KUWAIT: Workers and laborers are finding it harder to make both ends meet caused by below standard wages received, failure of employers to comply with work contracts increase in salaries, settlement of expenses incurred as imposed by job placement agencies prior to deployment and fast rising cost of living in the country.
KUWAIT: Illegal medicines touted to boost sexual vigor are reportedly being sold in large quantities in Souq Wajif, Kuwait City, says Al-Mustaqbal Arabic daily.
KUWAIT: Officials of the Directorate-General for Drug Control arrested an Asian expatriate for trafficking in alcohol and recovered 8,543 bottles of imported liquor worth half million dinars from his possession, states the Interior Ministry.
NEW DELHI: A senior Kuwaiti official on Thursday wooed big Indian companies to make investments in Kuwait, and promised them various benefits like no tax for ten years and no need to enter into partnerships with Kuwaiti firms.
DOHA: After coming third in the general standings at Asian qualifiers for the 10m air rifle individuals on Saturday, female shooter Maryam Erzouqi earned Kuwait’s first place at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
KUWAIT: Ministry of Health issued a statement asserting that one of the two cases administered to Al-Sabah Hospital does not match the symptoms of meningitis, while the other case has yet to be confirmed.
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Qatar has the highest average pay while lowest pay hikes will be in Bahrain and Kuwait, says expert. Employees in countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman are likely to see the best pay hikes among Gulf nations this year, according to an expert in the recruitment industry.
M.H. Alshaya Co., a Kuwaiti retail franchise operator, said it plans to invest 100 million pounds ($155 million) in the U.K. retail industry over the next two years through its acquisition of La Senza U.K.
KUWAIT: An Indian patient, recovering at the Infectious Diseases Hospital after being treated for meningitis, says that the good care he received at Farwaniya Hospital was key in helping him get through his crisis.
KUWAIT: The Assistant Undersecretary for Consumer Affairs at the Ministry of Electricity of Water Engineer Jassem Al-Linqawi has announced that his department is in the process of launching an electronic service that will enable customers to pay their bills through their mobile phones using IOS and Android systems.
KUWAIT: The cost of living in Kuwait has risen by some 10 to 15 percent in 2011, compared to the year before, online reports say. Expatriates provide anecdotal evidence for such statistics. According to expats, a decent two bedroom flat costs around KD 250 compared to KD 230 the year before.
Ikea is recalling a popular range of baby high chairs because of a faulty belt that has led to several children being injured. The store is offering free replacement parts for its Antilop chairs, which are sold in the GCC, as part of a global product recall.
NEW DELHI: Indian political analysts are showing keen interest in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Kuwait, scheduled for Feb 2, and they are of the opinion that the polls would cement the tenets of democracy and constitution in the Gulf nation.
KUWAIT: In the wake of patients in the Farwaniya Governorate avoiding visits to the Farwaniya General Hospital, with news of the three cases of meningitis, Ministry of health affirms that vaccination against contagious diseases should be given only if there is an outbreak.
KUWAIT: Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor will not lift the ban on work permits in the current month as previously declared, reports Alam Al-Youm daily.
KUWAIT: “Despite the far-reaching effects of the world financial crises, Tsunami and earthquakes hitting Japan, Toyota has continued its leadership and dominance by rolling out new models as demonstrated the all-new Camry 2012 Super-Model”.
KUWAIT: Four Filipinos were among victims of traffic fatalities reported in early 2011. In March, a reckless truck driver collided into a Japanese made car along the Sixth Ring Road and four passengers died instantly, news reports from March stated.
KUWAIT: The newly-operated street stretching from the southern end of the First Ring Road to the section adjacent to the Justice Palace has been witness to dreadful traffic jams since the early hours of Monday throughout the official closing hours of the government agencies, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) in collaboration with PACE-Pan Arab Consulting Engineers, announced their intention to provide a State-of-the-Art design to set-up a solar energy station experimental project, which will be located in the College of Basic Education (CBE) Campus in Ardiyah; adjacent to Jaber Al Ahmad Stadium.
The West Asian gold pot is tilting towards India. The oil rich kingdoms of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait — wary of the economic crisis in Europe and the slowing growth rate in America — have conveyed their desire to invest in Indian infrastructure projects.
KUWAIT: As churches in Kuwait celebrated the New Year eve with prayers and supplications that peace and security continue to reign in the country, top church officials expressed their gratitude to the country’s leadership for granting Christians the freedom to carry about their religious practices, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
KUWAIT: Securitymen arrested 75 young men and women for indulging in immoral activities, for violating law and consuming alcohol during an intense security campaign launched in Ahmadi and Hawalli governorates on Saturday during the New Year celebrations.
The Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major-General Ahmed Al-Khalifa has issued instructions to securitymen and personnel from the Criminal Evidences Department to arrest persons who do not obey laws and rules and regulations of the country.
KUWAIT: Civil defense officers are on the alert to protect the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, based on reports of threat the security apparatus has gathered which indicate that some Iraqi groups are planning to sneak into the port and carry out terrorist acts against the project, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
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