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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Father sexually assaulted his two daughters in return for simple gifts
Deputy Director of Forensic Medicine Dr Noura Ali Al-Omair, said a father had frequently sexually assaulted his two daughters — 12 and 14 years old — respectively in return for simple gifts.
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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).
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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.
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Remittance tax on Expats approved – Bill must win government approval
The parliamentary Financial and Economic Affairs Committee has approved four bills on imposing tax on remittances of expatriates, taking into account those with low income.
1% on KD 99,
2% on KD 100-200 ,
3% on KD 300-499
5 % on KD 500 and above
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40 violators arrested
Officers from Public Security Sector arrested 40 violators of law during security campaigns they launched in all governorates based on instructions from the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs at Ministry of Interior Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah.
