KUWAIT: The public prosecution office yesterday remanded Kuwaiti Abdul Aziz Al-Shamlan, the alleged murderer of policeman Turki Al-Enezi, in custody for ten more days pending further investigations, while his two brothers were released. The suspect had told investigators that his two brothers and a friend instigated him to commit the crime. The three denied the accusations, however, and said that the suspect had a mental disorder and does not know what he is saying.

Road projects

Ministry of Public Work's (MPW) Assistant Undersecretary for Road Engineering Ahmed Al-Hessan said works on a project to build, execute and maintain intersections on the Fifth Ring Road's western part have already begun after land surveys were done. Hessan added that the 46-month project would cost KD 108.8 million and that once completed, it would serve areas like Ardiya, Firdous, Sulaibiya, South Doha and Qairawan after increasing its lanes from 3 to 4 and increasing the speed limit from 80 to 120 kph.

TV channels

Municipal Council chairman Muhalhel Al-Khaled suggested establishing more local TV channels on land plots allocated for newspapers in Ardiya industrial area. The suggestion also included allocating 3,000 sq m for large channels and 500 sq m for smaller ones on the media street in the area. Notably, the council had issued a decision in 2010 on building the media street in Ardiya industrial area.

Beach cleaning

Jahra municipality teams launched a campaign to clean Khowaisat beach from waste and abandoned vehicles. The campaign is in progress till the end of this week until all garbage and violations are removed.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi