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The crew members, two The crew members, two of them Arabs, • one from Jordan, one from Syria along of them Arabs, one from with a Myanmar national were rescued by Jordan, one from Syria along It was scary and difficult Omani Coastguards hours before Mekunu but at the same time we with a Myanmar national struck Salalah. They were living at the King Salman bin Abdulaziz know we were in safe hands were rescued by Omani anchorage for more than eight months. Al Saud Recounting the terrifying night in of the Omani Coastguards. Coastguards hours before which they were rescued, Thu Ya Aung, AUNG $2.5bn Gulf aid Mekunu struck Salalah. the Myanmar national and one of the crew members told Tribune, “It was a package for Jordan TDT|Manama horrifying experience, the winds were nightmare is over.” Mohammed Zafran so strong, we felt anything could happen The Syrian national, who is the captain Riyadh when getting off the ship. of the ship and the Jordanian, who is audi Arabia, Kuwait and yclone Mekunu turned out to be “It was scary and difficult but at the the chief officer, chose to remain at the Sthe United Arab Emir- the unlikely savior for three crew same time we know we were in safe hands hotel. “I can confirm that the Myanmar ates pledged $2.5bn of aid Cmembers of a Bahraini ship who of the Omani Coastguards. We were suc- national has reached home safely but the to Jordan yesterday, a joint were finally able to return to the land cessfully rescued and we finally reached Syrian and Jordanian chose to remain in statement from the Gulf after being stranded in a ship stationed at land. After many months we got to see the hotel for now,” said Mohammed Ar- states said, following aus- the anchorage in Sala- land and we are re - rachedi, International Transport Work- terity measures that have lah in Oman for many lieved.” ers’ Federation’s Arab World network sparked massive protests in months. DID “Soon after, we were co-ordinator. He added none of the three the country. The severe cyclon- transferred to a hotel. crew members has been paid yet. “The Price hikes and subsidy ic storm Mekunu We were given food situation regarding payment remains cuts pushed thousands of was the most intense KNOW from time to time by the same, none of the three has been Jordanians to the streets last tropical cyclone to hit the Omani authori- The Bahraini ship remained anchored off Salalah paid yet.” week against the govern- the Arabian penin- ties.” for more than eight months. “I am so grateful to Tribune, Moham- ment’s economic policies. sula. Though it took The ship, however, med Arrachedi and the Omani govern- The rare, peaceful protests the lives of many in The severe cyclonic storm was snatched away by and has no plans to return to the ship even ment for the constant support and help prompted King Abdullah the region, damaged the cyclone as it broke if it is found. “For me the chapter is over, during this ordeal. I can now start a new to sack the government and properties and hous- Mekunu was the most away from the anchor- I do not want to live in that anchorage chapter in life, find a new job and not have appoint a new prime minis- es, Mekunu served a intense tropical cyclone to age. Aung has now re- anymore. Despite working there for many to worry about this anymore,” Aung said ter, whose first pledge was blessing for the trio, hit the Arabian peninsula. turned to Myanmar months I have not got paid. The horrifying with a sigh of relief. to shelve steep tax hikes. The three Gulf states said Jordan would receive as much as $2.5bn of aid to help it weather the econom- ic and political crisis. The package includes a deposit in Jordan’s central bank, guarantees to the World Bank, annual budget Barred from ballot support for five years, and development projects, the statement carried by the His Majesty ratifies law barring “violators of Constitution” from participating in the political process Saudi state news agency, SPA, added. Law 25/2018 on amending Article 3 of the Council of Representatives or their The decision was taken The Prime Minister Decree-Law 14/2002 on the Exercise of membership has been dropped for the in Makkah in Saudi Arabia • Political Rights. DID same reasons is also barred from con- where King Salman hosted and the relevant ministers The law specifically mentions category testing elections. a summit with Jordanian will implement this law of individuals who will be barred from The Prime Minister and the relevant King Abdullah, Kuwait’s which will take effect a contesting parliamentary elections. KNOW ministers will implement this law which Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ah- day after its publication It includes individuals convicted of will take effect a day after its publication mad Al Jaber Al Sabah, and committing a felony, even if a special in the Official Gazette. UAE Vice President Shaikh in the Official Gazette. amnesty is granted or they have been Parliamentary and municipal council Mohammed bin Rashid Al rehabilitated. An individual sentenced elections are expected to be held later Both Shura Council and Parliamentary and Maktoum. to imprisonment for intentional offences municipal council elections this year with candidates contesting for the• House of Representatives for more than six months, even if a spe- 40 seats in the House of Representatives. will be held later this year approved the law to prevent cial amnesty has been granted, will also The Shura Council, the upper house, not be able to contest for elections. with candidates contesting had passed the draft bill that bans leaders violations of the Constitution Among the category are actual leaders for 40 seats in the House and members of political associations and laws of the Kingdom. and members of political societies which of Representatives. dissolved by the judicial system from have been dissolved by a final judgment standing in elections “due to their seri- DON’T MISS IT Manama for committing serious violations of the ous violations of the Constitution and provisions of the Constitution of the harms or disrupts the Constitutional or laws of the kingdom” while the bill was His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Kingdom or any of its laws. parliamentary process by terminating already approved by the House of Rep- Khalifa yesterday ratified and issued Any individual who intentionally or leaving the parliamentary work in resentatives. His Majesty offered PRECAUTION 02 condolences Kim brings his own toilet to Singapore summit Bahrain backs Saudi efforts to Singapore City Moon Jae-in in the border village of Pan- historical precedent. munjom — the first meeting between North In 2016, former Soviet agent Igor Atama- 04 solve Jordan crisis orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is in Sin- and South Korean leaders in more than a nenkos said that while doing research in gapore for the summit with US President Donald decade — the North Koreans also dispatched the archives of the Russian secret services NTrump, is also apparently taking defensive meas- a portable toilet for Kim. he found evidence that the secret police Labourers march ures to prevent intelligence agencies from trying to glean He brought his own pens and pencils to in the 1940s under Joseph Stalin analyzed over unpaid information about his health: He’s packed his own toilet. the Panmunjom meeting and his staff wiped excrement of foreign leaders The regime dispatched a commode to “deny deter- off anything he touched so as not leave even — including China’s Mao Zedong — as 05 salaries mined sewer divers insights into to the supreme leader’s a fingerprint. Kim takes similar precautions Kim Jong Un part of its effort to construct psychological stools,” The Chosunlibo, one of South Korea’s biggest during his travels inside North Korea to in- portraits. circulated newspapers, reports. spect military bases and state-run factories, according Trump and Kim are set to meet today morning. The It’s not unusual for the hermetic kingdom’s leader to to South Korea news agency DailyNK. two will hold a one-on-one meet, with translators only, travel with his own toilet in his infrequent travels. The North Korean leader’s concerns that spies might an expanded meeting with aides and a working lunch, For his April meeting with South Korean President seek to investigate his bodily waste might have some according to the White House. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 02 His Majesty offered condolences His Majesty received condolences from HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince and other members of the Royal Family Manama bin Hamad Al Khalifa; President of HH to rest her soul in eternal peace. med bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Emirates President Shaikh Khalifa bin Crown Prince’ Court, Shaikh Khalifa HRH the Crown Prince, his sons and Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister Zayed Al Nahyan on the demise of HH is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, and Shaikh Salman brothers of the deceased extended and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom Shaikha Hala.