Expats may have to clear all debts before traveling

By B Izzak

KUWAIT: Prime officers from the inside ministry on Wednesday met with their counterparts from the ministries of communications and justice to coordinate a linkup to make sure that expats pay their payments earlier than leaving the nation. The inside ministry final week advised expats, who represent virtually 70 p.c of the inhabitants, to settle all their site visitors tickets earlier than they’ll go away the nation.

Except for fines for rushing and parking in areas for the handicapped, which have to be paid at site visitors workplaces, all different tickets could be paid on-line or at exit factors together with airports. The measure was imposed on Aug 19. Electrical energy and water payments have been added to the listing and the measure will change into efficient on Sept 1. No expat might be allowed to depart the nation earlier than paying their electrical energy payments.

The aim of the assembly on Wednesday was to make related preparations to drive expats to pay payments to the ministries of communications and justice earlier than being allowed to depart Kuwait. The federal government plans to increase the measure to all different ministries so expats should pay all utility payments earlier than departing the nation. In the meantime, MP Jarrah Al-Fouzan on Wednesday requested the commerce and trade minister concerning the causes behind a robust hike in shopper costs and what measures the ministry is taking to counter that.

He requested the minister to supply him with the inflation fee recorded by the ministry this yr and its comparability with inflation charges prior to now 5 years. The lawmaker requested for the variety of groups monitoring costs within the nation and what number of retailers have been caught violating the regulation and had been fined because of this. The data ministry in the meantime has invited journalists and all these involved with the data trade for a workshop subsequent month to debate a draft regulation geared toward regulating the data sector.

The ministry transfer got here after quite a lot of MPs strongly lashed out on the proposed laws, insisting they may oppose any try and impose restrictions on the liberty of press and speech. MP Marzouq Al-Ghanem on Wednesday introduced on his X (previously Twitter) account that makes an attempt had been underway to hack his social media accounts. He suggested followers to not belief something which may be revealed on his accounts till the try has been crushed and people behind the try are recognized. He didn’t elaborate on the id of the potential hackers.