BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Paine loving battle with Kohli, ready for ‘intense’ Doha Bank signs e-remittance deal with Nepal bank cricket published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11043 December 25, 2018 Rabia II 18, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir sends message to Kuwaiti leader In brief Qatar ‘highest QATAR | Offi cial Amir holds phone talk with Pakistan PM His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim performer’ in bin Hamad al-Thani held yesterday evening a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. During the phone call, the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and ways GCC education to boost them, and discussed issues of common concern. SPORT | Competition sector: report Sheikh Joaan honours winners of camel race By Pratap John petitiveness Report, Qatar ranked 5th HE the President of Qatar Olympic Chief Business Reporter for its quality of higher education and Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin training, 10th for quality of primary Hamad al-Thani awarded the winners education, and 6th for the quality of its of the day three of the Founder His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has sent a written message to Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad atar remains the “highest per- higher education and training. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin al-Jaber al-Sabah, pertaining to the brotherly relations between the two countries and peoples, as well as the latest regional former” in primary and higher Total student enrolments in Qatar Thani Camel Festival Competitions and international developments. Qatar’s ambassador to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohamed al-Attiyah handed over the message Qeducation segments compared grew at a CAGR of 8% between 2011 for local purebred Arabian camels, during a meeting with the Amir of Kuwait yesterday. to other GCC nations, Alpen Capital and 2016), witnessing the highest which was held in Al Shahaniya has said in a new report. growth across the GCC. racetrack and will run until January The progress made within Qatar’s The overall Gross Enrolment Ratio 2019. The silver blade went to education sector has “attracted” the (GER) in the country stood at 62.2% in Mohamed Saeed al-Jarbawi, owner of attention of private sector participants, 2016, driven by high enrolments rates ‘Muhemma’, who won the first race which has led to a number of private in the primary and secondary seg- in the two to three-year-olds camel schools establishing a base across the ments. category and the silver dagger to Aly Advisory Council approves country to meet the growing demand Between 2011 and 2016, pre-primary Tinan al-Athba, owner of ‘Ghazi’. across the K-12 segments, Alpen Capi- schools witnessed a CAGR of 9.3%. tal noted in its report on ‘GCC Educa- This can be attributed to the grow- BRITAIN | Airport tion’. ing awareness among nationals of the Police fi eld tip-off s in draft law on Media City The government of Qatar has in- importance of pre-primary education. troduced several reforms and made Although education is not manda- Gatwick drone probe investments in the education sector. tory for children below the age of three British police probing the Gatwick QNA aging and developing media activity of companies licensed to work in the The country has initiated its National years, the segment reported a GER of Airport drone mystery that grounded Doha and attracting international media, Media City and that it be governed by Vision 2030, which deems education 60.1% in 2016. lights last week have received around technology companies, research and a code of ethics. as a basic foundation for the progress Primary and secondary schools ac- 30 pieces of “useful information” in the training institutions in the fi elds of After extensive discussions, the of society. counted for over 83.8% of the student last 24 hours, a police-backed charity he Advisory Council held its media and digital media. Council approved the draft law and As part of its long term strategy, the enrolments in the K-12 education sys- said yesterday. The tip-off s came after weekly meeting yesterday un- Its terms of reference also include decided to submit its recommenda- SEC plans to provide continued fi nan- tem and recorded a GER of 103.7% and the airport on Sunday began off ering Tder the chairmanship of HE the granting licences for television and tions to the Cabinet. cial and human resources support to 92.5%, respectively, in 2016. a £50,000 ($63,000) reward for Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid radio broadcasting as well as licences Also, the Speaker briefed the mem- advance education for the purpose of Enrolments at primary and second- information. Page 8 al-Mahmoud. for the publishing and distribution of bers about the outcome of his meet- sustainable development. ary education levels increased at a The Council discussed the report newspapers, magazines and books to ing last Monday with the President of “The Qatari government has priori- CAGR of 7.9% and 6.2%, respective- ASIA | Disaster of the Financial and Economic Aff airs eligible companies. the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) tised the development of the education ly, between 2011 and 2016. The total Committee on Decree Law No 18 of In its recommendations, the com- Gabriela Cuevas Barron, where they sector, which is important for achieving number of K-12 enrolments grew at a Hunt for survivors as 2018, on amendment of some provi- mittee called for creating technical and discussed the preparations made by the economic diversifi cation and the CAGR of 7.5% between 2011 and 2016, tsunami death toll rises sions the of Law on Tenders and Auc- professional standards and controls to the council to host the 140 General plan to become an education hub of the whereas the share of K-12 enrolments Dozens of filled body bags were tions, issued by Law No 24 of 2015. attract high-quality media companies Assembly of the IPU and the accom- region. The sector has been expanding to total enrolments declined from hauled away from buildings flattened The Council approved the said decree and encouraging Qatari investors to in- panying meetings in Doha from April at a rapid pace to meet the rising de- 92.8% in 2011 to 91.0% in 2016. The by Indonesia’s volcano-triggered law and decided to submit its recom- vest in the Media City. It also said care 6-10, 2019. They also reviewed the mand from nationals and expatriates tertiary segment recorded the fastest tsunami yesterday, as the death toll mendations to the Cabinet. has to be taken to ensure that the Media co-operation relations between the on the back of the back of government growth, growing at a CAGR of 13.2% climbed to 373 and search teams After discussing the report of the City does not aff ect the rights and gains Advisory Council and the IPU in vari- led growth across economic sectors. from 2011 to 2016. pushed on with the grim hunt Cultural and Information Aff airs of existing investors in the media fi eld ous areas of parliamentary work. “Qatar is also witnessing a shift to- In the same period, student enrol- for corpses. Experts warned that Committee on the draft law on Media and employing Qatari graduates and The IPU president has ex- wards increasing preference for private ments almost doubled from 15,352 to more deadly waves could slam the City, the Council approved it and de- giving them priority with the appropri- pressed her deep satisfaction with education, which is resulting in an in- 28,480 students in 2016. devastated region. Page 7 cided to submit its recommendations ate privileges. the progress made in arrangements fl ux of international institutions. Such “However, the GER of 15.4% at the to the Cabinet. During their discussions, the mem- for the meetings. The Speaker also institutions off er diverse curricula and tertiary education segment contin- AMERICA | Court Under the draft law, the Media bers of the Council stressed the im- briefed the members on the reports are particularly benefi cial for the expat ues to be the lowest in the GCC due City has a moral personality and an portance of respecting the principles, of its delegations participating in a population,” Alpen Capital noted. to a preference for students to study N Korea to pay $501mn independent budget aimed at man- values and ethics in the programmes number of external meetings. The quality of education in Qatar has abroad,’ Alpen Capital noted. to parents of US student continued to maintain its high stand- The total K-12 private school market A US court yesterday ordered ards, “ranking among the highest” in segment grew at a CAGR of 10.2% be- Pyongyang to pay $501mn in Over 36,000 firms registered under Wage Protection System almost all education parameters for tween 2011 and 2016, while the public damages for the torture and death 2017-2018. school segment grew at a CAGR of 4% US college student Otto Wambier, As many as 36,193 companies and their salaries through bank transfers The source explained that MADLSA The establishment of international during the same. who died shortly in 2017 after being establishments have registered under amounted to 1,277,029, according Inspection Department conducted 52,560 schools in Qatar, fuelled by an increase Enrolments at private schools in Qa- released from a North Korea prison. the Wage Protection System (WPS) in to a report published yesterday. inspection visits last year, comprising in demand for private schools, has fa- tar across all levels have continued to Warmbier’s parents sued North the country, a source at the Ministry of The source pointed out that WPS is 28,226 work inspections targeting 20,851 cilitated access to high quality educa- grow rapidly during the fi ve-year pe- Korea in April over their son’s death.