying to bribe takers, trade in religion and manipulate the catching illegal people and the bad thing is that some inno- gain their acceptance and loyalty at the expense of emotions of tribal people by claiming that they rep- cent people are also paying the price. the state’s civil society, laws and funds. resent their interests, while the truth is that those God help Kuwait and the Muslim world. kuwait digest The funny part of the subject is that some political MPs became rich, influential and real estate owners. Regards, Islam MPs and tribes opposed the legislative commit- It has been all good for them, but do not trade in reli- Your well wisher. tee’s proposals, and this was their right and we gion, and claim to be righteous. The poor respect their opinion, even if we differ with it. What Final word: Where are the youth of the democratic disturbed me was the talk by some individuals who center and national alliance? What are you waiting kuwait digest millionaires came across as if they were talking on behalf of all for? Express your views, and do not destroy the coun- the Kuwaitis, and that Kuwaiti citizens have rejected try because of your animosity towards the govern- the idea of coeducation. I bet that some recently nat- ment and the current assembly. Prove how your ide- Indoctrination By Dr Wael Al-Hasawi uralized citizens do not know anything about Kuwaiti ology is credible, if you still have any feeling left for people and their commitment to religion, and the your country. —Al-Watan vs education an you be a millionaire and poor at the same time? Apparently in Kuwait, you can be. A mil- Clion US dollars is roughly equal to KD300,000. A By Suad Al-Mojel 400 square meters piece of land in an area like South kuwait digest Surra costs KD400,000, while construction costs can recent educational study published by Al-Qabas reach at least KD150,000. This means that even a regarding Islamic studies in Kuwait deserves atten- Kuwaiti millionaire by international standards cannot Ation. Details mentioned about excessive religious build a house in his own country. Crazy argument content in the curricula, education policy delinked from the A recent international agency report indicates that modern reality, and absence of any criteria to employ reli- millionaires make 11.4 of Kuwaitis’ population, or near- gious information to serve the society are features we can ly 130,000 people. But high living costs especially with sense in the outcome of education. regards to housing make all of these millionaires poor. By Ahmad Al-Sarraf The argument between education and indoctrination Let us look at the subject from a different angle. A has long been a major issue that educational systems in all number of students at the college where I teach came never understood why someone would bemoan posedly educated people came out and accused the third world countries struggle with. Advanced countries to my office the other day requesting for more classes tyrant regimes by claiming that the local situation governments that came afterwards of being inept. have been able to overcome this dilemma, given an atmos- in the summer course because of which their Ideteriorated after governments of former presi- The truth of the matter is that these governments phere of freedom, openness, modernity and enforcement Bachelor’s degree graduation remained pending. I dents like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and had inherited a broken people who were still to of human rights when it comes to choosing a system of explained to them that the college’s budget did not Hosni Mubarak were overthrown. While such a feel- break out from the feeling of humiliation they went education without governmental or ideological restrictions. allow for more classes than what has already been ing might seem understandable when expressed by through under the previous regimes. Moreover, In Muslim and Arab societies specifically, education is still in announced, and then clarified when they suggested people who benefited under tyrants’ rule, or poor Saddam and his fellow tyrants wouldn’t have been its nascent stages when it was planned as per our prevalent that the college increase its budget that such a deci- people who prefer stability even if it was fake or tem- able to stay that long in power if they had not elimi- rituals and traditions. Holy Quran memorizing centers sion can only be made by the Cabinet. I also explained porary, I don’t understand it when educated person- nated everyone who dared to express an opinion dif- across Kuwait still fail to teach students the meaning and that the Cabinet is constrained to follow a fixed budg- ferent from theirs. goals of the Holy Book, and instead focus on the memoriz- et. “It is ironic that while the government proudly alities express such feelings. How can Saddam’s regime be compared with that of Iraqi Prime Minister People lamenting over tyrant regimes need to ing process as the sole goal. announces registering more than KD12billion in finan- Similar thinking is seen in educational facilities in our Nouri Al-Maliki, for example? Despite all the errors realize that it was an iron fist with which these lead- cial surpluses in one year, we (the students) who are countries, where indoctrination has become a means and supposed to be the backbone of the future, cannot and the mistakes the latter committed in addition to ers ruled their people, and it is this that is responsible an end despite the fact that it only succeeds in forcing opin- find classes we need to take and have wait until the the lack of security in Iraq, his regime can still never for the current situation in their respective countries. ions as teachers do not give students any opportunity to first semester next year,” one of my students remarked. be compared to that of How can we believe that comprehend, perceive or question. The teacher’s role here From the previous two examples, we can conclude Saddam’s. People lamenting over tyrant Mubarak did not humiliate is to become the sole source of knowledge, while the stu- that having millions in Kuwait is not enough to build a Putting the past behind the Egyptian people when he dent only has to receive the knowledge without question- house or provide proper education to your children. us and moving on is a good regimes need to realize that it was had kept his people silenced ing it. According to the study, the Islamic studies’ curricula Another perplexing issue is health treatment in thing, but how can one for- an iron fist with which these leaders for more than thirty years? in Kuwait contain 18 books taught at all stages starting Kuwait. Try taking an appointment from a dentist at a get the image of Saddam ruled their people, and it is this that How can we ever believe that from first to twelfth grade, and having a total of 413 lessons. local polyclinic in Kuwait. First you have to wait for Hussein heading the very Saddam Hussein and The technical question here pertains to the goals sought to interminably before the appointment date arrives, first Baath Party meeting is responsible for the current situa- Muammar Gaddafi were be achieved through these lessons. While the textbooks do and when it finally comes, you would have to jostle after taking power, and lis- tion in their respective countries. building their countries if it mention that the curriculum aims at ‘creating a moderate with thousands of other patients whose appoint- tening with a chilling look of wasn’t for their enemies who Muslim personality,’ the reality on the ground indicates that ments fall on the same day as yours. Once you arrive death on his face to a list of did not give them the oppor- this goal has certainly not been achieved. in time and undergo a check, the doctor gives you a names of former comrades ordered to be executed? tunity to continue their ‘civilized projects’? The main problem facing efforts to correct these errors second appointment that may be after weeks or even How can we ignore those in whose death he had a During a recent trip to Athens, Greece, I had an is that any attempt to criticize the religious studies’ curricula months. Therefore, we can find that having millions in hand, and the hundreds of thousands of people who argument with a taxi driver over a misunderstanding. is often met with accusations of blasphemy, being against Kuwait is not enough to build a house, provide proper were killed by his secret - and non-secret - services? I tried to explain to him where I thought he was Sharia and introducing liberal views into the educational education to your children, or even receive proper wrong, but couldn’t because he couldn’t speak system. This happened with me personally when I criticized treatment. The only thing that Kuwaiti millionaires How can we forget Iraq’s elite comprising scientists, artists, professors and innovators who were put in English and I didn’t speak his language. In the end, I reducing stress on music and physical education classes in can enjoy in their home country is the luxuries of life: favor of increasing religious studies’ classes. wagons to face their dark fate? found myself forced to communicate with him they can spend whatever they want in restaurants, or Knowledge in general would be deficient if it fails to buy brand new cars for themselves and their family It is also hard to ignore the fact that the old through sign language, and could imagine that any- improve an individual’s sense of reason and curiosity to cre- members. The results would be more people suffering regimes had ruled for decades during which they one from outside looking at us arguing that way ate more information. This is a goal that cannot be achieved from obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cho- never thought about democracy or people’s dignity, would have called us ignorant or crazy. I believe that by educational facilities that adopt indoctrination instead of lesterol, as well as more fatalities on the road every and went too far in breaking people’s spirit and pride. arguing with people who bemoan tyrant regimes is teaching as a pedagogical approach and fail to activate the day. —Al-Rai And when these regimes were overthrown, the sup- only a crazy thing to do. —Al-Qabas God-given gift of reason. — Al-Qabas THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
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ISLAMABAD: New Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif observes the national anthem during a welcoming ceremony at the Prime Minister House yesterday. — AFP Sharif sworn in as Pakistan PM New premier vows to fix economy, stop drones ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new Prime Taleban and Al-Qaeda militants holed country’s restive western region to that Minister Nawaz Sharif called yesterday up in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas. in Pakistan. Yesterday Sharif said they for an end to US drone strikes in the According to Britain’s Bureau of had agreed to develop a road and rail 10 killed in Yemen offensive country’s northwest, as he took office Investigative Journalism, CIA drone network connecting the western for an unprecedented third term. Some attacks in Pakistan have killed up to Chinese city of Kashgar to Gwadar, the ADEN: The Yemeni army launched an all-out offen- had been seized by Al-Qaeda gunmen last month. 13 years after he was deposed in a 3,587 people since 2004. Ties with port in southwest Pakistan recently tak- sive yesterday to recapture villages from Al-Qaeda Army forces also targeted Al-Qaeda militants in the coup and sent into exile, the 63-year- Washington will be a key issue in en over by China. “This plan will greatly groups in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, nearby town of Shihr and the village of Qara, a secu- old was formally chosen by a vote in Sharif’s tenure, particularly as NATO economically benefit Pakistan’s north- costing 10 lives, security and medical sources said. rity official said. the National Assembly and later took withdraws the bulk of its forces from ern areas as well as all the four Troops backed by tanks and helicopters launched a A convoy of 40 armoured vehicles headed to Shihr the oath of office from President Asif Ali neighbouring Afghanistan by the end provinces,” Sharif said. dawn operation in Ghayl Bawazir, about 30 km east while other troops laid siege to Qara, where large Zardari. The country faces a daunting of next year after more than 12 years of In yesterday’s National Assembly ses- of the port city of Mukalla, a security official said. numbers of militants are believed to be based, he array of problems ranging from crip- war. Sharif has said Pakistan will coop- sion, Sharif took 244 votes - beating his Seven Al-Qaeda militants, two civilians and an army said. In a letter addressing the army and published pling power cuts to Taleban militancy, erate with NATO as it pulls out, but has nearest rival Amin Faheem, of the officer were killed in the offensive, the sources said. by the official Saba news agency, Yemeni President and the new prime minister said citi- warned that Washington must take Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) who took An army spokesman in Hadramawt, quoted by the Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi hailed the troops’ “victory” in zens should be in no doubt about the Islamabad’s concerns about drone 42 and Javed Hashmi of Imran Khan’s defence ministry’s news website 26sep.net, said that Hadramawt. “We congratulate you for your non-stop challenges ahead. The state of the strikes seriously. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party with 31. Ghaleb Al-Mansoub, a commander in the 27th successes in preserving security and stability and economy was “beyond imagination”, he On the economic front Pakistan has The new premier has said tackling ener- Mechanised Brigade, was killed during the operation. your alertness and your steadfast stand against the told parliament. suffered several years of weak growth gy shortages, which rob the economy Another security official had said earlier yesterday forces of terror and destruction,” Hadi said. “Our bat- Sharif has advocated peace talks and its currency has slid in value while of up to four percent of GDP, will be a that two army officers were killed in the offensive tle with terrorism today is firm and we must fight it with the Taleban, though the powerful foreign exchange reserves have dwin- priority and he has vowed to build new near Ghayl Bawazir that would continue until the no matter how costly the sacrifices.” military is said to harbour deep scepti- dled. The country is still paying off an power plants. Years of mismanagement, cism about the idea of doing deals with $11.3 billion International Monetary under-investment and corruption in the “liberation” of the town and surrounding areas. But Al-Qaeda fighters have been regrouping since the militants. He publicly criticised the Fund loan from 2008. Analysts have said power sector have led to blackouts of the army spokesman reported only one dead officer June 2012 in areas of Hadramawt after being driven drone strike that killed Taleban deputy it will need to go back to the lender for up to 20 hours a day in the blistering and five wounded. Medical sources told AFP later out of the southern province of Abyan where they Waliur Rehman last week, echoing more to stave off a balance of payments heat of summer, when temperatures that the second officer, admitted to hospital in ruled major towns for about a year. Residents of long-held Pakistani complaints that the crisis. Sharif painted a bleak picture of reach up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 Mukalla, was “clinically dead”. Medics in Mukalla said Ghayl Bawazir told AFP last month the jihadists had US campaign violates national sover- the nation’s finances but said his gov- Fahrenheit). two civilians were killed and five others wounded. taken advantage of an absence of security forces in eignty. Yesterday Sharif used his first ernment was determined to put things Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-N Seven Al-Qaeda militants were also killed and “many the area to deploy in strength and had distributed speech as PM to reiterate his concerns. right. “People should know that the scored a comfortable win in the May 11 wounded”, according to the statement on 26sep.net. leaflets declaring their rule. In areas of the south they “We respect the sovereignty of others country’s economy is in a very bad state general election as Zardari’s PPP was The army “destroyed weapon caches and seized seized in 2011, with a collapse of central government and they should also respect our sover- which is beyond imagination and we routed, blamed by voters for five years explosives and motorbikes used” by the insurgents control during 11 months of protests that eventually eignty and independence. This cam- have to make payments worth trillions,” which saw the hated power shortages to carry out attacks, the unnamed spokesman said, forced veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh from paign should come to an end,” he said, he said. “But I will not rest nor will I let worsen and militancy continue almost quoted by 26sep.net. In the afternoon, “army units power, the militants enforced a strict version of calling for a comprehensive strategy to any member of my team do so until we unabated. But the very fact that the PPP and security forces continued to hunt down the ter- Islamic law. Punishments included public executions root out extremism. are able to improve the economic situa- completed its five-year term was seen rorists and comb farms and other areas in search of and amputations. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Missile strikes by unmanned US air- tion.” as important in a country that has suf- those who had escaped,” he added. or AQAP, which is based in Yemen, is considered by craft have been very unpopular in China’s new Premier Li Keqiang met fered three coups and been ruled for Witnesses said they saw military convoys heading Washington as the most dangerous branch of the Pakistan, but Washington views them Sharif during a visit to Islamabad a fort- more than half of its 65-year history by in the direction of Ghayl Bawazir, which officials said jihadist network. — AP as a vital tool in the fight against night ago, and linked growth in his the military. —AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Saudi remains behind bars after $2m bond posted
WARRENSBURG, Missouri: Ziyad Abid the attorneys wrote. In unsuccessfully was a university student aspiring to trying to lower his bond, Abid’s attor- become a pilot like his father back neys argued it would bankrupt his fami- home in Saudi Arabia when he was ly to post the 10 percent - or $200,000 - accused of paying his roommate to kill that bond companies require before a local bar owner. The judge set bond at posting bail. Abid’s father, Saudi Airlines $2 million, completely out of reach for pilot Tariq Abid, eventually persuaded his family - but not for the Saudi gov- the Saudi government to post the $2 ernment. The money came in. Yet two million bond, according to court months later, Abid remains jailed records. The younger Abid was because a judge is refusing to let him equipped with an electronic monitor- out. The judge acknowledged he may ing device on April 2. His family paid be violating the Missouri Constitution, $2,500 for the device and pays $15 per which allows suspects to be held with- Ziyad Abid Reginald Singletary Jr Blaine Whitworth day to have someone monitor it, even out bond only in capital murder cases. ple murder of a bar owner done by a Wagner’s predecessor in the case, owner’s mother. Diane Whitworth said though Abid is in jail, his attorneys said. But the judge won’t budge. Or explain bouncer who was fired a week before. Johnson County Circuit Judge she’s afraid Abid would ask to be During a hearing April 5, Wagner why. My client just happened to be his room- Jacqueline Cook, initially denied bond deported if he’s released from jail. An told Peters the court would be satisfied Abid’s lawyers, including a former US mate.” in November because she feared Abid ICE spokesman declined comment. But if $2 million were deposited in its bank attorney for Missouri, have asked a Both men are charged with first- would flee or be deported. She said one of Abid’s attorneys, Pat Peters, account. The money was wired that day, state appeals court to release Abid and degree murder, but not capital murder, Abid’s revoked student visa - the result insisted the government rarely deports according to court documents. But a remove Circuit Judge Michael Wagner and armed criminal action. If convicted, of him being expelled from school - foreigners in such cases. Peters also said few days later, Wagner reversed himself. from the case, arguing that he’s biased they could face up to life in prison. could open the door for the govern- Abid was expelled because he couldn’t Peters confronted him, according to in part by Abid’s nationality. The court Johnson County prosecutor Lynn ment to deport him ahead of trial. But attend classes while in jail. But the uni- court transcripts, saying: “I just want to has given Wagner until Monday to Stoppy declined to comment on case two weeks later, she acknowledged versity’s associate provost, Corey make sure I heard this court just say respond. Abid was studying aviation at details, but said she agreed with a pre- Missouri’s constitution required bond Bowman, said Abid had violated school that despite the law, despite Judge the University of Central Missouri in vious judge’s ruling that Abid should be and set it at $2 million. That same day, policies “not directly related” to his Cook’s order, despite the representa- Warrensburg when his roommate, granted bond. An attorney for she retired - and handed the case to arrest. Bowman said he couldn’t release tions by the prosecutor and defense Reginald Singletary Jr, was accused of Singletary, who remains jailed on $1 Wagner. details, citing privacy laws. counsel, you have just said ‘no bond’ in killing popular bar owner Blaine million bond, declined comment. David A Martin, a law professor at Still, defense attorneys insist Abid this case.” Whitworth in September. Singletary Wagner hasn’t returned messages from the University of Virginia School of Law isn’t going anywhere, arguing that It’s not unusual for the Saudi govern- admitted fatally shooting Whitworth in AP. who specializes in immigration issues, prosecutors’ case won’t hold up. In a ment to help its citizens who get into the bar owner’s driveway but claimed David Mitchell, a professor at the said the judge’s concerns weren’t recent court motion, they said trouble in the U.S., but Wagner’s Abid paid him to do it, according to University of Missouri School of Law, unfounded. “There have been instances Singletary gave investigators several response is far from the norm, said John court documents. agreed that Wagner may have “an of this kind in the past where someone stories - including saying a Kansas City Leger, an attorney for the Saudi govern- Prosecutors haven’t disclosed an unconscious bias that might be acting who bonded out from a criminal pro- gang put him up to the killing, then ment who handles legal matters for the alleged motive, but defense attorneys out” about Abid’s nationality. He said ceeding moved quickly through the agreeing with interrogators that the Saudi consulate overseeing Missouri said Abid had no personal connection the judge likely fears Abid could flee deportation proceeding and was mafia made him do it - before saying and 15 other US states. “I’ve been doing to Whitworth and that Singletary had ahead of his Aug 20 trial, noting that deported before local law enforcement Abid was involved. “While there is over- this over 40 years, and I’ve never seen been fired as the bar’s bouncer. “There’s the involvement of the Saudi govern- knew about it,” Martin said. “I know ICE whelming evidence that Singletary this,” Leger said, estimating that about no indication whatsoever this case has ment, a US ally, is especially unusual (US Immigration and Customs killed Whitworth, there is no corrobo- 47,000 Saudi students are in the US. “It’s anything to do with any kind of subver- and has increased that speculation. Enforcement) was working on better rating or physical evidence suggesting not whether (Abid) deserves it or does sive activity or terrorism,” said defense “Imagine if this judge grants bail and communication in that kind of setting, Abid was involved: no DNA, no finger- not, or if he’s guilty or not guilty,” he attorney John Osgood, the former fed- this person flees. Think of the ramifica- but these instances have occurred.” prints, nothing. There is only the state- said. “The rules say he’s entitled to a eral prosecutor. “This is a plain, old sim- tions,” Mitchell said. That’s what frightens the slain bar ment of confessed murderer Singletary,” bond.” —AP 14 Iraq border policemen killed at fake checkpoint Iraq marks Shiite ritual as unrest surges FALLUJAH, Iraq: Militants set up a fake checkpoint in western Iraq and ambushed a convoy of 14 border policemen yesterday, killing all of them and setting fire to the bodies of two of them, officials said. The checkpoint was set up along the main highway connecting Iraq to Saudi Arabia, with the attack taking place near the town of Nukhaib. At about 11:00 am (0800 GMT), the JERUSALEM: Palestinian women hold placards and Palestinian flags during a rally men were travelling along the that marks 46 years since the start of the 1967 war with Israel yesterday at the highway in three unmarked cars to Damascus Gate. — AFP begin their shifts at various check- points, Major General Yasir Assem from the border guards said. They Palestinians mark Six-Day were stopped at the fake check- point and gunned down, and two War, demand 1967 borders of their bodies set on fire. A medic at the clinic in Nukhaib, JERUSALEM: Palestinian officials marked 46 Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the about 200 km west of the Shiite years since the start of the 1967 war with Executive Committee of Palestinian president shrine city of Karbala, confirmed Israel yesterday by insisting any peace talks Mahmud Abbas’s PLO, slammed Israel’s con- the toll. Nukhaib is in Anbar must be based on the lines that existed tinued settlement building in a statement province, but is part of a tract of land claimed by neighbouring before the Jewish state’s occupation. Chief marking the war’s anniversary. “Forty-six years Karbala province. It was the site of a Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erakat vis- later, the Israeli occupation of 22 percent of brutal attack in Sept 2011 that sent ited three villages in the West Bank whose historical Palestine still constitutes a humani- tensions soaring between the two populations fled the Israeli invasion during tarian and political disaster that dominates provinces. Militants killed 22 Shiite the Six-Day War against the armies of Egypt, and controls the lives of the Palestinian peo- pilgrims from Karbala aboard a bus BAGHDAD: Shiite pilgrims carry a symbolic coffin at the shrine of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim during the annual Jordan and Syria. Israeli forces occupied Gaza, ple in Palestine and in exile,” she said. “Our bound for Syria. commemoration of the saint’s death in the Kadhimiyah district of Baghdad yesterday. — AP the West Bank and east Jerusalem during the struggle will continue until we... witness the Anbar province has long been a conflict, with Palestinians mourning it as the establishment of an independent Palestinian stronghold of Sunni militants, to avert car bomb attacks after of Iraq’s north and west. ing as a challenge to terrorists, to “Naksa” or setback. “The (same) fate of the state on 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as including those linked to Al-Qaeda. nationwide violence rose last That has prompted fears the visit Imam Kadhim’s shrine and to 5,000 Palestinians who were evicted from its capital,” Ashrawi said, pointing out that Many tribal militias turned against month to its highest level since country could return to the sort of mark this painful event,” said these villages” in June 1967 still befalls Israel’s settlement building is illegal under Al-Qaeda and joined forces with 2008. Pilgrims from across the brutal conflict that plagued it in Jassim, an official in the state- Palestinians in the West Bank today, he told international law. the US military from late-2006, but country descended on the shrine, 2006 and 2007. Shiite pilgrims are owned South Oil Company Interior reporters on a stop in the village of Yalu. Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, in its they have failed to completely dedicated to a revered Shiite often targeted by Sunni militants ministry spokesman Brigadier The demolition of Yalu, Imwas and Beit own report marking the anniversary, eliminate such attacks, which often Muslim figure, for the two-day ritu- who regard them as apostates, and General Saad Maan said no violent Nuba back then was now being repeated “in slammed Israel’s “de facto annexation of Area target the security forces in a bid to als, which culminated yesterday in in past years, multiple attacks have incidents had been recorded, while Jericho, Nablus and everywhere else” in the C (in the West Bank) and creation of circum- undermine confidence in the the northern neighbourhood of been carried out during the Imam AFP journalists reported tight secu- authorities. Violence has been on Kadhimiyah. Kadhim commemorations. Last rity on the ground. West Bank, he lamented, citing the destruc- stances that will help perpetuate this situa- the rise in recent months, with the Mourners carried to the shrine a year, two car bombs targeting pil- Officials and analysts point to a tion of houses by the Israeli army, which tion and influence the final status of the area”. number of people killed in May the symbolic coffin draped in green grims just after the rituals killed 32 raft of political disputes as the expels hundreds of Palestinian families from Area C, which covers more than 60 percent of highest since 2008. However, over- cloth inscribed with Quranic pas- people. “The terrorists will not scare underlying factor behind the latest their homes in areas under its control each the occupied West Bank, is under full Israeli all deaths remain far below levels sages, marking the 799 AD death of us,” said Khaled Naama, a 35-year- violence. In a bid to ease tensions, year. “Why did the Israelis evict those people control. “In theory, Israel retains complete registered during the brutal 2006- Imam Musa Kadhim, the seventh of old day labourer from the southern political leaders held a symbolic in 1967? Simply because they wanted to authority only in Area C,” B’Tselem said. “In 2007 sectarian war. 12 revered imams. Organisers said city of Samawa. “We will never stop, meeting at the weekend, but no declare the borders,” Erakat said. He reiterated practice, Israel’s control of Area C adversely Meanwhile, tens of thousands of several million pilgrims visited the even if you continue your explo- tangible agreements were Palestinian demands for a halt to Israeli settle- affects all Palestinian West Bank residents,” Shiite pilgrims thronged a shrine in shrine over the course of the past sions and your murders, because announced. In particular, analysts ment building in Palestinian territories and a more than 2.5 million people. Baghdad yesterday for a ritual week, but the figure could not be this is the path to paradise.” say government policies that have return to the pre-war lines as a basis for any The report added that “contrary to interna- mourning ceremony amid a surge independently verified. The cere- Another mourner, Hmoud disenfranchised Sunnis have given peace talks. Israel, for its part, calls for talks tional law,” Israel was actively encouraging its in violence that has sparked fears of monies come amid a surge in Jassim, 41, said the number of pil- militant groups both fuel and room “without preconditions” and refuses publicly citizens to settle in the West Bank. But Israel’s another full-blown sectarian war. attacks, coupled with numerous grims represented “a challenge to to manoeuvre among the disillu- to freeze settlement building. Peace negotia- deputy foreign minister Zeev Elkin on Security forces effectively shut unresolved political disputes and terrorism”. “I hope that the entire sioned minority that dominated tions stalled in Sept 2010 over the settle- Wednesday reiterated Israel’s refusal to return down much of the Iraqi capital, months-long anti-government Islamic world, and all the terrorists, every Iraqi regime before the US- ments issue. to the pre-June 1967 lines. —AFP severely limiting road traffic in a bid protests in mainly Sunni Arab areas see that all these people are com- led invasion of 2003. —AFP World powers pressure Iran at IAEA VIENNA: Six world powers engaged in stalled talks Iran has rejected IAEA requests to visit the site Joseph Macmanus, US ambassador to the IAEA, with Iran over its nuclear program said yesterday it and denies wanting or ever having worked on said that Iran has failed to provide the IAEA with was “essential and urgent” Tehran cooperates with developing a nuclear weapon. It says that the detailed design information on the IR-40 reactor at the UN atomic agency over allegations of bomb IAEA’s allegations are based on faulty intelligence Arak since 2006, calling this a “basic requirement”. research. The US, China, Russia, France, Britain and provided by Tehran’s enemies. The allegations on Iran’s ambassador, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said how- Germany also said they were “deeply concerned” Parchin form part of a major report issued by the ever that Tehran planned to use the reactor to pro- by Iran’s continued expansion of its activities IAEA in November 2011 summarising information duce mainly medical isotopes and did not intend despite UN Security Council resolutions calling for on suspected nuclear weapons research that it to reprocess the fuel in order to extract plutonium. a suspension. They said that after 10 failed meet- had been given, mostly, but not only, by foreign “We have said it again and again. The agency has ings between the International Atomic Energy intelligence agencies. IAEA head Yukiya Amano recorded and reported that we do no have any Agency and Iran over the past 18 months it was said on Monday that after the 10 meetings, the lat- reprocessing facility.... This reactor is only for pro- “essential and urgent for Iran to engage with the est on May 15, with Iran on these allegations, the ducing radioisotopes,” Soltanieh told reporters. agency on the substance of its concerns”. two sides were “going around in circles”. Iran’s advances come in spite of numerous The countries - all permanent UN Security The IAEA’s latest quarterly report on Iran, circu- rounds of UN and Western sanctions aimed at cut- Council members except Germany - said at a lated on May 22, showed Iran continuing to build ting off Iran’s access to nuclear technology and meeting of the IAEA board of governors that this up its capacity to enrich uranium, which in highly which began to cause Tehran economic problems included Iran fulfilling “its undertaking to grant purified form could be used in a nuclear weapon. in 2012. The United States this week blacklisted a access to Parchin,” a military base near Tehran. The The IAEA report also detailed advances by Iran “major network of front companies” that serve IAEA believes Iran constructed a large explosives building a new reactor at Arak which could pro- Tehran’s leaders and announced new sanctions containment vessel at Parchin in 2000 to conduct vide Tehran with plutonium - an alternative to ura- focused on the rial currency and the auto sector. VIENNA: Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar experiments that it says would be “strong indica- nium for a bomb - if the reactor fuel is The six powers are also involved in diplomatic Soltanieh attends a press conference as part of the Board of Governors meeting at tors of possible nuclear weapon development”. reprocessed. efforts parallel to those of the IAEA.— AFP the UN atomic agency headquarters yesterday. — AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Niger residents fear spread of ‘war on terror’
NIAMEY: People in Niger have begun to Tensions were raised by twin suicide straints. “We all need to cooperate to services. The speaker of the National ments linked to Al-Qaeda. express fears of a “war on terror” in their bombings on May 23 in the north, tar- fight terrorism. I don’t mind losing some Assembly, Hama Amadou, took a more However, some people in Niger have homeland, after unprecedented suicide geting an army base in Agadez and a of my freedom if my safety is ensured.” belligerent approach, describing the expressed concern at unwanted side- attacks in the north and a bloody jail- uranium mine at Arlit run by French Idi Hassane, a teacher at the Abdou bombings in the north as “a declaration effects of the struggle against terrorism. break in the capital Niamey staged by nuclear giant Areva. More than 20 peo- Moumouni University of Niamey, argued of war” against Niger. “But there’s no On Sunday, security forces killed a stu- armed Islamic extremists. “This terrorism ple were killed. Then came Saturday’s that “more than food and water, the question of creating a psychotic atmos- dent when they opened fire on his car that we heard about elsewhere has thus jailbreak in the southern capital, when security question is becoming a priority phere about security in our country. because they found his movements sus- arrived here,” Niamey taxi driver Moussa about 20 prisoners escaped, including in Niger”, a sub-Saharan country which is Rather, it’s a matter of organising a cli- picious. “We can’t slide into informing said, referring to the Islamist insurgency several “terrorists”, according to the gov- one of the poorest in the world and prey mate of real insecurity for the enemy (on suspects) and paranoia,” retired civil that divided neighbouring Mali early last ernment. to chronic food shortages. and his accomplices.” servant Ali Hassane warned. “All these year, prompting foreign armed interven- “We’re really afraid, we haven’t slept Confronted in recent years with Responsibility for both suicide calls to denounce suspects will increase tion. Since the attacks, the peaceful capi- at night for several days,” Amina said, attacks carried out by armed groups attacks, the first in the history of the paranoia among the population,” sociol- tal on the shore of the Niger river has watching over her two children on her linked to Al-Qaeda, notably the kidnap- west African country, were claimed by ogist Sani Janjouna added. Ahmed almost been placed in a state of siege. doorstep. This Niamey mother lives close ping of Westerners, the Nigerien authori- armed Islamist groups, the Movement Moussa, a watchman in Agadez, the The strengthening of security is especial- to the prison, where security has been ties see the latest attacks as a basis to for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa main town in the desert north, warned ly visible around sensitive sites such as sharply tightened since Saturday’s raid. urge people to be more watchful than (MUJAO) and Signatories in Blood. of potential social strife. “False denuncia- the presidential palace and the airport. For fear of attacks, the interior ministry ever. “We need a national union against Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, tions could one day raise tensions Soldiers and paramilitary police have has cancelled the Baby Fiesta, a chil- terrorism, we ask the population to be held to have organised the bombings, among communities, notably against also stepped up their guard around for- dren’s festival that marks the final week- vigilant at every moment,” Niamey may- has threatened to attack Niger again, Tuaregs and Arabs,” he said, pointing to eign embassies. “They’re particularly end of the school year. Football matches or Oumarou Dogari said in a public tele- together with other countries who have Mali, where these two communities are edgy. It’s best to follow orders,” have also been cancelled. At a bus stop, vision broadcast. “Our habits are going troops in Mali, where a French-led mili- sometimes targeted because jihadist Massaoudou Amadou, a resident who schoolgirl Fati Soumana said she would to change,” he added, warning citizens to tary intervention in January seized back fighters came from their ranks. “We really lives close to the US embassy, told AFP. get used to a new lifestyle with its con- expect stringent checks by the security control of northern towns from move- must pay attention.” —AFP Turkey protests swell as angry strikers join demos Government line softens while Erdogan abroad ISTANBUL: Thousands of striking workers took to the streets of Turkey’s cities yesterday, loudly joining calls for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down as mass protests against his rule intensified. Bellowing to the din of drums and wailing Turkish pipes, teachers, doctors, bank staff and others marched in a sea of red and yellow labour union flags in the This handout picture taken in Feb 2012 reportedly shows MNLA fighters gathering in capital Ankara and in Istanbul, an undisclosed location in Mali.— AFP where they converged on Taksim Square, the cradle of nearly a week Mali army launches of violent clashes. “Taksim, resist, the workers are coming!” they chanted, demanding the resigna- assault on Tuaregs tion of Erdogan, who has dismissed the protesters as “extremists” and BAMAKO: Malian soldiers launched an the day. A regional security source told AFP a “looters” as he faces down the assault yesterday on armed Tuareg separatists battalion led by Colonel Elhaj Ag Gamou, a biggest challenge to his decade in accused of ethnic cleansing, killing 10, in a Tuareg who has remained loyal to the army, power. Two people have been bid to dislodge them from a key northern was around 35 km from Kidal. “The MNLA killed in the six days of unrest, doc- stronghold ahead of national elections. have fled the city,” he added. tors and officials say, and hundreds Troops attacked rebel positions south of the Former colonial power France voiced its have been arrested. regional capital of Kidal at the start of an support for the army action and called on the Fresh clashes erupted overnight, operation to recapture it from the National rebels to lay down their weapons. “There can with police firing tear gas and Movement for the Liberation of Azawad only be one army in Mali, deployed over the water cannon on protesters in ANKARA: Anti-government protesters demonstrate with Guy Fawkes masks in the center of the capital (MNLA) after a wave of expulsions of black whole of the country’s territory,” a foreign major cities including Istanbul and yesterday. —AFP residents. “We counted 10 dead and have ministry spokesman said. The fighting erupt- reportedly arresting 25 people in captured 28 prisoners,” said Malian army ed after more than 100 black inhabitants Izmir for “misleading and libellous” when he apologised on Tuesday to “lies”. Protesters rely heavily on the most recent official estimate, spokesman Souleymane Maiga, adding that were expelled from Kidal by the lighter- Twitter posts. “Erdogan needs to people injured at the start of the social media to organise demon- with many already released. The two soldiers had been wounded in the clash- skinnned MNLA fighters in an act denounced apologise, resign and go to court protests. “They play good cop and strations. They have complained United Nations, the United States es in Anefis, a small town 200 km south of as “ethnic cleansing” by the government, for the things he has done, for the bad cop, but they have the same about a lack of coverage of the cri- and other Western partners have Kidal. which says the presence of troops in the city excessive force,” said Tansu aim. They want to tame us,” said sis by the mainstream media. voiced concern about reports of The MNLA, which confirmed the fighting, is “non-negotiable”. Tahincioglu, a 26-year-old web Arhan, who would not give his sec- In a new bid to ease tensions, heavy-handed police action. NATO- vowed to “advance on all Malian army posi- The unrest has cast a shadow over the entrepreneur in Istanbul. “Before, ond name for fear of getting in the deputy prime minister met yes- member Turkey is a key regional tions in the territory of Azawad”, the name Burkina Faso talks with Malian officials and people were afraid to express their trouble with his employer. terday with leaders of civil groups, ally for the United States and has given by the Tuareg rebellion to northern Tuareg leaders aimed at clearing the way for a fear publicly. Even tweets are a In the capital Ankara, union including the movement whose ini- backed it notably in opposing Mali, and appealed to international forces in presidential election planned for July 28. The problem. But now they are not workers unfurled banners address- tial protest sparked the nationwide President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria’s the region to keep out of the conflict. “We MNLA rose up to fight for independence for afraid,” he told AFP. ing Erdogan, reading: “This nation demonstrations - a campaign to civil war. never wanted to resolve the situation by war the north in January last year and over- The violent police response to will not bow to you!” Forced to deal save Istanbul’s Gezi Park from rede- Sitting at the crossroads of East but, as this is so, we will defend ourselves whelmed government troops, leading frus- the protests has hardened the with the unrest wile Erdogan is on velopment. In the meeting, protest and West, Turkey has long aspired until the end,” MNLA vice-president trated mid-level officers to launch a coup movement, drawing in the labour an official visit to North Africa, Arinc representatives urged the govern- to join the European Union, which Mahamadou Djeri Maiga told AFP in the which toppled elected president Amadou unions that represent hundreds of on Tuesday promised that the gov- ment to fire the police chiefs of sets strict requirements on human Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, where he Toumani Toure. Together with Al-Qaeda- thousands of Turks. Two major ernment had “learnt its lesson”, but Istanbul and Ankara and other rights for prospective members. is in talks with Malian officials over the elec- linked militants, they seized key northern trade union federations, KESK and protesters ignored his plea to call cities where security forces used Erdogan’s Justice and Development tions. cities, but were then chased out by their for- DISK, launched two-day strikes off the demonstrations. The pre- excessive force to quell the unrest. Party (AKP) first took power in 2002 Colonel Didier Dacko, the commander of mer Islamist allies. from Tuesday in solidarity with the mier, who was due in Tunisia yester- They also demanded Ankara and has won three elections in a military operations in northern Mali, told France sent troops in January to block an street protesters. “The ordinary day, is accused of seeking to force release all the arrested demonstra- row. But opponents accuse him of state television his soldiers had returned fire advance by the extremists on the capital workers and the educated are all conservative Islamic values on tors and ban police from tear repressing critics and of pushing for two hours after being shot at by militants Bamako, pushing them out of the main cities together to defend a better Turkey, Turkey, a mainly Muslim but consti- gassing demonstrators. conservative Islamic policies such in Anefis, causing the rebels to retreat. and into desert and mountain hideouts. The where there is equality and free- tutionally secular nation. Two young men have been as religious education reforms and “Currently, four vehicles have been recovered French then let the MNLA back into Kidal, dom,” said Arhan, a 45-year-old In the western city of Izmir, killed in the clashes so far, officials a law curbing the sale of alcohol. and one destroyed. We recorded two minor ignoring demands by the Malian military to doctor, dressed like other demon- police detained at least 25 people and medics say, and rights groups Erdogan told protesters they injuries including one who was shot in the be allowed into the city and raising fears in strators in a white shirt and cap. for posting on Twitter, the Anatolia say thousands have been injured. should wait to express their views neck,” he said. Maiga said the army was con- Bamako, 1,500 km to the southwest, that Paris Marching with his wife to Taksim news agency reported early yester- The government puts the figure at in elections next year, when tinuing its advance on Kidal but he could not wants to let the Tuareg rebels keep Kidal as Square, he said he did not believe day, after Erdogan accused the around 300. Over 1,700 people observers expect him to run for confirm if it would take the city by the end of part of an eventual deal for self-rule. — AFP Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc microblogging site of spreading have been arrested, according to president. — AFP Europeans on trial for topless Tunis protest West silently hopes Turkey TUNIS: A Tunis court yesterday adjourned the trial last Wednesday, be released. Earlier in the day, a few “We will ask that these Femen activists are listened protests can bring reform of three European activists with the women’s top- dozen people gathered outside the courthouse and to instead of looked at,” he added. Reflecting the less protest group Femen to June 12, ordering that shouted abuse at one of the women’s Tunisian sensitivity of the case in socially conservative BRUSSELS: Caught off-guard by the mas- expression and assembly were “a basic they remain in detention, their lawyers said. “The lawyers. “How can you defend those women?” one Tunisia, which is ruled by a coalition government sive protests erupting in Turkey, the coun- right” in a democratic society. Telling the trial has been adjourned to June 12. The bail of the people shouted. “You are not Tunisian; you led by a moderate Islamist party and where hard- try’s Western partners have roundly con- authorities in Ankara to take an honest request for the three Femen activists was refused,” are not Muslim; you don’t have a wife or daughter.” line Salafists are increasingly assertive, a Ukrainian demned the use of excessive violence defence lawyer Souheib Bahri told AFP. Pauline Patrick Klugman, who came to Tunis to represent activist who had come to support the women was look at the reasons behind the protests, Hillier and Marguerite Stern from France, and the activists from the radical women’s group expelled on the eve of the trial. while prudently insisting on the need for French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Josephine Markmann from Germany arrived in Femen, said he was optimistic about the trial, call- The “sextremist” movement said the deporta- calm and dialogue in a nation deemed a nonetheless brushed aside all talk of a court around 0930 GMT wearing the traditional ing it “a good sign” that he had been allowed to tion, which authorities have not confirmed, was a key regional ally. “The silent hope is that “Turkish Spring” on the model of the revo- Tunisian headscarf, or safsari. Judge Karim Chebbi speak in court. Klugman said the prosecution had worrying precedent. “It’s a signal that the court will all this will mean a return to common- lutions that swept the Arab world. “This is called for a break in the hearing at the end of the decided on a charge of debauchery rather than an not base its judgement on the law but that its deci- sense and to a more liberal path in a government that was democratically morning, after lawyers representing Islamist groups attack on public morals, adding that there were no sion will be political,” Femen’s leader in Paris, Inna Turkey,” said Jan Techau, director of the elected,” he said. angered by the topless protest asked to participate material facts or evidence of intent to back up the Shevchenko, told AFP by telephone. Several Femen Carnegie Europe think tank. “The question That was a view also held by visiting in the trial as civil parties. charge. “Their bodies were not exhibited to seduce activists stripped off and performed prayers outside is whether this can happen under (Prime Turkish analyst Sinan Ulgen of the EDAM “We are asking for a delay to examine the file but to convey a political message... which is differ- the Tunisian embassy in the French capital. The Minister Recep Tayyip) Erdogan.” think tank, who discounted comparisons and prepare our argument,” said Anouar Ouled Ali, ent than debauchery,” he told AFP. three women on trial in Tunis staged the group’s A member of the 28-nation NATO being made with the protests on Cairo’s who has previously defended hardline Salafists But the women still face a possible six-month first topless protest in the Arab world, outside the prosecuted for acts of violence. The defence called prison sentenced if convicted. Klugman said he had city’s main courthouse on May 29. alliance and longtime EU hopeful, Turkey Tahrir square that swept away Egypt’s for the request to be dismissed, and demanded that come to defend “the freedom of expression of They were demonstrating in support of Amina is a pivotal player in the region at any giv- Mubarak regime as simply “not correct”. the activists, who have been held in custody since women, of the Femen activists and their message.” Sboui, a Tunisian activist arrested after painting the en time, but currently holds a trump due “Turkey is a democracy and there is no word “Femen” on a wall near a cemetery in the to its proximity with the conflict tearing call for regime change like in Egypt. The Muslim spiritual centre of Kairouan, in an act of Syria apart. So it is hardly surprising that only overlap with Tahrir remains this protest against radical Islamists. Sboui was also due days after simmering anger vented immense sense of empowerment and to appear before an investigating judge yesterday against Erdogan spilled onto the streets, emancipation by ordinary citizens who at a closed hearing in the Kairouan court, which was Europe’s governments continue to tread a have seen the impact they can have on under tight police surveillance, an AFP photogra- cautious line, as does Washington. “We are the political system,” he added. pher reported. The Tunisian activist faces possible confident that Turkey will overcome this Protesters accuse Erdogan of imposing charges of indecency and desecrating a cemetery. difficult moment, proving itself to be a conservative Islamic reforms on the pre- Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that heads Tunisia’s coalition government, has yet to comment mature democracy,” said Italy’s Foreign dominantly Muslim but constitutionally on the Femen campaign even though it was the Minister Emma Bonino on Tuesday. “Italy secular nation. Turkey’s leadership, from group’s first target. Since the 1950s, Tunisia has had continues to firmly believe in Turkey’s Erdogan to the opposition, needs to read- the most liberal laws in the Arab world on women’s European prospects,” she added, referring just their sights to strive for a more con- rights, and the Islamists are often forced to defend to Turkey’s stalled bid to join the sensual style of decision-making in a themselves against the charge of wanting to roll European Union. country of assertive educated people back those rights. The latest text of a draft constitu- Such comments have echoed across aware of what open societies are about, tion, released in April, states that “all male and EU capitals in the last days. The bloc’s for- analysts said. In power since 2002 and female citizens have the same rights and duties” eign policy chief Catherine Ashton this often dubbed the most influential leader and “guarantees equal opportunity to men and week voiced “deep concern” over police since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the father of women”. This formula, which was negotiated after violence but pleaded for “a peaceful solu- modern Turkey, Erdogan has won three KAIROUAN, Tunisia: Amina Sboui, the Tunisian member of the Ukrainian feminist group Ennahda’s failed attempt last year to introduce the concept of gender “complementarity”, appears for tion” while Germany urged “de-escalation” successive elections, increasing his share Femen, appears handcuffed with a cloth over her head before an investigating judge at the reminding Erdogan that freedom of of the vote each time.—AFP courthouse of this central city yesterday. — AFP now to have won a consensus.— AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Uganda’s long-time ruler changes tune on longevity KAMPALA: Uganda’s president came to problem of Africa in general and Uganda in think Museveni’s determined to stay in pow- marred by irregularities or violence since has perfected it. It handles matters political power in 1986 as an idealistic former Marxist particular,” Museveni said in a speech in 1986, er at all costs,” said Mwambutsya Ndebesa, a then. Frank Tumwebaze, a government min- using military means.” As an example, Jjuuko rebel who denounced power-hungry African “is not the people but leaders who want to professor of political history at Uganda’s ister who speaks for the president, said cited the seizure last month of Uganda’s Daily leaders. Nearly three decades later, President overstay in power.” Makerere University. “He genuinely believes Museveni’s early criticism of long-serving Monitor newspaper by security officials look- Yoweri Museveni is now accused by some in In “What is Africa’s Problem?” - a collection that he’s the only one with the vision to run leaders had been taken out of context by ing for evidence against Sejusa, whose con- the opposition - and others who served of Museveni’s early speeches as president - this county. Is this project sustainable? My activists who fail to acknowledge that elec- cerns about an alleged plot to assassinate prominently under him - of becoming the he warns against official corruption, saying: tions are held regularly in Uganda. “For us as officials opposed to the rise Museveni’s son type of politician he once despised. Museveni “How can we hope to convince anyone of (the ruling party), we are convinced that if we had been published by the newspaper. The travels the world in a private jet paid for by the rightness of our cause if our own people front Museveni in 2016 he will give us better daily’s printing press was disabled for 10 taxpayers and recently added two new are violating our stated goals, thereby under- winning chances than any other person,” he days. Mercedes Benz limousines to his convoy. mining our program? Corruption is a prob- said. “Museveni has been winning elections. A government minister said the authori- Some say he wants to rule for life, while oth- lem which, if not checked, will hinder We know where he is popular and why he is ties allowed the newspaper to resume opera- ers worry that Museveni, in the style of some progress in all sectors of society.” Museveni popular.” tions after its bosses agreed that security sto- other African strongmen, is trying to groom said at the time that he despised African Museveni, who was last re-elected in ries are “a no-go area” for its reporters. his son as the country’s future leader. That leaders who wasted taxpayer money on 2011, is praised by many here for presiding Uganda is set to become a major oil produc- charge was given credence by the defection things like luxury cars and he urged public over a growing economy and restoring polit- er by 2016, when elections are due. Many last month of an army general who urged an officials to “realize that social property is, in ical stability after years of dictatorial rule. That here believe Museveni will seek another five- investigation into reports of an alleged plot many ways, even more important than pri- view, however, is being disputed by some year term in office. Some analysts say the for the first son to succeed his father. vate property”. who say he has slowly transformed Uganda country’s unpredictable political transition Gen David Sejusa, who is in London and In 1996, a year after the promulgation of into a quasi-military state. Human Rights threatens the oil sector even before the first faces arrest if he returns to Uganda, says he is Uganda’s constitution, the country held Watch, which says the government increas- drops of oil flow, with Museveni exercising fighting the use of state institutions such as national elections widely praised as free and Yoweri Museveni ingly harasses civic groups, accused Uganda’s tight control of it. Sejusa charges that the military to keep Museveni in power. fair, boosting Museveni’s growing reputation security forces of “using lethal force” to quell Museveni is plotting to keep power within Sejusa is a member of the army’s high com- with Western donors as a reform-minded answer is no. If he doesn’t change this posi- anti-corruption riots on the streets of his family - the same allegations made over mand and a decorated hero of the bush war progressive leader. In 1998, while traveling in tion he’s taking this country to the cliff.” Kampala in April 2011. At least nine people the years by opposition leader Kizza Besigye, that brought Museveni to power. His case has Africa, former US President Bill Clinton put Museveni, who is in his late 60s, has now were killed. a retired army colonel who fell out with focused attention on the political evolution of Museveni in the club of what he said was a held power in Uganda for 27 years, making “Uganda has had militarism for quite a bit Museveni over what he said was the presi- a president who promised many years ago “new breed” of African leader. But some crit- him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. In of time,” said Frederick Jjuuko, a political dent’s rejection of the ideals for which they that his government would bring what he ics now say it’s tough to imagine Museveni 2005 he had lawmakers remove term limits activist and law professor at Uganda’s fought a guerrilla war. “Typical African story,” called “fundamental change” to Uganda. “The giving a passionate speech on corruption. “I so could run again. He has won two elections Makerere University. “But it is this regime that Sejusa said in an email. —AP Ex-Slovenian PM gets two years for bribery Corruption scandals fuel anger over financial crisis
LJUBLJANA: Former Slovenian pre- would appeal, meaning the 54- and the verdict “without proof.” SDS Bratusek has launched an action mier Janez Jansa was yesterday sen- year-old will not be put behind bars parliamentary leader Joze Tanko plan of privatisations and structural tenced to two years in prison after for now. “This is a show trial,” Jansa likened it to something out of reforms and has secured two more being found guilty of giving and told reporters after the court’s deci- Belarus, the autocratic former Soviet years from Brussels to bring receiving backhanders in the euro- sion. “This verdict is a disgrace for republic. Jansa lost a confidence Slovenia’s budget deficit under the zone country’s biggest-ever our country.” Via Twitter he vowed vote after only a year in office after eurozone limit. The All-Slovenian defence deal. Jansa, prime minister to use “all legal means” to contest allegations of tax irregularities by the Uprising, which organised protests until February, was found “guilty on the decision. national corruption watchdog and against Jansa’s government, wel- comed yesterday’s verdict, calling it a “landmark decision in the process of cleaning the Slovenian political MEISSEN, Germany: Rescue workers on a rubber boat make their way landscape.” through a street flooded by the river Elbe yesterday. —AFP Jansa was also fined Ä37,000 ($48,350) at the end of the 21-month German, Czech cities trial together with two other defen- dants, defence ministry official Tone Krkovic and middle man Ivan Crnkovic, brace for flood surge who were given 22 months. The euro 278-million Patria deal signed in 2006 DRESDEN, Germany: German, Czech and the Saale rose above eight metres - the highest for 135 armoured vehicles was part of Austrian river cities braced for rising flood waters level in 400 years - threatening the city of Halle. In Slovenian efforts to modernise its mili- Wednesday, evacuating thousands and boosting southern Germany, where the Danube has burst tary after joining the NATO alliance in defences along the swollen Elbe and Danube, its banks, the Bavarian rural district of 2004, the same year it become a mem- after inundations from heavy rains left at least 12 Deggendorf was cut off from the outside world, ber of the European Union. Last people dead. The widespread floods, which have and 6,000 people had been evacuated. “We have September the contract fell foul of aus- turned villages into islands in seas of muddy a 90-year-old woman who can’t really walk any- terity cuts, with the government slash- water, were the worst since 2002 when scores of more after she had an operation recently. But she ing the order to just 30 armoured vehi- people were killed and billions of euros worth of has been rescued by fire fighters,” said an emer- cles for euro 74.5 million. infrastructure was damaged. In Germany, the gency official on private television. In Passau, hit Weeks before 2008 parliamentary Elbe rose to eight metres, six metres higher than by “millenium floods” of 12.9 m this week, waters elections, a Finnish television report usual, as 40,000 firefighters and 5,000 troops were receding and hundreds of troops were help- alleged that several high-ranking were mobilised and thousands of people told to ing clear tonnes of mud and debris from offices Slovenian officials, including Jansa, leave their homes ahead of a flood peak expect- and homes. had had their palms greased by ed today. In the Czech Republic, police said they had so Patria. Issuing yesterday’s ruling, In the Czech Republic, where eight people far caught five people looting in evacuated flood judge Klajnsek said Jansa accepted have already perished, some villages in the north areas. Prague interim mayor Tomas Hudecek has that a commission would be paid to were under water and isolated, leaving house- bemoaned “an excessive surge in flood tourists” his party once the deal was done holds without power, gas, phones lines and basic amid reports some had attempted to dismantle LJUBLJANA: Former Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa greets his supporters as he exits a and dusted. In April, an Austrian supplies. “People who stayed in their homes are anti-flood defences to take home as souvenirs. running out of drinking water,” Czech firefighter Downstream, the Elbe has spilled into meadows court building yesterday. —AP court found Patria middleman Wolfgang Riedl guilty of bribery, Jiris Kris said on Germany’s N24 television, adding between Melnik, 40 km north of Prague, and Usti the charges of giving or receiving Several hundred of his supporters nationwide protests. attempted fraud and tax evasion for that rescue workers in the flood zone were nad Labem, an industrial city 30 km from the bribery or bribery promises in the held a demonstration outside the The accusation added to public his role in channelling hundreds of exhausted. “We haven’t slept in 40 hours,” he said. German border, where some 3,700 have had to acquisition of armoured vehicles” Ljubljana courthouse afterwards, anger about a corrupt political elite thousands of euros to Slovenia. “Only yesterday were we able to rest for three leave their homes. The Elbe was also threatening from Finnish defence firm Patria, brandishing banners slamming the just as the country of two million Another trial was launched in hours, and today we kept going.” several chemical plants along its banks, and was judge Barbara Klajnsek ruled. Jansa, verdict as “political vengeance”. One people struggles with recession and Finland against senior Patria execu- The floods plaguing have also claimed two carrying two empty 12-tonne gas containers who has protested his innocence woman was seen weeping. Jansa’s fights to avoid becoming the sixth tives suspected to have participated lives in Austria and one in Switzerland. Slovakia from the city of Decin towards Germany. and has slammed the lengthy trial centre-right Slovenian Democratic eurozone member to need a in promising or giving bribes to reported its first drowned victim yesterday. A In Slovakia’s capital Bratislava, sightseers have as a political witch-hunt, said he Party (SDS) called the trial a “scandal” bailout. Jansa’s successor Alenka Slovenian officials. —AFP body was found in the Danube river close to the flocked to the city centre to watch the rising Gabcikovo dam in southern Slovakia, emergency waters of the Danube. Flood defences in the city services spokesman Jan Culka told TASR were protecting the old town, but one district, Thousands evacuated after Moscow metro fire newswire. In Germany, defences were strength- Devin, has been cut off as the water flooded an ened around the ancient city centre of Dresden, a access road. In Austria, the Danube peaked mid- world heritage site, as well as Magdeburg and morning in Vienna at almost eight metres, leav- MOSCOW: Fifteen commuters were hospi- Library) stations close to the Kremlin at around serious reaction to stress.” Halle, where hundreds of homes in outlying dis- ing port areas and riverside restaurants flooded, talised and thousands evacuated from the 8:20 am (0420 GMT). Russian television showed footage shot by tricts were already under water. “We think we’re but the rest of the city was expected to be Metro spokesman Pavel Sukharnikov said Moscow metro yesterday after a high-voltage witnesses of dense smoke filling the Okhotny well-prepared,” said Dresden city spokesman Kai spared. In the town of Grein, in Upper Austria, electric cable caught fire, filling station plat- it was not the first such incident in the sys- Ryad station, one of the system’s oldest, which Schulz. “The flood preparations since the ‘century flood waters peaked overnight and had begun forms with smoke at the height of the rush tem, which is used by about seven million has exits close to the Kremlin and the Bolshoi floods’ of 2002 are working. The historic old city subsiding. “We were 14 centimetres from a disas- hour, emergency officials said. The fire was people every day and is one of the world’s Theatre. Crowds built up on the platforms as has been secured with new flood barriers, which ter,” the town’s mayor told Austria’s Oe1 public extinguished, but the cable again short-circuit- busiest. “Cables have smoked before, but sim- loudspeakers told passengers the station was can hold back floods up to 9.40 m. Still, areas to radio. In Austria, heavily pregnant Franziska ed when the power was switched back on, ply this time the consequences are more seri- closed for a “technical reason”, with many film- the east of the city are under water. In the past 48 Doerfel, 20, was rescued from the rising waters adding to the transport chaos and raising fears ous,” he told AFP. A total of 59 people sought ing the smoke on their cell phones and show- hours alone, more than 1,000 people were evacu- just as she was about to give birth, and little Lina about the state of the ageing network whose medical attention, while 15 were hospitalised ing little sign of panic. Passengers exiting the ated, and there’ll be more.” Sophie - dubbed the “Hochwasser-Baby” (“flood chandeliered Stalin-era stations are one of the including three who are in intensive care, station washed soot from their faces using fire Troops were frantically filling sandbags to baby”) - had to be delivered in an ambulance, the city’s top sights. The emergencies ministry said health authorities said. The health ministry hydrants. “The carriage started filling with reinforce a saturated dyke as the Elbe tributary Heute daily reported. —AFP around 4,500 people were evacuated after the said those hospitalised were suffering from smoke. After a while, the driver told us to sit on fire broke out in a tunnel between the Okhotny smoke inhalation, while some of those who the floor and cover our mouths and noses with Ryad and Biblioteka Imeni Lenina (Lenin asked for medical help were suffering “from a wet tissues,” witness Alexei Suvorov, who was in a train that was halted in a tunnel, told Ex-Murdoch aide Moskovsky Komsolets daily. Moscow metro chief Ivan Besedin told the Interfax news agency that the fire started in a hacking charges “complicated technical junction linked to the contact rail”. The Moscow Investigative LONDON: Rebekah Brooks, former illegally accessed the voicemail mes- Committee said it was looking into the inci- chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s sages of a murdered schoolgirl as dent. After several hours of closure, the affect- British newspaper wing News well as hundreds of celebrities and ed stations - major transit hubs were reopened International, pleaded not guilty on public figures. Brooks was editor of for passengers, only for the cable to start spew- Wednesday to charges linked to the the News of the World between 2000 ing smoke again due to a short-circuit. “The phone-hacking scandal that and 2003 before going on to edit its brought down his News of the sister newspaper The Sun. She cable started smoking after the electricity was World tabloid. Brooks, 45, denied became CEO of News International in switched on. The electricity was immediately five charges including conspiracy to 2009. switched off,” said Sukharnikov, the deputy hack phones, conspiracy to commit She and her personal assistant head of the metro. The cable did not burst into misconduct in a public office and Cheryl Carter are accused of trying to flames, the emergency ministry said. conspiracy to pervert the course of Rebekah Brooks remove boxes of evidence from the Muscovites complained of transport paraly- justice. She appeared in a packed News International archive in the sis, with replacement buses unable to cope courtroom in London alongside several other for- days before and after the fall of the News of the with the thousands of extra passengers and mer News International staff and her husband World. Like Brooks, former News of the World crowds gathering outside stations. “In Moscow, Charlie Brooks, who are also accused of conspiring news editor James Weatherup and former man- you don’t need a war. It’s enough for a cable to to pervert the course of justice by hiding evidence aging editor Stuart Kuttner denied conspiracy to burst into flames in a few places and people relating to the hacking scandal. hack phones between 2000 and 2006. will crush and stamp on each other,” journalist All of the defendants denied the charges and Prosecutors claim the other defendants, including Maxim Ognenny wrote on Twitter. Line clo- were released on bail to face trial later this year. Brooks’ husband, former News International secu- sures are rare on the Moscow metro, which Australian-born media tycoon Murdoch was rity chief Mark Hanna and chauffeur Paul Edwards, opened in 1935. It was the scene of deadly sui- forced to shut down the News of the World in July hid documents, computers and other evidence cide bombings in 2004 and 2010 that killed 2011, following a storm of allegations that its staff from police. —AFP MOSCOW: People wait yesterday for the reopening of the Komsomolskaya metro sta- more than 80 people. —AFP tion on the red line. —AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Controversial Brazil evangelical pastor draws ire
BRASILIA: Provocative, charismatic and ambi- impose their lifestyle on me. They accuse me of In 1996, Feliciano founded his own church tious, Brazil’s evangelical pastor and lawmaker intolerance. But I have received death threats. My within Brazil’s Assemblies of God fellowship. And Marco Feliciano has become a lightning rod for family was harassed,” he insisted in an interview in 2010, he was elected deputy of the conserva- nationwide criticism over his disparaging remarks with AFP. tive Christian Social Democratic Party (PSC) in the about gays and blacks. The affable 40-year-old And he dismissed as “preposterous” charges state of Sao Paulo. “Feliciano gained visibility. As maverick has proven adept at attracting the evan- that he is racist, noting: “My mother and stepfa- the standard-bearer of anti-homosexuals who are gelical vote, and was elected president of the ther are black.” For now, he presses on with his many in Brazil, he is in a position to win more House of Deputies’ commission of human rights message-and tries to tamp down the firestorm votes in Sao Paulo,” said Cesar Jacob, author of the and minorities in March. that tends to follow him. During a visit to Goiania, book “Religion and societies in Brazilian capitals”. But human rights and black groups have blast- 200 kilometers south of the capital Brasilia, “But he also inspires strong opposition,” he added. ed him for saying on Twitter that homosexual love Feliciano poses for a picture with a black child on “I don’t think he can be elected (state) governor, leads to “hatred and crime,” and a reference to his way to an Assembly of God church. There, he let alone president.” Noah’s biblical curse on descendants of his son took the stage for a three-hour fiery sermon in Yet Feliciano’s election to the human rights Ham interpreted as a slight to blacks. Feliciano, front of hundreds of followers, many of them panel was seen as a sign of the growing political who bills himself as a “pastor, singer and business- women, who cried, shouted and jumped through- clout of evangelicals, who have 67 seats in the man”, even said that John Lennon died because out the proceedings, responding “Hallelujah” to Congress out of a total 513, along with a media he offended God by suggesting that the Beatles his preachings. empire and a strong grassroots presence that were more famous than Jesus Christ. “The Bible transcends class. While Catholics have seen their says God does not let this type of offense go A PRESIDENTIAL FUTURE? ranks decline from 74 percent of the population in unpunished,” Feliciano said in remarks gleaned Feliciano says he hopes one day, the world’s 2000 to 64.6 percent in 2010, the percentage of from a video of a sermon he made at his church in biggest Catholic country will elect a Pentecostal Protestant evangelicals has soared during that 2005. Christian to the presidency. Within 10 years, “it will decade from 15.4 percent to 22.2 percent. But the controversial pastor, who is married be impossible to conduct politics without striking Feliciano, who says he was raised as a Catholic and the father of three daughters, has defiantly an alliance with evangelicals,” Feliciano says, but later converted to Pentecostalism after falling GOIANIA: Evangelical minister and president of the House of Deputies’ com- rejected steady calls for him to resign in this coun- adding when asked about his own presidential prey to drugs, remains unrepentant about the mission of human rights and minorities, Marco Feliciano, prays during a try of 194 million people, which Pope Francis will ambitions that he plans to “grow politically.” Part controversy that swirls around him. “They sought gathering of the Assembly of God church, in Goiania, Goias State. — AFP visit in July. Feliciano-who is also under investiga- of that growth could include a run for the Senate, to label me Brazil’s public enemy number one. But tion for alleged embezzlement within his Brazil’s upper house, next year. “My name is they have turned me into a celebrity, the hero of Pentecostal church-has vehemently denied being Feliciano. I am considering running for the Senate. the Brazilian family,” he said. “There were 40 anti-gay or racist. And he says he sees himself as a You know me. I am fighting for the family, I want demonstrations against me. They could not Disappearances victim of a “gay dictatorship”, insisting that he is to defend its sons and grandchildren. If you sup- muster more than 5,000 people. In one service, I only against promiscuity. “Gay activists want to port abortion, don’t vote for me,” he says. can attract 100,000 people.”—AFP ‘crisis’ in Mexico US commanders face tough MEXICO CITY: The number of unsolved ed their horror stories: cases in which disappearances in Mexico constitutes a authorities themselves, police or the mili- national scandal and a human rights cri- tary, appear to have been involved in the questions over rape plague sis, Amnesty International said yesterday, disappearances. citing what it called a systematic failure Mexico’s government announced last by police and prosecutors to investigate week that it is creating a special unit to Senator slammed for blaming hormones for sexual assaults thousands of cases that have piled up search for missing people. But the unit since 2006. Rupert Knox, Amnesty’s has only 12 federal investigators and a WASHINGTON: US military chiefs Sexual assault victims in the mili- help us correct this crisis,” he said. discussing all options. Mexico investigator, said relatives are group of federal police agents to cover all came under fire from lawmakers tary are “afraid to report” the crime Dempsey, however, said the armed often forced to search for missing loved the cases. Knox said such agencies have yesterday over a “plague” of sexual to commanders who hold sway forces had been “too complacent” HORMONES BLAMED ones themselves, sometimes at consider- been tried before in Mexico but have assaults in the ranks, but the top over their careers, said Senator for too long and admitted he him- In another development, a able risk. accomplished little, in part because they brass argued against plans to strip Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. self had failed to grasp the problem Republican US senator came under Adding insult to injury, Knox said have lacked the resources, manpower commanders of authority over “They think their careers will be in his earlier posts. “I took my eye fire on Tuesday after blaming youth- police and prosecutors often don’t even and authority to really perform their task. criminal cases. A rise in rapes-along over. They fear retaliation. They fear off the ball in the commands I had,” ful hormones, at least in part, for bother to use the information that rela- “The authorities have always seen them with a wave of high-profile scan- being blamed,” she said. The he said. sexual assaults in the military. tives dig up. Instead, police routinely (the special units) as a way to reduce dals in recent weeks-has put mili- Democrat is pushing for a bill that The spike in sexual assault cases Senator Saxby Chambliss, a assume that the missing are caught up in public pressure and blow off steam,” tary leaders on the defensive. “You would have military prosecutors is so alarming that Republican Republican from Georgia, made the Mexico’s drug cartel conflicts. “They are Knox said. need to do more and you need to decide whether a sexual assault or Senator John McCain, a decorated comments at a hearing attended by stigmatized, they are treated with dis- While Rangel and the other victims’ do it much faster,” Senator Mark other criminal case should go to tri- veteran, said he had recently told a the top uniformed officers of the dain, and the typical thing is to say the families maintain faith that their loved Udall told the chiefs at a packed al instead of a unit commander, mother he could not give “unquali- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and victims were members of criminal gangs,” ones are still alive, perhaps subjected to hearing of the Senate Armed who she said could lack impartiali- fied support” for her daughter’s Coast Guard. The chairman of the Knox said. “That is a demonstration of the forced labor by the drug cartels, Mexico’s Services Committee. ty. Gillibrand argued that other decision to join the military. “I can- Joint Chiefs of Staff was also present. negligence that has allowed this problem National Human Rights Commission has The top officers, who made an countries, including some not overstate my disgust and disap- “The young folks that are coming to grow into a national scandal and a received information on 15,921 unidenti- unusual joint appearance before European allies and Israel, have pointment over the continued into each of your services are any- human rights crisis.” fied bodies that have passed through the panel, seemed intent on head- made similar changes to their own reports of sexual misconduct in our where from 17 to 22, or 23,” The federal government says some morgues in Mexico, some of which could ing off proposals in Congress that Chambliss said. 26,000 people have been reported miss- belong to the missing. A recent case in would alter legal traditions the mili- “Gee whiz, the level - the hor- ing since the government launched an Mexico City has highlighted the difficul- tary holds dear, including rules that mone level created by nature sets in offensive against drug cartels in late ties surrounded cases of suspected dis- allow commanders to decide if a place the possibility for these types 2006, though officials have said the true appearances. On May 26, a group of case should go to trial. While vow- of things to occur,” he said, before number is probably lower, because some young people disappeared from a ing to stamp out the “cancer” of admonishing the military and people reported missing have since been Mexico City after-hours bar just off the sexual assaults, the generals cau- Congress itself for failing to stem found or accounted for but never taken city’s main Reforma boulevard, a block tioned against taking sexual sexual assaults. At the same hearing, off the list. Brenda Rangel is the sister of and a half from the US Embassy. Relatives assaults and other cases out of the Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat Hector Rangel, who disappeared along had initially indicated 11 people were hands of commanders. “I under- from Missouri and a former prosecu- with two friends in 2009 after being missing, but authorities raised the num- stand the credibility of the armed tor who handled sex crimes, said stopped by police for a traffic violation ber of 12 Tuesday night. forces, the credibility of the army bluntly that “this isn’t about sex.” “My and was never seen again. She is sure her The young people were from the are at stake,” said General Ray years of experience in this area tell brother wasn’t involved in criminal activi- rough-and-tumble Tepito neighborhood Odierno, the Army’s chief of staff. me they are committing crimes of ty. A young businessman, he had gone to and their disappearance only came to “But we cannot simply legislate domination and violence,” she said. the northern state of Coahuila, which is a light after their parents and other Tepito our way out of this problem.” Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair- hotbed of the Zetas drug gang, to collect residents held a protest that blocked a Several lawmakers rejected the woman of the Democratic National a payment from a client. major road. Media reports later said that chiefs’ stance, saying fundamental Committee, called on Chambliss to Rangel says her brother last called to the fathers of two of the missing young changes were needed to open the apologize. “I think he should think say he was in police custody, and she men were suspected former Tepito crime way to more prosecutions of sexual WASHINGTON: Missouri Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill about whether if, God forbid, a sexu- said the family has given authorities the bosses currently doing time in prison. A predators. Senator Claire McCaskill questions a panel of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their legal al assault happens to a daughter of number of the squad car, and even the witness who said he escaped from the of Missouri sharply criticized the his, would he think it’s OK for a sena- names of the policemen involved in the abduction said the young people were counsels as they testify regarding sexual assaults in the mili- four-star generals, saying the mili- tary. — AFP tor to just chalk the assault up to detention. But she said prosecutors told taken away by gunmen in masks after tary misunderstood the problem- raging hormones,” she told MSNBC her the officers were fired from the local partying through the night at the bar. lumping together rape and other military legal codes with successful military,” McCain said. Defense television. Chambliss’ comments police force in Monclova, Coahuila, and Prosecutors said Tuesday night that crimes with sexual harassment at results. But General Martin Secretary Chuck Hagel, who has were also criticized by Mike Turner, a couldn’t be located. In Mexico, it is not surveillance video was found showing the work place. “This isn’t about Dempsey, the military’s top-ranking called the sexual assaults a fellow Republican congressman uncommon for local policemen to work the young people entering the bar, but sex. It’s about assaultive domina- officer, said restricting a command- “scourge,” has suggested amending from Ohio and co-chair of the mili- for drug gangs. wouldn’t say if there was footage show- tion and violence,” she said. er too severely could undermine an the military’s code to prohibit com- tary sexual assault prevention cau- Nearing the fourth year in her broth- ing them leaving or being abducted. The The force needs to better docu- officer’s ability to ensure discipline manders from tossing out verdicts cus. “It’s simple; criminals are er’s disappearance, that kind of shrug- witness who reported the kidnapping ment sex crimes, ramp up prosecu- in a unit. “Our goal should be to after a trial. Although Hagel initially responsible for sexual assaults, not ging response is driving Rangel and her can no longer be found. The bar’s owner tions and make it easier for rape hold commanders more account- opposed more far-reaching propos- hormones,” Turner said in a state- family to desperation, and into danger, also is missing, but prosecutors said victims to come forward, she said. able, not render them less able to als, he has since said he is open to ment.— Agencies since they can’t let it rest. “We have Tuesday night that two waiters and a received death threats,” she said, adding: woman had been detained in the case. “I have run risks, I have gone into safe The families have put up missing-person houses, I have had to disguise myself in posters with photos of their loved ones different ways to look for my brother.” throughout the area, and say that almost Brazil Charismatic priests One by one, other parents and siblings of 10 days later they still have not come missing Mexicans stood up and recount- home.— AP try to stem Catholic flight
Kerry makes first Latin SAO PAULO: In a scene out of a pop music concert, date an overflow crowd of up to 100,000. 1994, is working hard to stem the erosion of the mass at Sao Paulo’s huge Mae de Deus (Mother of His appeal contrasts with a decades-long exodus faith. “Father Marcelo is charismatic and humble. America trip in office God) Church features spirited singing, dancing and from the Catholic Church by Brazilians, many of You come once and you keep on coming,” said 72- shouting led by priests of Brazil’s rising Catholic them lured by booming Protestant evangelical year-old Olga Ribeiro, who has been following him ANTIGUA: US Secretary of State John Kerry is other senators bemoaning that the group “has Charismatic Renewal movement. About 6,000 faith- churches. Brazil, which will welcome Pope Francis in for the past six years. demanding reforms in the 35-nation been forfeiting its effectiveness” with a lack of ful are seated and thousands more are standing, all late July for a major Catholic youth fest, remains the “It’s a modern, dynamic mass. I had stopped Organization of American States as he visits strategic focus and fiscal recklessness. The waiting for the master of ceremonies and face of world’s largest Catholic country. But the proportion going to church because I was bored,” said 58-year- Latin America for the first time since taking State Department said Monday that Kerry the movement - 46-year-old rock star Catholic of those identifying themselves as Catholics has old Luis Fernando Camentori. In the middle of the office. Leading the US delegation to the annual believed the bloc was an organization of criti- priest Marcelo Rossi. With his broad smile and plummeted from almost 92 percent of the popula- service, lights go off and candles are lit. Many of the general assembly of the OAS - an organization cal importance to the Americas and that his movie-actor good looks, the 6’4” (1m90) former tion in 1970 to a mere 64.6 percent in 2010. faithful burst into tears. “God will turn your pain into he has disparaged as ineffective, inefficient participation in the general assembly was gymnast and his musicians warm up the crowd. Meanwhile, the percentage of Protestant evangeli- joy,” Rossi tells the delirious crowd. The wildly popu- and nearly irrelevant - Kerry will try to con- aimed at helping to strengthen it. Every Thursday evening and Sunday morning, Rossi cals has soared from 15.4 percent in 2000 to 22.2 lar Rossi has already sold millions of records and vince fellow members of the need for major “The fact that he is going to the OAS and he says mass in this cavernous, 20,000-seat sanctuary percent in 2010. books. He has his own radio and television pro- changes in its bureaucracy and a return to its is spending two days there participating sends inaugurated late last year and which can accommo- Sao Paulo-born Rossi, who was ordained in grams, has made movies and is very active on core mission of promoting human rights, a clear signal that he thinks this remains the Twitter. He has just criss-crossed the country to pro- democracy and development. premier multilateral organization in the hemi- mote his latest book “Kairos”. In less than a month, Officials traveling with Kerry said he also sphere,” department spokeswoman Jen Psaki 500,000 copies were already sold. “The Church in would be making the case against legalization said. “In order to assure that the OAS retains Brazil has been in crisis since the 1990s with the of marijuana at the national level, lobbying for that status, it must refocus on its core princi- decline of leftist liberation theology, and its church- the election of the US candidate for a hemi- ples,” she said, stressing democracy, human es are becoming empty,” said Magali Cunha, a theol- spheric human rights panel and trying to rights, development and regional security. ogy professor at Sao Paulo Methodist University. improve badly damaged relations with “Strengthening it is of course part of Charismatic Catholics take page out of Venezuela. Kerry arrived Tuesday at the (Kerry’s) agenda and part of what he’ll be Pentecostal book-”Charismatic groups are calling Guatemalan mountain resort of Antigua and focused on in the next couple of days.” As a on the Church to renew itself to win back the faith- began his two-day program with a meeting senator in 2010, Kerry made similar, though ful by following the Pentecostal model,” she added. with Guatemala’s president. not as subtle, points in an opinion piece he co- Initially known as “Catholic Pentecostalism,” Catholic Drugs, US immigration reform and good wrote with Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat Charismatic Renewal began making inroads in governance were to top the agenda in those from New Jersey who succeeded Kerry as head Brazil in the 1970s and grew into a diverse move- talks, the two men told reporters. The OAS of the Foreign Relations Committee. “Sadly, its ment that the Catholic hierarchy monitors from a often is criticized in the United States and culture of consensus has often been the distance. Kerry wrote a scathing editorial about its fail- breeding ground of the ideas that reflect the While it has so far failed to stop Brazil’s Catholic ures and need to reform three years ago while lowest common denominator, rather than the exodus, “without this type of spirituality, the he was the chairman of the Senate Foreign highest ambitions of diplomacy and coopera- Catholic Church would have lost even more mem- Relations Committee. He then introduced leg- tion,” they wrote in The Miami Herald. bers,” said Edin Abumansur, head of the religion sci- islation in Congress aimed at requiring signifi- The pair excoriated the OAS for becoming ences department at Sao Paulo Catholic University. cant budget reforms in the organization. “a pliable tool of inconsistent political agen- And Catholic Charismatic Renewal is resorting to an Just last year, shortly before he was nomi- das” and suggested that they agreed with crit- arsenal of gimmicks to lure followers, including raw nated to be secretary of state, Kerry penned a ics who called the organization “a grazing pas- SAO PAULO: Priest Marcelo Rossi leads a mass at Mae de Deus church in Sao Paulo. emotionalism, masses for cures, blessings to secure letter to the OAS permanent council with three ture for third-string diplomats.” —AP The Catholic sanctuary, Brazil’s biggest, can host about 100,000 faithful. — AFP jobs or corporal expressions of faith.— AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Japan dotcom jailbird back in business
TOKYO: Maverick Internet tycoon the past two years in a way that means I Club of Japan. “I am starting up probably down again in April 2011. Horie-a Tokyo ers seeking rehabilitation after serving Takafumi Horie, who was jailed for can monetise my intangible human assets about 30 businesses, some of them are University graduate who shook up Japan their time. The idea came because social accounting fraud, said yesterday Japan’s and launch various businesses,” the 40- already in place,” he said, citing a rocket Inc’s often staid ways with his media-savvy media helped him through the bitter first online landscape was prime territory for year-old said. development firm and his dream of send- persona and hostile takeover bids-has long winter in his unheated cell in the moun- his aggressive style of business. Horie said Line is a Japanese-developed instant ing thousands of paying customers into insisted he was a victim of a hidebound tains of Nagano, where temperatures he had got involved in around 30 start-ups messaging application for smartphones space. The flamboyant and outspoken business culture. He emerged from prison dropped to minus 15 degrees centigrade since being released from prison three and PCs. Since appearing just two years Horie was sentenced to 30 months’ jail in in March weighing 30 kilograms (66 (five degrees Fahrenheit). “I mentioned the months ago, having served nearly two ago, it has amassed a reported 100 million 2007 for falsely reporting a pre-tax profit pounds) less and vowing to get back in the condition in my online magazine,” he said years for hiding losses on the balance users. “It has become easy for me to do of five billion yen ($50 million at today’s saddle. Horie, who has nearly a million fol- referring to a publication he kept going sheets of his Internet service provider what I want to do because of the way the rates) to hide losses at Livedoor. A high lowers on Twitter, told reporters while behind bars. “Heating was installed Livedoor. “Social media such as Facebook Internet’s infrastructure has developed,” court appeal the following year was reject- Wednesday that one of his new projects in my second year and I was given one and Line has developed tremendously in Horie told the Foreign Correspondents’ ed, and the Supreme Court turned him was to use social media to support prison- more blanket,” he said.—AFP US sizes up ‘fast on his feet’ Xi Jinping Cyberattacks top agenda as Xi meets Obama
WASHINGTON: The United States hopes the “fast up to the summit has been dominated by succes- States,” he said. Mindful that cyber issues could on his feet” style of China’s new President Xi sive reports and allegations about alleged Chinese overwhelm the carefully presented agenda for the Jinping will loosen the stifling formality of past state-sponsored cyber espionage and hacking tar- talks, the two sides have already announced a set of summits that did little to ease great power mis- geting US military and commercial secrets. working group talks in July on the issue. trust. Obama will test the proposition that China’s A US official said Obama would tell Xi he must Washington and Beijing are also at odds over a myr- new leader is ready to talk candidly about the tackle hacking operations based in his nation, iad of trade and currency disputes and China is many differences between Washington and after US reports suggested covert Internet based irked by Obama’s military and diplomatic “rebalanc- Beijing at an unusual laid-back meeting tomorrow espionage was rampant in China. But China’s ing” of US power towards Asia. The Obama adminis- SYNDEY: A homeless man who polishes shoes for a living sits in the middle and Saturday in California. ambassador to Washington, Cui Tiankai, made tration is meanwhile concerned by an increasingly of a walkway as he waits for customers in the central business district of But a cresting dispute about alleged Chinese clear that Beijing believed that it was also under nationalistic posture by China towards territorial cyber espionage, with both sides staking out threat - from the US mainland. “A huge number of disputes with US allies, including in the South China Sydney yesterday. — AFP tough positions, threatens to swamp the narrative Chinese computers, Chinese companies, and Sea. Washington also hopes that Beijing will heap adopted by both sides of an informal get-to-know Chinese government agencies have also been more pressure on its nominal ally North Korea over Homelessness in you summit with low expectations. Obama and Xi attacked by hackers,” Cui told Foreign Affairs mag- its recent nuclear belligerence. US officials say they will have informal chats, a private dinner and a azine in an interview. have been encouraged by signs that Beijing has second day of bilateral talks in a freewheeling “If we trace these attacks, maybe some of them, tentatively shifted towards the US position on the agenda that is a departure for the normally tightly or even most of them, would come from the United issue in recent weeks.—AFP Australia surges scripted US-China summits, US officials said. There are also plans for them to answer several SYDNEY: Homelessness in Australia has arriving on people-smuggling boats from questions from reporters at what will be the first surged 17 percent since 2006 mainly due to Southeast Asia, with numbers expected to summit since Xi rose to power as China’s supreme a spike in migrant numbers, though fewer top 25,000 in the year to June 30. leader and Obama embarked on his second White people are sleeping rough on the streets, a To reduce the burden on immigration House term. Despite simmering US-China ten- report found yesterday. The National detention facilities the government has sions, the agenda shows Washington hopes to Affordable Housing Agreement report, pre- been forced to release thousands of appli- move on from what aides have privately described pared by the government’s COAG Reform cants into the community on spartan wel- as Obama’s frustrating meetings with Xi’s prede- Council, found that overall housing security fare with a ban on working. Charity groups cessor Hu Jintao that stuck to talking points. “(Xi) had declined from 2006 to 2011. have been forced to meet the shortfall, pro- seems to be someone who is fast on his feet, who’s While the number of “rough sleepers”- viding shelter, food and medicine for open to engagement,” said a White House official, those living on the streets-had fallen six refugees struggling to make ends meet. speaking on condition of anonymity to preview percent to 6,813, the overall amount of peo- Aboriginal Australians living in crowded the talks at the Annenberg retreat in sweltering ple considered homeless had ballooned 17 dwellings in the remote Northern Territory Palm Springs. percent to 105,237. Council chairman John account for 11.2 percent of the nation’s Xi also appears “willing to speak directly to Brumby said Australia was now unlikely to homeless. Americans and to issues of concern to Americans meet its target of reducing homelessness Aborigines, Australia’s most disadvan- in a manner that was not the hallmark of some of by seven percent this year, blaming grow- taged minority, are 14 times more likely to his predecessors,” the official said. Another White ing levels of crowding and temporary hous- be homeless than their non-indigenous House advisor said that Obama put great store in ing. “This report defines the many faces of counterparts, according to the report. forging a personal connection with foreign lead- homelessness,” Brumby said. Brumby welcomed the fall in rough sleep- ers, which could pay off down the line during a The rise in the homelessness figure was ing-”what most people think of as home- time of crisis. “He enjoys interacting with leaders fuelled by severe crowding, which is lessness”-as significant. “They are some of who can be at times more informal, who are direct defined as a home where there are more the most disadvantaged Australians, those and candid, can put aside talking points,” the offi- than two people sleeping per bedroom and who sleep without a proper bed or shelter, cial said. “We have seen indications that President at least three extra bedrooms are required so any fall in the number is welcomed,” he Xi brings a bit more of that type of style than has to reduce the burden. Two-thirds of the said. The COAG (Council of Australian been the case in the past.” Despite opening up on MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (right) and his Chinese counter- 41,390 people living in severely crowded Governments) Reform Council monitors their hopes for an improved atmosphere in Sino- part Xi Jinping make a toast during an honor dinner at the National Palace in Mexico homes were born overseas and likely to be progress on key government benchmarks US summitry, White House aides are downplaying City. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday kicked off a three-day visit to Mexico, recent migrants, the report found. Australia including healthcare, education, disability expectations of any clear progress in defusing which is seeking to narrow a huge trade gap with Beijing and attract investment is facing record inflows of asylum-seekers and indigenous reform.—AFP deep differences between the two sides. The run- from the world’s number two economy. — AFP Iowa copes with nitrate News surge in drinking water in brief
DES MOINES: For much of last year, Iowa’s irrigation and lowered water demand, but Taiwan deploys ‘Thunder 2000’ most pressing agricultural problem was a constant farm runoff continues to elevate TAIPEI: Taiwan has deployed a powerful multiple- drought that baked farm fields and parched nitrate levels, Stowe said. launch rocket system on an offshore island to guard crops, turning them brown and crumbly. Then In Cedar Rapids, officials have had similar against any amphibious landing by China, local media the skies finally opened up, providing one of problems. The Cedar River reached one of its reported yesterday. The weapon, called Ray Ting 2000 or the soggiest springs on record. But the rain highest recorded nitrate levels at 18.5 mil- “Thunder 2000”, went into service for the first time on has created a new, unexpected problem: The ligrams per liter upstream from the city’s Matsu Island and could reach China’s Fujian province deluge is washing fertilizer off the farms and water treatment plant, city spokeswoman across the Taiwan Strait, the United Evening News cited into rivers that provide drinking water to Megan Murphy said. By blending river water sources as saying. The defense ministry declined to much of the state. Public officials say the with water from other sources, the city was comment. The system can launch 40 rockets in a problem will pass, but others worry about the delivering tap water at a level of 7.6. If water minute with a range of 45 kilometers, the report said. potential risks of a compound called nitrate, exceeds the EPA standard, water customers “Thunder 2000” is expected to enhance the military’s which has reached levels never seen in Iowa. would have to consider other options, such as anti-landing capabilities as it phases out the current “These numbers are so high that they’re bottled water. Boiling water does not remove rocket system introduced three decades ago, military not only problematic from an ecological nitrates. Public water suppliers are required to experts have said. They said the longer range could standpoint for the rivers, lakes, ponds, and notify the state if nitrate levels top 10 mil- destroy landing craft before they reach the shore, while reservoirs, but they become a real issue for ligrams per liter, and so far none have reached the truck-mounted launchers could be combat-ready in human health,” said Bob Hirsch, a research that level, said Shelli Grapp, chief of the eight minutes, less than half the time of the current sys- hydrologist for the US Geological Survey who Department of Natural Resources Water tem. The ministry reportedly plans to produce more studies long-term changes in river water qual- Quality Bureau. The situation isn’t entirely TOKYO: A protester holds a fan during a protest march against nuclear pow- than 50 such systems at a cost of Tw$14.5 billion ($483 ity. Nitrate levels have soared because new. But it’s made worse by last summer’s million). er plants, following the March 2011 Fukushima meltdown-disasters. — AFP drought-withered corn plants didn’t suck up drought and by drainage tiles that have been all the nitrogen spread on fields last year. installed beneath many farms to channel Indian businessman arrested Another contaminated water The drought was followed by Iowa’s excess water away from fields and into KOLKATA: Police have arrested a man accused of raping wettest April in 141 years, and that rain streams. an Irish woman who volunteered at a children’s charity leak at Fukushima nuke plant washed unused fertilizer into rivers, the pri- “The speeding up of the water runoff in the Indian city of Kolkata. A police official in the east- mary source of drinking water for 45 percent means it’s moving quickly from field to ern city said the local businessman who was arrested TOKYO: The operator of the wrecked plant’s still precarious state also serves as a of the state’s population. Nitrate in water is an stream, which eliminates any opportunity for Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found reminder of the poor management of the will be produced in court later. The official could not be issue throughout the Midwest, but Iowa is the system to naturally absorb anything,” said named because he wasn’t authorized to speak to another leak of contaminated water yester- worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in especially vulnerable because about 90 per- Neil Dubrovsky, a US Geological Survey day, piling pressure on the utility to curb the 1986 as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s govern- reporters. He said the man met the woman at a party cent of the state is dedicated to agriculture. hydrologist who studies nitrate levels. Iowa she hosted to celebrate her 21st birthday late Friday. problem as it seeks permission to release ment presses ahead with a drive to export Corn requires an abundant supply of nitrogen, and Illinois rivers typically have some of the water to the sea. The Fukushima Daiichi Japan’s nuclear technology. The official said the woman went to the man’s house which must be added to the soil through the nation’s highest nitrate levels, but other top where she drank a cup of tea, passed out and was raped. Nuclear Power plant was hit by a 9.0 magni- The discovery that groundwater is being application of nitrogen fertilizer or manure. corn states also have issues, including Indiana, tude earthquake and tsunami more than contaminated before it enters the damaged Few other details were immediately available. The The Environmental Protection Agency Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and the reported assault comes as other attacks against women two years ago, triggering nuclear reactor reactor buildings complicates efforts to per- requires nitrate in drinking water be kept at eastern portions of Kansas, Nebraska, North meltdowns and explosions. Tokyo Electric suade local authorities and fishermen that have heightened concerns about sexual violence in less than 10 milligrams per liter. Above that Dakota and South Dakota. India. Power, or Tepco, said a worker patrolling the the groundwater is safe enough to be level can be deadly to infants younger than 6 Nitrate levels in those states have been ris- area spotted the leak just after noon, with dumped into the ocean. About 400 tons of months because the chemical can reduce the ing since the 1950s but leveled off in the ‘Yellow duck’ searches banned droplets of contaminated water leaking out groundwater flow daily into the reactor amount of oxygen carried in their blood. 1980s. In the last five years, they’ve been between the tank’s circular steel structure. buildings only to be mixed with highly con- BEIJING: A popular Chinese microblogging service Pregnant women are advised not to drink climbing again as high corn prices have driven banned searches for “yellow duck” after users circulated Shunichiro Tanaka, chief of Japan’s new taminated water that comes from cooling water above the EPA limit, as well as adults farmers to plant near-record corn acres, Hirsch nuclear regulator, set up after its predeces- the melted fuel. The government ordered a mocked-up image of a famous 1989 Tiananmen with reduced stomach acidity. Scientists have said. “In essence what we’re doing is subsidiz- square tank protest with the military vehicles replaced sor was discredited in the 2011 disaster, told Tepco last week to increase storage capacity collected conflicting evidence regarding ing cheap food,” paying for it through the high a news conference that Tepco should deal of water tanks and construct a wall of frozen by plastic ducks, results yesterday showed. The picture, whether nitrate or nitrites are associated with cost of cleaning up our water after it’s contam- a parody of the iconic “Tank Man” photograph of a civil- with the problem immediately. But he said earth around the four reactor buildings to cancer in adults and older children, the EPA inated by fertilizer, Dubrovsky said. “There is a the regulator did not regard the matter as stem the flow of groundwater seeping into ian staring down a long row of tanks, circulated Tuesday, said. The Raccoon River upstream from Des price to pay, and the price will go up as the the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests’ sup- serious. The latest leak was acknowledged the plant. Moines was at a record 24 milligrams of groundwater contamination continues after Tepco said earlier this week it had Leaks were found in underground stor- pression. A large yellow duck artwork is currently on dis- nitrates per liter last month, and the Des because that’s our alternative water supply.” To play in Hong Kong, and imitations have been put up in detected radioactive cesium in groundwa- age pits in April, prompting Tepco to speed Moines River posted a record high reading of keep the nitrate level in check, Des Moines ter flowing into the plant-overturning an up the construction of sturdier above- several mainland cities. Sina Weibo, China’s most popu- 18. “This is the worst we’ve ever seen,” said Bill had to switch on a $4 million nitrate-removal lar microblogging site, blocked searches for “yellow early finding that contamination was negli- ground tanks. The leak discovered yester- Stowe, manager of Des Moines Water Works, system for the first time since 2007. The equip- gible. day was from one of the sturdier tanks. duck”, with attempts to do so returning a message read- which serves about 500,000 customers in cen- ment costs $7,000 a day to run. At least five ing: “Due to relevant laws and regulations... the search A spate of similar incidents and power Tepco is also trying to construct a bypass tral Iowa. Both rivers are used as water sources Minnesota communities have nitrate-removal outages plagued the facility in March and that would route the water away from the result is not displayed.” Other search terms banned by for the Des Moines plant. The agency had systems, and they pay a price for the costly the service include “1989” and numerical formulae such April. The incidents represent another set- plant and into the ocean. That plan requires asked residents to limit irrigation so it could equipment. For example, residents of back for the company as it tries to reassure the agreement of fishermen who oppose as “63 + 1”, used to refer to the date of the crackdown- supply drinking water from reservoirs and Ellsworth, Minn., pay $5.71 per 1,000 gallons ”6.4” in US-style date order, which is also blocked. the public and the government that it can plans to dump 100 tons of groundwater a other sources and not take it straight from the of water, and Clear Lake residents pay more manage the problem of tainted water. The day from the plant into the sea.— Reuters rivers. The heavy rain eliminated the need for than $4.30.—AP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 INTERNATIONAL India accuses Pakistan of fomenting Punjab militancy
NEW DELHI: India accused Pakistan’s intel- Delhi. “Its commanders based in Pakistan a longstanding insurgency in the disputed of arms and ammunition and explosives” waned. Also addressing the conference, ligence agency yesterday of trying to are under pressure from ISI to further ISI’s Himalayan region of Kashmir, which is seized by police in the last year after being Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged recruit and train militants to carry out terror plans not only in Punjab but also in divided between the two rival nations but smuggled across the Pakistan border. Sikh the state and national governments to attacks across the border in the Indian other parts of the country,” he said. “The claimed by both in full. youths living in Europe and the United work together to curb the “very grave state of Punjab. Home Minister Sikh youths are being trained in ISI facili- India and Pakistan have fought two States were also being encouraged to trav- threat” of Maoist insurgents in central Sushilkumar Shinde said Pakistan’s Inter- ties in Pakistan.” The minister singled out wars since partition over Kashmir, where el to Pakistan to train for terrorist-related India. He has previously described the Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was pres- the threat to the northwestern state dur- pro-Pakistan and pro-independence rebels attacks, Shinde told the conference. rebels as the country’s most serious inter- suring Sikh militant leaders to target ing a speech to state chief ministers gath- have battled Indian security forces for two Tens of thousands of people died in a nal security threat. The Maoists last month Punjab and other parts of India. “There has ered in the capital for an annual confer- decades in a conflict that has claimed separatist drive for a Sikh homeland which killed 24 people including local political been some significant development on the ence on internal security. India has long thousands of lives. Shinde said Punjab was erupted early in the 1980s in Punjab, but leaders in an ambush in Chhattisgarh Sikh militancy front,” Shinde said in New accused Pakistan of funding and directing also being targeted, with “a large quantity the strength of the militancy has since state.— AFP India university rocked by ‘fake PhDs’ scandal Police arrest four senior officials from CMJ University SHILLONG: Police are investigating Jain said. The private university, said Meghalaya Chief Minister Monday that PhDs from CMJ were an Indian university suspected of established in 2009 in the state Mukul Sangma. Credentials fraud is on sale for between $4,000-10,000, issuing fake PhDs after it awarded capital Shillong, handed out 434 a serious problem in India, fuelled with the amount paid determining more than 400 doctorates in a sin- PhDs during the 2012-13 academic by a huge demand for qualifica- how quickly the qualification gle year, officers said yesterday. year despite its small faculty, arous- tions, endemic corruption and would be granted. Police have arrested four senior ing suspicions among local officials poor regulation of the ultra-com- S.P. Sharma, a lawyer for CMJ officials from CMJ University in the who filed a police complaint. A petitive and fast-growing educa- University chancellor Chandra northeastern state of Meghalaya PhD at CMJ University takes tion sector. In 2011 a racket in fake Mohan Jha, accused the state on suspicion of fraud and forgery between two to five years and airline pilot licences was exposed, administration of being “prejudiced” and are hunting for the chancellor, costs 127,000 rupees ($2,250), while in 2010 police arrested the against the university. Anguished who has fled. according to its website. head of the national body respon- CMJ students issued a deadline, set “We are not sure about his “In good faith, the universities sible for certifying medical qualifi- to expire Thursday, to the whereabouts, as he keeps chang- were given permission to operate, cations for allegedly accepting a Meghalaya government to resolve ing his location frequently,” senior but some seem to have taken this bribe. the debacle and give them some MOUNT HAGEN: People watch as a young mother accused of sorcery, is state police official Sunil Kumar for a ride and this is distressing,” The Times of India reported clarity about their futures.— AFP stripped naked, reportedly tortured with a branding iron, tied up, splashed with fuel and set alight on a pile of rubbish topped with car tyres in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. — AFP 3rd time lucky for Pakistan’s Sharif? Belief in witchcraft ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assumed the reins of government for a historic third term in what observers describe as a test of his political growing in Pacific statesmanship and acumen. The 63-year-old, who was sen- tenced to life in prison after being deposed in a military SYDNEY: Belief in sorcery and witchcraft is on do more to stamp out the widespread belief coup in 1999, has a power base rooted in Pakistan’s richest the rise in the Pacific, experts warned yester- in sorcery in PNG, where many people do not and most populous province, where he is known as the Lion day after a young woman accused of killing a accept natural causes as an explanation for of the Punjab. A hugely wealthy steel tycoon, considered boy with black magic was burnt alive in misfortune and death. “There is an alarming strong on the economy but seen by some as soft on the Papua New Guinea. Lawrence Foana’ota, for- comeback of the belief, and I believe there Taleban, he inherits enormous problems of sagging finances merly the director of the Solomon Islands are several factors why the belief is coming and a stifling energy crisis. National Museum, said people were increas- back again,” Urame told the Australian He comes across as soft-spoken and shy with internation- ingly turning to witchcraft in the Melanesian Broadcasting Corporation. al media but earned a reputation for combativeness during country. “The reason why it’s growing is “Because there is a generation gap, the his two previous terms as PM, from 1990 to 1993, and from because there is some kind of economic ben- Christian values is not being passed on to the 1997 to 1999. Veteran political analyst Talat Masood said the efits people are receiving from these prac- next generation and so I think people are Sharif of 2013 is a different man from the hothead of the tices,” he told AFP before speaking at a confer- resorting back to the traditional belief as an 1990s who riled Pakistan’s powerful military. “I personally ence in Canberra to tackle the issue. answer to explain sickness and death.” think that he has gained a lot in these last several years. He is Unless the problem was addressed quick- Australian National University academic a far more mature politician, he has understood the dynam- ly, especially amongst the young, “it might Miranda Forsyth, co-convenor of the confer- ics of the civil-military relationship,” Masood said. end up in the same situation as in Papua New ence in Canberra, said the belief in sorcery “He is a much more mature, balanced and experienced Guinea where they are actually physically and witchcraft was widespread in countries third-time prime minister. He has been seen as a pragmatist killing people”, he said. The brutal killing in such as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon in the West but raised eyebrows by calling for peace talks February in Papua New Guinea of a 20-year- Islands and Vanuatu. with the Pakistani Taleban, blamed for killing thousands of old mother accused of witchcraft sparked “These beliefs and practices impede eco- Pakistanis in the past six years. And on Friday he publicly crit- international outrage. The woman was nomic development, because people are icized a US drone strike that killed the militants’ second-in- stripped, bound and burned before a crowd often afraid to be too successful because they command in northwest Pakistan as a violation of sovereign- of onlookers including schoolchildren. In are then accused of sorcery,” she said. “They ty, echoing Islamabad’s longstanding complaint about the another attack in April, an elderly woman was also impact on understandings of health as controversial missile attacks. beheaded after being accused of black magic. people are not inclined to seek medical assis- Born on December 25, 1949 into a wealthy family of The February murder helped push Papua tance because they attribute illness to sor- industrialists in Lahore, the capital of Punjab and the politi- New Guinea (PNG) to re-introduce the death cery. “They also lead to increased crime, cal nerve centre of Pakistan, Sharif took a law degree before penalty for violent crimes including sorcery, a because women or men who are accused of joining his father’s steel company. He entered politics and move criticized by rights group Amnesty sorcery are attacked by the population who under the patronage of military dictator Zia-ul Haq became International and the United Nations. think that this is the only way to stop a mis- first finance minister and then chief minister of Punjab-a Reverend Jack Urame, from the Melanesian fortune that has fallen upon their communi- post he held for five years from 1985 until he was elected Institute, said Christian organizations could ty.”— AFP prime minister in 1990. — AFP Malaysian police under LAHORE: Supporters of new Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate fire over custody deaths with sweets in front of his portrait in Lahore yesterday. — AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Truck driver N towered over politics since inde- stateless, lacking proper citizenship she was allowed to visit her hus- Myanmar violence spills Dhamendran entered a Malaysian pendence in 1957, maintains poli- documents. Faced with mounting band. It was the last time she saw police station on May 11 to record a cies that give Muslim Malays busi- disgust, Prime Minister Najib him alive. Police did not respond to into Malaysia; Four dead statement over a scuffle he was ness and educational advantages. Razak’s government has AFP requests for detailed comment, involved in, and never came out The measures increasingly anger announced the formation of a task or to visit police lock-ups, but offi- KUALA LUMPUR: Ethnic violence in Police did not give details of the other alive. Ten days later, police pro- other races and, activists say, have force led by the national police cials have vowed action. Myanmar between Muslims and Buddhists attacks. Anti-Muslim violence in Buddhist- duced the 32-year-old’s battered set a tone of racial bias in key gov- chief to look into preventative “I assure the public that as long appears to have spilled over into Malaysia, dominated Myanmar erupted in western corpse, his ears grotesquely pierced ernment bodies. “The custodial steps-but not to investigate past as we are entrusted (with resolving police said yesterday, with four killings in Rakhine State last year and has spread into with a stapler, and said he died of a deaths clearly show the police force deaths. the problem), we will not compro- recent days suspected to be linked to the the central heartlands and areas near the heart attack. The case has brought is institutionally racist and the Lawyer Surendran, an ethnic mise on the issue of deaths in cus- religious tension. All the victims, including a old capital, Yangon, this year. Thousands of new focus to a shocking and per- Indians are seen as soft targets,” Indian vice president of the opposi- tody,” Home Minister Zahid Hamidi man slashed to death by machete-wielding Rohingya Muslims have fled from the coun- sistent scandal tarnishing Malaysia’s said longtime Indian rights activist tion People’s Justice Party, called has said. His ministry controls the attackers at a car wash in the capital, Kuala try to escape the violence and worsening liv- security forces-routine deaths at P Waythamoorthy, who was recent- the task force a “complete white- police. Najib’s government says Lumpur, this week, were Buddhists from ing conditions, many of them making their the hands of police widely viewed ly appointed a deputy minister in a wash”, noting previous pledges to crime is down sharply but critics Myanmar, said the city’s deputy police chief way by boat or overland to Muslim-majority as corrupt and brutal. gesture to his community. end such custodial deaths fell flat. allege official data is tampered with Amar Singh Ishar Singh. “We have a feed- Malaysia. Malaysia’s has allowed them to More than 160 such deaths have Indian rights group Hindraf says Dhamendran’s widow Marry said to hide police failures, amid wide- back that this may be Myanmar Buddhists stay but without giving them legal status, been reported since 2000, three in nearly a million Indians lost their she faced threats and extortion at spread public perception of a rising and Muslims having a spillover here in Kuala meaning that most struggle to find work or an 11-day span beginning with jobs in plantations due to an influx two police stations in the capital wave of robberies and assaults. Lumpur,” he told Reuters. “In Myanmar, the access to hospitals and schools. Dhamendran’s. “Nowadays, we of cheap foreign labor in recent Kuala Lumpur-handing over food, Media reports have said that in the Muslims are the victims, over here the The total number of Myanmar immi- don’t have to be afraid of gang- decades and some 350,000 remain soft drinks and cigarettes-before past month even the well-guarded Buddhists are the victims.” grants in Malaysia is estimated at about sters, we must be afraid of them homes of relatives of the national Singh said the police had set up a special 400,000. The U.N. refugee agency says about (police),” a distraught M Marry, police chief and deputy prime min- task force to deal with the violence in Kuala 23,000 Rohingyas are registered as refugees Dhamendran’s widow said. ister were burgled. Lumpur and had arrested about 60 in Malaysia, but groups representing them Yesterday the government charged Police, meanwhile, aggressively Myanmar immigrants this week in an say the real number of Muslim immigrants is three police officers with murder in bring charges against the political attempt to control tensions. Malaysia’s much higher and has surged this year connection with the death. The opposition or activists, prompting Bernama state news agency said the 20- because of the violence. In April, Muslim and dead man’s lawyer N Surendran allegations of bias. Several people year-old victim was sleeping at the car wash Buddhist refugees from Myanmar clashed at said it was thought to be the first have been charged with sedition when he was attacked by 10 people. It quot- a refugee camp in Indonesia in a riot in murder charge since the 1990s in after calling for protests against ed police as saying a man and a woman also which eight people were killed and 15 were response to a custodial death. alleged electoral fraud by the coali- suffered injuries in the attack. wounded, media reported. — Reuters The episode also highlighted tion in May 5 elections. Malaysian the comparatively sorry state of politics is bitterly polarized but the Malaysia’s ethnic Indians, who issue of brutality has prompted make up eight percent of the mul- calls from across the political divide tiracial country’s 28 million people. for an independent commission on Like Dhamendran, those dying in police misconduct that was recom- police custody are typically ethnic mended by a 2005 Malaysian royal Indians, in what activists see as a inquiry. deadly symptom of their marginal- Najib’s Malay-dominated gov- ization. Imported under British ernment and police, however, have colonial rule since the mid-1800s as resisted, saying an existing com- plantation workers, Indians have mission was sufficient. That com- fared poorly relative to majority mission was reported to have one Malays, who control politics, and investigator to probe complaints the large Chinese minority who against 19 enforcement bodies. dominates the economy. Surendran, who said he witnessed “Indians, who have the least a beating in a police station eight amount of political and economic years ago but was threatened with power, are dehumanized,” said criminal charges when he lodged a Michelle Yesudas, of rights group report, expects little real reform. KHANAUNG CHAUNG WA: Villagers walk along paddy land which was Lawyers for Liberty. The United KUALA LUMPUR: Marry Mariaysusay, wife of the late truck “They wait until people forget confiscated in 1992 by the Myanmar security forces, near Khanaung Malays National Organization driver N Dhamendran, cries during a press conference at the about it and sweep it under the car- Chaung Wa village, southeast of Yangon, Myanmar. —AP (UMNO), the ruling party that has People’s Justice Party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. — AFP pet,” he said.— AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 ANALYSIS14
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By Cecile Feuillatre
rance and Britain have both confirmed for the first time that chemical arms were used in Syria Fand Paris says a line has been crossed. So what next in a conflict that has cost over 94,000 lives? Not much, experts predict, amid resistance from Syria allies Russia and China and ahead of a proposed peace conference, coupled with painful memories of the Iraq war, which was justified by supposed evi- dence of weapons of mass destruction that never materialised. Nadim Shehadi, associate fellow at the Chatham House international affairs think-tank’s Middle East and North Africa programme, said the confirmation was only significant “if it leads to some Putin gambles by taking down strongman action or intervention.” “And I think if it does, it’s the worst excuse to use. By Alissa de Carbonnel Kremlin-backed provincial chief, was not informed in Konstantin Kazenin, a journalist and expert on the Because immediately it will remind people of the advance, finding out the arrest was under way while he North Caucasus, said Amirov ran a “deeply-layered, intri- Iraq excuse. There is enough reason for intervention commando raid to detain the man who ran Russia’s was watching a football match: “It was an initiative of the cate, totalitarian business empire” whose unravelling most violent big city is one of the boldest gambles with the massacres that the regime is doing,” he said. Russian president to carry out a clean up,” Ramazan could unleash a violent power struggle among his for- in years by President Vladimir Putin to assert con- Abdulatipov said. mer allies and foes. “For many of the key figures in this “The red line should have been the regime killing its A trol over Dagestan, a region spiralling into organised Residents of the Capsian Sea city have trouble imagin- empire, Amirov’s position as mayor was key not only to people. We created an artificial red line to say the crime and Islamist insurgency. The mayor of Dagestan’s ing the mayor behind bars. “Every time I see the latest their personal property, but also to their security and regime can kill its people as long as it doesn’t use capital Makhachkala for 15 years, Said Amirov was so television news bulletin, I think I’m dreaming,” an freedom,” he said. “So if no special decisions are taken, any chemical weapons.” French Foreign Minister powerful - and the Kremlin so determined to show its accountant at a private company who gave her name as and no deals are made, the urban economy of Laurent Fabius on Tuesday announced for the first own muscle - that special forces from Moscow were sent Madina said. “If someone had told me a few days ago this Makhachkala may well face great upheaval.” time that Paris had proof the deadly nerve agent to arrest him with helicopters and armoured personnel would happen, I would have called him crazy.” Federal investigators say Amirov, 59, was arrested sarin gas had been used in Syria several times. He carriers. Dagestan, in the spotlight as the place where Putin himself rose to power after launching the sec- with 10 other suspects over the 2011 killing of a senior said in a televised interview that in at least one case, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev ond of two wars in Chechnya next to Dagestan, and pres- state detective. They are also looking into accusations of there was “no doubt that it was the regime and its spent the first half of 2012, is the main focus of an insur- ents himself as the man who restored order in Russia links to drug trafficking and other high-profile crimes for accomplices”, adding that “a line has been indis- gency by fighters who want to found an Islamic state in after the chaos that followed the Soviet Union’s collapse. which he could face life in prison. Officials say the mur- putably breached.” Russia’s Caucasus mountains. His main tactic for imposing control over the restive der charges are based on the testimony of the leader of Soon after Fabius’s comments, London followed By taking down one of his own most feared local Muslim provinces of the Caucasus has been to provide an insurgent group captured after a firefight just last suit, saying it had its own evidence of the use of the strongmen, Putin has made clear that the Kremlin still lavish financial and political backing for handpicked local week. However, a spokesman for investigators said the odourless, paralysing gas. But the United States calls the shots. But he also risks creating a power vacu- strongmen, who brook little dissent, wield personal arrest had been under preparation for two years. remained cautious and said more proof was needed. um, which could prod militants to go on the offensive authority over ruthless security forces and maintain busi- Whatever the case’s substance, Amirov’s downfall could “There is no willingness to intervene,” said Obaida al and gangsters to go to war over turf, less than a year ness empires. not have taken place unless the Kremlin turned against Moufti, spokesman for the Union of Syrian Medical before Russia hosts the winter Olympics on the other Dagestan’s economy is about three-quarters sub- him. “The rules of the game are changing radically,” said side of the mountains. The big fear in the mainly Muslim sidised by Moscow. Most people in the region believe Denis Sokolov, head of the RAMCOM Center for Regional Relief Organizations, which is backed by France and region is that a mafia-style battle will now erupt over the the funds go straight into the pockets of local officials Socio-Economic Studies. “It’s a risky game because the operates covertly in Syria. The organisation esti- business and political interests Amirov controlled. “This who cruise Makhachkala in expensive cars guarded by mayor of Makhachkala was one of the middleman via mates some 70 people have been killed by chemical came as a shock to everyone,” Alexei Malashenko, an armed musclemen. In an interview with Reuters at his whom Moscow ruled the region. People at the top were weapons in Syria - small fry compared to the tens of expert at the Moscow Carnegie Centre think tank. “To risk plush penthouse office a few weeks ago, Amirov boasted probably displeased with his methods, but, nevertheless, thousands of others who have died since March this on the eve of the Olympics is dangerous,” he said. he had survived 15 assassination attempts, including one he was their middleman.” Since the collapse of the Soviet 2011 when the conflict began. “The Kremlin was tired of dealing with a loyal but that left him wheelchair-bound in 1993. “Various armed Union in 1991, Dagestan’s factories have fallen into disre- Paris and London have called for “immediate and unmanageable mayor. He did whatever he wanted ... he groups wanted to wipe out the mayor, but what can you pair. Bribes drive up the cost of state services. unconditional access” to Syria of United Nations ruled a state within a state, and it could not continue any do? They didn’t succeed. I am stronger,” he said. Unemployment is rife. Misery and anger at the local investigators - access which has so far been refused. longer.” Russian investigators say Amirov is suspected of Rights groups say police in Dagestan routinely torture authorities feed the insurgency. “Putin realised that And a French diplomatic source said there is talk of murder. His lawyer, Mark Kruter, said Amirov had com- their prisoners. But unlike in neighbouring Chechnya, unless measures are taken to improve the quality of gov- going to the UN Security Council, where two of the mitted no crime and that his arrest was political revenge the heavy hand has not broken the back of the insur- ernance, the situation countrywide is going to explode. permanent members - Russia and China - have by rivals. Rather than trust local authorities to hold the gency. According to the Caucasus Knot website which In Dagestan it is already exploding,” said Ekaterina blocked resolutions condemning Assad three times mighty mayor, federal police airlifted him to a secure tracks the unrest, 67 people were killed and 41 wounded Sokirianskaya of the International Crisis Group think already. However France says Russia is on the same Moscow jail. Until Saturday, Amirov had seemed in the first three months of this year. Attacks like a sui- tank. “The decision was taken in the Kremlin to go after wavelength where chemical weapons are concerned untouchable, protected by the Kremlin as the local boss cide bombing that killed four people in Makhachkala last one of the really notorious figures ... If they don’t go after and believes that a “unanimous condemnation of Putin’s United Russia party. Even the region’s other month are so common residents say they are inured to others, it will give the wrong signal that this is just a would already be very strong”, said the diplomat. The most powerful man, Dagestan’s newly-appointed the violence. change in decoration.” — Reuters sarin gas confirmation comes as global powers attempt to organise a peace conference on Syria that would bring together members of the regime Glimmer of hope as Sharif takes over and opposition in Geneva. The regime has agreed in principle to participate, By Tomasz Janowski cover five weeks of imports. The ADB estimates that ise to bolster business ties with India. Sharif’s team plans but Syria’s main opposition has refused to attend as about $500 million flows out of Pakistan every month, to make an emergency cash injection of $5 billion to long as fighters from Iran and the Islamist-militia akistan’s economy is in its worst shape in nearly a meaning that it may not have enough to meet about $5 break a chain of payment arrears that has paralysed the Hezbollah are fighting in Syria alongside Assad’s decade and yet there is a sense of hope that the billion in loan repayments due this year and next. power sector. The money would be raised through the forces. “The international community is expecting Pincoming government not only seems to know Economists say Pakistan has vast potential for growth sale of treasury bills. what is needed to fix it but, for once, may also have with a location at the crossroads between the Gulf The administration is also considering taxing heavy after all this that the opposition will go to Geneva to enough determination and clout to do it. Former prime nations, Central Asia, China and India and a young electricity users, plugging tax loopholes, accept to talk to Assad. Totally unreal,” said Shehadi. minister Nawaz Sharif swept back to power in last and growing population. But Sharif is also cutting the number of ministries and Ziad Majed, professor at the American University of month’s election, riding a wave of public anger at rival inheriting a country barely in control of its slashing by a third the non- Paris, said Washington has remained “ambiguous” Pakistan People’s Party’s failure to tackle endemic cor- northeastern areas, plagued by militant development federal budget. over whether it wants Assad to stay or leave. “The ruption, power cuts and militant violence. Voters hope and sectarian violence. A US drone Sartaj Aziz, set to serve as proof of sarin gas is a way of reminding everyone that armed with a solid parliamentary majority Sharif, strike that killed a top militant com- Sharif’s chief policy adviser, that he cannot be part of Syria’s future,” he said. who took office yesterday, has a better shot at fixing the mander last week further complicates says once reforms are Washington also has painful memories dating economy than his predecessors, beset by internal strife Sharif’s efforts to hold peace talks under way the govern- back to Feb 2003 when then US Secretary of State and strained relations with the powerful military. with the militants. ment will discuss a possi- Stakes are high not just for Sharif, 63, who won his Yet lenders, economists and ordi- ble loan from the IMF to Colin Powell brandished a vial at the United Nations third chance to lead the 180-million nation largely by nary Pakistanis are willing to give the meet its international supposedly containing Iraqi anthrax, paving the way making economic revival and fixing government new administration the benefit of the obligations. “We’ve for the US-led invasion. No stockpiles of chemical, finances the centrepiece of his policy platform. doubt. “The economy was just not encouraged them to biological or other weapons of mass destruction Economic turnaround is also essential to ensure greater on the previous government’s develop their own were ever found. “In some ways, the Syrian people political stability in the nuclear-armed nation, which is a radar,” said Ashfaque Khan, dean of (economic) pro- are also paying the price of the war in Iraq and the key ally in the US fight against Islamist militancy. NUST Business School in gramme and when manipulations at the time,” said Emile Bitar, Economists say it will take years to fully revive a long- Islamabad. “But the new govern- they feel ready, we researcher at France’s Institute of International and neglected economy starved of power and investment ment appears very serious about are very eager to Strategic Relations. — AFP that has seen it slip behind its neighbours including it.” ADB’s Liepach agrees. “If we work with them,” IMF arch rival India. “This is not a country which lives beyond are talking about whether there Deputy Managing its means. It doesn’t have the means,” says Werner is a momentum for reform, I do Director Nemat Shafik Liepach, country director at Asian Development Bank. think there is,” he says. Lenders, said. Economists warn All articles appearing on these The government must start collecting taxes it is owed rating agencies and commenta- that time is short, but pages are the personal opinion of and overhaul power companies so they can produce tors also say that Sharif’s eco- Aziz says three months enough electricity and stop draining public funds that nomic policy ticks a lot of the should be enough to see the writers. Kuwait Times takes no have kept them afloat. Less than a million Pakistanis pay right boxes. the effects of the new responsibility for views expressed income taxes, fiscal deficits run at close to 8 percent of There is a promise to revive policies. Sharif, who was therein. Kuwait Times invites read- gross domestic product and a big chunk of government growth by boosting investment toppled by the military 14 ers to voice their opinions. Please revenue is used up subsidising a power sector that cov- funded by improved tax revenues years ago, will be hard ers just over half the country’s needs. Pakistan’s econo- and subsidy cuts. There is a plan pressed for excuses if he fails to send submissions via email to: opin- my will expand 3.5 percent in fiscal 2012/13, the to turn around loss-making state- deliver. “This is not Japan where [email protected] or via snail International Monetary Fund says, from a peak of 9 per- owned firms including Pakistan we are at the frontiers of economic mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. cent in 2004. The rupee, meanwhile, has lost almost 40 International Airlines, Pakistan Steel science,” one international financial percent of its value against the dollar since the last elec- Mills and the National Shipping analyst said. “The problems that The editor reserves the right to edit tion in 2008. Sagging exports and debt repayments have Corporation. There is also a plan to Pakistan is facing are well known any submission as necessary. nearly halved official currency reserves over the past diversify Pakistan’s energy mix to help and have been already successfully year to $6.5 billion in late May. That is just enough to end 20-hour power cuts and a prom- tackled before.” — Reuters NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
PHILADELPHIA: Rescue personnel work the scene of a building collapse in downtown Philadelphia yesterday. A four-storey building being demolished collapsed yesterday on the edge of down- town, injuring 12 people and trapping two others, the fire commissioner said. Rescue crews were trying to extricate the two people who were trapped, and the dozen people who were injured were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. — AP Manning trial shrouded in secrecy, security
FORT MEADE: The court-martial of Pfc Bradley Manning, ed they were OK. Since the case began, reporters covering and a handful of journalists. Thirty news organizations, he added, “I don’t necessarily believe my government. I do the central figure in a massive leak of government docu- hearings have been asked to sign a document saying they including the AP, plan to file a brief this week supporting think they over-classify things.” The military released about ments, is focused on secrecy and government security. Yet would withhold the names of spokespeople on-site the case. In February, the military began releasing Lind’s 550 documents on Tuesday, including a photo of a noose his trial has become a secretive drama that allows the pub- because the military said some people directly involved in older rulings amid numerous Freedom of Information Act Manning made from a bedsheet while he was being lic little insight into what’s going on in the military court- the case had received death threats. requests. The court considers some documents so sensi- detained in Kuwait shortly after his arrest in May 2010. room. One of the pretrial hearings was closed to the pub- The Associated Press signed the document to be tive that they are stored off-site at locations in Maryland, The noose was presented as evidence at a hearing in lic. Many court documents have been withheld or heavily allowed to cover the trial, but the news organization is the District of Columbia and Virginia. They will remain December regarding Manning’s confinement at a Marine redacted. Photographers were blocked from getting a protesting it. Photographers looking to snap pictures of there, and even any appellate judges would have to travel Corps base in Quantico, Va, to show why jailers there con- good shot of the soldier and even some of Manning’s sup- Manning Monday missed the soldier leaving the court- to locations such as the Central Intelligence Agency to sidered him a suicide threat. For nine months, Manning porters had to turn their T-shirts inside out. Military law room because he was blocked by military police. On read them. was held alone in a windowless cell 23 hours a day, some- experts say some of it is common for a court-martial, while Tuesday, Manning was not surrounded. The military also Philip Cave, a retired Navy judge advocate general, said times with no clothing. Lind later ruled Manning had been other restrictions appear tailored to the extraordinary relaxed rules Tuesday about interviewing spectators out- it’s not uncommon for portions of military trials to be kept illegally punished and should get 112 days off any prison nature of the case. side the courtroom. Courts-martial don’t have a roadmap away from the public. “Does that automatically mean that sentence he receives. Army spokesman George Wright Manning has garnered an outpouring of support from for guaranteeing public access like civilian courts, military there’s a lack of transparency or that there’s kind of hiding said there was “no specific trigger” for the release of docu- whistleblowers, activists and others around the world. “I law experts said. the ball going on? I don’t think you can argue that,” said ments, but the military had been working to process as think the judge is very concerned about not turning this The security in the Manning case appears determined Cave, who is now a military defense lawyer. “Then again,” many records as possible. — AP trial into a theater, into a spectacle,” said David J R Frakt, a to minimize distractions and maintain law-and-order - military law expert at the University of Pittsburgh School of even if that means throwing up roadblocks to a public Law and a former military prosecutor and defense lawyer. accustomed to transparency, experts said. “I don’t think it’s “I cannot remember a situation where there was such a good to turn the environs into an armed camp unless it is high degree of civilian interest, people not affiliated with literally unavoidable,” said Eugene Fidell, who teaches mili- the military, having intense and passionate interest in the tary law at Yale Law School. “People do occasionally act out outcome of the case.” Manning is charged under federal in courtrooms, both spectators or witnesses or the espionage and computer fraud laws, but the most serious accused, but I’m sure that the Army knows how to main- offense the military has accused him of is aiding the ene- tain order, and I’m not sure that it’s necessary to do it with my, which carries a life sentence. His supporters call him a as heavy a hand as seems to be implied here.” hero; opponents say he is a traitor for leaking the material Manning, 25, has admitted turning over hundreds of the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. thousands of classified documents. His lawyer has called The trial for the soldier from Crescent, Okla., began him a “young, naive but good-intentioned” soldier, but Monday under a barrage of heavy restrictions. Manning prosecutors say he put secrets directly into the hands of supporters wearing “truth” T-shirts had to turn them inside Osama bin Laden. His trial, which is being heard by a judge out before entering the courtroom. The shirts were made instead of a jury, is expected to run all summer. Parts of it by the Bradley Manning Support Network in early 2012 as are expected to be closed. At a pretrial hearing in April, the an alternative to “Free Bradley Manning” T-shirts banned military judge, Army Col Denise Lind, released written from early pretrial hearings, spokesman Nathan Fuller said. copies of two rulings to reporters. It was the first time since The military allowed the shirts Tuesday. Army spokes- she got the case in February 2012 that she had made her woman Col. Michelle Roberts said the earlier decision written orders publicly available on a same-day basis. made “out of a concern for public safety and to remove a The lack of public access to rulings and motions is potential cause for disturbance among members of the being challenged in federal court by the Center for public.” She said leaders assessed the situation and decid- Constitutional Rights, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Hezbollah-backed troops oust rebels from... Continued from Page 1 civilians. Syrian authorities had told the ICRC this week that its aid workers could enter once military operations Facing determined Hezbollah guerrillas from neigh- were over. boring Lebanon, who swung the fight Assad’s way, the The rebels said in a statement they had pulled out “in survivors decided to escape in the night through a corri- face of this huge arsenal and a lack of supplies and the FORT MEADE: Army Pfc Bradley Manning (front) is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md, after the dor that the attackers said they had deliberately left open blatant intervention of Hezbollah”. An opposition group second day of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of to encourage flight. Some bodies lay in the street-at least called the ‘Qusair Revolution’ posted a statement on classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. — AP three men, sporting long beards, appeared to have been Facebook about what it said were the lessons learnt from executed. Qusair lies on a cross-border supply route with the battle, accusing political exiles of ignoring them and Lebanon, and its capture secures an important corridor some militia chiefs of worrying more about money than Hashem questions Interior Minister amid... through the central province of Homs which links fighting. Damascus to the coastal heartland of Assad’s minority “There are battalion leaders in this revolution whose Continued from Page 1 said the committee will ask the minister about the mem- Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. profession has become profit. They do not move unless orandum he said he will send to the committee to prove Bolstered by his Iranian and Russian backers, Assad’s they have gotten enough money for their weapons and deported because the ministry cannot find seats on that the grilling is unconstitutional. Mubarak also said the forces have launched a series of counter-offensives in ammunitions paid for.” A security source with ties to Syrian outgoing flights, particularly on Kuwait Airways. committee will meet with the two MPs on June 16, to recent weeks against mainly Sunni Muslim rebels battling forces said Assad’s troops had left an escape route into According to the Interior Ministry, more than 2,000 hear their views on the issue and will complete its report to overthrow him and end his minority Alawite family’s nearby Debaa and the Lebanese border town of Arsal to expats have been arrested and later deported in the past before the one-month period given by the Assembly. four-decade grip on power. A member of a pro-Assad encourage rebel fighters to quit Qusair, once home to seven weeks for committing grave traffic offences like In another development, MP Adel Al-Khorafi has sent Syrian militia said the military focus may now move to the 30,000 people. “We are heading now to crush Debaa,” a over speeding, running the red traffic light and using pri- a series of questions to Communications Minister Salem northern province of Aleppo, which has been largely in Syrian soldier said on the streets of Qusair, which were vate cars to carry passengers. In addition, thousands oth- Al-Othaina about the deal that Kuwait Airways has rebel hands for the last year. empty of civilians. ers have been arrested for not having legal residence per- announced recently for buying 25 Airbus aircraft and Assad’s upturn in fortunes could further diminish On the road into Qusair, street after street lay in ruins, mits and a majority of those are expected to be deport- leasing another 22 aircraft. Khorafi said the value of the hopes of concessions at a peace conference the United windows blown out, facades crumbled and the trees all ed. The campaigns come amid reports that the Interior purchase deal is around $4 billion. Khorafi inquired from States and Russia are seeking to convene, with Damascus blackened and burnt. The dome of the local mosque was and Social Affairs and Labor ministries are expected to the minister about the final value of the deal with the increasingly confident of success against a ragtag opposi- damaged by rocket fire and the walls of a church smashed announce an amnesty for illegal expatriates who will be price of each plane separately, and also demanded a tion that is short of weapons. “Whoever controls Qusair open. A rebel commander in contact with the brigades allowed to leave without preconditions. copy of the contract. controls the centre of the country, and whoever controls that retreated said the decision to withdraw was taken In a related development, the National Assembly legal He also inquired about the first payment Kuwait the centre of the country controls all of Syria,” said Syrian after a day of rocket fire from the Syrian army and and legislative committee yesterday decided to invite the Airways will make and if there is any penalty clause that Brigadier-General Yahya Suleiman, speaking to Beirut- Hezbollah that “levelled what had remained” of Qusair. In Interior Minister to a meeting next Tuesday to discuss the the airline is required to pay in case it decided to scrap based Mayadeen television. the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut, residents set grilling against him filed by MPs Youssef Al-Zalzalah and the contract in future for any reason. He also asked if the More than 80,000 people have been killed since the off celebratory fireworks as news of Qusair’s fall spread. Hashem. Last week, the Assembly agreed overwhelming- leased planes will be taken from Airbus. Khorafi wants to Syrian revolt erupted in March 2011, and 1.6 million In the Lebanese town of Qasr close to Syria, crowds ly to refer the grilling to the committee to study if it con- know names of the team that held the negotiations for refugees have fled a conflict which has fuelled sectarian waved Hezbollah and Syrian flags in jubilation. Locals dis- tained elements that breach the constitution as the the deal and inquired if Airbus has any local agent and if tensions across the Middle East, spilled over into Lebanon tributed sweets to mark the rebel defeat just across the Interior Minister has told MPs. yes- what would be his commission. Khorafi also inquired and divided world powers. US and Russian officials met border. A senior Lebanese political source close to Head of the committee MP Maasouma Al-Mubarak if the state will finance the deal. the UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, in Hezbollah said the victory was a strategic success that Geneva yesterday to discuss plans for the planned peace would boost the morale of Assad’s allies. He suggested conference. Originally set for this month, Russia’s deputy that Hezbollah would not necessarily intervene directly in Saudi bans Viber foreign minister said the talks would not take place before other battles but might offer indirect help to the Syrian July, with some issues still unresolved, including who army. “The battle will continue in all regions, but I believe Continued from Page 1 Mobile penetration was 188 percent by the end of would take part. Brahimi said the talks may possibly be Aleppo (will be) first,” he said. 2012, CITC data shows. Saudi now has 15.8 million Internet held next month. The only sticking point was that neither Underlining a possible further spillover of the conflict asked to tell CITC if they were able to monitor or block subscribers and the average user watches three times as side was ready to attend. into Lebanon, the commander of the rebel Free Syria such applications. CITC did not respond to requests for many online videos per day as counterparts in the United Syrian artillery and aircraft had pounded Qusair in Army warned that it might target Hezbollah on its home comment yesterday or when the earlier announcement States, according to YouTube. Conventional international recent days and humanitarian agencies warned earlier turf. “Hezbollah fighters are invading Syrian territory. And was made in March. Earlier this year, the Interior Ministry’s calls and texts are a lucrative earner for telecom operators this week that as many as 1,500 wounded were trapped in when they continue to do that and the Lebanese authori- spokesman complained that Islamist militants were taking in Saudi Arabia, which hosts around nine million expatri- the town. Their fate was not immediately clear. The ties don’t take any action to stop them coming to Syria, I advantage of social media to foment unrest. However, in a ates. These foreign workers are increasingly using Internet- International Committee of the Red Cross said it hoped to think we are allowed to fight Hezbollah fighters inside separate interview with Reuters he argued against impos- based applications such as Viber to communicate with rel- gain access to Qusair to deliver food and medical aid to (Lebanese) territory,” Salim Idriss told the BBC.— Reuters ing stricter controls. atives in other countries, analysts say. — Reuters THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 SPORTS
Arshavin leaving Arsenal McLaren supports Perez Lee seeks track switch LONDON: Russian forward Andrei Arshavin will leave Arsenal when his current deal expires at the end of June, the Premier League club said yesterday. Brazilian midfielder Denilson, on loan at his boyhood club LONDON: McLaren say they are ‘fully behind’ Sergio Perez even if the SEOUL: Double Olympic short-track speed skating gold medallist Lee Sao Paulo for the past two seasons, and French defender Sebastien Mexican’s aggressive driving style has angered some of his Formula Jung-su of South Korea will switch to the long track to keep his 2014 Squillaci are also being allowed to leave the north London club at the One rivals this season. Sochi Games dreams alive, his coach said yesterday. end of their contracts. Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen, an ex-McLaren driver himself, called Perez The 23-year-old, who won the 1,000 and 1,500 Arshavin made 144 appearances for Arsenal, an idiot and suggested the youngster needed a punch in the face after metres gold in Vancouver, failed to make the scoring 31 goals over five seasons including a collision between the two at last month’s Monaco Grand Prix. Perez’s national short track team for Sochi. four against Liverpool at Anfield in 2009, but team mate Jenson Button spoke of dangerous and ‘dirty’ driving that “Lee Jung-su said he would like to take on his first team chances have been limited of the 2009 world champion said could have ended the race for both of a new challenge,” his coach, Mo Ji-soo, was late. them after they banged wheels at the Bahrain Grand Prix in April. quoted as saying by Korea’s Yonhap news The 32-year-old former Russia captain McLaren sporting director Sam Michael told reporters yesterday, agency. “Our team is more than willing to joined from Zenit St Petersburg, with whom he however, that the team were happy with the 23-year-old’s behavior. offer him full support.” spent part of last year on loan, for 15 million “Ultimately he’s a racing driver and he’s just racing. The moves that he Mo hoped Lee, who also has three world pounds ($23.09 million) in 2009 after an did (in Monaco) are all moves that have been done by all of those oth- championship titles to his credit, would be able impressive Euro 2008 campaign. Squillaci er drivers at some point in their careers,” said the Australian. “It was to make a seamless transition. “We haven’t yet has been at Arsenal for three years, obviously hard racing, but that’s what Formula One is meant to be timed Lee (on the long track),” Mo said. “But once after joining from Sevilla in 2010. A about. his training picks up the pace, I think he should be regular in his first season, he has “He’s a talented driver and the way that he’s racing at the moment, able to match current national team rarely featured since.—Reuters McLaren support what he’s doing,” continued Michael. “We’re fully speed skaters.”—Reuters behind Checo as long as he keeps developing.”—Reuters Red Sox rout Rangers
BOSTON: Jackie Bradley Jr. hit his first career home run help from Mark Teixeira as New homer and had three RBIs as the Boston Red York beat Cleveland. Teixeira hit his second Sox set season highs for hits and runs in a 17- homer since coming off the disabled list last 5 rout of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Friday. His three-run shot made it 4-0 in the Stephen Drew, Mike Carp and Jarrod third inning, and came a day after he lined a Saltalamacchia also homered for the Red Sox, grand slam against Cleveland. who scored at least one run in every inning Drew Stubbs hit a three-run homer for the through the first seven and hit for the cycle as Indians in the seventh off Joba Chamberlain. a team in the second. The Red Sox finished Phelps (4-3) wound up fanning seven with with 19 hits, eight of them doubles. four walks. Scott Kazmir (3-3) breezed It was an abundance of run support for through the first two innings, then gave up Ryan Dempster (3-6), who ended a streak of five straight hits to open the third. Teixeira five winless starts with his first victory in a capped the burst with his homer. month. He allowed three runs on five hits over seven innings. David Ortiz had three TWINS 3, ROYALS 0 RBIs, driving in one run with a double in the In Kansas City, Ryan Doumit homered and first and then a pair while legging out a rare drove in a pair of runs, helping Minnesota triple during Boston’s six-run second. Carp send Kansas City to its club-record 11th also drove in three runs as the Red Sox ended straight home loss. Samuel Deduno (2-1) a five-game losing streak against the Rangers. allowed four hits over six-plus innings for the Five of Boston’s six hits in the second were Twins, who have rebounded nicely from a 10- for extra bases and the Red Sox chased Justin game losing streak to win eight of their last Grimm (5-4) after 60 pitches. The Texas rookie 10. While the Twins have soared, the Royals allowed eight runs, all earned, in 1 2-3 have lost 22 of their last 28 games. The way innings. Kansas City has been hitting lately, the game was basically decided when Doumit went TIGERS 10, RAYS 1 deep off Luis Mendoza (1-3) leading off the In Detroit, Prince Fielder homered and fourth inning. Glen Perkins pitched a perfect drove in four runs as Detroit handed Matt ninth for his 12th save. Moore his first loss of the season with a victo- ry over Tampa Bay. Fielder also hit a two-run MARINERS 7, WHITE SOX 4 single that capped a four-run second inning In Seattle, Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer for the Tigers. Moore (8-1) got only six outs and a two-run double in his first two at-bats, while allowing six runs, seven hits and six and Felix Hernandez pitched with a comfort- walks. He was pitching on three days’ rest able lead as Seattle handed Chicago its after his previous start in Cleveland was limit- eighth straight loss. Seattle scored three ed to one inning because of rain. times in the first inning and three times in the Anibal Sanchez (6-5) allowed a run and third to give Hernandez (7-4) a cushion on a four hits in seven innings. He struck out nine night when he wasn’t at his best early. LOS ANGELES: Jesus Guzman No. 15 of the San Diego Padres slides under catcher Tim Federowicz No. 18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to score a with one walk. Omar Infante homered and Hernandez eventually found a groove and he run as Federowicz jumps for a high throw in the fourth inning at Dodger Stadium.—AFP had three RBIs for Detroit, which won for the ended up pitching into the eighth inning to second time in seven games. It was Tampa win his second straight start. Bay’s second loss in nine. The anticipated matchup between former Dodgers rally to beat Padres Cy Young Award winners Hernandez and Jake ANGELS 4, CUBS 3 Peavy (6-4) never materialized into a pitching LOS ANGELES: Yasiel Puig homered twice and Atlanta. Pittsburgh’s Gaby Sanchez and Pedro (4-1) pitched the top of the ninth to get the vic- In Anaheim, Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead showdown. Peavy was knocked around for six drove in five runs in his second major league Alvarez also connected. tory. homer in the eighth inning and drove in three earned runs and seven hits in just 2 1-3 game, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for runs, leading Los Angeles to a victory over innings before leaving with an injury to his a 9-7 victory over the San Diego Padres on ROCKIES 5, REDS 4 INTERLEAGUE Chicago. Pujols’ 484th career homer and ninth ribs. Tuesday night. In Cincinnati, Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run GIANTS 2, BLUE JAYS 1 of the season not only got Jered Weaver off The 22-year-old Cuban defector made a cur- homer in the eighth inning - a call changed after In San Francisco, Tim Lincecum ended a the hook, but also third baseman Alberto ORIOLES 4, ASTROS 1 tain call from the top of the dugout steps after the umpires initially ruled fan interference - and three-start losing streak, Andres Torres hit a two- Callaspo, whose third-inning error led to a In Houston, Danny Valencia homered, his second homer, a two-run shot with two outs the Rockies held on for a victory that ended their run homer and the San Francisco Giants beat pair of unearned runs. Cubs starter Scott Chris Tillman threw seven solid innings and in the sixth, when the Dodgers scored three runs streak of six consecutive losses to the Reds. Melky Cabrera and the Blue Jays. Feldman took a 3-1 lead into the seventh Baltimore ended Houston’s six-game winning to snap a 6-all tie. JP Howell (2-0) got the win in A fan with a glove in left field reached and Cabrera had two hits in his return to AT&T before former Texas Rangers teammate Josh streak. Brandon Barnes had a solo homer in relief, allowing one run and two hits in 1 2-3 grabbed Tulowitzki’s fly ball off Sam LeCure (1-1). Park with Toronto for the first time since his 50- Hamilton led off with a double and scored on the sixth for the Astros, who came in with the innings, struck out one and walked none. The umpires initially ruled fan interference, but game suspension for a positive testosterone test Howie Kendrick’s third single of the game. longest winning active streak in the majors. Brandon League pitched the ninth to earn his changed the call and awarded Tulowitzki his last Aug. 15. Robert Coello (2-1) pitched a scoreless Tillman (5-3) allowed four hits and a run, and 13th save in 16 chances. Tyson Ross (0-2) gave 13th homer after reviewing video that showed Lincecum (4-5) allowed Edwin Encarnacion’s eighth and Ernesto Frieri got his 13th save. tied a career high with eight strikeouts in sev- up three runs and four hits in 2 1-3 innings, the ball had cleared the wall. first-inning solo home run, then retired the next Carlos Villanueva (1-4) took the loss. en innings. Jim Johnson struck out two in a struck out four and walked one. The Reds took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on 14 Blue Jays in order. Coming off his shortest scoreless ninth for his 19th save. Houston Edgmer Escalona’s balk for a third-to-first pickoff outing of the year of 4 1-3 innings last YANKEES 4, INDIANS 3 starter Lucas Harrell (4-7) yielded five hits and PHILLIES 7, MARLINS 3 fake - a play that was outlawed this season. Josh Wednesday in a 9-6 loss to Oakland, Lincecum In New York, David Phelps allowed only an two runs - one earned - with a season-high six In Miami, John Mayberry Jr. hit a grand slam Outman (2-0) fanned Joey Votto and Jay Bruce allowed three hits and one run, struck out six infield single in six shutout innings and got strikeouts in seven innings.—AP with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to end that rally. The Rockies are 2-6 against the and walked one in seven impressive innings. The after his tying homer in the 10th as Philadelphia Reds over the last two seasons. Giants handed Josh Johnson (0-2) a loss in his beat Miami. return from the disabled list. Mayberry tied it off Steve Cishek in the 10th NATIONALS 3, METS 2 after Juan Pierre scored on a wild pitch in the In Washington, Steve Lombardozzi’s sacrifice BREWERS 4, ATHLETICS 3 top of the inning. Domonic Brown reached on a fly in the ninth gave the Nationals their first late- In Milwaukee, Carlos Gomez scored from first fielding error by pitcher Edgar Olmos (0-1) with inning comeback win of the season, capping a on Yuniesky Betancourt’s line drive to right-cen- one out in the 11th and advanced on pinch-hit- two-run rally for a victory over the Mets. ter in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the ter Kyle Kendrick’s sacrifice. After Freddy Galvis The Nationals won for the first time this sea- Brewers to a victory over the Athletics. was intentionally walked, Erik Kratz walked to son when trailing after six innings. They snapped John Axford (2-3) got the win with a scoreless load the bases. Mayberry followed with a line- a two-game skid and moved back to .500 at 29- 10th. He retired Yoenis Cespedes, whose first drive homer to left. Michael Stutes (1-0) pitched 29. career multihomer game had given the Athletics a scoreless inning for the win. Against closer Bobby Parnell (4-2), Ryan a 3-0 lead through seven innings, and after walk- Zimmerman led off the ninth with a double to ing Jed Lowrie he struck out Josh Donaldson DIAMONDBACKS 7, CARDINALS 6 right-center, barely beating the tag at second, and got Josh Reddick on a flyout. In St. Louis, Paul Goldschmidt hit a run-scor- and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Pat Neshek (1-1) took over in the bottom of ing single in the 14th inning to lift the Arizona Adam LaRoche singled Zimmerman home to the 10th and retired Ryan Braun on a grounder Diamondbacks over the Cardinals for their third tie it. Ian Desmond doubled to left-center and to third before Aramis Ramirez blooped an 0-2 win in four games. Roger Bernadina was intentionally walked to pitch into short left and was replaced by pinch- BOSTON: David Murphy No. 7 of the Texas Rangers, usually an outfielder, throws in Arizona improved to 7-2 in extra innings. load the bases with none out for Lombardozzi, runner Jeff Bianchi. Gomez reached on a fielder’s relief in the 8th inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. —AFP Louis (38-20), which still has the best record in whose fly ball down the left-field line was more choice and scored with a head-first slide on the majors, has lost all four of its extra-inning than sufficient to score LaRoche. Tyler Clippard Betancourt’s line drive.—AP games this season. AJ Pollock hit a three-run homer for Arizona, Sooners clinch 2nd NCAA title and Willie Bloomquist had four hits in the 4- MLB results/standings hour, 53-minute game. Josh Collmenter (2-0) OKLAHOMA CITY: With a loaded lineup and and moving to 35-1 on the season, but that earned the win with four innings of scoreless NY Yankees 4, Cleveland 3; Washington 3, NY Mets 2; Philadelphia 7, Miami 3 (11 innings); Detroit 10, Tampa Bay the returning national player of the year, just put the other half of her well-rounded relief. Heath Bell recorded his 10th save in 12 Oklahoma breezed through its softball sea- game on display. She hit her 15th home run 1; Boston 17, Texas 5; Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 4 (10 innings); Colorado 5, Cincinnati 4; Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0; opportunities. Milwaukee 4, Oakland 3 (10 innings); Baltimore 4, Houston 1; Arizona 7, St. Louis 6 (14 innings); LA Angels 4, son in dominant fashion. of the season and pushed her RBI total to 60. Allen Craig and Shane Robinson homered for Chicago Cubs 3; Seattle 7, Chicago White Sox 4; LA Dodgers 9, San Diego 7; San Francisco 2, Toronto 1. If it seemed easy at times, it was because Seventh-seeded Tennessee (52-12) man- St. Louis, which fell to 4-3 on its nine-game the Sooners knew how good they were and aged just three singles against Gascoigne (19- homestand. Goldschmidt drove in Gerardo Parra American League National League didn’t mind showing it. Keilani Ricketts home- 3), who struck out 12 with no walks. with a one-out, line-drive single up the middle Eastern Division Eastern Division red and drove in four runs, Michelle Ricketts, who was the designated player, off Victor Marte (0-1), who walked two batters W L PCT GB Atlanta 36 22 .621 - Gascoigne pitched a three-hit shutout and was the first one charging out of the dugout before the winning hit. Boston 36 23 .610 - Washington 29 29 .500 7 the top-seeded Sooners won the NCAA soft- when Gascoigne struck out pinch-hitter Lexi Baltimore 33 25 .569 2.5 Philadelphia 29 30 .492 7.5 ball championship on Tuesday night, beating Overstreet looking to wrap up the Sooners’ BRAVES 5, PIRATES 4 NY Yankees 33 25 .569 2.5 NY Mets 22 33 .400 12.5 Tennessee 4-0 in Game 2 of the Women’s second national championship. In Atlanta, Andrelton Simmons hit a game- Tampa Bay 31 26 .544 4 Miami 16 43 .271 20.5 ending double off Mark Melancon in the 10th Toronto 24 34 .414 11.5 College World Series finals. Oklahoma (57-4) also won it all in 2000 Central Division Anything less would have been a disap- and was the runner-up to Alabama last sea- inning, lifting the Braves to a win over the Central Division St. Louis 38 20 .655 - pointment. “We knew that we were the son, squandering a 3-0 lead in the finale of Pirates. Detroit 31 25 .554 - Cincinnati 36 23 .610 2.5 favorite all year, and it was cool just because the best-of-three series. Melancon (1-1) walked Dan Uggla to open Cleveland 30 28 .517 2 Pittsburgh 35 24 .593 3.5 we weren’t able to feel any of that pressure “After last year’s national championship the 10th. B.J. Upton struck out after fouling off Minnesota 26 29 .473 4.5 because we were able to go out there and game, it definitely gave us one of the most an attempted sacrifice bunt. Melancon then hit Chicago White Sox 24 32 .429 7 Chicago Cubs 23 33 .411 14 have fun with each other,” said Ricketts, who painful feelings I’m sure all of us have ever pinch-hitter Reed Johnson with a pitch, bringing Kansas City 23 32 .418 7.5 Milwaukee 22 35 .386 15.5 Simmons to the plate. Simmons, who had three repeated as national player of the year. felt,” said Ricketts, who was chosen as the Western Division Western Division Ricketts drove a 2-1 pitch from Ivy Renfroe most outstanding player of the World Series. hits and a walk, sent a long fly ball to the gap in Arizona 33 25 .569 - right-center. Texas 35 22 .614 - (22-5) halfway up the right-field bleachers for “And we just accepted the fact that God Oakland 35 25 .583 1.5 San Francisco 31 27 .534 2 a three-run home run in the third inning and didn’t want us to win it that year and it wasn’t Anthony Vavaro (3-0) pitched a perfect 10th. Four Braves relievers combined to allow one hit LA Angels 26 33 .441 10 Colorado 31 28 .525 2.5 tacked on an RBI groundout in the seventh. our time. “That just gave us so much drive in four scoreless innings in the Braves’ fourth Seattle 26 33 .441 10 San Diego 26 32 .448 7 Ricketts got the night off in the circle after and determination to get back to this straight win. Upton hit a two-run homer for Houston 21 38 .356 15 LA Dodgers 25 32 .439 7.5 throwing a career-high 12 innings in Game 1 moment.”—AP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 SPORTS Season that almost wasn’t ends with a bang
NEW YORK: The season that almost was- er Gary Bettman’s 20 years in charge? Just weakness. The NHL played its games in NBC needed live sports programming never get from an announcer two decks n’t has turned out better than anyone as improbable, perhaps, is how they got arenas filled to more than 90 percent of and it’s given the NHL top-shelf treat- above the ice,” Flood said. “Coaches bark- dared expect. The NHL still ranks fourth from there to here. capacity, on average, but almost nobody ment in return, borrowing ideas from ing orders at players, players challenging among North America’s five major pro- “After the 2004-05 lockout, hockey watched it on TV. There was a perception other sports and coming up with a few each other - that kind of access is critical. fessional sports leagues, but don’t look changed in lots of important ways,” Sam that despite its national footprint, hockey innovations of its own. This year’s best “It’s one more piece of the puzzle, like now - hockey is gaining ground again. Flood, executive producer for NBC Sports was a regional game; strong where it’s launch was a weekly regular-season what NASCAR was doing with reporters in TV ratings for the playoffs are through and the man most responsible for the played and barely a blip on the radar game between teams - as Flood put it - the pit, giving fans access to a place they the roof, relatively speaking, thanks to improved TV product, said Tuesday. “It screen everywhere else. Even more trou- “that really hated each other.” weren’t previously allowed. The feed- scintillating games and a final four - got faster. There was less clutching and bling was research suggesting that For the second year in a row, every back’s been great,” Flood chuckled. Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and grabbing. The stars became stars again. among the NHL’s target audience of 70 playoff game is available nationally - what “People tell us it’s like being part of a Pittsburgh - that any league would love Our job was figuring out how to show- million fans in the United States and he calls the “March Madness effect” - secret club.” It’s been one step forward, to have. case those skills, to make them accessible Canada, more than two-thirds quit building momentum and retaining more two steps back for much of Bettman’s Last weekend’s Bruins-Penguins to even the most casual fan.” watching once their favorite team was of the “avid” NHL fans that used to depart reign. matchup handily beat baseball’s time- Fifteen years ago, Bill Clinton became eliminated. once their teams did. The Winter Classic outdoor games tested game of the week, Red Sox- the first sitting U.S. president to make it Compounding the problem was Wider screens, high-definition broad- have been a rousing success and the U.S.- Yankees, in a head-to-head matchup - down to the rink by taking in a playoff Bettman’s sometimes-haphazard search casts, improved audio and slow-motion Canada rivalry at the Vancouver Olympics nearly 2-to-1 in the desirable 18-49 age game between the Buffalo Sabres and his for a TV partner. ESPN and FOX both took replays seem tailor-made for hockey, if in 2010 pulled in fans the sport didn’t demographic, and that was after a lock- hometown Washington Capitals. During turns, without much success, and hockey only because they’ve made the game eas- know it had. On the flip side, the labor out-shortened NHL regular season that a quick interview, Clinton said he was appeared doomed to remain a niche ier to follow, even for the most casual stoppages, ambitious expansion into already saw ratings climb by 18 percent. struck by how much faster, rougher and sport. Things were so bad when the fans. non-traditional hockey towns and short- Telecasts in a few towns are setting dramatic the game seemed sitting in the league threw in with NBC in 2004 that it For all that, the innovation Flood con- age of Canadian teams has handicapped records and even approaching NFL levels. stands than looking in on TV. received no money up-front and instead siders his best is the in-game segment growth. What were the odds of that happen- “I explained that’s no surprise,” NHL agreed to only a revenue-sharing deal. called “Inside the Glass,” which features But for the first time in a while, the ing last winter, when the league’s owners commissioner Gary Bettman said then, In hindsight that may turn out to be analyst Pierre McGuire in a section sport looks up and sees nothing but clear and players squared off across a bargain- “since time after time, our research tells the smartest deal Bettman made. Last between the benches, updating viewers ice ahead. “We can’t control who reaches ing table, hell-bent on driving off fans us we’ve got the best in-person experi- year, the NHL renewed with NBC through in real time with information he’s picked the finals,” said Flood, the son of a hockey and sacrificing the schedule to labor ence in sports.” 2021, this time for a reported $2 billion in up from that unique vantage point. coach and a fair college player himself, strife for the second time in less than 10 For the longest time, that was hock- rights fees. Based on early returns, both “It changed the way the game was “but nobody’s complaining about the years - and the third during commission- ey’s greatest strength and its greatest sides have plenty to like about the deal. perceived at home, offering things we’d way this one worked out.” —AP Kings defeat Blackhawks
LOS ANGELES: Slava Voynov scored Quick set off a frenzy in the crowd goals in their last seven games, finished by Williams, who forced a goal and set up another as the Los when he improbably stopped coach Darryl Sutter shook up his Nick Leddy’s turnover before scor- Angeles Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Bickell’s fine chance late. lines while facing the prospect of a ing on a pass from Voynov. Game 3 of the Western Conference The Kings played their second three-game deficit in the confer- Williams scored two goals in the finals on Tuesday, trimming the straight game without Richards, ence finals. Slumping center Anze Kings’ victory over San Jose in Game Blackhawks’ series lead to 2-1. their leading postseason scorer Kopitar, who might be playing with 7 last week, further burnishing his Jonathan Quick made 19 saves, heading into Game 3. The veteran an injury, was moved back to the reputation as an elite postseason Justin Williams also scored and center has an apparent concussion third line, while Jarret Stoll moved performer. The two-time Stanley Dwight King added an empty-net goal in the defending Stanley Cup champions’ 15th consecutive home victory since March. The Kings have won eight straight home playoff games, dating to last season’s title clincher, and they never trailed while ending the top-seeded Blackhawks’ five-game postseason winning streak. Game 4 is tonight. FRANCE: Stage winner Germany’s Tony Martin celebrates on the podium Bryan Bickell scored and Corey after winning the 32.5 km time-trial of the 65th edition of the Dauphine Crawford stopped 25 shots for the Criterium cycling race. —AFP Blackhawks. The Kings had lost five of their previous seven playoff games before getting back to Martin wins fourth stage friendly Staples Center and their FRANCE: German rider Tony Martin won Contador. A two-time Tour de France win- sellout crowd. Quick also returned the fourth stage of the Criterium du ner, Contador was also overtaken by to Conn Smythe Trophy form in Dauphine while Christopher Froome dealt a Australian rider Richie Porte, who started Game 3, highlighted by a dazzling blow to Alberto Contador yesterday ahead two minutes behind him. late save on Bickell, while his low- of the Tour de France this month. Martin “It was not a good day for me”, Contador scoring teammates generated just completed the 32.5-kilometer time trial told France 3 television. “I didn’t have much enough offense to hold off the from Villars-les-Dombes to Parc des Oiseaux energy in the legs, but there is still time Blackhawks, who hadn’t lost since in just under 37 minutes. before my form reaches the top. I hope to Game 4 of the second round. “It was my goal to win this time trial but I be better and better each stage. For the Jeff Carter set upo two goals dur- wasn’t 100 percent sure that I could do it Tour de France, there’s still time. I knew that ing an inspired effort despite the after being down with stomach problems in Chris Froome was superior in time trialling.” absence of injured linemate Mike the past two days,” Martin said. “Fortunately, Froome, the runner-up behind Bradley Richards, and Voynov had his fourth I recovered on time. Wiggins at last year’s Tour, climbed to sec- multipoint game in a prolific post- “It was my first long time trial since the ond place in the overall standings, five sec- season. LOS ANGELES: Brad Richardson No. 15 of the Los Angeles Kings and Brent Seabrook No. 7 of the Tour of Algarve in February. I enjoyed the onds behind Dennis. The Blackhawks matched their Chicago Blackhawks skate to the puck in the second period of Game Three of the Western course, even though I enjoy even more “Today it was a good exercise and a playoff low with just 20 shots, but Conference Final during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. —AFP when it’s a little bit hillier. I’m happy to give good test for the form,” Froome said. “I had the Presidents’ Trophy winners were Chris Froome some time because we’ll be good legs. I don’t know what is Alberto’s one good bounce away from tying after a big hit from Dave Bolland in up to the Kings’ nominal top line Cup winner has six goals in the play- the main contenders for the time trials at strategy. Maybe he keeps some energy for the score in the final minutes. the series opener. between Williams and captain offs - four in the past six games - the Tour de France too.” the mountains.” Brandon Saad nearly had an Richards’ absence opened a line- Dustin Brown. after scoring just 11 in the 48-game Rohan Dennis of Australia took the over- Today’s fifth stage is a 139-kilometer open net after a cross-ice pass from up spot for promising rookie Tyler Between the line changes and regular season. all lead from David Veilleux of Canada by trek from Gresy-sur-Aix to Valmorel with Viktor Stalberg with 5 minutes left, Toffoli, who has three points in the the desperation necessary in such a The Blackhawks hadn’t been at finishing second, 47 seconds behind Martin. four climbs. The weeklong race ends on but couldn’t collect the puck. last two games. The 21-year-old situation, the Kings came out with a Staples Center since both clubs’ sea- Froome wound up third, 2:45 ahead of Sunday. —AP Moments later, Keith missed a near- AHL rookie of the year got the pri- noticeable edge and improved son opener Jan. 19, when Chicago breakaway at the Kings’ blue line mary assist on Voynov’s goal. passing. They took the lead just 3:21 spoiled the Kings’ banner-raising when Chicago went offside - and After the Kings scored just 11 in on a strong sequence started and ceremony with a 5-2 victory. —AP ‘Sorry Usain,’ but Gatlin won’t stop trash talking Orb 3-1 favorite for Belmont ROME: The way Justin Gatlin sees it, trash in 9.75, Gatlin grabbed bronze in 9.79 and talking is the lifeblood of the most glam- Tyson Gay was fourth in 9.80. NEW YORK: Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the the Triple Crown. The colt trained by Shug Pletcher’s record five horses in the field, is the sec- horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. Despite finish- McGaughey drew the No. 5 post position. ond choice at 9-2. The field is the largest since orous race on the track. And if that doesn’t It was Gatlin’s first major medal since his ing fourth behind Oxbow in the Preakness, Orb Oxbow, who will leave from the No. 7 post for 1996. go down well with Usain Bolt, well so be it. promising career was derailed in 2006 by a was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a 14- trainer D. Wayne Lukas, was the third betting “I think Shug has established his horse as the The American sprinter, who will face positive drug test that led to a four-year horse field entered Wednesday for the final leg of choice at 5-1. Revolutionary, one of trainer Todd favorite today, and that’s right,” said Lukas, who has Bolt in the 100 meters at the Golden Gala ban. Gatlin was the reigning Olympic won a record 14 Triple Crown races, including the on Thursday, has been touting himself champion when he tested positive, having Belmont four times. “But I think he knows he has to take care of business in getting us out of the way, after posting impressive wins in two of the won the 100 at the 2004 Athens Games. too.” opening Diamond League meets this year. Gatlin has been reviewing video Revolutionary did not run in the Preakness after Gatlin ran 9.97 seconds in Doha, Qatar, and footage of the Olympic final and has pin- finishing third in the Derby. Pletcher’s other entries 9.88 in Eugene, Oregon. pointed the last 20 meters as the area for the 11/2-mile Belmont are the filly Unlimited Bolt, the world record-holder who has where he needs to improve. Budget, Overanalyze, Palice Malice and Midnight dominated sprinting for the last five years, “I’m working on the finish of my race,” Taboo. Unlimited Budget, who will be ridden by Rosie Napravnik, will attempt to become the narrowly won his only 100 this season in a he said. “(Bolt and Blake) had extraordinary fourth filly to win the Belmont. Pletcher’s Rags to relatively slow 10.09 in the Cayman Islands last 20 meters. So I’ve been working on Riches was the most recent to do it in 2007. a month ago. that.” Unlimited Budget, the co-fourth choice with Bolt acknowledged on Tuesday that Bolt leads 3-0 in head-to-head races Freedom Child at 8-1, won her first four starts Gatlin “has done a lot this season already,” with Gatlin and the American had two before finishing third in the Kentucky Oaks. “She’s a big strong filly from a physical stand- but noted that he saves his biggest talking flights canceled before he arrived in Rome. point, and she will match up well,” Pletcher said. for the biggest events. Still, Gatlin believes he can win. “My biggest concern is the mile-and-a-half.” This year’s highlight will be the world “If I didn’t think so I would have defi- McGaughey said he’s pleased with the draw, championships in Moscow in August. nitely gone home after the first canceled which puts his colt closer to the middle of the pack Gatlin can’t wait that long, although he did flight,” Gatlin said. “My season has been rather than the rail, which proved to be a problem concede that he would address the sub- going really good, from Beijing to in the Preakness. “I’m going to strike a line through the ject as expediently as possible “so as not to Shanghai to Doha and hopefully I can Preakness,” McGaughey said. “It just wasn’t our day. ruffle (Bolt’s) feathers. keep that streak going.” It was Wayne Lukas and Oxbow’s. And Gary “You have to get the crowd excited to But Bolt is feeling better after being Stevens. We’re going to regroup and hopefully come see us,” Gatlin said on Wednesday. slowed by a hamstring injury. “You never you’ll see the right horse here on Saturday.” “You see us for nine seconds and then know what to expect from a guy with the Orb, with Joel Rosario aboard, will try to become the first Derby-Belmont winner since we’re off the track and then we’re gone to caliber of Usain Bolt,” Gatlin said. “He can Thunder Gulch in 1995. Oxbow seeks to become the next meet, then you see us for another run a 10.0 two weeks before then come the first Preakness-Belmont winner since Afleet nine seconds and then we’re gone. So this out running a 9.7. So you just have to pre- Alex in 2005. is the only way you’re going to hear what pare for that 9.5 anytime you run against The field from the rail out is Frac Daddy (Alan we say, if you read about it. I like talking him.” Garcia, 30-1), Freedom Child (Luis Saez, 8-1), about it. I like getting into it. I’m sorry. Sorry, No matter the result, Gatlin will take Overanalyze (John Velazquez, 12-1), Giant Finish (Edgar Prado, 30-1), Orb (Joel Rosario, 3-1), Usain.” something away from this race. “I like rac- Incognito (Irad Ortiz, Jr., 20-1), Oxbow (Gary Gatlin will be racing Bolt for the first ing the top guys. You get a feel, you get a Stevens, 5-1), Midnight Taboo (Garrett Gomez, 30- time since last year’s London Olympics sense of your opponents’ race strategy, 1), Revolutionary (Javier Castellano, 9-2), Will Take final, which was the fastest final in athletics how they prepare for races,” he said. “I Charge (Jon Court, 20-1), Vyjack (Julien Leparoux, ELMONT: Exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard Kentucky Derby winner Orb (left) history. Bolt won in 9.63 - 0.05 off his world would love to race Yohan and Tyson more 20-1), Palace Malice (Mike Smith, 15-1), Unlimited walks off the track with trainer Shug McGaughey (right) following a light workout on Budget (Rosie Napravnik, 8-1), and Golden Soul record from 2009, Yohan Blake took silver often, as well as Bolt.” —AP the track at Belmont Park. —AFP (Robby Albarado, 10-1). —AP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 SPORTS Familiar foes for Kirsten Photo of the day as South Africa face India
CARDIFF: Gary Kirsten begins his final new-look Indian squad with just three Three IPL players have been arrest- stint as South Africa’s coach against for- players-skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, ed, while the powerful Indian cricket mer team India in the Champions Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina-having chief Narayanswamy Srinivasan Trophy opener in Cardiff today. played in the World Cup final against Sri stepped down temporarily on Sunday The last time the two teams played a Lanka in Mumbai two years ago. after his son-in-law was also accused of one-day international, during the 2011 India go into the tournament as the spot-fixing. World Cup, Kirsten was on the other top-ranked one-day side, but have lost The Indian team got a boost ahead side as India’s coach, plotting their five of their last seven internationals of the tournament when it received a eventual title triumph on home soil. against South Africa, including a three- shield and a cheque of $175,000 from Former South African opener Kirsten wicket defeat in the World Cup in the International Cricket Council for left India after the World Cup to take up Nagpur. being the top-ranked one-day side at the job with his home country, leading The Proteas are often regarded as the annual cut-off date of April 1. Graeme Smith’s side to the top of the the best side never to have won crick- “I am very proud of this huge world rankings in Test cricket. et’s showpiece, the 50-over World Cup, achievement,” Dhoni said. “Being num- The final edition of the Champions or the World Twenty20, and de Villiers ber one brings with it a certain respect Trophy will be the popular 45-year-old’s was desperate to set the record for the game itself and for the way in last assignment with South Africa, straight. “We represent a very proud which we play the game and conduct before he makes away for his deputy cricketing nation, and we’d like to ourselves on the field.” And there was a Russell Domingo in order to devote make them proud in this tournament.” fresh boost for India when they ham- time to his family. But South Africa’s prospects of mak- mered Champions Trophy-holders South Africa’s one-day captain, AB ing a winning start could be hampered Australia by 243 runs in a warm-up de Villiers, hoped his side, often if star fast bowler Dale Steyn is ruled match in Cardiff on Tuesday. ridiculed as chokers for their failure to out with the side strain that meant he Australia were bowled out for just win major titles, will give the coach a only bowled five overs in a warm-up 65 after India, who were 55 for five fitting farewell by winning the eight- match against Pakistan. The Proteas themselves, saw Dinesh Karthik (146 nation tournament. have misfired so often in major events not out) and Dhoni (91) take them to “It would be nice to give him a good that few can recall their victory in the 308 for six. But India spinner farewell,” said de Villiers. “He’s been a inaugural ICC knockout tournament in Ravichandran Ashwin warned against great coach to us. We’ve learnt a lot Bangladesh in 1998, an event that later reading too much into the extraordi- from him in the few years that he’s became the Champions Trophy. nary result. been with us. Dhoni’s men, meanwhile, will look to “It’s a practice game and it is good “He’s more like a mentor on the draw millions of their fans back to on- to get as much as you can out of it team. I find it funny calling him coach field cricket issues following the from our point of view rather than because no one calls him coach. He’s unsavoury spot-fixing scandal in the looking at what the result is,” he said. almost like one of our friends and a Indian Premier League that has “The day after tomorrow (today) this mentor kind of guy.” hogged the media spotlight for the does not matter and we will have to Kirsten will be up against an almost past fortnight. start again.” —AFP Dhoni under scrutiny for link to sports firm
NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Pragyan Ojha, and Dhoni’s associa- Alamode, and indirect interests in a Dhoni’s financial association with a tion with the company raises the few others, all run by Pandey. sports management firm has come question of whether he influenced “As on date, MSD holds no share- under media scrutiny despite denials selection to benefit the firm’s clients. holding in Rhiti Sports Management that the India captain had any direct The Dhoni link comes days after the (P) Ltd,” Pandey said in his statement. stake in the company. nation’s cricket chief, Narainswamy “However, it is made clear that share- holding was allotted to MSD on 22.03.2013 (March 22) only to secure certain old outstandings which were due for more than one year.” Pandey claimed Dhoni no longer has a share in the firm. “Further, the payments were cleared in April 2013 Ines Correia performs a stunt at Red Bull Under My Wing with Ines Correia at Rameshwaram, Tamil and the shareholding was transferred Nadu India. —www.redbullcontentpool.com back to promoter of the company on 26.04.2013 (April 26),” Pandey said. The governance of Indian cricket is in the spotlight after allegations of spot-fixing in the IPL led to the arrest Lions brush aside Force of former test cricketer Shantakumaran Sreesanth plus two PERTH: The British and Irish Lions began appearance on the tour. from that,” Gatland said. other players. their tour of Australia with a 69-17 drubbing One of which was captain Brian After the prop was taken off on a stretch- The three cricketers are alleged to of an inexperienced Western Force yesterday O’Driscoll, who scored his first try for the er, English flanker Tom Croft crossed for have given away a set minimum but the gloss was taken off with prop Cian Lions 12 years ago in Perth when they beat another score to send the tourists into half- amount of runs per over in IPL games Healy cited for biting and suffering a sus- Western Australia and crossed for two more time 27-3 up. in return for money from illegal pected ankle ligament injury. in a strong display in the centres along with Impressive Irish number eight Jamie bookmakers. Healy will face a hearing in Brisbane on England’s Manu Tuilagi. Heaslip added another try at the start of the The trail of arrests of bookmakers Thursday evening after Force scrumhalf Brett Leigh Halfpenny was given the kicking second half before former Wallaby Richard led to Srinivasan’s son-in-law, Sheehan accused the Irish loosehead of bit- duties over Irish flyhalf Jonny Sexton and the Brown crossed for the Force after avoiding a Gurunath Meiyappan, a senior figure ing him at a ruck in the 17th minute of the Welsh fullback repaid that vote of confi- tackle by Sean O’Brien. at the Chennai Super Kings franchise, lop-sided clash in Perth. dence with a supreme display with the boot The Lions roared back, though, and who was allegedly in touch with The citing commissioner was also look- as he slotted all 11 attempts from difficult Healy’s replacement Mako Vunipola bull- actor Vindoo Randhawa, an alleged ing into accusations that scrumhalf Connor positions to surely cement a test berth. dozed over for another five pointer as the Mahendra Singh Dhoni conduit between bookmakers and Murray stamped on Force centre Ed Stubbs Gatland said Sexton was disappointed replacements came on to test a weary look- players. at a ruck. not to be kicking the goals but the Leinster ing home side. The spotlight turned on Dhoni Srinivasan, temporarily stood down Srinivasan gave in to mounting But despite the discipline problems, flyhalf did get the Lions on the scoreboard Tommy Bowe, O’Driscoll and Owen amid the focus on conflicts of inter- during investigations of an alleged pressure when he agreed to step Lions coach Warren Gatland said he was with the opening try in the 10th minute of Farrell took advantage of a yellow card for est among the country’s cricket elite. conflict of interest relating to the aside while Meiyappan’s role in spot- pleased with the display as the tourists did an impressive display with ball in hand. The Stubbs to score tries in the last 20 minutes The Times of India yesterday report- Indian Premier League spot-fixing fixing is investigated. not relent, scoring nine tries at Subiaco Oval Force had talked about roughing up the with substitute lock Geoff Parling scoring the ed on Dhoni’s association with Rhiti scandal. Randhawa and Meiyappan were with their powerful runners making light Lions before the game but it was the tourists ninth in the final moments to inflate the Sports chairman Arun Pandey, saying Though Pandey said Dhoni had a granted bail on Tuesday. Sreesanth work of the Super Rugby outfit. that were accused of foul play when scoreboard. the India captain and Rhiti shared holding in Rhiti Sports for only a lim- and Chandila remain in prison while “At times tonight when we got quick Sheehan told referee Glen Jackson he had But Lions second row Alun Wyn Jones stakes in several organizations. ited period, The Times of India Chavan was granted interim bail quality ball we looked good,” Gatland told been bitten when defending at a ruck near saw his night end early with the tourists first Rhiti Sports manages cricketers reported Dhoni had a direct stake in until today as he got married last reporters. “There are things for us to work on, their own try line. The television match offi- yellow card of the trip for a ruck infringe- Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and another company, Rhiti MSD Sunday. —AP our shape... there were a good couple of cial, though, found no evidence against ment. things defensively that we identified that we Healy when reviewing the tape, with both The Lions next head to Brisbane to take need to work on but it was pleasing.” coaches offering little insight on the issue. on the Queensland Reds on Saturday at Bangladesh dismayed by The Force had been criticised for fielding The Lions regathered after the halt in Lang Park, the venue of the first of the three an under-strength 23, which featured seven play with O’Driscoll scoring his first try after tests against the Wallabies on June 22 with players who had not played Super Rugby, switching passes with Wales winger George Force coach Michael Foley purring about Ashraful fixing scandal but the spirited side managed to score two North, but the game was again stopped for a their talents. tries of their own and disrupt a couple of lengthy period in the 35th minute when “Their ability to break tackles, particular- DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket fans, The news made the front pages of duced. “He was the first mega-star for lineouts. Healy screamed out in pain as his leg twisted ly Tuilagi and North, stood out,” the former players and newspapers reacted with all Bangladesh’s national newspapers Bangladesh cricket and this is very Gatland said he would have preferred to in the tackle. Wallaby hooker said. “Once that momen- shock and dismay yesterday to the with The Daily Star’s front page show- shocking and sad news, especially face tougher opposition but was pleased “It’s not broken but they think its lig- tum starts... they are very, very hard to stop. tearful confession by former national ing a photograph of weeping Ashraful when he confessed his involvement in that with the form of a number of his players, ament damage so we will have to wait Once one-on-one they have that advan- captain Mohammad Ashraful that he next to a headline that read “People’s corruption,” Ahmed told AFP. A former many of whom were making their first 24, 48 hours and see what happens tage.” —Reuters had been involved in match-fixing. prince turns pauper”. Another English coach of the the right-handed big-hit- Ashraful, who became the country’s daily, New Age, ran a story under the ter said he could not understand why youngest Test centurion in 2001 at the headline “The rise and fall of a super- Ashraful became involved with fixing. age of 17, on Tuesday apologised for star”. “I am shocked, hurt with his public his wrongdoing and said he had Faruque Ahmed, the national chief confession. I knew him for many years. detailed his role in fixing to anti-cor- selector when Ashraful was made cap- I did not see any bad element in him ruption officials from the International tain in 2007, said he was the finest when I coached him” when he was a Cricket Council (ICC). cricketer the country had ever pro- child, Waheedul Gani told AFP. Legions of the cricketers followers also spoke of their disappointment. “I was a wild fan of Ashraful,” Faozul Kabir, a Dhaka University student told AFP. “Now, no matter how important his contribution was, he should get exemplary punishment so that none could dare follow his path in the future to keep the game clean.” The 28-year-old apologised shortly after he was suspended by the BCB pending a full investigation by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). ACSU has been probing allegations of match-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 competition, and is expect- ed to report its findings to Bangladesh authorities within a week. The alleged fixing involves a match between the Dhaka Gladiators and the Chittagong Kings during the sec- ond edition of the BPL. Local media have reported that Ashraful was allegedly paid about one million taka ($12,800) to lose the AUSTRALIA : Mako Vunipola (center) from the British and Irish Lions rugby team attempts to break a tack- Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Ashraful match on February 2. —AFP le against Western Force during the tour match in Perth. —AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 SPORTS19 Russian test delays holiday for Portugal
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team mates must avoid going into holiday mode too soon as they round off a long season with a tricky World Cup qualifier against European Group F leaders Russia tomor- row. Sitting third in the group, level on 11 points with second- placed Israel and a point behind this week’s visitors who have played two games fewer, Portugal cannot afford another below-par performance like last GENK: Belgium Red Devils’ Eden Hazard kicks a ball during a training session of year’s 1-0 defeat in Moscow. the Belgium national football team ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifi- With Ronaldo having been cation match against Serbia. —AFP rested in his club Real Madrid’s final two La Liga games, it Belgium out to prove they would be easy for him to be putting his feet up but are a top European side Portuguese Football Federation vice-president Humberto BRUSSELS: Belgium will seek to prove visit- obvious replacements, although Vertonghen Coelho is confident the forward ing Serbian coach Sinisa Mihajlovic right could shift across and open up a spot for is focused on business. “He tomorrow with his view that the hosts are Sebastien Pocognoli at left back. always gives it all for the nation- among the three strongest soccer nations in A youthful Serbia have only a slim chance al team. Physically, it’s not the Europe. Much-fancied Belgium have not qual- of staying in the hunt for a berth in next best time of the year to play but ified for a major tournament in more than a year’s tournament in Brazil and their hopes of other players had long seasons decade, but lead European World Cup quali- upsetting Belgium have been dented by the too,” Coelho said. fying group A, albeit only on goal difference absence of several key players through injury “Russia are comfortably on from Croatia. and suspension. top, with two games in hand an The Belgian camp is not short of confi- Winger Zoran Tosic has a broken foot, for- one point ahead, but we do not PORTUGAL : Portuguese defender Bruno Alves (center) is teased by teammates after missing to dence after an impressive 4-2 friendly victory ward Filip Djuricic is out with a fractured rib, intend to drop the goal of over the United States last week and the midfielder Milos Ninkovic pulled out with a return a ball during a training session. Portugal is holding a training camp in preparation for their reaching the precious second squad were kept busy taking questions about muscle injury and versatile Manchester City upcoming WC 2014 qualifier football match against Russia. —AFP possible club transfers and Mihajlovic’s com- defender Matija Nastasic is suspended. place, which gives us access to ment. “Individually, only Germany and Spain Mihajlovic will be tempted to start the playoff.” Group winners unwind at the end of a long sea- Centre back Pepe is suspended have already made).” Russia are better than us,” was the view of defender uncapped striker Aleksandar Mitrovic after qualify for next year’s World son, after so much effort and for the game at the Luz stadium coach Fabio Capello, who will Jan Vertonghen. Coach Marc Wilmots sought the 18-year-old’s impressive form at Partizan Cup finals in Brazil, while the constant psychological pres- (1945 GMT) while Ronaldo, Nani be without injured forward to downplay comparisons, saying Croatia, Belgrade, where he scored 15 goals in his first eight best runners-up will play sure,” he said. and Fabio Coentrao, three of Alexander Kokorin, hailed his fourth in FIFA’s rankings, could say the same professional season to help the Serbian off over two legs for the remain- Portugal coach Paulo Bento the country’s key performers, team’s good start to the qualify- thing, with Belgium only 15th. champions to a record sixth successive ing four places. said that as well as end-of-sea- are all racing to recover from ing campaign but said the job “Having ambition is good. Germany and league title. While the Portugal players son fatigue, another issue mak- small knocks. was far from done. Italy go to every World Cup with the goal of Mihajlovic, however, will also expect bet- are being urged to wait a few ing preparations difficult was Bento’s side are especially “We started well and left our reaching the final. That’s the right spirit,” he ter defending than in Serbia’s 3-0 rout by more days before enjoying the fact his players were scat- keen to qualify for the World rivals behind. But the qualifying said. With four matches remaining, a victory Belgium in the reverse fixture, when he criti- some relaxation, some of tered around Europe with their Cup as it is being held in fellow tournament is a long way to go would guarantee Belgium at least second cised captain Branislav Ivanovic for going too Russia’s were shown by Russian clubs while most of the Russians Portuguese-speaking Brazil and and we have no right to relax place in the group and a likely spot in the far upfield after his team fell behind. Serbia media last week to be smoking play in their domestic league. know that since they are behind until we win our place in the European playoffs for the World Cup finals in dominated the start of that match, with and drinking together on a “We have players spread Israel on goal difference with World Cup finals,” the Italian Brazil. The nine European group winners Ivanovic telling reporters at their training night out. around many championships so both having played six games, told the Rossiiskaya Gazeta qualify directly and the eight best runners-up camp that Serbia should have been 2-0 up Portuguese media picked up it’s more difficult for us to pre- they must avoid any more slip- newspaper. “We have played face home-and-away play-offs for the remain- after an hour. on it widely and when they pare,” he said. “It’s a handicap ups. “We have to take (the) ini- just four matches (out of 10) ing four spots. “The Belgians enjoyed an emphatic win in asked striker Hugo Almeida but not an excuse.” tiative and command the match and the most serious clashes are Wilmots’s principal headache is an injury the end but they didn’t outplay us and we what he made of the footage, to centre back Thomas Vermaelen, who has have learned our lessons from the defeat. It’s Only seven of Portugal’s 25- for most of the time,” Bento still ahead. I expect tough oppo- he was pretty sympathetic. played in all of Belgium’s round of qualifiers. going to be a tough task to beat a talented man squad played for a club of said. “We have no margin of sition in every one of the Bayern Munich’s Daniel Van Buyten and Belgium in Brussels but we never lose hope,” “Sometimes it’s important to their home nation this season. error given the mistakes (we remaining matches.” —Reuters Zenit St. Petersburg’s Nicolas Lombaerts are the Chelsea defender said.—Reuters Czechs plot Italy ambush
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic hope a rousing up Italy lead the group with 13 points from Rosicky’s skills will mean nothing if the performance against leaders Italy tomorrow five games, ahead of Bulgaria on 10 from six Czechs continue to struggle in front of goal can cheer up a nation hit by serious floods and the Czech Republic with eight points with only six goals scored in their five match- and re-energise their faltering push for from five matches with five more to play. es so far. World Cup qualification. The top side qualify directly for Brazil 2014 Italy, who have no real surprises in their Michal Bilek’s side complicated their with the runners-up facing a playoff. squad, have knocked in 12 goals in their five World Cup hopes after drawing against “It will not be easy but it all depends on matches but are taking nothing for granted Bulgaria and losing to Denmark in their last us,” Cech added. “A victory would put us in Prague before they head off to the two home games with a 3-0 win in Armenia back in the running for qualification for Confederations Cup in Brazil. in March at least keeping them third in Brazil but one point would also keep us in “The Czechs are one of those teams you Group B. the hunt. A loss would make things extreme- have to go out and beat because they Friday’s match in Prague is expected to go ly complicated.” don’t give you anything,” goalkeeper ahead despite floods that have left swathes One factor for the Czech team will be Gianluigi Buffon told reporters. “You play a of the country submerged and threatened whether playmaker Tomas Rosicky can put in below-par game then you risk losing, if you parts of the capital’s historic centre. a full 90 minutes. The diminutive midfielder play only normally then you might be able “We will try to raise the spirit of the peo- spent much of the year injured but came on to grab a point but we want to play a great ple by beating Italy,” goalkeeper Petr Cech strong at the end of the season for his game to increase our lead at the top of the told a Czech newspaper. Euro 2012 runners- English club side Arsenal. group.”—Reuters Martinez inks deal with Everton
LONDON: Everton named Roberto Martinez the trend of struggling coaches by sticking to every year until this season. as their new manager yesterday with the for- his principles and playing passing football. Martinez was heavily linked with a move to mer Wigan Athletic boss pledging to bring After spending most of his playing days in Liverpool last year and was even pho- Champions League football to the Premier Britain, Martinez began his managerial career tographed talking publicly with the club’s League club. at another of his former clubs Swansea City. owner John W Henry but has now joined their Martinez, who has forged a reputation for He won plaudits for their free-flowing style rivals Everton. making the best of limited resources and of play and guided the Welsh side to the It had been an easy decision, Martinez said. playing attractive football, has signed a four- League One (third division) title in his first full “It’s simple, it came in a natural way,” he said. year contract to succeed David Moyes who season in charge. “After four seasons it was the right time (to has taken over from the retired Alex Ferguson He joined Wigan in 2009 replacing Steve move) and after meeting the chairman I knew at Manchester United. Bruce, and had kept them up against the odds Everton was the right football club.”-Reuters “It is a real, real special day to come to Cristiano Ronaldo Everton Football Club and I have this feeling already of excitement, of honor,” Martinez Mourinho: Ronaldo told a news conference at Goodison Park. The Spaniard is likely to bring a fresh approach to the Merseyside club who are thought he knew it all used to Moyes’s more pragmatic style. Everton came sixth last season and, according MADRID: Self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ “Cristiano has had three fantastic sea- to chairman Bill Kenwright, Martinez has set Jose Mourinho had only one problem sons with me, I don’t know if they were his sights even higher. with Cristiano Ronaldo when he coached the best of his career because he had “When David (Moyes) first came to see me him at Real Madrid-he thought the some fantastic moments with 11 years ago, we were in a bad state, his first world’s most expensive player was a bit Manchester United. “I think we created a words were: ‘You’re not going down’. of a know-it-all. fantastic situation for him tactically in Roberto, almost his first words were: ‘I’ll get Ronaldo joined Real from Manchester which he could express all his potential you in the Champions League’,” Kenwright United for around 90 million euros ($118 and turn that into records and goals.” told the news conference. million) in 2009 and took his goalscoring Real’s failure to win major silverware “And that is extraordinary from a man who exploits to new heights under Mourinho, last season and reports of division in the doesn’t know much about the football club who left Real Madrid to rejoin Chelsea as dressing room have prompted specula- from the inside but (he) had obviously stud- manager earlier this week. tion Ronaldo, whose contract runs until ied the club, looked at what we had been Asked in an interview with Spanish June 2015, may be seeking a move away doing over the last few years, has obviously television show Punto Pelota why his from the Spanish capital. recognised the massive achievement David relationship with Ronaldo had broken Club President Florentino Perez has Moyes has made.” down towards the end of last season, said the 28-year-old would stay and help Martinez arrives at Everton fresh from lead- Mourinho said the player had not taken Real win the 10th European crown they ing Wigan to FA Cup glory and his new club criticism well. “I had only one problem have been chasing since their last conti- will hope he can do the same for them after with him, very simple, very basic, which nental success in 2002. Moyes failed to land a trophy in his 11 years at was when a coach criticises a player from “Cristiano Ronaldo is priceless,” Perez, the helm. a tactical viewpoint trying to improve who was returned unopposed for anoth- Wigan upset 2012 Premier League champi- what in my view could have been er four-year term this week, told an ons Manchester City in last month’s FA Cup improved,” he added. “And at that Internet chat organised by El Mundo final at Wembley but Martinez could not pre- moment he didn’t take it very well newspaper on Tuesday. “We will do it vent them being relegated from the top flight because maybe he thinks he knows (win the 10th European title),” he added. days later. everything and the coach cannot help “And Cristiano will score a goal in the Despite habitually being involved in a rele- him to develop more. final.”—Reuters gation battle with Wigan, Martinez bucked Roberto Martinez Martin wins Dhoni under fourth stage scrutiny for link to sports firm
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PARIS: Russia’s Maria Sharapova celebrates scoring against Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic in their quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament. — AP Sharapova survives horror show Azarenka reaches French Open semis
PARIS: Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka set up a mouth- the first set that I had to change things around. I just had to erase was evident immediately with four breaks in the first four games. ment on the slippery surface as being “like a cow on ice.” watering French Open semi-final yesterday with hard-fought the chapter and move forward. I still felt I was in the match and I The first set lasted a marathon 76 minutes, but once 23-year- But the learning process was always in operation and last year wins in their quarter-finals. broke her in the first game (of the second). old Azarenka had pocketed that, it was clear that Kirilenko, who she took everyone by surprise by winning the title to complete The defending champion Russian, seeded second this year, In what was a matchup of two former world number ones, needed a medical timeout after the seventh game, simply lacked her Grand Slam set. survived a nightmare start to hold on to her crown for at least Jankovic, who has clawed her way back into the world top 20 this the armoury to upset her bigger and stronger opponent. In the past Azarenka has been similarly uneasy on clay, saying another day with a 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over tough Jelena Jankovic in year, got off to the prefect start with three straight breaks of serve The Belarusian breezed through the second set in half that last year that although she was not married to the surface, she a compelling quarter-final tie. to take the first set 6-0 in just 29 minutes. time, breaking for a 3-1 lead when Kirilenko, who she had also was trying to get to know and understand it better. World number three Azarenka, meanwhile, reached her first It was just the fourth time in her Grand Slam career that beaten for the bronze medal at the London Olympics last year, Asked after her 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 quarter-final win over Maria semi-final at Roland Garros when she defeated friend and former Sharapova had lost a set 6-0, but she could have no complaints, served up a fifth double fault of the match. Kirilenko if things had improved she replied: “Well I don’t have a doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko of Russia, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2. having committed 20 unforced errors to just two from Jankovic. Azarenka went to two match points in the eighth game and ring on my finger yet. Sharapova and Azarenka have played each other 12 times The Russian started to find some consistency with her secured victory when Kirilenko hit a forehand long. “But I feel like we made a step forward. We are moving in with the Belarusian 7-5 ahead, although it will be their first meet- groundstrokes at the start of the second set and she also got help “Maria is such a great competitor and it was a really tough together. That kind of relationship is moving forward and see ing this year. from her opponent, who served up her first double fault of the start,” said Azarenka. “But I am really happy to get through to my what happens after.” The 26-year-old Russian was all over the place for a set and 30 match on break point. first semi-final in Paris at the third time of asking.” Three years younger than Sharapova at 23, Australian Open minutes in her match against Jankovic, but with the Roland The match suddenly turned on its head with Sharapova domi- The women’s semi-finals will be held today with top seed champion Azarenka enjoys a winning 7-5 head-to-head record Garros exit door beckoning, she steadied her nerves enough to nating rallies with her heavier firepower and she eased out into a Serena Williams taking on last year’s runner-up Sara Errani in the against the Russian, although they have not played this year. apply the firepower needed to derail the Serb’s brave challenge. 5-1 lead before sealing the win three games later. other match. Their last encounter on clay was in Stuttgart last year when “She played such a great match from the beginning and was Australian Open winner Azarenka hadn’t faced anyone inside Sharapova’s early career struggles on the red clay at Roland Sharapova won 6-1, 6-4. Their semi-final, Azarenka said would be very aggressive,” Sharapova said of her opponent. “I knew after the top 30 en route to the last eight and that lack of sharpness Garros are well documented and she once described her move- “intense”.—AFP Kuwait’s women footballers Djokovic and Nadal hope for more local support set-up blockbuster PARIS: World number one Novak Djokovic to become the oldest semi-finalist at a major AMMAN: With the men’s game being the most and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal set- since Andre Agassi at the 2005 US Open. watched sporting event on earth, international com- up a French Open semi-final blockbuster yes- Djokovic, 26, reeled off breaks in the sev- petitive football was for many years inaccessible to terday after straight-sets wins in their last- enth and ninth games that gave him the first women. It was only in 1991 that women were intro- eight ties. Top seed Djokovic reached his set in which Haas won just a single point on duced to the fold, with the FIFA Women’s World Cup 12th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final the Serb’s serve. held for the first time in China. when he defeated gutsy German Tommy Haas held on for a second set tie-break In the Gulf region, however, steps to introduce Haas 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5. but Djokovic powered through that as well, women to the foray are recent and funding and atten- Nadal, the second seed, cruised into the finishing it off with a trademark, deep, boom- tion, for the time being, are somewhat lacking. It is last-four with a routine 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 win over ing forehand. only this year that Kuwait formed its own national Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland as he The German, a former world number two team after being approved as a member nation of the stepped up his bid to become the first man to whose career has been decimated by a series women’s international governing body. win the same Grand Slam title eight times. of injuries, slipped 2-1 down in the third The steps were preceded by a local women’s foot- Friday’s clash will be the 35th meeting before he converted his first break point to ball body, headed and administered by women, but between the two with Nadal holding a 12-3 level at 2-2. despite this, the general consensus remains to oppose lead on clay. But Djokovic beat the Spaniard Back came Djokovic, breaking again for a these efforts, attributing these views to the sport in the Monte Carlo Masters final in April in 4-3 lead before Haas saved a match point in being one of contact and being too ‘rough’ for women. their most recent meeting. the ninth game. He refused to buckle, break- Women football enthusiasts have battled fiercely “I will have to raise my game. Nadal is in ing Djokovic a further time as he served for for the right and now prepare to enter their first Asian great form but the win in Monte Carlo has the match to level at 5-5. nations’ cup qualifiers, content with just the ability to given me great confidence. I will be positive,” But the Serb wasn’t to be denied taking participate as a first step. Shahad Al-Dakheel, 18, says said Djokovic, who lost the 2012 Paris final to victory on his second match point. Wawrinka she started playing football at a young age and devel- Kuwait’s women national team Nadal. Nadal’s win over Wawrinka took his was far from fresh for his maiden French oped her own skills at school ahead of the achieve- through commitment to continuous training in a fam- The team recently conducted several friendlies Roland Garros career record to 57-1. “I think Open quarter-final. ment of being selected to represent her country by ily spirit with my teammates.” and have gained some experience, and BuRashid today I played my best match of this year at He had needed treatement for a leg strain head coach Fahad Kamil. Marwa BuRashid, who has been a national team hopes the squad will gain even more from their clash- the tournament. I was very happy with the during his five-set marathon win over Richard It was after this, that Al-Dakheel started facing member for a year and a half, joined local women’s es with their more-experienced Asian counterparts. conditions on a court that is so emotional for Gasquet in the fourth round when he came difficulties from the surrounding society, who club Salwa SC five years ago, and despite the view of “We will only be able to overcome this fear with inter- me,” said Nadal who now boasts a 10-0 record back from two sets down. looked down on her as a player. However, she was society, says she was also backed by her family. national competitive participations, and we will only against Wawrinka. Nadal broke the Swiss player’s serve in the supported by her parents, who gave her the confi- She views that the sport for women needs to be be able to learn from our mistakes after losing. It is “Stan was a little bit tired after his incredi- opening game and then again in the fifth to dence to carry on. encouraged locally by society and the media, as the after this that we will be able to develop and ble match against Richard (Gasquet) which I take the first set 6-2. The champion then “At the beginning it was kind of scary as I was a team aims to achieve something in the name of their improve,” she added. “Our participation is in itself a thought was the best match of the tourna- jumped out into a 3-1 lead with another youngster playing in the midst of older players. But I country. “There is a sense of apprehension and hesita- dream come true. To win is also a dream, which will ment so far.” break early in the second set before soon adapted and was able to improve myself tion around the camp, but we are confident and have come true one day, maybe not in this tournament. Today’s quarter-final proved a match too Wawrinka had a glimmer of hope with a through contact and training with those players,” she high spirits of representing Kuwait to the best of our But we will continue to work hard to achieve this far for the 35-year-old Haas who was bidding break back to get to 3-3. — AFP said. “Developing confidence can only be achieved ability,” she said. dream I do not see is so far off.” — KUNA Nikkei plunge stokes fears Tokyo market rally is over Page 22
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DUBAI: Asian labourers work at the construction site of a new track for the Dubai Metro in this May 22, 2013 file photo. —AFP Worker rights’ issues challenge Gulf boom Wages not rising despite labour shortage
DUBAI: A strike by thousands of migrant workers at age that could jeopardise Gulf states’ ambitions to host However, the government ignored calls for minimum piece of many of its future development plans. The host Dubai’s biggest builder Arabtec last month may be a har- world events, including Dubai’s bid to host the World Expo wage laws and workers’ salaries remained largely will be selected in November. The event would draw mil- binger of a new wave of industrial activism that threatens in 2020, which governments consider vital to their ambi- unchanged. The sponsorship system also continued and lions more tourists and, crucially, give Dubai more interna- to disrupt the Gulf’s latest construction boom. Gulf nations tions to be seen as global cities. there has been no move to legalise unions. Human rights tional prestige. have relied heavily on the supply of cheap labour from Asia Qatar’s preparations to host the soccer World Cup in groups say governments need to abolish the sponsorship Rapid growth of Asian economies, however, means to build their vast housing and infrastructure needs. But 2022 are throwing the spotlight on working conditions system to allow workers to switch employers, introduce workers can now get almost double wage rates on offer in their treatment of foreign workers has been criticised there. At the FIFA Congress in the Maldives on Saturday, minimum wages, improve workers’ living conditions and the Gulf back home. Workers from India used to be the repeatedly by rights groups who have demanded that gov- representatives from the International Trade Union allow unions and peaceful protests. biggest group among migrant workers in the Gulf but are ernments repeal oppressive labour laws. Confederation staged a demonstration criticising the lack In 2011, more than 130 artists said they would boycott a now in decline due to better opportunities at home, forc- “Any Gulf government that seeks to significantly reform of worker rights in Qatar and calling for a re-run of the branch of New York’s Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi, ing Gulf employers to look more to other parts of South its labour system will face tremendous opposition from its World Cup bidding process. which is being built on Saadiyat Island, due to what they Asia and to Africa for labourers. national (employers) who benefit greatly from legal and Strikes by foreign workers are illegal across the Gulf said was exploitation of foreign workers. Arabtec is build- “Companies will have to go back to the drawing board regulatory shortcomings,” said Nicholas McGeehan, although protests are more common in Kuwait among ing a branch of Paris’s Louvre museum on the island. and rethink pricing if they want workers for these projects,” researcher for Qatar, the UAE and Bahrain at Human Rights public sector workers. Last month more than 1,000 workers Despite the global attention unrest is often suppressed. said Jindran. Qatar is rushing to build world class facilities Watch, a US-based non-governmental research and rights at the state-run Oil Sector Services Co went on strike Gulf authorities are even more wary of protests after the in preparation for hosting the World Cup. Last week it advocacy group. demanding better pay. At Arabtec in Dubai last month the Arab Spring, which toppled rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, awarded contracts worth $5.4 billion to build a metro sys- “This problem is eminently fixable, but as yet no Gulf workers downed tools illegally to call for a wage hike of Libya and Yemen and threatened many others. The oil-rich tem in the capital Doha and is awarding contracts to build states have shown the necessary political will and the around $50 a month but their demand was eventually nations of the Gulf have been appeasing their citizens by stadiums for the soccer tournament. exploitation of migrant workers is as bad as ever,” he said. refused. About 200 who went on strike left the state after doling out free housing, employment and even waiving “The increased real estate activity being witnessed in Most blue collar workers in the Gulf Arab states are migrant the stoppage of their own accord, police officials said last loans. The disparity in wages between local citizens and Dubai in conjunction with World Cup-associated work and labourers hired on a contract basis from South Asian coun- week. Local media reports, however, said more than 400 migrant workers is widening. Mohammed Jindran, manag- infrastructure works in Qatar will put pressure on labour in tries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, who workers returned to their home countries. ing director of Overseas Labour Supply, a recruitment firm addition to other things such as supply of materials,” said have come to the Middle East to escape abject poverty in in the UAE, which has about 4 million migrant workers, says Duncan Gray, director at consultancy Colliers International- their home country. No wage growth unskilled workers in the UAE earn on average around 750 Middle East. Saudi Arabia, the biggest economy in the Gulf, Typically employed on low wages, workers are usually Wage demands are starting to echo a previous building dirhams ($200) a month, the same rate as six years ago. also has projects worth $790 billion in progress or planned. housed in camps with basic facilities on the outskirts of boom in the Gulf in 2006-07 before the global financial crisis Skilled workers’ wages are above 900 dirhams. The kingdom is currently pursuing sweeping labour cities. They are tied to a Kafala or sponsorship-based and Dubai’s property market collapse. Hundreds of thou- “Companies have not increased wages. We are feeling reforms that aim to tackle domestic unemployment by employment system which binds them to one employer, sands of construction workers protested in Dubai in 2006- the bite while recruiting ... no workers are willing to come pushing firms to hire Saudi nationals. A crackdown on ille- and the workers pay heavy recruitment fees to agents, 07, sometimes violently, against living conditions and to the Gulf on the salaries offered here,” said Jindran. Any gal employment of foreigners in the country has seen leaving many in debt even before they start work. The lack delayed wage payments. The unrest spurred a wave of increase in wages would mean an increase in project costs thousands of migrant workers return home, throwing a of workers’ rights coupled with low wage growth are now labour reforms in the UAE, including a wage protection sys- that have already been budgeted for and crimp profits. challenge to the government as it seeks to build to over- starting to make the Gulf less attractive to workers from tem to ensure salaries are paid on time and the introduction Dubai will need workers for construction projects if it wins come a shortage of 500,000 homes and to meet vast infra- South Asia and elsewhere. That is adding to a labour short- of a three-hour work break during peak summer months. the right to host the World Expo 2020, which is the centre- structure needs. —Reuters NY enjoying luxury real estate boom Kuwait to drill NEW YORK: While many people scrimp and save to buy their Elizabeth Unger, sales director at Corcoran Sunshine Unique views, artistic design first modest home and others rent for life, New York is seeing Marketing Group, the leading New York luxury real estate Why so expensive? “These prospective buyers are looking for heavy oil a boom in housing construction for the fabulously rich. developer. “The success and velocity of sales at 56 Leonard is for the highest quality; gracious living spaces, luxurious hotel Buyers are snapping up high-rise luxury condos before they record breaking. Within two months, 50 percent of its resi- services from the Park Hyatt, and unprecedented views of KUWAIT: Major crude producer Kuwait plans to start drilling for heavy oil are even completed, with money gushing in from places like dences were sold with sales totaling over $600 million. Now, Central Park and the NYC skyline,” Dvorett, vice president of so that the Gulf Arab state can produce up to 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) South America, the Middle East, China and Russia, as well as after three months on the market, we are 75 percent sold,” Extell Development Company, said in allusion to One57. of it by 2017, a local newspaper reported yesterday. OPEC member Kuwait from New York. she told AFP. Unger said she is dealing with “informed and experienced already has a crude oil production capacity of 3 million barrels per day but The global economic and financial crisis may still linger in Unger attributed the luxury housing boom to scant buyers who recognize quality, attention to detail and excep- wants to start drilling for the more viscous substance despite tougher many parts of the world, but the Big Apple remains a fero- supply. “The New York market is in a condition of undersup- tional construction. She said her buyers also appreciate extraction and processing, Kuwait Oil Company executive Hosnia Hashem ciously bull market for developers. “The luxury market in ply, particularly for unique and superior new product,” she “modern design and innovative architecture.” told the newspaper Al-Rai. New York City has rebounded to even higher prices than the said. Furthermore, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who In the case of 56 Leonard, which has 60 stories, part of “Nearly 1,200 wells will be drilled to produce heavy oil,” the newspaper last peak market. The stability of the New York market is took office in 2002, New York has experienced unprece- the appeal lies in collaboration between Indian-British quoted Hashem, deputy managing director for the northern region at the attractive to many purchasers,” said Jeff Dvorett, project dented investment and made major strides in infrastruc- sculptor Anish Kapoor and the Swiss architectural firm state-owned company, as saying. She said heavy oil production capacity manager of One57, a condo going up in mid-town ture and commerce, she added. Ultra luxury condos seem Herzog & de Meuron. The designers’ reputation has lured could reach 270,000 bpd by 2030 under the project, which is part of a long- Manhattan. to be popping up everywhere. According to the site buyers from France, Britain, Brazil and China, but most are term plan set out by parent group Kuwait Petroleum Corp. Construction started in 2011 and 70 percent of the CityRealty.com, the number of Manhattan condos with from New York itself. Each well will cost between 150,000-300,000 dinars ($525,500-$1.05 homes in the building have been sold. When they have all apartments costing more than $15 million has gone from If you are not already drooling, get this: in this high-end million) to build, she said. The extraction and manufacturing processes gone, sales are expected to surpass $2 billion, Dvorett said. 33 in 2009 to 49 this year. market most buyers pay in cold, hard cash, according to Elliot would be difficult, she said, but one of the main concerns was finding One57 is 90 stories high and was designed by the award On 18th Street in the Chelsea district, an edifice built by Joseph, one of the developers of Walker Tower. In the city that experts to work on the project because of a lack of specialists in the field. winning French architect Christian de Portzamparc. Two architect Ralph Walker in 1926 to house a telephone call cen- doesn’t sleep, the quest to sell eye-popping expensive digs The potential demand for the heavy oil was worth the effort and expense, penthouses there have gone for between $90 million and ter has been transformed a 47-unit condo, with the most doesn’t either. Another property, 432 Park Avenue in midtown however, she added. $100 million, a record for a single dwelling in Manhattan. expensive property due to go on sale soon for $55 million. Manhattan, is expected to be at 426 meters (1,400 feet) the “The global market has changed, and is now seeking heavy oil. We also Similar dizzying figures come from a building called 56 Another two-bedroom apartment at Walker Tower with 300 tallest residential tower in the Western hemisphere by the have customers from India asking for heavy oil as soon as possible,” she Leonard in the Tribeca district of lower Manhattan. Seventy- square meters (3,300 square feet) of floor space and a bal- time it is complete in 2015. Since its launch in March, the 432 said. Kuwait has three refineries and is planning a fourth under a 30 billion five percent of its 145 condos sold in three months, and once cony with a view of the Empire State building was recently Park Avenue promoters have taken in around $1 billion in con- dinar economic development plan announced in late 2010. —Reuters the building is sold out revenue will exceed $1 billion, said purchased for $14 million. do sales. Prices range from $7 million to $95 million. —AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 BUSINESS Nikkei plunge stokes fears Tokyo market rally is over Nikkei down 3.83 percent
TOKYO: Stomach-churning drops on the Tokyo how far it could drop.” The Nikkei’s rally was scepticism that he would do enough to cut red markets in recent weeks have sparked warnings largely powered by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s tape and lure more women into the workforce. the good times are over and efforts by Japan’s pledge to reanimate Japan’s lifeless economy Markets were unimpressed by the speech, prime minister to stoke the economy have with big government spending and aggressive sending the Nikkei down another 3.83 percent already run out of steam. By the middle of last central bank monetary easing, dubbed by the close yesterday. Abe this week brushed month, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index had “Abenomics”. The moves sent the yen into off the market gyrations, saying investors need surged about 80 percent to its highest level in freefall, with the currency losing a third on the to get used to his plan and that he would press five years, capping a six-month rally that put dollar since late last year. That boosted the Tokyo ahead with growth efforts. Japanese equities squarely back on global market as investors saw better times ahead for There has been speculation he would hold off investors’ radar screens. exporters who benefit from a weaker currency. an expected doubling in Japan’s sales taxes to 10 But poor Chinese economic data helped But Abe’s plan has been long on talk and percent by 2015 to avoid cutting short his spark a confidence crisis among panicky short on detail so far, with scant evidence there growth plans. But the hikes are seen as crucial to investors who sent the Nikkei plunging 7.32 per- is substance enough to put the world’s third- salvaging confidence in a country which has the Hyundai inks working agreement cent on May 23, the biggest one-day drop since largest economy back on track. First-quarter industrialised world’s biggest national debt at Japan’s quake-tsunami disaster two years ago. growth figures were upbeat, but Japanese firms more than twice the size of the economy. KUWAIT: Senior Director for Marketing, Kuwait market. He said we are keen on join- Institutional selling and margin calls for retail are cautious about spending and the economy Tax hikes “may well be the most important Sales and Operations of Hyundai Electronics ing Faisal Al-Bous in his future plan and sup- investors who borrowed to finance their invest- remains mired in the cycle of falling prices that policy event in the remainder of this year”, said Shadi Allamah said a new working and port him for the development of the estab- ment were also cited as reasons for the quick have held back growth for years. Julian Jessop at London-based Capital cooperation agreement was signed by the lishment, and the start of this development exclusive agent to Hyundai Electronics the came in upgrading Danat Al-Kuwait pullback as players cashed in on the market’s “People are getting tired of Abenomics,” said Economics. “In terms of the prospects for Japan’s Arab Standard Company and Danat Al- Showroom, making it among the most steep ascent. Yasuhide Yajima, chief economist at NLI economy and financial markets, the only thing Kuwait Electric and Electronics Company. beautiful showrooms in Kuwait, and partic- Two weeks of wild volatility has followed, Research Institute. “The government did a good worse than doubling the consumption tax could The new Danat Al-Kuwait showroom was ularly in Fahaheel area, and the most attrac- with bigger downs than ups that have lopped job throwing out rapid-fire measures which kept be a further delay.” Jessop said he expected a opened in Fahaheel, Nayef Al-Dabous Mall, tive as far as dÈcor and arrangements are about 17 percent off the index, pushing it close the market excited. But now they appear to have tough year ahead for global markets as the US Dabbous Street. The opening was attended concerned, that in addition to his keenness to bear market territory. Billions of dollars flowed run out of ammunition. “It it tough to see the Federal Reserve is likely to unwind its huge mon- by Faisal Abdallah Al-Bous and all workers on having a professional sales team that into the Tokyo market from overseas with much market coming back again.” Tetsuro Okada, sen- etary easing programme while fears over in the establishment, in addition to the works on meeting customers’ needs, and of the trading based more on emotion than ior economist at Japan Research Institute, Chinese growth weigh on sentiment. Hyundai Electronics team. Faisal Al-Bous provide suitable prices while competing in company fundamentals, said Norihiro Fujito, acknowledged that Abe “changed market senti- He forecast the Nikkei to fall below 13,000 said the electronics market in Kuwait the local market as well as providing investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan ment and fuelled expectations”. before staging a recovery, adding that the “worst requires continued development and mod- finance service. Stanley. “Until May 23, all the attention was “But the real economy has yet to catch up.” is over” for Tokyo shares as some investors who ernization, and we must do all that is neces- Shadi Allamah presented Faisal Al-Bous focused on how much the market could rise,” he Investors are now looking to the third of Abe’s so stood on the sidelines look to pick up bargains. sary to gain the customers confidence and with an appreciation plaque for his efforts said in a report this week. called “three arrows”-structural reforms-which But for all its falling, the Nikkei remains about 50 satisfaction, because we are sure the cus- to improve performance and provide all “One week later, people are talking about he outlined in a speech yesterday, with growing percent above mid-November levels. —AFP tomer is always right, and that was realized that is possible for the customer’s comfort from our long experience in electronics when he make purchases from Danat Al- business in Kuwait. Kuwait, also for this confidence in Hyundai Meanwhile Shadi Allamah said Danat Al- Electronics and allowing us to present Kuwait Establishment is a pioneer in the Hyundai’s collection at best prices and Euro-zone recovery proves elusive field of electronics trades, and the oldest in services.
LONDON: Several economic fig- straight quarters. key to economic growth. ECB cut its main interest rate to a ures for the 17 EU countries that Though the performance is Separately, a monthly survey of record low of 0.5 percent. use the euro all showed the not uniform across the euro- business activity from financial “There is little in the latest same thing yesterday - there’s zone and was slightly better information company Markit batch of data to suggest that the no sign of a recovery from reces- than the previous quarter’s 0.6 pointed to a further drop during euro-zone economy is about to sion. Eurostat, the European percent contraction, Eurostat May. Though its composite pur- pull decisively out of its pro- Union’s statistics office, con- confirmed that nine of the chasing managers’ index of the longed recession,” said Jonathan firmed that the euro-zone’s region’s 17 members have seen manufacturing and services sec- Loynes, chief European econo- economy as a whole shrank 0.2 their economies shrink for at tor rose to 47.7 points from mist at Capital Economics. percent in the first quarter of least two quarters, the common April’s 46.6, the number is still “Indeed, while our forecast of a 2 the year from the previous definition of a recession. They below the 50 mark that would percent drop in GDP this year three-month period, with most are Cyprus, Finland, France, indicate expansion. may prove a bit too pessimistic, sectors declining. Both compa- Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, The figures paint a grim pic- we still think that the consensus nies and consumers have Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. ture just as the European Central forecast of a 0.5 percent contrac- shown little willingness to invest The economy is not likely to Bank’s governing council pre- tion is significantly too opti- and spend as they struggle with improve much in the current pares to discuss what to do to mistic.” Though the euro-zone’s high debt, tight credit markets quarter, either. In a separate sur- get the euro-zone economy current recession is not nearly as and record unemployment of vey, Eurostat said euro-zone growing again. It is not, however, deep as the one it suffered in 12.2 percent across the euro- retail sales fell by 0.5 percent in expected to announce major 2008 9, which ran for five quar- zone. As a result, the bloc’s April. That’s the third straight new measures at the end of its ters, it is now the longest in the economy has shrunk for six monthly drop in a sector that is meeting today. Last month, the 14-year history of the euro. —AP
Burgan Bank Dubai’s Arabtec says project wins to boost 2013 earnings to stay open DUBAI: Arabtec Holding expects a series statement yesterday. The company, which Paris Louvre museum. “We are now start- appointed as CEO in February as part of a of recent contract wins to boost its 2013 diversified to other Gulf states amid ing work on several projects, so the com- management shake-up led by Aabar, which KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced that its airport branch will continue earnings and the Dubai contractor is tar- Dubai’s property downturn, has won sev- pany should see a positive impact on earn- has been tightening its grip on the group. to operate on normal working hours geting a dividend payout of at least 10 per- eral contracts in recent months, especially ings towards the end of the year,” Hasan The new management announced plans during the Al-Esra’a & Me’eraj holi- cent for the year, its chief executive said. in oil-rich Abu Dhabi where its top share- Ismaik, Arabtec’s chief executive officer for a $1.8 billion capital increase as part of day today. The branch will com- Arabtec, part-owned by Abu Dhabi state holder and state investment firm Aabar is said in the statement. its expansion strategy and also inked a mence operations from 8:00 am to fund Aabar, won another project worth based. A planned dividend payout of at least 10 joint venture deal with Korea’s Samsung 10:30 pm, in an effort to accommo- date banking requirements for trav- 810 million dirhams ($220.5 million) to It is currently part of a consortium percent per annum is expected to take Engineering Co. The company is set to ellers’ during the public holiday. build a five-star hotel and serviced apart- building a $2.9 billion airport terminal in effect from 2013, he said. The company did begin subscription for a $650 million rights ment tower in Dubai, it said in a bourse Abu Dhabi and a branch of the famous not pay a dividend in 2012. Ismaik was issue on June 9. —Reuters
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NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar touted its dramatic post- Both Thein Sein and Suu Kyi are scheduled to that abide by high ethical standards.” The former junta reforms yesterday in a bid to entice foreign address the forum today, but many participants are junta was accused by rights groups of plundering investors as hundreds of world leaders and industry eager for a chance to meet face-to-face. “Many the country’s natural resources for personal gain. chiefs visited the long-isolated nation for Asia’s edi- important people are trying to see the president,” a The new government has pledged openness in tion of the World Economic Forum. Some 900 dele- government official told AFP as the WEF got under- an effort to reassure investors over corruption con- gates from more than 50 countries gathered in the way. “But of course he cannot meet everyone.” cerns. Experts say businesses entering Myanmar capital Naypyidaw for the three-day WEF on East After years lagging behind its more developed also face major hurdles, including an opaque legal Asia-a regional version of the annual gathering of neighbours, Myanmar is now taking steps to revive framework as well as a lack of basic infrastructure business and political luminaries in the Swiss resort its impoverished economy. The currency was float- and of government and private-sector expertise. of Davos. ed last year, there are moves to give the central bank Several outbreaks of deadly religious violence have Foreign firms are queuing up to enter the coun- try formerly known as Burma, tantalised by the ISTANBUL: Workers are pictured during the opening ceremony of the third prospect of a largely untapped market with a Bosphorus bridge. —AFP potential 60 million new consumers in addition to Myanmar’s pool of cheap labour. They include Coca-Cola, which has returned to Myanmar after an absence of more than 60 years with a new bottling Apple poised for hiring plant, as well as consumer products giant Unilever which will soon start production in the country. spree in Silicon Valley “This event is really going to raise the visibility of Myanmar to the economic community outside of SAN FRANCISCO: Apple expects to expand Apple’s stock to fall 36 percent from its all- the country,” Heang Chhor, senior partner at global its Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 per- time high reached last September. The consultancy McKinsey & Co, told AFP. “Beyond the cent during the next three years, signaling shares closed Tuesday at $449.31. With annu- usual suspects such as agriculture, energy and min- the company’s faith in its ability to keep com- al revenue of nearly $157 billion, Apple can ing and infrastructure most (foreign) companies are ing up with hit products like the iPhone and still afford to treat the people working at its still looking at the potential of Myanmar. What are iPad. The projections detailed in a report headquarters extremely well. the opportunities lying out there in the next 20 released Tuesday envision Apple hiring 7,400 The report estimates Apple paid the years?” he said. more workers at its Cupertino, California, 16,000 employees working in the Cupertino The interest works both ways, with Myanmar headquarters between now and the planned area a combined $2 billion in salary last year. desperately short of jobs, skills and infrastructure to completion of a new office complex in 2016. That translates into an average salary of drive an economic revival and lift its people out of Apple Inc. now employs about 16,000 peo- $125,000 per Cupertino-area employee. poverty. “Our country very much lags behind... we ple in and around Cupertino, the company’s Apple didn’t provide Keyser Marston with lack contact with the other markets,” said Wah Wah home town for most of its 37-year history. specific salary figures, so the firm used salary Maung of the national planning and economic That accounts for about one-fifth of Apple’s data for Silicon Valley software engineers development ministry, adding the forum is a nearly 73,000 employees worldwide. filed with the state government. The num- chance to “market our nation”. Apple submitted the report to Cupertino bers represent a “conservative” estimate of President Thein Sein’s quasi-civilian government NAYPYITAW: Participants sit at the entrance to Myanmar International Convention Center has surprised the world since coming to power two city officials as part of its effort to win the employees’ salaries, according to the where the three-day World Economic Forum for East Asia Started yesterday. —AFP approval to build a new 3.4 million-square- report. years ago with dramatic political and economic foot (320,000-square-meter) campus. Former Although the report didn’t touch on the changes that have led to the lifting of most Western CEO Steve Jobs likened the proposed cam- subject, Apple probably doesn’t pay the sanctions. Hundreds of political prisoners have more independence and a new foreign investment also cast a shadow over the reform process. The pus to a spaceship in his final public appear- employees working outside its headquarters been freed, democracy champion Aung San Suu law has been passed, catching the eye of foreign country’s “major challenge” is to persuade compa- ance four months before he died in October nearly as well. Nearly 43,000 of Apple’s Kyi has been welcomed into a new parliament and executives. nies of the strength of its basic infrastructure and 2011 after a long fight with pancreatic can- employees worldwide work in the compa- tentative ceasefires have been reached in the coun- At the same time some delegates struck a note labour force as well as to build faith in its political cer. Cupertino so far has been largely sup- ny’s stores or other jobs in its retail division, try’s multiple ethnic civil wars. of caution for Myanmar as it opens up to the outside stability, said Heang Chhor of McKinsey. A handout portive of Apple’s plans for the new head- according to the company’s annual report. On the eve of the conference, former general world, urging authorities to harvest new knowledge notice from the forum gives delegates some taste of quarters, but city officials are still seeking Apple has also come under blistering criti- Thein Sein said in a radio address to the nation that but resist investment that exploits the country. the business challenges facing the country, noting more information to help inform their final cism for relying on contractors that hire all remaining prisoners of conscience would soon “Investors need to abide by the standards within the that there will be no cash machines for international decision on the project. cheap labor in factories in China and other be freed. Activists say some 200 political prisoners country or world,” Han Thar Myint, a spokesman for customers, credit cards are not accepted and the 3G The report commissioned from consult- countries to assemble its products. remain in jail and accuse Myanmar of using a series Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, told network “is not available” for users of BlackBerry and ing firm Keyser Marston Associates provides Not surprisingly, the Keyser Marston of headline-grabbing amnesties for political gain. AFP at the forum. “We have to welcome countries other mobile phones. —AFP a rare glimpse into the nerve center of report draws a flattering portrait of Apple. It Apple’s closely guarded operations. The depicts the company as an indispensable snapshot doesn’t shed any light on Apple’s cog in Silicon Valley’s economy, a sensitive US moves help Iranians get upcoming products, but the anticipated issue for Apple after coming under fire last need for so many more workers at the com- month in Washington for legally sheltering a pany’s headquarters is an indication that large chunk of its profits overseas to mini- management has grand ambitions that will mize its US tax bill. Apple CEO Tim Cook testi- online but hit economy require a lot more engineering prowess. fied before a Senate subcommittee in an Investors, though, have begun to ques- attempt to convince skeptical lawmakers tion whether Apple’s idea factory has been that the company has been doing more than TEHRAN: The United States is making it their backs because of sanctions. works to appear as if they were online Mashregh News website warned of the drying up since Jobs died. Although its rev- its share to support the US economy. easier for information-hungry Iranians “Thankfully that knot has now been in other countries whose access to “threats” from smart phones. enue is still steadily rising, Apple has been Much of the Keyser Marston report breaks to get on the Internet and use social loosened.” In practice, the decision American companies such as Apple or “Smart phones, as a mobile comput- depending on upgrades to the iPhone and down the economic benefits that Apple media, but has also slapped new sanc- allows US companies to begin selling Adobe was not restricted. They also er system, can play a very substantial iPad instead of releasing another break- brings to a city with a population of about tions on the economy that could make computers, tablets, mobile phones, had to try to circumvent tough filtering role in social riots,” it said, warning that through product. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jobs’ 58,000 people. Apple will pay $9.2 million in their lives more painful. Ahead of a June software, satellite receivers and other by the regime, which banned access to they could lead to “events even more hand-picked successor, has hinted that the taxes to Cupertino during the current fiscal 14 presidential election, during a cam- equipment for personal use to Iranians. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and mil- widespread” than in 2009, given the company may be working on something rev- year ending in June, accounting for about 18 paign in which authorities have It also permits the provision of instant lions of other sites after the 2009 elec- high interest among young Iranians for olutionary in television sets or a wearable percent of the city’s general fund, according allegedly tightened Internet access, the messaging, chat, email, social network- tion. the devices. But the upbeat mood computing device, such as a wristwatch. It to the report. If the new headquarters is US has lifted a ban on selling communi- ing, sharing of photos and movies, web A senior US official said “our hope could be soured in part by a new round hasn’t been enough to allay Wall Street’s built, the report estimated the Apple’s tax cations gear and software to Iran. browsing and blogging. is... this will help make some hardware of sanctions Washington slapped on fears that Apple is losing its magic touch contributions to Cupertino will rise to $13 Last Thursday’s move came just two while facing tougher competition from a list million annually. Nearly 1,300 of Apple’s weeks before the polls, but a senior offi- of formidable rivals that includes Google Inc, 16,000 headquarters workers live in cial insisted that it was not related to Samsung Electronics, Amazon.com Inc. and Cupertino. Another 2,100 of the headquar- the election. “This is a response to their Microsoft Corp. ters workers live in the neighboring cities of efforts to deprive their citizens of their The persisting concerns have caused Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. —AP rights,” the official said. “The timing is really driven by the continued crack- down within Iran.” Users and experts claim the government has been tight- ening controls on the Internet to fore- South Sudan needs stall the sort of trouble that erupted after the last presidential election in Sudan port for exports 2009. Amid widespread claims the re-elec- KHARTOUM/JUBA: South Sudan will Sudan to sever ties with rebels on tion of outgoing President Mahmoud restart oil exports this month but will Sudanese soil. “We came close to disaster Ahmadinejad was fraudulent, a vigor- need at least a year to restore output fully because South Sudan almost had to shut ous social networking campaign fuelled after fighting with Sudan damaged facili- down its output as it lacks storage,” said an massive street demonstrations that ties and hit the performance of oilfields, oil insider. South Sudan was forced to were brutally crushed by the authori- industry sources say. Production is unlike- halve output to 105,000 barrels a day. ties. US State Department spokes- ly to get much higher than 230,000 barrels Oil officials in Juba were worried the woman Jen Psaki has said the move per day this year after the restart in April, pressure would blow a hole in the would allow Iranians to skirt the gov- the sources say. South Sudan had hoped pipeline, or wreck oil facilities. After two ernment’s “attempts to silence its peo- to have an output of 200,000 bpd in place days of frantic phone calls between the ple” and exercise “the right to freedom by mid-April but new tensions with Sudan African neighbours and international of expression.” Trita Parsi, president of led to delays. mediators the oil is back on its way to Port the National Iranian American Council, TEHRAN: Iranian women buy a laptop at a computer shop selling Apple products in northern “There is a possibility that by next year, Sudan, but Southern officials are under no cheered the lifting of the 30-year-old Tehran. —AFP June, we will have reached the levels we illusion that more disruptions might occur. ban as a move toward intelligent sanc- had before the shutdown,” said Henry “Sudan has yet to prove that they are tions. and software, including things like Tehran on Monday. The country’s vital Odwar, head of the energy and mining going to be a reliable partner in terms of “We finally put an end to one of the Light at the end of the tunnel? antivirus software or software that oil industry and access to global bank- committee at South Sudan’s parliament. the oil flow,” Odwar said. “We don’t know worst examples of sanctions that hurt Ehsan is a 32-year-old laptop sales- helps protect from malware, more ing are already under painful sanctions. The landlocked producer agreed in March what the next surprise will be.” Sudan’s ordinary Iranians, undermine civil socie- man at Paytakht, one of several tech available to them and make them The latest measures, authorise sanc- with Sudan to resume exporting oil President Omar Hassan al-Bashir warned ty and human rights, and empower the centres in Tehran where Apple prod- more able to protect themselves tions on foreign banks that make trans- through two cross-border pipelines, end- last week he would shut down the pipes if regime,” Parsi said. The European Union, ucts, Windows-based laptops and against government hackers.” While actions in the Iranian currency, the ing a shutdown started in January 2012 in Juba kept supporting insurgents operat- United States and United Nations have cracked software are available in abun- welcoming “this smart move,” Delphine already heavily depreciated rial. That a row with Khartoum over pipeline fees. ing across the shared border, claims all imposed sanctions on Iran over its dance. “This gesture, along with any Hagland, US director of Reporters could weaken the rial further, making Oil is the lifeline for both nations, formally denied by the South. refusal to suspend enriching uranium, other that would help us connect to the Without Borders, said “we have to be imports more expensive, and also make one country. South Sudan used to put its pre-shut- which in a highly refined form can be modern world, is most welcome,” Ehsan careful that this... will not open the it more difficult to acquire imports. They Fields in South Sudan’s Unity state and down output at 350,000 bpd but recently used as the fissile core for an atomic said. IPhone seller Nima, 25, praised the door for US companies to sell filtering will also penalise anyone involved in a treatment plant in Heglig in Sudan were officials have said it was closer to 300,000 bomb. lifting of the ban. “I don’t want to jump technology to the Iranian authorities.” selling goods or services to Iran’s auto both damaged during border skirmishes bpd. Both governments have made little Tehran insists that its nuclear pro- the gun and say it’ll be all over soon That was a reference to the regime’s industry, the country’s second-largest between the two countries last year. Two effort to disclose accurate production fig- gramme is for purely peaceful ends. but, for the first time, I am seeing some ability in the past to buy US technology employer. In the end, tech-savvy 26- months after turning on wells, these fields ures, wary of corruption charges from crit- The council’s Jamal Abdi told AFP: light at the end of this tunnel,” he said of that allowed them to censor the year-old Ramin said “sanctions have near Bentiu produce only between 10,000 ics, said Nhial Bol, editor of South Sudan’s “Iranians seeking to exercise their the sanctions regimes. Internet and spy on citizens’ online created problems for the government bpd and 20,000 bpd, said Odwar. An oil Citizen TV, the country’s only private chan- right to freedom of expression were Previously, web surfers had to use activities. Tehran has yet to react to the but it will always be the people who source said production there would not nel. “There is no transparency about the doing so with one hand tied behind proxy servers or virtual private net- US move, but the ultra-conservative pay the real price.” —AFP exceed 30,000 bpd in the next months, capacity. This is a government-designed less than half of previous output. policy,” he said. Engineers have struggled to restart some wells, which were not closed prop- Conflict and debts India’s L&T wins $300m gas project in Saudi erly when the government rushed opera- South Sudan’s oil sales are also suffering tors to turn off the oil in January 2012. from surging costs for the operating com- NEW DELHI: Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) won an Venkataramanan by phone yesterday. India’s econo- plant with a daily capacity to process 75 million Last month, the oil was briefly halted at panies, dominated by China National infrastructure contract worth nearly $300 million my, the third largest in Asia, has struggled to recover standard cubic feet (scfd) of gas and 4,500 barrels of Jebelain, a Sudanese processing facility at Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Malaysia’s Petronas from Saudi Aramco as India’s biggest construction from its worst slowdown in a decade, hitting infra- condensate, the company said yesterday. the border, where it has water removed and India’s ONCG Videsh. Analysts say the and engineering firm chases overseas projects to structure projects. Local firms such as L&T and Tata L&T, whose interests span shipbuilding to rail- before continuing through the eastern foreign firms are entitled to a share of the offset a slowdown at home. L&T has steadily Power Co Ltd have been scouting for growth oppor- ways, has forecast growth in net sales of as much as pipeline to Port Sudan, where it is loaded oil production but have not been paid expanded its global footprint, recently winning a tunities abroad, particularly in the Middle East, Africa 17 percent in the fiscal year which started in April. It for shipment. much during the shutdown, during which construction project at the Abu Dhabi airport. The and Southeast Asia. “Right now, with the present sit- also sees new orders growing by about a fifth. The Sudan said the waxy Dar Blend oil had they maintained the fields. Costs have firm is further bidding for about $3 billion worth of uation in India where the economy is a little slower, Mumbai-based company’s profit fell about 7 per- not yet reached the necessary quality to jumped particularly since September when projects in the region, including more construction we’re not starting from zero,” he said. “We’re already cent in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year as be sold abroad. But, oil sources say, while Juba ordered them, after a first oil deal with work for Aramco and an oil refinery in Oman, its well-positioned. And obviously there is a higher existing infrastructure projects struggled to get off there might have been a technical issue, Sudan, to prepare wells - only to wait CEO told Reuters. motivation to accelerate that effort because the the ground. Shares in L&T rose about 0.6 percent as Khartoum also halted flows to warn South another seven months. —Reuters “International competition is tough, but we’ll see,” market is bigger there rather than here at this point of 0755 GMT in a Mumbai market that was up 0.1 said CEO and Managing Director Krishnamurthi of time.” In the Aramco project, L&T will build a percent. —Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 Rush to lightweight cars boosts adhesive makers Glue amount used in cars to rise 50%: Audi
BERLIN/FRANKFURT: From Pritt stick in school age weight of 1,400 kg. Companies like VW, margins,” said Fabrice Roghe, a partner specialis- headed for a sixth straight annual decline as Bernd Mlekusch, head of technology devel- bags to Audi sports cars, adhesives have come a Daimler, and PSA Peugeot Citroen are therefore ing in industrial goods at Boston Consulting government austerity and persistent unemploy- opment at Audi, said the proliferation of light- long way since natural gums and resins, and using more aluminium and exotic composites, Group in Dusseldorf. ment hurt demand, global auto sales may surge weight composites may cause the amount of new high-tech variations are currently top of which cannot be welded together but have to Henkel, the world’s largest maker of adhe- 28 percent to 102 million cars by 2018, fuelled glue used in an Audi vehicle, which is often illus- the list for carmakers as they seek ways to make be glued with adhesives that will not lose their sives, is selling off divisions that deal with sim- by growth in Asia and North America, according trated by carmakers in the total length of bond- cars lighter and tougher. For auto suppliers like strength and can hold together parts even at pler industrial glues to focus on more complex to research firm IHS Automotive. The 2-3 billion- ing substance used rather than weight, to swell Henkel and PPG providing tailor-made adhe- top speeds and high pressure. and specialist products used on cars, airplanes euro ($2.6 billion-$3.9 billion) market for auto- to a length of 150 metres in coming years from sives that can absorb the shock of a crash and That puts industrial adhesives - made up of or mobile phones. The margin for its adhesive motive adhesives currently accounts for less 100 metres currently. reduce rattles allows them to push for higher chemicals like the polyolefins that are used in technologies division stood at 16.5 percent in than 10 percent of the global adhesives market, Because adhesive bonding increases the prices - and make more profits. Croc shoes and tennis racket strings - at the top the first quarter, outperforming the group as a but industry experts forecast the amount of stiffness of the body shell, the vehicle can bet- Stricter emissions rules in major markets of carmakers’ shopping lists. “Those who can whole, which had a margin of 14.9 percent. glue used in an average car may grow by at ter absorb bumps and in-car noise is damp- mean cars have to become more fuel-efficient demonstrate that their glue has something dif- least a third over the next 5-10 years, from ened, Mercedes’ Zuern told Reuters. It also and less polluting, which in most cases means ferent to offer, and that it can be easily integrat- New ideas around 15 kg now. makes for better handling and helps absorb the they will have to be lighter than last year’s aver- ed into production processes, will achieve good Although European car sales are this year As well as sealants that fill in tiny gaps in the impact of a crash. GM’s new CTS sedan uses 118 various joints of a car, stronger structural adhe- metres of structural adhesives, more than the sives can now be used to hold together and length of a soccer field, helping to make the stiffen load-bearing parts and components like vehicle 40 percent stiffer than its predecessor. doors, bumpers and struts. Audi’s $147,700 top- Using aluminium for the doors of the CTS of-the-line R8, for example, is in large part fas- shaves 25 kg off the weight of the car, GM said. tened by advanced structural adhesives which Andrew Christie, a product manager at PPG’s have also been developed to withstand race- engineered material solutions division in track vibrations and fierce heat. Germany, said there were fracture-toughened “We don’t buy glues off the peg but work adhesives on the market which could absorb very closely together with manufacturers on the energy of an impact far more efficiently complex specific adhesive applications,” said than standard adhesives or even spot welds. Michael Zuern, head of materials engineering at “One of the key things to surviving a crash is Mercedes-Benz at Mercedes-Benz. Sweden’s that the structure should absorb the impact Atlas Copco entered the auto adhesives seg- and not you or I,” he said. Still, adhesives aren’t ment in 2011 through the acquisition of without flaws. In 2010, Fiat’s Ferrari brand German company SCA-Schucker and provides recalled 1,248 458 Italia supercar models after equipment for applying the glues. “It’s one of determining that a special adhesive used to the product areas with the strongest growth attach a heat shield inside the wheel-arch was since it’s driven by new techniques all the time, prone to melting and had caused several cars and the car makers’ new ideas,” said Mats to burst into flames. Ferrari subsequently Rahmstrom, head of the group’s business area replaced the glued sections of the heat-shield Industrial Technique. with metal rivets. Carmakers and adhesive suppliers work Losing weight with research institutes like Fraunhofer in “Adding power makes you faster on the Germany to see how they can cure glues at straights, subtracting weight makes you faster lower temperatures and make sure they can everywhere,” Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus be dispensed accurately by robots. “Initially, cars, used to say. But whereas it was once the automakers didn’t have the courage to preserve of race cars, lightweight is becoming admit that certain parts and sectors of the more mainstream. Producers like Alcoa expect car require bonding. That’s well and truly to more than triple sales of aluminium sheet to over now,” said Manfred Peschka, an expert carmakers by 2015 as they opt for that over on adhesives at Fraunhofer’s facility in steel for doors, bumpers and cylinder heads. Bremen. — Reuters
Ford’s use of recycled material furthers industry-changing efforts DUBAI: Ford is serious about sustainability, and Some of Ford’s most advanced vehicles is taking great strides to spearhead the industry already have fabrics with as much as 100 percent with its green actions, achieving efficiencies that recycled content as Ford extends the eco-con- are leading to waste reduction and using recy- scious aspects of such vehicles beyond their cled material. Take for example, the new Ford powertrains. Fusion. It is the first global vehicle program from any automaker to use seat fabric made from Serious about sustainability recycled material, with the potential to recycle Still, high costs remained an issue. Kordich enough plastic bottles and post-industrial waste worked with suppliers Unifi and Sage on a plan: to make 1.5 million yards of fabric annually. Unifi would provide REPREVE to Sage, which That’s equivalent to between 800,000 and would use the yarn to make seat fabric and sell 900,000 yards in North America when Fusion is in any waste (trimmings, bad dye lots, etc.) back to full production. Unifi for reprocessing. Ford would also help col- Fusion is the latest example of the Ford com- lect clear, plastic water bottles and send them mitment to use recycled material whenever pos- back to the REPREVE Recycling Center. Ford is in sible. In North America, for instance, Ford has the midst of a campaign to help collect and send increased use of recycled yarns from zero in 2007 2 million plastic bottles to Unifi. Each Fusion con- to nearly 66 percent of vehicle programs for tains the equivalent of up to about 40 clear, plas- 2013. Overall, Ford uses 41 fabrics across 15 vehi- tic bottles. cle lines globally - from Mustang and Fiesta to F- Kordich’s solution closed the waste loop, kept 150 and Taurus. costs neutral, and gave Ford a competitive “The fabric being used in Fusion truly illus- advantage by offering a product that supported trates Ford’s commitment to sustainability, its commitment to quality. regardless of any geographical borders,” says Robert Brown, vice president, sustainability, envi- Fusion leads the way ronment and safety engineering. “Anytime we Ford uses a total of 41 fabrics from a handful can connect our supply and suppliers with sus- of various suppliers across 15 vehicle programs tainability, we’re headed in the right direction on that vary by pattern, level of recycled content our commitment to help better the world.” and purpose. The amount of recycled material in Ford’s use of sustainable fabrics is growing as each vehicle varies depending on region. In the company continues adding global vehicle North America, 100 percent of the seat fabric in programs, implementing sustainable material Fusion Hybrid contains recycled material. standards on new vehicles, and identifying quali- “We are off to a good start,” Kordich says.” But ty global recycled yarn suppliers, says Carol it’s only the beginning of our corporate vision.” Kordich, Ford lead designer of sustainable mate- “It is exciting to see Ford take a leadership rials. She says the idea is one day to have all Ford position in the use of sustainable materials, sup- fabrics consist of recycled material. porting the efforts of supplier design and devel- The global launch of the all-new Fusion opment teams to use more recycled materials,” shows the goal is attainable and that Ford is all-in said Larry Prein, Ford Middle East’s managing on an eco-conscious way of doing business. director. “In the Middle East region, Ford takes Since the 2009 model year, any new seat fabric this a bit further by actively supporting sustain- used in Ford vehicles must contain at least 25 able projects through the Ford Motor Company percent recycled material. Conservation and Environmental Grants. Again, “As new ideas and technologies emerge, for this year, we are making a total of $100,000 processes evolve and volumes increase with oth- available as grants to help fund grass-root level er automakers following Ford’s lead, the costs of initiatives from non-profit organisations based in developing sustainable fabrics will likely drop,” the GCC, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. In its 14th Kordich says. “When that happens, Ford will likely consecutive year, this programme has so far consider requiring an even higher percentage of helped develop over 150 projects with a total of recycled material content in its fabric.” $1.3m granted to date.” BUSINESS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
Bank of England chief King set for final rate meeting
LONDON: Bank of England Governor Mervyn King Shaw, an economist at Investec financial group. of 2012. That still left the economy essentially flat tion close to a government-set target level of 2.0 presides over his final policy meeting this week “The asset purchase target looks set to remain at over the past six months, but it did avoid entering percent, in order to preserve the value of money. with analysts expecting him to again call for more £375 billion and the bank rate at 0.50 percent” when recession-which is defined as two consecutive quar- British 12-month inflation slowed to 2.4 percent cash stimulus to support Britain’s fragile economic the Committee announces its decisions on ters of shrinking economic activity. in April, hitting a seven-month low point on the recovery. The two-day gathering of the Monetary Thursday, he added. Under quantitative easing (QE), “With June’s meeting representing Mervyn back of falling transport costs and oil prices, official Policy Committee (MPC) starting yesterday pre- the Bank of England creates cash that is used to pur- King’s last hurrah as governor, other Committee data showed. The Bank of England has meanwhile cedes King’s departure as head of the British central chase assets such as government and corporate members may be half-minded to support his recent forecast that the British economy is set to grow bank at the end of June. King, who has led the Bank bonds with the aim of boosting lending and in turn desire for more stimulus as a parting gift,” noted faster than expected in the coming months, while of England for a decade, will make way for Mark economic activity. QE can stoke inflation however as Martin Beck at the Capital Economics research stressing the weak nature of the recovery. Carney who last week stepped down as governor of it is tantamount to printing money and although group. “However, economic developments since The International Monetary Fund last month the Bank of Canada. the British economy escaped a return to recession in the MPC’s last (monthly) meeting and the prospect said that Britain was a long way from a “sustainable The Bank of England has kept its main interest the first quarter, the country stands a long way from of a pick-up in inflation over the next few months recovery”, and called for the government to boost rate at a record-low 0.50 percent-and has pumped producing strong growth according to market are likely to quell any charitable leanings in that infrastructure spending to accelerate economic £375 billion ($573 billion, 439 billion euros) into watchers. Britain expanded by 0.3 percent in the direction,” added the economist. growth and offset austerity. The Conservative- Britain’s economy under quantitative easing-since first quarter of 2013, recent official data showed, King in May called for £25 billion more QE stimu- Liberal Democrat government, led by Prime early 2009. “It would seem strange if the Committee returning to growth and avoiding its third recession lus cash at his penultimate meeting, but was out- Minister David Cameron, insists that its steep cuts were to embark on a radical departure from its cur- since the 2008 global financial crisis. Gross domestic voted for the fourth month in a row, minutes to state spending are needed to drive down a rent course just ahead of Mark Carney taking over product (GDP) grew in the January-March period, showed. The Bank of England’s principal task is to record budget deficit inherited from the previous the helm at the Bank of England in July,” said Philip after falling by 0.3 percent in the final three months use monetary policy as a tool to keep annual infla- Labour administration in 2010. — AFP Australian economy grows slower than forecast in Q1 Commodities-linked currency falls 6.5%
SYDNEY: Australia’s economy grew slower-than- But analysts said the subdued data confirmed growth for the year ended December 31 as the expected in the first three months of the year as RBA forecasts of below-average growth this year, economy embarks on an “uncertain” diversifica- the commodities-powered nation faces a painful with risks to the downside. “Over the last few tion programme. transition away from its reliance on the mining quarters the economy has been growing at a The conservatives, on track to win the sector. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said sub-2.5 percent pace-this is as low as policymak- September 14 national election in a landslide the economy expanded 0.6 percent on quarter ers have thought we were going to go,” said according to opinion polls, said yesterday’s fig- and 2.5 percent on year-short of the estimated Macquarie economist Brian Redican. ures showed the economy was “losing momen- 0.7 percent and 2.7 percent, suggesting a “Given that we are losing the previous tum”. Swan said exports had expanded 8.1 per- decade-long mining investment boom is growth drivers it does point to risk.” Capital cent in the past 12 months-the second-fastest unwinding. Though a surge in commodity Economics said the “big picture is still that the annual growth on record-helped by a boom in exports was one of the key drivers of the March years of rapidly expanding mining investment coal and iron ore volumes as years of investment quarter performance as years of spending on are past”. “Other drivers of growth will be need- finally come online. Mining production projects finally comes online, Treasurer Wayne ed if Australia is to avoid a significant slowdown,” increased 1.5 percent in the quarter. Consumer Swan said the data confirmed investment in the the firm said in a memo to investors.”We are spending also increased modestly in the quarter, NEW YORK: In this file photo, trader Robert Moran (right) works on the floor of the New key sector “is near its peak”. sceptical that the household sector can take up contributing to growth. The Australian dollar fell York Stock Exchange. — AP “We have an economy in transition, we have much slack, given that it is struggling with high to 96.12 US cents on the data, from a day high of a high dollar which is making that transition levels of debt.” The RBA scaled back its outlook 96.55 cents, with the figures seen as increasing hard,” Swan told reporters. “Either this year or last month, warning of muted 2.5 percent the chances of further rate cuts. — AFP Wall St set to open lower next we are at the peak of mining investment, I think everyone agrees on that.” New private NEW YORK: Wall Street was set to open be volatile this week, with intraday swings business investment fell 4.3 percent as resources lower yesterday amid lingering concern of more than 1 percent in either direction spending slowed and capital imports, covering that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace during a single trading session. After the items such as mining equipment, dropped 12.3 of its economic stimulus program. A pri- market opens, factory orders and the ISM percent. vate sector jobs report showed companies non-manufacturing index are due at 10:00 In Western Australia-the epicentre of the min- picked up the pace of hiring in May, am. EDT. The Fed’s beige book, a report on ing industry-the economy contracted 3.9 per- though job growth remained sluggish. The economic conditions of the Federal Open cent in the quarter, wiping 0.6 percentage data, ahead of the crucial nonfarm payrolls Market Committee, is due at 2:00 pm EDT. points from national GDP. The central bank cut report Friday, had little impact on stock Investors will peruse it for clues on the interest rates to a record low 2.75 percent in May futures trading. Fed’s bond-buying program. seeking to stimulate non-mining areas of the “The market is overlooking this disap- “The Fed is likely to say we are in for economy as the investment peak looms. The pointing number, and putting greater moderate growth and I don’t think any- rate cut was also aimed at Australia’s stubbornly emphasis on the nonfarm payrolls for bet- thing will be significantly different from ter clues on what the Fed is going to do,” previous months,” Wilkinson said. American robust dollar, which had-until recently-traded at said Andrew Wilkinson chief economic International Group Inc said Tuesday a pro- or above parity with the greenback for about strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC. A sepa- posed $8.5 billion settlement between two-and-a-half years, squeezing local industries. rate report showed a gauge of US labor- Bank of America Corp BAC.N and investors The commodities-linked currency has fallen related costs fell in the first quarter by the of Countrywide Financial Corp mortgage- 6.5 percent since early April, helped by the most in four years, although the reading backed securities was not big enough. AIG Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cuts. Swan said appeared distorted by a shift in employee shares were down 0.6 percent in premarket the economy remained a “standout in terms of compensation during the prior period to trading. the developed world”, despite the challenges of avoid a tax hike. The US Treasury Department said it will economic reform and the dollar. He added that S&P 500 futures fell 6.8 points and were begin another round of sales of the General half of all advanced economies that had below fair value on Wednesday, a formula Motors Co stock it acquired during the gov- released March quarter data had seen a contrac- that evaluates pricing by taking into ernment’s bailout of the US auto sector. The tion over the year; by comparison Australia had account interest rates, dividends and time stock was down 0.5 percent in premarket grown at three times the OECD average. SYDNEY: A man walks in front of a shop displaying items on sale yesterday. — AFP to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones trading. Japan’s Nikkei share average industrial average futures lost 45 points sagged to a two-month low Wednesday, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 9 points. weighing down global shares. European Trading has been volatile over the past few shares fell on concerns about a possible weeks amid a slew of economic reports tapering of US economic stimulus meas- Sydney Airport passengers Puma to join and comments from Fed officials that hint- ures. US stocks ended lower on Tuesday, ed on when the Fed may start reducing its resuming a recent decline as investors sold set to top 74m by 2033 B’desh garment stimulus efforts, which have powered this growth-oriented sectors on speculation the year’s stock market rally. Federal Reserve may slow the pace of its SYDNEY: Sydney Airport yesterday ring road for two terminals, would increase safety pact The market is expected to continue to economic stimulus. — Reuters released a draft master plan to allow “green light” time at key intersections by up Australia’s biggest airport to handle more to 33 percent. “Numerous government than 74 million passengers a year by 2033 studies have shown that while we have FRANKFURT: German sportswear giant Puma said Thai government to clarify rice without the need for new runways or the runway and apron capacity for several yesterday it has decided to sign up to a new safety lifting of a night curfew. The plan comes decades to come, it is ground access to the pact for Bangladesh’s disaster-hit garment factories cost after Moody’s warning amid renewed calls for a second airport in airport that is impacting on customers,” she amid calls for Western brands to help improve work- the city to complement Kingsford Smith, said. ers’ conditions. Puma said it will sign the Bangladesh BANGKOK: Thailand’s prime minister has told baht ($490) a tonne for rice, way above the which is only eight kilometres (five miles) Sydney Airport is the nation’s most sig- safety agreement set up by global trade union her commerce minister to clarify the cost of market price at the time. The intervention from the city centre and in 2012 handled nificant transport and tourism infrastruc- IndustryAll and ensure that its six supplier factories in the government’s rice intervention scheme, scheme has forced up the prices offered by 36.9 million travellers. ture, generating an economic contribution Bangladesh “adhere to high standards of social and after a warning this week that mounting loss- private exporters, with 5 percent broken rice The proposed plan reconfigures build- of Aus$27.6 billion (US$26.5 billion) a year. working conditions, ensuring the safety and health of es could affect the country’s credit rating. The quoted at $540 a tonne on Wednesday, ings to integrate international and domes- With demand for air travel expected to rise its workers”. government buys from farmers at prices that around $150-$170 a tonne higher than the tic terminals, which are currently separated, over the next 20 years, passenger numbers By signing the agreement, Puma’s supplier facto- have made Thai rice uncompetitive on world same grade from India, Pakistan and Vietnam. and improve traffic flow on the ground are forecast to gradually increase from 36.9 ries will have to undergo independent safety inspec- markets, leading to growing stockpiles fund- In April, Moody’s said the outlook for through new roads and facilities to encour- million in 2012 to 74.3 million in 2033. tions and audit reports will be made public. Carrying ed from the state budget and costing Thailand’s credit rating of Baa1 was stable, age the use of public transport. “It will vast- Aircraft numbers are also forecast to rise Thailand its spot as the world’s number one based on a “high degree of government finan- out repairs and renovations that result from the inde- ly improve the experience for passengers from 321,700 to 409,500 and air freight pendent inspections are mandatory for the supplier. exporter. It said last week it would extend the cial strength” among other factors, although it transferring between international and from 615,378 tonnes to 1,011,312 tonnes While European brands such as H&M, Zara, Marks & politically popular intervention for a third noted that “populist measures” were a risk to domestic services, many of whom will be over the same time period. Industry group year. financial discipline. able to transfer under one roof,” Sydney Tourism and Transport Forum said the plan Spencer and major supermarket buyers have com- A newspaper report last week put losses On Monday, reacting to the reported 200 Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather said. was sensible but did not mean that a sec- mitted to the agreement and its fire and building from the scheme in the 2011/12 harvest year billion baht in losses, it said: “These recent loss- “Sydney Airport is Australia’s gateway ond airport was not needed. “What we inspection regime in the wake of the Bangladesh gar- at 200 billion baht ($6.6 billion), prompting es, and any further losses from the unmodified airport. This concept plan provides the flex- need is to get more out of our existing air- ment factory tragedy in April, US retailers such as the warning from rating agency Moody’s, and rice-buying scheme, increase the difficulty of ibility to meet the evolving needs of the port but also invest in a new airport,” chief Gap and Walmart have refused to sign up. a finance ministry official said the losses con- the government’s task of reaching its goal of a aviation market.” Mather said the proposed executive Ken Morrison told state broad- “The agreement requires Puma to underwrite the tinue to rise. “Those losses are as of January 31. balanced budget by 2017, and are credit neg- traffic changes, including a new one-way caster ABC.— AFP costs and to cut off business with any factory that The real figure must be higher than that now,” ative for the Thai sovereign.” Somchai refuses to make necessary safety upgrades. It gives Supa Piyajitti, a deputy permanent secretary Sajjapong, chief of the Finance Ministry’s fiscal workers and their unions a role in the process accord- at the ministry, told Reuters. policy office (FPO), told reporters that Moody’s ing to the non-profit Worker Rights Consortium,” said Supa said the overall losses took into had used “incorrect” information. The FPO was chief commercial officer Stefano Caroti said. Puma account the price paid, storage costs and val- collecting the proper data and would explain sources 11 percent of its apparel products from six ue lost through rice going rotten after being that to the agency, he said. supplier factories in Bangladesh. kept in warehouses since the scheme started In 2011, the government said it had allocat- More than 1,100 workers were killed when a build- in October 2011. Supa looked after the ed 410 billion baht to buy rice, making that ing housing several factories collapsed in Savar just accounts for the scheme, but said she was amount available in tranches to the state- outside the capital in April, highlighting the poor transferred to another job in the ministry this owned Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural safety record of the world’s second-biggest garment week. Cooperatives (BAAC), which runs the scheme. exporter after China. International workers’ associa- At 200 billion baht, the losses would be It aimed to get its money back by selling the tions such as Swiss-based UNI and IndustriALL Global equivalent to around 8 percent of the total rice on the market, but its plans were dashed Union have pressured Western retailers to sign up to government budget for the year to end- when India re-entered the export market in the legally binding Accord on Fire and Building September. The Nation newspaper on September 2011 with its cheaper grain, and Safety. Wednesday put the loss at 260bn baht, citing the funds have now run out. a finance ministry report. “The prime minister Thai exports tumbled to 6.9 million tonnes The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and has given the Commerce Ministry the job of in 2012, down from a record high of 10.6 mil- Exporters Association, which represents 4,500 gar- making all the figures clear and the commerce lion tonnes in 2011, and exporters forecast ment factories, has welcomed the agreement as “a minister is expected to hold a press briefing shipments of just 6 million tonnes this year. reflection of Western retailers’ long term commit- over the next few days,” Niwatthamrong “The government has to figure out where it ment to Bangladesh”. It says retailers accounting for Bunsongphaisan, a minister without portfolio, will get money from as we have used up all of about half of the country’s $20 billion apparel sales told reporters. the 410 billion baht loan set for the scheme,” have now signed up. Walmart, which accounts for 10 Yingluck came to power in 2011 helped by Supat Eauchai, a BAAC vice-president, told SYDNEY: A file photo shows a Qantas Boeing 747 taking-off at Sydney Airport. — AFP percent of orders in Bangladesh, is the most signifi- an election promise to pay farmers 15,000 Reuters. — Reuters cant player to opt out. — AFP BUSINESS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 Two weeks left for NBK’s ongoing summer campaign
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The distantly followed by LinkedIn and Twitter. report also discusses the key drivers of Kuwait has the highest Twitter penetration demand, identifies emerging trends and of 13 percent in the Arab world, compared characterizes the challenges in the GCC to 3 percent each in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Etihad Airways and Red Crescent join to media industry. Qatar. With the onset of financial and econom- Globally, the print media is struggling ic crisis in the later part of 2008, the media as a result of dwindling circulation figures increase breast cancer screening in UAE and advertising industry faced many chal- - especially in American and European lenges and recorded declining revenues. regions. In 2011, the N America recorded Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United In 2012, for the second consecutive year, the works toward the early detection of breast can- However, the GCC region was not as badly 4.3 percent decline in newspaper circula- Arab Emirates, has donated an ultrasound medical centre sponsored a mobile mammogra- cer will help us to reach those who are in remote hurt by the economic downturn as the tion and in Europe it declined by 3.4 per- machine to the Red Crescent to assist the organ- phy unit, operated by Burjeel Hospital, which areas of the country and do not have immediate western economies. Since the latter half of cent. On the contrary, in the MENA region isation’s nation-wide efforts in programs to pro- provided free mammograms to the airline’s access to these kinds of vital healthcare servic- 2010, the media industry in the region the newspaper circulation clocked the mote early detection and treatment of breast female staff and at malls in Abu Dhabi. es.” started to show promising signs again. highest worldwide growth rate of 4.8 per- cancer among Emirati women. Last year, the Etihad Airways breast cancer Dr Nadia Bastaki said: “Breast cancer is one of Presently, the companies in the region cent and it grew by 3.5 percent in Asia. Ray Gammell, the airline’s Chief People and awareness campaign raised over AED 68,000 the leading causes of death for women in the have begun to increase their media spend- The changing media consumption habits Performance Officer, Aubrey Tiedt, Vice through the sale of pink ribbon pins and UAE, and unfortunately it is usually caught in the ing budget as economies seem to come of consumers are driving ad-spending President of Guest Services, and Dr Nadia bracelets, donations from staff, and bake sales late stages. But if we can raise awareness out of its hiatus. In 2012, the advertising away from traditional print and towards Bastaki, Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Lead - by the cabin crew. throughout the community and encourage revenues in the GCC grew by 5 percent Y-O- the digital platforms. In the GCC, the print Aviation, presented the machine to Rashed The airline decided to allocate the donations women to be screened at an earlier age, we can Y to reach $4.8 billion. The UAE and Saudi media is still considered more trustworthy Mubarak Al Mansouri, Deputy Secretary General to support the Red Crescent’s Rosary Campaign start to change those statistics.” Arabia have the largest share of ad spend- and hence grew at a CAGR of about 3.5 for Local Affairs of the Red Crescent and the Red for Breast Cancer Exploration, a mobile clinic According to the UAE Ministry of Health, can- ing with 33 percent and 30 percent respec- percent between 2007 and 2011. Crescent delegation, at a ceremony held at the providing breast cancer screening and mammo- cer is the second-leading cause of death for tively; followed by Kuwait with 20 percent However, in the GCC, the readers’ prefer- Etihad Training Academy yesterday. graphies to women in the remote areas of Abu women in the UAE, with breast cancer as the share. ences are gradually shifting towards the “Etihad Airways strongly believes in its Dhabi, Al-Ain and Sharjah. To date, the mobile most common denominator. The Etihad Airways At the same time, the media industry digital media. responsibility to support our local community,” clinic has assisted over 800 women, age 40 and CSR program encourages staff members to be landscape is also changing rapidly as a con- The television market in the Middle East said Ray Gammell. “Our goal in working with the above, in areas such as Alqua, Delma Island, Al actively involved in promoting activities at the sequence of technological advancements has undergone radical changes in the Red Crescent is to ensure that women through- Marfa and Ghantoot. The new ultrasound headquarters and throughout the community to and changing consumers’ habits. The digi- recent past. The free-to-air market contin- out the UAE will have access to a potentially life- machine will allow the mobile clinic to screen raise awareness of the disease. tal media is growing in influence and effec- ues to be a dominant segment in the saving service.” younger women between the ages of 20 and 39, “The Etihad Airways Guest Services team is tiveness. Presently, the digital media cap- region. The ad-revenues from Television The Etihad Airways Medical Centre marks providing a much needed service to an estimat- always willing to work for socially responsible tures 18 percent of global media share of media stood at $693 million accounting for global breast cancer awareness month in ed 15,000 women annually. causes and we are very pleased and excited to ad spending, which is expected to grow to 14 percent of total ad-revenues in 2012 in October each year with a program to raise Rashed Mubarak Al Mansouri said: “I would see the result of our efforts in helping the Red 20 percent by 2014. However, in the GCC, the GCC. The media industry in the GCC has awareness of breast cancer among the staff and like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Crescent,” said Aubrey Tiedt. “Early detection of print media is still going strong with 71 brighter prospects because of improving the community, focusing on the importance of Etihad Airways for its support of our efforts to breast cancer is essential to survival. It is our percent share of overall ad-spending. The literacy rates, favorable young demograph- early detection through regular self-examina- raise awareness of breast cancer. We consider hope that this new ultrasound machine will be digital media is still in its infancy in the ics, higher income levels and technological tions and screenings. The program includes pan- Etihad Airways as our strategic partner in of significant benefit to younger women in this region but growing at a brisk pace. Social advancements. el discussions with holistic practitioners, doctors, humanitarian efforts and socially responsible region and that it will help in raising awareness patients and families. projects, and the donation of this machine that of this life-threatening disease.” IKEA recalls LYDA jumbo cup due to burn hazard
KUWAIT: IKEA kindly asks cus- tomers who have a LYDA jumbo cup to stop using the cup immedi- ately and bring back to any IKEA store for a full refund. The cups can break when hot liquid is poured into them, creating a burn hazard. IKEA has received twenty reports of cups breaking in use, including ten reports of injury. The affected cups were sold between August 2012 and May 2013. No (From left to right) Dr Nadia Bastaki, Senior Medical Officer/Clinical Lead — Aviation; Aubrey Tiedt, Vice President of Guest Services; Ray other IKEA cups are affected by Gammell, Chief People and Performance Officer; Rashed Mubarak Al-Mansouri, Deputy Secretary General for Local Affairs for Red Crescent; this recall. Nasser Al-Dhaheri, Acting Manager of Local Affairs for Red Crescent and Etihad Airways’ staff. Ghana fuel subsidy cut is quick fix in deficit fight
ACCRA: Ghana’s removal of fuel subsidies last week was Friday’s announcement has so far not sparked the strong ture saw some civil servants’ salaries jump by 240 percent By some measures, it has the fourth biggest economy in designed to reassure investors ahead of a $1 billion opposition that has often greeted decisions to remove sub- and the overall public sector wage bill rise by 47 percent in sub-Saharan Africa and GDP growth in 2012 stood at 8 per- Eurobond in July but it carries risks and more action will be sidies elsewhere in Africa. There was no immediate reaction 2012. The impact on prices will be further exacerbated as a cent, making it one of the hottest economies on the conti- needed to tackle a large budget deficit, analysts say. Ghana - from the opposition National Patriotic Party or from unions, decision in February to partially remove fuel subsidies filters nent. Oil production allows Ghana to join an elite group: an one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies - began produc- and there were no signs of street protests. “There is definite- through to the economy, according to Razia Khan, regional African state with petroleum, peace, stable democracy and a ing oil in 2010 and ranks as the world’s number two cocoa ly a positive on the fiscal front. The government will now be head of research at Standard Chartered. “There is no fiscal reputation for good governance. The deficit plus a current producer and Africa’s second biggest gold miner. Though able to get some savings by not subsiding fuel,” said Edward room for manoeuvre especially with the public sector pay account balance clouds the picture. It is further darkened by popular with investors, the government has seen its fiscal Al-Hussainy, a sovereign risk analyst with Moodys ratings bill and some of those subsidies should have gone some international reserves which stand at just three months of management criticised amid big wage demands from agency in New York. “The flip side is that it tells us that the time back,” Khan said. imports as of the end of April. restive civil servants. Ghana’s creditworthiness was hit by a government is having a tough time meeting its fiscal target,” “It would have been better if there were gradual adjust- One key question facing Ghana is how far the deficit will 2012 budget deficit of 12.1 percent, more than double the he said. ment to prices. But having left it too late and having seen weigh on investor confidence. “I do hope that Ghanaians will official target, analysts say. The announcement last month of overruns in other areas the authorities have little choice but understand that we really cannot afford the large deficit,” a plan to issue a Eurobond in July to finance debt and capi- No opposition reaction to implement more dramatic action now,” she said. The said Joe Abbey, executive director of the Centre for Policy tal projects has added to the pressure to curb the deficit. Looking ahead, the risk of higher inflation from the International Monetary Fund said in April the ballooning Analysis think-tank in Accra. Shortly after Ghana announced A 3-year bond auction last week, though oversubscribed, removal of subsidies could leave the government vulnerable wage bill threatens the economy’s health, though public that its budget deficit last year overshot its 6.7 percent tar- sounded a warning when yields climbed to 19.2 percent, up to renewed militancy by public sector unions over wages. servants argue they have historically been underpaid and get, Fitch ratings agency reduced the country’s outlook to from 16.9 percent in March. It signalled that investors fear Inflation stood at 10.6 percent in April. Ghana saw a weeks- point to wasteful spending by politicians as a cause of their negative from stable. Carmen Altenkirch, a director at Fitch, the government is failing in its attempt to pare the deficit to long strike by doctors and other civil servants in March and militancy. said on Monday the removal of subsidies was the kind of 9 percent this year and scrapping fuel subsidies is a April in a dispute over how to implement a salary structure Questions for investors action the government should be taking to combat high response, the analysts said. the government inherited from its predecessors. That struc- The nation of 25 million presents a paradox to investors. borrowing costs. —Reuters THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 technology EBay to open ‘shoppable windows’ in New York
SAN FRANCISCO: EBay Inc is launching virtual stores called “shoppable windows” this month that the e-commerce company hopes will help retailers generate more sales from their existing physical store networks. The first four of these screens will open from June 8 through July 7 in busy parts of New York City, such as the lower east side and Soho. They will sell 30 items from Kate Spade Saturday, a new fash- ion brand launched this year by apparel retailer Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc. EBay set up a window display in New York City in late 2011, but those storefronts did not let shop- pers order products on the screen. The new screens measure about 9 feet (2.7 meters) across and 2 feet (0.6 meter) high and will appear on the front windows of closed stores. Shoppers will be able to touch the screens to order and have products delivered to them within an TAIPEI: A staff displays TCB International Corp’s new products, the “Health hour via courier. Payment will be accepted by the Bracelet” and its APP “Blood Management Your (BMY)”, during the 2013 couriers through PayPal Here, a mobile payment Computex yesterday. Computex is Asia’s biggest annual IT trade fair, which service developed by eBay. opened on June 4. — AFP This is the latest effort by eBay to work more closely with large retailers that are looking to reach more online and mobile shoppers. The company Microsoft unveils has attracted some large retailers, such as Target Corp, to its online marketplace, while developing operating system update mobile shopping technology for other retailers such as Macy’s Inc. EBay’s “shoppable windows” are SAN MATEO: In this photo taken Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Wayne Losey, co-founder TAIPEI: Software giant Microsoft has functionality that advance the touch an extension of the shift to mobile shopping, of Dynamo DevLabs, speaks about 3D printing during the Hardware Innovation unveiled the updated version of its touch experience and mobile computing’s according to Steve Yankovich, head of the compa- Workshop in San Mateo, Calif. With the printers users make whatever they like, iPad enabled Windows 8 operating system at potential,” she said. ny’s Innovation and New Ventures group, which stands, guitars, jewelry, someone even made a rifle. About the size of a microwave the world’s second largest computer Antoine Leblond, corporate vice presi- developed the technology. oven, the printers usually extrude plastic, layer upon layer, to create objects. Sales show in Taipei. dent of Windows Program Management, “This extends the boundary of the store. are projected to jump from about $1.7 billion in 2011 to $3.7 billion in 2015.—AP Tami Reller, chief financial and market- demonstrated the upgraded system, Suddenly the physical store, by virtue of online ing officer of the company’s Windows which included enhancements in areas technology, extends to any space that’s interesting Division, said that Windows 8.1 would be including platform personalization and to use,” Yankovich said. For Fifth & Pacific, the windows will help launch Amazon launches online available on both PCs and tablets later search. Once the most substantial pres- its new Kate Spade Saturday brand without open- this year. ence in the computer industry, Microsoft ing new physical stores, at least initially, according shopping site in India Speaking at the Computex show yes- Corp. has been working hard over the to Chief Executive William McComb. terday, Reller said the 8.1 update took past two years to cope with the rise of However, the company also plans to use the NEW DELHI: Online retail giant Amazon compare prices, but not buy. The world’s into account input from consumers on tablet computing, and the resulting ero- technology in existing stores of its other brands, launched a new Internet shopping site in India biggest online retailer wants to establish a the Windows 8 system, which has sion in PC sales. such as Juicy Couture and Kate Spade New York, he yesterday, stoking already fierce competition in strong profile in India with the e-commerce received only lukewarm reviews. Microsoft’s own tablets have a 4 per- added. the fast-expanding “e-tailing” market. business set to boom as incomes and consumer “Windows 8.1 furthers the bold vision cent market share, far behind that of “This gives us the ability to produce more from Amazon.in will offer books, movies and TV demand climb in the country of 1.2 billion peo- of Windows 8 by responding to customer industry leader Apple. They have been our retail space,” McComb said. “My nickname for it shows via third parties to sidestep Indian gov- ple, analysts say. feedback and adding new features and available for seven months.—AP is the Wall as a Mall.” ernment rules banning foreign multi-brand Amazon’s biggest rival is Flipkart, founded McComb said he is considering putting shop- online retailers from selling products directly to by two ex-Amazon employees in 2007. “We’re pable windows in small Juicy Couture stores that customers. However, the US giant, which can- excited to get started in India,” said Amazon will offer about 200 different shoes to buy. not match its hugely successful retail model in vice-president Greg Greeley in a statement. Last The company may also use the windows in Kate India due to the restrictions, will in some cases year, New Delhi eased legislation to allow for- Spade New York stores to sell home furnishings, sell goods directly. eign multi-brand retailers such as US supermar- bedding, linens and towels. “We would never be The idea is to create a “marketplace” which is ket giant Walmart to set up in India and sell able to fit all those products in a store in the tradi- a “very well accepted concept in India”, spokes- directly to consumers, but online retailers were tional way,” McComb said. “These things would typ- woman Meenu Handa told AFP. left out. India has just over 50 million active ically require an extra 10,000 square feet of store Amazon made its first foray into India early Internet users of whom around 40 percent have space. But through partnerships like this eBay one last year with Junglee.com, which allows cus- made purchases online, according to industry we could do this through stores that are 2,000 tomers to search for different products and figures.—AFP square feet.”—Reuters Online, at a price: Cubans get public Internet spots
HAVANA: Cubans barred from logging onto the Internet at home on Tuesday flocked to newly opened public access spots to surf an TAIWAN: People visit the Microsoft booth during the 2013 Computex in uncensored World Wide Web-if they could Taipei. Computex is Asia’s biggest annual IT trade fair. —AFP afford the high prices. “I was able to get onto Facebook, download some music ... and I was able to chat with my family in Italy,” said Luis US panel backs Samsung, Alonso, an 18-year-old student who paid to use communist Cuba’s 118 newly expanded bans older Apple devices public access web offices. Cuba, the Americas’ only one-party WASHINGTON: Samsung won a round in an AFP request for comment. The case Communist ruled nation for five decades, has its long-running patent battle with Apple was filed in August 2011 amid a flurry of one of the lowest Internet use rates in all of on Tuesday when a US trade panel litigation between the two rivals over Latin America: 2.6 million in 2011 out of a banned the import and sale of some old- patents in the hot market for tablets and population of 11.1 million, official data show. er models of the iPhone and iPad. smartphones. Only doctors, journalists and certain other The quasi-judicial International Trade In a separate patent fight in US federal professionals are allowed to connect to the Commission said it issued a “limited court, Samsung was ordered last August Web from home. Dissidents have said the exclusion order” for certain devices made to pay more than $1 billion for patent government’s goal has been to control access by Apple, in a victory for the South infringement, which also opens the door to information and that restricting Internet Korean firm after a huge loss in a court to a ban on some Samsung devices. access is just another form of censorship in a fight with its US rival last year. A judge later slashed the award to country where all media outlets are state-con- The loss dealt to Apple by the ITC $598.9 million. Apple has been seeking trolled. could make the Cupertino, California- to ban some of the newer 4G phones The government long claimed it was based company more amenable to from Samsung’s unable to join undersea fiber-optic cable net- negotiating settlements on some of the Galaxy line, as well as the Droid works due to the US embargo in effect since many legal fronts where it is waging Charge sold through Verizon in that case, 1962, forcing it to connect to the web via HAVANA: Cubans line up at a cyber place in Havana. The government opened 118 patent war with Samsung. which is being appealed. The news came slower satellites hookups. places with full internet access in 334 computers with a cost of 4.50 dollars per hour. “Up to now, Apple has been winning on the same day the White House moved And the government in the past blamed This is the first time that Cubans have full access to internet.—AFP the big judgments, which means there to crack down on abuses of the patent limited bandwidth for restrictions on Web undersea fiber-optic cable from Venezuela, “It is a step forward in the sense that was no reason to come to the table,” said system, responding to mounting con- access, saying it is forced to “prioritize” it for Cuba opened the public access sites at offices before, you did not even have this,” she said, independent Silicon Valley analyst Rob cern among technology companies over “social use” purposes, with universities, com- of the state phone company Etesca. adding: “How big of a step forward may be Enderle. a flood of litigation that some say stifles panies and research centers given preference. The public can access the Web for $4.50 an debatable.” “It looked like Apple held all the innovation. But now that may be changing, at least for hour, down from the previous $6.00 an hour, Some people said they felt intimidated cards,” he said. “But if this holds up and The White House said new action is Cuba’s financially well off. Having secured an or check their email for an unchanged $1.50 because they had to show their government both companies have something to lose, needed in the face of a flood of recent an hour. With almost all Cubans-from doctors ID cards to get their web surfing passes. you can get negotiation.” patent litigation, particularly in the to street sweepers-earning around $20 a Yet once they were online, they were surf- Tuesday’s victory could be largely smartphone sector, and because “several month, even the reduced rate will likely only ing censorship-free, even to sites virulently symbolic because the ban covers devices major companies spend more on patent appeal to those receiving money from abroad opposed to Cuba’s government, AFP that are no longer actively sold in the US litigation and defensive acquisition than or earning hard currency tips in the tourism observed. There was a lot of bottled-up market-the AT&T iPhone 4 and iPhone 3 on research and development.” industry. demand for Internet access in many of Cuba’s and 3GS, as well as the iPad 3G and iPad The latest moves target so-called “As low as the (access fees) may seem, they provinces. 2 3G, also sold by AT&T. “patent trolls” which, according to the are still high in comparison with salaries we In Holguin, in the east, a line of 15 people But it is likely that Samsung will White House, “hijack” ideas and take oth- earn,” Tania Molina, a doctor, said. “So we’ll just snaked outside one of the new web-access explore the feasibility of launching simi- er companies to court with an eye to col- continue as before.” But a few of the more for- spots, one new web surfer told AFP. At one lar legal attacks at newer products from lecting license or royalty fees. tunate gave it a go with the World Wide Web. spot in Cienfuegos, a line of 20 people backed the company, according to Enderle. Meanwhile, Apple has asked a federal “The hardest thing for me was to upload pho- up waiting to log on, an employee said. Just “Typically, once you win something judge in Silicon Valley to add Samsung’s tos on Facebook; I guess the size of the files last week a senior official had denied that like this you try to apply it to the new new flagship Galaxy smartphone to the was too large,” Alonso told AFP. public access to the Internet was being limit- products,” the analyst said. “This may put list of devices targeted in a patent law- He was among a group of people logging ed in Cuba for political reasons, insisting it enough risk on Apple to get them more suit involving Siri personal assistant soft- on to check out Twitter, Facebook, other social was due to “technological and financial” con- open to talking with Samsung.” ware. media and international media at one of the siderations. “At this moment, it’s not possible The ITC ruling is a final order but may The motion to amend the lawsuit to new access points in Havana’s landmark Focsa to immediately generalize access to the be appealed in the US Court of Appeals include the Galaxy S4 will be on the Building. Internet,” Cuban deputy communications min- or reversed by presidential order. “We agenda of a June 25 hearing before US Yoeldis Rodriguez, 34 and an employee at ister Wilfredo Gonzalez told the state newspa- believe the ITC’s final determination has District Court Judge Paul Grewal in the the government’s Cuban Institute of Radio per Granma. Opposition blogger Yoani confirmed Apple’s history of free-riding California city of San Jose. and TV, said the price tag meant she would Sanchez, better known outside Cuba than on Samsung’s technological innovations,” The trial is not expected to begin until just check her email, or use the Cuban-media within the country due to state media control, a Samsung statement said. early next year. After years of following only intranet. urged Cubans to use the access they “Our decades of research and devel- and refining the iPhone’s pioneering “I know the government said it needs to have.“Despite the high cost, which is the small opment in mobile technologies will con- innovations a strategy that resulted in recoup on its investment... but the price is print on this contract, and our not being tinue, and we will continue to offer inno- bitter patent battles with Apple- astronomical,” she said. “For the average allowed to have Internet access at home, we vative products to consumers in the Samsung has dethroned its rival to Cuban, it just cannot be paid, especially inter- have to move into these little cracks in the United States.” become the world’s top smartphone HAVANA: Cubans gather at a cyber place national access.” wall,” she wrote.—AFP Apple did not immediately respond to maker.—AFP in Havana.— AFP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE War-scarred Liberia battles its ‘demons’ Epilepsy seen as work of witchcraft
MONROVIA: Elijah Rufus was 10 years old when a spiritual healer in the Liberian capital Monrovia doused him with chicken’s blood and declared that his frequent convulsions were the result of demonic possession. A doctor could have told the scared young boy he had epilepsy, but instead he was subjected to years of spiritual healing, prolonged prayer sessions and fasting as his health declined. “Elijah was always falling over and often saliva would spill out of his mouth. He was always con- vulsing,” said his aunt Korpo Moiseemah, recall- ing the onset of his symptoms in 2009. Moiseemah recalled how she took Elijah, now 14, to a traditional healer who killed a chicken and then spilled the blood in a bucket of water NEBRASKA CITY: An artist’s impression shows Barbatuex Morrisoni and used it to bathe the boy, pronouncing that ‘Morrison’s bearded King’ named after Jim Morrison, the singer of the Doors he was possessed by demons. The healer told her whose nickname was the Lizard King.— AFP to buy him a goat to sacrifice and pay $200 (150 euros) in cash. Lizard King: Giant reptile “I bought the goat and presented it to him. He killed it and used the blood to bathe Elijah like he named after Jim Morrison did the first time when he killed the chicken,” Moiseemah told AFP. PARIS: A giant lizard that lived 40 million ing lizards to successfully compete in mam- “He gave (Elijah) a liquid concoction mixed years ago at a time when Earth was a hot- mal faunas,” said Jason Head of the with all sorts of things for the boy to drink. With house has been named in honor of rock University of Nebraska at Lincoln who led this blood sacrifice, he said Elijah was freed. After MONROVIA: Elijah Rufus (right), 14, poses with his aunt Karpo Moiseemah at his home in the singer Jim Morrison, palaeontologists said the analysis. The palaeontologists have using the blood for his ritual, he then cooked the Zubah Town area of Monrovia, Liberia, where he is recovering from years of seizures caused by yesterday. named the long-extinct species Barbaturex goat and ate it.” As time went on, Elijah’s condi- epilepsy. Rufus was 10 years old when a spiritual healer in Monrovia doused him with chicken’s Around 1.80m (six feet) from snout to morrisoni. “Barbaturex” means “bearded tion deteriorated. A number of other healers blood and declared that his frequent convulsions were the result of demonic possession. — AFP tail and tipping the scales at up to 27 kilos king,” after the team found ridges on the were consulted in the following years-always to ple.” But epilepsy isn’t the only mental health Chinese clinic in town, he was diagnosed as hav- (60 pounds), the plant-eating reptile is one underside of the jaw that give lizards a no avail. issue plaguing Liberia, a country traumatised by ing epilepsy and placed in treatment,” his aunt of the biggest-known lizards ever to have beard-like appearance. “Morrisoni” is in trib- He went from one witch doctor to the other in a civil war spanning three decades which left said. The clinic, a practitioner of modern Western lived on land. It competed with mammals ute to Doors frontman Morrison, famed for his mother’s home county of Lofa, in northern 250,000 dead and many more psychologically medicine, prescribed him phenobarbital, a com- for food in the humid tropical forests of his fascination with reptiles and shaman- Liberia, as well as Christian churches in Monrovia, damaged by the time a fragile peace arrived in mon anti-convulsive, and he quickly began to Southeast Asia. A fossil of the beast, found ism. “I was listening to The Doors quite a bit where he lives with his aunt. 2003. improve. Yet even after his diagnosis, Elijah was in sediment in Sagaing district in Myanmar, during research,” said Head. “Some of their Volunteers watched over him as he was forced The Carter Center says around 40 percent of shocked to find he was shunned by friends and has been dated to the late-middle Eocene musical imagery includes reptiles and into long sessions of fasting and prayer for weeks Liberians suffer from depression while a similar neighbors who believed epilepsy was a far scari- period, when Earth was so hot there was no ancient places, and Jim Morrison was of at a time. Elijah’s story is all too common in number have post-traumatic stress disorders er prospect than demonic possession. ice at its poles. course the Lizard King, so it kind of came deeply superstitious Liberia, where epilepsy, a related to atrocities perpetrated during the con- “I still had a few friends coming around even “We think the warm climate during that together.” The study appears in the British neurological condition which causes seizures, is flict. Harris said he had carried out a study several when they heard that I was possessed but soon period of time allowed the evolution of a scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal often perceived as the work of witchcraft or evil years ago revealing that 75 percent of people those few friends stopped coming when they large body size and the ability of plant-eat- Society B: Biological Sciences.—AFP spirits. with mental health issues or neurological condi- heard I was diagnosed as being epileptic,” he The Carter Center, a global human rights tions would go to a traditional healer. “It is still said. “The general feeling was that they could organization, estimates that less than one per- happening. Lots of people still seek traditional or come into contact with the disease if they kept cent of Liberians have access to mental or neuro- religious interventions before going to hospital coming around me.” The Carter Center says it is Sebelius says she talked logical health services, with most preferring to for a check-up,” he told AFP. raising awareness of the causes of neurological consult traditional healers. Harris said that while many Liberians prac- conditions in Liberia, attacking the stigma sur- to health firms on The country of four million people has one tised psychiatry abroad, few would give up lucra- rounding mental health problems and helping practicing psychiatrist, University of Liberia pro- tive careers overseas to return to Liberia, one of the country to develop policies to combat dis- fessor Benjamin Harris; one dedicated treatment the world’s poorest countries where the average crimination. Obamacare outreach centre and fewer than 100 clinicians working in wage is less than $700 a year. “The stigma against people with mental ill- neurology and mental health. “Many people here Lawmakers are considering legislation to pro- ness is high in Liberia and all over the world,” said WASHINGTON: US Health and Human the nonprofit Robert Wood Johnson have a misunderstanding of what seizure disor- mote the rights of people with mental or neuro- Janice Cooper, the organization’s mental health Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Foundation and tax adviser H&R Block to der or epilepsy is. People think that epilepsy is logical disorders, outlaw discrimination and pre- project leader in Liberia. Tuesday that she talked to three healthcare seek financial assistance for Enroll America, something that has to do with witchcraft or pos- vent thousands of treatable patients from falling “We know that many people believe that companies about a private nonprofit group which will serve as a private sector flagship session by demons or some contagious disease,” through the net each year. mental illness is a result of witchcraft or spoiled helping to implement healthcare reform, but for a campaign coordinated with outreach Harris told AFP “And so, initiatives for treatment Elijah was one of Liberia’s lucky few who even- medicine or may be contagious. These are all she denied asking for donations. In her first efforts by states and the federal government. are based on the conceptual beliefs of these peo- tually got help. “When we finally took Elijah to a things that are misconceptions,” she said. — AFP public comments on an issue Republicans “Those are the only two conversations I’ve have sought to portray as a scandal, Sebelius had about contributing resources,” she told vigorously defended her efforts to rally pri- lawmakers. Neither the foundation nor H&R vate support for a summer outreach cam- Block is regulated by HHS. Mystery deepens over US GM wheat paign to persuade uninsured Americans to But Sebelius disclosed on Tuesday that sign up for subsidized health coverage she also phoned medical products maker CHICAGO/KANSAS CITY: The USDA and Monsanto are investi- issue, some $9 billion in US wheat cation process and it now accounts through new online state insurance market- Johnson & Johnson, Catholic health system Oregon field in which a farmer gating but say they do not know exports hang in the balance. The for the vast majority of field trials places. Republicans in the House of Ascension Health and private healthcare found sprouts of unauthorized how widespread the presence of United States, the world’s largest on biotech crops. Representatives have launched a probe of system Kaiser Permanente to talk about genetically modified wheat was the unapproved wheat is. The farm exporter, exports nearly half In light of the discovery in her fundraising efforts, while party members Enroll America. All three are regulated by never used to study altered vari- genetically modified wheat was of its wheat crop. Oregon, USDA should assess its in both the House and Senate have asked for HHS, but the secretary said she asked none eties, a lawyer for the grower said found on about 1 percent of the Heavy criticism has already hit review process, said US Sen Jeff outside probes to determine whether the for money. Johnson & Johnson spokesman on Tuesday. The farmer has “no farmer’s field and was not concen- Monsanto, including a lawsuit filed Merkley of Oregon. “This incident secretary was illegally trying to circumvent Ernie Knewitz said Sebelius talked to the idea” how the altered wheat made trated in a single area, Bernasek Monday by a US farmer who is underscores the need for an Congress or violated ethics rules by seeking company in April and that it has made no it into his 125-acre field, said Tim said. alleging the seed company was agency review of field-testing funds from companies she regulates. In tes- contribution to Enroll America. Ascension Bernasek, a partner at the Portland It was discovered after unwant- negligent in allowing its experi- practices to determine how to timony before the House Education and the Health and Kaiser Permanente had no law firm Dunn Carney. ed “volunteer” seedlings survived mental seed to escape its control. avoid this situation in the future,” Workplace Committee, President Barack immediate comment. Representative Tom The disclosures heightened the when sprayed with the weed killer Monsanto countered that its he said. Obama’s top healthcare adviser said her Price, a Georgia Republican, asked about mystery that has swirled around glyphosate, which led to tests that wheat development program was Foreign distrust of biotech actions were sanctioned by long-standing media reports that she solicited funds from the farm since the US Department identified the wheat as a Monsanto “government-directed, rigorous crops and US regulators’ ability to health law and match steps taken by her the healthcare industry. “No, sir. That is not of Agriculture said last week that strain. The field was planted with and well-documented and audit- keep them separate from conven- predecessors to promote new program roll- true,” she replied. Representative Trey the strain, modified by seed giant two varieties of seeds, called WB- ed.” The field trials were conducted tional crops has a long history. outs in the past, including Medicare drug Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, want- Monsanto Co to tolerate treat- 528 and Rod, that were also used under a streamlined system known When Monsanto was moving to benefits. “I could legally solicit funds from ed to know what she would say if health- ments of weed killer, was found. on other fields that have tested as “notification,” which is more bring its biotech wheat to market anybody regulated by our office. I chose not care executives felt pressured to contribute Monsanto said it had ended its negative for the unauthorized lenient than the tightly controlled nine years ago, foreign buyers to do that. But promoting a public-private money: “Your response would be what? research into the “Roundup Ready” strain, Bernasek said. permitting process. threatened to boycott all US wheat partnership? You bet,” Sebelius said. That they’re just too easily pressured or that spring wheat nine years ago. At the WB-528 is a variety of soft Under the permit process, purchases rather than risk getting Obama’s Patient Protection and they misunderstood the conversation?” “I time, there was broad opposition white winter wheat sold by companies must establish buffer shipments that contained genetic Affordable Care Act is expected to extend can’t answer what they felt,” Sebelius said. “I from international buyers who WestBred, which was bought by areas around field trial sites to help modification. health coverage to well over 25 million unin- have had conversations with people all threatened to boycott the US mar- Monsanto in 2009. Rod is a variety avoid contamination of neighbor- US Wheat Associates, the indus- sured Americans during the next decade across this country including insurance ket. Genetically modified wheat is of soft white wheat that was ing fields; to use only dedicated try organization that markets US through subsidized marketplaces and an companies, pharmaceutical companies and still not approved for cultivation released by Washington State machinery and storage facilities for wheat to international buyers, expansion of the Medicaid program for the others using the statutory authority that is anywhere in the world. University in 1992. GMO material; and train personnel. claims as its slogan “The world’s poor. clearly given to the secretary of health.” Buyers in Asia and Europe The farmer does not want to Annual inspections are required. most reliable choice,” and has But as administration officials have raced In tense questioning, Gowdy pressed immediately shunned US wheat talk to the media about his discov- Under the notification process, worked for more than a decade to to implement the law by Jan. 1, Republicans Sebelius to identify who in the administra- purchases after the USDA revealed ery because of USDA’s ongoing there are fewer field inspections try to assure world buyers that any have repeatedly blocked public money for tion she consulted in planning the fundrais- the discovery of the rogue wheat investigation, according to his and regulators rely largely on release of genetically modified the effort and now accuse Sebelius of seek- ing phone calls: “I’m looking for a name. Can in Oregon. lawyer. “He’s confident that he did developers like Monsanto for eval- wheat will be well regulated and ing private support for implementation in an I get a name? I’m looking for a name and South Korea and Japan have the right thing,” Bernasek said. uating and reporting the adequacy controlled. But the contamination attempt to circumvent them. The you said ‘we’. Who’s we? Did you ever dis- suspended some US wheat pur- “He’s doing everything he can of their controls. issue undermines that effort, said Department of Health and Human Services cuss it with anyone at the White House?” he chases, while the European Union to work with USDA.” Over time, more and more field Dawn Forsythe, former director of has said that since March, Sebelius phoned asked. “No, sir,” she replied.— Reuters said it would step up testing. The As investigators probe the trials have come under the notifi- public affairs for US Wheat.—Reuters Endangered elephant killings rising in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Poisoning or shooting killed elephants were definitely poisoned, 13 should be taken immediately to protect many of the 129 critically endangered percent were suspected to have been Sumatran elephants from extinction, elephants that have died on Indonesia’s poisoned, and 5 percent were killed by especially in Riau,” the report said. There Sumatra island in less than a decade, gunshots. Others died from illness or are about 300 elephants left in Riau, highlighting weak enforcement of laws other causes, or the reason for their which is part of Sumatra island. Achmad against poaching, an environmental death was unknown. Saeroji, head of the government conser- group says. The International Union for vation agency in Riau, denied the allega- WWF Indonesia said killings of Conservation of Nature listed the ani- tion of lax law enforcement, saying at Sumatran elephants are on the rise, with mals as “critically endangered” after their least eight cases have been handled by 29 either shot or poisoned last year, numbers dropped to between 2,400 and authorities recently. including 14 in Aceh province. The group 2,800 from an estimated 5,000 in 1985. “We always investigate every case of said Tuesday that no one has been con- Environmentalists say the elephants elephants found dead,” he said. “But it is victed or jailed in the deaths that were could be extinct within three decades hard to capture the perpetrators, either counted in Riau province since 2004. unless they are protected. The decline is because of late reports or the fear of The report came three days after two largely due to destruction of their habi- people to report the poachers, who dead Sumatran elephants were found tat. Forests across Sumatra are being work in a network.” near a paper plantation in Riau, allegedly logged for timber, palm oil, and pulp Indonesia’s elephants sometimes poisoned by poachers. Another elephant and paper. Sumatra has some of the venture into populated areas searching was killed last month near Tesso Nilo most significant populations of Asian for food. They destroy crops or attack national park and its tusks were hacked elephants outside of India and Sri Lanka humans, making them unpopular with off. An autopsy found a plastic detergent and is also home to tigers, orangutans villagers. Some are shot or poisoned Reporters take pictures of a dead Sumatran elephants allegedly poi- wrapper in its belly filled with poison. and rhinos. with cyanide-laced fruit, while others are soned by poachers for its tusks, in Bireum Bayeun, Aceh province, The group said 59 percent of the dead “Effective action on the ground killed by poachers for their ivory. — AP Indonesia. — AP THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Health, tax issues stir controversy in US
WASHINGTON: Health benefits and taxes for undoc- support.” One of Hatch’s amendments would require Graham of South Carolina, was sympathetic to that umented foreigners emerged on Tuesday as thorny workers to show that they have paid taxes for all view. “I want anybody that owes back taxes to pay issues in the US immigration debate as the Senate work they did from the time they entered the coun- them. But when you are talking about a system More proof needed for prepared to consider changes to a sweeping bill next try. The bill would allow undocumented immigrants where a lot of people got paid under the table with week. A bipartisan group of senators are courting to gain temporary legal status within six months. cash, it could be problematic,” Graham said. It could weight-loss surgery Republicans in hopes of reaching the minimum of 60 After 10 years, they would be eligible for permanent cost more to enforce such a law, he said, than it votes needed for passage. The centerpiece of the bill legal status and could gain citizenship after another would generate in tax revenue. WASHINGTON: A gastric bypass or other considered on the low end of the obesity is a provision to grant legal status and a 13-year path three. Its current provisions would require that peo- But another Gang of Eight Republican, Senator type of weight-loss surgery can help dia- spectrum. to citizenship for the roughly 11 million undocu- ple applying for legal status pay any back taxes that John McCain of Arizona, said the back-taxes provi- betics who are moderately obese but It found that diabetics with moderate mented immigrants, provided they pay fines totaling the Internal Revenue Service, the tax-collection sion might not be too high a hurdle for those who more proof is needed before promoting obesity lost more weight and had better $2,000 and back taxes the government says they agency, says they owe. want to become citizens. “I think it will be difficult owe. The legislation would also spend billions to bol- Hatch’s amendment would shift the burden for and I think it should be difficult to become a citizen them on a wider scale, a study said glucose control over two years if they got ster security along the southern border with Mexico. calculating back taxes from the IRS to the worker. In of the United States,” he told reporters. Tuesday. “Bariatric surgery for diabetic such surgery rather than opting for non- It would expand the number of visas available for the current bill, newly legalized immigrants would Graham said he did think there were the votes to people who are not severely obese has surgical treatment like dieting and drugs. high-skilled workers and create new visa programs need to wait a minimum of 10 years to be eligible for pass the Senate bill. “Yeah, we have 60, I’m sure,” he shown promising results in controlling Patients who had a gastric bypass saw for low-skilled workers such as janitors, construction federal subsidies to help them purchase health insur- said. Democratic leaders in the Senate are aiming to glucose,” said Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, better results-more short term weight workers and farm workers. ance under President Barack Obama’s 2010 health pass legislation before the July 4 holiday. It is unclear the study’s lead author and a surgeon at loss and better control of blood sugar But some Republicans, including Senator Orrin law. One of Hatch’s amendments would delay eligi- when or whether the House of Representatives will the University of California, Los Angeles. levels-than those who underwent gastric Hatch of Utah, have indicated that the price of their bility for another five years. “You might as well not introduce a comprehensive immigration bill. House vote might be tougher provisions for those seeking pass this bill,” David Leopold, general counsel for the Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte pre- “However, we need more information banding. legal status. This poses a dilemma for the bipartisan American Immigration Lawyers Association, said of dicted that the lower chamber could pass immigra- about the long-term benefits and risks But the researchers said the findings Gang of Eight, which wrote the bill, and sought to Hatch’s proposals. He said the requirement on back tion legislation by August but did not provide before recommending bariatric surgery stem from a relatively small number of achieve a balance between Democrats who want to taxes would prevent many people from gaining legal specifics on what kind of bill. Goodlatte’s committee, over nonsurgical weight-loss treatment trials and that more studies are needed- ensure that the route to legalization is workable and status. Calculating the taxes would be difficult which oversees immigration, has avoided dealing for these individuals.” including on how patients did after two Republicans who want to make sure that it is not because many employers would have little incentive with the 11 million illegal immigrants and is consid- The study, published in the Journal of or more years, as well as complication overly lenient. Hatch said his proposed changes to to help workers compile their records. “It cuts right ering a series of individual bills to increase work visas the American Medical Association, is rates and side effects. The US Food and the bill would make it more “palatable” to those who into the whole purpose of this legalization program, and require employers to electronically verify the based on a review of evidence support- Drug Administration has approved gas- object to its current form. “This bill isn’t going to pass and that’s to give these people a tough but reason- immigration status of potential employees. without some of those amendments and some addi- able way to earn lawful permanent residency and The Senate and House must pass identical bills ing the use of bariatric surgery to treat tric banding for people with a BMI of 30 tional ones,” he told reporters. “I want to get the bill compliance with the law,” Leopold said. At least one before President Barack Obama can sign one into people who are diabetic and who have a to 35 who have an illness linked to obesi- so that it will pass so that it will have broad bipartisan Republican author of the Senate bill, Senator Lindsey law. — Reuters Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 to 35 — ty. — AFP WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 AUK announces winners of
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he American University of Kuwait announced the winners of the stu- Tdent competition for the Spring 2013 President’s Exhibition. The winning artwork was selected fromthe “best of the best” student class work from the previous semester. All entries were sub- mitted to the competition by the AUK ART and Graphic Design professors. The Exhibition includes painting, drawing, graphic design, cut paper, and photogra- phy work juried for creativity, originality, and technique. The student work chosen for the cur- rent exhibition was made in classes taught by AUK Art and Graphic Design professors Sharon Orleans Lawrence, Maryam Hosseinnia,George Bauer, and William Andersen. In addition, there was work included in the exhibition that was created by Professors Sharon Orleans Lawrence, Maryam Hosseinnia, and bdellatif Sharaa is proud of his grandson Antonia Stamos. who completed his 8th month. Saleh who The 19 students with winning artwork Alives in Buffalo, N.Y with his parents enjoys are: Aisha Jiran, Manal Adra, Batoul Al the outdoors life, and that is evident in this photo Mesri, May Yassin, Aya Kandel,Maitha Al- in a Supermarket...May Allah bless him. Jassmi, Dalal Al-Mahdi, Sayed Hashim Altabtabai, Abdulrahman ben Essa, AssemMalallah, Fajer Al-Tifouni, Hassan Abdozzahraei, Noor Al Hamad, AeshaBorahma, Anwar Behbehani, Noor Al-Sabah, Moustafa El Khashab, Nadia Announcement Abdullah, and Rawan Al-Hussaini Winners received certificates signed by AUK Interim President and Provost, Dr Raghav Juyal show tomorrow Nizar Hamzeh.They and their parents he Dancing Divas is organizing its 5th Annual were honored at a reception, where Dr TJubilation on the 7th of June 2013 at Cambridge School, Mangaf, between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The Hamzeh delivered hisopening remarks, program will be attended by Raghav Juyal (Dance India stressing the importance of holding Dance Fame) who will be judging the show as well as these gatherings that bring the presi- University. “As always, it is a pleasure to is being considered until they are noti- The AUK President’s Exhibition is an entertaining the audience with his dance performanc- dent, the students and their parents present the best work of the previous fied that they have won. It’s always good excellent opportunity for students, es. Another highlight of the show is the presence of together in a family atmosphere to cele- semester in the Art and Graphic Design to honor students who excel, and we increasing student pride in execution, Raja Sagoo (Comedy Circus Fame) who will be anchor brate the work of the talented students. Department. The President’s Exhibition is appreciate the enthusiastic support we rewarding excellent work, and providing for the event. Raghav will also be conducting a dance The current exhibition will be displayed especially close to my heart, because the have received from Interim President a valuable accomplishment on student workshop on the 8th of June at the Salmiya Model in the president’s office for six months, faculty chooses the best work from their Nizar Hamzeh,” said Professor Sharon resumes as they graduate and go from School. Workshop will be for participants within the age on view for the University, as well as dig- classes to enter in the competition; often Orleans Lawrence, Chair of the Art and AUK to graduate school or the work- group of 8 and 30 and will be open for registration till nitaries and other honored visitors to the the students don’t even know their work Graphic Design Department place. the 30th of May.
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Thursday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 5:30pm, 8:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 11:30am Tornado Alley 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm To The Arctic 3D 6:30pm
Friday: Fires of Kuwait 2:30pm KSNA Kuwait to hold theatre festival Tornado Alley 3D3:30pm, 5:30pm, 8:30pm erala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi’s Kuwait Malayali living in Kuwait and the duration of the play the KSNA Kuwait. Other members of the KSNA Kuwait To The Arctic 3D 4:30pm, 7:30pm Chapter proposes to hold a theatre festival of must be 90-minute,” Varkey further said. “We all know Ad-Hoc committee Thomas Mathew Kadavil, B S Pillai, Flight of Butterflies 3D 6:30pm Kamateur troupes for Malayali theatre artists in there are many theatre groups in Kuwait. We request Babuji Batheri, Adv Johney Kunnil and K K Sehemj Born to be Wild 3D 9:30pm Kuwait in December this year. ‘Pravasi Theatre Awards’ all our Malayali theatre lovers in Kuwait to make this Kumar were also present during the press conference. instituted by the Akademi will be given to the winners initiative a success,” he added. The Ad-Hoc committee for the KSNA Kuwait Chapter of the drama competition to be conducted in tandem Well-known filmmaker and KSNA central commit- was constituted on March 14, 2013 at a meeting Saturday: with other KSNA chapters across the Gulf zone. tee member Joshy Mathew said the judging panel will presided over by KSNA Chairman Soorya ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups The festival will be held in two or three days be sent from Kerala who will adjudge the best pravasi Krishnamoorthy. Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 1:30pm, 8:30pm depending on the number of entries. Announcing the theatre artists. “Sangeetha Nataka Akademi is keen on The chapter was formed with a view to identifying Tornado Alley 3D11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm, theatre festival at a press conference in Kuwait on promoting and recognizing pravasi artists. This theatre and recognizing pravasi artists in the fields of theatre Tuesday, KSNA Kuwait Chapter Chairman Pancily festival is its first initiative,” Joshy Mathew, who is also and music. Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, found- 9:30pm Varkey said, the chapter would like to invite entries in charge of Kuwait and Bahrain Chapters of the KSNA ed on 26 April 1958 under the Department of Culture, To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 6:30pm from various amateur Malayali theatre groups in said. nourishes and encourages various forms of dance, Born to be Wild 3D 3:30pm Kuwait. Earlier, KSNA Kuwait Chapter Coordinator Sajeev K music, drama and folk arts of Kerala. Journey to Mecca 4:30pm “The script must be original and written by a Peter, in his introductory remarks, gave an overview of
Notes: All films are in Arabic. For English, headsets are avail- able upon request. “Fires of Kuwait” is in English. Arabic headsets are avail- able upon request. Film schedule is subject to changes without notice.
Write to us Send to What’s On upcoming events, birthdays or celebrations by email: [email protected] Fax: 24835619 / 20 Kottayam paurasamithi (citizen forum) gave a reception to the visiting Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and cine director Joshy Mathew. The minister also inaugurated Gulf Pravasi Cultural Congress office in Abbassiya in another function. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013 Embassy Information
EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA The Australian Embassy Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters in conducted by The Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: [email protected] (VFS) [email protected] (Visa Office); Tel: +971 4 355 1958 (VFS) - +971 4 508 7200 (Visa Office); Fax: +971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). In Kuwait applications can be lodged at the Australian Visa Application Centre 4B 1st Floor, Al-Banwan Building Al-Qibla Area, Ali Al-Salem Street, opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait. Working hours and days: 09:30 - 17:30; Sunday - Thursday. Or visit their website www.vfs-au-gcc- com for more information. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm.
GUST staff, students represent Kuwait at n n n n n n n 3rd Regional Conference for Public Relations EMBASSY OF CANADA The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visa and immigration mat- ters including enquiries is conducted by the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to Canada should contact the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or www.goingtocanada.gc.ca, E- mail: [email protected]. The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, Al- Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian cit- izens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday.
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ulf University for Science and Technology experiences on the latest trends and challenges and EMBASSY OF US (GUST) staff: Joanne Al-Abduljalil, Ibrahim Al- solutions for PR in theGulf region. Parents of Kuwaiti citizen children may GMutawa and Ahmad Ali along with students: The second day of the conference consisted of drop off their sons’ and daughters’ visa Rawan Al-Sharif and Bedour Al-Bedaiwi attended the workshops where each delegate was given the oppor- applications - completely free of an 3rd Public Relations Regional Conference held and tunity to choose which workshop to participate in. interview or a trip inside the Embassy. The chil- hosted in Doha, Qatar as representatives for Kuwait GUST staff and students were some of the workshops’ dren must be under 14 years of age, and addi- and GUST. Under the sponsorship of Wataniya most active participants as each delegate was eager to tional requirements do apply, but the service Telecom, the representatives spent three days in Qatar lead their group and speak publically to present the means parents will no longer have to schedule attending conference seminars with its various work- final campaigns they came up with. The conference shops during the day, and later visiting Doha’s diverse ended with a closing ceremony with various business individual appointments for their children, nor sites in the evening. leaders, including the President of the International PR come inside the Embassy (unless they are Conference President and Head Organizer, Jassim Association, and PR instructors sharing their experi- applying for themselves). The service is only Fakhro, greeted all new-comers on the first day with ences in the field. available for children holding Kuwaiti pass- his opening speech and talked about the role of public The conference was an enjoyable and educational ports. To take advantage, parents must drop off relations in the society and how it reflects the vital and experience for all attendees. Delegates left having the following documents: Child Visa Drop-off essential role of public relations in development efforts learned new lessons about public relations and devel- cover sheet, available on the Embassy website and achieving the vision of GCC countries for a better oped better communication skills and techniques. The (http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.htm) future. The conference gathered various industry lead- sessions and workshops of the conference were care- - Child’s passport; The Child’s previous pass- ers in the field of Public Relations and Communications fully selected to provide a platform for the best experts port, if it contains a valid US visa; 5x5cm photo from various countries in the Arab region. Its main of public relations regionally, globally, and from the of child with eyes open (if uploaded into DS- objective was for attendees to exchange ideas and Arab world. 160, photos must be a .jpg between 600x600 and 1200x1200 pixels, less than 240kb, and cannot be digitally altered); A completed DS- 160 form; Visa Fee Receipt from Burgan Bank; A copy of the valid visa of at least one parent. If one parent will not travel, provide a visa copy for the traveling parent, and a passport copy from the non-traveling parent with a letter stating no objection to the child’s travel. - For children of students (F2): a copy of the child’s I- 20. Children born in the US (with very few exceptions) are US citizens and would not be eligible for a visa. Parents may drop off the application packet at Window 2 at the Embassy from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, excluding holidays. More information is avail- able on the U.S. Embassy website: kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.html
IMWA convenes Edumeet 2013 n n n n n n n EMBASSY GREECE ndian Muslims Welfare Association The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the (IMWA) Edumeet 2013 was conducted pleasure to announce that visa applica- Iat Salmiya Indian Model School on tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa May 24, 2013. EDUMEET is an opportuni- Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th ty for Indian students to demonstrate floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- their talents in the arena of public speak- Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For ing and essay writing. The hall was filled information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to with enthusiastic students, parents, 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: teachers and IMWA members. The pro- Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- gram was hosted by Mr. Mohammed tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications Khalid and Mr. Mir Abrar Ali. The event please visit the following website comprised of essay writing competition www.mfa.gr/kuwait. and extempore inter-school debate competition. The event started by the n n n n n n n recitation of the Holy Quran by Master Mohammed Adeel and the English trans- EMBASSY OF SOUTH KOREA lation by Aijaz Ahmed. This was followed The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in by the essay writing competition. Essay Kuwait will organize 2013 K-POP Contest writing participants were divided into on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm. The three groups i.e. Group A (Class VII - VIII), aim of the contest is to provide an opportunity to Group B (Class IX - X) and Group C (Class the participants to showcase their exciting talents XI - XII). Each group was given a separate and Mohammad Zahid. said that the debate competition is very had participated in the debate. She sin- to the audience. Everyone is encouraged to par- topic with a time limit of 30 minutes and Extempore debate is a challenge even useful for preparing students for their cerely thanked IMWA for inviting her. Dr ticipate in the contest. Application forms can be maximum 250 words. A panel of six emi- for seasoned orators but the eighteen future career. He explained that a good Sabiha Bilgrami said that each contest- downloaded from the Embassy’s website: nent judges was given the tough task of debate participants took up this chal- debate is one in which you put your ant had done an admirable job, as it http://kwt.mofa.go.kr (Select English from the selecting the winners from each group. lenge and demonstrated their public visions and views in a very clear perspec- takes a lot of guts to deliver a speech. menu at the top of the page then Bilateral Next was the extempore debate com- speaking skills. Their confidence, oratory tive, without having any controversies or She said she firmly believed that every Relations) or visit the “Korean Culture Diwaniya” petition. Nine teams from Indian schools talent, stage presence was a treat to contradictions in it. He concluded his participant is a winner. Mr. Anil Lobo said Facebook Group. Interested applicants must send participated in the debate. Two talented watch. They had the audience spell- speech by congratulating all the partici- that all of the 18 students from the 9 their application forms to [email protected] by participants were nominated by each bound by convincingly expressing their pants, and encouraged them by saying schools had done a marvelous job, and 24 May 2013. school. The debate topics were drawn at point of view and citing excellent exam- that every participant is a winner. had indeed entertained and educated the venue by the participants them- ples. The Indian Ambassador to Kuwait him. He felt that it shouldn’t be the n n n n n n n selves and then were given 45 minutes IMWA President Mohammed Satish Mehta graced the occasion as adults educating the children, but the to prepare before they presented their Manshauddin in his speech mentioned chief guest. In his speech, Satish Mehta children educating the adults. Aslam arguments to the audience one for and the difference this year was the debate encouraged the participants to continue Imadi said he was surprised by the great EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA the other against the topic. format which was extempore. He grabbing opportunities for improving score of intelligence, knowledge and On the occasion of Al-Esra Wa Al-Meraj, A panel of four eminent adjudicators, reminded the participants that all of their talents. He mentioned that IMWA ideas that the students possess. He the South African Embassy will be Dr Sabiha Bilgrami from Kuwait them were very lucky to be able to par- should also continue conducting such hoped for India to have a very bright closed on Thursday, 6 June 2013. The University, Aslam Imadi from KOC, ticipate and showcase their speaking events that can help students a lot. He future coming up. Embassy will resume its normal working hours Toastmaster Anil Lobo and Toastmaster skills in events such as the Edumeet. concluded by congratulating all the win- The results of both the essay writing on Sunday, 9 June 2013, from Sunday to Bobby Hoxit evaluated the participants’ Lastly, he congratulated each participant ners and participants. and debate competition were declared Thursday. Please note that the Working hours performance simultaneously. The evalu- for their interest, dedication and contri- The judges of the extempore debate immediately after the event and certifi- will be from 8 to 4 & the Consular Section oper- ation was processed online with the data bution. competition were also asked to say a few cates and prizes were distributed to the ation hours will from 8-30 to 12-30. entered by the judges transmitted live to The President of FIMA Mukhtar words. Bobby Hobbit said she had truly winners by the Indian Ambassador the moderators, Dr Nazish Mohiuddin Marouf was the next to give a speech. He enjoyed listening to all the students who Satish Mehta. TV PROGRAMS THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
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Farm Basics 21:30 Inside The PGA Tour 14:35 Border Security 22:50 Austin And Ally 13:40 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 22:00 Live PGA Tour 15:05 Auction Hunters 23:10 Wizards Of Waverly Place Basics 15:30 Auction Kings 03:00 Ben And Kate 23:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 14:05 Food Wars 16:00 Fast N’ Loud 03:30 The Simpsons 00:00 Hannah Montana 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 16:55 Gold Rush 04:00 Seinfeld 00:20 Hannah Montana 14:55 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 17:50 Mythbusters 04:30 The Tonight Show With Jay 00:45 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 15:20 Guy’s Big Bite 00:00 Golfing World 18:45 Sons Of Guns Leno 01:05 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 15:45 Chopped 01:00 ITU Triathlon Highlights 19:40 How Stuff Works 05:30 Hope & Faith 01:30 Emperor’s New School 16:35 Barefoot Contessa 02:00 Champions Tour Highlights 20:05 How It’s Made 06:00 All Of Us 01:50 Emperor’s New School 17:00 Barefoot Contessa 03:00 Futbol Mundial 20:35 Auction Hunters 06:30 Brothers 02:15 Replacements 17:25 Food Wars 03:30 NRL Full Time 21:00 Storage Hunters 07:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 02:35 Replacements 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 04:00 World Pool Masters 21:30 Sons Of Guns 08:00 Seinfeld 18:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 05:00 World Cup Of Pool 22:25 Amish Mafia 08:30 Hope & Faith 18:40 Charly’s Cake Angels 06:00 Trans World Sport 23:20 Hellriders 09:00 Ben And Kate 19:05 Unique Sweets 07:00 Golfing World 00:15 Sons Of Guns 09:30 Modern Family 19:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 08:00 IRB Junior World 01:10 Amish Mafia 10:00 The Mindy Project 20:20 Chopped Championship 10:30 Brothers 14:30 Style Star 21:10 Chopped 10:00 Total Rugby 11:00 The Tonight Show With Jay 15:00 Kourtney & Kim Take New 22:00 Food Network Challenge 10:30 World Pool Masters Leno York 22:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 11:30 World Cup Of Pool 12:00 All Of Us 16:00 Kourtney & Kim Take New 23:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:30 IRB Junior World 12:30 Seinfeld York 23:40 Food Wars Championship 14:50 Combat Countdown 13:00 Hope & Faith 17:00 Ice Loves Coco 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 14:30 IRB Junior World 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 15:45 Animal Armageddon 13:30 Brothers 17:30 Ice Loves Coco Championship 00:55 Unwrapped 16:40 HMS Ark Royal 14:00 The Simpsons 18:00 E! News 16:30 IRB Junior World 17:35 Chasing Classic Cars 01:20 Unwrapped 14:30 The Mindy Project 19:00 THS Championship 18:00 Chasing Classic Cars 01:45 Food Network Challenge 15:00 Modern Family 20:00 Kourtney And Kim Take Miami 18:30 Total Rugby 18:25 Surviving Extreme Weather 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 21:00 Married To Jonas 19:00 Golfing World 19:20 American Car Prospector Stewart 21:30 Fashion Police 20:00 AFL Highlights 20:10 Tattoo Hunter 16:00 The Colbert Report 22:30 E! News 21:00 IRB Junior World 21:05 Trashopolis 23:30 Chelsea Lately Championship 16:30 All Of Us 22:00 American Car Prospector 00:00 Scouted 03:00 The Help-PG15 23:00 Marathon 17:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 22:55 Jack The Ripper In America 00:55 Style Star 05:30 Arthur Christmas-PG 18:00 New Girl 23:50 LA: City Of Demons 01:25 THS 07:30 Marion Jones: Press Pause- 00:45 Chasing Classic Cars 18:30 Family Tools PG15 01:10 Chasing Classic Cars 19:00 Community 09:00 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most 01:35 American Car Prospector 19:30 Parks And Recreation Wanted-PG 20:00 The Tonight Show With Jay 00:00 NHL 10:45 Michael Jackson: The Life Of 02:00 Motor Sports 2013 Leno An Icon-PG15 03:00 Ping Pong World 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 03:05 Mitch And Matt’s Big Fish 13:15 American Girl: McKenna 04:00 US Bass Fishing Stewart 03:30 Gok’s Clothes Roadshow Shoots For The Stars-PG 05:00 NHL 21:30 The Colbert Report 04:15 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Last Holiday-PG15 07:00 WWE Smackdown 14:20 Food Factory 22:00 The League 05:00 House Swap 17:00 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most 09:00 Ping Pong World 14:45 Food Factory 22:30 Entourage 05:45 Cash In The Attic Wanted-PG 10:00 US Bass Fishing 15:10 Scrapheap Challenge 23:00 The Big C 06:30 Mitch And Matt’s Big Fish 19:00 Tower Heist-PG15 11:00 NHL 16:00 Future Weapons 23:30 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 07:00 Food Poker 21:00 Ted-18 13:00 WWE Vintage Collection 16:55 Robotica 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon 07:45 Food & Drink 23:00 Violet & Daisy-18 14:00 WWE Bottom Line 17:45 Voyage Dans L’espace-Temps Stewart 08:10 Phil Spencer - Secret Agent 01:00 The Ides Of March-PG15 15:00 European Le Mans Series 18:35 The Gadget Show 01:00 The Colbert Report 09:05 Bargain Hunt 02:45 Michael Jackson: The Life Of 16:00 UIM Powerboat Champs 19:00 The Tech Show 01:30 The League 09:50 Antiques Roadshow An Icon-PG15 17:00 UIM Powerboat Champs 19:30 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 02:00 Entourage 10:45 Extreme Makeover: Home 18:00 UFC The Ultimate Fighter 19:55 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 02:30 The Big C Edition 20:00 UFC 20:20 Finding Bigfoot 11:25 MasterChef Australia 23:00 NHL A HEARTBEAT AWAY ON OSN CINEMA 21:10 Food Factory 12:40 Come Dine With Me 21:35 Food Factory 13:30 Baking Mad With Eric Lanlard 07:00 Twins Mission-PG15 22:00 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 13:55 Bargain Hunt 09:00 My Own Love Song-PG15 22:25 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger 14:40 Cash In The Attic 11:00 The Terminal-PG15 22:50 Colony 05:15 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 15:25 Antiques Roadshow 13:15 Love Finds A Home-PG15 23:40 Food Factory 05:35 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 16:15 Extreme Makeover: Home 15:00 Killer Mountain-PG15 00:05 Food Factory 06:00 Prankstars Edition 17:00 A Heartbeat Away-PG15 00:30 Sci-Fi Science 06:25 Suite Life On Deck 17:00 Phil Spencer - Secret Agent 19:00 Shelter-PG15 01:00 Finding Bigfoot 06:45 Shake It Up 17:55 Baking Mad With Eric Lanlard 21:00 A Dangerous Method-18 01:50 Colony 07:10 A.N.T Farm 18:20 The Roux Legacy 23:00 A Little Bit Of Heaven-18 07:35 Jessie 18:55 The Hairy Bikers USA 01:00 A Heartbeat Away-PG15 07:55 Good Luck Charlie 19:20 New Scandinavian Cooking 08:20 Good Luck Charlie With Andreas Viestad ob Edwards was born before the first Model T picked New Zealand.” He eventually bought a Dodge 08:45 Doc McStuffins 19:45 Come Dine With Me rolled out of Henry Ford’s factory in Detroit. He car, converted it into a truck and started transporting 09:05 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 20:35 Extreme Makeover: Home learned to drive in a French car that had a lever the fossilized gum of native kauri trees from Snells 04:00 Green Lantern: Emerald B 14:00 Storage Wars 09:30 A.N.T. Farm Edition Knights-PG15 instead of a steering wheel. And he’s still on the road, Beach in the north to the city of Auckland. Soon he was 15:30 Storage Wars 09:55 A.N.T. Farm 21:20 Antiques Roadshow 06:00 Do No Harm-PG15 only now in a red four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi. The old- working 16-hour days and transporting butter, gro- 18:30 Storage Wars 10:15 Jessie 22:15 Bargain Hunt 08:00 The Muppets-PG est licensed driver in New Zealand, and one of the old- ceries and gas; he bought new trucks and employed a 19:00 WWII: Secret Army 10:40 Jessie 23:00 Phil Spencer - Secret Agent 10:00 Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven est in the world, has been driving for 88 of his 105 years couple of drivers. 20:00 Pawn Stars 11:05 Good Luck Charlie 23:55 Food Poker Seas-FAM 20:30 Storage Wars 11:25 Good Luck Charlie 00:40 Come Dine With Me and has no plans to give it up, just as he intends to keep Gas rationing during World War II effectively ended 12:00 The Makeover-PG15 21:00 Ancient Aliens 11:50 Good Luck Charlie 01:30 MasterChef Australia working out every morning in his home gym, and to his business. For much of the rest of his working life, he 14:00 Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle- 22:00 Counting Cars 12:15 Shake It Up 02:40 Cash In The Attic keep regularly cooking meals for himself and his wife, captained tourist and car ferries, fibbing about his age 22:30 Counting Cars 12:35 Shake It Up PG15 who’s 91. “In fact, I don’t think I’m old,” Edwards says. so he could work beyond what was then the mandatory 16:00 The Muppets-PG 23:00 American Restoration 13:00 Austin And Ally “Not really.” retirement age of 60. His wife, Lesley, stopped driving 23:30 American Restoration 13:25 A.N.T. Farm 18:00 Think Like A Man-PG15 20:02 Rabbit Hole-PG15 He’s been involved in just one crash in his life and about 30 years ago. Her husband always took the 00:00 Pawn Stars 13:45 Jessie has gotten just one speeding ticket, a citation that still wheel, anyway, and he will stay with it as long as he 14:10 Shake It Up 22:00 Snow White And The 00:30 Storage Wars gets him riled up years later. When he broke his left hip can. “As far as I’m concerned, driving is a part of me,” he 01:00 Ancient Aliens 14:35 Gravity Falls 03:00 Unique Sweets Huntsman-PG15 02:00 Counting Cars 15:00 Good Luck Charlie 03:25 Food Wars 00:15 The Muppets-PG three years ago, his doctors said to stop driving for six says. “I mean, that was me. I was a driver. And I could 15:25 Good Luck Charlie 03:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 02:00 Think Like A Man-PG15 weeks but he didn’t pay them much mind. After all, he drive anything. Anything at all.”— AP 15:50 Jessie 04:15 Unique Eats says, he drives an automatic and only needs his right 16:10 Shake It Up 04:40 Chopped leg for that. In New Zealand, drivers older than 80 must 16:35 A.N.T Farm 05:30 Iron Chef America have their health and vision tested every two years to 14:00 C.S.I. 17:00 Austin And Ally 06:10 Food Network Challenge stay on the road. Many countries in Europe and US 15:00 Kyle XY 17:20 Gravity Falls 07:00 Guy’s Big Bite 04:00 The Scorpion King 3: Battle states have similar requirements. 16:00 Emmerdale 17:45 Suite Life On Deck 07:25 Guy’s Big Bite For Redemption-PG15 While stories about elderly drivers making mistakes 16:30 Coronation Street 18:10 Good Luck Charlie 07:50 Andy Bates Street Feasts 06:00 Ip Man 2-PG15 or causing crashes often make headlines, it’s young 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 18:30 That’s So Raven 08:15 Unique Sweets 08:00 Fast Five-PG15 18:00 C.S.I. 18:55 Austin And Ally 08:40 United Tastes Of America drivers who tend to cause the most damage. “Older 10:15 Batman: Year One-PG15 drivers, on a per-kilometer-driven basis, are involved in 19:00 Switched At Birth 19:20 Jessie 09:05 Barefoot Contessa 12:00 The Speed Of Thought-PG15 20:00 Fairly Legal 19:40 Gravity Falls 09:30 The Next Food Network Star 14:00 Fast Five-PG15 far fewer crashes than younger drivers,” said Andy 21:00 Suits 20:05 A.N.T. Farm 10:45 Kid In A Candy Store 16:15 Killer Mountain-PG15 Knackstedt, a spokesman for the New Zealand 22:00 The Hollow Crown 20:30 Good Luck Charlie 11:10 Charly’s Cake Angels 18:00 The Speed Of Thought-PG15 Transport Agency, which oversees driver testing. He 23:00 Breaking Bad 20:50 Suite Life On Deck 11:35 Unique Sweets 20:00 Imago Mortis-PG15 said that for many elderly people, retaining a license 00:00 Kyle XY 22:00 The Corruptor-18 helps them maintain their independence, mobility and 00:30 The Godfather III-18 dignity. “Our job is really to balance that with the need to make sure our roads are safe,” he says. According to Guinness World Records, the world’s oldest driver was American Fred Hale Sr who was on the road until his 108th birthday in 1998. Edwards drives 08:00 Mrs. Miracle-PG15 three times a week to the store 15 kilometers (9 miles) 10:00 Brewster’s Millions-PG down the road. He picks up groceries on Sundays and 12:00 Lying To Be Perfect-PG15 the newspapers on other days. Occasionally, he says, 14:00 The Wish List-PG15 he’ll drive farther afield, to a medical appointment or to 16:00 Brewster’s Millions-PG visit friends. He grew up in England and he learned to 18:00 Sorority Wars-PG15 drive in his uncle’s car, a De Dion Bouton. “It was some- 20:00 Detroit Rock City-18 22:00 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell thing new. Cars were just coming in,” Edwards says. “I Hard-18 mean, it was just marvelous.” 00:00 Friends With Benefits-18 He got his first license in 1925 at age 17. Two years New Zealand’s oldest driver Bob Edwards works out on 02:00 Detroit Rock City-18 later, he saw a Salvation Army ad seeking young men to his treadmill at his home in Ngataki, New Zealand. work on the farms of England’s colonies. “They told me Edwards, 105 yeays-old, got his first license 88 years ago Canada was very cold, Australia was very hot, but New and has no plans to stop driving, just as he intends to Zealand, they said, was just right,” Edwards says. “So I keep working out every morning in his home gym. 11:00 The First Grader-PG15 12:45 Raggedy Man-PG15 15:00 Thorne: Sleepyhead-PG15 17:15 Neverland-PG15 20:00 Water For Elephants-PG15 22:00 Troy-18 00:45 Gardens Of The Night-18
00:00 British & Irish Lions 03:00 PGA European Tour Weekly 03:30 Inside The PGA Tour 04:00 Trans World Sport 05:00 IRB Junior World Championship 07:00 British & Irish Lions 10:00 Rugby League State of Origin 12:30 ITU Triathlon Highlights 13:30 Champions Tour Highlights 14:30 PGA European Tour Weekly 15:00 Live PGA European Tour 19:00 British & Irish Lions 21:00 Live UK Open Darts
00:00 Rugby League State Of Origin 02:30 ITU World Triathlon 05:00 Inside The PGA Tour 05:30 Trans World Sport 06:30 ICC Cricket 360 07:00 Cricket One Day International 14:00 British and Irish Lions Tour 17:00 Super Rugby Highlights Photo shows the first license of New Zealand’s oldest driver Bob Edwards. — AP photos VIOLET & DAISY ON OSN MOVIES HD 18:00 Trans World Sport Classifieds
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (06/06/2013 TO 12/06/2013)
SHARQIA-1 THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 3:45 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED EPIC (DIG-3D) 3:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 1:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 5:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 6:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 1:00 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 7:45 PM AVENUES-3 FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 8:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 3:30 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 10:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 1:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 11:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 5:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:15 AM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 4:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 8:15 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 7:15 PM BAIRAQ-2 AFTER EARTH (DIG) 10:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 10:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 12:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 12:45 AM FANAR-3 FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 12:45 AM TATTAH (DIG) 3:00 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED YEH JAWANI HAI DEEWANI12:30 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED TATTAH (DIG) 5:30 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 3:30 PM TATTAH (DIG) 8:00 PM SHARQIA-2 DISCONNECT (DIG) 5:30 PM 360º 1 TATTAH (DIG) 10:30 PM EPIC (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA 2 (HINDI) (DIG) AFTER EARTH (DIG) 1:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 1:00 AM TATTAH (DIG) 2:45 PM 7:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 3:15 PM EPIC (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 10:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 5:30 PM kitchen. Swimming pool, BAIRAQ-3 TATTAH (DIG) 7:15 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 12:45 AM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 7:45 PM CHANGE OF NAME Gym facility, underground AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 9:45 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED AFTER EARTH (DIG) 10:00 PM parking and round the TATTAH (DIG) 12:15 AM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:15 AM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 3:00 PM I, Milagrina Vales resident clock security available. NO SUN+ TUE+WED MARINA-1 AFTER EARTH (DIG) 5:15 PM of H.No. 281, Baixo de Contact: 50701181. (C 4432) DISCONNECT (DIG) 12:30 PM 360º 2 DISCONNECT (DIG) 7:30 PM Igreja, Agassaim Ilhas Goa has changed my name from 1-6-2013 SHARQIA-3 DISCONNECT (DIG) 2:30 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 2:15 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 9:45 PM Milagrina Gracias to AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:05 AM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 1:30 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 4:30 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 4:30 PM Malagrina Vales. Hereafter Doctor owned cars - Toyota DISCONNECT (DIG) 3:45 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 6:45 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 6:45 PM in all my dealings and doc- Yaris 2009 (hatchback) and THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 6:00 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 8:45 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 9:00 PM PLAZA uments I will be known as Nissan Murano (2006), low DISCONNECT (DIG) 8:00 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 11:00 PM DISCONNECT (DIG) 11:15 PM TATTAH (DIG) 5:45 PM Milagrina Vales. (C 4434) mileage, going cheap and NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 10:00 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 1:00 AM DISCONNECT (DIG) 1:15 AM TATTAH (DIG) 8:00 PM 5-6-2013 well maintained. Contact: DISCONNECT (DIG) 12:30 AM NO SUN+ TUE+WED TATTAH (DIG) 10:30 PM 97202594. (C 4429) NO SUN+ TUE+WED 360º 3 I, Murtaza Rehmat Ali Tamatiya, have changed my MARINA-2 THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 1:45 PM LAILA MUHALAB-1 AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:45 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 4:00 PM name from Murtaza to Prayer timings FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 6:00 PM Murtaza Rehmat Ali EPIC (DIG) 1:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 3:00 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 6:15 PM TATTAH (DIG) 8:30 PM Tamatiya. (C 4431) Fajr: 03:14 EPIC (DIG) 3:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 5:30 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 8:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 10:45 PM 1-6-2013 DISCONNECT (DIG) 6:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 8:00 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 10:45 PM Shorook 04:48 DISCONNECT (DIG) 8:15 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 10:30 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 1:00 AM AJIAL.1 Duhr: 11:47 DISCONNECT (DIG) 10:15 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:45 AM FOR SALE IDDARAMMAYILATHO (DIG) 6:45 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED AL-KOUT.1 Asr: 15:21 IDDARAMMAYILATHO (DIG) 9:45 PM Fully furnished flat for sale MUHALAB-2 AFTER EARTH (DIG) 1:30 PM in Burj Behbehani building NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 12:45 PM MARINA-3 EPIC (DIG-3D) 3:45 PM opposite to Salmiya Maghrib: 18:45 THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 3:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 1:00 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 6:00 PM AJIAL.2 Garden. Big hall, 2 bed- Isha: 20:16 AFTER EARTH (DIG) 5:00 PM EPIC (DIG-3D) 3:30 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 8:00 PM MUMBAI POLICE (DIG) 6:30 PM room, 2 bathroom, big NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 7:15 PM THE HANGOVER PART III (DIG) 5:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 10:15 PM KUTTI PULI (DIG) (TAMIL) 9:30 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 9:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 7:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 12:30 AM TATTAH (DIG) 10:00 PM AJIAL.3 No: 15831 MUHALAB-3 TATTAH (DIG) 12:30 AM AL-KOUT.2 YEH JAWANI HAI DEEWANI6:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 12:30 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED TATTAH (DIG) 12:30 PM YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA 2 9:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 2:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 2:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 5:15 PM AVENUES-1 TATTAH (DIG) 5:00 PM AJIAL.4 TATTAH (DIG) 7:45 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 1:45 PM TATTAH (DIG) 7:30 PM TATTAH (DIG) 6:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 10:00 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 4:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 10:00 PM TATTAH (DIG) 8:15 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 6:15 PM TATTAH (DIG) 12:45 AM TATTAH (DIG) 10:30 PM FANAR-1 NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 8:30 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 12:30 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 10:45 PM AL-KOUT.3 METRO-1 FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 2:45 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 1:00 AM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 1:00 PM MUMBAI POLICE (DIG) 6:30 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 5:15 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 3:30 PM KUTTI PULI (DIG) (TAMIL) 9:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 7:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 5:45 PM NO FRI NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 10:00 PM AVENUES-2 NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 8:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 12:30 AM TATTAH (DIG) 1:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIG) 10:30 PM IDDARAMMAYILATHO (DIG) 9:30 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED TATTAH (DIG) 4:00 PM NOW YOU SEE ME (DIG) 1:00 AM TATTAH (DIG) 6:30 PM METRO-2 FANAR-2 TATTAH (DIG) 9:00 PM BAIRAQ-1 IDDARAMMAYILATHO (DIG) 6:45 PM AFTER EARTH (DIG) 1:30 PM TATTAH (DIG) 11:30 PM EPIC (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM IDDARAMMAYILATHO (DIG) 10:00 PM
DIAL 161 FOR AIRPORT INFORMATION
Arrival Flights on Thursday 6/6/2013 ETD 303 ABU DHABI 16:35 Departure Flights on Thursday 6/6/2013 FDB 58 DUBAI 14:30 Airlines Flt Route Time UAE 857 DUBAI 16:55 Airlines Flt Route Time QTR 141 DOHA 14:55 BBC 43 DHAKA 00:05 ABY 127 SHARJAH 17:10 AIC 976 GOA/CHENNAI 00:05 ABY 122 SHARJAH 15:05 QTR 148 DOHA 00:05 GFA 215 BAHRAIN 17:20 AXB 490 MANGALORE 00:15 KAC 673 DUBAI 15:05 SAI 441 LAHORE 01:30 SVA 510 RIYADH 17:20 JAI 573 MUMBAI 00:20 KNE 473 JEDDAH 15:30 THY 764 SABIHA 01:40 UAL 982 WASHINGTON DC DULLES 17:25 UAL 981 WASHINGTON 00:25 OMA 646 MUSCAT 15:40 JZR 267 BEIRUT 00:20 TAR 327 TUNIS 18:00 DLH 637 FRANKFURT 00:30 KAC 617 DOHA 15:45 JZR 539 CAIRO 00:40 QTR 144 DOHA 18:25 MSR 615 CAIRO 00:30 KAC 773 RIYADH 16:00 ETH 620 ADDIS ABABA 01:45 FDB 63 DUBAI 18:55 BBC 44 DHAKA 01:30 JZR 188 DUBAI 16:00 GFA 211 BAHRAIN 01:55 GFA 219 BAHRAIN 19:05 JZR 502 LUXOR 01:30 KNE 471 JEDDAH 16:00 UAE 853 DUBAI 02:25 AXB 393 KOZHIKODE 19:15 THY 773 ISTANBUL 02:20 SVA 505 JEDDAH 16:00 ETD 305 ABU DHABI 02:30 JAI 572 MUMBAI 19:35 SAI 442 LAHORE 02:30 KAC 613 BAHRAIN 16:35 FDB 67 DUBAI 03:10 RBG 553 ALEXANDRIA 19:40 THY 765 ISTANBUL 02:40 NIA 252 ALEXANDRIA 16:50 RJA 642 AMMAN 03:10 OMA 647 MUSCAT 20:00 ETH 621 ADDIS ABABA 02:45 RJA 641 AMMAN 16:55 RBG 555 ALEXANDRIA 03:15 KAC 502 BEIRUT 18:50 UAE 854 DUBAI 03:45 JZR 238 AMMAN 17:05 MSR 612 CAIRO 03:15 JZR 777 JEDDAH 17:50 FDB 68 DUBAI 03:50 JZR 512 SHARM EL SHEIKH 17:15 QTR 138 DOHA 03:30 JZR 125 BAHRAIN 16:25 RBG 556 ALEXANDRIA 03:55 QTR 135 DOHA 17:20 THY 770 ISTANBUL 04:35 JZR 177 DUBAI 17:30 MSR 613 CAIRO 04:15 ETD 304 ABU DHABI 17:20 DHX 170 BAHRAIN 05:10 JZR 257 BEIRUT 14:30 ETD 306 ABU DHABI 04:20 JZR 538 CAIRO 17:40 FDB 69 DUBAI 05:50 JZR 269 BEIRUT 19:15 QTR 139 DOHA 04:25 ABY 128 SHARJAH 17:50 BAW 157 LONDON 06:30 JZR 787 RIYADH 16:15 QTR 149 DOHA 05:15 UAE 858 DUBAI 18:15 FDB 53 DUBAI 07:45 JZR 535 CAIRO 16:10 JZR 560 SOHAG 05:55 GFA 216 BAHRAIN 18:20 JZR 555 ALEXANDRIA 06:20 JZR 189 DUBAI 20:10 FDB 70 DUBAI 06:30 SVA 511 RIYADH 18:20 JZR 503 LUXOR 07:40 FDB 61 DUBAI 20:00 RJA 643 AMMAN 06:35 JZR 184 DUBAI 18:30 JZR 529 ASSIUT 06:40 ABY 129 SHARJAH 20:05 GFA 212 BAHRAIN 07:00 UAL 982 BAHRAIN 18:40 MEA 406 BEIRUT 07:30 MEA 402 BEIRUT 20:15 THY 771 ISTANBUL 07:10 JZR 266 BEIRUT 18:40 KAC 412 MANILA 06:15 AFG 415 KABUL 20:20 JZR 240 AMMAN 07:10 TAR 328 TUNIS 18:50 KAC 382 DELHI 07:30 MSC 405 SOHAG 20:25 KAC 545 ALEXANDRIA 07:20 QTR 145 DOHA 19:25 KAC 206 ISLAMABAD 07:25 MSR 618 ALEXANDRIA 20:30 JZR 164 DUBAI 07:25 FDB 64 DUBAI 19:35 UAE 855 DUBAI 08:25 KNE 474 JEDDAH 20:50 BAW 156 LONDON 08:25 GFA 220 BAHRAIN 19:50 IRA 605 ISFAHAN 08:40 MSC 401 ALEXANDRIA 21:05 FDB 54 DUBAI 08:25 JZR 134 BAHRAIN 20:05 IZG 4161 MASHAD 08:45 KAC 672 DUBAI 13:40 MEA 407 BEIRUT 08:30 JZR 134 BAHRAIN 20:05 ABY 125 SHARJAH 08:50 KAC 542 CAIRO 18:15 JZR 256 BEIRUT 08:50 KAC 283 DHAKA 20:15 QTR 132 DOHA 09:00 KAC 118 NEW YORK 16:00 JZR 534 CAIRO 09:10 AXB 394 KOZHIKODE 20:15 IRA 617 AHWAZ 09:10 KAC 104 LONDON 18:45 KAC 561 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)
You may find that both your personal growth and your career depend on Some of your expectations are too high with regard to some of your busi- how you can handle some difficult task today. You may feel the need to ask ness goals. One step at a time may get you where you want to go much faster than stumbling many questions; however, you find ways to accomplish difficult tasks on your own. You will through your goals without a plan. All is good—you will soon be on the right track—patience. benefit from analytical insights, getting to the heart of things. Things are happening and your You are in a strong position to make long-term commitments in the business world. You are future depends on your own ambition and drive, which are strong now. You are able to use very competitive—even pushy—when it comes to partners and other people. You may enjoy good common sense and make the right choices. Growth and success could be tied to the way working in a group or with close friends. Your own independence and sense of personal free- you respond to the various ideas and impulses operating in your life now. Sounds in the neigh- dom may challenge authorities—pace yourself. You are most original when concentrating on borhood or your home may not be as pleasant as you like and you may enjoy a headphone full areas of family—especially when you feel secure. Close relationships may take on more depth of music this evening. that is emotional, powerful and important.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
Even if you feel that you might lose your mind under the current mental Your career and life direction are putting a little pressure on your home life. pressure, you will not. You will want to examine ideas, thoughts and concepts in order to elimi- Obviously, you cannot live without both, so some kind of self-control on your nate the things that do not work. Searching, research and detective work may be what is nec- part is indicated. You can relate to almost all types of people with equal ease and should not essary now. You may find that both your personal growth and your career may depend upon have any trouble in settling problems, however. All things pale beside your basic drive and the how you can handle the very sensitive material that may be coming up now. You will benefit emotions you so freely exhibit. Your world revolves around feelings and the meaning you give from analytical insights, getting to the heart of things. This is a real time to strengthen your to things. The way you feel about something is crucial and if someone does not have the right career. Circumstances may enhance and stimulate appreciation and enjoyment of your life situ- atmosphere or feel right to you, that person might have difficulty getting your attention. Take ation. Your system of values may deepen, providing you with a better sense of discrimination care in giving yourself and others the time to think through desired outcomes. A loved one and good taste. brings joyful news tonight.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
This is a great time, when good fortune is most promising. It is easy for Keep moving forward by making a list of three things that you can do now you to make correct decisions, find the right path and move forward where to help you toward your goals. You love the working world and if someone sug- career and success are concerned. Life’s problems seem manageable. The state of your gested another opportunity to work a second job, you would probably jump in with both feet. affairs just now may stimulate appreciation of your life situation. Your system of values may Your talents are many and you are able to take on many tasks. Make sure these additional jobs ACROSS chewed by natives of the Andes. deepen, providing you with a better sense of discrimination and good taste. Purchasing are temporary, as you will want to turn your attention to travel or talents or family within a few short years. You may discover news about a special sale or an estate auction and you make your 1. Airtight sealed metal container for food or 2. Causing a dull and steady pain. that particular item you have been wanting may be a possibility soon. This is a time when plans. Take notes today, you may find a special talent you can build upon later that will always drink or paint etc.. 3. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae. you are open to the new and unexpected things that are happening in your living situation or surroundings. There could be talk of an address change. There are opportunities to pick bring in a little extra income. You are conservative and will not exceed a certain budget. Smile, 4. Type genus of the Ascaphidae. 4. The residue that remains when something is your finances will multiply. 12. (British) Sleep. burned. your entertainment this evening. 15. South American wood sorrel cultivated for its 5. A city in central southwestern Iran. edible tubers. 6. A white metallic element that burns with a 16. (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the brilliant light. sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the 7. A dark-skinned member of a race of people liv- Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) CAPRICORN Ten Commandments. ing in Australia when Europeans arrived. With your professional life running along fairly well, you may feel more like enter- You have a sunny disposition and when you are not smiling and sharing 17. The compass point that is midway between 8. Hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a your good attitude, you are the first to feel the push or the need for change. Get north and northeast. taining or being entertained. Known as the life of the party, you are able to loosen up putter. even the most sober, day or night. You are great at bringing out the best qualities of others and dis- outside and enjoy some fresh air—enjoy a joke or two with friends at the noon break. You may 18. Affectedly trendy. 9. Somewhat hot. covering hidden talents. Take this day to think about using those talents of yours to influence and be moved to discover and appreciate the beauty in your life and in those around you. At the 20. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flow- 10. A reptile genus of Iguanidae. encourage teammates. If you are not in charge, you might suggest to the one that is in charge, to have same time, everything could take on added value and importance. Be careful that you do not ers. 11. Any of numerous Old World birds having a a reward sort of challenge that will encourage enthusiastic and productive employees to excel. New overspend or indulge too much just now as a financial offer that sounds too good to be true 21. (informal) Of the highest quality. strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals. and innovative ideas regarding the social scene are available to you now. You are a free spirit when it may very well be . . . Too good to be true. Family energy seems to flow smoothly this afternoon. 22. An Indian nursemaid who looks after chil- 12. Widely distributed low-growing Eurasian comes to friends, lovers and tastes. Family situations are in a state of growth. A new idea for dinner and a few candles can be quite fun; be creative. Enjoy some leisure time dren. herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous along with a little romance this evening. 23. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali green flowers. metal group. 13. A ruler of the Inca Empire (or a member of his 25. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by family). Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) Earth's orbital motion. 14. The part of a hammerhead opposite the flat You could be seen by others as just the person to be put in charge of 26. A resident of Iowa. striking surface (may have various shapes). You may have some trouble accepting responsibilities that are not of your some project. Work will go much better today and a sense of accomplishment can be felt 28. A deep bow. 19. Largest crested screamer. own making. Set a fair time limit, considering the circumstances, and find a time to let higher- by workday’s end. Marriage and other close relationships give rise to great expectations as 30. A linen tape used for trimming as a decora- ups know that you would prefer quality over quantity; then be patient. As you complete the 24. A shop where a variety of goods are sold. a new cycle gets underway in your life. This is a time to enjoy and appreciate your ties to tion. requested tasks, you will be able to seek out some way to relax in the afternoon. It could very 27. Of time long past. others and to seek and promote harmony between people. Someone may bring your 32. A very poisonous metallic element that has well be that some form of exercise will help you to relieve any lingering stress from the usual 29. A workplace for the conduct of scientific attention to some sort of social work—and you are interested in helping others. You have a workday. There is an opportunity later today to enjoy the company of a new friend or to chat three allotropic forms. research. love of what is beyond the surface: religion, psychology and mysticism. Intuitive and sensi- with a new neighbor. It is extremely smart to reinforce all your relationships. Poetry and art may 34. Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated 31. A colorless odorless gaseous element that tive to emotions and sympathetic, you are always giving of self. You and your loved one be possible this evening. All forms of healthy fun could prove most enjoyable. talk. give a red glow in a vacuum tube. will give each other support in life. 35. A small hard fruit. 33. The upper house of the parliament of the 38. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a Republic of Ireland. skewer usually with vegetables. 36. Haunt like a ghost. 40. United States writer (born in Poland) who 37. A meeting of spiritualists. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957). 39. A bachelor's degree in music. 43. A river in central Europe that arises in north- 41. Someone who works (or provides workers) You have a way of being most persuasive with others. Some situation You can be the perfect manager at this time: conservative and profes- western Czechoslovakia and flows northward during a strike. or some desire has threatened to overwhelm your mind. Any of us can become overly sional. It may be time to let higher-ups know of your potential—perhaps through a written request. Your career is all-important. You have learned to think in practical ways and this is through Germany to empty into the North Sea. 42. A Hindu disciple of a swami. involved in a particular subject. Find a way to excuse yourself for a short while, perhaps to take a break and give some thought to moving forward. If possible, get away from any most important for the job market. You are quick to get the outline of a project and see 45. A member of a Mayan people of southwest- 44. An ancient region of west central Italy (south- negative and create a new, positive atmosphere. This could be a walk around a building how things work. You could excel in a career that involves understanding and self-sacrifice. ern Guatemala. east of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea. 48. An onerous or difficult concern. or a run up and down a few stairs or any number of distractions. When you return to Psychology, counseling—encouraging and guiding others may be a specialty of yours. 46. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun. Work with mental patients, prison inmates, etc., is possible. You are born lucky! A natural 50. (Scotland) A slope or hillside. whatever subject has you frustrated, you will have some positive answers or a new 47. The blood group whose red cells carry both when it comes to finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow—very generous with 52. School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that insight. Your workday ends successfully and you are appreciative and grateful for many the A and B antigens. things. Your evening is relaxing. others. You have an urge to spread good cheer. enlightenment can come through meditation 49. United States sculptor (born in 1924). and intuition rather than faith. 51. The process of gradually becoming inferior. 53. (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission 54. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to of Radiation) Optical device that produces an Word Search Yesterday’s Solution 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. intense monochromatic beam of coherent light. 56. (Norse mythology) A dwarf who possessed a 55. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue. treasure that was stolen by Loki. 58. A public promotion of some product or serv- 57. A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit ice. together. 59. An amino acid that is found in the central 60. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali nervous system. earth group. 62. Produce ankylosis by surgery. 61. The branch of computer science that deal 65. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake with writing computer programs that can solve Chad. problems creatively. 66. Any of numerous local fertility and nature 63. A soft silvery metallic element. deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples. 70. Of or relating to or characteristic of the 64. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a Republic of Chad or its people or language. skewer usually with vegetables. 74. A white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves. 67. On or toward the lee. 79. A zodiacal constellation in northern hemi- 68. A genus of Mustelidae. sphere between Cancer and Virgo. 69. A recurring sleep state during which rapid 80. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat eye movements do not occur and dreaming does trimmed off. not occur. 82. Having leadership guidance. 71. Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in 83. A young woman making her debut into soci- value or quantity. ety. 72. In bed. 84. Low stingless nettle of Central and South 73. An informal term for a father. America having velvety brownish-green toothed 75. Of southern Europe. leaves and clusters of small green flowers. 76. An accountant certified by the state. 85. A federal agency established to regulate the 77. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of release of new foods and health-related prod- the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its ucts. boundaries and developed its bureaucracy. 78. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from DOWN aba cloth. 1. A South American shrub whose leaves are 81. Being nine more than ninety.
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he Hollywood A-listers are shooting their new movie ‘The Matt Damon wanted to come along in about five minutes’ time to work Monuments Men’ at the Imperial War Museum in nearby Duxford, out in gym. So we just let him in, and he got on with it.” The 42-year-old TCambridgeshire and they stunned regulars at the council run actor appeared to enjoy his time at the gym so much he booked a sec- Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre this past weekend when they casually ond session for Sunday, this time with George, 52, for a friendly game took advantage of the facilities - which were free for the weekend as of basketball. part of a promotional offer. ‘Bourne Identity’ star Matt first used the fit- ness centre on Saturday for an hour-long weight training session and returned the next day with his Oscar-winning co-star. Centre manager Liane Shadrack told BBC News: “We got a call on Saturday night to say
he ‘Fashion Police’ star has been left grief-stricken by the passing of her sibling, lawyer Barbara Waxler, and has can- Tcelled her 80th birthday celebrations following the bereavement. Rivers had planned a party for 300 people at the Metropolitan Club in New York to celebrate her reaching the milestone age, but has postponed the bash, the New York Post newspaper reports. Joan - who turns 80 on Saturday - has previ- ously praised her family for encouraging her sense of humor, particularly noting how comical her sister was despite her high- pressure job. She said: “My father [Meyer C Molinsky] was a doc- tor and he was so funny people would laugh until they died. And my sister is a lawyer but she has great humour. And my grandson [Edgar] is funny and Melissa. You learn to see things crooked. When the whole family laughs at funny things it makes a big difference.”
he Beady Eye frontman squared up to co-star and former World Thai boxing the ‘The Wire’ star at London’s Ivy champion Warren Brown at the bash - was TClub following the NME Awards in in a good mood and let it drop without February and pulled Idris’ red bobble hat things getting physical. However, infa- off his head, and Liam has now opened up mous wildman Liam sees things differently, about the real reason behind the alterca- insisting he had every right to go ballistic tion for the first time - the actor had ruffled because you should never mess with his perfectly coiffed hairdo. He told British someone’s haircut. station Absolute Radio: “I didn’t steal Idris’ hat, or grab it. I don’t go grabbing anyone. He messed my f***ing hair up, so I pulled he 49-year-old singer has escaped a fine for failing to have his his hat off and booted it across the room, seatbelt fastened when he tumbled out of a Range Rover at and that’s it.” Reports at the time claimed T70mph on the busy M1 in Hertfordshire, south east England, Idris - who was accompanied by his ‘Luther’ last month, which led to him spending 13 days in hospital being treated for head injuries. A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire police told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “All witnesses have been spoken to and no further action will be taken.” However, it is an offence for motorists and passengers not to wear seatbelts if fitted. A spokesman for British motoring association the AA added: “Seatbelts protect those in the car and others who could potentially become involved in accidents while trying to avoid people falling from vehi- cles.” Cars were forced to brake to swerve and brake to avoid the for- mer Wham! Star and one motorist, Ben Quince, who was driving behind the Range Rover, later revealed how he almost accidentally “killed” the singer.
he singer was arrested along with the 34- cannabis - which she refers to as “white sweets” Speaking outside Belgravia police station, he year-old rapper yesterday (05.06.13) on and “green sweets” - to be delivered to an under- explained: “Anyone can edit or chop things Tsuspicion of supplying Class A drugs after cover reporter before her pal, Mike, was record- together on video. allegedly facilitating the sale of £800 worth of ed delivering the drugs to the Dorchester Hotel, cocaine last week, but Mike believes the former boasting that the cocaine was “top of the line.” N-Dubz star will bounce back from the scandal, After the pair were bailed last night, pending which could cost her over £1 million in lost further police inquiries, Mike was adamant the endorsements. Tulisa, 24, was reportedly filmed footage had been” taken out of context” and admitting she could arrange for cocaine and insists the truth will come out eventually. lifestyle THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
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he Lone Ranger’ actress refuses to film on location for more said: “Like every mother, she can get insecure about not doing enough than two weeks at a time because she hates being away from or being there enough. But I tell her that work is what feeds a person, ‘TBilly, nine, and five-year-old Nell, her children with director part- that it’s important to be creative.” The ‘Les Miserables’ star now feels ner Tim Burton. She told the UK edition of Vogue magazine: “Since I had being a parent is her main occupation and doesn’t feel pressure to care Bill that has been the maximum amount of time I’ve been away. Just as much about her acting although, ironically, she feels her acting skills long enough to catch up on some sleep but not too long that I miss have got better as a result of letting go. them and get suffocated by guilt.” The 47-year-old star splits parenting duties with Tim, 54, who says Helena can be “insecure” about being a working mother, but insists it’s important for her to strike a balance. He
he 40-year-old actress, who called a truce with the 27-year-old ‘Easy A’ star last Tmonth after an argument on Twitter, thinks that Amanda could be suffering from a mental illness and needs help. Jenny opened up about their recent feud on ‘The View’ on Tuesday saying: “At night you know how you repeat stories you read? So I repeated that the police were at Amanda Bynes’ house. “I guess he Great Gatsby’ star has admitted if she had- Amanda Bynes responded to me saying I was n’t become an actress, she would have an ugly 80-year-old bleep. I just went ‘Oh no.’ “I ‘Tbecome a full time writer and after mastering immediately said ‘sorry girl, just looking out for the art of performing, she’s now ready to try her luck you.’ And the backlash between her fans and at a screenplay. The 37-year-old star has teamed up my mommy warriors was a war going on for with her mother, Elspeth Reid - who helped her pub- three hours.” Asked if she was “scared” when lish two teen novels, ‘Bewitched’ and ‘Seduced by Amanda lashed out at her, Jenny said: “Yes it Fame’ when she was 18 years old - to create a film, did. That’s somebody that I’m not going to start which she claims has been challenging, but amusing. a war with.” Speaking in an interview with Britain’s Cosmopolitan magazine, Isla said: “My mum and I have actually been writing a script for a thriller together. It’s really fun. She doesn’t understand the rules of screenwriting, so I’m often like, ‘What?! Mum, you can’t kill off the pro- tagonist on page 10!’ She breaks all the rules, which makes it original at least. We’ve had a scream doing it.” Australian Isla - who is married to Sacha Baron Cohen - may have made it in Hollywood, but admits it has been a hard journey, with her first agent in the US fir- ing her.
he 38-year-old star - who announced his retirement from the sport last month - has been approached about joining a new franchise- Tbased league of eight teams, which would run from January 14 to March 13, and experts believe he could earn £1 million for two months’ work. A source told The Sun newspaper: “Basically Becks can charge what- ever he wants. What he would do for the league in terms of international interest and publicity is priceless.” The former England captain has been approached about playing in the Indian super league - a soccer version of he former ‘The Hills’ star - who is set to marry the IPL cricket league - alongside his former England teammate Michael Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on Owen and Spanish star Raul. Since hanging up his boots last month follow- TJuly 13 - gathered with a group of her ing the end of the season with French champions Paris Saint Germain, female pals at The London hotel hotspot in David has been linked to a number of new careers, with movie mogul West Hollywood to toast her upcoming Harvey Weinstein tipping the soccer star to be a hit in Hollywood. He said: nuptials. The 26-year-old shoe “David can be anything he wants, including becoming a movie star. He designer posted several pictures of doesn’t need any advice from me, he can do anything he wants. herself enjoying the low-key bash, during which she sipped vodka cocktails sponsored by Ciroc and wore a veil with a huge tiara, on Instagram. She also paid tribute to her friends for hosting her special event, writing: “Thanks for a fun wed- ding shower.” The blonde beauty recently revealed she isn’t inviting any of her former castmates he 19-year-old singer, who has an on/off rela- from ‘The Hills’ to her tionship with Selena Gomez, was surrounded wedding. She previously Tby a huge group of girls after arriving at said: “It’s going to be Mansion nightclub for its Hot Excess Mondays hip- family and really close hop party at 3.45 am with a huge entourage. A friends. If the wedding source told People.com: “Justin arrived at 3:45 am were bigger, I would have with three SUVs of friends, including Young Money loved to invite Audrina, artist Lil Twist. “Bieber was surrounded by an ever- Stephanie and Heidi. growing group of girls, talking to one unknown girl in particular, but also spent time texting and enjoy- ing the music on stage. “He stayed until the lights came on at 5 am, closing Mansion down.” The group spent the night in the VIP area, where the underage singer sipped water and watched live performances by Rocko, Pleasure P and Flo Rida, who was shouting out at the crowd and celebrat- ing Miami Heat’s victory over the Indiana Pacers, which saw them win the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals in Game 7 on Monday evening. lifestyle THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
oyalukkas, the world’s favorite jeweler has been recog- Only brands that achieve the level of recognition set by the From its inception with a single jewelry showroom to its nized as a Superbrand for the 4th time. The world independent Superbrands Council are eligible for inclusion current status of a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate Jrenowned jeweler retail chain is the only jeweler to in the Superbrands UAE book, which traces the history, with 85 jewelry showrooms world-wide, Joyalukkas has have been awarded this status for 4 consecutive years ie achievements and acceptance of each of the brands. revolutionized the jewelry retail industry through innova- 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. The announcement was made at “We are honored to be recognized with the Superbrand tive schemes as well as a distinct offering. In the short span the prestigious Superbrands Tribute Event, a high profile, status for the 4th time. This only means we are continuing of around 2 decades, Joyalukkas has transformed the way premier marketing occasion attended by the media and to meet our valued customer expectation and delight the world looks at jewelry and made itself a household peers alike. The award was accepted by John Paul Joy them at all times. I take this opportunity to convey our sin- name. Today the global retail chain operates across 9 coun- Alukkas, Executive Director on behalf of the Joyalukkas cere gratitude to our customers for their valued patronage, tries and has a loyal customer base of over 10 million cus- Group. The brand will also once again be featured in the my fantastic team for their commitment and effort and tomers. 2013 edition of the Superbrands UAE book. also Superbrand and its esteemed panel of judges for this Joyalukkas has set a benchmark in jewelry, by offering The Superbrands organization is acclaimed worldwide recognition. Our valued customer is what keeps us going customers a wide range of contemporary, ethno-contem- as being an independent authority and arbiter of branding and me and my team will continue to take every effort in porary and ethnic jewelry in all types of jewelry i.e. gold, excellence and is committed to paying tribute to excep- delighting them at every occasion”. Said Joy Alukkas, diamonds, precious stones, platinum and pearls. tional brands and promoting the discipline of branding. Chairman & MD, Joyalukkas Group. Customers get to chose from over one million designs in branded and generic versions at Joyalukkas. John Paul Joy Alukkas, Executive Director of Joyalukkas Group said “We are the first and only jeweler to receive this recognition 4 years in a row, this only means we take this Ben Tucker performs during his 80th birthday celebration recognition as motivation to strive harder to meet each and every expectation of our valued customers. I once again take this recognition as inspiration to reach higher and greater and ensure we consistently innovate in terms of products and services to meet all the needs and desires of our customers at all times. On behalf of the Joyalukkas Group I would like to thank all our valued customers and the prestigious Superbrand body for this valuable recogni- tion” The global conglomerate, Joyalukkas’s current business usician Ben Tucker performed with stars from Quincy interest includes Jewellery, Fashion & Silks, Money Jones to Peggy Lee before he settled in the 1970s in Exchange, Luxury Air Charter, Malls & Realty. The jewellery MSavannah, where the jazz bassist became one of the business of Joyalukkas is one of the most awarded and rec- Georgia city’s best-known working musicians. He was killed in a ognized jewelry retailing chain. Joyalukkas is also the first car crash Tuesday at age 82. Tucker was driving a golf cart jeweler to be awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 and 140001:2004 across a road on Hutchinson Island when a car slammed into certifications. Joyalukkas has been recognized under the him at high speed, said Savannah-Chatham County police Dubai Quality Appreciation Program for strong adherence spokesman Julian Miller. Tucker was pronounced dead at a local to quality across all its departments. hospital. The driver of the car that struck him was charged with vehicular homicide and other criminal counts. The news stunned musicians and jazz enthusiasts in Savannah, where Tucker had been a musical fixture for roughly four decades. Tucker made his living playing upright bass - an instrument he’d named Bertha and claimed was 240 years old - in all sorts of settings from jazz festivals to wedding receptions, from nightclub gigs to bar mitzvahs. “One of the most interest- ing things about playing with Ben was he was so beloved by so many people in Savannah who had met him at his club or whose weddings he had played,” said Howard Paul, a jazz gui- tarist and president/CEO of Benedetto Guitars who played and recorded with Tucker for more than 20 years. “You could count on being interrupted at least three times in a song because Savannahians would walk up and shake his hand while we were playing.” Before he moved to the Georgia coast, Tucker had some success as a songwriter - perhaps most conic British designer John Galliano, sacked by Dior in he would have ended up “in a mental asylum or six feet notably with “Comin’ Home Baby,” a song co-written with jazz 2011 for making drunken racist tirades, says he is “grate- under” if he hadn’t changed his lifestyle. “I never drank in vocalist Bob Dorough, which was recorded by Mel Torme, Iful” for his fall from grace because it forced him to con- order to be creative, or to do the research,” he said. “I didn’t Herbie Mann and more recently Michael Buble. By the end of front his drug and alcohol demons. In what was billed as need alcohol for any of that. At first alcohol was like a the 1960s, he had toured with Lee and performed and recorded the designer’s first sober interview since the career-shatter- crutch outside of Dior. Then I would use it to crash after the with jazz greats such as Dexter Gordon, Buddy Rich and Jones. ing scandal that saw him ousted from the French fashion collections.” Paul was a young Army lieutenant scheduled to deploy to powerhouse, Galliano told Vanity Fair he had been in “I’d take a couple of days to get over it, like everyone. Operation Desert Storm when he arrived in Savannah 22 years denial about his substance abuse for years. “It sounds a bit But with more collections, the crash happened more often, ago. A friend sent him to a nightclub Tucker operated at the bizarre, but I am so grateful for what did happen,” Galliano and then I was a slave to it.” “Then the pills kicked in time, and the bassist invited him on stage to play that night and told the magazine in an interview published Tuesday on its because I couldn’t sleep. Then the other pills kicked in all week. “He was on the music scene for so many years and per- website. because I couldn’t stop shaking. I would also have these formed with many of the greatest names in jazz, yet he spent so “I have learned so much about myself. I have re-discov- huge bottles of liquor that people got for me. Towards the much time with local musicians and children as well,” Paul said. ered that little boy who had the hunger to create, which I end, it was whatever I could get my hands on.” “I think he grew up in an era of jazz musicians where they felt think I had lost. I am alive.” The 52-year-old was hit with “Vodka, or vodka-and-tonic. Wine, in the belief it would obligated to give back.” The Savannah Morning News reported suspended fines totaling 6,000 euros ($8,400) after being help me sleep. Wrong. I did manage to stop the voices. I Tucker was also a former owner of radio stations WSOK-AM and WLVH-FM. found guilty of making anti-Semitic insults in public-an had all these voices in my head, asking so many questions, Police said the crash that killed Tucker, who was also an avid offense under French law-following separate incidents in but I never for one second would admit I was an alcoholic. I golfer, remained under investigation. The driver of the car that 2010 and 2011. Galliano underwent treatment at an thought I could control it.” Galliano, who spent nearly 15 hit Tucker’s golf cart, identified as 52-year-old Robert William Arizona rehabilitation center in the wake of the scandal, years at Dior, is widely considered to be one of the most Martin of Spicewood, Texas, was being held without bond in which broke after the emergence of a video capturing his brilliant fashion minds of his generation. However, his the Chatham County jail on charges of vehicular homicide, rac- anti-Jewish rant towards fellow patrons in a Parisian bar. rehabilitation following the racism scandal has been diffi- ing and reckless driving. It was not immediately known Tuesday “When I saw it, I threw up,” Galliano said of the damning cult. Last month, New York’s Parsons School of Design can- if Martin had an attorney. video evidence. “The feeling was like I was about to take a celed a workshop he had been set to give at the presti- Julius “Boo” Hornstein, a Savannah psychotherapist and jazz step out onto the street and a bus or truck whooshed past gious fashion college. — AFP writer, befriended Tucker and worked with him for years in the me and the blood was drained from my legs.” “I was para- Coastal Jazz Association, which organizes the Savannah Jazz lyzed from the fear.” Galliano told Vanity Fair he remained Festival. Hornstein said Tucker took excellent care of himself for baffled by the nature of his remarks, insisting he “didn’t a man in his 80s and kept a steady gig playing Sunday brunch mean” what he said. “It’s the worst thing I have said in my at a Savannah hotel, where he had been scheduled to perform life, but I didn’t mean it ... I have been trying to find out the night of his death. “He was a working musician right to the why that anger was directed at this race,” he said. “I now end,” Hornstein said. “He was so instrumental in the music life of realize I was so ... angry and so discontent with myself that Savannah.”— AP I just said the most spiteful thing I could.” Galliano meanwhile painted a picture of a life that had spiraled out of control shortly before the scandal, believing British fashion designer John Galliano
iordano, the fashion retailer for everyday wearing friends. According to a study person wear- WOMEN SUMMER COLLECTION essential wardrobe, has rolled out its new ing linen perspires 1.5 times less than when White, black, pink and pastel yellow and bright Gcollection for summer 2013. Made using dressed in cotton and twice less than when shades of pink and berry are the key colours this natural fabrics, the new Linen collection features a dressed in viscose clothes. summer according to Giordano. Shirts in 100 per variety of styles perfect to create your complete cent linen and tops with natural base & Drapy linen summer look. “The collection was designed keep- MEN SUMMER COLLECTION cotton tops are available for this campaign; these ing in mind the Middle East as we strive to make For the fashionable man, Giordano suggests a can be well coordinated with Women’s drawstring our customers feel good and comfortable when summer look that focuses on natural colours and Linen trousers made of 100 per cent Linen avail- wearing our products. The Giordano Linen collec- relaxed shapes. Made from 100 per cent linen shirts able in White, Khaki, and Natural and Black shades tion is what you need to beat the sweat and enjoy in natural shades like White, Black, Navy Blue, made of Cotton Linen. The new GIORDANO Linen the summer season,” commented Ishwar Chugani, Bleeched Blue, Pastel Pink and Natural. Also avail- collection is available in Giordano stores until the Managing Director of Giordano Middle East FZE able are cotton-linen shirts in stripe and checks end of July. Customers can also enjoy exceptional and Executive Director of Giordano International. with details like roll-up sleeves and band collar are offers and great values this DSS at Giordano, from Linen is a natural material valued for its cool- suggested for the top wear. Shirts can be paired June 7th to Sept 7th 2013. ness and freshness; it is also renowned for its excel- with heavy washed linen trousers available in lent absorbing qualities. In hot weather those White, Black, Navy and Natural shades and linen- dressed in linen are found to show the skin temper- cotton washed & weathered blazers available in ature 3º - 4ºC below that of their silk or cotton- Natural, Grey, Khaki and Bleeched Blue shades. lifestyle THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
ersil Abaya Shampoo, a German technology product chance to win sparkling abayas made with Swarovksi Shampoo Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com ness and black colour retention with its revolutionary from Henkel, yesterday announced a unique cam- Elements. /persilabayaworld German technology ‘black colour lock’, protecting the Ppaign with the leading Abaya brands across the GCC. Consumers have to scan the 2-dimensional barcode “Each of these 13 beautiful Abayas embellished with blackness of the Abaya and keeps as good as new after As part of the campaign, consumers buying Persil Abaya (QR) using their smart phones to enter the competition Swarovski Elements are one of a kind pieces that pay hom- every wash, besides safeguarding the fabric feel and leaves Shampoo have the opportunity to win one of the 13 beau- and increase their chances of winning by accumulating age to Abaya fashion. Consumers can download the appli- the Abaya with a long lasting fragrance. tiful Abayas made with Swarovski Elements. Consumers points at various touch points. This new campaign is cation for the campaign through multiple touch points - will also receive a 25% discount coupon on selected launched across GCC targeting 200 Persil Abaya Shampoo Facebook page of Persil Abaya Shampoo as well as Abayas made with Swarovski Elements to be redeemed at retail outlets & 83 Abaya retail stores in the GCC. The cam- Swarovski Elements, at participating Abaya retail outlets or the above Abaya retailers across the GCC region. With this paign will be promoted with traditional below the line on Persil Abaya Shampoo bottle”, said Lisa Tohme, Senior new initiative, Henkel is offering its consumers not only the advertising, as well as social media and digital support. Brand Manager - Laundry Care GCC at Henkel Arabia. Persil perfect cleanliness and care to their abayas but also the More information can found through Persil Abaya Abaya Shampoo offers the ultimate level of Abaya cleanli-
scar-winning British actress Kate Winslet Winslet first married in 1998 to Jim is expecting her first child with third hus- Threapleton, who was assistant director on Oband Ned Rocknroll, whom she married “Hideous Kinky” in which she starred. They had a last year, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. “Kate daughter, Mia Honey, in 2000 but split up the and Ned are delighted” at the news, a publicist following year. Husband number two was Sam told Hollywood celebrity magazine People, Mendes, the Oscar-winning British director of while another spokeswoman confirmed the “American Beauty”. They married in a ceremony information to AFP but made no comment. The on the Caribbean island of Anguilla in May 2003 37-year-old married Rocknroll-a nephew of and their son Joe Alfie was born seven months British tycoon Richard Branson-last December. later, but they announced an amicable split in She was given away by her “Titanic” co-star 2010. Winslet won her best actress Academy Leonardo DiCaprio at an intimate service in New Award in 2009 for “The Reader.”— AFP York. Her new 34-year-old husband, who changed his name from Abel Smith, works part- British actress Kate Winslet and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll seen at the Juliana Redding presentation ceremony for the 2,000-metre Longines Hong Kong Cup time for his uncle’s space venture Virgin Galactic. race at the Hong Kong International Races. — AFP He began dating Winslet in 2011.
omen’s prison workshops across Italy are joining overcrowding, there are budget cuts, but then there is also For 33-year-old Natalya, who has been inside for three up under a new commercial fashion brand they this,” she said. The initial plan is to hire 10 female detainees years, making handbags has little to do with glitzy cat- Whope will help encourage more detainees to learn from workshops across the country and train 40 more who walks or commercial success. “For a time, we feel psycho- ries and screams erupted in a Los Angeles courtroom as the trade and give them hope for a future on the outside. will produce under the Sigillo brand for big fashion names, logically that we are not inside these walls. That’s the rea- family and friends of an aspiring model heard a jury’s ver- The Sigillo (Seal) brand unveiled by the justice ministry this as well as filling special orders for corporate marketing son for programs like this. To switch off,” said Natalya, who Cdict acquitting the 47-year-old woman accused of stran- year will be available in the shops within months-a unique products. is also a proficient guitarist and pianist who plays at gling her. Onlookers in the courtroom who knew victim Juliana experiment that has given new energy to places like a The handbags made in Rebibbia sell for up to 40 euros Sunday mass in the chapel. “Sigillo is also about personal Redding shouted obscenities and called defendant Kelly Soo handbag workshop at Rebibbia prison in Rome. each. Supporters say the project is not exploitative satisfaction. When we create things and they are sold, are Park a murderer. They appeared ready to pounce on Park - who “When I get out I want to have a more normal, a calmer because detainees will receive a regular part-time salary of appreciated, then we enjoy our work,” Natalya said. She prosecutors had described as a killer-for-hire and were held back life. With this job I’m sure everything will be okay with me. 600 euros a month-comparable to their counterparts on added: “When I get out of here, I would like to open a by deputies as she turned and was led through a rear entrance. I’ve learnt a lot here,” said Kalu Uwaezuoke Chinedum Ike, a the outside-and participation is voluntary. Chinedum Ike shop.”— AFP Jurors had been escorted out a back way before the out- Nigerian facing drug trafficking charges. The 40-year-old burst. Park wept when the final verdict was announced. works three afternoons a week in a room with sewing Redding’s family left the courthouse without comment. District machines, cutting tables and bars on the windows. Rows of Attorney Jackie Lacey later issued a statement saying prosecu- blue-doored cells can be seen from the workshop in what tors believed in the strength of the evidence and had fought is Italy’s biggest women’s prison with more than 700 hard and fair in court. “Although we disagree with the verdict, detainees. we respect our system of justice,” Lacey said. Prosecutors had depicted Park as a hired killer who strangled Redding with her After more than three years inside as she awaits the bare hands on instructions from the model’s former boyfriend. conclusion of her trial, Kalu has acquired a knack for stitch- The panel returned two separate verdicts in the case after ing and beading. “I’ve always been a person who likes struggling with legal definitions and receiving additional dressing well, even when I didn’t have enough to eat,” she instructions. The panel initially found Park not guilty of first- said, adding: “I have a real passion for it!” Prisons in Italy are degree murder. After hearing more arguments from lawyers, notoriously overcrowded, and funding has been repeated- jurors deliberated further and came back with an acquittal on ly cut in recent years, making for what Justice Minister the lesser included offense of second-degree murder. They had Annamaria Cancellieri recently called a penal system “that reported on Monday that they were deadlocked on the second- is not worthy of a civilized country”. degree murder charge with two jurors in disagreement. They There are a few exceptions-innovative projects like a asked for clarification of the difference between first- and sec- theatre workshop, also at Rebibbia, whose performance of ond-degree murder. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” became the award-winning The judge allowed attorneys for both sides to address the film “Caesar Must Die” released two years ago. After three panel briefly with additional arguments. Deputy District years of bureaucratic hurdles, promoters of Sigillo hope Attorney Stacy Okun-Wiese explained the legal requirements to the project-which has 400,000 euros ($520,000) in funding convict Park. Park’s lawyer, George Buehler, told the panel: from the justice ministry and 400,000 euros from charities- “There are still a lot of unanswered questions about what hap- will be a similar success. pened in the apartment.” Redding was killed in Santa Monica in “The aim of the project is to give female detainees the 2008. Prosecutors alleged that Park strangled her with her bare tools to be in the marketplace once they are released,” said hands and left overwhelming DNA evidence on the body and Nanda Roscioli, a former justice ministry employee and around the apartment. They say a doctor who had dated Redding gave Park a six-fig- consultant who has been involved from the start. Roscioli ure payment to kill her after a business deal soured with said it is also a way of countering a prison system oriented Redding’s father. During the trial, there was testimony from the towards male detainees in which women are a “subordi- father that he heard the boyfriend refer to Park as a female nate” minority. “This makes conditions for female detainees James Bond. He did not elaborate. Defense attorneys say Park harsher, more barbaric,” Roscioli said. Detainee Kalu Uwaezuoke lacked the brutal, evil intent the crime required, and she wasn’t “As far as I know this program is unique,” she said. and another member of the Rebibbia cooperative, Chinedum Ike (2nd left) lis- there when Redding was killed. Attorney Mark Kasabian said the Daniela Arronenzi, head of the Rebibbia workshop charity, Ukrainian detainee Natalya, currently receive around 150 tens to explanations from a defense was gratified with the outcome of the trial, but it was a said she signed up to the non-profit project because it euros, which they can send to family or spend on food and mentor as she works on tragic case. He said the Redding family had lost a daughter in a would give prison-made garments access to a wider retail hygiene products in the prison. The initiative is supported handbags inside a work- terrible crime. “I hope they find who killed her,” he said.— AP network and something resembling an actual fashion busi- by Silvia Venturini Fendi, heiress of the Fendi fashion busi- shop of the Rebibbia ness. “Of course, prison is a place of problems. There is ness, which is owned by French luxury giant LVMH. prison in Rome. — AFP Abayas up for grabs at Persil Abaya Shampoo
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A picture shows the Musee du Quai Branly museum in Paris. From today, a massively enlarged version of a work by Australian Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi will adorn the roof of the multimedia library at the French capital’s Musee du Quai Branly on the banks of the Seine. — AFP
ove over Mona Lisa! Paris is about to unveil a new The piece is a visual representation of a dreaming story modern Aboriginal paintings to have gone on display out- Now in her late 70s, Nyadbi is expected to attend work of art that, just like Leonardo da Vinci’s mas- from the Gija people of Western Australia in which three side of Australia. “The Sources of Aborigine Painting”, was a Thursday’s inauguration of her rooftop work and a paral- Mterpiece, will be seen by millions of visitors every women try to catch a barramundi. The fish escapes them major hit, drawing 133,716 visitors over the course of three lel exhibition of eight Gija artists which will be on display year. From Thursday, a massively enlarged version of a but, in the process, it scatters its scales across the territory months in which Paris was also hosting blockbuster collec- at the nearby Australian embassy. The trip to Paris repre- work by Australian Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi will adorn of the Gija in the East Kimberley region of Western tions of the works of Edward Hopper and Salvador Dali. sents the latest stage in a remarkable life journey for a the roof of the multimedia library at the French capital’s Australia. In Aboriginal culture, dreaming stories often pro- Nyadbi’s work is already a permanent fixture in the woman who worked on cattle farms before starting her Musee du Quai Branly on the banks of the Seine. vide an account of creation. In the case of the Dayiwul museum as she created a mural, Jimbirla and Gemerre career as an artist under the auspices of the Warmun Art Created by stencils and with the same kind of rub- Lirlmim, the scattered scales explain the presence of dia- (spearheads and scarifications) that adorns one of the Centre.— AFP berised paint used for traffic signs, the 700-square-metre monds in an area that is now home to the world’s largest external walls, which can be seen from the capital’s Rue de (7,500 sq. ft) installation has been designed to be visible diamond mine. l’Universite. Works by seven other Australian Aboriginal from several different levels of the nearby Eiffel Tower, Opened in 2006, the Quai Branly museum showcases artists are featured on ceilings throughout the museum. which draws in around seven million visitors every year. non-European art and houses more than 3,000 pieces and The popularity of these works inspired the museum to The enlarged version of Dayiwul Lirlmim (Barramundi artefacts from Oceania, including hundreds of Aboriginal think about what it could do with the roof, which the build- Scales), a black and white abstract work, is 46 times bigger weapons, boomerangs, tools and sculptures. The museum ing’s acclaimed architect, Jean Nouvel, was reluctant to than the ochre and charcoal original created by Nyadbi. recently hosted an exhibition of the largest collection of leave as a dull, monotone grey.
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