A number of cases of swine flu virus cases have been reported from the Al-Sabah, Mubarak Al-Kabir and Farwaniya hospitals, reports Al-Anba daily quoting knowledgeable sources.
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Automatic renewal of residence permit for expatriates
Director-General of the General Department of Residence Affairs, Major-General Talal Ma’arafi said the department is considering automatic renewal of residence permit for expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily.
Term ‘domestic workers’ instead of calling them ‘housemaids.’
Kuwait Society for Human Rights is baffled by the inhumane terms being used to refer to expatriates in the country, such as ‘servants’ and ‘housemaids;’ indicating these are derogatory terms and the international human rights organizations uses the term ‘domestic workers’ instead of calling them ‘housemaids.’
Campaign to monitor restaurants and garages
Maintenance Department at the Ministry of Public Works in coordination with Ministry of Interior is all set to conduct a campaign to monitor irregularities at the restaurants and garages, as well as concrete mixers discarding waste into manholes to damage the rainwater drainage, reports Al-Rai daily.
Inspection of houses in Khaitan by next week
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and State Minister for Municipality Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri has confirmed formation of a committee tasked to inspect houses in Block 10, Khaitan to determine their lifespan in preparation for their appraisal and transformation into commercial residential units, reports Al-Anba daily.
12,000 Kuwaitis using Bitcoin currency
Kuwait has not been enthusiastic about any new electronic product, as is the case with the process of the virtual currency Bitcoin (BTC), reports Al-Anba daily.
Kuwait has cheapest internet Services
Kuwait has the cheapest broadband internet fares among all Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states, according to Al Rai newspaper.
Court ordered Kuwaiti to pay 19000 KD to an expat
The Commercial Court of First Instance ordered a Kuwaiti man and an insurance company to pay KD 19,000 in compensation to an Egyptian for injuries and disabiity he suffered during a traffic accident on a highway.
CSC delays appointment of 35 expats
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has suspended the appointment of 35 expatriates as social workers after they had completed the necessary procedures including medical tests, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting education sources. The sources pointed out the CSC refused to complete the appointment procedures.
Call to review rent contracts
Director of Technical Control Department and acting Director of Statistics Department in the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) Engr Iqbal Al-Tayar has called on ministries and other governmental bodies to review their rent contracts in view of the application of new electricity and water charges as of Wednesday, reports Al-Qabas daily.
