The Ministry of Communications announced it will activate the programmed disconnection and cut the telephone service to defaulters as of May 23, 2010, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
The Director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Communications Ahmad Al-Ramadan noted the service will automatically be disconnected to customers owning KD 50 with home telephones, and KD 100 with commercial telephones respectively.

‘KD 38,000 spent on alcoholic beverages’:  MP Musallam Al-Barrak disclosed the Kuwaiti government spent about KD 38,000 to purchase alcoholic beverages for Yemen’s Republican Palace, while building other facilities, including a medical center and university in the country, just to satisfy the government of Yemen, reports Arrouiah daily.

MoI to announce names of 500 Bedouns: The Ministry of Interior is expected to announce the list of names of an estimated 500 Bedouns who have completed the naturalization process, reports Al-Jareeda daily. The daily quoting sources confirmed the file involves four categories of Bedoun, including the children of widows, divorcees and martyrs.

MoI to transfer 16 employees over ‘protest’: Minister of Interior Lieutenant General Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Sabah has ordered the transfer of 16 employees at Nuwaiseeb border to different departments for holding demonstrations, which caused a traffic jam in the area, reports to Al-Anba daily quoting sources.

MoH expects huge budget in 2012: Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Fattah Al-Asmy expects a huge increase in the budget of the ministry in 2012 due to the construction of Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital project, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.
Sources revealed the private sector has recorded an estimated budget of KD200 million as the hospital will include a number of operation rooms and other facilities. Sources added the estimated cost for the foreign departments at the hospital is KD30 million.