Assembly Panel REJECTS CAP on Expat RESIDENCE
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SUBSCRIPTION MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 RAJAB 13, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Assembly panel rejects Max 42º Min 28º cap on expat residence High Tide 10:07 & 22:44 Low Tide Court frees tweeter, tries former lawmakers 03:50 & 16:42 40 PAGES NO: 16163 150 FILS By B Izzak Sulaibiya killings’ mastermind captured KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee yesterday rejected a proposal to impose a By Hanan Al-Saadoun five-year residence cap on expatriates in Kuwait, saying the suggestion is unconstitutional and contains several KUWAIT: Jahra detectives yesterday arrested the suspected illegal points. The legal committee scruti- alleged main suspect in an armed robbery in which nizes all draft laws and key proposals to make sure they two Indian guards were killed at the vegetable mar- are in line with the country’s constitution before for- ket in Sulaibiya last month. With the arrest of Yousuf warding them to the concerned panels for further stud- Suleiman Obaid Ali, a 21-year-old bedoon, all three ies. suspects are now in custody, as police arrested The proposal was submitted in January by inde- Abdullah Saad Al-Enezi, 18, a Syrian, and Meshari pendent Shiite MP Abdullah Al-Tameemi, who has Falah Al-Hajiri, 20, a bedoon, a day earlier. been targeting the 2.8-million strong foreign commu- Obaid told police where the AK-47 used in the nity in Kuwait with strange proposals under the pretext crime and his share of the stolen cash were hidden, of serving the interests of citizens. The bill’s acceptance while Hajiri disclosed the whereabouts of the rest of would have forced hundreds of thousands of expatri- the money that Enezi left with him. Obaid also admit- ates to leave Kuwait within three months - mostly ted killing both the victims to avoid being recog- Indians and Egyptians, the two largest communities in nized. Sharangdharan, 55, was shot in the chest and the country. died on the spot, while his compatriot Muhammad The draft law stipulated that the residence permits Thangal, 25, was shot in the head and succumbed to to foreigners with low or medium qualifications should his injuries at Farwaniya Hospital. Both were working be granted for a maximum of five years only and can- as security personnel with a leading private security not be renewed under any circumstances. It also stated company in Kuwait. that the number of any foreign community must not According to sources, the guards - tasked with exceed 10 percent of the population of native Kuwaitis, depositing the day’s collection of a supermarket at the bank via ATM - were attacked by the assailants as which currently stands at 1.24 million, meaning that they walked towards their security van with the cash the maximum number of any foreign community can- chest. The gunmen, reportedly in black attire, fired at not exceed 124,000 in accordance with the proposed them at close range and escaped with the chest con- draft law. It would have drastically cut the number of taining KD 13,000, leaving the victims in pools of Indians whose number is around 700,000, Egyptians blood. The stolen getaway car was later found ablaze KUWAIT: Yousuf Suleiman Obaid Ali (center), Abdullah Saad Al-Enezi (right) and Meshari Falah Al-Hajiri are (500,000), Bangladeshis (200,000), Filipinos (160,000) in Sulaibiya farms. seen after their arrest with the alleged murder weapon and looted cash. and Syrians (140,000). Continued on Page 10 Kuwait signs $12bn Ordeal ends for some Pinay maids gas deal with Shell By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Ana Paule, a Filipina domestic helper in KUWAIT: Kuwait’s state oil group said ment on details of commercial agree- Kuwait, will finally see her husband’s grave. Ana, 44, was it signed a six-year liquefied natural ments. Kuwait wants to burn LNG one of 20 Filipina domestic helpers cleared for repatria- gas (LNG) supply deal with Royal Dutch instead of resorting to diesel and crude tion from the embassy shelter in Faiha yesterday. They Shell yesterday, worth an estimated oil, which have higher harmful emis- were scheduled to leave on a flight to Manila last night. $12 billion, as the major oil exporter sions, KPC said in a statement Paule was weeping while speaking to Kuwait Times, but seeks to meet energy demands for the announcing the Shell deal. Kuwait happy to finally see her family and visit the grave of her hot summer months. The deal began importing LNG in 2009 and husband, who succumbed to cancer a few days back. between Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) signed deals with Shell and Swiss- Early last month, she received a call from her family and Shell was reported last month in a based trader Vitol to supply it from saying her husband was diagnosed with cancer and Kuwaiti newspaper but with no finan- April to October, the period of peak that his condition was terminal. She immediately cial details. KPC also plans to sign a $3 power demand, for the last four years. sought permission to travel to be by the side of her billion deal LNG supply deal with BP Surging air conditioning demand in dying husband, but the Kuwaiti family for whom she today, said Nasser Al-Mudaf, head of the scorching summer and a lack of had worked for nearly two years denied her request, cit- KPC’s international marketing division. domestic supply mean Kuwait needs ing three months remained of her contract period. “My He did not provide the volume of to import more gas each year to feed employer told me I am not God to prolong the life of my the super-cooled gas that would be its power plants. Kuwait signed an LNG husband. She told me if my husband is destined to die, KUWAIT: Runaway housemaids are seen with Philippines Labor Attache Cesar supplied by the companies. A Shell deal with fellow Gulf state Qatar last Chavez and Welfare Officer Norlita Lugtu before leaving for the airport yester- spokesman said he could not com- month. — Reuters he will - it is Allah’s will,” Paule said between sobs. Continued on Page 10 day. Ana Paule is standing on the extreme left. —Photo by Ben Garcia Saudi Arabia Rebels talk Austrian Man City warns of of splitting drag queen stroll to MERS risk Ukraine as wins Premier from10 camels East votes7 Eurovision40 League20 title MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 LOCAL Photo of the day KUWAIT: Crowds of expatriates often gather in downtown Kuwait City near the Souk Al-Watiya on the weekend to shop, have lunch, attend religious services and see their families and friends. —Photo by Joseph Shagra Three MPs desire to retract resignations Speculations on Ajmi replacements KUWAIT: Three of five lawmakers who submit- the parliament, but said in a statement last week could also postpone making a decision on ted resignations recently are looking for a way to that Rashed’s and Hashem’s resignations ‘does Adasani, Kandari and Quwaian’s resignations retract them while ‘saving face’ at the same time, not concern’ the opposition. until Thursday, when it would also be able to dis- Kuwait plans to launch according to sources close to some of those MPs. cuss Rashed and Hashem’s resignations, within The three MPs had second thoughts about their A way out the constitutional 10-day period by then. 82 mega projects decisions to resign after Speaker Marzouq Al- The MPs have reached out to several minis- Ghanem said on behalf of HH the Amir Sheikh ters regarding their desire to retract their resig- Ajmi’s successors KUWAIT: This year’s development plan ation obstacles that impeded the previous Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah that the parliament nations, according to the sources. They even In other news, the same daily reported that involves 82 major projects, five public share- development blueprint, mainly red-tape. will not be dissolved, and after realizing that proposed to meet with senior members of the Cabinet Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- holding businesses and 10 BOT-based enter- The government and the SCPD are seri- they were not welcomed by the opposition. The ruling structure to receive requests to come Abdullah Al-Sabah and Oil Minister Dr Ali Al- prises, and governmental allocations for ously working together in order to realize sources spoke to Al-Rai daily on the condition of back, and then announce withdrawing their res- Omair are expected to be named acting justice development projects for 2013-14 and 2014- tangible development steps while taking anonymity. The report does not name the MPs ignation letters in response to the officials’ wish- minister and acting minister of awqaf respec- 15 hit KD 10.2 billion, a senior development into account other countries’ successful who it claimed had a change of heart. es. The parliament is set to vote on the resigna- tively this week. Minister of Justice and State official said here yesterday. experiments in this regard, Al-Wugayan MPs Ali Al-Rashed and Safa Al-Hashem tions of Adasani, Kandari and Quwaiaan tomor- Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr Nayef Al- Such development projects would added. resigned officially on May 4, a few days after row, and on Rashed’s and Hashem’s resignations Ajmi reportedly submitted his resignation undoubtedly spur and stimulate the coun- He pointed to several steps taken to Riyadh Al-Adasani, Abdulkareem Al-Kandari and next week. The vote will be preceded with a dis- Thursday, and a decree to announce its accept- try’s national economy to include wider encourage the private sector’s development Hussein Al-Quwaiaan quit following a session cussion in which the resigning MPs will be per- ance is expected this week.