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KD 3 license fee for building parking sheds
Head of the Encroachment Demolition Unit at Farwaniya Municipality Khalid Al-Roudhan disclosed that KD 3 is the fee stipulated for issuance of license for building parking sheds outside the confinement of a building, indicating that expatriates are free to secure this permit from the Engineering Permits Department.
Death penalty for Lebanese man for murdering Filipina
Lebanon’s state-run news agency is reporting that a Lebanese man has been charged with murdering a Filipina maid whose body was found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait.
100,000 people hold fake Kuwaiti citizenship
MP Ahmad Nabil Al-Fadel said there are more than 100,000 people with fake citizenship and the State does not know their origins; indicating the names of these people are in Kuwaiti files.
Temporary work permits of 100 days
The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) said the Labor Inspection Department has started issuing temporary work permits valid for 100 days to employees who transferred to another sponsor or during the probationary period if the employees entered the country for the first time.
Kuwait Motor Town Race Circuit
Kuwait Motor Town positioned itself as a new place making destination with a unique FIA grade 1 circuit as the nucleus of the state of the art facility, which will attract a wide spectrum of people.
Four ladies caught indulging in prostitution
Personnel working for the prevention of vice have arrested four Europeans – two Spanish and two Romanians – for indulging in flesh trade, reports Al-Rai daily. The women have been referred to the concerned authorities to prepare their deportation from the country.
Students and teachers fainted in School
Students fainted and some suffered from shortness of breath due to power failure in Al-Seif and Al- Sofor Private School in Farwaniya. The power cut occurred in the middle of the school day when seven students in the intermediate and primary levels, a school nurse and two teachers fainted due to intense heat and fear.
Bid to ‘close’ commercial shops before midnight
Kuwait Municipality, in coordination with the Interior Ministry and other concerned institutions, is still studying the possibility of requiring commercial shops to close before midnight, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sources.
Kuwaitis and Expats decry bid to impose tax on remittances
Several citizens and expatriates have expressed disappointment over parliamentary attempts to impose tax on expatriates’ remittances, asserting most expatriates have very limited income. In an investigative report, they pointed out that imposing tax on remittances of expatriates is against the Kuwaiti Constitution; urging the lawmakers to follow in the footsteps of the best countries, not the worst.
PACI launched new map service called STREET VIEW of Kuwait
Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) announced launching a new service called “street view” for the Kuwait Finder maps application to allow clear view of the required location’s surroundings.
