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Abu Dhabi Big Ticket: 3 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each

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Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,23,997) in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw.
The winners – Lineesh Mekkottemal, Ajith Gopina, and Satheesan Thazhathayin – bagged the prize after matching five of the six winning numbers.
Lineesh Mekkottemal, who works as a driver in Dubai, plans to send the money back home to India and vows to continue purchasing Big Tickets.

Ajith Gopina, a resident of Dubai working as an electrical technician, intends to spend the money on his daughter’s university education.
The third winner Satheesan Thazhathay works as a government employee. He purchased his lucky ticket online on April 2.
The latest weekly draw also saw the fourth winner— Emirati national in Abu Dhabi, Sultan Alshehyari.
During the month of April, Big Ticket’s weekly secured electronic draw gave four customers the chance to win 100,000 Dirhams each week.
Big Ticket customers who purchase raffle tickets during the month of May are automatically entered into one of the weekly electronic draws and have a chance to be one of three winners to receive 100,000 Dirhams or one of 20 winners to receive 10,000 Dirhams each week

The same ticket will give them a chance to win the grand prize of 20 million Dirhams or one of the seven other life-changing cash prizes on June 3.
Big Ticket fans have until May 31 to make their purchases online at the official website or by visiting store counters at Abu Dhabi International Airport and Al Ain International Airport.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 8, 2023
Kuwait cancels over 1.15 million visas of expats in 3 years

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Kuwait: Over 1.15 million visas of expatriates was cancelled by Kuwait during the three years, untill the end of March 2023, local media reported.
The number of those who left the country between January 2022 and April 2023 reached 67,000, and 11,000 of them were issued “administrative deportation” decisions in the first quarter of this 2023.
In 2022, Kuwait has deported some 40,000 illegal expatriates, who violated residence and labour laws.

According to Arabic daily Al-Qabas, the year 2022 witnessed the cancellation of the residency of 56,279 expatriates.
The cancellation of these residences is due to many reasons, in addition to the desire of the residence owner to leave, and the issuance of deportation orders for violating the labor and residence laws.
The local labor market has recently seen the entry of large numbers of labor force, despite the closure that the market saw, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions on many sectors.
Official data stated that the year 2022 witnessed a significant recovery in the labor market, as 67,000 workers entered the country for the first time, 64 percent of whom were domestic workers.
In 2021, 227,000 expatriates left the country, with around 160,000 leaving without compensation, most of whom worked in the private and family sector as domestic workers.

The number of domestic workers in Kuwait is about 750,000 workers, who account for about 22 per cent of the total expatriate workforce, which amounts to a total of 3.4 million people.
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May 2, 2023
UAE: Expats from 43 countries can get licence without driving test

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Abu Dhabi: Obtaining a driving license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become easier than ever before. Now expatriates in UAE can get license without a driving test.
While the majority of the population is required to undergo several tests before being granted a license, there are a few select countries whose license holders are exempt from licensing and allowed to drive in the country.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in the UAE has announced that expatriates from 43 countries are not required to have a driving license test in UAE.

The MoI has launched the ‘Markhoos’ initiative for this. Under the initiative, expatriates of these 43 countries will have the right to drive with their national driving license or exchange it with a UAE license if they hold a residence permit.
These are the 43 countries
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April 29, 2023
UAE: Boat operator charged with negligence after Indian expat’s death

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Abu Dhabi: Following the death of a 38-year-old expat from Kerala in a vessel capsizing incident, police in Sharjah have charged the management of the tourist boat company for negligence and arrested onboard staff members on duty, a media report said.
According to Khaleej Times, authorities in Sharjah have also launched a crackdown on several other tourist boat operators violating security and safety procedures.
Abhilash had gone boating with his colleagues when the accident took place off Khor Fakkan beach last week, killing him and injuring four others, including a seven-year-old child.

“The management of the tourist boat company behind the fatal accident has been charged with negligence and referred to the public prosecution,” the Khaleej Times reported, citing Sharjah Police.
Maj-Gen Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of the Sharjah Police, said that following the incident, an emergency response team was dispatched to the site, and a probe by them revealed that overloading was the cause of the accident.
There were 16 passengers on the boat when the accident took place, whereas the vessel could accommodate a maximum of 10 people.
Multiple rescue teams, including the police and paramedics, rushed to the spot.
The investigation showed that the company took in more people to make higher profits, the Khaleej Times reported.

Following the probe’s outcome, the boat’s management and all staff on duty were arrested.
Police, meanwhile, have issued a warning to all other boat operators in the Emirate to carry out safety checks.
Maj-Gen Al Shamsi ordered the boat operators to strictly follow safety and security guidelines.
Abhilash’s body is presently being kept at the mortuary in Khor Fakkan Hospital.
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 26, 2023
UAE: 2 Indian expats from Kerala killed in separate accidents

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Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expats died in separate transport accidents during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in the UAE, a media report said.
38-year-old Sharjah-based Abhilash, had gone boating with his colleagues in Khor Fakkan when the accident took place, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported.
Three other people, including a child, were injured in the accident with at least one of them in critical condition, the Sharjah Police said on Monday.

There were 16 passengers on the boat when the accident took place, the report said, not mentioning the exact date or time of the accident.
Abhilash’s body is presently being kept at the mortuary in Khor Fakkan Hospital. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
In another accident, 35-year-old Subeesh Chozhiyamparambath, from Kerala was killed and two others severely injured when a car in which they were travelling crashed in Al Mafraq area of Abu Dhabi.
Subeesh from Palakkad was travelling from Al Samha to Mussafah for Eid shopping when he met with the accident on April 20.
An Abu Dhabi resident for the past two years, Subeesh worked at a landscaping company, and died exactly a month before turning 36 years-old.

“It was a multiple-car crash in the Al Mafraq area. Subeesh along with two others were sitting in the back seat. The car they were travelling in was hit. Subeesh is no more,” his cousin told Khaleej Times.
Of the two people travelling with Subeesh, one person has been admitted to the ICU with severe injuries, and another has sustained minor wounds.
“Subeesh got engaged. He was making plans to get married once he returned sometime later this year,” said a relative, adding that the Indian Embassy helped them finish necessary paperwork for repatriation.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 24, 2023
Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: 4 Indian expats win Rs 22L each

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Abu Dhabi: Four Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,35,261) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draws held on Monday, April 17, 2023.
The winners of the draw Krishna Prakash Karuvankavil, Sreejith PS, Vinay Vas, and Dilip Devanand Devnani— bagged the prize after matching five of the six winning numbers.
Dilip Devanand Devnani, the first weekly draw winner, currently heads the business department of a firm in Dubai.

He plans to donate 10 percent of the amount to a charity and send the rest back home to his family.
Vinay Vas, the second weekly draw winner, works as a business development manager in UAE. He has been living in Abu Dhabi for the past 23 years.
Sreejith PS, the third weekly draw winner, works as a nurse in Qatar. He has been living in Doha for the past eight years.
When asked about his plans to spend his share of the prize, Sreejith told Big Ticket representatives that he plans to take his family on a visit to their home country, Gulf News reported.
Krishna Prakash, the fourth weekly draw winner, currently owns a business in Dubai. He plans to invest his winnings into his business and hopes to one day be named the grand prize winner.

Big ticket participants who purchase draw tickets during the month of April are automatically entered into one of the weekly electronic draws, which will see four winners walk away with Dirhams 100,000.
Anyone who buys tickets during the promotional dates will also stand a chance to win the Dirhams 15 million grand prize on May 3.
Big Ticket fans have until April 30 to make their purchases online at the official website or by visiting the store counters at Abu Dhabi International Airport and Al Ain International Airport.
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April 21, 2023
Oman goes tough on expats who dress ‘indecently’

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Muscat: Oman has warned expatriates to avoid dressing indecent ways, particularly during the month of Ramzan.
The authorities have advised both men and women should dress modestly as a sign of respect for the cultural norms of the local population.
Expatriates are encouraged to abide by the dress code, customs and traditions of Oman to avoid offending the local population as well as comply with the law.

The Times of Oman issued a report stating that Amer Salem Al-Hasani, representative of Bausher Wilayat and member of the Municipal Council of Muscat Governorate, urging stricter enforcement of the dress code reserved for expatriates.
This call to action comes after several instances of non-compliance were identified.
“Wearing an indecent dress in public places is not an expression of personal freedom because it offends others and does not reflect our culture and identity,” he said.
According to the Omani Penal Code, promulgated by Royal Decree 7/2018, whoever appears in public in a way that harms public morals or contradicts the traditions and customs of society can face a prison sentence of between one and three months and a fine of between 100 and 300 Omani riyals.

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April 12, 2023
Kuwait: 9K ex-pats deported for criminal activities in Q1 2023; Indians top list

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Kuwait: More than 9,000 expatriates of various nationalities have been deported to their home countries in the first quarter from— January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023, local media reported.
The deportation was due to their involvement in criminal and misdemeanor cases. Of the total deportees, there were about 4,000 women.
According to the Arabic daily Al Qabas, the Indian community ranked first in the number of deportees, followed by the Filipino community in second place, then the Sri Lankan community in third place, and then the Egyptian community in fourth place.

There are currently 700 men and women in deportation prison, and arrangements are being made for their deportation within the next 10 days.
Deportations for drug use and peddling have increased significantly in the past three months.
The acceleration of deportation is attributed to the strict instructions of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Interior and Defense, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled.
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April 9, 2023
Kuwait denies residency permit renewal of 5000 expats

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Kuwait: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has denied residency permit renewal applications for 5,000 expatriates who have stayed abroad for more than six months.
The expatriates reportedly submitted their renewal applications online, citing “illness, family situations, and financial incapacitation, among other reasons”, as their reasons for staying abroad for more than six months.
“Other expatriates will also lose their iqamas this month for the same reason. The ministry, through the department of residency affairs, automatically and immediately cancels the residency of any expatriate who has been outside Kuwait for six months,” a source at the interior ministry told Kuwait Times.
In October 2022, the Interior Ministry announced it would electronically cancel residence permits for government sector workers.
The ministry also included private sector partners and their dependents, students and self-sponsored residents whose visas will be canceled if they have been outside the country for six months or more.
As per media reports, the ministry calculates the period of absence of expatriates from the country from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. After six months, their residency will be automatically revoked.
According to Kuwaiti law, the maximum length of stay for expatriates outside the country is six months. Although this was in effect earlier, based on humanitarian considerations, since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the cabinet had given special permission to non-residents to stay outside the country for more than six months and to renew their residence documents online.
Expatriates make up approximately 3.4 million of Kuwait’s total population of 4.6 million.

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March 30, 2023
2 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each in UAE’s Big Ticket draw

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Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,36,540) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Friday, March 24.
The winner of the draw Singaram Sivanadiyan and Rahul Geetha Menon— bagged the prize after matching five of the six winning numbers.
Singaram Sivanadiyan, resident of Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the past 20 years and works as a warehouse manager.
Another winner, Rahul Geetha Menon, resident of Doha, Qatar, for the past seven years and works as a safety supervisor.
After pooling his money with a group of 20 people, he said he wasn’t expecting to win.
Sheniz Rahim from Mozambique also won 100,000 Dirhams in the weekly raffle draw.
In the upcoming live draw in April, one customer will win 20 million Dirhams (Rs 44,98,40,200) via Big Ticket. In addition to the grand prize, for the first time this year, nine more winners will have the chance to win guaranteed cash prizes during the next live draw.
Big Ticket customers will also be automatically entered into the weekly electronic draw and have a chance to be one of the three winners who win 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,48,784) each week.

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March 30, 2023