Local News
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.
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.
