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Page 2 Local FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Al-Watan TV closed Electricians, plumbers must KUWAIT: The Commerce and Information Ministries revoked the license of Al-Watan TV Channel yesterday. An Interior Ministry task force led by Assistant Undersecretary for General hold diplomas, says Fadhl Security Maj General Abdelfattah Al-Ali shuttered the televi- sion station, implementing the decision. According to early reports, the license revocation was due to the television sta- Al-Ghanem to coordinate with govt over security debate tion’s parent company falling below the required capital. As of By B Izzak can exempt those who have five years of will fix the date of the debate after the 6:30pm yesterday, the channel has ceased to broadcast. experience from the training course but coordination. The Speaker also said that The Commerce Ministry issued an administrative decision KUWAIT: MP Nabeel Al-Fadhl yesterday they should pass written and practical the Assembly will hold additional sessions last January to revoke the license of Al-Watan newspaper submitted a proposal requiring that for- exams. on June 14 and 15 ahead of the regular along with its press and publication house, after accumulated eign electricians and plumbers should The proposal is not binding and sessions on June 16 and 17 in order to dis- losses exceeded 75 percent of its capital. have at least diplomas in their profession requires the National Assembly labor com- cuss and approve all the items on the The appeals court also ruled for the closure of Al-Watan to be able to get employment in the coun- mittee and the National Assembly itself to agenda. The Assembly is scheduled to go newspaper, and commerce minister issued an administrative try. Fadhl proposed an amendment to the approve it. National Assembly speaker into summer recess at the end of June for decision to revoke Al-Watan publishing license. The owners labor law in the private sector to include a Marzouk Al-Ghanem in the meantime said four months. challenged the ruling but lost on appeal. precondition that electricians and that he will coordinate with the interior MP Abdulhameed Dashti meanwhile But the newspaper said on its website, which remained plumbers must have diplomas well attest- minister about the debate on the security called on the new Commerce and running, that the swift implementation of the decision raised ed from their own countries and in Kuwait. situation which will be held in the Industry Minister Yousef Al-Ali to dismiss suspicion about some hidden motives for the closure. A large Labor authorities can however exempt Assembly Bureau. the ministry undersecretary “who has number of former MPs and activists hosted by Al-Watan satel- them from the diploma requirement if About 12 MPs had submitted a request been brought into the post from outside lite station blasted the government’s measure as political in they have an experience in the same field to hold a special debate on the security the ministry and is serving certain inter- nature. of at least five years and should undergo a measures in the country following the two ests”. The lawmaker also called on the Al-Watan is the second newspaper that had its license training course for six years. suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia. The minister to order an investigation in the revoked, after Alam Al-Youm, and is considered among the Those who have an experience of Assembly however agreed to a proposal “suspicious” relation between the min- early Kuwait papers, owned by Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Athbi under five years should undergo a training to hold the debate in the assembly bureau istry’s supplies department and the sup- Al-Sabah. It was issued for the first time June 5th 1962 as a course for one year. The labor authorities instead in the Assembly. Ghanem said he plies company. weekly paper, before becoming daily on January 17th 1974.

Local Spotlight Kicked out of a plane! Going down the drain ‘The life and work of a plumber in Kuwait’ By Muna Al-Fuzai By Nawara Fattahova

Kuwaiti lawmaker has called for new legislation that [email protected] would require formal training for some blue collar profes- Asions including electricians and plumbers. MP Nabeel Al- t’s summer and time for vacations! For most families with kids, Fadhl yesterday submitted a proposal that would require this is the right time to go on a holiday. We all agree and plumbers and other technical professions to hold at least a diplo- understand this, but most travelers hate to be seated next to a ma and have them attested before working in Kuwait. Currently I there are no certifications or licensing for plumbers and electri- crying baby, especially if it is not their own and the child’s parents fail to silence it. It’s a plane, so you can’t just jump out or change cians in Kuwait. Nor, for that matter, are there much in the way of seats easily, especially during the summer when most planes are safety precautions or regulations protecting workers. packed. Though still a proposal at this point, it raises the question Now, if you were on a short trip in the region, you may care about the qualifications and standards of many of Kuwait’s serv- less because it is just a matter of an hour or so. But if you are on a ice sector labor class. In many countries, plumbers, electricians long-distance flight, then it is a disturbing matter, because the and other contractors must be licensed and must have formal wails of a crying baby can be a nightmare. But if the captain training typically through a technical college or institute. Abdulnaser (first right) and Ramadan posing with two other decides to throw out the baby and its parents, would you agree Kuwait Times spoke with a group of plumbers who work in colleagues at their office in Salwa. — Photo by Joseph Shaqra with such an act? Do you think the crew made the right judg- the Salwa co-op office (for contracted labor) and none of the more years old and belong to customers that didn’t pay the ment? Here is what happened. plumbers held diplomas or had any formal training. The electri- repairmen. “A few times we face problems with customers who A Canadian singer was ejected from a plane by the crew cians there, however, were certified but there is no current don’t pay, so we issue a bill for them and post it on this board because of her baby’s constant bawling. She was travelling from licensing system in Kuwait for either profession. after informing the supervisor and the management of the co- San Francisco to Vancouver, when the crew of SkyWest Airlines No formal training, however, doesn’t necessarily translate op. This is a kind of blacklist, so we don’t do any new work for forced her to leave the plane because of her two-year-old son’s into incompetence. Ramadan, a 51-year-old Egyptian plumber, these customers unless they pay the old bill first. In general, the severe crying, causing inconvenience to the passengers and crew. has been in this profession for more than 15 years. Although he charges are not high, as expensive things like boilers the cus- If you were in this woman’s place, what would you do? faces unpleasant situations sometimes, he is satisfied with his tomers buy themselves,” said Ramadan. “Most of the time, I take The mother, who was also pregnant with her second child, job. “I have got used to my work as a plumber and my colleagues the items or spare parts with me, but have to come back if I find uploaded a video clip showing her with an airport staff explaining are good, so they make the work environment comfortable. I live that more parts are needed to fix the problem. Sometimes the what happened, expressing her shock over being forced out of in Jleeb and commute every day to my workplace in Salwa by customer brings the items himself, and we only fix them,” he the plane in this manner with no sympathy by the crew for the bus, which takes an hour to reach,” he told Kuwait Times. added. small child, and being forced to wait for another hour to get her His work depends on customer calls or reservations. He works luggage. She received much sympathy on social media, and at the plumbing and electricity services office of Salwa Co-op. Hazardous Work many users conveyed their opposition over the decision of the “Our office is open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm every day except Ramadan’s colleague Abdulnasser was seriously injured while airline. Friday, which is our day off. There are 26 employees here for working. “Once I fell from a ladder when fixing a water tanker on I felt sorry for the mother, and I agree it’s hard to travel with a both services. We work in 8-hour shifts. I usually come in the the roof of a house and broke my leg. Another time, I cut part of small baby, especially when alone and being pregnant too. But it morning and attend calls, which are only in Salwa area. We have my hand from a broken glass bottle thrown in the sewer after a is also not the responsibility of the crew to babysit a child or keep a vehicle with a driver that takes us to customers. The orders are toilet drain was clogged. I also got an electric shock once when I it quiet. What I have found - and I’m a frequent traveler - that divided among the employees according to who arrives first and went to install a boiler in a house, which was leaking from the some parents ignore or forget to consider how to keep their is available. Sometimes, customers call and we go immediately if attic as the old boiler was placed there. But I’m lucky, as one of babies entertained or busy during a flight. Or consider if the baby we don’t have any pending orders,” explained Ramadan. my colleagues in another area died when he was electrocuted is not feeling well and may have a ear infection or any other ill- fixing a boiler,” Abdulnasser recalled. ness that may cause it discomfort due to air pressure. It is a hard Seasonal Swings Abdulnasser also gives advice to people. “People throw nee- situation too to be kicked out, as she may have commitments and The seasons play a role in the frequency of work. “During dles, glass, shaving blades, cans, diapers and other objects in the people waiting for her at the destination. summer, work is slow, while during winter, we receive many toilet, which clog the sewers and are dangerous. They should There have to be new rules in this regard for travelers with lit- more calls. The reason behind this is that drains get clogged fre- avoid this. Also, they throw rice, tealeaves, chicken bones and tle babies, who should agree to control their kids and ensure that quently due to the fats that people pour in, which coagulate in other leftovers and food scraps in the sink, or pour oil in it, and all they are physically healthy and fit to travel, even if they need to winter. The most common issues we go to fix are water boilers, of these clog the drain and pipes,” he pointed out. be checked by an airport doctor - and this is not hard - in order to spigots and drains. But we do other work too, sometimes out- Their morning supervisor Hawary said that in general, they avoid such a situation. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to doors, such as water tankers,” he said. don’t face many problems with customers, and he hasn’t experi- board the plane or complain. At the service office, a big corkboard is fixed on the wall, with enced any fights. He also said that in case of any problem, he Happy summer holidays! tens of bills affixed on it with pins. Some bills are five or even reports it to the management.

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Barbers are hard at work, reflected in the mirror of a barbershop in Kuwait City. — AFP file photo Barbershops and Kuwait’sunderlining prejudices By Aakash Bakaya haircuts and don’t have any preferences as such but I won’t go to a Pakistani salon. I arbershops hold a unique place in feel like their own sense of style would BKuwait. There are thousands of influence their work and I’m not saying these small businesses across there’s anything wrong with that but it’s Kuwait and each closely connected to the not what I’m looking for.” community which they serve. They are If you think about it, male salons are a also highly segregated along lines of simple service. Unless you have incredibly nationality. long or frustratingly difficult hair, men’s For the most part, Indians go to Indian haircuts are relatively straight forward pro- salons and Lebanese go to Lebanese cedures. You walk in and tell the barber salons, Filipinos go to Filipino salons. what you want. If you can’t adequately Kuwaitis go typically to neighborhood explain it to him, then you can simply barbershops for a quick cut and shave show a photo of the cut you want and (typically Asian run) or salons (Lebanese or they’ll understand what you are looking other Arab) for more style and fashion for. type cuts in malls or the commercial areas In any other country you won’t bother of Kuwait City and Salmiya. where you’re barber is from but simply if Though a seemingly minor detail of he’s capable of the haircut you want. In men’s daily lives in Kuwait, the barbershop Kuwait, however, nationality plays as question cuts across a range of socio-eco- much of a role as ability. The customer car- nomic issues. Your income and nationality ries with him into the shop a bias before (often inescapably intertwined in Kuwait) he even sits down into the chair. affect your choice of barber almost as It may seem a small, harmless prejudice much if not more than your personal style. me, “I would still be hesitant, of course. salon in Kuwait but that doesn’t stop most but it’s one of the many that people carry Bader is a Lebanese college student Not only is there a language barrier but of its high earning customers from waiting around daily. Nationality, like stereotypes, and when it comes to haircuts, he takes no I’m not sure they would understand what I in line. can serve as a short cut to make people’s chances. Over the past year he has been usually go for. Most of the expensive Arab “All I need is a simple barber and noth- lives easier. They don’t have to worry or keeping a rather long pony-tail but that barbers are either Turkish or Lebanese so ing is simpler than your run of the mill think too much about where to get their doesn’t stop him from the occasional hair- it would be much easier for them to Indian barbershop,” Darrel tells me. ‘There haircut, only confirm the nationality of the cut. understand what I want.” are a number of Arab-run salons in Shaab barber and viola! “I go once a month for a trim and ever Is that true? Can only a co-national that cost three times as much but money But reliance on nationality and stereo- since I’ve been in Kuwait I have never understand the haircut you need? Darrel can’t buy experience. Even when I was not types are also a form of racism that can gone to a non-Arab barber. My friend got lives in Shaab and has a multitude of living in Shaab I came here, it’s not easy to blind one to the true merit, abilities and a very bad haircut once from an Indian choices when it comes to salons. Yet, he is find someone you like but once you do it’s talents of another. That may not make barbershop and ever since then I’ve only a regular at one of the only Indian barbers even harder to go to someone else.” much difference when it comes to a sim- gone to Arab salons.” in the district. The small barbershop (sim- Praveen, another Indian national ple buzz cut or shave but for a country try- I ask what his main concerns would be ply named ‘Indian Barber’) is how you doesn’t mind going to any barber - as long ing to regain its stature as a leader in the if his friend hadn’t got that haircut. He tells would picture almost every other Indian as it’s not a Pakistani one. “I get regular Gulf it can be a devastating handicap.

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Touring Souq Al-Mubarakiya at night ‘Traditional souq comes alive in evenings as shoppers beat the heat’

By Ben Garcia On the next street, shoppers can find rows of shops selling made-to-order bags. People visit this place for custom luggage. ave you visited Souq Al-Mubarakiya recently? The new and People in the area call it the ‘bag factory’ although its mostly just transformed Mubarakiya is beautiful, especially at night. The individual shops. “This place is called a bag factory; but you can Hnew installed lighting enhances the beauty and the look of bring your old bags and old shoes and get a good repair here. We new Mubarakiya. The famous market was renovated several years make bags according to your taste. We also make gun casings, gui- ago but only recently has it become a trendy hotspot for tourists and tar cases, washing machine cases, etc,” said Medhat, a tailor from residents alike. Egypt said. At the back of ‘bag row’ are rows of shops selling signature per- Renovated and inviting fumes though more often shoppers will find ones mixed with fake or The old and concrete pathways have been replaced with small imitation scents. “I can make you ‘Fendi, Gucci or Channel perfumes bricks carefully laid in each street and alleyway. Some of the colorful for just KD 2 for 50ml, they are exactly the same smell as the original bricks emit light at night. Besides lighting and brickroads, the place is perfumes,” a Bangladeshi seller entices this reporter. The next alley is full of life. Children’s playgrounds are noisy at night as kids play and also famous place for selling various kinds of bukhoor including tra- spends time with their families. Another added attraction to the ren- ditional herbs and spices which are said to have the power to heal ovated and updated souq new hipster cafes and casual dining various diseases. The opposite street is a place where they sell tradi- restaurants. The place is clean and neat and after the extreme heat tional dresses, burqah, abaya, dishdasha and dara’a. The street of the day, a lovely outdoor area to stroll through and do some bar- extending to that also sells blankets and bed sheets. On another lane gain hunting. From Safat Square, which is known as a local landmark, nearby can be found shops selling children’s toys and tailors. to the new SoMo (south Mubarakiya area) visitors can enjoy the tra- ditional souq atmosphere. Evening social space “This place is my favorite spot in Kuwait even before it was reno- “I like to come in the evening because I like to see a crowd of peo- vated,” said Rajiv, an Indian visitor seated at one of the benches right ple. It looks exactly like little India to me. I don’t know sometimes I next to Safat Square. “I came to Kuwait way back in 2001; this place like to see more people so I come almost every day,” said an Indian was dirty and quite old. Now it’s different, with all these lights and man spotted in a sari shop. beautiful transformation, the place is really beautiful and not a week The heart of Souq Al-Mubarakiya is the vegetables and fruits mar- passes without me visiting this area, I just like to see this beautiful ket where people buy fresh produce, herbs and spices. In the same scenery around me,” added Rajiv a resident of Sawaber area, a building but a separate division is the market selling newly slaugh- stone’s throw away. tered chicken, beef and veal/lamb meats. Next to it was the fish mar- ket. Right on the side are the rows of traditional restaurants selling From Safat Square to SoMo fresh grilled meats and fish, hummus and falafel. Customers can eat From the fenced Safat Square, there is an open area with many outdoors the seating area cooled down by tent shading, electric fans benches for hanging out. There you’ll notice a few vendors selling and misting machines installed in summer. Next are sweet shops traditional artifacts and household items. “This place was famous selling various dates imported mostly from Saudi Arabia and Iran. before for selling used items of limited quality but are yet precious to Next to the main market was a separate building famous for gold. some; they are sold here very cheap it’s like the regular Friday Market Here you can purchase personal ornaments right next to baqalas. imitation sort of thing,” said an Egyptian man, trying a gemstone ring The police station and other money exchange companies are also from an elderly gem seller. Next to this is an small lane famous for its located right next to the Gold Souq and scattered from end to end electronic shops from cozy electronic appliances/gadgets to the on each street. There are other selections of restaurants from India, cheapest one. There are watch shops, next to baqalas which sells pis- Pakistan, Nepali and Egypt too. You can also dine in the traditional tachios and various nuts. cafes and tea-shops which are also abundant in the area. Local FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 News in brief Work ban in uncovered areas from 11am to 4pm

By Meshal Al-Salama and Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: Head of occupational safety and labor care and head of the inspection team of locations during summer Eng Abdelmohsen Al-Munayes said that this year also work will be banned in uncovered area during extreme summer sea- son from 11 am to 4 pm. He said the department started enforcing the decision from June 1 which will continue until August 31 as the case every year.

Summer starts June 7 Astronomer and historian Adel Al-Saadoun said that the “40 days of summer” known as Al-Bawareh season, during which strong winds loaded by dust storms, starts on June 7 and ends July 17. He said the winds will be hot and dry and they come from northwest dry desert lands, adding that there may be days when southwesterly winds loaded with humidity because they pass over the Arabian Gulf.

Power blackout Parts of Mahboula and Funaitees went without power for one hour and 45 minutes. Sources at MEW said that the power KUWAIT: Sheikh Khalid Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah surrenders his weapons yesterday as part of the Ministry of Interior’s direc- outage took place in the area due a defect in one of the main tive to f hand over unlicensed weapons before the expiry of the amnesty period that ends on June 22. transformers.

Illegals arrested Hawally security officials carried out several campaigns Citizen prods women to do resulting in the arrest of 64 wanted persons and persons with expired residencies. Farwaniya security arrested 69 violators of iqama law, while Ahmadi security impounded ‘immoral acts’ at Fintas den 18 wanted vehicles and arrested 101 persons on iqama violations. Four wanted persons on drug charges were Pregnant woman arrested after arms haul also arrested.

KUWAIT: A citizen allegedly persuaded her friend to commit Moroccan woman robbed unethical acts after she took her to a clandestine session in a flat A thief, after beating a Moroccan woman and stealing her Telephone service cut in Fintas telling her that they were going to a birthday party. mobile, sent audio clips and pornographic images to the num- KUWAIT: An informed security source said the communica- However, on reaching the place she discovered that it was a vice bers registered in her phone. The woman was walking in Kheitan tions ministry cut the telephone service of Farwaniya security den. She was surprised to see three men and a woman in “abnor- area when she was stopped by the person and stole her phone. operations Wednesday, because of lack of payment of sub- mal” condition. She left the place abruptly after resisting her But when she resisted, he beat her up and forcibly took it. Then scriptions. The source said that the line that was cut is that for friend’s attempts to indulge in immoral acts. The woman went to later, her friends called her and told her about the clips. So she police stations and patrols. Farwaniya security spoke to the Fintas police station and reported what happened. Police are called the police for help. Interior Ministry who contacted Communications Ministry to investigating the case. restore the service. The source said that the department is now working on an alternative line. Pregnant woman arrested MoH upgrades blood Fintas detectives arrested an armed man and found two AK- 47s and a pistol. In addition, the detectives found a Jordanian transfusion services woman in the house who was pregnant out of a wedlock. Fintas detectives learned about the man who lives in a flat in Mahboula KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Obaidi said on area in possession of unlicensed fire arms. The detectives after Wednesday night his ministry attaches great importance to taking necessary action and obtained a warrant stormed the flat the modernization of blood transfusion services as part of and recovered the weapons. When asked the pregnant woman its life-saving efforts. why she was in the flat, she said a man used to see her until she “The ministry’s plan for healthcare development envis- became pregnant. She also gave his details. She was sent to crimi- ages launching more branches of the blood bank country- nal detectives and police are looking for her partner. wide in order to ensure timely treatment for the casualties of accidents,” he said at a ceremony to mark golden jubilee Trio tries to kill brother of the blood bank. The ceremony took place 11 days ahead Three brothers reportedly beat up their brother using sharp of the World Blood Donor Day. The World Health objects. When the victim attempted to escape one of them tried Organization (WHO) themed this year’s campaign “Thank to run him over. A security source said that a man who lived in you for saving my life.” Sabah Al-Salem area was brought to hospital with wounds sus- “The foundation stone has been laid for Al-Ahmadi tained from car hit. He said it was one of his brothers who tried to branch of the blood bank in collaboration with cooperative run over him after being beaten up by the three brothers. A case societies,” Al-Obaidi said, noting that planning is underway of attempted murder was filed by police. for a similar branch in Al-Jahra governorate. The minister affirmed that the blood transfusion system in Kuwait fol- Theft lows the world’s latest standards and uses the state-of-the- A citizen accused his daughters of stealing electrical equip- art technology. ment and his house title by breaking into a room in his Ali Sabah He thanked the good-natured blood donors, saying Gang of three Egyptian Al-Salem area house. they contributed 77,000 blood bags during this year’s campaign and 50,000 bags of packed cells, 2 percent more drug-pushers arrested Bedoon bashed up than last year. He paid tribute to the founders of the blood A bedoon man who sold his car for KD 2000 was beaten by the bank in 1965, notably Abdulaziz Al-Bashir who introduced By Hanan Al-Saadoun buyer according to a complaint filed by the bedoon at Rabiya the blood transfusion services to Kuwait as early as in area police station. The buyer asked the bedoon to go to his 1959. He also commended the efforts of the former and KUWAIT: Drugs Control General Department arrested a gang of house to get the money. But when he got there the buyer along incumbent staffers who contributed to the bank’s winning three Egyptians for smuggling drugs through Abdaly borders with another person came out and started beating him up for no of international recognition and the award of the Arab with the help of a truck driver. The gang is in contact with a cen- reason. The victim went to the police station and reported what banks. — KUNA tral prison in order to facilitate the sale of drugs. The three were happened. Investigations are underway. arrested with two kilograms of shabu. Local9 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Young Kuwaiti journalists complete reporting course KUWAIT: Kuwaiti journalists have recently completed a training course at CNN Arabic, organized by Sheikh Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Award for Journalistic Excellence, part of the Award’s quest to provide profes- sional training for young Kuwaiti reporters. Ayman Al-Ali, Chairman of the Higher Committee of the Award, said in a press statement Thursday that Sheikh Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Award for Journalistic Excellence would continue offering training courses for young Kuwaiti journalists to boost their reporting skills. He said the recent course, which was concluded in Dubai, UAE, end of last month, was about e-journalism, dif- KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah praises the ferences between news agencies, e-papers and news web- efforts of all the members of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government entities that have con- sites, as well as the best methods to attract readers. The tributed to success of the OIC summit that was held in Kuwait on May 27-28. —KUNA course also focussed on how to report on lifestyle, the use of technology in TV reporting, and how to use visual, graphic, maps and photos in news stories, said Al-Ali. The FM hosts honorary banquet trainers also spoke about importance of live TV coverage, business reporting and how to use different sources including social media. on success of OIC meeting Al-Ali said these training courses aimed at further boosting the freedom of expression and transparency of the Kuwaiti media with the objective of creating positive KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister made by all the committees and working groups in the vari- competitive spirit among journalists. —KUNA Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday praised efforts of ous ministries and state institutions such as the Amiri Diwan, all the members of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other gov- the Ministry of Defense represented by Amiri Guard and the ernment entities that have contributed to success of the 42nd Interior Ministry, Ministry of Information and the Ministry of ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Health. (OIC) held in Kuwait on May 27-28. He also stressed that these efforts and distinctive organiza- News This came in the minister’s speech during the honorary tion of the session, which was held in difficult regional and in brief breakfast banquet, hosted by Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled at the international conditions, won the admiration of all the partici- Foreign Ministry; attended by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary pating countries. For his part, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, Ministry of Foreign Affairs depart- Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah thanked First Deputy Prime ments’ directors and representatives of the ministries and gov- Minister and Foreign Minister for this initiative to honor the Kuwait to offer ‘iftar’ ernment institutions. Sheikh Al-Khaled, during his speech, also participants and teams as well as thanking Chairman of the meals in Egypt extended greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Protocol Department Ambassador Dhari Ajran Al-Ajran and CAIRO: Kuwait’s philanthropic bureau will offer for the Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince employees in the administration on their efforts and their 28th year in a row Ramadan fasting-breaking meals, the Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness determination to ensure the success of this meeting. office chief said. Ismalil Al-Kandari said in a statement on the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Kuwait hosting for this ministerial meeting under the deli- Thursday that the bureau would “launch the caravan of Sabah to all employees in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for cate and sensitive political conditions in the region, highlight- good deeds” to the country’s various governorates, offer- their efforts and preparations for this ministerial meeting. ed the distinctive abilities of all Kuwaitis to ensure the success ing the daily meals, of some 9,000 carton-packaged food During his speech, he also praised the considerable efforts of the meeting, he added. —KUNA rations. The provisions will reach orphans and short- strapped families in more than 26 regions, in 17 provinces. The donated food is offered by Kuwait Alms House, the E-link to connect International Islamic Charity Organization and individual donors. “Such charitable activities play a role in making housing welfare, the two brotherly peoples closer,” he said. registration office

Info minister mourns KUWAIT: An e-link was launched yesterday connecting the Public Authority for Housing Welfare and Real Estate long-time TV star Registration Office. The go-ahead was given by Minister of KUWAIT: Minister of Information Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Justice and Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sanea, and Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has mourned the late famous Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Abul. actor, Ali Al-Gattan. In a statement yesterday, Sheikh Salman, Using electronic media in state ministries and offices will no also the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Chairman of doubt contribute effectively toward the eventual goal of the e- the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters, lamented government, Minister Al-Sanea told reporters. loss of the Kuwaiti actor who had starred in much viewed tele- He added that the Ministry of Justice is carrying on with the vision series and soaps. He starred in the popular TV program, use of e-media in all its departments, as well as other co- “Abu Jassoum” in the 60s. He is also remembered as a con- providers of public services. Through the link with the registra- structive social critic, a main player in one of Kuwait’s greatest tion office, the authority will be able to obtain data on citizens TV hits, “Darb Al-Zalag,” depicting Kuwaiti characters; a series applying to have a housing unit from the state, the minister showing scenes of old-time daily life and occurences, pep- said. Al-Sanea stressed the role by the Central Agency for pered with social cynicism and comedy. Minister Sheikh Information Technology (CAIT) in that respect. Salman expressed his heart-felt sentiments of sorrow to the KUWAIT: Chairman of the Kuwait Stock Exchange For his part, Minister Abul lauded the link project as a distin- guished achievement that goes in line with directives by His deceased family, alive colleagues in Kuwait and other Gulf CEO Khaled Al-Khaled addresses a press conference countries. Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday.— KUNA to streamline services offered to the Kuwaiti people. —KUNA Kuwaiti parliamentary Agriculture forum kicks off at Expo Milan delegation off to Slovenia KUWAIT: A parliamentary friendship delegation, headed MILAN: The meeting of the International supporting small enterprises’ farmers and limit- and the Group of 20 (G20). by MP Faisal Al-Shaye’, travelled to Slovenia on Thursday Agriculture Forum kicked off at Expo Milan yes- ing food wasting, Italian Minister of Meanwhile, Kuwait’s representative in the on an official visit due to proceed till June 8. The mission terday —due to publicize the “Milan memoran- Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies forum, Acting Board Chairperson and General serves as back-up to Kuwait’s external diplomacy, activa- dum” on resolving agricultural and food securi- Maurizio Martina said during his inauguration Director of the Public Authority for Agricultural tion of the two countries’ friendship committees and bol- ty issues with the participation of Kuwait and of the forum. and Fisheries Affairs Nabila Al-Khalil will per- stering bilateral relations in general. The delegation international organizations. Other prominent events, set to follow form a speech during the meeting. The forum includes MPs Mubarak Al-Hrais, Dr. Odah Al-Ruwaiee and The meeting, one of the most important the forum’s kick-off, include a meeting of is held with presence of over 50 ministers of Rakan Al-Nesef. events held as part of Expo Milan event, will the Food and Agriculture Organization agriculture, 370 representatives of 115 coun- address fighting starvation, climate change, (FAO), two summits of the Group of 7 (G7) tries and international organizations. —KUNA FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Turkish ‘Mr Majority of boat Propaganda Clean’ migrants machine in takes on found to be overdrive for Erdogan Bangladeshi 12 16 shipwreck17

ANBAR: Fighters from the Badr Brigades Shiite militia clash with Islamic State militant group at the front line, on the outskirts of Fallujah. —AP IS reduces water supply in Anbar Water being used as weapon of war

BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have second-largest city that lies to the north of reports that IS had reduced the flow of water everything they can to help. But more than 50 reduced the amount of water flowing to gov- Baghdad. through the Al-Warar dam. “The use of water as per cent of the operation will be shut down or ernment-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar a tool of war is to be condemned in no uncer- cut back if money is not received immediately,” province, an official said yesterday, the latest in Life -saving services tain terms,” the spokesman for the UN secre- Grande told members of the European the vicious war as Iraqi forces struggle to claw Also yesterday, UN officials urgently called tary-general, Stephane Dujarric, told reporters. Parliament, according to a UN news release. back ground held by the extremists in the for $497 million in donations to provide shelter, “These kinds of reports are disturbing, to say The consequences of such a reduction in aid, Sunni heartland. It’s not the first time that water food, water and other life-saving services for the least.” He said the UN and humanitarian Grande said, would be “catastrophic.” has been used as a weapon of war in Mideast the next six months to Iraqis displaced or affect- partners will try to “fill in the gaps” to meet At a one-day conference in Paris this week, conflicts and in Iraq in particular. Earlier this ed by the fighting between government forces water needs for the affected population. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi had year, the Islamic State group reduced the flow and the Islamic State group. The reduced flow pressed his case for more support from the 25 through another lock outside the militant-held of water through the militant-held dam on the Immediate support countries in the US-led coalition fighting the town of Fallujah, also in Anbar province. But the Euphrates River will threaten irrigation systems In Brussels, UN officials said yesterday that militant group, asking for more armament and extremists soon reopened it after criticism from and water treatment plants in nearby areas the needs of Iraqis affected by the fighting are ammunition. “We’re relying on ourselves, but residents. controlled by troops and tribes opposed to the huge and growing, with more than 8 million fighting is very hard this way,” al-Abadi said The IS captured Ramadi, the provincial capi- extremist group, provincial council member people requiring immediate support, and before the conference Tuesday. The coalition tal of Anbar, last month, marking its most signif- Taha Abdul-Ghani told The Associated Press. potentially 10 million by the end of 2015. Lise has mustered a mix of airstrikes, intelligence icant victory since a US-led coalition began an Abdul-Ghani said there would be no imme- Grande, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for sharing and assistance for Iraqi ground opera- air campaign against the extremists last August. diate effect on Shiite areas in central and south- Iraq, said the aid operation, which she called tions against the extremists. Al-Abadi said more Earlier last year, the Islamic State had blitzed ern Iraq, saying water is being diverted to those one of the most complex and volatile in the was needed, with Iraq reeling after troops across much of western and northern Iraq, cap- areas from the Tigris River. The United Nations world, was hanging by a thread. pulled out of Ramadi without a fight and aban- turing key Anbar cities and also Mosul, Iraq’s had said on Wednesday that it was looking into “Humanitarian partners have been doing doned US-supplied tanks and weapons. —AP International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

TEHRAN: A handout photo provided by the office of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him delivering his speech during the 26th anniversary of the death of founder of Islamic Republic. — AFP Khamenei urges unity in face of oppression

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called “We must pay attention to conspiracies seeking to divide on “In recent events, we have seen that we cannot have confidence yesterday for unity in the Muslim world in order to counter the basis of religion, between Shiites and Sunnis, or on an ethnic in the promises of the oppressors and their declarations during pri- “oppression” from the West, on the anniversary of his predeces- basis,” he said. Khamenei praised Khomeini for having coined the vate meetings,” he said. Khamenei, while supporting the Iranian sor’s death. In a speech marking 26 years since the death of term “the Great Satan” to refer to the United States, with which negotiators, has often expressed his doubts about the possible out- Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic, diplomatic ties have been severed since 1980. Khamenei, who come of the negotiations. A senior Iranian negotiator said yester- Khamenei also ruled out any warming of ties with the United has the final say on all state matters in Iran, expressed doubt over day that “important progress” had been made on the nuclear issue, States, one of several world powers negotiating a nuclear deal the sincerity of the world powers to strike a nuclear deal with but added that it would be a “complicated and difficult” task to get with Tehran. Tehran. a lasting accord struck by a June 30 deadline. — AFP

Saudi-led Israeli planes strike warplanes raid Gaza after attacks rebel positions ‘Terror infrastructures’ main targets of bombing SANAA: Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition JERUSALEM: Israeli warplanes struck militant targets in the Gaza Strip he belonged to a group affiliated with the Islamic State movement. pounded rebel positions in central Yemen yesterday early yesterday after Palestinian rockets hit the Israeli south for the Salafists are Sunni Muslims who promote a strict lifestyle based on as air raids intensified amid attempts to revive UN- second time in 10 days, sources on both sides said. Palestinian securi- that of early “pious ancestors”. In Gaza they have made no secret of proposed talks in Switzerland, witnesses said. Jets tar- ty sources said the strikes targeted three training bases in Gaza City their disdain for Hamas over its observance of a tacit ceasefire with geted positions held by Shiite Houthi rebels and allied that were used by Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Israel and its failure to implement Islamic law. Since the 2014 summer forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Brigades, as well as a fourth in the southern city of Khan Yunis. war, there have been growing signs of internal unrest, with Hamas the city of Taez. The raids came several hours after two rockets struck open areas in mounting a tough crackdown on extremist splinter groups. — AFP Several rebel posts were hit, the witnesses said. southern Israel, causing no injuries, in an attack claimed by a small Warplanes also targeted arms depots at the Hamza extremist group called “Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem” military base in Ibb province, they said, and air raids which recently emerged in Gaza. It said the attack was to avenge the also hit a Houthi base in Dhamar province. Yesterday’s death of a radical Islamist in Gaza this week who was killed in clashes raids followed a night of intensive air strikes against with the Hamas security forces. rebels in Taez and coastguard positions in Hodeida in The same group was behind another rocket attack on southern western Yemen, as well as Houthi positions in their Israel on May 26, which also prompted a series of Israeli air strikes. The northern stronghold of Saada. Israeli military confirmed bombing three “terror infrastructure” targets Overnight strikes pounded rebels in Aden, the in Gaza overnight in response to the rocket fire, without saying where scene of fierce fighting since the insurgents advanced they were located. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon acknowledged on the southern port city where President Abedrabbo that the rockets were likely fired by radical jihadist factions but said Mansour Hadi took refuge after fleeing rebel house Israel held Hamas ultimately responsible. arrest in Sanaa in February. Hadi is now in Riyadh “Even if those behind the last night’s fire were rogue gangs allied which with nine other Arab countries put together a with world jihad organizations who are looking to challenge Hamas coalition that began air strikes in Yemen on March 26, by shooting at us, we see Hamas as responsible for what is happening aiming to restore him to power. in the Strip,” he said. “I suggest you don’t test Israel’s patience,” he Talks proposed by the United Nations in Geneva said, warning that Israel would not tolerate the return of a reality were postponed days before they were due to start on involving sporadic fire on the south. “The IDF responded aggressively to the fire and if necessary we will hit back even more harshly, and last May 28 after the UN failed to convince the warring summer proved that,” Yaalon said, referring to a deadly 50-day war in parties to attend. UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould July and August which left much of Gaza in ruins and some 2,200 Cheikh Ahmed has now tentatively set June 14 for Palestinians dead. Geneva talks between all parties to the conflict. He told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that Internal tensions Yemen’s government is ready to go to Geneva but Israel has a policy of holding Hamas responsible for every attack that the rebels have yet to confirm they will attend. launched from territory under its control, no matter which group The talks would be aimed at securing a ceasefire, actually fired. Israel’s public radio said the latest rocket fire was likely agreeing on a withdrawal plan for the Houthis and related to internal tensions within Gaza which has pitted the territo- stepping up deliveries of humanitarian aid, according ry’s Hamas rulers against a handful of small Islamic extremist groups. GAZA CITY: A Palestinian boy cleans debris near a training to diplomats who attended the closed-door briefing. The rocket fire came a day after Hamas security officials shot dead base of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam brigades, the military wing More than 2,000 people have been killed in the an Islamic extremist during a shootout which erupted when they of Hamas after Israeli warplanes struck multiple militant tar- Yemen conflict since late March. — AP went to arrest him at his home in Gaza City. Officials identified him as gets in the Palestinian coastal Strip in response to Palestinian a local leader of a radical Salafist group, although some witnesses said rocket fire. — AFP International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Turkish ‘Mr Clean’ takes on Erdogan Oppn taking on extravagance and corruption

Protesters storm rally by pro-Kurdish party

ISTANBUL: Turkish police yesterday fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of people protesting against an election rally by the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in eastern Turkey, days before parliamentary polls, reports said. The clashes are the lat- est in a string of incidents in the run-up to Sunday’s vote, where the HDP is trying to clear the 10 percent threshold for entering parliament as a party under proportional rep- resentation. The unrest erupted a day after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a HDP campaign bus in Kurdish- majority eastern Bingol province, killing the driver. Around 1,000 Turkish nationalists stormed the rally in the main square of the northeastern city of Erzurum, seen as a bastion for Turkish nationalists. About 2,000 HDP sup- porters had gathered to hear the party leader Selahattin Demirtas speak at the rally. Private NTV television showed the demonstrators breaking through the police barri- cades, before security forces responded with tear gas and KAYSERI: In this file picture taken on May 29, 2015, Turkey’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Justice and Development water cannon. Party (AKP) Ahmet Davutoglu addresses his supporters during an election rally. — AFP The demonstrators, mostly young people, waved Turkish flags and chanted slogans such as “This is KUTAHYA: Battered and bruised by successive defeats by the elec- “If you (Erdogan) are honest, then take up again the leadership of Erzurum, there is no way out from here” and “God is tion machine of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party the AKP and lead the campaign,” Kilicdaroglu seethed. “It’s unprece- greatest.” A minibus driver suffered severe burns when (AKP), Turkey’s main opposition party faces another uphill struggle dented, I have two opponents in front of me-the president and the his vehicle, covered with HDP flags, was set on fire, Dogan in legislative polls on Sunday. But the Republican People’s Party prime minister.” He rubbished the idea of forming a coalition with news agency said. It also said a police officer was wound- (CHP) and its leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu think they have found the the AKP, saying that this would “betray our electorate”. Kilicdaroglu ed in the head and some protesters were also injured. weak spot where they can really challenge the AKP and President has rammed home his message with rallies up and down the coun- Demirtas went on with the rally and urged caution, Recep Tayyip Erdogan: luxurious extravagance and alleged corrup- try, backed by a slick advertising campaign that showed people saying: “There are only three days left. We will continue to tion. from all walks of life clapping in impatience at the AKP. “In 13 years work with patience, without allowing provocations.” The Kilicdaroglu touched a nerve with Erdogan earlier this week by they (the AKP) did not resolve a single problem. Just theirs’ and their HDP has long been accused by Turkish nationalists of alleging he had golden toilet seats at his new presidential palace, a friends’!” he said to cheers from the crowd at a recent election rally being linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party claim the leader angrily and repeatedly denied. While the CHP-the in Istanbul. “Not another child is going to sleep on an empty stom- (PKK), which has waged a decades-long armed insur- party of Turkey’s secular modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-is ach. In Turkey in the 21st century we will fight to the end to make gency in the southeast for Kurdish autonomy. given no chance of winning the June 7 elections, a strong score of poverty disappear,” he added. — AFP In May, two blasts targeting HDP’s headquarters in the 30 percent could mean the AKP for the first time loses its overall southern cities of Adana and Mersin injured several peo- majority in parliament. ple. Should the HDP pass the 10-percent threshold, it “The authorities are taking, in the cruelest way, billions from would become more difficult for President Recep Tayyip Turkish taxpayers and spending them on Mercedes, jets and presi- Morocco Erdogan to reach his goal of changing the constitution to dential palaces,” Kilicdaroglu told Agence France-Presse in an inter- boost presidential powers. — AFP view. The CHP has repeatedly attacked Erdogan’s new $615 million arrests men For presidential palace in Ankara as a needless extravagance and also slammed the new $185 million presidential jet. “If Erdogan wants an kissing in public example then he should look towards our own prophet,” he said, referring to the way of life of the Muslim prophet Mohammed (PBUH). RABAT: Two Moroccan men who kissed in public were arrested by authorities in the conservative Muslim kingdom and a Spanish feminist was expelled after a pro-gay protest, ‘No problem solved’ officials said yesterday. On Tuesday authorities arrested two Kilicdaroglu, a former civil servant, 66, took control in 2010 of a French members of the controversial feminist campaign party demoralized by repeated election losses and a sex tape scan- Femen after they protested topless in front of a Rabat land- dal that sunk his predecessor. The CHP sees itself as the savior of mark against Morocco’s treatment of gays. secular Turkey set up by Ataturk in 1923, against what it regards of The women, one of whom had the slogan “in gay we the creeping Islamisation of the country under the AKP. Kilicdaroglu trust” written in black on her torso, were expelled Tuesday is a member of Turkey’s Alevi minority-an offshoot of Shia Islam- evening. They had protested in front of the Hassan Tower, a who have traditionally been passionate supporters of the secular landmark minaret in Rabat. In an apparent act of solidarity, system. the two Moroccan men went to the site on Wednesday and While he is in no way the inspirational young leader some in the kissed, the news website Goud reported. party yearn for, he has carefully cultivated a “Mr Clean” image which The interior ministry said the pair was arrested for “an has found some resonance with voters. Kilicdaroglu argues that obscene act”. It also reported that a Spanish woman, said to contrary to AKP’s claims of an economic miracle during its 13 years have links with the Femen protest, had also been expelled in power, many Turks remain mired in deep poverty. from Morocco. The interior ministry denounced what it said “Turkey has become unlivable under the AKP, which has stolen was “a series of provocations and harassment carried out by in the most cruel fashion from citizens’ pockets. “This is not a rich foreign organizations who deliberately violate Moroccan country. Under the AKP we have now 17 million in poverty and 6.2 laws... to undermine morality.” Homosexuality is considered million unemployed,” he told AFP on his way between election ral- a crime in Morocco. Article 489 of the penal code states that lies. The CHP has also furious over the extent of Erdogan’s cam- anyone found guilty of carrying out “a deviant act with a paigning in the election, since by rights as president he should person of the same sex” will be jailed for to up to three remain apolitical and not interfere. years. Last week three men accused of homosexuality were Erdogan, who served as premier from 2003-2014, became presi- jailed to three years each. In March, Human Rights Watch dent last year and was also obliged to hand over the AKP leadership called on Morocco to decriminalize homosexuality, saying to new Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. But Erdogan has been that “criminalizing consensual, adult homosexual conduct ERZURUM: People clash with Turkish riot police during a campaigning aggressively for the AKP in the run-up to the polls, in violates international human rights law”. — AFP pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) rally. — AFP what opponents complain is a flagrant violation of the constitution. 13 International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Pope hopes to bridge religious divide in Bosnia Christian-Muslim enmity still a lingering issue

SARAJEVO: For centuries, Sarajevo was known logue and above all, to encourage peaceful co- ing. The trip was called off for security reasons. motorcade drives by. A small number of Bosnian as “Europe’s Jerusalem,” where Christianity, Islam existence in your country,” Pope Francis told But John Paul came in 1997 to celebrate an emo- Muslims have embraced the radical Islam and Judaism lived in harmony. In the 1990s, the Bosnians in a video message this week. With this tional Mass in Sarajevo’s main stadium, attract- preached by foreign mujahedeen who flocked city became synonymous with religious enmity, mission, Francis is following in the footsteps of St ing thousands of Catholic Croats to the city for here to help the Bosniaks fight Serbs and Croats as its Christian Orthodox Serbs and Muslim John Paul II, who tried to visit Sarajevo during the first time since the fighting ended. John Paul during the war. Experts say some 200 Bosnians Bosniaks plunged into a calamitous cycle of war- the war to call for an end to fighting. Back then, returned to Bosnia again in 2003 - this time to have left to fight in Syria for the Islamic State. A fare. Pope Francis hopes to restore some of the Sarajevo’s hungry and exhausted residents were the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka, small number of suspicious radicals will be under earlier legacy Saturday during his visit to this city strong observation during Francis’ visit, said that, two decades ago, seared itself on the police spokesman Irfan Nefic. world’s imagination with images of Serbian sniper fire and bombs killing innocent civilians. ‘Peace and co-operation’ The majority-Muslim city is gearing up to give Meliha Burazerovic, 56, lives along the route the pontiff an ecstatic embrace. Already Francis Francis will take to get to the city stadium, where teacups are being sold on souvenir stands next he will celebrate a Mass in front of some 60,000 to the statue of St John Paul II on the main people. John Paul took the same route 18 years square. Muslim carpenters have crafted a wood- ago. “Back then I dyed my hair for the occasion en throne for the pope to sit on and Catholic but before I could dry it, his motorcade passed craftsmen an altar for the Mass he will perform. by,” the Muslim woman said. “This time I’m doing In Srebrenica, the scene of Europe’s worst car- it on Friday so I am ready for Saturday. I hope the nage since World War II, a mixed choir of Muslim weather will be favorable. We deserve a perfect and Christian Orthodox children is practicing a day.” song of love they will sing to the pope. In central Bosnia, the Muslim Hajdarovac fam- The city’s mosque, synagogue, Roman ily volunteered to carve a special chair in their Catholic cathedral and Eastern Orthodox Church workshop for the pope to sit on during the Mass. stand less than 100 meters away from one “It was hard work,” said carver Edin Hajdarovac. another other. But that interfaith harmony was “Since this chair is for Pope Francis we’ve put all blown apart by the war fought between the our love into it, and we tried to make it perfect.” country’s ethnic Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks from In Srebrenica, a choir made up of Christians and 1992 to 1995. The conflict left 100,000 dead and Muslims has practiced the song “Love People” displaced half of the population. Two decades for weeks so they can sing it flawlessly for Francis later, the wounds still fester, and the problems SARAJEVO: Members of the Bosnian special police forces take part in a security exercise, at the Saturday Mass. remain unsolved. Bosnia’s Christian Orthodox ahead of Pope Francis’ visit. More than 33,000 Bosnian Catholic Croats will Serbs want a breakaway state; Muslim Bosniaks be heading to Sarajevo to attend the Mass. want a unified country; and Roman Catholic dodging Serb sniper bullets when posters where he apologized for World War II crimes Francis will try to encourage them to stay in Croats want their own autonomous region. appeared throughout the city announcing the committed by Catholics against Serbs. Bosnia, despite the country’s 40-percent unem- pope’s visit. He stood in the picture with arms His inspirational plea for peace prompted ployment rate, which has driven many away. “I Arms wide open wide open, as if to embrace the city that felt Sarajevans to place his statue on the main square am encouraging you Catholics to stay with your “I am coming to you with God’s help to abandoned and betrayed by the world. last year. For Francis’ visit, security will be tight. countrymen,” Pope Francis said in his video mes- strengthen the Catholics in their faith, to give my “You are not alone,” the poster read. “The Police asked residents to close their windows sage, “to build a society moving toward peace, support to the ecumenical and interfaith dia- pope is with you.” People stood in front of it, cry- and not come out on balconies when the papal co-existence and cooperation.”— AP International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 14 Clinton calls to expand early voting in states Laying down a marker on voting rights

HOUSTON: Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for an expan- sion of early voting and pushing back against Republican-led efforts to restrict voting access, laying down a marker on vot- ing rights at the start of her presidential campaign. The Democratic presidential candidate is using a speech at historically black Texas Southern University to denounce voting restrictions in North Carolina, Texas, Florida and Wisconsin and to encourage states to adopt a new national standard of no fewer than 20 days of early in-person voting, including weekend and evening voting.

Suppress turnout Clinton is plunging into a partisan debate in many state- houses, which have pitted Democrats who contend restrict- ing voter registration aims to suppress turnout among minority and low-income voters against Republicans who say the steps are needed to prevent voter fraud. The issue is closely watched by black voters, who supported President Barack Obama in large numbers and will be an important constituency as Clinton seeks to rebuild Obama’s coalition. Democrats have signaled plans for a large-scale legal fight against new voter ID laws and efforts to curtail voting access. Party attorneys recently filed legal challenges to voting changes made by GOP lawmakers in the presidential battle- ground states of Ohio and Wisconsin. One of the attorneys NEW HAMPSHIRE: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with employees during involved in the lawsuits is Marc Elias, a top elections lawyer a tour of the Smuttynose Brewery. —AP for Democrats who is also serving as the Clinton campaign’s general counsel. The campaign is not officially involved in the lawsuits. Clinton will also urge Congress to take steps to address a Huckabee downplaying 2013 Supreme Court ruling striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act. Clinton said at the time of the decision that the court had “struck at the heart” of the landmark law transgender comments and warned that it would make it difficult for the poor, elder- ly, minorities and working people to vote.

LITTLE ROCK: Downplaying a joke he made An ordained Baptist minister, Huckabee is from May to March, part of an effort to cre- Raising issues earlier this year about transgender people, an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and ate a regional nominating contest the sup- She is also expected to urge the full adoption of the rec- Republican presidential candidate Mike abortion who won the Iowa caucuses and porters have dubbed the “SEC primary.” “It ommendations of Obama’s bipartisan commission on voting Huckabee said Wednesday that he believes several state primaries in his unsuccessful makes Arkansas and the other southern administration. Raising the voting issues allow Clinton to voters are more concerned about his 2008 White House bid. Huckabee’s three-day states, which are critical to the election of a draw sharp distinctions with the potential Republican presi- thoughts on other issues such as the econo- fundraising tour includes stops in Jonesboro, Republican president, it makes them real dential field, which has largely endorsed the changes. Three my. The former Arkansas governor, who El Dorado and Texarkana, and his campaign players in the primary process,” Huckabee potential GOP rivals - Govs. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and returned to his home state for a fundraising didn’t say how much it expected to raise dur- said. “I would like to think most Arkansans John Kasich of Ohio and former Gov Rick Perry of Texas - swing, declined to elaborate on the com- ing the events. would like to be a part of helping pick the ments he made during a speech in February Huckabee said he was pleased Arkansas nominees for their respective parties, be helped overhaul their states’ election laws. Democrats, to the National Religious Broadcasters last week approved moving up its primary they Democrat or Republican.” —AP meanwhile, still blame former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, another Association in Nashville. During those likely GOP candidate, for purging his state’s voting rolls of remarks, Huckabee objected to local ordi- certain eligible voters prior to the 2000 election, which end- nances that he said would allow transgender Jeb Bush campaign ed with his brother, former President George W Bush, nar- people access to restrooms based on their rowly winning the state following a lengthy recount. gender identity. “Time and again, members of the 2016 Republican field “Now I wish that someone had told me announcement set have put partisan political interests above the fundamental when I was high school that I could have felt American right to vote,” said Donna Brazile, a Democratic like a woman when it came time to take show- WASHINGTON: Bush will launch his all-but- Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, retired ers in PE,” Huckabee said in the speech, which strategist and longtime Clinton adviser. Republicans have certain White House bid on June 15, he neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and former was first reported Tuesday by Buzzfeed. “I’m defended the changes, saying they ensure the integrity of announced yesterday, the same day fellow Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly pretty sure I would have found my feminine the voting process. Under Walker, Wisconsin’s changes Republican and former Texas governor Rick Fiorina. There are some 16 possible major side and said, ‘Coach, I think I’d rather shower included requiring a proof of residency except for overseas Perry jumped into the presidential race. Republican candidates in all, but about five with the girls today.’ You’re laughing because “Hope you all will join me for a special day,” are bunched at the top of polls with 10 per- and military voters, reducing the early voting period and it sounds so ridiculous, doesn’t it?” The the son and brother of two US presidents cent support each, including Bush, according increasing residency requirements. “Any measure that pro- February comments have drawn widespread posted on Twitter, with a graphic showing to the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. tects our democracy by making it easier to vote and harder attention after Olympic champion Bruce the date 6/15/15. Bush, 62, makes his much- Hillary Clinton is the early frontrunner in the to cheat is a step in the right direction. This is a bipartisan Jenner made her debut Monday as Caitlyn anticipated announcement at Miami Dade Democratic field with no current close com- issue and Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are on the Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair. Huckabee, a College’s Kendall campus, following a trip petition. former Fox News host, said the only people wrong side,” said Kirsten Kukowski, a spokeswoman for next week to Germany, Poland and Estonia. Bush’s entry would immediately place focused on the comments are the media. Walker’s political action committee. The former two-term Florida governor, who him in the top tier, even though he has expe- “What people talk to me about is not some About 20 million people voted early in the 2014 elections. has amassed a substantial war chest in the rienced difficulty wooing evangelical voters speech I made four months ago and it’s not However, about one-third of states do not have any early months since announcing his interest in fol- who are important in the early primary con- some cultural issue,” Huckabee told reporters lowing father George HW Bush and brother tests, and has struggled to answer questions voting. Republicans note that Clinton’s home state of New before a fundraiser in downtown Little Rock. George W. Bush into the White House, would over how his policies would differ from his York is one of the states that lack early voting. The former “People talk to me about the loss of their job, enter an increasingly crowded GOP field. brother’s, notably on the Iraq war. The con- secretary of state has been actively raising money for her they talk to me about the threats to this coun- Perry, who kicked off his presidential bid servative Perry, 65, launched his campaign campaign and the speech is part of a two-day trip to try and that’s what I’m focused on. It’s why I’m early yesterday with a campaign video, is the with a sleek website featuring a high-tempo Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Texas, where she is holding running for president. It’s not to entertain the 10th Republican to officially jump in the race, video promising to “do right and risk the masses with comments on the culture news of private fundraisers in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and joining the likes of first-term US Senators Ted consequences.” —AFP the day.” Houston. —AP International15 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Oil spill caused by corroded pipeline

LOS ANGELES: A pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated 101,000 gallons of crude oil near Santa Barbara last month occurred along a badly corroded section that had worn away to a fraction of an inch in thickness, according to federal regulators. The preliminary findings released Wednesday by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration point to a possible cause of the May 19 spill that blackened popular beaches and created a 9-mile slick in the Pacific Ocean. The agency said investigators found corrosion at the break site had degraded the pipe wall thickness to 1/16 of an inch, and that there was a 6-inch opening near the bottom of the pipe. Additionally, the report noted that the area that failed was close to three repairs made because of corrosion found in 2012 inspec- tions. The findings indicate 82 percent of the metal pipe wall had worn away.

Room for error “There is pipe that can survive 80 percent wall loss,” said Richard Kuprewicz, president of Accufacts Inc, which investigates pipeline incidents. “When you’re over 80 percent, there isn’t room for error at that level.” The morning of the spill, operators in the company’s Houston control center detected mechanical issues and shut down pumps on the line. The pumps were restarted about 20 minutes later and then failed, prompting another shutdown of the line. Restarting the pumps could have led to a rupture, or a break in the line could have caused the pumps to fail, but Kuprewicz cautioned it’s still too soon to determine what caused the failure. WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate, Sen Rand Paul is pursued by the media as he departs a In either case, a hole that size would have leaked at a high rate - even with the pumps off - and may not have been quickly news conference on Capitol Hill. Officials and families of 9-11 victims called for the 28 classified pages of the detected by remote operators. 9-11 report to be declassified. Paul has been voicing his dissent in the Senate against a House bill backed by The agency documents said findings by metallurgists who the president. —AP examined the pipe wall thickness at the break site conflicted with the results of inspections conducted May 5 for operator Plains All American Pipeline. Those inspections pinpointed a 45 percent loss of wall thickness in the area of the pipe break, meaning they Q & A for latest concluded the pipe was in far better condition. Government inspectors “noted general external corrosion of the pipe body during field examination of the failed pipe segment,” the report said. USA Freedom Act Investigators found “this thinning of the pipe wall is greater than the 45 percent metal loss which was indicated” by the recent Plains All American inspections. The agency ordered the company to conduct additional research and possible repairs on An in-depth look at surveillance overhaul the line, which has been shut down indefinitely. Plains All American said in a regulatory filing that there is no timeline to WASHINGTON: President Barack those and whether they will continue A: It addresses the most controver- restart the line, which runs along the coast north of Santa Obama has signed into law the USA to search them. sial program he revealed, the domestic Barbara. A company spokeswoman said there’s no estimate yet Freedom Act, which extends three Q: What about the other surveil- phone records collection. But it does of the cost of cleanup, which involves nearly 1,200 people. expiring surveillance provisions of the lance provisions that expired? nothing to affect another major 9/11-era USA Patriot Act. It also over- A: The roving wiretap provision, Snowden revelation: the NSA’s collec- Under fire hauls the most controversial provision, which allows the FBI to eavesdrop on tion of foreign Internet content from US The agency also ordered restrictions on a second stretch of which had been interpreted to allow espionage and terror suspects who dis- tech companies, a program that pipeline, which the company had shut down May 19, restarted, bulk collection of US phone records by card cell phones frequently, will go sweeps up lots of American communi- then shut down again on Saturday. That second line had similar the National Security Agency. back into effect, as will the lone-wolf cations. And it doesn’t address the bulk insulation and welds to the line that spilled oil last month. It can- Questions and answers about the bill provision, which has never been used. of Snowden disclosures about foreign not be started until the company completes a series of steps, the Senate passed on Tuesday and the The FBI will still be able to use Section intelligence gathering and the NSA’s including testing. House approved earlier: 215 of the Patriot Act to collect a vari- attempts to exploit technology, such as The company said in a statement that it is committed to work- Q: What happens with the phone ety of business records in national secu- encryption, for the benefit of US intelli- ing with federal investigators “to understand the differences records collection? rity investigations. But the new law gence. between these preliminary findings, to determine why the corro- A: It will resume for six months, pro- requires the government to limit the Q: Who are the political winners and sion developed and to determine the cause of the incident.” vided that the Foreign Intelligence scope of its collection, prohibiting it losers coming out of this legislative Plains said it won’t know the cause until the investigation, includ- Surveillance Court orders phone com- from grabbing, for example, all infor- fight? ing the metallurgical analysis, is concluded. The company has panies to turn over the records and that mation relating to a particular service A: Winners include Obama, who come under fire from California’s US senators, who issued a state- no court stops it under various pending provider or area code. proposed this idea more than a year ment last week calling the response to the spill insufficient and lawsuits. During that period, the NSA Q: What else will change under the ago to assuage public concerns about demanding the pipeline company explain what it did, and when, will seek to work with providers to USA Freedom Act? surveillance, and congressional after firefighters discovered the leak from the company’s under- come up with a way to quickly query A: The new law gives private compa- Democrats, who backed it. Also coming ground 24-inch pipe. their records against known terrorist nies more leeway to publicly report out ahead are libertarian Republicans, A commercial fisherman sued Plains in federal court Monday, phone numbers, pursuant to a court information about the number of including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, a presi- alleging the environmental disaster would cause decades of order. It will be able to collect data for national security surveillance demands dential candidate who used Senate harm to the shore. He is seeking class-action status and damages all the numbers in contact with the sus- they receive. And it requires declassifi- rules to box in his own party’s leaders. for business owners who have lost money because of the spill. As pect number, and all the numbers in cation of FISA Court opinions contain- The biggest loser by any measure is of Tuesday, 36 sea lions, 9 dolphins and 87 birds in the area have contact with those numbers. So the ing significant legal decisions, or a sum- Senate Majority Leader Mitch died, officials said. Another 32 sea lions, 6 elephant seals and 58 NSA will still be rooting around in mary if declassification is not possible. McConnell, R-Ky, who opposed the USA birds were rescued and were being treated. Americans’ phone records, but it won’t That is designed to prevent secret inter- Freedom Act and thought he could Popular state beaches and campgrounds polluted by the spill be collecting all of them. pretations such as the one that allowed force the House to accept a last-minute are closed until at least June 18. Plains All American and its sub- Q: What about the American calling bulk collection of US phone records. extension of current law. But because sidiaries operate 17,800 miles of crude oil and natural gas records the NSA has been collecting for Q: Does this legislation address the of Paul and others, McConnell couldn’t pipelines across the country, according to federal regulators. The years? concerns raised by the disclosures of make that happen. He then saw his spill is also being investigated by federal, state and local prosecu- A: Obama administration officials former NSA contractor Edward proposed changes to the USA Freedom tors for possible violations of law. —AP have not said what they will do with Snowden? Act defeated. —AP 16 International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Drought-hit villages look to ‘water wives’

DENGANMAL: In the parched village of Denganmal, in west- ern India, there are no taps. The only drinking water comes from two wells at the foot of a nearby rocky hill, a spot so crowded that the sweltering walk and wait can take hours. For Sakharam Bhagat, as for many others in the hamlet some 140 km from Mumbai, the answer was a ‘water wife’. Bhagat, 66, now has three wives, two of whom he married solely to ensure that his household has water to drink and cook. “I had to have someone to bring us water, and marrying again was the only option,” said Bhagat, who works as a day labourer on a farm in a nearby village. “My first wife was busy with the kids. When my second wife fell sick and was unable to fetch water, I married a third.” Bhagat and his family are suffering the consequences of a critical shortage of safe drinking water in India’s villages, as well as the fallout from the most severe drought that his state, Maharashtra, has faced in a decade. In Maharashtra, India’s third-largest state, the government estimated last year that more than 19,000 villages had no access to water. And India is again facing the threat of a drought this year, with monsoon rains expected to be weaker than average. In Denganmal, a cluster of about 100 thatched houses set on an expanse of barren land, most men work as farm labor- ers, barely earning the minimum wage. Marrying for water has been the norm here for many years, villagers said. Bhagat’s wives all live in the same house with him but have separate rooms and kitchens. Two of them are entrusted with fetching water, while the third manages the cooking. Polygamy is illegal in India, but, in this village, “water wives” are common. “It is not easy to have a big family when there is no water,” Namdeo, another villager who has two wives, said. Bhagat says the women, some of them widows or abandoned, are also happy with the arrangement. “We are like sisters. We help each other. Sometimes we might have problems, but we solve them among ourselves,” his first wife, RAKHINE: Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rain water at a temporary shelter near the Kanyin Chaung Tuki, said. — Reuters jetty to MeeThike sub-township outside Maungdaw Township. — AFP Indian rebels Majority of boat migrants kill 21 troops found to be Bangladeshi

GUWAHATI: Heavily armed rebels in India’s restive northeast killed at least 21 troops yesterday, police said, in one of the area’s 700 refugees’ fate in diplomatic tussle worst such attacks in years. Another 12 soldiers were seriously wounded in the ambush on a military convoy in Manipur state, MAUNGDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar offi- boat, Myanmar immigration officer Saw into Bangladesh, although officials there which has been plagued by insurgent violence for decades. cials yesterday said most of the 700 Naing said after a count in Rakhine State are resisting mass deportations across “Preliminary reports suggest that militants used rocket-pro- migrants found adrift on a boat in its yesterday, adding “187 of them are from the frontier. pelled grenades on a convoy, killing 20 army soldiers on the waters a week ago identified themselves Myanmar and 546 from Bangladesh.” Apart from migrants who have spot,” Manipur’s home secretary J S Babu told AFP by telephone. as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to Myanmar officials have said the group reached land, the UN’s refugee agency Police said the convoy was in a remote area of Chandel district, a camp near the border. The migrants’ will be further assessed at the camp estimates around 2,000 others are still about 120 kilometers southwest of Manipur’s state capital fate has been the subject of a diplomatic over the coming days. Earlier, Foreign trapped at sea, heaping pressure on Imphal, when the attackers struck. Police said details remained tussle between Myanmar and Affairs Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said both Myanmar and Bangladesh to take scant because of poor communications in the remote area, which Bangladesh since they were found in the that once verification of their nationali- them back and improve living condi- is deep inside a forest. The wounded have been taken to a mili- Bay of Bengal on May 29. Neither coun- ties was complete “we will co-ordinate tions to stem the outflow. But the UN’s tary hospital in Manipur. No militant groups have so far claimed try has shown willing to accept them with their country of origin to take them refugee arm has not had access to the responsibility for the ambush, which police and the military said despite a warning from the United back.” 700 since last Friday. On Wednesday US was one of the biggest attacks on security forces in the state in States that it was watching the situation Assistant Secretary of State Anne recent years. “very closely”. Thin, tired and unwanted Richard said Myanmar was “responsible “Some of the vehicles in the convoy were blown up beyond The packed boat was intercepted last A convoy of the migrants, many bare- for what happens to people” on the recognition,” said a senior army official on condition of anonymi- Friday heading south towards Malaysia, chested and devoid of any belongings, boat, warning her country is “following ty. “You can well imagine the intensity of the attack.” The remote which along with Indonesia and were driven around three hours from this very closely.” Her comments came a state of Manipur, which borders Myanmar, is home to dozens of Thailand has seen 3,500 people arrive in the Rakhine coastal town of Maungdaw few days after US President Barack tribal groups and small guerrilla armies fighting New Delhi’s rule. recent weeks in a migrant crisis that to a remote camp close to the Obama called on Myanmar to end “dis- Their demands range from secession to greater autonomy. erupted after a crackdown on people- Bangladesh border yesterday afternoon. crimination” against the Rohingya. Many in the northeast feel the region has been largely neg- smuggling. The exodus is made up of The clutch of tents in scrubland is the Most of Myanmar’s 1.3 million lected by India’s political leaders, accusing them of focusing on Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in latest stop in a grueling-and dangerous- Rohingya have no citizenship, and are the development of the country’s wealthier states. “We cannot Myanmar’s western Rakhine State and journey that has seen the migrants flee considered by the government to be say who is behind the attack,” said Manglemjao Singh, inspector economic migrants from neighboring in an overcrowded boat, be set adrift at illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. general of police for the state. “We are collecting details about Bangladesh. sea by people smugglers and then Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled the attack, but preliminary reports suggest a large group of mili- The Rohingya are a pariah people in returned to the area they initially fled. since 2012 when deadly communal vio- tants who were heavily armed triggered an explosive device and Myanmar with the majority denied citi- A group of weak-looking and thin lence tore through Rakhine State. The later opened fire with assault rifles.” zenship, while Bangladesh’s Prime men collected rain water in plastic bot- plight of the Muslim group has come At least 50,000 people have lost their lives in insurgency-dri- Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused des- tles ahead of their journey, according to under scrutiny as the migrant crisis has ven violence in six of India’s seven northeastern states since the perate economic migrants from her AFP reporters who joined the convoy. unfurled in Southeast Asia after a Thai country’s independence from Britain in 1947, authorities say. The country of being “mentally sick” and tar- Myanmar’s navy has found around 1,000 crackdown on people-smuggling threw seven states are home to dozens of guerilla and tribal groups, nishing the country’s reputation. There migrants in its waters in recent weeks the multi-million dollar industry into dis- which often compete against each other. —AFP were 733 passengers crammed on the and appears determined to edge them array. — AFP 17 International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

HK’s youth reminisce in Tiananmen vigil

HONG KONG: Hong Kongers planned a candlelight vigil yester- day night to mark the suppression of the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual event that takes on greater meaning for the city’s young after last autumn’s pro- democracy demonstrations sharpened their sense of unease with Beijing. For the first time in the commemoration’s quarter- century history, some student groups won’t be taking part and will instead hold their own memorials, in a sign of an emerging rift between young and old over Hong Kong identity that took root during the Occupy Central protests. The vigil is the only large-scale public commemoration of the victims on Chinese soil. Hundreds and possibly thousands of unarmed protesters and onlookers were killed when tanks and soldiers entered central Beijing on June 3-4, 1989, to put down the student-led protests. “June 4 and Occupy Central are very similar,” said Otto Ng, a 19-year-old student who planned to attend the vigil for the first time. Ng said he hadn’t known much about the events in Tiananmen Square but tried to learn more after last year’s protests erupted. In both cases, “we are all students, and we are pushing for democracy and freedom,” he said, adding he was upset that dozens of tear gas canisters had been fired by Hong Kong police in a failed bid to disperse tens of thousands of protesters on the streets. Political tensions now threaten to reignite over the government’s plan to submit for lawmaker approval later HUNAN PROVINCE: A marine boat patrols past as rescuers work on the capsized ship, (center) on the Yangtze River in this month its electoral reform package, including Beijing’s Jianli county of southern China’s Hubei province, as seen from across the river from Huarong county. — AP requirement to screen candidates in future elections for top leader. Local news reports say more than 7,000 police will be deployed to deal with protests in the run-up to the vote. Propaganda machine in Voicing support In years past, Hong Kongers have gathered in Victoria Park, holding candles aloft and calling for the Chinese government to overdrive for shipwreck overturn its verdict that the Tiananmen Square protests were a counterrevolutionary riot. An estimated 180,000 attended last year. Organizers plan this year to show videos about Occupy China’s controlled media draws harsh criticism Central and speakers will talk about mainland activists detained for voicing support. Hong Kong became a part of China in 1997 BEIJING: All hands on deck: China’s Deadly floods in Beijing in 2012 and a submerged hull of the capsized vessel. after a century and a half as a British colony but maintains free- propaganda machine has cranked into stampede which killed 36 people at last Reports on Wednesday also showed Li, dom of speech and other civil liberties not seen on the main- top gear after a ship disaster, extolling New Year’s Eve in Shanghai also stirred wearing a hospital gown, at the bedside land. Three university student groups, however, have opted out the official response while dousing any a barrage of criticism of the authorities. of a survivor. The message to the mass- of the vigil because of a disagreement over the need to build a public criticism and tightly controlling And Beijing is aware of the serious es is clear: the top leadership of the par- democratic China, a guiding principle of the vigil’s organizer, foreign media. Thousands of police, sol- repercussions from the sinking of the ty oversees operations down to the last the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic diers and rescue workers were dis- Sewol ferry in South Korea-a disaster detail and the victims are not forgotten. Movements in China. The group was originally established to patched to the banks of the Yangtze, with many parallels-which saw the “While there clearly has been no support the students protesting in Beijing. The Hong Kong where the “Eastern Star” capsized prime minister resign. news blackout as such, there has been a Federation of Students, a coalition of the city’s universities that Monday evening with more than 450 careful coverage management favoring was one of the driving forces behind the Occupy protests, has people on board. But with only 14 sur- ‘Heroes and villains’ stories about the rescue effort, the role also opted not to take part. vivors found, there is little hope for the Unsurprisingly under these condi- of political leaders and the measures Elsewhere, radical “localist” group Civic Passion, known for rest. Premier Li Keqiang has been the tions, Chinese media have been told to taken by the state to swiftly respond,” its confrontational stance, plans to burn a Chinese Communist omnipresent face of the rescue opera- use only the official Xinhua news Dynon said. The propaganda drive was flag at its own rally. Billy Fung, president of Hong Kong tion since Tuesday morning. agency and state CCTV television as illustrated in a report by qianlong.com, University’s student union, which is holding its own event on “The sleeves-rolled-up, megaphone- their sources to cover the tragedy, the news portal run by the Beijing city campus, said the group wants to focus on establishing genuine in-hand image of the premier directing according to instructions aired by China party commission, on a Weibo post that democracy in Hong Kong first. rescue efforts at the scene has become Digital Times, a website that monitors was reposted more than 100,000 times “If we just go for one night every year to attend the vigil and a recurring feature of China’s domestic Chinese media and Internet. The leaked in one day. It quoted a news report say- chant about building a democratic China, then what you’re media coverage of disasters,” said statement included instructions to ing that authorities had limited the doing is just verbally supporting a cause, and you won’t help Nicholas Dynon, an expert in Chinese recall journalists who were already at water flow coming out of the Three build a democratic China,” said Fung. The Hong Kong protests media at Macquarie University in the site of the disaster. Authorities have Gorges Dam to reduce the speed down- reinforced the sense of a separate Hong Kong identity for Sydney. The Chinese media on largely limited official access for foreign stream, where rescue work was ongoing. young people, who he said now “will question if it is their Wednesday also gave prominent cover- journalists to brief trips along the river, “(I) could see the responsibility and responsibility to help establish the development of Chinese age of the “miraculous” rescue of Zhu and roadblocks are sited about two kilo- capability of leading the whole country democracy.” —AP Hongmei, who was pulled from the meters from the capsized vessel. to prioritize people’s life,” the post by upturned hull of the boat. “Media at the scene of the sinking netizen Dong Mai Ying read. “I really The 65-year-old woman was shown has been restricted, including foreign doubt any other country than China has being hoisted to safety in a concerted media, which is unsurprising,” Dynon such determination and capability to do effort by divers and rescue workers. It told AFP. “For Beijing, this is an exercise this.” The report has been reposted by was a scene perfectly in keeping with in managing domestic emotions, which mainstream media outlets including the communist line of society coming means controlling unequivocal messag- Xinhua and CCTV’s websites. Yet on together to support each other in times ing around who exactly are the heroes Wednesday, “Eastern Star” was the most of trouble. In contrast, the New York and who are the villains,” he said. At the censored term on Weibo, according to Times ran a photograph of a corpse main press briefing Wednesday, no Free Weibo, which copies and repub- fished from the river on the front page questions were taken and no figures on lished censored Weibo posts. of its international edition, a more jar- deaths or survivors were given-but From a wider perspective, whenever ring image suggesting that the toll will Guan Dong, one of the divers who disaster strikes China the authorities be high. brought two survivors out of the water, seek to sweep aside any negative ele- Communist Party leaders are well gave his gripping account of the rescue. ments that could tarnish the reputation aware that missteps over a major disas- of the one-party state, such as sugges- ter can quickly turn to criticism of their Li the leader tions of unsafe public transport, lax effectiveness at governing. A deadly Li’s activism has taken centre stage. security or standards not being respect- high-speed train crash in July 2011 trig- Over the course of 24 hours he was seen ed. “Ultimately, Beijing’s primary audi- HONG KONG: Students re-paint a message of commemo- gered an torrent of criticism that holding a crisis meeting on his plane, ence is its citizens, and satisfying inter- ration to China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, on authorities had compromised safety in poring over a map, then giving orders national media demand comes a very the campus of Hong Kong University. — AFP their rush to expand the network. to rescue workers in front of the largely distant second,” said Dynon. — AFP International FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

Japan, Philippines eye deeper defense ties TOKYO: Japan and the Philippines were set to demonstrate their deepening defense ties at summit talks yesterday as the two US allies work to form a united front against China’s increasing assertiveness. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Philippine President Benigno Aquino will jointly address the media following their meeting in Tokyo, at which they are expected to affirm their commitment to ensuring maritime security in the South China Sea. Aquino has passionately courted Japan, along with the United States, to help serve as a counterbalance to China’s claims to almost the entirety of the sea, a major global shipping route believed to be home to oil and gas reserves. Beijing has been aggressively constructing artificial islands, including with what appear to be military-supporting facilities, such as run- ways-aggravating regional tensions and drawing US demands to stop. Aquino on Wednesday sparked ire in Beijing by com- paring it with Nazi Germany in the run-up to World War II. “If somebody said ‘stop’ to (Adolf) Hitler at that point in time, or to Germany at that time, would we have avoided World War II?” he said in a speech to business leaders. Tokyo and Manila are shoring up military and political ties, with a joint naval drill last month in the South China Sea. Washington has also sent ships and planes to survey the waters. SEOUL: Women wearing face masks wait for a train at a subway station in the popular Myeongdong shopping Abe has long criticized China’s attempts to change the sta- area. — AFP tus quo by force, mindful of Japan’s own territorial dispute with Beijing over islands in the East China Sea that are the destina- tion for Chinese paramilitary hardware. While ties between More reason for calm Tokyo and Beijing have warmed a little in recent months, including direct talks between Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, relations have been icy for years. Repeated demands for Tokyo to atone for its wartime aggression have irritated the in Korea’s MERS scare Japanese public, which increasingly believes Beijing is using history as fuel for its nationalist fire and to bolster the ruling Communist Party’s domestic standing. Downplaying danger and inadvertently hyping it In contrast, ties between Japan and the Philippines are warm, with Aquino having spoken of Japan’s obvious repen- SEOUL: Sales of surgical masks surge UN health agency said. MERS’ mortality with unclean hands - this all helps pre- tance and praised its decades of pacifism since defeat in World amid fears of a deadly, poorly under- rate is an estimated 30 to 40 percent, vent MERS, experts say. Because it isn’t War II. Japan’s Emperor Akihito told Aquino on Wednesday his stood virus. Airlines announce “intensi- according to Nicolas Locker, a virology airborne and only transmitted through country feels “remorse” for its actions during the war. “During fied sanitizing operations.” More than expert at the University of Surrey. The close contact, it’s highly unlikely any- World War II... fierce battles between Japan and the United 900 schools close and 1,600 people - symptoms are fever, cough and short- one will get the disease in crowded States took place on Philippine soil, resulting in the loss of many and 17 camels in zoos - are quaran- ness of breath, with an average incuba- areas, like parks or schools, said Kang Filipino lives,” he said. “This is something we Japanese must tined. The current frenzy in South Korea tion period of 5 to 6 days. Transmission Cheol-In, an infectious diseases expert long remember with a profound sense of remorse,” he said. over MERS, which stands for Middle comes through close contact with peo- at the Seoul-based Samsung Medical East Respiratory Syndrome, brings to ple - from living with or caring for Center. The closing of hundreds of Activists protest island building mind the other menacing diseases to someone, for instance - but camels are schools “really doesn’t make sense,” Meanwhile, more than 100 Filipino activists demanded that hit Asia over the last decade - SARS, also thought to spread the virus. Kang said. China stop its increasingly assertive actions in the disputed which killed hundreds, and bird flu. Viruses like MERS “remind us all that South China Sea, and warned during a rally yesterday they Then, as now, confusion ruled as the the globe is indeed a small place when Media fears may be overblown could target Chinese economic interests. Waving red flags and media harped on the growing public it comes to the rapidity with which Some experts believe the govern- yelling “China out now,” the left-wing protesters rallied in front panic, and health care workers and infected people can move over large ment should have done more initially of the Chinese Consulate in metropolitan Manila against government officials struggled to geographic distances, bringing viruses to convince the public that many of China’s island-building and other actions in disputed waters. understand and contain the diseases, they may be incubating with them,” their fears are unwarranted. Many peo- Protest leader Renato Reyes Jr from the the Bagong Alyansang sometimes downplaying the danger, Christopher Olsen, a virus expert at the ple here, however, are in no mood to Makabayan group said that while the Philippines could easily sometimes inadvertently hyping it. University of Wisconsin-Madison, said trust their public officials. The MERS be overwhelmed by China’s powerful military, “there are other While it’s still early and MERS is a scary in an email. scare comes amid widespread govern- means to express protests,” including rallies and a possible boy- disease with no vaccine and a high ment doubt following the sinking last cott of Chinese products. death rate, there are so far more rea- Sweeping the community year of a ferry that killed more than 300 The protesters condemned China’s seizures of Mischief Reef sons for calm caution than for panic. Despite media warnings about the and that was widely blamed in part on in the mid-1990s and Scarborough Shoal in 2012. The two Here’s a look at what’s happening in virus “spreading” in South Korea, 29 of official incompetence. Manila-claimed territories lie west of the Philippine archipelago. South Korea. the 35 people who’ve gotten MERS Some experts support a strong Filipino fishermen say a Chinese coast guard ship had used stayed at a single hospital, and one quarantine to stop MERS’ spread; oth- water cannon to drive them away earlier this year from MERS cases are growing flew to China and was quarantined ers question its worth. Kim Sung-han, a South Korea has seen 35 cases and Scarborough, a rich fishing area. — Agencies there. There’s no evidence yet in South professor at the Seoul-based Asan two deaths, the largest outbreak in the Korea “of sustained transmission in the Medical Center, said putting anyone world outside of Saudi Arabia, where community,” the WHO reports. The who has had contact with MERS most of the more than 1,100 cases two people who died - a 58-year-old patients in isolation, even if they have been and where the disease was woman and a 71-year-old man - had haven’t displayed symptoms, is point- first seen in 2012. The cases are linked previous respiratory problems, accord- less because no studies show the MERS to a 68-year-old man who traveled to ing to the Health Ministry. virus can be spread during the incuba- the Middle East, the World Health South Korea also has an efficient tion period. Organization said this week. When he emergency response system, Locker “It’s like using a hammer to push in returned and became sick last month, said, and has learned much from previ- a thumbtack,” Kim said. The possibility he visited two hospitals and two out- ous disease scares, especially the SARS of MERS spreading through South patient facilities, “creating multiple pandemic in 2003. South Korea has air- Korea is worrisome, of course, but Kim opportunities for exposure among port containment centers for respirato- is skeptical that it will happen health care workers and other ry screenings, and 16 hospitals because the disease usually spreads patients,” WHO said. The man wasn’t equipped with bio-containment units slowly and requires close contact. isolated because it wasn’t thought at for patients and staff, including 600 Kang, the infectious diseases expert, first that he had been exposed to beds in negative pressure units for iso- said the initial government response MANILA: Filipino activists hold slogans during an MERS, which is from the same virus lation and treatment, Locker said. was inadequate, “but the people are anti-China rally outside the Chinese Consulate at family as the common cold and SARS. Washing hands, covering coughs also looking at things in an unreason- the financial district of Makati. — AP “Further cases can be expected,” the and sneezes, not touching your face able manner.” — AP FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 www.kuwaittimes.net paper, etc.—AP tic bottles,wires,cans,used newspapers, cardboard,plas- from wasteasplasticbags, made ofredesignedmaterials Wednesday theircreations from Macedoniapresented Teams from48highschools Skopje, onWednesday. Show inMacedoniaí’scapital bags duringTrashFashion made ofplasticbottlesand A modelpresentsacreation Page 23 Lifestyle FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

Bobby Cannavale, from left, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig and Jude Law attend the This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox shows, Melissa McCarthy, left, facing off against premiere of ’Spy’ at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Monday, June 1, 2015, in New York. a knife-wielding adversary, Nargis Fakhri, in a scene from the film, ‘Spy.’— AP photos Review McCarthy, Feig set their sights on 007 in ‘Spy’

idiculous questions about the funniness and bankability of ture villain. McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a contentedly desk-bound priced dinner, she blurts an order of wine “with the grit of a hummus.” women have clouded exactly what’s going on here: Nobody is a CIA operative accustom to aiding far more elegant and suave field An agent shadowing her, Richard Ford (Jason Statham) resents her Rbetter comedic actor right now than Melissa McCarthy. She’s a agents like the tuxedo-clad Bradley Fine (Law, a one-time Bond candi- intrusion, while another, the absurdly passionate Italian agent Aldo combustible ball of comic fury rolled up in Chaplinesque sweetness, date enjoying the brief fantasy of virtually playing the super spy). (Peter Serafinowicz) continually gropes her. Statham nearly steals the equally capable of profanity-laced verbal virtuosity as perfectly timed While Fine pursues supervillains at a Bulgaria casino, she’s whispering film by playing a parody of his own grave, gonzo persona, popping up pratfalls. In her latest, the espionage comedy “Spy,” McCarthy dons a in his earpiece, monitoring above from a drone and swooning over occasionally to attempt wildly unsuccessful feats of action stardom. host of identities, a closet full of wigs and - in order to stay undercover his out-of-reach glamour. The cast, generally, is likable, rounded out with British comedian but really just to switch things up - essentially changes her entire per- Cooper, though, is far away in a Langley headquarters cubical, Miranda Hart as a fellow desk agent and Bobby Cannavale as a terror- formance midway through. where the immediate concerns are more humdrum: mouse drop- ist trying to acquire a nuke. pings and birthday cakes. Feig lingers perhaps a tad too long in the Cooper, it turns out, is surprisingly gifted in combat (the jokes, Bond world film’s first section, but it’s to a purpose: “Spy” is in many ways a work- thankfully, aren’t about her bumbling inadequacy), and she steadily It’s a globe-trotting tour of McCarthy’s talent, throughout which place comedy about the indignities a capable women must suffer in a thrives by capitalizing on the underestimations of others. Particularly she’s practically always kicking butt. Who was that double-O-what’s- male-dominated profession. When well-to-do arms dealer Rayna good is the interplay between McCarthy and Byrne, who deliciously his-face, anyway? “Spy” is the third collaboration between McCarthy Boyanov (Byrne) outs all of the CIA’s field agents, Cooper volunteers to oozes disgust at McCarthy’s unrefined Cooper. “Spy” is the biggest and director Paul Feig, who first came together on “Bridesmaids,” and go undercover. But the big promotion isn’t all she dreamed of: When budget for Feig and the action sequences are unexpectedly robust - followed that up with the very solid buddy comedy “The Heat,” with prepared for her covert gig, she’s handed no poison-firing Rolex or a perhaps too much. While entirely enjoyable, it ought to be a tad fun- Sandra Bullock. They’re soon to embark on a female-led update of souped-up Porsche, but gadgets hidden in fungal spray and hemor- nier; the set pieces clunk it up at times. It’s almost as if Feig is actually “Ghostbusters,” too, which is fitting because their partnership is rhoid wipes. Her fake identity isn’t much more exotic: Carole Jenkins, gunning for Bond territory. But with McCarthy in tow, why not? “Spy,” beginning to resemble that of Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman. mother of four. a 20th Century Fox release, is rated R for “language throughout, vio- Everything they’ve done, starting with the sensation of “Bridesmaids,” lence, and some sexual content including brief graphic nudity.” has been surrounded with both justified praise and tiresome overem- Velvet rope Running time: 122 minutes. Three stars out of four. — AP phasis on the female-ness of their enterprise. “Spy,” too, is in many Once in Europe, Cooper, outfitted as a tourist, is completely out of ways a great inversion of the Bond world, casting men like Jude Law place in the “Casino Royale”-like realm of elite espionage. It’s a world as the eye candy on the side while the center of the movie is played that surely doubles for superficial Hollywood, where those who out between women: McCarthy and Rose Byrne’s snobbish, high-cou- resemble McCarthy are seldom let under the velvet rope. At one high-

A$AP Rocky latest rapper to ‘Sister Act’ is born top chart with early release $AP Rocky’s new album opened at number one Wednesday again: New film on the US charts as he became the latest rapper to score big Awith a surprise early release. “At.Long.Last.A$AP,” an often down-tempo work with unapologetic odes to drug use, was in the works released on May 26, one week before the expected date. The album sold 146,000 copies or the equivalent in downloads and usically blessed comedy “Sister Act” is streaming in the week through Sunday, topping Taylor Swift’s still- getting a revival, courtesy of Disney. blockbuster “1989” on the Billboard chart, tracking service Nielsen MProducer Ally Sherman and writers Music said. Two of the biggest names in hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar Kristen “Kiwi” Smith and Carol McCullah are set and Drake, also released albums early or unexpectedly this year to create a new take of the original 1992 film, and wound up at number one. Disney confirmed on Tuesday. The film is still “At.Long.Last.A$AP” is the second studio album by A$AP Rocky, under development and no further details were whose previous work also hit number one. The latest album fea- released. tures an all-star collection of hip-hop collaborators including Lil “Sister Act” starred Whoopi Goldberg, Wayne, Kanye West, ScHoolboy Q and M.I.A. Hailing from New York Maggie Smith and Kathy Najimy in a story about but adopting elements of the Houston sound, A$AP Rocky offers a singer finding sanctuary from mobsters as a tales of indulgence common to the rap lifestyle. But the songs are nun in a convent; the sequel also starred a dark and dreamy rather than energetic or danceable. A$AP Rocky- young Lauryn Hill. Sherman produced this year’s who in the past has rapped of the joys of drinking prescription- hit “Cinderella.” Smith and McCullah’s credits strength cough syrup-on his latest album is unabashed about his include “Legally Blonde” and “She’s the Man.” love for LSD, the hallucinogenic drug. The album also offers criti- Whoopi Goldberg performs during a “Sister Act” was also made into a Tony award- cism of religion. On “Holy Ghost,” A$AP Rocky likens religious ritu- dress rehearsal, as she joins the theatre winning Broadway musical. — AP als such as communion to street life, rapping, “They ask me why I cast of the musical ‘Sister Act’. — AP don’t go to church no more / ‘Cause church is the new club and A$AP Rocky drink is the new bub.” —AFP Lifestyle FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

US singer Akon Mawazine performs during the 14th edition of the music festival music festival Mawazine.

US singer Usher dances with a Gnawa group in the streets of the old Medina ahead of his per- Nigeria group P Square and Moroccan group Barbe a Papa perform on stage. formance at the 14th edition of the Mawazine International music festival in the Moroccan capital Rabat. — AFP photos

‘Much Loved’ movie stirs Placebo bassist plays Morocco prostitution rumpus rainbow guitar in oroccan director Nabil Ayouch’s movie on prostitution, ma is the appropriate arena for a full-frontal and blunt treatment of “Much Loved”, shown in Cannes but banned at home, has prostitution. “Yes, prostitution exists in Morocco... But that’s no reason Morocco protest Mstirred heated debate in the conservative Muslim kingdom. to deal with such a sensitive subject in such a provocative tone,” The film revolves around a group of women making a living from wrote the weekly Maroc Hebdo. Other newspaper reviewers who prostitution in Marrakesh, the country’s economic and travel hub. attended a private screening have welcomed a film which has Scenes from the movie with sexually suggestive dancing and dia- sparked controversy in the North African nation. “Much Loved” logue have surfaced on the Internet, sparking a controversy before it depicts “a world filled with hardship and violence”, wrote Tel Quel, was to have opened in Morocco this autumn. another weekly. Social media have seen strong attacks against the film-makers, and a Facebook page has been set up calling for the execution of the A largely taboo topic French-Moroccan director and his lead actress Loubna Abidar. Somewhat belatedly, Moroccan media have turned their attention Protests have also been organized, prompting the Islamist govern- to a health ministry study on prostitution in four major cities. The 2011 The UK bank ment to ban the movie on the grounds that it was damaging to statistical report homes in on the social circumstances, age of first sex- Placebo performs “moral values and Moroccan women”. Politicians have also stepped ual experience and contraception in the cases of around 19,000 pros- during the 14th into the fray. “Nabil Ayouch has a mother, a grandmother, a sister and titutes. Otherwise, it is largely a taboo subject in Morocco, although edition of the music a wife. He should return to God and stop this kind of work,” was the prostitutes are active in tourist areas as well as in rural areas. After the festival Mawazine. angry reaction of Hamid Chabat, head of the Istiqlal opposition party. film brought prostitution into the public eye, a prostitute was inter- But deputy speaker of parliament Khalija Rouissi, of the Party of viewed-anonymously-on Moroccan radio at a peak listening hour. ritish rock group Placebo used their appearance at a Authenticity and Modernity which is also in opposition, countered The parties, the dancing, the vulgarity as depicted in the movie, “all of Moroccan music festival to protest the kingdom’s gay that the film should be judged on its artistic value. “Artistic works that is real”, she said. “I don’t understand why society doesn’t accept Brights record in a performance that saw a band mem- must be evaluated according to creative criteria and not through a this film. Maybe because it shows a sector of the population which ber play a rainbow-colored guitar. Seen by tens of thousands moral prism,” she insisted. The press is also divided over whether cine- they prefer to remain out of sight,” the woman said.—AFP of fans at the Mawazine music festival, which runs in Rabat until Saturday, the gesture follows a topless protest by con- troversial feminist group Femen that saw two French women expelled from the kingdom. During Placebo’s Tuesday night set, bassist Stefan Olsdal took to the stage playing the bright- ly-colored instrument with “489” written on his chest-a refer- ence to article 489, which stipulates that homosexuality is punishable in Morocco by up to three years in jail. The gesture caused a storm on social media, with the gui- tarist writing on his Instagram account that “article 489 con- demns homosexuality in Morocco. Still!! Let’s get rid of it!” Hours earlier, two Femen members, both French nationals, were expelled from Morocco after protesting topless in front of Rabat’s landmark Hassan Tower. Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security said the pair had “performed an obscene sequence” and were “topless, sporting a slogan that offended public morality.” Images shared on social media showed them embracing each other with their tops off in front of the Hassan Tower, a landmark minaret in the Moroccan capital. “In gay we trust” is written in black on the torso of one of them. — AFP Lifestyle FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

This screenshot of ATasteofCuba.org shows the website of Alain Gutierrez, a Cuban A street entertainer waits for tourists in Photo shows Mario Otero in front of a classic American car food blogger who is passionate about preserving and promoting traditional Cuban Old Havana, Cuba. driven by his friend Camilo Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba. cuisine. — AP photos Thawing of US-Cuba relations inspires Havana tourism dreams

ourism dreams are growing in Cuba. The thawing of US- eating American food. He’s eager to learn new English terms he Havana, he points to dishes like fritters made from meat, sweet Cuba relations has inspired many Cubans to think big. Visits hears: What is a millennial? What is a hipster? “American tourists potatoes and corn, and Monteria, shredded pork with vegetables. Tby Americans were up 36 percent between January and ear- are the most loved here,” he says, and not just because they’re “I’m trying to contribute to the rescue of the roots of my food and ly May compared to the same period a year ago, and up 14 per- good tippers, but because “they want to have fun.” He adds: “I my culture,” he says. “I come from a really poor family. But my cent among all international arrivals. That surge is likely to contin- really enjoy showing the most beautiful places of my country.” mom cooked really good.” ue as interest in the destination grows and it gets easier for Switching gears, he recalls losing his mother at a young age, Americans to travel there. Here’s a look at three ambitious being encouraged by an uncle to continue his education, and Investing in the future Cubans, part of a small class of entrepreneurs, often highly edu- getting his tourism degree from the University of Havana. Majel Reyes, 38, studied English language and literature at the cated and well-connected, who see increased tourism as the key “Tourism has been my life,” he says. “I truly think that I was born University of Havana and worked as a government translator to their dreams. for this. We are very hopeful.” before carving a more ambitious path. With an MBA and experi- ence in filmmaking, she now assists foreign film crews shooting ‘We are very hopeful’ A food blogger in Cuba commercials and movies in Cuba. But she’s got another project Mario Otero, 25, is a waiter at San Cristobal, one of Havana’s In a country where many people lack Internet access, Alain she hopes will pay off. Reyes, who lives in her brother’s house, best privately owned restaurants. Whipping out his phone, he Gutierrez, 40, is making his mark online. He’s a Cuban food blog- bought a small apartment in Old Havana consisting of several tiny shows pictures of himself with some of the restaurant’s famous ger with a website called ATasteofCuba.org. He’s passionate rooms, and transformed it into a stylish one-room studio with guests: Here he is with Beyonce and Jay Z, and in this one with about promoting traditional Cuban cuisine, and his dreams could soothing colors and handmade stone tiles. She even had an elec- Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House. be fueled if the island’s evolving restaurant scene makes it a desti- tronic tank system set up to ensure continuous water supply Otero is renovating a house he hopes to rent to tourists, and nation for foodies. Gutierrez takes photos, makes videos and despite the neighborhood’s sometimes unreliable flow. he also works as a private guide, with a goal of someday opening writes about Cuban food - restaurants, chefs, recipes, culinary tra- The renovation, she said, cost three times the original estimate his own tourism agency. He has friends with vintage 1950s cars ditions. He contributes to a bimonthly magazine, OnCuba, that’s and took seven months, instead of the 45 days the contractor who serve as chauffeurs. Otero speaks excellent English, as well as available online and even in print in a few places in Florida. But he promised. But she’s thrilled with the result. She’s renting it to visi- French, and his ambitious nature, outgoing personality and clever dreams of launching a digital magazine devoted to Cuban food tors on Airbnb and other sites, and so far, she’s gotten rave insights into both Cuban and American culture make tourism a that could potentially be supported by advertising from the culi- reviews. “I used seven years of savings,” she said. “It will take me a natural fit for him. Showing a visitor around Ernest Hemingway’s nary world. few years to see the investment back but it’s worth it. It will be a Havana estate at Finca Vigia amid crowds of tourists, he observes, An American food and culture writer, Anne Katata, wants him steady income in the future.”— AP “Hemingway is like King Midas. Everything he touched here to shoot photos for a book she’s planning on “paladares,” private- turned to gold.” ly run Cuban restaurants. They’d also like to lead Cuban food Recalling time he spent working odd jobs during a vacation tours. And some day, Gutierrez hopes to study food styling in from school spent in Tampa, Florida, he said, “I gained 10 pounds” America. At a restaurant he likes, Cafe Ajiaco in Cojimar, near Trash Fashion

Models present creations made of plastic sheet, old socks, plastic hose and deflated balloons during Trash Fashion Show in Macedonia’s capital Skopje, on Wednesday. Teams from 48 high schools from Macedonia presented Wednesday their creations made of redesigned materials from waste as plastic bags, newspapers, cardboard, plastic bottles,

Macedonia wires, cans, used paper, etc. — AP photos Lifestyle FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

Gilbert shows bull horns with which he will manufacture a bracelet, in Port-au-Prince. Haitian artisan Gilbert shows a finished bull horn bracelet. — AFP photos Haiti artisans embrace ethical fashion

iameter, width, thickness-nothing is left to chance as Brazilian 36-year-old Haitian-Italian to join the initiative. “We are not talking jewelry designer Ana Suassuna trains Haitian artisans how to about charity here, but work,” she said. “Charity is a foul thing. I learn Dshape cow horns into fashionable bracelets. As sanders whir in from the artisans, I give them my point of view. We are growing the background, Suassuna surveys the work being done in a small together.” Jean is also hoping to help out her mother’s homeland, studio in the heart of bustling Port-au-Prince. “They know better than which she said was put on the global radar as a result of the devastat- me how to work with horn,” she said. “But I try to teach them how to ing 2010 earthquake. “Since the 2010 quake, people have stopped be more precise with dimensions and finishing touches,” she added. confusing Haiti with Tahiti,” she said. “But they know only that it is a “That process begins with teaching them how to read specifications country with extreme poverty. The Haiti that I know has given the in the outlines sent by foreign clients.” world a large quantity of art and history. People need to see Haiti with She likened the process to how football star Lionel Messi must a new eye.” have mastered the beautiful game: “He took the time to learn how to Like Cipriani, she is a bit fed up with the fashion industry in gener- control the ball in order to keep other people from scoring.” Given al. “This bulimia of buying clothes every day, it’s not normal. We throw that the Argentine star’s picture on the wall of the workshop, her away clothes and say ‘oh well, it cost me two euros.’ “That’s not what argument is one that hits home. Suassuna works for Osklen, an up- fashion is, fashion is a means of expressing oneself: our choice of and-coming Brazilian label. The company-with stores in the United clothes says who we are in the world.” The 2013 collapse of a garment States, Italy and Japan-was founded on the idea of promoting respon- factory complex in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers sible fashion. It is one about 30 brands partnering with the Ethical sent a jolt through the fashion industry. Jean said it was well past time Fashion Initiative, a program created in 2009 with the backing of the for change. “We don’t live a world apart, where those in Bangladesh United Nations and the World Trade Organization. or Taiwan who work like slaves are somewhere else,” she said. “It’s a Its goal is to form a link between marginalized African and Haitian boomerang: either we understand now and consume better, or the artisans-most of them women-and the fashion industry, while boomerang will hit us hard and we will be forced to change in pain,” respecting the environment and workers’ rights. “The world of fashion she said. lost its soul in forgetting what was the basis for the market: partner- Back in the workshop in Port-au-Prince, Andre Paul Lafrond-who ships between artisans,” said Simone Cipriani, who founded the has worked with cow horn for decades-said he was excited about the organization. “Today, fashion speaks the language of marketing. We potential markets foreign designers were opening up to Haitians. have to recover our soul,” the Italian said. “This leads to work for me here,” he said. “Some people only talk about getting out of Haiti, but look, we can work and live our lives Work, not charity well in our country.”— AFP Former model Stella Jean shares Cipriani’s vision. She launched her first collection to great fanfare in 2012. That success prompted Haitian artisan Gilbert puts final details on a bull horn fashion legend Giorgio Armani to lend her his fabled show space in bracelet. Milan for her show in the autumn of 2013. It was only natural for the

Andre Paul polishes a piece of bull horn as he makes a bracelet. Haitian artisan Gilbert shows a finished bull horn bracelet. — Brazilian designer Ana Suassuna shows local artisans how to make jewelry from bull horns. FRIDAY 05 JUNE, 2015

Simple healthy breakfasts for a hot summer’s day

ith temperatures hitting 50 degrees centigrade on a daily basis, it is highly important to step outside with the highest amounts of protein and energy. Take a look at some of these very simple but also extremely healthy breakfast recipes Wto start your day on the right foot.

Breakfast on a crumpet Ingredients 8 crumpets cut in half 1/3 cup peanut butter 1/3 cup honey 2 bananas, thinly sliced 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation Preheat grill and lightly toast crumpets. Spread peanut butter and honey evenly over crumpets. Top with bananas. Place on an oven tray under grill until honey starts to sizzle. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Broiled grapefruit Ingredients 1 pink grapefruit 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Preparation Cut grapefruit in half (midway between the stem-end and the dot on the opposite end). Sprinkle brown sugar over grapefruit sections, using more or less as desired. Grapefruit can be eaten as is, or broiled. To broil, put halves sugar-side up on a cookie sheet in the oven and set oven on broil for a few minutes. The brown sugar should melt and start to get crispy. Eat immediately by spooning out the half-sections of grapefruit. FRIDAY 05 JUNE, 2015

Ironman breakfast Ingredients 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 cup water 1/2 cup Grape-nuts cereal 2 -3 tablespoons raisins 1 -2 tablespoon honey

Preparation Combine oats and water in a very deep microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 3- 5 minutes, depending on your microwave wattage. (Alternatively, oats can be cooked on the stove). Remove oatmeal from microwave (careful, it’s hot!) and stir in remaining ingredients. Can be made with more raisins, really it’s up to your own raisin tolerance. There are a ton of optional ingredients that can be Creamy banana split added from almonds, walnuts to sliced fruit, they all go great with the meal by enhancing the taste and making it even healthier. Ingredients 2 bananas 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt 1/4 cup raspberry jam (or strawberry) Nuts and chocolate syrup

Preparation Select smaller, ripe bananas. Cut off one inch, and then slice the banana in half and place on a salad plate curving away from one another and outward. Slice the small piece and place on either side of the curved pieces. Spoon whipped yogurt across the top of bananas. Dribble slightly diluted jam on top of yogurt. Sprinkle nuts on top, if desired. Offer chocolate or fudge sauce.

Strawberry banana smoothie Ingredients 1 cup skim milk 3 tablespoons wheat germ 1 tablespoon strawberry jam 1/2 cup sliced strawberry 1 small very ripe banana 4 ice cubes

Preparation Place all ingredients in a blender; blend on high speed until smooth, scraping down ingredients in the blender if necessary. Divide into two tall glasses and drink with a straw. FRIDAY 05 JUNE, 2015 Technology The best free android games on the market t can be a minefield trying to navigate the Play Store. Now that it clearly distinguishes between ‘’free’’ games and free games with in-app purchases, it turns out that there really aren’t that many completely free games out there. But some games with in-app purchases can still be enjoyed without spending anything, and there is even the occasional game Iout there that is fully free - no strings attached. Take a look at this list of some of the best free Android games to play on your device so far in 2015.

Driver Speedboat Paradise e don’t know what speedboat racing and the mafia has in common, but these Wtwo things get thrown together in Driver Speedboat Paradise. Made by Ubisoft (who also made the ‘Driver’ games - hence the odd title), and featuring the kind of vibrant graphics that’ll make the most of a pretty Galaxy S6 display, Driver Speedboat Paradise is a fun little thrill ride which can be enjoyed for free.

Zig Zag espite its looks, ZigZag is more of a reflex-based game than a puzzler, as you Dguide a ball along thin zig-zagging paths, and have to time your taps to pre- vent it from falling off the edge. A simple, great-looking game for those quick-fix session.

Super Monsters Ate My Condo! his Jenga-meets-hyperactive-Japanese-arcade-game is as crazy as it Tsounds. In Super Monsters Ate My Condo! apartments floors of various colors drop down from the top of the screen, and it’s your job to swipe them away into the mouths of the correspondingly-colored monsters sit- ting in wait. There are power-ups such as acid, nuke and dog to help and hinder you, as well as various game modes, unlockables, and online score- boards.

Crossy Road alling somewhere between Frogger and infinity runners like Temple Run Fand Subway Surfers, Crossy Road is a cute game that’s great for those quick-fix sessions. So great, in fact, that it won ‘Best quickplay game’ at the International Mobile Gaming Awards. The longer you survive, the more gold you earn, letting you unlock new characters to traverse the endless 3D pixel- blocky world. Its old-school and new-school, charming and challenging, you’ll love it. FRIDAY 05 JUNE, 2015

QuizUp uizUp landed like a bomb in 2014, revealing that Qeveryone’s a sucker for a good trivia game. The sky’s the limit for the number of categories, with new ones added daily. It’s not just your usual ‘sports, films, history’ fare either, with categories ranging from Android, to Harry Potter, to Batman.

Badland adland has been lauded by games critics. It’s an Badventure game where you tap the screen to guide a group of forest dwellers through strange, swampy forests full of eerie shadows and obstacles. Think of it as the connoisseur’s Flappy Bird. Aside from com- pelling gameplay, the graphics are great, there’s a mul- tiplayer mode, and it has a fantastic soundtrack.

Icomania RPG Clicker licker’ games are synonymous with smartphones, and nother cult classic: Icomania is simple, but keeps you ‘Cthere is an absurd number of them out there. RPG Clicker Aentertained. The game shows you a series of icons and is the latest in a long line, but its charming pixilated visual you have to guess which movie star, cartoon, place, or vari- style and fantasy-RPG elements make it stand out. Take your ous other category of thing in the world it is. hero out on quests, hunt for treasure, and take on bosses when you’re ready. As you’d expect, the gameplay is all about the tapping - tap to move, tap to fight, tap to level up. A com- pulsive combo of classic RPG and relentless touchscreen-tap- ping.

Clash of Clans lash of Clans is a simple, highly addictive concept - build a town and its Cdefenses, then train your troops to fend off attacks from other players. As it’s a persistent multiplayer game, its duration is basically never-ending, and is one of the most popular games on the Play Store. Your progress syncs to your Google + account, so you can continue your game across multiple devices. — http://www.androidpit.com/

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First-timer fails to avoid on your trip to Beijing

eijing’s contradictions create a rip-roaring adventure for Building a huge Beijing bucket list miliar with the city. You’ll test the limits of your sanity if you set first-time visitors. Neon lights flash alongside swaying We know you want to see it all. But take it from a writer who your heart on lunch spots miles from your morning sightsee- Blanterns. Enormous squares yawn next to labyrinthine nearly collapsed into her hotpot after trying to cram temples ing or leave your most-coveted museums until the last day. alleyways. Catcalling market sellers and car horns provide a and palaces into a packed day of eating, drinking, shopping Tackle Beijing by neighborhood. The Forbidden City and constant soundtrack. In a city as deafening as it is beguiling, it’s and hutong crawling. It sounds counterintuitive, but making Tian’anmen Square are the classic pair; the Summer Palace needs all too easy to get frazzled on your first visit. Avoiding these the most of your time in China’s capital means paring it down. a full day to do it justice; 798 Art District requires a hop by subway seven common pitfalls will enhance your first Beijing experi- With security checks, maze-like subway transfers and huge dis- and then a bus, so allow a full afternoon. For day trips, set out early ence no end. tances, Beijing has a way of eroding the hours if you’re unfa- and come home early if you want to avoid the wrath of the real Chinese dragon: Beijing rush hour traffic.

Ignoring the smog factor In Beijing, you need to prepare for the air. The city’s pollution levels are notorious, and its air quality will have a bigger impact on your trip than you expect. We learned this the hard way, with our eyes streaming as we explored the Summer Palace, sneezing our way past elaborate boats and gardens. Air pollution affects your views (and your photos), not to mention your exhaustion levels. Planning your activities around the air quality will give you a much easier time; try Airpocalypse App (airpocalypseapp.com) for a humorous take on the day’s conditions. Bad air quality means museums and galleries. Good air quality makes temple grounds and palaces ripe for wander- ing. If you can’t adapt your itinerary, build in some time to chill in a cafe when conditions are polluted; trust us, you’ll need it.

Being shy at queues and crossings Once the third, then fourth, person slips in front of you in that bathroom queue, you’ll realize it’s time to sharpen your elbows. In a city bursting with more than 11m people, it makes sense that Beijingers move with purpose. This metropolis brims with urbanites making their way, so first-time visitors can be dis- orientated by queue-jumping and chaotic roads. Don’t take it personally when cars honk at you at crossings or edge irritatingly close. Resist the urge to tut and glare when fel- low queues idle up beside you at a ticket counter. Simply stand your ground and march on to your destination. You’ll lose plen- ty of queue battles (hey, these Beijingers are practiced). But Travel FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 30

above all, don’t be fazed by the seeming randomness - keep way around supermarkets and the subway, but English isn’t as at the table, but dining in Beijing is a casual affair. If you aren’t your body language confident and move forward. widely spoken as you might think. Arm yourself with a language used to chopsticks, it’s worth practicing before your trip (if only app (Learn Chinese Pro (play.google.com) is free and packed to avoid pitying stares). But barring one offensive gesture - Faltering at security checks with essential vocab) or a phrasebook. planting your chopsticks upright in a bowl of food, which Security checks are a way of life in many Chinese cities, but In taxis, a guidebook or map with the Chinese characters will resembles an incense offering - slurp your noodles, openly nowhere more so than Beijing. Your rucksack will be examined be indispensable to point at. You can also collect business cards pluck bones from your mouth, grab food with chopsticks or in train stations, X-rayed each time you go into the subway, and from your hotel or bars to show to drivers, or ask a hotel serving spoons, and enjoy. you may be frisked before you enter certain public spaces, like concierge or hostel staff to jot down your destination in Chinese It’s worth heeding the cues of waiting staff, as they’ll likely Tian’anmen Square. characters. Finally, don’t underestimate the power of a humble make your experience more delicious. We were encouraged to Pat-downs often seem cursory and sometimes security notepad and pen to make yourself understood. To hire some dip fried goat’s cheese in sugar at Little Yunnan, and coaxed guards will insist on seeing your passport and then barely look gear from non-English speaking staff in Nanshan Ski Village, we into seasoning our meat at Dadong Roast Duck. But when it at it. Rules can seem infuriating (like being cross-examined sketched skis and boots, jotting our heights and shoe sizes next comes to Beijing dining, follow the rhythms of people around about whether you have a camera by the guards at Mao’s to them. you. Dishes arrive at different times, diners may guzzle or daw- Mausoleum). But embrace it all as part of your Beijing experi- dle, and regardless of the chaotic rhythms of a meal, you’ll end ence. Get ready to swing your bag through the X-ray in a sub- Fearing the food etiquette up delightfully satisfied. Just as you will with Beijing itself. way station and nod compliantly; it’ll make your transit times There’s a terror among first-time travelers of causing offence (www.lonelyplanet.com) much swifter than raising an eyebrow or trying to avoid the scanners altogether (which is a guaranteed strategy to get an extremely thorough kneading from a sulky guard).

Trying to walk everywhere It’s a travel writer’s cliché to describe a city as ‘compact, best explored on foot’. Well, Beijing is neither of those things so you need to hire wheels or school yourself on public transport to avoid wheezing your way between temples. Exploring under your own steam is best done by bike. Hostels and bike hire shops around the city rent out bicycles. Bring your passport, prepare to pay a deposit, and be sure to examine the bike closely for damage before you take it for a spin. As for the subway, clear signposting in pinyin (Roman lettering) makes it a breeze for foreign visitors. There are even English-language announcements on board. Snap up a top-up metro card, known as an IC card (deposit •30), from a kiosk in the subway; they’re easily rechargeable in machines and also usable on public buses (remember to scan as you board, and scan again as you disembark). English-language announcements and signs fade away on buses beyond the city limits but helpful guards in Beijing’s bus stations will try to bundle you onto the right one.

Assuming English will be spoken A smattering of English-language signposting will ease your Leisure FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

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CARACAS: Clutching a tiny Bible, Gilda donor’s healthy organ. Both the donor’s liv- Velasquez leans over her son as he falls er and the donated section of organ subse- asleep with the help of a powerful sedative quently grow to full size. and a catchy cartoon jingle playing on a Kato and Rivas Vetencourt say they have hand-held TV. “Remember, you’re a a one-year survival rate of over 90 percent Christian, you’re a Christian,” she repeats for the procedure they perform at amid her tears to Yin Carlos as orderlies Policlinica Metropolitana, which is similar to wheel the 6-year-old into the operating outcomes in the US After that, the risk of room where he will get a new liver. infection or complications falls dramatically For any family touched by liver disease, and most recipients go on to lead healthy, an organ transplant can be a second long lives. The socialist government pro- chance at life. But the procedure is practi- vides 30 percent of the funding for the cally a miracle in Venezuela, where an eco- transplant program that aims to help poor nomic crisis makes even needles and aceta- families like Yin’s. Philanthropy, medical minophen scarce. Yin is benefiting from the insurance and the patient’s family pay for efforts of a US-based surgeon and his coun- the rest of the procedure that costs roughly terpart in Caracas who have helped save $20,000 at the weakest of Venezuela’s three dozens of Venezuelan children with failing official exchange rates, including a steep livers. The doctors now hope to replicate discount by the surgeons. Yin’s family their success in such a challenging environ- didn’t have to pay a cent because the ment as Venezuela and assist hundreds of father’s employer picked up the remainder boys and girls from other parts of Latin of the bill. CARACAS: In this May 22, 2015 photo, Gilda Velasquez hold her son Yin Carlos, just America and the Caribbean where pediatric 13 days after he underwent a liver transplant surgery at Caracas’ Policlinica transplants are unavailable. Hellish years Metropolitana, in Venezuela. Yin is expected to make a full recovery. — AP Dr Tomoaki Kato of New York’s Hours before checking into the hospital Columbia University Medical Center began last month to donate part of his liver to his Caracas where a photo of the late President Health Organization says that only about performing the transplants in Venezuela a son, Jean Carlos Fernandez recounted the Hugo Chavez featured prominently on the 150 pediatric liver transplants are per- decade ago after he was contacted by Dr last two hellish years. Yin made multiple wall. Yin, his stomach bloated and skin formed each year in Latin America and the Pedro Rivas Vetencourt, a surgeon at visits to the emergency room, frequently jaundiced from liver disease, seemed oblivi- Caribbean, mostly in Argentina and Brazil, Caracas’ Policlinica Metropolitana. The missed school and the family had to sell ous to the pending 12-hour operation. The compared with about 600 in the US. “A lot Japanese-born physician says that back their home in the eastern city of Maturin to shy, soft-spoken boy practiced writing the of children die each year in Latin America then he couldn’t even locate Venezuela on pay for overnight bus trips to the capital for alphabet in a notebook and said he wanted because they do not have all treatment a map. But he and Rivas Vetencourt have exams to investigate why the boy’s liver a pinata for his July birthday. options locally for end-stage liver disease,” now performed 50 pediatric transplants was scarring. Once the surgery was underway, about a said Dr Juan Carlos Caicedo, a Colombian- with living donors in the South American “The doctors told me that if we don’t dozen medical professionals led by Rivas born doctor who oversees a transplant pro- country, gradually building a large team of find a donor, the boy will never reach the Vetencourt extracted the child’s mottled gram geared to Hispanic children and medical professionals. With live-donor age to have a girlfriend,” Fernandez, a con- liver while Kato, heading a similar team, adults at Northwestern Memorial Hospital transplants, surgeons remove a recipient’s struction worker, said while resting at a rel- spliced a 400-gram (almost 1 pound) por- in Chicago. “A lot more pediatric transplant diseased liver and replace it with part of the ative’s apartment on the outskirts of tion of his father’s healthy organ. The World programs are needed in the region.” —AP FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Greece at loggerheads with creditors over key reforms Foreign firms wary of Saudi decision to open up bourse Page 38 Page 40

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communications Director Gerry Rice (left) walks with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to a news conference on the release of the concluding statement of the US Article IV consultation, the IMF’s annual check-up of the US economy yesterday at the IMF in Washington. —AP IMF slashes US growth forecast to 2.4% Fed should delay interest rate hike to 2016

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary price inflation.” The central bank has kept its from a year earlier, largely because of plum- percent against both the euro and the Fund urged the Federal Reserve to wait until key benchmark rate at a record low near zero meting oil prices. Excluding volatile food and Japanese yen since June 30, the US dollar the first half of 2016 to start raising short-term since December 2008. energy prices, core inflation grew just 1.8 per- appears to be “moderately overvalued,” the interest rates because the US economy Barring unexpected good news, the IMF cent over the 12-month period. IMF said. The agency said the US financial sys- remains subpar. said the Fed should probably hold off until “The economy would be better off with a tem is stronger than it was before the Great In its annual checkup of the US economy next year. Many private economists, however, rate hike in early 2016,” IMF Managing Director Recession but warned of “potentially serious” released yesterday, the IMF said “the underpin- speculate that the Fed will start raising rates Christine Lagarde said. She said the risks of rais- threats to stability. nings for continued growth and job creation this September. In a speech last month, Fed ing rates too soon outweighed the risk of keep- It expressed concerns about the growth of remain in place.” But America’s “momentum Chair Janet Yellen said she expects to begin ing rates on hold and allowing inflation to so-called shadow banks, lightly regulated was sapped in recent months by a series of raising rates by the end of the year. slightly exceed the Fed’s 2 percent target. financial firms that operate outside the tradi- negative shocks,” including a harsh winter and The Fed reiterated in its most recent policy The Commerce Department reported last tional banking system. It warned that insur- a strong dollar that hurts US exports. statement that it needs to be “reasonably con- week that the US economy shrank at an annual ance companies have tried to compensate for The IMF predicted the US economy will fident” that inflation will move back up to the rate of 0.7 percent from January through low interest rates by making riskier invest- grow 2.4 percent this year, down from its April Fed’s 2 percent target. But the IMF said it does- March. A widening trade deficit was largely to ments and could be vulnerable in a financial forecast of 3.1 percent. The agency said the n’t see inflation reaching that level until mid- blame. The stronger dollar makes US exports panic. And it urged Congress not to roll back Fed should wait for more signs of improve- 2017. more expensive overseas and foreign imports 2010’s Dodd-Frank law, which strengthened ment - specifically “greater signs of wage or US consumer prices fell 0.2 percent in April cheaper in America. After rising more than 20 financial regulation. —AP 38 Business FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

US dollar declines against Kuwaiti dinar

KUWAIT: The US dollar saw a slight decline against the Kuwaiti dinar in yesterday’s trading, by 0.05 percent, compared with Wednesday’s prices to settle at 302.15 fils per dollar, according to the advertised price of the Central Bank of Kuwait. This comes after the dollar rose against other major currencies during last night trading, following announced encouraging eco- nomic data for jobs and trade balance in the US economy, which is the largest in the world. The US Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday contraction of the trade balance deficit, in April, to reach $40.9 billion, compared to $50. 6 billion in March 2015. According to the ADP Research Institute, the US private sector added 201, 000 jobs in April, exceeding expecta- tions that came at 200,000. The dollar index, which measures the strength of the dollar against a basket of six major currencies, was down by 0.55 per- cent, to reach at the end of trading last night 95.47 points, its lowest level since May 22. Earlier, data showed that retail sales in the euro zone rebounded last April by 0.7 percent compared with the previous month, and by 2.2 percent compared with the end of 2014, while the unemployment rate in the region fell 11.1 per- cent compared with 11.2 percent in March 2015. The US dollar slipped at the end of last night trading, marking the lowest level against the euro in more than two weeks, after the European Central Bank kept its monetary policy unchanged despite the volatility witnessed in the markets recently and con- tinuous rise by German bonds. —KUNA Kuwaiti expert expects no rebound in oil prices soon LONDON: Oil prices are not expected to rise in the coming three THESSALONIKI: People standing next to a snack shop in Thessaloniki yesterday. Greece and the EU said debt talks would years and will not touch the past record level of $100 per barrel, continue to reach a deal on disputed reforms as Athens began to feel the heat of a wave of June debt repayments. — AFP according to an eminent Kuwaiti analyst. Kamel Al-Harmi, interviewed by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) based his outlook on the forecast that the world economy would not boom due to a series of reasons, such as Greek financial prob- Foreign firms wary of Saudi lem and economic woes in Japan. He opined that the forecast OPEC’s decision, at the cartel’s conference today, to maintain the current output ceiling at 30 million barrels per day would be “the decision to open up bourse right decision, “considering the present circumstances.” Al-Harmi, who had served in the oil sector for 30 years occupy- ing several senior positions, also cited other factors upon which Many firms to handle Saudi business from Dubai he based his outlook, namely the current two million barrels of oil glut, swamping the markets, particularly in shadow of partial pro- RIYADH/DUBAI: The opening of Saudi LICENCES declined comment. Many companies say duction by Iraq, Iran and Libya. However, output by these three Arabia’s bourse to direct foreign invest- Many foreign firms have been slow to they see long-term potential in Saudi countries is expected to rise following the predicted agreement ment may create billions of dollars of establish themselves within Saudi Arabia Arabia but want to see how the market between the West and Iran over the latter’s nuclear file, due in business but international banks and because of regulatory barriers around fares before any big expansion. end of the current month. The producing trio are forecast to fund managers are cautious about markets and factors such as difficulty in “We look at Saudi Arabia as a very pump 5-6 million barrels per day into the markets-bulk of which expanding their operations in the king- obtaining visas for foreigners. important growth market for us in the to be contributed by Iraq, in addition to forecast rise of shale oil dom. Regulatory obstacles and uncer- Fewer than a dozen big international Middle East and are very interested in production from the US, China and Russia. In response to a ques- tainty about the size of fund inflows are banks and securities firms have units that expanding our investment banking oper- tion regarding reasons that have recently pushed the oil price deterring foreign firms from undertak- can deal in Saudi stocks. The opening of ations here depending on how the mar- from $45 pb to $65 pb, Al-Harmi opined that it was due to hefty ing any quick build-up in their staffing the $566 billion stock market, the largest ket develops in two to three years’ time,” speculations and control of influential financial quarters as well as and office space in Riyadh. in the Arab world, could help to change said Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia chief exec- world bourses on the markets. As to Saudi Arabia’s rejection of Instead, 10 days before the bourse that isolation. Tens of billions of dollars of utive Abdulaziz bin Hassan. calls to cut its market share, he said Riyadh cannot take such a opens on June 15, most plan to delay foreign equity investment could enter in decision, considering the forecast comeback by the other major any decision on significant expansion of coming years, analysts estimate. P-NOTES producers to the market. He supported Riyadh’s argument that Saudi operations. Initially at least, many For the next year, however, inflows Much may depend on how authorities the OPEC and non-OPEC producers must coordinate to keep the intend to handle any new Saudi busi- look set to remain modest - perhaps tens choose to treat P-notes. Foreigners prices at a reasonable level. — KUNA ness remotely, via regional offices in of millions or a few hundred million dol- already indirectly own an estimated 1.5-2 Dubai. Rami Sidani, head of frontier lars a month, not enough to justify a big percent of the market via P-notes and investments at Schroders, said its Middle expansion of Saudi operations for most other swaps. If authorities don’t create a Egypt bourse to move East office in Dubai had the resources firms. Saudi equity valuations are current- cheap way for P-notes to be converted and analyst coverage necessary for han- ly high by global standards and oil prices into underlying shares, many people may to next-day settlement dling Saudi business. low. A key boost to the market would be keep investing indirectly. Transaction Schroders is not for now applying to its inclusion in MSCI’s emerging market costs for P-notes are three to four times CAIRO: Egypt’s stock exchange will move to next-day settlement the Capital Market Authority to invest index, but MSCI says this wouldn’t hap- those for direct share purchases, but P- of trades on June 11 in a move aimed at increasing activity and directly in Saudi stocks because it has pen before June 2017. notes don’t count towards some foreign liquidity, the securities regulator said yesterday. already been able to buy them indirectly Also, the CMA is imposing ceilings on ownership ceilings, making them attrac- At present, the market operates under second-day settlement. through participatory notes, he said. foreign ownership; for example, foreign- tive. Foreign institutions may have little The change could increase trading activity by making money Other fund firms may seek licenses ers can’t own over 10 percent of the mar- incentive to build operations in Riyadh if flow faster, and by shortening the time that trades are unsettled, more aggressively but regulatory issues, ket’s value. Such curbs help to explain can continue to invest indirectly through reducing counterparty risks. “Next-day settlement will start next such as the unresolved question of how why, since Riyadh announced its inten- P-notes. Another indirect channel to Thursday and will help create new liquidity as well as help P-notes might be converted into direct tion last July to open its market, only one invest in Saudi stocks, initial public offer investors better manage risk,” Sherif Sami, head of the securities stock holdings, will deter some, he major foreign fund manager has opened funds, is expanding; eight such funds regulator, told Reuters. Next-day settlement will be optional for added. a new office there: Ashmore, which has a have been licensed this year. investors in Egypt’s bourse, Sami said, adding that it would apply “Saudi is very keen on attracting Saudi head count of 12. Saudi Fransi Capital, an arm of Banque to all stocks and exchange-traded funds available on the market. international investors to the market Ashmore plans to apply this month for Saudi Fransi , has expanded its operations “Using next-day settlement when selling a stock will only be and positioning it in a competitive way a direct investment license, but other big this year in anticipation of the market available through the same brokerage the stock was bought compared to other emerging markets. In institutions have not revealed their inten- opening - by creating a subsidiary in through ... and brokerages will not be able to use next-day settle- order to do that, they will have to tackle tions. Bankers think up to a dozen licenses Dubai, which it will use as a base to han- ment without orders from clients,” Sami said.—Reuters the challenges.” could be awarded initially; the CMA dle foreign investors. — Reuters Business39 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Emaar Properties trims Egypt listing price

DUBAI: Dubai’s Emaar Properties announced the price range yesterday for the initial share sale of its Egyptian unit at below previously-indicated levels, giving an offer size of 2.55 billion pounds ($334 million) at the top of the range. The flotation will involve 600 million shares, equivalent to 12.99 percent of the company, offered at a price between 3.5 pounds and 4.25 pounds, with the final price to be decided on or around June 18, Emaar said in a bourse filing in Dubai. This range was below the 4.49 pounds which Emaar Misr said on Monday it would price the offering at, as well as the initial valuation of 4.70 pounds revealed in May which was based on a recommen- dation from accountancy firm Grant Thornton. Despite the revision, the listing of Emaar Misr is expect- ed to be the largest flotation on the Cairo exchange since 2007. The Egyptian subsidiary has a portfolio of invest- ments in Egypt worth around 53 billion Egyptian pounds A Royal Mail postbox in central London. Britain’s newly-elected government yesterday, announced plans to sell off its ($7 billion), according to its website. remaining stake in the Royal Mail postal service as part of efforts to cut state debt by £4.5 billion ($6.9 billion, 6.1 billion Emaar Misr is expected to be listed on the Cairo stock euros).—AFP exchange on or around July 2, the statement from Dubai’s largest listed developer said. Much of the offering will be allocated to institutional investors, with 15 percent ear- Britain to start selling marked for retail buyers. The subscription period for institutions both inside and outside the North African country will start on Thursday remaining Royal Mail shares and run until June 16, on which day retail investors will begin subscribing. The retail offer will conclude on June LONDON: Britain will start selling its national election in May. He said in we are getting value for money,” he 25. remaining 30 percent stake in postal March he was aiming to wipe out said. The shares were down 3 percent “The level of interest shown from the investment com- operator Royal Mail, which is worth Britain’s budget deficit by 2018/19. on the news yesterday. No decision has munity so far has been very encouraging and we look for- about 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion), Britain sold a 60 percent stake in yet been taken on whether the shares ward to welcoming new shareholders as long term part- as part of a drive to fix the budget Royal Mail in 2013, attracting criticism would be sold privately to investors or deficit, finance minister George at the time from rival politicians and to the public, a Treasury official said. ners in the growth of Emaar Misr,” Mohamed Alabbar, Osborne said yesterday. trade unions who said the firm had The sale of further Royal Mail shares chairman of Emaar and its Egyptian unit, was quoted as Osborne also said government been sold off too cheaply after shares will begin this year, the finance min- saying in the statement. EFG Hermes and JP Morgan are departments had found an extra 3 bil- rose by as much as 87 percent following istry added. It also said the extra sav- joint global coordinators of the float, with Emirates lion pounds in savings in the current the sale. ings found by government depart- Financial Services designated a lead manager. — Reuters financial year. Osborne is due to Osborne appeared to acknowledge ments included a plan to sell land announce a new budget and fiscal tar- those concerns as he made his around London’s Kings Cross station gets on July 8 after his Conservative announcement in parliament. “We will which was valued at around 345 mil- World food Party won a parliamentary majority in a only sell our stake when we can be sure lion pounds. — Reuters prices in May lowest since 2009: FAO Asia’s strong fuel demand

ROME: Global food prices in May fell to their lowest since vindicates OPEC policy September 2009 with declines in cereals, dairy and meat products outweighing slight increases in oils and sugar, the United Nations’ food agency said yesterday. China’s new car sales on track to set new record The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food SINGAPORE: Asian consumption of gaso- fuel demand from China and India is bull- demand, and 400,000 bpd in 2016, price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket line and other fuels has beaten expecta- ish. While China’s overall economy has according to JP Morgan. of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 166.8 tions due to demand stemming from slowed, the country’s coastal and interior High fuel consumption is helping to points in May, down 2.4 points or 1.4 percent from April, structural changes in the economies of provinces are still expanding due to state contain a global glut in crude that has left and down 46 points or 22.4 percent from a year earlier. Asia’s biggest oil users, vindicating for and private-sector investment. India, millions of barrels stored on tankers with- High global production, a strong US dollar and cheaper now OPEC’s decision six months ago to Asia’s third-biggest economy after China out a buyer. Many countries in the region crude oil have pressured food prices over the past year, keep its taps open. and Japan, has embarked on an industrial- are experiencing their slowest economic with the index declining since April 2014. Oil and sugar Saudi Arabia’s oil minister in November ization drive under its reformist Prime growth in years, with China’s gross prices bucked the trend. Palm oil rose on concerns about persuaded fellow OPEC members to Minister Narendra Modi, propping up fuel domestic product expanding at its slow- the possible effects of the El Nino weather pattern in refrain from cutting their crude produc- consumption. “Preliminary estimates for est rate in a generation. Southeast Asia, and soy oil firmed on higher demand, par- tion quotas, arguing that demand would April Chinese apparent demand indicate But growth will be in the region of 6-7 ticularly in China, the FAO said. ultimately pick up and prices recover. The growth was 7.5 percent, comparable to percent this year, with some of China’s Sugar posted its first significant rebound since October, strength of recent demand for oil has sur- first-quarter 2015 levels,” JP Morgan said interior provinces still booming. That it added, due to a slow start to the crushing season in prised everyone, including OPEC, in a report. “Similarly, Indian demand means many people will still be buying Brazil. The FAO forecast world cereal production would hit researchers at independent research con- growth for April is reported at near 9 per- their first car. Others will be upgrading to 2.524 billion tons in 2015-16, compared with the previous sultant Energy Aspects said this week. cent, ahead of our forecasts and the first- a bigger, more fuel-intensive vehicle. Data The Organization of the Petroleum quarter 2015 growth rate of 4 percent.” from the China Association of Automobile year’s record harvest. In April, the FAO forecast annual out- Exporting Countries is meeting in Vienna JP Morgan said gasoline and jet fuel Manufacturers shows automobile sales put of 2.509 billion tons. today in its first gathering since last year. will continue to underpin the above-trend between January and April outstripped The higher cereal forecast is mainly due to larger-than- The 12-member cartel is widely expected expansion in oil demand. Even in debt- 2014 levels in three out of four months, expected harvests in Africa and North America, but 2015- to maintain its quotas, with Brent crude shaken Europe, fuel consumption growth averaging almost 2 million new cars a 16 output is still expected to be 1 percent lower than the up 40 percent since January. Some is near 30-year highs. Goldman Sachs said month. In India, April diesel use - which prior year. observers say OPEC’s policy hangs in the demand increased 7.2 percent in the first accounts for over 40 percent of refined Cereals stocks at the end of the 2015-16 season are fore- balance, and would be untenable if a quarter from a year earlier, and expects fuel as half of the country’s cars run on cast to reach 634.3 million tons, compared with 646.5 mil- strong crude rally wipes out refining prof- growth of 3.5 percent for the rest of 2015. diesel - rose 9.3 percent. That’s the fastest lion tons in 2014-15. World wheat output is expected to its or if Asian economies slow further by Global gasoline demand is expected to pace since August 2012. Gasoline con- reach 723.4 million tons, more than April’s forecast of 719.1 the year-end. rise about 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in sumption surged 18.7 percent, the most million tons. — Reuters For now, traders say that is unlikely as 2015, equivalent to 2 percent of global since May 2013.— Reuters Business FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 40 Mutual funds chase Greece at loggerheads with head-start on finding creditors over key reforms IPO superstar BOSTON: US mutual funds are placing bigger bets on privately held companies to get a head start finding the next IPO super- Tsipras, EU official fail to reach breakthrough star, a strategy that has yielded some dramatic payoffs and flameouts. ATHENS: Greece remains at loggerheads meeting with Commission President Jean- The talks, which ran into the early hours Fast-growing private companies such as Uber with creditors over key economic reforms Claude Juncker would at the least begin to of Thursday, were joined by Jeroen Technologies, Pinterest and India’s Flipkart Online Services after a meeting between Prime Minister show the outlines of a deal that would Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister have attracted billions of dollars in investment from US mutual Alexis Tsipras and the head of the European release the 7.2 billion euros ($8.2 billion) who chairs the Eurogroup. EU Commission funds, marking an increase in overall pre-IPO betting over the Union’s executive arm failed to yield a remaining in Greece’s remaining bailout spokesman Margaritis Schinas called the past few years, analysts and fund managers said. It’s a way to breakthrough on the release of vital bailout fund. talks “very good and very constructive” boost their returns and differentiate themselves from faster- loans. Though progress appears to have been adding that the three officials would meet growing index funds. And with senior members of Greece’s made on the level of the budget surplus again in the “coming days” Time is pressing, Funds run by Boston-based Fidelity Investments and governing radical left Syriza party stressing that Athens has to run in the years ahead, as the European part of Greece’s bailout Baltimore’s T. Rowe Price Group, for example, more than dou- officially runs out at the end of the month bled their money with pre-IPO bets on Facebook Inc. And and the country faces about 1.6 billion shares of lesser known Zafgen Inc are up 15-fold since the euros in repayments to the International Fidelity Select Biotechnology Portfolio made a pre-IPO invest- Monetary Fund in June. The first install- ment of $11.2 million in late 2013. Zafgen’s IPO was in June ment, a relatively low amount of just over 2014. 300 million euros, is due today. “We’re seeing more activity in the private market over the While there had been doubts Greece past few years as companies delay their IPOs and stay private would be able to pay due to a liquidity longer,” said Katie Reichart, an analyst at fund research firm crunch, Tsipras indicated there would be no Morningstar Inc. “It can be a big boost if they get in early. problem, telling reporters in Brussels “don’t Mutual fund managers don’t want to miss out on that runway worry about it.” Other installments are due to growth.” on June 12, 16 and 19. A comprehensive, industry-wide picture is difficult to track Speaking after the meeting, Tsipras said because mutual fund companies don’t disclose their aggre- the talks had been “friendly and construc- gate private company investments. Disclosures from No 2 US tive,” but dismissed outright some of the mutual fund company Fidelity, however, show that some of its proposals by the institutions overseeing biggest funds have more than doubled their pre-IPO invest- Greece’s bailout - the European Central ments over the past two years. Bank, Commission and IMF. Of course, some pre-IPO bets have fizzled after companies “The conclusion of this discussion is that made their stock market debuts. Twitter Inc was an IPO darling the proposal the Greek side has submitted in 2013, helping Morgan Stanley’s $2 billion Small Growth remains the only realistic and constructive Company Portfolio generate a 62 percent return for investors proposal on the table,” he said. that year. The fund invested in Twitter when it was a private Although there was some common company. Twitter shares have tumbled some 46 percent since ATHENS: Employees of the Stock Exchange are reflected on a display ground, including on Greece having to post reaching $69 a share in early January 2014. Last year, the showing stock price movements in Athens yesterday. High-ranking lower primary surpluses - the budget with- Morgan Stanley fund lost 10 percent, partly because of members of Greece’s governing radical left Syriza party say they can- out taking debt servicing into account - Twitter’s plunge, while peer funds posted an average return of not accept a deal proposed by the country’s creditors during a meeting Tsipras insisted cuts to supplementary pay- 2.4 percent, according to Morningstar. Morgan Stanley between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the head of the European ments to low-income pensioners or increas- declined comment. Union’s executive arm. —AP ing value added tax on power bills were out Andrew Boyd, who oversees private company investment of the question. for Fidelity, said the pre-IPO market has become the IPO mar- that they cannot accept a package of meas- the two sides remain far apart on issues In Athens, Syriza party officials went fur- ket of the past, but it’s only available to investors such as ven- ures proposed by the country’s creditors, such as sales taxes and pensions. ther, with several expressing outrage at ture capital firms, mutual funds and hedge funds able to put markets across Europe sank Thursday. As “If the government accepted this pro- what they described as attempts to black- up large amounts of money that once were only available time runs out, there are real fears that posal, it would have been a disorderly mail Greece. “A proposal that describes through public markets. Athens won’t secure a deal that will see it retreat and an agreement to our submis- measures of extreme austerity ... shows no Before, rapid growth might happen after a company’s initial get remaining bailout funds to avoid going sion,” Social Security Minister Dimitris respect for the mandate of the Greek peo- public offering. But now, much of it is happening before the bankrupt. Stratoulis told Parliament. ple,” Syriza party secretary Tassos Koronakis IPO as the pre-IPO financing allows companies more time to The Athens stock exchange was trading “The entire package of proposals that told Greece’s Star television. “It is a neolib- mature and get bigger out of the public eye. From companies about 2.5 percent lower in early afternoon were submitted yesterday are rejectable by eral shock tactic ... that cannot form the looking for capital, Boyd said, “We hear that constantly over trading, while the Stoxx 50 of leading our government,” he said, describing them basis of an agreement.” and over, ‘We’re just not ready for the limelight of (being) a European shares was down 1.3 percent. as an attempt by bailout lenders to impose Discussions are set to continue in com- public company. But we need capital!’” —Reuters There had been high hopes that Tsipras’ “neo-colonialism.” ing days. —AP Gold wilts as upbeat US data offsets strengthening euro

LONDON: Gold prices fell yesterday after robust economic data data-driven,” he said. “The ADP payrolls report (on Wednesday) fuelled speculation a U.S. rate rise may come sooner rather than was pretty solid, and we did see a move downward in gold on the later, though a surge in the euro limited losses. back of that.” Offsetting that, the euro rallied across the board as Traders are now focusing their attention today US non-farm German Bund yields reached their highest in eight months, payrolls data, a key barometer of the world’s largest economy, for extending gains made after the head of the European Central clues as to the next direction for gold. Bank played down the impact of bond market volatility. Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $1,181.95 an ounce at 1206 Gold failed to benefit much from waning appetite for risk in GMT, while US gold futures for June delivery were down $2.80 an the wider markets. A persistent sell-off in bond markets knocked ounce at $1,182.10. Gold is down nearly 2 percent this year in financial market confidence, with stocks lower globally and not anticipation of the first US interest rate rise in nearly a decade. even traditional safe havens such as bullion and the Swiss franc Rising interest rates lift the opportunity cost of holding non-yield- providing much refuge. Demand for physical gold in the main GENEVA: Geneva’s attorney general Olivier Jornot ing bullion, while also boosting the dollar in which gold is priced. Asian markets was lacklustre, with a tight price range and expec- (L) and first prosecutor Yves Bertossa attend a press The US Federal Reserve has indicated that the timing of any tations of more declines in a seasonally quiet period for bullion conference yesterday in Geneva. Swiss prosecutors rate rise is dependent on economic data. “A lot of (gold’s weak- keeping consumers away from gold jewellery, bars and coins. yesterday closed an investigation into allegations ness) is pricing in expectations for a fairly positive non-farm pay- “Gold continued its recent run of quiet Asian sessions today, British banking giant HSBC’s Geneva branch helped rolls reading tomorrow. All things being equal, it should have dipping marginally as China emerged as early sellers but gener- clients evade millions of dollars in taxes, after the been another pretty solid month of gains,” Mitsubishi analyst ally stuck within a $3 range,” precious metals house MKS said in bank agreed to a massive fine of 40 million Swiss Jonathan Butler said. “For the moment, gold is still very much a note. —Reuters francs ($43 million, 38 million euros). —AFP 41 Business FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 OPEC heads towards holding output

VIENNA: OPEC headed yesterday towards does not rise to $77 a barrel, then the Kuwaiti That decision initially contributed to world powers. Tehran’s Oil Minister Bijan holding crude output levels on the eve of its budget will in deficit.” prices slumping to six-year lows in late Zanganeh indicated Wednesday in Vienna production meeting, as oil prices slid back Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq and Venezuela January but some analysts say the strategy, that Iran could pump an extra one million under $60 a barrel on concerns that the have all appealed for a fair price for crude backed by OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, has barrels within six to seven months of expected decision would further fuel over- this week, but Saudi Arabia has expressed paid off as US shale oil producers have been Western sanctions eventually being lifted. supply. Ministers attending a two-day OPEC contentment with OPEC’s strategy. squeezed and crude has recovered in recent OPEC insisted Wednesday that it wel- seminar before today’s output gathering said The Organization of Petroleum Exporting months. Oil ministers also argue that the comed all unconventional oil producers, they would be happier with prices between Countries, whose dozen members pump one improved economic outlook has since sent adding that they would help balance the $75 and $80 a barrel to boost precious rev- third of the world’s crude, is still seeking to prices bouncing back. global market. However, analysts are less enues and help balance their budgets. curb shale and deep-water oil producers that Qatar’s Energy Minister Mohammed Al- diplomatic about OPEC’s approach. However, US benchmark West Texas need high prices to make their operations Sada noted Thursday that the market faced SEB strategist Bjarne Schieldrop told AFP Intermediate for delivery in July delivery profitable. “depressed economic conditions of 2014” that OPEC should lift its target to 35 million dipped 25 cents to $59.39 a barrel yesterday, but added that “the world economy is bpd to dispel confusion over its actual out- as the market was plagued with stubborn Oil price tumble expected to improve in 2015”. put. “It would give a very clear message of fears over the supply glut. World oil prices tumbled between June Despite the collective target, OPEC is what they are already saying and doing: Brent North Sea crude for July declined 16 2014 and January on the back of faltering actually producing about 31.21 million bpd OPEC should not be the one to reduce pro- cents to stand at $63.64 a barrel. “We are still global energy demand and growing over- according to International Energy Agency duction,” he said. surviving-it’s not the situation we prefer of supply-which many observers regard as data, due to extra supplies from Saudi Arabia “We know that Saudi Arabia needs to course. It all depends on the second half being fuelled by booming US shale oil explo- and also Iraq which has ramped up output in increase exports and revenue in order to now for oil prices,” Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali al- ration. southern and northern areas not hit by compensate for lost income with the lower Omair told reporters in Vienna. At OPEC’s last meeting in November, the Islamic State jihadists. price. “We know Iran and Iraq will increase Asked if he was pleased with the current cartel held its daily official production target Analysts fear the market could be further production and we know Libya will eventual- state of the market, Omair replied: “It is at 30 million barrels per day (bpd) — where saturated with oil from Iran, after the Islamic ly come back into market. It easily adds up to improving of course”. He added: “If the price it has stood for around three and a half years Republic reaches a nuclear energy deal with 35 mbpd.”— AFP Dish and T-Mobile US in merger talks NEW YORK: Dish Network Corp and T-Mobile US Inc are in talks over a merger that would combine the second-largest satellite TV operator in the United States with the fourth- largest wireless carrier, the Wall Street Journal reported. Dish and T-Mobile US shares were up 8 percent and 12.8 percent respectively in premarket trade yesterday, while those of T- Mobile’s majority owner Deutsche Telekom were up 1.3 per- cent-the only rise among German blue-chip stocks. A deal, which has been mooted in the past, would fit with Deutsche Telekom’s stated interest in partnerships to strengthen its US business after failing to sell it last year. It would also join a wave of tie-ups in the telecoms and TV industries as companies look to add services for customers. Representatives at Dish and T-Mobile US did not immedi- ately respond to emails seeking comment outside regular US business hours. A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, which owns about 66 percent of T-Mobile US, declined to comment. The two sides have agreed T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere would serve as the CEO and Dish CEO Charlie Ergen would become the combined company’s chairman, the CARLSBAD: A worker climbs stairs among some of the 2,000 pressure vessels used to convert seawater into fresh water Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. through reverse osmosis in the western hemisphere’s largest desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif. The International However, a purchase price and the structure of the deal are Monetary Fund issues its annual checkup of the American economy yesterday.—AP still undecided, the newspaper said. T-Mobile has a market capitalization of about $31 billion, while Dish’s is around $33 billion. “It is clear that Deutsche Telekom is looking for future US productivity plunges in prospects in the United States,” a source close to Deutsche Telekom’s management board told Reuters, adding it had no knowledge of talks between T-Mobile US and Dish. Q1; unit labor costs surge Dish and T-Mobile US have previously floated the possibili- ty of a deal. Ergen said earlier this year he was “impressed” by T-Mobile US, while Legere said it made sense for T-Mobile US Weekly jobless claims fall 8,000 to team up with Dish. Dish, a surprise winner in the record-set- ting US sale of airwaves for mobile data in January, has WASHINGTON: US nonfarm productivity ductivity decline mirrors the economy’s estimated. Hours increased at a 1.6 per- amassed wireless spectrum and recently went into streaming fell more sharply than initially thought in dismal performance in the first quarter, cent rate instead of the previously report- TV to offset the loss of pay-TV subscribers. However, what the first quarter, leading to a jump in when output contracted at a 0.7 percent ed 1.7 percent pace. With output declining Dish plans to do with the newly-acquired spectrum remains labor-related production costs, a trend rate. Given that temporary factors con- at a 1.6 percent pace, unit labor costs unclear. that could ignite inflation if sustained. tributed to the decline in output, the drop increased at an upwardly revised 6.7 per- T-Mobile US has been looking to buy spectrum from small- Other data yesterday showed the labor in productivity could be overstated and a cent rate in the first quarter, the fastest er rivals, according to media reports. The company has turned market tightening, with first-time applica- rebound is likely in the second half of the pace since the first quarter of 2014. around years of subscriber losses with cut-price deals, market- tions for unemployment aid falling slightly year. Still, weak productivity suggests that Compensation per hour increased at a ing and wireless plans in recent quarters. While these initia- more than expected last week and the the economy’s potential growth could be 3.3 percent rate in the first quarter of 2015, tives have led to customer gains, they have pressured T- number of people on benefit rolls hitting lower than the 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent instead of the previously reported 3.1 per- Mobile US’s margins. the lowest level since 2000. The data likely pace economists currently estimate. cent pace. Wage growth looks set to pick Last year, Deutsche Telekom tried to sell T-Mobile to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise Economists also say muted productivity up as the labor market tightens. In another Sprint Corp but the No 3 US carrier dropped its bid after interest rates later this year. Productivity growth, if sustained, raises the risk of a report, the Labor Department said Initial regulatory resistance. French operator Iliad SA also aban- fell at a 3.1 percent annual rate instead of faster pick-up in inflation that would claims for state unemployment benefits doned its attempt to buy T-Mobile US last October. T- the previously reported 1.9 percent pace, require more aggressive interest rate dropped 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted Mobile US’s rival AT&T Inc is close to wrapping up its $49 the Labor Department said. That was the increases than the Federal Reserve and 276,000 for the week ended May 30. It was billion deal for Dish competitor DirecTV, while Charter first back-to-back fall in productivity since financial markets currently anticipate. the 13th straight week that claims held Communications Inc is seeking to remake the US cable tele- 2006. US stock index futures and the dollar Productivity rose only 0.3 percent from below the 300,000 threshold, which is usu- vision industry by acquiring larger rival Time Warner Cable trimmed losses after the data. Prices for US a year ago. Workers put in slightly fewer ally associated with a strengthening labor Inc for $56 billion. —Reuters Treasuries were slightly higher. The pro- hours in the first quarter than previously market.—Reuters 42 Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Blue Jays blank Nationals 8-0

WASHINGTON: Mark Buehrle threw a six-hitter for his 11th career shutout and the Toronto Blue Jays scored four runs in the first inning to close the interleague series against the Washington Nationals with an 8-0 victory Wednesday night. Buehrle (7-4) worked fast and effectively against the NL East leaders, needing only 93 pitches for his first shutout since 2013. The first four batters reached against Taylor Jordan (0-2), who made his first start this season for the Nationals this season with Stephen Strasburg sidelined. Jose Bautista, Chris Colabello and Kevin Pillar had RBI singles in the first inning. Bautista hit a solo home run in the eighth. Jose Reyes had three hits and drove in two runs. Bryce Harper went 2 for 4 with a double. YANKEES 3, MARINERS 1 Garrett Jones and Mark Teixeira homered, Masahiro Tanaka gave up one run over seven ANAHEIM: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera can’t handle a ball hit by Los Angeles Angels’ Carlos Perez for a single during innings in his return from the disabled list, and the the sixth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. — AP Yankees completed a three-game sweep. Jones homered for the second straight day, hitting a two- ASTROS 3, ORIOLES 1 the first hits of the game after each retired the ini- Kansas City offense came through against AL Cy run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Rookie Lance McCullers allowed one run in a tial eight batters in order, Liriano with a single in Young winner Corey Kluber. Mike Moustakas Taijuan Walker (2-6). Jones hit a three-run home complete game, Chris Carter provided the offense the top of the third and Hudson on a double in the drove in a run in the first inning, and Lorenzo Cain, run in the 11th inning of the Yankees’ 5-3 victory with two homers and Houston picked up another bottom half. Pirates left fielder Jose Tabata fell Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales hit consecutive Tuesday night. Teixeira added his second home win. They are off to the best start in franchise histo- backward after crashing hard into the wall trying RBI doubles off Kluber (3-6) in the third to give the run of the series and his 16th of the season, hitting ry with an American League-best 34-20 record. to catch Hudson’s ball but stayed in the game. Royals the lead. Vargas (4-2) made it stand up in his a solo shot in the second inning that just eluded Carter homered in the second and fifth innings second start back from the disabled list. The left- leaping right fielder Seth Smith at the wall. Tanaka and George Springer added a solo shot in the sixth DIAMONDBACKS 9, BRAVES 8 hander used a pair of double plays to wiggle out (3-1) made his first start in more than a month and inning as the Astros improved to 21-0 when hitting AJ Pollock homered for the second consecutive of jams, and limited the streaking Indians to two did not miss a beat. Despite being on an 80-pitch multiple homers this season. In his fourth career game, and Arizona rallied to beat Atlanta. The runs on eight hits while striking out three with- limit in his return, Tanaka got through seven start, McCullers (2-0) yielded four hits and struck Braves jumped to a 6-0 lead in the second inning, out a walk. Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth innings without even reaching the 80-pitch mark, out a career-best 11 to lower his ERA to 1.88. but the Diamondbacks chased Mike Foltynewicz in for his eighth save. throwing just 78 pitches in handing the Mariners McCullers hadn’t lasted more than six innings the sixth and grabbed the lead for good with three their fifth straight loss. entering the game. He retired 15 in a row before a runs in the seventh. Yasmany Tomas and Chris ROCKIES 7, DODGERS 6 single by Adam Jones with two outs in the ninth, Owings each had an RBI single, and Jarrod Nolan Arenado hit a game-winning sacrifice fly RED SOX 6, TWINS 3, 1st game; but he struck out Chris Davis to end the game. Saltalamacchia made it 8-7 with a tiebreaking sac- TWINS 2, RED SOX 0, 2nd game in the ninth inning, lifting Colorado to a win. With Baltimore starter Miguel Gonzalez (5-4) struck out rifice fly. David Peralta’s slide at home plate beat the bases loaded and no outs, Arenado sent a fly Trevor May allowed two hits over seven innings eight and allowed just four hits. Cameron Maybin’s throw from mid-center field. to left-center. Chris Heisey caught it and threw to lift the Minnesota to a split of a day-night dou- Tomas had three hits, and four relievers combined home, but DJ LeMahieu slid in easily. Arenado was bleheader. In the first game, Boston’s Eduardo CARDINALS 7, BREWERS 4 for four innings of four-hit ball. Andrew Chafin (4-0) mobbed by teammates after the Rockies over- Rodriguez followed up his brilliant major league John Lackey pitched seven innings and Matt got the win, and Brad Ziegler allowed AJ came a two-run deficit in the ninth. John Axford debut by allowing one run and two hits in seven Carpenter had two hits and drove in two runs, Pierzynski’s pinch-hit homer in the ninth before (1-0) earned the win following two rain delays that innings. May (4-3) only allowed runners in the third helping St Louis improve the best home record in finishing for his fifth save in six tries. Atlanta reliev- totaled 2 hours, 26 minutes. Yimi Garcia (2-2) was inning. With two outs, Carlos Peguero singled and the majors to 22-7. The 36-year-old Lackey (4-3) er Jim Johnson (1-3) was charged with two runs one of four relievers in the final inning for the took third on a double by Dustin Pedroia, his fifth scattered 10 hits while striking out five and walk- and two hits in one inning of work. Dodgers, but they couldn’t hold the lead. Joc ing one. He is 41 in four career starts against hit of the doubleheader. But Brock Holt grounded Pederson homered in his fifth straight game, Milwaukee. Lackey has gone 7-1 in 11 regular-sea- ATHLETICS 6, TIGERS 1 out. May struck out nine and allowed no walks. becoming the first Dodgers player to do so in a son starts and one playoff outing at Busch Stadium Sonny Gray pitched eight shutout innings and Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for his major league- single season since Matt Kemp in 2010, according since joining the Cardinals after a trade with Billy Burns hit a bases-loaded triple as Oakland leading 20th save in as many chances. Boston’s Rick to STATS. Porcello (4-5) rebounded from two starts in which Boston. Lackey is 4-1 in six starts at home this sea- handed Detroit its sixth straight loss. Gray (7-2) had he gave up 13 runs in 11 1/3 innings. Against the son. Trevor Rosenthal recorded his 17th save by the Tigers beating the ball into the ground all WHITE SOX 9, RANGERS 2 Twins, he allowed two runs and five hits with five getting the final two outs on a double play. game, with Oakland’s outfielders only making one Milwaukee’s Jimmy Nelson (2-6) lasted five putout while he was on the mound. He struck out Jose Abreu homered in a six-run second after strikeouts and no walks in eight innings. Rodriguez missing three games with an injured finger, (2-0) allowed just a solo homer by Brian Dozier in innings, giving up seven hits and seven runs (six seven and allowed two singles and a walk. Anibal earned). Sanchez (3-7) allowed four runs, five hits and four Chris Sale struck out a season-high 13 in seven the third and an infield single by Danny Santana in shutout innings and Chicago beat Texas. Tyler the sixth. Rodriguez struck out seven and walked walks in seven innings. After striking out 20 batters RAYS 6, ANGELS 5, 10 INNINGS Flowers added three hits, including a home run, two before Alexi Ogando gave up a two-run homer in his previous two starts, he only had one against Kevin Kiermaier led off the 10th inning with a Oakland. In the second inning, Oakland loaded the as the White Sox bounced back from a 15-2 loss to Eduardo Escobar in the ninth. The Red Sox in the series opener. Sale (5-2) retired the final scored five runs in 4 1/3 innings against Phil home run after rookies Joey Butler and Steven bases on a double and two walks, and Burns took Souza Jr went deep to account for all the scoring in an inside pitch the other way for a three-run triple. 14 hitters he faced and struck out Joey Gallo Hughes (4-5). Mike Napoli added a solo homer, his Tampa Bay’s five-run sixth. Rays closer Brad three times before Texas’ top prospect homered ninth of the season, in the seventh against Michael Boxberger, born in nearby Fullerton, entered in the MARLINS 7, CUBS 3 again a night after his record-setting debut. Nick Tonkin, making it 6-1. eighth looking for his first four-out save in the Giancarlo Stanton and Jeff Baker hit back-to- Martinez (4-2) allowed nine hits and seven earned runs in 3 1/3 innings - his shortest outing PHILLIES 5, REDS 4, 11 INNINGS majors. He struck out Matt Joyce to strand a runner back homers for the second time in five days, and at third, but gave up the tying run in the ninth on the Marlins showed lots of life after two months of of the season - as the Rangers’ four-game win- Cody Asche scored from second base on a Erick Aybar’s sacrifice fly after getting ahead in the often desultory play. A bench-clearing confronta- ning streak ended. Texas announced after the fielding error by pitcher Ryan Mattheus in the 11th count 0-2. The Angels called on closer Huston tion led by injured Miami Marlins ace Jose game that Josh Hamilton will be out four weeks inning, lifting Philadelphia to the win after Maikel Street (2-2), and his 2-1 pitch was driven deep into Fernandez and Chicago Cubs outfielder Junior Lake with a strained left hamstring, sidelining him Franco hit a tying, three-run homer off Aroldis the right-field seats by Kiermaier for his fourth ended in a standoff. The Marlins won their second just seven games into his return to the Rangers. Chapman in the ninth. Mike Leake took a no-hitter homer of the season. The blown save was the first series in a row after a stretch in which they lost 11 into the seventh before Franco lined a single up in 16 opportunities this season for Boxberger (3-3). of 13 games and fired manager Mike Redmond. PADRES 7, METS 3 the middle with two outs. In the 11th, Asche hit a New manager Dan Jennings was ejected in the James Shields threw seven strong innings to double down the left-field line off Mattheus (0-1) PIRATES 5, GIANTS 2 eighth inning for arguing a call on a checked swing. remain unbeaten and Will Middlebrooks drove with one out. Freddy Galvis then hit a grounder to Jordy Mercer broke a fifth-inning when he The Marlins’ Dan Haren (6-2) took a shutout into in three runs to help the Padres win a home first baseman Joey Votto. Mattheus covered the homered for the second day in a row, Francisco the inning but got only one out after the confronta- series for the first time in a month. Shields (7-0) bag, but couldn’t catch the toss and Asche came Liriano struck out six to win his second straight tion. He allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Jon cruised through five innings, permitting just one around to score. The Phillies have two straight decision and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Lester (4-4) had his worst outing of the year, allow- runner to reach second base. The right-hander walk-off wins after losing seven games in a row. Francisco Giants 5-2 on Wednesday for a three- ing six runs in five innings for the Cubs. He also allowed two runs and six hits overall. He struck Seeking his first career shutout in 153 starts, Leake game sweep. Liriano (3-4) allowed four hits while went 0 for 2 at the plate and is 0 for 61 in his career. out four, walked two and used three double started the ninth with a 4-0 lead. But he left after outdueling Tim Hudson (3-5), who also struck out plays to avoid major damage. Shields set his per- consecutive singles by pinch-hitter Ben Revere and six over seven innings but lost his fourth straight ROYALS 4, INDIANS 2 sonal best for consecutive wins to start the sea- Jeff Francoeur. outing against the Pirates. The two pitchers had Jason Vargas tossed six sharp innings, the son. He began 6-0 with Tampa Bay in 2006. —AP Sports43 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

Singapore rolls out red carpet in search of gold SINGAPORE: Wealthy Singapore is pulling out all the stops for a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which promis- es to be the slickest in the regional event’s 56-year his- tory. Athletes can expect the red-carpet treatment, with many staying at plush hotels and competing at top facilities including the new, billion-dollar Sports Hub complex. A fleet of 650 cars and buses will take 7,000 athletes and officials around the small, island state dur- ing the biennial competition which finishes on June 16. Competitors can relax in the well-appointed Nila Suite, which has karaoke, free wifi, massage chairs and games consoles plus “comfort food” for those in need. Digital coverage will be unprecedented, with live broadcasts available on a dedicated phone and tablet app and 17 sports streamed on YouTube. Athletics events will get the hi-tech touch with remote-con- trolled cars used to collect javelins, hammers and dis- cuses from the field. It is a far cry from previous edi- tions of the unique SEA Games, where Olympic sports share the roster with lesser-known, regional pursuits like martial art pencak silat. Singapore has not hosted the 11-nation event for 22 years, a period of intense growth for the seaport and financial centre at the south of the Malay peninsula. KABUL: An Afghan bodybuilder prepares to compete in the Mr Afghanistan nationwide bodybuilding com- Despite grief over the March death of founding leader petition in Kabul. Bodybuilding is one of the country’s most popular sports, even permitted during the Lee Kuan Yew, it is intended as a show of force as the 1996-2001 Taleban regime. —AFP nation of 5.4 million marks 50 years of independence. Squeaky-clean Singapore has one of the world’s high- est concentrations of millionaires and growing ambi- Bodybuilders compete in Mr tions in sports, with its own F1 race and top-class ten- nis. It will hope to show its neighbors a different kind of SEA Games, after some past editions were character- Afghanistan’s competition ized by embezzlement, mismanagement and unfin- ished venues. KABUL: Slathered with fake tan and flex- Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness led invasion. They worship musclemen Enter floorball ing bulging muscles, dozens of under- Federation (AFBBF). The contestants, from Hollywood and Bollywood movies, wear-clad bodybuilders competed for the including some with disabilities, grinned including Sylvester Stallone and Salman At the 2011 Games in Indonesia, corruption and coveted title of “Mr Afghanistan” in a and shifted their poses to western jazz Khan, and spend hours in Kabul’s ubiqui- delays caused considerable embarrassment, and the Soviet-era stadium in Kabul. Bodybuilding music, contorting their triceps before a tous gyms honing their muscles to perfec- tournament concluded with a deadly stampede at the is one of the most popular sports among crowd of cheering and whistling specta- tion. It is all a far cry from the days of the football final. Today’s opening ceremony will take place young people in the war-battered coun- tors. hardline Taleban, now leading a bloody at the 55,000-seat National Stadium, whose retractable, try-permitted even under the Taleban’s In the end Mahmood Matin, a young- 13-year insurgency against the US-backed domed roof doubles as a giant projector. Red flags urg- hardline regime. Dozens of muscled men ster from western Farah province, was Afghan government. While in power, the ing “Do Us Proud, Team Singapore!” have been strategi- with number cards tucked into their crowned Mr Afghanistan. The urban Taleban banned most sports and all music cally placed on public housing blocks, but genuine skintight underpants competed in the youths, sporting spiky hair and tight T- but allowed bodybuilding on the condi- anticipation is palpable and ticket sales are brisk. 10th annual Mr Afghanistan competition shirts, have few memories of the oppres- tion that men wore long pants while train- Despite the intense preparations, controversy is on Wednesday organized by the sive Taleban regime ousted in a 2001 US- ing. —AFP inevitable and the early days of competition, before the opening ceremony, have already been eventful. East Timor’s football team manager was detained and charged with match-fixing, and Malaysian playmaker Malaysian football woes Nazmi Faiz received a six-game ban for spitting. Separately, officials defended safety at the pistol ranges after a claim that ricocheting bullets had continue with Thai loss caused injury and deflected out of the venue. Among the main attractions will be Singapore’s rising swim- SINGAPORE: Malaysian football is enduring some troubled times de mission Seri Norza Zakaria was quoted as saying by local media mer Joseph Schooling, who is going for nine gold and the performance of their under-23 side at the Southeast Asian on Thursday. “The players must realize the high expectations heaped medals, and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, who has Games has failed to lift the mood. A 1-0 loss to Thailand at a steamy on football... 70 percent of the news written in the media back home entered all 19 women’s races. Malaysian badminton Bishan Stadium in Singapore on Thursday left them all but out of is about football. So, Malaysians deserve better.” Some Malaysian star Lee Chong Wei, who recently completed an eight- contention for a place in the semi-finals of the biennial multi-sport fans have already voiced their displeasure. The Ultras Malaya sup- month drugs ban, will draw crowds when he plays in Games for the 11-member bloc. Following a 5-1 mauling by Vietnam porters group lambasted the Football Association of Malaysia for the team event. on Tuesday, the Thai match was a must-win if they were to grab one arranging a lucrative friendly against English side Tottenham When all 402 gold medals from 36 sports are decid- of the two qualifying spots but Malaysia were mostly in defensive Hotspur prior to the SEA Games and not doing more for the under- ed, Singapore will hope to top the table, as the SEA mode against the region’s best. 23 side’s preparations. Games program is malleable and is usually tailored to A brilliant 81st minute low, fizzing strike by skipper Sarach Ong said three weeks with the under-23 side was not enough. “It’s suit the host country. Floorball (indoor hockey), rugby, Yooyen from the edge of the area finally ended Malaysia’s resistance. not a blaming game, we have to sit back and look at our program. We bowling and triathlon are among 11 changes to the “Thailand and Vietnam are definitely on top of us at the moment,” cannot say (it was) only our preparation,” he said. Some from the SEA line-up from Myanmar 2013, with bodybuilding and Malaysian coach Ong Kim Swee told reporters. “I said before the Games squad are likely to feature in the senior side when Malaysia some obscure martial arts among the sports axed. A tournament, we have no stars only average players.” The expected kick-off their World Cup qualifying campaign next Thursday at home departure marks a sorry tournament for the Malaysians, winners of to East Timor in Kuala Lumpur. A win is expected but little else after successful Games could bring further big events to the tournament in 2009 and 2011. Their opening 1-0 win over East being pooled in a tough Group A which also features Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and erase memories of the overspending Timor was marred by a red card and a subsequent six-match ban for United Arab Emirates and Palestine-three finalists at the Asian Cup in which marred its hosting of the 2010 Youth Olympics. midfielder Mohd Nazmi Faiz Mansor after he was found guilty of spit- January. Only the group winners are guaranteed a chance to advance. The feel-good factor may also yield a political dividend ting at an opponent. He was sent home by the team. For Malaysia, ranked 162nd by FIFA, winning their own tournaments for the government led by Lee’s son, Lee Hsien Loong, “Even in our opening game against Timor Leste, we did not look have proved a tough task of late. Singapore’s Lions XII lifted the as it considers holding general elections. —AFP like a team capable of playing to win the gold medal,” Malaysian chef Malaysian FA Cup for the first time last month. —Reuters 44 Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Nadal ‘will be back’

PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray believe Rafael Nadal is not ready for the scrapheap despite being dethroned as French Open champion and facing life outside the top 10 for the first time in a decade. Djokovic routed nine-time Roland Garros winner Nadal in straight sets in a brutal quarter-final demolition on Wednesday that con- demned the Spaniard to only his second loss in 72 matches in Paris since his 2005 debut. “At the end of the day, he’s human and it’s normal to have seasons like this,” said world number one Djokovic. And it has been a poor season by Nadal’s lofty standards. He came into the French Open ranked at seven in the world and without a European claycourt title for the first time in 10 years. It was always likely to be a struggle after he underwent surgery on his appendix in November last year, which in turn followed a three-month absence to rest a wrist problem. From his second round exit at Wimbledon, the 14- time Grand Slam title winner played just three more tourna- ments in 2014, missing the defense of his US Open title in the process. “It’s normal to have people questioning his game now. But if you need a reminder of who he is, just look at his career stats and Grand Slams that he has won,” said Djokovic. “That says enough about his quality as a player and a champion. He understands what he needs to do to come back and fight to be the best. “This is not a big deal. He’s 29 and still has years in front of him.” Nadal, who will likely slip out of the world top 10 next week for the first time since April 2005, is no stranger to rebuilding his often injury- TAMPA: Antoine Vermette #80 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates his third period goal against the Tampa Bay scarred career. After losing in the second round at Lightning during Game One of the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 3, 2015. — AFP Wimbledon in 2012, he didn’t play again for eight months due to knee tendinitis. His powers of recovery stunned his critics as he raced through 2013, winning another French Open and the US Open, just two of 10 titles he collected that Bishop’s save-streak season which ended with a 75-7 win/loss record. Credit column ends for Lightning Against all his major rivals, his record is still in the credit column. He leads Djokovic 23-21, although the Serb has claimed victory in six of their last seven meetings. He has a Slow start, fast finish for Blackhawks as they win Game 1 23-10 advantage over Roger Federer, winning the last five and is 15-6 against Murray having come out on top in seven CHICAGO: The Chicago Blackhawks alive. “I was a little more aggressive 4:31 in the first period, swatting the of their last 10 duels. “I think Rafa will come back, it will take overcame a slow start to race past the than usual. I just tried to take away any puck out of mid-air with his back to the time,” said Murray who faces Djokovic on Friday for a place Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in the open- net he may have.” Chicago’s outburst net. in the French Open final. “He will need wins to build his con- ing game of the Stanley Cup Finals on ended a shutout streak for Bishop who Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said fidence back up.” Murray says he empathizes with Nadal Wednesday. Trailing 1-0 deep into the had held opponents scoreless for a total during the game that his team had after he too was written off last year when he was plagued third period, Tuevo Teravainen tied the of 113:28, dating back to Game Six of been surprised by Tampa Bay’s speed as by a back injury. “I was getting asked a lot of questions, it contest with a wrist shot at 13:28 before the Eastern Conference final. the Blackhawks usually hold that advan- was the end, it was over,” added Murray. Despite his 7-5, 6-3, Antoine Vermette came through with Bishop finished with 19 stops but the tage over their opponents. While 6-1 loss to Djokovic, which came on his 29th birthday, Nadal the game-winner with less than five Lightning would lament their lost Tampa Bay have only been to the Finals was adamant that he has plenty of gas left in the tank. minutes to play. With the game looking opportunity. “You want to protect the once, winning the Cup in 2004, Chicago The likes of Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall won the French like it would head to overtime, Chicago lead and we’ve been quite successful in have tons of big-game experience and Open after their 30th birthdays, but that was in the gentler put pressure on the Lightning and doing so in past games,” said Lightning their patience paid off on Wednesday. 1960s and 1970s. When Andre Agassi won his 1999 Roland when the puck came loose in their zone defenseman Anton Stralman said. “This Both teams needed Game Seven wins in Garros title, he had just passed 29. If Nadal were to clinch a Vermette gathered and fired it past time, we’re playing a highly-skilled their conference final battles, but 10th Paris title in 2016, he will have already celebrated being goaltender Ben Bishop to complete the team and they’re a little bit too good to Tampa Bay’s playoff road has been par- 30. “It’s not a big surprise after a year where I didn’t win comeback. give that much room and that much ticularly tough. They needed seven enough,” said Nadal. “I lost here in 2009, I lost in 2015. It’s “We just had to stay patient and not puck possession. So, lesson learned.” games to take down Detroit in the get frustrated,” Blackhawks goaltender For much of the night it looked as opening series and six to beat Montreal not the end. I hope to be back next year with another Corey Crawford told reporters after though the Lightning had the measure before their seven-game thriller with chance. “I am going to come back next year, I will try and be making 22 saves. Crawford made a stop of the Blackhawks, who have won two the New York Rangers. Game Two of the competitive, try to be better prepared and try to arrive with on a Ryan Callahan shot just before of the last five Stanley Cups. Tampa best-of-seven series is on Saturday in confidence.”— AFP Chicago’s equalizer to keep his tem Bay’s Alex Killorn opened the scoring at Tampa Bay.—Reuters Playing through pain is for everyone in the NBA Finals

OAKLAND: Sore, tired and hurting players healed right foot injury while Golden State’s but it’s what it is at this point. I’m just going order to have their best chance against a have enjoyed the longest-ever break before Klay Thompson has been declared fit after to go out there and will myself to play,” Irving Golden State club that won a league-best 67 the NBA Finals, but it’s time to play through suffering a concussion last week, taking a said. times this season. the pain again because there’s a champi- knee to the head in the Warriors’ finals- “It’s definitely tough because mentally “I can appreciate him just fighting onship at stake. The Cleveland Cavaliers, try- clinching win. and physically you want to be in line. Some of through it,” James said. “Whatever he can ing to end a 51-year title drought for their “There’s not one guy in this series who is the things I’m thinking about doing mentally, give us, it’s going to be great for our team. supremacy-starved city, face the Golden 100 percent,” Golden State center Andrew your body just kind of stops and you catch Kyrie at 50, Kyrie at 60, Kyrie at 70 (percent) State Warriors, who have not won a crown in Bogut said. “Just because we’re not talking yourself a little bit sometimes. You’ve got to is better than Kyrie at zero. “When Irving 40 years, in the best-of-seven series starting about it doesn’t mean we’re not all feeling get off the ball. But for me, it’s just about steps onto the court, he’s a presence. And Thursday. Each team has withstood the rigors something.” But he also knows the cure for finding my spots and seeing where I could be the defense has to be aware of him, has to of an 82-game season and three playoff what ails them all. “Winning relieves every- more effective out there for my teammates.” account for him just because of his abilities rounds to put themselves on the brink of a thing,” Bogut said. “One of those hoodoos is LeBron James, the four-time NBA Most to make plays. “Any guy that is playing long-sought prize, but both are bruised and going to go out the window. There will be a Valuable Player whose dream of making his through injuries, I mean, we all are at this battered as a result even with an eight-day celebration and a record broken either way.” hometown Cavaliers champions is only four point, but he’s dealing with something break. Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving will play Irving has had to summon the mental victories away, knows that the threat of Irving that’s even more challenging, so you defi- despite left knee tendinitis and a barely strength to keep going. “It’s an adjustment, on the floor is something Cleveland need in nitely commend him.”—AFP Sports45 FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 Morata looking to strike a blow for Juve - and Real

BERLIN: Juventus forward Alvaro Morata seemed genuinely apologetic after he netted the goal that knocked his former club Real Madrid out in the Champions League semi-finals and he wants to try to make amends. The 22-year-old Spain international scored in both legs of Juve’s 3-2 aggregate suc- cess over the holders and is hoping to lead his side to victory against Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona in tomorrow’s Champions League final. Morata joined Juve for a fee of 20 million euros ($22.53 million) in the close season after finding himself surplus to requirements at Real and has played an important role in the Italian club’s charge towards a possible treble of titles. He net- ted eight goals in Serie A as Juve wrapped up a fourth consec- utive title, two in their successful Coppa Italia campaign and has four so far in Europe’s elite club competition, including his crucial strike at the Bernabeu last month. The goal leveled the semi-final, second leg at 1-1 and ended the holders’ dream of an 11th European crown following their 10th in 2013-14, when Morata was a second-half substitute in the final against Atletico Madrid in Lisbon. BERLIN: A freestyle soccer player juggles a ball on a soccer pitch in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the opening of the fan festival at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin yesterday - two days before the soccer Champions League final Tomorrow at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, he will bid to between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona the Olympic Stadium. — AP become only the fourth player to appear in Champions League final victories in successive seasons for different clubs, joining Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto’o. “I will try to win, also because of what that would mean for Real Messi the man as Barca fans,” Morata, who joined Real’s youth ranks in 2008, told reporters on Monday. “Obviously scoring against Barcelona would not be as painful as it was scoring against Madrid but I close on historic treble need to actually score before thinking about celebrations,” he added. “I’m not going to say it’s an extra motivation for me BARCELONA: Barcelona’s talismanic Lionel on his face. He put Barca on course to win European Championships and a World Cup because you don’t need extra motivation when you play a Messi remains the driving force of a talent- the King’s Cup last weekend with the over the same period. Now, in Luis Champions League final, but facing Barca will always be spe- ed side on the brink of repeating 2009’s opening goal, the first of a double, which Enrique’s first season in charge, Barca are cial.” historic treble despite a change in their will go down among the best he has ever playing a more direct style based on the coach and style of football, not to mention scored, when he left four players trailing in more individual skills of Neymar and Luis Biggest surprise a host of players. The Argentine provided his wake with a mazy run. Suarez along with Messi. The South As well as becoming a key figure at Juve, Morata has start- the magic and invention six years ago “Leo is like an extra-terrestrial,” Barca American attacking trident go into the ed to make an impact for Spain following a highly successful when Barca became the first La Liga team and Argentina team mate Javier clash with Juventus having notched up a run in La Roja’s youth sides. He starred in Spain’s European to win the Champions League and Spanish Mascherano told reporters. “We are very Spanish record of 120 goals between them Championship winning Under-19 and Under-21 teams, win- league and Cup in the same season and he fortunate to be able to see him do it in the so far this season. ning the Golden Boot award for the top scorer at each tourna- is playing with the same panache as they flesh.” The 2009 treble triumph was built There was little indication as January ment. He was hailed as “the future of La Roja” in March after seek to repeat the feat. The Catalan giants around Guardiola’s possession-based play- began that it would be a memorable sea- he fired the European champions to a 1-0 win against Ukraine already have the La Liga title and the King’s ing philosophy that became popularly son for Barca and there was a notably in Euro 2016 qualifying in Seville. Cup in the bag and their focus is now on known as “tiki-taka”. While the basis of frosty relationship between Messi and Luis Morata made his league debut for Real in December 2010 Saturday’s Champions League final against their passing football remains the same, it Enrique which put in doubt the future of under Jose Mourinho and went on to win one La Liga title, Juventus in Berlin. has been adapted by current coach Luis the coach. With the aura that Messi holds two King’s Cups and a Spanish Super Cup as well as the Messi was described as unstoppable by Enrique to suit the latest squad. Guardiola at the club there could only be one winner Champions League. His performances since joining Juve have former Barca coach Pep Guardiola, whose had an abundance of technically strong in that confrontation and Luis Enrique Bayern Munich side were eliminated by the midfielders like Xavi and Andres Iniesta abandoned the continual switching of impressed no less a figure than captain and goalkeeper Spaniards in the semi-finals, and similar who suited a short passing game. They players and tactics to focus on a settled Gianluigi Buffon, although the World Cup winner with Italy in superlatives have been used by others would move the ball around almost like a side where the emphasis was on the for- 2006 did hint that Morata still has a lot to learn. “Morata has tasked with trying to thwart the South chess game waiting to make the killer pass. wards. Since their much publicized bust-up been the biggest surprise,” Buffon said on UEFA.com on American genius. After a disappointing In a golden spell under Guardiola, Barca following the first game back after Wednesday. “Now that I know him, I can say that if he matures 2014, when Messi failed in his mission to won three La Liga titles and two Christmas against Real Sociedad, Messi has in the right way and if he wants to put his professionalism to win the World Cup for Argentina and often Champions Leagues between 2008 and been given a free rein to torment opposi- the benefit of the team and the profession, he can be the star looked distant and uninterested on the 2012. The “tika-taka” approach was also tion defenses which he has done to devas- of the next few years.”— Reuters pitch, he is once again playing with a smile the basis for the Spain team that won two tating effect.— Reuters Debutant Luis Enrique riding high with Barca

BERLIN: The enduring image of Luis Enrique Guardiola during his debut campaign in 2008- Catalan hero, while Luis Enrique hails from King’s Cup triumphs with their adoring fans at for many soccer fans is the Spain player with 09. The Catalan giants became the first Gijon in the region of Asturias and also had a the Nou Camp. blood gushing from his nose after a vicious Spanish club to win the Champions League stint at Real before joining Barca. That meant It was fitting that Barca sealed a fifth La elbow from Italy defender Mauro Tassotti in and the domestic league and Cup in one sea- he had to work hard on the pitch to win over Liga crown in seven years at the home of the the 1994 World Cup quarter-finals in Boston. son, something no other side, including their the Barca fans and he has had to do the same defending champions, who pipped them to That could now be replaced by a picture of arch rivals Real Madrid, have managed. Barca as a coach in one of the most high-pressure the title with a draw at the Nou Camp on the the beaming Barcelona coach proudly show- are on the brink of a fifth continental crown, jobs in the game. final day of the 2013-14 campaign. The Cup ing off the treble of trophies the Catalan club having eliminated Guardiola’s Bayern Munich As a player, he won plaudits for his battling final was graced with yet another breathtak- are on course to win in his hugely impressive 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. spirit, athleticism and keen eye for goal. After ing goal from Messi, the first of a double, and first season in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca The club’s decision to repeat the Guardiola a successful stint with Barca B, his coaching the Argentine has been the driving force wrapped up the La Liga title with a 1-0 win at gamble with Luis Enrique has proved a career faltered at Serie A side AS Roma before behind Barca’s treble charge this term. He Atletico Madrid and beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 resounding success, whatever the result at he led modest Celta Vigo to an impressive also netted the goal at Atletico that sealed the to secure a record-extending 27th King’s Cup the Olympic Stadium tomorrow. He succeed- ninth place in La Liga in 2013-14. His no-non- title and has an astonishing 56 in 55 appear- last month before they take on Juventus in ed Gerardo Martino after Barca ended 2013- sense character has at times soured his deal- ances in all competitions. Luis Enrique, too, tomorrow’s Champions League final in Berlin. 14 without a major trophy for the first time in ings with the media and his efforts to stamp deserves much of the credit for Barca’s recent Few would have predicted former Barca six years. Luis Enrique took over as Barca B his authority on the team led to a clash with success, managing to get the very best out of and Spain midfielder Luis Enrique, 45, could team coach in 2008 when Guardiola was pro- club talisman Lionel Messi around the turn of Messi and fellow forwards Neymar and Luis even come close to matching the historic moted to take charge of the first team. A club the year. That was all forgotten as the players Suarez and tightening up a suspect defence achievement of his ex-team mate Pep legend and home-grown talent, Guardiola is a and coaching staff celebrated the La Liga and that let Martino down last season.— Reuters Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

Nigeria’s Super Falcons aim to break new ground

ABUJA: After winning nine of the Toronto for two weeks before the start they have failed to go past the group even better at this World Cup.” The eleven African championships so far, of the tournament on June 6. stage of the competition. The Nigerian current team are a blend of young and been to every World Cup since 1991, They have been promised a hefty women hope they get past a tough exciting talent like Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria are finally hoping to bring the bonus of $400,000 (363,000 euros) if first round group in Canada that Desire Oparanozie, Francisca Ordega World Cup trophy to Africa for the first they reach the final. Last year, the includes two-time winners the United alongside experienced campaigners time. The reigning African champions’ Nigeria women’s team-better known as States, Sweden and Australia. such as Dede, Perpetua Nkwocha, best performance in their six previous the Super Falcons-kept their record of “I am confident that we will do well Onome Ebi and Stella Mbachu. appearances at the global tournament appearing at every women’s World at the World Cup,” said goalkeeper Oshoala, who plays for English club was achieved at the 1999 edition, Cup by winning a ninth African Precious Dede. “We have a collection Liverpool, is the Falcons’ main star after when they reached the quarter-finals. Women’s Championship in Namibia. of young players who are doing very she established herself at full interna- The team, trained by local coach Edwin The Falcons have dominated the well presently and with experience tional level when she was named the Okon from the country’s dominant African scene but besides reaching the from some of us, I am sure we can sur- best player at the African Women’s Rivers Angels, have prepared in last eight of the World Cup in 1999, pass our previous outings by doing Championship. —AFP

Women’s WCup - the chance for defeat can draw viewers NEW YORK: Just in case any American fans forgot, Women’s World Cup broadcaster Fox would like to remind them that the US failed to win the last tournament four years ago - and the two before that. The United States’ status as a favorite in the upcoming World Cup creates the poten- tial for huge audiences if the team advances deep, and network execu- tives are candid about their hopes for a long run by the Americans. But what can really lure viewers, especially early on, is the opposite: the possibility the US could lose. David Neal, Fox’s executive producer for World Cup coverage, likes to tell this story from his days producing the Olympics at NBC. Before the 2008 Beijing Games, Michael Phelps’ pursuit of a record-breaking eight gold medals drew plenty of attention. But what greatly spiked interest was his second event, when his U.S. relay team had to come from behind for a narrow victory. “The perception was that Michael was so dominant that it wasn’t a competition but a corona- tion,” Neal recalled. The close call in the relay, he added, “sent a message to American viewers that this isn’t a done deal.” So it’s no coincidence that in promot- ing the World Cup, which opens Saturday, Fox keeps pointing out that “America has a score to settle.” Expect plenty of images of the 2011 final, when the US twice blew late leads before falling to Japan on penalty kicks. And expect plenty of mentions of how the Americans haven’t won the title since they hosted the 1999 tournament, when Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and the rest of the star-studded roster made the women’s team so popular in this country. “It’s the hero who is knocked down and denied that ultimate prize,” said Robert Gottlieb, Fox Sports’ executive vice presi- dent for marketing. In the case of the Americans’ draw at this World Cup, the specter of defeat isn’t just hype. The second-ranked US is in the so- called “Group of Death” that also includes No 5 Sweden and No 10 Australia. Only two squads are guaranteed to advance. “We’re instilling NEW PLYMOUTH: Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus (right) and Hungary’s Mate Vida contest for the ball during their U20 the idea in our audience that this is not a sure thing,” Neal said. Sixteen of soccer World Cup match in New Plymouth, New Zealand yesterday. —AP the tournament’s 52 matches will air on the main Fox network, with five of those in prime time thanks to the favorable time zones in Canada. That’s the most games ever on traditional broadcast television in a single Germany, Brazil cruise through men’s or women’s World Cup. ESPN, which previously owned the US English-language World Cup Fiji cause massive upset with 3-0 win over Honduras rights, puts most of its top events on the cable channel, not partner ABC. No Women’s World Cup matches aired on ABC during the last two tour- WELLINGTON: Fiji caused a massive upset in the under-20 They extended their lead with a third right on the brink of naments. Even as it looks to boost its own fledgling cable offering, Fox World Cup yesterday with a 3-0 win over Honduras, arguably half time when an Atonio Tuivuna header from a corner was Sports 1, Fox has stuck to its philosophy of keeping many of the biggest doing more for the fortunes of Oceania soccer than any other deflected by Honduras defender Kevin Alvarez past Cristian games on the main network. As more and more major sports events team from the collection of 11 South Pacific nations. The Hernandez to give the Fijians a 3-0 lead at the break. migrate to cable, audiences have been healthy for the most appealing Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is FIFA’s weakest with Honduras, who had beaten Uzbekistan 4-3 in their opening matchups - with many viewers no longer making a distinction between nine of their nations in the bottom 25 of FIFA’s rankings. encounter, did everything but score in the second half, and an ABC and an ESPN broadcast anyway. Australia went to two World Cup finals as Oceania champions were denied several times by the post and some superb saves But Fox executives are confident that the traditional broadcast net- before they joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 from close range by Misiwani Nairube. “Our boys have realized work still wields power, especially with an event such as the Women’s while New Zealand have also been to two World Cups. While that they can play at this level and that they do deserve to be World Cup that is looking to draw in new fans. “The difference between a Oceania club champions Auckland City have performed credi- here,” Farina told a media conference in Christchurch. “This is moderate success and a hit is bringing in viewers with very little basic bly at Club World Cups, finishing third last year, no national a wonderful position for us to be in and we have everything to knowledge or no knowledge at all,” Neal said. —AP side from the far-flung region have truly made their mark on play for. The games are also valuable live programming for Fox’s lineup at a world soccer. “We have nothing to lose and we will fight to go through as time of year when many top series are on hiatus. And FS1 will hardly be With a population of just 900,000 Fiji are more well known we improve from each game and learn from this incredible lacking for opportunities to bring in new viewers. It has 29 matches, for the exploits of their rugby sevens side and are appearing in experience.” In New Plymouth, Brazil qualified for the round of including the US opener against Australia on Monday night, all round-of- their first FIFA tournament of any kind. Even then, their qualifi- 16 after they were forced to battle against a 10-man Hungary 16 games, two quarterfinals and a semifinal. The 1999 Women’s World cation was made easier because Oceania’s top-ranked nation before a goal to captain Danilo and an 86th minute penalty by Cup final remains the highest-rated soccer game on US English-language New Zealand are the tournament hosts. Fiji were hammered 8- Andreas Pereira gave them a 2-1 victory in their Group E clash. TV - better than any from the hugely successful men’s World Cup last year 1 by world soccer heavyweights Germany in their opening Hungary’s Bence Mervo had given his side a 1-0 advantage in that illustrated the sport’s surging popularity here. Just one game from game in Christchurch on Monday but on Thursday, Frank the ninth minute before left back Krisztian Tamas was booked Brazil was in US prime time; half of the matches will be this year, including Farina’s side looked far from the team that had appeared in the 12th and again four minutes later by referee Fahad Al all of the Americans’ group-stage games, the semifinals and the final. pleased to have just scored their first goal at a World Cup. Mirdasi and sent off. Germany also advanced to the knockout “June is a great opportunity to kind of take over the sports world,” said Bill First-half goals within five minutes of each other from Ratu phase from Group F with a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in the late Wanger, Fox Sports’ executive vice president of programming. But for all Waranaivalu and Saula Waqa had given the Fijians a surprise game in Christchurch, while Nigeria beat North Korea 4-0 in those favorable conditions to produce record-breaking ratings, the US 2-0 lead after 20 minutes. the early game in New Plymouth. —Reuters needs to keep winning - ideally, not winning by very much. —AP Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 47 FIFA dominoes fall - does the trail lead to Blatter?

WASHINGTON: The US investigation into world football gov- erning body FIFA is modeled after an operation against an organized crime gang. Each henchman to fall is like a domino, knocking over others in a chain to the presumed Mr Big. It’s a technique mastered by US prosecutors targeting mafia rackets and drug cartels, and recognizable to experts observing the case. “Reading the indictment as a former prosecutor, it’s clear that they’re looking at an upper level of the organization,” said John Lauro, who worked in the same New York district that filed the FIFA arrest warrants. “I think the overall goal of the investi- gation is to indict the highest level of the association, that’s the ultimate goal.” The highest level of FIFA, throughout the period covered by the investigations, was the body’s Swiss president Sepp Blatter. He strenuously denies all wrongdoing, but the turn taken by the US investigation suggests that more arrests are in the pipeline. Loretta Lynch, who began the investigation before she was named US Attorney General, said as much as she unveiled the first indictments. The inquiry was just beginning, she said, and FIFA is being targeted under the RICO act as a “Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization.” When the initially defiant Blatter announced his surprise resignation on Tuesday, many assumed that he was under investigation. Those targeted in last week’s indictments were not the first FIFA executives served. Several of their alleged co-conspirators have pleaded guilty and agreed to becoming cooperative witnesses. Now prosecutors will try to get the newly detained suspects to turn on others. “I suspect the dominos are going to fall quick- ly,” said Andy Spaulding, a law professor at the University of JOHANNESBURG: A file picture taken on July 4, 2010 at the opening ceremony of the ‘Football For Hope’ in Alexandra Richmond in Virginia and a specialist in international corrup- Township near Johannesburg shows South African President Jacob Zuma (right) embracing FIFA president Joseph S tion. Lauro agreed, saying the indictments suggest the Feds Blatter. — AFP have a very detailed understanding of FIFA’s internal practices. “There’s a number of other people out there that could be the subject of an indictment,” the former prosecutor said. “You’d FIFA scandal spreads better come in and cooperate or we’re going be directing our activities against you.” Lawyer David Weinstein compared the case to former attorney general Robert Kennedy’s attack on organized crime in the 1960s. around the globe “There’s no rush but they have momentum now,” he said, describing the US indictments as the first dominos that led to the Swiss arrests. “The pressure is certainly on others to cooper- FBI extends FIFA scrutiny to World Cup host bids of Russia, Qatar ate and to provide evidence that will either exonerate them or assist them in reducing them their exposure.” Weinstein said NEW YORK: The FBI’s investigation of for the 1998 World Cup,” Blazer told a fed- an Arab state,” he told Reuters in an inter- former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s two sons-now cooper- bribery and corruption at FIFA includes eral judge in New York, according to the view in Paris. “I believe it is because of ating witnesses-led the investigation to Chuck Blazer. Blazer, scrutiny of how soccer’s governing body transcript. The tournament was hosted by prejudice and racism that we have this the former larger than life leader of the North American football awarded World Cup hosting rights to France, but separate court documents bashing campaign against Qatar.” For its body CONCACAF now a sickly old man, agreed to wear a wire. Russia and Qatar, a US law enforcement contain the prosecutors’ allegation that part, Russia dismissed concerns it might Now, prosecutors appear to be focused on $10 million payment official said. Russia and Qatar have denied bidding nation Morocco paid a bribe to lose the right to host the cup. South Africa made to a body controlled by Warner before the wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids another FIFA executive, Jack Warner of “Cooperation with FIFA is going on and, country was awarded the rights to hold the 2010 World Cup. for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, which Trinidad and Tobago, and that Blazer act- most importantly, Russia is continuing The transfer was allegedly overseen by Blatter’s right-hand were not the subject of charges ed as intermediary. Warner has denied this preparations for the 2018 World Cup,” man, Jerome Valke, who also insists he has nothing to answer announced by US prosecutors a week ago and other charges against him, and late on President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, for. There has been nothing in his public statements to suggest against FIFA officials that stunned world Wednesday aired a paid political state- Dmitry Peskov, said. it, but perhaps one day Blatter himself may agree to testify. The soccer. The US law enforcement official, ment saying he feared for his life, but veteran strongman at the heart of world football may have who spoke to Reuters on condition of would tell investigators all he knows about Blatter pressure information on dubious transfers from sponsors and other anonymity, said the review of the bids corruption at FIFA. A source close to FIFA said it was countries. “If he cooperates it’s all going to come down, all the would be part of a probe that goes Blazer went on to say in his plea hear- Blatter’s advisers who had told him he dominos will fall,” said Spalding. “We can infer by his resigna- beyond the indictments. Among issues ing that from 2004 and through 2011 “I must quit. Critics pointed to the widening tion that he’s aware of evidence incriminating him, there will be the FBI is examining is the stewardship of and others on the FIFA executive commit- criminal probe, disquiet among sponsors, an indictment and perhaps a settlement with Blatter, likely pret- FIFA by longtime president Sepp Blatter, tee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction and pressure from European soccer body ty soon.”— AFP who unexpectedly announced on Tuesday with the selection of South Africa as the UEFA as possible reasons. The international he was resigning shortly before it host nation for the 2010 World Cup.” police organization Interpol put two former emerged that he too was under investiga- Blazer’s lawyer declined to comment on top FIFA officials on its wanted list at the tion by US law enforcement. Wednesday. Many of the details were pre- request of US authorities. It issued “red Authorities said last week they were viously revealed in charging documents notices”, which are not arrest warrants, for investigating a case of $150 million paid in released by prosecutors when they Warner, and Nicolas Leoz, the ex-head of bribes over two decades, while Swiss pros- announced indictments for 14 people, South America’s soccer federation. FIFA has ecutors announced their own criminal including nine FIFA officials. Soccer power denied that another senior official, Secretary inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 bids. On Brazil hosted the World Cup in 2014 but in General Jerome Valcke, was involved in a Wednesday, the partially blacked out tran- the case of Qatar, there was some surprise $10 million payment approved by the South script of the November 2013 guilty plea of that the tournament was awarded to a African Football Association that lies at the Chuck Blazer, a US citizen and FIFA execu- small desert country with no real soccer heart of the US investigation. At a news con- tive committee member from 1997 to tradition and where daytime summer tem- ference in Johannesburg, sports minister 2013, showed he and others in FIFA peratures can top 40 degrees Celsius Fikile Mbalula confirmed the payment to agreed to accept bribes in bidding for the (104F). Warner during the bid process but denied it 1998 and 2010 World Cups and other tour- Qatar’s Foreign Minister Khaled al- was a bribe. Mbalula said the cash was naments. Attiyah said there was no way his country intended for football development in the “Among other things, I agreed with would be stripped of its right to host the Caribbean. Valcke said on Wednesday he other persons in or around 1992 to facili- World Cup. “It is very difficult for some to was not guilty of corrupt practice relating to ZURICH: Journalists wait in front of the FIFA logo at the tate the acceptance of a bribe in conjunc- digest that an Arab Islamic country has the payment and he saw no reason to FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. — AP tion with the selection of the host nation this tournament, as if this right can’t be for resign.—Reuters FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 FIFA scandalspreads FIFA scandalspreads around theglobe around theglobe www.kuwaittimes.net Page 47 of Ramallah.Anaborted during theinauguration ing fearsthatmoresuch the villageDuraAl-Qari’ Sepp Blatterkicksaball an uproarinIsrael,rais- near theWestBankcity of afootballstadiumin diplomatic assaultsare bid bythePalestinians RAMALLAH: Inthisfile FIFA, theworldsoccer federation, hassetoff photo, FIFAPresident to expelIsraelfrom on theway.—AP