‘Cleaning firms to face law if workers caught begging’
‘50 pc are not under companies’ sponsorship’
He expressed his happiness on the level of preparedness and the performance of the customs officers in confronting smugglers and traders of illicit items. He labeled them the first line of defense in Kuwait.
Counselor Al-Jalawi was accompanied with Director of Land Customs Mashaan Al-Saeedi. He was received at Salmi border checkpoint by the Salmi Supervisor Mater Al-Dhufairi. KUWAIT CITY, June 28: Director-General of the Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi has said that the Municipality will punish the cleaning companies if the workers are caught begging for alms, reports AlSeyassah daily.
Al-Manfouhi added 50 percent of the workers do not have work contracts with the cleaning companies but are seen on the streets with a broom to clean the roads, but actually they beg for alms in the garb of a cleaning worker.
Some of these workers are reported absconding by their sponsors. Al-Manfouhi said it is the responsibility of the cleaning companies that people who wear the company uniform have employment contract with the company.
Charity violations:
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Minister of Municipal Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri said 10 cases of collecting donations illegally by imams have been reported and the Ministry of Awqaf shall take necessary steps by referring them to the Legal Affairs Department immediately, reports Al-Anba daily.
Meanwhile, according to the statistics issued by the Public Prosecution, 90 percent of the complaints dealt with and investigated since the beginning of 2017 until the end of May are related to insult on e-websites, reports Al-Qabas daily.
More than 1,500 cases have been registered in first five months of the year with demands to arrest the violators of personal freedoms and insults through Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp.
Wanted man held:
Policemen from the Capital Province have caught a Kuwaiti man who was wanted by law in connection with several financial claims worth KD 2 million and referred him to the relevant authorities, reports Al-Rai daily.
He was caught in the Al-Sabah Health Area. When he was asked to produce his ID, he claimed to have forgotten it at home and when police insisted he pulled out the ID after a few minutes.
Ex-con arrested:
Police have arrested a Kuwaiti, believed to be a former criminal, for possessing and consuming narcotic pills, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added the man was arrested inside the Ardhiya Industrial Area.
According to security sources, when the man was told by police to stop, he obeyed but he put something in the mouth and swallowed.
Later police discovered he is a drug addict and he had swallowed the drug pills. It is also said he has served time earlier in drug-related Top and above: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad
Al-Sabah received Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad AlSabah on Wednesday received Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers at retired General Ahmad Al-Khalid AlHamad Al-Sabah Hall.
Sheikh Mohammad has welcomed the visitors and asked Almighty Allah to maintain the current security and stability in Kuwait, under the leadership of His
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A 25-year-old young Kuwaiti has been arrested by police in downtown Kuwait City to serve a three month jail term, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to the daily he was sentenced for failing to pay KD 1,348, debt. Police have also arrested another Kuwaiti for failing to pay worth KD 4,790 debt.
Two other citizens were also taken into custody for the same reason – one failing to pay KD 3,500 and the other KD 2,063.
They have been referred to the Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Military personnel and a number of Ministry of Defense (MoD) officers and civil personnel have expressed their greeting to the Deputy Premier, in addition to
Waiter thrashed: Police have arrested four Kuwaitis for beating an Egyptian waiter inside a restaurant in Salmiya, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to reports this happened when the four men were told by the waiter that the table they wanted to occupy had been reserved by another person who had gone to the washroom.
Officer insulted:
A 20-year-old Kuwaiti girl was arrested and referred public civilians that attended the greeting reception. The reception was attended by Kuwait’s Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al-Khedr, MoD Undersecretary Jassar Abdul-Razzak Al-Jassar and Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Abdullah Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, in addition to senior MoD officials and high ranking officers in the army. (KUNA)
for questioning to Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Police Station after she was accused of insulting an officer who was organizing the traffic outside Kuwait International Airport, says Al-Seyassah.
According to security sources, one of the traffic officers discovered that a Kuwaiti girl was causing traffic congestion in front of the airport. When he approached her and asked her the reason for the action, she used words deemed offensive to the officer.
A case of “insulting an officer while on duty” was filed against her at Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Police Station, where she has been detained for investigations.