General Department for Residency Affairs headed by Major General Talal Marafie, following the footsteps of the General Traffic Department that signed a contract with a Polish company to launch the electronic issuance of driving licenses, has signed a similar contract with an information technology company to launch the process of electronic renewal of residencies, reports Al-Anba daily quoting informed sources.
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Taxes on the remittances of expatriates
Parliament’s Legislative Committee intends to soon discuss a number of files including imposing taxes on the remittances of expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily. It is worth mentioning that MPs have different viewpoints concerning imposing tax on the remittances of expatriates.
African expatriate arrested in Khaitan, selling magic charms
An African expatriate was arrested from his house in Khaitan area for duping people by selling them magic charms at a cost of KD 200 each, reports Al-Shahed daily.
Teacher pulls earring of 6 yr old student
An unidentified person recently complained to the Al-Rai daily about what happened to his 6-year old elementary schoolgirl in one of the schools of the Capital governorate.
Another use of DRONE in Kuwait
In a strange incident, a young Kuwaiti woman has filed a complaint with the police accusing a young man of harassing her, reports Al-Shahed daily.
Kuwait’s Sheikha Intisar won the Arab Woman Award 2017
Kuwait’s Sheikha Intisar Salem Al Ali Al Sabah and veteran singer Nawal have won the Arab Woman Award 2017.
Kuwaiti won 8,750,000 Kuwaiti Dinar
A Kuwaiti family has won the lawsuit which was filed in London against the Credit Suisse Group AG after the family lost worth $29 million of investments with the bank during the 2008 financial crisis. Mahmoud Haji Haider Abdullah and his sons, Maytham, Mahdi, and Mansour, had lost $29 million at the end of October 2008, Judge Andrew Baker said Monday, without defining how much money they can recover.
19,000 text messages sent to consumers
Assistant Undersecretary for Water Network Operation and Maintenance at Ministry of Electricity and Water Eng Khalifa Al-Fraih revealed that 19,000 text messages were sent to consumers in the last ten months from Jan 1 to Oct 31, reports Al-Rai daily.
Asian arrested for 140000 KD
Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested a Pakistani for swindling four Kuwaitis by convincing them he has business contracts with the American forces in Kuwait and asked them to invest in his business, reports Al-Anba daily.
Automatic renewal of residence permit for expatriates
Director-General of the General Department of Residence Affairs, Major-General Talal Ma’arafi said the department is considering automatic renewal of residence permit for expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily.
