ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 4 Business | 17 Sport | 27 Nine-member Qatar banks likely Chelsea survive HMC team to report healthy Adam missile as conquers Mount top-line growth Arsenal pummel Kilimanjaro. in Q1. Liverpool. SUNDAY 5 APRIL 2015 • 16 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6391 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Lekhwiya, Shahaniya draw Strong winds, Labour tops dust forecast DOHA: The weather bureau has issued an advisory say- ing that fresh to strong winds Qatar-Nepal accompanied by dust may hit the country early this after- noon, and the windy conditions may continue until late today. The advisory comes just days talks agenda after a heavy sandstorm of an intensity not seen in a long time lashed Qatar late last Wednesday. But a senior weather forecaster Minister on 4-day Kathmandu visit clarified that today it won’t be DOHA: Nepal may urge Qatar Labour and Employment of Nepal, a repeat of what happened on to make sure that its nationals Bhola Siwkoti, told Repulbica that Wednesday. coming here to take up jobs are Nepal will raise the issue of its “There is absolutely no chance provided work visas free of cost, migrant workers in Qatar during of a repeat of Wednesday’s sand- as also one-way air tickets. the visit of Al Khulaifi. storm. No dust or sandstorm Qatari companies give visas to “We already have an MoU is brewing,” said Abdullah Al foreign workers free of cost but (memorandum of understand- Mannai, researcher and analyst manpower agencies in their home ing) signed with Qatar on issues at the weather bureau. countries tend to exploit them and related to migrant workers,” he He told this newspaper: “There squeeze money out of them in the said. will be some dust in the air, so name of service charges. According to Republica, Al it doesn’t mean there would be a There are an estimated 400,000 Khulaifi is accompanied by a del- dust storm like the one we wit- Nepalese workers in Qatar, egation that consists of senior nessed on Wednesday”. Kathmandu-based online news- labour ministry officials, including Al Shahaniya’s Abdul Lateef Ali (centre) in action against Lekhwiya’s Dami Terawari (left) and Mohamed A weather forecast issued by paper myrepublica.com reported the director of his office, Mohamed Abdullahterazor during a Qatar Stars League match at Lekhwiya Stadium yesterday. Al Shahaniya ensured that the bureau, meanwhile, said Qatar as Qatar’s Minister of Labour Al Solaiti, Director of Labour Lekhwiya were not crowned champions yesterday after the two sides drew 3-3. See also page 28 KAMMUTTY VP was expected to be affected by and Social Affairs arrived in the Inspection Khalid Al Ghanim, high pressure extending from the Himalayan nation yesterday. legal expert Saleh Ali Al Khaldi, north of Saudi Arabia, beginning According to Qatar News and public relations director Ali midday today. It will be associated Agency (QNA), H E Dr Abdullah Abdullah Ashkinani. with a northwesterly to northerly bin Saleh Al Khulaifi reached During his visit, Al Khulaifi wind, fresh to strong, with speeds Nepal last evening with a delega- will also make courtesy calls on 22 new real estate firms set up of between 10 and 20 knots (18 tion on a four-day official visit. Nepal’s President Dr Ram Baran and 36 km an hour), reaching 25 “The Minister will look into Yadav and Prime Minister Sushil DOHA: The construction boom commercial and administrative invest in sectors that are more knots (46 km an hour) at times at issues of mutual interest and dis- Koirala. in the country, fuelled by the assets yielded 15 percent — the exposed to energy prices. places inshore. cuss ways to enhance bilateral The Qatari minister and his 2022 World Cup projects, con- highest in the region, reported The authorities are helping Offshore, the wind speed may relations between the two friendly delegation will leave Kathmandu tinues to attract investments in local Arabic daily Al Watan. real estate developers expand peak at 30 knots, or 55.6 km an countries,” QNA said. on April 7, the online newspaper the real estate sector. Last year, Given the volatility in oil and their operations in the country hour. The sea will be choppy, During his four-day stay, Al said. It added that Qatar remained 22 new real estate companies gas prices, the real estate sector and overseas. Over the past five with waves of up to eight feet. Khulaifi will hold bilateral talks a highly popular destination for with a total capital that runs has become a safe haven for most years, the sector has witnessed “This situation will continue with his Nepali counterpart, Tek Nepalese workers. into tens of billions of dollars investors in the country. significant growth, partly due to until the end of Monday (tomor- Bahadur Gurung. The newspaper lauded Qatar for were established in Qatar. The government’s massive the government’s support to local row),” said the bureau. “Labour and employment issues it plans to take reform measures, Real estate is one of the most spending on infrastructure real estate companies as part of Since there will be some dust will dominate the talks,” Republica including replacing the sponsor- lucrative sectors of the Qatari projects in the run-up to the foot- efforts to address housing short- with the northwesterly wind, vis- reported on March 31 quoting the ship and exit permit rules, which economy. Investments in housing ball extravaganza has been a big ages in the county. ibility could be poor in open areas. embassy of Qatar in Kathmandu. would benefit foreign workers in properties yielded eight percent boost for the real estate sector. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 Secretary at the Ministry of the country. THE PENINSULA returns in 2014, while those in Investors are now reluctant to THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Recall of some Private tutors make Dodge, Jeep models ordered hay during exams DOHA: Private tuitions for mothers didn’t help their DOHA: The Ministry of school students are much children with studies at Economy and Commerce has in demand, particularly home. ordered United Cars Almana, during exams, but most of “There is a problem with a leading automobile dealer, to those providing such serv- the school education sys- recall Dodge Durango and Jeep ices are jobless people with tem,” the daily said, quoting Grand Cherokee models from no teaching background. another mother. 2011 to 2014 due to manufactur- Tutors in English, math- Parents must spend at least ing defects related to electrical ematics and biology, for stu- QR2,500 ($686.5) a month connections. dents at all levels — primary, on average on a schoolgoing The recall has been ordered so preparatory and secondary child. Many have two or more that the faults in the said models — are more sought after, children in school. of cars can be fixed, said a state- reported local Arabic daily Jassem Al Mohannadi, ment yesterday. Al Watan. a secondary Independent The Ministry said the recall These so-called tutors School operator, told the daily decision was part of its efforts charge anything from QR150 that there was absolutely no to ensure that all vehicles on the to QR300 for an hour or two need for private tuition for roads are safe, and was also aimed of one-to-one instruction. students as nearly all schools at protecting consumer rights. Almost every day local provided extra classes. The Ministry said it would fol- Arabic newspapers carry However, attendance in low up the issue closely and keep advertisements from people extra classes is always poor in touch with the customers to offering private tuitions in (between 20 and 30 percent) make sure that the defective cars one or more subjects. during school days, though it are recalled and repaired. Yemenis inspect the rubble of destroyed houses in Bani Matar village, 70km west of Sana’a, yesterday after an air There is no dearth of such is high (around 80 percent) THE PENINSULA strike by the Saudi-led coalition against Shia Houthi rebel positions. See also page 9 advertisements in the shop- during vacations, said Al ping complexes as well. Mohannadi. For primary school stu- Attendance is poor on dents, the charges for one school days because stu- Call for pause in Yemen operations session on the above three dents are tired by the time UN resolutions to subjects can range from the extra classes begin, after UNITED NATIONS/ADEN: unhindered humanitarian access. the last two weeks in Yemen and QR150 to QR200, while those 2pm, he said. be lifted soon after Russia and the Red Cross The International Committee of nearly 1,700 wounded. Residents for preparatory and second- Some educationists the appealed yesterday for a military the Red Cross called for an imme- in Aden say parts of the southern ary school students can cost daily spoke to on the issue final deal: Iran pause in Yemen to allow urgent diate pause in hostilities to deliver port city have been without water QR250 to QR300. said parents hired private humanitarian aid deliveries and medical aid, saying three of its or electricity for two days. Parents say they pay tutors for their children DUBAI: All United Nations evacuation of civilians after 10 shipments remained blocked. Coalition spokesman Brigadier through the nose for private basically for their own psy- Security Council resolutions days of Saudi-led air strikes and “All air, land and sea routes must General Ahmed Asseri, asked tuition for their children, chological satisfaction.