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Ashghal projects Emir to attend
Premier meets Boeing Vice-Chairman
GCC-US summit
win green
DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim
bin Hamad Al Thani will head to
Saudi Arabia today to take part,
along with other GCC leaders, in a
certification summit with US President Barack
Obama tomorrow in Riyadh.
Emir holds phone
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level of performance equivalent to
three-star Global three-star.
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certification in design completed or are in different stages Airplanes. Talks dealt with issues of common concern. ident Vladimir Putin on bilateral
and construction of d“eDsiegsni gann dp rcoofnessstriouncatilosn o.f differ- rnealtaiotinoanls i sasnude sr eogf imonutaul aal ncdo ninceterrn-.
by Doha-based ent engineering disciplines have
Gulf Organisation joined efforts to develop estab-
lishments that can achieve a mix Al Kawari proposes global ‘Culture of Peace’ Day
for Research and of environmental, economic, and
Development Group. social objectives. The process aims
to achieve high performance schools
that are fundamentally different
from conventional practice,” Ash-
ghal said yesterday. By Mohammed Osman Organisation (ALECSO) under the and this is one of the reasons that
The Peninsula “Recent studies indicate that the The Peninsula patronage of Tunisian Prime Minis- made me to stand for the post of its
interior design and general envi- ter Habib Essid. Director-General.”
ronment of a building affect the “From here, where the Arab He stressed that Unesco was cre-
educational level of performance of Spring spark started, I repeat the ated to respond to the firm belief of
DOHA: The Public Works Authority students and can effectively contrib- DOHA: H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz suggestion I made at the Avignon Bor- intellectuals that humanity’s moral
(Ashghal) has won a major rec- ute to raising the level of productivity Al Kawari, (pictured) Cultural deaux Forum on March 31 to dedicate and intellectual solidarity and knowl-
ognition for its efforts to develop and efficiency for employees of fac- Adviser to the Emiri Diwan and a day to ‘Culture of Peace’,” said Dr edge are the bases to establish a
sustainable and environment- ulty and administrators alike,” it Qatar’s candidate for the Unesco Al Kawari. lasting peace and develop human
friendly designs for schools, health added. Director-General’s post, has proposed “My visit to Tunisia came after societies of different cultures and
centres and other public institu- Similarly, interior design and to devote an international day to ‘Cul- South Africa, the land of tolerance, civilisations.
tions. quality of the environment in health ture of Peace’. reconciliation, co-existence and the The role of thoughts and
Ashghal projects have been facilities contribute effectively to the Addressing an international sym- homeland of Nelson Mandela,” he knowledge in peace-making and
awarded the three-star Global level of comfort and health improve- posium in Suosse city in Tunisia on added. development of societies were the
Sustainability Assessment System ments of patients and raise the Monday, Dr Al Kawari said Tunisia is The forum is important in view of issues intellectuals were engaged
(GSAS) certification in design and productivity and efficiency of medi- becoming a model for modernity and the significant changes Arab coun- with in the 20th century and which
construction by the Doha-based cal staff and other employees. civil state respecting human rights tries are witnessing, Dr Al Kawari led to the establishment of Unesco.
Gulf Organisation for Research and GORD continues to review and a developing democracy while said, adding that Arab intellec- “After 70 years, we are in a sim-
Development Group (GORD). and audit Ashghal project graph- facing the challenge of terrorism. tuals are required to think about ilar situation and using culture as a
The GSAS system is based on the ics and designs and visit project The symposium on ‘Promoting these developments, study the sit- should top discussions, because a tool for building peace has became
application of sustainability crite- sites to ensure that the principles Values of Peace and Dialogue’ was uation, and find out their potential similar situation in the post-world more significant. Our battle today
ria and the requirements of green and standards of sustainability are organised by Islamic Educational, impact on Arab societies and their war era led to the establishment of is not in a military filed, but a battle
construction for educational and implemented according to the GSAS Scientific and Cultural Organization development. the Unesco, Dr Al Kawari said. with brains in the field of culture,” Dr
healthcare facilities. system. (ISESCO), with the Tunisian Minis- Under such circumstances, the “I believe that Unesco has a great Al Kawari added.
About 100 projects being imple- try of Education and Arab League issue of peace and how to enhance role to play in the process of peace-
mented by Ashghal, with a total area → Continued on page 3 Educational, Cultural and Scientific peace and stability in the Arab world making more than any time before, → Continued on page 2
Turkey warns EU Clinical records to go
Up in smoke
on visa row
after migrant deal online at Al Sadd
PEC from Sunday
AFP
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned The Peninsula to go to primary healthcare centres
the European Union yesterday it for simple complaints (on Sunday)
needs Turkey more than Ankara to avoid congestion at Al Sadd PEC,”
needs the bloc, as tensions grew HMC said in a statement yesterday.
over promises for visa liberalisa- DOHA: Patients’ clinical records “During this time of transi-
tion in a crucial deal on stemming at Al Sadd Paediatric Emergency tion and changes, we ask visitors,
the flow of migrants to Europe. Centre (PEC) are going digital with patients and families for their utmost
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet implementation of the unique Clin- cooperation with the medical staff at
Davutoglu had earlier bluntly ical Information System (CIS) from Al Sadd PEC. This will be very sup-
told the EU that Ankara would no Sunday. PEC is expecting delays in portive and enable patient flow to
longer abide by the March migrant the transition phase and has advised be managed effectively,” it added.
accord if Brussels fails to imple- visitors to avoid visiting the centre on Staff will need to gather more
ment the pledge to grant Turks Sunday for non-urgent cases. information from patients to regis-
visa-free travel by June. Smoke rises after a war-craft belonging to the Syrian Army bombed the residential areas in the Arbin Appointments may also take ter them in the new system and this
The issues are coming to a town of Eastern Ghouta region in Damascus, yesterday. longer time during the transition may mean that appointments take a
head as Chancellor Angela Mer- period as staff and patients need to little longer than usual.
kel and top EU officials prepare adjust to the new system. Therefore, the public has been
to travel on Saturday to the Turk- The existing paper clinical asked to avoid visiting the PEC for
ish city of Gaziantep close to the US seeks defence cooperation with Gulf states records will be replaced by digital non-urgent cases.
Syrian border to discuss imple- ones, with full implementation of Dr Khalid Al Ansari, Medical
mentation of the migrant deal. CIS. Implementation of CIS is part Director, Paediatrics Emergency
“The European Union needs of a planned roll-out across Hamad Centres, HMC, said, “My team and
Turkey more than Turkey needs Medical Corporation (HMC) and I are excited about implementa-
the European Union,” Erdogan AFP yesterday. He arrived in the Saudi countered” in that way. Rather, “spe- Primary Healthcare Corporation tion of the CIS system, which will
said to cheers in a televised speech capital yesterday and will meet his cial operations forces and maritime (PHCC). Once CIS implementation standardise processes and provide
to municipal leaders in Ankara, Gulf counterparts today. interdiction” are needed, he said. is complete, patient records will be the best and safest patient care that
denouncing as “provocative” the He is also expected to join Presi- The US is proposing to help train stored and accessed electronically we aspire for and are always work-
European Parliament report. RIYADH: The US is seeking greater dent Barack Obama at a summit with Gulf special forces and develop their across both organisations. ing to achieve.” The roll-out of CIS at
He lashed out at the report for special forces and naval cooperation the GCC leaders. naval capacity to prevent Iran from “We anticipate delays during the PEC follows its successful imple-
not praising Turkey’s hosting of with the Gulf states to counter Iran’s Over the past 15 years, the US has supplying weapons to Shia groups implementation of the electronic mentation in seven HMC hospitals.
some 2.7 million refugees from the “destabilising activities” in the region, sold combat aircraft to Gulf states, but it supports in the region, the offi- application system.
war in neighbouring Syria. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Carter said Iran’s activities “won’t be cial said. “We ask patients and families → Continued on page 2
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Dialogue and culture key to peace: Al Kawari
Emir receives
Boeing official
Continued from page 1 world. Education is the way to DTaOmHimA : biEnm Hira mHa dH A lS hTehiaknhi
empower women and ensure their met Raymond L Conner,
Dialogue and culture are the effective participation in society Vice-Chairman, the Boe-
foundation stones to establish building, Dr Al Kawari said. ing Company, and President
peace, Dr Al Kawari said, adding “No doubt that all of you share and CEO, Boeing Commercial
the world is facing a cultural war with me the pain we feel due to Airplanes, at Al Bahr Palace
rather than a military one, and what the Arab heritages are fac- yesterday.
real peace should be built inside ing today, including destruction
human minds through planting and looting under the forces of
common human values before darkness. Online registration
thinking about economic and “But we are optimistic that
political agreements between gov- our world not only drives people for Haj from today
ernments, because peace is based to war, but also make them think
on the intellectual and moral soli- about peace and set up its basis,”
darity of mankind. he added. DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf
“If we want to fight terror- The GCC Higher Education and Islamic Affairs will today
ism, our battle field then is culture Ministers, meanwhile, supported start online registration for Haj
which is the cornerstone of global Qatar’s bid for the Unesco Direc- this year. Citizens and expatriates
peace. In the past, educated people tor-General’s post. can apply from today until May 10
and intellectuals were the victims This came as the ministers of through the website (www.hajj.gov.
of terror and today they are facing higher education and scientific qa available) in Arabic and English
similar challenges,” he added. research held their 18th meeting languages.
He said education is the right at the GCC General-Secretariat in Ali Sultan Al Meseifri, Director,
of every person and no society can Riyadh. Haj and Umrah Affairs Depart-
take the burden of human devel- Minister of Education and ment, said online registration is
opment with half of its people Higher Education H E Dr Moham- expected to be smooth and fast.
remaining illiterate. med Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi The electronic selection proc-
Gender equality is a condition headed Qatar’s delegation. ess will start immediately after
fcoart dioenv,e laosp mfeemnta, leessp eacriea ltlyh ein medous-t supTpohret mtoi nQiasttearrs’s anfofmirmineadti othne oirf H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Adviser to the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the tahdev irseegdi spteraotpiloen i niste cnodminpgl etote p. eHre-
disadvantaged group in today’s Dr Al Kawari for the post. Unesco Director-General’s post, speaking at an international symposium in Suosse city in Tunisia. form Haj to register early and
within the specific time. Peo-
ple can choose the tour operator
1,539 fake vehicle spare parts seized without any intervention from the
department, he added. Expatriate
applicants are required to be res-
idents of Qatar for at least three
years and should not have per-
The Peninsula material losses to consumers, said a description of goods and their con- formed Haj in the past five years.
statement yesterday. tents and refrain from posting any The department has sent a circular
The inspection campaigns misleading or false statements. to all tour operators keen to organ-
were part of the ministry’s efforts Penalties for violations of law ise Haj trips this year to apply for
DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and to monitor markets and commer- number (8) of 2008 range between licence. The department has set
Commerce has seized 1,539 counter- cial activities in a bid to offset price administrative closures and a mini- up a hotline (132) for Haj-related
feit spare parts from garages in the manipulation and expose violations mum fine of 3000 riyals and up to 1 information and queries.
Industrial Area. pertaining to counterfeit goods and million riyals.
The products were seized during non-conformance with standard The Ministry stated that it is CIS roll-out a success’
a recent inspection campaign con- specifications, it added. determined to protect consumer
ductCeodu bnyte trhfeei tm spinairset rpya.rts pose great violaCtoiounn toefr faeritt iscplea r(7e )p oafr ltasw in nvuolmvebse ar rtiioghnt sc aanmdp waiilgl ninst etnos icfyr aitcsk i ndsopewcn- Continued from page 1
risks to consumer safety because (8) of 2008. The law stipulates that on all violations of the consumer The roll-out of CIS at the PEC
they affect the performance of vehi- suppliers of goods must clearly protection law. The Ministry said also follows successful imple-
cles, leading to potential moral and display on product labels a clear it will refer violators of laws and An inspector from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce checking mceenntrteast,i oBno nine asonmd Jeo PinEtC Cse, ndtirael yasnids
a spare part during a campaign. many primary health centres.
The importance of an elec-
ministerial decrees to the com- report about the violations if they tronic medical records system
petent authorities, who will take come cross to the Consumer Pro- was set out in the National Health
appropriate action against perpe- tection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Strategy for Qatar, launched in
trators in order to protect the rights department and send complaints 2011. HMC and PHCC launched
of consumers. and suggestions through Call Center: the programme in 2012, which is
The Ministry of Economy and 16001 or Email: [email protected] or one of the most ambitious for the
Commerce urges all consumers to Twitter MEC_QATAR. organisations’ future.
‘Rishtey Asia’ channel on Ooredoo tv
The Peninsula its fast-developing Ooredoo tv service. easy-to-use box.
Ooredoo tv, which was launched Thanks to this update, Oore-
earlier this year and will replace Oore- doo tv viewers can now enjoy a
DOHA: Ooredoo has yesterday doo’s Mozaic TV, combines apps, brand new channel from India
launched ‘Rishtey Asia’ channel on on-demand and live television in one with ‘Rishtey Asia’, a variety
entertainment channel showcas-
ing content from genres including
fiction, non-fiction and the best of
Bollywood movies.
The new channel, which is tar-
geted for Bollywood lovers, will
bring international programming
and up-to-date Bollywood con-
tent to Qatar.
The channel showcases the
best of content from India, Paki-
stan and Turkey, along with
blockbuster films like Brothers,
Gabbar and Gangster.
Customers can also enjoy
the award winning Turkish pro-
gramme ‘PabandIshq’- a dramatic
love story, and Rakkt – a non-
fiction show which talks about
ancient India.
Rishtey Asia’s primetime
offerings have been customised
to every market’s viewing needs.
Ooredoo tv viewers can enjoy
Rishtey Asia via channel number
812. Mozaic TV subscribers can
watch Rishtey Asia on channel
number 254.
Existing Mozaic TV customers
who want to upgrade to Ooredoo
tv can visit any Ooredoo retail
shop, order and collect a free
Ooredoo tv play device today.
Ooredoo tv offers features
such as 4K resolution, time shift,
android apps, parental control,
thousands of hours of on demand
content and much more at no extra
cost.
Ooredoo tv is available now
via Ooredoo Shops, Starlink, Tech-
noBlue and Jumbo outlets.
The service has no upfront
charges, no equipment costs
and no ongoing contracts. Visit
ooredoo.qa/portal/OoredooQ-
atar/ooredoo-tv_2 for more
information.
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Tarsheed helps cut power
Spanish envoy visits The Peninsula
and water consumption
since its launch until 2015, also consumption of water and electricity
Per capita power and reducing carbon dioxide emissions and intensifying the culture of con-
water consumption and consumption of gases. servation of vital resources in Qatar.
Under the patronage of Emir H H In addition, Kahramaa also aims
drops by 14 percent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, through its multi-fold strategies and
and 17 percent, Qatar General Electricity & Water programmes to reach all segments
Corporation (Kahramaa) is going to of society to create awareness about
respectively, and mark the fourth annual celebration conserving the precious resources.
about QR800m saved of Tarsheed on Sunday at Sheraton During the event, individuals and
Doha. corporate who have been selected
since Kahramaa The celebration will be held under various categories for their
launched the under the theme ‘Tomorrow starts entries for competitions organised
initiative in 2015. TDoodhaay ’C inab plaerst.nership with Aamal and bEyn eKrgayh rEafmficaiean’sc Cy oDnespearrvtamtieonnt awnildl
Prime Minister and Interior Min- be honoured.
ister H E Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser It motivates society to work
bin Khalifa Al Thani will attend the together, contributing to the goals
The Peninsula event, along with Minister of Energy and ambitions of Qatar National
and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Vision 2030.
Saleh Al Sada, Kahramaa President The main target of Tarsheed is to
Engineer Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, reduce per capita water and electric-
DgrOaHmAm: eT hfeo or ngCooinnsge Nrvaatitoinoanl Parnod- Pdirgensiitdaerniet so. f Kahramaa and other iptey rccoennstu, mrepstpioecnt bivye 3ly5, pbeyr c2e0n1t7 a. nd 20 Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi, Editor-in-Chief, The Peninsula, received Spanish Ambassador to Qatar, Ignacio
Energy Efficiency — Tarsheed — has Kahramaa is expected to Through the programme, Kah- Escober, at his office and briefed him on the evolution of the newspaper. Ambassador Escobar praised
achieved success in reducing per cap- announce during the event its ramaa also aims at becoming a role the progress the newspaper has witnessed and expressed willingness to bolster cooperation with
ita electricity and water consumption further strategies, projects and model in the field of conservation and the newspaper, especially as Qatar is home to a community of about 4,500 Spaniards and over 100
by 14 percent and 17 percent, respec- achieved targets for the ongoing pro- environmental sustainability, among companies. The Peninsula / Kammutty
tively, and saving about QR800m gramme, which aims at rationalising others.
Sustainable projects help reduce power usage
Continued from page 1 to reflect away heat. Water consump- of this achievement and it takes real
tion is rationalised through efficient commitment to the global sustaina-
Educational facilities are water saving fixtures, economic dual bility assessment system standards to
designed to reduce energy con- flush toilets, landscape design with achieve three-star certificate in the
sumption by 25 percent compared native/adaptive plants species with design and construction. This would
to existing schools through the use low water demand for irrigation and lead us to build public, educational
of high insulation materials for roof using drip irrigation strategy. and health buildings that would
and façade, recesses and shading to The awarding announcement was be leading examples of sustaina-
reduce heat gains, selection of effi- made yesterday in the presence of ble buildings locally and globally in
cient building systems and designing Engineer Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi, accordance with the global criteria
lighting layout and levels according President, Ashghal, Lahdan Sager Al for evaluating sustainability.
to best practices for energy saving. Mohanadi, Director, Buildings Affairs, Al Horr said, “The achieve-
Environmental impact from land and Dr Yousef Mohammed Al Horr, ment will support Qatar National
is mitigated by providing shaded can- GORD’s Founding Chairman and Vision 2030 and shape our vision of
opies for cooling car parking areas number of Ashghal, and GORD’s sen- a healthy and sustainable environ-
and reducing heat island effect by ior officials. ment for the citizens and residents
Officials from Ashghal and Gulf Organisation for Research and Development Group with the certification. using light coloured paints for walls Al Mawlawi said: “We are proud of Qatar.”
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Vodafone to introduce QA marks new Boston service
Smart Data Rate today
Nikka Costa, Strings and En
Vogue perform at inaugural
The Peninsula comparison to the standard data rate of celebration at Boston Park
99 dirhams/MB. Plaza Hotel.
Vodafone said, “With Smart Data Rate
customers can use as much data as they
DOHA: Starting today, Vodafone will want without the worry of running a huge
introduce Smart Data Rate, a smarter bill or thinking about subscribing and
way to pay for data usage consumed out- unsubscribing to monthly internet extras. The Peninsula
side customers’ Prepaid and Postpaid data As part of one of the world’s largest
allowance. telecommunications companies, Voda-
A Vodafone Postpaid customer with fone Group Plc, we are able to bring to
the service will automatically get 200MB Qatar the most innovative products and DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) celebrated the
for only QR20 once they have finished services that puts our customers firmly launch of daily, non-stop service to Boston with
their plan or Internet pack data allowance. in control of their spending allowing them an illustrious gala event, hosted at the Boston
Once their first 200MB is used the cus- to be confidently connected. The serv- Park Plaza Hotel.
tomer simply gets another 200MB bundle ice is being used by customers in many In attendance were many of the city’s digni-
for QR20. The extra data is valid until the Vodafone countries proving to be a great taries and business leaders. Guests experienced
end of a customer’s billing cycle. This serv- success and we are confident that cus- a red carpet rose-wall welcome, and the Emcee Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari (left), Qatari Ambassador to the US, with Akbar Al Baker,
ice means that smart spending Vodafone tomers in Qatar will also find the service for the evening was television red carpet host Chief Executive, Qatar Airways Group; Thomas Glynn, CEO, Massport; and a guest at
customers can keep using data all month highly beneficial.” and fashion designer Giuliana Rancic, followed Qatar Airways’ Boston Gala.
and save up to 90 percent in comparison to Subscribing to Smart Data Rate is free by stunning musical performances by Nikka
the standard data rate of 99 dirhams/MB. and there are no monthly charges. To get Costa and Strings and En Vogue. “The gala was
On Vodafone Prepaid, the service gives the service, existing customers need to a memorable evening for QA and for the city of the Year’ by Skytrax. to Los Angeles on 1 January and added a sec-
customers 150MB valid until midnight of choose <> from the USSD Menu by dialling Boston,” said QA Group Chief Executive Akbar “We are pleased to be operating to Boston ond flight to New York City route on 1 April. The
that day for only QR3. Once a prepaid *100# Alternatively Postpaid customers Al Baker. “With every new destination we serve, with our state-of-the-art Airbus A350, and con- airline will also commence service to Atlanta
customer has used their first 150MB they could just dial *110*111# while Prepaid cus- we seek to become a part of that community nect travellers from this great city to a global on 1 June 2016.
will get another 150MB and be charged tomers can dial *200*111#. and Boston welcomed us with open arms.” network,” continued Al Baker. Gala guests experienced the airline’s
another QR3. New customers can activate the serv- He stressed the importance of aviation, both “QA’s new service from Boston will form the renowned hospitality and refined signature
Customers will only be charged if ice upon sign-up in store. The service will as a catalyst and facilitator for global trade, foundations for new business and social ties service, including award-winning cuisine offer-
they use data on a particular day. Once send notifications about usage so custom- commerce and vital cultural exchange. around the world. I look forward to our long ing and personal service from its cabin crew.
the service is activated for a prepaid cus- ers always stay in complete control of their Following the airline’s global brand cam- and prosperous relationship.” At the end of the evening, the airline held their
tomer they can use any other Vodafone spending. Smart Data Rate is not available paign “Going Places Together”, he thanked the Launched on 16 March, the new route traditional gala raffle.
Prepaid Internet Pack. When that pack on Red Qatari, Red XL, Red VIP and Lon- city of Boston for inviting QA into their com- between Boston’s Logan International Air- Two lucky winners were awarded two
is consumed their Smart Data Rate will don Edition as these plans already include munity and invited guests to experience the port and Doha’s Hamad International Airport round-trip business class tickets to their des-
automatically apply. Smart spending a preferential out of bundle rate. For details renowned services of the reigning three-time represents the airlines’ ninth US destination. tination of choice, anywhere on the airline’s
prepaid customers can save up to 98% in on the service, visit www.vodafone.qa. winner of the prestigious accolade, ‘Airline of The airline also recently commenced service route map of over 150 global destinations.
Pakistan’s federal minister arriving today
Splash names promotion winner
The Peninsula Mughal, CEO and Partner, Dania Union. In 2014, he led negotia-
Group. tions to obtain reciprocal market
Khan joined the ruling PML (N) access for Pakistan and to normal-
DOHA: Khurram Dastgir Khan, in 1997. Before being elevated to the ise trade with India. His diplomacy
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for position of federal minister in 2014, led to the start of Pakistan’s nego-
Commerce, is arriving on a official he served as minister of state at the tiations for free trade agreements
visit to Qatar today. ministries of commerce; and tex- with Turkey and Thailand. Under
Khan, also Deputy Secretary tile industry and privatisation. At the him, the Ministry of Commerce has
of Information, Pakistan Muslim Ministry of Commerce, he revital- revamped national trade defence
Lgaetahgeurei,n wg iallt aSdadprpehsisr ea Pcolamzam Hunoitteyl isspeeda Prhaekaisdteadn ’as struacdcee sdsifpullo cmaamcpya aingnd lsatawns’,s oabctcaeisnseiodn a tpop TrIoRv aClo fnovre Pnatikoin- Khurram Dastgir Khan,
at 7.30pm. He is coming to Doha at to obtain GSP+ trade preferences and concluded institutional reforms Pakistan’s Federal Minister
the invitation of Shahzad Ahmad for Pakistan from the European in the ministry and its departments. for Commerce
CINECO 3 at
Al Khor Mall
inaugurated
Splash celebrated its 23rd birthday with a one-month grand promotion
offering a chance to win 1kg of gold. Customers making purchases worth
QR100 and above were eligible to enter the draw. Mia Gracia Petate was The Peninsula
named the winner of the grand prize on April 4 and was felicitated by Santosh
Pai, COO, Landmark Group, Saikat Mishra, General Manager, Landmark Group;
and other Splash dignitaries on April 10 at Splash, Centrepoint at Al Asmakh
Mall. DOHA: The fast growing city of Al Khor
will have more excitement with the open-
ing of a brand new CINECO 3, a flagship
cinema of Qatar Bahrain International Cin-
ema (QBIC) at Al Khor Mall.
Following its soft opening on March
24 with a worldwide premier of Batman
Khalil Amin, C hief Operating Officer for Qatar,
Qatar Bahrain International Cinema (QBIC); and M
O Shaijan, Regional Director for Qatar, Lulu Group
International, inaugurate the CINECO 3 at Al Khor
Mall, in the presence of other officials from both
sides, yesterday. Pic: Salim M /The Peninsula
Vs Superman, the residents requirements of every
of Al Khor will never have visitor. Mohamed Althaf,
to rush to Doha to catch a Director, Lulu Group Inter-
premiere of their favourite national, said “Al Khor
movie. Khalil Amin, Chief Mall has served over 25
Operating Officer, QBIC, million shoppers and visi-
said: “Qatar is an impor- tors since its opening three
tant market for us. This and a half years ago.
grand launch is part of “With the multiplex
QBIC’s strategy of expand- opening, the visitor flow
ing its presence across the is going to improve. Con-
country. With Al Khor Mall sidering such high loyalty
Cinema, QBIC is the largest and patronage from cus-
cinema company in Qatar tomers and majority of
with 30 screens at three the families, the mall has
locations in Qatar. We also added new retail
will continue our expan- concepts to enhance the
sion strategy in Qatar and shopping atmosphere. The
announce the opening of mall has all key elements
another 13 screens very required to make it a des-
soon” tination centre — ranging
All cinemas of CINECO from fashion outlets, F&B,
3 are equipped with sil- family entertainment cen-
ver screen for 2D and 3D tre, others services, ample
movies with 4K digital parking and ease of access,
projection systems. among others”
With CINCEO, the The mall takes shop-
mall has reached its ping in Al Khor to a whole
pinnacle in offering enter- new level and is fast
tainment and a happy becoming a centre of con-
time for the entire family venience for the residents
together with more than of Al Khor City and visi-
100 tenants and a large tors from Doha and other
food court catering to the neighbouring cities.
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Imagine Cup 2016 student technology contest on Monday
The Peninsula contests held in over 100 countries. technology to create more value in the Microsoft also witnessed the tre-
It is a global student technology world. We are honoured and thank- mendous support from its partners
programme that encourages students ful for H E Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al in Qatar such as Digital Incubation
to innovate through building applica- Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Center of the Ministry of Transport
DOHA: The Imagine Cup 2016 Qatar tions integrated with latest technology Communications for hosting this and Communications, Qatar Char-
National Finals will be held on Mon- tools, that help form more sustaina- year’s Imagine Cup under his patron- ity, Injaz Qatar, Qatar Computing
day at the Marsa Malaz Kempinski ble communities. age,” said Naim Yazbeck, General and Research Institute (QCRI), Qatar
Hotel at the Pearl-Qatar. This year’s competition includes Manager of Microsoft Qatar. Business Incubation Center (QBIC),
Hosted by Microsoft Qatar, the categories in World Citizenship, Inno- “Imagine Cup is a platform that World Innovation Summit in Educa-
event will be held under the patron- vation and Gaming. Students and endorses and creates an opportunity tion (WISE), Silatech, Mada Assistive
age of Minister of Transport and participants from across Qatar will for young minds to unleash their cre- Technology Center, LINKdotNET
Communications H E Jassim bin identify challenges affecting their ative skills to develop applications Qatar, and Ooredoo who have pro-
Stiaciifp Aatli oSunl aoift is iaxn dte wamills sfereo mth eQ paatar-r ccoamn mheulpn irtieesso alvned tbhuoislde pisrsoujeecst. sR tehva-t nanecde ssusastrayi nfoarb lbeu cilodminmg upnroitsipees raonuds vstiuddeedn ct oteaacmhisn gth aronudg hm tehnetiorr Iimnga gto- Professor Min Keun Chung (left), President, NRF, South Korea; and
University, Carnegie Mellon Uni- olutionary software provided by we truly value the support from our ine Cup journey, and promoted the Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Executive Director, QNRF, signing the MoU.
versity in Qatar and Texas A&M Microsoft will enable participants to sponsors Ebla Computer Consul- Imagine Cup platform among their
University in Qatar. innovate and create applications that tancy, Information & Communication communities and networks. QNRF signs agreement with
Imagine Cup is known to be the can alter technology in the future. Technology W.L.L. (ICT) and Qatar The national winners will rep-
world’s largest student technology “At Microsoft, we firmly believe Datamation Systems (QDS), who resent Qatar in the third Annual
competition, spanning a duration that knowledge and creativity can share our vision and passion to ena- Pan-Arab Semi-Finals to be held in South Korea Foundation
of one year with local and online be combined with the latest cloud bling youth in the State of Qatar.” Cairo on May 27.
QU students attend Nasmou training
The Peninsula developing a cooperative agreement
with a well-established research
entity like the National Research
Foundation of Korea. We are glad
DOHA: Qatar National Research to further our relationships with
Fund (QNRF) has entered into the Republic of Korea in order to
an agreement with the National strengthen our portfolio of interna-
Experts provide skills training Research Foundation of Korea tional collaboration. I am confident
as part of the programme, set (oNf RaFc)a, tdoe cmoivce rr tehsee aerncthir,e isnpcelcutdruinmg timhapto trhtiasn Mt moUu twuailll boepneenf itdso foorrs ofuorr
up in collaboration with Oxy joint research and seminars and organisations in the near future.”
Qatar and Silatech. reseAa rmchemero erxacnhdaunmge o. f understand- opp“oTrhtuisn imtye etoti nign itisia aten ae xfcreuliltefnutl
ing (MoU) was signed between the and constructive collaboration with
two entities during the Qatar Foun- Qatar. We are very excited to start
dation Annual Research Conference a long term relationship, working
The Peninsula 2016 (ARC’16). together on joint programmes and
The MoU will establish a frame- activities, and exchanging ideas,”
work that enables QNRF and NRF in said Professor Chung.
South Korea to collaborate on pro- Alongside representatives from
DOHA: A group of students from the colleges of grammes and activities that are of QNRF, a large delegation from Qatar
Engineering (CENG) and Business and Economics Students attending one of the workshops. common interest, exchanging ideas attended the meeting, including
(CBE) at Qatar University (QU) recently under- and experiences. This comes as part officials from Qatar Foundation
went skills training during the third edition of the of preparations for both parties to Research and Development (QF
Nasmou programme, an initiative set up in col- ultimately become the nation’s future leaders. practice’; ‘Leading Change – Working as an effec- enter into a cooperation agreement R&D), Qatar Science and Technol-
laboration with Occidental Petroleum Qatar (Oxy They were provided with insights on leadership tive team’; and ‘What Next? – Developing a Personal in the near future. ogy Park (QSTP), Qatar University,
Qatar) and Silatech. and important issues such as emotional and cultural Action Plan’ Fifteen senior executives and experts Professor Min Keun Chung, Pres- and the Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer-
The programme, followed the success of the two intelligence, teamwork, how to face challenges, as from partner organisations and related industries ident, NRF; and Dr Abdul Sattar Al sity research institutes.
previous editions offered in 2015 which engaged well as overcoming cultural boundaries and suc- participated in the workshops and shared the Taie, Executive Director, QNRF, Attendees from the Republic of
CENG male and female students consecutively. ceeding in a multicultural environment. challenges they faced in their careers, and their highlighted the importance of such Korea included the NRF President,
During four days, four students benefitted from Workshop themes included ‘Setting the Scene – successes as leaders. An internship opportunity will collaboration to address areas of a delegation from NRF Korea, the
training workshops and other forums to equip them Understanding the type of leader we are and want be offered to selected students at Oxy Qatar to fur- common interest. Korea Institute for Advancement of
with necessary skills, competencies and mindset to be’; ‘Introducing the Challenge – Using the Chal- ther develop their skills and apply the knowledge Dr Al Taie said, “This is a very Technology (KIAT), and Korea Inter-
to ease their transition into the workplace and lenge as a way to put your leadership skills into and techniques to real-life experiences. important step on the way to net and Security Agency (KISA).
06 MIDDLE EAST
WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL 2016
Syria opposition Turkey kills 32
IS fighters in
chiefs ‘leaving’ Iraq after
attack on tank
talks in Geneva
AFP
ISTANBUL: The Turkish army
violation of the truce. “It is a dan- killed 32 suspected fighters from
In some of the gfreargoiules esistcuaaltaitoionn, sohfo awni naglr ecaodny- tIhraeq I syleasmteicrd Satya tfeo gllroowupin ign a nno ratthtaecrnk
deadliest violence tempt for the whole international on one of its tanks, Turkish media
since a ceasefire took community at a time when there reported.
is supposed to be a cessation of Turkish troops destroyed a
effect in February, hostilities,” said HNC spokesman building used by IS, killing 10
a suspected regime Salem Al Meslet. The raid was jihadists, and then killed another
“Assad’s response” to the HNC’s 22 who tried to flee the scene, the
bombing raid hit a decision to suspend its formal partic- Anatolia news agency said. The
market in the city of itpoa ptioosnt pino nnee gooutria ptiaorntisc. i“pOautiro dne icnis tiohne Supporters of prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al Sadr chant slogans during a sit-in at Tahrir Square aagfteenrc my islaitiadn tthse f iinrecdid aennt a onctci-utrarnedk
Maaret Al Numan, Geneva talks was taken to highlight in Baghdad yesterday. missile at one of its tanks near the
killing 37 civilians, a the cynicism of the regime in pre- Iraq Speaker suspends House Bashiqa military camp not far from
monitor said. ttehned viniogl teon nceeg..o. tTiahtee wwhoirlled e mscuaslat tninogt tahne I cSi stytr oofn Mghoosludl ,s winhciec 2h0 h1a4s. been
ignore this challenge,” said Meslet. Dogan news agency said the
The troubled talks failed to get off sessions ‘until further notice’ tank crew was unhurt and that
the ground this week despite hopes they had fired back in response,
AFP brought on by the ceasefire. The par- shelling the building from which
tial truce, brokered by the United the fire came and causing it to col-
States and Russia, led to a dramatic lapse, killing 10 jihadists.
drop in violence across Syria but a They also fired at a group of
BEIRUT: Suspected government air recent surge in fighting, especially AFP meaning there are now two claim- line-ups presented by Prime Minister people fleeing the scene in seven
strikes killed at least 44 civilians at around second city Aleppo, has raised ants to the speakership. Juburi insists Haider al-Abadi, but shifted to calls cars and four motorcycles, kill-
markets in northwestern Syria yes- fears of its total collapse. the vote to sack him and his depu- for Juburi to go. Abadi has sought to ing 22 of them, the agency said.
terday, as opposition chiefs said they The opposition announced that ties was invalid because the session replace the cabinet of party-affili- Last month, a Turkish soldier
were leaving peace talks in Geneva it was putting its participation on BAGHDAD: Embattled Iraqi par- lacked the necessary quorum, but his ated ministers with a government of was killed and another wounded
because of such attacks. hold to protest escalating violence liament Speaker Salim Al Juburi opponents are seeking to move ahead technocrats, but has faced significant when missiles fired by IS fight-
In some of the deadliest violence and restrictions on humanitarian yesterday announced the suspension with selecting replacements. opposition from powerful political ers hit another military base in
since a ceasefire took effect in Feb- access in Syria. HNC coordinator of parliament sessions “until further “I announce the suspension of parties that rely on control of minis- northern Iraq during clashes with
ruary, a suspected regime bombing Riyad Hijab told journalists yester- notice” after a week of turmoil dur- sessions... of the Iraqi parliament tries for patronage and funds. local Kurdish forces. Bashiqa
raid hit a market in the city of Maaret day that he and other delegates were ing which lawmakers brawled and until further notice,” Juburi said. But President Fuad Masum proposed camp has been targeted several
Al Numan, killing at least 37 civil- beginning to leave Geneva. sought to sack him. Janabi has called for a session to be a plan to end the parliamentary times by IS jihadists.
ians, a monitor said. “I will be travelling today along The political crisis comes as held on Thursday, so MPs may still leadership crisis, but the session he In December, Turkey said it
Footage showed bloodied bodies with some of my colleagues from Iraq battles the Islamic State jihad- meet without Juburi’s leadership. called for failed to resolve differences had sent hundreds of troops to
scattered among twisted metal stalls the HNC. Some people left yester- ist group, which overran large areas Juburi’s decision was taken to among lawmakers. Bashiqa to protect Turkish mili-
in a street strewn with fruit and vege- day and today and they will keep in 2014, and contends with a seri- “preserve the reputation of parlia- Under Masum’s plan parliament tary personnel involved in training
tables. Another strike on a fish market leaving gradually until Friday,” Hijab ous economic crisis caused by low ment” and prevent it from being “a was to convene for an “extraordi- Iraqi fighters, sparking a diplo-
in the nearby town of Kafranbel killed said. “We will not accept negotia- oil prices and years of mismanage- place for conflict”, he said. nary session” to vote on whether or matic row with Baghdad.
seven civilians, said the Syrian tions while our people are still ment and corruption. Both the United There has been plenty of conflict not to remove Juburi and his two dep- At the time, a senior Turkish
Observatory for Human Rights, a Brit- suffering,” he said. “It is not suitable, States and the United Nations have in parliament over the past week: uties. The proposal was accepted by official said up to 300 soldiers
ain-based monitoring group. neither morally nor on the humani- warned that the crisis could distract lawmakers held an overnight sit-in Juburi but rejected by his opponents and 20 tanks were deployed there,
The main opposition High tarian side, to be part of negotiations from efforts to combat IS. and threw punches in the chamber, on the grounds that it would return to although an unspecified number
Negotiations Committee con- when Syrians are dying daily from Some MPs voted last week to as well as seeking to sack Juburi. the issue of whether or not he should were pulled back following US
demned the strike at Maaret Al sieges, hunger, bombings, poisonous remove Juburi and elected Adnan Al The turmoil began with disa- stay in office, which they insist has pressure to end the row with
Numan as a “massacre” and clear gases and barrel bombs.” Janabi as his interim replacement, greement over proposed cabinet already been resolved. Baghdad.
South Sudan rebel’s homecoming fails again Ringleader in the burning
alive of Palestinian teen
AFP Speaking to reporters staking out to bring “machine guns and laser- Machar and President Salva Kiir.
Juba’s airport since early Monday, guided missiles” as well as additional Both sides continue to insist they
rebel spokesmen William Ezekiel said troops in contravention of the peace are committed to peace while offering ruled sane: Court
yesterday that unspecified “issues agreement. little evidence to back their claims.
JUBA: For the second day in a row relating to logistics” were to blame Makuei said Machar had now The conflict characterised by extreme
South Sudan’s rebel leader failed to for the latest delay. He was unable to “called off his arrival indefinitely”. brutality and human rights violations
make his much-anticipated return to say when Machar might now arrive. “I will only believe it when I see him has killed tens of thousands, forced
the capital, Juba, after more than two “He is going to come. But when?” at Juba airport,” he said. millions from their homes and split JERUSALEM: An Israeli court ruled time of the chilling attack in which
years of war. Riek Machar, a former Ezekiel said. It was unclear whether Machar’s homecoming and sub- the country along old ethnic fissures. yesterday that a Jewish man found to they snatched Abu Khdeir, 16, from
rebel leader turned deputy president the question was rhetorical. “We will sequent swearing-in as vice president Machar is believed to be either in be the ringleader of the beating and an east Jerusalem street and then
who was fired, became a rebel leader update you,” he added. are seen as important steps towards his tribal stronghold of Pagak in the burning alive of a Palestinian teen- killed him.
again and has now fought his way However, South Sudan’s infor- implementing a floundering August east of the country or in Gambella, ager in 2014 was sane and convicted His murder was seen as revenge
back to the vice presidency, failed to mation minister Michael Makuei 2015 peace deal that has so far failed Ethiopia, where there is an airstrip him for the attack. for the killing of Israeli teenagers
appear in Juba as expected on Mon- said the government had blocked to end the country’s civil war, sparked large enough to land a plane to carry Israeli settler Yosef Haim Ben- Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal
day or Tuesday. Machar’s flight because he wanted by a wrangling for power between him and his entourage to Juba. David, 31, was found in November Yifrach, who were abducted from a
to have led the assault, but his law- hitchhiking stop near the flashpoint
yers had submitted last-minute West Bank city of Hebron.
Mosul will eventually be documents saying he suffered from Israeli authorities said the sus-
mental illness. pects had decided to kill an Arab and
Yesterday’s ruling cleared the equipped themselves with cables,
retaken from IS: Obama way for him to be sentenced, with his petrol and other materials before
conviction having been put on hold randomly choosing Abu Khdeir.
while the court decided on his san- “Today’s decision has come late, but
ity plea in the closely watched case. it is correct,” Mohannad Jbara, a law-
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said he expects A sentencing hearing has been yer for Abu Khdeir’s family, said.
Iraq’s second city Mosul to be retaken from the Islamic State set for May 3. The family of the “The crime occurred a year and
group “eventually”. Obama’s comments in an interview with CBS teenager, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, nine months ago, so this decision has
News on Monday came on the same day that Defence Secretary welcomed the decision but said they taken a long time, but we have suc-
Ashton Carter said Washington would send Apache attack heli- hoped judges followed through with ceeded in convincing the court that
copters and more troops to Iraq. “As we see the Iraqis willing to a life sentence for Ben-David, who he was faking.”
fight and gaining ground, let’s make sure that we’re providing appeared in court yesterday with a Abu Khdeir was kidnapped
them more support,” Obama said. “We’re not doing the fight- thick beard and wearing a yarmulke. from Israeli-annexed east Jeru-
ing ourselves, but when we provide training, when we provide At the hearing Abu Khdeir’s salem on July 2, 2014 and beaten,
special forces who are backing them up, when we are gaining mother wore a heart-shaped pen- with his burned body found hours
intelligence — working with the coalitions that we have — what dant with an image of her son later in a forest in the western part
we’ve seen is that we can continually tighten the noose,” he added. wearing a baseball cap inside, and of the city.
“My expectation is that by the end of the year, we will have cre- his father said the decision “should A forensic report showed smoke
ated the conditions whereby Mosul will eventually fall.” Mosul, have been made a long time ago”. in his lungs, indicating he was
in northern Iraq, was overrun during a jihadist offensive in June “We knew that he wasn’t mad,” alive when set alight. The case has
2014 and has become an IS stronghold. Hussein Abu Khdeir said. “It was all threatened to further raise tensions
a big lie to get off from the crime following a wave of violence that
Policeman kills Egypt vendor which he carried out. Even if they erupted in October that has killed
sentence him for life, this will never 201 Palestinians and 28 Israelis.
over price of cup of tea bring Mohammed back again. Our Most of the Palestinians killed
hearts are wounded from what were carrying out knife, gun or
happened.” car-ramming attacks, according
The court ruling found that Ben- to Israeli authorities. Israeli forces
CAIRO: An Egyptian policeman shot and killed a Cairo street vendor David “was not psychotic, fully have however been accused of using
yesterday after an argument over the cost of a cup of tea, the inte- understood the facts, was respon- excessive force in some cases, which
rior ministry said. A security official said the officer involved was sible for his actions, had no difficulty they firmly deny.
arrested after dozens of bystanders protested at the scene of the in understanding reality and had the The violence had steadily
shooting in an eastern suburb of the capital, chanting: “The police capacity to prevent the crime”. declined in recent weeks, but on
are thugs.” “During a police patrol a dispute broke out between the In February, a court sentenced Monday a bomb blast ripped through
officer and the seller over the price,” the ministry said. “The police- his two young Israeli accomplices a bus in Jerusalem and sparked a
man opened fire, killing the vendor and wounding two passers-by.” to life and 21 years in prison for the fire, wounding at least 21 people.
A court this month sentenced a policeman to life in prison for shoot- killing, which was part of a spiral of If confirmed as a Palestinian
ing dead a taxi driver over a fare dispute. President Abdel Fattah Al violence in the run-up to the 2014 bombing, it would mark a sharp
Sisi had said he would ask parliament to amend the law to toughen Gaza war. escalation ahead of Jewish Passover
sanctions for police abuses after the February killing. The two were minors at the celebrations beginning Friday night.
MIDDLE EAST 07
WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL 2016
UN urges start Turkey denies entry to German journalist
of delayed Reuters border. Chancellor Angela Merkel said “I am committed of course to ensure profession, saying: “... am journalist. A
she was working to ensure he is set free. that the journalist’s ability to work is problem?” A Turkish official confirmed
Volker Schwenck, who works for reinstated fast,” Merkel said during a German journalist had been detained
public broadcaster ARD, announced a news conference with Palestinian and would soon be deported from Tur-
BERLIN: Turkish officials at Istanbul his detention on Twitter and posted a President Mahmoud Abbas. “And we key. The journalist had deliberately
talks in Yemen ateirrpdoaryt tdoe taa iGneerdm aannd dpeunbileicd etenltervyi syieosn- phiicmtu brye aouf tahno ernittireys bwainth l ethttee rh geiavdelnin toe aa rseo fuorlcloew ofi nsgo mthei sc aonndce irt nis.” naturally aenttteemripntge dth teo ccoounntrtaryv,e tnhee a o bfflaiccikall issat bidy,
journalist who arrived from Cairo and in Turkish and English: “Inadmissi- In his tweet, Schwenck sug- without giving more details about the
planned to travel to the Turkey-Syria ble Passenger Notification Report.” gested he was detained because of his blacklisting.
Artist brightens
reported in other areas, including
Five soldiers loyal to Nthaeh smou nthowrtehsetearsnt porfo Svainncaea o af nTade izn. up Gaza streets
President Abdrabuh At the United Nations, Secre-
Mansur Hadi and tthaer yG uGlef-nbearcakle Bd agnov Keri-nmmoenotn a undrg tehde with calligraphy
eight rebel fighters Shia Houthi rebels and their allies to
were killed in the engage with his envoy “so that talks
can start without further delay”.
clashes yesterday. Pro-Hadi chief-of-staff General
Mohammed Ali Al Maqdishi slammed Reuters with which Hamas fought a
the rebels for “not respecting” the war in 2014 that shattered
ceasefire which he said his forces were much of coastal Gaza. But he
AFP committed to. “The truce is still hold- says his work is not meant to
ing based on orders from our political GAZA: With a thick black convey any political message,
leadership,” said Maqdishi. marker pen in hand, Palestin- or to make money.
In Kuwait, representatives of the ian graffiti artist Belal Khaled “It is not commercial for
MARIB: Clashes between Yemeni five permanent members of the UN carefully draws an intricate me, it is art. I want to spread
loyalist forces and rebels have killed Security Council sent a message to Arabic calligraphic design on art everywhere I can get to.
13 fighters, military sources said yes- the rebels saying they “understand a silver Skoda. The art work Soon I will introduce it to the
terday, as the UN chief urged warring their fears” and urging them to decorates the sides of the car, work of fashion and design of
parties to begin delayed peace talks. “quickly join” the talks, according running along the windows dresses,” Khaled said.
UN-brokered peace talks, to a Western diplomat. and down its doors, the latest Khaled, who also works
which were set to open in Kuwait The rebels, meanwhile, accused in the 24-year-old’s mission as a photographer and sculp-
on Monday, were delayed after the loyalist forces of launching attacks to turn everyday objects into tor, began creating his art
insurgents failed to show up over and dispatching reinforcements to things of beauty. pieces about a decade ago
alleged Saudi violations of a cease- several provinces, in a statement on From cars, handbags, street before turning his drawings to
fire that took effect on April 11. their sabanews.net website. walls as well as human bod- objects as well as human bod-
Fighting erupted late on Mon- They also said warplanes ies, Khaled is leaving his prints ies. “Arabic script is strong and
day in Marib province, east of the belonging to the Saudi-led coalition, almost everywhere in the Gaza I wanted to connect it to phys-
rebel-held Yemeni capital Sana’a, which has intervened militarily in Strip. “Some of the works you ical strength. I drew on chests
with warring parties trading blame support of loyalists since March last don’t necessarily need to under- and backs of body-builders.
for the ceasefire breaches. year, flew sorties over several areas stand (what they mean), such “Some people saw what I
Five soldiers loyal to Presi- of Yemen despite the ceasefire. as a specific sentence,” he said. drew on body builders’ skin as
dent Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi and In a statement on Facebook, “But it carries and adds a certain tattoos and having a tattoo is
eight rebel fighters were killed in rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdul- beauty to the letters.” forbidden in Islam. This is not
the clashes which continued inter- salam said “we affirm our continued In his eclectic choice of a tattoo, it is temporary writ-
mittently through yesterday, the commitment to dialogue... and this is objects and backgrounds, his ing and can be washed away.”
pro-government military sources why our demand from the first day calligraphic graffiti is bright- Khaled’s work is prov-
said. They said the fighting erupted was for talks to be held in an atmos- ening up the densely populated, ing especially popular with
when the Iran-backed Houthi rebels phere of calm, peace, and stability.” impoverished Palestinian retailers, namely those sell-
and their allies tried to capture posi- “But unfortunately, since April enclave of 1.95 million people. ing women’s accessories such
tions held by loyalist troops. The toll 11, the aggression hadn’t stopped He also takes photos of as handbags. He is now look-
could not be independently con- and the air strikes have continued both daily life and vestiges of ing to branch out by decorating
firmed. Sporadic fighting was also on several areas,” he said. the long conflict with Israel, women’s clothes.
08 ASIA / PHILIPPINES
WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL 2016
Aftershocks hit China baulks
at US query on
military flight to
Japan as death
disputed island
toll rises to 45 Reuters
BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry
yesterday rejected queries by the
US military as to why China had
used a military aircraft to evacuate
Kumamoto had died Monday from sick workers from a new airport on
American military tdheev ceolonpdeitdio sny. mAtp lteoamsts 2, 3K pyeoodpol eN heawves apnu tieslda nSdo uCthhi nCah hinaas bSueailt. in the dis-
airlifts help deliver service said. Saiseikai Kumamoto CNN quoted Pentagon spokes-
water, bread, ready- Hospital said yesterday it had diag- man Captain Jeff Davis as saying it
nosed 10 cases, including two people was unclear why China had used
to-eat food and other in critical condition. a military aircraft rather than a
emergency supplies. The area around Kumamoto civilian one in the landing on Fiery
was hit by two quakes just 28 hours Cross Reef.
apart late Thursday and early Satur- China’s Defence Ministry said
day, triggering landslides that have in a statement its military’s tradi-
blocked roads. The Fire and Disas- tion was to help those in need as
AP ter Management Agency said nearly part of its commitment to “whole-
1,200 houses had been destroyed. heartedly serve the people”.
Nine people died in the first, Police officers search for missing victims in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, yesterday. “In sharp contrast, the US side
MINAMIASO: Japan’s southern magnitude 6.4 earthquake, and is expressing doubts about whether
quake-hit area was rattled by a at least 36 died in the second one, Shelters struggle to aid quake victims it’s a military or civilian aircraft at
strong aftershock yesterday and which registered 7.3. About 1,100 a time when somebody’s life is in
searchers found a woman’s body have been injured. danger,” it said.
buried under landslide rubble, The hardest-hit towns were “We cannot but ask: if a US cit-
raising the death toll from the twin Mashiki, where 20 residents died, izen suddenly took ill on US soil,
earthquakes to 45. and Minamiaso, a remote mountain The Washington Post about disaster preparedness. of residential buildings. would the US military look on with
More than 100,000 evacuees, area where 11 died and the death toll “How can onigiri rice balls In addition to serious traffic jams folded arms?”
some sleeping in their cars and oth- was creeping higher as soldiers and [the prefecture] received today be on arterial roads from downtown China has indisputable sov-
ers in gymnasiums or community emergency workers use backhoes delivered to evacuees on the same Kumamoto, the effects of the earth- ereignty over the Spratly Islands
centres, were bracing for another and shovels to search for missing KUMAMOTO, Japan: Evacuation day? Distribution of commodities quake were also felt on residential and the United States has no right
chilly night. people. shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture, has become a difficult problem,” roads in Mashiki. to comment on China’s build-
Many people are afraid to stay Temperatures around established after the first in a series Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima said The number of evacuees in ing works and defensive facilities
in their homes as aftershocks con- Kumamoto city were forecast to fall of earthquakes struck on April 14, are to reporters Monday after visiting a Mashiki increased nearly five-fold there, the ministry said.
tinued to shake the area on the to 8 degrees Celsius overnight. facing an increasingly serious short- public health and welfare center, cur- from Friday to Monday, reaching a Chinese activity in disputed
southern island of Kyushu, including The earthquake damage and loss age of commodities. Though relief rently being used as an evacuation figure of 9,100. Stockpiles of drink- waters of the South China Sea,
a 5.5-magnitude temblor yesterday of power and water is reverberating goods are being distributed to the shelter, in the town of Mashiki in the ing water, rice and other supplies including the construction of
afternoon. beyond Kyushu as Toyoto Motor Cor- prefecture from across the country, prefecture. He frankly acknowledged completely ran out Friday, and some islands by dredging up sand onto
Authorities were advising people poration and other manufacturers disrupted traffic networks, confusion the delays in transporting supplies. evacuation shelters in the town failed reefs and shoals in the Spratly
staying in cars and shelters to move have suspended production. and shortages of manpower in local Thursday night’s tremor, which to receive fresh goods. archipelago, has alarmed rival
about to avoid developing deep- Several soldiers carried a wom- governments have prevented them registered a maximum 7 on the Jap- An 80-year-old man who evacu- claimants, in particular the Phil-
vein thrombosis, or blood clots that an’s body down yesterday morning from being adequately distributed to anese seismic intensity scale of 7, and ated with his wife after his house was ippines and Vietnam, as well as the
develop after being immobile for a as dozens of workers dug through people affected by the earthquakes. the “mainshock” that occurred early completely destroyed said, “I have to United States. The US has repeat-
long time. Japanese media reported where a mudslide slammed into The situation has shed light on what Saturday caused extensive damage stand in line for more than two hours edly criticised the construction of
that a 51-year-old woman from buildings in Saturday’s quake. were overly optimistic assumptions to the town, including the collapse to receive supplies each time. the islands.
China’s Xi tells HK leader testifies in
party officials to
‘glass-throwing’ case
make better use
of Internet
Reuters AFP political divisions in the semi-auton-
omous city, with some young
campaigners pushing for self-deter-
mination or outright independence
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi HONG KONG: Unpopular Hong from China as fears grow that Bei-
Jinping yesterday called on Com- Kong leader Leung Chun-ying gave jing is tightening its grip.
munist Party officials to use the evidence yesterday in an assault case Rival groups clashed inside the
Internet to better understand citi- against a legislator who threw a glass Eastern Magistrates’ courtroom
zens and address their grievances, at him in parliament, the first time a before the hearing and during the
said state media, as an economic sitting chief executive has testified breaks, with anti-Leung groups
downturn sparks popular frustra- in court. shouting: “Down with the Chi-
tion. An initially calm Leung became nese Communist Party,” eliciting
The party should be patient increasingly exasperated as he the response: “May the CCP live for
with Internet users, resolve dif- was cross-examined for hours by 10,000 years!”
ficulties and correct erroneous pro-democracy and anti-China A small scuffle broke out when
opinions in a timely manner, said lawmaker Raymond Wong, who one pro-Leung demonstrator shoved
Xi, according to Xinhua. is accused of common assault and a supporter from the Wong camp,
The government is embrac- was representing himself in a court- with the Leung group calling their
ing the Internet as a key space in room packed with supporters from rivals “yellow dogs”.
which to shape public discourse, both sides. In court Leung described the
an increasingly pressing issue as Wong has pleaded not guilty incident in July 2014, saying paper
discontent spreads amongst the to the charge and questioned the had been thrown at him while he
growing number of people hit by validity of allowing Leung’s tes- was at the podium in the legislature.
the economic slowdown. timony, calling him “a liar and “Then I heard glass breaking
More broadly, the ruling Com- untrustworthy”. behind me,” said Leung. “It sounded
munist Party sees technology as The court ruled however that close and forceful.”
cwrhuiccihal gforer wbo alstt earni nagn intsu eacl ornaotem oyf, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (centre) leaves the court where he gave evidence in an assault case against wLeitunnegs s.could be admitted as a saidA hded “inmga tdhea ts huere w wahs e“tshtaerrt loerd n”,o ht eI
6.7 percent in the first quarter, its pro-democracy and anti-China lawmaker Raymond Wong (not seen), in Hong Kong yesterday. It comes as he battles widening was injured”.
weakest pace since early 2009.
In an effort to shape public
opinion online, Xi’s government Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos Junior defiant on father’s legacy
has implemented an unprec-
edented tightening of internet
controls and sought to codify the
policy within the law, a campaign
that critics say ignores human
rights and is a burden for business. AFP of benefit to the people.” to their decisions.
Officials say Internet restric- Marcos was a fresh-faced provincial gov- “I think a great deal of it was made up
tions are needed to ensure security ernor in his father’s dictatorship when millions because none of it has been verified,” he told
in the face of rising threats such as took to the streets in a famous 1986 “People AFP when asked whether they stole billions.
terrorism and foreign ideology that MANILA: On the verge of securing his family’s Power” uprising that forced the family to give “These huge numbers that we hear about,
could destabilise China. biggest victory since their humiliating downfall up two decades of power and flee into US exile. we don’t really know where they come from and
Premier Li Keqiang, propa- three decades ago, Philippine dictator Ferdinand The Marcos family and its business allies are how they were made up.”
ganda chief Liu Yunshan, central Marcos’ (pictured) son talks confidently about accused of plundering billions of dollars during Marcos did concede there were abuses under
bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, his political ambitions and his father’s legacy. the patriarch’s rule, while the regime’s security his father’s regime, but insisted they were no
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Execu- In an exclusive interview with AFP ahead of forces allegedly killed and tortured thousands of worse than those committed by the democrat-
tive Chairman Jack Ma and Huawei May 9 elections, with surveys showing he could critics. However, after Marcos Snr died in exile ically elected governments that followed.
Technologies Co Ltd Chairman Ren win the vice presidency, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in Hawaii in 1989, his controversial wife, Imelda, “I acknowledge that there were,” Marcos said
Zhengfei attended the meeting, conceded there were “widespread human rights and their children were allowed to return to the when asked about human rights abuses under
Xinhua said. abuses” during his father’s rule. Philippines, and they slowly began rebuilding his father’s rule.
Also taking part were top offi- But the 58-year-old insisted the Marcos a power base. “(But) there are widespread human rights
cials from the People’s Liberation name remained one of his strongest assets, as Part of their strategy was to portray the Mar- abuses in any administration and that is a prob-
Army and state security appara- he stuck to a no-apology mantra that has been cos years as a golden age of peace, security and lem that we as a country have to face.”
tus, according to the news agency. a key part of his family’s remarkable political infrastructure-building for the nation. Memories of the Marcos years have domi-
Internet regulators should wel- resurrection. They also consistently denied any major nated this election campaign.
come and learn from constructive “I think one of the things that is happening wrongdoing, fending off dozens of legal chal- In the Philippines, the president and vice
criticism online, whether it’s tar- now is I am a beneficiary of the good work that lenges and probes aimed at retrieving the president are elected separately.
geted at the party and government was done in my father’s time,” Marcos said on fortune allegedly stolen from state coffers. Marcos’ bid for the vice presidency has sto- led the “People Power” revolution and suc-
or individual leaders, Xi said, topics Monday night at his campaign headquarters in Marcos, who rarely gives interviews, len many headlines away from the race for the ceeded Marcos as president, has repeatedly
which are usually considered off- the Philippine capital. deflected questions about mass theft by his top post — which in itself is a fascinating four- urged Filipinos in recent months to never for-
limits by China’s censors. “There were so many different things that parents, saying he believed accusations against way tussle. get the dictatorship’s horrors and stamp out the
were initiated at that time that to this day are them were exaggerated but that he was not privy President Benigno Aquino, whose mother Marcos comeback.
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Probe finds South Korea
Secure link
covered up mass abuse
Today, nobody has been held tried to bury what happened. How
accountable for the hundreds of do you fight that?” Choi asked. “Look
Former inmates of deaths, rapes and beatings on the at me now. I am wailing, desperate
Brothers Home want grounds of Brothers, the largest of to tell our story. Please listen to us.”
new investigation. deroezde nusn odf efsaicrialibtilees, faocrc tohrodsien cgo tnos iadn- shopP oolwicnee rso,f rfoicuenrdse, da usps icshteildd rebny,
Associated Press investigation. The panhandlers, small-time street mer-
AP found that abuse at Brothers, pre- chants, the disabled and dissidents.
viously almost unknown, was much They ended up as prisoners at 36
AP more vicious and widespread than nationwide facilities, and numbered
had been realised, based on hundreds 16,000 by 1986, according to govern-
of exclusive documents and dozens of ment documents obtained by AP.
interviews with officials and former Nearly 4,000 were at Brothers.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA: Three dec- inmates, most of whom had not spo- Once an orphanage, Brothers Home
ades ago, a policeman tortured Choi ken before publicly. at its peak had more than 20 facto-
Seung-woo over a piece of bread he Secrecy around Brothers persists ries behind its well-guarded walls
found in the boy’s schoolbag. because of a cover-up at the high- in the southern port city of Busan,
After being stripped and hav- est levels, the AP found. Two early churning out goods made by mostly Vehicles queue on the causeway connecting Singapore to Malaysia yesterday. Singapore will implement
ing a cigarette lighter repeatedly attempts to investigate were sup- unpaid inmates. a bio-identification system called BioScreen at all checkpoints for visitors entering the country from
sparked near his organs, the 14-year- pressed by senior officials who went Some 90 percent of those today. The BioScreen system will require visitors to scan their thumbprints on passing through
old falsely confessed to stealing the on to thrive in high-profile jobs; one shouldn’t have been there because immigration.
bread. Two men with clubs came remains a senior adviser to the cur- they didn’t meet the government’s
and dragged him off to the Brothers rent ruling party. definition of “vagrant,” former
Home, a mountainside institution Products made using slave labour prosecutor Kim Yong Won told
where some of the worst human at Brothers were sent to Europe, the AP, based on Brothers’ records Nigeria state calls for international aid
rights atrocities in modern South Japan and possibly beyond, and the and interviews compiled in 1987
Korean history took place. family that owned Brothers con- before government officials ended
Even now, Choi weeps as he tinued to run welfare facilities and his investigation. A former inmate,
speaks of what happened there. schools until just two years ago. Lee Chae-sik, said he watched the
A guard in Choi’s dormitory vio- The few former inmates speak- man he worked for, chief enforcer AFP destruction in the state at $5.9bn. But Shettima said those who have
lated him that night in 1982, and the ing out want a new investigation. The Kim Kwang-seok, lead near-daily, The World Bank has set aside fled the violence were still affected,
next, and the next. So began five government is blocking an opposi- often fatal beatings at a “corrections $800m to support rebuilding, as even as Nigeria’s military regains
hellish years of slave labour and tion lawmaker’s push to revisit the room.” Lee said he also saw records ABUJA: A northeast Nigerian state, well as other programmes such as control of captured territory and
near-daily assaults, years in which case, contending that the evidence that sometimes listed as many as five the worst hit in the country by the de-mining and waste management, reduces the rebels’ ability to mount
Choi saw men and women beaten to is too old. Ahn Jeong-tae, an official daily deaths. The AP tried repeatedly Boko Haram insurgency, needs Shettima told a conference on recon- attacks.
death, their bodies carted away like from Seoul’s Ministry of the Interior, to track Kim down but could not. greater international assistance for struction in Abuja. Some 2 million of the estimated
garbage. said Brothers’ victims should have Amid the violence was a mas- rebuilding as it faces funding issues “But... $800m is a drop in the 2.6 million displaced have remained
Choi was one of thousands — the submitted their case years ago to a sive money-making operation partly and a food crisis, its governor said ocean in a state that has lost almost in Nigeria. Most are in living in host
homeless, the drunk, the unlucky, but temporary truth-finding commis- based on slave labour. Eleven of the yesterday. $6bn as a result of the insurgency,” communities, with about 10 percent
mostly children and the disabled — sion. “We can’t make separate laws factories, ostensibly meant to train Borno state governor Kashim he added. in specially designated camps.
who were forced into facilities for for every incident,” Ahn said. inmates for future jobs, saw a profit Shettima said “we need the whole “We need far more support from Many of the camps are located
so-called vagrants in the 1970s and The official silence means that by the end of 1986, according to world to rally round us” to help our international partners to be able in and around the Borno state cap-
‘80s. The roundup came as the rul- even as South Korea prepares for Busan city government documents peace-building, rehabilitation and to complete the rebuilding of our ital, Maiduguri, with others across
ing dictators prepared to bid for and its second Olympics, in 2018, thou- obtained exclusively by the AP. reconstruction after nearly seven communities.” the state to cater for those who have
host the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which sands of traumatised former inmates The documents show that Broth- years of violence. “Monumental infrastructure and returned to their home towns.
they saw as international validation have still received no compensa- ers should have paid the current A report for the World Bank economic losses” have hit homes, The governor said there was a
of South Korea’s arrival as a modern tion, let alone public recognition or equivalent of $1.7m to more than has said some 20,000 people from schools, government buildings, water “crisis of feeding” and that 1,800
country. So they ordered police and an apology. 1,000 inmates for their dawn-to- Borno have been killed in the Islam- sources, power and telecommunica- 50kg bags of rice were required every
local officials to “purify” the streets. “The government has consistently dusk work. ist insurgency and put the cost of the tions networks, he added. day for some 381,000 IDPs.
US envoy’s N Korea on path to develop ICBM: US general Maldives orders
motorcade jailed Nasheed
kills child in AFP to return from UK
Cameroon
WASHINGTON: Unless it is stopped, North AFP
Korea will eventually acquire intercontinental
ballistic missile capabilities, the four-star gen-
AFP eral selected to lead US forces in South Korea COLOMBO: The Maldives yesterday cancelled
told lawmakers yesterday. the prison leave granted to jailed former pres-
Speaking at his nomination hearing before ident Mohamed Nasheed to undergo medical
WASHINGTON: A diplomatic the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen- treatment in London and said it expected him to
convoy in Cameroon carrying eral Vincent Brooks warned that North Korean return “expediently”.
the visiting US ambassador to the leader Kim Jong-un was determined to build The 48-year-old former leader was jailed last
United Nations accidentally struck rockets that could one day reach as far as the year on controversial terrorism charges, but was
and killed a young boy on Monday. United States. allowed to travel to Britain in January for treat-
Samantha Power is in Cam- “It’s very clear through the parades that ment after he fell ill in jail.
eroon with officials from USAID, they’ve done, what systems they have and some The government initially extended Nasheed’s
the Pentagon and the UN as part of the attempted launches that ... over time, I prison leave to allow him to undergo surgery,
of Washington’s effort to support believe we’re going to see them acquire these but revoked the extension almost immediately,
local authorities in their fight capabilities if they’re not stopped,” Brooks said. although it has not given him a deadline to return.
against the extremist group Boko Senator John McCain, who chairs the com- “The former president was given an extension
Haram. mittee, asked Brooks how concerned he was to undergo surgery. As his lawyers have confirmed
“As we, the United Nations, about the “immaturity and unpredictability of that there is no surgery scheduled, the extension
and Cameroonian officials drove the rotund ruler in Pyongyang.” was cancelled,” it said in a statement.
to Mokoko this morning, a vehi- “I’m very concerned about the direction “The government expects he will return
cplaer ti no ft shter uccokn av oyyo uthnga tb woye,” w Peorwee ar hdeet’se rgroeidn fgr,o amn dh isit p’su ervsuidite,”n Bt rtohoakt sh ree’ssp noontd yeedt. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (second left) visiting the newly built Mindulle Notebook expeNdaisehnetleyd.” became the first democratically
told a news conference in Maroua, “If confirmed, I intend to be a close partner Factory. elected president of the Maldives in 2008 and
northern Cameroon. with the Republic of Korea to make sure they’re Currently, about 28,500 US troops are sta- is like watching someone ride a bike and fall- served for four years before he was toppled in what
“Although he received imme- ready.” tioned in South Korea, and the two forces have ing off of it, but eventually they could become he called a coup backed by the military and police.
diate medical care from an The US military has kept a huge contin- very close military ties and continually con- a BMX champion,” he said. He was jailed on terrorism charges relating to
ambulance in our convoy, he gent of troops in South Korea since the end of duct joint training. The Pentagon is confident it has adequate the arrest of an allegedly corrupt judge in 2012,
died shortly thereafter,” she said, the Korean War in 1953. Brooks also voiced concern about North missile defences to protect against a threat when he was still in power.
according to a transcript provided The two Koreas technically remain at war, Korea’s pursuit of building submarine- from North Korea, but officials have watched The Maldives has suffered prolonged political
by the State Department. because the conflict ended in an armistice launched ballistic missiles. with increasing alarm as Kim pushes forward unrest in recent years, seriously denting its repu-
Power said she later visited instead of a peace treaty. “While they have not been successful, this with his nuclear tests and missile programme. tation as an upmarket tourist destination.
the boy’s family with UN, US and
Cameroonian officials “to offer
our profound condolences and to Cancer fears rise in Uganda as machine conks out
express our grief and heartbreak
over what the family is going
through.”
US officials were not able to
say whether their government
will pay compensation to the AFP will get recovery,” Naturinda said. “It has never been built. the row over the delay, but for many case, all are missing — we have a
boy’s family. Power told report- has pained me because I have not yet As a result, the lifeline sits, cancer patients a year may be too problem.”
ers the international community produced any children. Even I have unused. long. Patients are now being advised to
would help Cameroon fight Boko KAMPALA: Bronia Naturinda was lost lots of weight, bleeding every The breakdown of the current Accusations are flying that the go to neighbouring Kenya for radio-
Haram, but it was important to diagnosed with cervical cancer last time.” machine has given fresh urgency to problem is symptomatic of a wider therapy, a journey too expensive for
have a strategy in place to provide year and, with help from a char- The radiotherapy machine was efforts to get the new one operational, crisis in the health system. many.
security, development and human ity, travelled 300km to Kampala for a lifeline when China donated it 21 but it will take time. Winnie Watera, an economist at Yesterday, Nairobi’s Aga Khan
rights to vulnerable populations in treatment using Uganda’s only radi- years ago: since then it has provided “If they can even work 24 hours, the Parliament Watch civil society University Hospital offered free
liberated territory. otherapy machine. around 30,000 life-saving treatments within six months, we should have the organisation says there are many rea- treatment for 400 Ugandan cancer
“I just want to underscore that The 28-year-old’s chance of sur- a year and given patients relief from bunker ready,” said Jackson Orem, sons why the machine was allowed to patients.
America’s support for this effort is vival were good until, after waiting unbearable pain. who heads Uganda’s Cancer Institute fall into disrepair. “Our values as an institution dic-
one that cuts across all areas. We for more than three weeks, she was It had already broken down sev- at the main Mulago Hospital. “There is the question of money, tate nothing less,” chief executive
cannot defeat Boko Haram only told to go home because the machine eral times before its final collapse “So that means for the next half of there is a question of management, Shawn Bolouki said in a statement.
using military force,” she said. she was counting on had broken down this month and, although the govern- the year we should be installing the there is a question of planning,” she “While we can only treat a small frac-
Boko Haram is a guerrilla beyond repair. ment paid ¤325,000 ($368,000) for a equipment and testing it, so by one said. “When all these come together, tion of those requiring care... we will
movement that emerged out of “I felt pain because I thought that replacement three years ago, the bun- year, it should be up and running.” it makes things work, but if one com- do all we can to help, and we encour-
previous Islamist insurgencies. if it works, we are going to be okay, we ker needed to house the new machine The government has tried to ease ponent is missing — of which, in this age others to follow our lead.”
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the opening of the new complex of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in
the Hague, The Netherlands, yesterday.
EDITORIAL
Does premature Paris climate
Impeachment crisis
The impeachment movement against Brazilian President deal risk a painful birth?
Dilma Rousseff has plunged the country into a crisis.
Rousseff has called the move a conspiracy against her, a
sexist drive because she is a woman, and a bid to sabotage
democracy, while her opponents argue that they are just others - signing the agreement is UN climate change secretariat, only is imminent,” he said.
following the law and Rousseff is getting what she deserves. (The one thing but ratifying it another. countries that have formally joined Many people think that will
sexist remark is interesting because Rousseff is Brazil’s first female The Paris accord will enter into the agreement could make deci- come sooner rather than later, espe-
president) Even if both sides are right, or wrong, the current slugfest force when at least 55 countries sions affecting it. cially with China and the United
representing at least 55 percent of But those that have not could States - which account for around
doesn’t do the country any good. It has only stoked hatred and global emissions ratify or formally participate as observers, which may 38 percent of global emissions -
intolerance in a country that remains polarized over the issue. join it in another way. allow them to make interventions having signalled they will adopt it.
Rousseff is accused of violating a law limiting government But while major emitters, nota- and submit proposals on draft texts. That makes the Paris deal dif-
spending and the lower house of the National Congress voted bly China and the United States, Another option would be to ferent from the current emissions
against her on Sunday. The case now moves to the Senate where the have said they will pursue steps convene the first session of the reduction treaty, the Kyoto Protocol,
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first Brazilian leader to be impeached in more than 20 years. There In some countries, including the cussions on rules and guidelines to come into force in 2005 after
are two curious aspects to the case. First, United States, leaders are expected for the new agreement proceeded Russia used ratification as a bar-
though she may have violated the law to use their executive authority to under a working group. gaining chip to gain EU support
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Dilma in the far more serious case of corruption cnleigmoatitaet orsc hafrnogme pcaasrleias,m weinllt r oerq cuoinrger neesws a lnedg,i isnla stoiomne, ijos uurnnliakleislyts t oth bee E iunr tohpee fairns tU wnaiovne leveTrahgies ttoim bee gaaroinuendd f,r tohme dpeollaityiicnagl
Rousseff linked to the state oil firm Petrobras, the world’s poorest Abeysinghe noted. of ratifiers because it will require may be minimal. TWN later clari-
is facing wdohziechn sh oafs l saewemn carkiemrsin aanl dc absuessi nsleaspsmpeedn o. n creocuennttrliye,s t hgeayth wereerde dinis Kmianysehda saat sitis“iFnogr tshoem pe aorf loiuarm ceounntst raiensd, s ethne- athlle 2i8r omwemn bperor scteastsees sto f igros tt hbreofuogrhe fsiteadte ists s choonutlrdo nvoetr fseiaell aodbvligiceed, stoa ysiignng
impeachment Secondly, those who have accused the a proposal from the Third World parliamentarians itself is a big chal- approving the deal as a bloc - a the Paris deal right now if they are
and the president of violation are themselves Network (TWN) urging them not lenge. The concern our countries process that could take some time. not yet ready to put into practice
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recession assume the presidency, has been accused group, had suggested developing are worried they may be excluded the decision-making for the crit- have promised to do before 2020,
and domestic of the same offence as the president, and countries wait a little, to make sure from making crucial decisions, she ical rules under the agreement, when the Paris agreement had been
conflict if the twhheo lo isw seerc hoonuds ien s tpheea pkreers iEddeunatiradlo l iCnuen ha, reixcihsetirn nga ptiloendsg efosl loofw fu tnhdroinugg ha nodn addTedh.e LDC group is talking to the sfoou In tdh tion ikn cal uwdaey t hfoermw,”a sradi dw Dilal vbide eclxipmeacttee dfi ntoa sntcaer tt,o s $u1c0h0 a bs iblloioonst pinegr
crisis is not of succession, is charged with receiving technical help for them shift to Inter-Parliamentary Union about Waskow, WRI’s international cli- year. Other experts agree.
resolved. millions in bribes and stashing them gerxeterenmere g wroewatthh,e arn adn add raipsitn tog mseoarse. hmoawte t oc hraainseg ea wagarreeenmesesn otf athme ocnlig- matGe idvierne cthtoart. all countries have a makRei scohm geo evffeorrnt mto eshnotsw “thhaatv eev eton
in Swiss banks. According to a report The ministers and officials members of parliament in devel- vested interest in influencing how if the Paris Agreement comes into
by Congresso em Foco, a prominent representing the group of 48 least oping countries, which could help mechanisms for transparency and force early, they are not going to
watchdog in Brasilia, more than half the lawmakers who decided her developed countries (LDCs) instead expedite ratification, Abeysinghe compliance with the agreement forget about their pre-2020 com-
fate on Sunday are under probe for corruption, fraud and electoral issued a statement urging all coun- said. The question of what hap- will work, among other issues, they mitments”, said IIED’s Abeysinghe.
malpractices. All this doesn’t nullify the case against Rousseff, but tries to participate in the signing pens if the Paris Agreement takes will likely want to join it as soon Amid all the fanfare around
many Brazilians and the international community would want a fair cereTmhoeyn yc ainll Nede won Y tohrekm o nto F rraidtaifyy. ethffiesc yt eeaarr ltyo - 2 w0i1t8h -b ebtes froarneg tihneg fbruomlk aa sf othremye cra and, svaisido rM toic hthaee lM Daorbsshoanll, tith ies wsiognrtihn gre cmereemmboenriyn tgh tihsa wt pereek-,
implementation of the law and equal treatment to all citizens. the Paris Agreement “at the ear- of countries ratify it is troubling Islands at UN climate talks. mature entry into force could yet
The crisis is set to worsen in the coming weeks as both sides gird liest possible date”, in an effort to experts beyond the developing “There is going to be an incen- bring political and technical birth
for a fight, further exacerbating the many problems the country is ensure implementation “as soon world. tive for countries to ratify once it pains for some.
facing. The economy is in a shambles and is going through its worst possible”.
recession in decades, the health sector is struggling to cope with the Achala Abeysinghe, a legal
outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and the 2016 Rio Olympic expert on climate change nego-
tiations with the UK-based
Games, which Brazil is hosting, is around the corner. All these require International Institute for Envi-
the collective efforts of all parties and the government. ronment and Development (IIED),
Perhaps holding a new election would be a better way forward, said the 37 or so countries at the
leaving Brazilians to decide the future course of action. Kinshasa meeting all indicated they
would head to New York.
With around 155 countries
now expected to ink the agree-
ment this week - and a handful
of them, mainly small island states,
Quote of the day well on the way to ratification -
there is optimism that the climate
deal will come into force earlier
Ankara would no longer than envisaged.
abide by the March The agreement was negotiated
under the understanding it would
migrant accord if Brussels take effect from 2020. This date
fails to implement the was removed from the final text,
pledge to grant Turks visa- apparently to create room for the
free travel by June. deal to come into effect earlier.
“Early entry into force is a pos-
itive sign, but there are also some
concerns that need to be addressed,”
Ahmet Davutoglu said Abeysinghe, who advises the
Turkish Prime Minister chair of the LDC group at UN cli-
mate talks. Environmentalists hold a banner which reads, ‘Standing and Determined for the Climate” at a
For poorer countries - as for protAecscto drdeimngo tnos ltarwatyieorns wneitahr t thhee Eiffbeecl oTmowese crl einar P thaarits e,n Ftrrayn incteo, fionr cteh is December 12, 2015. file picture.
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