BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 12 Hyderabad edge out Bangalore INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 REGION 9, 10 BUSINESS 1 – 8, 13 – 16 for maiden 17,849.00 9,675.66 49.33 ARAB WORLD 10, 11 CLASSIFIED 9 – 13 Qatar LNG ‘well set to +32.00 -40.82 -0.15 INTERNATIONAL 12 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 +0.18% -0.42% -0.30% compete at lower prices’ IPL title Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10104 May 30, 2016 Sha’baan 23, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals New govt services centre opens Superfast fi bre Gulf Times goes from connectivity for strength to strength houses in Qatar By Darwish S Ahmed The new fibre connection their current fi bre speeds at ooredoo. Editor-in-Chief allows customers to download a qa/portal/OoredooQatar/fi bre-faq. 30-minute, 4K-quality movie in Al-Sayed also announced yester- three minutes and a two-hour, HD day Ooredoo’s “Platinum HomeZone” hen two people movie in two minutes service, which provides comprehen- meet, the better in- sive Wi-Fi coverage for large villas and Wformed person will By Peter Alagos mansions. prevail. Business Reporter “By providing additional Internet There lies the importance of points for customers with large houses newspapers in equipping people Ooredoo Qatar CEO Waleed al-Sayed or estates, Ooredoo ensures that Wi-Fi to succeed in today’s competi- A new government services centre has been opened at Mesaimeer to provide oredoo’s newly-launched introduces the country’s first 1Gbps connectivity is strong and consistent tion-driven world. “smoother and closer” facilities to the citizens and residents of the country. 1Gbps fi bre plan has made Qa- fibre plan. throughout the entire home, as well as And Gulf Times, Qatar’s lead- The Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Aff airs HE Dr Otar one of only 10 countries across outdoor spaces. Customers can ing English newspaper, has been Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi opened the new government services complex in the worldwide to provide superfast fi bre According to al-Sayed, the new fi bre even enjoy Wi-Fi coverage in their gar- doing exactly the same – em- presence of representatives of the complex’s service providers . Picture shows some connectivity for houses and palaces connection allows customers to down- dens and swimming pools by deploy- powering readers through dis- of the counters of government entities at the complex. Page 8 in the country, Ooredoo Qatar CEO load a 30-minute, 4K-quality movie ing the service,” said al-Sayed, adding semination of information – Waleed al-Sayed has said. in three minutes and a two-hour, HD that customers can request a prelimi- since its launch in 1978. “Ooredoo continues to set new movie in two minutes. nary survey of their property. An ever dynamic media or- records with our big, fast network. Our He said households could expect to He said the Platinum HomeZone ganisation, Gulf Times has al- ongoing investment in the company’s see “a smoother and faster experience” service can be tailor-fi tted to meet ways understood the winds of state-of-the-art fi bre network means for all users, as the speed will enable customer’s needs, and was designed change blowing across the ho- Fuel prices announced for June that our customers can enjoy incred- more people to enjoy simultaneous In- in co-operation with HPE Aruba and rizon and adapted and expanded uel prices in Qatar for June an- follows: gasoline (super 97) QR1.3/li- ible 1Gbps fi bre speeds for the fi rst ternet connectivity. GBM to ensure that customers can to meet the expectations of its nounced by the Ministry of En- tre, gasoline (premium 90) QR1.15 and time,” explained al-Sayed during yes- To celebrate the launch, al-Sayed access the Ooredoo Supernet at top patrons including readers and Fergy and Industry yesterday diesel QR1.40. terday’s launching of the service at the said customers upgrading their current speeds across their homes. advertisers. showed no major change from those Fuel prices in Qatar were allowed to St Regis Doha. fi bre plan to “the new breakthrough” “Ooredoo is striving to introduce Particularly in the last four fi xed for this month. fl uctuate in response to changes in the “We are one of the fi rst operators in 1Gbps plan would get two months at no new services and products that fully years, a slew of steps have been An announcement by the Ministry of global market from May 1, the Ministry the world to launch 1Gbps fi bre home extra charge before they start to pay the meet the needs of our customers. Our initiated and implemented with Energy & Industry showed 91-octane of Energy and Industry said. services and the very fi rst in Qatar. standard monthly price of QR1,900. VIP customers said they wanted com- a view to providing the readers Premium gasoline will cost QR1.2/litre, Every month, a special committee Ooredoo believes in future-proofi ng He also noted that while only com- prehensive Wi-Fi coverage in their vil- with a more complete news- while 95-octane Super gasoline will comprising representatives from vari- our network, and we continue to strive patible devices will be able to access las, and we have partnered with com- paper as well as meeting the cost QR1.3/l. ous government bodies, would review to bring our country the latest tech- speeds of up to 1Gbps, customers using panies who can deliver the additional growing demand for coverage Diesel will remain unchanged for fuel prices (gasoline and diesel) and nology fi rst,” he noted, adding that the the 1Gbps plan would be able to deploy hardware and ensure it blends seam- both within and without Qatar. June at QR1.4/l. make recommendations on proposed company continues to upgrade its na- more devices to their full potential in lessly into their home environments,” Full article on Page 28 The fuel price in Qatar in May is as prices for the local market accordingly. tionwide “Ooredoo Supernet”. their homes. Customers can check al-Sayed said. Page 7 Gulf Times 2 Monday, May 30, 2016 QATAR Ministry conducts surprise inspection at vegetable shops QNA Doha he Ministry of Economy and Commerce has con- Tducted surprise inspec- tions at a number of shops sell- ing vegetables, fruits and fi sh in diff erent parts of Qatar. HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the Foreign Minister and Qatar Development Fund Nine cases of violations, in- Chairman, witnesses the signing of an agreement by QDF General-Director, Khalifa bin Jassim al-Kuwari, cluding unclear display of price and the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Aff airs and Emergency Relief tags and non-compliance with Co-ordinator, Stephen O’Brien, in Doha yesterday. the rates for vegetables and fruits were registered. The inspection campaigns carried out by the Ministry of Economy are part of its com- mitment to monitor markets and QDF donates $5mn commercial activities in Qatar in order to protect the rights of consumers and ensure suppliers’ compliance with their obliga- tions stipulated by Law No 8 of to aid Syrian refugees 2008 on consumer protection. Penalty for violating Law No 8 of 2008 on consumer protection QNA ranges from administrative clo- Doha sure and fi nes between QR3,000 and QR1mn. The ministry pledged to step atar Development Fund up inspection campaigns and to (QDF) yesterday signed take appropriate action to im- Qa $5mn agreement with plement the law and protect the Turkey’s Humanitarian Pooled rights of consumers. Fund (HPF) in the presence of It urged all consumers to re- HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Ab- port any abuses or irregularities. dulrahman al-Thani, the Foreign The ministry receives com- Minister and QDF Chairman. plaints and suggestions through The agreement was signed by HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani its communication channels. QDF General-Director, Khalifa holding talks with United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Meanwhile, the Ministry of bin Jassim al-Kuwari, and the Humanitarian Aff airs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, Stephen Economy and Commerce will United Nations’ Under-Secre- O’Brien, in Doha yesterday. discuss the topic of ‘trademark’ tary-General for Humanitar- during today’s episode of the ian Aff airs and Emergency Relief diffi cult times while QDF con- manitarian operations in Syria, weekly programme ‘Feed wa Co-ordinator, Stephen O’Brien. tinues to back thousands of pointing out that such contri- Istafeed’ produced by Al Rayyan Al-Kuwari said that the signing them through fi nancing human- butions could save the Syrians’ Channel in co-operation with of the agreement to support HPF itarian operations and providing lives, in particular women and the ministry. Off icials from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce inspecting a fruit and vegetable shop. stressed Qatar and QDF’s keen- assistance to those aff ected by children. The episode will discuss the ness to support the Syrian people the ongoing crisis in Syria. O’Brien thanked Qatar and diff erence between the trade mechanisms of registration of a the trademark. lighting important programmes, through humanitarian and devel- For his part, O’Brien called on QDF for their generous contri- mark and brand name, and the trademark. The programme aims to initiatives and services off ered opment assistance programmes. the international community to butions and eff orts in alleviating importance of registering the It will also highlight the role spread public awareness about by the ministry in the areas of He stressed Qatar’s long-term follow in the footsteps of Qatar the suff ering of those aff ected in product by choosing the ap- of the Ministry of Economy the services provided by the economic and trade aff airs and support for Syrian refugees in and provide assistance for hu- all parts of the world.