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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.
Cost of hiring domestic workers
The committee set up by the government to review the cost of hiring domestic workers, and study the hindrances facing Al-Durra Company has submitted some recommendations to the Council of Ministers, reports Al- Rai daily.
52,000 flats in residential buildings are empty
About 14 percent of the flats in investment residential buildings are empty, as per a recent study conducted by Kuwait Real Estate Association. In other words, about 52,000 flats out of a total 371,000 flats in 13,353 residential buildings are empty.
KD 10,000 to remove name from travel ban
The Hawalli Public Prosecutor has issued a search and arrest warrant for a Jordanian woman for offering KD 10,000 bribe to an investigator to remove her name from the travel ban, reports Al-Anba daily.
120 cartons of rotten food
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition destroyed 120 cartons of expired food items that weigh 45 kilograms and issued 24 citations and ten undertakings during an inspection drive in Hawally, Capital and Farwaniya Governorates.
Violence in schools continues unabated
A number of schools continue to witness incidents involving violence, despite the decisions taken by Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Hamid Al-Azmi to confront violence in schools by receiving complaints directly from parents of students affected by physical violence.
40 held in crime crackdown
A total of 40 individuals who are either involved in civil and criminal cases or in possession of drugs and liquor were arrested in the last 48 hours during security campaigns launched in all governorates by officers of Public Security Sector, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
72 bottles of liquor with Asian expat
An Asian expatriate was arrested in Abdullah Al- Mubarak area in possession of 72 liquor bottles.
Filipinos in Kuwait must have bank accounts
The initial agreement which was signed between Filipino officials and their Kuwaiti counterparts in Manila at a hotel came following a labor dispute between both nations after reports of abuse of Filipino domestic workers by their sponsors in Kuwait, according to KBK, GMA NEWS.
