As founder and head of the Social Work Society (SWS), Sheikha Bibi Nasser Al Sabah has been at the forefront of fighting for the rights of the disenfranchised migrant workers in Kuwait, reports Al-Rai daily.
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Pink panther arrested in Kuwait
The Ahmadi police have arrested a Kuwaiti a.k.a. ‘pink panther’ and impounded his pickup wagon painted pink upon orders of the Assistant Undersecretary for Security Affairs, Major-General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah, reports Al-Rai daily.
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Studies on the Metro Project completed
Director General of Public Authority for Roads and Land Transport Engineer Hamad Al-Hesan said the authority has completed necessary studies on Kuwait’s Metro Project, reports Al-Qabas daily. In a letter to Kuwait Municipality, Al-Hesan said the letter was in response to a request from the municipality indicating the schedule should be submitted to enhance procedures of project floating.
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Kuwait work ban permanent
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the temporary ban on Filipinos going to work in Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying a diplomatic standoff over the treatment of migrant workers.
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57,132 illegals ‘leave’ Kuwait
The amnesty period given for the residence law violators to leave the country without paying fees or correct their status ended Sunday, April 22, reports Al-Anba daily.
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3 Indians get ‘life in jail’ for murder of Philippines in Kuwait
The Court of Cassation overturned a verdict that earlier acquitted three Indians of murdering a domestic worker (maid) from the Philippines, and instead, sentenced all of them to life imprisonment without a possibility of parole.
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Call on Kuwaitis and expats to update status
Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has called on employers and expatriate employees to update their data and register personal phone numbers to follow up on their status at Labor Relations Department in the various governorates.
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Sex stimulants seized from 2 Egyptians
Two Egyptians were arrested in Khaitan area in possession of sex stimulants and a cigarette stuffed with hashish.
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Driving license cancellation on designation basis
Hi! I just want to know if my driving licence will be cancelled if I change my profession. I was a phlebotomist in the hospital laboratory earning KD 335. Now I will move to a new company as laboratory technician earning KD 400.
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Court sentences man to death by hanging
The Criminal Court presided over by Judge Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced to death by handing a man who was convicted of murdering his father in Waha, Jahra.
