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This undated photo released by Yonhap in Seoul on October 14, 2019 shows Sulli, a former member of top South Korean girl group f(x). - A popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home on October 14, South Korean police said. (Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
Fans, celebrities mourn death of K-pop star Sulli
This undated photo released by Yonhap in Seoul shows Sulli, a former member of top South Korean girl group f(x). - AFP Fans and fellow performers on Tuesday mourned the death of a K-pop star who had long been the target of online bullying, some calling for greater mental health support for those working in the country's notoriously competitive show business industry.  The body of Sulli, a former member of top girl group f(x), was...
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MP Hayef files to grill finance minister amid more threats
KUWAIT: MP Mohammad Hayef arrives at the National Assembly's building yesterday before filing to grill Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Hayef yesterday filed to grill Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf over refusal to abolish interest on pensioner loans amid more threats by lawmakers to grill ministers. Acting National Assembly Speaker Oudhah Al-Ruwaie, who received a copy of...
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Govt sources deny parliament dissolution rumors
The National Assembly. KUWAIT: High-ranking official sources strongly denied what it described as rumors regarding intentions to dissolve the parliament and call for early parliamentary elections, or dismiss the cabinet and appoint a new one. "Those are mere illogical and unjustified analytical reports," the sources stressed. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, also denied allegations about disagreements amongst Cabinet...
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Kuwait's Speaker blames int'l silence for Israeli crimes
BELGRADE: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks before the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. - KUNA BELGRADE: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said on Monday that the Israeli occupation continues its crimes because of the international community's silence towards these violations. Ghanem made the statement before the 141st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Serbia's capital Belgrade. The...
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Deputy Amir receives Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad, Audit Bureau team
KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Nawaf then received the Acting President of the State Audit...
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KD 22 million allocated for Jleeb Al-Shoyoukh renovation
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi is seen during a tour at Jleeb Al-Shoyoukh yesterday. - Kuwait Municipality photos KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi announced yesterday that KD 22 million ($72.5 million) have been earmarked to renovate infrastructure at Jleeb Al-Shoyoukh. Manfouhi made that statement to reporters as he led a government team to field tour around the area yesterday. The...
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Govt to discuss measures taken to repair roads after rains
KUWAIT: Damaged cars are pictured following heavy rain in a flooded parking lot in Fahaheel, south of Kuwait City, on November 10, 2018. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Kuwait's Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Dr Jenan Bushehri spoke during a Cabinet meeting on Monday of ongoing infrastructure reforms after heavy rains battered the country last year. The Cabinet has agreed to dedicate a future session to the...
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MP Hayef to file grilling, targeting Finance Minister
KUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Hayef said yesterday that he will file to grill Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf today over his insistence to use usury or interest rates in loans given to pensioners. The lawmaker went to the Assembly Speaker’s office yesterday to file the grilling but the acting Speaker MP Awdah Al-Awdah arrived at the Assembly only after the official hours, raising constitutional constraints for submitting the...
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EPA rebukes fears over dangerous air quality
KUWAIT: The quality of Kuwait's air has become a topic of concern in recent days, especially as humidity has risen and air quality indexes have signaled the air entering an 'unhealthy' state. To clarify the matter, Kuwait Times visited the Environment Public Authority to learn more about what the air index means, how it relates to pollution, air quality and to warnings from local, regional and international environmental groups. According to...
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Two delivery companies questioned for 'monopoly'
KUWAIT: Based on reports made by the Competition Protection Authority (CPA), Ministry of Interior (MOI) investigations showed that two foreign restaurant delivery companies had been monopolizing the local market, making over KD 4 million from their operation in Kuwait, Al-Jarida daily reported yesterday. In this regard, informed sources said that CPA had urged the two companies to remove violations they had committed and pay a fine equal to what...
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Municipal Council approves Amiri Diwan takeover of Entertainment City development
2,650 million square meters area allocated for new Entertainment CityKUWAIT: The Municipal Council yesterday approved the Entertainment City's development project, accepting the Cabinet's decision for the Amiri Diwan to take over it instead of the Touristic Enterprises Company. During a regular session yesterday, the council allocated an area of 2,650 million square meters for the Amiri Diwan for the purpose of developing the Entertainment City,...
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Govt to save on publications' expenses
KUWAIT: A number of state departments received instructions recently to suspend issuing weekly or periodic publications in order to cut down their expenses and rationalize in using the state budgets, said informed sources. "According to the Finance Ministry, those publications became redundant with the presence of social media," the sources explained, noting that the ministry had submitted a memo in this regard to the Cabinet explaining that...
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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