Tag: kuwait news
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.
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).
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
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.
‘Vote’ today on proposal to impose taxes on expats
Parliament’s Financial and Economic Committee will Sunday, April 1 vote on the proposal submitted by MP Faisal Al- Kandari to impose taxes on the remittances of expatriates.
2% tax for below 100 KD transfer – 4% between 100 and 499 KD – 5% tax above 500
Pakistani biker killed in hot chase by drunk Kuwaiti man
Update, the murderer of the Pakistani motorist tried to commit suicide by attempting to cut his veins, he was rushed to the hospital and additional charges were recorded.
Police have arrested a 46-year-old Kuwaiti for allegedly ‘murdering’ a 30-year-old Pakistani, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added, the victim, identified as Faisal, riding on a motorbike with his brother, was deliberately chased and run over by the Kuwaiti.
