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Amir’s visit to strengthen strategic In brief ties with Latin American countries Amir arrives in Ecuador today

QATAR | Transport QNA Qatar, Ecuador eye ing at developing Qatar’s relations Doha bolstering trade ties with all countries. Ministry starts pilot Qatar and Ecuador enjoy strong and testing of electric buses The visit of His Highness the Amir growing relations at all levels. The re- is Highness the Amir Sheikh Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani lations have been developing since the The Ministry of Transport and Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to Ecuador as part of his four-nation opening of the Ecuador embassy in Communications has started the Hwill start today a state visit to Latin American tour, starting today, Doha in 2012, which was followed by pilot testing of electric buses in four friendly countries in Latin Amer- is expected to have a long-standing the opening of the Qatar embassy in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar ica, at the invitation of their leaders. and positive bearing on future rela- the Ecuador capital Quito in the same General Electricity & Water Corp Beginning with Ecuador, the tour will tions between Qatar and countries year. The relations were strengthened (KAHRAMAA), Mowasalat “Karwa” cover Peru, Paraguay and Argentina, as in that region, Ecuador ambassador further after the visit of His Highness and China Harbor Engineering Co. part of Qatar’s keenness on strength- to Qatar Yvonne Abdul Baki has said. the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin This comes within ministry’s ongoing ening co-operation and strategic part- Talking to Gulf Times in an interview Khalifa al-Thani to Ecuador in January efforts to provide eco-friendly nerships with various countries. prior to the tour, she said there 2013, and the visit of former President and sustainable transport modes During the visits, His Highness the has been a remarkable growth in of Ecuador Rafael Correa to Qatar in that help reduce carbon emissions Amir will hold talks on ways to pro- bilateral ties between Qatar and her October 2014. from public transit. The ministry mote the bilateral relations and co-op- country over the last few years and The two countries are linked by will assess the pilot testing, which eration in all fi elds, as well as the latest both Ecuador and Qatar are hoping many agreements, including a con- is planned to continue for several regional and international develop- to consolidate the gains so far and vention on the avoidance of double months, to ensure electric buses suit ments on mutual interest. work together continuously so that taxation and prevention of tax evasion; Qatar’s weather conditions, before The Latin American trip follows both nations benefit from the syner- agreements on co-operation in legal deploying them. Page 24 several tours of the Amir in Europe, gies. Page 7 matters, air services, and on trade, Asia, Africa and North America, aim- economic and technical co-opera- REGION | Diplomacy tion between the two countries; and a goodwill memorandum for media Amir of Kuwait meets co-operation and exchange of news Saudi Crown Prince between Qatar News Agency and the National Communications Secretariat The Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah of the Government of the Republic of al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, met Ecuador. In May, the fi rst round of po- yesterday evening with Saudi Crown litical consultations was held in Quito Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence between the foreign ministries of Qa- number of agreements aiming at fa- He underlined that Qatar is an im- Minister Mohamed bin Salman bin tar and Ecuador. cilitating trade, business and invest- portant investment destination in the Abdulaziz, who is currently visiting In February 2018, Ecuador’s Min- ment, and noted a joint interest to region, stressing the signifi cance of Kuwait. Discussions during the ister of Foreign Trade and Investment increase the volume of trade exchange the Qatari investments in Ecuador. meeting dealt with means to support Pablo Campana Saenz visited Qatar between the two countries which The current ambassador of Ec- common Gulf action which was within at the head of an economic delega- reached QR30.6mn in 2017. uador to Qatar, Yvonne A-Baki, has the solid bonds among the Gulf Co- tion, and met with vice chairman of For his part, the Ecuadorean min- praised the distinct relations be- operation Council’s (GCC) countries, Qatar Chamber Mohamed bin Ahmed ister said that the delegation dis- tween the two countries, noting that Kuwait news agency KUNA reported. bin Towar in the presence of a number cussed the opportunities of en- the bilateral relations are developing They also discussed ways to boost of Qatari businessmen. Following the couraging Qatari investments in the at all levels and that there are many bilateral relations in all domains, as meeting, the Qatar Chamber offi cial sectors of hotels, tourism, mining, mutual official visits to upgrade the well as regional and international said that the two countries signed a gas and others. relations. Page 7 developments.

ASIA | Quake Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800 UAE destabilises states in the region, Qatar tells UN The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami disaster nearly doubled to 832 yesterday and was expected to atar has responded strongly to rorism, he said the fi nancial sector in that aim at justifying the illegal meas- Agency (QNA) website, just before the rise further, prompting authorities to the attack of the UAE and Bah- the UAE has become a haven for money ures taken against Qatar. The UAE paved blockade on Qatar was announced by announce mass burials in a desperate Qrain at the UN, telling the Gen- laundering and illegal fi nancial transac- the way for such actions by resorting to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt attempt to stave off disease. As eral Assembly that the UAE has been tions. electronic piracy at a time when the in- on June 5, 2017. shattered survivors scoured make- destabilising countries in the region, and He further said the UAE does not care ternational community is collaborating She added that the four countries re- shift morgues for loved ones, and Bahrain is interfering in the internal af- about its international obligations, re- to fi ght cybercrimes that threaten inter- ject what she called the conspiracy the- authorities struggled to dig out fairs of other countries. ferring to international reports on seri- national peace and security.” ory regarding cybersecurity, and instead the living or assess the scale of the During speeches made at the UN ous human rights violations in the UAE. He said Qatar had adopted self-con- encourage Qatar to stop changing the devastation beyond the city of Palu, General Assembly on Saturday, Third He said a leading example of such viola- trol and the principle of peaceful settle- topic and start changing its provocative grim warnings came that the eventual Secretary at Qatar’s UN mission Ahmed tions was the UAE sentencing a citizen ment of disputes. behaviour. toll could reach thousands. “The al-Kuwari said that the UAE spearhead- to 15 years in jail for just voicing his opin- The representative of the UAE at the The representative of Bahrain at the casualties will keep increasing,” said ed operations aimed at undermining the ions. This is in sharp contrast to UAE Ahmed al-Kuwari UN said “the claims regarding piracy” UN said the four countries have taken national disaster agency spokesman stability and security of diff erent coun- claims of being a sponsor of democracy and the “fabricated statements” are a sovereign decision to boycott Qatar Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, whose agency tries. and modernism in the region. have been directing fabricated accusa- completely false allegations. She was to maintain their security and stability announced the jump in the toll from In response to Abu Dhabi’s renewed Al-Kuwari said: “It has been clear that tions against Qatar. This is a continua- referring to the accusations against because of what he described as Qatari 420 earlier. Page 13 accusations of Qatar supporting ter- the regimes in Abu Dhabi and Manama tion of a series of fabrications and claims her country of hacking the Qatar News interference in their internal aff airs.

The future is here: Vodafone deploys Tetra services in Msheireb Doha zVodafone Qatar is structure and the sole provider of Tetra Downtown Doha, one of Qatar’s most al-Kuwari said: “Msheireb Downtown project moves into a year of activation, providing world-class services for Msheireb Downtown Doha, important and iconic projects. We are Doha’s world-class connectivity relies on we are thrilled to showcase the excel- the world’s fi rst smart and sustainable committed to ensuring that all this a robust network catering to the world’s lence of our telecommunications in- telecoms infrastructure in downtown regeneration project. ambitious project’s telecommunica- most advanced telecom infrastructure, frastructure and services, delivered via Msheireb Downtown Doha Since then, Vodafone Qatar has tions needs are delivered to the very both for mobile and fi xed services. We Vodafone Qatar.” at QR100mn-plus been leading the massive deployment highest standards to enable thou- have partnered with Vodafone to exceed Msheireb Downtown Doha, devel- of telecommunications infrastructure sands of residents, businesses and the expectations of our residents, ten- oped to revive the old commercial cen- in the pioneering new smart city. This visitors to benefit from Vodafone Qa- ants and visitors in terms of connectivity tre of Doha, upon completion will be odafone Qatar has completed included fi tting all the buildings with tar’s world-class network. options and to ensure a consistent and the world’s largest certifi ed sustainable the deployment of its “world- the latest indoor coverage technologies “Our involvement in Msheireb re- seamless digital experience to all users, and smart downtown community, fea- Vclass Tetra and mobile coverage that required the installation of more fl ects our commitment to accelerat- regardless of their physical location. turing; 100 mixed-use buildings, 800 infrastructure” in the three constructed than 5,000 antennas. These can also be ing Qatar towards becoming one of the “A dedicated and more reliable Radio residential units, more than 300 retail phases of Msheireb Downtown Doha, at shared with other service providers for most connected and technologically Communication System (Tetra) will be units and 17 commercial buildings, in an investment in excess of QR100mn. the most effi cient use of assets. advanced countries in the world, add- used for security, operations and main- addition to four hotels, a school, three In 2014 and 2016 respectively, Vodafone Qatar also ensured all its ing to our progress in areas including tenance requirements. Msheireb’s net- mosques, Msheireb Museums, the Gal- Msheireb Properties and Vodafone outdoor mobile sites were concealed to the ‘Internet of Things’, developing work covers both outdoors and indoor, leria Mall and many other buildings. Qatar entered into an agreement that preserve the beautiful surroundings. “We are proud to be leading the provi- best-in-class enterprise solutions and as well as below ground with up to six Vodafone Qatar has now started would see Vodafone Qatar become Vodafone Qatar CEO Sheikh Ha- sion of vital telecommunications in- upgrading our network to be 5G-ready.” levels of car parking areas separated work to cover the last and fourth phase the provider of mobile services infra- mad Abdulla Jassim al-Thani said: frastructure and services in Msheireb Msheireb Properties acting CEO Ali by a network of service tunnels. As the of the project. Gulf Times 2 Monday, October 1, 2018 QATAR

Premium gasoline price up at QR2.05 Qatar Petroleum announced yesterday the diesel and gasoline prices for the month of October. The prices of super gasoline and diesel will be stable, while the Eff orts to continue to build price of premium gasoline (91) will rise in October. QP set the diesel price at 2.05QR/ litre in October, to be stable for the fourth month in a row. Meanwhile, QP set the price of super gasoline (95) at 2.10QR/ bridges for peace: Muraikhi litre, unchanged from its price in September. QNA ligions and cultures, has estab- He praised the international adopted in its international re- ternational law and the rule of QP set the premium gasoline New York lished national institutions to eff orts aimed at promoting a lations, to bridge relations be- law. (91) price at 2.05QR/litre in promote the culture of peace culture of peace, dialogue, un- tween the parties and reduce The Minister of State said October, compared to 2QR/litre in and acceptance of the other. derstanding and co-operation tensions in accordance with the that education is one of the September, a rise by nearly 2.5%. atar has stressed its “It also established institu- between religions and cultures, provisions of the Charter of the most important means of build- continued eff orts with tions to combat extremism and and the determination of the in- United Nations related to the ing peace. “Qatar has launched Qthe UN Friends of the renounce violence.” ternational community to con- peaceful resolution of disputes. many educational initiatives at Speaker meets UK Alliance of Civilisations group He gave examples of those in- front all obstacles to achieving He pointed out that Qatar the national, regional and in- to build bridges between all and stitutions in Hamad Bin Khalifa peace and security in the world. has played a leading role in co- ternational levels that benefi ted and Turkish envoys achieve peace. Civilisation Centre in Denmark The minister of state ex- operation with member-states millions of children and youth HE the Speaker of the Advisory This was stated by HE the and Doha International Centre pressed the satisfaction of Qatar and UN bodies in establish- deprived of education. He also Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Minister of State for Foreign for Interfaith Dialogue, both with the fact that the meeting ing the global alliance to report refl ected on the big achieve- Zaid al-Mahmoud met yesterday Aff airs Sultan bin Saad al- of which contributed to inter- is focusing on soft power, say- progress in achieving the 16th ment of Education Above All with ambassador of the United Muraikhi at a meeting of the national eff orts of promoting ing that the country is the most goal of the United Nations Plan Foundation, which was done Kingdom to Qatar Ajay Sharma, Friends of the UN Alliance of peaceful co-existence among prominent example of adopting for Sustainable Development, in partnership with Unicef and and ambassador of Turkey to Civilisations, which was held religions. HE the Minister of State for soft power and using its capa- which aspires to promote soci- more than 80 global partners, Qatar Fikret Ozer. at the UN headquarters in New He noted in that regard to the Foreign Aff airs Sultan bin Saad bilities to build and promote eties that are peaceful, just and in providing quality education During the meetings, they York and discussed how to use role of Qatar Committee for Al- al-Muraikhi peace, thanks to the vision of inclusive. to 10mn school-deprived chil- discussed the relations between soft power to promote a culture liance of Civilisations, which its leadership, which believes in He also emphasised Qatar’s dren in more than 50 countries Qatar and each of the United of peace. plays an active role in promot- Qatar has pledged this year to the common destiny of human- belief that international law and around the world, including ar- Kingdom and Turkey, and ways of He said that Qatar, in its be- ing a culture of dialogue and support the 8th Global Forum of ity and supports change and the rule of law were a source eas aff ected by armed confl ict. developing them in various fields, lief in peace and the importance peace at the national level. the United Nations Alliance of modernisation, as well as the of stability, security and peace That announcement was made especially in the parliamentary of promoting constructive He added that the committee Civilisations, to be held at the respect for international law. for the international com- by Qatar Foundation Chairper- sphere, in addition to issues of understanding and dialogue co-operates with institutions United Nations headquarters in He stressed that Qatar has munity, since the world could son Her Highness Sheikha Moza common concern. among civilisations and pro- and organisations in the State to New York on November 19, with followed a creative, impar- not achieve security and peace bint Nasser during a ceremony moting the values of tolerance implement the objectives of the $1.5mn as the sponsor of the tial and credible foreign policy without complying with the held at the New York Library in and co-operation between re- Alliance. forum. through the soft means it has provisions and principles of in- April this year, he added. Foreign Ministry issues advisory Citizens wishing to travel to the European Union countries should carry passports when World Teacher’s Day to be celebrated on Thursday leaving the city of residence to another city or country and nder the patron- maa al-Jassimani, director of in terms of the education sys- ties in the fi eld of education,” he them to join the profession. education system and the teachers. should verify the validity of age of HE the Prime teachers’ aff airs at the Minis- tem and the opportunities pro- added. Meanwhile, director of public They hailed celebrating the visas, an off icial source in the UMinister and Interior try of Education and Higher vided for students to receive He referred to a number of relations and communication occasion and providing appre- consular aff airs department at Minister Sheikh Abdullah Education, praised the posi- education and achievement, programmes that provide the at the Ministry of Education ciation for the teachers, stress- the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- tive role of teachers, as well noting that there is a teacher for ministry with teachers, includ- and Higher Education Has- ing that the patronage of HE stated. Thani, Qatar will celebrate as the attention paid by the every 12 students in the country, ing Tamouh programme and san Abdullah al-Mohammadi, the Prime Minister and Interior The source stressed the need on Thursday World Teach- government to teachers, pro- which is one of the best rates in Teach for Qatar initiative, in ad- head of the advisory commit- Minister for this celebration to hold the international driving er’s Day at Qatar National viding them with the support the world. dition to the graduates of Qatar tee for school directors and annually refl ects the govern- licence in addition to the Qatari Convention Centre. and appropriate conditions “The number of teachers in University and foreign recruit- principal of Al Wakra Second- ment’s great interest in the edu- driving licence in the case One hundred teachers, who necessary for performing the public schools currently stands ments whose number reached ary School for Boys Yousef Ab- cation system and the teaching of driving vehicles in the EU have spent 10 years in teaching job perfectly. at 14,037 teachers, and that the nearly 525 this year. dullah al-Abdullah, and head profession. countries. in government schools, will be He noted that the offi cial cel- ministry is seeking to attract the He also noted the co-oper- of the advisory committee for The world has been marking The source also stressed the honoured in recognition of their ebration of the occasion will be national cadres and expertise to ation with the Ministry of Ad- teacher and chemistry teacher Teacher’s Day since October need to ensure the presence of distinguished eff orts during the accompanied by ceremonies at the teaching profession through ministrative Development, La- at Tariq Bin Ziyad Secondary 5, 1994, in recognition of the car seats for children from the celebrations. schools in Qatar. the development of a system to bour and Social Aff airs to attract School for Boys Nasser Mubar- teachers’ important role in edu- age of one month to 10 years old, Speaking at a press confer- He underlined that Qatar is attract and evaluate teachers Qatari cadres in disciplines that ak al-Nuaimi also praised the cating the generations of the or for children under 1m. (QNA) ence yesterday, Ahmed Ju- one of the developed countries and building national capaci- are close to education to train government’s attention to the future. (QNA) Health strategy aims at integrated care for children, adolescents

By Joseph Varghese Staff Reporter

atar aims to establish inte- grated care for children and Qadolescents – estimated to be about half a million – through the National Health Strategy 2018-2022, stated a senior offi cial involved in the implementation of the strategy. “According to the latest estimates of Qatari population, nearly half million of the population falls under the category of children and adolescents. My main responsibility is to establish integrated care for children and adolescents in col- Dr Sadriya al-Kohji laboration with diff erent stakeholders by building national networking and growth, development and educa- “Family-centred care, healthcare evidence based practices that aim to tion experience several health related provider capacity building, improving achieve better health, better care, and obstacles physically, mentally and healthcare infrastructures, developing better value for all,” said Dr Sadriya al- psychologically. This is an area of our programmes tailored to meet cultural Kohji, national head for Children and focus,” explained Dr al-Khoji. and social values of the community, Adolescent Health Strategy. “The strategy will focus on improv- building strong communication chan- Dr al-Khoji who has been appointed ing breastfeeding practices, healthy nels with children and their care givers by HE the Minister of Public Health diet and physical activities, and de- and scientifi c research are key areas Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari as the creasing dental caries. We also will be for action that should be considered,” national lead for Children and Adoles- looking at healthy schools, tobacco added Dr al-Khoji. cents in the National Health Strategy control, maintaining high vaccina- The National Health Strategy 2018- 2018-2022, was speaking to the media tion coverage, integrated paediatric 2022 identifi es seven priority popu- at an event recently. practice between diff erent levels of lation groups: healthy children and “We have three health targets and care, child safety, adolescent friendly adolescents, healthy women leading to nine initiatives for the current strat- services and parental literacy. The im- healthy pregnancies, healthy and safe egy involving diff erent organisations portance of psychosocial support for employees, mental health and well- and committees aiming at involving children and adolescents all through being, improved health for people with governmental, nongovernmental, so- their journey should not be ignored as multiple chronic conditions, health cial organisations and families in our it aff ects all other aspects of the health and well-being for people with special plans. The adolescents during their and well-being. needs, and healthy ageing.

Experts to discuss use of AI in food security xperts will gather where food is acquired and insights into how to man- in Qatar on October that is has a robust supply age scarce water resources. E4, for a workshop to chain for transporting food,” A panel discussion will be discuss how Artifi cial In- Dr Chawla said, adding, moderated by Qatar Science telligence (AI) can be used “We are confi dent that AI and Technology Park’s Dr to help the country attain and big data will be instru- Laoucine Kerbache, former better food security. The mental in binding diverse dean of HEC Paris, a co-or- workshop is being hosted by threads of know-how which ganiser of the workshop and Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer- fall under the umbrella an international authority on sity’s Qatar Computing Re- of food security.” supply chains. Representa- search Institute for its new Experts attending the tives from QTerminals, and Qatar Centre for Artifi cial event will include Omar al- major food producers and Intelligence (QCAI). meat, dairy products and Ansari, secretary-general of distributors Hassad Food QCAI research director vegetables since a blockade Qatar Foundation Research Qatar and Baladna will also Dr Sanjay Chawla, pictured, was imposed against it in Development and Innova- speak at the event. described food security June 2017, a large percent- tion, and a pioneer in estab- The workshop, to be held at as one of Qatar’s “highest age of its food products are lishing Qatar’s food security the HBKU Research Complex priority areas”. imported. policy. Purdue University’s from 9am, is being jointly While Qatar has sig- “The government of professor Venkatesh Mer- organised with QSTP and nifi cantly ramped up its Qatar is ensuring that it wade, a global expert in wa- the Qatar Environment and domestic production of has multiple sources from ter management, will give his Energy Research Institute. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 3 QATAR Dental clinic at Al Wakra Hospital treats 900 special needs patients atar’s fi rst dental clinic have seen an increase in the safely and eff ectively administer for patients with spe- number of children who require conscious sedation. During the Qcial needs, located in Al our services. We are currently administration of nitrous oxide, Wakra Hospital, has cared for seeing around 20 children each no bodily functions are aff ected more than 900 children and week and these paediatric pa- and the patient remains in a adults with special needs since tients can have a variety of spe- comfortable state. The patient opening in 2015. cial requirements as a result of is awake but feels completely re- According to Dr Abdulhakim congenital or developmental laxed,” explained Dr al-Yafei. Ahmad al-Yafei, senior paediat- conditions, or disease or trauma. Al Wakra Hospital’s special- ric consultant for Special Needs Around 70% of the children we ised dental clinic is fi tted with Dentistry and head of the Den- care for have autism, but we also state-of-the-art medical equip- tistry Department at Al Wakra care for patients with Down syn- ment and has a number of fea- Hospital, the fi rst of its kind drome, epilepsy, and multiple tures designed to meet the needs specialised clinic has seen an in- physical and developmental dis- of patients with physical dis- crease in demand from patients abilities,” said Dr al-Yafei. abilities, including a dedicated under the age of 18. Dr al-Yafei explained that se- operating room, a special door According to Dr al-Yafei pa- dation or general anaesthesia is which is wide enough to allow Dr Abdulhakim Ahmad al-Yafei is tients with special healthcare sometimes recommended in the access to patients with mobility head of the dentistry department needs often have more severe case of patients who have multi- impairments, and a special lift- at Al Wakra Hospital. dental problems. He said their ple dental problems and are un- ing apparatus which can lift an disability, and the increased in- able to sit in a dental chair. “We object up to 400kg in weight; and cares for children and adults cidence of anxiety that can ac- have recently begun using ni- this feature enables the treat- with special needs. The clinic is company a physical or develop- trous oxide, called laughing gas, ment of patients while they are staff ed by one senior consult- mental disability often results in in the treatment of many of our seated on their wheelchairs. ant and two specialists and pro- more complex care needs. paediatric patients in particular, The specialised dental clinic vides routine dental care such as “Since opening our special- patients with Down syndrome. at Al Wakra Hospital is the fi rst cleanings, checkups, tooth ex- ised clinic three years ago, we Nitrous oxide is a gas used to of its kind in the Middle East tractions, and fi llings. A patients being treated at the dental clinic. Breast cancer awareness campaign seeks to empower women he Ministry of Public women in Qatar. Breast cancer Throughout the month of to cancer patients and their behaviours, including diet and need about breast awareness, breast and bowel cancer screen- Health Qatar (MoPH) is the second leading cause of October there will be a number families and cancer survivors. exercise. Other lifestyle-related reducing their risk of cancer and ing services to eligible people, Tand its health sector in- cancer related deaths. of activities across Qatar in Dr Mohamed H al-Thani, di- risk factors include decisions how early detection can save we are launching our annual stitutions will continue to raise Statistics from the Qatar Na- malls, hospitals, and schools rector of public health at MoPH, about having children and tak- lives. Our aim is to minimise the breast cancer awareness cam- awareness of breast cancer tional Cancer Registry (QNCR) including lectures, community said, “There is no sure way to ing medicines that contain hor- impact of breast cancer in Qatar, paign throughout October under through various campaigns in 2015 annual report, Ministry events, workshops and confer- prevent breast cancer. How- mones. By making meaningful said Catherine Gillespie, execu- the theme ‘Your Life is Precious, October. of Public Health shows a to- ences. Educational materials ever one can lower the risks. lifestyle changes such as regu- tive director of nursing at the Get Screened’.” Under the theme “Together tal of 248 cases diagnosed with including leafl ets, roll ups and This can be especially help- lar exercise, controlling weight, National Center for Cancer Care Mariam al-Noaimi, general against breast cancer”, the cam- malignant breast cancer; six of posters, raising public aware- ful for women with certain risk eating a healthy diet and no and Research, HMC. manager of Qatar Cancer So- paign aims to educate women which were male and 242 were ness of how to be breast aware factors for breast cancer, such smoking the odds for preventing Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, ciety, said, “The breast cancer about the risk of breast cancer, female. The three-year survival and what the breast cancer as having a strong family his- cancer can be increased. manager, Cancer Programme, awareness campaign contin- increasing their knowledge of rate from malignant breast can- signs and symptoms are, will tory or certain gene change; “Hamad Medical Corpora- Primary Health Care Corpora- ues in October and emphasises the signs and symptoms and cer during the period 2013-2015 be provided. A social media there are some things you can tion (HMC) as one of the larg- tion, said, “The main part of the importance of early detec- empowering them to take charge was relatively high at 82.3%. Fe- campaign will run to share do to help lower your chances of est healthcare organisations in our contribution to this joint tion and spreading the culture of their own breast health. male breast cancer ranked fi rst information with the public developing breast cancer.” Qatar and the region, is keen to campaign is the ‘Screen for Life’ of healthy life style in preven- Breast cancer is the most amongst all new cases of female about breast cancer, providing Certain breast cancer risk empower women and provide programme launched in January tion; and highlights the health common form of cancer among malignant cancers at 39.41%. health tips and off ering support factors are related to personal people with the knowledge they 2016. Providing complimentary services available in Qatar.” Gulf Times 4 Monday, October 1, 2018 QATAR Safari ‘10-20-30’ promo starts QNL successes highlighted at Global Congress in Malaysia eading hypermarket group Sa- fari is starting its ‘10-20-30’ Lpromotional off ers today, off er- QNA Associations and Institutions (IFLA), ing ‘amazing prize discounts’. Doha it was an excellent opportunity to get a “More than a thousand products wide variety of perspectives on libraries are showcased as a part of the promo- and librarianship, and I’m very excited to tion,” Safari group director and gen- atari librarians shared their ex- put what I’ve learned into practice.” eral manager Zainul Abideen said in a pertise and experiences at Qatar Information Services Librarian Ei- statement yesterday. QNational Library (QNL) with man al-Shamari presented a poster The products on off er include food their international peers at the recent about gastronomy books in the Mid- items, beauty care, house hold, sani- 84th World Library and Information dle East, highlighting an important tary, cleaning, electronics and electri- Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. but often overlooked topic and laying cal items, readymade, footwear, and Representing Qatar, these librar- the groundwork for future professional computer accessories. Baskin-Rob- ians from a wide range of disciplines partnerships. “I was able to meet li- bins ice cream 500ml bottle for QR10, discussed skills, best practices and op- brarians from around the world, and we Nescafe jar 200gm for QR20, Kenwood portunities in a series of workshops and discussed potential ways to collaborate brand steam Iron Box for QR30 are the meetings with their counterparts from and share expertise,” al-Shamari said. highlights of the 10-20-30 promotion. ach salad are also part of the menu. In the stationery division, diff erent ular artistes from Doha, in addition to more than 110 countries. “Collaboration is key to my long- In the bakery and hot food divi- In the frozen food division, Sadia types of school and offi ce products are a magic show led by Francis. Entry is They also highlighted the Library’s suc- term development as a librarian, so sion there are many combo off ers for chicken, diff erent types of fi sh like available. BMO A4 sheet, study table free. The venue will be the food court cesses, as the newest national library in these opportunities to network and ex- Western, South Indian, North Indian, tilapia, rohu katla and milk and milk with chair are arranged for the promo- of Safari Mall located in Abu Hamour. the 21st century, since its public opening in change ideas are important personally Arabic and Chinese items. Three piece products are arranged for this promo- tion. Also in toys and sports division The Safari mega promotion of Win November last year, including user serv- and professionally.” chicken fry + 4 chapathy + Salad + tion. Coff ee-Mate 400gm for QR10, wide variety of products are available 10kg Gold is underway from Septem- ices experiences, events and exhibitions. Amani al-Yafei, Head of Science at the 350ml cola for QR10, and Safari fried Lancy milk powder 2.25kg for QR30 at QR10, 20, 30. There is a wide selec- ber 10. There will be fi ve lucky draws Abeer al-Kuwari, Director of Re- Library, embraced that theme: “Science half chicken + 2 Bun+ Ketchup + are also available. tion in garments and electronics divi- with four winners in each, with a total search and Learning Services, said: “All has a huge impact on society in countless 350ml cola for QR10 are among the In the household division wide va- sions. Diff erent types of emergency prize of 2kg gold. The fi rst prize win- of us at the library are constantly trying ways, from sustainability to the econo- items. rieties of daily use products, in cos- lights for QR30, and trimmers, torch- ner will be awarded 1kg gold, 500gm to develop professionally and learn new my to healthcare, and at the Library, we Vanilla cake, vegetable biriyani, metics division many brands of soap, es, calculators, and headsets for QR10 for second prize, 300gm for third win- ideas and skills so that we can pass that have developed numerous programmes pathiri and chicken curry, burger, face wash, body lotion from Pantene, and 20 are available. ner and 200gm for the fourth prize. knowledge on to our visitors as well as to encourage science education in Qatar. pizza, diff erent types of salads and Dove, Nivea, Olay, Johnson & Johnson As a part of 10-20-30 promotions The fi rst lucky draw will be held on our colleagues. This was the third time I I was able to talk with science librarians cheese, fresh jam, Feta cheese, Rumi and others are available for QR10, 20, there will be a music show on Octo- October 29 at Safari Mall. Every pur- attended the conference. Being a corre- from around the world, and our future cheese, Turkish Labneh, mixed pick- 30 in addition to perfume, body spray ber2, 3 and 4 at 6.30pm, featuring Ma- chase worth QR50 entitles shoppers to sponding member in the MetLib section programming at the Library will refl ect les, pasta salad, and strawberry spin- and make up sets. layalam singer Navas Palery and pop- a coupon each for the lucky draw. of the International Federation of Library the new ideas they shared.”

iPhone XS, XS Max now at select Ooredoo outlets

oredoo has announced that the new iPhone XS Oand iPhone XS Max are now available at select Oore- iPhone XS Max are also avail- doo shops, on the eShop, and at able via the Ooredoo eShop Ooredoo self-service vending (www.ooredoo.qa/eshop) or via machines across Qatar. Ooredoo self-service vending Ooredoo launched the iPhone machines at the Gate Mall XS and iPhone XS Max at a spe- To celebrate the exciting Ap- cial event in the Ooredoo Tower ple launch, any Ooredoo cus- on Friday, where hundreds gath- tomer who buys an iPhone XS ered to collect their new device. or iPhone XS Max from Oore- At the event, Ooredoo off ered doo and inserts an Ooredoo the chance to purchase a de- SIM will also enjoy free data for vice to customers who had not 30 days. QRCS, IRCS, IFRC off icials after the MoU signing event in Doha. pre-ordered a new iPhone via a With the off er, Shahry and state-of-the-art Ooredoo self- Qatarna customers will enjoy service vending machine. unlimited data for 30 days and Humanitarian and charity Ooredoo Qatar PR and Cor- Hala customers will get 20GB of porate Communications direc- free data, enabling everyone to bodies pledge succour to all tor Manar Khalifa al-Muraikhi test their latest devices on Qa- victims of huge Kerala flood said: “Ooredoo is the provider tar’s fastest network. of choice for the latest devices iPhone data off er is available atar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), Indian in Qatar. Not only do we have for all activated iPhones before Red Cross Society (IRCS), and the Interna- Qatar’s biggest and fastest October 12 only and Ooredoo Qtional Federation of the Red Cross and Red mobile network, enabling you will provide the data within Crescent Societies (IFRC) have signed a tripartite to truly test your new smart- 24 hours of iPhone activation. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support phone on the Supernet, but Data will be given to the fi rst the fl ood-aff ected communities in Kerala. we are an offi cial distributor SIM that is activated on the The MoU was formally endorsed by Dr R K Vats, of Apple, meaning all warran- iPhone only. secretary-general of IRCS, Noora Rashid al-Dosa- ties and accessories are valid. iPhone XS and iPhone XS ri, general director of Relief and International De- Thank you to everyone who Max are the most advanced velopment, QRCS, and Leon Prop, head of Coun- came out to the iPhone launch iPhones ever, taking the vision try Cluster Support Team for India, Sri Lanka, event, we hope you had a great for the future of the smart- Bhutan, and the Maldives, IFRC. time.” phone to a new level, featuring The recent Kerala fl oods are one of the worst Anyone in Qatar can now buy stunning 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch disasters that the state has faced in close to a hun- an iPhone from Ooredoo at the Super Retina displays that off er dred years. Ooredoo Mall of Qatar, Airport remarkable brightness and true The Red Cross Movement has been responding Road, Al Wakrah, City Center, blacks while showing 60 per- from the very fi rst hours of the disasters, start- Landmark, and Doha Festival cent greater dynamic range in ing with the state and district branch, national City shops. The iPhone XS and HDR photos. headquarters, other state branches and national so- cieties in other countries. “We reached out to IRCS with an off er of support and expressed a desire to partner in the recovery plan based on the needs visible on the ground. The MoU is an endorsement of our com- mitment to support the people of Kerala as they start rebuilding their lives,” said al-Dosari. “This MoU embodies the spirit of co-opera- tion and common prin- ciples of humanitarian response that bring the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement together in times of cri- sis and need. The part- nership will enable IRCS and Kerala state branch to implement the mid- and long-term recovery plans, including sharing resources and technical expertise,” said Dr Vats. “The MoU will promote eff ective partnership and close co-operation and leverage strengths that each has. Detailed indi- vidual plans will be agreed upon as well-based base- line data and response and recovery plans that have been developed,” added Prop.

Embassy holiday

he Indian embassy in Doha will remain Tclosed tomorrow to coincide with Gandhi Jay- anti (Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday), according to an offi cial statement issued yesterday. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 5 QATAR

HBKU institute seeks entries for annual translation conference

he Translation and Interpret- ers and scholars within the translation Qasem as well as the executive director tackling rarely addressed industry findings of the study, and the the- ing Institute (TII) at Hamad Bin and interpreting fi elds, HBKU has said of Digital at Al Jazeera Media, Dr Yaser issues and translation challenges matic area chosen from among those TKhalifa University (HBKU)’s in a statement. Bishr. across varying sectors and disci- suggested for this edition of the an- College of Humanities and Social Sci- The notable personalities who gath- Dr Amal al-Malki, founding dean plines. nual conference. ences (CHSS) is now accepting sub- ered in Doha and contributed to a plat- of CHSS, said: “The theme for the The paper can also touch on topics Submissions must also include the missions for its 10th Annual Interna- form for knowledge-sharing, as well 10th Annual International Translation beyond translation studies’ domain applicant’s institutional affiliation, tional Translation Conference. as the eff ective exchange of ideas and Conference will centre on margin- of enquiry (methodologies, episte- contact information and a short bi- The two-day event is scheduled to research, included novelist Fadia Faqir, alisation as a key challenge within the mologies and theories), and innova- ography of no more than 100 words. take place on March 26 and 27, 2019, managing director of AJ+ Dima Khatib, translation and interpreting fi eld. We tions in research and application, The deadline for submission of pa- and will be hosted at the Qatar Nation- and Professor of Translation and Film- invite all interested applicants to sub- analysing practices such as collabo- pers is October 25. al Convention Centre. making at the University of Roehamp- mit abstracts of their papers exploring translation studies and practices; rative translation, crowdsourcing, Selected attendees will have an TII welcomes submissions from ac- ton, Pablo Romero-Fresco. these issues in their own unique an- crossovers in interpreting, audiovisual and fan-based translation. opportunity to present their papers ademics, practitioners and community Additionally, Professor Emerita of gles – whether cross-disciplinary or translation, transcreation, self-trans- Submissions of abstracts should be at the conference in the course of 20 members who are invested, through Translation Studies at the University in a broader sense – in order to lay the lation; convergence and divergence at least 300 words, in either English minutes, and respond to questions theory or practice, in addressing the of Manchester, Mona Baker, was a re- foundation for pertinent discussions at between translation, adaptation and or Arabic – which are the official lan- posed by their peers and the audience theme of this year’s conference, which cent participant in TII’s conference. the conference.” mediation; and translation beyond guages of the conference – and must over a 10-minute period. is ‘Translation beyond the Margins’. The list of speakers in previous con- The thematic areas for the 10th An- censorship and taboo. include an introductory statement on Prospective participants inter- Past conference editions have seen ferences also extended to include Pro- nual International Translation Con- The conference also invites ap- the significance of the study, a short ested in submitting a proposal for the participation of hundreds of celebrated fessor of Translation and Language at ference include, but are not limited plicants to submit papers explor- description of the basic methodol- 2019 conference may do so online at local and international experts, speak- the New Sorbonne University Fayza El to, new territories, new landscapes in ing translation beyond the margins, ogy adopted, a clear indication of the www.tii.qa/10th

Professor Michael Arthur visited the UCL Qatar campus in Education City last week, meeting with the UCL Qatar community and welcoming new students. UCL Qatar in biggest intake of students for new academic year

CL Qatar has started its new prove to be yet another stand-out set coming months and years, they will academic year by welcoming of students.” receive an education from one of the Uone of the biggest MA student The new intake was formally in- world’s top 10 universities, join an in- intakes since the London-based uni- ducted last week with a series of work- ternational network of students, re- versity set up its operations in Qatar in shops, talks and orientation sessions. searchers and experts, and gain hands- 2010, in partnership with Qatar Foun- They also had the opportunity to meet on, practical work experience through dation (QF). and speak with UCL Qatar alumni and placements at some of the best global Forty-nine graduates from over 25 ask the provost about life at UCL at a heritage institutions.” countries will now begin full or part- private event held in Msheireb Muse- Since 2013, UCL Qatar has gradu- time studies on UCL Qatar’s Library ums. ated 216 students up to doctoral level, and Information Studies MA and Mu- During this event, Professor Arthur representing 49 countries. UCL Qa- seum and Gallery Practice MA, the had the chance to meet UCL Qatar’s tar students have followed the UCL university has said in a statement. partners, with whom he discussed tradition of enjoying successful ca- UCL president and provost Profes- possibilities to explore future co-op- reers at some of the most prestigious sor Michael Arthur visited the UCL erative projects, while continuing to museums, libraries, and galleries in Qatar campus in Education City last work towards a successful completion Qatar and across the world. week, meeting with the UCL Qatar of UCL Qatar’s contract with QF in Over the last five years, more than community and welcoming new stu- October 2020, the statement noted. He 1,700 professionals have also ben- dents. also confi rmed that UCL would con- efited from UCL Qatar’s Executive Welcoming them to Education City, tinue to support its partners in Qatar Education and Professional Devel- Sam Evans, director of UCL Qatar, to continue providing education op- opment courses – providing a major said: “We hope our new joiners are as portunities for students and develop boost to the level of proficiency and excited as we are for the term ahead. their workforce, research and academ- skills among Qatar’s national work- It’s an incredible intake this year and ic capabilities. force in the sectors of museums and we’ve got high hopes that the new On what the students could look knowledge management, the state- members of the UCL community will forward to, Evans noted: “Over the ment added.

QU hosts workshop on road safety audit

he Qatar Transportation and Traffi c Safety Centre (QTTSC) Tat Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) recently hosted a training workshop on road safety audits. The workshop, one of the initiatives under the National Traffi c Safety Ac- tion Plan, aimed to provide informa- tion on the necessary approaches and tools to develop and evaluate traffi c safety audits. The engineering faculty and staff , along with representatives from local and international institutions, attend- ed the workshop, which was delivered by Rolf Lovkvist, an expert represent- ing the Swedish National Road Con- sulting AB (SWEROAD). Commenting on the workshop, Participants in the workshop. QTTSC director Prof Dr Faris Tar- lochan said: “Road safety is a major to raise public awareness and respon- ties ensure safe traffi c operations along concern globally, especially with the sibility towards common co-operation the diff erent elements of the road net- alarming rate of increase in fatalities for enhancing road safety from an aca- work, including construction sites and among young drivers. Therefore, this demic perspective.” development areas, for all road users, workshop is held with the objectives to The QTTSC workshop co-ordinator, including pedestrians and cyclists.” ensure the continuous eff orts for pro- Assistant Professor Dr Wael Alhajya- Dr Alhajyaseen added that this viding safe roads for all. Besides con- seen, said: “Preventive risk assess- course will be followed by other spe- ducting research at the national and ment tools, such as road safety audits cialised training courses this year, global level, hosting these workshops and inspections, are eff ective and es- targeting those working in the fi eld of is one of the core activities of QTTSC sential measures to help road authori- road safety locally and regionally. Gulf Times 6 Monday, October 1, 2018 QATAR

Toyota Prius models recalled

The Ministry of Economy ordinate with the dealer to and Commerce (MEC), in follow up on the maintenance collaboration with Abdullah and repair works and will ‘Nursing Now Qatar’ board meets Abdulghani & Bros Co, has communicate with customers announced the recall of Toyota to ensure that the necessary he World Innova- nurses in Qatar, and ultimately Prius models of 2016-2018 over repairs are carried out. tion Summit for Health everywhere in the world, to a potential defect in the wire The MEC has urged all T(WISH), an initiative of take up more leadership roles, harness, which is connected customers to report Qatar Foundation (QF), and Ha- and we hope that a larger to the hybrid vehicle power any violations to its mad Medical Corp (HMC) have number of Qataris choose control unit. Consumer Protection and held the fi rst board meeting of nursing as a profession in the The MEC said the recall Anti-Commercial Fraud ‘Nursing Now Qatar’, part of a future.” campaign comes within the Department through the global campaign in collaboration Dr Nicola Ryley, chief nursing framework of its ongoing following channels: Call centre: with the International Council offi cer, HMC, and co-chair of eff orts to protect consumers 16001, e-mail: [email protected]. of Nurses and the World Health the ‘Nursing Now Qatar’ board, and ensure that automobile qa, Twitter: @MEC_Qatar, Organisation. added, “Nurses and midwives dealers follow up on vehicles’ Instagram: MEC_Qatar, MEC Nursing Now Qatar, launched have a long tradition of lead- defects and repair them. mobile app for Android and earlier this year at the Middle ing change across health serv- The MEC said that it will co- IOS: MEC_Qatar East Forum for Quality and Safe- ices, demonstrating a passion ty in Healthcare in Doha, sup- for leadership and innovation to ports the global ‘Nursing Now’ drive quality and performance Mercedes-Benz model recalled campaign. improvements. The campaign aims to im- Officials at the board meeting. While these abilities are in- The Ministry of Economy campaign comes within the prove healthcare globally by creasingly recognised across and Commerce (MEC), in framework of its ongoing raising the profi le and status of During its inaugural meeting, and a ‘Nursing Now’ empower- is the fi rst of its kind in the Ara- Qatar’s health sector, we need a collaboration with Nasser eff orts to protect consumers nurses worldwide; infl uencing board members received an up- ment training programme for bian Gulf region. concerted eff ort to ensure great- Bin Khaled Automobiles, and ensure that automobile policymakers; and supporting date on the ‘Nursing Now’ global Qatari nurses that will be de- Nurses and midwives globally er inter-professional respect and has announced the recall of dealers follow up on vehicles’ nurses to lead, learn, and build a campaign, set terms of refer- livered during Doha Healthcare make up half of the professional collaboration. Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class defects and repair them. global movement. ence for ‘Nursing Now Qatar’, Week, to take place this Novem- health workforce. We have an amazing cadre of model of 2018 because the The MEC said that it will co- The ‘Nursing Now Qatar’ board and set goals and timescales for ber in the lead up to the WISH However, they are often not nursing and midwifery profes- threaded connections of the ordinate with the dealer to brings together senior representa- initiatives and events to promote 2018 summit. enabled or supported to use their sionals working in Qatar, and the strut rods on the rear axle follow up on the maintenance tives of HMC, WISH, Primary nursing in Qatar over the coming Sultana Afdhal, CEO of WISH, expertise to their full potential, ‘Nursing Now’ campaign will carrier do not correspond and repair works and will Health Care Corp, Sidra Medicine, year. said, “We are delighted to co-or- which is an unfortunate waste of help harness their wide range of with the manufacturer’s communicate with customers Al-Ahli Hospital and the Univer- Among those initiatives are ganise the inaugural meeting of talent and resources. experiences and skills more ef- specifications. to ensure that the necessary sity of Calgary in Qatar. public awareness campaigns, this important initiative, which “Our goal is to empower fectively.” The MEC said the recall repairs are carried out.

Jurors at the Ajyal Film Festival 2017. Photo by Tim P Whitby/Getty Images Doha Film Institute invites applications for Ajyal Jurors

he Doha Film Institute (DFI) has invited applica- tions from eight to 21-year-olds based in Qatar and Taround the region to be Ajyal Jurors at the Ajyal Film Festival, which will take place from November 28 to De- cember 3. The festival, now in its sixth edition, is an annual cultural event by DFI, which brings the entire community together, is designed to empower the region’s youth and foster their creativity through fi lm. In a statement, DFI said that jurors and other partici- pants gain fascinating insights into the world of cinema and its power to shape minds at the annual event. The jurors will be responsible for picking the eventual winners. Being an Ajyal Juror is a highly-creative learning experience that instils an appreciation of cinema as well as the values of teamwork, critical thinking and leadership, according to DFI. Jurors will not only watch and discuss the fi lms but also discover cinema from a fresh perspective and get the opportunity to make lasting friendships with young people from across the world. “The Ajyal Film Festival is now recognised as a distinc- tive voice in cinema, that not only puts the spotlight on our youth and their creative aspirations, but also brings the entire community together to celebrate fi lms that have the power to shape minds and perceptions,” DFI CEO Fatma al-Remaihi said. “Over the past fi ve editions, we have seen many young people return regularly to be an Ajyal Juror, growing with the festival, that has given them an opportunity to explore new horizons of creative and cultural understanding,” she noted. “This year, we are further reiterating Ajyal’s founding objectives of bringing generations together to celebrate the power of fi lm, as refl ected in the renaming of the festival,” al-Remaihi added. “Ajyal gives its audiences an opportu- nity to not only watch compelling stories of hope and em- powerment, but also become a voice for positive infl uence within their communities.” DFI said those who are interested to be an Ajyal Juror can register at http://www.dohafi lminstitute.com/ajyaljury and can send queries to ajyaljury@dohafi lminstitute.com. The last date for application is November 1. Last year more than 500 jurors of 54 nationalities served as Ajyal Jurors and had an opportunity to view fi lms not just from the perspective of entertainment but as a me- dium that can bring about positive social change. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 7 AMIR VISITS SOUTH AMERICA ECUADOR

Amir’s visit will bolster relations with South

Lenín Moreno, President of Ecuador His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani America: Ecuador envoy ways and aviation offi cials in Ecuador for starting the By Ramesh Mathew route and the issue is expected to be taken up during the Staff Reporter to continue until a good and long-lasting South American countries and Qatar. from Ecuador to Qatar in the last one year. visit of His Highness the Amir,” she said, reminding that agreement is reached,” she added, noting “Cultural ties with the Arab world have “We are now working to increase the sup- the geographically advantageous position of her country that there has been considerable interest been fundamental in understanding the ply of many products, particularly agricul- in the Latin American region would help airlines operate he visit of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim and progress in the talks initiated on the culture and traditions of a country like tural items,” she said. direct fl ights to Quito. bin Hamad al-Thani to Ecuador as part of his issue so far. Qatar,” she added, reiterating that such an The ambassador also disclosed that A-Baki hoped that considering the huge popularity of Tfour-nation Latin American tour, starting today, Further, she said Ecuador has highlight- understanding is vital for strengthening there has been a positive follow-up to her football in her country, Qatar Airways would consider is expected to have a long-standing and positive bear- ed the need to end the blockade on Qatar bilateral relations between Ecuador and request to Qatar Airways to introduce di- the request for operating direct fl ights, as Qatar would ing on future relations between Qatar and countries in and her country would like to ensure that Qatar. rect fl ights between Doha and Quito. “Ne- play host to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “Our national that region, Ecuador ambassador to Qatar Yvonne Ab- measures taken as part of the blockade do A-Baki remembered that earlier this gotiations continue between Qatar Air- team qualifi ed for the World Cup thrice in 2002, 2006 dul Baki has said. not violate the international law. year there were visits by the foreign min- and 2014, and we hope a massive presence in Qatar from Talking to Gulf Times in an interview prior to the The Ecuador embassy in Qatar is the ister of Ecuador to Qatar and there was a Ecuador and other parts of South America during the tour, she said there has been a remarkable growth in only diplomatic mission of the Latin return visit by Qatar Minister of Foreign 2022 World Cup.” bilateral ties between Qatar and her country over the American country in the Gulf region. The Aff airs to Ecuador as well. “We also had a “One of the positive results of opening a direct route last few years and both Ecuador and Qatar are hoping mission was opened in Doha in 2012 and bilateral commission meeting in Quito last between Qatar and Ecuador is that it would facilitate the to consolidate the gains so far and work together con- Qatar, too, has a full-time ambassador in May and now above all His Highenss The easy arrival of fans from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and tinuously so that both nations benefi t from the syner- Quito at present. Amir will visit our country. We will contin- other South American destinations,” she added. gies. “As is evident from the visits of our ue to increase contacts at the highest levels Answering another question, A-Baki said she was “We hope to increase trade between Ecuador and officials to Qatar in the last two years as between the two nations.” expecting a sharp rise in the number of tourists, com- Qatar on the one hand, while on the other we are look- well as the tours of Qatari officials to Ec- The envoy also highlighted that Ecuador mercial and business exchanges and visitors between ing to open new opportunities for investment in some uador during the period, it is clear that has received migrants from the Arab world South American countries and the Gulf states, espe- projects that are benefi cial to each other,” she said. both the countries want to increase com- for more than 100 years and people from cially Qatar, as there is enormous potential for the same. The ambassador also hoped that during the visit of mercial and economic co-operation and the Middle East have integrated well into “We are working to strengthen the bonds that unite us His Highness the Amir, a series of agreements would contacts and are also keen to strengthen her country. and increase contact between both the parties,” she said, be signed between the two countries. “We hope there political relations,” said A-Baki, stress- Highlighting the need to further trade recalling past initiatives such as the participation of ar- will be discussions on the issue of setting up a petro- ing that there is a need to understand the contacts between the two countries A- tistes in cultural events hosted by Katara. “We are opti- leum refi nery in Ecuador with Qatari assistance dur- culture and traditions of the Arab world Baki remembered that there has been sub- Ecuador ambassador to Qatar Yvonne mistic that there will be an increase in such participation ing the visit. Negotiations on the issue are expected to develop good relations between the stantial growth in the export of fl owers A-Baki. PICTURE: Ram Chand in the coming days.” Ecuador – fi rst in the world to have legally enforceable Rights of Nature Mutual diplomatic presence

The Republic of Ecuador is a country in minorities of European, Amerindian, and African northwestern South America, bordered by descendants. Spanish is the off icial language and Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and is spoken by a majority of the population, though ‘testimony to Qatar’s special south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador 13 Amerindian languages are also recognised, also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, including Quichua and Shuar. about 1,000 kilometres west of the mainland. Ecuador is a middle-income representative The capital city is Quito, while the largest city is democratic republic with a developing economy Guayaquil. that is highly dependent on commodities, bond with Latin America’ What is now Ecuador was home to a variety namely petroleum and agricultural products. of Amerindian groups that were gradually It is governed as a democratic presidential incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th republic. One of 17 megadiverse countries in By Kabalan Abisaab Undoubtedly, listening carefully to the century. The territory was colonised by Spain the world, Ecuador hosts many endemic plants Former ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar course of events and the Qatari position vis- during the 16th century, achieving independence and animals, such as those of the Galápagos à-vis this, especially from an important and in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it Islands. In recognition of its unique ecological prominent fi gure such as His Highness the emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The heritage, the new constitution of 2008 is the hen I got the news of the visit of His Amir, will have a credible and infl uential im- legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador’s first in the world to recognise legally enforceable Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim pact on these states’ position in dealing with ethnically diverse population, with most of its 16.4 Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights. (Courtesy: Wbin Hamad al-Thani to Ecuador the crisis. million people being Mestizos, followed by large Wikipedia) this October, my memory carried me to the On the other hand, the visit refl ects the years when I lived in Doha, as the Ecuadorian direct communication with South Ameri- ambassador to Qatar, a country that has been can states without any intermediary. This is put at the forefront of the civilised world due a deviation from the political tradition and to its wise and visionary leadership. a move towards having direct international My memory carried me back to the year relations. This, no doubt, is signifi cant for 2011 when I paid a visit to Doha alongside the future of these States in terms of inter- an offi cial high-level delegation, which I had national relations. the honour to organise under the chairman- As for economic relations and commercial ship of the Ecuadorian minister of foreign af- exchange, whoever follows up on the eco- fairs, and met His Highness the Father Amir nomic policies of Qatar since 1995 will realise Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Amir that Qatar has adopted a policy of openness of the country at that time. The visit resulted and investment across various fi elds in many in the opening of Ecuador’s fi rst embassy in countries, based on a vision to fi nd an alter- Doha, and also the fi rst in the Gulf region. Kabalan Abisaab native to the reliance on oil and gas. In fact, the Father Amir’s wisdom was the In general, the Latin American countries’ major stimulus for that sound and wise deci- general and Ecuador in particular. The dip- distinctive features are their production sion. lomatic presence of several Latin American factors such as natural resources, fertile In the fi rst years following the inaugura- states in Qatar, and vice-versa, is the great- land, climate, nature, etc, which are the tion of the Ecuador embassy in Doha and the est testimony to these special bonds and the basic elements that Qatar needs and at- embassy of Qatar in Quito, the capital of Ec- strenuous and sustained eff orts to promote tract capital and investors. Qatar benefits uador, in 2012, there was an increase in meet- and reinforce them. from having a very prominent element, ings, signing of agreements (over 10 agree- Also, His Highness the Amir’s visit to Lat- that is, capital, which the Latin American ments), project studies and exchange of visits in American countries confi rms the Qatari states lack. So, there are complementary at the highest level, the most signifi cant of leadership’s utmost care for solidifying and elements and common interests, and co- which was His Highness the Father Amir’s promoting that relationship. operation between the two parties may visit to Ecuador at the head of a high-level The current visit has important political produce fruitful results and benefits for delegation and the visit of (former) Ecuado- and economic consequences. both economies. rian President Rafael Correa to Doha, during In terms of politics, Qatar can shed light on The most signifi cant element is that this which he also met with His Highness Sheikh the critical events happening in the Middle economic relation is based on fundamental Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. East, including the blockade imposed on it by principles such as equality, respect for sov- Over the years, Qatar has maintained Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, its ereignty, non-interference in the internal af- special links with Latin American states in motives and consequences. fairs of one state by the other. Ecuador seen as Qatar’s major trade partner in Latin America

cuador is fast emerging According to her, Ecuador Also, she said the embassy bin Towar in the presence of a The Ecuadorian minister as a major trade part- is the world’s third largest ex- was preparing to discuss plans number of Qatari businessmen. underlined that Qatar is an im- Bilateral relations - milestones Ener of Qatar in the Latin porter of farmed shrimp. It has to enhance the export of roses Following the meeting, the Qa- portant investment destina- American region. also developed the technol- to Qatar. Currently, Ecuador tar Chamber vice-chairman tion in the region, stressing the Diplomatic relations between Qatar Falconi Benitez visited Qatar in The Latin American country ogy to farm shrimp without the exports around 2mn roses to said the two countries signed a signifi cance of Qatari invest- and Ecuador were established in 2009. plans to make Hamad Port its ‘whispovirus’ or the white spot Qatar per week, the ambassa- number of agreements aimed at ments in Ecuador. 1975 (non-resident representation), hub for banana exports even syndrome virus. dor said, who had accompa- facilitating trade, business and The two countries are linked while the Embassy of Ecuador in Agreements and Memorandum as it eyes the export of shrimp “We have also the technology nied a delegation composed of investment, and noted a joint by many agreements, includ- Doha and Qatar’s Embassy in Quito of Understanding between the two farming technology expertise to produce more farmed shrimp more than 20 companies from interest to increase the volume ing a convention on the avoid- were opened in 2012. countries: to Qatar. with less use of land, thus mak- Ecuador at The St Regis Doha. of trade exchange between the ance of double taxation and z Economic, Commercial and In an earlier interview with ing this industry not only sus- Ecuador, she said, was look- two countries which reached prevention of tax evasion, an Exchange of visits: Technical Co-operation Agreement. Gulf Times, Ecuador ambas- tainable but more importantly ing to enhance bilateral trade QR30.6mn in 2017, QNA re- agreement on co-operation in z His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin z Co-operation agreement in the sador Yvonne A-Baki said her environment-friendly,” the en- between Qatar and Ecuador. ported. legal matters, an agreement on Khalifa al-Thani, the Amir of Qatar legal field. country was looking into the voy told Gulf Times earlier. In February 2018, Ecuador’s For his part, Ecuador’s Min- air services, an agreement on at that time, visited Ecuador in z Air services agreement potential export of technology Aside from shrimp farming, Minister of Foreign Trade and ister of Foreign Trade and In- trade, economic and techni- 2010. z Memorandum of and expertise in shrimp farm- she had said Ecuador planned Investment Pablo Campana vestment said the delegation cal co-operation between the z Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Understanding for bilateral ing to Qatar in an eff ort to con- to make Hamad Port its hub Saenz visited Qatar as head of discussed opportunities of en- two countries, and a good- Aff airs, Trade, and Integration political consultation between tribute to the country’s initia- for banana exports by opening an economic delegation, and couraging Qatari investments will memorandum for media Ricardo Patino visited Qatar in 2011. the foreign ministries of the two tives related to self-suffi ciency direct shipping routes between met with Qatar Chamber vice- in the sectors of hotels, tour- co-operation and exchange of z Ecuador Foreign Minister Fander countries, signed in 2011. and food security. the two countries. chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed ism, mining, gas and others. news. Gulf Times 8 Monday, October 1, 2018 QATAR Qatar stresses on full commitment to OIC

QNA ment made by HE the Minister of actors in order to fi nd solutions ways to enhance the role of the senting all Islamic countries and New York State for Foreign Aff airs Sultan involving high cost and high risk. organisation in addressing these contributing to the defence of Is- bin Saad al-Muraikhi at the an- Al-Muraikhi stressed on the challenges.” lamic world issues, not a protocol nual co-ordination meeting of the importance of strengthening the Al-Muraikhi called upon the organisation whose role is limited atar has said that it will OIC foreign ministers held on the bonds of co-operation and broth- OIC member states to recall the to holding meetings and giving not hesitate to provide any sidelines of the 73rd session of the erhood between the members of reasons and justifi cations that led statements, stressing the need for Qsupport that contributes United Nations General Assembly the OIC and to enhance its role. to the establishment of the organi- an organisation that unites rather to the achievement of the objec- (UNGA). He then wondered if it was accept- sation nearly fi ve decades ago. than divides, one that is not a bur- tives of the Organisation of Islamic The minister of state said that able to put obstacles to prevent the The OIC was established to con- den on Islamic countries and a Co-operation (OIC), stressing the the OIC General Secretariat should participation of delegations of the front the weaknesses of the Islam- source of diff erences. need for the organisation to be a work on developing a vision of State of Qatar in meetings held at ic world. He added that the magnitude uniting force for Muslim people clear operational mechanisms to the headquarters of the organisa- It was hoped that the organisa- of the risks facing Islamic coun- and nations. resolve the escalating crises, mar- tion. tion would become a strong and tries requires the organisation Qatar also called on the execu- ginalisation, fragmentation, divi- He added that “the tasks en- successful international conglom- to rise to the level of those risks, tive body of the organisation to sion and regional and sectarian trusted to the OIC to address the erate that helps its member coun- saying that this necessitates re- abide by its mandate and tasks, disputes that affl ict many Muslim dangers facing the Islamic world, tries confront existing and poten- viving the efforts to reform the and not to get involved in fabricat- countries. which make co-operation be- tial threats, expressing regret that organisation and improve its ed disputes and issues that would He added that the lack of these tween our countries the only way the Organisation of Islamic Co- capabilities so that it can carry weaken its ability to play a key mechanisms propelled many to achieve the goals for which the operation has not been able to do out its tasks to serve the Islamic role in central issues for the Mus- countries to resort to international organisation was established, re- so. Al-Muraikhi stressed the need peoples and the just causes of the lim world. This came in a state- organisations and international quire a serious look into practical for a serious organisation repre- Muslim world. LuLu Group back with Oman Air adds Athens to its list 10/15/20/30 promotion of destinations

uLu Group, after an interval man Air will be fl ying to Athens, the capital of of a couple of months, has re- Greece, as of June 2019, it was announced in a Llaunched the most sought after Ostatement in Doha. Oman Air’s daily fl ight to 10/15/20/30 promotion at all LuLu and from Athens will be operated with the new state- outlets in Qatar. of-the-art Boeing 737 Max aircraft. More than 1,000 products from Announcing the news, engineer Abdul Aziz al-Raisi, all categories — grocery, fresh food, Oman Air’s CEO, said: “We are extremely proud and fruits, vegetables, household, textile, happy to add Athens to our rapidly growing network, footwear, cosmetics, sports goods, as the fi rst of several new routes to be launched in 2019. home decor, luggage, stationery, toys Oman has strong bilateral relations with Greece and and electronics among others are of- the introduction of this new fl ight will certainly help fered in the promotion which will con- strengthen relations even further. The new route will tinue until October 9. also enable Oman Air’s guests to explore a remarkable “Products of good quality are made city with an ancient civilisation, steeped in history and available at aff ordable prices and that amazing landscapes. defi nes the promotion as outstand- Oman Air fl ights to Athens, WY 191, will depart Mus- ing,” it was announced in a statement better prices on electronics, IT prod- will continue until October 21. cat at 2.45pm and reach Athens at 7.50pm. The return yesterday. ucts and cameras. Also, Rayyan water in co-ordination fl ight will depart Athens at 12.20am and arrive in Mus- Hot food and bakery sections have The exclusive ongoing e-raffl e pro- with LuLu have started a promotion cat at 6.35am. The fl ight duration is approximately fi ve organised innovative value combo motion that LuLu Hypermarket Group “Buy Rayyan natural water products hours. offers encompassing various cui- launched in co-ordination with Nestle for QR10 and get a chance to win LuLu Dr Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, of Athens Airport, com- sines such as Arabic, Western, Chi- Qatar on Nestle products under title gift vouchers worth QR50,000.” mented: “We are very pleased with Oman Air’s decision nese, South Indian and North Indian “Buy Nestle products worth QR50 and There will be 25 winners in a mega to add Athens to its continuously growing network. This along with extensive diversities of get a chance to win LuLu gift vouchers e-raffl e draw, on October 31 LuLu Hy- signifi cant network addition is great news for travellers bakery delights. Digi fiesta offers worth QR40,000” at all LuLu outlets permarket, D-Ring Road branch. on both ends of the route, off ering them the possibility to discover Athens and Muscat, two historic and excit- ing destinations. Furthermore, it is also an important development that enhances Athens connectivity to- Ahlibank awards QR500,000 to wards strategic markets beyond Muscat”. Al Rabeh Scheme draw winner

hlibank awarded QR500,000 the Al Rabeh Savings Scheme, and existing customers and new customers to the latest winner of its ‘Al thanked Ahlibank and its staff for the to save for their future with Al Rabeh ARabeh Savings Scheme’, it was high quality of services the bank pro- Savings Scheme. announced in a statement yesterday. vides, as well as its continuous de- “It is always exciting to open Al The winner for the September draw, velopment to meet the growing needs Rabeh Savings Scheme accounts and Abu Hamour Branch customer Rabab and requirements of its customers. invest more to increase the chances to Hassan, received the prize during a Ahlibank deputy CEO (Retail and win the special prizes during the re- Abdul Aziz al-Raisi and Dr Yiannis Paraschis. ceremony held under the presence of Private Banking) Hassan AlEfrangi, maining period of the year to achieve a representative from the Ministry of said: “Ahlibank is delighted to an- their dreams. It is rewarding to be our Economy and Commerce. nounce Rabab Hassan as the winner of customer and we welcome more to en- Hassan said she always believed in QR500,000. We always encourage our joy the privileges.” Legal and Judicial Studies Center holds awareness workshop

QNA individuals was delib- Doha erately aimed at harm- ing the reputation of the victim by using modern he Legal Awareness means of communication, Unit at the Legal including threatening and Tand Judicial Stud- intimidating the publica- ies Center of the Ministry tion of video or audio or of Justice organised a legal video recordings. workshop for students It also includes leaking of the Qatar Technical confi dential information School yesterday to raise about the victim in order the awareness of students to obtain funds or exploit by providing them with the victim to carry out il- Ahlibank deputy CEO (Retail and Private Banking) Hassan AlEfrangi hands over the ceremonial cheque to Abu Hamour the knowledge, skills and legal acts, such as disclos- Branch customer Rabab Hassan during a ceremony held under the presence of a representative from the Ministry of legal values that protect ing confi dential informa- Economy and Commerce. them from the dangers of tion about the employer modern crimes, particu- or other illegal acts. larly electronic crimes. The workshop reviewed The workshop, pre- the penalties imposed on sented by Khalid al-Har- the perpetrator of the ex- ami, legal specialist at tortion crimes. Kubaisi to be jury member at Bama the Ministry of Justice, The Qatari legislator dealt with the crime of stressed the penalty for extortion in light of the extortion crime of im- Music Awards 2018 in the US provisions of the law and prisonment for a term the risks it poses to the not exceeding three years security and safety of so- and a fi ne not exceeding opular Qatari musician The award ceremony will number of international mu- ciety as one of the modern one QR100,000 or one of Fahad al-Kubaisi is get- be held on November 23 at sic projects, including a joint types of cyber crimes. those penalties shall be Pting ready to take part Dolby Theatre in Hollywood musical work with a Japa- The workshop also re- imposed. in the Bama Music Awards district of Los Angeles, US, in nese international musi- viewed the concept of the The lecturer advised 2018 in the US, presented by the presence of renowned ar- cian. In addition, he is extortion crime, its mo- the students of the school Big Apple Music Awards, lo- tistes, musicians and singers currently working on a tives, the stages it goes to stay away from eve- cal Arabic daily Arrayah re- from around the world. major work to be per- through and how to avoid rything that leads to ex- ported yesterday. Al-Kubaisi Al-Kubaisi won the ‘Best formed at the opening falling into it and the pen- posure to extortion op- is the fi rst Arab artiste to be Male Khaliji Singer Award’ of FIFA 2022 World alties prescribed for this erations and to report any approved as a member of the at the Golden Panther Music Cup in Qatar. Al-Ku- crime. case of suspicion, noting jury for one of the most im- Awards 2018 in New York, baisi is also known as In the course of the that the State puts great portant awards given to the US, and his songs were aired a records producer, workshop, the lecturer potential and harnesses artistes in the fi elds of music by various US and Canadian fashion model and hu- noted that electronic ex- to face various electronic and singing. radios. He is working on a man rights activist. Fahad al-Kubaisi tortion crimes against crimes. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 9 REGION/ARAB WORLD

Saudi misses Classmates mourn Palestinian out on anti-illicit boy shot dead by Israeli troops funding body

Reuters Khan Younis for now

he school friends of Nas- Reuters sir al-Mosabeh sat tear- Dubai Tfully in their classroom in Khan Younis yesterday and mourned their 12-year-old audi Arabia has missed out friend who was killed in a pro- on gaining full member- test on the Gaza-Israel border. Sship of the Financial Ac- Gaza health offi cials said Is- tion Task Force (FATF) after the raeli soldiers on Friday shot global body dedicated to fi ght- dead seven Palestinians, who ing illicit money fl ows found the were among thousands who kingdom fell short in combating thronged to the fortifi ed bor- money laundering and terror fi - der as part of weekly protests nancing. launched six months ago. The decision by the 37-mem- Mosabeh was one of those ber inter-governmental body is a killed. “I cried for him like I have setback for Saudi at a time when never cried before. it is striving to bolster its inter- I do not know what the (Is- national reputation in order to raeli) occupation saw in him encourage foreign investors to to kill him? What did he do to participate in its huge transfor- them? Did he kill anybody? I mation plan and improve fi nan- do not know what happened,” cial ties for its banks. Mosabeh’s friend, Dia’ Abu But after undergoing a proc- Khater said. A picture of 12-year-old Palestinian boy Nassir al-Mosabeh, who was killed during a A relative of 12-year-old Palestinian boy Nassir al-Mosabeh, who was killed during a ess called “mutual evaluation”, Mosabeh’s classmates in the protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, is seen on his table as his classmates react at protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, reacts at his family house, in Khan Younis in the kingdom was found to have school in the southern Gaza a school, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. the southern Gaza Strip. a low or moderate level of eff ec- Strip decorated his chair with tiveness for 7 of the 11 criteria it his picture ringed by red and hand, he would always bring us endangering children by send- der fence. It posted a video clip Palestinian families fl ed or were ade, during which it has fought was assessed on for anti-money white fl owers and green leaves, equipment whenever we needed ing them to the security fence as showing a controlled detona- driven from on Israel’s found- three wars against Israel. laundering and counter terror the Palestinian colours. something. May God bless his a cover for terror activity,” the tion of many explosive devices. ing in 1948, and the easing of Israel and Egypt say the fi nancing, a FATF spokeswoman Mosabeh was always at the soul,” she said. Israeli military said in a state- Gaza health offi cials said 505 an Israeli-Egyptian economic blockade is necessary for secu- told Reuters. border to assist medics in the Israel said it held Hamas, ment that summarised Friday’s people were wounded on Friday, blockade. rity reasons. “This means that Saudi Ara- Friday protests, his sister, Es- which controls the Gaza Strip, events. 89 of them by gunshots. Two million Palestinians, The World Bank says it has bia will not be granted mem- lam, said. responsible for the violence. Israel said troops resorted At least 191 Palestinians have mainly stateless descendants of reduced the territory’s economy bership status at this point,” “Nassir always came with “Hamas continues to or- to live fi re and an air strike af- been killed since the Gaza pro- people who left what is now Is- to a state of collapse, with resi- the spokeswoman said. “Nev- us. Everyone in the fi eld hos- chestrate belligerent activity ter explosive devices and rocks tests began on March 30. rael 70 years ago, live in the Gaza dents suff ering a lack of clean ertheless, since the mutual pital knows him and he always throughout the Gaza Strip, cyn- were thrown at them and to The protesters are demanding Strip, which has been controlled water, electricity and evaluation is close to being helped us. Nassir was our right ically using Gazan civilians and prevent breaches of the bor- the right of return to lands that by Hamas for more than a dec- healthcare. satisfactory, the membership process therefore continues.” There was no fixed time frame for Saudi becoming a full FATF UN envoy: Hard to hold Libya polls in December member as it will depend on how quickly it addresses the The UN envoy to Libya said “We can hold elections in the Three years of Russia strikes on Syria ‘kill 18,000’ deficiencies identified in its that it will be difficult to hold near future, yes. But certainly evaluation, she said. elections as hoped on Decem- not now,” he added in the in- The government has taken ber 10, following a new wave terview on Saturday evening at AFP ally of Syria’s ruling regime, sian strikes, with the rest of the saying it bombs indiscriminately steps to beef up its efforts to of fighting in the North African the heavily fortified UN mission Beirut Russia began carrying out dead including other rebels, and targets civilian infrastructure tackle graft and abuse of power, nation. in Tripoli. bombing raids in the country hardliners and militants, the including hospitals. including last week amend- “There is still a lot to do. It may Clashes between militias in on September 30, 2015 — more Britain-based monitor said. The White Helmets, a Syrian ing an anti-corruption law to not be possible to respect the suburbs of the capital have left ore than 18,000 than four years into the devas- Russia’s defence commission rescue force that works in op- remove a 60-day statute of date of December 10,” Ghassan more than 100 people dead people, nearly half tating confl ict.Since then, they published drastically diff erent position areas, said in a report limitations for investigating Salame said in an interview. since late August. Mof them civilians, have killed 18,096 people, ac- fi gures yesterday. “All of the air released yesterday that it had allegations against current or Rival Libyan leaders agreed to Libya remains divided between have been killed in Russian air cording to the Syrian Observa- strikes have targeted and are still responded to dozens of strikes former ministers. a Paris-brokered deal in May to the UN-backed Government of strikes on Syria since Moscow tory for Human Rights. accurately targeting terrorist by Russia on buildings used by Authorities also detained hold a nationwide election by National Accord (GNA) based began its game-changing in- “That number includes 7,988 targets,” said commission chief civilians since 2015. They in- dozens of senior officials last the end of the year. in Tripoli and a rival adminis- tervention exactly three years civilians, or nearly half of the Viktor Bondarev, cited by the cluded Russian bombing raids November on Crown Prince But Salame said that the polls tration in the east that enjoys ago, a monitor said yesterday. total,” said Observatory chief Russian Interfax agency. on 19 schools, 12 public markets Mohamed bin Salman’s orders, may not be organised before support from Egypt, Russia Russia, for its part, said its Rami Abdel Rahman. Human rights groups and and 20 medical facilities over accusing them of crimes in- three or four months. and the United Arab Emirates. “accurate” strikes had killed Another 5,233 Islamic State Western governments have criti- the past three years, as well as 21 cluding money laundering al- 85,000 “terrorists”. A steadfast fi ghters were also killed in Rus- cised Russia’s air war in Syria, of its own rescue centres. though not of terror financing.

Iraqi Kurds hold election one year after failed independence bid

Reuters ence drive prompted an intense upper hand in their two-party But multiple allegations that on a path to a homeland and Erbil/Sulaimaniya, Iraq backlash from the Baghdad ruling coalition. At midday, the the KDP and PUK had commit- nearly 93% voted in favour of government and resulted in the Independent High Elections and ted election fraud — not con- independence, despite pressure Kurds being stripped of some Referendum Commission said fi rmed in a subsequent recount from the central government urds voted in a parlia- territory and economic autono- that at mid-day turnout ranged — may sway some voters in their in Baghdad and threats from mentary election in their my. between 16-23% in a breakdown favour. neighbouring Turkey and Iran. Ksemi-autonomous region And while criticism of the of provinces. Gorran, the main opposition A swift backlash from Bagh- in northern Iraq yesterday, with ruling Kurdish establishment — The number of voters has movement, has been weakened dad dashed those prospects. political dynasties expected to dominated for decades by the shrunk in recent elections as the by infi ghting and the death of its Relations with the central extend their power sharing rule Barzani and the Talabani families oil-producing region’s stagnant founder and leader Nechirvan government have improved, but despite growing discontent with — has grown more vocal, a weak politics, unpaid public sector Mustafa last year. the ordeal cost the Kurdish re- perceived corruption and eco- opposition means voters may salaries and corruption have un- “I wanted to make sure I vot- gion territory as well as econom- nomic hardship. stick to the status quo. dermined the population’s faith ed early. I gave my vote to Gor- ic autonomy. The vote comes a year af- “I don’t know who I will vote in politics. ran and hope for the best,” said Nevertheless, some voters ter the region of six mn, which for but our family has always Polls are scheduled to close at Omar Mahmoud Abdullah, 52, showed optimism about the fu- gained semi-autonomous status supported the KDP. 6pm (1500 GMT). Preliminary at the polling station set up at ture. after the 1991 Gulf War, made a My son will pick a candidate results are expected within 72 Shireen School in Sulaimaniya, Salar Karim arrived at a poll- failed bid to break away from the for me,” said Halima Ahmed, hours. stronghold of the PUK. A Kurdish woman casts her vote at a polling station, during ing station with his wife and two rest of Iraq in a campaign headed 65, as she walked with a cane in There are 111-seats up for At another polling station parliamentary elections in the semi-autonomous region in Erbil, yesterday. young children, all dressed fes- by Masoud Barzani, leader of the city of Erbil, the seat of the grabs in the election, including in Sulaimaniya, lawyer Hassan tively for the occasion. the Kurdistan Democratic Party Kurdistan Regional Government 11 reserved for ethnic minorities. Dalloush, 65, also said he was But the parties in power always parties in power. Today I voted “Today is a historic day for (KDP). (KRG). Splits within the Patri- Kurdish opposition parties did voting for the opposition. want to commit fraud, it’s the for the opposition.” Kurds,” Karim, 50, said. “We get Barzani has retained a support otic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) poorly when Iraq held federal “If there’s no fraud in this only way they stay in power,” he The referendum in September to elect our parliament as is our base even though his independ- mean the KDP could gain the elections in May. election, I’ll feel good about it. said. “I will never vote for the 2017 promised to set Iraq’s Kurds duty. I feel good about today.”

Court orders retrial of Brotherhood leader

Reuters deposed as president. Cairo Four others were sen- tenced to death in the same ruling. Badie has been n Egyptian court has handed multiple death sen- ordered a retrial of tences and life prison terms Athe Muslim Broth- in a series of trials since erhood’s leader Mohamed Egypt’s military ousted Badie and other senior fi g- Mursi, also of the Brother- ures from the banned group hood, in July 2013. The new starting on Oct 7, judicial charges for senior fi gures sources and state news agen- include “participating in cy MENA said yesterday. the incitement and assist- The retrial relates to a ance...in beating of protest- case in which Badie and ers” in exchange for money 13 others were handed life and supplying weapons. sentences in 2015 over vio- Two other defendants lence between Brotherhood were charged with aggra- supporters and opponents vated battery leading to near the group’s headquar- deaths or disfi gurement ters in the days before and and possession of weapons, after Mohamed Mursi was MENA reported. Gulf Times 10 Monday, October 1, 2018 AFRICA

Dancing to the local beat Curfew in anglophone Cameroon AFP public of Ambazonia” in the two laration marked the start of a cri- Yaounde English-speaking regions which sis that has cast a shadow over were incorporated into franco- the October 7 elections, in which phone Cameroon in 1961. 85-year-old President Paul Biya, ameroon yesterday im- In Buea, a town in the south- who has ruled the country for 35 posed a 48-hour curfew west that has been at the heart years, is seeking a seventh term Con its English-speaking of the nascent anglophone insur- in offi ce. regions a day ahead of the one- gency, offi cials also announced Biya responded to the nascent year anniversary of a symbolic a raft “of special security meas- insurgency with a crackdown “independence” declaration by ures”. which has seen separatists re- anglophone separatists. According to a directive issued sponding with a surge of bloody The anniversary today comes by a district offi cial which was attacks in which they have killed The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, attempts a traditional dance with pupils during his visit Ol Maiso primary school in ahead of next Sunday polls that seen by AFP, all shops and bars in troops and police and torched Laikipia, Kenya yesterday. Visiting British troops in Kenya yesterday, Prince William participating in a training exercise north of anglophone secessionists have Buea were ordered closed yester- schools and other symbols of the the capital Nairobi. The second in the line to the throne — who served in the British military from 2006-2013 ending his career as threatened to disrupt. day and today. Cameroonian state. a Royal Air Force rescue helicopter pilot — visited in combat fatigues in his role as Colonel General of the Irish Guards, a British “The movement of people be- Buea, a town of 90,000, was Divisions between the anglo- Army infantry unit. He joined more than 100 soldiers in the bush for military drills. “For us today is really about an Irish guards tween areas in the northwest is deserted from around 1600 GMT phone regions and Cameroon’s off icer visiting the Irish guards in his capacity as colonel of the regiment. He’s always welcome and its lovely when he comes to banned for a period of 48 hours on Saturday with shops shut and authorities dates back a century see us,” said Lt Col Jonathan Palmer, commander of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, stationed in Nanyuki, some 200km from Nairobi. from Sunday, September 30 civilians staying indoors while to when Britain and France oc- William also met Kenyan military off icials, local politicians and ranchers. He visited a school where he was greeted by dancing until Monday, October 1,” said the military patrolled key roads, cupied Cameroon, taking over schoolchildren and played soccer with pupils. Adolphe Lele Lafrique, governor two local sources told AFP by tel- Germany’s principal colony in of the largely English-speaking ephone. West Africa. northwest region. Pro-independence campaign- The two countries divided it Similar measures were in ers were planning a protest into separate spheres of infl uence Second German force across Cameroon’s other march, they added, in defi ance of that were later formalised by the anglophone areas, offi cials told the curfew. League of Nations, the forerun- tourist injured AFP. The order also aff ects all cul- ner to the UN. Kabila torches ivory stockpile Hundreds of civilians and doz- tural, social and sporting activi- The much larger French colony in Zimbabwe ens of security forces are under- ties as well as public and private gained independence in 1960. elephant attack stood to have been killed in the forms of transport, it said. A year later, the British colony AFP poachers and criminals,” said abutting the border with Uganda majority French-speaking coun- The two-day curfew also af- also gained independence. A German tourist sus- Kinshasa Cosma Wilungula, director gen- and Rwanda is also one of the try’s anglophone northwest and fects the southwestern coastal Some of the English-speaking tained serious injuries eral of the Congelese Institute for world’s most important conser- southwest this year. towns of Limbe and Tiko, said a areas chose to join newly-formed when he was attacked Nature Conservation. vation sites. In October 2017, radical an- separate order seen by AFP. Nigeria, others to become part of by an elephant in a na- emocratic Republic of “In the past 15 to 20 years I’ve Established in 1925, it is home glophone leaders declared a “Re- Last year’s independence dec- the federation of Cameroon. tional park in Zimbabwe, Congo President Joseph lost more than 380 guards in to about a quarter of the world’s the second German DKabila yesterday set alight clashes,” he said. population of critically endan- national to be trampled an ivory stockpile to highlight the Africa is home to between gered mountain gorillas, as well S Leone teen killed within a few days, the problem of poaching in the cen- 450,000 to 500,000 elephants, as to eastern lowland gorillas, national parks authority tral African country. but more than 30,000 are killed chimpanzees, okapis, lions, el- in by-poll violence said yesterday. The president also released every year on the continent ephants and hippos. Militant killed over The man, who is fi ve grey parrots and set fi re to mainly to satisfy demand for But it is located in DR Congo’s iolent clashes erupted reportedly in his 50s, a stockpile of pangolin scales in ivory in Asia, where tusks sell for North Kivu province, where during a local by-election was trampled by the bull a ceremony at the Nsele Nature around $1,000 a kilo. armed groups are fi ghting for Vin Sierra Leone leaving ‘planned surrender’ elephant while taking Park on the outskirts of Kin- DR Congo’s Virunga national control of territorial and natural a teenager dead and prompting photos and filming shasa. park covering 7,800sq km along resources, and poaching is a ma- the cancellation of the ballot, wildlife in Victoria Falls “We wanted to discourage a swathe of eastern DR Congo jor threat. police and election offi cials said AFP national park on Satur- yesterday. The incident occurred Kano day afternoon, said Zim- on Saturday at a polling station babwe National Parks in a school in the northern Kam- and Wildlife Authority bia district, where a ballot box Boko Haram commander was killed by his comrades over spokesman Tinashe was destroyed, sparking an al- his alleged plan to surrender and handover hundreds of Farawo. tercation between supporters of Ahostages to the Nigerian military, two sources told AFP The victim was receiv- the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples yesterday. Ali Gaga was shot and killed on Thursday by other ing medical treatment in Party (SLPP) and the opposition commanders in the IS-affi liated faction of Boko Haram after they a local hospital, accord- All Peoples Congress. uncovered his plan to surrender to Nigerian troops fi ghting the ji- ing to Farawo. But the confrontation quickly hadist group in the Lake Chad region. The accident comes turned violent with a teenager Gaga had arranged to rescue 300 hostages being held by the Is- only two days after a killed in the clashes, police told lamists and hand them over to troops before turning himself in. 49-year-old German AFP. “The intensity of the clash- His death comes after the group’s de facto leader Mamman woman was trampled es resulted in the death of a boy,” Nur was killed by radical lieutenants who accused him of betrayal to death by elephants in a police source said. and back channel peace talks with authorities, sparking fears of a Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools Polling station staff immedi- hardline takeover in Boko Haram. National Park. The wom- ately suspended the ballot but were “The new leadership of the faction got to know of his plans and an had been rushed to prevented from leaving for three executed him,” said one source about Gaga, speaking on condition a local hospital but died hours until they were rescued by of anonymity. shortly thereafter from the army with help from police, a Gaga was forced to join the Islamic State West Africa Prov- her injuries. commission statement said. ince (ISWAP) in 2015 after the group seized his herd of cattle, the In 2017, 41 cases of It was not clear what sparked source said. elephants attacking the confrontation, but an APC After joining the group he was trained in weapons handling and people were reported in spokesman expressed anger over valued because of his mastery of the diffi cult terrain as a herder. Zimbabwe, Farawo said. the cancellation of the ballot. He was in touch with some mediators and had concluded ar- Among them was a The APC broadly relies on rangements to switch sides and “take along around 300 hostages tourist guide who was the Temne and Limba people in with him when the group found out”, said a second source. “Once trampled and torn apart its northern strongholds, while they found out he was declared a traitor and killed.” by a bull elephant before the SLPP is more popular in the The Nigerian military has in recent weeks intensifi ed aerial colleagues could come south with the Mende ethnic bombings in the Lake Chad region where ISWAP is based, military to his aid. group. sources told AFP. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila lights a pile of ivory in Kinshasa. Lion cubs conceived artifi cially in a world fi rst

By Susan Njanji, AFP Then when the lioness’ hormone The fi ndings are part of re- birth of the cubs as “very revolu- Brits, South Africa levels were found to be viable, she search being done by Isabel Cal- tionary”. was inseminated artifi cially. lealta, a Spanish veterinarian and But animal welfare organisa- “And luckily it was success- PhD student at the University of tions are less enthused. atching the two little ful,” said Ganswindt, adding that Pretoria. “The captive lion breeding lion cubs boisterously “there were several attempts, but Callealta personally trained industry in South Africa is ex- Wplay with each other surprisingly it didn’t take too the lions to lie next to a fence, ploitative and profi t-driven,” at a conservation centre outside much eff ort”. where they would freely give said Mark Jones of the Born Free of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, He said the breakthrough blood samples to determine hor- Foundation. it’s hard to see anything out of could be repeated, with scien- monal levels and assess the per- “It generates its income the ordinary. tists hoping the technique can fect time for insemination. through interaction activities But these cubs are unique. be used to save other endangered The research was carried out at (lion cub petting and lion walks), “These are the fi rst ever lion big cats. the Ukutula Conservation Cent- canned trophy hunting of lions cubs to be born by means of ar- Lions are extinct in 26 Afri- er, 80km northwest of Pretoria in and the lion skeleton trade, while tifi cial insemination — the fi rst can countries and numbers in South Africa’s North West prov- contributing nothing to lion con- such pair anywhere in the world,” the wild have plummeted 43% ince. servation,” he added. the University of Pretoria, whose over the last two decades, with Imke Lueders, a scientist in- A group of 18 international and scientists are researching the re- roughly only 20,000 left, accord- volved in the study, said “having African conservation organisa- productive system of female Af- ing to the International Union for the fi rst lion cubs ever born from tions wrote a letter addressed to rican lions, has announced. Conservation of Nature (IUCN), artifi cial insemination in their the scientists saying they do not The two cubs, a male and fe- which lists the African lion as natural range country, and not support the study, but did ac- male, born on August 25 are vulnerable. in a zoo overseas, is an important knowledge artifi cial insemina- healthy and normal, said Andre “If we are not doing something milestone for South Africa”. tion could help other endangered Ganswindt, the director of the about it, they will face extinc- “Assisted reproduction tech- wild cats like the cheetah. University of Pretoria’s mammal tion,” said Ganswindt. niques are another tool in our However Paul Funston of research institute. He said that rather than move conservation box, of course not wild cat conservation organisa- His team’s breakthrough came the lions for breeding, the new a sole solution, but another tech- tion Panthera raised fears about after 18 months of intensive tri- technique would let breeders to nology that we can use to protect “anything new which gives any als. simply transport the sperm to endangered species,” she said. validity to the captive lion indus- “We collected sperm from a receptive females, as is done with Andre Mentz, a prominent lion try”.After all, he said, “in captiv- The world’s first lion cubs born through artificial insemination, Victor and Isabel, rest under a tree at the healthy lion,” Ganswindt told the captive elephant population breeder in South Africa’s Free ity lions breed like fl ies — most Ukutula private game conservation centre. AFP. in Northern America and Europe. State province, described the cats do”. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 11 AMERICAS White House Surfing skill reiterates not ‘micromanaging’ FBI’s probe into court nominee Reuters I’m a victim of sexual assault: Kellyanne Conway Washington

Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to US interview argued that sexual assault was he FBI is free to investigate any sex- President Donald Trump and one of the being used as a pretext to pursue political ual misconduct allegations against most public faces of his administration, re- agendas, returned to the same theme. TSupreme Court nominee Brett Ka- vealed yesterday that she has been a victim “Don’t conflate that with this, and cer- vanaugh that it deems credible, two White of sexual assault. tainly don’t conflate it with what happened A surfer rides a wave with Surf Dog Giselle during the 10th annual Surf City Surf Dog contest in House spokeswomen said yesterday, re- Conway made the disclosure to CNN’s to me,” she hit back. Huntington Beach, California on Saturday. buffi ng reports that the administration has Jake Tapper on his State of the Union news “Don’t always bring Trump into every- tried to limit the probe. show, while defending Trump’s embattled thing that happens in this universe. That’s “The White House is not micromanag- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. mistake number one.” ing this process,” White House press sec- “I feel very empathetic, frankly, towards Trump on Friday ordered a new FBI retary Sarah Sanders said in an interview victims of sexual assault and sexual harass- investigation into sexual assault allega- with Fox News Sunday. ment and rape,” she said, before pausing to tions against his Supreme Court pick, as the “The Senate is dictating the terms,” she clear her throat. Senate delayed a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Global Citizen festival urges aid and said. “The FBI, this is what they do. And “I’m a victim of sexual assault. I don’t nomination to make way for the probe. we’re out of the way and letting them do expect Judge Kavanaugh, or Jake Tapper, or The decision came a day after a dramatic exactly that.” Jeff Flake, or anybody, to be held respon- hearing watched by more than 20mn peo- equality amid security panic However, White House adviser Kelly- sible for that. You have to be responsible ple at which university professor Christine anne Conway added: “It’s not meant to be for your own conduct,” she added, visibly Blasey Ford accused the judge of pinning a fi shing expedition.” emotional. her down and assaulting her in the 1980s. By Shaun Tandon and Diane people at a country music festival Flake, a centrist Republican, a day Trump bowed to pressure from mod- Tapper, who appeared to have been At least three women have now accused DeSoubeau, AFP in Las Vegas. earlier triggered a vote delay and FBI erate Senate Republicans and ordered an caught off -guard, off ered his sympathies. the 53-year-old conservative judge of sexual New York In its seventh year at Central probe over sexual misconduct al- FBI investigation after Christine Blasey “This is the first time I’ve ever heard you misconduct while drunk, both as a high Park, Global Citizen — like this legations against Trump’s Supreme Ford, a California university professor, talk about something personal like that, and school student and later at Yale University. year’s General Assembly — paid Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. detailed her claims at a Senate hearing I’m sorry,” he said. Republicans see Kavanaugh as pivotal to he music and political tribute to anti-apartheid icon The senator was visibly moved on Thursday that Kavanaugh tried to rape “I’ve just had it,” she replied. their gaining control of the nine-member worlds joined together Sat- Nelson Mandela, who would have after women confronted him in an her in 1982 when the two were high school Tapper then noted that Conway contin- Supreme Court bench. Turday to press for devel- turned 100 earlier this year. elevator and demanded he pay at- teenagers. ues to work for President Trump, though Trump nominated him to replace An- opment aid, gender equality and Global Citizen plans a major tention to their experiences with Kavanaugh has denied Ford’s accusa- numerous sexual misconduct allegations thony Kennedy, who for years was a swing voter participation, with a festival festival dedicated to Mandela and sexual assault. tion, as well as those of two other women have been lodged against him. vote between four conservative and four in New York’s Central Park marred his anti-poverty vision on Decem- Flake was greeted at Global that emerged afterward. But Conway, who had earlier in the liberal justices. by a security scare. ber 2 in Johannesburg headlined by Citizen with cheers followed by a In a stunning reversal on Friday, the An unoffi cial closing event fol- Beyonce and Jay-Z. crowd chant of “He’s the one who Senate Judiciary Committee asked the lowing a week of hectic diplomacy at While primarily focused on the has the vote.” Trump administration to order the FBI to “Actually, I want them to interview A senior administration offi cial told the the UN General Assembly, the Global developing world, the latest Central A smiling Flake said: “Feel free investigate the misconduct allegations — whoever they deem appropriate, at their Times that Don McGahn was leading the Citizen festival hands out free tickets Park festival also zeroed in on the to join me in an elevator anytime.” but only after the panel sent Kavanaugh’s discretion. Please correct your reporting!” White House eff ort to help direct the scope to fans who pledge to take actions United States — encouraging voters Offi cials attending Global Citi- nomination to the full Senate for a fi nal he wrote on Twitter. of the background check. such as petitioning their govern- to turn out for November 6 midterm zen put a priority on promoting vote. The FBI and a spokesman for the Senate Senate Democrats expressed concern ments to support eff orts to end the elections, in which President Don- equality for women and girls — The move followed emotional testimony Judiciary Committee did not immediately about the reports of White House con- most extreme global poverty. ald Trump’s Republican Party risks seen as a critical front in the battle from Ford and Kavanaugh at a committee return requests for comment about the trol of the FBI probe, including Judiciary Halfway through an evening losing control of Congress. to eradicate extreme poverty. hearing on Thursday that further roiled Times report. Committee member Amy Klobuchar, who headlined by The Weeknd and Cardi B, the fast-rising rap- Norway said it would contrib- emotions and outrage surrounding the The New York Times said the FBI said she believed the FBI should interview Janet Jackson, panic erupted as per who was performing her fi rst ute a much-needed $360mn to the nomination for a lifetime appointment to planned to question four witnesses about Swetnick. fans shouted, “Gunshots!” after concert since giving birth in June, Global Financing Facility, a World the high court. three sexual assault allegations against Ka- “The White House should not be al- hearing what was later revealed to urged young people to pay atten- Bank-backed fund to support ma- Senate Republicans, who hold a nar- vanaugh. lowed to micromanage a FBI investiga- be a falling barricade. tion. ternal and children’s health. row 51-49 majority, were forced by dissent The FBI will question Deborah Ramirez, tion,” Klobuchar said on CNN. “I just want Hundreds of spectators raced to “Last election, everybody took “Let’s call on the governments within their ranks to slow down the confi r- who said Kavanaugh exposed himself to this conducted in a fair way. leave, trampling over one another it as a joke — even me, I’m not of the world to join us. Let’s call on mation process. her at a party when both were students at Sanders said she was “not aware” as they tried to squeeze through gonna front. Because I thought, them to beat us,” said Nikolai As- As a result, the Supreme Court will be- Yale University. whether McGahn had given the FBI direc- fences. Many lost their shoes and man, that person ain’t gonna win. trup, Norway’s Minister for Inter- gin a new term today with the court ideo- The others include Mark Judge, a tions on who to interview or what to inves- bags and some, including at least And look where we’re at,” the national Development. logically deadlocked with four conserva- friend of Kavanaugh who Ford said wit- tigate. one child, were briefl y separated 25-year-old Bronx native said in Ireland’s deputy prime minister, tives and four liberals. nessed the assault and Leland Keyser and White House adviser Kellyanne Conway from their companions, AFP jour- reference to Trump. Simon Coveney, announced that Republicans, who are trying to retain P J Smyth, who she said were at the gath- also said she had not discussed the matter nalists at the scene said. Also rallying voters were screen his country by 2030 would join the control of the US Congress in November ering. with McGahn. “We were trying to tell people legend Robert De Niro and, small club of nations to meet the UN elections, seek to balance their desire to Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for a third Conway told CNN’s State of the Union to get up, get up, because we were through a video message, former goal of spending 0.7% of gross na- have a conservative judge on the Supreme Kavanaugh accuser, Julie Swetnick, said that she was only aware of the parameters crushing people under us,” said fi rst lady Michelle Obama. tional income on foreign assistance. Court with sensitivity in how they handle yesterday that his client has not been con- the Senate set on the probe. Paris Anthony, one of the fans. “Voting is how we tell our gov- Janet Jackson — playing a politi- the sexual misconduct allegations amid tacted by the FBI. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Fifteen people were hurt but ernment what we want, and what cally charged set that opened with the reverberations of the #MeToo move- The Times and the Journal reported that Friday said the FBI’s supplemental back- all injuries were minor, a police we don’t want. Put it another way her anti-racism song The Skin ment. investigators did not intend to question ground investigation “would be limited to spokesman said. — voting is how we hire and we fi re Game and included simulated do- Media outlets including NBC News, the Swetnick. current credible allegations” and must be As Coldplay frontman Chris our leaders!” De Niro said. mestic violence — told the crowd New York Times and the Wall Street Jour- The White House asked the FBI to share completed in a week. Martin took the microphone to In an unexpectedly timely ap- that she herself was well aware of nal reported on Saturday that the White its fi ndings after the four initial inter- “The White House is not getting in- encourage calm, numerous fans pearance, US senators Jeff Flake physical and other abuse. House was controlling the investigation, views, then Trump and his advisers will volved in the FBI investigation in that way,” were in tears and others left en- and Chris Coons jointly addressed “I am sick, I am repulsed, I am giving the FBI a list of witnesses and limit- decide whether the accusations should be she added. tirely, with the audience notably the festival to pledge bipartisan infuriated by the double stand- ing its parameters. investigated further, the New York Times “They should be looking at anything thinner when the music resumed. co-operation to preserve foreign ards that continue to treat women Trump insisted that the NBC report was reported, citing people familiar with the they think is credible within this limited The scare came almost one year assistance — which Trump wants as second-class citizens,” Jackson incorrect. matter. scope.” to the day after a massacre of 58 to cut drastically. said to applause.

Immigrants in Quebec: needed but often unwanted head of local election today

By Clement Sabourin and In the city of Saint-Georges, The company off ers a starting Demographer Yves Carriere where French is predominantly Jacques LeMieux, AFP about 300km northeast of Mon- salary that is 40% higher than told AFP that politicians have spoken. Saint-Georges, Canada treal, “hiring” signs hang outside the minimum wage — yet that is turned immigration into a wedge Legault suggested that if the most businesses. not enough. issue in the coming election. trend continues, “our grandchil- “I can understand that peo- “Hiring foreign workers helps The Liberals hope to solidify dren may not speak French.” nti-immigrant sentiment ple want Quebecers to be hired to meet our delivery deadlines,” their base, which includes immi- Critics have called his remarks is butting up against an fi rst and foremost, which we try said Couture. grants and Quebec’s anglophone alarmist, noting that while some Aacute labour shortage in to do, but there’s none or few “Without immigration, we minority in Montreal. newcomers may never learn Canada’s mostly French-speak- available,” said Louise Couture, a could not have the growth we The CAQ and the Parti Que- French, their children will all be ing Quebec province ahead of a human resources offi cial at semi- currently have,” said Sylvain Ber- becois, meanwhile, are targeting educated in the language of Mo- general election today. trailer manufacturer Manac. nard, human resources director mostly French-speaking subur- liere. Two of the province’s four ma- The regional development or- at OSI Machinery. “The shortage ban and rural voters. When Ronald Carvajal, a weld- jor political parties have vowed to ganisation estimates that 5,000 of manpower is a handicap for But amid the focus on lan- er, arrived from Costa Rica fi ve cut immigration despite employ- positions for welders, machin- Quebec.” guage, University of Montreal years ago, he spoke French “pan- ers saying they need more than ists, cargo handlers and pro- His company decided in 2012 professor Marie-Therese Chicha toute,” he said, using Quebec 100,000 skilled workers, amid grammers in the area are going to recruit directly from abroad lamented how many skilled im- slang for “not at all” and speak- record-low rates of unemploy- unfi lled. and now employs six work- migrants are forced to take low- ing in a blended Latin-Quebec ment. ‘Hiring’ signs have been hoisted outside most businesses in the city “We need to bring in a new ers from Costa Rica, one from paying jobs for which they are accent. Francois Legault, leader of the of Saint-Georges. workforce. We feel the same need China and nine recently hired highly overqualifi ed, because After intensive language Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ), in all regions of Quebec. That’s Tunisians, four of whom are still Quebec does not recognize their courses off ered by the govern- which is leading in the polls, years of arriving in the province. Huffi ngton Post found that 48% why immigration is one of the awaiting visas. foreign diplomas. ment, he is now bilingual and is has suggested that immigra- Quebec Premier Philippe Couil- of Quebecers support immigra- solutions,” the agency’s Melanie The immigration process is “so Since 2015, Quebec has wel- proud to be able to read the works tion threatens Quebec’s cultural lard, whose Liberals face an uphill tion while 38% see it as a growing Poulin told AFP. long and painful,” Bernard com- comed an average of 50,000 im- of acclaimed French-Canadian identity. re-election battle after almost 15 problem. The local unemployment rate plained. migrants and refugees a year. novelists such as Michel Trem- He has vowed to cut it by 20% years in offi ce, accused the CAQ A surge in asylum seekers from is 2.6%, compared with 5.6% for If immigration procedures But the number of French- blay. in 2019, if elected. leader of “scaremongering.” the United States since Donald the province and 6% for all of were simpler and faster, Couture speaking newcomers has fallen “I want to make my life here, He also said he would deport But polls show there is sub- Trump was elected president in Canada. said, 22 foreign workers, includ- from 56% in 2015 to 42% last and die here,” said Carvajal, who any immigrants who failed a stantial popular support in Que- 2016 has strained government A sign outside Couture’s offi ce ing a fi rst group from Cameroon, year, and increasingly they have is 33. “I would like to buy prop- “Quebec values” test or who did bec for curbs on immigration. services, fuelling the anti-mi- proudly notes Manac’s 82 hires could “start tomorrow” at Man- settled in metropolitan Mon- erty here, to have my cottage, to not learn French within three A recent Leger survey for the grant views. since January. ac. treal instead of the outlying areas retire here.” Gulf Times 12 Monday, October 1, 2018 ASIA

Bangladesh Maldives ex-president mulls amending law seen curbing Gayoom freed on bail free speech AFP free all political prisoners in the The High Court released Colombo tourist paradise atoll nation af- Gayoom on a bail of 60,000 ru- Reuters “We will also take some ter his stunning victory at the fi yaa ($3,900) and he was also Dhaka measures to make (some September 23 election. ordered not to travel abroad of the contentious) he jailed former Maldives Gayoom had ruled the na- without its permission. sections clear that president Maumoon Ab- tion of 340,000 Sunni Muslims Another high profi le Mal- angladesh will consider those will not target the Tdul Gayoom was released for 30 straight years till he was divian dissident, Qasim Ib- making changes to a journalist community on bail yesterday, a week after defeated at the country’s fi rst rahim, was also granted bail. Bproposed law that jour- or silence their voices to the country’s longest serving multi-party elections in 2008. He, however, is not in the nalists and countries such as reveal the truth” leader’s estranged half-brother He supported Yameen to win a Maldives. He had obtained the United States say could was trounced at a presidential controversial run-off election in prison leave for medical suppress free speech, a gov- until that cabinet decision.” election. 2013, but they later fell out and treatment and has remained ernment minister said yes- The proposed law stipulates Gayoom, 80, and his legisla- became bitter foes. in Europe. terday after a meeting with a a maximum jail sentence of 14 tor son Faris Maumoon, were Gayoom was arrested in Feb- Almost all key opposition group of editors. years for espionage if an indi- released by the High Court in ruary along with the coun- leaders and a number of rul- The South Asian nation’s vidual is found secretly record- Male in response to fresh ap- try’s Chief Justice and another ing party dissidents have either parliament passed the Digital ing information with electronic peals against their controversial Supreme Court judge on a been jailed or gone into exile Security Act on September 19, instruments inside a govern- convictions. charge of attempting to top- in the Maldives in recent years combining the colonial-era ment building or for spread- “Finally, they are all home,” ple Yameen. He declared a 45- under Yameen. Offi cial Secrets Act with tough ing “propaganda” against Gayoom’s daughter Yumna day state of emergency to block Soon after his defeat, Yameen new provisions such as allow- Bangladesh’s 1971 war for Maumoon said on Twitter. impeachment. freed fi ve other political pris- ing police to arrest individuals independence from Pakistan. “Hope and pray that all po- The country’s elder leader was oners but was delaying the re- without a warrant. A further element journal- litical prisoners will be released serving a 19-month jail term for lease of his half-brother who It would have come into ists have opposed is the in- soon. The nightmare is fi nally obstruction of justice and was could have made a claim to the force with the signature of clusion of the colonial-era over Insha Allah. Thank you all also under trial on a “terrorism” leadership of his PPM party. President Abdul Hamid ahead Offi cial Secrets Act, which in- who struggled hard for this day,” charge when the High Court Yameen secured the leader- of a general election expected cludes a 14-year sentence for Maumoon said. ordered his release on bail. ship of his party on Friday. in December. sharing state secrets with an The release followed appeals Gayoom’s other daughter, former His fi ve-year term as presi- But Anisul Huq, Bangla- enemy. from president-elect Ibrahim foreign minister Dunya Maumoon, dent will come to an end on No- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, disembarks from a boat coming from the desh’s law, justice and parlia- Since Hasina’s election vic- Mohamed Solih who urged in- also took to Twitter saying: “So vember 17 when Solih is due to custodial island of Dhoonidhoo to attend a hearing at the High Court mentary aff airs minister, said tory in 2009 scores of people, cumbent Abdulla Yameen to happy you are fi nally home.” be sworn in. of Maldives in Male yesterday. the concerns will be raised in including journalists, have Prime Minister Sheikh Hasi- been jailed in Bangladesh for na’s cabinet. He did not say criticising the government on when that could happen. the Internet. A Bangladesh “We had a detailed discus- court this month rejected bail sion with representatives of for prominent social activist Four Thai the Editors’ Council and took and photographer Shahidul Video of tourist hit by airport serious note of their con- Alam, who was arrested last cerns,” Huq said. month for spreading “propa- ministers “We assured them that if the ganda and false information” cabinet agrees, then we may during widespread student make some amendments. We protests. launch guard in Thailand causes stir will also take some measures The proposed law has also to make (some of the conten- attracted strong criticism AFP on alert for problems that could a detention room, and acted defend ourselves, in this case it tious) sections clear that those internationally. new party Bangkok impact the market. inappropriately with offi cials, was not reasonable,” he said. will not target the journalist “The US shares the con- The clip on September 27 at still offi cials must compose The tourist was identifi ed as community or silence their cerns of the international Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, themselves and treat him in line Mei Ji and had arrived via a fl ight voices to reveal the truth.” community that the recently ahead of video clip of a Chinese which shows a guard briefl y with international practice,” from Jakarta, the airport author- The government will again passed Digital Security Act tourist being hit by an scuffl ing with and then hitting Sunsern said in a message to ity said. It added that he had re- meet with the journalists could be used to suppress and Aairport guard in Thai- a man, fell into that category reporters. fused to wait inside a room. once the matter is taken up in criminalise free speech, all to elections land has prompted a fl urry of and quickly set off reactions He added that two senior air- He was later deported but not cabinet, Huq said. the detriment of Bangladesh’s apologies and vows to take ac- from some of the highest levels port employees had been sus- before the encounter had been Matiur Rahman Chowd- democracy, development and tion, as the government went of government. pended and the guard would fi lmed on mobile phones and hury, who attended the meet- prosperity,” the US ambas- Reuters into damage control over the Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, a eventually be sacked. uploaded online. ing in his capacity as editor of sador to Bangladesh, Marcia Bangkok incident. spokesman for the government, One of the employees, Suth- The quick response from Thai- the Bangla daily Manab Zamin, Bernicat, said in a statement China is Thailand’s big- said yesterday that Prime Min- irawat Suwannarat, who is the land highlights lingering sensi- said: “It’s a rare instance that yesterday. gest source of tourists, making ister and junta leader Prayut general manager of the airport, tivity over the Phuket disaster, in after passing a law in parlia- “We encourage the Govern- our ministers from Thai- up about a quarter of its 35mn Chan-O-Cha was “upset” by received a 30-day suspension. which nearly 50 people died. ment the cabinet has agreed to ment of Bangladesh to consider land’s military govern- annual visitors. the incident. “We cannot deny respon- The ministry of tourism sit again to discuss that. changes to the law that would Fment have launched a new But a boating disaster on the “The prime minister thought sibility over this shortcoming and sports has estimated that “For now, we are not go- bring it into conformity with political party, amid speculation popular island of Phuket in July that even though the tourist and I regret and apologise to it would lose more than half a ing to hold any protest or the Bangladesh constitution they will back Prime Minister that killed dozens of Chinese could not produce documents the Chinese tourist,” he told million Chinese tourists an- movement as the minister and with Bangladesh’s interna- Prayuth Chan-ocha to remain in vacationers has caused a drop- to reaffi rm his accommodation reporters on Saturday. gered and scared over the boat has promised to do some- tional commitments on human, power beyond a general election off in visits and put Thailand in Thailand, refused to stay in “Although we have a right to tragedy. thing positive. We will wait civil and political rights.” promised by May. May next year is the most recent deadline Prayuth’s junta has set for a vote its critics hope will return Thai- land to civilian rule after Bangladesh opposition BNP more than four years of mili- tary government, although it has repeatedly extended the timeline. demands leader’s release The Palang Pracharat party, whose name is an echo of the military government’s eco- Reuters “As a large party, we have all polls after Hasina’s governing nomic and social development Dhaka the preparations for participat- Awami League, which has been policy, will be led by Industry ing in (a) coming election, but in power since 2009, declined Minister Uttama Savanayana, for that we need a level playing demands to put in place a non- who vowed to help Thailand he opposition Bangla- fi eld, which is not there,” , BNP partisan caretaker government. overcome its political divide. desh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Khaleda, a two-term prime “We have wasted enough T(BNP) held a public Islam Alamgir said. minister with whom Hasina has time and opportunity to de- meeting in Dhaka yesterday, at- “We are demanding a neutral a long and bitter rivalry, was velop our country,” Uttama tended by tens of thousands of government as it is our experi- jailed in February for fi ve years told reporters and party mem- people, to demand that former ence that with the ruling party on corruption charges that she bers at the launch, refer- prime minister Khaleda Zia be there cannot be a free and fair alleged were part of a plot to ring to decade-long political released from jail. election.” hamper her political career. Her confl icts between support- Khaleda was jailed in Febru- It was the fi rst time the BNP son Tarique Rahman was also ers of ousted premiers Thak- ary for fi ve years on what BNP has explicitly stated its plans convicted and sentenced to a sin and Yingluck Shinawatra describes as trumped-up cor- for the national election, during 10-year prison term, though he and the pro-military royalist ruption charges, an allegation which Prime Minister Sheikh now lives in exile in London. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and supporters attend a rally in Dhaka yesterday. establishment. the government denies, citing Hasina’s Awami League – ac- Dozens of other BNP mem- The announcement came court independence. cused of increasingly authori- bers have also been sent to pris- violence and persecution in My- national rights activists for their would cripple media freedom. days after Prayuth said he was On Saturday, BNP secretary tarian rule – is expected to face on in recent years on what the anmar, she is facing increasing release. The government has said “interested in politics.” The four general said that BNP “strong- a tough fi ght. party alleges were false charges. criticism over free speech. Security forces have also its crackdown during the stu- ministers are the fi rst of Pray- ly” wants to take part in na- Elections in Bangladesh, Alamgir said a decision on Security forces fi red tear gas been accused of extrajudicial dent protests was aimed at BNP uth’s cabinet members to form a tional elections due in three which won independence in who would run for Prime Min- and rubber bullets at students killings in a war on drugs de- workers who tried to provoke the political party, possibly to sup- months. 1971, are usually marked by ister would be taken in con- who took to the streets last clared by Hasina, under which students, and has denied allega- port his role in the next election. The BNP yesterday presented violence and protests, and the sultation with Khaleda and month to demand better road more than 200 people have tions of extrajudicial killings. Like Prayuth, the ministers said demands that include the re- national polls in December are Rahman. safety. Several people, including been killed since July. Most re- It also dismisses accusations they would not resign from their lease of Khaleda, installing a expected to be no diff erent, as While Hasina has been laud- students and a senior photog- cently, a new digital security law of jailing BNP workers on false current posts. neutral caretaker government, several members of the BNP, ed internationally for providing rapher Shahidul Alam, were put passed by parliament last week charges, and Hasina has said Commerce Minister Sonti- and involving the army to over- including its leader, are in jail. shelter for nearly a million Ro- behind bars following the pro- has come under intense criti- there are no plans to modify the rat Sontijirawong, the party’s see the December elections. The BNP boycotted the 2014 hingya Muslims who have fl ed tests, sparking calls from inter- cism from journalists who say it new digital security law. secretary-general, said Palang Pracharat was not about pro- longing military rule as it was “not affi liated with the mili- tary” and had “no military members.” Asked whether the party Vietnam seizes nearly a tonne of pangolin scales, ivory would support Prayuth to stay on as prime minister, Sontirat said: “We still don’t know how AFP Both the ivory and pangolin parts of Asia, mainly China. The goods were sent from two boxes, which were initially cov- tive and medicinal purposes. he will decide and which party Hanoi trade has been banned in Viet- Pangolins are treasured in Vi- companies based in Nigeria, ac- ered in an extra layer of wrap- The haul is the latest to make he will join... We’ll have to wait nam. But weak law enforcement etnam and the region for their cording to the labelling. They ping and taped shut. headlines in Vietnam, where seizures to hear more from him.” in the communist state has al- meat and alleged medicinal had arrived on a September 21 The tiny and shy pangolin, are infrequent but usually large. “We’ll choose the best person ietnam has seized around lowed a black market to fl ourish properties of their scales. fl ight but were never picked up. which resembles a scaly anteater, Last year police found 2.7 for the country,” he added. a tonne of pangolin scales and feed into a global multibil- Authorities at Hanoi’s airport “The (intended) recipients of is the world’s most heavily traf- tonnes of tusks inside cartons The party’s other founders Vand ivory hidden inside lion dollar industry in animal found 805kg of pangolin scales the cargo package have refused fi cked mammal and despite bans on the back of a truck in the include Science and Technology dozens of boxes on a fl ight from parts and exotic pets. as well as 193kg of ivory and to receive the goods,” the article the trade remains rampant. central province of Thanh Hoa. Minister Suvit Maesincee and Nigeria, state media reported, Southeast Asian countries ivory-derived products in two said. Vietnam outlawed the ivory In October 2016 customs offi - Kobsak Pootrakool, minister at- a haul highlighting the illegal have become a busy thorough- dozen boxes on Friday, said a re- Photos showed a pile of the trade in 1992 but illegal trade cials in Vietnam discovered about tached to the prime minister’s wildlife trade routes connecting fare for tusks traffi cked from port in the offi cial newspaper of pangolin scales on the fl oor as still persists and shops sell ivory 3.5 tonnes of elephant tusks at Cat offi ce. Africa and Southeast Asia. Africa and destined for other the customs department. inspectors went through the pre-dating the ban for decora- Lai port in Ho Chi Minh City. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 13 ASIA/AUSTRALASIA

The standing remains of a mosque is seen amid waters from a tsunami surge in Palu, Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi yesterday. Rescue workers evacuate an earthquake and tsunami survivor trapped in a collapsed restaurant, in Palu, Central Sulawesi. Mass burials set to begin as Indonesia toll rises above 800

AFP outdoors, turned to looting shops buildings that collapsed,” he said. French nationals and a South Ko- Palu, Indonesia for basics like food, water and fuel Still, as dire as the situation in rean, who may have been stay- as police looked on, unwilling or Palu was, it was at least clear. In ing at a fl attened hotel, had not unable to intervene. The govern- outlying areas, the fate of thou- yet been accounted for, it added. he death toll from Indo- ment was left with little option sands is still unknown. Getting enough aid in may prove nesia’s quake and tsunami but to promise it would reimburse Indonesian Vice-President Ju- a problem. Satellite imagery Tdisaster nearly doubled to owners. suf Kalla said the fi nal death toll provided by regional relief teams 832 yesterday and was expected to “Record everything taken, in- in the north of Sulawesi island showed severe damage at some of rise further, prompting authori- ventorise it. We will pay for it all,” could be in the “thousands” since the area’s major ports, with large ties to announce mass burials in said security minister Wiranto, many regions have still not been ships tossed on land, quays and a desperate attempt to stave off who like many Indonesians goes reached. Indonesia’s Metro TV bridges trashed and shipping con- disease. by one name. One survivor, Adi, yesterday broadcast aerial foot- tainers thrown around. As shattered survivors scoured was hugging his wife by the beach age from a coastal community in A double-arched yellow bridge make-shift morgues for loved when the tsunami struck on Fri- Donggala, close to the epicentre had collapsed, its ribs twisted ones, and authorities struggled day. Like countless others he of the quake. Some waterfront as cars bobbed in the water be- to dig out the living or assess the has no idea where she is now, or homes appeared crushed but a low. A key access road had been scale of the devastation beyond whether she is alive. “When the resident said most people fl ed badly damaged and was partially the city of Palu, grim warnings wave came, I lost her,” he said. “I to higher ground after the quake blocked by landslides. “People came that the eventual toll could was carried about 50m. I couldn’t struck. here need aid —food, drink, clean reach thousands. hold anything. The water was “When it shook really hard, water,” said Anser Bachmid, a “The casualties will keep in- spinning me around,” he said. we all ran up into the hills,” a man 39-year-old Palu resident. creasing,” said national disas- “This morning I went back to the identifi ed as Iswan told the TV. Friday’s tremor was also felt ter agency spokesman Sutopo beach, I found my motorbike and The 7.5-magnitude quake struck in the far south of the island in Purwo Nugroho, whose agency my wife’s wallet.” Friday, sparking a tsunami that its largest city Makassar and on announced the jump in the toll Others have centred their ripped apart Palu’s coastline. neighbouring Kalimantan, Indo- from 420 earlier. “Today we will search around open-air morgues, Save The Children programme nesia’s portion of Borneo island. start the mass burial of victims, to where the dead lay in the bak- director Tom Howells said access As many as 2.4mn people could avoid the spread of disease.” ing sun — waiting to be claimed, was a “huge issue” hampering have felt the quake, it is believed. Rescuers on Sulawesi island waiting to be named. relief eff orts. “Aid agencies and The initial quake struck as raced against the clock and a lack Indonesian President Joko local authorities are struggling evening prayers were about to be- of equipment to save those still Widodo visited the region yester- to reach several communities gin in the world’s biggest Muslim trapped in the rubble, with up day afternoon, urging a “day and around Donggala, where we are majority country on the holiest to 60 people feared to be under- night” eff ort to save all those who expecting there to be major dam- day of the week. neath one Palu hotel alone. Res- can be saved. But disaster agency age and potential large-scale loss As news of the scale of the dis- cuers said they heard voices and a spokesman Nugroho indicated of life,” Howells said. aster spread, the European Union child’s cries from under the rub- sheer power of will may not be The national disaster agency announced 1.5mn euros in im- ble. enough. “Communication is lim- said it believed about 71 foreign- mediate aid. From the Vatican, Desperate survivors, now fac- ited, heavy machinery is limited... ers were in Palu when the quake Pope Francis off ered prayers for People wait to be evacuated by military aircraft at the quake-damaged Mutiara Sis Al Jufri airport in Palu, ing a third straight night sleeping it’s not enough for the numbers of struck, with most safe. Three victims. Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi yesterday.

Son of US marine Australian PM calls on regulator Dozens hurt as typhoon Trami hammers Japan elected Okinawa to prosecute disgraced bankers governor on Australian Prime Minister Scott to a boy with Down Syndrome anti-US base Morrison said yesterday it was over the telephone. AFP ies were deserted. At the world- up to the country’s financial Morrison told Australian Tokyo famous crossing in Shibuya, platform regulator to prosecute bank- Broadcasting Corp television where thousands normally jostle ers following the release of a yesterday that the Australian every few minutes as the lights Danny Tamaki, the son of scathing report which found Securities and Investments powerful typhoon sliced change, just a few hardy souls a US Marine and Japanese some institutions had pursued Commission (ASIC) had through Japan yesterday, braved the horizontal rain and mother, was elected governor profit at the expense of previously been too shy in Ainjuring dozens, halting powerful gusts. Shops and busi- of Japan’s Okinawa island yes- honesty. In almost 60 days of prosecuting. “Now ASIC, I think transport, and bringing fi erce ness closed early as the capital terday on an anti-US military public hearings since February has been found wanting ... I’m winds and torrential rain to areas hunkered down for the storm. presence platform, defeat- an inquiry into the financial glad we’ve increased its pow- already battered by a string of re- Trami is the latest in a string of ing a candidate backed by sector heard instances of ers, its penalties, its resources cent extreme weather episodes. extreme natural events in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bribery, fraud, fee-gouging and and in particular its focus on Typhoon Trami sparked travel which has suff ered typhoons, ruling bloc, domestic media board-level deception across prosecution,” he said. Morrison disruption in the world’s third- fl ooding, earthquakes and heat- reported. Tamaki defeated the industry. said he expected ASIC to take biggest economy, with bullet waves in recent months, claiming Atsushi Sakima who ran with Some of the more shocking action against disgraced bank- train services suspended, more scores of lives and causing exten- the support of Abe’s Liberal allegations included the charg- ers following the release of the than 1,000 fl ights cancelled and sive damage. Democratic Party and its jun- ing of fees to dead people Royal Commission’s interim Tokyo’s evening train services Osaka lay close to the path of ior coalition partner, NHK and and the aggressive selling of a report on Friday. “I mean, that’s scrapped. the storm and its Kansai Airport, Kyodo news agency said. complicated insurance product the job of ASIC. At least 84 people suff ered A passer-by walks in heavy rain and wind caused by Typhoon Trami which is situated on reclaimed Public broadcaster NHK minor injuries, many hurt by in the prefectural capital Naha, on the southern island of Okinawa, in land off shore and suff ered exten- showed a jubilant Tamaki windows shattered in the driving this photo taken by Kyodo yesterday. sive damage in a storm earlier in and his supporters cheering wind, and one woman in her 60s September, closed early as a pre- and dancing after news of his Fiji sets date for election was reported missing amid fears strong wind. Enormous wind.” More than 750,000 house- caution. victory. she was swept into a gutter. Af- “It was diffi cult to stay standing. holds, mainly in western Japan Offi cials piled up sandbags A former radio personality Fiji will go to the polls on November 14, Prime Minister Voreqe Baini- ter pummelling Japan’s outlying It was very scary,” said Ueno. have lost power, according to to avoid a repeat of fl ooding who went into local politics marama announced yesterday, for what will be only the second islands including Okinawa, the Trami, which at its height local utilities and mobile phone seen during the previous storm. and was elected to parliament general election since his bloodless coup in 2006. He made the an- storm made landfall south of the packed maximum gusts of 216km services suff ered disruption. As Speaking to AFP from a hotel near in 2009, Tamaki, 58, opposes nouncement after meeting President Jioji Konrote, within hours of city of Osaka in the western part per hour, was expected to churn the typhoon barrelled east, rail the airport, British businessman the planned relocation of the his return from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. of the country around 8pm local over most of the archipelago, authorities took the highly unu- Richard Swart said: “It’s actually US Marines’ Futenma air base “His excellency the president of the Republic of Fiji, on the advice time. weakening slightly but causing sual step of cancelling evening quite warm outside, very windy within Okinawa. His stance is of the Honourable Prime Minister, has dissolved parliament on 30 Yuji Ueno, an offi cial in the extreme weather into Monday, train services in Tokyo, one of the and with very heavy rain.” the same as his predecessor, September 2018,” the South Pacific island’s government said in a town of Shirahama near where forecasters said. world’s busiest networks, urg- “The airport is closed. There Takeshi Onaga, who died of statement. Bainimarama formed the first post-coup democratically Trami made landfall, told AFP Weather offi cials have warned ing passengers to shelter indoors are very few people around and pancreatic cancer last month elected government after taking 60% of the vote in the 2014 general the winds were “enormous” and of potential fl ooding and land- when the storm hits. all the shops are shut. It’s really while in off ice. election, and has continued to lead public opinion polls since then. made it impossible to venture slides and non-compulsory The typhoon did not hit the deserted,” added Swart, 56, from Tokyo’s central government His closest challenger, Social Democratic Liberal Party leader and outside. “We saw incredible evacuation advisories have been capital head-on but Tokyo still Durham in northern England. and Okinawa authorities have 1987 coup instigator Sitiveni Rabuka, was charged in June with winds and rain. I stepped out- issued to around 4mn residents, saw fearsome winds and lashing Even from the safety of the hotel, long been at loggerheads making a false declaration of assets, income and liabilities under side the city hall in the afternoon, according to public broadcaster rain later Sunday and the streets he said he could hear the wind over the plan to move the air the Political Parties Registration Act. He is due to go on trial in mid- and the rain was swirling in very NHK. of one of the world’s biggest cit- “howling” outside. base. October. Gulf Times 14 Monday, October 1, 2018 BRITAIN

Tories lash out at chairman over conference app data breach

Guardian News and Media aftermath of the security breach as it seriously,” Lewis told Sky News. “This will aff ect people where The Scottish Conservative tive party conference, hundreds however, many of those listed – London senior party fi gures poured scorn “We are investigating, and we have somebody has guessed or already leader, Ruth Davidson, said the of people were required to con- including journalists, dignitaries on the chairman’s credentials. already contacted the information known somebody’s e-mail ad- episode was embarrassing for the sent for their personal data to be and businesspeople – do not ap- One senior Tory said: “Lewis commissioner, and will be putting in dress and was therefore able to party. shared with a third party, Crowd- pear to be speaking at the confer- he Conservative party is telling everyone who will listen a fuller report to them. log in as them,” he said. “I think there was an issue Comms Ltd, which developed the ence. This list remained visible chairman responsible for that he could be the man to run the “We’ve spoken to the company “So, it will be a limited number there but it was resolved very Conservative Party Conference yesterday, although the app is Toverseeing conference has country – yet this conference fi - that supplied it, who themselves of our delegates here and we are quickly,” she told Sky News. “Of 2018 event app that many guests now functioning securely. refused to confi rm whether or asco shows he couldn’t run a bath.” have put out a statement apologis- contacting the delegates to out- course the party is going through appeared to have no option but to The data of attendees could be not he would be resigning from In an interview yesterday ing for the error that they made.” line to them what has happened all the appropriate inspections agree to “utilise”. accessed by guessing e-mail ad- his role after a major security morning, Lewis recognised the Neither Lewis nor the app pro- and what they can do about that.” and remedies that are there. The registration form for at- dresses, with that of Boris John- fl aw in the conference app ex- seriousness of the incident and vider was able to reveal the extent Asked whether he considered “It is embarrassing, there’s no tending the conference stated: son, Michael Gove, Gavin Wil- posed the private data of Cabinet said his focus was ensuring con- of the mishap and the MP for resigning over the “fi asco”, Lewis getting away from that, but it “Your data will only be shared for liamson and others among those ministers. ference went smoothly. Great Yarmouth speculated that said: “At the moment I’m focused was identifi ed early, it was fi xed this purpose and will not be given whose personal information – Anger was directed towards “Any breach of data is a serious “it will be a limited number of on making sure that conference quickly and then we move on.” to any other third party.” including their phone numbers – Brandon Lewis in the immediate matter and that’s why we are taking our delegates”. goes well.” In order to attend Conserva- The app has a list of speakers; was potentially viewable. Premier rules out May stands by Windrush apology Brexit plan but Guardian News and Media London

heresa May has refused to apologise for her “hostile Tenvironment” immigra- won’t rule out tion policy, although she con- ceded that members of the Win- drush generation had become wrongly entangled, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. The prime minister said the policy was intended to iden- compromises tify illegal immigrants and said it would remain, even though Guardian News and Media country and I think that what each other’s tariff s was “entirely thousands of people who were London is happening now is, alas, not preposterous” and called the en- British citizens had their right what people were promised in tire plan “deranged”. to remain in the country and 2016.” May said it was wrong for crit- use healthcare, housing and heresa May has refused to May yesterday said she was ics of her Brexit plan to portray other public services ques- rule out further compro- the one ensuring Brexit could be the alternative as a “free trade tioned. Tmises in order to broker delivered. “I do believe in Brexit, deal” and said the other alterna- “The policy, the purpose of a fi nal deal with the EU, but hit but crucially I believe in deliver- tive proposed was not a Canada- the policy, it was to ensure – and back at Boris Johnson after the ing Brexit in a way that respects style deal, which took seven years we maintain a compliant envi- former foreign secretary ques- the vote and delivers on behalf to negotiate, but a very basic free ronment policy – to ensure that tioned her belief in Brexit. of the British people, while also trade agreement. those people who are here ille- The prime minister was asked protecting our union, protecting “People often diff erentiate gally are identifi ed and appro- repeatedly whether she was pre- jobs and ensuring we make a suc- Chequers from a free trade deal, priate action is taken,” May said pared to make further conces- cess of it,” she said. but at the heart of Chequers is a in an interview on BBC One’s sions to the EU after European The prime minister also ad- free trade deal,” she said. Andrew Marr Show. leaders rejected her proposal in mitted her party could not rule “If you have a free trade agree- “I apologise for the fact that Salzburg earlier this month, say- out a hard border in Northern ment, you have to agree the rules some people, who should not ing it would risk the integrity of Ireland in the event of no deal, you’re going to trade on. Canada have been caught up in that, the EU single market. but said there was not an alter- for the UK is not on the table were caught up in that – in some Speaking on the first day of native proposal on the table apart from the EU. What is on the table cases with tragic results,” she the Conservative party confer- from her Chequers plan for a free is a basic free trade deal for Great said. ence in Birmingham, May told trade area for goods, governed by Britain with Northern Ireland May had been asked whether the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show a common UK-EU rulebook. remaining in the customs union she regretted the hostile envi- that the government had to wait “If we get to the point of no and single market.” ronment policy she introduced to hear the EU’s specific coun- deal … we as a United Kingdom The former Brexit secretary as home secretary, which de- ter-proposals. government are still commit- David Davis, who departed the manded that people submit pa- “We need to know what their ted to doing everything we can Cabinet over the Chequers plan perwork to prove they were UK concerns are,” she said. “This is to ensure there is no hard border a day before Johnson, said he citizens to access public serv- challenging for the EU and I ac- between Northern Ireland and would vote against the prime ices. cept that. It is a deal like no other, Ireland,” she said. minister’s plan as it stood. The prime minister was shown they have not done it with any- “But there is only one plan “It will be a very, very exciting video of Sarah O’Connor, a Win- one else. We believe it does not on the table at the moment that autumn in Westminster because drush victim, who has since died destroy the single market and we provides for that frictionless the government, if it sticks with aged 57, saying: “Apologies are need to have that conversation trade across the border and in- Chequers, will lose the vote,” he all good and well, but an apology with them.” deed between the UK’s other told Sky News. “Losing votes is doesn’t help all the Windrush Overnight, May’s pre-con- borders with the EU.” always diffi cult for governments, people have gone through.” ference announcements were Johnson, the most keen- but governments have lost votes Commonwealth nationals overshadowed by comments by ly watched challenger to the in the past.” living in the UK before 1973 Johnson in an interview with the prime minister, has called for He also cautioned his former were automatically granted Sunday Times, in which he cast May to ditch her plan and bro- Cabinet colleague Johnson and citizenship without requiring doubt on the prime minister’s ker a deal similar to the one the said he would back May in any a certification or other paper- commitment to leaving the EU EU has with Canada, but which vote of no confi dence. “Where I work, but several thousand compared with his own beliefs. would require customs checks diff er from Boris is that he is con- people discovered in recent “Unlike the prime minister I on the Northern Irish border, fl ating the two,” he said. “This is years they were unable to prove campaigned for Brexit,” he said. which he says could be simpli- such an important issue we must their eligibility and were de- Prime Minister Theresa May walks with her husband Philip May along the bridge from the hotel to the “Unlike the prime minister I fied with technology. keep it away from internal Tory nied public services or, in some International Convention Centre in Birmingham yesterday on the first day of the 2018 annual Conservative fought for this, I believe in it, I He said May’s proposal that party battles and from leadership cases, deported. Party Conference. think it’s the right thing for our Britain and the EU should collect issues.” Gove backs PM’s Brexit ‘has cost UK plan, snubs Johnson £500mn a week’ Reuters The Centre for European London Reform, which describes it- Reuters Chequers proposal and called in- a deal would be much, much bet- self as “pro-European but not Birmingham stead for a plan based on an EU- ter and I think if we left without uncritical”, said it created a Canada free trade pact, which he a deal I think the UK and the EU ritain’s decision to leave model of how Britain’s econ- referred to as “super Canada”. would put in place all sorts of ar- the European Union has omy could have performed nvironment Minister, Gove told an event organised rangements in order to make sure Bcost the government had the campaign to remain in Michael Gove, one of the by environmental pressure group that he impact was mitigated,” he £500mn a week, wiping out for the EU won the referendum in Eruling Conservative Par- Greener UK: “I’m in favour of a said. the moment any future savings 2016. ty’s highest-profi le Brexit cam- ‘super Britain’ deal. The prime Meanwhile, Trade Minister from stopping payments to the The group said its analysis was paigners, yesterday threw his minister has put forward a pro- Liam Fox yesterday said the Eu- bloc, according to a study pub- based on 22 advanced economies weight behind Prime Minister posal, which I support.” ropean Union’s “taunting” of lished yesterday. whose characteristics closely Theresa May’s strategy to leave Gove also sought to ease con- Prime Minister Theresa May at The economic impact of the matched Britain and that did not the European Union, dismissing cern that Britain would lower its a summit in Salzburg this month Brexit vote has been the subject vote to leave the EU. a rival proposal by his former ally food or environmental standards was “beyond the pale” of intense debate, with sup- They then compared it with Boris Johnson. after Brexit to win a free trade Newspapers widely viewed porters and opponents of leav- Britain’s actual economic per- On the fi rst day of the govern- agreement with the US. some of the comments by Eu- ing the EU seizing on positive formance since the vote. ing Conservatives’ annual con- “The prime minister has been ropean leaders as insulting, es- and negative data to reinforce British economic growth in ference the divisions over the EU clear that we would not lower pecially one social media post their case. the fi rst half of this year was the that have hampered the party for social or environmental protec- by European Council president The Centre for European Re- weakest for a six-month period decades were on show — with tions, and I think rightly that is Donald Tusk. The post in ques- form, a research group that fo- since the second half of 2011 and Johnson, who quit as foreign sec- where the public are,” he said. tion was a picture of him off er- cuses on the European Union, companies were cutting invest- retary in July over May’s Brexit “I think there is a particular ing cake to May, with the caption said the British economy is about ment, suggesting companies plan, attacking her proposal strength for the UK in being saying, “sorry, no cherries”. 2.5% smaller than it would have were taking a cautious approach as “deranged”. But Gove, who known as the home of quality “We have a right to expect been if the public have voted to before Brexit. teamed up with Johnson during food.” our EU partners to engage se- remain in the bloc in June 2016. With just six months to go their Brexit campaign only to pull Gove acknowledged that he riously, and with respect, on Its fi ndings were based on the until the United Kingdom is due his support for Johnson’s leader- was concerned about the pros- our shared future relationship. impact on the economy until the to leave the EU on March 29, ship bid in 2016, said he was fully pect of Britain leaving the EU in It is simply not acceptable to end of June 2018. Prime Minister Theresa May has behind May and her so-called March without fi rst securing an dismiss the UK’s proposals Public fi nances have been warned that negotiations are at “Chequers” plan, named for agreement, but said he hoped without putting any other al- dented by £26bn a year, the an impasse and that the EU must the country house where it was both sides would try to minimise ternative in place,” Fox told the equivalent of £500mn a week come up with new proposals on agreed by the Cabinet in July. the fall-out from such an event. governing Conservative Party’s Politician Nigel Farage speaks during a pro-Brexit rally organised by the and a fi gure that is growing, the how to craft a divorce settle- Johnson has denounced the “I do worry about it and I think annual conference. ‘Leave Means Leave’ campaign in Birmingham yesterday. group said. ment. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 15 BRITAIN/IRELAND

DECISION LAW AND ORDER LITERATURE MOTORING EDUCATION Combustible cladding Six off icers hurt as inmates McCartney pens 180,000 moped riders hit Students feigning illness banned on all high-rise try to take over prison children’s book roads with one day training to get into school of choice

The government yesterday announced it is Six prison off icers have been injured after Paul McCartney has written a children’s book called More than 180,000 novice moped riders were let Pushy parents are paying private doctors to banning the use of combustible materials on the inmates tried to take over a wing of a high- Hey Grandude!, a name the 76-year-old former loose on the roads last year after just one day of provide evidence of medical reasons to push outside of high-rise buildings in response to the security prison in Worcestershire. Specially member of The Beatles says came from one of his training. A boom in takeaway delivery apps has their child to the top of the list for school places, Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people. “I will trained anti-riot off icers were sent to HMP grandchildren. “I’ve got eight grandchildren and prompted a influx of the drivers into cities. Yet it has been claimed. They are taking advantage change the building regulations to ban the use of Long Lartin in an attempt to bring the situation they’re all beautiful and one day one of them thousands are driving for a living despite only of admission rules that give priority to pupils combustible cladding for all high rise residential under control after disorder broke out at said to me ‘Hey Grandude!’. I said ‘What?’ and I ever passing a brief Compulsory Basic Training who may have exceptional grounds to attend buildings, hospitals, care homes and student around 9.30am yesterday. A prison service thought, I kind of like that,” McCartney said in course, which does not even test knowledge of the a particular school. Dr Lee Elliot Major, chief accommodation and bring about a change in spokesperson said: “Specially trained prison staff a video he posted on Twitter. “From then on, I Highway Code. A “dangerous” loophole then allows executive of the educational charity the Sutton culture on building safety,” Housing Minister have been deployed to deal with an ongoing was kind of known as Grandude.” The picture riders onto the streets on mopeds or motorbikes of Trust, said these ‘sharp-elbowed’ parents try to James Brokenshire said in a statement. The ban incident at HMP Long Lartin. Six members of book tells the story of a grandfather with four up to 125cc – capable of up to 60mph – as long as ‘game the system’, with conditions ‘miraculously’ will apply to buildings over 18 metres tall. The staff have been treated for injuries. We do not grandchildren and is illustrated by Toronto-based they display learner plates. Transport figures show disappearing when term begins. The admission government had previously indicated it wanted tolerate violence in our prisons, and are clear artist Kathryn Durst. “He calls them ‘Chillers’. They there were 182,550 CBT certificates issued in the rule is designed to provide priority to pupils to implement a ban following the Grenfell Tower that those responsible will be referred to the love him and they go on adventures with him and 12 months to April – but only 40,021 passed their who have to attend a specific school due to fire. police and could spend longer behind bars.” he’s kind of magical,” McCartney said. motorcycle test in the same period. ‘exceptional medical or social needs’. Ex-IRA man’s London Sheep Drive novel adds to intrigue over bank heist

Guardian News and Media anyone other than them could London have pulled off something of that magnitude. I’d be fairly confi dent it was the IRA.” n December 19, 2004, He claimed to have no inside in- masked raiders took formation. “I don’t know who did O£26.5mn in cash from it. There are gangs in Belfast who the vaults of Belfast’s Northern are master thieves and who are Bank, loaded it on to a truck and potentially capable.” vanished into the night. In the absence of certainty, the It was one of the most auda- novel posited its own narrative, cious heists in British criminal said O’Rawe. “There is no real evi- history, and it left an enduring dence to say the Provos did rob it. riddle: did the IRA do it? Police on So I said to myself: ‘What if they both sides of the Irish border sus- didn’t? What if it was the work pected so, but the group denied of one man, a criminal master- any involvement. The robbers mind?’” Television personality Alan Titchmarsh guides a flock of sheep across London Bridge as he poses for pictures ahead of the annual London Sheep Drive, in London, have not been caught and the in- Big criminal operations in yesterday. vestigation remains open. Northern Ireland usually set Now a former IRA volunteer tongues wagging, but the North- and convicted bank robber, Ricky ern Bank heist was diff erent, O’Rawe, has added to the intrigue demonstrating discipline among by writing a novel with echoes of those responsible, said O’Rawe. the raid. “Not one murmur. I’ve never Northern Heist, published on seen anything as tight as this bank Friday, is a rollicking, colourful robbery.” account of the preparation and Posing as police offi cers, execution of a very similar rob- masked and armed men entered Angry members punish bery. The fi ctional one is com- the homes of two Northern Bank mitted by a Belfast criminal gang executives and held their families headed by a character named hostage while the executives gave James “Ructions” O’Hare, a the gang access to the bank’s un- professional thief. The IRA is derground vaults. The raid yielded not involved in the robbery but one of the UK’s biggest cash hauls demands a cut of the proceeds, and jolted the peace process. RCN council over pay deal leading to twists and double- Police speculated that it was in- crosses. tended to provide pensions to IRA Guardian News and Media Members were frustrated after them thoroughly – and this will realised it’s not the pay rise they It is claimed that the RCN Given O’Rawe’s background members. London many did not receive expected continue.” thought they were going to get. presented “factually incorrect” – he was part of an IRA unit that There have been 20 arrests but rises in pay, forcing Davies to step A meeting will take place next And they are angry.” information, meaning that mem- robbed a Belfast bank in 1977 and only one conviction, that of Ted down amid pressure from mem- week and it is expected that Prior to the extraordinary bers were not able to make an was an IRA press offi cer during Cunningham, a fi nancial adviser oyal College of Nurs- bers, which led to the no-confi - members of the RCN council will meeting, the RCN conceded that informed judgment on the deal, the 1981 hunger strikes – some from Cork who was given a fi ve- ing members angry with dence vote in the college’s council step down. it made a number of mistakes in while alternative options were not wonder how much of Northern year suspended sentence in 2014 Rtheir union’s handling at an emergency general meeting “Nursing is based on trust,” its processes around the 2018 pay explored. Heist is fi ction. for laundering some of the cash. of changes to the NHS pay deal in Birmingham on Friday follow- an NHS nurse told the Guardian. deal and its communication. The RCN published contra- Publicity for the book, pub- The robbers’ identities remain have voted to pass a motion of ing a petition. “The actions of the RCN council However, it stated that the dictory information on whether lished by Merrion Press, describes unknown. no-confi dence in the organisa- “The honest and open debate have destroyed the trust that we RCN’s “Scrap the Cap” campaign the 3% rise would apply for all the author as a “writer with the O’Rawe said his own bank tion in a unprecedented move in Birmingham has cleared the had in them and they must go. I forced the government to end the members. In a separate brief- inside knowledge, literally and robbery – £11,000 taken from a amid accusations it had misrep- air and the college will emerge hope they will do the honourable pay cap with a phased pay rise ing before the RCN’s congress, metaphorically, to deliver the Northern Bank branch on the out- resented expected pay increases. stronger as a result,” the RCN thing and comply with request. worth 6.5% now set to be intro- representatives were incorrectly goods”, and says he blends factual skirts of Belfast in 1977, for which It came after a protracted saga chair, Maria Trewern, said. “This I await with interest to see if the duced over three years. told there would be a “3% in- events with “vivid and authentic he served six years in jail – was a within the RCN after its former vote is clear and the council and members of other unions seek the The vote came after an inde- crease, plus an increase from fi ctional characters”. traditional stick-up job. Holding general secretary Janet Dav- management of the RCN have re- same redress.” pendent report found that the incremental reform”. In fact, the Interviewed at his west Belfast bank staff relatives’ hostage – a ies admitted it had wrongly told ceived the message. Rachel Harrison, the GMB na- RCN’s presentation of the deal 3% increase included the incre- home, O’Rawe, 64, said he be- so-called tiger kidnapping – was members they would all be in line “Council has already driven tional offi cer for the NHS, told was biased towards its accept- mental rises and, in any case, lieved the IRA did in fact rob the cowardly, he said. “It should not for an immediate 3% pay increase change within the organisation the Guardian in August: “Up and ance, while Davies was accused only certain workers at the top Northern Bank. “I think the IRA be romanticised, it’s pure intimi- this year following the end of the in recent weeks – to listen more down the country, NHS staff have of “closing down” scrutiny of the of their pay band would receive done it,” he said. “I’m not sure dation.” 1% pay cap. closely to members and involve opened their pay cheques and deal. that rise immediately.

Kusama installation ‘Panicky’ stores launch Body found in search series of autumn sales for missing student Daily Mail names including Bhs, East, Toys London R Us and Maplin have vanished completely from high streets. Guardian News and Media defences on Hylton Road, Hetherington previously Retail analyst Richard Hyman London towards Hallow, just before said he had seen him in the ashion retailers have said conditions are so tough that 3.50am. Police dive teams Velvet nightclub just before launched a series of early he expects other retailers to fail conducted searches in the wa- he went missing. “He seemed F‘panic’ autumn sales and before the end of the year. fficers searching for ters of the Severn in an effort absolutely fine. promotions that could last all the ‘We’re living in a world of tre- the University of to find Jones. He was behaving normally way to Christmas. mendous uncertainty and that OWorcester student The student had been due to and didn’t seem intoxicated The relatively warm September tends to breed panic, and we’re Thomas Jones, who went attend his first lecture for his at all. He was his usual bubbly means there has been no demand seeing quite a lot of that,’ he said. missing during freshers’ week, primary education course on self, looking forward to start- for knitwear and coats, so putting “This market is not going to get have recovered a body from Monday. ing uni,” he said. pressure on a number of chains to less promotional. I’ll be aston- the River Severn. His friend Harley Hether- “Tom phoned his mum and off er price cuts on autumn sea- ished if there are not more casual- West Mercia police said ington, 18, who was beginning then his new flatmate to tell son stock. At the same time, the ties between now and end of year. I in a statement: “Sadly, of- the same course, said on a Fa- him he was two minutes away number of shoppers visiting high don’t think (any retailer) should be ficers searching for missing cebook site that had been set from home before he disap- streets continues to fall as they relying on Christmas to bail them 18-year-old Thomas Jones up to try to find Jones: “It is peared. switch to web stores. M&S, Next, out. Against the background of have recovered a body from with deep sadness that I must Nobody can quite under- New Look, Asos, Debenhams and tremendous political uncertainty, the River Severn in Worces- inform you all that a body has stand how it’s happened. He H&M were among those off ering why on earth would consumers be ter. Thomas’s next of kin have been recovered from the River was quite close to getting substantial discounts this week confi dent?’ been informed.” Jones disap- Severn by police forces. Al- home safe and had told people with up to 60% off autumn stock. One industry insider told the peared on September 19. Two though no formal identifica- he was fine right up until the The US chain Gap is going further Drapers website, which follows the 20-year-old men had been tion has taken place as of yet I point he went missing.” with a ‘mid-season sale’ boasting fortunes of the fashion industry arrested on suspicion of mur- want to send a formal message Jones’s aunt Jackie Rogers of savings up to 70%. and retailers: “It’s highly unusual der but were released without now to you all to stop specula- said: “He’s a little-ish lad, but The recent sale of the House that Next has gone on sale because charge on Tuesday. Hundreds tion immediately. big in personality. To go miss- of Fraser department stores to it’s usually one of the strictest. It of volunteers had helped in “I must thank you all for all ing is totally out of character the owner of Sports Direct, Mike doesn’t really make sense to do the search for the teenager, the hard work you have put in for him.” Rogers said Jones had Ashley, for a cut price £90mn is sales at the end of September.” police said. to help the cause and I can say been with his father watching A Victoria Miro gallery staff member poses for a picture next evidence of the diffi culties faced The BDO High Street Sales Jones was thought to have that Tom’s family and friends the football team he supports, to Yayoi Kusama’s installation, Infinity Mirrored Room-My by traditional bricks and mor- Tracker reported a 3% fall in an- crossed the Sabrina footbridge are all so thankful for every West Bromwich Albion, on Heart Is Dancing Into The Universe, in London, yesterday. tar stores. Famous names such as nual sales for the fashion sector in before walking on to the foot- single one of you and the work Wednesday before going out M&S, Mothercare and New Look August, the worst performance in path along the top of the flood you guys have all done.” in Worcester. have closed stores while other three years. Gulf Times 16 Monday, October 1, 2018 EUROPE

INNOCENT VICTIMS DANGEROUS STRAITS RECOVERED JUSTICE TRANSPORT Mine kills 3 children in Migrants feared dead after Bodies of elderly pair lifted Fourth person charged in Berlin vows plan by today rebel-held east Ukraine boat capsizes off Turkey from riverbed after mishap Slovak scribe’s murder to cut diesel pollution

Three children were killed and another injured At least five migrants have drowned in the The bodies of an elderly couple whose car A 44-year-old woman was charged in the murder The German government said yesterday that it was yesterday by a landmine blast in rebel-held eastern Aegean Sea after their boat capsized while trying ended up in Germany’s river Neckar after a ferry of a Slovak journalist, the prosecutor’s off ice said preparing to announce a new round of measures to Ukraine, which remains littered with explosives to cross from Turkey to Greece, Turkish state accident have been recovered in their vehicle, yesterday in a case that sent thousands into the reduce pollution from diesel vehicles as the country left behind during a four-year war. The explosion news agency Anadolu reported yesterday. The according to the police. The 86-year-old man streets and toppled a prime minister. “We can confirm struggles to deal with excess emissions three years happened in the industrial frontline city of Gorlivka, boat capsized off the coast of Turkey’s western and his female companion had driven onto that a woman identified as A Z was charged with the after Volkswagen admitted to cheating. A Transport 30km north of the rebel area’s de facto capital district of Saltanice and rescue workers are the river ferry in Edingen-Neckarhausen in the extremely serious crime of complicity in a murder,” Ministry spokesman said that “by Monday, we will Donetsk, separatist “defence minister” Eduard trying to locate further victims, the report said. south-western state of Baden-Wuerttemberg prosecutor spokeswoman Andrea Predajnova said. announce a way to achieve widespread relief from Basurin told AFP. The wounded child, who was 10, During the peak year of the migration crisis in on Saturday evening, police said. While the car Yesterday’s Dennik N wrote the woman, who is the the diesel issue,” which has led to diving bans for was hospitalised, he added. Gorlivka mayor Ivan 2015, 799 people lost their lives attempting to initially came to a stop on the ferry, it suddenly fourth suspect arrested, had “ordered” the murder diesel cars in several cities because of excessive levels Prikhodko told AFP the children had gone for a walk. reach Europe through the eastern Mediterranean lurched forwards and broke through a barrier of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina of smog-causing nitrogen oxides. Bild newspaper “They found an abandoned house and were just between Greece and Turkey. According to the before plunging into the river. The incident Kusnirova in February. But Daniel Lipsic, a lawyer reported yesterday that car manufacturers were looking for adventure,” he said. “We are constantly International Organization for Migration, 463 occurred around 6.20pm. The car was lifted off for the Kuciak family, said the woman was more of off ering trade-in premiums of between 3,000 and confronted (by the problem of mines) and I think it is people have died or gone missing in its waters the riverbed later Saturday evening using airbags an intermediary because “the murderer absolutely 10,000 euros ($3,480 and $11,600). The Transport something that will continue for some time.” this year, mostly on other routes further west. and brought to the riverbank using a winch. could not know who ordered the crime.” Ministry did not confirm or deny this.

French Muslim Macedonia to back name activists want a say in Macron’s despite low vote turnout plan for Islam

By Sally Mairs and Saska Cvetko- The vote is an emotional moment DPA vska, AFP for a country that has struggled for Paris Skopje recognition of its name since 1991, when the former Yugoslav republic declared independence. number of prominent French Muslim ac- acedonia’s Prime Minister At the time, Athens kicked up a tivists said yesterday that President Em- Zoran Zaev voiced confi - major fuss, accusing Skopje of steal- Amanuel Macron should listen to more Mdence that those who voted ing the name of its own northern Muslim voices before fi nalising plans for new in yesterday’s national referendum province, which is also called Mac- rules for Islam in France. have accepted the plan to rename the edonia. The French government needed to decide if country and thereby end a decades- The dispute dives deep into his- it was “capable of treating 5mn of its citizens as long spat with Greece. tory with both countries vying to grown-up, autonomous human beings,” Marwan “I think the huge majority of the lay claim to Alexander the Great’s Mohamed, former head of the Collective Against citizens who voted have chosen the ancient empire of Macedon, which Islamophobia in France, said. European path for Macedonia,” the spanned their territories. French governments have for years puzzled social-democrat leader said, stop- But in June, Macedonia’s new over how to deal with the growing popularity of ping short to explicitly announce the premier Zoran Zaev and his Greek hardline interpretations of Islam in poor suburbs victory of the ‘yes’ camp at a press counterpart Alexis Tsipras reached a with large populations of immigrant origins. conference held an hour after the landmark compromise under which In July, Macron said he planned to give Islam polls closed at 7pm. Athens would drop its objections to “a framework and rules guaranteeing that it will Two-thirds of voters stayed away Macedonia joining the EU and Nato be practised everywhere in accordance with the from the polling stations for the in return for a change of name. laws of the republic.” non-binding referendum on wheth- Zaev has billed the referendum as Local authorities have been ordered to hold er to change the name of the country a painful but “historic” opportunity consultations on the issue. to “North Macedonia”. According to break the 27-year-old stalemate. France’s strict law on the separation of church to the electoral commission, a half But the deal has been openly op- and state, and the lack of any religious hierarchy an hour before the end of voting the posed by President Gjorge Ivanov, in Islam have so far made it diffi cult to come up turnout was less than 35%. who is allied with the nationalist op- with any organisation that could act as an Islamic But Zaev urged the right-wing position and had supported calls for Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev talks to the press after casting his ballot in Strumica yesterday. religious authority. opposition, who might well question a boycott of the referendum. The activists said that in their own online con- the vote’s credibility due to the low Voters began trickling into polling to the West — and the economic pros- government spokesman Dimitris helping bind ethnic Macedonians sultation, the majority of the 24,000 respond- turnout, to “respect the democratic stations around the country shortly perity that it could bring — has been a Tzanakopoulos said on the radio. with the Albanian minority, who are ents preferred the government not to play a role will of the citizens” and ratify the after the voting opened. driving force behind the ‘yes’ vote in “Any other result would create a dis- broadly pro-West. in organising French Islam. deal in parliament or face “early par- “I hope that the result will be pos- one of Europe’s poorest nations. turbance.” While Macedonia avoided the Mohamed told DPA that the activists would liamentary elections”. itive. This referendum will change The referendum is not bind- Europe and the US have cam- full-scale inter-ethnic wars that be “perfectly willing” to work together with the For the two-thirds parliamentary something if it opens the door to ing, but a ‘yes’ majority would give paigned hard for the deal, with many rippled across the region during the government “as partners.” majority required to ratify the result, Europe and Nato,” said Olivera Argi- parliament a political mandate to leaders passing through Skopje this collapse of Yugoslavia, it was roiled But, he said, any attempt to “dictate” to French Zaev and his coalition partners from rovska, a 74-year-old retired nurse, change the constitution. month to urge Macedonians to seize by an Albanian insurgency in 2001 Muslims how to organise themselves would be the ethnic Albanian minority need at after casting her ballot in a high If the deal is backed in the refer- the “historic” opportunity. that left more than 100 dead. “an attack on the principle of secularism, which least a dozen MPs from the opposi- school in the capital Skopje. endum and ratifi ed by two-thirds of Nato has already issued an invite A peace deal was reached later is very important in France, and an attack on our tion to back the move. “It will change things for the MPs, the Greek parliament will be — on hold until the deal passes — that year granting Albanians more fundamental freedoms as a religious community.” Opponents of the change, who youth,” she told AFP. called on to give it the fi nal stamp of while EU accession talks are sched- political rights, but tensions have had called for a boycott of the name- Few Macedonians are enthused approval. uled to begin next year. remained. change referendum, announced about the new name, saying they Yesterday’s vote was being closely The West is keen to have another “This is the fi rst time I am see- plans for a celebration outside par- have been unfairly bullied by Greece. watched across the border in Greece, foothold in the Western Balkans, a ing Macedonians and Albanians liament, where they had set up a “I am not happy and I do not know where nationalists staged a protest region where Russia, which is op- campaigning together for common stage during the afternoon. anyone who likes this deal,” said 55- against the deal earlier this month. posed to Nato expansion, has his- goals,” Besa Arifi , a law professor, Italy PD rallies However, barely 300 people gath- year old Danica Taneska, who ad- “We hope for a positive outcome torically had infl uence. told AFP. “This will give us more ered there an hour and a half after mitted voting ‘no’ to the change. for the proceedings to progress with At home, those in favour of the opportunities to unite all citizens the polls closed. But a desire to anchor their future the constitutional review,” Greek deal say a desire for an EU future is around shared values,” he added. against govt

ens of thousands of people took to the street of Rome yesterday for an anti-government Trally, giving some respite to the beleaguered Migrants — and a opposition Democratic Party (PD). “Thanks to all of you! This is a square of democratic awakening,” the PD tweeted after the event in Piazza del Po- dog — step ashore polo, a central square of the Italian capital. The PD suff ered a historic defeat in March gen- eral election, winning less than 19% of the votes. after long wait at sea Since then, it has slid further in opinion polls. It is also suff ering from a leadership crisis, as no obvious successor has been found to former Reuters secretary and prime minister Matteo Renzi. The Valletta party’s stop-gap leader, Maurizio Martina, was appointed after the election rout to steer the party until its next leadership election, due in early 2019. military ship yesterday brought 58 migrants — and a dog Closing yesterday’s event, Martina was strug- — to Malta, where they disembarked after spending several gled with a hoarse voice to give a speech attack- Adays waiting for seas to calm so they could be transferred ing the ruling populist government of the Five from the charity rescue ship Aquarius. Star Movement (M5S) and League. The migrants were rescued from two small boats off the coast of He called out M5S leader and Deputy Premier Libya at least a week ago. They include Libyans, Syrians, Palestin- Luigi Di Maio for appearing on the balcony of the ians, Somalis and Pakistanis. Among them are seven families and prime minister’s residence to celebrate tax and three children under fi ve years of age. welfare giveaways in next year’s budget. The Aquarius spent fi ve days off the coast of Malta waiting for The scenes from Thursday night, following a the weather to improve so it could transfer the migrants to a Mal- decision to fl out EU fi scal rules, were “very sad” tese cutter. Panama withdrew the Aquarius’ registration amid the and worthy of a “banana republic,” Martina said. rescue operations, which means the ship will not legally be al- Nevertheless, the M5S-League administra- A man walks through flood waters across a road near Corinth during a rain storm late on Saturday. lowed to sail once it comes to shore until it sorts out its fl ag status. tion is enjoying high approval ratings, and its The Aquarius was the last charity rescue ship operating off of crowd-pleasing budget is likely to further boost Libya. Last year there were fi ve groups running rescue ships. its popularity. Among the migrants was a small, white dog, who was rescued along Protesting against a government introducing with her Libyan family. She was brought ashore in a carrier box and will basic income subsidies for the poor, cutting taxes 3 missing as cyclone drenches Greece be quarantined and examined before being returned to her family. At a and extending pension rights “is not very clever,” political event, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said, referring Di Maio said on the eve of the PD rally. Reuters ports and traffi c was disrupted in many Temperatures plunged unexpectedly to the dog, that his country cares about saving “all lives”. Athens other areas across the country as roads by up to 10 degrees Celsius this week. France, Portugal, Spain and Germany struck a deal on Tuesday fl ooded because of the heavy rain. Wind speeds topped 100kph in sev- to take in the migrants who disembarked in Malta after Italy re- 120,000 at Berlin Art Week Gale-force winds led to power cuts eral areas and were forecast to inten- fused to let the vessel dock. hree people were reported miss- and falling trees across the country. sify. Some 650,000 people have reached Italian shores from North erlin Art Week attracted more visitors than ing in Greece yesterday after Firefi ghters have so far received The civil protection service warned Africa since 2014, and Rome’s populist government, which took expected this year, with 120,000 people at- Tswirling winds and torrential more than 1,300 calls for assistance that northern and central Greece could offi ce in June, has begun to take a rigidly anti-immigration line, Btending, a spokesman said yesterday at the rain brought fl ash fl oods in several to help evacuate people trapped in also be aff ected on Sunday and called saying it will not let any more rescue ships dock unless other EU close of the fi ve-day event. parts of the country. cars and fl ooded homes and to remove on citizens to take self-protection states agree to take the people in. Organisers had originally expected around A rare type of tropical storm known as downed trees and other debris. measures. “The government of Malta has participated in this eff ort on purely 100,000 people to visit the city-wide art festival, a Medicane began on Saturday and has TV images showed fl ooded streets Authorities were also concerned humanitarian grounds,” a Maltese government statement said. now in its seventh year. so far mostly aff ected areas on the island turned into rivers in the wider area of that the tropical storm could bring “The MV Aquarius has been defl agged and is expected to pro- The Art Berlin fair in the hangar of the German of Evia, east of mainland Greece, and the Corinth in the Peloponnese and mas- mudslides and fl oods in the wider ceed to a port in France to rectify its stateless position.” capital’s now-defunct Tempelhof airport pulled southern Peloponnese peninsula. sive sea waves crashing into the shores Athens area, which was recently hit by The United Nations’ refugee agency yesterday thanked the in more than 35,000 collectors, curators and art State TV said that a young man and of coastal towns in the region. deadly fi res and fl ash fl oods. countries involved in resolving the latest of several standoff s in- enthusiasts. a middle-aged couple were missing in “The Peloponnese is holding on de- In August blazes in the area of Mati volving rescue ships and EU countries, all of which have arisen Numerous galleries, studios and other insti- Evia. spite the impact and the side eff ects of killed at least 99 people. from Italy’s shutting of its ports. tutions opened their doors as part of the art ex- The civil protection service said that this extreme weather phenomenon,” Last year 24 people were killed and “We are talking about people’s lives. Refugees and migrants travaganza, with highlights including an installa- it had launched a search and rescue said regional governor Petros Tatoulis, scores were left homeless after a rain- cannot be continually put at risk while States argue over their re- tion by German visual artist Rebecca Horn and a operation near the town of Mantoudi. adding that homes, fi elds and state in- swollen torrent swept through two sponsibilities,” the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo multimedia exhibition featuring works by Swiss Ships were held at Greece’s main frastructure had suff ered damage. coastal towns west of the capital. Grandi said in a statement. artist Julian Charriere. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 17 INDIA Environment hostile to dissenting views, says PEN

IANS safeguard freedom of expression It highlights “the use of times murdered. There is little “While this gathering has want to use violence to silence journalists and make sure that Pune in the country. overbroad laws; directed at- political will to amend the laws been about the promotion of will be embolden to do so,” said there is no impunity against It released a report “India: tacks online and offline; the that prevent free expression or peace-building and celebrating PEN International president Jen- them, to ensure that they are not Pursuing truth in the face of in- systematic stifling of academ- to enforce laws that protect the the power of the written word, nifer Clement. harmed, as has been seen in sev- ndia has witnessed a rising tolerance” that outlines how ic research and freedom; and writer,” said Salil Tripathi, chair it is also about protecting free Asked about the views and eral high-profi le cases, train the tide of violence, impunity, dissenting voices by journalists, the continued marginalisation of the Writers in Prison Commit- expression and remembering fi ndings of the PEN as far as the police, launch public informa- Iextended pre-trial deten- writers, academics or students of and hostility towards wom- tee. those of us who pay the ultimate worsening of situations under tion campaign to inform citizens tions, and surveillance under the “face intimidation, harassment, en’s voices.” PEN International said in an price for exercising this funda- the Modi regime is concerned, of their legal rights in the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s prosecution, online abuse, and “Laws that stifl e speech; an official statement that it “calls mental right. Today we honour Clement unequivocally said online harassment and threats,” government, PEN International physical violence.” environment hostile to dissent- on the Indian authorities to Gauri Lankesh, who was shot to there has been “a rising tide of Clement said. said as it wound up the 84th PEN The report brings together ing views; and emboldened crit- protect its writers, journalists death outside her home a year violence, impunity, extended She added that the PEN Inter- International Congress with rep- voices of writers, journalists, ics online and in the real world and all others exercising their ago. Even though we welcome pre-trial detentions and surveil- national felt “very strongly”, es- resentation from 80 countries in lawyers and academics, illus- have cast a chill over free expres- right to free expression” and the progress that has been in the lance”. pecially in a country like India, as Pune. trating the varied ways in which sion in India. Journalists and to “bring its legislation in line investigation, we’re still wait- “We have quite a few recom- “the diff erences are what unites The international writers body critical voices are targeted and writers have been sued, intimi- with its obligations under in- ing for justice. Unless the cycle mendations to the Indian gov- people and not what divides called upon the government to silenced. dated, threatened, and some- ternational law”. of impunity is broken, those who ernment. To ensure the safety of them”. Govt can’t use PM inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi museum in Rajkot public money to bail out IL&FS, says Congress

IANS the private entity in which for- New Delhi eign institutions have a stake. On Saturday, the cash- strapped company said it was he Congress yesterday planning to have a “successful” stepped up its attack on rights issue and would sell its as- Tthe central government, sets to repay creditors. with party president Rahul Gan- The company in its annual dhi alleging that public money general meeting sought the was being used to bail out the shareholders’ permission to debt-ridden Infrastructure carry out its plans to recapitalise Leasing & Financial Services itself. company. In a video shared by the com- In a tweet, Gandhi alleged that pany after the AGM, IL&FS man- Prime Minister Narendra Modi aging director Hari Sankaran said was bailing out the IL&FS group the company addressed the con- which has a long-term debt lia- cerns of shareholders to restore bility of around Rs910bn through normalcy in its operations and public savings in the Life Insur- proposed a three-point strategy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute Mahatma Gandhi at the Mahatma Gandhi Museum in Rajkot which he inaugurated yesterday. Addressing a gathering at the ance Corporation of India (LIC) “Number one, to have a suc- museum, Modi said even after 70 years of independence, Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a Swachh Bharat (clean India) remained unfulfilled and claimed that his government had and the State Bank of India (SBI). cessful rights issue which will covered significant ground but needed to do more. The tweet in Hindi titled generate and enable the compa- “Lights, Camera, Scam”, alleges ny to recapitalise itself,” he said, that in 2007 when Modi was the adding that secondly the compa- Gujarat chief minister, IL&FS ny proposes to sell assets in order was given the ‘GIFT CITY’ to repay its creditors. project worth Rs700bn. Till date The third element of the strat- no work has been achieved under egy is “to get liquid allocation to the plan. support repayments of debtors Gandhi added that in 2018, till our assets sale begins”, he Modi was bailing out the same said. company through LIC and SBI. IL&FS Financial Services, a Delhi to roll out outdoor air Recently, the opposition party group company, defaulted in has raised the issue and warned payment obligations of bank of “an impending ‘Lehman loans including interest, term Brothers-type’ economic crisis and short-term deposits and facing the country”. failed to meet the commercial The IL&FS crisis has also paper (CP) redemption obliga- purifi ers to fi ght pollution dented equity investors’ confi - tions due on September 14. dence in the entire NBFC (non- On September 15, the company By Michael Safi Tests in Mumbai showed years, central and state govern- ally bans sources of pollution orology, who oversees research banking fi nancial companies) reported that it had received no- New Delhi the devices cut air pollution by ments, as well as the country’s such as coal-powered plants and at the stations. space. tices for delays and defaults in about one-third, but only in the Supreme Court, have pushed construction activity as the air The pollutants, labelled PM1, Besides, the party has called servicing some of the inter-cor- surrounding 20m. The units in through a range of policies to quality declines. are so poorly understood that the for a forensic audit of the group porate deposits accepted by it. ike clockwork, the approach Delhi will be more powerful, but curb the dust, fumes and carci- “Because these things hap- World Health Organisation does over the disbursement of Rs- Consequent to defaults, rat- of winter in Delhi brings experts are sceptical. nogenic smoke that blankets the pened, the number of days with not know how much exposure, if 420bn in the last four years. ing agency ICRA downgraded Lsteadily worsening pollu- “It is like trying to air condi- city year-round and grows more severe pollution levels was less any, is safe. But the pollutants are Congress spokesman Manish the ratings of its short-term tion levels in the city. It also heralds tion a room with the roof off ,” acute during winter months. than the previous winter,” Roy- likely from the most toxic sources: Tiwari also tweeted yesterday: and long-term borrowing pro- elaborate, sometimes hare-brained says Alistair Lewis, a professor Nobody believes the air qual- chowdhury says. they are especially thick near traf- “This is why IL&FS fi nancials grammes. schemes to fi x the problem. of atmospheric chemistry at ity this winter will be good, but At a monitoring station in fi c or heavy industry. need to be forensically audited. IL&FS Ltd is a core investment Last year, the Indian capital the University of York. “There is it could be better than the past the heart of Delhi’s old city, re- The stations are already Rs420bn was disbursed in past company and serves as the hold- tried showering the city with very little evidence they make a two years – the worst on record. searchers are grappling with changing the way smog in In- four years. Nobody knows where ing company of the IL&FS group, water from helicopters; but the diff erence to concentrations of “Reform processes have just how deadly the atmosphere dia is understood. Research has the money disappeared.” with most business operations aircraft were unable to fl y in pollution.” been set in motion,” Roychow- has become. The facility is one revealed the pollution in Mum- The call for an audit comes at domiciled in separate compa- smog. When authorities used The outdoor purifi ers are “a dhury says. “If they are taken of three in India that can meas- bai, though less dense than in a time when concerns have been nies which form an ecosystem of “smog cannons” to blast pollut- distraction”, says Anumita Roy- forward, then we can see a sil- ure pollution particles as small Delhi, contains more PM1 parti- raised about the fi nancial stabil- expertise across infrastructure, ed streets with mist, air quality chowdhury, an executive direc- ver lining.” as 1 micro-metre – more than cles. The air in the fi nancial hub ity of the group after some of its fi nance and social and environ- in those areas declined. tor at the Delhi-based Centre for Results are already being seen, a hundred times thinner than a could be deadlier than previ- subsidiaries defaulted on com- mental services. This month, environmental Science and Environment. “We offi cials say. Monitoring stations strand of human hair. ously known. mercial paper repayment obliga- Initially promoted by the Cen- offi cials in the city will roll out are saying, focus on the real ac- show this year is cleaner so far “These are the fi nest particles “Although the mass concen- tions. tral Bank of India, Housing De- the latest weapon in their war on tion of cutting pollution at the than the past two. Last year’s we are inhaling and can get deep tration of pollutants in Mumbai In addition, the party has said velopment Finance Corp Ltd and pollution: more than 50 outdoor source.” winter was also marginally bet- inside the lungs,” says Gufran is less compared to Delhi, the that public savings in LIC and the Unit Trust of India, IL&FS air purifi ers at intersections on And quietly, Delhi is doing just ter than 2016’s, thanks to a Beig, a joint director at the In- toxicity is more,” Beig says. – SBI should not be used to bail out was incorporated in 1987. major roads. that, she says. In the past two graded-action plan that gradu- dian Institute of Tropical Mete- Guardian News and Media

Protesters say Modi failed Will reservation ensure welfare, asks speaker to secure pensioners’ rights IANS otic feeling towards our coun- Ranchi try, overall development of the IANS had made repeated trips to of- the biometric verifi cation ma- country is not possible,” Ma- New Delhi fi cers concerned for pension in chine failed to recognise her fi n- hajan said. Rajasthan. “Why have I come to gerprint impression. ok Sabha Speaker Sumi- She stressed that there should Delhi, standing in this scorch- “I have not received pension tra Mahajan yesterday ex- be a debate, discussion and also large number of elderly ing heat? Because I am unable for the last three months because Lpressed doubts over the dissent, if required, on each and people and those with to work now and my sons have my fi ngerprints were not read by eff ectiveness of off ering reserva- every issue, but ultimately the Adisabilities from across abandoned me. I receive only the machine,” Satyamma said tion in education and jobs for an decision should be taken in the the country protested in New Rs500 as pension every month and demanded doing away with indefi nite period to bring pros- national interest. Delhi yesterday in support of and the government should in- the machine. perity to the country. On gender equality, Mahajan their demands and accused crease it to Rs3,000.” Human rights activist Aruna “The idea of Ambedkarji was said that both are wheels of a Prime Minister Narendra Modi Naresh Chandra Saxena, who Roy attacked Modi. to bring social harmony by intro- chariot, but women are the char- of failing to secure their right to retired as secretary in the Min- “For the last four years, he has ducing reservation for 10 years. ioteer and they have the capabil- pension. istry of Rural Development, said been promising ‘aache din’ (good But what we do is to extend the ity to lead society. Converging on Parliament that the pension was “meagre” days) to the poor. But, in reality, reservation every 10 years. There She said that cows are con- Street, the protesters, mostly compared with other lesser de- nothing has happened. This gov- is a shortcoming,” Mahajan said sidered mothers in Indian cul- labourers and single women, veloped countries like Nepal, ernment still provides Rs200 as on the concluding day of a three- ture and better arrangements demanded that the central gov- Bolivia and Botswana. pension. It’s a shame,” Roy said. day event in Ranchi. should be made for their well- ernment raise their pension to “Our budget is Rs40 lakh Pension Parishad co-ordinator “Will reservation bring wel- being. Rs3,000 per month and also do crore. Just spend 1% of the budg- Nikhil Dey said: “This fi gure of fare to the country,” she asked “However, it is not the re- away with biometric verifi cation. et, that is Rs40,000 crore, which Rs200 has remained unchanged and stressed the need to follow sponsibility of the govern- The protesters hailed from at least meets the needs of the since 2006-2007 and the worst Dr B R Ambedkar to bring so- ment only. This is our collec- Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, elderly,” Saxena said. part of it is the condition that cial harmony in society and the tive responsibility because Jharkhand, Telangana, Karna- Bodaru Satyamma, 60, a la- the intended benefi ciary must country. when society stands together, taka and Tamil Nadu. bourer from Telangana, griped belong to the Below Poverty Line Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (left) and Jharkhand Chief “So long as we do not the country marches forward,” Lallooji Gangaji, 67, said he that she was left in the lurch as family. Minister Raghubar Das attend an event in Ranchi yesterday. strengthen the spirit of patri- she said. Gulf Times 18 Monday, October 1, 2018 INDIA

PROTEST DEMAND INITIATIVE CONTROVERSY ALEGATION Black flags shown at Swamy wants fresh HP to attract tourists BJP no protector of Army off icer accused of BJP leaders in Bihar probe into Netaji death to unexplored areas Hindus, says Kejriwal raping maidservant

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian The Himachal Pradesh government has Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday An army major has been accused of raping his and two MPs of his party – state Bharatiya Janata Swamy yesterday demanded a fresh probe into launched a ‘Nai Raahein Nai Manzilein’ initiative criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over the domestic help in the Delhi Cantonment area, Party president Nityanand Rai and Bhojpuri actor- the death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who in a bid to promote tourism in unexplored areas murder of an Apple executive in Uttar Pradesh by a police said yesterday. Deputy Commissioner turned politician Manoj Tiwari – were yesterday he claimed died not in a plane crash but while in in the hill state by developing infrastructure policeman, saying the saff ron party does not protect of Police Devender Arya said a case was shown black flags by Swarn Sena activists at Soviet custody. “I am requesting the government there, an off icial said yesterday. Bir-Billing in the interests of even Hindus. In a series of tweets, registered on Friday after the army off icer’s diff erent places in Bihar. The protesters also to institute a fresh commission to inquire into the Kangra district, Janjehli in Mandi and Chanshal the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader asked why Vivek housemaid, a widow hailing from Gunnaur shouted ‘go back’ slogans against Modi, Rai mysterious death of Subhas Chandra Bose,” Swamy in Shimla would be developed and promoted Tiwari was killed even though he was a Hindu when in Uttar Pradesh, gave a statement. She also and Tiwari. The Swarn Sena supporters waved told reporters in Agartala. “Joseph Stalin was under this programme. Parks, walking the BJP claims to be a protector of Hindus. “Vivek alleged that the off icer and his brother-in-law black flags at Sushil Kumar Modi in Darbhanga instrumental in murdering Netaji and he did not die trails, trekkers’ hostels, toilets, wide roads, Tiwari was a Hindu. Then, why they killed him? were involved in the killing of her husband. She district, following which police beat them up. in the plane crash of August 18, 1945 as is widely landscaping, improved solid waste management The BJP is not a well-wisher of Hindus. They (BJP) accused the major of threatening to kill her and The activists of the upper caste organisation believed. In no hospital were the body or Netaji’s and lighting would be developed at such tourism will not even think for two minutes if they have to her son as well. “I am poor and uneducated. were protesting against the restoration of remains found. The plane crash incident was circuits. Besides, emphasis would be laid on the kill all Hindus to grab power,” said Kejriwal, who That is why nobody is helping me,” she said. the provision for immediate arrest under staged as a decoy by the Japanese to enable him to promotion of local cuisines, folk artistes, local also spoke to Tiwari’s wife on telephone. Kejriwal’s She had been staying at the servant’s quarters the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes escape to Soviet Russia where he had contacts. The artisans, culture, tour and eco guides. A hub for tweets drew sharp reaction from the BJP. Delhi in Delhi Cantonment along with her husband (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that had been Japanese had to do this to save him from post-war paragliding, Bir-Billing would be developed at a BJP president Manoj Tiwari asked AAP workers to for the last three months. The two used to do removed by a March 20 Supreme Court verdict. trial as a war criminal,” Swamy claimed. cost of Rs140mn, said the off icial. see how “narrow-minded” Kejriwal was. cleaning and cooking work at the major’s home. We believe in peace but not at cost of our honour: PM

IANS New Delhi on September 21 The “Swachh Bharat Mission”, New Delhi called off talks by the foreign he said, had become a success ministers of India and Paki- story globally. stan, blaming Islamabad for Noting how a small step by rime Minister Naren- the killing of security person- people can bring changes in the dra Modi yesterday said nel in Jammu and Kashmir and life of the most underprivileged, PIndian soldiers will give accusing it of glorifying terror- the prime minister invoked Ma- a “befi tting reply” to whoso- ism. hatma Gandhi’s philosophy and Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak meets the family members of Vivek Tiwari, who was killed by a police constable ahead of his ever attempts to ruin peace and Modi said: “India has always mantras and called upon the funeral at Baikunth Dham in Lucknow yesterday. progress in India in a veiled been resolutely committed to people to purchase khadi and warning to Pakistan. peace. In the two World Wars, handloom products on special While India fi ercely believed over a lakh of our soldiers made occasions. in peace, it would not compro- the supreme sacrifi ce; that too “What people purchase must mise with its honour and sov- in a war where we were not in- benefi t our countrymen... This ereignty at any cost, the prime volved in any way. is the mantra of Gandhiji, this is UP ministers face family ire as minister said. “We have never eyed some- the message of Gandhiji. I fi rmly Modi’s remarks came in his one else’s territory maliciously. believe that a small step of yours 48th episode of the monthly ra- This in itself was our commit- can surely bring about a very big dio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, ment and dedication towards benefi t in the life of the poorest slain Apple executive cremated a day after India celebrated the peace. and the most underprivileged second anniversary of the 2016 “Even today, India is one person. ‘surgical strike’ by the army on of the largest contributors “The mantras of Gandhiji are IANS guilty will not be spared. Prashant Chowdhary after a the Gomtinagar police station militant hubs in Pakistan-ad- to various UN peace keeping very relevant even today,” he Lucknow Kalpana Tiwari, the dis- late night chase of his car. by the widow of the victim. ministered Kashmir. forces in terms of sending per- said. traught widow of the Apple The policeman alleged that An FIR was separately Recalling the surgical strike sonnel. For decades, our brave He urged the people to par- area sales manager, remained he and his team found Tiwari’s lodged on Saturday based on as a reply to the “audacity of soldiers wearing blue helmets ticipate in the ‘Run for Unity’, on pple executive Vivek adamant that she be allowed to SUV suspiciously parked and the complaint of Sana Khan, a proxy war under the garb have played a stellar role in en- the birth anniversary of Sardar Tiwari, shot dead by a meet Chief Minister Yogi Adi- that when they tried to ask him a colleague of Tiwari who al- of terrorism”, Modi, without suring maintenance of world Patel on October 31. Apoliceman on Saturday tyanath and that the state gov- to come out, he sped away after leged that the constable shot naming Pakistan, said: “It has peace.” He recalled former prime after he did not stop his car ernment give her a compensa- knocking down their motorcy- him from close range without now been decided that our sol- Modi said remembering the minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, during checking, was cremated tion of Rs10mn. cle. any provocation. diers will give a befitting reply surgical strikes will remind “our saying his mild persona always yesterday amid heart rending “I am worried about the fu- In a statement, the constable The state government has set to whosoever makes an attempt youths about the glorious her- fi lls every Indian with a sense of scenes. ture of my two daughters... has claimed that he was hurt in up a special investigative team to destroy the atmosphere of itage and valour of our armed pride. The last rites took place at They have snatched away the the incident and his bike was (SIT) to probe the killing which peace and progress in our na- forces.” The prime minister hailed the the Bhainsakund crematorium lone bread earner of the fam- damaged. has caused outrage. tion. The prime minister called the National Human Rights Com- in Lucknow. ily. I will not relent till justice This was, however, found to Vishnu Tiwari, brother-in- “We staunchly believe in Indian Air Force (IAF) one of mission (NHRC). Medical Education Minis- is done,” she said between sobs. be untrue in the initial probe. law of the deceased, said they peace; we are committed to tak- the “mightiest and bravest” air “It is essential for the free- ter Ashutosh Tandon and Law The state government late on The constable was sent to jail had no faith in the SIT probe as ing it forward… but not at the forces and hailed its contribu- dom and peace of the exploited, Minister Brajesh Pathak, who Saturday announced a Rs2.5mn on charges of murder. it would try to save fellow po- cost of compromising our self- tion both during wars and natu- victimised and deprived people went to attend the cremation, compensation and a job to Ka- He and his companion San- licemen. He sought a Central respect and sovereignty.” ral disasters. and to ensure justice for them. faced a hostile reception as an- lpana in the Lucknow Munici- tosh Kumar have been dis- Bureau of Investigation probe Modi’s remarks came a day af- “Be it the relief and rescue NHRC has not only protected gry relatives charged them with pal Corporation. missed on the directive of Di- and security for the family. ter External Aff airs Minister Su- work or disaster management, human rights but has also pro- being a part of a “trigger hap- However, the family said this rector General of Police O P The family has alleged that shma Swaraj, speaking at the UN our country is indebted to our air moted respect for human dignity py” system. was not enough to lead their Singh who has since tendered Chowdhary, the accused con- General Assembly, denounced force for the commendable ef- over the years.” Pathak had a tough time lives and sustain the educa- an apology for the action of the stable, was drunk and was de- Pakistan for its continued sup- forts of our Air Warrior,” he said, He said the NHRC, formed on calming the relatives and he tion and other expenses of the men in uniform. manding money from Tiwari. port to terrorism on Indian soil mentioning its role during the October 12, 1993, had sparked promised all possible help two daughters of Tiwari, who A complaint was also lodged On failing to get any money, he and blamed Islamabad for sabo- 1947-48, 1965, 1971 and 1999 hope and confi dence among In- to them. He vowed that the was shot by police constable against the two constables at opened fi re. taging bilateral talks. wars. dians. CJI who faced judges’ Over 81% voting in Tripura local polls revolt retires today IANS cant also due to the death of PRI Agartala representatives. “The ruling BJP earlier won un- IANS There was a perception, also his voice and stormed out of the opposed around 96% of the Gram New Delhi voiced by the four rebel judges, court. ver 81% of the around Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti that matters of particular sig- As some lawyers took excep- 55,000 voters yesterday seats and all 18 Zilla Parishad seats nifi cance, including that of late tion to Bhushan’s “improper Ocast their ballots in by- in Tripura,” the State Election hief Justice Dipak Misra, Special Court Judge B H Loya, conduct” and wanted to con- elections to Panchayati Raj In- Commission (SEC) offi cial said. who retires today, will be were being listed before a certain demn it, Chief Justice Misra stitutions in 11 blocks in Tripura, Almost all parties, including Cremembered in the Indi- bench. said: “No condemnation in the an offi cial said. BJP’s junior partner Indigenous an judicial history as perhaps the His then second-in-com- court. We are not here for this.” Tripura State Election Com- People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), only head of the Supreme Court mand, Justice J Chelameswar, His term will also be remem- mission and police offi cials following large-scale violence who saw rebellion by four of his set up a fi ve-judge Constitution bered for his assertion that the said that except for some minor during electioneering, has been most senior colleagues. Bench to hear the plea for an SIT self-appointed right-wing cultur- squabbles in northern Tripura, demanding rescheduling of the Another incident that stands probe into graft allegations in- al policemen would not be allowed no untoward incident was re- September 30 Panchayat elec- out during his tenure is an un- volving a Lucknow-based medi- to interfere with the creative ex- ported from the 11 blocks. tions to ensure participation of successful impeachment motion cal college. pressions of artistes in cinema The by-elections to 3,386 seats all parties. against him in a move led by sen- The order passed in the morn- when the court directed that the - 3,207 Gram Panchayat seats, The opposition Communist ior lawyer and Congress leader ing of November 10, 2017 was screening of fi lms like Padmavat 161 Panchayat Samiti seats and Party of India-Marxist (CPM)- Kapil Sibal. reversed by a fi ve-Judge Consti- can’t be interfered with. 18 Zilla Parishads seats - were led Left Front, the Congress and On the brighter side, Misra tution Bench later in the day. The Similarly, the court came to scheduled for yesterday, but poll- the IPFT, a tribal-based party, will be given credit for approv- entire move was perceived as be- the aid of Malayalam actress Pri- Justice Misra: Only CJI to face judges’ revolt ing was necessitated only for 11 had separately urged the SEC to ing live-streaming of the court’s ing targeted against the CJI. ya Prakash Varrier by quashing blocks as most of the seats were reschedule the election process proceedings – a move that will It was also a time which saw an FIR against her and directing Misra, when he was sitting Misra was unequivocal in up- fi lled without election as candi- as they claimed that “massive take court proceedings to the lawyers, including senior coun- no case be registered against her in Court Number 3, passed an holding the liberty and rights of dates were elected unopposed. violence prevented their nomi- drawing rooms of people. sel Prashant Bhushan, raising for winking in a scene. order in November 2016 for the people, particularly women. These seats fell vacant fol- nees from fi ling papers”. His term of 13 months and their voices against the bench in At the same time, he demon- mandatorily playing the na- He presided over a bench lowing large-scale resignations State BJP spokesman Mrinal fi ve days was perhaps the most Court Number 1. strated his sterner side in direct- tional anthem in cinemas be- that decriminalised homo- of elected representatives of Kanti Deb said the opposition turbulent for any chief justice, Bhushan insisted that the CJI ing the central government and fore the screening of fi lms. He sexuality, allowed the entry of Left and other parties after the parties, especially the CPM, could which saw his brother judges should not be a part of the bench the state governments to pull rescinded this order in January women of all ages in Sabar- Bharatiya Janata Party-led coa- not fi nd suitable candidates and and some from the Bar openly hearing the plea for an SIT probe up their socks and tighten their this year stating that this was imala temple, decriminalised lition came to power in Tripura also that most people were not questioning his style of func- into the Lucknow medical col- belts to curb vigilantism and no longer mandatory. adultery and curbed the use of in March. Some of the three-tier interested to contest as candidates tioning. lege scam and raised the pitch of mob lynching. All through his tenure, CJI Aadhaar. Panchayat seats were lying va- of Left parties and the Congress. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 19 LATIN AMERICA Amazon eyes Chile skies in bid to data mine the stars

Agencies President Sebastian Pinera’s Chilean government for two head of Aura observatory, which escopes, as real proof points driest on earth. Within fi ve years, economy ministry spokesperson Santiago centre-right government, which years about a possible data cen- manages three of the US-funded on innovation and technology the South American country will Julio Pertuze said at the event is seeking to wean Chile’s $325bn tre to provide infrastructure for telescope projects in Chile. working together.” Kratz says the host three of the world’s four announcing Chile’s aim to build a economy from reliance on copper fi rms and for its government to Jeff rey Kratz, Amazon Web Chilean telescopes can benefi t next-generation, billion-dollar virtual observatory on the cloud. mazon.com is in talks with mining, announced it plans to pool store data on the cloud, says an Services GM for public sector from the cloud by eliminating the telescopes, according to Smith. Smith says the technology Chile to house and mine data from all its telescopes onto a offi cial at InvestChile. for Latin American, Caribbean “heavy lifting of managing IT”. He and economy ministry of- could also be applied to medicine Amassive amounts of data virtual observatory stored in the For at least some of that time, and Canada, has visited Chile for Amazon Web Services is a fast- fi cials leading the Chilean ini- and banking to spot anomalies in generated by that country’s giant cloud, without giving a timeframe. the talks have included discus- talks with Pinera. He confi rms growing part of Amazon’s business. tiative to store astrodata in the large datasets. telescopes, which could prove fertile The government talked of the sion about the possibility of Am- the company’s interest in astro- In July it reported second-quarter cloud saw potential in more Amazon — whose founder and ground for the company to develop potential for astrodata innova- azon Web Services hosting as- data but says Amazon has no an- sales of $6.1bn, up 49% over the earth-bound matters. largest shareholder, Jeff Bezos, new artifi cial intelligence tools. tion but did not give details and trodata, astronomer Chris Smith nouncements to make at present. same period a year ago, accounting The tools developed for the as- is well known for his interest in The talks are aimed at fuelling did not comment on companies says, based on e-mail exchanges “Chile is a very important for 12% of Amazon’s overall sales. trodata project could be used for space — already provides a cloud growth in Amazon’s cloud com- that might host astrodata in the he was part of between Amazon country for Amazon Web Serv- Chile is home to 70% of global a wide variety of other uses, such platform for the Hubble Tele- puting business in Latin America computing cloud. Web Services and Chilean offi - ices,” he says. “We kept being astronomy investment, thanks as tracking potential shop-lift- scope’s data and the Internation- and boosting its data processing Amazon executives have been cials over the past six months. amazed about the incredible to the cloudless skies above its ers, fare-evaders on public trans- al Centre for Radio Astronomy capabilities. holding discussions with the Smith was at the time mission work on astronomy and the tel- northern Atacama Desert, the port and endangered animals, Research in Australia. Mexico’s dwarf wrestlers fi ght mockery to become stars

AFP second match of the night — four Mexico City bouts down from the top of the fi ght card. But just having his name on e is just 90 centimetres the billing shows the progress (less than three feet) he and other little wrestlers have Htall, but he packs mus- made since his father’s time. cles, power and swagger in a lit- Microman is the son of Ke- tle frame: meet Microman, the monito, who was also a midget smallest star in Mexican profes- wrestler but had a very diff erent sional wrestling. career. Mexico’s “lucha libre,” a wildly For 30 years, Kemonito was a popular mix of sport and enter- “mascota” for full-size wres- tainment, long featured midgets tlers, a laughable sidekick who and dwarves in a deeply demean- provided comic relief until the ing role: they were “mascotas” real action started. Demonstrators protest against Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro at Largo da Batata in Sao Paulo, Brazil. — a word that can mean both Working conditions and the “mascot” and “pet” — for full- level of respect have improved size wrestlers. dramatically since then in the But a new generation of little Mexican professional wrestling people are now rising lucha li- league, the World Lucha Libre bre stars in their own right, and Council (CMLL), says Catalina dream of one day headlining Gaspar, an activist for little peo- the main events on their fight ple’s rights. cards. “They train them profes- Huge protests in Brazil as Microman wowed a scepti- sionally now. I’ve been really cal crowd at one recent bout in happy to see that. Twenty years Mexico City, where he and two ago, they threw them in the co-stars, El Gallito and Guapito, ring with wrestlers who were took on another team of small- two metres (more than 6’6”) sized wrestlers. tall, and they got injured a lot,” He and his fellow “Micro Gaspar said. Bolsonaro returns home Stars” were met with a smatter- Kemonito’s generation had no ing of jeers when they got in the health insurance or benefi ts, but Guardian News and Media called the demonstrations “his- ing against the sexist, racist and ing a hardline approach to law be defrauded by the Workers’ ring. put up with the job for lack of Brasilia toric” and printed a photo of an homophobic views Bolsonaro and order. His views have reso- party, but providing no evi- But Microman silenced them other options, she said. enormous crowd in Sao Paulo has expressed. nated with Brazilians angry and dence. when he climbed onto the top “Some of them were para- which organisers claimed half a “He is sexist. He is misogy- fearful over endemic corruption Bolsonaro enjoys widespread rope — more than three times his lysed... One even committed he homecoming of Bra- million attended, though police nist. He is racist,” said Ana Paulo and rising violent crime. Sup- support among police and the height — to execute a high-fl ying suicide,” she said. “But now they zil’s far-right presi- did not provide an estimate. Gonçalves, 24, a teacher. “He porters stage drive-by demon- military. His vice-presidential leap straight into the neck of his are seen as idols, not mascots or Tdential frontrunner Jair In Rio the huge crowds that wants to go back to the military strations, racing through towns candidate, Gen Hamilton Mour- also small, but larger, rival. buff oons.” Bolsonaro from hospital was fi lled the city centre were no- dictatorship,” said her sister across Brazil in convoys of cars ao, unnerved Brazilians recently He then fl attened another But Gaspar, who is herself just upstaged this weekend by huge table for their diversity – with Christine, 29, a designer. and motorbikes, waving fl ags when he said in a situation of with an acrobatic headstand kick over one metre tall, said there is demonstrations as concerns women of all ages, many of Bolsonaro, a former army and blasting horns. “anarchy”, a president could de- known as the “Zero Gravity” still a long way to go: social se- over his authoritarian tenden- whom had brought children, captain and veteran lawmaker, The divisions Bolsonaro pro- clare an “auto-coup”. Both men move. curity benefi ts, pension plans cies grew. chanting “not him”, an anti- currently leads polling for a vokes in Brazil were evident in praise the military dictatorship The audience went wild in and other support for “life after Bolsonaro fl ew from Sao Pau- Bolsonaro hashtag that has be- fi rst-round vote on October 7. a video of him boarding Sat- that ran Brazil from 1964-1985, Arena Mexico. “Did you see how wrestling.” lo to his home in Rio de Janeiro come a campaign slogan shared Running second is Fernando urday’s fl ight from Sao Paulo. torturing and executing oppo- he held that headstand on top of The eight Micro Stars debuted on Saturday, three weeks after by celebrities like Madonna. Haddad, a former mayor of While some passengers regaled nents. the ropes? He does it really well,” in April 2017 as the third weight being stabbed during campaign- Many demonstrators ex- Sao Paulo who took the place him with chants of “myth”, oth- “I lived (during) this phase,” said one impressed fan, 28-year- category in the CMLL. Their ing, while tens of thousands of pressed concerns over Bol- of formidably popular former ers yelled “fascist” and “not said Maria do Carmo, 84, who old construction worker Juan coach, wrestling legend The Last women fi lled the streets in cities sonaro’s declaration in a televi- President Luiz Inacio Lula da him”. was protesting in Rio and saw Carlos Elizalde. Warrior, remembers it as a rev- across Brazil to protest against sion interview on Friday that he Silva after Lula’s candidacy was In a television interview relatives imprisoned by the mili- “He’s really tiny, but look elation. “It was Children’s Day, his extremist positions ahead of would not accept any election barred because he is serving a broadcast on Friday, Bolsonaro tary regime. “It was terrible.” how he fi ghts!” said another, and it was awesome. the October 7 election. result he did not win because of prison sentence for graft. Bol- suggested Brazil’s armed forces The Folha de S.Paulo news- 30-year-old Felipe Escorza. Everybody in the crowd was The G1 news site reported his endorsement of the military sonaro and Haddad are expected could intervene if his main ri- paper yesterday called on both Microman, 19, takes it all in going crazy,” he said. Microman anti-Bolsonaro protests in all dictatorship which ran Brazil for to face off in a run-off vote on vals, the leftist Workers’ party, leading candidates to make a with an attitude befi tting lucha himself said he did not know just Brazil’s 27 states grew out of a two decades. October 28. “committed a foul” in the elec- commitment to democracy, ac- libre’s biggest little star. what to expect that day. “I didn’t Facebook group called Women Flavia Carvalho, 40, a civil Making adept use of What- tion. cusing Bolsonaro of “stimulat- “Microman is a wrestler who know people would react like United Against Bolsonaro which servant, carried a “not him” sApp and social media, Bol- “I don’t accept an election ing paranoias of manipulation” gives everything he’s got for the that, that they would back me so nearly 4mn people have joined. banner designed around an sonaro has built support across that is not me being elected,” and criticising the Workers’ par- crowd,” he said, referring to him- much without even knowing me. Pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations Adolf Hitler cartoon. “He is Brazil, attacking Lula’s Workers’ Bolsonaro told reporter Jose ty for its attacks on the justice self in the third person. I think it was my happiest day in took place in 16 states, the site preaching fascism,” she said. party for its involvement in a Datena, adding that Brazil’s system for Lula’s imprisonment Microman was fi ghting in the wrestling,” he said. said. The piaui magazine website Others said they were protest- huge graft scheme and espous- electronic voting system could it calls politically motivated.

Sea access ruling Panama court verdict puts Brazil polls ‘poses risk mining project in doubt for homebuilders’ Reuters confi dence would leave the sector Sao Paulo signifi cantly exposed. AFP damaging to the state and its specifi c “Law 9” rather than the “It doesn’t seem that we are Panama City natural resources, saying it contract that saw Minera Pana- going to have material changes in would result in the erosion of ma acquire the project. ven as all major candidates the current regulatory framework, soil and vegetation, as well as the The ruling “does not aff ect the in Brazil’s presidential elec- which is positive. That said — if ruling by Panama’s Su- contamination of water and air. mining concession contract itself, Etion have expressed support the economy isn’t doing well, if preme Court has left a The Supreme Court has de- which remains in eff ect, and there- for housing subsidy programmes, there is a reversal in market sen- A$6.3bn copper and gold clared that a law originally fore allows continuity of develop- the country’s October vote still timent, demand isn’t going to be exploration project by Canada’s granting a mining concession to ment,” said the Canadian company. brings risks for major homebuild- there,” she said. First Quantum Minerals in limbo Minera Petaquilla in 1997 was “Minera Panama is in the ers, a Moody’s executive said. “In addition to that, if govern- after it was deemed unconstitu- unconstitutional. process of formally obtaining Airline profi ts could also take ment fi scal accounts are not in good tional. Following a series of sales, the and examining the ruling and its a hit if the election results hurt shape, maybe the policy framework First Quantum is hoping to project was acquired by Minera applicability and is working with the value of Brazil’s real currency, is there, but in practice the money mine the metals in Colon prov- Panama, a subsidiary of First the appropriate parties to iden- Moody’s added. will not be there to be lent.” ince on the Caribbean coast. Quantum. tify suitable legal remedies.” Marianna Waltz, head of the Waltz’s comments highlight risks “This ruling is hugely impor- Since Monday, when the court Operations at the mine had ratings agency’s Latin America to some of Latin America’s largest tant for Panama,” Sonia Mon- ruling was issued, First Quantum’s been expected to begin in the corporate fi nance team, said in homebuilders, such as MRV Engen- tenegro, executive director at stock has dropped about 13% on coming months, with eventual an interview that no candidate haria e Participacoes SA. non-governmental environmen- the Toronto Stock Exchange. exports of 320,000 tonnes of was planning structural changes Real estate executives have tal defence organisation CIAM, “No doubt they will look for copper a year. to Brazil’s popular “Minha Casa, sought to assure investors in recent said. mechanisms to continue (min- Panamanian authorities have Minha Vida,” housing programme, months that any housing subsidy In 2009, CIAM contested a ing) and not suspend their ac- said it is the most important Bolivia’s President Evo Morales waves before a trip to The which is key for homebuilders’ changes will be minor, though some contract signed between the gov- tivities or their investment,” said project in the country, involving Hague to listen to the United Nation’s (UN) International bottom lines. analysts have fl agged possible cuts ernment and Canadian company Montenegro. 12,000 workers, including 1,500 Court of Justice (CIJ) verdict on Bolivia’s sea access, in El But she said any deterioration post-election when politicians may Minera Petaquilla. First Quantum insisted the people from nearby villages, First Alto, outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. in public fi nances following the have fewer qualms about cutting CIAM claimed the deal was court’s ruling applied to that Quantum added. election or a decrease in consumer popular programmes. Gulf Times 20 Monday, October 1, 2018 PAKISTAN

Student Fearing debt trap, Islamabad attends Nobel Peace rethinks ‘Silk Road’ projects Prize By Drazen Jorgic, Reuters rail freight business, before re- Pakistani and ADB offi cials. Islamabad turning it to Pakistan in a few “If it’s such a strategic project decades time. then it should be a viable project Forum Yao, the Chinese envoy, for them to fi nance on very con- fter lengthy delays, an said Beijing was open to BOT cessional terms or invest in?” $8.2bn revamp of a co- and would “encourage” its said one senior Pakistani offi cial Internews Alonial-era rail line snak- companies to invest. familiar with the project, refer- Islamabad ing from the Arabian Sea to the Rail mega-projects under ring to the BOT model. foothills of the Hindu Kush has China’s BRI umbrella have run China’s foreign ministry said become a test of Pakistan’s abil- into problems elsewhere in Asia. Beijing was engaged in “friendly s the Nobel Peace Prize ity to rethink signature Chinese A line linking Thailand and Laos consultations” with Pakistan on Forum commenced on “Silk Road” projects due to debt has been beset by delays over the rail project. Chinese compa- AThursday, among the concerns. fi nancing, while Malaysia’s new nies participated in BRI projects 22 students attending the The rail mega-project linking Prime Minister Mahathir Mo- in an open and transparent way, event, one was Pakistan’s the coastal metropolis of Kara- hamad outright cancelled the “pooling benefi ts and sharing Anila Bano. chi to the northwestern city of Chinese-funded $20bn East risks”, it said. The event commenced this Peshawar is China’s biggest Belt Coast Rail Link (ECRL). Analysts say Pakistan will year at Ausburg College in and Road Initiative (BRI) project Beijing is happy to off er loans, struggle to attract non-Chinese Minneapolis with the theme in Pakistan, but Islamabad has but reticent to invest in the Pa- investors into the project, which ‘The Paradox of Peace’ that balked at the cost and fi nancing kistan venture as such projects may force it to choose between will operate to lay out peaceful terms. are seldom profi table, accord- piling on Chinese debt or walk- grounds in areas of confl ict to Resistance has stiff ened un- ing to Andrew Small, author ing away from the project. elude violent outpours in the der the new government of of a book on China-Pakistan In 2017, Pakistan turned future. Prime Minister Imran Khan, relations. down Chinese funding for a Moreover it was revealed that who has voiced alarm about “The problem is that the Chi- $14bn mega-dam project in the session was led by Nobel rising debt levels and says the nese don’t think they can make the Himalayas due to cost con- Peace Prize winner President country must wean itself off money on this project and are cerns and worries Beijing could Juan Manuel Santos from Co- foreign loans. Labourers from the Pakistan Railways are seen working on railway tracks along City Station in Karachi. not keen on BOT,” said Small. end up owning a vital national lumbia along with Beatrice Fihn, “We are seeing how to devel- During President Xi Jinping’s asset if Pakistan could not re- winner of Nobel Peace Prize for op a model so the government of that both sides were commit- “It constitutes a process of years been edging towards col- visit to Pakistan in 2015, the pay loans, as occurred with a The International Campaign Pakistan wouldn’t have all the ted to pressing forward with discussion with each other lapse as passenger numbers ML-1 line was placed among Sri Lankan port. to Abolish Nuclear Weapons risk,” Khusro Bakhtyar, minister BRI projects, “to ensure those about this kind of model, about plunge, train lines close and the a list of “early harvest” CPEC Khan’s government chafes at (ICAN). in Pakistan’s planning ministry, projects that are already built this kind of roadmap for the vital freight business nosedives. projects that would be priori- several Chinese intercity mass Twenty-year-old Bano from told reporters recently. operate as normal, and those future,” Yao said. Khan’s government has tised, along with power plants transport projects in Punjab, Pakistan had attended the ses- The cooling of enthusiasm which are being built proceed Beijing would only proceed vowed to make the 1,872km urgently needed to end crip- the voter heartland of the pre- sion and interacted with Fihn for China’s investments mir- smoothly”. with projects that Pakistan (1,163 mile) line a priority CPEC pling electricity shortages. vious government, which now about the prospects of nuclear rors the unease of incoming Pakistani offi cials say they wanted, he added. “This is Pa- project, saying it will help the But while many other need hundreds of millions of weapons in Pakistan. governments in Sri Lanka, Ma- remain committed to Chinese kistan’s economy, this is their poor travel across the vast projects from that list have now dollars in subsidies every year. While talking to the media af- laysia and Maldives, where new investment but want to push society,” Yao said. South Asian nation. been completed the rail scheme They also fume about the ter the event, Bano had termed administrations have come to harder on price and aff ord- Islamabad’s eff orts to rec- But Islamabad is explor- has been stuck. risk of accumulating off -books Fihn as the highlight of the con- power wary of Chinese deals ability, while re-orientating the alibrate CPEC are made trickier ing funding options for CPEC Pakistani offi cials say they sovereign debt through power ference, adding, “I liked that she struck by their predecessors. China-Pakistan Economic Cor- by its dependence on Chinese projects that depart from the became wary of how early BRI contracts, where annual profi ts focused on a humanistic ap- Pakistan’s new government ridor (CPEC) – for which Bei- loans to prop up its vulnerable traditional BRI lending model contracts were awarded to Chi- of above 20%, in dollar terms, proach, while taking into con- had wanted to review all BRI jing has pledged about $60bn in economy. – whereby host nations take nese fi rms, and are pushing for a were guaranteed by the previous sideration the environmental as- contracts. Offi cials say there are infrastructure funds – to focus Growing fi ssures in relations on Chinese debt to fi nance public tender for ML-1. administration. pects of nuclear weapons. [Fihn] concerns the deals were badly on projects that deliver social with Pakistan’s historic ally the construction of infrastructure Partly to help with price dis- With the ML-1 line, there are thinks Pakistan’s case is compli- negotiated, too expensive or development in line with Khan’s United States have also weak- – and has invited Saudi Arabia covery, Pakistan asked the Asian also those who harbour doubts cated; she cannot say [Pakistan] overly favoured China. election platform. ened the country’s negotiating and other countries to invest. Development Bank (ADB) to fi - closer to home, including the should give up [nuclear weap- But to Islamabad’s frustra- China’s ambassador to Paki- hand, as has a current account One option for ML-1, accord- nance a chunk of the rail project previous government’s fi nance ons] because of security reasons tion, Beijing is only willing to stan, Yao Jing, told Reuters that crisis likely to lead to a bail- ing to Pakistani offi cials, is the through tendering. The ADB minister, Miftah Ismail, who with the confl ict between Paki- review projects that have not Beijing was open to changes out by the International Mon- build-operate-transfer (BOT) began discussions on a $1.5- said his ministry had always had stan and India.” yet begun, three senior govern- proposed by the new govern- etary Fund, which may demand model, which would see inves- 2bn loan, but China insisted concerns about its viability. Fihn has managed to get 60 ment offi cials have told Reuters. ment and “we will defi nitely spending cuts. tors or companies fi nance and the project was “too strategic”, “When people say it’s a countries in the world to sign China’s foreign ministry said, follow their agenda” to work The ML-1 rail line is the spine build the project and recoup and Islamabad kicked out the project of national importance, a treaty to purge their nuclear in a statement in response to out a roadmap for BRI projects of country’s dilapidated rail their investment from cash ADB under pressure from Bei- that usually means it makes no weapon arsenal whereas 14 have questions faxed by Reuters, based on “mutual consultation”. network, which has in recent fl ows generated mainly by the jing in early 2017, according to sense fi nancially,” he said. endorsed the accord. Kashmir leader’s chopper KP to abolish comes under fi re near LoC district tier of AFP committed any violation and The two countries have been Muzaff arabad was fl ying well within our side in dispute over Kashmir since of the LoC when Indian troops independence from Britain in opened fi re,” Haider said in a 1947, and fought two of their he prime minister of Pa- statement from Islamabad. three wars over the territory. LG system kistan-held Kashmir said Raja Arshad, a senior local ad- New Delhi has long accused Tyesterday that his heli- ministration offi cial in Havaily, Islamabad of supporting mili- copter came under Indian fi re confi rmed the incident and said tant groups waging an insurgen- Internews to the tehsil and village and while fl ying close to the highly Haider was unhurt and there was cy in Kashmir. Pakistan denies Peshawar neighbourhood councils on militarised Line of Control (LoC) no damage to the helicopter. the accusation, calling the up- need basis. but he escaped unhurt. The LoC serves as a de facto rising in Kashmir an indigenous He said that some powers The incident happened in Ha- border dividing the contested freedom struggle. n a major policy shift, the of the devolved departments vaily district in Poonch sector Himalayan region between India This month, India blamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) would be retained by the pro- while Raja Farooq Haider was and Pakistan. postage stamps released by Pa- Iprovincial government has vincial government. on his way to a nearby village to There has been a surge of shell- kistan depicting Kashmiri free- decided to abolish the district Regarding legislation give condolences to the family of ing along the LoC in recent months dom struggle as part of its reason government, the most eff ec- for bringing the proposed a local politician who had died. as tensions between nuclear-armed for cancelling rare talks between Pakistan-administered Kashmir premiere Raja Farooq Haider gestures tive tier of the existing local changes in the LG system, he “My helicopter had not even rivals India and Pakistan rose. the neighbours in New York. as he speaks to media in Islamabad yesterday. government (LG) system. said that it was not yet clear After doing away with the whether the government district government, the re- would bring a new law or in- maining two tiers the tehsil troduce amendments to the and the village and neighbour- existing KP Local Govern- hood governments would be ment Act, 2013. Vendor fi nds Rs2bn further empowered, sources The minister was not clear Over 300 Pakistani said, adding that major chang- about completion of tenure of es were under consideration in the existing three-tier local in his ‘bank account’ the remaining two tiers of the governments, which is likely LG system. to be completed by the end of Internews that the account could have The decision in this regard May 2019. The district gov- Karachi been used for illegal transfer of property owners in was taken in a meeting chaired ernment would not be abol- money, the source said. by Prime Minister Imran ished anytime soon as the A food vendor in a low-income Only last week, the Supreme Khan during his maiden visit consultation on changes in the neighbourhood of Karachi was Court-mandated Joint to Peshawar on Friday. It was LG system would take three to beside himself with surprise Investigation Team (JIT) set up also attended by Chief Min- four months. when he discovered that an to probe into money laundering UAE under scrutiny ister Mahmood Khan, cabinet Regarding other changes, he account in his name in a private cases revealed that 33 members, MNAs and MPAs. said that the number of mem- bank contained more than suspicious accounts were found Internews have nine each, one owns seven ed the properties and later sold Minister for Local Govern- bers of the village and neigh- Rs2bn, it emerged yesterday. during the course of inquiry. Karachi properties, six individuals have them. Some said that they had ment Shahram Khan Tarakai bourhood councils would be The account was traced by the With the unearthing of 33 more six properties each. declared their properties with said yesterday that the tehsil reduced to fi ve or six from the Federal Investigation Agency fake accounts, the total number According to the FIA, 174 the FBR. (an administrative division) existing 10 or 15 members. (FIA) during its ongoing probe of suspicious accounts rose to he list of Pakistanis, property owners hail from Some said that they had no government was more acces- The nazim of the village/ into fake accounts used for 77, said FIA additional director issued by the Fed- Sindh, 87 from Punjab, 26 from property in the UAE but their sible to the masses compared neighbourhood council would money laundering. general, Ahsan Sadiq, who was Teral Board of Revenue Islamabad, 11 from Khyber- name was mentioned in the list. to the district government. also be a member of the tehsil However, Abdul Qadir, the appointed as the JIT head by (FBR), who own properties Pakhtunkhwa and two from They said that it can be under- Asked about reasons for council and there would be no account holder, turned out to the apex court. in the United Arab Emirate Balochistan. stood that many other names abolishing the district gov- separate elections for tehsil be a food vendor in Orangi “I was called by FIA people (UAE) comprises of over 300 Memon said the owners of could have been included in the ernment, he said that several councils. Town selling falooda (cold who told me about my bank individuals. the properties would not be har- list in the same manner. functions of the district and Another big change in the dessert) to make ends meet. account which has Rs2.5bn,” Federal Investigation Agency assed and no action would be Few people said that Paki- tehsil governments were over- system was that the tehsil “During the course of its probe, the he said. “They showed me (FIA) Director General Bashir taken against them if they prove stani authorities can’t seek any lapping and that was why the mayor would be elected di- FIA found the account in a private the photocopy of my ID card Memon told the reporter yes- that their properties were pur- details from them as they had government had decided to rectly by the masses while bank with Rs2.5bn,” said a source. which was used for opening the terday that notices had been is- chased legally and the money for residency visa of the UAE and abolish one of them. under the existing system the “The FIA then questioned account. I told them that it was sued to all 300 property owners. purchasing them was sent from all their properties have been Asked who would be the ad- tehsil councillors used to elect him in detail on September my ID card but I never opened According to the list, the per- Pakistan through legal means. acquired through legal means. ministrative head of the 20 de- tehsil nazim. 17,” the source added. The an account in the bank. Then son having the biggest number On the other hand, the per- Some respondents termed volved departments currently Reacting to the decision to FIA interviewed him again on they showed me the English of properties in his names be- sons who have been issued no- the FBR list farce, saying that headed by the district nazim abolish the district govern- September 19. signature I had done for the longs to Punjab, and he owns 22 tices have described the list as the UAE authorities will never or administrator, Tarakai said ment tier, senior vice-pres- It was found that Qadir runs his account. I told them that I am properties in the UAE. well as practice being carried release names of investors in that threadbare discussion ident of Local Councils As- trade in Orangi Town Sector an illiterate person and I can’t Another individual owns out by the FBR as farce. such a manner as it will shake would be held to sort out such sociation (LCA) Sahibzada 8-L who could not read English sign in English,” said the food 18 properties, yet another has When some individuals investors’ trust and they will issues. Fasihullah said that it was a or even sign. It was concluded vendor. 16, three individuals own 12 named in the list were contact- feel the Gulf state insecure for However, he said, that pow- violation of the Article 140-A properties each, another three ed, they said that they inherit- their investment. ers would be further devolved of the Constitution. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 21 PHILIPPINES President honours soldier US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands: offi cial

Reuters not respond immediately to a re- Washington quest for comment. The United States has criti- cised China’s construction of US Navy destroyer sailed islands and military facilities in near islands claimed by the area and is concerned they AChina in the South China could be used to restrict free Sea yesterday, a US offi cial told nautical movement. Reuters, potentially angering The US military has a long- Beijing at a time of tense rela- standing position that its opera- tions between the two countries. tions are carried out throughout Beijing and Washington are the world, including in areas locked in a trade war that has claimed by allies, and are sepa- seen them impose increasingly rate from political considera- severe rounds of tariff s on each tions. other’s imports. The latest move comes at a The offi cial, speaking on con- particularly tense time in rela- dition of anonymity, said the de- tions between the United States stroyer Decatur traveled within and China. 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Friction between the world’s Johnson Reefs in the Spratly Is- two biggest economies is now lands. moving beyond trade, with US The operation was the latest President Donald Trump accus- attempt to counter what Wash- ing Beijing this week of seek- ington sees as Beijing’s eff orts ing to interfere in congressional to limit freedom of navigation in elections, marking a new phase the strategic waters, where Chi- in an escalating campaign by President Rodrigo Duterte confers the Order of Lapu-Lapu, with the rank of Kampilan, on a wounded police off icer Retchell Golandrina at the Regional Health Service nese, Japanese and some South- Washington to put pressure on during his visit to Butuan City. Golandrina suff ered injuries in an encounter with the members of the New People’s Army on September 18. east Asian navies operate. China. China’s claims in the South China recently denied a re- China Sea, through which about quest for a US warship to visit $5tn in ship-borne trade passes Hong Kong and this month each year, are contested by Bru- Beijing postponed joint military nei, Malaysia, the Philippines, talks in protest against a US de- Taiwan and Vietnam. cision to impose sanctions on “We conduct routine and a Chinese military agency and regular freedom-of-navigation its director for buying Russian operations, as we have done in fi ghter jets and a surface-to-air the past and will continue to missile system. do in the future,” the US offi cial In May, two US Navy warships Govt defends drug added. sailed near South China Sea is- China’s foreign ministry did lands claimed by China. war killings at UN Family of slain Filipina DPA more than 4,800 people. the rights of law-abiding citi- assured of justice Manila Human rights groups say the zens and law enforcers versus death toll is likely much higher the rights of drug lords and than that — perhaps as many criminals, it is clear we will pro- Manila Times coursed through the DFA consu- hilippines Foreign Af- as 12,000 people, including tect the former,” he said. Manila lar offi ce in Cebu. fairs Secretary Alan Pe- those killed by alleged state- Duterte withdrew his coun- Cayetano said help would be Pter Cayetano defended supported vigilante groups. try from membership in the extended to the victim’s family his country’s drug war before The government has justi- International Criminal Court he Department of For- “to not only immediately reunite the United Nations General fi ed the killing of drug suspects in March, as cases of crimes eign Aff airs (DFA) assured her with her loved ones in the Assembly, saying his govern- by saying that policemen are against humanity on his drug Tthe family of a Filipina in Philippines but also to ensure ment protects the rights of forced to act in self-defence. war were being fi led before the Sweden of justice, after she was that justice would be served.” its citizens and police officers Cayetano told the assembly in court. allegedly killed by her Swedish The Philippine embassy in Nor- over drug lords and criminals New York that the Philippines is Duterte said on Thursday actor-husband last week. way is in contact with Swedish who are out to “kill and de- “one with the United Nations in that extrajudicial killings are The DFA yesterday expressed authorities in connection with Si- stroy.” being uncompromising” on the his “only sin,” but Presidential its condolences to the family nambong’s murder on September The Philippine government rule of law and “the protection spokesman Harry Roque on of Mailyn Conde Sinambong, a 23. The embassy said the Swedish is “salvaging” its “deteriorat- of each and every human be- Saturday insisted that Duterte Filipina mother of two based in government provided a lawyer ing country” from becoming a ing’s rights.” made no admission of guilt. Kista, Sweden. to handle the case. Sinambong’s narco-state, Cayetano said. “We may sometimes diff er in Cayetano: assurance on protecting citizens Rather, Duterte was saying he Foreign Aff airs Secretary Alan husband is now under the custody Duterte has slammed UN how we express ourselves, yet has never been accused of any- Peter Cayetano was informed of Swedish authorities. officials in the past for voicing this should not be interpreted rights,” said Cayetano, referring his bloody war on drugs. thing other than extrajudicial of the request of the victim’s The embassy is also in touch concern about his anti-drugs as turning our backs on the uni- to Duterte’s cursing of leaders “But in cases where we have killings linked to his anti-drugs mother, Maria Monato, for as- with Sinambong’s aunt in Norway campaign, which has killed versal declaration on human and groups who have criticised to choose between protecting campaign, Roque said. sistance, which she personally and her mother in Medellin, Cebu. Health awareness campaign Lawmaker faces criticism over airport security breach

Manila Times move his shoes and even show- tiz allegedly called Monreal to culty in obtaining CCTV videos Manila ing an identifi cation (ID) card. have the offi cer removed from from the MIAA, in line with our Not satisfi ed, he turned his post. eff orts to protect both departing around to face the OTS per- In a text message, the law- as well as arriving overseas Fili- congressman is in hot sonnel and suddenly grabbed maker said the story was “twist- pino workers,” Aguilar said. water for refusing to fol- a screening offi cer’s ID card in ed” and that he was “just vic- “We’ve been repeatedly asking Alow security procedures violation of security protocols. timised.” the MIAA to no avail for copies of at Ninoy Aquino International Reports said Bertiz even called “It was a wonder how, after surveillance videos to check on Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on General Manager Ed Monreal of Chinese passengers were escort- complaints of human traffi cking Saturday. the Manila International Airport ed by the NAIA staff , the security victims being escorted by airport Several men got onto their motorcycles and scooters to cruise on the streets of Quezon City ACTS-OFW Party-list Rep. Authority (MIAA) to ask him to checker stopped me even after I staff into the departure area, of as they joined the Philippine edition of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) yesterday. Aniceto “John” Bertiz refused fi re the offi cer. showed him my ID card and I was baggage bullet-planting and of DGR is a global fundraising event where classic, vintage and custom motorcycle enthusiasts to remove his shoes as part of Bertiz’s action was caught on already cleared past the metal the theft of valuables from suit- raise awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and suicide prevention. security measures being imple- video, which went viral on social detector and x-ray machine,” cases. We just couldn’t get any mented by the Offi ce for Trans- media and earned negative reac- Bertiz said in an interview. footage,” Aguilar said. portation Security (OTS) for the tions from netizens. The video, however, did not Netizens on Facebook hit Ber- safety of air travellers and em- The one-minute video repost- show any Chinese passenger who tiz for not following simple pro- ployees, and airport terminals ed on Facebook by community was escorted past the checkpoint. tocols. against threat of terrorism. page “Bitcoin 101” showed Bertiz In a press release yesterday af- “Is this really a congressman? Security personnel at NAIA confronting the screening of- ternoon, Bertiz apologised. What kind of attitude does he Senate poised to pass bill on Terminal 2, which had been fi cer, who had asked him to take “I off er no excuse. I am sin- have when he can’t even follow placed under alert, were ordered off his shoes. cerely sorry for my actions,” simple airport procedures?” Fa- to implement strict procedures The CCTV footage, which Bertiz said. cebook user Ernest del Mundo Jr there. Bertiz was identifi ed was originally credited to Jordan Bertiz’ secretary Au Pangan- said in a comment. fare discounts for students through a closed-circuit televi- Fajardo, got about 2,500 views Martillo told this newpspaper “Public offi cials should set a sion (CCTV) camera at the fi nal and 5,700 shares on Facebook the lawmaker went to Cebu over good example, not like this,” user security check at the terminal, overnight. the weekend, but did not dis- Odelon Villena said. By Neil Jayson Servallos “Even with the free tuition, we need to help where all passengers were asked The same video, which was re- close his offi cial business. The lawmaker was previ- Manila Times families with daily school expenses. What is to remove their shoes for X-ray. posted on Twitter, gained 91,000 The lawmaker’s chief of staff , ously criticised for joking in a saved from the deductions in fare would help in OTS personnel said they ex- views as of yesterday afternoon. Jun Aguilar, however, com- mass oath-taking ceremony that other expenses and needs of students,” Angara, plained to Bertiz, who was with “(The incident) happened at plained about the ease with whoever does not know Special he Senate bill that seeks to grant over 20mn vice chairman of the Senate education commit- Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, around 6:45 a.m. at September which airport CCTV surveil- Assistant to the President Chris- Filipino students a 20% fare discount is set tee, said. that the entire NAIA was under 29…Congressman Bertiz, as per lance video controllers could topher “Bong” Go would not be Tto be approved on third and fi nal reading The bill covers all elementary, high school, alert and passengers needed to instructions, was advised to take arbitrarily upload and post secu- granted a Professional Regula- next week. college and technical-vocational students, ex- take off their shoes for inspec- off his shoes, but deliberately rity footage on social media. tion Commission license. Senate Bill 1597 or the “Student Fare Dis- cluding those enrolled in dancing and driving tion. ignored the screening offi cer “Whether this or that security The newly-minted profes- count Act” authored by Sen. Juan Edgardo An- schools, short-term courses of seminar type, Marcos simply obliged and put and went in, then harassed and video involved an offi cial or not sionals in the ceremony ex- gara, aims to expand the coverage of student and post-graduate studies such as those tak- her shoes at the x-ray machine. shoved his ID unto (the offi cer’s) is beside the point,” Aguilar said. pressed their dismay as the cer- fare discount to include land, air, water and ing up medicine, law, masteral and doctoral Bertiz, however, ignored the face and took his ID,” a portion “The truth is, in the past, emony turned into “a political transport all-year round. degrees. OTS personnel, refusing to re- of the caption read. It said Ber- we’ve encountered great diffi - campaign.” Gulf Times 22 Monday, October 1, 2018 COMMENT

CHAIRMAN Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka Deputy Managing Editor K T Chacko P.O.Box 2888, Doha, Qatar [email protected] 44350478 (News), 44466404 (Sport), 44466636 (Home delivery) 44350474 facebook.com/gulftimes twitter.com/gulftimes_Qatar GULF TIMES A paint that could keep buildings cool in summer A cooling paint that can coat just about any surface, lowering its temperature by 6C, reads like good news for countries including Qatar, which experience harsh summers. The invention is by a team of researchers from Columbia University in the US. The advance underscores “terrifi c progress in this fi eld,” says Xiaobo Yin, a materials scientist at the University of Colorado in Boulder whose team has developed a passive radiative cooling plastic fi lm, according to a report by www.sciencemag.org The new materials, Yin says, could drop cooling costs by up to 15% in some climates, bringing in substantial savings. Kavanaugh hearing gives White paints typically refl ect only about 80% of visible light, and they still absorb ultraviolet (UV) and near-infrared (near-IR) rays, which warm buildings. To do better, the new materials start by incorporating materials or structures that refl ect nearly all the sun’s incoming rays, including near-IR heat and, in some cases, UV as well. They also women more fuel for fi ght contain polymers or other substances that, because of their chemical makeup, radiate away additional heat as mid-IR By Amanda Holpuch on their websites. Calls to Rainn’s show that from 11am to 6.45pm a stark black background, one banner New York national abuse hotline jumped by on Thursday, nearly 20% of US carried the same message as chants in light, at wavelengths of 8 to 13 micrometres. The atmosphere 201%. A spokesperson for the Planned households with televisions were the halls of Congress: “November is does not block these wavelengths, eff ectively allowing the Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) said watching the hearing at any given coming.” materials to shed excess heat into space without warming he #MeToo movement has its campaign site saw more traffi c on time, according to Nielsen analysts. It was a piercing reminder to the surrounding air. landed on the doorstep of Thursday than it had all year. CBS News and CNN said it was their politicians that the midterm elections Yin and his colleague one of the most venerated “Millions of women and countless biggest day of the year for digital are expected to set a record for Ronggui Yang started TAmerican institutions, the survivors were watching today,” the video views. More than 10mn people female victories and inspire armies of The new last year with a plastic Supreme Court. In doing so, it has given PPAF tweeted, “and they saw a Senate pressed play on CNN’s apps, website, energised female voters. At least one Republican senator seemed to respond. fi lm embedded with tiny women even more fuel for the fi ght. majority that has abandoned them.” Facebook streaming service and materials could On Thursday, in offi ces, bars and Since the Supreme Court formed YouTube channel. As members of the judiciary glass beads that cooled classrooms, Americans paused to watch in 1790, there have been 113 justices. That attention paralleled the 1991 committee prepared to vote to send drop cooling surfaces by up to 10C. Dr Christine Blasey Ford describe an A grand total of six were not white confi rmation hearings for Justice Kavanaugh’s nomination to the full However, applying such alleged attempted rape to a Senate men. Because they are appointed by Clarence Thomas, in which attorney chamber, Jeff Flake of Arizona said costs by up to 15% coatings to roofi ng and committee of 17 men and four women. a president, justices’ judicial records Anita Hill testifi ed after accusing he would not vote yes unless an FBI siding materials remains They watched the man who denies the tend to support the goals of that Thomas of sexual harassment. investigation was conducted in the next in some climates a sticking point. Highly allegation, Brett Kavanaugh, respond president. “We have been forced to watch once week. The White House then ordered it. with bristling anger. At the moment, four justices lean again as a woman recounts her trauma Earlier that morning, Flake had refl ective compounds For survivors of sexual assault conservative and four lean liberal. for public consumption,” said Fatima endorsed Kavanaugh. Between his can be integrated and women’s activists, the hearing The ninth was Anthony Kennedy, a Goss Graves, president and CEO of the endorsement and his call for FBI in traditional-looking shingles and clay tiles for new was another reminder that men who conservative considered a “swing vote” National Women’s Law Centre, “as involvement, networks showed live construction or renovation. But it’s been harder to come up might have been violent towards because he voted with the liberals in the majority of the committee rallied footage of the senator being confronted with options for existing buildings. This is where the new women should not be allowed to defi ne some major cases. around Brett Kavanaugh.” by a protestor, Maria Gallagher, in an passive cooling paint comes in. Researchers led by Yuan Yang narratives, shape institutions and But Kennedy decided to retire, giving But all was not lost, Goss Graves said, elevator. Gallagher identifi ed herself as and Nanfang Yu, applied physicists at Columbia University, dictate standards. Donald Trump a chance to tilt the court because “women are watching – and we a rape survivor and told Flake: “I didn’t On the line is one of the nine seats in favour of a conservative agenda that are ready to fi ght”. tell anyone and you’re telling all women had been experimenting with making highly refl ective on the Supreme Court, an institution could include an attempt to overturn Roe The outlines of that fi ght took shape that they don’t matter, that they should materials by adding air voids to plastics. One of their that decides landmark cases such as one v Wade, the 1973 ruling that guarantees as women fi lled the halls of Congress, just stay quiet because if they tell you students, Jyotirmoy Mandal, stumbled on an easy method that made school segregation illegal and abortion rights. In an earlier Senate protesting against Kavanaugh. The what happened to them, you are going for creating a similar texture. Mandal was studying ways another that made same-sex marriage hearing, Kavanaugh was asked if he organisers of the women’s march, to ignore them.” of curing a common polymer called polydimethylsiloxane legal. would make a commitment against whose January 2017 protest was Asked about the encounter, Flake from a liquid to a solid thin fi lm when he noticed that under “I think there’s going to be a overturning the law. He declined to probably the largest single-day said: “It has been remarkable over certain conditions, the material turned from transparent to movement around this and I think it respond. demonstration in US history, said on the past week the number of people will be even bigger than anything that’s With that case on the line, and the Friday afternoon they would soon who saw Dr Ford yesterday who were white as it dried. Under the microscope he saw that an array happened before,” Tatiana Perkins, who person who could deliver its death knell release details on a new march. emboldened to come out and say what of interconnected air voids had formed in the dried fi lm, was raped by a family member when she accused of sexual assault, it was no They also hung three banners had happened to them. causing it to strongly refl ect light. was eight, told the Guardian. wonder eyes were glued to televisions declaring opposition to Kavanaugh’s “I’ve heard from friends – close The researchers found they could re-create the eff ect with “There was the women’s march, on Thursday. nomination in the atrium of the Senate friends – and I had no idea.” – Guardian other polymers. Eventually, they settled on a highly durable there was #MeToo, and I think Preliminary viewership reports offi ce building. In bright pink letters on News and Media commercial polymer called PVDF-HFP. The polymer starts everything is going to come together as a solution in acetone, to which the researchers add a small and it’s going to make some waves.” amount of water. When painted on a surface, the acetone Perkins only caught glimpses of the hearing because she spent the day quickly evaporates, and the polymer separates from the marching in Washington DC, in protest water, creating a network of water droplets. Finally, the against Kavanaugh’s nomination. water also evaporates, leaving a sponge-like arrangement Refl ecting on Ford’s testimony later of interconnected voids that refl ect up to 99.6% of light, that night, she said, left her feeling including IR, visible, and UV. The dried fi lm also emits heat numb about her own experience. primarily in the desirable mid-IR range. Under the relentless “I felt sad for every other survivor midday sun of Phoenix, painted surfaces remained 6C cooler that’s gone through this because I can’t care about myself anymore,” Perkins than the surrounding air, the researchers report in a paper said. published online in Science last week. They also showed Perkins campaigns for the women’s that they could dye the paint, varying its appearance, health group Planned Parenthood, although the coloured paint sacrifi ced some cooling. Though which she said provided a safe place to durable, PVDF-HFP is roughly fi ve times as expensive as disclose her assault after she had kept traditional acrylics used in paints, says Ronnen Levinson, a silent for more than 10 years. cool roof expert at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory If Kavanaugh is confi rmed, as is expected despite the announcement in California. But the added cost carries a benefi t of of a new FBI investigation, Perkins considerable savings in cooling costs. expects she will fi nally break down and cry, having held it together through the traumatic cycle of the nomination. That release, she said, will be met with a plan for what’s next. “I don’t think him being voted in To Advertise is the end,” Perkins said. “It’s the beginning.” [email protected] She was far from alone. Sam Stein, Display a reporter for the Daily Beast, said he passed a group of women in the Senate 44466621 44418811 building on Friday who sat in a circle on a concrete fl oor and shared stories of Classified being abused and raped. 44466609 44418811 “I have literally told no one else this story,” one said, “before I talked to you Subscription all.” On the day of the hearing, two groups [email protected] that fi ght for the rights of sexual assault victims – Planned Parenthood and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network For survivors of sexual assault and women’s activists, the Kavanaugh hearing was another reminder that men who might © 2018 Gulf Times. All rights reserved (Rainn) – saw sharp increases in traffi c have been violent towards women should not be allowed to define narratives, shape institutions and dictate standards. Gulf Times Monday, October 1, 2018 23 COMMENT Nations face tough choices on climate

By Marlowe Hood/ AFP “It’s to avoid dramatic impacts that Paris become exponentially more dramatic when we go from 1.5C to 2C.” What used to be once-a-century he world’s nations will gather heatwaves in southern and central at a UN conference in South Europe, for example, are projected to Korea today to review and occur four out of 10 summers in a 1.5C Tapprove a 20-page bomb- world, and six out of ten in a 2C world. shell – distilled from more than 6,000 Many tropical fi sheries are likely to scientifi c studies – laying out nar- collapse somewhere between the 1.5C rowing options for staving off climate and 2C benchmark, as fi sh seek cooler catastrophe. waters; staple food crops will decline in When the 195 countries who signed yield and nutrition an extra 10 to 15%; off on the Paris Agreement in 2015 coral reefs that may have a chance of requested a report from UN-led scien- surviving if air temperatures remain tists on the feasibility of capping global below 1.5C will very likely perish with warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, the an additional half-degree of warming. gesture seemed to many unnecessary. Most worrying of all, perhaps, are The treaty, after all, enjoined the temperature “tipping points” that world to block the rise in Earth’s surface could push methane-laden permafrost temperature at “well below” 2C (3.6 and the icesheets of Greenland and degrees Fahrenheit) compared to prein- West Antarctica – which hold enough dustrial levels, adding a safety buff er to frozen water to lift global oceans by a the two degree threshold long seen as dozen metres (nearly 40ft) – beyond the guardrail for a climate-safe world. the point of no return. Since then, however, a crescendo of Some experts, however, worry that deadly heatwaves, fl oods, wildfi res and focusing on the contrast between a superstorms engorged by rising seas – 1.5C and 2C world obscures the fact we with less than 1C warming so far – has are currently on a trajectory that will convinced scientists that the danger crash through both these thresholds. cursor needed to be reset. “I don’t think 2C is safe, and I would “There is increasing and very robust never want to argue it,” said Frum- evidence of truly severe and cata- hoff . “By many measures, 1.5C is not strophic risks even at the lower bounds enough.” of these temperature targets,” said “But while we might call 2C an up- Peter Frumhoff , director of science and At current levels of greenhouse gas emissions, the Earth’s surface will heat up beyond the 1.5C threshold by 2040. per bound, let’s not pretend that we’re policy at the Union of Concerned Sci- on a 2C path – we are way above that,” entists, a Washington-based research Change (IPCC), the UN science body emissions, for example, the Earth’s So far, we are still moving in the Princeton University. he told AFP. and advocacy group. charged with writing the “Special surface will heat up beyond the 1.5C wrong direction: after remaining stable A main focus of the underlying, Even taking into account voluntary The promise of “pursuing eff orts” to Report” on 1.5C. threshold by 2040, the report con- for three years – raising hopes the peak 400-page report – written by a team national pledges to cut greenhouse gas limit warming to 1.5C – added to the Of hundreds of climate models in cludes with “high confi dence”. had come – emissions rose in 2017 to of 86 authors, supported by another emissions, submitted in annex to the Paris treaty at the last minute, in part 2015 projecting a low-carbon future, To have a fi ghting chance of staying historic levels. 150 scientists – is the diff erence a Paris treaty, the Earth is on track to to assuage poor nations who felt short- only two or three aimed for a 1.5C under the 1.5C cap, the global economy For many scientists, these targets half-degree Celsius can make in terms heat up by an unliveable 3.5C or more changed on other fronts – caught global warming cap. must, by 2050, become “carbon neu- are technically feasible but politically of impacts. by century’s end. scientists off -guard. The 20-page Summary Policy tral”, meaning no additional CO2 can or socially unrealistic, along with the “When we’re talking about 1.5C it’s “If we want to save ourselves from “There wasn’t very much literature Makers – which will be collectively be allowed to leach into the atmos- broader 1.5C goal. not just to protect a few dozen small the disasters that are looming, we on 1.5C warming three years ago,” said scrutinised, line-by-line, by hundreds phere. “The feasibility is probably going to island nations,” said Henri Waisman, only have unrealistic options left,” Jim Skea, a professor of at Imperial of diplomats through Friday – contains In addition, the report suggests that remain an open question, even after a senior researcher at the Institute for said Kaisa Kosonen, Greenpeace IPPC College London’s Centre for Environ- several benchmark fi ndings, according carbon dioxide emissions from human the report comes out,” said Michael Sustainable Development and Interna- campaign lead. mental Policy, and a co-chair of the to a draft obtained by AFP. activity will need to peak in 2020 and Oppenheimer, a professor of geo- tional Relations, and a co-ordinating “We have to try to make the impos- Intergovernmental Panel for Climate At current levels of greenhouse gas curve sharply downward from there. sciences and international aff airs at author of the report. sible possible.”

Catalans deeply divided a year after vote Three-day forecast TODAY than ever,” the 58-year-old said. opinion all round. Some of those tion out into the streets of Barcelona to Maximum Temperature : 390c By Daniel Bosque/ AFP Minimum Temperature : 300c Sant Julià de Ramis, Spain A civil servant, Casamitjana was in previously considered more “moderate” protest. charge of the polling station at a sports separatists now tell him that the jailed A month after the referendum, TUESDAY centre on the village square, where one separatist leaders should remain behind Lopez-Liz got together with others who Maximum Temperature : 370c or Jaume Casamitjana, last of the referendum ballot boxes now bars because they are “traitors” to the had long stood on the sidelines to form Minimum Temperature : 290c year’s banned independ- stands inside a glass cabinet, like a cause - for not making good on their an association that opposes independ- WEDNESDAY ence referendum in Catalonia trophy. independence bid. ence called “Aixeca’t Levantate” – Maximum Temperature : 390c Fmarked a watershed in his feel- Ahead of the anniversary, he is work- Puigdemont’s successor, Quim Torra, which means “Stand Up”. Minimum Temperature : 290c ing with other villagers to decorate the is scheduled to attend the ceremony in “We were ignored for a long time, ings about Spain, while for Alexandra Fisherman's forecast Lopez-Liz, it pushed her to take a stand square – which has been renamed “Oc- Sant Julia de Ramis. now we want them to realise that we against the separatist movement. tober 1 Plaza” – with red, yellow and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro are here and we are not afraid,” said WARNING Sanchez, who ousted conservative Lopez-Liz. Inshore : Nil A year after the contested October blue Catalan separatist fl ags, as well as Offshore : Nil 1, 2017 referendum, disagreements banners and portraits of separatist lead- Mariano Rajoy in June, has proposed She has kept busy since the referen- over separatism have deepened in the ers on trial over the secession attempt. drafting a new autonomy statute for dum, removing Catalan separatist sym- WEATHER wealthy northwestern region of Spain, There were many people working Catalonia which could be put to a vote. bols on public buildings and churches Inshore : Misty at places by early morning, becomes which is home to some 7.5mn people at the polling station on that day, and But Torra wants to start taking steps and speaking out against alleged sepa- hot daytime with local and has its own distinct language. when the riot police turned up, they hid to implement independence. ratist “indoctrination” in schools. clouds may be rainy at Far from uniting the community, ballot boxes or shielded them with their “A year ago we could have negotiated “We are focused on action and we are places by afternoon Offshore : Misty at places at first it has polarised opinion, leaving deep bodies. a solution, not now. October 1 marked not going to stop. Each symbol they put becomes fine with divisions over the region’s fate. Most of those who voted cast their a before and after,” said 54-year-old up, we take down,” she said. some clouds The tiny village of Sant Julia de Ramis ballots for independence. plumber Santi Anglada. The group, which has around 500 WIND – which was prevented from participat- The regional Catalan government With Catalans evenly split on the members, also fi ghts against laws that Inshore : Northwesterly-North- ing in the referendum after dozens of had promised to declare independence issue of independence, the referendum give priority to the use of the Catalan easterly 05-15 KT riot police smashed their way into its within 48 hours of the vote if the “yes” also marked a turning point for others language in schools and the public Offshrore : Southwesterly-North- westerly 03-12 KT polling station to seize voting material side won. who had, for the most part, watched administration. Visibility : 4-8/2 KM just before it opened – plans to mark When it fi nally did vote to declare passively as the independence move- “For a long time, we accepted teach- the anniversary of the vote today. independence on October 27, Madrid ment grew. ing in Catalan, positive discrimina- Offshore : 1-3 FT “For many, it was a point of no return swiftly sacked the Catalan govern- Among them was Lopez-Liz who tion for Catalan culture. But they have vilifi ed us so much that they have regarding Spain,” said Casamitjana, ment, prompting several key fi gures to watched as dozens of people protected Around the region who lives in this town of 3,500 people in fl ee abroad, including deposed Catalan a polling station in a well-off Barcelona awakened the beast,” said Pedro Gomez, Weather the province of Girona, where support president Carles Puigdemont. neighbourhood. a 52-year-old Barcelona editor. Weather tomorrow Max/min for independence runs highest. Others were jailed. “It’s a huge shame that we got to this “Before people tolerated it, but that’s today Max/min Sunny 42/24 “They wanted to scare us but it back- “People are very angry, we feel point,” she told AFP at the time. over. I could speak Catalan but I don’t Baghdad M Sunny 41/23 Sunny 40/26 fi red. Before this town was very divided, deceived,” said Casamitjana, explain- The threat of secession from Spain feel like it,” he told AFP. Kuwait City Sunny 41/24 Sunny 38/29 now it is more united and convinced ing how the referendum has polarised had in October sent half of the popula- “If you don’t like it, you can lump it.” Manama Sunny 38/30 Muscat Sunny 34/27 Sunny 33/27 Tehran Sunny 31/18 Sunny 31/19 Live issues Adults need a regular bedtime, too

By Carolyn Crist/ Reuters Health activity and light exposure. “That underscores the importance London The participants also completed of it.” Future studies should look at sleep diaries and recorded their the mechanisms that connect sleep daytime sleepiness. irregularity and disease risks, as well Around the world dults who have a regular Researchers used other data to as the cause-and-eff ect relationships, Weather Weather bedtime are likely to weigh measure their cardiovascular risk Lunsford-Avery said. today Max/min tomorrow Max/min less than those who don’t, to factors and psychiatric health. 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Berlin M Cloudy 15/06 M Cloudy 13/08 Although scientists have talked than regular sleepers, to have reduced “When we think about sleep and Cairo P Cloudy 34/24 Sunny 35/24 about the importance of getting light exposure and higher daytime health, we think about duration or Cape Town M Cloudy 17/12 S Showers 15/12 enough sleep and getting quality sleep, sleepiness, researchers found. quality, but not until recently did Colombo T Storm 29/25 S T Storm 29/25 it matters how regular your sleep rhythm to stay on track and regulate Greater sleep irregularity was also people look at the regularity,” said Dhaka Sunny 36/26 M Sunny 35/26 schedule is as well, the researchers other body functions such as appetite associated with a higher 10-year risk of Andrew McHill of the Oregon Institute Hong Kong M Sunny 28/23 Sunny 27/22 write in Scientifi c Reports. and digestion. heart disease as well as greater obesity, of Occupational Health Sciences in Istanbul I T Storms 24/18 Showers 22/17 “Irregular sleep patterns are Lunsford-Avery and colleagues hypertension, fasting glucose and Portland, who wasn’t involved in the Jakarta P Cloudy 34/25 P Cloudy 35/25 common in people of all ages,” said lead analysed the sleep cycles of nearly diabetes. study. Karachi Sunny 33/25 Sunny 33/25 author Jessica Lunsford-Avery of Duke 2,000 adults with an average age of 69 Sleep irregularity was also tied to In particular, people with shift work London M Sunny 13/08 Cloudy 20/09 University Medical Centre in Durham, years by using a new metric called the greater stress and depression, which are jobs or late-night social activities may Manila S T Storms 32/26 T Storms 31/25 North Carolina. Sleep Regularity Index. linked to heart disease risk as well. be disrupting their natural circadian Moscow M Sunny 14/04 Cloudy 14/07 “Among older adults who have left The index looks at sleep variation Importantly, African Americans were cycles, which in turn encourages them New Delhi Sunny 35/23 Sunny 36/23 the workforce, however, that problem across a 24-hour day and compares one most likely to have the greatest sleep to eat more calories and reduces their New York P Cloudy 26/19 S T Storms 27/20 may be exacerbated,” she said. day to the next to understand regular irregularity, the study authors note. sugar metabolism, he noted. Paris P Cloudy 15/04 M Cloudy 16/13 Sleep regularity, also called sleep sleep and wake times as well as midday “Among the three types of sleep “Keep a regular schedule as Sao Paulo T Storms 25/18 P Cloudy 27/18 hygiene, is optimal when someone goes naps. problems – duration, regularity and much as possible,” McHill said. “It’s Seoul M Sunny 18/09 Sunny 21/09 to sleep at the same time each night They used data from participants timing as a morning lark or night understandable that every now and Singapore T Storms 32/26 P Cloudy 32/26 and wakes up at the same time each in a large, long-term study who wore owl – sleep regularity was the most then it’s not possible, but you’ve got to Sydney Sunny 19/11 M Sunny 21/13 morning, including on weekends. actigraphy wrist devices to record consistently and strongly associated be cognizant of it and get yourself back Tokyo Clear 32/25 Clear 27/19 This helps the body’s circadian sleep/wake measurements, physical with health,” Lunsford-Avery said. on track.” Gulf Times 24 Monday, October 1, 2018 QATAR MoTC starts electric bus pilot testing he Ministry of Transport and Communications T(MoTC) has started the pilot testing of electric buses in the country, it was announced yesterday. The initiative is being un- dertaken in collaboration with the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), Mowasalat and China Harbour Engineering Company. The development comes with- in the ministry’s ongoing en- deavours to provide eco-friendly and sustainable transport modes that help reduce carbon emis- sions from public transit. The MoTC will assess the pilot test- ing, which is planned to con- tinue for several months, to en- sure electric buses suit Qatar’s weather conditions, be deploying HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulati at the launch of the pilot them. testing of the electric bus. A view of electric buses which are part of the pilot testing in Qatar. The testing comes in line with the ‘Green vehicle ini- servation and Energy Effi ciency es on Qatar streets, if proved suc- more eco-friendly materials; world-class transportation sys- eco-friendly systems in addition all transport projects. It also sup- tiative’ jointly co-ordinated (Tarsheed). Preparations for the cessful, will support the diversi- something that helps strike the tem that provides safe and relia- to using alternative and clean en- ports all aspects of co-operation and launched by the Ministry electric buses pilot testing saw fi cation of the country’s public aspired-after economic and en- ble services in line with the goals ergy in the fi eld for lesser carbon between government and non- of Energy and Industry, MoTC a great support from Kahramaa transport sector as it will provide vironmental balance in all trans- of the Qatar National Vision emissions. government entities to promote and Kahramaa. The initiative is while Karwa carried out the ac- vehicles that consume lesser en- port infrastructure projects. 2030. It also works on develop- The MoTC places environ- a clean environment and boost wrapped into Kahramaa’s wider tual testing operations. ergy and emit lesser carbon. The MoTC works on providing ing transport modes in accord- ment issues and energy effi ciency the culture of sustainable trans- National Programme for Con- The testing of the electric bus- It also promotes the use of an integrated, multi-modal and ance with the best worldwide at the top of its priorities and in portation.

Qatar Foundation unveils latest edition of Art Trail

atar Foundation (QF) has can artist Younes Rahmoun, being presented at the Educa- action and engagement. “This launched its latest edi- whose exhibition ‘Little Worlds, tion City Mosque, explores the year’s ‘Art Trail’ tours feature Qtion of Art Trail – a series Complex Structures’ has been creative and often complex links exhibits by homegrown and in- of guided tours providing the displayed in the gallery of Vir- between religion, culture, and ternational artists in venues that public with an opportunity to ginia Commonwealth University social justice. are landmarks for Qatar across a explore artwork around Educa- School of the Arts in Qatar, a QF Machaille al-Naimi, president diverse range of fi elds. tion City. Art Trail off ers visitors partner university. of Community Development, “We hope that the tours will an insight into regional identity Upcoming ‘Art Trail’ tours QF, said, “Qatar Foundation is a inspire the imagination of Qa- and local artwork, engaging au- will, for the fi rst time, take in hub of arts and culture, recog- tar’s community, encouraging diences of all ages and promoting QF member Sidra Medicine’s art nising how these cornerstones people to connect with art and artistic appreciation throughout collection, and Qatar National of regional identity can provoke appreciate its relevance to our the community in Qatar, as part Library’s Heritage Library Exhi- thought and be a catalyst for lives.” of QF’s community development bition, while the new additions creativity, and we are proud to Upcoming tours will take place eff orts. to Art Trail also include the work welcome people to explore the on October 2, 6, and 27. There The fi rst two tours under of emerging Doha-based artist unique exhibits housed within will also be tours in November. the initiative’s latest edition Othman Khunji. Education City through an ini- Those wishing to join the ‘Art have taken guests on a journey His solo exhibition ‘Decon- tiative that represents a wonder- Trail’ tours can register by e- through the works of Moroc- structing the Sacred’, which is ful opportunity for social inter- mailing [email protected] Qatar Foundation’s Art Trail adds new locations. QTA partners with Mowasalat to enhance tourist experience

atar Tourism Authority (QTA) ration with our partners,” QTA’s act- “Mowasalat (Karwa) is focused and Mowasalat have signed ing public relations and marketing on being the first-choice provider Qa memorandum of under- director Jawaher al-Khuzaei said. of world-class innovative transport standing (MoU) to further develop “We will also be developing all solutions and services and inspire tourist transport services, ensuring supporting operations in prepara- a legacy in the region, also provid- the growth in cruise tourism demand tion for a busy cruise season ahead,” ing safe and eco-friendly transport is matched with flexible and reliable al-Khuzaei added. solutions to gain satisfaction of our transport services. service users in Qatar from citizens, The MoU is part of QTA’s ongoing The primary focus of the MoU is residents and tourists,” he added. efforts to enhance the overall visi- the development of all transport According to the MoU, QTA will tor experience, and comes ahead of a services related to cruise work with the Qatar Ports Authority busy cruise season, expected to start tourism to meet the growing Mwani to ensure that only author- tomorrow (October 2). demands of the cruise tourism ised taxis can access the visitor ar- In a press statement, QTA said sector, which expects to receive rival area at Doha Port. the MoU opens new avenues of col- 200,000 visitors by 2020, QTA will also work with des- laboration with Mowasalat to en- according to QTA tination management companies hance the tourist transport experi- (DMC) to ensure they benefit as ence through data sharing, training, The agreement sets standards for much as possible during the cruise technical and logistical support and the transport of tourists, as well as season. exchange of expertise. pricing limits, and outlines a proto- Meanwhile, Mowasalat will ensure The primary focus of the MoU col for the involvement of tour op- tourist transport prices are commu- is the development of all transport erators in providing transport serv- nicated one year in advance so that services related to cruise tourism to ices, according to the agreed upon DMCs can plan accordingly. meet the growing demands of the standards. Mowasalat will also co-ordinate cruise tourism sector, which expects “Executing this agreement with with all suppliers that might take to receive 200,000 visitors by 2020, QTA is part of mutual efforts being part in logistics or operations that according to QTA. made by both parties to facilitate all support the cruise season. “Our new partnership with Mow- capabilities to leverage the provided QTA had recently signed an MoU asalat is a major step forward in services for visitors and residents in with the German AIDA Cruises and enhancing the visitor experience. terms of touristic transport, in order the Italian Costa Cruises to include Transport services play a key role in to participate in the economic, social Doha in their winter itineraries. shaping visitors’ first impressions of and investment growth of the State Cruise ships from both companies a destination, and so it is one of the for fulfilling Qatar National Vision are expected to bring approximately first aspects of the tourism sector 2030,” Mowasalat government rela- 45,000 passengers to Doha in the which we aim to enhance in collabo- tions manager Khalid Kafoud said. 2018/2019 season.

QTA will work with the Qatar Ports Authority Mwani to ensure that only authorised taxis can access the visitor arrival area at Doha Port.