ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 4 April 2014 4 Jumadal II 1435 - Volume 19 Number 5624 Price: QR2 Qatar Cool’s Sri Lanka third plant to enters start by 2016 Twenty20 final Business | 14 Sport | 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir arrives in Tunisia SEC launches Plan to release online education survey in English DOHA: The Supreme Education workers to Council (SEC) has launched the English version of its ongoing online survey on education in Qatar to involve more expatri- new employers ates in the opinion poll. Through the survey, people can give views and suggestions related to the education sector, includ- Post-project redeployment likely ing Independent schools, private schools and universities. The SEC launched the survey DOHA: In a new initiative needs and help the country bene- in Arabic recently following direc- that could have a major impact fit from their experience in work- tives from the Prime Minister on the job sector in Qatar, the ing in development projects”. and Interior Minister and SEC Ministry of Labour and Social The ministry is seeking to Chairman H E Sheikh Abdullah Affairs is reportedly studying a implement the proposal soon to bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, proposal to transfer workers en overcome difficulties and com- to collect feedback from the public masse to new employers, after plications companies encounter about the education sector. It is completion of the projects for while recruiting workers from open until Monday. The English which they have been recruited. abroad, especially those involved version follows the successful open If implemented, the move will in mega government projects, forum on education hosted by the allow groups of expats to continue some of which have employed sev- SEC on Monday, the council said. working in the country even after eral thousands of workers, said THE PENINSULA completion of their designated the daily. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Tunisia yesterday. The Emir and his delegation were Continued on page 2 projects, by changing jobs and For instance, if there are 500 welcomed by President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki and other officials at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. sponsors. workers deployed in a government The Emir arrived after visiting Algeria and Sudan as part of his three-nation tour. Report on page 3 Kuwait votes down Quoting a source at the min- project, they can be transferred to istry, local Arabic daily Al Rayah another project immediately after reported yesterday the proposal completion of the first project. GCC security pact would become a reality soon. However, this has to be done KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwaiti Thousands of skilled and semi- with approval from the company parliamentary committee for skilled foreign workers are being that brought them to Qatar, after Beware of fake mobile app foreign relations yesterday recruited by companies in Qatar making sure the workers desire rejected a security pact ratified every day to work on massive to be shifted to the new project DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has warned by other Gulf nations, with MPs development and infrastructure and their original employer does the public against using a fake mobile application saying the government-backed projects. not need them for other projects. named ‘Al Shurta Al Mujtamiya’ (Community treaty is unconstitutional. Most of them are brought All parties concerned will ben- Police), which claims to provide some online serv- Leaders of the six-nation on contracts limited to specific efit from the strategy. The origi- ices of the ministry. GCC approved it at a summit in projects and periods and sent nal employer will save expenses The downloadable app, at Apple Store, carries the December 2012 after it was signed home after completion of their on sending workers home after logo of the Traffic Department and the Community by all GCC interior ministers. projects, especially if the employ- completion of their projects, Police at the ministry, apparently to draw people’s It paves the way for the extra- ers don’t have new jobs to offer. while new employers don’t have attention, Al Sharq reported yesterday, quoting a dition of anyone accused of car- The proposal aims to redis- to go through the procedures for source at the ministry. rying out political or security tribute and redeploy groups of recruiting new workers. The public has been advised to avoid the applica- activities against a GCC member workers to capitalise on their They will also benefit from the tion since it seeks personal information, which may state. It also allows members to expertise and save time, money experience and expertise of these be used for commercial frauds such as breaking into seek military and security assist- and resources involved in recruit- workers. somebody’s online bank accounts. ance from other GCC states to ment of new workers for new This will also help reduce pres- “This particular app is not safe and the minis- counter unrest. projects. sure on government services and try’s apps, which are available at ‘Apple Store’ and Three members of the panel Quoting the source, the daily facilities from the rapidly grow- Android’s ‘Play Store’ are secured as they can be rejected the pact and the other said this is a very significant ing expatriate workforce in the activated only through SMS sent automatically to available on Apple Store and Android phone users, two voted in favour. The issue was project “which will safeguard country. THE PENINSULA the user’s smartphone,” the source told the daily. and offers more than 40 online services. referred to parliament for a final the rights of workers, meet their Continued on page 2 Metrash2 is the only application of the ministry THE PENINSULA decision. AFP Trailer flips over Soldier kills three, Alert over thefts from parked vehicles self at Texas base DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has warned motorists against thefts from parked vehicles. There have been several incidents of FORT HOOD: A US soldier money and valuables being stolen from parked cars. Sometimes, with mental health issues shot vehicles left unattended with their engine on are also stolen. dead three people and injured at In a posting on its Twitter account yesterday, the ministry asked least 16 yesterday before shoot- motorists to exercise more caution and park their cars at safe places ing himself at an army base in and keep them locked. “Mostly thefts take place at night, make sure Fort Hood, Texas, the site of a your cars are safe, do not park at dark internal streets. In case you deadly rampage in 2009, army meet with a break down, protect your belongings from theft,” read the officials said. posting. “If you leave your car on with the doors unlocked, not only The man, being treated for your belongings, but also your car might be stolen,” it added. depression and anxiety, went to two buildings and opened fire before he Israel cancels prisoner release was confronted by military police. The soldier then shot himself in JERUSALEM: Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians has the head with a .45-calibre pis- told them that a planned release of 26 Palestinian prisoners cannot tol, Commanding Officer Lt. Gen. go ahead, a source said yesterday. The source said Justice Minister Mark Milley said. REUTERS Tzipi Livni told her counterparts at a meeting that the release could Edit on page 6 not take place, as the Palestinians had resumed moves to seek inter- Related report on page 9 national recognition for their promised state. Israeli has also threat- ened to annex parts of the occupied West Bank over Palestinian Turkey lifts ban action to join 15 UN agencies and global treaties. Full report on page 8 THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES on Twitter A trailer flipped over on the Corniche Road last evening, causing a temporary traffic jam. IBRAHIM KUTTY ANKARA: Turkey lifted a much-criticised block on Twitter yesterday, 24 hours after its highest court had over- turned the ban as a breach of West, Middle East powers warn Assad against election the right to free speech. Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan WASHINGTON: Eleven includes a transitional govern- powers the US, Britain, France, Assad intends these elections candidacy in elections expected on March 20 shuttered access to Western and Middle Eastern ment as a way out of the three- Germany and Italy and key to sustain his dictatorship, the before July but is widely expected the site after it had been used to powers yesterday warned year war. regional opponents of Assad: statement said. to run. spread anonymous leaks implicat- Syrian President Bashar Al “Elections organised by the Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and “An electoral process led by Parliament has approved a law ing his inner circle in corruption. Assad against holding elec- regime would be a parody of the UAE. Assad, whom the UN considers that essentially bars opposition Turkey’s Nato allies and inter- tions, saying the vote would democracy, would reveal the Arab powers Egypt and Jordan to have committed war crimes candidates from running, virtu- national human rights groups have no credibility amid the regime’s rejection of the basis are also part of the group, which and crimes against humanity, ally ensuring Assad’s re-election. criticised the ban and the ongoing country’s brutal civil war. of the Geneva talks and would does not include Assad’s allies mocks the innocent lives lost in The US State Department block of YouTube as a step back- In a joint statement, the 11 deepen the division of Syria,” said Russia and Iran.