Great news for expat doctors in Ministry hospitals of Kuwait; their salaries have been given a huge boost.
Now if these doctors can actually turn more productive it would be good for all of us.
The salary increase breakdown is as below [per month]:

Asst. Registrars – KD 250
Registrars – KD 260
Sr. Registrars – KD 400
Consultants – KD [...]

2 ads have appeared in Arab Times today which are both interesting and strange. Interesting because they outline a process, and strange because they are crude hand drawn ads. The second ad could very well be a SMS advert. Check for yourself.

So it shall be called ‘Boulevard’, yep thats the name given to latest mall / entertainment arena in Salmiya opposite the City Center Salmiya. Get the resemblance in the names…The Avenues…and now The Boulevard…
Workers were busy pasting posters all over the boundary walls.
Corporate website [LINK]

Wow this video shows the next planned stages of The Avenues Mall. The Grand Avenue and Grand Oasis are simulated as open to Sky areas. New hotel and entertainment areas, with Soku [new shopping parade], and a traditional souk, and Gold Souk are also highlighted. Keeping fingers crossed.
Thanks TripleM

The 3rd Kuwait Waste Management Conference & Exhibition will be held on 6 – 8 April 2010 at the Radisson SAS Hotel under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Fadel Safer , Minister of Public Works and State Minister of Municipal Affairs and with the support of Kuwait Municipality, Environment Public Authority [...]

This is a fantastic report of facts, figures, and statistics released by the Central Statistical Office of Kuwait. It is the latest report that gives you an enormously detailed view of Kuwait from Population, to Gender distribution,to Business statistics, to Labour distribution, to Crime reports and etc. The report is nearly 400 pages. This is [...]

Al-Sayer Toyota is asking owners of Avalon and Sequoia models manufactured in US between 2005 and 2010 with GCC specs to get their cars checked in Al-Sayer Toyota service center. The issue is of accelerator pedal getting stuck, and this problem has caused Toyota to make massive recalls in US. Read below for full notice.
Watch [...]

Heavy Rain the much awaited PS3 game with engrossing gameplay and amazing graphics has now been officially banned in Kuwait as per Al-Ghanim Electronics. Although there are lot of places where you can still grab a “copy” of this game in Kuwait if you know where to look.
Heavy Rain is rated M 17+ audiences for [...]

Have been noticing degrading performance with Internet for last 24 hours..QualityNet has confirmed that the issue is due to another marine cable getting cut. The performance will be low for another 5-7 days till the issue is resolved.

Electrozan is offering Nexus One at premium price of KD 229 which is KD 57 over one ordered and delivered to your door in Kuwait from US at KD172. Incase you are planning to buy one MAKE SURE it is not rooted to install Arabic Fonts because that will void warranty on your Nexus One.

Dear friends here is wishing you all a very Happy National / Liberation Day of Kuwait. Lets wish that Kuwait continues to prosper for generations to come…and bask in the glory of Freedom, Love, and Growth.

Well its been now 2 days since Nexus One arrived, and, well, ummm, hold on….lemme check my emails on Nexus One…sorry brb.
Ahemm..I am back..and yes thats whats been happening to me with Nexus One…addictive behavior. This baby is absolutely amazing. Apple fanboys please understand that I dont own an iPhone so before you go booo [...]

This is it…finally Nexus One arrived today [picked up actually], after 13 days in transit, which included 5-6 days in Kuwait customs, this baby is in my hands now. First 5 mins of usage, Nexus One rocks!!! This post is quicky one, will post detailed one later..so here is whats in the box:

Nexus One
Carrying case
Small [...]

Was checking out this site today called “Edible Arrangements Kuwait” where they offer you fresh fruit cuts, chocolate dipped fruits, and dates in a bouquet like arrangement. Looks quite beautiful, but I feel the price is a bit steep [the one above will cost you KD 58]. Of-course one may justify that by the art [...]