PACI faces crisis in the issuance of Civil IDs ... materials shortage

‘Salaries delayed, pay KD 10 fine’

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 11: Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) is currently facing a crisis in the issuance of Civil IDs due to shortage of materials by the company in charge of import, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The daily quoting reliable sources said the issuance of ID cards now takes 7 days while it was earlier accomplished within 48 hours. They denied rumors, which said the system was hacked, affirming there’s no interruption of service and that the system is working normal aside from delay in the issuance of civil IDs.

Sponsors warned:

Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has warned sponsors on delaying the salaries of their domestic workers, adding a fine of KD10 will be imposed on those who violate the decision, reports Al-Qabas daily.

PAM launched a campaign on various media outlets, including the social media with the aim of raising awareness among domestic workers about their rights, indicating the sponsor has no right to deduct any amount from their salaries. It also called on the sponsors to abide by relevant laws and treat their workers with compassion devoid of humiliation; stressing domestic workers are entitled to a weekly day off in addition to annual vacation. It reiterated that the law forbids sponsors from seizing their workers’ ID cards or passports unless the laborer approves of it.

“In case of dispute between the laborer and the employer, the two parties can resort to the department in charge of recruiting domestic workers affiliated

Customs officers recently aborted an attempt to smuggle 80 kilos of hashish and cannabis into the country, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to the Doha customs officials the bill of lading said ‘animal fodder’ but the cargo looked suspicious and the authorities demanded to check the packets.

to PAM located in Rumaithiya area”, added statement.

App for blind people:

A group of Kuwaiti youths have created a new app called “Notebook” for blind people, as it helps convert books into audio material with sound effects, reports Al-Qabas daily.

In a press release, Fahad Al-Fadhel, one of the founders of the app, said the app will help blind people as they face difficulties in reading books written in Braille language because such books are usually big, expensive and difficult to carry.

He indicated that the app, after it is introduced in the market, can be used by

To the surprise of inspectors hashish and cannabis was found neatly hidden inside the bags.

The truck driver and the contraband have been seized. In the meantime police investigations are ongoing to arrest the rest of the men involved in the ‘trade’.

various categories within the society.

Caught smoking:

During a surprise visit to the Kuwait International Airport, the Environmental Police have issued citations to a number of employees and officials who were caught smoking in non-designated areas, reports Al-Rai daily.

A security source said that “a team of Environmental Police and judicial officers of the Environment Public Authority paid a surprise visit to the Kuwait International Airport, based on reports of smoking cases, and caught a number of employees unawares who were smoking inside the airport building in non-designated places.”