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