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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.
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.
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.
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.
Huge quantity of stolen items
Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested a three-man gang for breaking into vehicles parked on open grounds opposite the Friday Market, Jahra, the Mubarakiya Market and Ardhiya Industrial Area, reports Al-Anba daily.
No more expats in senior posts
Chairperson of the parliamentary Replacement and Employment Committee MP Khalil Al-Saleh has announced that last week’s meeting marks the beginning of the implementation of the replacement policy, reports Al-Rai daily.
