‘Operation Turtles’ held at Shuwaikh beach Boy killed in hit-and-run Crime

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014
LOCAL
‘Operation Turtles’ held at Shuwaikh beach
Crime
Crime
R e p o r t
R e p o r t
Boy killed in
hit-and-run
Woman charges ex
with battery
KUWAIT: A citizen attacked his ex-wife when he saw her in a
Salmiya restaurant. The woman went to the Salmiya police station
and complained against the man for causing her injuries. She also
alleged that her former husband destroyed everything on the
table. Waiters at the restaurant saved her. Police are looking for
the suspect for questioning. Meanwhile, Farwaniya police are
looking for a man who entered his ex-wife’s house and beat her.
The woman told police that her ex-husband stormed the house
and beat her due to an ongoing court dispute.
Domestic violence
A citizen accused her husband of beating and taking
her smartphone. The woman went to Fahd Al-Ahmad
police station and submitted a medical report claiming
that her husband had caused her injuries. The husband
is being summoned for questioning.
‘Love messages’
A man in Abu Halifa lodged a complaint to police that an
unknown person was sending love messages to his wife’s
mobile phone. When he tried to call the number, no one
answered. Police are working on the case.
By Hanan Al-Saadoun
KUWAIT: A five-year-old Kuwaiti boy was killed when he
was run over by an unidentified motorist in Jaber Al-Ali. A
case was filed for investigations.
Suicide
In Farwaniya, an Indian man committed suicide by
hanging himself in a garage where he worked and
lived. Police are investigating.
KUWAIT: The participants in a group photo. —Photos by Joseph Shagra
By Nawara Fattahova
KUWAIT: The Japanese Society in
Kuwait (JSK) in cooperation with the
Environment Public Authority (EPA) and
the Kuwait Environment Protection
Society (KEPS) held its annual
‘Operation Turtles’ beach cleanup at the
Shuwaikh beach yesterday. Volunteers
collected tens of kilograms of waste
and litter during an hour of cleaning.
More than 200 volunteers from all ages
including young children from Japan
and Kuwait participated in this activity,
along with members of many other
groups, schools and Kuwait University.
This activity was attended by
Toshihiro Tsujihara, Ambassador of
Japan to Kuwait, who welcomed the
participants at the beginning of the
event. “I’m glad to see this large number of volunteers coming today to pick
Brotherly hate
Two brothers who exchanged blows were charged at
Adan police station over the sale of a car. One of the
brothers agreed to sell the car, but a dispute occurred
after he transferred the car’s title. Police are investigating the case.
Armed robbery
Jahra police are looking for three thieves who stormed a
mobile shop and stole KD 850 from its owner at knifepoint.
The victim said the three suspects were in a car parked
near the store and two of them stepped out holding a
knife and grabbed the money before escaping.
Parking lot brawl
A fight broke out in a Jahra park over a parking space.
Police charged both people involved for exchanging
blows and they were detained for further action.
Woman blackmailed
A GCC citizen sought police help in a blackmail case. She complained
that another citizen was threatening to expose compromising photos of her if she did not pay him KD 3,000. She told police that the
man promised he would marry her and got her pictures. But when
the promise was not kept, she broke up with him and rejected all his
attempts to restore the relationship. Later, she was surprised by his
threats. Police are working on the case.
The cleaning campaign in progress.
up garbage and debris scattered across
the beach, which expresses their sense
for protecting environment. Through
this activity we aim to spread awareness about the importance of preserving the environment to protect the animals living in this environment as well,
especially the turtles that have abandoned the beach, and we hope to
make them come back through this
cleanup,” he said.
This is the 14th consecutive year of
this activity. “This event is held annually in the same period and the same
place. I appreciate the efforts of those
who participated today and I hope to
see them again next year,” said Shigeru
Morita, Chairman of JSK. Muhammad
Al-Enezi, Deputy Director of EPA and
Wijdan Al-Oqab, Secretary General of
KEPS, thanked the participants for
their efforts and time in cleaning the
beach.
One of the young participants
called upon the public to refrain from
throwing garbage on the beaches so
that the turtles will be able to return to
the beach. “It’s a great feeling to make
our county clean and beautiful, and
this is exactly what will encourage the
turtles to come back to the beach,” she
pointed out.
Electricity, water consumption categories ready
KUWAIT: A ministerial economic committee recently completed a study on
electricity and water consumption categories and the suggested fee increases,
said governmental sources, noting that
the proposals made by MEW and the
Supreme Planning Council had already
been approved and that the matter
would be reviewed by the Cabinet later
this month. Further, the sources
stressed that the government was very
keen not to overburden citizens with
limited income and the price increases
would gradually rise according to the
consumption category. —Al-Anbaa
Drug addict arrested for theft
Jahra police sent a bedoon to narcotics authorities after arresting him while towing a mobile grocery store with intention to
steal it. Drugs, firearm and a paper with names of those he
claimed buy drugs from him were found in his possession.
KUWAIT: Lt Gen Al-Khder receives a commemorative
plaque from the Bangladeshi army official. —KUNA
Kuwait, Qatar discuss
military cooperation
DOHA: Kuwaiti and Qatari officials have lauded military ties and discussed joint military matters and cooperation at all levels, KUNA
reported yesterday.
Military attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy Lt Col Nasser Abdulaziz
Al-Samhan and Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major
General Pilot Ghanim bin Shaheel Al-Ghanim met and discussed military cooperation, especially in the realm of training to boost the
competence of the two countries’ armed forces.
During the meeting, Samhan relied to the Qatari chief the greetings of Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled
Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Chief of staff of the Kuwaiti army Lieutenant
General Mohammad Khaled Al-Kheder. The meeting was attended
by a number of senior armed forces officers.
Separately, Lt Gen Al-Khder met yesterday with an official from
the Bangladeshi army. The two sides discussed cooperation on all
possible fields in addition to issues of mutual interest. —KUNA