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Seyassah and Arab Times stands by scoop on ‘scabies’
For the past two-three days, all senior officials of Ministry of Health have been on alert. They have been denying the spread of scabies in Kuwait and the registration of 270 cases of scabies in Adan and Jahra hospitals, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
Court sentences man to ‘death’
The Criminal Court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife with a hammer in Taima’a. Attorney Jarrah Al-Anzi, lawyer for the victim’s relatives, disclosed there was a dispute between the victim and her husband.
Kuwait exposed to 5,000 cyber crimes a year
The Information Security and Cybercrime Advisor, Colonel Raed Al-Roumi said every Internet user has a file in the US National Security Agency, and that America would not have collected all this information even after a million years without the social media, reports Annahar daily.
Fines from KD 100 to KD 300
The Kuwait Municipality has activated the law No. 190/2008 which prevents spreading clothes to dry on balconies to protect urban landscape from being defaced, reports Al-Rai daily.
9 years old boy raped by 5 persons
Police are looking for six people, believed to be Asians, for kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old boy, reports Al-Rai daily. According to security sources the boy was playing in the vicinity of the building where he resides.
Egyptian couple may be deported for a phone call
An Egyptian and his wife have been referred to the State Security for making a hoax call, reports Al-Anba daily.
6 days to register for amnesty
The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait reminded that more than 6,000 overstaying Filipinos in Kuwait have only six days left to register for the amnesty program extended by Kuwait.
500 Pakistani violators of Residency Law benefit from amnesty
About 500 Pakistanis have benefited from the amnesty that the Interior Ministry granted to expatriates, who violated the Residency Law, to either rectify their status or leave the country, said Ambassador of Pakistan to Kuwait Ghulam Dastgir, reports Al-Rai daily.
Domestic service hire to cost sum of KD 990 – Rates fixed
Anyone looking to hire the services of a domestic worker through one of the government-accredited offices interspersed throughout the country will now have to a pay a total sum of KD 990 ($3,267).
Income Tax, Zakat Tax to be implemented shortly
The present stance of the government related to imposing taxes on remittances of expatriates gives it an opportunity to approve or dismiss the tax system. They revealed that the government has not yet adopted a firm opinion regarding this matter.
