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Ministry prohibits work between 11am-4pm in open areas

 

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor on Monday issued an amendment to Article 2 of the ministerial law for 2010 regarding working hours in exposed areas.

The resolution prohibits the employer from placing workers in sun-hit places from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm, starting from June, 1 until the end of August, a statement by the ministry said.

Some 63 notifications were issued so far against companies that violated the law. Kuwait has a desert climate, with temperature reaching as high as 50 plus Celsius during summer. - KUNA

Ahmadi refinery is the largest, most modern refinery in the world

Ahmadi oil refinery is currently considered one of the largest and most modern refineries in the world at a capacity of 466,000 barrel per day (bpd), Assad Al-Saad, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Vice Chairman and Deputy Managning Director for Al-Ahmadi port refinery said Monday.

Al-Saad said, during a tour made by journalists at Al-Ahmadi refinery today, that it currently contains 29 new units, most important of which are crude oil distillation units, fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU), desulphurization units from the residue of the atmospheric distillation tower, vacuum rerun unit, and sulphur recovery unit.

He added that Al-Ahmadi port oil refinery started operations in 1949 with a capacity that did not exceed 25,000 (bpd) in order to cover the needs of domsetic market including gasoline, diesel fuel, and Kerocene, then it was expanded between 1958 and 1963 in what made its oil capacity rise to 190,000 (bpd), then 250,000 (bpd) respectively.

MoI launches SMS info service for the public

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday announced the launch of the first phase of its SMS message service for the public, with the ministry providing subscribers with SMS messages to mobile phone owners on matters related to passport renewal and residency permits, amongst other subjects.

The launch was announced by Sheikh Meshaal Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Ministry of Information Undersecretary for Information, Communications and Technology, who explained that the new service will also provide information to motorists on when to renew their drivers’ licenses and how and where to pay traffic fines, as well as advising the wider public on when and where to register to vote in elections, amongst other subjects.

During the first phase of the launch, the SMS messages will be transmitted solely via VIVA Telecom, with Kuwait’s other two leading telecom providers also set to provide the service at a later date. – KUNA

 

Expats cannot leave Kuwait without paying traffic fines: GTD

Director of the Traffic Violations Department at the General Traffic Department (GTD), Colonel Mohsen Al-Khayyal has said the department will soon introduce a new system to collect traffic fines at all exit points.

Al-Khayyal disclosed the GCC citizens and expatriates will not be permitted to leave the country unless they pay the money they owe the GTD.

To facilitate the collection of fines, the GTD has made all the necessary arrangement and the needed staff is being trained in this regard, he added.

Al-Khayyal added GTD has begun collecting fines and fees through a network linked with various government departments and no official transactions can be completed unless money owed to the GTD is paid.Al-Khayyal pointed out the GTD has completed a project through which motorists will be notified of traffic violations so that the concerned person is aware of how much money he/she has to pay the GTD.

Kuwait bans vegetable and fruit imports from Germany, Spain

The Kuwaiti government started yesterday enforcing a ban on all vegetable and fruit imports from Germany and Spain amidst fears from the spread of the E. coli bacteria.

Speaking to reporters, Director of the Public Health Dept of the Ministry of Health Dr Fatema Al-Saeedi said an intradepartmental panel has started implementing the decision.

The panel consists of representative of the ministries of health and commerce as well as Kuwait Municipality, the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) and the Environment Public Authority (EPA), ” she noted.

As part of the preventive measures against any possible outbreak of the E. coli-related diseases, the health services will tighten surveillance at the airports and seaport to detect any infection cases among arrivals into the country from Thursday,” she added. – KUNA

 

Saudi may not renew residences of expats spending 6 years

 

Saudi Arabia will not renew the work permits of foreign workers who have spent six years in the country as part of its plan to create jobs for nationals, its labour minister was quoted as saying on Monday. Clarification of the rule detailed inside.

Kuwait dust a ‘toxic stew’ of bacteria and fungi: US researcher

According to a study conducted by a US Navy researcher and reported by USA TODAY, US troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait have inhaled microscopic dust particles laden with toxic metals, bacteria and fungi.

A toxic stew that may explain everything from the undiagnosed Gulf War Syndrome symptoms lingering from the 1991 war against Iraq to high rates of respiratory, neurological and heart ailments encountered in the current wars, scientists say.

Kuwait to abandon plans for mandatory military service

Kuwait seems likely to abandon plans to re-introduce mandatory military service, amid concerns about logistics and the cost. Kuwait daily Al Rai on Thursday reported that top military commanders believe the service would be “too onerous” and would make heavy logistical demands on the army to accommodate the high number of young Kuwaiti men who would be drafted.

The insufficiency of adequately-equipped training grounds was also cited. “A different plan would be to use the funds to recruit young Kuwaitis for careers in the army,” one source said. “According to estimates, there are around 23,000 Kuwaiti young men who will go for a military career if a plan to boost current allowances and salaries of the military staff goes through. Such a number would ensure there’s no shortage in the military forces.”

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The king sheep sold at KD 25,000 wow...

Kuwait – A sheep, known for its particularly good breeding ability, has sold for a record KD25,000 (Dh323,241) in Kuwait.The sheep is named Mayzoon and breeders are willing to pay up to KD200 for use of it for just one evening, Kuwaiti daily Al Rai reported on Tuesday.

The tup, the farming term for an uncastrated sheep, will prove a bargain in the long term, according to local experts.

The new owner who purchased Mazyoon at a public auction preferred to remain anonymous, but was a member of the ruling family, the daily said. “It is the biggest bargain in Kuwait’s sheep market history,” Malfi Al Dihani, who organized the bidding, said. “A new deal is being worked out for another sheep, but this time only for KD8,000." Al Dihani said that sheep trading is doing well in Kuwait recently and that one breeder made KD170,000 in one year.

Source : http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-sheep-sold-for-a-record-pric...

Proposed system to replace sponsorship doesn’t cover all workers.

The proposed Public Authority for Expatriates to replace the existing Kafil system will only be responsible for certain classes of expatriates, reported Arab Times daily

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr Mohammad Al-Afasi earlier announced that Kuwait would end the current sponsorship (kafeel) system in the country on Feb 26, 2011, as “a Liberation Day gift to expatriates.”

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