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TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 JAMADA ALTHANI 27, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Bahraini MPs PM sworn in Bieber fan LeBron James call on US as opposition disrupts named NBA envoy to end protests Dubai Most Valuable ‘interference’9 Malaysia10 poll Concert40 Player20 Convictions of spy ring Max 36º Min 20º upheld, oppn slams Iran High Tide 10:12 & 23:05 Assembly panel has key info on Dow deal Low Tide 04:03 & 16:48 40 PAGES NO: 15801 150 FILS By B Izzak the husband of the woman defendant who is also the charges during all degrees of trials in the three courts and conspiracy theories daughter of one of the Iranians sentenced to life in prison. claimed they had been tortured to extract confessions from KUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday upheld life terms About two years ago, the criminal court sentenced the them. The men were convicted of passing confidential mili- on two Iranians, a Kuwaiti and a stateless man for being two Iranians and the Kuwaiti to death, the stateless and the tary information on Kuwaiti and US militaries in Kuwait to members of a spying ring that passed information about Syrian to life and acquitted the remaining two. In May last the Iranian Revolutionary Guards through diplomats at the The Iran the Kuwaiti and US militaries to Iran. The court also upheld year, the appeals court however reduced the death sen- Iranian embassy in Kuwait. They were also charged of plot- the acquittal of two Iranians, including the only woman in tences on the three men to life in jail, maintained the life ting to blow up some key oil pipelines in the north of the the ring, and a Syrian national. The two Iranians and the term on the stateless man and acquitted the Syrian and the country. Iran has repeatedly denied that its intelligence was obsession Kuwaiti who received life terms were active soldiers in the two others. The cassation court’s verdict is final and cannot involved in the spy ring and even condemned Kuwait after Kuwaiti army when they were arrested in May 2010, while be challenged. Only HH the Amir has the power to com- the appeals court issued its verdict last year. It had called on the fourth man is an ex-soldier in the Kuwaiti army. The two mute the sentences. Kuwait to release the defendants. Iranians and the stateless are brothers while the Kuwaiti is All the spy ring members have categorically denied the Continued on Page 5

By Badrya Darwish Flashy cop cars for bling-bling Dubai

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salute Ali Al-Rashed, the Speaker of the House, for the candid interview he gave to Al Arabiya. IThe Speaker gave his true impression as a citizen on what Kuwait is currently going through. It was courageous of him to say that Iran is not a threat to the Gulf countries. I agree with his looking at what is going on around us in the Arab world - conspira- cies, wars and mushrooming of weapons of mass destruction. The West is leading the campaign claiming that Iran is ready to cross the border of almost any Gulf country and invade us all. Of course the West has a long history of selling its arsenal to all of us. Why not the rich oil countries buy more arms and more arms and more arms. Of course only Israel has an interest to hit Iran. However, they have to convince the Arab world DUBAI: (Clockwise from above) that it is in danger and needs more arms. They have Bentley, Mercedes SLS and Aston to convince the Gulf and some of its neighbours Martin One-77 Dubai police cars are on that in order to protect themselves, maybe they display during the Arabian Travel have to build what is called the Iron Dome. Maybe Market (ATM) at the Dubai World Trade they will come and convince the Gulf countries to Centre yesterday. Dubai police have pay billions of dollars to set an early warning sys- introduced top end sports cars to their tem to detect advanced Iranian ballistic missiles. patrol fleet to further strengthen the Going back to the interview with Ali Al-Rashed. image of “luxury and prosperity” of the The Speaker drew a pessimistic picture about the emirate. — AFP Gulf union. I agree with him. Each country has its own rules, functioning, constitution and regula- tions. The countries cannot be on any union level except what we already have - we travel with our 4 Saudis held over IDs and customs regulations are facilitated. Of Gulf union ‘just course, we also have security cooperation on many levels. As for the common single Gulf currency: I Tanzania bombing say: “forget it.” The topic died on its own much earli- a wish’: Rashed er before the collapse of the euro. Every country in the Gulf insisted on preserving its monetary sover- Prez cuts short Kuwait visit eignty. Every country is busy protecting its own Speaker doesn’t see Iran a threat DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania has arrested A statement from President Jakaya interests. So does the Gulf. four men from Saudi Arabia and four Kikwete’s office yesterday said two people The only country which has an interest in attack- KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ali Al- union is “just a wish” that is recommended Tanzanians in connection with the bomb- had now died from the blast after the ing Iran is Israel and it wants somebody else to do Rashed expressed on Sunday his reticence every now and then. There should be a “leg- ing of church yesterday that killed two death toll had previously been put at one. the job for them. It looks like the United States is on forming a union that brings together the islative convention” that is agreed upon by people, an attack that has heightened Sixty people were injured. The president’s not going to be directly involved with this countries that make up the Gulf all Gulf countries in order to achieve a GCC sectarian tensions in the east African office said Kikwete had cut short his state Netanyahu obsession. Wherever he goes around Cooperation Council (GCC). Rashed union, he said. nation. Investigators said they were still visit to Kuwait following the bomb attack the world, Netanyahu always discusses Iran’s explained in an interview with Al Arabiya In his interview with Al Arabiya, Rashed determining the type of device used in on the church. The Vatican’s ambassador nuclear program. He thinks the whole world shares that constitutional differences between Gulf touched on the political controversy in the attack on the Catholic church in to Tanzania, Archbishop Francisco his views. Isn’t this the perfect way to distract the countries and the uniqueness of each state’s Kuwait, adding that there are groups that Arusha, a town in the north of the nation Montecillo Padilla, was attending the offi- world’s attention from his atrocities in Palestine and domestic affairs makes it difficult to form a aim to hurt the government but not over- of about 45 million people that is roughly cial opening of the church when the the West Bank? union. As the GCC celebrates its anniversary throw it. evenly split between Muslims and explosion occurred. He escaped this month, Rashed suggested that the GCC Continued on Page 5 Christians. unharmed. — Agencies 36 killed as Bangladesh Syria threatens to hit Israel cracks down on Islamists Strikes killed at least 42 soldiers DHAKA: Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down Islamist television stations yesterday as 36 people died in DAMASCUS: Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed some of the fiercest street violence for decades. Hundreds more were injured in at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said yesterday, fuelling running battles as riot police broke up the rally near a commercial district in a pre- international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as dawn raid in the capital Dhaka. Dozens of demonstrators were also arrested, while Damascus warned it would strike back. UN human rights the leader of the protests was put on a plane to the country’s second city investigator Carla del Ponte, meanwhile, said that rebels Chittagong. — AFP (See Page 9) have used the deadly nerve agent sarin in their fight to oust Syria’s regime, although a commission of inquiry later said there was no conclusive proof. “At least 42 soldiers were killed in the strikes, and another 100 who would usu- ally be at the targeted sites remain unaccounted for,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. The strikes early on Sunday near Damascus were the Jewish state’s second reported air raids on Syria in 48 hours. An early Friday raid had targeted a weapons storage facility at Damascus airport. A senior Israeli source said the raids targeted Iranian weapons destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Iran and the Shiite group Hezbollah are steadfast allies of Syrian President Bashar Al- Assad’s regime, and arch-foes of Israel. A Syrian official in Damascus, reached by phone from Beirut, warned “Syria will respond to the Israeli aggression and will choose the DHAKA: An injured Islamist activist is carried away during a protest to moment to do so.” “It might not be immediate because TEHRAN: An Syrian man wrapped in a Syrian flag with a portrait of President demand that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law yesterday. — AP Israel now is on high alert,” he added. “We will wait but we Bashar Al-Assad walks past anti-riot police during an anti-Israeli demonstration will answer.” —AFP (See Page 10) in front of the UN office yesterday. — AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 LOCAL Sri Lanka enjoying significant growth in tourism sector Road Show at Crowne Plaza News in brief

Data on revenues KUWAIT: Informed sources said that the Governor of the Kuwait Central Bank has asked Kuwaiti banks to submit data on revenues and expenses of each of the main banks and their branches to the Central Bank by the tenth working day of each month. The sources said the Central Bank asked for this data peri- odically. The data for the month of April is to be included. This data will ensure that the Central Bank stays well apprised about the expenses of any of the banks at any time. They said such instructions were part of the Central Bank’s job as it wants to remain at the helm of all events and developments related to banks’ expenses, whether administrative or other- wise.

Debates League KUWAIT: Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Kuwait C A H M Wijeratne address- KUWAIT: A cross-section of attendees KUWAIT: The Kuwait University signed a memoran- ing the road show held at Crowne Plaza.—Photos by Joseph Shagra dum of understanding with the Qatar Debate Center as the KU’s Deanship of Student Affairs organizes the By Ben Garcia ambassador said. “For Middle Eastern ‘Debates League’. “Debating is considered an impor- travelers, we are going to cater to them tant activity in the enrichment process and opens KUWAIT: Following its victory against in a very special way and paying specific the door for discussions,” KU Rector Dr. Abdullatif Al- the Tamil Tiger rebels after years of insur- attention to their needs such as villa style Bader said in a statement in which he applauded the gency, Sri Lanka has been enjoying sig- accommodation and halaal food. We will deanship’s steps in “instilling a culture of dialogue nificant growth in its tourism sector, said also provide Arabic speaking guides who among the students.” Meanwhile, Dean of Students’ the island nation’s envoy to Kuwait. are well versed with the Middle Eastern Affairs Dr. Abdurraheem Theyab said that this year’s Speaking to the Kuwait Times during the customs and traditions,” he added. event saw ten teams from five educational institutes recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Road Sri Lanka expects 90,000 tourist participating. He added that the final round takes Show at the Crowne Plaza hotel, C A H M arrivals in 2013, up from more than place today (Monday) between the Kuwait University Wijeratne, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to 70,000 last year. By 2016, Sri Lanka would female students and the American University of Kuwait said soon after its 2009 victory like to double this number, if not triple it. Kuwait male students. against the rebels, Sri Lanka has been The road show provides an opportunity drawing visitors from all over the world, for business networking and information Technological legislations including from Kuwait. dissemination regarding Sri Lankan KUWAIT: The Minister of Information, State Minister “Kuwait has been identified by our tourism. for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- tourism authority as one of our main He also wooed Kuwaitis and urged Humoud Al-Sabah announced yesterday the accept- sources of tourism recently. In fact, last them to plan their vacation this summer ance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- year, we recorded more than 5,000 in Sri Lanka. He said the peninsula will Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to sponsor and attend the arrivals from Kuwait, mostly Kuwaitis always be a destination that people will National Conference of Technological Legislations, to be held and organized in forthcoming July. HH the accompanied by their families,” Wijeratne forever treasure since it presents miracu- Amir’s acceptance to sponsor this important confer- said. The envoy said Kuwaitis enjoyed lous and natural paradise awash in dia- ence, sets foundations for a legislative leap in the coming to Sri Lanka for various reasons mond blue colours with verdant green- technology field, in which attain improvement of the but mostly for its beautiful weather and ery to relax. country’s executive environment in general, Sheikh KUWAIT: Tourism promotion performances the warm hospitality of its people. A tourism promotional video presen- Salman told reporters at the Parliament. Moreover, “Sri Lanka is now known as the tation wrapped up the two-hour event South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Buddhist heritage, and the first known Sheikh Salman expressed his gratitude to Parliament ‘Wonder of Asia’ and we are happy and and concluded with business reception Sri Lanka has maritime borders with Buddhist writings were composed on the Speaker Ali Al-Rahsed, His Highness the Prime proud of the description. Every year, we and a sumptuous dinner. India to the northwest and the Maldives island. The country’s recent history has Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah have various attractive packages for for- Sri Lanka is an island country in the to the southwest. Sri Lanka is a diverse been marred by a thirty-year civil war for adopting the idea to hold this conference, eign tourists, right from hotel accommo- northern Indian Ocean off the southern country home to many religions, ethnici- which decisively but controversially end- through which Kuwaitis aspires to attain a legislative dation to food and places to visit,” the coast of the Indian subcontinent in ties and languages. Sri Lanka has a rich ed in a military victory in 2009. renaissance for their country.

Co-ops campaign to Premier stresses on supporting, collect donations encouraging youth for Syrian people KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime motivate them to pursue success and KUWAIT: Co-operative societies began a campaign to collect Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al- invest in their talents, as it pours into the donations for the Syrian people in co-operation with the Hamad Al-Sabah, sponsor of the Sheikh benefit of the country and preserving Social Affairs Ministry and the cooperatives union. Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Journalism national unity. SAL Assistant undersecretary for social development sec- Excellence Award Contest, stressed on He noted that among the develop- tor, Munira Al-Fadhly, said the ministry allowed the co-opera- giving youth all the attention, support ment plans that will be introduced at the tives union to have the co-ops collect donations to rescue the and encouragement to excel in their sixth session, a special award for audio- Syrian people. The venture will be carried out under the respective field of work and competence. visual media for youth, which was highly umbrella of the International Rescue Authority according to Head of the contest committee praised by His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al- specific rules that were agreed upon with the union. Ayman Al-Ali told the press yesterday Mubarak. She said donations will be collected in the administration’s that His Highness the Premier’s state- Al-Ali said the next session will wit- offices and not in the supermarkets, and payments will be ments came during a meeting with ness distinctive development, aimed at made through K-Net and as bank deductions. Cash payments members of the committee who have fulfilling the contest goals of increasing will not be allowed. She said that co-ops must submit docu- reviewed with him the successful fifth the spirit of competition between jour- ments about the total donation collected when the campaign is over. Meanwhile, the Social Reform Society submitted two session, and also presented him with the nalists, especially young people, and the complaints to the Investigations General Department based sixth session plan. development of journalism to its highest on clips published on the YouTube. One complaint was KUWAIT: General Director of Traffic Department Lt Gen Abdul Fattah Al-Ali pictured Al-Ali, who is also Chairman of KUNA levels. against MP Safaa Al-Hashem and the other was against former with Stien Hansen, resident representative of a United Nations growth program yes- Workers Union, conveyed the praising of He added His Highness the Premier’s MP Talal Al-Saeed. terday. HH the Premier for the fifth session, support for this contest resulted in its The complaint against Al-Hashim was based on an inter- especially in the youth award category, great success, due to his keenness on view aired by Al-Watan TV during the parliamentary elections which was newly introduced, and continuously developing the Kuwaiti in which the society was accused of collecting donations with- UN praises Kuwait received great support in encouraging media. out license and sending them to the Free Syria Army instead winners of this category to pursue excel- Al-Ali expressed gratitude to His of women and children, also that the reform society itself was lence in journalism and media. Highness the Prime Minister for his sup- not reformed enough. In the second complaint against Al- traffic strategy He added that His Highness the Prime port, affirming that “his instructions lead Saeed, the society accused him of unleashing verbal insults Minister reiterated the need to provide us towards development and prosperity and describing the society as one of the Muslim Brotherhood KUWAIT: General Director of Traffic Kuwait 2010-20, which would be implement- support to these young people and to what serves the country.” —KUNA colonies. These insults were from Scope TV and the society Department Lt. General Abdul Fattah Al-Ali ed by the traffic department in cooperation considered these a punishable offense. received at his office Stien Hansen, resident with officials of the UN program, as per the representative of a United Nations growth Council of Ministers’ Decision No. 1426/2010. program in the state of Kuwait. Al-Ali con- Hansen said Kuwait does not need more veyed to Hansen the greetings of First studies and suggestions to deal with its traffic Asian woman held Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of and environmental pollution problems, Interior Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud and because it has already prepared a compre- thanked him for the visit. Al-Ali also hensive traffic strategy that has outlined the for drug trading expressed Kuwait’s concerns about executing state’s vision for the coming 10 years. The the 2014-20 phase of the growth strategy national strategy involves 26 stakeholders By Hanan Al-Saadoun supervision of operations manager Faleh under the UN program. It was agreed during and projects have been prioritised, many of Al-Dawsari arrested a man for possessing their meeting that more such meetings which are already being implemented by KUWAIT: An anti-drug squad led by Brig. drugs, some heroin and hashish. At the should be held in order to speed up the exe- some traffic departments and other min- Saleh Al-Ghannam, in cooperation with same time, another person was arrested cution of projects under program strategy, istries. Therefore, what is required now is to customs officials, has confiscated about 3 for being in possession of 84 bottles of which would assist the government in its speed up the projects prioritised under the kilograms of heroin from an Asian liquor. Four people were arrested as they efforts meet to meet the country’s require- strategy, as traffic problems are escalating woman. Earlier, the officials were tipped were found wanted in various cases ments. The meeting discussed the National with population growth and rising number of off that a woman intended to smuggle while six were found absent. Six vehicles Traffic and Transport Sector Strategy for vehicles. some heroin. After the tip-off was con- were detained while 65 citations were firmed, anti-drug authorities asked cus- handed out. toms officials to inspect the suspect and Kuwaiti families opt her luggage. As the woman arrived at the inspection counter of Kuwait for marine cruises International Airport, a female customs officer examined her luggage. She found KUWAIT: The countdown of the summer sengers with a celebrity-like status and for two large packets of heroin, which were vacation and travel season has started for a their high-quality facilities, along with cine- hidden in a secret pocket of the bag. The large number of Kuwaiti families, with most mas, ice skating rinks, swimming pools and woman confessed to bringing the drugs of these families opting for marine cruises tennis courts. The cruises link people from for trading purposes. She and the drugs instead of conventional travel destinations. one point to up to seven destinations, giving were then sent to the concerned authori- In the last five years, cruises have taken on travellers the opportunity to disembark at ties. an unprecedented demand, where the desire exotic unfamiliar locations then return to to discover new places and away from the their ship within a day or two. Lightening strike routine in traveling to the same cities and Some travelers might prefer to stay Amidst changing weather conditions capitals, tour agency owner and specialist onboard the luxury liners, which provide and unpredictable weather, lightening Lulu Al-Issa said. supermarkets, restaurants and luxury bou- struck a 16-year-old Kuwaiti youth in “Being in a cruise is a unique experience in tiques, while others are quick to take to the Riqqa Area, leaving him with severe the sea, away from aircraft, jammed airports stations of the various islands. Those affected burns on the hands just when he was and problems that might face the person at with seasickness can benifit from specialized leaving school. He was rushed to the Al- airports,” added Al-Issa, who manages clinics, able to deal with emergency cases, on Horizon Travel and Tourism. board these ships, she added. Adan Hospital. The lightening was “A journey by cruise is like a trip on a float- On the cruise starting point for travellers accompanied by storm and heavy rains. ing city that provides passengers with a 24- from Kuwait, Al-Issa said that the port of hour range of activities,” she enthused. She Barcelona is the most suitable launchpad for Ahmadi arrests noted renowned providers of the service like its reasonable price and relatively close prox- Ahmadi security men led by Lt. KUWAIT: The Asian drug trader pictured Royal Caribbean - known for providing pas- imity to Kuwait.—KUNA General Ayedh Al-Otaibi and under the after her arrest. TUES, MAY 7, 2013 LOCAL Smart ID cards for expats in private sector PACI starts issuing new cards By Nawara Fattahova residents of the other governorate are free to hope that the public will cooperate with us in apply for the smart ID when renewing their this matter, as this project is part of the KUWAIT: Starting today, the expats residing visa if they wish to do so, irrespective of their attempts to simplify procedures and stream- in Kuwait according to visa article 18 (work address, but they will have to bring the line government infrastructure,” he pointed permit) and article 22 (family visa) will receive required documents,” he added. out. The smart ID applications are directly new smart ID cards instead of the old regular In order to receive these IDs, certain connected to the expats as part of the strate- ones. These smart IDs were issued last year to requirements need to be fulfilled. “The appli- gic plan. “It is time to add them to this sys- all Kuwaitis, expats treated as Kuwaitis, GCC cant must bring a latest personal photo tem. This category of expats (visa 18 and 22) nationals, and expats working in the public according to the specification, a copy of the comprise a majority of the population. The sector. This was announced by Musaed Al- passport, and other required documents if smart ID connects the holder with different Asousi, General Director of the Public needed. Also, these smart IDs would not be sectors such as health, banks, education, oil, Authority for Civil Information (PACI), at a issued through the phone information sys- and others. As regards travelling to GCC press conference held yesterday at the PACI tem or online as was the case in the past, and countries, this feature is still limited to the headquarters. “Soon, even expats residing in not unless the required documents were pro- GCC citizens, but it may be expanded to Kuwait according to other articles will also vided,” noted Al-Asousi. expats in the future, in keeping with a deci- receive these IDs, but we want first to allot “The applicants can submit their docu- sion by the GCC,” explained Al-Asousi. the same to these two categories. The smart ments to the PACI headquarters in South PACI is only in charge of building the smart IDs will be issued in phases, starting with Surra or by visiting the PACI branches in all of ID infrastructure. “These applications depend expat residents with visa 18 and 22 residing Salwa, Jahra, or Keifan Co-ops. The applicant on the cooperation from the GCC countries. in Mubarak Al Kabeer and Asima can also use the envelope machines available We are also waiting for the Ministry of Health Governorates. Later, expats in Jahra, followed at the different co-ops. In addition, they can to provide the necessary data to be included by those in Ahmadi, Hawali and finally also visit the PACI branches at the immigra- in the ID. This data will dovetail into the data Farwaniya will also receive the smart IDs,” tion department in all of Asima, Mubarak Al with the hospitals and health centers. We are stressed Musaed Al-Asousi. Kabeer, Hawali, Farwaniya, Ahmadi, and also waiting for the cooperation of other min- KUWAIT: Amiri Diwan Advisor Mohammad Abulhasan and head of the committee “The residents of these two governorates Jahra,” he stated. PACI will announce later istries and institutions to benefit from the tasked with accompanying the visiting President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete hosted will receive these obligatory smart IDs. The when each phase of issuing IDs will start. “We smart ID,” he concluded. a lunch banquet on Monday in honor of the leader and his delegation. News in brief

‘Social Security’ revenues KUWAIT: The Public Institution for Social Security has earned KD2.8 billion in profits from the investments it made during the four fiscal years following the global economic crisis in 2008-09, General Manager Fahad Al-Raj’an said in a statement yesterday. Al-Raj’an stated that the institution made KD936.6 million during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, taking into account the funds required for dealing with global economic changes. He also pointed out that the institution remained cautious about entering new markets or investing in new projects, and would instead focus on low- risk investments. The institution has earned nearly KD7.2 billion from its investments since it 81 held in security crackdown was established, Al-Raj’an added. Municipal elections KUWAIT: Capital governorate security men KUWAIT: Informed sources have put an end to under the supervision of the General Director Lt. rumours that the government intends to post- General Tareq Hamada continued with their sud- pone municipal council elections. The sources den inspection campaigns on Sunday. The cam- stated that the elections would take place as paign in the Mubarakia Area and Al-Mirgab, that scheduled and a decree would be issued to that lasted several hours, was organized in coordina- effect on May 13. They said the suggested tion with the security forces. amendments to law No. 5/2005 would be made by N.A. Council. After the amendment, the The campaign resulted in the arrest of 89 per- municipal council’s financial and administrative sons, of whom 21 arrests were on account of dependence on the municipality would come expiry of residency permit while 11 people were to an end, and a special budget will be allocat- arrested since they were found wanted in differ- ed to the municipal council. ent cases, 15 were found violating residency law, and 41 were found without identification docu- Oil containers inspection ments. One man was caught for trading in liquor. KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has Lt. Gen Tareq Hamada said the campaigns will asked the general administration of customs continue across all capital governorate areas not to open the oil containers for inspection with the aim to ensure everyone’s security. after these are sealed by the KPC for export to offshore markets, informed sources said. There were certain reservations as complaints were received from other countries about such con- Unlicensed nurseries, religious centers to be closed tainers being received with the KPC seal broken for inspection. In fact, some countries refused KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social privy to the developments, the complaints which basically accused lishing nurseries, da’wah (Islam to receive such containers since these had been Affairs and Labor plans to soon close action came after the ministry was it of failing to carry out its responsi- preaching) centers and other centers opened. Sources added that customs has down unlicensed nurseries and notified by security agencies about bility with regards to controlling the which function in the afternoon and issued a circular to all shift heads and customs teaching centers run at night - ven- investigations which revealed that work of nurseries and centers run by offer various activities. The controls inspectors not to open the containers sealed by tures that are usually run by reli- some of the unlicensed centers were charity or religious organizations,” will include sticking to a unified cur- the KPC as it was contrary to the international gious organizations in Kuwait. The being used to “feed a culture of hate said the source who spoke to Al-Rai riculum “that will honor the princi- agreements in this respect. Those instructions step was based on a report which within the society and inculcating on the condition of anonymity. ples of national unity and coexis- have been implemented with effect from May 5 revealed several violations found in intolerance towards others among Furthermore, the source pointed tence” and which will be taught in to avoid delay in exporting oil containers. these centers. the children.” out that “strict controls” were cur- the religious centers, the source According to a ministry insider “The ministry received several rently being formulated for estab- added.

EPA disapproves airport expansion

KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority reiterated its disapproval of the Kuwait International Airport expansion project, demanding studies that “prove that landfills located in the area have properly been treat- ed” as a prerequisite for its approval. The EPA pointed out that the airport expansion zone included areas where there were at least two landfills. Therefore, before giving the green light for the project, it demanded reports that could confirm that proper treatment procedures had been car- ried out in the areas. According to sources familiar with the case, the EPA believes that evaluating the land in question is the duty of the Civil Aviation General Department “which decides whether [environmental] violations are involved or not”. The sources who spoke to Al-Rai on the condition of anonymity said the EPA consid- ers the Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh landfill, 90 percent of which is within the planned airport expansion zone, as the major obstacle facing the project. “The expansion zone needs rehabilitation, and the EPA can never approve the project without the problem being addressed,” the source explained. The Kuwait Municipality is reportedly developing a project to rehabilitate the Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh landfill area, as well as the other landfill located in the northern part of the seventh ring road. “This might have prompted the DGCA to wait instead of preparing the report that the EPA has requested,” the sources speculated.

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Some are trying to exploit arguments that have taken place between members of the royal family, he said. The speaker, however, considered that what is taking place in Kuwait is normal and the fate of the Assembly will only be determined by the constitutional court. “We will accept the court ruling no matter what it is, and we call everyone to accept it,” Rashed said. Rashed said inadequacy can be seen in some ministers’ performances. The postponement of these ministers’ interrogations made some assume that no action will be taken, he said. “I informed His Highness the Amir and His Highness the prime minister of the lack of cooperation by some ministers,” he added. Rashed said that Iran is not a threat to the Gulf region but that there are differences in points of view. “There are assaults on islands belonging to the UAE that we hope our brothers in Iran would stop,” he said. However, Rashed said that he believes Iran to be a Muslim country and that their relationship is very neigh- KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah carried out an unscheduled visit yesterday to the Special Forces Camps, during which borly. — Al Arabiya he met senior Special Forces officials and was taken on tours to inspect new constructions and machines that entered service for the first time recently. The minister was also briefed ‘Sarayat’ paralysis traffic, naval activity suspended Flight diverted to Bahrain

KUWAIT: A thunderstorm that hit Kuwait early Sunday resulted in the naval traffic being suspended for a cou- Kuwaiti Cabinet approves plans ple of hours while a passenger flight coming from Cairo was forced to land in Bahrain due to the emergency. for local human rights body Forecasts predicted that unstable weather would con- tinue till mid-May. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti ministers adopted a law Assembly. Veteran meteorologist Dr. Saleh Al-Ujairi told Al- for the formation of a local human rights Two letters addressed to HH the Amir Qabas newspaper that the rocky weather which wit- bureau while expressing “content” with the were revealed at the meeting, one of which nessed heavy downpour, hail and dust-stirring strong release of HH the Crown Prince from hospi- included an invitation to attend donor talks winds was a ‘normal feature’ of the Sarayat season tal in Munich after successful surgery yes- for Mali in Brussels on May 15 from the which Kuwait is subjected to during these days and will terday. presidents of France and Mali, while the last till May 17. He said that sudden changes in weather After their weekly meeting at Seif other expressed UNICEF’s gratitude for could still happen until the end of the season which Palace, the ministers were quoted in a donations provided by Kuwait in support- usually signals the beginning of the dry summer. statement by State Minister for Cabinet ing children across the world, describing Supervisor at the Shuwaikh Port Musa Behbehani Affairs and State Minister for Municipal the country as a pioneer in such initiatives. Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdallah Al- The Cabinet welcomed the visit of said in the meantime said that naval traffic at the key Mubarak Al-Sabah as having been briefed President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete to the harbor as well as the Shuwaiba and Doha ports was sus- on the safe recovery after surgery of HH the country, adding that the visit will do much pended due to low visibility as a result of the dust, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- to increase bilateral relations, and wishing adding that the wind speed reached as high as 35 knots Jaber Al-Sabah. him a pleasant stay in Kuwait. early Sunday morning. The bearer of the good news was HH Later, Deputy Prime Minister and Meanwhile, Operations Manager at the Kuwait the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Tanzanian First Lady International Airport Essam Al-Zamel revealed that low Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who said that Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed the ministers visibility forced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation he had received the information over the on his visit, along with HH the Amir Sheikh visits Autism, Al-Kharafi to redirect flight number 539 coming from Cairo to land phone. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to at the Bahrain International Airport. He added that the The ministers jointly expressed their joy Turkey. Activity Kids centers plane landed in Kuwait at 2:10 am Sunday, an hour and over the safe recovery of HH the Crown The visit was marked by several meet- a half late than its original schedule. Prince, wishing him a safe return home. ings with President Abullah Gul and senior KUWAIT: The First Lady of Tanzania, Salma guest on a tour around the center. The Several passengers at the airport were caught in the Meanwhile, the ministers adopted a law officials along with the signing of several Kikwete, and her accompanying delega- First Lady also visited Al-Kharafi Activity ‘middle of the storm’ when dust penetrated inside the that would form a human rights bureau, bilateral agreements and MoUs. tion yesterday visited Kuwait Center for Kids Center, located in Mishref, where she aimed at protecting and enhancing these Ministers were also briefed by Deputy terminal, prompting complaints about preparations in Autism where she was received by the was received by the center’s Chairperson, rights in light of the Kuwaiti constitution Prime Minister and Finance Minister center’s founder and director, Dr. Samira Sabeeka Al-Kharafi, who also took her on a case of emergency at one of the country’s most critical and international agreements. The move is Mustafa Al-Shemali on the recent meeting Al-Saad, who accompanied the eminent tour around the center. — KUNA places. aimed at “unifying and coordinating of the GCC financial and economic commit- In the meantime, traffic jams caused by the unusual national efforts that support human rights tee in Bahrain. traffic conditions were reported in different parts and civil liberties within a single compre- Al-Shemali said that the talks highlight- around the country, while several complaints were hensive functional mechanism that goes ed supervision of the implementation of Convictions of spy ring... received against reckless drivers who took the opportu- hand-in-hand with legal and social devel- steps aimed at integration between the six nity to perform dangerous stunts on the slippery roads. opments and the modern reputation of states. These include a customs union, a Continued from Page 1 Chemical. The committee is probing why and In a related note, Ministry of Electricity and Water offi- Kuwait,” added the statement. common market and monetary union, how the $19 billion deal was signed and later cials confirmed that a blackout which hit the Salmi The draft will be raised to HH the Amir while the talks also discussed the GCC’s But former opposition MPs strongly blasted scrapped, which required Kuwait to pay a fine Road, the Kabad Road and a large part of the Jahra sta- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah international economic policies on com- the Islamic republic for conspiring against of around $2.5 billion. Rapporteur of the panel bles was directly caused by the weather conditions for a final adoption, before being received mercial partnerships and organizational Kuwait and other Gulf Arab states. “The ruling MP Saud Al-Huraiji said the meetings have Sunday morning. once again by lawmakers at the National governance.— KUNA has confirmed Iran’s spying involvement and is a reached key information about the deal and A senior ministry insider who spoke to Al-Rai on the message to the governments and peoples of the that a number of officials will be summoned to Gulf to unite efforts to confront the Iranian dan- reach the facts that will be announced to the condition of anonymity indicated that several power ger,” former MP Mohammad Al-Dallal said on people. outage reports came shortly when rain and sandstorm Twitter. “The conviction is an indication of a fla- MP Nasser Al-Marri meanwhile said that the began, soon after which emergency teams were sent to grant interference in the security of Kuwait that value of the deal was inflated by around $4.7 bil- restore electricity. The source who preferred to keep his requires an official Iranian apology and an offi- lion to become $18.7 billion instead of $14 bil- identity hidden indicated that technicians managed to cial and popular condemnation in Kuwait,” for- lion only and that $17 million was paid to the restore power within an hour after replacing wires dam- mer MP Adel Al-Damkhi said. Former MP advisor of the deal, JP Morgan. He said we will aged due to exposure to rain water. Abdullatif Al-Omairi said the ruling confirms that ask JP Morgan for the reasons why the value was The term Sarayat is derived from the Arabic word Iran has evil and aggressive intentions against inflated and if it does not respond, “we will issue meaning ‘fast movement’ of clouds which are generally Kuwait. legislation banning dealings with the bank”. unpredictable in nature. The whole process lasts In another development, the National Marri said that scrapping the deal was better through stages; the first comprising the formation peri- Assembly’s public funds protection committee than continuing with it because if Kuwait had od; followed by saturation and then rainfall. Finally, it yesterday continued its investigation into the continued, the losses would have been much dissipates. scrapped multibillion-dollar deal with US Dow higher than the penalty. Kuwait pays tribute to Al-Afasy

KUWAIT: Kuwait has lost one of its most distinguished fig- ures in the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr Mohammad Al-Afasy, who passed away on Monday after a long period of suffering and illness. Al-Afasy, who died at 65, started his career in the military field as a soldier in the Kuwait Army, later ascending military ranks until he became Lieutenant General. His educational life was an inspiring and challenging one, as he continued his primary studies after joining the army, and later continuing his education until he graduated from Law School at Kuwait University with honors. He later gained his Master’s degree in political sciences from New York University in the U.S., followed by another MA in Law from the University of Miami in Florida in 2003, before going on to complete his PhD in international law from the University of Wales in the UK. A keen patriot, Al-Afasy took part in the Arab-Israeli October War of 1973 and the Gulf War, which freed Kuwait from Iraqi invasion in 1991. Before becoming minister he was appointed to several posts, including chief of the Kuwaiti Military Court in the late eighties, and later a member in the defense military council - which was formed after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991 - representing Kuwait in talks which resulted in the Damascus Declaration. He was also chosen to represent the Gulf Cooperation Council at International Labour Organization (ILO) talks. In 2009, he was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, heading the legal committee at the Kuwaiti Cabinet of ministers in 2011, and later recieving the post of Deputy Prime Minister, until his resignation later that year. Other positions he had held include Board Member of the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFFS) from 1994 to 2009, Deputy President of the National Union of Kuwait University Students and Vice-President of the board of the local Al-Nasr Sports Club. — KUNA TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 LOCAL

In my view Letters to Badrya Time to go Consider our to work visa plea

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Dear Badrya, I have been following your articles for quite some time By Labeed Abdal and hats off to you for the way you highlight and express the expats’ point of view. We cannot thank you enough for being our voice. I am a British national with Asian ethnicity. I moved from UK back in 2011 to look for greener pastures (as any- one can expect) and started working as a private consult- [email protected] ant. At that time, I was not aware of the on-going visa issues and honestly speaking, it did not bother me much because everyone believed it was all temporary and the he residency status of expats must not seem like ban will be lifted soon. It is now three years in a row and European weather forecasts on television where it is still there is no news for people in the private sector. Tsunny one fine day, before it is suddenly cloudy, or My better half, who is a Pakistani national, is currently rainy one day and then snowing the other. stuck in Pakistan, and despite all my efforts and applica- In Kuwait, you would often come across forecasts that tions, the situation has not improved. Recently, God gifted proclaim day after day that it will be sunny, sunny, sunny, kuwait digest me with a little princess and the only thing I can do now is sunny, and then, may be, dusty. Yes, on any July morning, regularly visit Pakistan and cannot thank those people you realize that the temperature would break the 50 enough who developed e-messenger through which I can degree centigrade record. It is understandable that even To be more rightist! watch my daughter growing up day by day. She probably freakish changes in the weather are only part of the uni- thinks of me as her e-daddy by now, who appears and dis- versal natural phenomenon that is related to climatic con- appears at a certain time during the day on a screen. ditions and positions of the sun and the moon. There is By Bassem Youssef What’s more appalling is that my daughter being a British some logic in such sudden changes. national by descent can come to Kuwait (even though she But the latest snow avalanche that has hit Kuwait in n the 1960s and 1970s, the Republican Party in the United States suf- The only thing that stopped those extremists was the constitution fered repeated defeats in the Congress and Senate elections it con- that protects the people’s rights against the church or religious domina- was born in Pakistan) but my wife can’t! the form of talk about deporting 100,000 expats every Itested against the Democratic Party. The economically conservative tion under the rule of ‘Separation of the State and the Church.’ We are law abiding citizens and pose no threat or harm year to reduce the number of expats by a million in ten Republicans could not face the Democrats in various fields such as Reading about this, I visualize the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Its to anyone. It is, in fact, not in our favour to become part of years clearly indicates a process that has not been social justice, health care and education since the latter adopted pure leaders had a golden opportunity to replicate the Turkish model and any wrong doing. We came to Kuwait for better opportu- thought through. Further, deporting any expat drivers capitalism regardless of issues like social security or equal rights for unite everybody under one umbrella. Yet, they preferred to shift deeper nities and believe me when I say that these opportunities guilty of committing traffic violations was a step against minorities. The Republicans exerted no effort to attract marginalized towards the Right and allied with the Salafis to be the winning horses in have come around for us. human rights and definitely unwanted. voters and immigrants. The Republican Party should have changed its the elections. And because they chose to ‘play religious and sacred’, oth- I am only making a humble request that please lift the Needleless to say that our Kuwaiti constitution actually policies in order to stop losing voters over the years. Accordingly, there ers, such as the Salafis and the Al-Nour Party, adopted the same view ban on the relatives of first degree (parents/spouse/kids) was a group of experts that worked on how to restore their electoral and accused them of undermining the Sharea and not following Allah’s safeguards the interests of the expats when it mentions in of six nationalities. How can a 70-year-old or a spouse be a article 31: status. After months of research, it noticed that they were doing badly regulations. This triggered battles about jurisdiction with regards to in elections in certain regions or states and that the votes they lost were economic issues such as the Islamic bonds, the World Bank loan and the security threat or a nine-month-old so to speak? Secondly, (1) No person shall be arrested, detained, searched, or in what is known as ‘The Bible Belt’ that included many southern states. treasury bills. Some Jihadist leaders even accused President Mursi him- if my family is with me, I would be spending my salary compelled to reside in a specified place, nor shall the resi- They also noticed that voters’ participation in rural areas was close to self of being an infidel. Muslim Brotherhood leaders are now being tar- here in Kuwait, adding to the local economy since I will be dence of any person or his liberty to choose his place of zero, not because those voters lacked potential or awareness, but geted with the same weapons that they used against us all, and, alas, so buying my food and paying for my rent here, than send- residence or his liberty of movement be restricted, except because they thought that none of the candidates followed Biblical reg- is Egypt. Regular Muslims used to hope they will not be pursued or ing the money all the way back home. in accordance with the provisions of the law. ulations properly. This became a turning point in the Republican Party’s arrested, and will be eventually able to take part in governance and I do hope that the Kuwaiti government will consider Kuwait must not look like a boat stuck in the middle of stance as well as, in addition to being economically conservative, freely practice Da’wa but now, with their media tools and treacherous our plea and revisit their visa policies for the banned a sea that is vulnerable to wayward winds that fling it turned it into a religiously conservative one. Thus, they started flirting utilization of Salafis, the MB activists have turned the whole thing into a nationalities. around from left to right or toss it up and down, never with this leftist segment of voters and instead of competing only on battle for survival in which Islamists must win and apply Sharea on guaranteeing whether it will reach the shores or be sunk economic issues, they preferred prioritizing issues like women abortion everybody regardless of how they define the Islamic project. They rights and other socially controversial topics. turned the battle to one in which only those with louder voices can win. Thanks. to the bottom of the sea. Forty years after this shift took place, the Republican Party became So, with no clear separation between politics and religion, as in the Any decisions that can affect the fate of nearly half the a uniquely racist one that hated minorities and marginalized certain American constitution, there is no limit to political bidding in this coun- population must be taken with some responsibility. sects, supported owning weapons, despised other world cultures, sup- try. Once people start bidding on who is more religious, then anyone the column According to the 1961 constitution of Kuwait, which is ported waging wars and endlessly adored Israel, believing in the Jews’ who looks more religiously abiding, will immediately overbid you and meant for all the people, whether citizens or expats or Divine Right. The party has been now nick-named as the ‘Idiot Party,’ pretend to be more pious by accusing you of not following the exact even Bedouins, the liberty of movement must be protect- and in one of his famous speeches, its member Bobby Jindal religious and Sharea regulations. The result would ultimately be that Islam in ed and any action against any person on the soil of Kuwait beseeched to ‘stop calling us as the idiot party.’ someone would accuse you of ‘not being Muslim enough.’ should only be within the provisions of the law. After forty years of extreme rightist policies, there emerged a group Muslim Brotherhood played the religious card, the Salafis outbid it That said, and putting myself in the shoes of the of the dumbest American leaders, like George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. and now the Jihadists look down upon them both, which has left citi- Contemporary The party’s racist policies cost it the votes of a lot of minorities such zens bewildered, asking: ‘Where the hell is Islam in all this? expats, I find that it is a historic and national responsibility as Arabs and Muslims who used to support it because it opposed abor- You ruined religion through politics and ruined politics in the name of all officials to ensure that the expats do not face such tion and the homosexuals’ rights, which matched their own traditions of religion. You spread hatred amongst the people, opened it to those Middle East an unsure fate. I am one hundred percent sure that all the and values. Yet, after Bush assumed the presidency, the Neocons took who bid on grounds of being holy and sacred which opened the flood- expats, numbering over two million, want to stay in the lead in the party and Arabs and Muslims started voting for the gates for extremism, racism and stupidity. Kuwait, that they love Kuwait and see it as their second Democrats despite their liberalism because the Neocons were too racist You may win the elections, you may control the public using reli- home, and that they have a stake in its peace and harmo- and spread hatred. Since stupidity has no religion, it also has no limits. gion and indulge in disgusting display of sectarianism, but you have ny and are law abiding. Years ago, a more rightist group called ‘The Tea Party’, who were even surely lost your own selves and won everybody’s hatred and made more extreme and thought that the Republican Party has become use- them hate each other when you used the holy religion in unholy poli- Those who are not must not disturb since this is the By Fouad Al-Obaid time to go to work and build a prosperous Kuwait. less and has deviated from its path, appeared in America accusing tics. Allah will never forgive you for this and for what you have done to Republicans of ‘not being Christian enough.’ this country and to Islam! —- Al-Jarida

In my view [email protected] Twitter:@fouadalobaid Ministry of Education woes ou would be justified in your confusion to question what religion people in the Middle YEast are following in light of the rapid changes brought forth with globalization. It used to be that people travelled the world to experience different cultures, and ways of life. In the contemporary Middle East a schism is building up (I am not referring to the Sunni-Shia divide) rather one between so called ‘lib- By Abdallah Bwair erals’ and ‘conservatives’ which in this part of the world is an oxymoron for both claim to be Muslims! The irony is that the interpretation of clear verses seems to lead a majority astray on matters that are rather crystal clear. Yesterday morning while on my way to work lis- [email protected] tening to BBC WS a documentary was aired exploring post-revolutionary Egyptian society. In it, a young ews reports about problems with the Ministry of ‘veiled’ presenter was highlighting the dilemma Education and the incidents happening therein have between the restrictive ‘liberal leaning’ old guard and Nbecome a regular feature, but in the meantime, we the Sunni hardcore recently elected majority strong- hardly see the ministry officials coming up with solutions. hold. Though the documentary was an interesting lis- A high school teacher punches one of her students and ten, two incidents struck me. takes away her textbook so that she can’t take notes during The reason I found them rather peculiar is that the class. This story is further proof that the ministry is they highlighted a reality that I for one believe many unable to protect the students or provide a safe atmosphere are failing to grasp: religion apparently to the majori- for them. Can you imagine a high school graduation cere- ty of Muslims is a gimmickry! Those that want to take mony that costs KD6000? This happened at a school in Al- offence at me, please understand that I am exposing Qairawan where twelfth grade students were asked to pay the blatant hypocrisy that many people selectively KD30 each to fund their upcoming graduation ceremony. Given the fact that the school has eight sections of twelfth chose to adopt some rules while discarding others to grade class, each comprising 25 students, clearly it planned suit their convenience. to collect KD6000, an amount that seems rather big for a The host elaborated on the story of an Egypt Air school-level graduation ceremony. stewardess that fought hard to get the right to wear a In another incident, the ministry reportedly canceled a ‘headscarf’ while at work! The plight of the air hostess contract with a catering company based on test reports highlights a contradiction between what some which revealed that the meals it prepared for students were believe to be the ‘true’ teachings of religion. I don’t not fit for human consumption since these were contami- think that many respectable scholars of Islam would nated with colon bacteria. Not only did the company violate condone such a job for a pious woman, especially if food safety norms by preparing an average of 4500 meals the serving of alcoholic beverages is part of the job, inside a small factory, but the factory was also located in the let alone the proscription banning women to travel Industrial Subhan area where Kuwait Municipality regula- without their men folk! The other is the frustration of tions ban establishing central kitchens. Incidents of students falling victims to physical assaults the show host that got rejected from a nightclub by their teachers continue. In one recent case, a woman because she was wearing a ‘headscarf’! The irony. teacher at an elementary school left her Kuwaiti student I wonder whether people are actually aware of with multiple contusions as shown in his diagnosis report. their inner contradictions or not? Closer to home I Meanwhile, a Kuwaiti man filed a complaint against a male wonder whether the dress attire of some females teacher who beat up his 10-year-old son in class. According conforms to public mores as expected from our soci- to the child, the teacher became furious after he noticed the ety. Perhaps a quick shift to the understanding of child asking his classmate about a subject he could not societal tolerance is the dual contradiction of ‘veil’ understand. The student also explained that he was too wearing women taking their teenage girls to see a scared to ask the teacher directly for fear he might think that foreign celebrity in a major mall known for her sexual he was not paying attention. One of the Education Ministry’s promiscuity! mottos defines as a duty inculcating ethics among the stu- I believe that as a society we need to take a stance, dents. This duty is as important, if not more, as teaching. But as shown by a recent incident, this does not seem to be the whether people would prefer to live pious lives as case. According to a recent report, families of tenth grade endorsed by religion or alternatively, they wish students were very upset when they discovered an English endorse more liberal globalizing modes of life. We language book given to their daughters contained the can be either one, but we certainly cannot be both! phrase ‘I need my ex-boyfriend.’ It appears that the MOE offi- The daily contradictions I believe are leading the cials, with whom people entrust their children, are too upcoming generation astray as to what is expected of affected by the western lifestyle and were oblivious to the them. Let us uphold our local mores and culture for if conservative nature of our beloved Kuwait’s society. we lose them, we would lose a part of our national I urge the MOE officials to pay extra care towards the stu- identity. In light of the ongoing cultural invasion, we dents’ problems, find some radical solutions to them and ought to balance the foreign influx with national hold the wrongdoers accountable. standards.

LOCAL TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

KUWAIT: After discovering that certain dealers were not abiding by hygiene norms, the Jahra municipality has sent four samples of foodstuff to the Ministry of Health’s labs to find out whether these were suitable for human con- sumption. The aberrations were discovered in one of the companies supplying schools with meals in Sulabiya Area where Director of Jahra municipality branch, Saleh Al-Kandari, paid a surprise inspection visit. He was also heading the inspection campaign. — Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun Information Minister Attempt to smuggle petroleum discusses NCCAL products foiled in Shuwaikh cultural plans Student injured in school mishap KUWAIT: Minister of Information Sheikh members of the council. He also hailed Dr. Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al- Kafia Ramadan and the team tasked with KUWAIT: Investigations are on to identify the School mishap to hand over the key to the Zakat House branch Sabah discussed yesterday with members re-structuring the national library, stress- suspects behind an attempt to smuggle certain A ninth-grade student was injured when he of National Council for Culture, Arts and ing that it should be equipped with all that he was guarding. A case was filed for inves- fell from the third floor in a private school in Letters (NCCAL) cultural plans related to necessities. petroleum products that was thwarted on tigations. the five-year national development strat- Furthermore, the minister thanked the Sunday at the Shuwaikh Port. Customs officials Jahra. The student sustained serious fractures egy. Sheikh Salman, also the Minister of council members and secretariat general obtained warrants to search 22 containers that and other injuries which required treatment at Driver held State for Youth Affairs and the chairman for their efforts and keenness on promot- were 20-feet-long in size after they became sus- the intensive care unit of the Al-Jahra Hospital. A Kuwaiti man driving a vehicle was caught of the council, affirmed during the meet- ing Kuwaitís cultural role in the Arab picious while noticing the contentsí description The child reportedly fell from the third floor and in possession of drugs in Mahboulah recently. ing significance of cultural activities at world. Participants in the meeting cards. The containers were seized after samples landed on a car parking shade before rolling on The 20-year-old first stopped at a police check- various levels and among public and pri- approved the organizational structure, tested by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to the floor. Police are waiting for his condition point, and was instructed to pull over after he vate institutions for supporting national formation of the consultative council of labs revealed that these contained products to stabilize before questioning him on the cir- failed to produce a driverís license and registra- unity, enhancing care for children and the national library, tasking Dr. Hussein prohibited for export. A case was filed with the cumstances behind the incident. It is being sur- tion documents of the vehicle. Before police youth as well as boosting patriotism. Al-Ansari of Kuwait University as its direc- proper authorities for investigations. mised that either he fell accidently while trying could search him, the man swallowed some The minister congratulated the council tor general. to flee from the class, or could have been pills that he took out of his pocket, but officers Secretary General Ali Al-Yoha and mem- They affirmed necessity of transferring Road accident pushed by a classmate. managed to stop him from consuming the bers of the Secretariat General for win- the intellectual rights department from A man died in an accident reported on remaining pills in his pocket. The officers also ning Zayed Book Award for Publishing the Ministry of Commerce to the library Sunday at the Salmi Road. The Kuwaiti was Search for thieves found hashish rolls in the manís custody and and Technology. He praised nationals, and tasked the secretariat general to take found in a critical condition after paramedics Three suspects left a security guard seriously took him to the proper authorities to face namely Umaima Al-Issa, Basema Al-Enezi necessary measures in this respect. They arrived at the scene, but died while being taken injured after a failed robbery attempt at a chari- charges. and Saud Al-Sansoussi, for winning liter- also examined the 2014-2018 strategy, in an ambulance to the Jahra Hospital. Medical ty organizationís office. Police and paramedics ary awards. agreed to delay discussing the executive personnel rushed to the scene along with police headed to the location in Salwa where man was Activist charged Moreover, Sheikh Salman welcomed program and schedule of the plan to a after an emergency call about a vehicle losing found bleeding, according to an emergency call. A man identified as a political and law Social Affairs Undersecretary Abdul meeting to be held later and recom- balance and overturning on the highway. An The Egyptian man, who was rushed to the Mohsen Al-Mutairi and Education mended focus on the executive program activist was arrested after he verbally assaulted Mubarak Hospital, later explained that the three Undersecretary Mariam Al-Watid as new for children and youth. — KUNA investigation was opened to determine the cir- a police officer on duty, Al-Watan newspaper cumstances behind the incident. men stabbed him repeatedly when he refused reported yesterday. According to the report, the man had a history of criminal behavior and Dubai ‘crucial’ in hosting $4 trillion industry was facing more than ten State Security cases. He had reported to the Rumaithiya police sta- DUBAI: Dubai Ruler’s initiative of setting up a com- Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. It aims at further diversify- only economy that truly benefits consumers since registered at USD 426 billion from 1996 to 2012, tion to file a case against the Interior Minister prehensive platform of Islamic economy products ing Dubai’s economy and boosting Islamic econo- it does not seek profit or commercial exploitation. setting Dubai in third place in the global sukuk Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah, following and services is crucial to finding a host that takes my; which stands at 11 percent of world economy. “Choosing Dubai as the capital of Islamic econo- leagues.” This initiative seeks the development of his most recent arrest for allegedly violating under its wings an industry valued at USD four tril- “Islamic economy is promising and fast-growing,” my mainly depends on the city’s well-diversified Islamic financing tools, attraction of the biggest the law during a political seminar. The man lions, Kuwait’s Arab Planning Institute (API) chief API’s Director General Dr. Bader Othman Malallah economy and its ambitious growth fuelled by the insurance companies to take Dubai as their head- reportedly became furious after being told that said yesterday. The initiative known as “Dubai: said at the end of a two-day conference on interna- robust performance of its core sectors including quarters, development of commercial standards for the case could not be filed as documentation Capital of Islamic Economy” was announced, tional and Islamic economics and China, held at trade, retail, tourism, aviation, hospitality, financial Islamic industries and guidelines for Halal food was incomplete. He was taken to the proper January 2013, by Vice-President and Prime Minister Zayed University in its Dubai Campus. services and logistics,” Malallah continued. manufacturing and development of Islamic quality of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammad He further noted that Islamic economy is the “Nominal value of sukuk listed on Dubai exchanges standards for Halal food approval. —KUNA authorities to face charges. NBK launches summer internship program

KUWAIT: In light of the tremendous success of the “Summer Internship Program” in the past years, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is launching the first in a series of the 2013 Summer Internship Program on the 16th of June, 2013. The two-week courses are specially designed for high school and college students between 15 and 20 years old. Online registration for the Summer Internship Program starts today (Tuesday 7th of May, 2013), and is open until the 6th of June, 2013, through nbk.com and through NBK offi- cial page on Facebook, on Twitter and Instagram @NBKPage. “NBK views the Summer Internship Program as an extension to its educative ini- tiatives and as part of its cor- porate social responsibility,” said Yaqoub Al Baqer, NBK Public Relations Officer. “This annual program demonstrates NBK’s long- standing social involvement Yaqoub Al-Baqer as well as its national commit- ment towards providing young generations with the appropriate opportunities to experience how the actual professional banking issues and transactions are handled and processed”, Al Baqer added. The Summer Internship Program consists of 5-hour dai- ly sessions and features a mixture of theoretical and practi- cal training dedicated to providing the interns with invalu- able knowledge on a variety of subjects such as: the team- work, creative thinking, means of self expression and mod- ern banking, in addition to helping them to have greater exposure to daily banking work procedures. KUWAIT: A group picture of last year’s students EQUATE recognized by Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical duction in 1997, EQUATE is the sin- ally of high-quality petrochemical Company received the recognition gle operator of a fully integrated products which are marketed of Gulf Petrochemicals and world-scale manufacturing facility throughout the Middle East, Asia, Chemicals Association (GPCA). producing over 5 million tons annu- Africa and Europe. During GPCA 4th International Conference for Plastics Conversion (PlastCon 2013), EQUATE was recog- nized for its distinguished role in the success of GPCA’s “Clean Up the Gulf” campaign launched in Kuwait and across other Gulf countries. As one of the association’s main founders in 2006, EQUATE and GPCA ties have truly manifested the company’s tagline of “Partners in Success” throughout the years and at all relevant levels. Established in 1995, EQUATE is an international joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (BPC) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC). Commencing pro- EQUATE representative receiving GPCA recognition TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Syria threatens to hit back after Italy’s Machiavellian ex-PM Andreotti dies deadly Israel raids Page 10 Page 12

DHAKA: Vehicles burn following clashes with Bangladeshi police and Islamist protestors in Narayanganj, some 20 kms from Dhaka yesterday. — AFP 36 dead as B’desh cracks down on Islamists B’desh shuts down pro-Islamist TV

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police broke up the head with machetes. A total of 25 own volition. Prime Minister Sheikh a protest by tens of thousands of reli- other people were killed in the Hasina has ruled out a blasphemy law, gious hardliners and shut down protests, according to an AFP toll com- saying she will not cave into hardliners Islamist television stations yesterday piled through police and medical offi- who accuse bloggers of insulting the as 36 people died in some of the cials. Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). Chanting fiercest street violence for decades. This included eight people killed in “Atheists must be hanged”, activists Hundreds more were injured in run- the Kanchpur district on the outskirts from Hefajat-e-Islam marched along at ning battles as riot police broke up the of Dhaka, said the sources. Violence least six highways on Sunday, effec- rally near a commercial district in a also flared up at Hathazari, a town just tively cutting Dhaka off from the rest pre-dawn raid in the capital Dhaka. outside Chittagong, where local police of the country. Dozens of demonstrators were also chief Liaqot Ali said at least four peo- Police said the number of protest- arrested, while the leader of the ple were killed after several thousand ers reached around 200,000 at one protests was put on a plane to the Islamists clashed with police and bor- point although the numbers had country’s second city Chittagong. der guards. And at least two people dwindled by the early hours. Hundreds of bankers and stock were killed in the southern coastal dis- Social media networks were inun- market traders had to sleep in their trict of Bagerhat where police dated with photos of bloodied offices as the sound of gunfire echoed exchanged gunfire with Islamists, Islamists lying on the streets after the around Dhaka’s Motijheel Commercial police spokesman Shah Alam told AFP. crackdown. The main opposition Area through the night. Shops and Two pro-Islamist television stations Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which vehicles were set alight while the which broadcast footage of the raid on backed Hefajat’s blockade, accused roads were littered with rocks that pro- Motijheel were forced off the air, jour- the government of “killing hundreds of testers had thrown at police, witnesses nalists at the channels said. The plug people and concealing the bodies” but said. Police said they used sound was pulled on Diganta Television and gave no proof. Fearing more violence, grenades, water cannon, tear gas and Islamic TV as dozens of plain-clothes Dhaka police banned all protests and rubber bullets to disperse at least policemen stormed into their offices. the carrying of firearms. 70,000 Islamists who were camped at The violence erupted Sunday after- Bangladesh, an officially secular Motijheel as part of a push for a blas- noon after police tried to break a country with a 90 percent Muslim phemy law. blockade of highways leading into population, has seen a surge in vio- “We were forced to act after they Dhaka. lence since the start of the year, when unlawfully continued their gathering The protests had been instigated a court began handing down war at Motijheel. They attacked us with by Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, the crimes verdicts related to the 1971 bricks, stones, rods and bamboo leader of Hefajat-e-Islam who is said to independence conflict. Three leading sticks,” Dhaka police spokesman be around 90 years old. Police man- Islamists have so far been convicted Masudur Rahman told AFP. The pro- aged to persuade Shafi yesterday to for their role in mass killings during testers dispersed early yesterday, he leave his madrassa (religious school) in the conflict, which saw what was then added. Mozammel Haq, a police Dhaka, escorting him to the airport East Pakistan break from the regime in inspector at Dhaka Medical College from where he was flown to Islamabad. The overall death toll in Hospital, told AFP that 11 bodies were Chittagong. In a sign of their desire to violence between religious hardliners brought to the clinic, including a avoid inflaming tensions, police insist- and the police since January now policeman who had been hacked in ed he was not arrested but left of his stands at around 150. — AFP Bahrain upset with US envoy

DUBAI: Bahraini lawmakers have urged the government democracy demonstrations that began in February to stop the US ambassador in Bahrain from “interfering 2011. At least 35 people were killed in the unrest, in domestic affairs” and meeting government oppo- though the opposition says the number is higher. nents, newspaper reports and a lawmaker in the US- Lower-level unrest has since continued. Under criticism allied Gulf state said yesterday. The reports said the gov- from human rights groups, the government invited an ernment had agreed to the proposal and would take independent inquiry to examine its handling of the diplomatic measures, but it was not immediately clear trouble. Its report said the authorities had used wide- what those steps would entail. spread and excessive force, including torture to extract The decision highlights the sensitivity in relations confessions. between the strategic allies, particularly in the wake of The US State Department report from last month said Bahrain’s displeasure about a US State Department the government had failed to implement the most report which was critical of the Gulf Arab country’s gov- important recommendations detailed in that report, a ernment. Pro-government daily Akhbar Al-Khaleej finding rejected by the Bahraini government. A Bahraini reported that a cabinet session had agreed to the parlia- lawmaker who declined to be named confirmed news of mentary proposal, which also called for the government the parliamentary proposal and echoed displeasure to stop the ambassador, Thomas Krajeski, attending with the State Department report. “The US ambassador “repeated meetings with those who inspire sedition”, an has a lot of interference in Bahrain and in the politics of apparent reference to the Shiite-led opposition. the Bahraini emirate, since he is in constant contact with Asked to comment, Information Minister Samira the opposition,” the lawmaker told Reuters, speaking by Rajab told Reuters without elaborating: “We affirm that telephone from Manama. nothing will affect the presence of the US ambassador in “The people were very upset. The public in Bahrain Bahrain”. It was not immediately clear whether the law- were very upset... The report wasn’t even,” he said. The US makers’ complaint about the ambassador was related to Embassy in Bahrain declined to comment. In a specific incident. But Western diplomats in the Gulf Washington, a US State Department spokesman had no normally try to meet as many different political opinion- comment, saying it was not aware of any new legislation makers as possible as part of their jobs. or proposal. Khalil Al-Marzouq, an official with the largest opposition group, Al-Wefaq, said the report showed the “Very upset” government was failing to manage its domestic affairs Bahrain, which hosts the US Fifth Fleet, is ruled by the and foreign relations. “Al-Wefaq is in contact with all Sunni al-Khalifa family which crushed Shiite-led pro- diplomats, Western or otherwise. —Reuters INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Syria threatens to hit back after deadly Israel raids

DAMASCUS: Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend The EU also said it feared recent developments “risk The foreign ministry in Russia, the most powerful Jamraya military facility, a nearby weapons depot and killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said yesterday, dragging the region into an expanding conflict.” ally of Assad’s regime, had earlier expressed concern an anti-aircraft unit in Sabura, west of the capital. Israel fuelling international concern over a spillover of the Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks over the air strikes. And China implicitly criticised the reportedly targeted the Jamraya facility earlier this conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike back. UN with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over strikes as Netanyahu arrived in Shanghai, saying “we year, in a January 30 raid its officials have implicitly human rights investigator Carla del Ponte, meanwhile, the Syrian conflict, the Kremlin said yesterday. Putin are opposed to the use of force and believe that the acknowledged. said that rebels have used the deadly nerve agent sarin and Netanyahu discussed the “situation in the region sovereignty of any country should be respected”. The UN human rights investigator Del Ponte, mean- in their fight to oust Syria’s regime, although inspectors and the situation around Syria,” Putin’s spokesman Syrian regime’s main regional ally Iran denied the while, said there was evidence that Syrian rebels have later said there was no conclusive proof as yet. “At least Dmitry Peskov said in a statement to Russian news weapons targeted were from the Islamic republic. A used the deadly nerve agent sarin. “According to the 42 soldiers were killed in the strikes, and another 100 agencies, without giving further details. diplomatic source in Beirut told AFP the sites were the testimonies we have gathered, the rebels have used who would usually be at the targeted sites remain unac- chemical weapons, making use of sarin gas,” the former counted for,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights UN war crimes prosecutor said in a Swiss radio inter- director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. view. “We still have to deepen our investigation, verify The strikes early on Sunday near Damascus were and confirm (the findings) through new witness testi- the Jewish state’s second reported air raids on Syria in mony, but according to what we have established so 48 hours. An early Friday raid had targeted a weapons far, it is at the moment opponents of the regime who storage facility at Damascus airport. A senior Israeli are using sarin gas,” she said. But UN investigators into source said the raids targeted Iranian weapons des- rights abuses in Syria stressed yesterday they had no tined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Iran conclusive proof that either side in the conflict has and the Shiite group Hezbollah are steadfast allies of used chemical weapons. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and arch- “The Independent International Commission of foes of Israel. Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic wishes to clarify A Syrian official in Damascus, reached by phone that it has not reached conclusive findings as to the use from Beirut, warned “Syria will respond to the Israeli of chemical weapons in Syria by any parties to the con- aggression and will choose the moment to do so.” “It flict,” the commission said. It did not mention del might not be immediate because Israel now is on high Ponte’s comments specifically, only stressing that it was alert,” he added. “We will wait but we will answer.” UN “not in a position to further comment on the allega- leader Ban warned against any escalation of a conflict tions at this time”. that has killed more than 70,000 people in Syria since it US President Barack Obama has said the use of erupted in March 2011. chemical weapons in the conflict was a “red line” for his “The secretary-general calls on all sides to exercise administration but also that he does not foresee US maximum calm and restraint, and to act with a sense of troops on the ground in Syria. Yesterday, the responsibility to prevent an escalation of what is International Committee of the Red Cross said the already a devastating and highly dangerous conflict,” ongoing fighting was preventing the evacuation of the his spokesman Martin Nesirky said. Ban spoke by tele- dead and wounded. “An increasing number of casual- phone with Arab League chief Nabil Al-Arabi, whose ties are being left behind owing to the life-threatening 22-member bloc demanded UN Security Council inter- LEBANON: Syrian refugee children who fled their country due to violence, pull bottles of water, in risks associated with the retrieval of the wounded and vention to stop such Israeli attacks. the southern village of Wazzani at the Lebanese Israeli border yesterday. — AP the dead,” the organisation said. — AFP

Suicide bomber kills 25 Malaysian polls expose at Pakistan polls rally PARACHINAR: An explosion ripped Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam party is considered worrying social schisms through a campaign rally of a leading supportive of the Afghan Taleban’s fight Islamist party in Pakistan yesterday, killing against the United States and its allies in 25 people and wounding dozens more, a neighboring Afghanistan. It’s also sympa- Opposition leader Anwar says result was ‘fraudulent’ government official said as the run-up to thetic to the Pakistani Taleban, which have the country’s May 11 election becomes been fighting Pakistani troops and would KUALA LUMPUR: It was hardly the look of the vic- increasingly dangerous. The bomb blast at like to establish a hardline Islamic govern- torious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim the rally held in the village of Sewak in the ment in Pakistan. The group’s leaders have expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared northwest Kurram tribal region by the generally opposed the Pakistani military’s before the media early yesterday to somberly Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam party is the latest inci- operations against militants in the tribal acknowledge that his coalition had won general dent of violence targeting candidates, polit- region and instead called for negotiating elections for the 13th time in a row. He had reason ical offices and election-related events as with the militants. to be cheerless. The National Front coalition’s victo- the vote approaches. Much of the violence The Taleban have claimed responsibility ry in Sunday’s parliamentary elections despite los- is believed to have been carried out by the in recent weeks for a string of attacks ing the popular vote has not only exposed the Taleban against three liberal and secular against secular Pakistani parties that have in entrenched racial divide in the country but also a parties but yesterday’s blast was unique in general supported military intervention new schism - between the rural poor who preferred that it targeted a party believed to have a against the militants in the tribal regions. the status quo and the urban middle-class who more favorable relationship with the mili- Interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan wanted change. Healing the divisions will be a big tant group. Khoso condemned the bomb blast and challenge for Najib, who took the oath of office yes- No one immediately claimed responsi- called on the local government to strength- terday to begin his second five-year term after sur- bility for the blast. The bomb, which was en protection for candidates in the upcom- apparently planted near the main stage of ing election. viving the fiercest challenge to the National Front’s the rally, killed 14 and wounded 50 people, The historic vote, scheduled for this 56-year rule. If left untended, the racial and social said Javed Khan, a government administra- Saturday, will be the first time a democrati- divisions could undermine the stability of tor in the Kurram tribal region. Two party cally elected civilian government completes Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy. On the face leaders who were speaking at the event its term and hands over power to another. of it, the National Front appears to have done well. escaped unharmed, Khan said. One of the But the ongoing attacks against candidates, It won 133 seats in the 222-member Parliament - candidates, Ainuddin Shakir, told a local tel- their supporters and political offices has down a fraction from the 135 it won in 2008. The evision station that the blast went off just as cast a shadow over the momentous occa- opposition People’s Alliance coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim won 89 seats. But look deeper and the KUALA LUMPUR: In this photo, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak takes his oath of office the candidates were finishing their rally and sion, and may deter many people from at the National Palace yesterday. — AP leaving the stage. He said it appeared to going to the polls. numbers carry a grim story for Najib: have been detonated by remote control. There is also concern that the attacks The National Front polled 5.22 million votes to to fraud to win, including using migrants from has created groups whose political perspectives lie About 2,500 people had gathered at a could benefit the parties that take a softer the opposition’s 5.49 million votes, according to cal- Bangladesh as illegal voters. The government and far apart. Traditional National Front loyalists com- local religious school to hear the candidates line toward the militants, because they are culations by The Malaysian Insider, an independent electoral authorities deny it. Despite losing the pop- prise villagers who receive valuable cash handouts speak, said one man who was in the crowd, able to campaign more freely ahead of the news website. The National Front banked heavily on ular vote, the National Front benefited from gerry- from the government ahead of elections and rely Sabir Gul. vote. Yesterday’s blast however showed that three states with large rural populations - Sarawak, mandering of constituencies. In Sarawak, on Borneo on government-linked TV stations and newspapers The massive explosion came just as one no side is immune from the violence. Sabah and Johor - where many people from indige- island, nearly all of the six constituencies won by for information. Many among the rural Malays also of the candidates ended his speech and was Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of nous groups and the ethnic Malay majority are the opposition had between 26,000 and 40,000 vot- fear the opposition will scrap affirmative action pro- leaving the stage, he said. Another resident, Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, has been an outspo- beholden to the government for handouts tradi- ers each. In contrast, the National Front won 20 grams that provide scholarships, loans and other Mohammad Jamil, attended the meeting ken supporter of the Afghan Taleban, but tionally given to them. The three states alone, out of seats in Sarawak, where each constituency had benefits for Malays. with his brother and was in the dining hall some militants in Pakistan have shown a Malaysia’s 13, accounted for more than half of the about 10,000 voters. In the cities, the opposition has made gains eating when the blast went off. Political par- willingness to target anyone connected to 133 seats won. People in many urban areas - espe- “What we are seeing here is a regime that has among middle-class voters who read and spread ties often give food to people at rallies who the U.S.-backed government in Pakistan. cially Chinese who are Malaysia’s second largest used the trappings of power to stay in power,” said news about the government’s failings including sometimes travel from nearby villages to In 2011, a suicide bomber struck a con- ethnic group - voted overwhelmingly for the oppo- Bridget Welsh, a political science professor at the corruption scandals on independent news websites hear candidates speak. Jamil said people voy in which Rehman was traveling through sition, reflecting the huge disenchantment with the Singapore Management University. “The reality is and blogs. During campaign rallies this past month, attending the rally had been searched as northwestern Pakistan, killing 12 people. government’s affirmative action policies that favor that many people will see this election as an elec- the ruling coalition handed out sacks of rice to they went into the gathering. The Taleban has also condemned democra- Malays. Speaking at the news conference, Najib tion bought and stolen. There will be a huge trust crowds who came to listen to speeches. Opposition “There was a deafening sound which cy as a whole, meaning that any political blamed a “Chinese tsunami” for the coalition’s per- deficit for the National Front.” The results also reflect candidates passed around empty bags seeking stunned me for a while but I quickly moved party taking part in the elections could be formance. the complexities of modern-day Malaysia, which donations. The National Front has held power for 56 out of the dining hall,” he said, describing a considered fair game by the militant group. “On the whole, the people’s decision this time evolved from a 1950s backwater of rice paddies and years through a unique system of race-based poli- ‘hell-like’ situation. “There were countless The violence is multi-faceted and reflects shows a trend of voting polarization,” Najib said. tin mines into a country where cities like Kuala tics. The coalition is dominated by Najib’s United people bleeding and crying for help. My the various militant problems facing the “This worries the government, because if it’s not Lumpur and its famous Petronas Twin Towers are Malays National Organization, a Malay Muslim par- brother Khalil was among them.” The Pakistani government and military. —AP handled well, it could spark tension.” Many opposi- only an hour’s drive from rural rubber and palm oil ty, and supported by smaller parties representing tion supporters also believe the coalition resorted plantations. In recent years, the rural-urban divide the other ethnic groups. —AP Christians vote for safety in Pakistan

LAHORE: Traumatised Christians in a Lahore slum where of the worst cases. A Christian mother was sentenced to death angry Muslims torched more than 100 homes say Pakistan’s for blasphemy in 2010. In the town of Gojra in 2009, a mob two largest parties offer the only hope of protection at this burned 77 houses and killed seven people after rumours that week’s general election. The Pakistan Muslim League-N of a Holy Quran had been desecrated. Nawaz Sharif, a man accused of being soft on the Taliban but Last year, a young Christian girl spent three weeks in jail tipped to win Saturday’s polls, and the main outgoing after being accused of blasphemy before the case was thrown Pakistan People’s Party both gave affected families $5,000 out, although she and her family have been in hiding ever each in compensation. PML-N is the party in power in Punjab since, fearing for their lives. —AFP province, the home of the largest Christian community in Pakistan. PPP led the outgoing federal government. While in the northwest, Christians feel religious parties offer them more protection, voters in Joseph Colony say they will opt for PML-N for the regional assembly and PPP for the national assembly, in gratitude for their support. “They helped us cover our losses and gave 500,000 rupees ($5,000) to each family. So all of us have decided to vote for them,” said factory worker Sohail Masih. Pakistan’s 86 million registered voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect four provincial assemblies and 272 lawmakers directly into the national assembly. In the lower house of parliament, another 60 seats are allotted to women and 10 to religious minorities on a party ticket based on proportional representation. Christians cannot directly elect Christian lawmakers. They vote like everyone else for different parties, which in turn choose their Christian candidates, in a process criticised as “selection” not election. Only two percent of Pakistan’s overwhelmingly Muslim population of 180 million are Christian. The community is poor and complains of increasing discrimination. Last week, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom warned that the risk to Pakistan’s minorities has reached crisis level. It said blasphemy and other laws are used to “violate religious freedoms and foster a climate of impunity”. Campaigners argue that blasphemy legislation, for which PESHAWAR: Pervaiz Masih (right), a Christian candidate of the maximum penalty is death, is often abused to settle per- the Jamaat-e-Islami party for general election, is hugged sonal scores and should be reformed. Punjab has seen some by a Christian woman at his election campaign. — AFP

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Kenya court imprisons Iranian pair for life

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court yesterday sen- Nairobi and the eastern port of Mombasa, tried to kick a photographer. Defence a trial that began in July. Iranian embassy missed by the prosecution. tenced two Iranians to life in prison on ter- the country’s second largest city. “I have lawyer David Kirimi described the life official Mohamed Zaboli, speaking outside The defence largely depended on their ror-related charges, including the posses- considered their individual pleas,” Kiarie terms as “outrageous” and said appeals the court yesterday, said: “There has been clients alleged failing health to appeal to sion of explosives allegedly to be used in said, but added: “The cry of victims of pre- would be launched. “The sentencing is some extrajudicial pressure that influ- the courts leniency. The accusation fol- bomb attacks. “I shudder to imagine the vious terrorist attacks is louder.” They were wrong, misconceived and outrageous, and enced the ruling and the procedure,” with- lowed a declaration by Israeli Prime amount of damage that could have been sentenced to life on charge of committing an injustice to our clients,” Kirimi told AFP. out giving further details. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who shortly seen,” judge Kiarie Waweru Kiarie told the an act intended to cause grievous harm, as The wives of both the men, who were The men were arrested after police after the two were charged said Iran was court in the capital Nairobi. Ahmed well as 10 years for possession of explo- in court to watch the sentencing, issued a found the explosives in Mombasa, a key plotting attacks against Israel in Kenya. Mohammed, 50, and Sayed Mansour, 51, sives and 15 years for intention to commit joint statement in which they alleged commercial hub as the main port for east Israeli businesses in Kenya have been tar- who were arrested last June, were found serious crime, with the sentences to run “unfair treatment” of their husbands. They Africa as well as a popular international geted in the past, including the Al-Qaeda- guilty of possessing 15 kilos (33 pounds) of concurrently. called for a retrial, saying there was “no tourist destination for its beachfront hotels claimed bombing of an Israeli-owned the powerful explosive RDX, found by Both defendants, dressed in suits and concrete evidence linking our husbands to on the palm-fringed Indian Ocean coast. hotel in Mombasa in 2002, in which 18 police hidden in a hole in a golf course. open neck shirts, showed little emotion as any evidence presented in court”. Defence lawyers alleged the suspects were people died, as well as a failed missile The court said they had suspected links the sentence was read out, although when The two men, who had denied the interrogated by Israeli security officers strike on Israeli charter plane at the same to a network planning bombings in they were led out to the cells one angrily charges, were convicted last Thursday after while in Kenyan detention, claims dis- time. —AFP Italy’s Machiavellian ex-PM Andreotti dies Andreotti embodied postwar political system ROME: Giulio Andreotti, who served as Italian sential back-room wheeler-dealer, overseeing a years of lead in the 1970s culminated in the far- prime minister seven times and whose name was political system riddled with cronyism and cor- left Red Brigades kidnap and murder of Christian synonymous with political survival and cunning ruption. He held nearly every political post in Italy Democrat president Aldo Moro when Andreotti in the land that gave the world Machiavelli, died short of the presidency. His leadership of seven was prime minister in 1978. yesterday at the age of 94. Andreotti, who for post-war governments was beaten only by his But the party was swept away by a huge more than half a century was known as “Mr Italy” mentor, Alcide De Gaspari, who led eight. At the bribery scandal in 1992, together with much of because of the many offices he held, died at end of a sensational trial and two appeals, the old order, although corruption is now said to home, family sources said. He had suffered from Andreotti was cleared in 2004 of charges that he be worse than ever and Italy is in a renewed respiratory problems for years and had been in had been a member of the mafia and had pro- period of political instability which has wors- hospital several times. A leading member of the tected the mob in the corridors of power. ened a deep economic recession. A fervent defunct Christian Democrat party which dominat- However, Italy’s highest court said he had ties Catholic who went to Mass every morning, ed Italian politics for almost fifty years after World until 1980 with mafia gangsters, which were cov- Italians called him the “the eternal Giulio” MUNICH: A woman is held by police after she tried to force her way into the War Two, Andreotti was a lawmaker in every ered by the statute of limitations. The most shock- because of his political longevity and his mas- court yesterday before the start of the trial of an alleged member of a Italian parliament since 1945. He was made a sen- ing allegation was that he once exchanged a kiss tery of intrigue. German neo-Nazi cell. —AP He was the subject of more than 20 parlia- mentary investigations on suspicion of under- Crucial neo-Nazi murder the-counter dealings, ranging from corruption to links with shady financiers. On every occasion he was cleared and the investigations did not trial opens in Germany dent his power with voters in Rome, his con- stituency. “Apart from the Punic Wars, for which I MUNICH: A woman accused of being at the which she called “particularly tormenting”. was too young, I have been blamed for every- heart of a neo-Nazi killer cell went on trial Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich lat- thing,” he once said in one of his famous, cutting yesterday in a case that has shocked and er pledged a root-and-branch reform of the quips. “Faith helps me a lot,” Andreotti told shamed Germany and prompted calls for a security services to improve coordination Reuters during one of trials in 2002. security services overhaul. The random dis- and ensure accountability. Dressed in a “The justice that counts is that which will be covery of the gang in late 2011 embarrassed black trouser suit, white shirt and wearing carried out in the next world. I will not have a authorities, exposing deep security flaws large hoop earrings, Zschaepe entered the place of honour in the next world because I too and raising uncomfortable questions about courtroom before the hearing got under have been a moderate sinner in my life, but I cer- how the cell went undetected for 13 years in way and stood with her back to the TV cam- tainly have not committed sins of mafia or sins a country proud of owning up to its Nazi eras. of murder.” A bespectacled, stooping figure with past. Proceedings were adjourned for five min- protruding ears, he was meat and drink for two Dozens of anti-racist protesters shouted utes while the defendant talked to her generations of editorial cartoonists. slogans outside as Beate Zschaepe, 38, lawyers after it emerged that Zschaepe has He said his appetite for work was helped by entered the heavily-guarded Munich court- objected to chief judge Manfred Goetzl. Her insomnia but detractors said it stemmed from a room, appearing relaxed with her arms fold- lawyers accuse him of bias in ordering the lust for power. “Power wears out those who don’t ed. She is charged with complicity in the defence team to undergo security checks on have it,” he once said in a famous retort. As a life murders of eight ethnic Turks, a Greek immi- entering the courtroom over the possibility senator Andreotti attended parliament regularly grant and a German policewoman between of objects or messages being brought to until recently when his health failed. Andreotti, 2000 and 2007 as a founding member of the defendants, while prosecutors, police and who was married with four children, got his first National Socialist Underground (NSU). other parties are not required to be taste of power in May 1947 when he was named Dubbed the “Nazi moll” by media, she is searched. cabinet secretary. also accused of involvement in 15 armed Reporters and members of the public His introduction to politics came when he robberies, arson and attempted murder in queued up outside the court overnight to ROME: Giulio Andreotti looks on during a session at the Senate in Rome. —AP went to the Vatican library and asked for an two bomb attacks. Her lawyers deny she was claim one of 50 free seats at what is obscure book on the military power of the directly involved in murder. Four men joined Germany’s biggest terror trial since mem- ator for life in 1991. of respect with “boss of bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Vatican in the 19th century. “Have you nothing Zschaepe in the dock on charges of support- bers of the prominent left-wing militant He was a complex figure who embodied the Riina, then Italy’s most wanted man and now in jail. better to do?” grumbled the librarian, who ing the NSU. Germans were stunned to learn group, the Red Army Faction, were sen- contradictions and intrigues of Italy’s often shady Andreotti denounced the accusations, based turned out to be De Gasperi, the future Christian in November 2011 that foreign criminal tenced 36 years ago. Outside hundreds of politics. His enemies called him Beelzebub but he on testimony from mafia turncoats, and in the Democrat leader and prime minister. Andreotti gangs were not behind the unsolved mur- police were on guard as emotions ran high was deeply religious and took communion from end, the courts believed him. He embodied became De Gasperi’s personal assistant and nev- ders, as long suspected by police and the with two women scuffling with police as popes. He was accused and acquitted both of Italy’s so-called first republic, dominated by the er looked back. media, but home-grown racist killers. ethnic Turkish protesters held banners being a member of the mafia and of ordering the Christian Democrats and a bewildering string of He helped write Italy’s new constitution after The case only came to light after declaring: “How could they kill so many?” murder of a muck-raking journalist. His support- “revolving door” governments. Their eternal World War Two and assumed his first cabinet Zschaepe’s alleged accomplices, Uwe Inside the court, many of the victims’ ers said he served his country like few others, political rivalry with the Communist Party, the post, as interior minister, in 1954. Before his Mundlos and Uwe Boehnhardt, were found families got their first glimpse of the helping transform Italy from a war-devastated largest in the West at that time, was sharpened health failed, he worked though most of the shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide. accused in person whose photo has regular- agricultural backwater to a leading industrial by the Cold War and American fears of a commu- night, slept only a few hours and spent the rest Zschaepe then allegedly blew up their ly featured in the media but who has power in the space of a generation. nist takeover, which also fuelled violent political of the time before dawn reading files and writ- shared home in eastern Germany and later remained silent during her 18 months in But many Italians believed he was the quintes- conflict between right and left. The so-called ing books.—Reuters surrendered to police. A DVD later emerged custody. She faces life in prison if convicted. with a film in the style of a “Pink Panther” Lawyers for Semiya and Kerim Simsek, cartoon in which the group claimed respon- whose father was the first victim, said their Iran may be limiting growth sibility for the attacks. clients who are co-plaintiffs would be seek- A probe into the handling of the case ing many answers. in sensitive atom stockpile revealed oversights and missteps by police “They want to know why their father was and domestic intelligence services and a murdered. How they came upon the flower VIENNA: Iran appears to be pressing ability to make atomic bombs. The Islamic realisation that the right-wing extremist seller Enver Simsek? Did local neo-Nazi net- ahead in using some of its most sensitive Republic denies this, saying says it needs threat had been grossly underestimated. works help in the victim selection?” they said nuclear material to make reactor fuel, nuclear power for energy generation and The head of domestic intelligence resigned in a statement. A controversy over the diplomats said yesterday, a step that medical purposes. But while the uranium in July after staff admitted shredding files accreditation of journalists overshadowed could help buy time for diplomacy conversion activity may postpone any relevant to the case, and a parliamentary the run-up to the trial after the court initially between Tehran and world powers. Iran’s decision by Israel on whether to strike committee has been set up to look into failed to guarantee Turkish media seats possession of medium-enriched uranium Iranian nuclear sites, the diplomats made what went wrong. when it handed out reserved spots on a gas is closely watched in the West as clear Tehran must do much more in order The scandal also exposed a web of con- first-come, first-served basis. This strained Israel, which has threatened to attack its to allay Western suspicions about its tacts between the secret services and the German-Turkish ties and forced a last- arch-foe if diplomacy fails to stop its atomic programme. “Simply converting is ISTANBUL: Turkish riot police spray tear gas on pro- far-right in which the state systematically minute postponement when Germany’s top nuclear drive, says it must not amass not enough,” one of them said. Turning testors yesterday during a demonstration against exchanged cash for information, raising court ordered it to allocate seats to foreign enough for one bomb if further uranium gas into oxide powder in order the government and on the anniversary of the exe- questions about possible collusion. reporters, leading to the final 50 media processed. Since Iran in 2010 began refin- to make fuel plates for the Tehran cution of Denis Gezmis, one of the founders of the Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the organisations being chosen in a lottery. ing uranium to a fissile concentration of research reactor may be just a temporary People’s Liberation army of Turkey (THKO) on Istiklal killings a “disgrace” for Germany and apolo- Turkish media now have four seats but sev- 20 percent - a relatively short technical positive development because the gised at a February 2012 memorial for suspi- eral leading German newspapers missed step away from the level required for process could be reversible, Western Avenue in Istanbul. —AFP cion having fallen on some victims’ relatives, out. —AFP nuclear arms - it has produced more than experts say. the 240-250 kg which would be needed Iran could reconvert its entire invento- for one weapon. ry of 20 percent enriched oxide powder But while the stockpile has expanded, into gas “in a matter of a few weeks,” said Telephone: Weapon of Eritreans in exile Iran has still kept it below the Israeli “red Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment line” by converting part of the uranium gas think-tank. “Reconversion is not hard,” said LONDON: Galvanised by the Arab spring, Eritreans the conditions forced upon their people today. danger, explains Kidane, a mother-of-three who is into oxide powder in order, Tehran says, to Mark Fitzpatrick of the International in exile in Europe are mobilising against the “Their own war is against the current problems in now settled in London. In a country where free- yield fuel for a medical research reactor in Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank. authoritarian regime of President Issaias Afeworki the Eritrean nation,” Vincent said. About 1,500 dom of expression and the press are virtually non- the Iranian capital. Three diplomats said “Once the initial hiccups are overcome, with a new tool-the humble telephone. Every Eritreans leave their country every month, accord- existent, logging onto a subversive website or tun- they believed Iran had continued this activ- the chemical process is straightforward.” week, members of the diaspora make hundreds or ing to the United Nations, paying up to 30,000 ing into a banned radio station could put their ity - thereby slowing the growth of the But Iran’s uranium oxide powder, like its even thousands of automated calls to their com- euros ($39,500) each to seek a new life free of lives at risk. amount of 20 percent uranium gas - since other nuclear material, would be under patriots in the eastern African nation, chosing grinding poverty and repression. But the project has involved people who are the UN atomic agency issued its last report IAEA safeguards and its inspectors would their numbers at random and playing them one- Those who make it-refugees are often a target still in Eritrea. The phone calls have only been on Tehran’s nuclear programme in notice if it was being transformed back minute recorded messages to spread dissent. “It is for people traffickers-settle around the world, made possible, for example, after someone smug- February. into gas form, unless it was done at a time to restore our liberty and dignity,” says one of from Australia to Germany, Britain to the United gled a telephone directory out of the country. And “Our impression is that it is fairly steady secret facility, experts say. Were Iran to the messages. In another, the mother of high-pro- States, but keep in touch over the Internet. Their a handful of those who remain are promoting the what they are doing,” one Western official inform the IAEA that it intended to recon- file political prisoner Aster Yohannes recalls the demands are simple-the application of the 1997 cause at great risk to themselves. “We have a little said. Another envoy said: “I think they are vert the material into gas form, “that step fate of her daughter, who was arrested in 2003 constitution which calls for elections in Eritrea, team inside the country that we have recruited via trying to demonstrate that their conversion would immediately precipitate a crisis,” and who has not been heard of since. and the release of political prisoners, estimated by these calls. They have put up posters with our is a significant amount, an amount that Hibbs said. Such political statements are rarely heard in the NGO Human Rights Watch to be about logo,” Kidane told AFP. (Iran believes) should ease the concern of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Eritrea itself, where opposition parties are banned between 5,000 and 10,000. Eritrea specialist Vincent explained that some the international community.” If this is con- Netanyahu has said Iran was “continuing and anyone who challenges the president-who And they have put these demands to the posters take the form of fake versions of the public firmed in the next report on Iran by the UN to get closer to the red line”. The six has ruled the tiny nation with an iron grip since Eritrean people in about 100,000 recorded tele- notices of deaths that are traditional in Eritrea. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), world powers involved in diplomacy with independence in 1993 — is jailed without trial, phone calls made every Friday since late 2011 — “The photo on the fake death notices is fictitious expected in late May, the increase in the Iran want it to stop enriching uranium to often in the harshest of conditions. They are the including to some members of the regime. and the message is subversive, along the lines of holding of 20 percent gas will be less than 20 percent and suspend work at the work of a new generation of exiles who refuse to Ironically, “sometimes it’s actually the people who ‘Wake up, they have stolen your freedom’,” he the production, which has amounted to underground Fordow site where most of fall in behind traditional opposition parties, which don’t like what we’re doing that spread the mes- explained. about 15 kg per month. In February, the this activity is pursued. In their last meet- are widely viewed as unrepresentative and divid- sage because they are not afraid”, said Selam He said the telephone messages are a new stockpile stood at some 167 kg. ing in early April, Iran refused the pow- ed, explains Leonard Vincent, a Paris-based spe- Kidane, founder of the ‘Arbi Harnet’ (Free Friday) challenge to Issaias’ authority, but cautioned that ers’ demand. The two sides’ chief nego- cialist on Eritrea. movement. they may have limited impact in a country of five West wants more tiators will meet again on May 15 in Unlike those opposition leaders, their passion The phone calls are a way of spreading dissent million where “only the old, the young and the Critics say Iran is trying to achieve the Istanbul. —Reuters was forged not in the war of independence but in without putting those receiving the messages in slaves” of military service remain. —AFP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Could immigration bill set off backlash again?

WASHINGTON: As a Senate committee prepares But critics also have important grass-roots When that happens, he said, “You’re dead.” to begin voting this week on far-reaching immi- influence, including from talk radio hosts who The Democratic-led Senate, where the gration legislation, advocates are watching warily were instrumental in defeating the bill in 2007, Judiciary Committee takes up the bill on to see whether opposition, thus far subdued, and opponents argue that as the public absorbs Thursday, is already going to be a tough chal- builds into the same kind of fierce backlash that the content of the legislation, the tide will turn lenge. But if the bill does pass the Senate, oppo- shut down Congress’ last attempt to remake the against it. They say that there are already signs nents are betting it gets stopped in the nation’s immigration system. That time around, in that it’s happening. Although conservative com- Republican-led House. A bipartisan group of 2007, angry calls overwhelmed the Senate mentators on Fox News Channel and elsewhere House lawmakers has been promising for switchboard and lawmakers endured raging have been more muted so far than in 2007, some months to release their own bill mirroring ele- town hall meetings and threats from incensed talk radio hosts including Mark Levin and Rush ments of the Senate legislation but taking a constituents. The legislation ultimately collapsed Limbaugh have begun to voice deep unease tougher tack. So far they haven’t delivered. on the Senate floor. about the bill despite the efforts of its conserva- Meanwhile, to the dismay of immigration “I’ve been through this battle, and it’s ugly,” tive standard bearer, Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla, to advocates, the chairman of the House Judiciary said former Sen Trent Lott, R-Miss., who support- sell the legislation to them and other conserva- Committee has announced plans to move for- ed the bill. “My phones were jammed for three tive opinion leaders. ward with individual, single-issue immigration weeks and I got three death threats, one of which “The supporters promoted the bill aggressive- bills, rejecting the comprehensive approach in I turned over to the FBI. So it’s rough business.” ly before anybody saw the language, and certain the Senate that’s backed by President Barack FOSTER CITY: San Mateo County firefighters and California Highway Patrol personnel Supporters of the immigration bill, released last Republicans and conservative voices sort of held Obama, who’s made immigration legislation a investigate the scene of a limousine fire on the westbound side of the San Mateo- month by a group of four Republican and four their fire, but that’s beginning to change,” said top second-term priority. The legislation was also Hayward Bridge in Foster City, California. — AP Democratic senators, have been cautiously opti- Sen Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who was a leading voice a priority in 2007 for then-President George W. mistic about their prospects because of factors in the Senate against the bill in 2007 and is Bush, but he was unsuccessful in persuading Bride, 4 others perish in including public support for giving citizenship to reprising that role this time around, making floor Republican lawmakers to get behind the bill, and immigrants, a large and diverse coalition in sup- speeches, issuing press releases and holding Democrats who at the time controlled Congress limo fire on Calif bridge port of the bill, and a growing sentiment among briefing calls with reporters to argue that the bill were divided, too. Republican leaders that immigration must be would unlock a much larger volume of immigra- In the 2007 debate, a turning point came SAN FRANCISCO: When one of the nine registered nurse from Fresno who recently dealt with if they are to regain the backing of tion into the US than advertised, to the detriment when the conservative Heritage Foundation women in his limousine complained about wed and was planning to travel to her Hispanic voters. Backers have been working hard of US workers and jobs. “It’s going to be like that released a report saying that the legislation smoke, Orville Brown pulled to the side of a native Philippines to hold another ceremo- to build alliances and strategies aimed at avoid- mackerel in the sunshine - the longer it’s out would cost taxpayers $2.6 trillion, including ben- San Francisco Bay bridge to check. As he ny before family. Her friends in the limou- ing the mistakes of 2007, when critics largely there the worse it smells,” Sessions said. efits to immigrants and other expenditures. got out, the back of the vehicle became sine were fellow nurses. defined the bill and some supporters ended up The bill would aim to boost border security, fix Although the analysis was disputed it carried engulfed in flames. A newlywed bride and Brown, 46, of San Jose, told investigators turning against it. legal immigration and worker programs, require weight with GOP lawmakers. Now under the eight of her friends were still inside, but he picked the women up in Oakland and Opponents acknowledge that supporters all employers to check their workers’ legal status leadership of former Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., passersby quickly pulled three from the was taking them across the bridge to the started out better organized and mobilized than and offer eventual citizenship to the estimated another lead opponent of the legislation in 2007, burning Lincoln Town Car late Saturday Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City. Fojas’ sis- last time around, and they also anticipate that 11 million immigrants already living in the coun- Heritage is preparing to release an updated ver- night. And one woman managed to reach ter, Rosalyn Bersamin, told the Chronicle outside groups pushing the legislation - includ- try illegally. Joyce Kaufman, a host on a Florida sion of that report. safety by squeezing through the partition that after a night out on the town, Fojas ing efforts headed by New York Mayor Michael radio station, WFTL, said that opposition to the In a sign of how supporters of the bill are from the passenger section to the driver’s and her friends were heading to the hotel Bloomberg and Facebook founder Mark bill was soft at first but grows daily. working hard not to repeat mistakes from the compartment, Brown told authorities. But to party with her husband. “She was a hard Zuckerberg - will outspend them. Supporters “Yes, we believe this is amnesty,” Kaufman past, conservative groups that support the legis- five others, including the bride whose mar- worker, a loving sister,” a sobbing Bersamin include large and influential groups including said. “Citizen activists are outraged.” Lott said that lation have already sought to pre-empt the riage they were celebrating on a girls’ night said. Aerial video shot after the incident the US Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO and the supporters of the legislation still haven’t come up Heritage report, with the Cato Institute deriding out, became trapped. The five were found showed about one-third of the back half of Catholic Church, while opponents include lesser- with an argument as concise and effective as that it ahead of time as “fatally flawed,” and Cato and dead as firefighters doused the vehicle - all the limousine had been scorched by the known think tanks or advocacy organizations one word - “amnesty” - from opponents. He said others arguing that immigration reform would huddled near the partition, apparently fire. Its taillights and bumper were gone such as NumbersUSA, the Federation for he’s spoken with Rubio, among others, to make boost the economy by growing the labor market. unable to squeeze through. and it appeared to be resting on its rims, American Immigration Reform and the Center for clear that supporters of the bill need to hone Nonetheless officials with Heritage argue their Immigration Studies. Both sides have already their arguments. “Last time our explanation was report could have the same impact this time “My guess would be they were trying to but the remainder of the vehicle didn’t begun running ads. three paragraphs. Theirs was a word,” Lott said. around as in 2007. —AP get away from the fire and use that window appear to be damaged. opening as an escape route,” said San A photo taken by a witness and broad- Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault, cast on KTVU-TV showed flames shooting who also relayed some of the comments from the back of the limo. Brown’s brother Teen immigrant angst: A factor in bombings? the driver made to investigators. The San told the Chronicle the flames spread before Mateo Fire Department was looking into he could help all the women escape. “He CHICAGO: Anna Tabakh didn’t son, they say older brother the cause of the fire, while the coroner’s told me, ‘Man, it was so fast.’ He said, ‘I’ve know a word of English. At age 5, a Tamerlan Tsarnaev - who came to office was working with the California never seen anything like it in my life.’” “He stranger in a strange land, she was this country in his mid-teens and Highway Patrol to determine if anything kept saying, ‘I should have done more, I en route with her parents from the died in a gunfight with police after criminal occurred. “We don’t believe there” should have done more,” he added. The Soviet Union to a new home in the bombings - had a more difficult was, Foucrault said. brother said that Brown is an experienced Kansas City, Mo. But she under- time fitting in. Relatives told the San Francisco commercial driver who has operated big stood the intent when security He once told a journalist that he Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News rigs and moving trucks and has a clean guards at a New York City airport had no American friends. And yet that one of the dead was Neriza Fojas, 31, a record. —AP suspiciously eyed her stuffed ani- when he returned to his homeland mal, a rather rotund plush toy. last year, relatives said he had trou- “They thought we were smuggling ble fitting in there, too - that he diamonds in my stuffed animal seemed more American than Posters open dialogue friend,” Tabakh, now 27, says, recall- Chechen. Experts say that inability ing how her mom, pleading in bro- to fit into either world is a common about Cuba’s future ken English, persuaded the guards predicament for immigrants who not to tear apart the toy to search came here as teens, though many MIAMI: In one poster, Raul and Fidel Castro members of State of SATS are the most recent its contents. of them eventually adapt much ride in a hot air balloon made of newspapers. Cuban opposition leaders to travel abroad Tabakh still has the pig in her more successfully than Tamerlan Their fingers are plugged into their ears, and share their work with the international New York apartment, “to remind me Tsarnaev did. drowning out any noise around them. A blue community - and the large base of exiles in how far I’ve come since those first “Being a teenager itself is such a bird similar to the Twitter icon flies nearby, its Miami - since Cuba eliminated its exit permit days.” The beginning was traumatic, hard journey. That coupled with beak threatening to punch a hole and send requirement in January Blogger Yoani she says, but the transition to being an immigrant is very, very them to the ground. In another, a Havana Sanchez, Berta Soler, co-founder of the American life was relatively smooth difficult,” says Barbara Greenberg, a street is lined with banners hanging from Ladies in White group and Rosa Maria Paya, - a result that some social scientists clinical psychologist who ran an streetlights. “Citizen demand for another the daughter of Oswaldo Paya, a dissident would say was partly due to her inpatient adolescent psychiatric Cuba,” the signs read. “Sign it now!” The works killed in a car accident last year, all visited age. There is, in fact, a term unit at a hospital in New York for are part of an exhibit held Saturday in Miami Miami in April. —AP researchers use to describe young many years and whose patients by State of SATS, an activist group attempting people who, like Tabakh, were born included young immigrants. She to foster civil society and stimulate discussion in other countries but came to the says the teen years are a particular- about Cuba’s future. The group’s leader, US between the ages of 5 and 12 ly difficult time to fit in because and have a foot in two worlds. They social groups have formed, and Antonio Rodiles, is in Miami to promote a KANSAS CITY: In this image, Anna Tabakh and her older brother, Ilya, campaign demanding that Cuba implement call them “Generation 1.5.” cliques are tougher to break into. They remember the places they “When you’re a little kid, social stand with their family after arriving at the Kansas City, Mo. airport in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 1990, a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union. — AP and ratify two United Nations covenants the came from but come of age in their groups are more in flux,” says government signed in 2008 protecting civil, new home - and research shows Greenberg, who still specializes in “It’s just sad that they lost their Stritch School of Medicine in subur- political, social and economic rights. that, while they may struggle at adolescents in private practice in way,” says Marko Mamic, a 27-year- ban Chicago. “You have to start The posters all contain the words “For first, many end up adapting better Connecticut. old Croatian immigrant in subur- from scratch.” But Mamic had a Another Cuba” and were created by artists on than immigrants who arrive as Of course, she and others note, ban Chicago. His family moved strong support system - a tightknit the island and in the diaspora. The works teenagers. It is a dynamic that there are many other factors that there a decade ago, in search of the family and a large and active com- were shown in Miami’s Little Havana neigh- could help explain why the two likely led the elder Tsarnaev brother one thing that motivates many munity of Croatian immigrants. He borhood and will later be put on display at brothers suspected in the Boston to allegedly mastermind the bomb- immigrant families - opportunity. also had sports, a shared love for the State of SATS in Havana, which is operat- bombings had seemingly different ings - factors that many hope will It was a tough move for a basketball that helped bridge the ed out of Rodiles’ house. “The posters are part experiences in this country, in become clearer as the investigation teenager, Mamic recalls. He left his gap. And, he says, he and his sister of a campaign including artists, musicians terms of how well they adapted. continues. Did the absence of their friends. He left his basketball team. were very social and made friends and citizens of all types,” said Rodiles, 40, who Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger parents, who moved back to Russia, He only knew the British form of easily, a factor that Greenberg says earned a doctorate in physics from the brother, was about 9 when he came play a role? Did Tamerlan Tsarnaev English he’d learned in school, but is key. “Kids who are flexible, kids National Autonomous University of Mexico to the United States from the become a father figure to his had never really used it. “I was cry- who are engaging, kids who have a and taught at Florida State University before Russian Caucasus region. He was younger brother and lead him ing so bad. I wanted to go back likeability factor ... and who can returning to Cuba. “Caricatures and posters more integrated in daily American astray? Were there mental health home my first year,” says Mamic, engage both adults and kids - these send very direct messages that sometimes life, according to accounts from issues? Did extremist religious now 27 and a third-year medical are the ones who are most words and analysis cannot.” Rodiles and other friends and relatives. By compari- views play a role? student at Loyola University’s resilient,” she says. —AP Finding burial plot for bomb suspect a struggle

WORCESTER: A funeral director trying to find a bail hearing on charges that he lied to feder- captured and remains in a prison hospital. He decade, he said. “I’m dealing with logistics. A The state medical examiner ruled that a cemetery to take the body of Boston al investigators after the bombings. Defense has been charged with using a weapon of dead person must be buried,” he said. He said Tsarnaev died from gunshot wounds and Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan attorneys said in court documents filed mass destruction and faces a potential death he was grateful to Stefan for agreeing to blunt trauma to his head and torso, and Tsarnaev is going next to the city where Saturday that they will ask a federal judge to sentence if convicted. Healey said there has arrange the burial and to his friends for authorities have said his brother ran him over Tsarnaev lived, but will run into another release Robel Phillipos of Cambridge from jail. been no formal application for a permit or accompanying him to Massachusetts to aid in a chaotic getaway attempt. Stefan said obstacle: It doesn’t want him. Worcester They said he had nothing to do with the purchase of a cemetery plot for Tamerlan with the funeral. “These are my friends who Sunday that the family won’t request that an funeral director Peter Stefan said he plans to deadly bombings and isn’t a flight risk. Tsarnaev, and that it would not be in the best feel for me ... as I do understand no one wants independent medical examiner perform a ask the city of Cambridge to provide a plot Phillipos, 19, was charged last week with interest of the city to execute a deed for a to associate their names with such evil second autopsy, but representatives from the because he hasn’t been able to find a ceme- lying to investigators about visiting Dzhokhar plot. events,” he said. family’s legal team might photograph tery in Massachusetts willing to accept Tsarnaev’s college dorm room on April 18, Healey said the families who have loved Tsarnaev, who had appeared in surveil- Tsarnaev’s body before it’s washed. Tsarnaev’s remains. He said if Cambridge three days after the bombings. Two other ones interred at the cemetery also deserve to lance photos wearing a black cap, was identi- Tsarni has denounced the acts his turns him down, he will seek help from state friends were charged with conspiring to have their deceased family members rest in fied by authorities as Suspect No. 1. Stefan nephews are accused of committing and has officials. obstruct justice by taking a backpack with peace. He said other federal agencies should said he has received calls from people criticiz- said they brought shame to the family and Cambridge City Manager Robert Healy fireworks and a laptop from Tsarnaev’s dorm take the lead in the burial. Stefan did not ing him and calling him “un-American” for the entire Chechen ethnicity. The brothers are said in a statement Sunday that he is urging room. All four had studied at the University of immediately return a call Sunday night seek- being willing to handle Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s ethnic Chechens from Russia who came to the funeral director and Tsarnaev’s family not Massachusetts Dartmouth. ing comment on Healy’s statement. Tamerlan funeral. “We take an oath to do this. Can I pick the United States about a decade ago with to request a burial permit for the city-owned Phillipos faces a maximum of eight years Tsarnaev’s uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, of and choose? No. Can I separate the sins from their parents. Both parents returned to cemetery. “The difficult and stressful efforts of behind bars and a $250,000 fine if convicted. Montgomery Village, Md., and three of his the sinners? No,” he said. “We are burying a Dagestan last year. Tsarni said Sunday that he the citizens of the City of Cambridge to return The Tsarnaev brothers are accused of carrying friends met with Stefan on Sunday and pre- dead body. That’s what we do.” A half-dozen hopes to eventually see Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at to a peaceful life would be adversely impact- out the April 15 bombing, which used pres- pared to wash and shroud Tsarnaev’s body protesters gathered outside the funeral home his prison hospital. “This is another person left ed by the turmoil, protests, and wide spread sure cookers packed with explosives, nails, according to Muslim tradition. Sunday holding signs and American flags and all to himself,” he said. In other developments: media presence at such an interment,” Healy ball bearings and metal shards. The attack Tsarni told reporters that he is arranging chanting “USA!” One sign read: “Do not bury The FBI on Sunday conducted a court-autho- said. killed three people and injured more than for Tsarnaev’s burial because religion and tra- him on U.S. soil.” Several people drove by the rized search in Cambridge as part of its ongo- The dilemma over where to bury the 26- 260 others near the marathon’s finish line. dition call for his nephew to be buried. He funeral home earlier Sunday and yelled, ing investigation into the bombings, said year-old suspect comes as a friend of his Tamerlan Tsarnaev died after a gunfight with would like him buried in Massachusetts including one man who shouted, “Throw him Jason Pack, a supervisory special agent in the brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev heads to court for police on April 19. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was because he’s lived in the state for the last off a boat like Osama bin Laden!” FBI’s press office. —AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Bangladesh building collapse toll tops 640

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police are investi- and local government engineer lapse site from decomposing bodies. An gating possible murder charges against Imtemam Hossain were the two others architect whose firm designed the initial the owner of a shoddily built factory accused in the case. Magistrate Sheikh floors of the building said Sunday it had that collapsed nearly two weeks ago ordered police to investigate the com- not been designed for heavy industrial after the wife of a garment worker plaints, and local police chief work. Masood Reza, an architect with crushed in the accident filed a com- Mohammed Asaduzzman said yesterday Vastukalpa Consultants, said they plaint. The legal development comes as that they would now investigate possi- designed the building in 2004 as a officials said yesterday that the death ble murder charges. shopping mall and not for industrial toll from the country’s worst industrial A conviction for murder can result in purposes.Officials say Rana illegally disaster had reached 645. Sheuli Akter, a death sentence in Bangladesh. Nine added three floors and allowed the gar- the wife of Jahangir Alam, filed the people, including Rana and Adanan, ment factories to install generators. complaint with Dhaka magistrate have already been arrested on other Vibrations from garment machines and Wasim Sheikh, saying her husband and charges. Rana faces charges such as from the generators were thought to other workers were “pushed toward negligence and illegal construction, have contributed to the collapse. death” by building owner Mohammed which are punishable by a maximum of The disaster is the worst ever in the Sohel Rana and two others. seven years in jail. garment sector, surpassing the 1911 Alam was employed in New Wave By yesterday afternoon, the death garment disaster in New York’s Triangle Styles Ltd., one of the five garment fac- toll had reached 645, according to the Shirtwaist factory, which killed 146 tories housed in the eight-story Rana police control room at the scene. It is workers, and more recent tragedies Plaza that collapsed April 24 as workers not known how many people are still such as a 2012 fire that killed about started their morning shift even though missing, as workers use heavy equip- 260 people in Pakistan and one in SAVAR: A Bangladeshi woman screams for a missing relative, believed to be cracks had developed in the building. ment to search through the rubble. Bangladesh that killed 112, also in trapped in the rubble of an eight-storey building collapse in Savar, on the out- New Wave Styles owner Bazlul Adnan There is still a stench around the col- 2012. — AP skirts of. — AFP India, China withdraw troops from the border Indian minister to visit China as crisis ends

NEW DELHI: India and China yesterday began Thursday where he would “discuss bilateral, Small incursions of a few kilometres across the withdrawing troops from a disputed area of the regional and global issues of concern” with contested boundary are common but it is rare Himalayas after settling a border dispute that Chinese counterparts. “Governments of India for either country to set up camps in disputed had threatened to reverse a recent warming in and China have agreed to restore status quo territory. The Indian media had been clamouring ties, Indian officials said. More than three weeks along Line of Actual Control (LAC),” he told AFP, for the government to take a tough line towards after Chinese troops were reported to have set adding that the flag meetings were held to work China, saying its latest incursion represented a up a camp far inside a region claimed by India, out the modalities and to confirm the border significant raising of the stakes. senior officers from both sides reached an agree- arrangements. Sujit Dutta, a professor at the Jamia Millia ment for a joint pullback. “Both sides reached an The informal border separating China and Islamia University in New Delhi who specialis- agreement on Sunday night after a meeting was India is known as the Line of Actual Control es in Indo-Chinese relations, said further such held between border commanders. We will with- (LAC). The row had also cast a cloud over the disputes were inevitable. “The latest standoff draw our troops and China will do the same,” a build-up to a planned visit to New Delhi by new was more serious than the usual cross-border senior Indian army official told AFP on condition Chinese Premier Li Keqiang later this month. But incidents. The present issue has been resolved NEW DELHI: Indian Sikhs shout slogans from a police bus as they are detained during of anonymity. India’s domestic news agency, PTI quoted an but such disputes will flare up again,” Dutta a protest against former parliamentarian Sajjan Kumar near the Presidential Palace Another army source said around 50 Chinese unnamed Chinese official stating that the face- told AFP. yesterday. — AP soldiers had withdrawn from the Siachen glacier off in Ladakh sector was resolved fruitfully and Dutta said the new leadership in Beijing was in the remote Ladakh region and pulled down the issue at the border was resolved with larger making a concerted effort to challenge India’s Sikhs protest over acquittal their tents close to an Indian military airstrip. A bilateral interests in mind. Khurshid said last territorial assertions. “India should not assume source in the foreign ministry confirmed that the month it was important to avoid “destroying” that the dispute has ended. The fact is that the of Indian leader in 1984 riots pullback had begun and said a statement would years of progress made between the neigh- dispute has reached another level at a time be made before parliament later in the day. bours, while India’s Prime Minister Manmohan when the new Chinese leadership is determined NEW DELHI: Scores of Sikhs demonstrated aratists from inside the Golden Temple- News of the withdrawal came after Indian Singh had also stressed his desire to avoid to contest India’s territorial claims,” said Dutta. in New Delhi yesterday against the acquit- Sikhism’s holiest shrine in the northern Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid had hinted inflaming tensions. Comments from both governments during the tal of a senior Indian ruling party politician Indian city of Amritsar. that he could cancel a planned trip to Beijing Relations between the neighbours have dispute have reflected a desire not to let it dis- on murder charges in connection with the At the time, Kumar was an MP belong- this week if there was no settlement of the dis- improved in recent years but they are still rupt their booming trade. Officials in Beijing said 1984 anti-Sikh riots. More than 200 tur- ing to India’s ruling Congress party and he pute. dogged by mutual suspicion-a legacy of a 1962 both countries had the “capacity and wisdom” to baned Sikhs demonstrated, blocking the is still a party leader. Activists accuse Foreign ministry spokesman Syed border war. While the LAC has never been for- defuse the row through “friendly consultation” road near the parliament building and call- Congress of turning a blind eye to the Akbaruddin confirmed yesterday that Khurshid mally demarcated, the countries have signed but insisted their troops had not trespassed ing for the reversal of last week’s court killing of Sikhs and allege leaders such as would be travelling to Beijing as scheduled on two accords to maintain peace in frontier areas. across the LAC. — AFP judgment acquitting Sajjan Kumar for lack Kumar and Jagdish Tytler incited mobs of evidence. during the riots. Sikh protesters have been The protesters hoisted placards that demonstrating in Delhi since the verdict read “Hang Sajjan Kumar” and staged a sit- was handed down last Tuesday, marching Indonesia After riding high, Indian in in the high-security zone before being to the residence of Indian Congress Prime taken away in police vehicles. The govern- Minister Manmohan Singh, the nation’s summons UK govt hit by new scandals ment says nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed in first Sikh premier, and Congress president riots following the assassination of then Sonia Gandhi. Some MPs had to walk to NEW DELHI: After riding high since launch- that Bansal was in anyway involved but the Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi by her parliament yesterday as they could not ambassador ing economic reforms in September, Indian case reinforces popular perception that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s minority government is “corrupt beyond redemption”, Sikh bodyguards, while human rights take their vehicles due to the protesters’ JAKARTA: Indonesia yesterday summoned the British activists put the figure at around 4,000. blockade. Sikhs make up some two per- coalition has been brought to a new low, The Hindu newspaper said in an editorial ambassador to make a protest after a group support- with key ministers entangled in corruption yesterday. Gandhi was shot dead to avenge her deci- cent of Hindu-majority India’s population ing independence for the restive Papua region set up sion to use military force to expel Sikh sep- of 1.2 billion. — AFP investigations and Singh facing calls to quit. The scandals have dented Singh’s Teflon its headquarters in England, the envoy said. Mark In the space of just a week, Singh’s govern- image. The prime minister, who has a gold- Canning said he was summoned to see Foreign ment has seen its economic reform legisla- plated reputation for probity, has been Minister Marty Natalegawa, who “conveyed to me in tive agenda disintegrate in parliament as untouched by the raft of corruption scan- Lanka uses terror law clear terms the strong concern of the Indonesian gov- opposition members have repeatedly dis- dals that have battered his government ernment at the opening of a ‘Free West Papua’ office rupted proceedings to demand the resigna- during its nine years in power. But the latest in Oxford”. tion of the two-term technocrat and his law allegations have raised questions about to hold Muslim leader The “Free West Papua” group last month estab- and railway ministers. how so many graft scandals have occurred lished the headquarters in the central English city, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has detained an Mahinda Rajapakse. He blamed the author- The new corruption allegations and the on his watch. The main opposition and the opening ceremony was attended by the may- fallout in parliament are embarrassing for a Bharatiya Janata Party, which will face off opposition Muslim political leader for 90 ities for allowing an anti-Muslim campaign or and a member of parliament. days under a tough anti-terrorism law, in in the Buddhist-majority nation that culmi- government which has been aggressively against the ruling Congress party in elec- “I explained to the minister that we recognised the courting foreign investors in major world tions due by May 2014, has demanded that what a leader of the minority community nated in an arson attack on two Muslim- sensitivity of this issue for Indonesia,” said Canning in yesterday described as the latest attack owned businesses in March. capitals with promises of more measures to Singh quit. The latest edition of India’s most a statement. “The position of (the) British government liberalise the economy. “How will the finance widely read news magazine, India Today, against them. Azath Sally, 49, the former “There is a feeling among Muslims that on this matter is quite clear. We respect the territorial deputy mayor of Colombo and leader of Mr Sally was arrested because he spoke minister face investors abroad after the said Singh was a “political liability” for his integrity of Indonesia and do not support calls for exposure of new corruption scandals and party and should go. the Muslim National Unity Alliance, was and stood up against attacks from Buddhist Papuan independence. We regard Papua as being being held under a 90-day detention order, nationalists who targeted Muslim interests,” the parliament session ending without pass- Congress party leaders meeting on part of Indonesia.” ing any important bills?” asked a Finance Sunday backed Singh and the ministers police spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena Ameen said. “Muslims believe this arrest is After their meeting, Natalegawa said that “we can- said. “The charges are under the Prevention the latest attack against their community.” Ministry official, speaking on condition of under fire. One party insider said the leader- not accept and we object to the opening of the anonymity because of the sensitivity of the ship feared a domino effect. “Sacking the of Terrorism Act,” Siriwardena said, without The arson attacks caused extensive dam- office”. He said Canning had stressed that the views of elaborating. The United States, which age to a clothing store and a vehicle yard. issue. railway minister would mean sacking the local authorities in Oxford “do not represent the view Parliament is due to go into a 2-1/2 law minister as well, which would bring the moved a censure motion against Sri Lanka But three Buddhist monks and 14 other of the British government and this is not something at the March UN Human Rights Council ses- Buddhists arrested over the attack were lat- month recess on Friday after one of the least prime minister in the direct line of fire,” a that is in line with the position of the British govern- productive sessions on record, a notable low Congress party leader with knowledge of sions in Geneva, asked Colombo to ensure er freed after the police and the victims did ment”. The issue of separatism in Indonesia remains that Sally had access to lawyers. not press charges. given that India’s parliament has regularly the meeting told Reuters on condition of deeply sensitive, particularly after the bloody seces- been paralysed by filibustering opposition anonymity. “We urge the government of Sri Lanka The Asian Human Rights Commission sion of East Timor which gained independence in to ensure Mr Sally has access to his attor- (AHRC) condemned Sally’s arrest under the parties. Singh’s government has been on the 2002. For decades, ethnic Papuans in the mountain- back foot for the past week, fending off sug- Coalgate flares up again neys and that the rule of law and due act, nearly four years after security forces ous and sparsely populated region have rejected the process are protected,” US ambassador crushed Tamil rebels and ended the island’s gestions that the law minister interfered The so-called Coalgate scandal emerged area’s special autonomy within Indonesia. They have with a federal police investigation into irreg- last August with the release of a report by the Michele Sison said in a question and decades-old ethnic war. “The AHRC warns demanded a referendum on self-determination for answer session on Twitter. The Muslim that a new principle is emerging in Sri ularities in the award of coalfield conces- auditor general that questioned the lack of the region’s estimated population of 3.6 million. sions to private and state companies. transparency and undervaluing in the award Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL), an umbrella Lanka now where if anyone is considered The vast area is split into two provinces for organisation of Muslim groups, said Sally as having made a wrong political decision, The latest scandal came on Friday with of potentially valuable concessions. But it was administrative purposes, Papua and West Papua. the arrest of the nephew of Railway Minister quickly eclipsed by Singh’s launch of investor- was detained on Sunday. the government agencies can arrest and But some-such as the group which set up the office “We have written to the president to detain them,” the Hong Kong-based com- Pawan Kumar Bansal in connection with friendly economic reforms on Sept. 14 that in Oxford-refer to the whole region as West Papua. allegations that he accepted a bribe of shifted the narrative of a government in crisis release Mr. Sally immediately and make mission said. Last week London-based Indonesia has strict treason laws and courts have public the charges that are said to have Amnesty International accused Sri Lanka of $160,000 to arrange the promotion of a rail- to a government in overdrive to win back for- handed down stiff penalties ranging from 20 years’ ways official. There has been no suggestion eign investors. —Reuters been brought against him,” MCSL leader instilling a climate of fear by stepping up jail to life for people caught with separatist sym- NM Ameen told AFP. Sally has been a vocal repression-a charge denied by Colombo as bols such as the Papuan flag. —AFP critic of the government of President a “fascinating piece of fiction”. — AFP Afghan-Pakistan clashes flare

JALALABAD: Cross-border clashes flared Monday between Afghan and of the construction. Pakistani officials blamed Afghans for starting the clash- Pakistani security forces for a second time in five days as Kabul and es. “Afghan troops opened unprovoked fire from across the border at our Islamabad engaged in a war of words over the porous frontier, officials said. post... They fired mortars and automatic weapons,” one Pakistan official told On the edge of the Afghan capital, more than 2,000 people, mostly villagers, AFP on condition of anonymity. “Our troops responded with retaliatory fire. demonstrated and chanted “Death to Pakistan!” to protest against the fight- There have not been reports of any casualties so far. The exchange of fire ing. Relations between the fractious neighbours have become increasingly continues at intervals,” a second official said, also on condition of anonymity. strained despite renewed efforts last month by US Secretary of State John Afghanistan and Pakistan are both US allies in its battle against militants. Kerry to get them to work more closely on peace efforts in Afghanistan. But Kabul accuses Islamabad of playing a double game in supporting Afghanistan and Pakistan are in dispute over a site where Pakistan has Taleban insurgent attacks on US and Afghan troops. Pakistan denies the alle- tried to construct a gate on what Afghan officials say is Afghan territory. gations and is locked in its own battle against the Pakistani Taleban. On Clashes last Wednesday in the same spot killed an Afghan guard and Saturday Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the cross-border clashes could wounded two Pakistanis. The border is unmarked in places and a key battle- be an attempt by Islamabad to put pressure on Kabul to accept the “Durand ground in the fight against Taleban violence plaguing both countries. Line”, the disputed border which Afghans do not accept. “Today the Pakistanis returned to the construction site and said they will Pakistan’s foreign ministry dismissed Karzai’s remarks and said “opening rebuild the installations,” said Afghan interior ministry spokesman, Sediq discussions on this issue” was a “distraction from the more pressing issues Sediqqi. “Our border police told them not to do so. The Pakistanis fired at requiring the priority attention and cooperation of Pakistan and them and our police returned fire. The fighting lasted for two hours before Afghanistan”. It said Pakistan’s post had come under attack and complained the Pakistanis requested a ceasefire,” the spokesman added. He told AFP the about “several threatening and provocative statements” from the Afghan KABUL: Protesters hold Afghanistan flags during a demonstration against Pakistan clashes had since stopped and the Pakistani border guards had left the site leadership. —AFP yesterday. — AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 ANALYSIS15

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By Lawrence Summers

he economics commentariat and no small part of the political debate in recent weeks has been con- Tsumed with the controversy surrounding the work of my Harvard colleagues (and friends) Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff (RR). Their work had been widely interpreted as establishing that economic growth was likely to stag- nate in a country once its government debt-to-GDP ratio exceeded 90 percent. Scholars at the University of Massachusetts have demonstrated and RR have acknowl- edged that they made a coding error that resulted in their omitting some relevant data in forming their results and also have noted that using updated data for several coun- tries reduces substantially the strength of some of the sta- tistical patterns they asserted. Issues have also arisen with respect to how RR weighted observations in forming the Congo rebels prepare to face UN force averages on which they base their conclusions. Many have said that the questions raised undermine By Jonny Hogg happy,” said Alex Queval, head of MONUSCO in North Kivu The brigade would allow the government to pursue a military the claims of austerity advocates around the world that province. solution. “They’ve been liberated from the obligation to actu- deficits should be quickly reduced. Some have gone so far n forested hills in eastern Congo, rebels are honing their Former Irish president Mary Robinson, who was appointed ally conduct talks and address underlying governance prob- as to blame RR for the unemployment of millions, assert- ambush skills to prepare to face a new United Nations UN special envoy to the Great Lakes region in March, toured lems,” Lange told Reuters. “This brigade risks at best being ing that they provided crucial intellectual ammunition for Iforce which has a mandate to go on the offensive. “Destroy last week to encourage implementation of a UN-mediated ineffective, or at worst, will lead to an escalation of the situa- austerity policies. Others believe that even after re-analy- the enemy. Cause fear and stop his patrols,” a rebel officer peace plan for the eastern Congo signed by 11 countries in tion.” There are fears too the government will not carry out sis the data support the view that deficit and debt burden wrote on a blackboard as he instructed uniformed M23 fight- February. “There’s no doubt these armed groups need to be much-needed reforms of its security forces, Lange added. reduction is important in most of the industrialized world. ers at a camp seized from the government in Democratic dealt with, but I think it’s important that this does not UN troops have faced protests in the past by Congolerse Still others regard the controversy as calling into question Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands. In the latest effort become a focus on a military solution,” she said in Goma. M23 civilians angry about what they see as the peacekeepers’ fail- the usefulness of statistical research on economic policy to bring peace to a region riven for years by conflict over eth- was not part of the February pact and its own separate peace ure to protect them from abuses by armed groups. “The last questions. nic rivalry and mineral riches, the United Nations is deploying negotiations with the Congolese government have stalled, hope we have is for this brigade, we’re waiting for them. But I Where should these debates settle? From the perspec- a 3,000-strong brigade of African troops with a mission of amid signs that Kinshasa is reluctant to implement vague don’t have much faith,” said Innocent Bisimungu. His parents tive of someone who has done a fair amount of econo- neutralising armed groups such as M23. promises of national political dialogue and decentralisation. were hacked to death by Hutu rebels in 1998 and now he metric research, consumed such research as a policymak- Approved by the Security Council in March for “targeted Maria Lange, country head of advocacy group lives in a zone under the control of the Tutsi-led M23. “I was er and participated as an advocate in debates about fiscal offensive operations”, the brigade from South Africa, Tanzania International Alert, says that even if the UN brigade makes born in conflict and I grew up in conflict. We’ve never known stimulus and austerity, here would be my takeaways. First, and Malawi is the first to be created within a traditional short-term gains, this may not guarantee lasting solutions. anything else,” he said wearily. — Reuters the RR experience should accelerate the evolution of peacekeeping force. A 17,000-strong existing UN force, mores with respect to economic research. Rogoff and MONUSCO, has struggled to maintain security in eastern Reinhart are rightfully regarded as careful, honest schol- Congo. If the M23 rebels, who emerged last year from a Tutsi- Mexico aims to overhaul tax system ars. Anyone close to the process of economic research will led rebellion in 2004-2009, fear the new UN Force recognize that data errors like the ones they made are dis- Intervention Brigade, they are not showing it. By Krista Hughes United States, 32 percent in Brazil and more than 40 tressingly common. Indeed the JP Morgan risk models in They routed UN-backed Congolese troops and briefly use when the “London Whale” trade was placed had errors percent in some European countries, OECD data show. seized the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma in ax breaks for attending “civic values” courses, tax- Experts estimate Mexico must boost its tax intake by 6-8 not unlike those made by RR. November, an embarrassment for President Joseph Kabila free sales of second-hand furniture, special treat- percentage points of GDP, or about $100 billion a year In the future, authors and journals and commentators and the United Nations. M23 spokesman Colonel Vianney need to devote more effort to replicating significant Kazarama said the rebel group, which is demanding political Tment for call centers and an informal economy to reduce its reliance on oil revenues and fund results before broadcasting them widely. More generally, concessions from Kabila’s government, had no plans to attack employing six out of 10 workers are all in the line of fire increased government spending, although the reform no important policy conclusion should ever be based U.N. peacekeepers. But if targeted, it would respond. “You’ll as Mexico prepares a long-awaited tax overhaul. An could start out netting half that amount and be ramped solely on a single statistical result. Policy judgments see, we’re going to capture them, destroy their equipment, analysis of budget data shows Mexico’s extensive net- up progressively over coming years. should be based on the accumulation of evidence from march over their forces,” Kazarama said. work of tax breaks and stimulus programs generate Measures to bridge the gap could include increased multiple studies done with differing methodological At the captured government camp, rebels paraded and costs equal to about half the taxes actually collected. efforts to tackle tax evasion, worth 2.57 pct of GDP in approaches. Even then, there should be a reluctance to put on a show of hand-to-hand combat in the bush grass. Mexico has the lowest tax revenue in the 34-nation 2007 according to the Monterrey Institute of Advanced accept conclusions from “models” without an intuitive Military experts say the brigade could find itself severely Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Technological Studies. Other options are raising top understanding of what is driving them. It is right and stretched in its mission to neutralise and disarm the M23 and Development, crimping its ability to spend on health, personal tax rates for the rich; making state govern- understandable that scholars want their findings to other armed groups. M23 is well-trained and well-armed. UN infrastructure and social programs vital to boost living ments levy more tax; imposing taxes on capital gains, inform the policy debate. But they have an obligation to experts say it is backed by Rwanda and Uganda although standards and growth in what is Latin America’s second- inheritances and property transfers; and scrapping an discourage and on occasion contradict those who would both countries deny it. FDLR rebels, the remnants of Hutu largest economy. entrenched zero rate of value-added tax (VAT) on basic oversimplify and exaggerate their conclusions. Second, all killers who carried out the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray has given few details food and medicine. This last exemption is the biggest participants in policy debates should retain a healthy and other militias also roam the green hills and valleys of skepticism about retrospective statistical analysis. Trillions of the overhaul, due to be presented in the autumn ses- single contributor to tax breaks worth 4.8 percent of North Kivu. “It’s a complex mission. From a tactical point of sion of Congress, but has promised it will be “large,” GDP in 2012, equivalent to about half of tax revenues. of dollars have been lost and millions have been unem- view this is a logistical nightmare because you don’t know reviewing both direct and indirect taxes and making Mexico’s ratio of tax breaks to revenue is similar to the ployed because the lesson learned from 60 years of expe- who’s who in the zoo from one day to the next,” said Helmoed those who earn more, pay more. Currently, the world’s rience between 1945 and 2005 was that “American house Romer Heitman, a South African military analyst. He ques- United States but more than in Germany, Spain and prices in aggregate always go up.” This was no data prob- tioned whether the UN brigade, which will include about richest man, Carlos Slim, is in the same tax bracket as a South Korea, a sign of the complexity of its tax code. lem or misanalysis. It was a data regularity until it wasn’t. 1,000 South African troops and an equal number from worker earning $2,700 a month, paying 30 percent One tax break the government has vowed to end is The extrapolation from past experience to future out- Tanzania and Malawi, would big and strong enough. “The income tax - low compared to top rates of 39.6 percent consolidated reporting for firms, which allows compa- look is always deeply problematic and needs to be done overall UN mission is not properly conceived. I think the force in the United States, 45 percent in Germany and 50 per- nies to set losses in one business against gains else- with great care. In retrospect, it was folly to believe that is too small and there is a certain amount of wishful thinking,” cent in Japan. where - a practice critics say is easily abused. Total dis- with data on about 30 countries it was possible to esti- Heitman told Reuters in Pretoria. No data is available on revenue by tax bracket, but counts and deductions, listed in a 117-page budget mate a threshold beyond which debt became dangerous. South African military spokesman Xolani Mabanga said most of the poor live and work in a shadow economy document, include special tax regimes which mean Even if such a threshold existed, why should it be the the numbers were in line with recommendations. “We are that accounts for one-third of gross domestic product many family firms and self-employed workers pay no same in countries with and without their own currency, happy with the size of the force,” he said. South Africa’s armed (GDP) and pay little tax. That leaves a high burden on income tax or VAT, and allow individual deductions for with very different financial systems, cultures, degrees of forces are already smarting from the deaths of 13 soldiers in middle-income earners. The narrow tax base, along medical expenses, school fees, some share purchases openness and growth experiences? And there is the March in Central African Republic when anti-government with a complicated tax code and rampant evasion, and courses which promote “civic values,” while VAT dis- chestnut that correlation does not establish causation rebels confronted a 200-strong South African contingent and any tendency for high debt and low growth to go capped gross tax revenues at just 9.7 percent of GDP in counts and exemptions span items from gold ingots to deployed there under a defence agreement. This has 2012. The reform will aim to boost that and ease the lottery tickets, medical services and table water. together reflects the debt accumulation that follows from increased the political sensitivity of South Africa’s participa- slow growth. country’s reliance on oil revenues, which account for The governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) tion in the Congo. M23 have shown signs of being rattled, nearly 40 percent of government income and make it has taken a step towards breaking the taboo of no VAT Third, while RR’s work, even unqualified by the recent appealing against South Africa’s involvement with a mixture vulnerable to market swings. on food and medicines by removing a ban on such a replication efforts, did not support the claims made by the of threats and entreaties to pan-African solidarity. “They’re prominent figures on the right in the U.S. and UK regard- scared of the brigade. They call meetings to tell the popula- OECD head Angel Gurria, a former Mexican finance move from its statutes, although insiders say staples ing the urgency of deficit reduction efforts, much of the tion to reject it,” student Guillaume Muchuti told Reuters in minister, still shudders at the memory of the Asian such as tortillas and beans may remain exempt, or be joy taken on the left in their embarrassment is inappropri- the M23-held town of Rutshuru, north of Goma. financial crisis in 1997 and 1998, when benchmark oil charged at a low rate, such as 3 percent. Many Mexicans ate. It is absurd to blame them for austerity policies. The Tanzania also brushed off threats from M23 that it will tar- prices fell as low as $8 per barrel, half the level the gov- shop for groceries at canvas-covered farmers’ markets authors of those policies chose the policies first and only get its soldiers if they join the UN mission. “We are not going ernment had budgeted for. “One day when I was and buy anything from chewing gum to calendars from then cast about for intellectual ballast. While there may be to Congo as lords of war, we are going there as advocates of finance minister I came into the office at 9 am and the roving street vendors, none of whom pay or charge tax. no threshold beyond which debt automatically becomes peace to help our neighbours,” Tanzanian Foreign Minister budget deficit was at 0.5 (percent of GDP) and by the “You have to revise the zero rate,” said Ernst & Young catastrophic, and while the British and American experi- Bernard Membe told parliament. M23 officials privately admit time the day was over it was at 3 percent,” he told partner Herbert Bettinger, who has advised the PRI on ences are both suggesting that fiscal contraction in a slack their force’s numbers have been reduced by months of Reuters in January. past tax reforms. “You can leave it on food, but every- economy where interest rates are near zero is inimical to infighting between rival factions. Congo’s army estimates the Although Mexico has a balanced budget and opti- thing else should be removed.” growth, it is a grave mistake to suppose that the debt can rebels’ strength at around 1,000. This led to one leader, Bosco mism about the government’s reform agenda is draw- However, extending VAT to products currently or should be accumulated with abandon. —Reuters Ntaganda, surrendering to the International Criminal Court to ing a surge in foreign investment, ratings agencies say exempt is a sensitive political issue and the government face war crimes charges. the skimpy tax base and oil dependence have been may struggle to win support from opposition parties Despite seizing tonnes of ammunition and scores of vehi- hurdles to a sought-after upgrade, especially as oil out- and even some lawmakers inside the PRI. The Mexican cles when it occupied Goma, M23 is running short of cash to All articles appearing on these put has dropped by a quarter since 2004. Standard & Institute of Chartered Public Accountants (IMCP) says pay its fighters, rebel sources say. MONUSCO says it has Poor’s changed its outlook on Mexico’s BBB-rating to tackling the informal economy must be one of the pri- received a steady stream of deserters. Kabila’s government, pages are the personal opinion of positive in March, suggesting an upgrade is possible orities of the new regime, which the government hopes the writers. Kuwait Times takes no whose weak and indisciplined army has struggled to contain rebels in the east and is accused by rights groups of rapes within 18 months, but S&P credit analyst Joydeep will be passed together with the 2014 federal budget responsibility for views expressed and abuses against civilians, welcomes the new UN brigade. Mukherji said the scope of the fiscal reform would be and take effect next year. The IMCP, which would also therein. Kuwait Times invites read- Government spokesman Lambert Mende says Kinshasa key. “If it’s basically a relatively small impact and kind of like to scrap a ‘flat tax’ option for firms and lower the ers to voice their opinions. Please would like a negotiated peace with M23, but, failing that, gets washed out among other things, it won’t have a corporate tax rate from the current 30 percent, esti- hopes the African peacekeepers’ robust mandate can have a big impact and we may not upgrade,” he said. “You can’t mates that taxing all informal workers would boost the send submissions via email to: opin- real impact. rely forever on that much money from the oil sector and tax take by 3 percentage points of GDP. “The 10 percent [email protected] or via snail UN officials caution that while the intervention brigade is such high oil prices.” Mexico’s net tax income, taking the (of GDP) tax that Mexico does raise, it raises from 40 per- mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. expected to be a deterrent to violence in North Kivu, it will negative impact of fuel subsidies into account, was cent of the economy because 60 percent of workers are The editor reserves the right to edit not be a “magic wand” for bringing peace. “It’s not as if they’re worth just 8.5 percent of GDP last year. Total govern- informal and don’t pay tax,” said IMCP president Carlos going to come and start shooting on the first day. The objec- ment revenue, including oil, averaged 18 percent of Cardenas. “We can’t do a fiscal reform just for that 40 any submission as necessary. tive is to contain and neutralise and disarm armed groups. If GDP in the last decade, compared to 26 percent in the percent.” — Reuters we can do that without firing a shot, everyone will be very TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 SPORTS

Horwill looking for Bosman lawyer challenges Full-back Riise quits ‘series of a lifetime’ UEFA ban on overspending international scene SYDNEY: Wallabies skipper James Horwill is looking forward to the “series BRUSSELS: A lawyer involved in the landmark Bosman ruling 18 years ago OSLO: Norway and Fulham full-back John Arne Riise announced his inter- of a lifetime” against the British and Irish Lions after signing an extension to lodged a European Commission complaint yesterday against UEFA rules national retirement yesterday after a record 110 caps for his country. his deal with the Australia Rugby Union (ARU) until 2015 yesterday. aimed at limiting the spending of top clubs. The former Liverpool, Roma and Monaco left-back’s decision caused The 27-year-old lock, who missed the last international season through European soccer’s ruling body UEFA will bring in Financial Fair Play shock waves in his homeland as Norway are midway through a qualifica- (FFP) regulations next season to ensure clubs move towards break-even or injury, had already extended his deal with the Queensland Reds and was tion campaign for the World Cup in Brazil next year. But the 32-year-old face exclusion from continental competition. Jean-Louis Dupont, repre- therefore unlikely to join fellow Wallabies Drew Mitchell claimed he is too old for the twin commit- senting Belgian player agent Daniel Striani, is challenging the break-even and Digby Ioane in heading to France. ments of club and international football. rule and believes it restricts competition. “In effect a club owner is prohib- Horwill will be one of the first names on the team “I’ve come into the last phase of my ited from overspending even if such overspending aims at growing the sheet for the Lions clashes and is likely to lead his football career and I’ve got to an age club,” Dupont said in a statement. He added the rule restricts investment, country into the highly-anticipated series. where I have to make clear decisions if I ensures the continued dominance of the leading clubs, reduces transfer “It’s coming up quickly now and you can really want to achieve my last goal: to play on for activity and is likely to lead to a cut in player wages and the income of feel that in the intensity it has brought to Super another four or five years in a European agents. UEFA suspended Turkish team Besiktas from European competi- Rugby this year, especially in the derby games,” he club,” said Riise in a statement. tion a year ago over unpaid bills and announced in December the same said in a news release. “The competition just to “To be in my best condition I want to punishment for Spanish side Malaga. concentrate on my club.” Norway coach make the squad is fierce, which is exactly as it should The European Commission confirmed it had received a complaint but be. “It bodes well for what is going to be the Egil Drillo Olsen said he was “surprised” by declined to comment further. UEFA did not make any immediate com- the announcement but said he respected it. series of a lifetime, both for the test ment. Dupont said that even if the ban on overspending was justifiable, it players but also those players who fea- Some believe part of the decision is would be illegal because UEFA could achieve its aims with a less restrictive down to Riise feeling undervalued by his ture against the Lions in the tour measure. —Reuters matches. —Reuters country. —AFP Marlins clobber Phillies

PHILADELPHIA: Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand first inning. He tried to hold up on a 2-2 pitch Coors Field for the first time in four visits. slam and a bases-loaded triple off an ailing Roy from Wandy Rodriguez (2-2) and home plate Cobb (4-2) went 6 2-3 innings and allowed Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami umpire Bob Davidson pointed to third base ump eight hits. Nolan Arenado hit a two-out homer in Marlins in a 14-2 victory over the Philadelphia John Hirschbeck for help. Hirschbeck ruled that the seventh that pulled the Rockies within 6-3, a Phillies on Sunday. After the game, Halladay said Harper had swung. day after the rookie had a grand slam. he had a sore right shoulder. Harper stood outside the batter’s box, stared Tampa Bay took a 3-0 lead in the first off He said he will undergo tests this week in Los at Hirschbeck for a few moments and dropped Jhoulys Chacin (3-1), activated from the 15-day Angeles and be examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum. his bat. Hirschbeck then tossed last season’s NL disabled list prior to the game. He’d been out Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Rookie of the Year. Gonzalez (3-2) got the win. because of a lower back strain. Halladay (2-4) will likely be put on the disabled Starling Marte hit a leadoff homer in the first, his list. The two-time Cy Young winner and eight- fourth home run in five games for Pittsburgh. GIANTS 4, DODGERS 3 time All-Star had his worst start since his rookie In San Francisco, Hunter Pence doubled twice season. He gave up nine runs on four hits, four PADRES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 1 and drove in four runs, Matt Cain pitched into walks and two hit batters in 2 1-3 innings. In San Diego, rookie Jedd Gyorko hit a two- the eighth inning for his first victory of the sea- Halladay, who turns 36 this month, has an 8.65 run homer with two outs in the sixth and Will son as the Giants beat the Dodgers to complete ERA. Kevin Slowey (1-2) gave up two hits in sev- Venable followed with a solo shot to help carry a series sweep. Leadoff hitter Andres Torres had en shutout innings for his first win since Edinson Volquez and the San Diego Padres beat three hits for San Francisco while Marco Scutaro September 2010. He had been winless in 22 Arizona. Volquez (3-3) won his third straight start had two hits and scored twice. The Giants major league appearances, including 15 starts. and the Padres, who took two of three from the extended their season-high winning streak to six Adidas launches interactive Justin Ruggiano homered twice for the Marlins. Messi Gallery experience BRAVES 9, METS 4 In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman homered and KUWAIT: Adidas unveiled a cutting edge, mark games and tournaments are also dis- drove in three runs, and Tim Hudson pitched interactive video tour of the ‘Messi Gallery’, played, alongside the catalogue of Adidas into the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the pop-up exhibition in central Barcelona boots that Messi has worn throughout his the Mets. Freeman got three hits, including a dedicated to the world’s best footballer, Leo career. This includes the adizero f50 boot two-run double off Jonathon Niese (2-3) in a Messi. The Messi Gallery has been open for worn when Messi scored twice against Real five-run third. David Wright hit a two-run homer the past month, but will continue to live on Betis to break Gerd Muller’s 1972 record of off Hudson (4-1), who gave up three runs on five with Leo’s legion of fans around the world 85 goals in a calendar year and the Adidas hits and a walk in 7 1-3 innings. able to experience the gallery and get clos- TUNiT boot from the 2009 UEFA Champions er to their hero. Messi himself helped pre- League Final in Rome, which Messi famous- CARDINALS 10, BREWERS 1 view the experience with his own personal ly kissed upon scoring. In Milwaukee, Jaime Garcia pitched eight guided tour. Other exhibits look at the Adidas cam- innings and Allen Craig drove in four runs to The interactive video experience is part paigns that Messi has previously starred in lead the St. Louis Cardinals to the franchise’s first of the wider ‘Team Messi’ campaign to mark and launched. These include the 2011 four-game sweep of Milwaukee. the launch of the Adidas Messi Collection of launch of miCoach f50, the world’s first foot- Matt Holliday also homered for the Cardinals, boots and apparel, including a signature ball ‘boot with a brain’, the 2012 miadidas who have won six straight. Garcia (4-1) gave up Adizero f50 Messi boot. ‘Team Messi’ cele- campaign where fans of Leo Messi were giv- one run on eight hits in his third straight win. brates the attributes, behavior and values en the unique opportunity to design a pair Marco Estrada (2-2) lasted 3 1-3 innings for the that make Leo the most admired and inspir- of adidas football boots for him to wear, as Brewers, who have lost five in a row. ing footballer in the world. well as the latest 2013 launch of ‘Team The new video tour of the Messi Gallery Messi’ and the Messi Collection range of REDS 7, CUBS 4 will be hosted exclusively on the ‘Team boots and apparel. The ‘Team Messi’ cam- In Chicago, Joey Votto had three hits, Todd Messi’ Facebook page. The gallery features a paign was launched through the release of Frazier hit a two-run single and the Cincinnati host of iconic memorabilia and exhibits rep- a bold video which captures the guiding Reds completed a three-game sweep of the ARLINGTON: Koji Uehara No. 19 of the Boston Red Sox throws in the seventh inning against resenting Leo Messi’s outstanding career, philosophy of how Messi plays football and Chicago Cubs.Mat Latos (3-0) extended his the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark. —AFP with each item fully interactive through the articulated through a ‘Messi Mantra’. The scoreless streak to 21 innings, tying a career tour. As they are guided through the campaign has also seen the launch of the high, but didn’t pitch past the fifth inning for the Diamondbacks, won for the eighth time in 11 games and defeated Dodgers rookie Hyun-Jin gallery, fans will be able to immerse them- Messi Gallery and a new, innovative first time in seven starts this season. He struck games. The Diamondbacks have lost five of six. Ryu (3-2) for the second time this year. selves in key moments and campaigns from Facebook experience. By joining ‘Team out six and walked three. JJ Hoover earned his Ian Kennedy (1-3) has not won since opening Cain (1-2), who pitched six shutout innings Leo’s career and explore exciting imagery, Messi’ on Facebook fans are able to star second save. Edwin Jackson (0-5) struggled day. against Los Angeles on opening day, gave up video content, in-depth facts and informa- alongside the world’s best player in an inter- again for the Cubs, allowing four runs and eight one run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings and tion, as well as links to buy their favorite active film personalised to the user through hits in five innings. RAYS 8, ROCKIES 3 allowed only one runner past second base while Messi boots and apparel. Facebook Connect. Messi fans can also cele- In Denver, Alex Cobb pitched effectively into ending the longest winless drought of his career. The gallery houses a series of impressive brate their hero and ‘play the Messi way’ NATIONALS 6, PIRATES 2 the seventh inning, withstanding three solo AJ Ellis had two hits for the Dodgers. exhibits, most notably Messi’s four succes- through the Messi Collection range of boots In Pittsburgh, Tyler Moore hit a three-run homers by Colorado and helping the Tampa Bay The Giants won the first two games of the sive FIFA Ballon d’Or trophies from 2009 to and apparel, including a signature Adizero 2012. Kit and official match balls from land- f50 Messi boot. homer and Danny Espinosa homered and drove Rays beat the Rockies. series on game-ending home runs but didn’t in three runs, leading Gio Gonzalez and the Jose Lobaton, Ryan Roberts and Kelly need any late dramatics this time, though the Washington Nationals over Pittsburgh. Johnson each drove in two runs for the Rays. Dodgers made it close with three runs in the Nationals star Bryce Harper was ejected in the Tampa Bay took two of three and won a series at eighth. —AP Rangers scrape past Red Sox

ARLINGTON: Yu Darvish struck out Prince Fielder homered and drove in over the reeling Los Angeles Angels. BLUE JAYS 10, MARINERS 2 14 batters and Adrian Beltre hit an four runs. Andy Dirks had four hits, Jason Hammel (5-1) allowed four In Toronto, Mark DeRosa hit a RBI single with two outs in the ninth including a home run. Brayan Pena runs and nine hits through six three-run homer, Melky Cabrera inning as the Texas Rangers beat and Omar Infante also went deep. innings. The right-hander came in 0- added a solo shot and Toronto Boston 4-3 Sunday, completing a Detroit has won nine of its last 10 3 with a 7.31 ERA in three previous snapped a four-game skid by beat- three-game sweep and matching and swept a four-game road series starts against the Angels. Mike Trout ing Seattle. Brandon Morrow (1-2) the Red Sox for the best record in for the first time since taking four at homered for the Angels, whose 11- pitched three-hit ball over eight the majors. The Rangers, Red Sox Kansas City in May 2006. Houston, 20 start has matched the worst in innings for his first win of the year. and St. Louis all have 20-11 marks. which has the worst record in the franchise history. They have lost sev- He struck out eight, matching a sea- Beltre lined a hit to right-center off majors, has lost 10 of 11. Philip en of nine and are a season-worst son high. Cabrera was 3 for 4 with Clayton Mortensen (0-2) that sent Humber (0-7) gave up eight runs in nine games behind first-place Texas two RBIs and his first home run for home Elvis Andrus, who reached on four innings. in the AL West despite the offseason the Blue Jays. DeRosa went 3 for 5 a two-out single and moved up on a addition of 2010 AL MVP Josh with three RBIs and scored three wild pitch. Boston then intentionally ATHLETICS 5, YANKEES 4 Hamilton. Their only victory in this times as Toronto improved to 8-0 walked Lance Berkman. Darvish In New York, Josh Donaldson hit four-game series came Friday night. when scoring five or more runs. The matched a career high for strikeouts Oakland’s third home run of the Darren O’Day retired Trout with Blue Jays outhit Seattle 15-3 and and left after throwing a career-high game, a tiebreaking drive off Boone two runners in scoring position in improved to 7-12 at home. NSS beat MACE to win the 127 pitches in seven innings. Joe Logan in the eighth inning that lift- the eighth and finished up for his Joe Saunders (2-4) allowed seven Nathan (1-0) worked around a walk ed the Athletics over New York. first save since Sept. 8, 2009, with runs and nine hits in five innings, 9th CETAA Kids tournament and a hit in the ninth. Luke Montz and Yoenis Cespedes Texas. Williams (1-1) threw 93 pitch- losing for the third time in four While Darvish had 14 strikeouts homered as Oakland took a 4-1 lead es in 4 1-3 innings, giving up five starts. He dropped to 0-4 with a KUWAIT: CETAA conducted the 9th Kids their 8 overs but CETAA easily hit off the for the second time this season, the against Andy Pettitte, who struggled runs and four hits. 12.53 ERA in four road starts. Cricket Tournament for KEF children at the required runs in 6.1 overs with Dhanush right-hander from Japan allowed for the second straight start, but the Fahaheel Sports Club on April 16, 2013. In (man of the match with 3 wickets and 19 multiple homers in a game for only Yankees rallied in the sixth against TWINS 4, INDIANS 2 ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 5 all 7 Alumnus of KEF fraternity (except runs) leading the way. the second time in 36 starts for the reliever Jerry Blevins. Preston In Cleveland, Mike Pelfrey pitched In Kansas City, Alex Gordon hit an AECK) took part in this league cum knock- In the final between 2 evenly matched Rangers. David Ortiz and David Ross Claiborne followed Pettitte and six effective innings, Trevor Plouffe RBI single with two outs in the 10th out tournament. The new venue with its teams, NSS won the toss and elected to connected in the first two innings. retired six straight batters in his hit a two-run homer and Minnesota and Kansas City, saved when Billy artificial pitch and outfield coupled with field. MACE showed their batting quality Darvish leads the majors with 72 major league debut. Donaldson stopped Cleveland’s six-game win- Butler sent the game into extra the excellent weather, saw the children and with both openers Naveen and Akhash strikeouts. Mitch Moreland and homered into the left-field second ning streak. Justin Morneau drove in innings, rallied past Chicago. their parents alike enjoy every moment of retiring after scoring 20 and 22 respective- Nelson Cruz homered off Red Sox deck with one out in the eighth a run with a bases-loaded single in Butler’s two-out, two-run double this fun filled event. ly. Akshay scored a brisk 18 to help MACE starter Jon Lester. against Logan (2-2). Sean Doolittle the sixth while Joe Mauer, who was in the ninth tied it for the Royals. The teams were divided into 2 pools, reach 74 for 4 wickets off their 8 overs. (2-0) pitched a perfect seventh and in a 5-for-43 slump, added an RBI Addison Reed blew his first save in with Pool A comprising of KEA, MACE, NIT & Anirudh with 2 wickets was the most suc- TIGERS 9, ASTROS 0 Ryan Cook got out of a jam in the double in the seventh for his 1,300th 18 opportunities dating to Aug. 25. NSS and Pool B comprising of TKM, CETAA cessful bowler for NSS. In Houston, Justin Verlander held eighth. Grant Balfour struck out career hit. Pelfrey (3-3) slowed down He was 10 for 10 this season. & TEC and each team playing once against Chasing a respectable score, NSS hit off Houston hitless until the seventh Vernon Wells with two on to convert an Indians lineup that produced 53 Lorenzo Cain led off the 10th with each other in their respective pools. the required runs in just 5.5 overs with out- inning and Detroit romped to a four- his 23rd consecutive save chance runs during the winning streak. The his third hit and stole second with The winner and runner-up in each pool standing contributions from Saurav and game sweep. Verlander, who has dating to May 5 last year. right-hander gave up one run and one out. With two outs, Chris Getz already pitched two no-hitters in his Eduardo Nunez, the Yankees’ four hits while striking out seven in was intentionally walked and qualified for the semifinals. With matches Shaheen who had to retire with 23 and 20 career, made a bid for another one starting shortstop with Derek Jeter his longest outing of the season. George Kottaras walked on five played simultaneously in 2 grounds, it was respectively. For MACE Joel and Sidharth against the overmatched Astros in injured, left after four innings Plouffe homered to left off Corey pitches, loading the bases for an action packed day for the participants took a wicket each. Saurav was declared their sixth straight loss. because of tightness in his left Kluber (2-1) in the second, his fourth Gordon. He singled on the first pitch and organizers. After the league matches, the player of the final for his all round con- Carlos Pena got Houston’s first ribcage and was sent for an MRI. of the season and second in the from rookie Brian Omogrosso (0-1), NSS, MACE, CETAA and TEC qualified to the tribution. The following were given special hit, a single with one out in the sev- series. Glen Perkins pitched the who made his first appearance since knockout stage. In the semis CETAA lost to prizes for their performance:- Man of the enth. Carlos Corporan followed with ORIOLES 8, ANGELS 4 ninth for his seventh save in seven being called up Wednesday. Greg NSS while MACE beat TEC to qualify for the series : Anirudh of NSS. a single. Verlander (4-2) struck out In Anaheim, JJ Hardy and Manny chances. Carlos Santana homered Holland (1-1) worked a perfect 10th. final. Best Batsman : Shaheen of NSS Best nine and left after the seventh. The Machado each hit a two-run homer with two outs before Ryan Raburn Alex Rios homered and Alejandro De In the match to decide the 2nd runner Bowler : Ivin of MACE. Promising Youngster 2011 AL MVP and Cy Award Young off Jerome Williams in his first start blooped a single. Perkins struck out Aza had a two-run double for the up , TEC scored a challenging 90 runs in : Advaith of TKM. winner has a 1.55 ERA this season. of the season, leading Baltimore pinch-hitter Mike Aviles to end it. White Sox. —AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 SPORTS Kentucky Derby winner to tackle Triple Crown

NEW YORK: The connections of happened to me earlier so I didn’t have difficult to win is the makeup and timing Preakness. “At this point, I think we will fatigued. “We need a couple more days Kentucky Derby winner Orb have to worry about it anymore, but I’m not of the three races. pass on the Preakness and look at the to think about it,” said Todd Quast, the already set their sights on trying to com- sure I believe that now. “Yesterday was They are each held in different states, Belmont,” Stewart said. “That would give general manager of the farm which plete the Triple Crown after their colt quite a day and today’s been quite a day over different distances, during a span of us five weeks and hopefully we can get owns Mylute. pulled up well from his victory in the first so far. It’s been quite, quite a thrill.” five weeks. And the winner invariably one of the three (races in the Triple “When he came out of the Louisiana leg. Shug McGaughey, the Kentucky- McGaughey said Orb was being flown faces different opposition each time. Crown series).” Derby he was so high that we worked based trainer of Orb, wasted no time to New York on Sunday and would It is not uncommon for the horses Revolutionary, which finished third him back eight days later. If he comes declaring his intentions to run the three- remain there before being moved to which finish close behind the winner in for trainer Todd Pletcher, was also skip- back with that kind of energy we have to year-old in the remaining two legs. Baltimore next week to finish off his the Preakness (1 3/16 mile) to save ping the Preakness to save himself for seriously look at it.” Speaking to reporters outside the preparations for the Preakness. themselves for the 1 1/2 mile Belmont, the Belmont, as was his stablemate Doug O’Neill, who won last year’s winner’s barn at Churchill Downs on It has been 35 years since a horse last the longest and most gruelling of the Overanalyze. Preakness with I’ll Have Another, said he Sunday morning, McGaughey said he completed the Triple Crown. That was three races. The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 Normandy Invasion, which led the would saddle up Goldencents in the was already thinking about the next two Affirmed in 1978 and the wait for anoth- miles. The field for the Preakness will not field turning for home and finished Preakness even though the colt was well races, the Preakness Stakes on May 18 er horse to win the three races has been be decided until just a few days before fourth, will not race in the Preakness beaten in the Kentucky Derby. and the Belmont Stakes on June 8. agonising. the race but only a handful of the 19 either and was being aimed at the $1 Goldencents, which won the Santa “I’m looking forward to getting the Last year, I’ll Have Another won the horses who contested the Derby are million Travers at Saratoga. Anita Derby, was among the favorites to process going again and seeing what Kentucky Derby and the Preakness to expected to back up. Mylute, which finished fifth under win the Run For the Roses, but struggled happens and go from there,” McGaughey renew hopes, but was scratched on the Trainer Dallas Stewart, who prepared jockey Rosie Napravnik, was a strong in the wet and muddy conditions and said. eve of the Belmont and never raced the Derby runner-up Golden Soul, said possibility to take on Orb in the finished 17th. “We’re a go for the “I said last week that I wished it had again. What makes the Triple Crown so his horse was unlikely to race in the Preakness as long as the horse was not Preakness,” O’Neill declared. —Reuters Rookie Ernst defeats Lynn in playoff at Quail Hollow

CHARLOTTE: Rookie Derek Ernst crowned a fairy tale week by parring the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday to beat Briton David Lynn and win the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ernst, 22, who sank a four-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to tie for the lead, won his first PGA Tour title with a tap-in par at the par-four 18th after Lynn, runner-up at last year’s PGA Championship, got into trouble off the tee in sudden death. “It feels incredible,” Ernst said in a greenside TV interview. “It’s just unbe- lievable. This feeling is incredible. My heart’s beating a million miles an hour.” Entering the field as the fourth alternate, Ernst won his maiden title in his eighth start on the tour this year. The Californian’s previous best finish was a tie for 41st at the 2012 Frys.com Open. Lynn hit his tee shot on the playoff hole into deep rough on the banks WILLIAMSBURG: Cristie Kerr holds the championship trophy after winning the of a creek on the left, put his second shot into a greenside bunker and then Kingsmill Championship. —AFP overshot the green. His chip ran eight feet past the cup, allowing the American to win with par. Ernst won with steady ball-striking, a smooth putting stroke and some Kerr wins at Kingsmill brilliant play at the 18th, the hardest hole of the week. He had totaled $28,255 in PGA Tour earnings this year before pocketing a winner’s prize of WILLIAMSBURG: Cristie Kerr likes being When he got to the green after the fin- more than $1 million. emotional on the golf course, and knows ish, a big hug and many tears awaited. “This Phil Mickelson led by a stroke going into the last three holes but there’s a time and place for it. She almost was the best thing that’s ever happened to bogeyed 16 and 17 to fall one shot short of joining the playoff. The big left- jumped the gun in the Kingsmill me,” he said. His daughter made it so with a hander finished third at seven-under 281 after a 73. Championship before getting it back refusal to lose, even after she failed to cash Ernst and Lynn both shot final rounds of two-under-par 70 to tie at together. in on her best shot of the day, an approach eight-under-par 280 on a wet, chilly day that brought golfers out at 6:45 Kerr made a short par putt on the sec- on the first extra hole that left her with a 6- a.m. in hopes of beating the stormy weather forecast for later in the day. ond hole of a playoff against Suzann foot putt to win. It never even touched the With some players pulling out before the event due to damaged greens Pettersen on Sunday, then hugged her cad- cup, sliding by on the right. at Quail Hollow after unseasonably cold weather, Ernst got his Wells Fargo die, a few players who stayed around to “I wasn’t going to lose, not today, not invite and headed to Charlotte instead of to a Web.com Tour event in watch and had one more hug she needed with my dad here,” Kerr said. But she almost Georgia. to give. “Where’s my dad?” she asked during let herself start choking up in celebration Besides the immediate balm to his bank account, the victory brought the celebration on the 18th hole at before she had reason. Ernst a wealth of opportunities. It qualified him for next week’s Players Kingsmill’s River Course. “I thought about it a little more and I got Championship, two World Golf Championships, the PGA Championship, CHARLOTTE: Derek Ernst poses with the trophy after winning the Her father, Michael Kerr, was on his way - a little emotional. Maybe that’s why I next year’s Tournament of Champions and the Masters. Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club. —AFP as fast as his motorized cart would take pushed it and didn’t make it. The second He had entered the tournament ranked 1,207th in the world. His path him. “I rarely get nervous when she plays,” time, I was going to make sure, ‘OK, I can win. For the 39-year-old Lynn, it was his second top-10 finish of the season, to victory was paved in part by Mickelson’s troubles in the closing holes. the career school teacher who has had think about that after. Let’s take care of following a tie for fourth at the Honda Classic. Two strokes off the pace at Mickelson, who double-bogeyed the par-five 15th and bogeyed 17 in both knees replaced said. “I’ve seen the what we’ve got to take care of right now,’” six-under were Englishman Lee Westwood (72) and Robert Karlsson of the third round, held a one-shot lead entering the last three holes, known good, the bad and the ugly. This was the Kerr said she told herself. “Emotions are Sweden (72). as the Green Mile, before stumbling again. most nervous I have been. It wasn’t just the good, though. We need emotions to play At five under par were Americans Kevin Streelman, Ryan Moore, Bo Van “I’m pretty bummed out. I thought this was one I had in control. Then I playoff. It was the last three holes. Honestly, good.” Kerr closed with a 2-under 69, and Pelt and Kim Stanley, one shot better than a group of six that included bogeyed 16 and 17, there’s just no excuse,” said a frustrated Mickelson, I was in the bar drinking, which I don’t nor- Pettersen had a 67 to finish at 12-under 272 world number two Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and England’s Ross who has finished fifth or better four times at Quail Hollow but has yet to mally do.” on the River Course. Fisher. —Reuters Kerr’s 16th career victory was her third Pettersen, whose first career victory at Kingsmill, and the first that her father got came in a playoff at Kingsmill in 2007, had to see in person. He stayed with her won at Hawaii in a playoff a few weeks ago, throughout her round, then figured his cart and lost for only the third time in eight Penguins and Wild triumph couldn’t keep up in a crowd, so he found a career playoffs. She didn’t stick around for place to watch. the celebration. —AP UNIONDALE: Chris Kunitz scored his second line brawl broke out at center ice. the Canucks for its third straight win to open the power-play goal of the game 8:34 into overtime, Pageau, who was born in Ottawa, scored his playoffs. off a pass from Sidney Crosby, as the Pittsburgh second of the game at 1:18 of the third period to Pavelski scored the first two goals and Penguins shook off an early deficit and a late give the Senators a 3-1 lead. Couture and Patrick Marleau added scores 9 sec- blown lead to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Turris’ goal, his first of the series, at 7:00 put onds apart to break the game open early in the Sunday in Game 3 of the first-round series. the game out of reach. On the ensuing faceoff, third period and give the Sharks a 3-0 series The Eastern Conference’s top-seeded team four different fights broke out. lead. rode severe ups and downs in taking a 2-1 lead The Senators ended up with the man advan- Couture added a second power-play goal ear- in the best-of-seven matchup. tage and Jakob Silfverberg scored on the power ly in the third to end Schneider’s night and give Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 just 5:41 in but rallied play as he beat Habs goalie Carey Price up high him a playoff-best four points for the game. to lead 3-2 before the first period was over. The to make it 5-1 only 8 seconds after Turris’ goal. Antti Niemi made 28 saves. comeback started with power-play goals just 19 San Jose will attempt to complete the first seconds apart by Jarome Iginla and Kunitz. SHARKS 5, CANUCKS 2 series sweep in franchise history at home on The Penguins seemed in control in the third In San Jose, Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture Tuesday night. period, but New York erased a 4-2 deficit on each scored twice to spoil Cory Schneider’s Alex Burrows and Dan Hamhuis scored for goals by Kyle Okposo and John Tavares. return to the nets for Vancouver as San Jose beat the Canucks. —AP Pittsburgh will try to take a commanding 3-1 series lead Tuesday night on Long Island. Crosby, who had three assists in his second game back after missing a month because of a broken jaw, drew the decisive penalty against Brian Strait, who held the Penguins captain as he drove the net 33 seconds before the winning goal. TALLADEGA: David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 Farm Rich Ford, celebrates in Victory Penguins coach Dan Bylsma used his timeout Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega to rest his power-play unit, and it paid off. Superspeedway. —AFP Crosby fed Kunitz in the slot for a hard shot that Ragan steals last-lap beat goalie Evgeni Nabokov to win it. WILD 3, BLACKHAWKS 2 In St. Paul, Jason Zucker scored at 2:15 of victory at Talladega overtime to give Minnesota a victory over Chicago, pulling the Wild within 2-1 in the TALLADEGA: Rain and wrecks pushed Turn 2 on the last lap. “That gave me a little Western Conference quarterfinal series. NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at extra confidence ... that I could make the Zach Parise scored for the Wild early in the Talladega Superspeedway, where three of right moves and I knew that he was going third period, but Duncan Keith got one back for the biggest names in the sport led the field to stick with me. I had a great teammate. the Blackhawks with 2:46 left in regulation to to final flag. David Gilliland gave us a great push. I owe force the second overtime in three games of this NASCAR was giving it one final go to get him a lot. I’ll definitely buy him lunch this best-of-seven series. Game 4 is here on tonight. the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and week or something.” Keith’s snap shot glanced off Wild defenseman Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie The victory came a day after Regan Marco Scandella and past goalie Josh Harding to Johnson were at the head of the pack for Smith won the Nationwide Series race and make the score 2-2. the two-lap overtime sprint to the finish. Ragan was flooded with misfired congratu- But after Matt Cullen ferociously chased the None of them ever saw David Ragan com- latory messages on Twitter. puck along the end boards in the opening ing. Heck, Ragan barely even saw team- “All fans- please send all congrats to action of overtime, Zucker swooped in to sur- mate David Gilliland hook onto his rear (at)ReganSmith. Not this Ragan..... He is the prise Johnny Oduya as the Blackhawks defense- bumper. But Gilliland locked up with Ragan Winner today!! Haha,” he tweeted Saturday man was about to fight for possession with for that last-gasp push to the finish and the night. Cullen. Zucker’s bad-angle shot slipped past Front Row Motorsports drivers sliced their Now Ragan has his own win - just in goalie Corey Crawford. way to the front and put Ragan into Victory time to qualify for the Sprint All-Star race in Lane for the tiny organization’s first victory. two weeks. Gilliland wanted the win but SENATORS 6, CANADIENS 1 “This is a true David versus Goliath was content settling for second on a day In Ottawa, Jean-Gabriel Pageau got his first moment here,” Ragan said. It was the sec- his team earned its first victory. NHL hat trick to lead Ottawa in a fight-filled vic- ond career victory for Ragan - he also won “What a great day for Front Row tory over Montreal. The teams combined for 236 at Daytona in July 2011 when he drove for Motorsports, an underfunded team coming penalty minutes and nine players were given a Roush Fenway Racing - and Gilliland fin- in here and being able to finish 1-2 is awe- game misconduct. The Senators have a 2-1 lead ished second for a 1-2 finish for Front Row some,” Gilliland said. “I’m very proud of in the best-of-seven series and Game 4 is Motorsports. David Ragan. I know he would have done Tuesday night in Ottawa. The third period start- “I wouldn’t want to line up and have to the same for me. I had a heck of a run, we ed out with the Senators leading 2-1, but after UNIONDALE: Douglas Murray No. 3, Mark Eaton No. 4, and Marc-Andre Fleury No. 29 of the do it again,” said Ragan, who didn’t realize were pushing, I was locked to his bumper Pageau’s second goal of the night and a Kyle Pittsburgh Penguins defend against Kyle Okposo No. 21 of the New York Islanders in Game Three Gilliland was pushing him until he exited and I wasn’t going to let him go.” —AP Turris goal at 7:00, emotions overflowed and a of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.— AFP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 SPORTS

Violence mars Boca-River Photo of the day draw after record goal

BUENOS AIRES: Crowd violence side in a keenly contested clash a last gasp corner when Barovero marred the biggest match of the between the most bitter rivals in saved point-blank from substitute Argentine league season at La South America, opted not to abandon Gonzalo Escalante at his near post. Bombonera on Sunday after River the match and added 12 minutes on After a 2-2 draw at the Plate scored the fastest goal in a to the 90. Monumental in October in the “Inicial” “superclasico” before being held 1-1 “We’re going with a bitter taste, we championship in the first half of the by Boca Juniors. came for the three points� we lacked season, both derbies have been Midfielder Manuel Lanzini rose cool heads in front of goal,” said drawn since River returned from rele- between Boca’s central defenders to Lanzini, whose team, unbeaten in six gation in 2011. River have not won at head River into the lead after 45 sec- matches and challenging for the title, La Bombonera since 2004. onds from winger Carlos Sanchez’s squandered several chances. Independiente, another of Argentina’s right cross. River retained third place and are co-called Big Five clubs, won 2-0 at Uruguayan striker Santiago Silva four points behind leaders Lanus, who Tigre for their second successive vic- equalised six minutes before halftime won 2-1 at Argentinos Juniors on tory in a tough battle to avoid relega- when he steered the ball right-footed Saturday. Newell’s Old Boys can tion for the first time. inside the far post from Walter Eriviti’s reclaim top place if they win at Young Paraguayan striker Adrian square ball on the right. Arsenal on Monday night. Fernandez scored both goals, the first However, the match was held up Boca, near the bottom of the “Final” a fine lob over goalkeeper Javier for close to 10 minutes in the second championship standings after going Garcia from 40 metres in the eighth half when River coach Ramon Diaz 11 matches without a victory in the minute. was sent to the stands for allegedly league, had defender Guillermo Fernandez made it two in the 40th insulting the referee and hardcore Burdisso sent off for a two-footed when he raced through to hit Boca fans behind the River goal lit challenge on Sanchez in the dying Colombian striker Juan Caicedo’s flares and threw objects including minutes. square ball on the edge of the box. petards on to the pitch. River should have been two goals Garcia parried it coming out near the Some objects hit River goalkeeper ahead when Silva scored for Boca but penalty spot but the ball looped high Marcelo Barovero, who appeared to in the 35th minute Sanchez contrived and dropped into the goal just below tell referee German Delfino his team to lob an easy chance the wrong side the crossbar. could not play on under the circum- of the post after Juan Manuel Iturbe’s Striker Silvio Romero hit both goals stances. Delfino, who dished out yel- left cross had beaten the defence. for Lanus to take his tally to eight at The Peugeot 208T16 for the first test track at the Peugeot test center in La Ferte-Vidame, France. www.red- low cards to several players on each Boca nearly snatched victory from the top of the scorers’ list. —Reuters bullcontentpool.com Nervous PSG frustrated with Valenciennes draw

PARIS: Paris St Germain showed signs nonchalant. Thiago Silva was shown a fy directly for the Champions League of nerves again as Thiago Silva was straight red card shortly before the group stage while the third-placed sent off in a frustrating 1-1 home draw interval after arguing with referee side play in the third qualifying round. against Valenciennes on Sunday that Alexandre Castro and putting his hand Nancy remain 17th on 35 points, one slowed down their march towards a on him. point above the relegation zone. After first French league title since 1994. PSG came to life 15 minutes from picking up 10 points from their previ- Alex salvaged a point with a late time when an angled Ibrahimovic shot ous four games, Nancy were brought header to cancel out Gael Danic’s first- went just wide and Maor Melikson down to earth in the second half. half opener to put PSG on 74 points cleared an Alex header off his goal Gomis toyed with a defender in the with three games left. line. Following a corner, Alex sent box before sending a rising shot past The Qatar-backed side played the another header which this time went Damien Gregorini. Gourcuff doubled second half with 10 men after Thiago just under the bar. the tally with a curled shot from just Silva was sent off in the 42nd minute. A minute’s silence was observed outside the area in the 80th minute Frustrations also spilled over after the before kickoff in memory of the 18 before setting up Gomis with a match when sporting director who died in the Furiani disaster on delightful through ball for the third Leonardo was seen bumping into the May 5, 1992 when a terrace collapsed one minute from time. referee in the tunnel before being before a French Cup semi-final game Nice also took the measure of mid- dragged away by club president between Bastia and Olympique table Rennes after the interval. They Nasser al-Khelaifi. Marseille. went ahead with one of their first clear Carlo Ancelotti’s side lead second- Earlier, Yoann Gourcuff’s return to chances when Dario Cvitanich headed placed Olympique Marseille, who beat form continued as he helped home from close range from Kevin Bastia 2-1 on Saturday, by seven Olympique Lyon stay on track for a Diaz’s cross seven minutes into the points. Last weekend, Marco Verratti Champions League spot with a 3-0 win second half. and David Beckham were sent off in at strugglers Nancy. Four minutes later, Rennes were PSG’s 1-0 win at Evian Thonon Gaillard Gourcuff, who has failed to impress reduced to 10 men as Chris Mavinga and keeper Salvatore Sirigu was even- since joining OL three years ago, net- was shown a straight red card for tually handed a two-game ban for his ted his second goal in as many games pushing Cvitanich in the back. involvement in a post-match brawl. with a fine strike on the turn after Argentine striker Cvitanich doubled They saw red again on Sunday. Gael Bafetimbi Gomis had opened the scor- the advantage from the penalty spot Danic opened the scoring for ing following the break. He then set after an Alou Diarra handball 20 min- Valenciennes in the 17th minute when up Gomis for the third. utes from time. ARGENTINA: River Plate’s midfielder Ezequiel Cirigliano (front) vies for the ball with Boca Juniors’ midfielder he poked the ball home after Nicolas The result put third-placed Lyon on Eric Bautheac scored the third with Federico Bravo during their Argentine First Division football match. —AFP Douchez had parried a Vincent 63 points with three matches left, a fine strike on the turn with five min- Aboubakar attempt into his path. three points ahead of fourth-placed utes remaining. Nice also finished with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s free kick Nice who beat Stade Rennes 3-0 away 10 men when Nemanja Pejcinovic shaved Nicolas Penneteau’s left post at earlier on Sunday. picked up a straight red card for a foul Botafogo wins Rio the half-hour mark but PSG were too The top two teams in Ligue 1 quali- on Jonathan Pitroipa. —Reuters state championship

SAO PAULO: Botafogo clinched its 20th Rio de Janeiro Botafogo last year as one of the biggest transfers by a for- title on Sunday by beating Fluminense 1-0 in the final of eign player to Brazil. He won the Champions League with the Rio Cup, the second stage of the state championship. Ajax in 1995, with Real Madrid in 1998 and with Milan in The team led by Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf 2003 and 2007. The midfielder played at the 1998 World automatically won the state title because it had also won Cup with the Netherlands, plus the 1996, 2000 and 2004 the Guanabara Cup, the tournament’s first stage. European Championships. Seedorf missed a penalty in the 78th minute, but The Rio Cup final was played in Volta Redonda Rafael Marques’ goal in the 40th proved enough to give because the Engenhao stadium in Rio remains closed due Botafogo its first state title since 2010. to a faulty roof. The Maracana couldn’t be used because it “This is a great moment in my career,” said the 37-year- is being prepared for the Confederations Cup in June. old midfielder, who cried after the final whistle in Volta Fluminense had to beat Botafogo to force a two-game Redonda. “Each title I’ve won so far had something special final against the rival for the state title. In the Sao Paulo about it. I’m very moved to win here in Rio.” state championship, Alexandre Pato converted the win- Botafogo dominated the match against Fluminense, ning penalty as Corinthians defeated Sao Paulo 4-3 in a the defending state champion. Marques scored the win- shootout at the Morumbi Stadium, advancing to a final ner at the Raulino de Oliveira Stadium with a low shot against three-time defending champion Santos, which from near the penalty spot. Marques, who hadn’t scored edged Mogi Mirim 5-4 on penalties on Saturday in the in more than 20 matches, had a goal disallowed because other semifinal. Pato initially missed his shot, but the ref- of offside in the 29th after a perfect pass by Uruguay strik- eree allowed him to retake it because Sao Paulo goal- er Nicolas Lodeiro. Replays showed Marques was onside. keeper Rogerio Ceni moved forward before the kick. The striker also netted in the 78th, but the referee disal- Former Brazil striker Luis Fabiano and young playmaker lowed it and instead gave Botafogo a penalty, saying that Paulo Henrique Ganso missed their penalties for Sao defender Bolivar was fouled inside the area before the Paulo. The game ended 0-0 in regulation. Internacional, ball went in. Botafogo loudly complained, especially after coached by former Brazil manager Dunga and led by Seedorf sent his penalty shot into the crossbar. “I have to Uruguay striker Diego Forlan and Argentine playmaker thank Seedorf because without him in the team this year Andres D’Alessandro, defeated Juventude 4-3 on penal- this triumph would have been much harder to achieve,” ties to win its third-straight Rio Grande do Sul state cham- FRANCE: Valenciennes goalkeeper Nicolas Penneteau (left) vies for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian Botafogo coach Oswaldo Oliveira said. Seedorf came to pionship after a scoreless draw in regulation. —AP defender Alex Costa during the French League football match. —AFP Women can make a difference at FIFA, says Dodd

SYDNEY: The introduction of a female seat on the sport’s significant issues, must seize the sation. She resigned in April. the boardroom advocating for it, then it is ment in 1988, three years before the inaugural FIFA’s executive committee is a significant step opportunity. Dodd said that women had long faced going to be much be much better represented women’s World Cup. “One day I would love to in gender inequality being eradicated from “For me personally it would be a very sig- struggles at all levels in the game but that the and I hope I can do it.” get to the point where your gender is not a the game and not a token position, Australian nificant step. I hope that whoever takes the newly-created role was not an attempt by FIFA Blatter was in Kuala Lumpur to see Dodd matter of comment,” said the 48-year-old, who candidate Moya Dodd told Reuters. seat makes a real tangible contribution and I to plaster over past sexism accusations. elected unopposed to the role of Asian first joined the AFC in 2007, shortly after A female seat on the executive committee suppose exceeds expectation as to what she “Is it a token position? I wouldn’t treat it as Football Confederation (AFC) vice president Australia’s inclusion in the confederation. was first proposed by FIFA president Sepp can contribute,” Dodd told Reuters. “There are that. If you are given an opportunity to con- on Thursday. The 77-year-old Swiss hailed Asia “I don’t want to be famous for being Blatter in 2011 before being adopted a year some absolutely outstanding women in foot- tribute to the top table then you have got to for including women in senior positions with female, I would just like to be good at what I later with the first election due to take place ball globally, some aspiring, very competent make the most of that opportunity. Dodd and Bangladesh’s Mahfuza Akhter being do and become known for having made a con- this month. Dodd, a former player, commenta- women and it would be great to see that con- “I do think the football world is tilted joined on the AFC’s executive committee on tribution but that day is some way off.” tor and current lawyer, is up for the role but tribution happening in the FIFA ExCo, the top against women from the time they begin to Thursday by North Korea’s Han Un-gyong and Also some way off, but inevitable, is a time faces competition. table of world football.” play or don’t, as the case may be, right Susan Shalabi Molano of Palestine. when men and women will go head-to-head Also in the running are New Zealand’s Paula FIFA has faced accusations of sexism in the through to the opportunities for coaching, ref- “What a realisation after 108 years, what a for roles in FIFA, she says. “All things happen Kearns, Sonia Bien-Aime of the Turks and past. In 2004, Blatter drew outrage when he ereeing and other non playing on-field activi- patience for the women and what a stubborn eventually, but it would be a long time. So Caicos Islands and Lydia Nsekera, the suggested women footballers should wear ties through to the governance structures, organisation for men not to accept women in creating seats for female members will accel- President of the Burundi Football Association, tighter shorts. committee rooms and boardrooms. their organisation but this will be changed erate something that would otherwise be a who has been the co-opted member of FIFA In March, anti-corruption expert and mem- “That is the world we live in and that’s why now,” Blatter told AFC delegates last week very slow process. ExCo since 2012. ber of FIFA’s reform committee Alexandra it’s so important that these positions are being about the newly-created FIFA seat. “I’m not sure when you will get to the The successful candidate will be decided by Wrage accused the world governing body of created for female members around the world. Understandably, Dodd is keen not to be stage where female members are challenging a vote at the FIFA Congress in Mauritius on ‘blatant sexism’ after she said an unnamed “I have sat in boardrooms and it is easy for pigeonholed. She has assembled an impres- for the seats that are not reserved for them. May 31 and Dodd believes whoever wins the FIFA official told her that it was not acceptable women’s football to slip off the agenda or sive resume, which includes a victory over But this is a step towards it, so it’s a good seat on the all-powerful board, which rules on for a woman to hold such a role in the organi- become a low priority. If we have women in Brazil in FIFA’s women’s invitational tourna- thing.” —Reuters SPORTS TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Same old recipe works for Juventus

ITALY: With most of their rivals mired in team while their rivals were mired in the at the Juventus stadium. formances, while the versatile Chilean passes, opening up space for the mid- financial difficulties, Juventus had to do usual close-season wheeling and deal- That was as good as it got for Inter, midfielder Arturo Vidal has been almost fielders behind them. Vidal, with 10 little more than repeat last year’s recipe ing. Napoli, eleven points behind who were hit by so many injuries that as influential alongside him. goals, and Marchisio, with eight, have to retain the Serie A title. Juventus in second place after Sunday’s coach Andrea Stramaccioni said their The 20-year-old Paul Pogba, signed both thrived in the openings which On the pitch, coach Antonio Conte’s games, put up a brave fight but the pre- season was cursed. from Manchester United, showed have been created. 3-5-2 system, masterminded by deep- season departure of Ezequiel Lavezzi to Udinese, third last season, were shat- enough potential to suggest that he “This season we started out as lying playmaker Andrea Pirlo, once Paris St Germain left them over-depen- tered by their Champions League play- could blossom into an eventual replace- favorites and winning was still a great again proved superior to anything their dent on Edinson Cavani in attack. off defeat by Bragaand and were never ment for Pirlo. achievement,” said Buffon. “It wasn’t rivals could come up with. Although the Uruguayan is Serie A going to in contention after selling their While Juventus cannot afford a easy to maintain the standard but we Off it, Juventus were by far the best top scorer with 26 goals, he suffered a top players for the second close season world-class striker, Conte’s rotation poli- are winning this scudetto unequivocally organised of the leading Italian clubs, dry spell in February and March which in a row. With their rivals fielding weak- cy of fielding any two from Fabio as we were led from start to finish. enjoying the huge benefit of playing in caused Napoli’s challenge to falter bad- ened squads, Juventus just needed to Quagliarella, Sebastian Giovinco, Mirko Antonio Conte is the right man for their own, modern stadium. ly. AC Milan were always going to strug- carry on where they left off last season Vucinic and Alessandro Matri in attack Juventus and he proved it.” While their rivals pay to play in over- gle after holding a sale of their top play- and although they were not quite as made up for that. Pirlo added: “It is the scudetto of sized, wind-swept publicly-owned are- ers to help balance the books and never consistent, they were more than good The goals have been evenly distrib- consistency. The team did something nas which they rarely fill, Juventus enjoy recovered from a dreadful start, despite enough. The trio of Giorgio Chiellini, uted with Vucinic netting nine times, extraordinary last year and it is never passionate support at their compact the addition of Mario Balotelli in Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci, Quagliarella eight, Giovinco and Matri easy to keep yourself at that level. “It stadium which is invariably packed January. backed by talismanic goalkeeper seven each and Vucinic nine. wasn’t a surprise for me. We put so despite its unpopular location on the Inter at one stage looked as if they Gianluigi Buffon, proved rock solid, con- The two-pronged strike force has much hunger and hard work into our outskirts of Turin. would give Juventus a run for their ceding 20 goals in 35 games. been an interesting aspect of Juventus, daily schedule, so that sacrifice was Juventus also managed to hold on to money, putting together a seven-match Pirlo has found a second wind at with the forwards pulling defenders the key to reach this great objec- the core of last season’s title-winning winning streak which included a 3-1 win Juventus, producing some superb per- wide as they run on to Pirlo’s probing tive.”—Reuters

Preview Messi returns to put Barca on brink of title

MADRID: Lionel Messi came off the substitute’s bench to score twice and help Barcelona to a 4-2 win at home to Real Betis that moved them to within striking distance of the La Liga title on Sunday. The World Player of the Year had missed Barca’s humiliating Champions League semi-final exit to Bayern Munich on Wednesday as he recovered from a hamstring problem, but came on in the 56th minute at 2-2 to score the goals that sealed the victory. The Argentine’s 16th double of the season took his league tally to ITALY : AC Milan’s Italian forward Mario Balotelli (left) celebrates after scoring 46, just four short of last season’s during the Italian Serie A football match against Torino in this file photo. —AFP record breaking total. Barca have 88 points with four AC Milan, Fiorentina in games left to play, 11 ahead of sec- ond-placed Real Madrid who tri- umphed 4-3 at home to Real Champions League fight Valladolid on Saturday. MILAN: Although the title has already Siena has faced an uphill struggle Tito Vilanova’s side, who need been secured by Juventus, there is still from the start after it began the season two more points to secure a fourth much to play for at both ends of the with a six-point penalty for its part in a league title in five years, could Serie A table, with AC Milan and match-fixing scandal. It is five points off claim the trophy tomorow if Real Fiorentina fighting for the final safety and knows defeat could condemn fail to win at home to Malaga. Champions League spot. it to Serie B. “We will honor our season “We have to think we will need Milan is in pole position to finish right until the end, looking to get as two more points because Madrid third and earn a place in the Champions many points as possible, as we’ve always will probably collect all theirs,” League qualifiers, as it is four points said,” Siena coach Giuseppe Iachini said. Vilanova told a news conference. Pep Guardiola’s former assistant SPAIN: Real Betis’ defender Pedro Mario Alvarez (left) vies with Barcelona’s forward David Villa during the ahead of Fiorentina with three rounds “Without a doubt the penalty affected Spanish League football match. —AFP remaining. Milan visits already-relegated us, forcing us always to chase. Now we went on to defend his manage- Pescara tomorrow. Mario Balotelli came want to turn the page and think about ment of Messi’s injury after not An out-of-sorts David Villa could A second Messi freekick struck ing keeper Kiko Casilla when he to Milan’s rescue again on Sunday, with doing our best against Fiorentina.” using him against Bayern during have had a hat-trick before half- the crossbar but he crowned the failed to collect a cross, allowed his ninth goal in 10 games helping it to Palermo is also fighting to avoid the the week. time, his worst miss a volley over night with the goal of the game, Alvaro Negredo to slide in at the beat Torino 1-0. drop and sits just two points ahead of “If we hadn’t managed it this after wonderful approach play from tapping in from an Alexis pass to back post and volley the third. “With four points advantage over Siena. It hosts Europa League-chasing way he might not have made the Andres Iniesta and Xavi, while Pinto the back post after a clever back- Real Zaragoza, who won their Fiorentina I’m a bit calmer now,” Milan Udinese. Betis game to help us,” he said. “He denied Salva Sevilla from close heel from Iniesta. Adrian denied first game of 2013 last weekend, vice-president Adriano Galliani said. Genoa occupies the last position of lacks fitness because he hasn’t range. Barca’s Cristian Tello lashed a Messi a hat-trick with a couple of notched a second successive victo- “Now we have a game advantage over safety after two wins on the trot. It trav- trained much in the last month and shot against the crossbar which saves in the closing stages. ry beating Rayo Vallecano 3-0 with Fiorentina, we have to win just one of els to Torino, which has been dragged a half.” bounced down on the line, and Three goals inside the opening two goals from Apono to haul three to secure third spot...I think third back into the relegation dogfight and is Barca were behind from the sec- almost immediately Betis were 23 minutes earned Sevilla a com- themselves out of the relegation spot was the absolute most we could do only a point above its opponent. ond minute after some casual ahead again when Ruben Perez fortable 3-0 home win over mid- places. after our awful start. Udinese sits a point behind Roma in defending allowed Dorlan Pabon to thundered a 30-metre shot into the table Espanyol, that kept them in Zaragoza climbed to 16th on 33 “I think the game against Pescara will the battle for a Europa League spot. burst through and fire past Jose top corner in the 43rd. the hunt for a place in Europe next points, ahead of Osasuna in 17th be fundamental, it would be a great Roma hosts Chievo Verona today. Lazio Manuel Pinto, who was deputising Villa made amends for his earlier season in eighth with 46 points. due to their superior head-to-head thing to win there and keep up this gap travels to Inter Milan with both sides for the injured Victor Valdes. misses with a far-post header from Jesus Navas forced a fluke open- record. The bottom three, who all on Fiorentina and Roma.” harboring faint hopes of sneaking into The hosts reacted quickly with Dani Alves’s cross to level in the ing goal when Espanyol defender drew this weekend, were Deportivo Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri had the Europa League. Inter is again likely Andres Iniesta dancing to the 56th and immediately made way Joan Capdevila headed his cross La Coruna with 32 points, Celta two spells at Pescara as a player, and to be without a striker as all of its attack- byline and crossing for Alexis for Messi, who entered to a huge downwards only to see the ball Vigo with 31 and Real Mallorca with even scored against Fabio Capello’s ers are injured along with several other Sanchez to bullet in a diving header roar. bounce over his keeper and into his 29. Milan team. players. Elsewhere, it’s: Cagliari vs. in the ninth. Betis are a team who He had barely touched the ball own net in the 11th minute. Depor drew 0-0 at home to Meanwhile, newly-crowned champi- Parma; and Sampdoria vs. Catania.—AP like to attack opponents and as a before he struck the third, curling a Navas fed Coke to smash a rising Atletico Madrid, Celta 1-1 at home on Juventus travels to Atalanta and sec- result chances fell to either side in superb freekick over the wall and shot into the top corner in the 19th, to Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca 1-1 ond-place Napoli visits Bologna, which an open encounter. beyond Betis keeper Adrian. and soon after a howler from visit- against visiting Levante.—Reuters lost 6-0 to Lazio on Sunday. Fiorentina goes to struggling Siena in Match on TV the Tuscan derby, knowing it has to (Local Timings) shrug off the disappointment of Benitez looks to Saturday’s late defeat to Roma. Siena is English Premier League desperate for the points to avoid relega- wrap up part 1 of tion. Wigan v Swansea 21:45 “Losing always hurts, but we’re Abu Dhabi Sports HD 3 Chelsea mission already looking to the future,” Fiorentina Abu Dhabi Sports HD 5 Man City v Albion 21:45 coach Vincenzo Montella said. “Now we Abu Dhabi Sports HD 3 MANCHESTER: Rafa Benitez can virtually wrap up part one of have to think about Wednesday, we Abu Dhabi Sports HD 5 his mission at Chelsea by guiding the team to the cusp of the have a very important game. Champions League with a win over top-four rival Tottenham “Looking at how things are, it will be Italian League in the Premier League tomorrow. difficult to get into the Champions Roma v Chievo Verona 21:45 The Spaniard is still unloved at Stamford Bridge but even League, but we will try and get three Al Jazeera Sport +1 the most ardent critic of Benitez must be impressed with the wins and then we’ll see.” job he’s done in his six months at the club. By reaching the final of the Europa League, Benitez is close to winning the trophy he so craves to mark his brief spell at Chelsea. And beating fifth-place Spurs would all but secure a return to Europe’s top competition, which was the club’s prior- ity this season. A win would put Chelsea six points clear of its London rival - and with a vastly superior goal difference - with two games left. ‘We will try to win because we know it will guarantee a TURKEY: Galatasaray players celebrate their victory in Istanbul to claim its 19th Spor top-four finish,” Benitez said after Sunday’s 1-0 win at Toto Super League title with a win over Sivasspor .—AFP Manchester United. “Winning is crucial for us - it’s even more important for them (Tottenham), so there will be a great Galatasaray seal Turkish title atmosphere at Stamford Bridge.” Climbing to second place may be a step too far for Chelsea, ISTANBUL: Galatasaray clinched their title after strengthening his squad with however, especially if Manchester City beat West Bromwich 19th Turkish league title with a 4-2 win the signings of Didier Drogba and Wesley Albion today to cement the runner-up spot behind already- over Sivasspor on Sunday, crowning a suc- Sneijder earlier this year. crowned champion Manchester United. City is four points cessful season in which they reached the Terim was forced to watch his team’s clear of Chelsea with three games left. quarter-finals of the Champions League. triumph from the stands as he is serving a The tension is building at the other end of the standings, Fans of the club filled the streets of nine-match ban following a spat with a too, with Wigan able to climb out of the relegation zone by Istanbul, sounding car horns, setting off referee during a league match last month. beating Swansea in today’s other game. flares and waving flags in the club’s red- “We are deserved champions with the KBC 14th Bowling Wigan has proved to be the Premier League’s perennial and-yellow colours as they sang in the way we played and fought. I thank the escapologist, having survived the drop on the season’s final city’s squares. fans as well. I greet all the Galatasaray fans day in three of the past six years. With such experience of rele- With two weeks remaining in the sea- around the world,” he said. Championship concludes gation scraps, Roberto Martinez could be the calmest manag- son, Galatasaray eased to victory with two It was the sixth time that Terim has led er around over the next fortnight. goals a piece from top goalscorer Burak the club to success in the Turkish league. KUWAIT: Under the auspices and with the place, Al-Ahli United Bank winning the sec- “We don’t just escape. As a football club we win the title Yilmaz and Selcuk Inan. They now have 68 Forward Burak Yilmaz, top scorer in the attendance of the Kuwaiti Banks Club (KBC) ond place and Kuwait Central Bank in third every time we stay in the league,” Martinez said. “It’s a different points. league, was key to Galatasaray’s success chairman of board, Ahmed Sultan, KBC’s place. approach. Any other club fights to avoid something or fears to Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce, who have on the pitch this season, supported ably in social committee chairperson and board A special ceremony was held and both lose something; we don’t. “We don’t fight to avoid relegation. won the title 18 times, slumped to a 2-0 attack by Umut Bulut. member, Reem Al-Waqian, KBC recently Al-Sultan and Al-Waqian honored the win- It’s not a negative - it’s the opposite.” defeat at Buyuksehir Bld. Spor, leaving But the eye-catching addition of concluded its 14th Bowling Championship ners. The highest individual score cup was Moving out of the bottom three - and being replaced by them 10 points adrift of the leaders and Sneijder and Drogba, last season’s that is being annually held for bankers at given to Mohammed Al-Shaikh ( Boubyan one of the northeast clubs, Newcastle or Sunderland - would just three points ahead of Istanbul’s Champions League hero for Chelsea, the COSMO Bowling Center, Salmiya, with Bank) while the highest team score cup be the perfect tonic for Wigan ahead of its FA Cup final against Besiktas. Coach Fatih Terim, in his third fuelled the club’s passion in the latter part Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait winning the first was given to Al-Ahli United Bank team. Man City on Saturday.—AP spell in charge of Galatasaray, retained the of the season.—Reuters Kerr wins Galatasaray seal 17at Kingsmill 19Turkish title TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

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MADRID: Maria Sharapova from Russia returns the ball against Alexandra Dulgheru from Romania during the Madrid Open tennis tournament. —AP Sharapova makes winning start Stosur stumbles in Madrid

MADRID: Maria Sharapova survived a sticky start passed and it’s like a whole another tournament. Sunday and yesterday saw the end for Australia’s Meanwhile, the father of Australia’s top-ranked held by Drouet and he had to protect himself from to move into the second round of the WTA Madrid “For me, it’s just been about adjusting when you Samnatha Stosur as she lost 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 to home tennis player Bernard Tomic said yesterday he was falling over, his lawyer said. Open yesterday with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Alexandra play indoors for over a week and you get back here hope Carla Suarez Navarro. acting in self-defence when he headbutted his Drouet, who is from Monaco, appeared at the Dulgheru of Romania. and see the sun for the first time. It’s a bit of an The 2011 US Open champion was competitive son’s training partner and broke his nose in Madrid. court house with a neck brace and white plaster The Russian, who won the French Open on clay adjustment. in the first set, but, once she lost that on a tie-break, John Tomic denied a charge of assault against over his nose. John Tomic’s lawyer said he was not last year, brought a 16-match winning streak on the “The altitude as well. So I think there are a lot of her game unravelled and she was outplayed by the Thomas Drouet in a Saturday afternoon brawl out- to blame, however. surface into Madrid and was strongly favored to things that come into playing when you’re playing Spaniard, who lost the final of the WTA tournament side a hotel where players in the Madrid Masters “There was some pushing and he acted in legiti- coast past a player who has been dogged by knee here.” The stakes are high for Sharapova in Spain as in Portugal on Saturday to Anastasia were staying, his lawyer Carmen Dieguez told jour- mate self defence,” she said. Bernard Tomic’s father, injuries. But she struggled at times in the first set she could regain the world number one spot from Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. nalists at a Madrid court. who is also his coach, was arrested several hours before finding her range in the second. Serena Williams if the results go her way. Sixth seeded German Angelique Kerber came The court postponed a hearing to May 14 for a after the fight in the central avenue Paseo de la It had all been about adjusting to the dirt sur- Williams won through in straight sets on safely through with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Alize Cornet judge to decide his guilt or innocence after Tomic Castellana and released ahead of the hearing, face and the particular demands of playing in Sunday and the two could face off in the champi- of France, while former world number one Victoria opted for court rather than paying a fine. police said. If found guilty he could be sentenced to Madrid, Sharapova said. “I feel like in the last week onship match at the end of the week. Azarenka of Belarus, seeded third, was scheduled “I don’t feel guilty. I did not do anything wrong,” between three months and three years in prison. I’ve really had to adjust to the different circum- If Sharapova and Williams safely won through to to play later against Pavlyuchenkova. John Tomic told reporters of the fight, which has Bernard Tomic has made a poor start to this stances and the environment a bit,” she said. the second round, the same could not be said of In early action in the men’s tournament, Japan’s sparked consternation in the tennis world. year’s European clay court season and lost in “When I got here it was really cold and the ball some of the other seeds. Both Caroline Wozniacki 14th seed Kei Nishikori was too good for Jurgen John Tomic struck his son’s training partner with straight sets to Czech veteran Radek Stepanek in and the court were really heavy. “A few days have of Denmark and China’s Li Na crashed out on Melzer of Austria winning at a canter 6-3, 6-2. his head only because his own arms were being the first round of the Madrid Masters.—AFP Thunder, Pacers win James named NBA’s OKLAHOMA CITY: Kevin Durant scored Pondexter and Conley scored 13 apiece. 35 points and hit a pair of jumpers in the Kevin Martin scored 25 for Oklahoma Most Valuable Player final minute to lift the Oklahoma City City, which trailed for much of the game NEW YORK: Miami Heat forward assists during the 2012-13 regular Thunder to a 93-91 victory over the but was able to avoid repeating its Game LeBron James was named the season, where the Heat finished Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 1 1 loss from when these two teams met in of the Western Conference semifinals. the West semifinals two years ago. The National Basketball Association’s with the best record in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers took home-court Thunder were able to rally and win that Most Valuable Player for the 2012- James was the only player in the advantage away from the New York series in seven. 13 season on Sunday. NBA to lead his team in all three cat- Knicks, as David West scored 20 points in In New York, Paul George scored 19 James received 120 first-place egories during the season. a 102-95 win in Game 1 of their Eastern points and D.J. Augustin added 16 for the votes from the panel of 121 sports He shot a career-high from the Conference semifinals. Pacers, who built a 16-point lead while writers and broadcasters selected to field (.565) and from three-point In Oklahoma City, Derek Fisher poked Carmelo Anthony was on the bench in choose the award. Oklahoma’s range (.406). He produced a record the ball away from Mike Conley to spring foul trouble in the third quarter, and easily Kevin Durant finished second over- streak of six straight games with at Durant the other way, and he pulled up to held on to spoil the Knicks’ first second- all and the New York Knicks’ least 30 points and a .600-or-better make a shot with 11.1 seconds left that round game since 2000. Carmelo Anthony, who received the field goal percentage. put Oklahoma City up 91-90. Anthony finished with 27 points and other first-place vote, placed third. He received his award at a spe- Quincy Pondexter had a chance to 11 rebounds, but was frustrated by the It was the fourth time in five cial presentation on Sunday, attend- send the game to overtime when he was Pacers’ rugged defense and by the refer- years that the 28-year-old James ed by his team mates, family and fouled attempting a 3-pointer with ees. He shot 10 of 28 from the field. had won the game’s most presti- friends, and broadcast live on Memphis trailing 93-90 and 1.6 seconds The Pacers, who allowed the second- gious individual award, elevating national television. remaining. But he missed the first free fewest points per game and the lowest him among the sport’s greatest In an emotional and heartfelt throw. field goal percentage in the league during players. acceptance speech, James extend- On the Grizzlies’ previous possession, the regular season, mixed in solid offense “When people ask me, I tell them ed his thanks to everyone who had Thabo Sefolosha deflected an inbounds as well. They outscored New York 59-38 I just try to be the best player on the supported him both as a person pass, and Conley landed out of bounds across the middle two quarters and were court every night I step on the floor,” and as a player. He turned to his while diving for the ball. Reggie Jackson comfortably ahead throughout the then hit two free throws to make the lead fourth. James said. Only four other players - team mates, who were wearing three. But Jackson hacked Pondexter on Roy Hibbert scored 14 points in thor- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael shorts and t-shirts, and said they his right arm before he released a 3-point- oughly outplaying counterpart Tyson Jordan, Bill Russell and Wilt deserved the award as much as he er from the left wing in an attempt to tie Chandler, and George Hill also had 14 for Chamberlain - have won the trophy did, it. Pondexter, a 72 percent career free- the Pacers. at least four times. “Nothing I receive individually is throw shooter, made his second attempt J.R. Smith scored 17 points but was 4 Abdul-Jabbar holds the record possible without those 14 guys, and before purposefully missing the third, but of 15 for the Knicks. Raymond Felton had for six MVP wins, one ahead of the sacrifices they make,” he said. Durant swatted the rebound away and 18 and Kenyon Martin added 12 for the Jordan and Russell and two in front “This really doesn’t mean much to Marc Gasol’s attempt at a buzzer-beater Knicks, who hope to have reserves Amare of Chamberlain and now James. me. I’m humbled and I’m happy was late. Stoudemire (right knee surgery) and OKLAHOMA CITY: Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) flips a shot over his shoul- James, who twice won the about it but I wish it was 15 of these The Grizzlies got 20 points and 10 Steve Novak (back spasms) back for Game der in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) and guard Derek Fisher in award with the Cleveland Cavaliers up here because what a great rebounds from Gasol and 18 points and 3 and certainly looked as if they could use the fourth quarter of Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball play- before moving to Miami, averaged group of guys that allows me to be 10 rebounds from Zach Randolph. the help.—AP off series. —AP 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 the MVP.” — Reuters Half-a-million will flock to Qatar for FIFA Cup 2022: Markaz Page 22 Business flydubai contributes to Tourism Vision for 2020 TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Page 23 United Industries posts CFC introduces its new smartphone applications KD3.61m net profit in Q1 Page 26 Page 25

NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Following a week where the Dow Jones industrial average closed at record highs, US stocks were down slightly after the opening bell. — AFP (See Page 23) Kuwait, Dubai stock rally pauses

MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS

DUBAI: A recent stock market rally in Kuwait and positive territory for 12 consecutive sessions and Banks represent more than 50 percent of The Qatar Exchange announced it would gains to 12 percent, but they outstrip the wider Dubai stalled yesterday as investor’s locked in is at its highest level since October 2009. Seven Kuwait’s overall market value. The recent rise in stage a major conference this Wednesday to dis- market’s 5.7 percent rise. profits but underlying sentiment towards two of of the 10 largest stocks by market capitalization the stock market has helped them because they cuss listing more private companies, which could “There is continuous growth in the cement the region’s strongest performing markets retreated, with Commercial Bank of Kuwait slip- have extended loans backed by stocks as collat- mark a fresh initiative by authorities to deepen sector and we have huge demand,” said Abdullah remains buoyant. Dubai’s measure fell 0.9 per- ping 1.4 percent. A stabilising political backdrop eral, Darwish added. “The entire sentiment has the market and stimulate sluggish trading activi- Alawi, assistant general manager and head of cent, down from Sunday’s 41-month high. Real and the government’s promises it will act to sup- become positive just on expectations for banks ty. In Saudi Arabia, weak sentiment towards lead- research at Aljazira Capital. estate and banking shares weighed; port the economy have propelled sentiment in to improve their earnings.” ing sectors - banks and petrochemicals - persist- The kingdom’s infrastructure and construc- Heavyweight Emaar Properties shed 0.7 percent. Kuwait. The finance minister said last month that Elsewhere, Qatar’s benchmark climbed 0.6 ed. The index slipped 0.2 percent, down for a sec- tion sectors benefit from strong government “The whole market is taking a breather today,” the government would spend $15.8-17.5 billion percent to its highest close since April 2012. ond session since Saturday’s three-week high. spending but a price cap on cement limits said Marwan Shurrab, vice-president and chief on development projects in the next 12 months. Heavyweight Qatar National Bank led the gain, Petrochemical shares index shed 0.4 percent growth for companies already producing at full trader at Gulfmena Investments. “We had a “People have to take some money off so they rising 2.8 percent. Qatar’s stocks have lagged ris- and banking index dipped 0.1 percent. capacity. strong move since the beginning of the month can put it back in - larger stocks went up in antic- es on other Gulf bourses - the main index is up Boosted by strong earnings growth, cement “The focus is gradually shifting - before and the correction is very small and logical.” In ipation of better earnings,” said Fouad Darwish, only 5.7 percent this year, compared to gains of shares that have helped limit declines on the investors only saw cement stocks as good for Kuwait, large-caps declined while the index end- head of brokerage services at Global Investment well over 20 percent for Dubai and Kuwait - so market in recent weeks. The sector slipped 0.5 high yield sector but it is also becoming a ed flat in choppy trade. The market has closed in House. they are considered cheap by some analysts. percent from a five-year high, trimming 2013 growth story now,” Alawai said. — Reuters Euro-zone Qatar Airways look to buy Kuwait firm launches business activity Islamic finance fund in doldrums Airbus, confirm Boeing 787s SYDNEY: Kuwait-based Asiya Investments has launched an DUBAI: Qatar Airways is looking to order BRUSSELS: Private sector business activity Islamic trade finance fund with $20 million in seed capital, aiming remained weak across the euro-zone in another 10 to 15 Airbus A330s before the to cater to small Asian manufacturers. April, with Germany registering its first Paris air show in June and might also Asiya, whose largest shareholder is sovereign wealth fund decline since November, a widely-watched confirm options on Boeing’s 787, the Kuwait Investment Authority, aims to fill a gap left by Western survey showed yesterday. Gulf carrier’s chief said yesterday. “We are banks that are scaling back their trade finance business, making The Markit Eurozone Composite talking to Airbus for extra A330s,” Akbar Purchasing Managers Index registered 46.9 al-Baker told reporters in Dubai, saying credit scarce for small and medium-sized firms. “We engage those points, slightly up on an initial estimate and he hoped to reach agreement over the companies that are already banked but whose credit lines are lim- above the March reading of 46.5 points-but midsize, wide-body aircraft before the air ited - we are complementing their financing,” said Sulaiman still well below the boom-and-bust line of show which opens June 17. Alireza, executive director of Asiya’s investment management arm 50 points indicating growth or recession. But he said the European manufac- in Hong Kong. Despite strong growth in Islamic finance globally It was the 19th time in 20 months that turer will have to “sharpen their pencils,” over the last few years, the industry has neglected merchandise the survey of thousands of euro-zone com- adding that those planes would fill the trade, leaving trade finance for conventional banks to dominate. panies signalled a contraction in the single gap caused by the delay in Boeing’s 787 But conventional banks are retreating because of the world currency area’s economy, and a 15th con- Dreamliners. The carrier already has 32 financial crisis and higher capital requirements under upcoming secutive overall shrinking-although the Basel III regulations, which could open up about 20 percent of the researchers noted a first easing in the rate A330 planes, including three cargo ver- sions. Baker said “there is a possibility to business to non-bank institutions, Alireza said. Established as the of decline since January. Kuwait China Investment Co in 2005, Asiya estimates that current Both manufacturing and services sec- order more” Airbus A380 superjumbos, annual intra-Asia trade of $5 trillion could reach $20 trillion by tors posted weak readings. “The survey does for which it has firm orders for 10 units. He also said that his fast growing car- DUBAI: Qatar Airway’s Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker speaks at a press con- 2020. Asiya’s Cayman-domiciled fund, soft-launched in December, little to dilute suspicion that the euro-zone ference in Dubai on the opening day of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) yester- is headed for further GDP contraction in the rier “will not cancel the Dreamliners” offers short-term financing through murabaha contracts, where adding that Qatar Airways might order day during which he announced that the Gulf carrier are looking to order the fund buys and sells merchandise on behalf of the company second quarter after highly likely suffering a another ten to fifteen Airbus A330s before the Paris airshow in June. — AFP sixth successive quarter of contraction in additional units. “On the contrary, we and shares a portion of the profits. “We use a murabaha structure the first quarter of 2013,” said London-based may order additional Dreamliners formal approval of Boeing’s 787 battery last month sealed a $380-million deal to with the underlying commodity serving as collateral. This is a stan- IHS Global Insight analyst Howard Archer. because we have purchase rights for fix, clearing the way for the troubled air- buy a minority stake in India’s Jet dard, tried-and-tested murabaha structure,” Alireza said. He tipped a decline of 0.2 percent quarter- another 30,” he said. “I wouldn’t be flying craft to fly again after the prolonged Airways, in the first foreign investment in Islamic institutions across the Gulf are working to diversify their on-quarter. The survey detail showed that them if I weren’t happy,” he said when grounding. Baker also said that Qatar an Indian carrier since the government money market transactions, so Asiya’s product could appeal to job losses were reported for the 16th month asked about the resumption of flights Airways is pursuing discussions over a eased restrictions on foreign buyers into some of them. It will have a higher yield than commodity muraba- running in April, although there was a slight following the grounding of all 787s by partnership with India’s IndiGo airline, Indian airlines. ha contracts and better liquidity than sukuk, Alireza said. increase in employment in Germany for the the US manufacturer due to electrical short of buying a stake in the low-cost Baker said the delayed opening of “The value in between remains quite open.” Asiya’s fund aims second straight month. problems. Qatar Airways resumed opera- carrier. “IndiGo is an airline not for sale. Doha’s new airport will take place in the for a net return to investors of above 5.0 percent and it has $55 While Markit chief economist Chris tions on one of its five Dreamliners on We only want to do partnership with last quarter of this year, saying his carri- million worth of assets in the pipeline, with capacity for approxi- Williamson highlighted cooling inflationary May 1, he said. The US Federal Aviation them,” he said. “We want to do codeshare er’s expansion is restrained by the limit- mately $400 million, said Brian Luck, director of Asiya’s advisory pressures, the man behind the survey said Administration (FAA) and other regula- with them and we want to get into a sit- ed capacity of the old airport. office in Dubai. of the initial estimate: “The renewed decline tors grounded Dreamliners worldwide in uation where we work together, because “The delay is costing us heavily finan- “Trade finance is not well known as an asset class...but the reali- in Germany will also raise fears that the mid-January after failures of the lithium- they are the best airline in India,” he said. cially, because we cannot expand as we ty is there are not enough Islamic fixed income products available,” region’s largest growth engine has moved ion batteries caused a fire on a parked “There are already approaches between want,” he said. Hamad International into reverse, thereby acting as a drag on Luck said. Plans include offering the trade finance product on a plane in Boston and forced the emer- the managements of the two airlines,” he Airport was scheduled to enter service the region at the same time as particularly managed account basis, he added. The firm identifies clients such gency landing of an ANA-operated air- added. He denied having talks with last month, but the opening was put off steep downturns persist in France, Italy and as denim and latex manufacturers through its Singapore-based Spain.” —AFP craft in Japan. Following months of SpiceJet, another of India’s no-frills carri- reportedly after the facility failed to meet joint venture partner, EuroFin Asia. — Reuters investigation, the FAA last month issued ers. Abu Dhabi’s fast-rising carrier Etihad security standards. —AFP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 BUSINESS

Kenya’s Equity Half-a-million will flock to Qatar Bank sees 30% profit jump in 2013 for FIFA Cup 2022: Markaz

NAIROBI: Equity Bank of Kenya expects pretax profits soar in 2013 by up to 30 percent and is hopeful Tourism, associated activities may add 1-1.5% to GDP Ethiopia will soon seal membership of the World Trade Organization and open up a large new market. KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” recently pub- centers, tourist spending and the associated economic diversification away from hydrocarbon driven economy in Reporting a 21 percent rise in profits in the first quar- lished the executive summary of its report on analyzing activities may add 1-1.5 percent to GDP value. line with other GCC peers. Hosting the world cup would ter, Chief Executive James Mwangi cited the peaceful the implication of hosting FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. In instill a sense of urgency and provide an additional incen- end to a legal standoff around Kenya’s March presiden- this research note, Markaz identifies FIFA specific invest- Infrastructure tive to attain the National Vision 2030. Select projects were tial elections as well as falling operating costs as rea- ments and projects in Qatar and tracks their progress sta- Infrastructure spending worth $3 billion is being made also launched to specifically address the issue of hosting a sons for the improvement. tus; and attempts to determine its impact on the regional for the construction and up gradation of football stadiums. successful world cup. The outcome of this year’s elections contrasted to economies in general and on Qatar in particular. Doha metro interconnecting the stadiums, airport and city Ambitious and large scale infrastructure plans and the post-election violence in 2007 that crippled east Qatar won the honors for hosting one of the biggest center is under execution. associated spending levels will have implications on the Africa’s biggest economy. That has lifted business con- sporting events in the world, when the country won the financial sector. Government of Qatar has already made fidence, benefitting the bank, which is Kenya and the bid against five countries including the US to host 2022 FDI moves to deepen the debt market and it intends to issue region’s largest by number of accounts. “We expect an edition of FIFA World Cup. Qatar will hog the limelight dur- The declining trend in FDI is expected to turnaround as three and five-year domestic government bonds to build improvement above last year’s growth possibly bounc- ing the event and would represent an Arab world that the multiple projects move from boardroom to execution sovereign yield curve. ing towards 30 percent (for) profit before tax,” Mwangi stands for well-developed, modern, diversified, capable phase by 2015. Banks would have ample opportunities to increase their told Reuters after presenting the bank’s first quarter and futuristic group. Qatar has hosted FIFA Under-20 World loan book size and generate income fees. As of September results. Cup in 1995, Asian Games in 2006, and Gulf Cup of Nations Hospitality & Tourism 2012, credit to private sector has grown by 14.5 percent Pretax profit in the first quarter was 4.5 billion in 1992 and 2004 where it eventually won the cup too. The room inventory is all set to double (from the current (YoY basis) while credit to public sector registered a growth shillings ($53.8 million), up 21 percent on the year and Apart from these, it has hosted several other regional and 44,000) as 140 new properties are being established at a rate of 44.3 percent (YoY basis). compared to 17.42 billion shillings over the whole of International sporting events and would like the opportu- cost of USD 12.4 billion and they pose to threaten the GCC firms are actively expected to pursue the diverse 2012. Investors driven out of troubled banks in the nity to showcase its prowess to host large scale interna- already prevalent low Hotel occupancy rates (approx. 60 opportunities in Qatar. Intra-regional trade would receive a developed world are showing an interest in lenders in tional events. percent). major boost as most of the raw materials involved in the the country of 40 million, also drawn by burgeoning The event is expected to draw over half a million visitors construction of many projects would be sourced from investment in oil, gas and other resources across the to the country, which accounts for almost a third of its cur- Banking and Investment neighboring countries. Large regional financial institutions region. Mwangi said East Africa as a whole should rent population. The huge influx of people and the associ- Multiple opportunities exist in project financing and would stand to benefit by offering financial services to the grow by a minimum of 7 percent per year in the fore- ated needs is expected to have a direct impact on the capital rising. Qatar’s recent move to deepen the debt mar- large number of projects. seeable future, driven by growth across a range of sec- Hospitality and Infrastructure sectors and indirectly on the ket and build a sovereign yield curve augurs well for the However, there remains certain risks; such as: cost over- tors. Net interest income at the bank also jumped 21 Financial, Communication and Power sectors. In this report, outlook. run for event specific investments which are likely to be percent on the year to 6.87 billion shillings while the we intend to assess the magnitude of change that this redundant for Qatar as it has a very small population base cost-to-income ratio dropped to 49.9 percent from event will drive into Qatari economy and in the neighbor- Regional economies and limited means to put them to use after the event, inher- 50.9 percent in the same period a year ago. Mwangi ing GCC states. Qatar would need to tap the neighboring countries for ent implementation risk for large scale projects which have said he expected the ratio to drop below 48 percent by Implication building and construction materials. FIFA specific projects high tendency to be delayed, and risk of hosting the event the end of this year. Category would be providing opportunities for regional Financial during the hottest months of the year in June/July. Equity, which operates in Uganda, Tanzania, Implication Institutions and Infrastructure companies Additionally, post FIFA World Cup event there is likely to be Rwanda and South Sudan, is seeking to invest further Qatar’s GDP Prior to winning the FIFA bid, Qatari Government, under a huge legacy cost in terms of excess hotel room capacity, in Ethiopia where it has already been granted a licence Spending Specific to hosting world Cup is largely National Vision 2030, had announced ambitious spending dismantling of newly built stadiums to be given away to to open a representative office, Mwangi said. But he restricted to stadium creation and establishing hospitality plans to boost the infrastructure of the country as part of other developing nations, and extended metro lines. said the bank was only interested in opening branches. “Given our business model, a representative office can’t do so we are waiting for them to open the mar- ket,” the chief executive said. Indonesia growth slowest since 2010 “We are optimistic. There is talk of them signing the World Trade Organization agreement and if they do JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economy expanded by 6.02 percent in that it means the market opens.” the first quarter, official data showed yesterday, the slowest He said Ethiopia was an attractive market because it pace in more than two years as exports fell due to the weak was one of the most populous nations in Africa, with global economy. more than 80 million people, with a banking sector for It was the slowest quarterly, year-on-year growth in now dominated by the state. — Reuters Southeast Asia’s biggest economy since the third quarter of 2010 and came in below forecasts. The economy grew 6.11 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. Exports fell by 4.33 Saudi oil output rises percent compared to the previous quarter, according to the statistics agency. Economists attributed the slowing growth to to 9.3m bpd in April a fall in demand for commodities. Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of palm oil-found in a wide variety of every- KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia produced 9.3 million barrels per day day goods from soap to cosmetics and biscuits-and also a major exporter of coal, tin and rubber. Many firms were experi- (bpd) of oil in April, up from 9.14 million bpd in March, an encing “lower demand for commodities, not only in Europe and industry source said yesterday. Supply to the domestic and the US but in China as well”, said Bank Danamon Indonesia export markets was around 9.2 million bpd, up slightly from chief economist Anton Gunawan. Nine economists surveyed by the 9.15 million bpd supplied in March, the source said. The Dow Jones Newswires had forecast first quarter growth of 6.10 other 100,000 bpd of oil produced is likely to have been put percent. Last month, concerns about the weak recovery in the into storage. Sources familiar with Saudi oil policy said in late global economy led the central bank to lower its growth fore- April that they expected external demand for Saudi crude to cast for this year to 6.2-6.6 percent from 6.3-6.8 percent. The remain steady from March through June 2013. economy grew 6.23 percent in 2012. Despite the slight slow- But Saudi Arabia’s own crude oil demand for power gener- down, Indonesia still has one of the best growth rates in the ation has jumped by an average of 147,000 bpd from March to world, driven by strong domestic consumption and high levels April in the previous three years. of foreign investment. Yesterday’s data will reduce the likeli- The increase from March to April 2012 was much lower, hood of the central bank hiking interest rates anytime soon JAKARTA: Workers erect an iron reinforcement column at a high rise office construction site in Jakarta yesterday. however, at just 64,000 bpd, due to more gas supply coming from 5.75 percent, where they have been for more than a year, The Indonesian economy expanded by 6.02 percent in the first quarter, official data showed yesterday, the slowest on line in early 2012 to feed Saudi power plants. analysts said. — AFP pace for more than two years as exports fell due to the weak global economy. — AFP Benchmark Brent crude oil, trading near $104.85 a barrel yesterday, has fallen from almost $120 in February on con- cerns about the global economic outlook, though it is still above Saudi Arabia’s preferred level of $100. According to the Dubai’s CBD plans first-ever bond issue latest Reuters survey, overall OPEC crude oil output rebound- ed in April from its lowest monthly level in more than a year DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) plans to tap inter- CBD, rated A- by Fitch, has mandated Citigroup, HSBC CBD, 20 percent owned by Investment Corp of Dubai, due to the end of export disruptions in Iraq and Libya and a national debt markets for its first dollar-denominated Holdings and National Bank of Abu Dhabi to conduct has an outstanding loan of $450 million due in August rise in Iranian sales. bond, taking advantage of attractive pricing on the back of investor meetings which begin on May 9, ahead of the 2014, according to Thomson Reuters data, but has so far OPEC is scheduled to meet in Vienna at the end of May. In returning investor confidence in the emirate. Gulf Arab bond sale, it said in a statement yesterday. A possible not issued any public debt denominated in US dollars. early April it trimmed its forecast for global growth in oil banks have stepped up bond sales this year, tapping into benchmark-sized bond may follow, subject to market con- Banks in the region have been able to take advantage of demand in 2013. Even if export demand for Saudi oil weakens substantial investor appetite for bonds issued by regional ditions. Benchmark-sized bond issues are typically at least low borrowing costs to secure funding for regional expan- over the next few months, the rise in its own use for power financial institutions, with over $5 billion of dollar-denomi- $500 million in size. The program will help the bank to cap- sion, as well as bolster their capital ratios. plants to meet a surge in air conditioning demand should nated bonds issued so far this year. italise on business opportunities and will enable it to bene- Last year, bond sales in the financial sector accounted support Saudi production over the summer. — Reuters Total year-to-date issuance of dollar bonds in the Gulf is fit from an improving economic cycle in the UAE, Chief for 44 percent of total bond issuance in the Gulf nearly $12 billion. Executive Peter Baltussen said in the statement. Cooperation Council (GCC). — Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Commercial Bank of Kuwait Thai Baht 9.663 Omani Riyal 740.69 743.000 Guinea Franc 0.0000442 0.0000502 Malaysian ringgit 94.221 Qatari Riyal 78.59 78.500 Hg Kong Dollar 0.0341806 0.0372806 Irani Riyal 0.271 Saudi Riyal 76.02 76.400 Indian Rupee 0.0052168 0.0052808 US Dollar/KD .2770000 .2880000 Irani Riyal 0.273 Indonesian Rupiah 0.0000243 0.0000294 GB Pound/KD .4310000 .4470000 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Jamaican Dollars 0.0028477 0.0038477 Euro .3680000 .3760000 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 0.0027972 0.0029772 Swiss francs .3020000 .3170000 Saudi Riyal 76.097 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Kenyan Shilling 0.0033500 0.0035800 Canadian Dollar .2780000 .2920000 Qatari Riyal 78.408 US Dollar 285.000 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0889109 0.0959109 Nepalese Rupee 0.0031537 0.0033537 Australian DLR .2940000 .3020000 Omani Riyal 741.200 Canadian Dollar 286.360 Bahraini Dinar 757.940 Pakistan Rupee 0.0028706 0.0029106 Indian rupees .0040000 .0069000 Sterling Pound 444.895 Sri Lanka Rupee .0020000 .0035000 UAE Dirham 77.704 Philippine Peso 0.0065243 0.0069943 Euro 374.265 Sierra Leone 0.0000728 0.0000758 UAE dirhams .0771240 .0778990 Swiss Frank 305.150 Bahraini dinars .7513970 .7589480 ARAB COUNTRIES Singapore Dollar 0.2269659 0.2329659 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.450 Bahrain Dinar 754.545 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.0022139 0.0022559 Jordanian dinar .3930000 .4110000 UAE Dirhams 77.570 Saudi riyals .0720000 .0770000 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.571 Thai Baht 0.0092294 0.0098294 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.331 Qatari Riyals 78.230 Arab Omani riyals .7366120 .7440150 Saudi Riyals 75.965 Egyptian pounds .0370000 .0440000 Tunisian Dinar 177.620 Bahraini Dinar 0.7496745 0.7581745 Jordanian Dinar 402.980 Jordanian Dinar 401.755 Egyptian Pound 0.0385342 0.0405642 Egyptian Pound 40.465 Ethiopeanbirr 0.0128902 0.0193902 CUSTOMER TRANSFER RATES Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.914 Syrian Lier 3.100 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.254 Ghanaian Cedi 0.1483801 0.1501701 US Dollar/KD .2841000 .2862000 Morocco Dirham 34.285 Indian Rupees 5.294 Iranian Riyal 0.0000793 0.0000798 GB Pound/KD .4338920 .4370990 Pakistani Rupees 2.894 Iraqi Dinar 0.0001734 0.0002334 Euro .3707360 .3734770 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Bangladesh Taka 3.652 Jordanian Dinar 0.3964753 0.4039753 Swiss francs .3043390 .3065880 US Dollar Transfer 285.250 Philippines Pesso 6.952 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Canadian dollars .2795430 .2816100 Euro 375.250 Cyprus pound 699.120 Lebanese Pound 0.0001748 0.0001948 Danish Kroner .0497330 .0501010 Sterling Pound 445.850 Japanese Yen 3.875 Moroccan Dirhams 0.0220208 0.0460208 Swedish Kroner .0443660 .0446940 Canadian dollar 284.540 Thai Bhat 9.680 Nigerian Naira 0.0012114 0.0018464 Australian dlr .2963730 .2985640 Turkish lira 158.720 Syrian Pound 4.060 Omani Riyal 0.7293790 0.7403790 Hong Kong dlr .0365940 .0368650 Swiss Franc 306.390 Nepalese Rupees 3.395 Qatar Riyal 0.0776409 0.0784239 Singapore dlr .2291130 .2308060 US Dollar Buying 284.050 Malaysian Ringgit 93.855 Saudi Riyal 0.0754800 0.0761200 Japanese yen .0029600 .0028810 Sudanese Pounds 0.0463475 0.0468975 Indian Rs/KD .0000000 .0052870 GOLD Syrian Pound 0.0031807 0.0034007 Sri Lanka rupee .0000000 .0022880 20 Gram 298.000 Bahrain Exchange Company Tunisian Dinar 0.1754013 0.1814013 Pakistan rupee .0000000 .0029190 10 Gram 150.000 UAE Dirhams 0.0761813 0.0776313 5 Gram 77.500 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Yemeni Riyal 0.0012859 0.0013859 Bangladesh taka .0000000 .0036810 Europe UAE dirhams .0773800 .0779520 British Pound 0.4370972 0.4460972 Bahraini dinars .7538810 .7594530 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Czech Korune 0.0061567 0.0181567 Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian dinar .0000000 .4048090 Danish Krone 0.0460968 0.0510968 Saudi Riyal/KD .0757800 .0763400 Euro 0.3689556 0.3764556 Omani riyals .7382100 .7436660 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Norwegian Krone 0.0451451 0.0503451 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Philippine Peso .0000000 .0069870 Australian Dollar 299.45 298.000 Scottish Pound 0.4332070 0.4407070 US Dollar 284.700 Canadian Dollar 285.97 285.000 Swedish Krona 0.0397769 0.0447769 Euro 376.250 Swiss Franc 306.21 307.000 Swiss Franc 0.2996574 0.3066574 Pound Sterling 445.900 Euro 376.06 374.500 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Australasia Canadian Dollar 284.650 US Dollar 284.60 285.500 Australian Dollar 0.2842247 0.2962247 Sterling Pound 444.81 449.000 Japanese Yen 2.950 New Zealand Dollar 0.2355748 0.2455748 Japanese Yen 2.98 3.300 Indian Rupee 5.275 ASIAN COUNTRIES Uganda Shilling 0.0001114 0.0001114 Bangladesh Taka 3.675 3.720 Egyptian Pound 40.570 Japanese Yen 2.879 America Indian Rupee 5.263 5.450 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.252 Indian Rupees 5.290 Canadian Dollar 0.2758529 0.2848529 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.245 2.430 Bangladesh Taka 3.650 Pakistani Rupees 2.898 Colombian Peso 0.0001450 0.0001630 Srilankan Rupees 2.252 Nepali Rupee 3.313 3.400 Philippines Peso 6.905 Pakistani Rupee 2.896 2.953 US Dollars 0.2829000 0.2850500 Pakistan Rupee 2.893 Nepali Rupees 3.315 Asia Singapore Dollar 232.480 UAE Dirhams 77.55 78.000 Bahraini Dinar 758.000 Bahraini Dinar 757.78 756.800 Bangladesh Taka 0.0036104 0.0036654 UAE Dirham 77.500 Hongkong Dollar 36.766 Cape Vrde Escudo 0.0031600 0.0033922 Bangladesh Taka 3.649 Egyptian Pound 40.62 40.500 Saudi Riyal 76.000 Jordanian Dinar 405.45 410.000 Chinese Yuan 0.0451557 0.0501557 Philippine Peso 6.980 Eritrea-Nakfa 0.0164700 0.0195700 *Rates are subject to change TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 BUSINESS

Digital oilfield is the way - and Mideast is right on it

By James McCallum ing of what’s happening at the well site tems compared to other industries. But from Oman to Saudi Arabia, regional ‘digital’ strategy aren’t doing so alone. or new breeds of young engineers with with the long-term energy demand NOCs have started to embrace the con- The national incumbents have always n Formula One, where fractions of a backgrounds in IT entering the space, curve pointing up and oil prices at com- cept and are now actively engaged in stressed the need for technology trans- second determine success or failure, the industry is amidst an exciting period fortable levels, new technologies such implementing numerous DOF projects. fer as part of their decision-making on Imaking the best decisions in the of change. as DOF have put fields that were once Kuwait Oil Co. has launched three new partnerships and concessions. As shortest possible time is critical. Thanks Today’s oil fields are increasingly con- deemed too expensive, too deep or too major DOF pilot projects with a fourth such, international oil companies (IOCs) to the introduction of ever-more power- nected from end to end, enabling com- remote back on the radar screen. one in the planning phase. Oman, a pio- and oil field service companies, which ful software and hardware capable of panies to harvest and analyze ever-larg- Not too long ago, oil companies were neer in deploying enhanced oil recovery provide the technologies around digital analyzing massive amounts of data er amounts of data generated by people questioning whether they should evalu- (EOR) technologies to boost output from oil fields, will all play a role. within milliseconds, Formula One drivers and assets along the oil value chain in ate DOF technology. Now the question its fragmented and mostly heavy crude But the rising complexities involved and their race teams are better placed real time. Digital Oil Fields as they’re goes: ‘how can we best optimize our reserves, is betting on its DOF program in developing future oil reserves may than ever before to making these deci- commonly referred to - essentially inte- return on investment in DOF?’ to ramp up production in the future. well bring about a new era of collabora- sions - and boost performance. Granted, grated operation systems - help in reser- The same question is being asked all According to RnR Market Research, tion between NOCs, IOCs and oil field F1 is still very much about the driver but voir and production optimization, and over the globe, including in the Middle the Middle East is going to be the service firms. By pooling their limited it’s also one of many examples of how drilling and well completion among oth- East, a region long known for its access world’s fastest-growing DOF market resources, in terms of infrastructure and technological advances are transform- er processes. They speed up and allow to ‘easy oil’. It may be the world’s richest between 2012 and 2022, with revenue skilled labor, the players will be in a bet- ing the way we operate and make deci- more accurate analysis and decision hydrocarbons habitat, but as the devel- estimated to grow at a compound annu- ter position to leverage their different sions every day in order to optimize making, and improve safely levels. The opment of new fields and maintaining al growth rate of 5.9 percent. This com- capabilities. I am happy to say that it is business. ultimate aim of the Digital Oil Field or expanding output levels at existing pares with 4.8 percent for the global not too bold an assumption to make The global oil industry isn’t an excep- (DOF) is to overlap field and decision ones is becoming more complex, the market during the same period. By 2022, that the inclusion of DOF Knowledge tion. Advances in and the widespread center to boost output and recovery region’s national oil companies (NOCs) the global DOF market is expected to be transfer will undoubtedly play an adoption of information technology rates, and manage assets more efficient- have begun adopting the DOF concept worth $33.3 billion in terms of revenue. increasing role in the technology trans- have triggered a transformation process ly and safely. to enhance oil recovery. Going forward, there can be little fer demanded from relationships on that will shape the industry in all its The oil industry’s migration into the The Middle East has been relatively doubt that DOF will be at the core of all new concession awards across the facets in the years to come. Whether its digital sphere is part of a natural evolu- slower than other parts of the world in Greenfield projects in the region; more Middle East as it will in all the major devices such as iPads becoming a com- tion. To be sure, the sector hasn’t been adopting DOF solutions but this is and more existing oil fields will be global energy supply regions. mon tool to conduct real-time monitor- the fastest adopter of information sys- changing. From Abu Dhabi to Kuwait, upgraded. NOCs embarking on their —By James McCallum is CEO, Senergy Stocks subdued as US jobs cheer fades

MILAN: World stock markets were sub- Germany’s DAX was flat at 8,119.65 surged 3.4 percent to 1,752.02 after the dued yesterday as the momentum while France’s CAC-40 was down 0.2 country’s governing coalition won from an unexpectedly strong US jobs percent at 3,903.73. London trading national elections, albeit with a weak- report last week faded. was closed for a bank holiday. ened majority, to extend its unbroken, Major indexes on Wall Street as well The Dow Jones industrial average 56 year rule. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng as Germany’s DAX hit record highs on was down 14 points at 14,960 points, rose 1 percent to 22,915.09. Australia’s Friday, when the US Labor Department a decline of 0.1 percent. The Standard S&P/ASX advanced 0.5 percent to said employers added 165,000 workers & Poor’s 500 index was up two points 5,156.20. Benchmarks in Singapore, Ghaith Al-Ghaith and Jeyhun Efendi during a press conference in Dushanbe. in April. The figure was above forecasts at 1,616, or 0.1 percent. The Nasdaq Taiwan and Indonesia also rose, while and hiring in February and March was composite was up nine at 3,387 the Philippines fell. South Korea’s Kospi also stronger than previously estimat- points, or 0.2 percent. Friday’s job lost 0.2 percent to 1,962.25. Japan’s flydubai contributes to ed. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 report counterbalanced weeks of stock market was closed for a public percent, the lowest level in four years. mixed signals about manufacturing holiday. Tourism Vision for 2020 Investors turned more cautious yester- and corporate earnings and renewed Benchmark oil for June delivery was day as some focused once again on the hopes of a recovery in the world’s down 48 cents to $95.13 per barrel in problems facing the global economy. largest economy. “Markets just came electronic trading on the New York Passengers benefit from simplified visa rules Though growth in the US is holding up back to life, helped by that strong Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose well, it is slowing in China. The 17-coun- reading from U.S. nonfarm payrolls. $1.62 to close at $95.61 a barrel on the KUWAIT: “Simplified visa processes and for an increased number of passengers Russia, Ukraine and Central & Eastern try euro-zone remains in recession and That number completely obliterated Nymex on Friday. In currencies, the lower barriers to travel have contributed seeking affordable air travel to and from Europe. unemployment there has been hitting expectations,” said Stan Shamu, mar- euro fell to $1.3074 from $1.3110 late significantly to rising passenger traffic to Dubai. The current expansion will more Al-Ghaith noted, “Our growing net- the UAE,” said Ghaith Al-Ghaith, CEO of than double the terminal’s annual work offers passengers the freedom to a series of record highs. ket strategist at IG in Melbourne. Friday in New York. The dollar rose to flydubai. capacity to accommodate the growth of travel as frequently and as easily as ever. By mid-afternoon in Europe, In Asia, Malaysia’s KLSE Composite 99.33 yen from 99.04 yen. —AP “Easing visa processes has supported the airline which has serviced 5.1 million Travellers now have the option of cross- the growth of the aviation sector passengers in 2012 and 10.4 million pas- ing borders and returning home within throughout the UAE, over the past few sengers overall since its launch in 2009,” a day, which has been a rising trend years, by allowing 32 nationalities to he said. amongst the business community. benefit from receiving a visa on arrival. flydubai’s proven track record has Leisure travellers can also enjoy their This approach has been possible due to demonstrated how it has contributed to preferred cities within our network more the continued efforts of the General the economic growth of Dubai’s tourism frequently or explore new destinations Directorate of Residency and Foreigners and commercial sectors. Its ongoing through our recently launched routes Affairs. Further simplification of the visa plans to grow its fleet and network will such as Male in the Maldives, our ninth processes will contribute to substantially support Dubai’s Vision for Tourism for point in Saudi Arabia, Ha’il and our increased global passenger traffic and 2020. The vision of the Government of flights to Dushanbe in Tajikistan started will make Dubai an even more attractive Dubai is to transform the trade and just last week.” destination for both leisure and business tourism sector to further contribute to Passenger appetite for travel to travellers in support of the the growth of the emirate; the sector is Dubai has significantly increased across Government’s Tourism Vision for 2020,” expected to contribute $45 billion in rev- all destinations. The Russian, Ukrainian, said Al Ghaith. enues to the emirate’s GDP by 2020. This Central Asia and Central & Eastern Overall passenger traffic at Dubai continuous commitment to developing European markets have been key areas International Airport soared 13.2 per- this sector, which was marked in the of growth, with an 89 percent rise in the cent to 57 million in 2012, up from 50 provision of 16 percent of its budget for number of UAE visas facilitated by fly- million recorded in 2011. This trend is 2013 to infrastructure projects, was a key dubai for passengers from these coun- forecast to continue into this year and growth factor for the airline enabling it tries. UAE visa applications from Ukraine, the first three months of 2013 have to provide greater connectivity and facilitated by the airline, have significant- already recorded a strong start with a accessibility to the region and surround- ly grown by 370 percent in 2012, a trend 15.6 percent increase in passenger traf- ing destinations. that is expected to continue, while fic compared to the same period of flydubai has strategically expanded Azerbaijan, Georgia, Serbia and 2012. Dubai International is now the sec- its network to previously underserved Turkmenistan remain the largest mar- ond busiest airport for international pas- markets, mostly within a five-hour kets for visa applications made through senger traffic and is currently undergo- radius. This has offered passengers in flydubai. Aside of these countries, Iraq ing an expansion to accommodate these markets access to more conven- and Sudan are the largest markets for growing passenger numbers. Ghaith Al- ient and affordable travel options and visa applications on the key trading Ghaith, CEO of flydubai - the second further strengthened Dubai’s position as routes. largest carrier by passenger numbers a global trade and tourism hub. Since its flydubai’s excellent on-board experi- operating out of Dubai International - launch four years ago, flydubai has ence and professional services have also commented on the impact of the launched 57 routes including up to 32 contributed to increased demand from expansion of Terminal 2 on the airline’s routes that either did not previously passengers across its network. The air- capacity: have direct links with Dubai or were not line launched 14 new routes over the “Terminal 2 has been home to fly- served by an UAE national carrier from past quarter and intends to announce dubai since the airline’s inception and its Dubai. It now travels to 33 countries additional routes during 2013. The air- ongoing expansion and refurbishment spanning North and East Africa, the GCC, line currently operates a young, modern will improve services and accessibility Middle East, Subcontinent, Central Asia, fleet of 29 aircraft. Etihad, South African Airways ink deal

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways and South African Airways said yesterday that they have agreed on a codeshar- Swiss bankers ing agreement that foresees even greater cooperation. Under the deal, Etihad would place its “code on flights from drop opposition Johannesburg to 10 South African Airways destinations” and South African would do the same for 12 routes from Abu to info exchange Dhabi, they said in a joint statement. The memorandum of understanding would allow “the ZURICH: The Swiss Bankers Association has dropped its outright two airlines to introduce a comprehensive range of code- rejection of the exchange of bank client data with foreign tax share and interline air services as well as explore synergy authorities, its head was quoted as saying yesterday. and efficiency opportunities,” said the statement. Etihad Swiss bank secrecy has come under heavy fire from the United president and chief executive James Hogan said the carrier States, France and Germany since the financial crisis. Switzerland was looking to expand its African operations. agreed in 2009 to share more information with foreign authorities “This strategy, of working closely with partner airlines to hunting tax cheats on request, but it has consistently rejected an serve secondary cities in a market, has been highly success- automatic exchange of data. ful for Etihad Airways around the world and we look for- Patrick Odier told the Aargauer Zeitung daily paper that the ward to build upon our already strong relationship with the banking association’s change of heart was largely down to team at South African Airways to extend our footprint in the Germany’s rejection in December of a deal to have Swiss banks tax strategically critical African market,” said Hogan. The two air- its citizens’ assets without naming them. Odier, who is also senior lines expect to jointly carry more than 20 million passen- partner of Genevan private bank Lombard Odier, said it was “pure gers in 2013. The agreement allows Etihad Airways to con- coincidence” that Luxembourg and Austria had both agreed last solidate its access to the African market. It already has simi- month to share data on accounts held by foreigners, increasing lar agreements with Kenya Airways and Air Seychelles. the heat on Switzerland to do likewise. “We adjusted our position Etihad, which began operations in 2003, carried more in the first quarter after numerous talks with bank representatives than 10 million passengers in 2012. With its 73-strong fleet, and came to the conclusion at the end of March that we should no it serves 88 passenger and cargo global destinations. longer categorically reject an automatic exchange of information,” Etihad also holds equity investments in Airberlin, Air he said. “But it should be introduced globally.” Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and Jet Airways. It Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has signalled posted a 200-percent rise in net profit in 2012 and a net a similar willingness to discuss automatic exchange of informa- income of $42 million last year compared with $14 million tion, but the Swiss coalition government remains divided on the in 2011. —AFP issue. —Reuters TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 BUSINESS Oil hits one-month high above $105 LONDON: Oil rose above $105 a barrel yesterday to its $96.33. “Rising geopolitical worries have increased the risk one hand, can lead to some increased geopolitical premi- Morgan Stanley cited signs of a stronger physical mar- highest in nearly a month as an Israeli air strike on a Syrian premium on oil and the fear is that the Israeli attack is um,” said Olivier Jakob, oil analyst at Petromatrix in ket for Brent, such as a drop in expected Nigerian crude military facility refocused attention on Middle East supply going to lead to a wider involvement of other nations in Switzerland. “But the global PMIs are weak and that in itself exports and supply of North Sea crude Ekofisk in June. risks, although prices pared gains after weak European eco- the Syrian conflict,” said Victor Shum, an oil consultant at is not really bullish for distillates because the economy is “Crude oil fundamentals continue to tighten, with sup- nomic data. IHS in Singapore. still not providing signs that a strong recovery is ahead. ply disappointing yet again,” the bank said in a report yes- Israeli jets hit Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday “That’s allowing oil to extend gains made on the back Global oil demand is driven by distillates.” terday. “The key risk remains weak demand.” in an air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new of strong jobs data in the United States.” Brent has gained as much as 9 percent in less than Weak economic data from the world’s second-biggest strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Countering the supply risks, surveys yesterday showed three weeks since reaching a 2013 low of $96.75 on April oil consumer, China, and Europe’s prolonged debt crisis, Iran denied the attack was on armaments for Lebanon and the euro-zone’s business downturn dragged on in April. 18. Its high for the year is $119.17 reached on Feb. 8. have helped oil fall from its 2013 high near $120 a barrel. urged the region to unite against Israel. The purchasing managers’ indexes (PMIs) also showed Prices rallied on Friday in response to an upbeat US jobs The official China Securities Journal reported yester- Brent crude touched $105.49 a barrel, the highest since Germany is now suffering a contraction in business activity report. Payrolls rose more than expected in April, pushing day China’s export growth was expected to slow to April 11, and was up 70 cents at $104.89 by 1030 GMT. US that has long beset France, Italy and Spain. the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent, around 10 percent in the second quarter from 18 percent oil rose to a high of $97.17 and traded up 72 cents at “The attack over the weekend of Israel on Syria, on the easing concerns about a sharp slowdown in the economy. in the first. —Reuters

PAMPLONA: A man puts up a sign on the window of an association for the unemployed which reads on the last line, “Unemployed but not Stopping” in Pamplona, northern Spain, yesterday. —AP Bankers whisper: Spain’s bailout bill could rise MADRID: Spain’s bill to bail out its banks which now counts Sareb as one of its may yet rise, some bankers and analysts major creditors, underlined the problem. fear, as a worsening economy hampers the Meanwhile, Sareb is just beginning to government’s early attempts to sell off comb through its assets. “This (structure) nationalized lenders and threatens the could be a problem if the vehicle starts “bad bank” housing their rotten property making losses and needs more equity, deals. Spanish banks say the worst is something very likely to happen in our behind them after steep losses last year view once it reappraises its assets,” and they are now recovering - a view JPMorgan analyst Jaime Becerril said in a broadly shared by authorities such as the recent note. European Commission, backer of a 41 bil- One source familiar with Sareb said it lion euro ($54 billion) rescue of ailing was aware of the risk it might need more lenders. capital, but believed “that would only hap- But while Madrid is on schedule with pen under an extremely distressed eco- demanded industry reforms and banks are nomic scenario.” better protected against losses from a A stress test of Spanish banks last year sunken real estate market, a growing num- by consultant Oliver Wyman, which served ber of bankers argue in private that more as the basis for some of Sareb’s calcula- state funds may still be needed to help sell tions, defined a worst case scenario as a rescued lenders and keep “bad bank” 2.1 percent economic drop in 2013 and a Sareb ticking over. 0.3 percent contraction in 2014. Sareb was used to clean the balance Spain expects its economy to shrink 1.3 sheets of state-rescued banks by taking on percent in 2013, further than initially fore- 50.7 billion euros worth of foreclosed cast, while growing 0.5 percent in 2014. properties and troubled loans to real Sareb does have a contingency plan for estate developers. shoring up capital, which involves restrict- The assets are matched by 50.7 billion ing eventual dividend payments to share- euros in senior debt and backed by 4.8 bil- holders, the source said. Otherwise fresh lion euros in capital, more than half of capital will have to come from investors - which was contributed by Spain’s healthy the state, or sound banks, some of whom lenders to reduce the burden on state had came under pressure from the gov- books. The 8 percent capital cushion may ernment to invest. however be too thin to withstand losses A spokeswoman for Sareb said “the without a top-up, which could be hard to contingency plan is the sales plan”, which source from the private sector, said several entails selling almost half of assets over senior Spanish bankers and investment the next five years and paying down half bankers who have worked with the gov- of the debt. ernment. That would bolster Sareb’s capital posi- “It was a big mistake. The government tion, she said, adding that the vehicle had is going to have to take over the entire enough capital at present to see its strate- vehicle sooner or later,” said a Spanish gy through and relative to the assets it has. banking executive, on condition of Spain has already had to fork out more anonymity, echoing a view from three oth- funds to help sell rescued banks. er senior bankers. Spain took 41 billion After failing to sell nationalised lender euros of a 100-billion-euro European cred- CatalunyaBanc in February as bidders it line to bail out its banks last year. The bill demanded greater guarantees against added the equivalent of 3.5 percent of future losses, the government was forced gross domestic product to a deficit that last month to pump 245 million euros of was already higher than allowed under EU extra capital into small nationalised Banco rules. Gallego to clinch its sale to Sabadell for The bailout came after several failed one euro. government efforts to clean up the finan- While a small amount relative to the bil- cial sector, crippled by more than 300 bil- lions already poured into the system, the lion euros in bad loans after a housing need for a capital hike exposed worries bubble burst in 2008. about the risks still attached to bailed-out If the liabilities of the bad bank, known lenders. by its Spanish-language acronym Sareb, Spain still fully owns three banks, were to be put on the state’s balance including Bankia , controls another, Banco sheet, it could add up to another 5 per- Mare Nostrum, and could yet end up con- centage points of GDP to the country’s trolling a fifth, Banco CEISS, if its sale to debt, pushing it to more than 100 percent Unicaja falls through. of annual output. Spain’s economy min- These banks and healthy ones alike are istry declined to comment. increasingly vulnerable to rising bad loans, The real estate parked with Sareb was especially among small company borrow- already written down by an average of ers, as the Spanish economy worsens. For 63.1 percent and the loans by 45.6 when now, that is mainly seen as a threat to the assets were transferred to the bad earnings. bank, but four bankers argued that further While most banks maintain they have losses could still deplete its capital. Of its stocked up on enough capital to counter loans, only 22 percent are considered “nor- growing provisions for losses, a handful of mal”; 34 percent are rated “substandard” analysts still believe some will have to do and 45 percent “doubtful”. more to ward off problems outside the Most of the loans are linked to finished real estate realm. properties, for which it might be easier to The Bank of Spain on Tuesday tight- find a buyer, but 4.3 percent are for unfin- ened the rules on how banks classify bad ished developments and nearly 10 percent debt in cases of refinancing, in a move that are for empty lots, for which there is little could force lenders to recognise more bad or no demand. debt. Nearly all of the foreclosed properties Ratings agency Moody’s had forecast in its portfolio are empty, including apart- last October that banks had a 100 billion ment blocks far outside big cities. Only euro capital gap, rather than the 54 billion 6,000 of nearly 83,000 housing units have euros projected by Oliver Wyman in its tenants. stress test. Bankruptcies and defaults are on the “Despite all the developments, it’s diffi- rise in Spain, and the fall in housing prices cult to see that all of that 100 billion euros accelerated in the first quarter. The bank- is cancelled out,” Alberto Postigo, analyst ruptcy of property developer Reyal Urbis, at Moody’s, said. —Reuters BUSINESS TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

Agaoglu Dubai showroom Agaoglu closes over $200m of sales in 10 days New Turkish law bolsters property market sales

DUBAI: Maslak 1,453 project has been the focus of the buy- needs of the middle eastern families who can reside in people. Arab people who buy real-estate will be entitled to ers from the Middle East since it has been introduced at Turkey without limitation to exit the country like in the past. have residency and will not need Visa as long as they keep Cityscape in Dubai last November. It is currently the largest Maslak 1453 project was introduced at $2,650 m2 the property. After 8 years, they will be granted full resi- active mixed use development in Europe with more than prices and now reached to $3,400m2. General Manager of dency. 4800 residential units, 200 thousand sqm of retail and a lot Agaoglu Group Hasan Rahval states that comparative of life style activities like a fashion center, amphitheatre, prices in the region is around $6,000m2 and there is a lot of City of Istanbul sports facilities etc. with total construction area of 2 million room for price increase when the projects construction is As Napoleon said: “If the world was only one country, sqms. finished. Currently about 65 percent of the residential units Istanbul would be its capital.” Ali Agaoglu states that before the legislation has passed, has been sold. The adds that the size of the project gives Istanbul is a unique city, being the 3rd most popular there were individual buyers but now investors are buying them cost advantage and they are reflecting this to the European tourist destination after London and Paris. towers. He states that they have sold two towers last week buyers that are buying off-the-plan. The government of Istanbul enjoys a network of 93 direct flights to Europe and and another 3 towers are under negotiation. He comments Turkey has been improving the ties with the Arab coun- other countries daily. Istanbul is home to ‘The Grand Bazaar’, that there is special interest for the serviced apartments tries. It has liberalized the real estate markets for foreign and soon home to the “ Istanbul International Fincance sector, the buyers wants to convert the towers for the ownership last year and now liberalizing the movement of Center”, a project by Agaoglu group of companies. Ali Agaoglu United Industries posts KD3.61m net profit in Q1 37% rise over same period last year

KUWAIT: United Industries Company (UIC), a (SADAFCO) went up 24% and came to KD member of the Kuwait Projects Company 1.53 million compared to KD 1.23 million (KIPCO) Group, posted KD3,618,768 in net during corresponding period in 2012. This is profit for the first quarter of 2013. This repre- mainly attributed to SADAFCO’s improved sents an increase of 37% over the same peri- sales and operational profit during the peri- od in 2012, where the company reported net od. profit of KD 2,648,662. Commenting on the results, UIC’s Earnings per share stood at 8 fils com- Chairman, Sheikh Khalifa Abdullah Al-Jaber pared to 5.45 fils for same period in 2012. Al-Sabah said that the Board of Directors UIC’s total assets came to KD179.6 million, approved the financial report for the first showing an increase of 6.7%. This is attrib- quarter of 2013. He noted that the achieved uted to the increase in value of investments. profits represented a good start to the year The share of income from associates and would contribute to realizing the aspira- (QPIC) went up 22% and came to KD 3.37 mil- tions of the shareholders. lion compared to KD 2.76 million during the He added: “I would like to express my corresponding period in 2012. This is due to heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to our BEIJING: A Chinese worker sleeps in his bicycle cart under an advertisement for a new building develop- the achievement of better results by QPIC valued shareholders for their trust and sup- ment as a man passes by wearing a mask due to pollution levels on a street in Beijing yesterday. China’s investments. port. We hope to continue to prosper and economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the first three months of the year, fueling concern about the The share of income from subsidiaries succeed with our future plans.” Sheikh Khalifa Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah strength of its shaky recovery. — AP Portugal pushes ahead Burgan Bank announces Obama to launch winners of Yawmi account series of trips on with wide spending cuts KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced The newly designed Yawmi yesterday the names of the five account has been launched to pro- economic plans 30,000 public sector jobs to go lucky winners of its Yawmi account vide a highly innovative offering draw, each taking home a prize of along with a higher frequency and WASHINGTON: Immigration, guns and national security are KD5,000. incentive of winning for everyone. dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by LISBON: Portugal yesterday pushed ahead with main unions, the CGTP and the UGT, to discuss the The lucky winners for the daily Today, the Yawmi account is a well deeply unpopular plans to slash 30,000 public sector savings package. Carrying banners reading “We’re and large are still focused on their bottom line. So President draws took home a cash-prize of KD understood product, where its pop- Barack Obama is launching a series of quick jaunts around jobs by launching talks with unions as part of a being robbed, but we’re not silenced” and “If you’ve 5000 each, and they are: ularity can be seen from the num- sweeping savings package to satisfy international had enough: whistle”, demonstrators sang, chanted the country to remind Americans he’s still got jobs and the 1. Kutbuddin Shikari Fakhruddin ber of increasing account holders. economy on his mind. creditors. The new “medium-term program”, which and whistled against the government’s belt-tighten- 2. Waleed Fadhel Abdul-Raheem Burgan Bank encourages every- also includes pushing back the full pension age for ing. The program has also been fiercely attacked by Obama will kick off the effort Thursday with a trip to AlMatrod one to open a Yawmi account Austin, Texas, the White House said. While in Texas, the presi- civil servants from 65 years to 66 years and extending both unions and government opposition groups. 3. Laila Ali Khazaal Kamal and/or increase their deposit to their work-week to 40 hours, was announced on “How can you accept this brutal attack on public sec- dent will visit a technical high school and meet with entre- 4. Ali Taher Mohd AlBaghli maximize their chances to becom- preneurs. He’ll also drop in on a tech company and talk with Friday. tor workers’ rights,” said Ana Avoila with the Public 5. Fatmah Mohd Ali AlWazzan ing a daily winner. The more cus- The program, hoped to be worth about 4.8 billion Administration Common Front. blue-collar workers. With its new and enhanced fea- tomers deposit, the higher the The trips come as Obama, less than four months into his euros ($6.3 billion) to the treasury by 2015, is intend- The secretary-general of the Socialist Party, tures, the Yawmi Account has chances they receive of winning the ed to keep the small debt-hit euro-zone member eli- Antonio Jose Seguro, also rejected the plans, accusing second term, is facing increasing skepticism from political become more convenient, easier, draw. Opening a Yawmi account is allies and foes alike that he still has the clout to get big gible for another 2-billion-euro slice of its bailout the government of bringing Portugal to “the verge of and faster for customers to benefit simple, customers are urged to visit funding. Portugal was granted its 78-billion-euro social tragedy” with its austerity measures. things done before the 2014 midterm elections creep up from. Now, customers will be eligi- their nearest Burgan Bank branch and his ability to set the agenda diminishes. Those concerns bailout loan in 2011. Portugal’s “troika” of internation- The Portuguese economy is expected to shrink by ble to enter the draw after 48 hours and receive all the details, or simply al lenders-the European Union, the International 2.3 percent this year with the unemployment rate have been compounded by a failed push on gun control only from opening the account. call the bank’s Call Center at and a similarly unsuccessful effort to avert automatic spend- Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank-need poised to breach a record 18 percent. Customers are also required to 1804080 where customer service to approve the program and will start evaluating it With the cuts, however, Portugal’s public deficit is ing cuts that took effect in March. Obama traveled repeated- deposit KD100 or equivalent only to representatives will be delighted to ly outside Washington to rally Americans to urge Congress today. expected to narrow to 5.5 percent of gross domestic enter the daily draw, and the assist with any questions on the Hundreds of people gathered outside the product this year, to 4.0 percent in 2014 and finally to to act on both fronts, but with questionable results. coupon value to enter the draw Yawmi account or any of the bank’s Progress on the economy provides one opportunity to finance ministry on Monday to protest as government 2.5 percent in 2015, under the EU’s ceiling of 3.0 per- stands at KD10. products and services. officials met representatives of the country’s two cent. — AFP promote something positive - especially after a solid jobs report on Friday kicked the unemployment rate down a notch to 7.5 percent, a four-year low that offered hope that the US economy is healthier than many had feared. Still, IMF reports Greece Republicans have criticized Obama over the past four years French companies hit by for announcing several times that he was pivoting back to an issue they say should have taken top billing all along. government sale talk ‘progress’ to growth “The economy is still Americans’ top concern because the president’s policies keep making it harder to create jobs,” PARIS: Shares in a number of companies The EU also said France will contract ATHENS: Greece is “making progress” in over- hits workers earning a regular salary or a pen- said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John coming “deep-seated problems”, the sion. In a speech last month, Poul Thomsen, in which the deficit-hit French govern- by 0.1 percent in 2013 but despite the Boehner, R-Ohio, pointing to energy, taxes and Obama’s International Monetary Fund said yesterday, the IMF official in charge of the Greek pro- ment has a stake plummeted yesterday gloom, there was a glimmer of positive health care law. “Unfortunately, I doubt we’ll hear much before adding that Athens must still find a gram, pointed to tacit corruption in a tax serv- about any of those things during this road show.” after Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault news on Monday with an index tracking way to get the economy growing again after ice that “has too many employees who have said the state was looking to reduce its sentiment in France’s key service sector Obama wants to ensure that his economic proposals years of recession. “Progress on fiscal adjust- gotten their jobs because of political connec- don’t get lost in the shuffle in the coming weeks as Congress stake in a “number of companies”. coming in slightly better than expected. ment has been exceptional by any interna- tions.” Greece also suffers from too many On a slightly falling Paris stock The Markit purchasing managers’ goes to work on an immigration overhaul and the confirma- tional comparison,” the IMF said in a regular closed professions, the Fund said, a reality that tion process for Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees. exchange, shares in airliner Air France index for the services sector rose in April report capping the visit of an audit team as it believed also unfairly hits salary earners not KLM fell by 2.85 percent to 7.39 euros, to 44.3 from a four-year low of 41.3 in “Even though some in Congress are determined to create part of the country’s bailout program. protected by special regimes that limit hiring more self-inflicted economic wounds, there are things utility giant GDF Suez fell 1.46 percent to March, though at below 50, the result still “Greece has also made a significant dent in and firing. Washington could be doing right now to help American 16.49 euros and defence company Safran indicates economic contraction. its competitiveness gap,” the report said.But Since 2010, the European Union and businesses, schools and workers,” White House spokesman dropped 1.09 percent to 37.49 euros. The survey however said manufactur- the IMF stressed that “restoring growth International Monetary Fund have committed Josh Earnest said. France holds a 37-percent stake in ing data was at its worst level since remains the overarching precondition for a total of 240 billion euros ($317 billion) in res- Typically, when Obama touches down for the day in an GDF Suez, a 16-percent stake in Air August 2010 as companies prioritize cut- whether Greece succeeds” in its bailout pro- cue loans to Greece. Greece was obliged to American town, he delivers a speech and shakes a few France-KLM and a 27-percent stake in ting staff, helping push French unem- gram with the IMF and European Union, and adopt a strict austerity program, including hands before returning to Washington. But these one-day Safran. Hit by a stagnant economy, the ployment to a record 3.2 million people much work remains to be done especially in drastic salary and pension cuts, as part of its trips will see Obama make multiple stops at locations that French government is struggling to bal- in March. terms of structural reforms. “Insufficient struc- two EU-IMF bailout deals. can serve to highlight elements of his economic proposals, ance its finances. Last week, the On Monday French President Francois tural reforms” have meant that deficit-cutting On Friday the European Union forecast and will take place every few weeks starting Thursday with European Union allowed the country a Hollande spent the first anniversary of his has been achieved primarily through slashing that Greece would end six years of recession Austin. Among the policies Obama plans to push in Austin two-year reprieve to meet the bloc’s election victory against right-winger jobs and salaries and has brought “unequal in 2014 with growth of 0.6 percent, in line and elsewhere are proposals, announced in February in his deficit ceiling of three percent of GDP Nicolas Sarkozy as the most unpopular distribution of the burden of adjustment,” the with an earlier forecast by the IMF. State of the Union address, to dramatically expand pre- IMF said. But despite the prediction for expansion after Brussels said it expected the French president in modern French history with kindergarten programs and raise the minimum wage to $9 The IMF added that “very little” had been next year-following a recession forecast of many angered by his government’s fail- per hour. Both of those face resistance from some lawmak- deficit to reach 3.9 percent in 2013 and done to tackle Greece’s “notorious tax eva- minus 4.6 percent this year-the IMF warned 4.2 percent in 2014. ure to turn around the economy. — AFP ers who say they are too expensive and could put a drag on sion,” with the rich and self-employed “simply that attempts to “artificially” stimulate growth the economy. — AP not paying their fair share” as austerity unfairly should be resisted.—AFP BUSINESS TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

KIPCO’s Vice Chairman, Faisal Al-Ayyar (third from left) and Group Chief Operating Officer, Samer Khanachet, present the Best Employee of the Year Award to KIPCO’s Finance & Accounts Department.

KIPCO’s Vice Chairman, Mr Faisal Al Ayyar (sixth from left) and Group Chief Operating Officer Samer Khanachet, present the Best Company of the Year Award to OSN. KIPCO announces 2013 employee awards

KUWAIT: KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company - has world’s fastest growing pay-per-view company. The award announced the winners of its annual employee awards. The was presented to OSN Chief Executive, David Butorac and awards were presented by KIPCO’s Vice Chairman Faisal Al- members of the OSN team. Ayyar and Group Chief Operating Officer, Samer Khanachet, The winner of the Best Group Employee of the Year 2013 at the company’s annual Gala Dinner which took place in award was won by KIPCO’s Finance & Accounts department, the Sheikha Salwa Hall at the Marina Hotel, Salmiya. The headed by Senior Vice President, Mazen Hawwa. The award event brought together over 350 KIPCO Group employees was in recognition of the department’s outstanding contri- from companies across the MENA region. bution to KIPCO Group operations. The winner of KIPCO’s The winner of the KIPCO Group Best Company of the Best Employee of the Year 2013 was Treasurer, Adel Al- KIPCO’s Vice Chairman, Faisal Al-Ayyar (centre) and Group Chief Operating Officer, Samer Year 2013 award went to OSN - the region’s largest and the Waqyan. Khanachet, present KIPCO’s Best Employee of the Year Award to Mr Adel Waqyan. CFC introduces its new smartphone applications services through App Store and Google play

KUWAIT: Commercial Facilities Company (CFC) ly through this application.” transactions and remarkable convenience. CFC introduced its new smartphone applications Al-Mannai added: “Using phones today is not can be reached in Sharq (head office), Hawalli, providing its services directly through smart- limited to only making calls and sending text Al-Riggae, Fahaheel and Al-Jahra, in addition to phone devices that are compatible with the messages, but its usage extends to completing all 21 car dealerships, or visit their website “App Store” and “Google Play”. This includes IOS and finalizing work, including booking travel www.cfc-kw.com. and Android systems, allowing customers to use tickets and hotels along with paying bills in all the various services of the company anywhere its forms. There is no doubt that the quick global and at anytime using an easy interface and a technological development has contributed to a secure connection. change at how companies today communicate Speaking about the new applications, Nasser with customers. This is what led us to launch Ali Al-Mannai, Assistant Managing Director these new and easy smartphone applications Marketing, Commercial Facilities Company said: that can be used anytime and anywhere using New Madinat Jumeirah Hotel “We are always keen to be updated with the lat- the respected device. Customers can download est technological developments, and are pleased this application and activate it easily by logging Jumeirah Group sees strong to provide our services through our new smart- in and registering with a username, ID number, phone application, which is a remarkable addi- valid email address, the CFC account No. & pass- results in first 4 months of 2013 tion to the services provided by CFC. This appli- word to enjoy all CFC services and benefits.” cation is available in both Arabic and English and In conclusion, Al-Mannai said: “This service DUBAI: Jumeirah Group, the global luxury Salam, Al Qasr and Dar Al Masyaf. It has now allows customers to access all information by comes in line with CFC’s commitment to provide hospitality company and a member of been confirmed that preparatory works on using their smartphone and tablet devices the best services that meet our existing and Dubai Holding, announces its performance the site of the new 430-room hotel, which directly and not through a web connection. With potential customer’s needs. We will always work in the first quarter of 2013 and its mid-term sits between Mina A’ Salam and the Wild this new application customers will recognize towards developing our services and products growth strategy. Wadi Waterpark, will start during the sum- the company profile and latest offerings; in addi- to satisfy our valued customers and hope that During the first quarter of 2013, average mer of 2013 and that construction is expect- tion customers can take advantage of several they benefit from them”. occupancy in Jumeirah’s portfolio of hotels ed to complete by the end of 2015. This benefits, loan applications, loan calculator, pay- CFC, the first leading finance company with a has increased by 9 percent globally, com- development brings Jumeirah’s total num- ment of installments by K-NET and quick pay- market presence of 34 years, has gained a pared to the same period in 2012. In the ber of hotels in the United Arab Emirates to ment service. To save time and effort customers stronger position thanks to its uniqueness in same period the average daily rate rose by 9 10, introducing further choice to its guests, can submit their queries to the call center direct- best serving its clients, quick processing of Nasser Ali Al-Mannai percent and the revenue per available employment opportunities to hospitality room, an industry standard for measuring professionals and pride to the people of the performance, rose by 22 percent. The per- UAE. Infiniti opens its first-ever formance data is based on hotels that had more than 18 months of operations. Opening in Kuwait on 07 May 2013 showroom in Hong Kong Speaking at the Arabian Hotel Jumeirah has also confirmed that its new Investment Conference in Dubai, Gerald hotel in Kuwait, Jumeirah Messilah Beach DUBAI: Infiniti has opened its first showroom in concept trilogy, Etherea and Emerg-e, Essence Lawless, President and CEO of the Jumeirah Hotel & Spa, will have its soft opening on 07 Hong Kong. This is the next step in the premium has influenced Infiniti’s recent design language Group, said: “The full year of 2012 and the May 2013. The hotel is located 10 minutes brand’s quest to establish a strong presence in including the all-new Infiniti Q50 which made first four months of 2013 have been a from Kuwait International Airport and close Hong Kong. Last year, the company moved its its Asian debut at the recent Shanghai Auto tremendous success for Jumeirah. The Dubai to Kuwait City’s business centre and major global headquarters to the city which bridges Show. “As the only premium automotive manu- hotels have truly benefitted from the contin- shopping malls. The secluded beachfront the western world and Asia and provides an facturer to be headquartered in Hong Kong, I uing attraction of Dubai as a prime holiday resort features 316 rooms and suites, 80 resi- excellent gateway to China. Situated in the am very pleased that there is now the first and business destination. Our hotel in Abu dential suites and 12 villas, six restaurants heart of Hong Kong’s commercial district, the Infiniti showroom, the Infiniti Gallery, right here Dhabi, Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, has estab- along with cafes and lounges, a 3,500 m2 showroom, called Infiniti Gallery, is located at in our home town, itself a uniquely discerning lished itself as one of the top must-visit loca- Talise Spa, a 200-metre private beach, two G/F Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central, luxury car market,” said de Nysschen. tions in the capital. Our two properties in swimming pools and a children’s play area. Hong Kong. “The opening of Infiniti Gallery is the latest the Maldives are building a strong reputa- Additionally, extensive conference and ban- This marks a major milestone of Infiniti’s milestone in our global expansion which now tion in that market; and our network of queting facilities are available, including a global growth plan as Infiniti Gallery reinforces extends to 50 markets worldwide. We look for- European properties, including London, showpiece 1,950 m2 ballroom. Jumeirah its commitment to Hong Kong. The showroom ward to welcoming customers to Infiniti Gallery Frankfurt, Mallorca, Rome and Istanbul are Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa is the company’s Hiroyuki Fushiki was officially opened by Johan de Nysschen, and enabling them to experience our range of performing well. Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel first hotel in the Gulf region outside the UAE. President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd., and premium performance Infiniti vehicles.” in Shanghai has developed a loyal customer GM, Infiniti Donald Yip, Chief Executive Officer of Dah “We are honoured to be representing the base and is going from strength to strength.” Recruitment Chong Hong Holdings Limited, Infiniti’s local Infiniti brand in Hong Kong and bringing The top five source markets for There are now over 14,000 people product strategy automotive dealership partner in Hong Kong. ‘inspired performance’ to the discerning luxury Jumeirah’s properties in the UAE continue to employed at Jumeirah managed properties The event featured an appearance by car customers of Hong Kong,” added Yip. “The be Russia (19.0 percent), the United around the world, 60 percent of whom work DUBAI: Hiroyuki Fushiki (53) has been named General Jennifer Tse, the renowned Hong Kong model- opening of Infiniti Gallery is a significant chapter Kingdom (16.2 percent), the GCC (14.1 per- in hotels owned by Jumeirah and 40 percent Manager, Infiniti Product Strategy, effective April 1, 2013. actress, against the sleek backdrop of Infiniti’s in the history of Dah Chong Hong Holdings cent), Germany (7.4 percent) and the United in hotels operated under management In this role, he will be responsible for the definition and much-acclaimed concept car, Essence. Also on Limited. To have the stunning Essence on dis- States (3.5 percent). For Jumeirah’s six prop- agreement. Within the workforce there are implementation of Infiniti’s future product portfolio in display was the FIA Formula One World play in Hong Kong for an exclusive viewing erties in Europe, including London, 140 different nationalities and with 2013 order to support the company’s brand promise and its Championship Constructors’ trophy of the made the night very special. “We are confident Frankfurt, Mallorca and Rome, the top five designated as the Year of Emiratisation, projected growth. Fushiki will be based at Infiniti’s global Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. DJ EROK of Infiniti that Infiniti vehicles, with their definitive styling, markets were the UK (15 percent), UAE (11 Jumeirah is introducing additional pro- headquarters in Hong Kong and report directly to Johan Red Bull Racing provided the entertainment for performance and craftsmanship will change the percent), USA (9.4 percent), Germany (8.5 grammes to attract, train and retain the best de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. the evening. For the first time ever in Hong way Hong Kong car owners think about premi- percent) and Saudi Arabia (6.4 percent); Emirati talent. “A strong product portfolio is the basis for Infiniti’s Kong and for one night only, Essence took pride um vehicles.” The new Infiniti Gallery will show- while the Asian hotels in China and the Gerald Lawless continued: “Travel and growth,” said President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd., of place at the event. The epitome of the Infiniti case vehicles from Infiniti’s premium model line- Maldives enjoyed strong flows of business tourism is a major driver of economic devel- Johan de Nysschen. “We are determined to transform the brand, Essence, a V6 592hp luxury hybrid coupe, up. The showroom will create an ultra-modern, from China, Russia, the UAE, USA and UK. opment and we are proud to be contribut- company and set it up for future success. Hiroyuki is a is known for its distinctive styling, intuitive tech- luxurious and sophisticated environment where The Dubai properties have benefited ing to it. The whole sector represents 9 per- passionate car guy who fully understands the premium nology and dramatic performance. visitors can experience Infiniti’s renowned cus- from a significant increase in business (115.2 cent of global GDP and employs over 255 market, its customers and their requirements. I am very Along with fellow members of the Infiniti tomer service and attention. percent) from Australia, and we look forward million people globally or 8.7 percent of all pleased to have him as the next new member on our to welcoming more guests from that region people of working age and it one of the few new and dedicated Infiniti leadership team, and we wel- as the new partnership between Emirates sectors that is growing year on year. As a come him to Hong Kong.” Airlines and Qantas develops. There has also leading luxury hotel company, our focus for Fushiki is a seasoned Product planner with almost 30 been strong growth in business from the the immediate future will be on continuing years of global experience. He joined Nissan in 1983 as company’s traditional markets for Dubai, to grow our brand presence in the Middle an engineer in the Planning group within the namely the UK and Russia, with room-nights East, Africa and Asia Pacific - and on bringing Engineering division. Throughout his career, he worked up 28.4 percent and 8.6 percent respectively social and material benefits to the countries on a variety of vehicles including premium SUVs such as in the first four months of 2013 compared to in which we operate. We are also working the Infiniti QX56 and JX35. In addition, he brings experi- the same period last year. towards the Vision 2020. Under the visionary ence from multiple global vehicle programs including leadership of His Highness Sheikh some that were implemented jointly with other automo- New Madinat Jumeirah Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the tive companies. Hotel Starts over the Summer emirate has successfully built a world class Fushiki is a Japanese national. He has a degree In November 2012, approval was given tourism infrastructure that will allow us to Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Mie University for the construction of a fourth hotel within double the number of visitors by 2020. We in Japan. the Madinat Jumeirah resort in Dubai, com- also hope that Dubai will be selected as the plementing the existing properties - Mina A’ host city of the World Expo 2020.” TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 technology

Apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system

TORONTO: Worried about what your dog is your house, or help you watch your kids, cats, within the app on one of the devices and it He added that many people have Things from their hands,” he added, referring chewing on when you’re at work, or whether elderly relatives or act as a baby or nanny can be viewed from the app on the other. replaced their old smartphones with new to Internet-connected devices in the home. your home is secure while on vacation? New cam,” said Gene Wang, chief executive of the Triggers can also be set to record when ones and a monitoring system would be a The company also plans to work with under- apps can transform old smartphones into Palo Alto, California-based company People motion is detected and to send alerts. The good way to make use of the old devices. funded public schools to help them set up remote security cameras for home monitor- Power. app can help to avoid false alarms, according Another app created by a company called security systems using old devices donated ing systems. Unlike traditional monitoring systems to Wang, because it sends a video clip in an People Power 1.0 for iPhone and Android by the community. Presence, which was launched late last that can be expensive and need technical email to the user showing the motion that reads electricity meters in real time to show Other apps have similar functions. month, converts a spare Internet-connected knowledge to install and use, Wang said triggered the alert. consumers how much they’re spending and AirBeam is a home monitoring app for iOS iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a free video Presence is a free do-it-yourself system that “With these high-end security systems, whether they are going over budget. “The that allows users to access video feeds from a camera with real-time video and audio can be set up simply by downloading and you have a lot of false positives and then the center of computing has switched to these Web portal. Izon is an app that streams real- streaming, and motion detection and notifi- configuring the app. security company and police come out and it smart computers that we all carry in our time audio and video from iZon cameras to cations. To use it consumers install and login to turns out it was your cat knocking over a pockets,” Wang explained. iPhone and Android devices, and Ivideon, for “Essentially we give you an inexpensive their account on two devices - for example broom or something like that,” Wang “What people are going to want to be iOS and Android, also lets people build their security system that you can use to monitor two iPhones. Then they can start the camera explained. able to do is control their personal Internet of own surveillance system. —Reuters B&N to add Google Play app store to its Nook HD ‘Update will occur over-the-air to all devices’ NEW YORK: Barnes & Noble is e-book readers, the Nook Simple other tablets like the iPad, iPad Mini allowances for promotions. teaming up with Google to vastly Touch and Nook Simple Touch with and Google’s own Nexus 7. Meanwhile market share has increase the number of apps avail- GlowLight, which will not offer The company’s Nook unit has slid. Barnes & Noble had a 1.9 per- able on its Nook HD tablets. Google Play. attracted investors - Microsoft cent share of the worldwide tablet The bookstore chain says it will Barnes & Noble Inc., based in Corp. owns 16.8 percent, while market in the fourth quarter, mak- add Google’s Play app store to its 7- New York, has invested heavily in its U.K. publisher and education com- ing it the No. 5 Tablet player behind inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ Nook e-book readers and a digital pany Pearson PLC has a 5 percent Apple, Samsung, Amazon and Asus, products in the US and UK via a software update. The move SHANGHAI: A visitor rides a tricycle during the 23rd China International Bicycle expands the number of apps avail- and Motor Fair in Shanghai yesterday. The fair runs from May 6 to 9. —AFP able from the roughly 10,000 the Nook already offered in its own store - such as Angry Birds and EU backs Apple in Netflix - to 700,000-plus apps and games offered on Google Play. And it comes after a weak holiday sales Google-Motorola season for the Nook, which is strug- gling to gain market share in the rapidly expanding tablet market. patent fight CEO William Lynch said research and sales during the holidays show BRUSSELS: EU anti-trust officials said yes- Microsoft, but spelt out when pressed on that consumer preference is shift- terday that Google-owned Motorola was Google’s involvement. ing toward all-purpose tablets abusing its leading position in Germany’s Motorola Mobility is a wholly-owned rather than simple e-readers. “We mobile phone market by filing a patent subsidiary-that “most of the behaviour in saw coming off holiday the market injunction against Apple over some core question took place before the company moved to multifunction tablets,” he smartphone functions. was acquired by Google.” said. “Consumer research showed A statement said that the European He said the row centred on “general us the breadth of applications avail- Union had reached a “preliminary view” on packet radio services technology” con- able is really critical.” a competition investigation opened in April cerned with “intermediate technologies Lynch said the company had 2012. It had decided that Motorola between 2G and 3G standards,” in other been in discussions with Google Mobility’s action “amounts to an abuse of a words older mobile phone functioning. “on and off” for the past several dominant position prohibited by EU anti- In April 2013, the US International Trade years. “This addresses the one per- trust rules.” Commission tossed out a Motorola ceived gap that we had with other The Commission spelt out that “while Mobility patent claim that threatened to tablets virtually overnight,” he said. recourse to injunctions is a possible reme- block the importation of some Apple Terms of the deal were undisclosed. dy for patent infringements, such conduct iPhone models into the United States. The update is automatic and will may be abusive where standard-essential Motorola had accused Apple of infring- occur over-the-air to all devices LOS ANGELES: In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, nook tablets are on display at a Barnes patents (SEPs) are concerned and the ing on patented technology that makes connected to Wi-Fi. It will also and Noble bookstore in Los Angeles. Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly potential licensee is willing to enter into a touch screens ignore fingers when people include other Google Inc. services increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. —AP licence on Fair, Reasonable and Non- are holding smartphones to their ears for like the Chrome browser, Gmail, Discriminatory (so-called “FRAND”) terms.” calls. YouTube and Google Maps. Google library as more readers shift to elec- stake. But aside from investor according to data from IDC. But by EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Also in April 2013, Germany’s patent Play Music includes millions of tronic books and competition has funding, it has not been prof- the first quarter it had slipped out Almunia said: “The protection of intellectu- court invalidated a patent held by Apple- songs as well. grown from discount stores and itable. In its most recent quarter, of the top 5, replaced by Microsoft. al property is a cornerstone of innovation and contested by rivals Motorola and The prices and styles of the online rivals. which included the holiday sea- At the same time, competition is and growth. But so is competition. Samsung-on its “slide to unlock” function Nooks that Barnes & Noble offers The retailer launched high-defi- son, Nook revenue fell 26 percent proliferating, with the global tablet “I think that companies should spend for smartphones. It concluded that the hor- are not changing. The 7-inch Nook nition versions of its Nook HD and to $316 million. Barnes & Noble market growing quickly. It more their time innovating and competing on izontal swiping gesture was not a technical HD starts at $199 and the 9-inch Nook HD+ tablets in September in recorded $21 million in returns than doubled to 49.2 million units the merits of the products they offer-not innovation in itself and therefore did not Nook HD+ tablet starts at $269. an effort to better compete against due to weak demand during the during the first quarter, according misusing their intellectual property rights meet requirements of European patent law. Barnes & Noble also sells non-tablet Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire as well as holiday season, and $15 million in to IDC’s estimate. —AP to hold up competitors to the detriment of The aim of the function was to make it innovation and consumer choice.” easier for users to unlock their smartphone Almunia’s spokesman said no view had and not solve a specific technical problem, yet been reached on a related complaint by the court said. —AFP New efforts to curb cellphone theft

SAN FRANCISCO: Disturbed by the nation- sion makers, heads of these (wireless) compa- information on them and criminals recognizing wide epidemic of cellphone robberies and nies may transition over time and may not be its mass appeal,” said Hayes, a professor and thefts, law enforcement officials across the in the same position five years from now.” computer information systems program chair country are looking to the wireless industry to Lanier said in an email. “Something needs to be at Pace University in New York. “Professionally, help find a cure. put in place to protect consumers.” there are some corporate network administra- In San Francisco, where half the robberies On the theory that an inoperable phone is tors who can control their company servers were phone-related last year, District Attorney as useless as a “brick,” Lanier and Mayor Vincent from their smartphone. While it’s convenient, it George Gascon is calling on major companies Gray also have urged residents who have their could also put them at risk and could be the in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technolo- phones stolen to call their carriers and ask that biggest source of data loss if they are stolen. gy such as a “kill switch” to permanently and the device be “bricked,” or disconnected “We could see a potential nightmare emerg- quickly disable stolen smart phones, making remotely to prevent resale on the black market. ing,” Hayes said. Jamie Hastings, a CTIA vice them worthless to thieves. In New York City, police have created a president, said the national stolen phone data- The prosecutor said he’s recently had two smartphone squad and partnered with Apple base is a step in the right direction and discussions with Apple, maker of the popular to track down stolen iPhones using the device’s deserves a chance. “To suggest that our mem- PARIS: This picture shows the logo of French video-sharing website Dailymotion. iPhone, and has talked informally with Google, tracking number. For example, when an iPhone bers don’t care about their consumers is com- The head of Dailymotion, the video-sharing site at the centre of an uproar after creator of the Android, the world’s most popu- is stolen, Apple can report to police where the pletely inaccurate,” Hastings said. “Our mem- bers are now focusing their energies on the the French state blocked its sale to Yahoo!, said in an interview published on May lar operating smartphone platform. And, he phone is located, even if it’s been switched to a also wants to meet with Samsung, the global different carrier. database and achieving the start -up goal by 3, 2013 there was still a lot of interest abroad for his firm. —AFP smartphone market leader. Police said the city’s overall crime rate last November. The important thing at this stage is “We know that the technology can be year increased three percent mostly due to the to allow our members to execute the plan that US Cellular embraces developed to prevent this. This is more about more than 15,000 thefts of Apple-related prod- all of the stakeholders agreed upon.” social responsibility than economic gain,” ucts - a majority of them iPhones - said Paul The national database will be similar to a Gascon said. Browne, a police spokesman. global database devised by GSMA, a wireless iPhone after rejecting it The stakes are huge in the battle to combat “We would’ve had a one percent decrease trade group based in the United Kingdom. cellphone theft. Nearly 175 million cellphones - in overall crime if you subtracted the Apple Nearly 100 wireless companies across 43 coun- NEW YORK: US Cellular, the only major US worth of iPhones over three years, according mostly smartphones- have been sold in the U.S. thefts,” said Browne, adding that police have tries participate in the overseas database for wireless carrier to resist the iPhone, says it’s to a regulatory filing. That’s roughly 2 million in the past year and account for $69 billion in coined the phenomenon, “Apple-picking.” reported stolen mobile phones, said Claire going to start selling it this year. CEO Mary phones. sales, according to IDC, a Massachusetts-based “We’re trying to protect the orchard, so to Cranton, a GSMA spokeswoman in London. Dillon announced the reversal on a call with Investors appeared to be concerned research firm. speak,” Browne said. He added that police But Gascon said a national network to track investors and analysts. She didn’t specify about the cost of the phone, too. US Cellular And, now almost one out of three robberies often use officers as decoys using their own stolen phones comes up short and he is exactly when the company would start sell- shares fell $1.08, or 2.8 percent, to $37.39 in iPhones to catch would-be robbers and stings adamant that a kill switch is the best strategy to ing Apple’s phone, or what models it would afternoon trading. The company has its own nationwide involves the theft of a mobile render a phone useless. carry. stock listing, but is controlled by Telephone phone, reports the Federal Communications to catch those who sell them on the black mar- A year and a half ago, Dillon said US & Data Systems Inc., a phone company. Commission, which is coordinating formation ket. About 75 percent of the stolen devices In March, he met with Apple’s government Cellular Corp. had the opportunity to carry With US Cellular’s embrace of the iPhone, this fall of a highly-anticipated national data- stay within the city’s five boroughs and some liaison officer Michael Foulkes to talk about the phone but rejected it because it was too the six biggest cellphone companies in the base system to track cellphones reported have been tracked down as far as the creating a kill switch technology. He described expensive. The iPhone is more expensive US will all be selling it. Many smaller ones do stolen. Dominican Republic. the encounter as “disappointing” but said a than most smartphones, and phone compa- as well. The iPhone was sold exclusively by The FCC is also working with officials in In addition, New York Police Commissioner subsequent phone conversation with Apple’s nies absorb this cost to sell it for $199 or less. AT&T for three and a half years, and the sub- Mexico to crack down on the trafficking of Ray Kelly has been working with US Sen. general counsel Bruce Sewell last month led to Dillon says many of the customers leav- sequent broadening of the carrier base has stolen mobile phones that make it across the Charles Schumer, D-New York, the FCC and plans for talks that would include Apple’s tech- ing the Chicago-based company are doing been crucial in boosting Apple’s sales. No. 4 border. San Francisco’s district attorney is not CTIA, a trade group for wireless providers, on nical people. so because it doesn’t carry the iPhone. In the T-Mobile USA was locked out of the iPhone the only high-ranking big-city law official seek- the national stolen phone database, along with Representatives of the tech giant did not 18 months since she talked about rejecting club for a long time, but started selling it last ing solutions. six of the largest wireless companies. respond to requests for comment. “For me, a the iPhone, the company has lost 268,000, month after a network revamp enabled the In Washington D.C, where than 40 percent Computer security expert Darren Hayes said technical solution is probably better than just a or 5 percent, of its customers on contract- company to offer high-speed data service on of its robberies in 2012 involved cellphones, law enforcement agencies, major corporations criminal solution,” Gascon said. “We can always based plans, which are the most lucrative. the phone. US Cellular is the fifth largest cell- police Chief Cathy Lanier said new federal laws and the wireless industry have responded create more laws, but look at how long it Apart from the wholesale cost of the indi- phone company, after No. 5 MetroPCS com- are necessary to require all wireless providers slowly to the spike in mobile phone thefts, already takes to prosecute somebody at the vidual phone, carriers face another obstacle: bined with T-Mobile this week. US Cellular to participate in the national stolen phones leaving individuals as well as businesses vulner- expense of the taxpayers? “If a phone can be Apple requires them to commit to purchas- also has a new high-speed data network, database, which is now done by choice. able. “Smartphones have become such an inoperable at the flick of a switch, then a data- ing a minimum amount. In the case of US and Dillon said that was a factor in the deci- “This is a voluntary agreement and the deci- extension of our lives with all of our personal base will become moot.” —AP Cellular, it has promised to buy $1.2 billion sion to accept the iPhone. —AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Hybrid yoga focuses on brawnier form of fitness

NEW YORK: A new hybrid form of yoga expert. The program incorporates all Championship Wrestling (WCW) World or standing pose, is called touchdown But she said she likes DDP Yoga for that blends calisthenics and rehabilita- aspects of fitness-cardio training, muscle Champion. “My wife suggested yoga and child’s pose is re-dubbed safety the cardio punch it adds to her practice. tion techniques is gaining popularity strength and endurance, flexibility and and I thought, ‘That’s for girls.’ But I tried zone. A warrior pose becomes road war- “Traditional yoga is quieter. DDP Yoga is across the United States with its balance but it does not include the med- it and was blown away by how much it rior and packs a martial arts punch. “It’s shouted commands and working with brawnier path to fitness. itative or relaxation benefits of tradition- helped me.” a difference in tone and attitude,” said force,” she said. Fitness experts say DDP Yoga may al yoga. DDP Yoga mixes traditional yoga pos- Page, who has been doing workshops Archer believes if DDP Yoga attracts lack the relaxation benefits of a more “If you do not include the meditative tures with what Page calls “rehab stuff across the United States and will bring men who would not otherwise be active, traditional yoga practice, but it can be a aspect of yoga,” Archer said, “the benefit and old-school calisthenics.” In mid-class DDP Yoga to Scotland in June. He has then that is a big bonus. “Since this pro- well-balanced and effective exercise of balancing the nervous system and he will drop down for a set of pushups in also taken it to U.S. troops in Iraq and gram does not have a spiritual compo- workout. Shirley Archer, an American encouraging restoration is lost.” a boot camp-like setting. Afghanistan. nent, it is attractive to people who may Council on Exercise spokesperson, said Professional wrestler Diamond Dallas The postures are similar to those Terri Lange, a 61-year-old retired not be interested in more traditional DDP Yoga features traditional yoga pos- Page said he developed DDP for people found in all yoga classes but Page jetti- nurse, practices both traditional yoga yoga,” she said. Lange said the different tures in a non-traditional format. who wouldn’t be caught dead doing the soned their Sanskrit names and beefed and DDP Yoga. “I love the flexibility yoga feel of DDP Yoga attracts a lot of men “The style is oriented toward a fight- traditional mind-body practice. up their English equivalents. In DDP gives me. I think that’s the fountain of disinclined “to walk into a yoga studio in er’s workout,” said the Singer Island, “At the end of 1999 I blew out my Yoga the crescent pose, a back-bending youth,” said Lange, who is based in tights.” “It’s an aggressive way to do this,” Florida-based fitness and wellness back,” said Page, a three-time World lunge, is re-named superstar. Mountain, Woodstock, Georgia. she said. — Reuters App lets amputees program their own bionic hands Technology is rapidly changing

PHILADELPHIA: Double-amputee Jason Koger the touch of a stylus. On Thursday, he demon- tant director of orthotic and prosthetic services used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician strated by gripping an orange, a baseball and a at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic can of soda. The i-limb allows fingers and Orange, N.J. hands. thumbs move independently to conform around “The changes are happening rather rapidly Now, he’s got an app. Koger came to certain objects, said Ryan Spill, a prosthetist for now and I think it’s because of our wars over- Philadelphia this week to demonstrate the i-limb Advanced Arm Dynamics’ new office in seas,” said Reda. “The government is trying to ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed by the Philadelphia, who is working with Koger. The put more money into research and develop- British firm Touch Bionics. Using a stylus and an thumb is also motorized, not passive, as in previ- ment.” iPhone, Koger can choose any of 24 grip pat- ous prostheses. The i-limb ultra revolution costs about terns that best suit his needs. The Boston Marathon bombings, which $100,000, though some insurance might cover it. It’s the latest evolution in equipment for wounded more than 260 people including many Koger, who received his free in exchange for Koger, a 34-year-old married father of three from with serious leg injuries, have shined a light on testing them and providing feedback, met Owensboro, Ky., who lost his hands in an all-ter- the advances in prostheses. But experts note Friday in Philadelphia with other amputees rain vehicle accident in 2008. “Five years ago, I that technology for upper extremity bionics, interested in the new technology. BEIJING: A foreign resident wears a mask as air pollution shrouded Beijing couldn’t pull my pants up by myself,” said Koger. which involve fine motor skills, is much different Mark Dowling, 50, of Newark, Del., lost his yesterday. Swathes of acrid haze have repeatedly shrouded large parts of “Today, I go hunting and do some of the things from what’s needed for lower extremities, which arm to cancer several months ago. He said he the country in recent months, provoking outrage among Internet users and that I probably never imagined I could have focuses on weight distribution and gait. cried while watching Koger demonstrate how unusually outspoken calls for action in state-run media. — AFP done five years ago.” There have also been huge advances in com- the hand worked. “I’m very touched with his sto- The technology indicates how rapidly the puterized knees and feet, said Joe Reda, assis- ry,” Dowling said. —AP field of prosthetics is changing, benefiting Japan, China, S Korea to patients from injured military members to vic- tims of the Boston Marathon bombing. cooperate on air pollution Practitioners say increased government research TOKYO: Japan, China and South Korea environmental protection, cancelled his in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan agreed yesterday to cooperate in the fight attendance, citing a tight schedule after is driving some of the advances. against cross-border air pollution, despite the earthquake in Sichuan last month. But In Koger’s case, he was shocked by a downed strained relations between the neighbours Japanese media reported the likely influ- power line. He went into a coma and had no because of territorial disputes. ence of a territorial dispute over the idea until he woke up three days later that doc- The annual ministerial environmental Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands in the tors had amputated both his limbs at mid-fore- meeting in Kitakyushu, southern Japan, on East China Sea, which Beijing also claims arm. Sunday and Monday, came after acrid haze and calls the Diaoyus. His wife spent those three days researching blanketing swathes of China earlier this Li Ganjie, China’s vice minister for envi- prosthetics, Koger said. Since then, he’s used a year sparked health warnings in Japan as ronmental protection, who attended in his variety of prostheses, which he considers like the smog spread across the ocean. place, was shown on NHK saying: “We wish tools - different extensions for different tasks. The meeting agreed the launch of a new to create a more beautiful environment in Electric hooks have allowed him to pursue his forum to share information on environ- Asia by continuing cooperation with Japan passion for hunting. Myoelectric hands, which mental policy and technology, according to and South Korea.” react to electrical impulses generated by his a joint statement. “We have made a new South Korea’s Environment Minister remaining arm muscles, offer more precise step toward solving the air pollution prob- Yoon Seong-Kyu told the meeting that the movements. lem through cooperation among Japan, three-way cooperation on environmental The previous version of Koger’s myoelectric China and South Korea,” Japan’s issues had reached a “new turning point” device required programming by a prosthetist, Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara with new governments in all three coun- meaning Koger had to fly to Advanced Arm told a news conference. tries. Dynamics in Dallas. The prosthetist would work Ishihara earlier told his counterparts in Relations between Tokyo and South with Koger to pick a few grip patterns - such as remarks carried by public broadcaster NHK Korea have been strained by a separate ter- pinching, pointing or shaking hands - to pro- that it was “indispensable for China, South ritorial row over a Seoul-controlled chain of gram into the i-limb. Korea and other countries to cooperate” on islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea). The Yet sometimes Koger would get home and PHILADELPHIA: Double amputee Jason Koger, 34, of Owensboro, Ky., accompanied issues such as air pollution and climate meeting on air pollution, climate change realize they weren’t the ones he needed. Now, by prosthetist for Advanced Arm Dynamics, Ryan Spill, demonstrates his i-limb ultra change. and and environmental policy has been the latest i-limb comes with iPhone or iPad app revolution prosthetic hands during an interview with the Associated Press, in Zhou Shengxian, China’s minister for held since 1999. — AFP that allows Koger to reprogram his hand with Philadelphia.—AP Bashful? Buy the little blue pill online Ireland Catholic bishops TRENTON: Men who are bashful online. That’s particularly true for deplorable. I’ve seen photographs of their ultra-low Viagra prices - often $1 condemn abortion bill about needing help in the bedroom those who don’t have insurance, are these places,” he says. “You wouldn’t to $3 a pill - by claiming they sell no longer have to go to the drugstore bargain hunters or want to keep their even want to walk in them, let alone generic Viagra. DUBLIN: Ireland’s Roman Catholic leaders ups, declined to respond. But Deputy to buy that little blue pill. medicine purchases private. ingest anything made in them.” Pfizer, Generics are copycat versions of appealed to the public to lobby their law- Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, the In a first for the drug industry, Few realize that the vast majority which invented the term “erectile brand-name prescription drugs. They makers to reject a bill that would permit Labour leader, said the bishops had no Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press of online pharmacies don’t follow the dysfunction,” has long been aggres- can legally be made after a drugmak- abortions deemed necessary to save the influence on government policy. that the drugmaker will begin selling rules. The Internet is filled with illegit- sive in fighting counterfeiters. It con- er’s patent, or exclusive right to sell a life of the pregnant woman, a measure “They’re entitled to express their point its popular erectile dysfunction pill imate websites that lure customers ducts undercover investigations and drug, ends. Generic drugmakers don’t long ordered by Irish and European courts. of view. This is a democratic country. But Viagra directly to patients on its web- with spam emails and professional- works with authorities around the have to spend $1 billion or so on test- In a joint statement, Ireland’s bishops, the laws of this country are made by those site. Men still will need a prescription looking websites that run 24-hour globe, with good reason. ing to get a new drug approved, so archbishops and lone cardinal described of us who are elected by the people and to buy the blue, diamond-shaped pill call centers. A January study by the Counterfeit versions of Viagra and their copycat versions often cost up the bill, unveiled this week after decades of are charged with that responsibility,” on viagra.com, but they no longer National Association of Boards of dozens of other Pfizer medicines rob to 90 percent less than the original debate, as “a dramatic and morally unac- Gilmore said. “And for 21 years now, legisla- have to face a pharmacist to get it Pharmacy, which accredits online the company of billions in annual drug. But there is no such thing as ceptable change to Irish law.” tors have failed to legislate for a Supreme filled. And for those who are both- pharmacies, found that only 257 of sales. Viagra is one of its top drugs, generic Viagra. Pfizer has patents giv- They argued it would be most grievous- Court decision which set down what was ered by Viagra’s steep $25-a-pill price, 10,275 online pharmacy sites it with $2 billion in worldwide revenue ing it the exclusive right to sell Viagra ly wrong to give any woman an abortion to lawful and what wasn’t lawful in circum- Pfizer is offering three free pills with until 2020 in the US and for many assuage her threats to commit suicide, as stances where a pregnant woman’s life is at the first order and 30 percent off the years in other countries. the bill allows. “It is a tragic moment for risk. It is time that that legislation is dealt second one. Many patients are unaware of Irish society when we regard the deliberate with.” In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled Pfizer’s bold move blows up the that. Dr David Dershewitz, an assis- destruction of a completely innocent per- that an abortion in Ireland should be lawful drug industry’s distribution model. tant urology professor at New Jersey son as an acceptable response to the threat only if doctors determined one was neces- Drugmakers don’t sell medicines Medical School who treats patients at of the preventable death of another per- sary to preserve the woman’s life. Crucially, directly to patients. Instead, they sell Newark’s University Hospital, says son,” the bishops wrote. the judges found that this rule should in bulk to wholesalers, who then dis- erectile dysfunction is common in Cardinal Sean Brady, leader of Ireland’s 4 apply to women making credible threats to tribute the drugs to pharmacies, hos- men with enlarged prostates, dia- million Catholics, said in an interview that kill themselves if denied a termination. pitals and doctors’ offices. betes and other conditions, but most the bill made the right to life of the fetus In 2010, the European Court of Human But the world’s second-largest men are too embarrassed to discuss subservient to the rights of the woman. Rights ruled that Ireland’s failure to back drugmaker is trying a new strategy to it. “There are two lives involved here,” he said. the Supreme Court judgment with laws tackle a problem that plagues the He says well over half of his The intervention of Ireland’s dominant and medical regulations meant Irish doc- industry. Unscrupulous online phar- patients who do broach the issue church in the abortion debate raises the tors were left in legal limbo and women macies increasingly offer patients complain about Viagra’s price. Some political temperature at a moment when were endangered in the process. counterfeit versions of Viagra and tell Dershewitz that they go online the 2-year-old government of Prime The Strasbourg, France-based court other brand-name drugs for up to 95 looking for bargains because they Minister Enda Kenny is already fraying over found that doctors sometimes told preg- percent off with no prescription can’t afford Viagra. “The few that do the merits of the bill. The government has nant patients who needed abortions, par- needed. Patients don’t realize the admit to it have said that the results been under international pressure to clarify ticularly to keep their cancer in remission, drugs are fake or that legitimate have been fairly dismal,” but none has the rights of doctors to perform life-saving to travel to England for the procedures. The pharmacies require a prescription. GROTON: In this Friday, March 2, 2012, file photo, counterfeit suffered serious harm, he says. abortions since October, when a miscarry- court ordered Ireland to remedy the situa- Other major drugmakers likely will For Pfizer, that’s a big problem. ing Indian woman died from blood poison- tion. But the government still took no watch Pfizer’s move closely. If it Viagra pills, top and bottom left, are displayed alongside real People who buy fake drugs online ones, top and bottom right, in a lab at Pfizer in Groton, Conn. ing in an Irish hospital after being denied a action until the death of Savita works, drugmakers could begin sell- that don’t work, or worse, harm them, termination. Halappanavar. She was 17 weeks pregnant ing other medicines that are ram- In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated may blame the company’s product. Press yesterday, that it will sell erectile dysfunction pill Viagra The smaller left-wing party in the coali- when hospitalized in severe pain at the pantly counterfeited and sold online, That’s because it’s virtually impossi- tion, Labour, supports the bill but Catholic start of a protracted miscarriage. Doctors particularly treatments for non- directly to patients on its website. — AP ble to distinguish fakes from real conservatives in Kenny’s own Fine Gael par- refused her requests to terminate the preg- urgent conditions seen as embarrass- Viagra. ty are vowing to weaken or block it, chiefly nancy, arguing that the fetal heartbeat ing. Think: diet drugs, medicines for examined appeared legitimate. last year. And it’s the most counter- “The vast majority of patients do over its suicide section. The bill faces weeks must stop first. During a three-day delay, a baldness and birth control pills. Experts say the fake drugs such feited drug in the US, according to believe that they’re getting Viagra,” of parliamentary debate and likely amend- coroner’s inquest found, Halappanavar con- “If it works, everybody will hop on websites sell can be dangerous. the company. said Vic Cavelli, head of marketing for ments before reaching a vote expected in tracted blood poisoning from ruptured the train,” says Les Funtleyder, a That’s because they don’t include the A 2011 study, in which Pfizer primary care medicines at Pfizer, July. If passed, the bill would permit a sin- uterine membranes and died of massive health care strategist at private equi- right amount of the active ingredient, bought “Viagra” from 22 popular which plans to have drugstore chain gle doctor to authorize an abortion if the organ failure after the fetus’ own death. ty fund Poliwogg who believes if any, or contain toxic substances Internet pharmacies and tested the CVS Caremark Corp. fill the orders woman’s life was in immediate danger from Ireland has the most severe restrictions Pfizer’s site will attract “fence-sitters” such as heavy metals, lead paint and pills, found 77 percent were counter- placed on viagra.com. continued pregnancy; two doctors if the on abortion in Europe. An 1861 law makes who are nervous about buying printer ink. They’re generally made in feit. Most had half or less of the The sales lost to counterfeits pregnancy posed a potentially lethal risk, it a crime punishable by life in prison to online. The online Viagra sales are filthy warehouses and garages in promised level of the active ingredi- threaten Pfizer at a time when such as by triggering the return of cancer in procure or perform an abortion. The bill Pfizer’s latest effort to combat a prob- Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin ent. Viagra is appealing to counter- Viagra’s share of the $5 billion-a- year remission; and three doctors if the woman would reduce that maximum prison penal- lem that has grown with the popular- America. feiters because it carries a double global market for legitimate erectile was threatening to kill herself. ty to 14 years. Dozens of women in Irish ity of the Internet. In recent years, Online buyers are “playing Russian whammy: It’s expensive and it treats dysfunction drugs has slipped, falling Kenny, who has previously clashed with maternity wards annually do receive abor- Americans have become more com- roulette,” says Matthew Bassiur, vice a condition with an “embarrassment” from 46 percent in 2007 to 39 per- Brady and other Catholic leaders over their tions, but only for the most clear-cut med- fortable with online shopping, with president of global security at New factor. Crooks running the illegal cent last year, according to health admitted involvement in child abuse cover- ical emergencies.— AP many even buying prescription drugs York-based Pfizer. “The factories are online pharmacies brazenly explain data firm IMS Health.— AP TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Fever hits thousands in parched West farm region

FRESNO: California and federal public nerable inmates from two San Joaquin between 2001 and 2008, 265 people awareness of the disease, experts say. tion that costs him more than $2,000 health officials say valley fever, a poten- Valley prisons where several dozen have died, according to the state health The fever often causes mild to severe per month out of pocket. He had to sell tially lethal but often misdiagnosed dis- died of the disease in recent years. A day department. Arizona saw an even steep- flu-like symptoms, and in about half the his house in Sylmar, Calif., to raise mon- ease infecting more and more people later, state officials began investigating er rise: The number of reported cases infections, the fungus - called ey for his treatment. “When I found out around the nation, has been on the rise an outbreak in February that sickened there went from 1,400 in 1998 to 16,400 Coccidioides - results in no symptoms. that health officials knew about (this as warming climates and drought have 28 workers at two solar power plants in 2011, with the highest rates of infec- But in a small percent of cases, the infec- disease) and how common it is, I was kicked up the dust that spreads it. under construction in San Luis Obispo tion occurring in Maricopa, Pima and tion can spread from the lungs to the beside myself,” said Pulde, now 63. “Why The fever has hit California’s agricul- County. Pinal counties. Drought periods can brain, bones, skin, even eyes, leading to don’t they tell people?” California public tural heartland particularly hard in Although millions of residents in have an especially potent impact on val- blindness, skin abscesses, lung failure, health officials say they are working to recent years, with incidence dramatical- Central California face the threat of val- ley fever if they follow periods of rain, even death. “Valley fever is a very com- educate and train the public and doc- ly increasing in 2010 and 2011. The dis- ley fever, experts say people who work said Prof. John Galgiani, director of the mon problem here, and it devastates tors to recognize the illness. ease - which is prevalent in arid regions in dusty fields or construction sites are Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the people’s lives,” said Dr. Royce Johnson, The state has trained county health of the United States, Mexico, Central and most at risk, as are certain ethnic groups University of Arizona. Rainfall leads to professor of medicine at UCLA and chief departments about the fungus, Chavez South America - can be contracted by and those with weak immune systems. fungus bloom, but limits dust. of infectious diseases at Kern Medical said. It has also included information on simply breathing in fungus-laced spores Newcomers and visitors passing “When it dries up, that’s when the Center. “But many patients don’t know valley fever in a newsletter the California from dust disturbed by wind as well as through the region may also be more fungus goes into the air,” Galgiani said. about it, and some physicians are only Medical Board sends to the state’s human or animal activity. susceptible. “So when there is rain a year or two ear- vaguely aware of it because half of our licensed physicians. The CDPH website The fungus is sensitive to environ- Nationwide, the number of valley lier, that creates more cases if drought physicians come from out of state.” and social media feature information mental changes, experts say, and a hot- fever cases rose by more than 850 per- follows.” Another reason for the increase Dale Pulde, a motorcycle mechanic in and data about the disease, including ter, drier climate has increased dust car- cent from 1998 through 2011, according in cases, Galgiani said, is new residents, Los Angeles County, said he contracted advice to limit outdoor activities on dry, rying the spores. “Research has shown to the Centers for Disease Control and who are more susceptible to the dis- the disease three years ago after travel- windy days. that when soil is dry and it is windy, Prevention. In 2011, there were nearly ease, relocating to areas with the spores. ing to Bakersfield in Kern County and As prison officials gear up to move more spores are likely to become air- 22,000 cases, with most cases reported In addition, the CDC and the was coughing so hard he was blacking inmates from the endemic areas, doc- borne in endemic areas,” said Dr. Gil in California and Arizona. California Department of Public Health out; he spit blood and couldn’t catch his tors and patients say more needs to be Chavez, Deputy Director of the Center In California, according to the CDC, say improved reporting methods and breath. For two months, doctors tested done, including funding research to for Infectious Diseases at the California valley fever cases rose from about 700 in better diagnosis also partially explain him for everything from tuberculosis to work on a cure. “If the state is so con- Department of Public Health. 1998 to more than 5,500 cases reported the increase in valley fever. Despite that, cancer until blood tests confirmed he cerned about prisoners, they should be Longstanding concerns about valley in 2011. The disease has seen the an estimated 150,000 valley fever infec- had the fever. worrying about all of us who live and fever were heightened last week when a sharpest rise in Kern County, followed tions go undiagnosed every year, the After two lung operations, Pulde work in the valley,” said Kathy Uhley, a federal health official ordered the trans- by Kings and Fresno counties. CDC says. That’s because valley fever is gave up his job and is on disability. He former realtor from Los Banos who con- fer of more than 3,000 exceptionally vul- Out of the 18,776 California cases difficult to detect and there’s little says he has to take anti-fungal medica- tracted the fever last year. — AP WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Cookery class held by Zafran’s master

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The TIES Center’s ‘trip’ he TIES Center cordially invites those who are interested in its trip to the Historical, Vintage and afran, the contemporary Indian the exciting use of flavors. With the chef’s nary secrets of Indian cooking. We are preparation advice and presentation Classic Car Museum, which is the first museum in restaurant by Foodmark, hosted a assistance they created interesting dish- really keen to informally meet up with techniques on how to deliver sophisti- T group of media representatives to es including mushroom and cheese the local media once a year, further cated presentation with simple ingredi- Kuwait specializing in old cars on May 30th at 6:00 pm. Z Revisit past memories or learn something new. If you an up close and personal exclusive mas- kurkure, murg awadhi korma, jhakiya strengthen our relationship with them ents, all of which will be sure to impress love cars then this is the trip for you. Even if you don’t ter cookery class held by the restaurants and chironji ka pulao and kesar and pista and thank them for their ongoing sup- guests. Chef Mohit Dhingra also assem- love cars, come anyway; you will enjoy the trip. For master chefs; Chef Mohit Dhingra and phirnee. They were treated to the mouth port. Zafran is all about flavour and bled and incorporated some of his more information/registration, log onto: www.tiescen- Chef Gaurav Singh. Chef Singh was spe- watering delicacies they cooked. They indulging in Indian spices, the represen- favorite easy-to-prepare ingredients into ter.net. cially flown in for the event to provide took home a goodie bag consisting of tatives enjoyed a memorable cooking approachable home-style dishes. GRAMOLSAV on May 10 insights and incorporate some of his Zafran’s famous spice kit. experience as they reproduced the dish- Zafran, located in Salmiya (Salem Al ottayam Association, Kuwait is conducting favorite easy-to-prepare ingredients into Sajan Alex, Country Operations es. After this huge success, we will con- Mubarak Street), is known for its vibrant Malayalam Arts competitions - Gramolsav’ 2013 approachable home-style dishes. Manager, Foodmark Kuwait, said: “It is tinue to conduct many more master and modern setting, and is a warm and on 10th May 2013 at United Indian School by During the course of the afternoon, with great pleasure that we conducted classes.” The participants had a good welcoming retreat for friends and family K participants put on an apron and discov- this exclusive cooking session for select time as they interacted with Chef Gaurav who wish to relax and enjoy good high 4:00pm. The winners of this prestigious competition will be awarded with trophies and medals. The competi- ered the secrets of Indian cooking and media representatives to learn the culi- and Chef Mohit. They received food quality food at purse-friendly prices. tions are for Solo Nadan Pattu, Poetry Recitation and Kadaprasamgam. The competitions are meant for chil- dren as well as adults. The group is divided as Sub- Junior, Junior, senior and Super Senior where as German Corner opens at the GUST Kadaprasamgam is only for Junior and Senior groups. The closing date of receiving entry forms is 7th May, 2013. For entry forms please email to [email protected] and the entry forms are available at Family Super Market and Al-Watan Restaurant, Abbassiya.

NAFO ‘Samanwayam’ he 10th anniversary of NAFO Kuwait will be celebrated on May 10 at the American T International School Auditorium from 6pm onwards. Indian Ambassador Satish C Mehta will inaugurate the event. Former Indian Ambassador to the US and the United Nations T P Sreenivasan and NSS Director Board Member Pandalam Sivankutty will be guests of honor. NAFO will also present an eclectic dance drama ‘Krishna’ which is conceived and choreographed by Padmashri Shobana. She will be accompanied by a 15-mem- ber troupe from Kalarpana Chennai and supported by Oscar winner Rasool Pookkutty. It has voice- overs in English by film personalities such as Irrfan he Gulf University for Science and Dr Cook welcomed the German The German Ambassador in his speech increase in the number of German books Technology (GUST) celebrated the Ambassador and the attendees of the welcomed and thanked the attendees, at the Library. Khan, Konkonasen, Shabaana Azmi, John Abraham, TGerman Corner opening on event and said he was pleased at the and GUST for its support to the German The A. M. Al-Refai Library houses the Prakash Raj, Stephen Devassy and P Rajeevan. Sunday, May 05, 2013 in the A M Al-Refai introduction of the German Corner in the Corner initiative and specifically thanked German Corner in addition to a few other Library. German Ambassador Frank Library and that it was a step forward in Ms. Elvisa Alduaij for her efforts in coordi- Corners and works closely with the Konkani musical show Marcus MANN and Vice President for introducing the GUST Community to yet nating with the Library Director, Ms. respective Embassies in maintaining and nited Friends Club - Kuwait presents Kuwait Academic Affairs, Dr. Robert Cook offi- another foreign language collection. He Shobhita Kohli in arranging the German promoting their books and audio-visual Trio’s Konkani Songit Sanz (a Konkani musi- cially opened the event. Also present at also said that the facility of borrowing Corner launch. He also notified the atten- collections. On the occasion of the cal evening) with fun filled comedy and the opening were Dean of the College of books could be extended to the mem- dees about a German school that would German Corner opening the Library had U Arts and Sciences, Assistant Dean, bers of the German Community in be opening in Kuwait in the following on display around 200 German books songs, starring: Gracy Rodrigues, Clemmie Pereira, College of Business Administration and Kuwait. On behalf of GUST, Dr Robert year. Commenting on the collection, the and a few from Germany which were in Irene Vaz, Lucy Aranha, Espy Crasto, Bab. Agnel, other members of the GUST Community, Cook thanked the German Ambassador Ambassador said that he would like to Arabic too. Katty de Navelim, Salu Faleiro, Gasper Crasto, Braz students and staff. and requested him to say a few words. arrange for more variety and also an de Parra, Anthony D’Silva, Agnelo Fernandes, Seby & Seby, Zeferino Mendes, Lopes Bros., Comedian Nelson, Laurente Pereira & Cajetan de Sanvordem- Michael D’Silva-Mario de Majorda (Kuwait Trio). The Dartmouth, AUK renew institutional agreement show will be held on Friday, 10th May 2013 at 4 pm at the Indian Community School (Senior), Salmiya, Kuwait. Music will be provided by Maestro Shahu.

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IMAX film program Tuesday: Chair of the AUK Board of Trustees Sheikha Dana Dartmouth Interim President Carol L. Folt signing A group photo (from left) Dale F. Eickelman, Carol L. Folt, ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Nasser Al-Sabah signing the agreement. the agreement. Sheikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabah and Earl L. (Tim) Sullivan. Tornado Alley 3D10:30am, 6:30pm, 8:30pm artmouth and the American University of Kuwait ly important to Dartmouth in an increasingly connected the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Human Flight of Butterflies 3D 11:30am, 9:30pm (AUK) renewed their institutional cooperative world,” said Dartmouth Interim President Carol L. Folt. Relations and Relationship Coordinator for the To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm Dagreement that promises to build on the success “We are so proud to partner and collaborate with an Dartmouth-American University of Kuwait Program; and Born to be Wild 3D 5:30pm of a 10-year relationship. institution like AUK that values the kind of strong liberal Earl L. (Tim) Sullivan, member of the AUK Board of Under the terms of the agreement, first signed in arts education Dartmouth has been committed to for Trustees. “As we prepare to celebrate AUK’s 10-year 2003, Dartmouth and AUK collaborate on numerous nearly 250 years.” Chair of the AUK Board of Trustees anniversary,” Shaikha Dana Al Sabah continued, “we Wednesday: programs, including mutually beneficial faculty and stu- Sheikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabahcommented, “Our part- look forward to continuing this relationship as we seek ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups dent exchanges. Dartmouth experts in engineering, nership with Dartmouth has been, and continues to be, to imbed a liberal arts culture into the Kuwaiti higher To The Arctic 3D 10:30am information technology, library sciences, communica- pivotal to the success of the American University of education system.” Tornado Alley 3D 11:30am, 6:30pm, 9:30pm tions, the arts and sciences, university governance, and Kuwait. Dartmouth is a model to which we aspire in “Dartmouth’s entire community has benefitted from other fields regularly visit Kuwait and students, faculty, developing our own programs, curriculum, and creating the deep symmetrical alliance that our two institutions Flight of Butterflies 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm and staff from Kuwait travel to Hanover to work with the intellectual infrastructure of what we believe a liber- share,” said Folt. “The breadth and depth of partnerships Journey to Mecca 5:30pm their counterparts at Dartmouth. Dartmouth also pro- al arts academic community should be.” between the faculty, students, and staff at both schools Born to be Wild 3D 8:30pm vides a wide range of administrative and academic con- The memorandum of understanding was signed by serves as a powerful cross-cultural model for liberal arts sulting services to AUK. “Global partnerships are critical- Folt;Sheikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabah; Dale F. Eickelman, education in the 21st century.” Thursday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 5:30pm, 8:30pm Curves, Kellogg’s kick-off strategic partnership in Kuwait Born to be Wild 3D 11:30am urves For Women and Kellogg’s Special K announced very important aspects of a healthy lifestyle; nutrition and Tornado Alley 3D12:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm Kuwait’s first health-based partnership campaign exercise. Through these two elements, achieving and main- Cbetween the two companies targeting residents in taining your optimum weight level and having a healthy To The Arctic 3D 6:30pm Kuwait to adopt a balanced lifestyle through healthy nutri- outlook on life becomes rather simple.” tion and exercise. The campaign, which kicked-off on Created specifically for women, Curves For Women International Health Day, will entitle 10,000 lucky women offers a complete fitness and weight loss program to help who purchase two boxes of Special K to win various mem- women achieve their objectives. Women interested in bership packages from Curves Kuwait. increasing the intensity of their workout to boost energy Curves For Women, GCC Area Manager, Salma Khreish levels and increase overall mobility of joints and muscles, Write to us said: “Curves and Kellogg’s Special K both stand at the fore- or reach their ideal weight can join the Curves 30-minute front of health and fitness excellence. Therefore, we believe workout, three times a week, at any of the Curves club this partnership that stems from Kuwait will lead to many locations across Kuwait. Send to What’s On more people here taking the first step towards a healthy The Curves 30-minute workout exercises every major lifestyle. We hope that the simplified campaign mechanics muscle group and burns fats, up to 500 calories during upcoming events, birthdays or which involves receiving a scratch and win coupon after each training session. Through a wide range of strength celebrations by email: purchasing two Special K boxes will encourage women of training, cardio and stretching programs, women will be all ages in Kuwait in taking the healthy step forward.” able to reach their ideal weight and fitness goals, as well as [email protected] Kellogg’s Kuwait, Marketing Manager, Samer Hasrouni adopt healthier lifestyles. While traveling, members of Fax: 24835619 / 20 said: “We are very excited to launch this partnership here in Curves For Women can also use their membership card at Kuwait and we believe that both our brands stand for two any of Curves locations worldwide. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Embassy CONGRATULATIONS Sebamed on Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA Instagram 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: info.aus- [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 informa- tion. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm. e are glad to inform you that we launched our site on instagram. n n n n n n n Follow us on @sebamedkuwait and (hashtag)#sebamedkuwait and EMBASSY OF CANADA send us your shots involving all family members and be the lucky W The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does Congratulations and blessings to Hamada and Khaled on the occasion of their winner of a valuable prize from Sebamed products. academic excellence and wishing them more success. From Uncle Sherif Ismail. not have a visa or immigration depart- ment. All processing of visa and immi- gration matters including enquiries is conduct- ed by the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, David Norton speaks in Kuwait about UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to Canada should contact the Canadian Embassy in Abu successful strategy execution Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or www.going- tocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: abdbi-im- [email protected]. The Embassy of What every manager needs to know Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, igor Events & Al Gas Events in Strategy to Operations for Competitive Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at cooperation with Palladium Advantage (Boston: Harvard Business www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is Group will organize a one-day Press, 2008). Norton’s books have been open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through V Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to seminar in Kuwait on the 19th of May translated into 23 languages. The 2013 for Dr David Norton the famous Balanced Scorecard concept was 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens strategy guru who has worked with selected by the editors of Harvard are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday hundreds of organizations around the Business Review as one of the most through Wednesday. globe in the continued development of influential management ideas of the n n n n n n n the six-stage Execution Premium past 75 years. Along with Kaplan, EMBASSY OF CYPRUS Process (XPP) strategy execution frame- Norton was voted as one of the world’s In its capacity as EU Local Presidency in work, which, with the Balanced 12 most influential thinkers by Sun Top the State of Kuwait, the Embassy of the Scorecard as a core tool, are both a sys- Media’s “Thinkers 50” in 2008. Norton Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the tem and a feedback mechanism to was awarded the “Champion of Member States of the EU and associated enable executive teams to navigate Workplace Learning and Performance States participating in the Schengen cooper- strategically through the business envi- Award” by the American Society for ation, would like to announce that as from ronment. The adoption of the XPP Training and Development. 2nd October 2012 all Schengen States’ ensures that an organization’s leader- This seminar is a part of The Consulates in Kuwait will use the Visa ship is capable of preserving at all Knowledge Club series of valuable and Information System (VIS). The VIS is a central times the focus and the strategic initia- unique seminars that will be organized David Norton Bob-Urichuck database for the exchange of data on short- tives that secure the organization’s in Kuwait by Vigor & Al Gas Events, The stay (up to three months) visas between future. ture approaches necessary to execute Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, and Knowledge Club is a unique and excep- Schengen States. The main objectives of the During this seminar Dr. Norton will strategy, such as Theme Teams and the Renaissance Worldwide. A frequent lec- tional opportunity for companies and VIS are to facilitate visa application proce- present his latest thinking on the evolving role of the Office of Strategy turer and writer around the world, organizations to bridge between mar- dures and checks at external border as well development of the XPP framework Management (OSM). Norton’s work on strategy manage- keting and HR, brand and culture, as to enhance security. The VIS will contain all and will focus specifically on organiza- David P. Norton is the world’s lead- ment has been the subject of many inside and outside in order to better the Schengen visa applications lodged by an tional alignment. He will discuss both ing authority on strategic performance books, articles, executive conferences, promote the company brand. The applicant over five years and the decisions the process approaches of achieving an management. He is a co-founder and training seminars, and other programs. Knowledge Club is sponsored by Hadi taken by any Schengen State’s consulate. This organization which is fully-aligned to director of several professional services Norton is co-author, most recently, of Clinic, KLSC, Qualitynet, Ahli United will allow applicants to establish more easily the strategy, as well as the infrastruc- firms, such as Palladium Group, The Execution Premium: Linking bank, Future Tech and IAA-Kuwait. the lawful use of previous visas and their bona fide status. For the purpose of the VIS, applicants will be required to provide their All set for NAFO’s FAUCHON Kuwait opens its doors to biometric data (fingerprints and digital pho- tos) when applying for a Schengen visa. It is a ‘Samanwayam’ its new flagship store in Avenues simple and discreet procedure that only takes a few minutes. Biometric data, along with the ll is set for the 10th anniversary of NAFO data provided in the Schengen visa applica- Kuwait (National Forum Kuwait) titled tion form, will be recorded in the VIS central A‘Samanwayam’ this Friday evening (May 10) at database. Therefore, as from 2nd October the American International School Auditorium from 2012, first-time applicants will have to appear 6 pm onwards. in person when lodging the application, in Indian Ambassador Satish C Mehta will inaugu- order to provide their fingerprints. For subse- rate the anniversary event. Former Indian quent applications within 5 years the finger- Ambassador to the United States and the United prints can be copied from the previous appli- Nations TP Sreenivasan and NSS Director Board cation file in the VIS. The Cypriot Presidency Member Pandalam Sivankutty will be guests of hon- would like to assure the people of Kuwait and or. Other prominent personalities from Kuwait and all its permanent citizens that the Member neighboring GCC countries will also attend the mega States and associated States participating in event. the Schengen cooperation, have taken all NAFO is also bringing a dazzling musical drama necessary technical measures to facilitate the ‘Krishna,’ conceived, designed and choreographed by rapid examination and the efficient process- the multi-faceted actress Padmashri Shobana and ing of visa applications and to ensure a quick her 15-member troupe from Kalarpana Institute, and discreet procedure for the implementa- Chennai. tion of the new VIS. This multimedia dialogue-drama has been sup- ported by the Oscar winner Rasool Pookkutty and it has voice-overs in English by acclaimed film person- n n n n n n n alities such as Irrfan Khan, Konkonasen, Shabaana EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA Azmi, John Abraham, Prakash Raj, Stephen Devassy The Embassy of the Republic of South and P Rajeevan. Africa will be closed on Tuesday, 28 May “The two-and-a-half-hour dance with its classical, folk and contemporary styles, will be a real entertain- 2013, for an official event. The Embassy will er for the dance lovers. The dance drama with its cin- resume it’s normal working hours on Wednesday, ematic techniques, songs and music of the highest 29 May 2013, from Sunday to Thursday. Please standards, will enthrall and amaze the audience of all note that the Working hours will be from 8h00 to age groups. The entry for the show is restricted with 16h00 & the Consular Section operation hours will hile consolidating its the opening of the first outlet as company’s key fresh French invitations. For details contact: www.nafoglobal.org be from 8h30 to 12h30, for any emergencies position on its tradi- the classic Salon de the Gourmet gourmet products for breakfast, Wtional markets in Chocolate Boutiqueat Crowne lunch, and dinner, including please contact: 94924895. Europe and Asia, FAUCHON is Plaza Hotel, followed by addi- FAUCHON’s famous pastries, n n n n n n n focusing on Middle East where tional branches in 2007 at the with its signature Èclairs and the brand has just opened a new luxurious Salhiya Complex and macaroons. The store also offers EMBASSY GREECE branch of its flagship store in in 2010 in the exclusive 360 Mall a wide range of confectionary, The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the Kuwait. Fauchon Kuwait proudly where it was awarded in 2012 as fine groceries, perfumed teas pleasure to announce that visa applica- announced the opening of its “ Best cafÈ/ restaurant” by the and chocolates including the tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa new flagship store at Prestige, Mall, as well as the prestigious new “Choc, Made in F” collection. Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th The Avenues. This is the fourth award from Fauchon Paris of “ With a presence in 42 coun- floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- successful opening of the Best F&B outlet”. tries worldwide, the FAUCHON Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For famous brand in Kuwait. Fauchon Kuwait came to brand is now planning more information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to Kuwait plays a major role in major developments in 2012-13 new openings in the Middle 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: FAUCHON’s strategy of expan- as it saw the launch of its high East, especially in Oman, Bahrain Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- sion in the Middle East. This jour- end “Events & Catering depart- and Saudi where there is a great tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications ney began with the first opening ment; offering catering services potential for luxury brands. please visit the following website Shobhana in Qatar in 1994, followed by of the highest quality for all In 2011-2012, FAUCHON retail www.mfa.gr/kuwait. two stores in Cairo, and eventu- types and sizes of events. sales reached 169 million Ä, from ally making its Kuwaiti debut in Fauchon Catering has also which 70% is made internation- n n n n n n n 2004 with now 4 stores in prime gone to the next level by being ally through more than 450 sales EMBASSY OF SOUTH KOREA locations around the country. the only and exclusive caterer of outlets, including 51 branded The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Created in 1886, Fauchon is the new Al Baraka Grand stores. Kuwait will organize 2013 K-POP Contest on renowned for contemporary lux- Ballroom, which currently stands Fauchon Kuwait, with its high Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm. The aim ury cuisine, and is internationally as the largest and most presti- standard of services, has cap- of the contest is to provide an opportunity to the recognized for its pursuit of gious Ballroom in the country. tured the loyalty and trust of participants to showcase their exciting talents to the excellence and the creation of Today the new flagship store high-end clientele in the audience. Everyone is encouraged to participate in unique combinations of flavor. in Avenues Mall- Prestige, which Countyand is now looking for- the contest. Application forms can be downloaded FAUCHON, the Ambassador for is Kuwait’s latest luxury shop- ward to new expansion plans from the Embassy’s website: http://kwt.mofa.go.kr French Culinary Culture world- ping center, has opened its within the country in the near (Select English from the menu at the top of the wide, owned by Michel Ducros, doors as a CafÈ-restaurant com- future. page then Bilateral Relations) or visit the “Korean has joined forces with the bined with a Gourmet Boutique. Culture Diwaniya” Facebook Group. Interested appli- Bukhamseen Group (Al Houda With its central kitchen and pas- cants must send their application forms to [email protected] by 24 May 2013. Sreenivasan Hotels and Tourism) in 2004 to try lab, FAUCHON provides its enter the Kuwaiti market, with esteemed customers with the TV PROGRAMS TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

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Hotel-PG15 15:00 PGA European Tour 02:30 Asia Business Report 16:50 Tom And Jerry Tales 15:00 News Stream 01:50 Emperor’s New School 03:45 I Almost Got Away With It 05:15 No Surrender-PG15 Highlights 02:45 Sport Today 17:15 What’s New Scooby Doo 16:00 World Business Today 02:15 Replacements 04:30 Dr G: Medical Examiner 07:00 B-Girl-PG15 16:00 Super Rugby 03:00 Newsday 17:40 The Looney Tunes Show 17:00 International Desk 02:35 Replacements 05:20 A Haunting 09:00 The Game Of Their Lives-PG15 18:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 03:30 Asia Business Report 18:05 The Garfield Show 18:00 Global Exchange 03:00 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 06:10 Nightmare Next Door 11:00 Adventures Of Sharkboy And 00:00 Girl Walks Into A Bar-PG15 19:00 Snooker World Championship 03:45 Sport Today 18:30 Tweety’s High-Flying 19:00 World Sport 03:20 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 07:00 Mystery Diagnosis Lavagirl-PG 02:00 Dazed And Confused-PG15 23:00 Super Rugby 04:00 BBC World News Adventure 19:30 News Special 03:45 Emperor’s New School 07:50 Street Patrol 13:00 Golden Christmas 3-PG15 04:00 The Winning Season-PG15 04:30 Asia Business Report 19:45 What’s New Scooby Doo 20:00 International Desk 04:05 Emperor’s New School 08:15 Street Patrol 15:00 Jane Eyre-PG15 06:00 Men In Black-PG15 04:30 Replacements 08:40 Real Emergency Calls 17:00 Larry Crowne-PG15 08:00 Police Academy 3: Back In 04:50 Replacements 09:05 Who On Earth Did I Marry? 19:00 Joyful Noise-PG15 Training-PG15 00:00 Trans World Sport 05:15 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 09:30 On The Case With Paula Zahn 21:00 Hesher-18 10:00 Men In Black II-PG 01:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 05:35 Brandy & Mr Whiskers 10:20 Murder Shift 23:00 Breaking The Girl-18 12:00 The Winning Season-PG15 02:00 Snooker World Championship 06:00 Prankstars 11:10 Disappeared 14:00 Police Academy 4: Citizens On 06:00 PGA European Tour 06:25 Suite Life On Deck 12:00 Mystery Diagnosis Patrol-PG15 Highlights 06:45 Cory In The House 12:50 Street Patrol 16:00 Men In Black II-PG 07:00 Super Rugby 07:10 A.N.T. 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Tora! Tora!-PG15 21:10 Couples Who Kill Leno 11:25 Kim Possible 10:00 Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of 22:00 Couples Who Kill 05:30 Til Death 00:30 Top 14 Highlights 11:50 Shake It Up Unfortunate-PG 22:50 Deadly Women 06:00 Arrested Development 01:00 NRL Premiership 12:15 Shake It Up 11:45 Honey 2-PG15 23:40 I Almost Got Away With It 06:30 Samantha Who? 03:00 Golfing World 12:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 13:45 My Enemy’s Enemy-PG15 07:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 04:00 World Pool Masters 13:00 Wizards Of Waverly Place 15:15 Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of 08:00 Seinfeld 05:00 World Cup Of Pool 13:25 Austin And Ally Unfortunate-PG 08:30 Til Death 06:00 Trans World Sport 13:45 Jessie 17:00 Trust-PG15 09:00 Breaking In 07:00 Golfing World 14:10 A.N.T. 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or, GPS, excellent condition, ACCOMMODATION 60,000 Kms. KD 7,000. Kuwait Contact: 99742340. KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY Sharing accommodation (02/05/2013 TO 08/05/2013) available for decent bache- lor/family, non-smoking, MATRIMONIAL one big room, Amman SHARQIA-1 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 9:00 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 2:45 PM Street, opposite to Al- Proposals invited for a NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:45 PM Rashid Hospital. Contact: Jacobite Christian girl, 27 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 AM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 6:30 PM 66232356. (C 4408) years, 160cm, masters in NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:30 PM occupational therapy, from WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 6:45 PM MARINA-2 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:15 PM Sharing accommodation parents of professionally NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:45 PM THE CALL (DIG) 1:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:15 AM qualified boys working in WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 3:45 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED available for ladies or bach- NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:30 AM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 6:15 PM elor Filipino only near Big India or Abroad. Contact: THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM AL-KOUT.3 Jamiya Farwaniya. Available [email protected] (C 4404) SHARQIA-2 THE CALL (DIG) 10:15 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 1:45 PM from May 10, 2013. Contact: 5-5-2013 TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:15 AM THE CALL (DIG) 4:15 PM 66158188. seeking suitable job. IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 2:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 6:15 PM Contact: 66368027. SPIDERS (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM MARINA-3 THE CALL (DIG) 8:45 PM (C 4405) IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:00 PM TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 2:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:45 PM Accommodation available CHANGE OF NAME IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:45 AM for non-smoking decent 7-5-2013 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:05 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 6:30 PM bachelors, with separate Rajaraman Sundarraj son IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:00 PM BAIRAQ-1 Storekeeper, experience 4 SHARQIA-3 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 11:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM bathroom and C-A/C, shar- of Sundarraj and Janaki ing with Sri Lankan family bearing an Indian Passport years, Civil ID expiry OBLIVION (DIG) 1:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM 4/8/2013. Contact: sanalku- FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 4:15 PM AVENUES-1 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 6:30 PM in Khaitan near Carmel No. K2091792 and having THE CALL (DIG) 6:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 1:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:15 PM School. Contact: 66704630. an address No. 4A-1, [email protected] / THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 3:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:05 AM (C 4409) Moongikollai Street, 69966306. (C 4403) THE CALL (DIG) 10:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 5:45 PM 5-5-2013 OBLIVION (DIG) 12:15 AM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:00 PM BAIRAQ-2 7-5-2013 Kumbakonam PO, Tanjore WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 12:45 PM DT, Tamilnadu 612001 - MUHALAB-1 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 12:30 AM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 3:00 PM had embraced Islam and NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 5:15 PM FOR SALE changed the name as Raja NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:45 PM AVENUES-2 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:30 PM Mohammed. (C 4401) WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 4:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 12:45 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 9:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:45 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 3:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:30 PM Jeep Mitsubishi (ASX) 4-5-2013 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:45 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 5:45 PM 2011, dark gray color, full NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:45 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 8:15 PM BAIRAQ-3 options, excellent condi- OBLIVION (DIG) 10:30 PM THE CALL (DIG) 1:45 PM tion, 68000km, price KD SITUATION WANTED MUHALAB-2 THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 1:15 AM THE CALL (DIG) 3:45 PM 3,300/-. Contact: 66729295. THE CALL (DIG) 2:00 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 5:45 PM (C 4406) OBLIVION (DIG) 4:00 PM AVENUES-3 THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM Indian experienced gener- 112 GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 4:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:15 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:30 PM KIA Sorento - SE Jeep, ator operator/ mechanic THE CALL (DIG) 7:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:15 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:30 AM model 2006, full options, THE CALL (DIG) 9:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:15 PM sky blue color, excellent Prayer timings THE CALL (DIG) 11:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:15 PM PLAZA condition, price KD 1,750. NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:15 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 7:00 PM Contact: 50994848. Fajr: 03:35 MUHALAB-3 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:15 AM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 10:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 4:00 PM (C 4407) Shorook 05:02 TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM 360º 1 GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 7:00 PM 7-5-2013 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:15 PM NO THU Duhr: 11:45 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 3:15 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 10:00 PM Nissan Infiniti G37, 2009 Asr: 15:20 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 10:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 5:15 PM model, 6 cylinder, automat- NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:15 PM LAILA ic, 6 CD changer, mobile Maghrib: 18:27 FANAR-1 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 9:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 5:45 PM connectivity, rear view THE CALL (DIG) 1:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:15 PM NO MON+TUE+WED camera, sunroof, sand col- Isha: 19:52 OBLIVION (DIG) 3:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:15 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 8:15 PM THE CALL (DIG) 6:00 PM NO MON+TUE+WED THE CALL (DIG) 8:00 PM 360º 2 IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 10:45 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:00 PM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 2:30 PM NO MON+TUE+WED No: 15801 OBLIVION (DIG) 12:05 AM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 4:45 PM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 7:00 PM AJIAL.1 FANAR-2 FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 9:15 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 6:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 11:30 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 9:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:30 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 3:45 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 4:15 PM 360º 3 GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 6:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:15 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 1:00 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 9:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:00 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 3:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 9:45 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 5:30 PM AJIAL.2 THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 11:45 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 7:45 PM SOODHU KAVVUM (DIG) (TAMIL) 6:00 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 10:00 PM SOODHU KAVVUM (DIG) (TAMIL) 9:00 PM FANAR-3 EMPEROR (DIG) 12:15 AM THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (DIG) 2:00 PM AJIAL.3 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 4:30 PM AL-KOUT.1 ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 4:00 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 6:30 PM TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 1:00 PM FRI+MON WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:30 PM SPIDERS (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 7:00 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 10:00 PM THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (DIG) 12:30 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 10:00 PM AJIAL.4 MARINA-1 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:30 AM SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (DIG) (HINDI) 3:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:30 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED FRI+MON NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 3:30 PM SOUND THOMA (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 6:30 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 5:15 PM AL-KOUT.2 THU+FRI+SAT NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (DIG) (HINDI)

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CROSSWORD 182 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Finances, purchases, investments and credit in particular could stand some You will be able to complete an ongoing project in the workplace that clear thinking. Getting in over your head can happen before you know it, so results in recognition and cheerfulness. There is not only a desire for outside activities but also keep an eye on the bottom line. Your mind may be very clear now and brought to a sharp plenty of opportunities to be outside today. This may mean that you and a group of your co- focus. Some of this jumping in over your head could be just a different point of view and not a worker friends will gather a team together to play some sort of team sports during the noon do-or-die situation, relax . . . Your time will come. It is easy to organize your thoughts and dia- break or at the end of this workday. Think smart and spend your money wisely this evening. logues of all kinds are encouraged. Your thoughts count, so use your mind and keep your notes Think about keeping the mind set to save for a special purchase instead of spending what you handy. Teaching others the art of communication is something you can do by example and do not have just now. You teach others through your good actions. A young person wants you also through giving lectures. Laughter is the best medicine for all this evening—you are wel- to teach him or her manners for a special dinner affair. Your good cheer today enhances your come at any group gathering. social life and may intensify romance.

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

This could be a time for real breakthroughs in the idea department. You are Good things are attracted to you. Your experiences will be out of the ordi- in top form when it comes to mental activity. Being on the go and keeping a finger to the nary today and you will likely feel more generous than usual. Great opportunities may emerge winds of change make you feel in touch. Learning and communicating satisfy your lust for in work or in spiritual affairs. Your sensitivity to others tends to delude you—perhaps encourag- knowledge. This evening your thoughts may move to secret loves. The hard work you have ing you to misplace your affections. The romantic, dreamier side of you is in full bloom. Be done is paying off . . . Your goals are within reach. Your support system, which is your family and aware of compromising too quickly and easily. Work on confidence and self-reliance and trust those who give you nourishment, becomes more secure. You are able to dispense with some of your own judgment. Someone may need your advice regarding a very emotional issue. You are the unessential and develop what is most basic and true in your environment. Others find you able to cut through the red tape and get at what is beneath this problem. You could spread especially witty. You have insights with regard to your living situation or life circumstances at your energies too thin today. Begin a ritual, of sorts, that will help you create and maintain a this time. balance.

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

Close relationship is likely to be riding an emotional whirlwind today—keep You can improve just about all areas of your life this month. Today you can your perspective. In the workplace, there is an urge to change the way you do proceed with high hopes and raised aspirations. Energies are working in your some daily business. Perhaps you have found a much faster and easier way to gain the results favor throughout the end of the month—you just may be able to get rid of the projects or you want. You may try to persuade others to change. You could become too dominating if you items that have caused you frustration. This is a time for decision and action, like it or not. A ACROSS 3. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a are pushy. Do not hesitate, however, to lend your expertise in a crunch. This is a time when the change in your lifestyle is likely, in response to changes in your environment. Acting on impulse can be riskier than usual: get a grip on yourself; do not just react to stimuli and situations. You 1. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense skewer usually with vegetables. new and unexpected may figure into your living situation or surroundings. An insight about want to shape events now. You will get down to business and clear away any old frustrations so vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a 4. Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northern- your support system, your mother or other females may be important today. You could meet a student or a young person that you can help today. This evening is a good time to reflect and that you can work on the things that really interest you. While you may be intense at times, do yellow dye. most Burma and adjacent China and India. not forget to laugh occasionally. 4. A Dravidian language spoken in southern 5. Ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or appreciate your life. India. emotion. 11. Lie adjacent to another. 6. An anti-inflammatory drug that does not con- 15. A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah tain steroids. and Colorado and New Mexico. 7. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking peo- 8. Gone by. CAPRICORN Communication levels are elevated and important information can be ple of Africa. 9. Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America. Decisive action is the main order of business—if you are working. Fate sends opportunity your way if you listen to your instincts and give your natural sense of exchanged. New business opportunities open up for you. Don’t hesitate or you 17. Avatar of Vishnu. 10. The branch of computer science that deal will miss the boat. Make your intentions clear. You may not appreciate the emotional clout of 18. A compartment in front of a motor vehicle with writing computer programs that can solve curiosity a free rein. Travel, as well as further education, can help uncover some of the answers that will give you an advantage. You might eventually consider mass communication, which can be financially someone you meet. Push forward with your own responsibilities and you will have few prob- where driver sits. problems creatively. rewarding. Think about advertising, broadcasting, publishing, etc. If you are traveling out of the coun- lems. You will have what you need to focus your thinking in a most positive direction. Your 19. (Greek mythology) The ferryman who 11. (Judaism) Sacred chest where the ancient try, consider writing detailed notes on your experiences. You can edit them later. Having lots of infor- options are clear. Real insight into your own inner workings or psychology could surface today brought the souls of the dead across the the river Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten mation to weed through will eventually culminate in a fun guide that will help people decide if they and in a manageable form. You may be in the mood for deep and penetrating conversations or Styx or the river Acheron to Hades. Commandments. want to follow in your footsteps. A change of residence may be required if a new career opens up. thoughts. Your inner resources and emotions are accented. Expect a sense of support from 21. Long tubular cell peculiar to xylem. 12. South African term for `boss'. loved ones. 23. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from 13. A slight rounded elevation where the malleus aba cloth. attaches to the eardrum. 25. A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase 14. An official language of the Republic of South Aquarius (January 20- February 18) in which a solid is suspended in a liquid. Africa. Leo (July 23-August 22) 26. Unable to see. 20. An associate degree in applied science. Fresh insight comes to you through broadcasting, publishing or adver- This workday is a good one to get the routine business completed quickly. 29. A very poisonous metallic element that has 22. At or within a short distance in space or time tising that will give you a whole new perspective. Educational projects require much study A sustained effort makes almost any task run well. The continued thinking that comes from or having elements near each other. and may involve travel. You may be thinking of changes in your career direction. This may three allotropic forms. seeing a fantastic photograph this last weekend is still stirring in your memories. Big ideas and be a real test for you. Your horizons are opening up and you are on level ground after fol- 31. In operation or operational. 24. Capital and largest city of Iraq. grand visions play a leading role in your life. Mysterious or mystical ideas can fire your imagina- lowing a rocky road of upsets. You should now feel confident and secure about whatever 33. Tropical starchy tuberous root. 27. An implement consisting of handle with a tion—now is the time to think first, act later. Maybe this last weekend’s experience has interest- you may decide for the future. Be careful, however, not to blow an opportunity for success. 37. Deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby free swinging stick at the end. ed you in a little photography experiment. Keep an open mind, learn all you can and ask ques- It could be easy to overdo today—take it easy. Be protective of your personal time this trees of temperate and subtropical North 28. Being one more than nine. tions of an experienced photographer so you get the results you want. These days do not come evening. You may need more rest than usual this week and you will be wise to just kick America, South Africa, eastern Asia and north- 30. Sorghum having slender dry stalks and small too often—so do not ignore an opportunity to let your imagination loose. back and enjoy a quiet evening. eastern Australia. hard grains. 41. Large tropical butterfly with degenerate 32. The pivot about which a lever turns. forelegs and an unpleasant taste. 34. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh. 43. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as might 35. English theoretical physicist who applied rel- Virgo (August 23-September 22) be heard with a stethoscope in some types of ativity theory to quantum mechanics and pre- Pisces (February 19-March 20) respiratory disorders). dicted the existence of antimatter and the You have your own ideas about health techniques, religious and philosoph- 44. Provincial capital and largest city of Nova positron (1902-1984). Positive energies are stirring with regard to your career or life path. Success depends on your own ambition which seems strong at this time. You gain attention through ical beliefs. However, your ideas could be in a flux of change and you may find yourself musing 36. The clay from which adobe bricks are made. Scotia. your quick action and mental keenness without really trying to achieve notice. If there is a over these subjects often in the next few weeks. There is a high-level difference of opinion or 46. Electronic equipment that provides visual 38. A Christian Bishop who translated the Bible need for someone to take charge, you can own it. You will find that you can really use your outlook that may represent an important area of change in your life at this time. There is reex- images of varying electrical quantities. from Greek into Gothic (311-382). mind to make clear choices and you are able to stay focused. Career decisions or ways in which amination in the light of new information and influences that surround these deep subjects. 47. (folklore) Fairies that are somewhat mischie- 39. (Judaism) A period of seven days of mourn- to improve finances are straightforward and easy to make. You make your way now through Think about planning some travel or a sightseeing trip in order to bring your loved ones vous. ing after the death of close relative. ideas, concepts and your ability to communicate and express these things to others. Good together into one get-together soon. A relationship needs work and now is the best time to 48. Wearing or provided with clothing. 40. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celes- news is shared. A romantic evening can be enjoyed. If you do not usually cook, you get extra give thought to the idea of making things better between close friends or loved ones. Find 50. A sweater that is put on by pulling it over the tial point measured westward along the celestial points for doing so tonight. ways to nurture loved ones. head. equator from the zenith crossing. 54. Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs. 42. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head 55. A city is east central Sweden north northwest mounted across a handle. Word Search Yesterday’s Solution of Stockholm. 45. The syllable naming the fourth (subdomi- 58. (informal) Of the highest quality. nant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization. 59. Group insurance that entitles members to 49. A cut of pork ribs with much of the meat services of participating hospitals and clinics and trimmed off. physicians. 51. A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen 60. A constellation in the southern hemisphere trees (see spruce). near Reticulum and Pictor. 52. An organization of countries formed in 1961 64. A radioactive element of the actinide series. to agree on a common policy for the sale of 66. Liquid containing proteins and electrolytes petroleum. including the liquid in blood plasma and intersti- 53. A disinclination to work or exert yourself. tial fluid. 56. A solid substance in the form of tiny loose 68. (of hair) Having lost its color. particles. 70. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake 57. One of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi. Chad. 61. A statistical method for making simultaneous 72. The blood group whose red cells carry both comparisons between two or more means. the A and B antigens. 62. The brightest star in Cygnus. 74. Remove a monarch from the throne. 63. A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm 75. A period marked by distinctive character or of the Black Sea. reckoned from a fixed point or event. 65. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper 78. United States composer noted for his innova- marked in various ways and used for playing tive use of polytonality (1874-1954). games or for telling fortunes. 79. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals 67. A card game in which players bet against the and humans. dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing 80. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus box. Monarda. 69. Occupied or in the control of. 81. A small cake leavened with yeast. 71. Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar. DOWN 73. A decree that prohibits something. 1. A bodily passage or tube conveying a secre- 76. A metric unit of weight equal to one thou- tion or other substance. sandth of a kilogram. 2. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers. 77. A state in the eastern United States. Yesterday’s Solution

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rammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sen- seeking probation for her. The 37-year-old South Orange tencing Monday in New Jersey on federal tax resident hasn’t released much music since her 1998 solo Gcharges. Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying debut, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” which has sold federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. A more than 10 million copies and won five Grammy judge two weeks ago said Hill had paid only about Awards. $50,000 of more than $500,000 she owes. Hill said in an Internet posting that she has signed a recording contract with Sony that will help her pay her taxes. She faces up to a year in prison on each of three counts. Her attorney is

hris Brown has confirmed he and and they have both dated in-between, eter Andre wants to take his credit card with me just in case I Rihanna have split up again. The with the rapper having a brief relation- kids backpacking. The reali- needed to splash out on a nice C‘Fine China’ hitmaker celebrated ship with model Karrueche Tran and Pty TV star - who has two hotel!” The 40-year-old singer clar- turning 24 on Sunday with several lavish Rihanna, 25, being romantically linked to children, Junior, seven and five- ified recent speculation about his birthday bashes in Las Vegas, New York musician Drake. However, Chris seems year-old Princess Tiaamii, with ex- desire to move back to his native and Los Angeles, and revealed he is sin- adamant their recent split is for good this wife Katie Price - would love to Australia, explaining that he does- gle by saying he hoped to party with as time as he is “too young” to have a “wife” take his children with him on an n’t plan on going home for “10 many girls as he could, despite feeling figure in his life, instead wanting to focus adventure around the world, but years or so”. He said: “There’s been “love” for his on/off girlfriend. Rihanna - on himself. He added: “The way I look at says he’d keep a credit card handy a bit of speculation about me who is said to have planned a surprise for it is ... I’m always going to love that per- just in case he got tired of the planning to move back to the singer - didn’t attend any of his par- son, but people have differences, and great outdoors. He said: “I really Australia after I made a comment ties as she was busy performing her people have different wants and needs, want to go backpacking around on my show, but it’ll be a long ‘Diamonds World Tour’ over her his birth- at the end of the day she’s a young girl. “I the world when the kids are older time before I do it - probably 10 day weekend. Speaking about the best can’t really be focused on wife-ing some- too. I’d do it properly - staying in years or so. To be honest, if I didn’t present he could receive ahead of his body that young, and I’m young too. I hostels, living on a budget, all have kids, I might have already birthday on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on just got to step forward and be the man that kind of thing. But I’d take a gone back there. I really love the Australian station 2DayFM, Chris said: and be the best Chris Brown I can be UK, but until recently, the weather “Just peace - centre of your zen, whatever instead of worrying about whoever else had been getting to me a bit!” peace you need, a clear mind ... but, I’m is going to be in my side pocket. “ Peter has already invited his girl- 24, I’m going to be in Vegas, so I want to friend Emily MacDonagh, 23, to really see as many girls as possible.” Host join him Down Under - and the Kyle asked: “So hang on, what’s your sta- medical student’s parents could tus, you’re on off ... are you going be joining them too. He added: through this birthday solo?” Chris quickly “Emily’s up for it too and her par- replied: “I’m going to do it solo, at the ents are cool with it. In fact, they end of the day, she’s already doing her might even come out there them- thing, she’s on the road ... there’s always selves.” going to be love, but I’m just going to do me. I’m a grown man.” The couple initially split up in 2009 after Chris assaulted her Arterton regrets mother’s meanness emma Arterton feels “so sorry” for being “really mean” to her mum when she was younger. The 27- Gyear-old beauty - who has a sister three years her junior - still regrets being spiteful towards her mother, Sally, during her teenage years, but insists her mum wasn’t

olly Sims is trying not to be an over- magazine: “I’ve gotten really great advice to protective mother. The 39-year-old really let him be a boy and let him explore. I’m Mactress gave birth to her first child, trying not to be a germaphobe, I just have to Brooks, 10 months ago and while she worries be careful about being overprotective. I have he 31-year-old singer, who already has 16- about him getting sick or injured, she is trying a system on my phone where I can see his month-old daughter Blue Ivy with husband to let him be independent. She told People room. I can be obsessive.” Blonde beauty TJay-Z, is keen to extend her family as she Molly - who wed producer Scott Stuber in now feels motherhood is her “biggest” priority, September 2011- also can’t stop dressing up despite initially struggling with it and her music Brooks in all the different outfits they have career. She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: bought for him. Molly wrote: “Scott and I love “Definitely I would like to have more children. dressing him up in all the cute little outfits he Motherhood has changed everything. You see has - sometimes he ends up wearing three dif- things a bit differently after you give birth and my ferent outfits in a day - and blue and green are biggest job now is to protect my child. “After giv- definitely his colors.” The proud mother also ing birth there’s a moment of rediscovery when admitted the feeling she had when she first you are making sure you still have goals and take held baby Brooks after giving birth was inde- a conventional parent. She said: “My mum isn’t a typical care of yourself as a woman. That was something I scribable. The ‘Yes Man’ actress gushed: “I mum. She’s individual. At the moment, she’s into clubbing. struggled with - making sure I was still this strong think that no matter how prepared you are - Last weekend, she went to Area [a superclub in London]. I woman and also making time for my child and no matter how many hours you spend haven’t even been to Area! “So when you’re a kid you’re balancing the two.” Amid her fame, the ‘Sweet researching strollers, stocking up on organic like, ‘You’re so embarrassing. Why couldn’t you just be like Dreams’ hitmaker - who is currently on her ‘Mrs baby food, and decorating the nursery - everyone else’s mum and sit at home and drink tea?’ And Carter Show’ tour - is grateful to have her mother there’s simply nothing that can prepare you so we - me, especially - were really mean to mum in the Tina to keep her grounded and she insists she is for the feeling that comes with holding your teenage years. I think about it now and ... I’m just always so just a regular parent when behind closed doors baby for the first time.” sorry about that.” But Gemma also recalls positive occur- away from the limelight. BeyoncÈ added: “I feel rences throughout her childhood where she and her sister this is temporary and my public life when I’m per- benefited from Sally’s less “typical” parenthood. She added forming on stage is just a few hours of the day. to Britain’s Marie Claire magazine: “We would always be “The rest of the day I’m with my family, I’m chang- painting or doing crafty things with mum, and she’s ing diapers and I’m with my mother who reminds inspired us to be musical. “My uncle is close to my age and me, ‘Girl, you’re not a Queen’. So it’s good to have we used to get the guitars out and sit around for hours the balance. “Balancing is something I am strug- jamming. We did it again recently. “He’s moved to New gling with, but I am trying to smell the roses and Zealand and mum and I went to visit him. Now we’ve got make sure I don’t work so hard that I don’t enjoy this video of us doing David Bowie - he’s on the piano, the blessings that are around me every day.” mum’s singing and I’m on the guitar. I’m like, ‘Ah, it’s like when I was little.’ “

mma Roberts and Evan Peters had crushes on each other before they started dating. The loved up couple - who met on Ethe set of ‘Adult World’ - harbored feelings for each other before finally getting together and Evan has never been happier. He told OK! Magazine: “I think we both had crushes on each other but we didn’t know it. As soon as the movie was done we started hang- ing out and everything was perfect. “She’s amazing. She’s so much fun. She has a great laugh, smile, she’s a great kisser. And she’s gor- geous.” Emma - who is the niece of actress Julia Roberts - may be a great kisser, but Evan declined to let on if she also picked up some tips on how to pole dance from Jennifer Aniston, who played a strip- per opposite her in ‘We’re The Millers’. Emma has previously described Jennifer’s pole moves as “really hot,” adding: “She’s really good. I saw bits and pieces of it and she is amazing. It was unreal!”— Bang Showbiz

- LIFESTYLE37 TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Features Sarah Brightman plans on upcoming space journey

f you called Sarah Brightman a space cadet, she dealt with incredible nausea and dizziness. miered the single to their upcoming album at it would probably make her smile. That’s “You have to really focus. It’s very important the ISS in March. Brightman, 52, is best known Ibecause she plans on becoming the first not to pass out. They’re looking at a person for originating the role of Christine in both the recording artist to venture into space en route spinning around in a chair going in different London and Broadway casts of “The Phantom to the International Space Station sometime in directions. It looks incredibly simple but that of the Opera.” She was married to the musical’s the next two years. The classically trained actually was the hardest for me,” she said. The composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Her latest singer-actress always wanted to explore the International Space Station is a joint project album, “Dreamcatcher,” was inspired by want- heavens. She says it began in 1969 when she was a little girl sitting in front of the television during the historic Apollo 11 landing on the Justin Timberlake performs at the MasterCard Priceless Premieres concert moon. “I was very lucky and privileged to be on Sunday in New York. —AP living in that time to see that actually happen on a black-and-white TV screen and it changed many of us. I don’t think there’s been anything to date that was like that,” Brightman said. Justin Timberlake Since then, she’s wanted to go to the moon. Clearly, a firm believer in “her reach must far exceed her grasp,” Brightman set her sights on brings smooth a trip to the ISS. “It looks as if a special journey into space will be happening for me in a cou- ple of years,” said Brightman (she declined to moves to NYC say how much the trip will cost). She said her fascination follows a long history of artists inspired by space. “You look at Pink Floyd’s ustin Timberlake brought his smooth the double platinum-seller “The 20/20 ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ even if there was noth- moves to the Roseland Ballroom on Experience.” He thanked the crowd for sup- ing specific about space, the fact that it was Sunday night. The nattily dressed croon- porting his first release in seven years and J called what it was and the feeling of the music er performed for nearly two hours with his performed the hits “Suit and Tie” and was definitely inspired,” said Brightman. “David band, also dressed in suits - and some in ties “Mirrors.” Timberlake will release the album’s Bowie (too). It goes on and on.” - for some 3,000 fans. He started his set by second half on Sept. 30. She’s gone through a battery of diagnostic strumming the guitar to “Like I Love You,” and The 32-year-old singer closed his concert tests to see if she’s “space-worthy.” “I went to his falsetto kicked in on “My Love.” “Anyone for MasterCard with “SexyBack,” with Star City in Russia and did a series of psycho- drunk yet?” he yelled before going into “Cry Timbaland joining him onstage. Timberlake’s logical tests, physical tests. I was monitored Me a River.” wife, Jessica Biel, was in the audience as were when I was put into a centrifuge taken up to He danced - alone and a lot - throughout Andy Samberg and engaged couple Olivia weight G, which I loved and felt very comfort- This April 15, 2013 file photo shows actress and musician Sarah Brightman in New the 15-song set, running to the keys for “Until Wilde and Jason Sudeikis. He will be per- able with. I passed through everything really, York. —AP the End of Time” and “Seniorita,” where he forming for much larger audiences this sum- really well and as said by the Russian Space among five participating space agencies ing to journey into space. She covers songs told the crowd, “You’re like an eight right mer. His stadium tour with Jay-Z kicks off July Federation, I am officially a cosmonaut in train- including NASA and the Russian space agency. about the heavens, including “Angel” and now.” He said they were a nine when he fol- 17 in Toronto. Timberlake will launch a world ing at this moment,” she said. The intense eval- The habitable satellite resides in Earth’s lower “Venus and Mars.” “It’s given me a beautiful lowed with “That Girl” from his new album, tour in Montreal on Oct 31. —AP uation was unlike anything she had ever done. orbit and has a wingspan approximately the theme to work with, a beautiful palate to work “They put you on something called the rotat- size of an American football field. Since its with and it’s been an incredibly creative time,” ing chair and basically it’s to test you for 1998 launch, it has hosted more than 125 mis- said Brightman. Actress Mirren motion sickness,” Brightman said. sions. She’s promoting the album with a world gives drummers After spinning for more than 10 minutes, The rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars pre- tour. —AP a right royal ear-bashing ritish actress Helen Mirren gave a the Park festival for gay and trans-gender troupe of drummers a right royal people, the drummers parked up outside the Btelling-off when she burst out of a Gielgud Theatre on Saturday as Mirren was London theatre dressed as Queen Elizabeth on stage. II, swearing at them to shut up. The furious The noise interrupted the first act of “The star, who won the best actress Oscar for her Audience”, in which the 67-year-old Mirren portrayal of the British sovereign, admitted plays Queen Elizabeth meeting her various using some very unregal language to get prime ministers. An incensed Mirren stormed them to clear off. Promoting the As One in out at the interval in a scene which even stunned her co-star Rufus Wright-himself playing David Cameron-who also entered the fray. Wright tweeted: “You should have seen Helen. She came out in full Queen cos- tume and shouted at the drummers too. Honestly. It was breathtaking”. A statement from the festival read: “Clearly angered, she shrieked ‘Quiet! I’m trying to do a play in here! People have paid a lot of money for tickets’.” Mirren told The Daily Telegraph newspa- per she went a bit further than that. “I’m afraid there were a few ‘thespian’ words used. They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately,” she said. “They were destroying our performance so something had to be done. “There was just a thin wall between drumming and the theatre so it was unbelievably loud on stage. “The audi- ence couldn’t hear us speak at all. “I literally walked straight off stage, straight up the stairs and straight out the stage door and banged my way through the A picture dated April 28, 2013 shows crowd who were watching and said ‘stop, British actress Helen-Mirren arriving you’ve got to stop right now’-only I might for the Lawrence Olivier Awards for have used stronger language than that. “They The Black Keys perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday. —AP were very sweet and stopped the minute theatre at the Royal Opera House in they knew I wasn’t just a batty old woman London. —AFP haranguing them on the streets.” —AFP Trombone Shorty, Aaron Neville close Jazz Fest

or more than two decades, the family on stage. Charles Neville plays several days of rain and muddy timeless,” said Butler, who sipped a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage saxophone in his quintet. Aaron ground conditions. John Oates said he margarita as he took in the music FFestival has closed with a per- Neville gave fest-goers a good sam- and his longtime musical partner, with friends from California, Indiana formance by the city’s own Neville pling of the new music which covers Darryl Hall, have always wondered and Nevada. Other closing day acts Brothers. On Sunday, that tradition a musical genre close to his heart - why this festival was never on their included Irma Thomas, Maze featur- changed. Aaron Neville performed on doo-wop. “If you listen to any of my schedule. “I can tell you, both Darryl ing Frankie Beverly, The Black Keys, a stage with his new band while music, there’s a doo-wop essence to and I haven’t been more excited Taj Mahal and Pete Fountain. young brass band frontman Troy it,” he said. “Since I was a little boy, I’ve about a gig in about 20 to 30 years,” Fans cheered and stretched their “Trombone Shorty” Andrews closed hands to the sky as Thomas sang the festival’s biggest stage - where the bluesy numbers such as “Let’s Stay Neville Brothers once held court the Together,” “It’s Raining,” “Forever last day. Andrews and his band, Young” and “Let It Be Me.” During her Orleans Avenue, entertained a jam- upbeat medley of New Orleans packed crowd as the festival ended its favorites such as “Iko Iko” and “Hey 2013 run. A sea of faces stretched to Pocky Way,” the track’s back fence. Thomas asked the thousands Neville said he views the closing packed before the stage to wave a lineup change as kind of a “passing of towel or handkerchief in a New the guard. “Trombone Slim, as I call Orleans tradition known as a second- him, will do a great job,” Neville said of line. “We’re so happy to see the sun, Andrews. “I remember when it was we don’t know what to do,” she said. Professor Longhair out there and then Many in the crowd were on their feet we did it for a long time. It’s time. Slim dancing. “You can’t sit still when you is a big musician and I’m proud of the listen to Irma,” said Cecelia Wright of way he’s handled himself.” Neville is San Diego, Calif., who has attended promoting his new album, “My True Jazz Fest every year for the past 30 Story,” released earlier this year. At 72, years. “This festival has so many won- he says it’s the right time to focus on a derful types of music. I don’t come for solo project. the big names. I come for the jazz, the “My brothers and I have been per- Daryl Hall, left, and John Oates perform at the New Orleans blues and the funk.” forming together like 35 years,” Jazz and Heritage Festival. Among the music was a touch of OSN subscribers enjoy Neville said. “I wanted to do some romance as festival spokesman other things and I couldn’t do both listened to people like Clyde Oates said. “We’re really psyched and Matthew Goldman exchanged vows premiere show of Iron Man 3 because of my age and my health, so I McPhatter and the like. Everything excited about the opportunity.” with Elise Gallinot on the front porch decided to back off the Brothers and I’ve ever done has some doo-wop in Adam Butler, of Lisle, Ill., said he of a shotgun house on the festival SN Subscribers were among the The exclusive screening for OSN focus on what I wanted to do. I don’t it. It’s innocent music. Music that tells came a long way for his first Jazz Fest, grounds. The wedding party later sec- first viewers of the premiere of Iron Privileges members was held at Grand know how much longer I’m going to the story of boy meets girl. Music I and Hall & Oates delivered. Their set ond-lined to one of the music stages OMan 3, the highly anticipated Cinemas, in Al Hamra on Saturday 4th May be here and I would be mad at myself can listen to with my granddaughter included old favorites such as “Out of where a crawfish boil reception was blockbuster of the season in mind-blow- where fans were given the opportunity to if I didn’t take the time to do me.” His and my grandmother and nobody Touch,” “Method of Love,” “Maneater,” held as the day closed. Weddings are ing 3D. pose for photos with their favourite super- brothers - Art, Cyril and Charles - per- gets offended.” and “Say It Isn’t So.” They closed the not uncommon at Jazz Fest, where Subscribers were given the opportunity hero, Iron Man. OSN brings viewers the formed during the festival’s first Another closing day act was Hall & set with “I Can’t Go For That (No Can couples in years past have gotten to enjoy the first show of the blockbuster, biggest and latest blockbusters to the weekend under a new name, The Oates, who made their Jazz Fest debut Do),” but came back for encore per- married between sets in the Gospel courtesy of OSN’s rewards programme, region. Iron Man 3 will premiere on OSN Nevilles. Sunday under sunny skies and a cool formances of “Rich Girl,” “Kiss On My tent and other locations around the OSN Privileges. screens soon. Still, he wasn’t completely without breeze that the crowd reveled in after List,” and “Private Eyes.” “Their music is grounds. —AP lifestyle TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 Features

Santa Barbara’s recently reopened El Encanto hotel includes seven acres of lavishly planted grounds with striking The terrace at Santa Barbara’s El Encanto hotel is a popular spot for outdoor dining. approaches to the hotel.

By Christopher Reynolds Grace, and I stayed a night in a superior bungalow, Santa Barbara, you can rent spacious rooms, closer to intended for one or two people, and at the bottom of the beach, for a lot less. At El Encanto, you’re paying for ere are three tweets I would have sent from my the hotel’s rate schedule. Nice fireplace. Wood floor. In the grounds, the view, the monogrammed pillowcase. recent stay at Santa Barbara’s just-reopened El the middle of the bed lay a pillow embroidered with To get a good look at that view, we booked a ter- HEncanto hotel if I hadn’t been busy behaving the letter R. (El Encanto stocks an entire alphabet of race table for dinner. Then the wind kicked up-blew like royalty and pretending the Internet didn’t exist: monogrammed pillowcases, then outfits the rooms to my wife’s asparagus off her fork-and I wished I’d Arriving Encanto. Tab for a 375-sf room w/fireplace match every guest’s last name. Pampering with a capi- reserved a table in the covered part of the terrace. and regal bathroom: $575 for 1 night, $35 for pkng, tal P.) The larger problem was timing. Though we sat plus tax. Hey, what’s with extra stairs? Sunset on ter- The bathroom seemed almost as big as the bed- down just before 7 pm, the kitchen didn’t get main race. Ordering abalone. Below: lush grounds, distant room, with a separate tub and shower, radiant-heated dishes to our table until after 8. And our waiter, charm- sea, SB’s red roofs. We’re 200 ft above normal life. marble floor and twin sinks. ing though he was, needed to be reminded twice Waiting for dinner. Wind gusting, asparagus in flight. I was standing at one of those sinks when I looked about a drink order. The food was tasty when it came Superfluous stairs still a mystery. out the window and noticed stairs and a landing (especially the small plate of abalone with mushrooms It’s been seven years since Orient-Express Hotels below-the stairs leading to our bathroom wall. I and onions), but the restaurant might need a few closed the beloved El Encanto for reconstruction and a walked around the building and ran my hand along more weeks to work out the kinks. few weeks since the hotel reopened on March 23. The the false door on the exterior. Why? By the way, Grace endured the long dinner well grounds, the views and the mystery stairs all relate to As I later learned, this was one of the property’s and enjoyed the rest of El Encanto-flipping a coin into the same question: Can Orient-Express please the old oldest bungalows. So the city Historic Landmarks the wishing well, peering through the telescopes on El Encanto’s old guard and win enough new admirers Commission required that the building’s footprint the property, creeping to the headwaters of the little to justify the $134 million it has spent to buy and remain intact even though the interior was being brook by the pond and swimming. Though only 36 of An infinity pool with ocean views is among the selling rebuild the place? points at El Encanto in Santa Barbara. Many old-timers and newcomers will be pleased. The hotel still sprawls over 7 lushly planted acres. The lily pond is as elegant as ever, twin pines towering at one end. A new twinkling chandelier in the dining room evokes the water features outside. Still, some people must be mourning. Seven years ago, guests paid as little as $200 a night to stay in faded bunga- lows. Now that’s over, and for those visitors priced out, the $75-a-head Sunday brunch isn’t much consola- tion. The hotel sits in the hillside Riviera neighborhood, half a mile up from the Old Mission Santa Barbara, a mile from the shops and restaurants of State Street, 2 miles from the beach. The property’s first Craftsman bungalows were built before women could vote. By 1918, the site had become a hotel called El Encanto (in Spanish, place of enchantment). The hotel’s Spanish Colonial Revival buildings went up after a 1925 earth- quake (which prompted a citywide wave of Spanish- style reconstruction). For decades, the restaurant’s ter- race was admired for its views. When Orient-Express Hotels bought El Encanto, the property had about 65 rooms and plenty of main- reconfigured to eliminate the second door and make the hotel’s rooms were occupied that weekend, there A fanciful water-drop art- tenance issues. The company aimed for a 2009 room for the big bathroom and all its fixtures. Modern were several contented children around. It’s a kid- work dominates the center reopening. Then came the recession and preservation luxury, historic preservation: Most awkward bedfel- friendlier place than I’d expected. The parting tweet I of the dining room of El regulations. lows since Rock Hudson and Doris Day. meant to send: The hill is steep and the tab is steeper. Encanto in Santa Barbara. El Encanto now has 92 units, an enlarged restau- Anyway, Room 203 was comfortable, and the turn- But a cool pool goes a long way, and El Encanto has rant terrace and a spa with seven treatment rooms. down service (refreshed linens, artful arrangement of one.—MCT The buildings are still a mix of Craftsman and Spanish Grace’s stuffed animals, etc) was expertly done. And Colonial Revival, some occupying the site of the for- that’s a good thing, given El Encanto’s rates. Come mer tennis courts. The old pool is gone too. But a new summer, the smallest rooms often will fetch more pool, larger and deeper, has been dug in higher than $600; the largest, more than $1,200. Rates are Santa Barbara’s recently reopened El Encanto hotel ground and given infinity edges so guests can see the about comparable at the Four Seasons Biltmore, El includes seven acres of lavishly planted grounds, includ- Pacific while treading warm water. Encanto’s seaside competitor across town. If these ing a few water features. My wife, Mary Frances, our almost-9-year-old, numbers alarm you, be assured that in downtown

A wishing well attracts curious guests at Santa Barbara’s recently reopened El An infinity pool with ocean views is among the selling points at El Encanto in Guests, some with their furry friends, loll in the lounge area of El Encanto, in Encanto. Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara.

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This picture taken on May 1, 2013 shows visitors attending the Mark Rothko Center in Daugavpils, Latvia. — AFP photos

he opening of a museum dedicated to US art military remnant of the Soviet era-lies unused. Once poorest regions. The gross average monthly wage in superstar Mark Rothko in his Latvian birthplace there, visitors must then locate the museum within a the Latgale region is just 500 euros per month, Tis raising hopes the city of Daugavpils could labyrinthine Tsarist-era fortress complex surrounded according to official data, significantly below the attract thousands of new tourists and revitalize the by crumbling buildings and ramshackle flats. Inna national average of 732 euros. economy. Officials believe the Mark Rothko Art Centre Steinbuka, the head of the European Commission in Unemployment runs at 21 percent, according to will have a “Bilbao effect”-a term used to describe the Latvia, said the museum “will give a new impetus to March figures from the state employment agency. The pivotal role the Guggenheim Museum played in reviv- the city”, drawing art lovers and spurring economic day of the opening, the surrounding district was ing the depressed Basque metropolis. “The museum development in Daugavpils and the surrounding area. under a state of emergency due to flooding after the will be both the pearl of our city and the brand of our “We can look at the examples of Bilbao and maybe river Daugava broke its banks, the waters lapping city and the whole country,” mayor Zanna Kulakova Metz in France. In Metz the branch of the Pompidou almost a stone’s throw from the steps of the freshly- said at the opening last month. centre made Metz visible. Daugavpils also needs this painted art centre. Pushing her baby in a buggy close Rothko, who died in 1970, became a giant of the visibility and its own brand,” she told AFP. Turning the to the museum, young mother Liga, who declined to modern art world through his characteristic style: a former arsenal into the gallery cost 5.7 million euros give her surname, said she would wait to see what seemingly simple but arresting juxtaposition of ($7.5 million), with 85 percent covered by the EU. In a effect the museum would have. “The roads around blocks of vibrant color. Along with examples of his reversal of Riga’s usual cultural dominance, the muse- the museum have been repaired, but the others are abstract expressionism, the Daugavpils collection um will be promoted as an attraction in 2014 when still bad,” she said. “What is there for people besides contains figurative works from his earlier experiments Riga becomes one of two European capitals of cul- the museum? They will look at the pictures then go with color. Art lovers willing to make the pilgrimage ture, said Armands Slokenbergs, head of the Latvian back to Riga.” to the southern city-known as Dvinsk in the Russian tourism development agency, along with the Swedish Yet she admitted she plans to visit the museum, Empire when Rothko was born in 1903 — will have to city of Umea. whose officials are banking on Rothko’s cult following show endurance if they want to lay eyes on the cen- “Hopefully this will give some impetus to other to draw 90,000 visitors a year in a city of just 100,000 inspired by the “radiant calm” of the pictures - a quali- Visitors attend the tre’s six masterpieces. things such as investment into Daugavpils airport,” people. Within minutes of reading a report of the ty that will come in handy after the long, bumpy ride opening of the new The 230-kilometre (140-mile) ride from the capital added Ojars Sparitis, a professor at the Latvian museum’s opening, Swiss hotelier Jean-Paul Herzog to Daugavpils. — AFP Mark Rothko Center. Riga takes three hours on a highway that for much of Academy of Arts. Price tags of up to $86.9 million for decided to visit in June. “I will visit Daugavpils specifi- its route is a pot-holed carriageway. The trundling Rothko’s work stand in stark contrast to the fortunes cally for the Rothko museum,” Herzog told AFP. A trains take even longer, while Daugavpils airport-a of the artist’s native city, which lies in one of the EU’s Rothko fan since the 1970s, Herzog said he was

etting tattooed with the company logo is all the rage at one New GYork City brokerage firm. The reward? A bump in pay. The CEO of Rapid Realty NYC says about 40 employees have gotten inked with the logo in the past two years. Anthony Lolli says work- ers are “passionate about the brand.” They also may be passionate about the extra 15 percent in commission they get for sporting a tattoo. Lolli started the policy a year and a half ago after one employee got the tattoo to prove his company loyalty. The franchise has offices throughout New York City. Lolli says the company may soon be featured in a reality show that would depict New Yorkers apartment hunting.-AP

Mayra Segarra, an employee of Rapid Realty NYC, shows off her tattoo Photo provided by Rapid Realty, tattoo artist Al Fliction inks Mayra Segarra, an employee of Rapid Realty NYC, as her after being inked in the Brooklyn borough of New York. boss, Anthony Lolli, center right, stands by her side while fellow Rapid Reality employees look on at the Ink Master shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP photos

pring flowers are in full bloom all over beyond the garden variety. These neck- the city-and we’re not just talking gar- laces, earrings, rings, bracelets and head- Sdens. Dresses festooned with roses, pieces will add some serious petal power to blouses splashed with tulips and blazers in warm weather wardrobes. — MCT prints that would rival the best floral arrangements are blossoming in boutique windows. And the floral trend has made its way to the accessories counter too. We’ve picked through the common weeds to find pieces of jewelry that are well NYC brokerage rewards employees who get tattooed

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Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, 19-years-old, performs in front of a crowd of 15,000 fans at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai, on May 4, 2013. This is Bieber’s first visit to the UAE. —AFP Justin Bieber fan disrupts Dubai concert

fan jumped on stage at a Justin Bieber dressed in shorts and white shirt running across of screaming fans looked on. The footage shows on stage, but was immediately removed and was performing for the second night in front of concert in Dubai, sparking a scramble as the stage and approaching the Canadian pop star the boy then being whisked away by two guards Justin professionally continued with his show,” thousands of fans at a stadium in Dubai. Bieber Aguards tackled the youth and toppled a as he performed on the piano. A security guard and Bieber skipping away to safety on a side of said the concert’s organizers. had arrived nearly two hours late for the concert, piano over in the process, video footage showed quickly pounced, flung him away from Bieber and the stage as the music continues to play. “A young “As far as we know, no further action has been angering young fans who arrived in Dubai from yesterday. The YouTube video shows a boy knocked the piano partly off stage, as thousands fan desperate to meet his idol did make his way taken against the youth.” The 19-year-old singer across the region to see him perform live. —AFP Saudi has designs on Beirut

Models present creations by Saudi designer Elham Elyoussef during a fashion show in Beirut on Sunday. —AFP photos

Saudi designer Elham Elyoussef salutes the crowd following a fashion show.