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Features of “Total Lockdown” in Kuwait
As per Arabtiems, The Government Spokesperson Tariq Al-Muzaram will announce the rules of lockdown at 10 pm at a press conference
Continue Reading »Full Curfew in Kuwait
As per ARABTIMES, Government Spokesperson Tariq Al-Muzaram: At the direction of the health authorities, the Council of Ministers decided to implement the comprehensive ban in the country from Sunday, May 10, 2020, 4:00 p.m. until May 30, 2020, and details will be announced during the press conference to be held shortly
Continue Reading »The decision saved Kuwait from a disaster
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Assistant Public Health Affairs Dr. Buthaina Al-Mudhaf attributed the high rate of infections of coronavirus in the country was due to the accumulation of workers in accommodation and workplaces which prevented them to keep social distancing.
Continue Reading »Implementation of the total ban is going to be addressed by the cabinet, if decide
A government source has confirmed to “Al-Qabas” that the implementation of the total ban (curfew) is going to be addressed by the cabinet during the next meeting scheduled this coming Saturday, and that the possibility of its application is very likely.
Continue Reading »Filipina maid commits suicide
A Filipino expatriate ended her life by hanging an electric cord . The maid hanged her self with an electrical cord attached to the ceiling of her room, police station was informed of this inciden. It was found that she she had committed suicide. The body has been referred to the forensic department
Source : Arabtimes
Continue Reading »New Fine of 500 KD
The new Fire-fighting Law includes a stipulation on imposing harsher penalties on those who violated safety and protection regulations such as fine of KD 10,000 if the violation resulted in accident and loss of properties, reports Al Rai daily quoting Deputy Director General for Protection Section in the Fire-fighting General Department Major General Khalid Abdullah Fahad. Speaking to the daily, Fahad explained that harsher penalties are necessary because fire incidents affect people’s lives and properties. He said the previous law stipulated maximum fine of KD 500 which is paid by the violator only after the issuance of the verdict years later.
Arrest ordered of 2,900 Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Egyptian expats in Kuwait
In one of the most serious cases in Kuwait’s history over the past few years, related to trafficking in persons, security sources said the Ministry of the Interior has issued orders to arrest about 2,900 expatriates of different nationalities who were brought into the country by three fictitious companies to work on government contracts and abandoned them with no jobs, reports Al-Anba daily.
Tax on the remittances of expatriates
MP Faisal Al-Kandari on Thursday submitted a proposal to impose tax on the remittances of expatriates.
Health charges to rise for expats in Kuwait
Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al- Harbi has corroborated the news report that was published recently regarding the ministry’s intention to increase charges of the medical services offered to expatriates, reports Arab Times daily.
