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Omani tennis prodigy bags doubles crown in LagosSTAFF REPORTER
MUSCAT: Omani sensation Fatma Al Nabhani clinched the doubles title in the com-pany of Italian partner Gioia Barbier at the $25,000 ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Lagos, yesterday.
She had to settle for the second place in the doubles event in the back-to-back tournament at the same place last week.
According to the informa-
tion received here from the Nigerian capital, fourth seeds Fatma and Gioia stunned their second-seeded oppo-nents Conny Perrin of Swit-zerland and South African Chanel Simmonds 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the fi nal.
Earlier in the semifi nals, Fatma had taken sweet revenge against top-seeded British rivals Naomi Broady and Emily Webley-Smith, who had defeated the Omani lass and her partner Cristina
Dinu of Romania in the fi nal of the fi rst tournament.
However, this time, Fatma pairing with Gioia, defeated the British duo 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets.
Fatma also took part in the singles event but her challenge ended in the second round when she lost to Austria’s Mel-anie Klaff ner 6-4, 6-1. Fatma has taken part in the back-to-back $25,000 ITF Pro Circuit Tournaments in Lagos to improve her rankings.
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Facebook a key source of news: StudyWASHINGTON: Facebook is becoming a key source of news for users of the huge social net-work, even if people discover ar-ticles mostly by happenstance, a study showed.
The study by the Pew Research Centre, in collaboration with the Knight Foundation, found 64 per cent of US adults use Face-book, and nearly half of those get some news from the service. That amounts to 30 per cent of the over-all US population who are “Face-book news consumers,” Pew said.
But the survey found 78 per cent of this group get news mainly when they are on Facebook for other reasons, such as checking on friends or sharing photos.
“People go to Facebook to share personal moments — and they discover the news almost inci-dentally,” said Amy Mitchell, Pew Research Centre’s director of jour-nalism research.
“The serendipitous nature of news on Facebook may actually in-crease its importance as a source of news and information, especial-ly among those who do not follow the news closely.”
Most heavy news consumers do not describe Facebook as their main source of information on current aff airs: Some 38 per cent of Facebook news consumers who say they follow the news “all” or “most of the time” describe the so-cial network as an important way
they get news. But that number ris-es to 47 per cent among those who say they follow news just “some of the time” or less.
Younger adultsThose in the 18- to 29- year-old age bracket account for about a third of Facebook news consumers. These younger adults often turn to the social network for breaking news and see the site as important source of news.
The study authors write that
Facebook “exposes some people to news who otherwise might not get it” by delivering news through shared links from friends.
“This study adds to our under-standing of the way social media is transforming how news is shared and consumed,” said Mayur Patel, Knight Foundation vice-president.
“The implications for media organisations are signifi cant — through the data they can gain insights on the behaviour and preferences of the people they are
trying to reach, and identify new engagement opportunities.”
Roughly two-thirds of Facebook news consumers say they at least sometimes click on news links, and 60 per cent at least sometimes “like” or comment on stories, the researchers found.
DiscussionAbout four in 10 post or share links themselves at least sometimes, and 32 per cent discuss issues in the news with other people on Fa-cebook, the survey found.
The study found Facebook users click on a news link most often be-cause of their interest in the topic or a friend’s recommendation, and just 20 per cent said they did so be-cause of the news organisation.
About a third of Facebook news consumers have news organisa-tions or individual journalists in their feeds, Pew found.
The researchers also found that Facebook users are also con-suming news on other platforms. Some 42 per cent of Facebook news consumers often watch lo-cal television news, compared with 46 per cent of all US adults. But just 21 per cent often read print newspapers, compared with 27 per cent of the popula-tion overall, Pew found.
The researchers interviewed 5,173 US adults including 3,268 Facebook users from August 21 to September 2, 2013. -AFP
P E W R E S E A R C H C E N T R E
EU calls for new pact with US after ‘spying scandal’
BRUSSELS: A widening scandal over US spying on its friends and allies put the fi ght against terror-ism centre stage yesterday as EU leaders called for a new under-standing with Washington on in-telligence gathering.
At the close of a summit over-shadowed by the spying row, all 28 EU leaders “stressed that intelli-gence gathering is a vital element in the fi ght against terrorism”.
European Union lawmakers will seek a response from US ad-ministration and intelligence of-fi cials next week to accusations of widespread spying on EU citizens and governments.
Members of the European Parlia-ment’s civil liberties committee will fl y to Washington on Monday for the talks and explore “possible legal
remedies for EU citizens” resulting from the alleged surveillance. They noted “the close relationship be-tween Europe and the USA and the value of that partnership”.
Revelations of US covert surveillance based on leaked documents from former US in-telligence contractor Edward Snowden have sparked out-rage in the European Union where data protection is a very sensitive issue.
The scandal widened this week with the German chancellery say-
ing it has information that US in-telligence is spying on the mobile phone exchanges of Chancellor Angela Merkel, prompting Berlin to summon its US ambassador over the issue. “Spying between friends, that’s just not done,” Merkel said.
EmbarassmentIn another potential embarrass-ment for Washington, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he would call in the US am-bassador to Madrid to explain
reports of American spying on the country.
“We do not have evidence that Spain has been spied on ... but we are calling in the ambassador to get information,” Rajoy said at a closing press conference.France and Germany will “seek bilateral talks with the US” to reach an understanding by year’s end on the conduct of intelligence gathering among allies, EU Presi-dent Herman Van Rompuy said.
Van Rompuy said other coun-tries could join if they wished.
Britain — which has very close intelligence links with the United States formed over many years — meanwhile robustly defended its secret service.
Cameron defends US“Every year (they) ... help to keep our people safe, help to keep peo-ple safe in other European coun-tries,” Prime Minister David Cam-eron told reporters.
He said the EU leaders state-ment was “good and sensible” and that he was struck by how much his colleagues do not want “a breach in the relationship” with the United States.Cameron attacked Snowden, who is seen by some as a hero, as some-one who “is going to make our world more dangerous”.
Snowden and the newspa-pers which publish the docu-ments “make it a lot more dif-fi cult to keep our people safe,” Cameron said.
The terrorist attack on a Ken-yan shopping mall earlier this month only highlighted the dan-gers, he added.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio di Rupo said fi nding a balance was essential. “The objective must re-main the same — to fi ght against terrorism but also respect priva-cy,” Di Rupo said.
“Everyone can understand the need for exceptional meas-ures given the danger of terror-ism ... but we are not in the po-sition where we should spy on each other.” -Agencies
EU lawmakers will
seek a response from
US administration and
intelligence offi cials
to accusations of
widespread spying
on EU citizens and
governments
RAGING ROW: An agitated German Chancellor Angela Merkel summoned the US ambassador and
said ‘spying between friends, that’s just not done’. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Merkel
were in Brussels yesterday. -AFP
NEWS CONSUMERS: The study by the Pew Research Centre, in
collaboration with the Knight Foundation, found 64 per cent of US
adults use Facebook, and nearly half of those get some news from
the service. -AFP
Saudi women drop plans for ‘drive-in’
RIYADH: Activists pressing to end Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving have dropped plans for a “drive-in” today after threats of legal action and have opted instead for an open-end-ed campaign.
“Out of caution and respect for the interior ministry’s warn-ings ... we are asking women not to drive tomorrow and to change the initiative from an October 26 campaign to an open driving campaign,” activist Na-jla Al Hariri said yesterday. -AFP
O P E N - E N D E D C A M P A I G N
OMANAllowance for Omani staff in private sector
1Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, on Thursday
issued a ministerial decision fi xing the minimum allowance for Omanis working in the private sector, as well as the regulations for its payment. As per the Article No. 1 of this decision, the minimum annual allowance for Omanis working in the private sector will be 3% of the basic salary. >A2
REGION20 killed in Syria car bomb explosion
2 A car bomb explosion killed 20 people and wounded dozens more
near a mosque in the Damascus province town of Suq Wadi Barada yesterday. The town is under rebel control and ringed by troops loyal to President Bashar Al Assad. >A4
MARKETDubai’s Emaar logs 50% surge in profi t
3 Emaar Properties said third-quarter profi t increased by 50 per
cent amid growing signs that the emirate’s property crisis is receding. Net income rose to Dh581 million or 10 fi ls a share, from Dh387 million, or 6 fi ls, a year earlier, as recurring income from assets like shopping malls climbed. >B1
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HM SENDS GREETINGS TO AUSTRIAHis Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to Dr Heinz Fischer, President of the republic of Austria, on his country’s National Day anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to President Fischer and his country’s people further progress and prosperity. —ONA
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INFORMATION MINISTER MEETS EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Dr Abdulmunim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information, met on Thursday with the chief editors of the Oman News
Agency and local newspapers. During the meeting, the minister reviewed the role of media in strengthening the nation’s
identity and community partnership. He also reviewed the opportunities that the ministry can provide to those working in
media, such as training, through partnership between the ministry, Sultan Qaboos University and other institutions, both
within and outside the Sultanate. The editors-in-chief expressed their gratitude for the eff orts made by the Ministry of Infor-
mation in overcoming diffi culties faced by journalists during their work. — ONA
Oman Air backs women at work
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Oman Air has reaf-fi rmed its commitment to sup-porting women at the workplace.
The national carrier of the Sul-tanate of Oman pursues a proac-tive policy of recognising talented and qualifi ed women and provid-ing appropriate levels of support to assist them in excelling within their chosen careers.
The percentage of women em-ployed by the airline currently
stands at more than 30 per cent, representing a range of roles, including cabin crew, fl ight op-erations, engineering, airport management, airport services, marketing, customer services, sales and communications.
Oman Air’s positive approach to the employment and career development of women is in line with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s directives regarding the empowerment of women, as mir-rored in broader Omani society.
The country is now recognised as one of the Gulf region’s leading supporters of gender equality.
Oman Air’s Chief Executive Of-fi cer, Wayne Pearce, added, “For
some time, Oman Air has been in the vanguard of recognising the talent, experience and commit-ment that women off er within the fi eld of employment. We have
worked hard to ensure that their contributions and achievements are recognised and that barriers to progress are removed.
“As a result, women are making a vital contribution in every area of our operations, to Oman Air’s on-going success, and are increasingly taking up positions at highest levels of management, both at Oman Air and with subsequent employers.
Continuing commitment“It is, therefore, a pleasure and an honour to reaffi rm our com-mitment to employing women throughout Oman Air, to thank the many women who have contribut-ed so much to Oman Air’s success, and to welcome those women who have just joined us.”
One employee who has seen Oman Air emerge as an acclaimed international carrier, following its time as a regional airline, is Jamila Al Hassani, Staff Travel Manager, Commercial Unit.
She said: “I have worked with Oman Air for more than 20 years and during that time I have seen it undergo many changes, not least in terms of the number of women it employs and the positions they now occupy within the company. When I fi rst started, there were few women on the payroll and they were mainly employed as fl ight at-tendants. “Now, of course, there are still a lot of women employed as fl ight attendants, but there are also women in key positions throughout the company, playing a really important role in Oman Air’s success. It makes me really proud, both as a woman and as a member of Oman Air’s staff , and the example being set for younger women is incredibly positive.”
Oman Air’s commitment to em-ploying and supporting women in the workplace is part of a broader human resources strategy for rec-ognising the skills and abilities, re-gardless of their backgrounds.
The carrier is now recognised as one of the
Gulf region’s leading supporters of gender
equality as the proportion of women in its
workforce is over 30 per cent
KEY ROLE: Women are making a vital contribution to Oman Air’s
ongoing success and are increasingly taking up positions at highest
levels of management.
Finnish artist paints Oman’s vibrant beauty on canvasSTAFF REPORTER
MUSCAT: An exhibition by Finnish artist Matti Sirvio, which refl ected both his impres-sions of Oman and his deeper philosophical and religious ideas, opened on Thursday evening at Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art in Muttrah.
Titled ‘When Lakes Meet Oceans’, the exhibition featured 26 canvases fi lled with intense, vibrant colours and primarily ab-stract subjects. Sirvio, a 56-year-old who studied art in university but then took a 28-year hiatus from painting to pursue other in-terests, said his work expresses his impressions of diff erent plac-es he has lived and visited and his thoughts about religion, life and death and other topics that aren’t always easy to talk about.
“I think art is a great way to relate to some touchy issues that can’t be verbalised so easily but through pictures you can deal with them one way or another,” Sirvio told Times of Oman.
Some reoccurring themes in his work include death, holiness and the connection between heaven and earth.
Sirvio, who describes himself as fast, explosive painter, said the beauty of abstract art, such as his,
is that it can connect with people in diff erent ways. People who see his work can also bring their own thoughts and ideas to his canvas-es, too, he noted.
“I want people to look into them and discover things that aren’t even there. I love that. That’s how art should be!” he said.
Though he was born and raised in northern Finland, in an area dominated by blue tones and oth-er sombre colours, Sirvio’s work relies heavily on vivid oranges, reds, yellows and bright turquoise shades. He says these are a re-fl ection of his own character and the infl uences of the cultures he has explored.
His fi rst painting from Oman, for example, is a glowing shade of mango, much like the bright sun-light he experienced.
The exhibition included 13 paintings Sirvio created in Oman. They not only refl ect that warm light, but also the architecture, nature and people, whom he says seem to be artists themselves.
“People here have a strong sense of beauty. They are very soft, tender people. I would call it their spirituality or sensitivity,” he said thoughtfully.
The exhibition was inaugu-rated by Her Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said, and it will be on display until November 8.
G H A L Y A ’ S M U S E U M O F M O D E R N A R T I N M U T T R A H
BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: Matti Sirvio’s fi rst painting from Oman is a glowing shade of mango,
much like the bright sunlight he experienced.
I want people to look into them and discover things
that aren’t even there. I love that. That’s how art
should be!
Matti SirvioFinnish artist
Minimum allowance for Omani staff raised MUSCAT: Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, on Thursday issued a ministerial decision fi xing the minimum allowance for Omanis working in the private sector, as well as the regulations for its payment. As per the Article No. 1 of this decision, the minimum annual allowance for Omanis working in the private sector will be three per cent of the basic salary. To be eligible for the allowance, the employees should have spent at least six months in the organisation and should not have received a ‘poor’ performance rating in their annual evalua-tion reports. The decision makes it to raise the minimum yearly allowance as per article No. 1 of this decision. It also cancelled the said ministerial decision No. 32/2012 and all that contra-venes with the decision or contradicts with its provisions. -ONA.
Ibri-Yanqul project tenderMUSCAT: The Tender Board on Thursday fl oated the 32-km second stage of the Ibri-Yanqul dual-carriageway project. The terms call for specialised fi rms that can bid for this tender to reg-ister with the Tender Board under the excellent category. Pref-erence will be given to contractors who will provide the highest level of Omanisation and local product procurement rates. -ONA
B R I E F S
The Times of Oman Open Quiz Contest (TOOOQC), is scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2013, at the City Amphitheatre in Qurum. Oman’s
favourite quizmaster Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramaniam will be back to conduct the much-loved event at the City Amphitheatre. Over the
years, the ‘knowledge game’ has gathered real momentum and this is the 17th edition of TOOOQC. Since its inception in 1995, this quiz event
has attracted tremendous response from quizzers of all age groups. The organisers have taken pride from the fact that residents all over
Oman have eagerly looked forward to this event, which has only got better with every passing year. Through this photo feature captured by
Times of Oman photographers over the last few years, we reminisce the wonderful and nostalgic journey of this quiz event down the years.
This year, the quiz will have an exclusive audience round with lots of prizes to be won just before the action unfolds with the eight teams on
stage. Besides, lots more is planned for the audience. Watch out this space for more information.
GET SET FOR THE
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DRIVE SLOWER LIVE LONGER 20 killed, dozens hurt in Syria car bombing
DAMASCUS: A car bomb ex-plosion killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more near a mosque in the Damascus prov-ince town of Suq Wadi Barada yesterday, a monitor said.
The town is under rebel control and ringed by troops loyal to the regime of President Bashar Al As-sad, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
“At least three of the dead were children,” said Observatory direc-tor Rami Abdel Rahman.
‘Terrorists’ blamed State news agency SANA also reported the blast, and blamed “terrorists,” the term the Assad regime uses for forces fi ghting to oust it.
“The car exploded while the terrorists were packing it with ex-plosives near the Osama Bin Zeid mosque. Terrorists and civilians were killed,” said the agency.
“Two bodies have arrived at the Moassat hospital, including a sev-en-year-old child’s. There are also 30 wounded people, most of them critically,” it added.
But anti-regime activists blamed loyalists for the blast.
Amateur video shot after the explosion showed clouds of smoke rising above a burning car, while cries of men and women could be heard amid the chaos that followed the blast. The foot-age also showed people carrying away casualties of the explosion.
Car bombings have plagued
Syria in recent months, killing scores across the country.
Elsewhere, at least 24 rebels were killed in an army ambush in Otaybeh, east of Damascus, said the Observatory.
SANA said however that 40 re-bels were killed.
Population in povertySyria’s war has destroyed liveli-hoods and collapsed the economy, leaving more than half the coun-try’s population in poverty, ac-cording to a report commissioned by UN agencies this month.
Some 115,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the war broke out in 2011, and the report warned that the economic devastation wrought by
the confl ict could be felt for years to come.
“More than half the popula-tion now live in poverty, with 7.9 million people becoming poor since the beginning of the crisis, of whom 4.4 million now live in extreme poverty,” the report said.
Unemployment has soared to 48.6 percent, education in Syria “is in the midst of a silent disas-ter” with 49 percent of children out of school, and the health sec-tor faces “signifi cant collapse,” it warned.
Syria’s GDP is in a state of “spectacular collapse,” the report said, having contracted by 34.3 per cent in the fi rst quarter of 2013, and 39.6 per cent in the sec-ond, compared to 2012. - Reuters
The car exploded
while terrorists were
reportedly packing it
with explosives near
a mosque, SANA
said. However, the
anti-regime activists
have blamed Assad
loyalists for the blast
More than half the
population now live in
poverty, with 7.9m people
becoming poor since the
beginning of the crisis,
of whom 4.4m now live in
extreme poverty
UN reportIN PAIN: Relatives of victims and medics help a casualty after a car
bomb exploded near a mosque at Souq Wadi Barada in Damascus
countryside, at a hospital, yesterday. – Reuters
Iran, six world powers to meet for nuclear talks BRUSSELS: Experts from Iran and six world powers will meet in Vienna on October 30 - 31 to prepare the next round of high-level talks on the contested Iranian nuclear programme with hopes of a breakthrough rising thanks to a diplomatic opening from Tehran. Western diplomats say the meeting, scheduled to take place a week before the next round of ne-gotiations in Geneva in November, could be instrumental in defi ning the contours of any preliminary agreement on Iran’s uranium enrichment campaign.
Egyptian police use teargas to disperse Mursi loyalistsCAIRO: Police used teargas yesterday to disperse demonstra-tions by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi in Alexandria, and in Suez. Mursi’s supporters have staged fre-quent protests in towns and cities across Egypt, many of them following Friday prayers, since the army deposed him on July 3 in response to mass protests against his rule.
12 killed in Iraq violence BAGHDAD: Ten bombings and a shooting killed at least 12 people and wounded 19 in Iraq yesterday, offi cials said. Nine bombs exploded in and around the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, killing a total of seven people and wounding eight, a police offi cer and a doctor said. - Agencies
B R I E F S
Tunisia’s ruling party, opposition start talks
TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling party and the opposition began talks yesterday to form a caretaker government and prepare for elections under an agreement to end months of unrest in the country that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
The North African nation has been in turmoil since July when the assassination of an opposi-tion leader ignited protests that threatened to derail a demo-cratic transition once seen as a model for the region.
Ennahda has agreed its gov-ernment will resign at the end of three weeks of talks to appoint a non-partisan cabinet, which will run the country until elections.
“The train out of this crisis is on the tracks, and we are now on the way to fi nishing our tran-sition to elections,” Ennahda chairman Rached Ghannouchi told reporters. - Reuters
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RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN ANDHRAA resident walks through a fl ooded house following heavy rain in Saroornagar, a low lying area on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Heavy rains continued to lash Andhra Pradesh yesterday, leaving 17 people dead and forcing the evacuation of 67,419 others
from low-lying areas. - PTI
Rahul’s ISI remark over UP riot victims fl ayed
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Po-litical parties yesterday attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his claims that intelli-gence agencies in Pakistan had ap-proached victims of Muzaff arnagar riots to lure them into terrorism, with BJP questioning his author-ity in having access to such details while seeking an answer from the home minister in the matter.
BJP demanded a probe into the matter and action against the err-ing offi cials, even as it criticised the
Intelligence Bureau (IB) as to how it could brief a Member of Parliament or a party offi ce-bearer.
Samajwadi Party, which ex-tends outside support to United Progressive Alliance (UPA), and Communist Party of India (CPI), criticised Rahul for raking up is-sues that sought to link Muslims to terrorism and could create ha-tred among the community.
“If Rahul Gandhi is saying that ISI is in touch with the youth in
India, what action is the govern-ment taking?
“The Home Minister must an-swer. If these (basis for the Con-gress vice-president’s remarks) are IB inputs, the Home Minister owes an explanation on Rahul Gandhi’s revelations. This is very serious. We can’t take politics to-day to that level where Congress wants to take it,” BJP spokesper-son Prakash Javadekar said.
Modi questioned how the intel-
ligence agencies could have “re-ported” to Rahul and briefed him on such sensitive matters, saying that if the government has infor-mation about ISI being in touch with the youth in UP, it should act, rather than “just giving the news”.
Questioning the basis for Ra-hul’s statement, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal said it cast doubts on the Muslim communi-ty, which was not good.
“Putting a question mark on Muslims is not good. To link Mus-lims with terrorists is not a good thing,” said Agrawal, adding that if Rahul provided more details, Uttar Pradesh government would get the matter investigated.
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Atul Anjan said that by making such statements, Ra-hul was trying to create hatred for Muslims in the country.
“I do not know who writes Ra-hul Gandhi’s speeches. By making such a statement about the mi-nority community over the Mu-zaff arnagar violence, he is once again trying to create tension and hatred in the country,” he said.
In Jammu, BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said that Ra-hul’s statement had been made in an election environment and urged Election Commission to take action against him. -PTI
Rahul had claimed
that intelligence
agencies in Pakistan
were approaching
some of the victims
of the Muzaff arnagar
riots to lure them into
terrorism, sparking
a political row
Chinese media calls Singh’s trip ‘historic’BEIJING: India and China have made history during the just con-cluded visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by working on a new set of rules for the smooth development of bilateral ties and reshape the world, the Chinese media said yesterday.
“History can be made in a mo-ment, especially when two of the world’s most populated nations are determined to do so,” a com-mentary by the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
“As Chinese Premier Li Ke-qiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shook hands in Beijing and cheered exchange of visits, the two Asian giants have come to a common view of facing up to the future, rather than look-ing back,” it said summing up the offi cial mood here about the out-come of Singh’s three-day visit.
As two emerging economies with over one-third of the world’s population, “China and India are working on a new set of rules that
will not only lay a smooth track for bilateral ties, but also help re-shape the world,” it said.
Nine agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA), besides a new MoU on trans-border Rivers were signed during Singh’s visit.
“In a bid to build greater trust and confi dence, China and India signed BDCA. Both sides hailed the agreement as a powerful tool to maintain peace and tranquilli-ty on the border, a ‘foundation’ for the growth of China-India rela-tionship,” the commentary said.
Singh held talks with both President Xi Jinping and Pre-mier Li on all most all aspects of Sino-Indian relations.
Singh in his speech at Chinese Communist Party Central School where top leaders gets trained also enunciated a broad outline for future relations between the two countries to maintain close ties while addressing their mu-tual concerns. - IANS
B I L A T E R A L R E L A T I O N S
Putting a question
mark on Muslims
is not good. To
link Muslims with
terrorists is not a
good thing
Naresh AgrawalSamajwadi Party leader
SPARKING A POLITICAL ROW: Con-
gress vice-president Rahul Gandhi
addresses a public rally in Indore,
on Thursday.– PTI
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INDIA
Ensure proper disposal of garbage.
Don’t litter a beautiful country like OMAN. PM has no cellphone,
email account to hack
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not own a mobile phone or use personal email, giving New Delhi “no cause for con-cern” about new US hacking revela-tions, his offi ce said yesterday.
The Guardian newspaper re-ported yesterday that US spies eavesdropped on the phone con-versations of 35 world leaders after White House, Pentagon and State Department offi cials gave them the numbers.
Asked if Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was concerned, his spokesman replied: “The prime minister doesn’t use a mo-bile phone and he doesn’t have an email account.
“His offi ce uses email, but he has no personal email... We have no information and no cause for concern,” he added.
India has witnessed a mobile tel-ecom boom in the past decade with the latest fi gures from the national telecom regulator showing 876 mil-lion phone connections in the coun-try of 1.2 billion people. But the in-dustry is also at the heart of one of
the worst graft scandals affl icting Singh’s embattled administra-tion with ex-telecom minister A. Raja on trial over allegedly cor-rupt allocation of phone licences in 2008.
India initially played down the impact of spying by the US Na-tional Security Agency, saying that information gleaned from its activities had helped prevent terror attacks and loss of life. But following allegations that com-puters and phones in the Indian embassy and its UN mission in New York had been compro-mised, it took a slightly tougher line, saying it would seek answers from Washington.
Coal scamOn Thursday, while returning from a trip to Russia and China, he told journalists that he would be happy to be questioned by po-lice over an alleged coal scam amid growing speculation he will be called to give evidence. He also defended his legacy.
“I am doing my duty. I will con-
tinue to do my duty. What impact my 10 years of prime ministership will have is something which is for historians to judge,” he added.
Meanwhile, an impartial probe into the coal scam can only take place once Prime Minister Man-mohan Singh steps down from offi ce, BJP said yesterday in re-action to his off er to face CBI in a coal block allocation case.
Singh’s questioning by Cen-tral Bureua of Investigation will be “meaningless” as the agency comes under the Prime Minister’s Offi ce purview, BJP said as it once again raised the call for the Prime Minister to resign over the alleged scam. The opposition party ac-cused Singh of “hiding” things and having made similar statements in the past. The party cited the ex-ample of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Spectrum scam, saying Singh never appeared be-fore it despite a strong demand for the same and had instead off ered to do so before the Public Accounts Committee, which anyway had no power to summon him. - Agencies
Following allegations
that computers
and phones in the
Indian embassy and
its UN mission in
New York had been
compromised, it took
a slightly tougher line,
saying it would seek
answers
I am doing my duty.
I will continue to do
my duty. What impact
my 10 years of prime
ministership will have
is something which is
for historians to judge
Manmohan SinghPrime Minister
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Offi ce (PMO) yesterday handed over the fi les relating to allocation of coal blocks in Odisha to Hindalco to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), informed sources said.
“We have given entire fi les relating to the Tala-bira coal block to the CBI. We have taken a receipt from them and told them that any information needed further will be provided,” a source said.
The probe agency had on Tuesday named Hin-dalco along with Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P.C. Parakh in its 14th FIR in the allocation of coal blocks.
It wrote to the PMO seeking fi le details of Talabira-II and Talabira-III coal blocks in Odisha allocated to Hindalco in 2005 following a PMO decision. The agency fi led a fresh case for alleged ir-regularities and criminal conspiracy in the al-location of these two coal blocks. The CBI wants to review the fi les before proceeding with the probe. The CBI’s move comes after the PMO had October 19 defended the allocation of coal blocks to Hindalco. - IANS
Hindalco coal fi les handed to CBI: PMO
Ceasefi re violations impossible without Sharif’s consent: OmarJAMMU: Hitting out at Nawaz Sharif over ceasefi re violations, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Min-ister Omar Abdullah yesterday maintained that these incidents cannot be without the consent of the Pakistan prime minister.
“As the prime minister of Pa-kistan, the violation of ceasefi re cannot be without his consent,” Omar told a large gathering of af-fected people in the border belt of R S Pura of Jammu district.
“If that is so, then what is the use of talking friendship and dia-logue by the Pakistan premier,” he asked. Omar said if Sharif wanted to go the “extra mile” to make peace with India, he must ensure there is no ceasefi re violation.
Appreciate“I appreciate that Nawaz Sharif wants to walk the extra mile, and if he really wants to walk the extra mile, let him make sure that the ceasefi re holds,” he said, adding, “That’s the only extra mile he has to walk.”
Omar said he failed to under-stand when Sharif talked of peace and resolution of issues amicably through dialogue, why Pakistan indulged in violation of ceasefi re.
Expressing deep concern over the ceasefi re violations, the brunt of which has to be borne by civil-ians living near the border and
Line of Control (LoC) areas, the chief minister said, “This is in nobody’s interest but only endan-gers life of people in border areas.”
Noting that ceasefi re mainte-nance is not the responsibility of one country, Omar said, “When there is fi re from one side, the other side will obviously retaliate.” -PTI
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Denied FB access, teen hangs herself
MUMBAI: A 17-year-old has committed suicide after a row with her parents who told her she had to stop using Facebook, police said yesterday. College student Aishwarya Dahiwal was found hanging in her bedroom on Wednesday after an argument with her parents in Maharash-tra’s Parbhani city, police said.
“On Wednesday night, she had an argument with her parents who told her not to just use Fa-cebook and her mobile all day for chatting,” the offi cer said. “They told her to focus on her studies. After the argument, she locked herself in her room and was found hanging later, with a sui-cide note nearby,” he said. - AFP
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ASSESSING DAMAGE: Army men examine a car damaged by a
mortar shrapnel allegedly fi red from the Pakistan side in Garkhw-
al at Pargwal sector of Akhnoor near Jammu, yesterday. – PTI
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ARTILLERY REMAINSResidents of the border village of Joyiawala in Pakistan’s Sialkot district show remains of artillery allegedly fi red by Indian
troops on Thursday. Both India and Pakistan, have reported an increase in the number of cross-border attacks since the
current Pakistani and Indian prime ministers held their fi rst face-to-face meeting last month in New York and agreed on the
need to reduce tensions. — PTI
Never condoned drone attacks, asserts Gilani
ISLAMABAD: A former Paki-stani prime minister strongly de-nied on Thursday that he had qui-etly authorised US drone strikes inside his country, but he didn’t rule out secret deals made with-out his knowledge.
A day earlier, a Washington Post report detailed how the United States and Pakistan communi-cated about, and in some cases co-ordinated, dozens of drone strikes in Pakistan from late 2007 to late 2011. But Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was the country’s prime minister from 2008 to 2012, said it was “totally absurd” to suggest that his government had condoned the attacks.
“During my government, there was no such support given to drone strikes whatsoever,” Gilani said in an interview, adding that he had discussed with President Barack Obama in 2010 “how this strategy with drones was counter-productive and undermining our anti-terror eff orts.”
He said he could not rule out that the two nations had com-municated about planned drone strikes during his tenure. But if they did, he said, the parties in-volved would have been the CIA and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency, under condi-tions set by Pervez Musharraf, the former military ruler.
‘With you’“The permission must have been given earlier,” said Gilani, who was also cited in a 2010 WikiLe-aks report as being privately sup-portive of some strikes. “After 9/11, the US rang up Musharraf and said, ‘You are either with us or you are not with us,’ and he said, ‘We are with you.’ “
In an interview with CNN last year, Musharraf admitted to authorising “a few” U.S. drone strikes before he stepped down in 2008. Pakistan’s Express Tribune newspaper reported on Thursday that a former top-ranking mili-
tary commander who had served under Musharraf, retired Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz, is calling for Mush-arraf to be charged with extraju-dicial murder for his role in the drone campaign. Musharraf is un-der house arrest in Islamabad on several charges stemming from his autocratic tenure.
But The Post’s report details coordination as recently as 2011, causing some analysts to sus-pect that Musharraf’s succes-sors also were aware of some US strike targets.
“This puts cold water on the hype,” said Talat Masood, a retired Pakistani general and a military analyst, referring to the public an-ger in Pakistan over U.S. attacks. “I think people knew it already, but this makes it much more obvi-
ous, and the [Pakistani] media and others will have to cool off .”
Pakistan’s current prime minis-ter, Nawaz Sharif, who took offi ce in June, has made stopping the drone campaign a top priority. He raised the issue during a meeting with Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said on Thurs-day that the government remains united in seeking an end to the strikes. — The Washington Post/Bloomberg
News Service
The former prime
minister said in a
statement that there
was no such support
given to drone strikes
whatsoever, during
his government
BONE OF CONTENTION: Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
said he could not rule out that the two nations had communicated
about planned drone strikes during his tenure. But if they did, he
said, the parties involved would have been the CIA and Pakistan’s
Inter-Services Intelligence agency, under conditions set by Pervez
Musharraf, the former military ruler. — File photo
Yousuf Raza Gilani
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‘Aafi a case shouldn’t be linked to Dr Afridi’ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Of-fi ce spokesperson has stated that Dr Aafi a Siddiqui’s extradi-tion should not be linked with Dr Shakil Afridi’s fate, Express News reported yesterday.
Afridi was sentenced to a 33-year jail term in May 2012 for helping the CIA determine the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and for his links to a banned mili-
tant group. Aafi a is the Pakistani scientist who was sentenced to 86 years on September 23, 2010 af-ter she was found guilty on seven counts, including attempted mur-der. She is currently being held at an American maximum security prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
The spokesperson said, “The decision regarding Shakil Af-ridi’s fate will be decided ac-
cording to Pakistani law. He has broken the law and will be punished accordingly.”
Sharif’s visit to USThe Foreign Offi ce’s comments come against the backdrop of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s offi cial visit to the United States.
To a question about Dr Aafi a Siddiqui and Dr Shakil Afridi,
the premier had said the United States did raise its concerns, as did Pakistan. “They discussed Dr Shakil, we did Dr Aafi a. Now we will review the situation after we reach Pakistan.”
During the visit, Chairman of the US House Foreign Aff airs Committee, Ed Royce, had urged Nawaz to release Dr Shakil Afridi. — Express Tribune
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Musharraf custody extended till Oct 29ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court extended the custody of former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday, dampening hopes he would be able to leave the country any time soon, following months un-der house arrest and legal wran-gling over his fate.
Musharraf was arrested two weeks ago on charges of murder-ing Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, the prayer leader of the Red Mosque in a 2007 raid on the mosque — just as his lawyer announced the former ruler was free to leave the country after being granted bail in another, unrelated case.
“The judicial magistrate extend-ed the custody of Musharraf till October 29,” Iftikhar Chattha, an investigation offi cer, told Reuters, adding that the investigation had not yet fi nished.
Musharraf seized power in a 1999 coup but was forced into exile nine years later after a showdown with the judiciary. He returned to Pakistan this year to contest May elections but was barred from
standing by a fl urry of court cases.The arrest of Musharraf — a
former army chief — was unprec-edented in a country ruled by the powerful military for more than half of its life.
Despite his arrest, Musharraf is not being held in a jail with com-mon criminals.
Friday’s hearing was held at his villa on the outskirts of Islamabad. The house has been declared a sub-jail by the authorities. — Agencies
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Tunnel project haltedISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the Margalla Tun-nel Project to be stopped as the status of Margalla Hills National Park is to be maintained, Express News reported yesterday.
The court ordered a halt to any construction and digging into the hills.
Park surveyThe Supreme Court also asked the Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) to form a com-mittee that will conduct a survey regarding the Margalla Hills Na-tional Park and prepare a report. The report is to be submitted to the registrar of the Supreme Court within two weeks.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muham-
mad Chaudhary remarked that progress on developmental work is appreciated, but preservation of national and environmental heritage should also be given im-portance. He further added that if a tunnel is dug through the hills, it will serve as a passageway for heavy goods traffi c.
Trade corridorThe National Highway Authority (NHA) had argued the construc-tion of a tunnel would not harm the spirit of Margalla Hills Park.
The government had been con-sidering the construction of a tun-nel through the Margalla Hills – connecting Islamabad to Haripur – as a part of Pakistan-China trade corridor. — Express Tribune
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Technological advances can make an almost imperceptible slip from the sci-fi to the blasé, often with surprisingly little fanfare. In our retina-scanning, embryo-cloning, 3D-screening modern day, it’s hard to recall a world where Bluetooth
seemed like witchcraft. There was once a time, though, when the concept of an unmanned aircraft hovering over a distant country fi ring on targets before swooping back to base could have been dis-missed as the chilling vision of a fi ction writer.
Today we have all accepted that drones exist. We know too, that drones are regularly deployed by the world’s foremost military power. We know that they have killed. We know that they are still in use, and likely to be an increasing feature of contemporary combat. We know, though, very little else.
In a major new report published today, the most comprehensive study of the US drones programme conducted from a human rights perspective, Am-nesty has reviewed the use of drones in Pakistan’s north-western tribal areas where most drone strikes have taken place.
The report condemns the almost complete ab-sence of transparency around the US drone pro-gramme and concludes that the USA has carried out unlawful killings, some of which could amount to war crimes.
Amnesty reviewed all 45 known drone strikes that took place in North Waziristan in north-western Pakistan between January 2012 and August this year. Contrary to offi cial claims that those killed were “terrorists”, Amnesty’s research indicates that in a number of cases the victims were not involved in armed activity and posed no threat to life.
Cases like that of Mamana Bibi, a 68-year-old grandmother who, last October, was picking veg-etables in the family fi eld outside her home, with her grandchildren. No men of “fi ghting age” were anywhere near her. She was horrifi cally killed in a double strike, apparently by a Hellfi re missile.
A second volley of missiles was fi red a few minutes later, gravely injuring some of the children who ran to the place where their grandmother had been. It is hard to know how a grandmother and her grandchil-dren could have posed an imminent threat to life.
Hard to imagine also, how anyone could claim that in the immediate aftermath of an initial strike, a pilot thousands of miles away could determine who the people who ran to the scene of the incident were, and whether they were legitimate targets.
In this instance, they were children who were maimed. These so called “rescuer attacks” are a grim signature feature of the drone attacks documented in the report. International law prohibits arbitrary killing and limits the lawful use of intentional lethal force to exceptional situations. In armed confl ict,
only combatants and people directly participating in hostilities may be directly targeted. Outside armed confl ict, intentional lethal force is lawful only when strictly unavoidable to protect against an imminent threat to life. In some circumstances arbitrary kill-ing can amount to a war crime or extrajudicial ex-ecutions, which are crimes under international law.
The USA continues to rely on a “global war” doc-trine to attempt to justify a borderless war with Al Qaeda, the Taliban or other “enemies” of the USA. It also claims that its drone strikes are extremely ac-curate based on vetted intelligence and that the vast majority of those killed have been linked to Al Qaeda and its allies. The world has to take this on faith, since the US administration refuses to disclose key facts, such as details of who is targeted and on what basis. Certainly the fi ndings of Amnesty’s research today put a signifi cant dent in that faith.
The fi rst rule about the drones programme is, ap-parently, that you don’t talk about the drones pro-gramme. Although that rule has not been universally adhered to, almost every element of the operation is surrounded in a veil of secrecy.
The USA’s promise to increase transparency around drone strikes, underscored by a major policy speech by President Barack Obama in May, has yet to become a reality and the USA still refuses to divulge even basic factual and legal information.
This secrecy has enabled the USA to act with im-punity and block victims from receiving justice or compensation. As far as Amnesty is aware, no US of-fi cial has ever been held to account for unlawful kill-ings by drones in Pakistan. The secrecy surrounding the drones programme essentially gives the US ad-ministration a license to kill beyond the reach of the courts or basic standards of international law. That secrecy extends to the involvement of other states.
Amnesty is calling too for the UK government to refrain from participating in any way in US drone strikes that violate international law, including by the sharing of intelligence or facilities, or the trans-fer of specialist components, which we know has happened in the past. The use of drones is rapidly be-coming one of the big moral challenges of our time, and if we are not careful, their use will continue un-der the radar, and beyond the scope of public scru-tiny. There are debates to be had about how techno-logical advances are deployed and there needs to be accountability without exceptions.
For now, we are dealing in the dark, without ac-cess to the quantitative data that experts need ac-cess to and reliant on compiling testimony from be-reaved families like the Bibis who lost a wife, mother and grandmother when she was blown to bits from a pilotless aircraft in the skies.
How common is that tale of woe? The truth is at the moment we really don’t know. It’s time for the US to drone up. - The Independent
America is still killing civilians from the sky
The USA’s promise to
increase transparency
around drone strikes,
underscored by a
major policy speech
by President Barack
Obama in May, is yet
to become a reality
and the USA still
refuses to divulge
even basic factual
and legal information
Indira Gandhi still evokes strong emotions in IndiaThis refers to the letter, As-sassination of Indira Gandhi was tumultuous (October 24). Today, enjoying the benefi ts of the hindsight, on the 29th death anniversary of India’s (argu-ably) most charismatic prime minister, I found myself more preoccupied with the legacy left behind by the lady, Priyadarshini, who, actually shaped modern India and matched up with her charismatic statesman father Pandit Jawharlal Nehru. In fact, even 29 years after her demise, opinion about her and her legacy remains as divided as it was when she was alive. There is abso-lutely no consensus at all and it is indeed surprising that Indira Gandhi still evokes such strong emotions even 29 years after her
death. There are, in fact, many who hate her legacy and there also are numerous admirers. True, her life and career as a politician and statesman had almost equal share of good and bad, success and failures, and ups and downs. However, in totality, it was per-haps with a unique coexistence of both crimson blossoms and stark colourlessness of a grey snowy evening. And yet, no one like her has been so minutely analysed, dissected, or so intently loved and intensely hated! Anu ShaikhWadi Kabir
India has forgotten the emergency Indira imposedThis refers to the letter, Assas-sination of Indira Gandhi was tumultuous (October 24). What
surprises me the most is the general amnesia about her biggest misdeed or blunder—declaration of Emergency. And even the most vociferous of her critics have in-explicably shoved her declaration of Emergency into the backyards of their memories. Though the RSS was banned and Jan Sangh leaders were locked up, the BJP hardly ever mentions the issue. And most surprisingly, the BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, in an in-terview described the emergency as, “That is a small matter”. I have often tried to fi nd a reasonable an-swer to the general amnesia about Indira Gandhi’s greatest misdeed. And I must admit that except for describing the phenomenon as an irony, I do not have any logical explanation to justify the phe-nomenon. I would like to take this opportunity to say that her great-
est success was her ability to hold the country united against some of the heaviest odds ever faced by any previous and subsequent prime ministers in India. Sumit ChatterjeeQurum
The power of radio has not been tapped fully as yet It is unfortunate that except in a few European countries and in the United States, the potential of radio has not been either fully tapped or harnessed. The FM, in particular, across the world has become an entertainment chan-nel, which I feel is a perverted misuse of one of the most power-ful and potential media outlets in the world.Minu DuttaMuttrah
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DRONE ATTACKS
“Insure with
New India and
be secure”
Stunning new details continue to emerge from Edward Snowden’s leaks about the vast electronic data mining carried out by the Na-tional Security Agency, setting off one diplomatic aftershock af-
ter another. The latest was spurred by reports in Le Monde this week that the agency had gained access to the records of more than 70 mil-lion calls inside France in one 30-day period. The American ambassa-dor was summoned to the French Foreign Ministry for an explanation; President François Hollande told President Obama by telephone that the data sweep was “unacceptable,” and the matter has already become an issue in a visit to Paris by Secretary of State John Kerry intended to focus on Syria. Previous reports based on Snowden’s information have alleged American eavesdropping on Germany, Britain, Brazil, Mexico, European Union offi ces and European diplomatic missions. More revelations are likely. The Obama administration’s response has been that the United States seeks to gather foreign intelligence as other na-tions do. That is not in dispute, and no doubt much of the public indig-nation by France and other governments is largely rhetorical.
But the very scale of America’s clandestine electronic operations appears to be undercutting America’s “soft power” — its ability to in-fl uence global aff airs through example and moral leadership. Brazil has complained about the reach of American surveillance, while the European Parliament has revived an eff ort to enact privacy legisla-tion that could impose restrictions on American Internet providers and further complicate talks on a trans-Atlantic trade and investment agreement.
Kerry said the United States was working to fi nd a balance be-tween protecting privacy and providing security in a dangerous world. Obama has pledged to review electronic intelligence gathering, as well as the institutions charged with judicial and political oversight, a vow he must honour given the scope of the NSA’s operations.
The fact is that most nations practice electronic surveillance and that citizens everywhere surrender personal data voluntarily to digi-tal services and social networks. That is why free countries must place stern limits on the security institutions allowed to function in the shadows. - The New York Times News Service
New leaks, new repercussions
We fought the good fi ght, we just didn’t win, said John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives and in theory the most powerful politician in Congress, after the
deal that re-opened the US government and averted the calamity of a debt default. The truth is somewhat diff erent. Boehner’s Republi-cans fought an ignoble and pointless fi ght that infl icted deep damage on their country. And to observe that his party did not win is putting it mildly. It achieved nothing of what it was seeking, most notably a postponement of President Obama’s signature health care reform. In-stead it suff ered a crushing defeat that — and this is the sole redeem-ing feature of the entire wretched episode — may just bring the party to its senses. That outcome, alas, is anything but guaranteed. Judging by reactions that came immediately after Senate and House ended the crisis, the ultra-conservative minority that has been holding America to ransom shows little sign of changing its ways.
In the meantime America must count the cost of this completely unnecessary exercise in futility. The $20bn direct loss to the US econ-omy is only the start of it. Boehner’s “good fi ght” has further poisoned the atmosphere on Capitol Hill, and distracted attention from far more important legislative issues, such as immigration reform and climate change. Then there is the damage to the country’s reputation and fi -nancial standing. Worst of all, the deal has settled exactly nothing. The government is being funded again, but only until mid-January; the Treasury may borrow, but only until early February. There is absolute-ly no guarantee that the zealots, unchecked by Boehner, will use these deadlines to provoke a repeat shutdown and a new round of brinkman-ship on the debt ceiling.
True, under the agreement, a bipartisan joint House and Senate panel is being set up, with instructions to work out by 13 December a blueprint to balance the budget, and thus resolve the arguments un-derlying this latest and previous confrontations between Obama and Congress. But few would give it much chance of succeeding where previous attempts have failed, in reconciling the vast diff erences be-tween the parties on taxes and spending. Ultimately, the impasse is not economic but political, and will only be settled at the ballot box. The best hope of averting a new crisis lies in the approach of the 2014 midterm elections, and Republican fears of a brutal backlash from vot-ers. A clear majority of Americans blame Congressional Republicans, not Democrats, for the autumn folly on Capitol Hill. If Republicans do bring about a repeat early next year, then they will surely bring down on their heads the electoral disaster their party both needs and de-serves. - The Independent
Republicans may infl ict deeper damage
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Call for Hasina’s exit as 5 protestors killed
DHAKA: Five demonstrators were killed across Bangladesh and more than 100,000 opposi-tion activists rallied in the capital Dhaka yesterday to demand that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and order polls under a care-taker government.
Police said the protestors died after offi cers and border guards opened fi re in three towns as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its extremist allies rioted across the country.
Two protestors were killed and several others were injured
by bullets in the southern resort district of Cox’s Bazaar when bor-der guards opened fi re at several thousand supporters of the Bang-ladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Defying ban“The border guards opened fi re af-ter the BNP activists defi ed a ban on rallies and attacked the forces,” Cox’s Bazaar district deputy po-lice chief Babul Akter said. “Two persons were killed and a few more were hit by bullets.”
Two more were killed by bullets in the central district of Chand-pur after BNP activists clashed with police and ruling party sup-porters, local police chief Amir Jafar said.
“Police fi red after the BNP sup-porters attacked them with arms and small bombs,” he said.
A demonstrator died in the northern town of Jaldhaka after the elite Rapid Action Battalion opened fi re at about 10,000 ram-paging supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, a key ally of the BNP, area police head Moham-mad Moniruzzman said.
The clashes occurred as the BNP and its allies called nation-wide mass protests to force Hasi-na to resign ahead of the January 2014 elections and set up a tech-nocrat-led caretaker government to oversee the polls.
BNP leader Khaleda Zia ad-dressed a rally of over 100,000 supporters at a national memorial in central Dhaka, renewing her threat to boycott the polls and set-ting Hasina a new weekend dead-line to hold a dialogue on her de-mand for a caretaker government.
“There will be no election un-der Hasina. We won’t allow any one-party election. The election must include all parties and be conducted by a neutral caretaker government,” Zia told the crowd, announcing a nationwide strike for Sunday to Tuesday to press her demands.
Local Dhaka police chief Sirajul Islam put the number of the crowd at the rally at “over 100,000”. Wit-nesses and BNP offi cials said the fi gure was double.
Deadline rejectedTensions have been rising in Bangladesh since Hasina’s rul-ing Awami League (AL) party re-jected an October 24 deadline set by the BNP for accepting its de-mands. The AL instead called on its activists to take to the streets to face down the opposition.
Zia, who has twice served as premier, branded the government “illegal” as of yesterday, citing a le-gal provision that requires a neu-tral caretaker government to be set up three months before elec-tions slated for January 2014.
But the ruling AL abolished the provision in 2011, handing the job of overseeing polls to a reformed Election Commission.
The government has deployed thousands of police and paramili-tary border guards in Dhaka, in the port city of Chittagong where the ruling party called a rival rally that was peaceful, and other po-tential fl ashpoints.
“We’ve sent BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) troops to 20 major cities and towns,” BGB director colonel Hafi z Ahsan said. — AFP
Police opened fi re in
three towns while
more than 100,000
opposition activists
rallied in the capital
Dhaka yesterday
demanding that Prime
Minister Sheikh
Hasina step down
and order elections
under a caretaker
government
RAGE: Firefi ghters try to control a fi re in a bus in Bangladesh’s
capital Dhaka, yesterday. — Reuters
Serial rapist freedMADRID: A Spanish court freed a serial rapist 17 years into his 30-year sentence under a European human rights ruling that also ben-efi ts terrorism convicts, offi cials said yesterday.
Antonio Garcia Carbonell, 76, became the fi rst non-terrorism convict to benefi t from the ruling.
The European decision over-
turned a Spanish judicial doctrine that retroactively cut remission earned through prison work, most-ly for jailed members of the armed Basque group ETA.
An offi cial in the Catalonia regional courts service said on Friday that a Barcelona court had ordered Garcia’s release the previous day. — AFP
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Children more prone to radiation cancer
VIENNA: Infants and children can be more at risk than adults of developing some cancers when exposed to radiation, for example from nuclear accidents, a UN sci-entifi c report said yesterday.
Children were found to be more sensitive than adults for the de-velopment of 25 per cent of tu-mour types including leukaemia,
and thyroid, brain and breast cancer, it said.
“The risk can be signifi cantly higher, depending on circum-stances,” the United Nations Sci-entifi c Committee on the Eff ects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) added in a statement.
UNSCEAR said it began work-ing on the report in 2011, the same year as Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident, although the world’s worst such disaster in 25 years was not mentioned in the statement.
The committee said in May that cancer rates were not expected to rise after the Fukushima accident.
Studies into the 1986 accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine have, however, linked thyroid cancer to radioactive iodine. The thy-roid is the most exposed organ as radioactive iodine concen-trates there. Children are deemed especially vulnerable.
Yesterday’s report, presented to the UN General Assembly, said children and adults should be considered separately following
exposure in order to predict risk more accurately.
“Because of their anatomical and physiological diff erences, radiation exposure has a diff er-ent impact on children compared with adults,” Fred Mettler, chair of an UNSCEAR expert group on the issue, said. “It is not recom-mended to use the same generali-sations used for adults when con-sidering the risks and eff ects of radiation exposure during child-hood,” he added.
Children are generally as-sessed along with adults in epi-demiological studies, the UN committee said.
Nuclear accidentsUNSCEAR said it had reviewed 23 cancer types, some of which were “highly relevant for evaluat-ing the radiological consequenc-es” of nuclear accidents and of some medical procedures.
For about 15 per cent of can-cer types such as colon, children were found to have the same ra-diation sensitivity as adults, and for 10 per cent of cancer type-schildren were less sensitive than adults, it said.
“Data were too weak to reach any conclusions for 20 per cent of cancers,” UNSCEAR said. — AFP
According to a UN
scientifi c report,
children were found
to be more sensitive
than adults for the
development of 25 per
cent of tumour types
including leukaemia,
and thyroid, brain and
breast cancer
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES: UNSCEAR said it had reviewed 23
cancer types, some of which were ‘highly relevant for evaluating
the radiological consequences’ of nuclear accidents and of some
medical procedures. — AFP File photo
Tsunami warning issued as 7.3-quake rattles Japan TOKYO: A 7.3 magnitude quake struck off Japan’s east coast early today but no destructive widespread tsunami was expect-ed, the Pacifi c Tsunami Warning Center said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at 3:10am local time (1710 GMT Fri-day), 320 kilometres southeast of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefec-ture, according to the US Geological Survey. The USGS intially said its magnitude was 7.5, and issued a green alert on its web-site, signalling a low probability of deaths or economic losses. More than 18,000 people died when a 9.0 magnitude sub-sea earthquake sent a towering tsunami barrelling into Japan’s northeast coast in March 2011 in the country’s worst post-World War II disaster.
Two fatally stabbed in China’s Forbidden CityBEIJING: Two people were stabbed to death yesterday at Bei-jing’s Forbidden City, the vast former imperial palace that is China’s top tourist attraction, by a man who then attempted suicide, police said. The violence at the world heritage site was a brawl among employees, Beijing police said. Police identifi ed the assailant as a 49-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Zheng and said he was taken to hospital after trying to kill himself follow-ing the knifi ng. The offi cial Xinhua news agency cited museum sources as saying no tourists were hurt.
Greek couple who bought baby for $5,500 arrestedATHENS: Police in Athens yesterday said they had arrested a Greek couple suspected of having purchased a Roma baby for $5,500. The couple, a 53-year-old man and his 48-year-old wife, told police that they had received the baby girl, then only a few weeks old, from a Roma woman in March. The woman then un-successfully tried to register the baby as her own child. — AFP
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013
Inspired Im goes one clear
MUSCAT: A little touch of broth-erly love helped Daniel Im to the lead at the midway point of the inaugural National Bank of Oman Golf Classic, as the American carded a three under par second round of 69 with his brother on the bag to move one clear yesterday.
Im admitted that he had not been very close to his younger brother growing up due to a fi ve-year age gap but they have re-cently bonded as the older of the two began his quest for European Tour stardom.
It certainly gave him a fi llip on day two at the stunning Almouj Golf, The Wave as he moved one clear of the chasing pack on six under, thanks to fi ve birdies and two bogeys.
Im currently lies in 21st position in the Challenge Tour Rankings and needs a big fi nish to the sea-son if he is to move into the crucial top 15 and secure graduation to The European Tour, barely a year after travelling to Europe for the fi rst time.
Im believes his brother has brought the perfect blend of added
expertise and mental tranquil-lity to the equation, having taken on the job of Daniel’s caddie at last week’s Foshan Open, Chi-na, where ‘Team Im’ fi nished tied 12th.
“I’ve been hitting it really well all year and just haven’t been making the putts but my brother has been helping me with my putting stroke and I think it’s working,” said the 28 year old.
“He’s my younger brother and he also plays but he has some time off now so he just said, ’bro I want to come out and help you out’.
“He makes me laugh sometimes when I’m heated and that keeps me in a good mood. He will be with
me next week at Grand Final and hopefully for a while longer.”
There were three players tied for second place heading into the weekend including Finland’s Roope Kakko, who currently lies in 17th position in the Challenge Tour Rankings.
He is chasing a big result to climb into the top 15 with next week’s season-ending Dubai Fes-tival City Challenge Tour Grand Final hosted by Al Badia Golf Club looming large.
He carded a three under par 69 to move to four under par for the tournament.
Marco Crespi is also just one shot off the pace after a second
round 67 and his goals are a little diff erent as he attempts to con-solidate or better his 14th position in the Rankings, the Italian edging closer to a rookie season on The European Tour.
They were both joined by prom-ising 20-year-old South African Brandon Stone, who carded a four under par 68.
Local duo miss the cutWith three players on 4 under par and four on 3 under par tomor-row’s third round is going to be a closely fought day.
Current leader of the European Challenge Tour, Italy’s Andrea Pavan, is fi ve shots off Im’s lead
after rounds of 72, 71 but he’s close enough to produce a big fi nish and hold on to his lead.
England’s Nathan Kinsey is the only amateur to survive the halfway cut after rounds of 71, 72. Oman amateurs Azaan Al Rumhy and Ali Hameed both missed the cut, the former with 168 (86, 82) and the latter with 170 (83, 87), along with the Qatari amateurs Ghanim Al Kuwari and Saleh Al Kaabi with scores of 168 and 1 76 respectively.
Faisal Al Salhab shot two rounds of 88 for a 176 total. The best of the Arab amateurs, Hamad Mubarak shot two rounds of 80 for a credit-able total of 160.
At the midway point of
the NBO Golf Classic,
Daniel Im moved one
clear after carding a
three under par 69
in the second round
at the stunning
Almouj Golf
MUSCAT: Two of Oman’s golf-ing stars of the future enjoyed the experience of a lifetime when they took part in an 18-hole putting contest alongside the professionals competing in this week’s National Bank of Oman Golf Classic at Almouj Golf The Wave, Muscat.
The youngsters were each paired with a professional as they competed in a two-player team better-ball format on the practice putting green.
Coming out on top was the talented Rashad Al Harthi and his professional partner Daan Huizing of the Netherlands, who combined beautifully to return a score of 10-under-par.
In what was a closely con-tested and highly entertaining
duel, the NBO’s Humayun Kabir – an adult amateur who was paired with UAE profes-sional Ahmed Al Musharrekh – returned a matching score
of 10-under. A play-off ensued with Al Harthi and Huizing despatching a birdie at the fi rst extra hole to take the victory. RashaAl Harthi’s brother had
the honour of partnering Chal-lenge Tour Rankings leader Andrea Pavan of Italy and the pair combined to return a score of 5-under-par for third place.
Omani juniors enjoy putting challenge
LIFETIME EXPERIENCE: Paritcipants, from left, Andrea Pavan, DaanHuizing, Rashad Al Harthi,
Humayan Kabir, Hamood Al Harthi and Ahmed Al Musharrek. – Supplied photo
MUSCAT: David Edwards may be universally regarded as the most entertaining trick-shot artist in the game but it’s not just the ap-plause that gives him a kick - he gets a bigger buzz from involving his audiences, particularly the youngsters, and explaining how it all works.
“It’s good to get feedback from your audience,” says David, who used to earn his living as a PGA club professional back in the UK. “I get a real buzz out of entertain-ing people and I love to draw the youngsters into the show and try to introduce them to the game from a diff erent angle.
“There would be many more people playing golf if we could only
break down the barriers of people who feel self-conscious about tak-ing up the game. It’s a daunting experience for newcomers coming into golf and I think we all have a duty to show that golf is fun and a game to be enjoyed.
“I love it when the kids get in-volved in the show. I enjoy doing impersonations of the big name players and encouraging the youngsters to have a go and share in the fun and games.
“I’ve performed my trick-shot shows all over the world and I’ve been having a particularly wonderful time this week with the crowd at Almouj Golf, The Wave Muscat.
“Many people who have been
watching the show don’t know a great deal about golf, which makes it all the more rewarding for me to show them the ropes.
“The number of schoolchildren who have joined in the show this week has created a lot of fun for all of us and I’d be surprised if some of these youngsters don’t take up the game.
“All they need to do is go and see the PGA professional at their local golf club and take it from there.”
David will also be entertain-ing the golf fans with his trick-shot show on the driving range near the Almouj Clubhouse today (10.00 am, 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm) and tomorrow.
T R I C K - S H O T A R T I S T R Y
TRICKS FOR A CAUSE: David Edwards poses for a group photo with kids. – Supplied photo
Vettel dominates both
practice sessions
GREATER NOIDA: Sebastian Vettel promised to treat the Indi-an Grand Prix like any other race, despite a fourth successive title beckoning, and lived up to his word in yesterday practice with the sort of domination Formula One fans have come to expect.
Red Bull’s 26-year-old Ger-man was fastest in both ses-sions, with Australian Mark Webber the closest to matching his teammate.
Despite Vettel’s speed, it was not all smooth running for the champion who had a problem with the KERS energy recovery system and complained about the soft tyres degrading too quickly.
“The tyre has too much energy, just gives up. Same for every-body,” he told reporters. “Sunday it could be a short stint on the option tyre but usually the track rubbers in and things improve.”
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, the only man who can mathematical-ly deny Vettel the title tomorrow, suff ered a gearbox problem after six laps in the morning but was fi fth fastest at the end of the day.
“The situation is not that dif-ferent to recent races. We are a bit behind in performance terms and tomorrow we must try and get a good starting position to get away well in the race and make it to the podium,” said the Spaniard.
Alonso has to fi nish in the top
two tomorrow to have any chance of denying Vettel the title on Indian soil.
Vettel, who has a 90-point lead over the double champion with four races worth 100 points in total remaining, is the runaway favourite to win the race.
Such is Vettel’s mastery of the Buddh International Circuit, a track swathed in a haze of pollu-tion south of New Delhi, that he can boast of being top in every practice session held there since the opening day of the race’s de-but in 2011.
Yesterday his best lap of one minute and 25.722 seconds, in the afternoon after clocking 1:26.683 in the earlier session, made him the only driver below the 1:26 mark.
Webber, who is leaving the sport at the end of the season, was 0.188 seconds slower in the fi rst practice and 0.281 off the pace in the afternoon when Frenchman Romain Grosjean was third with a best time nearly half a second slower than Vettel’s.
Germany’s Nico Rosberg was the best of the rest for Mercedes in the morning with a lap 0.216 off his compatriot’s best eff ort.
Vettel has won the previous two Indian Grands Prix frompole position as well as lead-ing every competitive lap at the circuit. - Reuters
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Dhofar on top after draw with Sohar
MUSCAT: Dhofar moved to the top of Omantel Profes-sional (OPL) table despite a goalless draw against Sohar at Al Saada Sports Complex in Salalah yesterday.
Dhofar now have 11 points same as Seeb, who lost 0-1 to Suwaiq on Thursday, but occu-py the top place thanks to their better goal average.
In the second match of the double header at Al Saada Sports Complex, Saham defeat-ed Al Ittihad 3-1.
On Thursday, Al Musannah and Al Shabab played out a goal-less draw at Seeb Stadium.
Al Nahda, who are third with 10 points, take on Sur at Sur Sports Complex today.
Suwaiq, Saham and Al Mu-sannah, who all have 10 points, are behind only to Al Nahda in that order owing to their goal average.
Sur, Fanja and Al Shabab, with nine points apiece , are in the seventh, eigghth and ninth places respectively. They are followed by Al Nasr and Sohar with seven and six points re-spectively.
In today’s other matches, Majees meet Al Nasr at So-har Sports Complex and Fanja face off against Al Arouba at Seeb Stadium.
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South Africa rattle Pakistan again
DUBAI: Pakistan were staring de-feat in the second Test in the face after South Africa out-batted them and then bowled well on the third day here yesterday.
South Africa, seeking a series-levelling win, once again rocked Pakistan’s top order with three early wickets after compiling a mammoth 517 in their fi rst in-nings for a big 418-run lead at Dubai stadium.
At the close, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq (42) and Asad
Shafi q (28) were at the crease but they still need a whopping 286 runs to avoid an innings defeat or bat out two days to force a draw. The duo have added 62 for the fi fth wicket and would need a Hercu-lean eff ort to avoid defeat.
But South Africa’s bid for vic-
tory, and keeping their seven-year unbeaten away series record, was tainted when they were docked fi ve penalty runs by the onfi eld umpires after television replays showed Faf du Plessis apparently trying to tamper with the ball in Pakistan’s 31st over.
But even that South African setback couldn’t save Pakistan as they continued to slump after fi nding themselves on two for two at lunch.
Dale Steyn gave South Africa an ideal start as he removed Shan Masood with the fourth ball of the
innings, having him trapped in front of the wicket with a sharp delivery for nought.
It became two for two when Khurram Manzoor fell for his sec-ond duck of the match, caught off a miscued drive off Vernon Philan-der from the fi fth ball of the sec-ond over. Manzoor had made 146 in Pakistan’s seven-wicket in last week’s Abu Dhabi Test.
Azhar Ali and Younis added 46 for the third wicket before part-time spinner Jean-Paul Duminy struck with his fi rst ball, trapping Ali lbw with a low delivery for 19.
Duminy could have taken You-nis on 28 but Kallis failed to hold a low catch in the slips.
Younis was fi nally bowled for 38 by leg-spinner Imran Tahir off a strange shot, who took a career-best 5 for 32 to dismiss Pakistan for a paltry 99 in the fi rst innings.
In the morning session, South Africa lost their last six wickets for the addition of 57 runs after resuming at 460 for 4. Off -spinner Saeed Ajmal fi nished with fi ve for 161 while paceman Moham-mad Irfan took 3 for 102. De Vil-liers (164) was the fi rst man to go, caught behind off Irfan in the fi fth over of the day.
He completed an all-time South African fi fth wicket record part-nership of 338 with Smith. - AFP
At the close, Pakistan
captain Misbah-ul Haq
(42) and Asad Shafi q
(28) were at the crease
but they still need a
whopping 286 runs
to avoid an innings
defeat or bat out two
days to force a draw
ANOTHER VICTIM: South Africa’s JP Duminy, second top, celebrates after dismissing Azhar Ali of Paki-
stan during the third day of their second Test in Dubai yesterday. – AFP
Pakistan 1st innings 99 South Africa 1st innings A. Petersen lbw Babar 26 G. Smith c Younis b Ajmal 234 D. Elgar c Ali b Ajmal 23 J. Kallis lbw Ajmal 7 D. Steyn b Irfan 7 AB de Villiers c Akmal b Irfan 164 JP Duminy b Irfan 7 F. du Plessis not out 17 V. Philander b Ajmal 8 M. Morkel c Younis b Ajmal 7 I Tahir c Misbah b Ajmal 2 Extras (b-5, lb-8, w-2) 15 Total (all out, 163.1 overs) 517 Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-91, 3-119, 4-134, 5-472, 6-478, 7-486, 8-505, 9-515.Bowling: Irfan 34.3-5-102-3 (w-1), Khan 31.3-2-105-0 (w-1), Ajmal 55.5-8-151-6, Babar 36.2-2-124-1, Ali 5-0-22-0.Pakistan 2nd innings S Masood lbw Steyn 0 K Manzoor c Kallis b Philander 0 Azhar Ali lbw Duminy 19 Younis Khan b Tahir 36 Misbah-ul Haq not out 42 Asad Shafi q not out 28 Extras (nb-1, w-1, pen-5) 7 Total (4 wkts: 55 overs) 132 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-48, 4-70.Bowling: Steyn 10-4-17-1, Philander 8-2-16-1 (nb-1, w-1), Morkel 9-4-18-0, Tahir 16-3-47-1, Kallis 3-2-1-0, Duminy 9-0-28-1.
S C O R E B O A R D
Proteas penalised for ball-tampering
DUBAI: South Africa were docked fi ve penalty runs for ball-tampering on the third day of the second Test against Pakistan yesterday.
Television replays showed South African fi elder Faf du Ples-sis rubbing the ball on his trou-sers which had a zip on them, in an apparent attempt to tamper with the ball.
Umpires Rod Tucker of Aus-tralia and England’s Ian Gould called South African captain Graeme Smith, changed the ball and added fi ve runs to Pakistan’s score. Pakistan were struggling at 62 for three with Dale Steyn about to start the 31st over when the umpires took notice of the ball and took the decision.
Under International Cricket Council (ICC) rule 42.1 on tam-pering, if an umpire spots a change in the condition of the ball but doesn’t know who is the culprit, he will issue a fi rst and fi nal warning to the captain and the ball will be changed.
In case the ball is tampered with again, the bowling team will face a fi ve-run penalty and um-pires will not only change the ball again but the captain will be held responsible and reported.
But in this case the umpires saw Du Plessis rubbing the ball in an apparent move to tamper with
the ball and they called Smith and docked fi ve penalty runs.
An ICC spokesman confi rmed the incident.
“As per 42.1 of the ICC playing conditions, the umpires replaced the ball and fi ned South Africa fi ve penalty runs for ball tamper-ing,” said an ICC spokesman.
The level two off ense of changing the condition of the ball carries a fi ne of 50 to 100 percent match fee or a ban of one Test, two one-day or two Twenty20 whichever comes fi rst for South Africa.
Pakistan is the only other team to have been penalised with fi ve penalty runs, during the infa-mous Oval Test against England in 2006.
In a sharp reaction to Austral-ian umpire Darrell Hair’s deci-sion, Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq walked off the fi eld.
Hair then ruled that Paki-stan had forfeited the match—the only such instance in Test cricket history.
Former Pakistan pacemen Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and leg-spinner Shahid Afridi have been banned for tampering in the past. India’s Sachin Tendulkar and England’s Mike Atherton were also suspended and fi ned for tampering. - AFP
C A U G H T C H E A T I N G
Bangladesh, NZ share spoilsDHAKA: The second Test be-tween Bangladesh and New Zea-land ended in a draw yesterday after rain washed out the fi fth and fi nal day’s play at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
The result ensured the two teams shared the spoils in the series after the fi rst Test in Chit-tagong also ended in a draw.
Match offi cials called off play at 2:08 pm local time after overnight showers and continuous drizzle made the ground unplayable.
Bangladesh were 269 for 3 over-night in the second innings, lead-ing New Zealand by 114 runs.
Left-handed middle-order bats-man Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on 126 alongside former captain Shakib Al Hasan on 32 not out. Several hundred fans left the stadium dejected as they had been hoping to see Mominul complete a double century.
Bangladesh were under pres-sure on the fourth day, trailing New Zealand by 155 runs in the fi rst innings before Mominul and Tamim Iqbal wiped out the defi cit and put Bangladesh in front, add-ing 157 runs for the third wicket.
Mominul, who also made 181 runs in the fi rst innings of the fi rst Test and aggregated 376 runs in the series, was named both man of the match and of the series.
Bangladesh captain Mushfi qur Rahim praised the consistency of his side.
“If you talk about the whole se-ries, it was our target to consist-ently play well throughout,” Mush-fi qur said after the match.
“It was not easy for us. We played a Test match after nearly fi ve-six months. We didn’t get that many chances to play longer-ver-sion matches. It was a challenge for us.
“It is a good sign that some play-ers played well under pressure. We tend to play one Test well followed by a bad performance in the next one. “It was nice to see that we have backed our performance in the fi rst Test with a good showing in the second one.”
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was frustrated at fail-ing to win the series but hailed his side’s batting.
“I think obviously we came here and we wanted to win this Test se-ries and we were expected to do so as well,” said McCullum.
“But if we strip it right back I think that the cricket we’ve played through the series has been very good. “The two teams will now play three One-day Interna-tionals (ODIs) and a Twenty20 international.
The fi rst ODI will be held the Sher-e-Bangla on October 29. - AFP
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TIED SERIES: C Bangladesh captain Mushfi qur Rahim, left, his New Zealand counterpart Brendon Mc-
Cullum share the trophy in dhaka yesterday. – PTI
Two spectators
ejected from
Dubai stadium
DUBAI: Two spectators were thrown out of the Dubai cricket stadium yesterday for alleg-edly taunting Pakistan cap-tain Misbah-ul Haq during the second Test.
The two, later identifi ed as Pa-kistani expats Siddiq Ameen and Mushtaq Ameen, were escorted out of the ground by security men before the lunch break on the third day after Misbah com-plained of their behaviour.
A Dubai Sports City spokes-man said: “Two individuals were shouting comments in contravention of the ICC Anti-Racism Code, which prohibits the use of language that is of-fensive, insulting, humiliating, intimidating or vilifying.
Disappointed“The Pakistan captain fol-lowed the correct protocol and brought this to the attention of the umpires who, in turn, alert-ed the match referee.
“Venue security was in-formed and the two individuals were identifi ed and removed from the venue.”
Siddiq expressed disappoint-ment over his eviction.
“We only requested Misbah to include Younis Khan in the one-day team,” Siddiq told re-porters, after Younis was axed from the fi ve-match one-day se-ries against South Africa which follows the two Tests.
“We travelled from Abu Dha-bi to watch the match and did not use any abusive language or throw any object at play-ers,” said Siddiq. Pakistan were struggling at 134 for 4 to save the second Test. - AFP
F O R T A U N T I N G
Rain threatens fi fth ODI
between India, Australia
CUTTACK: Fear of another washout looms large as India take on Australia in the fi fth One-day International (ODI) here today, faced with the challenge of win-ning the remaining three games to clinch the seven-match bilateral cricket series.
The visitors held on to the 2-1 lead as rain had the fi nal say in the fourth ODI in Ranchi and it could well be a similar result tomorrow given the bad weather.
The ground reality here is in fact grimmer due to torrential rains for the last four days following the for-mation of a low-pressure area in the Andhra-Telengana region.
The Met department has fore-cast more showers in the next couple of days.
The pitches in the centre are under a three-layer cover with certain patches in the ground still damp and water-logged to deny
both teams practice on the eve of the match. The groundsmen were the ones in action working over-time to make the stadium ready as hosts Odisha Cricket Associa-tion were fearing a repeat of 1996, when a match between both the teams was washed out without a ball being bowled.
“It rained heavily the pitches are covered with a width of 30ft and are intact. If the rain stops today, we can get the ground ready,” local curator Pankaj Patnaik said.
The OCA, which is hosting an ODI for the fi rst time since No-vember 29, 2011 when India won against the West Indies by one wicket, has grand plans of drying up the fi eld using choppers but more rain could hamper that.
Despite the non-stop showers for the last four days, tickets for the 45,000-capacity stadium have almost been sold out. - PTI
F E A R O F W A S H O U T
Australia ill at ease as England arriveMELBOURNE: As England ar-rived in Perth yesterday confi dent of winning a fourth consecutive Ashes series, Australian media were already nominating scape-goats in the event of another crushing defeat.
Australia lost the fi rst of back-to-back series 3-0 away, but fail-ing to turn around the result on home soil would be infi nitely more galling for the cricket-loving nation. The hosts’ 3-1 loss in the 2010-11 series which ended Eng-land’s 24-year winning drought Down Under remains the lowest point in Australia’s recent crick-eting history and triggered root-and-branch reviews in a bid to ensure no repeat.
Nearly two years on, the nega-tivity remains pervasive and Aus-tralia is still locked in introspec-tion four weeks before the fi rst test gets underway in Brisbane.
The prevailing mood has con-trasted with the game’s general
fi nancial health, which embattled Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland described in rosy terms on Thursday.
Revenues soared 68 percent to A$684 million in the four-year cy-cle from 2009-12 compared to the previous period, propelled by me-dia rights deals. CA hopes to crack A$1 billion in revenues by the end of the decade. But as local pundits pointed out, fans would be happy for the game to be awash in red ink if their Test team were winning.
“The graphs and slides depict-ing Australian cricket in a strong state of fi nancial and strategic health... will mean little if Austral-ia sinks to a fourth consecutive Ashes defeat,” The Age’s cricket writer Chloe Saltau wrote.
Broad bracedSutherland has been a target of much of the criticism for Aus-tralia’s struggles, accused of be-ing asleep at the wheel when the
national teams were in their hey-day prior to 2007, before the re-tirements of a golden generation of cricketers.
The exhaustive Argus review into team performance in the wake of the 2010-11 Ashes defeat has done little to arrest Australia’s slide, and players have banded together to present their own rec-ommendations to CA on how the game should be run.
Sutherland says he stands above the team’s troubles, and CA’s chairman Wally Edwards backed his position after jilted former coach Mickey Arthur said the long-serving chief executive’s head could be on the block if the Ashes went awry.
“If we lost the series 5-0, James Sutherland will still be the CEO of Australian cricket,” Edwards said.
Australia’s Ashes candidates have been divided between play-ing India in a commercially-de-signed one-day series or warming
up for the home summer in the domestic one-day tournament.
England, however, arrived en masse in Perth, barring batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was excused on bereavement leave. The visi-tors will have more preparation in longer-form cricket than Aus-tralia before the series starts.
Despite the long-haul fl ight and the arrival after midnight, pace-man Stuart Broad made light of being the villain Down Under af-ter being criticised for not ‘walk-ing’ when he nicked a thick edge to the slips during the Ashes and was not given out.
Australia coach Darren Leh-mann called Broad a “cheat” dur-ing the Ashes and called on local crowds to give the bowler a hard time in the return series
“It was an alright fl ight, but long,” Broad told local reporters.
“I’m expecting a lively recep-tion from the crowds out here, but that’s all in good fun.” - Reuters
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INDIA MAY SWEEP $15B IN SUBSIDY COSTS INTO NEXT YEAR’S ACCOUNTSA worker arranging food packets inside a retail store in Kolkata, yesterday. India’s fi nance minister is fi nding it harder and harder to meet the government’s
budget promises and may sweep as much as $15 billion in subsidy costs into next year’s accounts to ensure he hits fi scal targets ahead of national elections,
said ministry offi cials. - Reuters
Dubai’s Emaar logs 50% surge in profit
DUBAI: Emaar Properties, the skyscraper builder that accounts for about a fi fth of Dubai’s main stock index, said third-quarter profi t increased by 50 per cent amid growing signs that the emir-ate’s property crisis is receding.
Net income rose to Dh581 mil-lion ($158 million), or 10 fi ls a share, from Dh387 million, or 6 fi ls, a year earlier, as recurring income from assets like shopping malls climbed, the Dubai-based company said in a statement. The average of six analyst estimates was for earnings of Dh389 million.
Emaar, builder of the world’s tallest tower and the biggest shop-ping mall by fl oor space, was at the centre of Dubai’s real-estate driven rise and fall at the end of the last decade. Now the emirate’s biggest developer is seeing rising profi ts as a surge in home prices followed a rebound in hotel visi-tors and shopping tourists.
“These results are strong and should support the stock’s perfor-mance,” Taher Safi eddine, an ana-lyst at Shuaa Capital with a buy recommendation on the stock and a price estimate of Dh7.01, said in a note to clients. Emaar’s main
real estate markets, residential, hospitality and retail, “continue to build on the healthy recovery seen in recent months.”
Steady growthHome values, which climbed at the fastest pace in the world in the second quarter, stoked con-cern that the market may be over-heating, prompting the emirate’s government to double property transaction fees as it tries to rein in the speculators.
Property price increases will slow down over the next 12
months after the return of specu-lators sparked ‘unsustainable’ gains, Jones Lang LaSalle said on October 3. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs said concerns that a property bubble is forming are exaggerated as new regula-tions focused on curbing specu-lation and increasing supply will keep values down.
Construction driven by bor-rowing and speculation made Dubai into the world’s fastest-growing property market in the years leading up to 2008.
The credit crisis hit near the
end of that year, causing home prices to fall by as much as 65 per cent and driving the emirate to the brink of bankruptcy.
While Emaar’s profi t tumbled in the two years through 2009, it avoided net losses that many of its peers suff ered. That’s partly be-cause some of its biggest projects, including the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, were fi n-ished or near completion when the market collapsed.
Recovery incompleteReal estate values are still 36 per cent below their 2008 peak even after rising by about a third from a low in the second quarter of 2011, Goldman Sachs said. Emaar said third-quarter revenue climbed 43 per cent to Dh2.35 billion from a year earlier. The cost of sales rose 48 per cent to Dh1.2 billion.
“The results are likely to be received very well by the market as they show sustained growth in Emaar’s recurring revenues and strong real estate deliveries in local and international mar-kets,” said Jan Pawel Hasman, a Cairo-based analyst at EFG-Hermes Holding.
The expense fi gure climbed 18 percent to Dh589 million in the quarter, Emaar said in the earn-ings statement. The bulk of the Dh1.1 billion in property sales in the third quarter may have come from the sale of completed inven-tory in Dubai, Shuaa said. Land sales may also account for some of the revenue. - Bloomberg News
The whopping rise in
third-quarter profi t
growth is attributed
to signs that the
emirate’s property
crisis is receding
Average wealth per adult in Oman grows 2% Times News Service
MUSCAT: The average wealth per adult in Oman and Bahrain grew 2 per cent from mid last year, according to a global wealth report released by Credit Suisse Research Institute. But the report did not give the wealth of Omani people in absolute terms.
Qatar recorded the highest aver-age wealth per adult of $153,294 in mid 2013 in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region, grow-ing 2 per cent from the same period last year, while UAE followed closely with $126,791, rising 4 per cent. Ku-wait was placed third in the region with an average wealth per adult of $119,101 but declined 0.3 per cent from last year.
Average wealth per adult in Sau-di Arabia, the largest economy in the region, rose 0.7 per cent from mid 2012 to reach $37,346 while Egypt’s wealth per adult fell 12 per cent to $7,285.
However, in terms of total wealth, Saudi Arabia ranked fi rst with an estimated $0.6 trillion, closley followed by the UAE with an estimated $0.5 trillion.
Household wealthThe report said that from mid-2012 to mid-2013 aggregate global household wealth increased by 4.9 per cent in current dollar terms to $241 trillion, despite the continu-ing challenges posed by the eco-nomic environment.
North America gained $8.4 tril-lion, an increase of 11.9 per cent, fueled by a recovery in house pric-es and a bull equity market in the United States. It became the lead region in terms of total net wealth for the fi rst time since 2005, over-taking European holdings, which
added $5.5 trillion, an increase of 7.7 per cent. As a result of a 22 per cent depreciation of the Japanese yen against the US dollar during the period, household wealth in Japan dropped 20.5 per cent to $22.6 trillion, dragging down total wealth in Asia Pacifi c by 3.7 per cent to $73.9 trillion. However, Asia Pacifi c ex-Japan continued to register stable wealth growth by 6.2 per cent to $51.3 trillion in mid-2013.
Emerging marketsThe report said wealth is to rise by nearly 40 per cent in the next fi ve years, reaching $334 trillion by 2018. Emerging markets are to in-crease their share of global wealth to 23 per cent by 2018, with China alone expected to represent over 10 per cent of global wealth then.
The US is to remain the undis-puted leader in terms of aggregate wealth, with total net worth ap-proaching $100 trillion by 2018. Eurozone wealth per adult in 2013 has recovered more than half of the large loss experienced 12 months earlier, mainly due to rising equity prices. Switzerland ranks highest in average wealth, breaking the $500,000 level to hit a new high of $513,000 per adult. The number of millionaires worldwide is to in-crease by about 16 million reach-ing 47 million in 2018.
G L O B A L W E A L T H R E P O R T
ON RECOVERY PATH: Emaar Properties, the emirate’s biggest de-
veloper, is seeing rising profi ts as a surge in home prices followed
a rebound in hotel visitors and shopping tourists. – Bloomberg News
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Malaysia targets
5.5% growth as
govt pledges
fi scal prudence
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia forecast growth of as much as 5.5 per cent next year as Prime Minis-ter Najib Razak pledged to support the economy while taking steps to meet the government’s budget-defi cit reduction goals.
Gross domestic product may expand 5 per cent to 5.5 per cent in 2014 from an estimated 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent this year, accord-ing to the Ministry of Finance’s 2013/2014 economic report re-leased yesterday in conjunction with the budget speech.
The fi scal defi cit will shrink to 3.5 per cent of GDP next year from 4 per cent in 2013, meeting the tar-get set previously.
“While supporting the growth momentum, we are fully aware of the need to be fi scally responsible,” Najib said in the report. “We are also pursuing better targeted, ef-fi cient and eff ective government expenditure. One of the measures towards this goal is to gradually carry out subsidy rationalisation, with complementary measures to assist the vulnerable groups.”
Credit ratingNajib, 60, began shifting his focus to improving government fi nances and averting a credit rating down-grade after cementing his leader-ship of the country in a May gen-eral election and retaining his grip on the ruling party this month. Having given handouts to the poor and pay increases for civil servants to woo voters earlier, he is now un-der pressure to introduce a poten-tially unpopular consumption tax and curb spending.
Stocks, bonds and the ringgit ad-vanced this week on optimism the prime minister will follow through on politically unpopular revenue-generating measures after Fitch Ratings cut Malaysia’s credit out-look to negative in July, citing ris-ing debt levels and a lack of budg-etary reform. - Bloomberg News
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THE HINTS FOLLOWED COMMENTS BY CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROBERT IGER, WHO SAID ON A CONFERENCE
CALL THAT THE BURBANK, CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY PLANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW ATTRACTIONS IN DISNEYLAND, THE ORIGINAL
PARK IN ANAHEIM OPENED BY FOUNDER WALT DISNEY IN 1955. DISNEY ACQUIRED “STAR WARS” MAKER LUCASFILM LAST YEAR FOR $4.1 BILLION.
“We’re going to continue to invest in Disney-land. We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll
be announcing over the next couple of months.”Robert Iger, Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer
CHRISTOPHER PALMERI WALT Disney, known for teasing fans with clues to new attractions, used a conven-
tion in Anaheim, California, to hint that “Stars Wars” would play a role in a new round of theme-park improvements.
Disney placed crates with “Star Wars” references in an area of the D23 Expo highlighting new attractions. One
was labelled “lightsaber assortment.” Another sported a cutout of R2-D2, giving the appearance the robot character had escaped from the box. The three-day gathering for fans
ended on Sunday. The hints followed comments by Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer Robert Iger, who said on a confer-
ence call that the Burbank, California-based company plans to announce new attractions in Disneyland, the original park
in Anaheim opened by founder Walt Disney in 1955. Disney ac-quired “Star Wars” maker Lucasfi lm last year for $4.1 billion.
“We’re going to continue to invest in Disneyland,” Iger said. “We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll be announcing
over the next couple of months.”The crates were addressed to Disney’s Imagineering theme
park design group and stamped “speculation beyond imagination” and “Project Orange Harvest,” with some of it in lettering similar to
the “Star Wars” logo.Disney has said it wants to use characters like the robot C-3PO and
Chewbacca the Wookiee in parks, movies and television programming. The world’s largest entertainment company will release its fi rst “Star
Wars” fi lm, the seventh in the series, in 2015.Since the Lucasfi lm acquisition, Disney-oriented websites have spec-
ulated about the location of a “Stars Wars” park attraction. In June, theme-parkinsider.com reported that the company was planning a “Star Wars” land
at Disney’s Hollywood Studios park in Orlando, Fla. Dis-ney earned 19 per cent of its almost $10 billion in operat-ing income from the parks division last year.
Thomas Staggs, the chairman of Disney’s parks and resorts division, declined to comment on new Disn-eyland attractions or the possibility of a standalone “Star Wars” park, when asked at the convention.
David Koenig, who has written four books about Dis-ney, said the company may be considering remodelling the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland with a “Star Wars” theme or building a new park on land it owns nearby.
“They like to cluster them,” Koenig said of the company’s theme parks.Todd Regan, founder of the website MiceChat.com, said on a recent podcast that the plans may include a “Star Wars” cantina in Florida. Disney owns 461 acres in Anaheim and has a long-term lease for an additional 49 acres, according to its annual report. The company operates two theme parks there, the original Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.The company already operates Star Tours, a space travel thrill ride that was done in collaboration with “Star Wars” creator George Lucas.
The company spends billions of dollars upgrading its parks and developing new ones, such as the Shanghai resort scheduled to open in late 2015. The world’s largest theme-park operator more than doubled annual investments in its resorts division between 2008 and 2012, spending $2.24 billion last year on projects such as the remodelling of California Adventure and a new cruise ship. The D23 Expo is held every other year for fans of the company, off ering peeks at future fi lm releases, updates on park attractions and talks by company executives and its creative teams. The name is a reference to 1923, the year founder Walt Disney arrived in Hollywood. The ap-pearance of the crates was reported on InsidetheMagic.net, a website for Disney fans that isn’t affi liated with the company. - Washington Post-Bloomberg News
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Chips drive Samsung’s record profit
SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said yesterday its net profi t spiked 25.6 per cent to an-other record in the third quarter, driven by soaring revenue from memory chip sales.
The world’s largest technology fi rm by revenue said July-Septem-ber net profi t rose to 8.24 trillion won ($7.8 billion), from 6.56 bil-lion won a year ago. The previous record was 7.77 trillion won set in the second quarter.
“Despite currency depreciation in emerging markets, increased price competition and global mar-ket uncertainties, we were able to reach record earnings driven by solid earnings in our core busi-nesses including memory chips
and smartphones,” said Robert Yi, senior vice-president and head of Investor Relations.
“Although we expect demand to increase next quarter due to peak seasonality, lingering macro-economic issues and intensifying market competition will remain in the fourth quarter,” Yi said.
Galaxy S smartphonesOperating profi t soared 26 per cent on-year to a record 10.2 billion won in the third quarter, in line with the estimates Samsung provided ear-lier this month.
Stagnant growth in sales of the company’s fl agship Galaxy S smartphones was off set by strong sales growth in the cheaper end of
the smartphone market. The sem-iconductor business saw the big-gest gains, with a 12 per cent spike in revenue over the previous quarter to 9.74 trillion won. The bulk of that came from the memory chip busi-ness which attracted revenue of 6.37 trillion won.
Semiconductor business“Looking ahead, mobile DRAM shipments will stay strong with the release of various low- to high-end smartphones as the holiday season nears,” the company said. Third quarter operating profi t in the semiconductor business more than doubled from a year ago to 2.06 trillion won.
Samsung’s mobile unit still accounted for two-thirds of the company’s operating profi t in the third quarter, but has been slowing down as the market for premium smartphones becomes increas-ingly crowded and prices drop.
Analysts estimate Samsung sold between 85 million to 89 million smartphones during the quar-ter, including the company’s lat-est Galaxy S4 smartphone. “An
upswing in shipments of mass market models helped to improve earnings,” the company said.
Oh Young-Bo, an analyst at Han-mag Securities, said Samsung’s mobile segment had performed better than expected, with the strong sales of low and middle-end smartphones covering falls in profi t margins.
“This is something positive,” said Oh, who predicted that overall op-erating profi t would touch a new re-cord of around 11 trillion won in the fourth quarter on seasonal sales.
“Memory chip prices will stay high and sales of graphic DRAMs will go up with the new Sony Play-station model to hit the market soon,” he added.
Samsung’s consumer electron-ics unit—the company’s second largest in terms of sales —contin-ued to struggle. - AFP
South Korean electronic giant’s net profi t
spiked 25.6% in the third quarter helped by
soaring revenue from memory chip sales
Britain’s economy grows at fastest pace in three years LONDON: Britain’s economy grew at the fastest rate for more than three years during the third quarter, as the recovery picked up speed, offi cial data showed yesterday. While the govern-ment welcomed the news, Bank of England governor Mark Car-ney warned that the country’s economic recovery needed to be more broadly based.
Gross domestic product (GDP) — the total value of goods and services produced in the econo-my — rose by 0.8 per cent in the July-September period. That compared to GDP growth of 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, the Offi ce for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.
This was the strongest expan-sion since the second quarter of 2010 when the economy grew by 1per cent, before contracting. The ONS added that GDP grew by 1.5 per cent in the third quar-ter compared to output in the equivalent period in 2012.
“Output increased in all four main industrial groupings within the economy in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2013,” the ONS said as it gave its initial estimates for the third quarter.
“Output increased by 1.4 per cent in agriculture, 0.5 percent in production, 2.5 per cent in con-struction, and 0.7 per cent in ser-vices. Output from services is now slightly above its previous peak in Q1 2008, prior to the economic downturn,” the ONS added.
Path to prosperityA spokesman for the Treasury said the data showed “that Britain’s hard work is paying off and the country is on the path to prosper-ity”. But late on Thursday, Carney warned that while the recovery was gaining traction it was coming from a low base and warned that it was heavily balanced towards household spending.
“What we are seeing is that the rate of growth in the UK is towards the top end of the advance econo-mies but it is coming from a very, very low base,” he told reporters.
“The balance of that growth is weighted more heavily to-wards the household sector at this stage. Investment is still relatively modest and the export side is challenged,” he said. Brit-
ain’s household spending has im-proved in part thanks to govern-ment schemes aimed at boosting the country’s housing market.
The government launched a programme called ‘Help to Buy’ earlier this year, offering interest-free loans for a set time period to help buyers with only a 5 per cent deposit to pur-chase properties.
Sustainable recoveryFollowing the latest GDP data meanwhile, Royal Bank of Scot-land economist Ross Walker said that “the acceleration in UK economic growth reinforces the sense that a more sustainable re-covery is taking root”.
He added: “2013 has brought something of a normalisation in the data, in contrast to the pre-vious period between 2011-12 where there were short bursts of growth but expansion was rarely sustained.
“The third quarter outturn leaves the UK on track for full-year expansion of close to 1.5 per-cent ... and the fi rst year where all four quarters reported positive growth since 2007,” Walker said.
Carney said on Thursday that the Bank of England (BoE) stood ready to provide easier credit to Britain’s banks to help them cope with the scaling back of current liquidity measures. - AFP
T H I R D Q U A R T E R
Volvo to cut 2,000 jobs as profi t declines
FRANKFURT: Volvo, the world’s second-largest truck-maker, plans to cut 2,000 admin-istrative jobs after investments in new vehicles and a rising krona caused a surprise drop in third-quarter operating profi t.
Earnings before interest and taxes fell 18 per cent to 2.4 bil-lion kronor ($380 million) from 2.92 billion kronor a year earlier, Gothenburg, Sweden-based Vol-vo said in a statement yesterday. Profi t missed the 3.15 billion-krona average of 12 analyst esti-mates. Revenue slumped 4.9 per cent to 64.9 billion kronor.
Cost savingsThe workforce reductions are part of an already-announced strategy to generate annual cost savings of 4 billion kro-nor through 2015. Volvo also outlined plans on October 16 to scale back production in Eu-rope in the next two years, shift-ing production among plants in diff erent countries in a project aff ecting another 900 employ-ees, including 700 in Sweden.
“We are currently taking de-cisions and implementing ac-tions at a high pace to improve the group’s competitiveness and profi tability,” chief execu-tive Olof Persson said in the statement. “Over the coming two years, we will furthermore work hard to increase produc-tivity and cost effi ciency.”
Currency eff ects cut earn-ings by 1.07 billion kronor, Vol-vo said. The Argentinian peso dropped 21 per cent against the krona in the 12 months through September and the Brazilian real fell 11 per cent. - Bloomberg News
P E R F O R M A N C E
SMART STRATEGY: The world’s largest technology fi rm by revenue
said its July-September net profi t rose to 8.24 trillion won ($7.8b),
from 6.56 billion won a year ago. The previous record was 7.77 tril-
lion won set in the second quarter. – AFP
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GDP — the total
value of goods and
services produced in
the economy — rose
by 0.8% in the July-
September period.
That compared to
GDP growth of 0.7%
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Twitter fl oating public issue of shares with 27% discount SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter’s $10.9 billion initial public off ering (IPO) valuation is as economical as its 140-character tweets.
The San Francisco-based com-pany is seeking a valuation of 9.5 times 2014 sales in its IPO next month, according to data released in a fi ling with the Securities and Exchange Commission and ana-lyst projections. That’s 27 per cent cheaper than the 12.9 times 2014 sales that Facebook currently trades at, and 29 per cent lower than LinkedIn’s multiple of 13.4 times sales, the data show.
The discount Twitter is off ering underscores how the six- year-old
short-messaging site is working to avoid the fate of Facebook, Grou-pon and Zynga, which all lost more than half of their value within six months of their initial off erings.
Twitter chief executive Dick Cos-tolo has taken a diff erent tack from the start, fi rst by fi ling confi dentially to go public to avoid the hype that drove up Facebook’s pre-IPO valu-ation, and now by pricing the com-pany more modestly than some of its Internet peers. The moves have left Twitter positioned to capitalise on a revival in investor appetite for social-media stocks.
“It’s fair to say they’re learning from Facebook’s mistakes,” said
Michael Scanlon, managing di-rector at Manulife Asset Manage-ment in Boston, who helps manage $3 billion. “It’s hard to imagine this deal isn’t oversubscribed and then they’ll have to gauge what
they think the opportunity is to in-crease the price.”
$10.9 billionTwitter is planning to sell 70 million shares — or a 13 per cent stake — at
$17 to $20 each to raise as much as $1.4 billion, according to a fi ling on Thursday. The $10.9 billion valu-ation at the top end of the range is based on the 544.7 million common shares outstanding after the IPO.
Twitter’s valuationsOn a fully diluted basis, includ-ing restricted stock and options, Twitter will have about 695.2 million shares outstanding. By that measure, at the top end of the range Twitter would be valued at $13.9 billion.
The sale would be the largest IPO for an Internet company since Facebook debuted on the stock
market in May 2012 and raised $16 billion. At the time, Facebook was valued at $81.3 billion based on the number of its common shares, or $104 billion based on a fully dilut-ed share count. The Menlo Park, California-based company rode a wave of hype and bumped up its off ering price range to $34 to $38 after initially seeking $28 to $35.
Facebook in its IPO was priced at 107 times trailing 12-month earnings on a fully diluted basis, making it more expensive than 99 per cent of all companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at the time. The company quickly saw its stock sink. - Bloomberg News
P R I M A R Y I S S U E
Wadi Sal-Ras Al Hadd road work awarded MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded Wadi Sal-Ras Al Hadd road in the South Al Sharqi-yah Governorate to the contractor who will design and construct the road the next month, said a source at the Ministry of Trans-port and Communications. The 47-km-long vital road, which will connect a number of village and wadis, comes in implemen-tation of the royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. This project has a socio-economic importance as it will extend bridges of communication among residents in the nearby areas and promote tourism in the wilayat of Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali wadis.
Amazon sales jump ahead of holiday shopping season SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com is stepping up spending on warehouses and Web-based services, boosting costs to a record level in a drive to sell more products during the holiday season. The world’s largest online retailer reported that third-quarter revenue grew 24 per cent to $17.1 billion, topping analysts’ av-erage projection of $16.8 billion, according to estimates. That helped curtail net losses, which narrowed to $41 million from $274 million a year earlier. Investors cheered the results, push-ing shares up 8.4 per cent.
GAIL India profi t declines 7% on cooking gas loss NEW DELHI: GAIL India, the biggest natural gas distributor of India, reported a 7 per cent decline in second-quarter profi t after it made a loss on cooking gas sales. Net income dropped to Rs9.16 billion ($149 million), or Rs7.22 a share, in the three months ended September 30, compared to Rs9.85 billion, or Rs7.77, a year earlier, the New Delhi-based company said in a statement yesterday. That missed the Rs9.27 billion median estimate of 36 analysts. Net sales rose 23 percent to Rs139.4 billion. GAIL fell 2.4 per cent to Rs343.60 at the close in Mumbai. The shares have dropped 3.7 per cent this year, compared to a 6.5 per cent gain in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex. - Agencies
B R I E F S ICICI Bank earnings show quantum jump
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank, India’s second-largest lender by assets, posted a 20 per cent increase in second-quarter profi t, beating an-alysts’ estimates as lending mar-gins expanded.
Net income climbed to a re-cord Rs23.5 billion ($382 million), or Rs20.33 a share, for the three months ended September 30, from Rs19.6 billion, or Rs16.91, a year ear-lier, Mumbai-based ICICI said in an exchange fi ling yesterday. That sur-passed the Rs21.4 billion median of 43 analyst estimates.
ICICI, led by chief executive Chanda Kochhar, expanded its loan book by 16 per cent in the
quarter as lower corporate lend-ing rates helped win more com-panies after central bank meas-ures to bolster the rupee caused money-market rates to surge. An increase in low-cost retail de-posits helped the bank expand lending margins.
“The sharp expansion in mar-gins surprised everybody,” Nitin Kumar, Mumbai-based banking analyst at Quant Broking Ltd., said by phone before the earnings were released. “The large share of low-cost deposits and retail lend-ing is helping them.”
Shares of ICICI traded 0.8 per
cent higher at Rs1,029 in Mumbai following the earnings. The stock slumped 10 per cent this year, less than the S&P BSE Bankex Index’s 13 per cent drop.
Wider marginsNet interest margin, a measure of lending profi tability, expanded to 3.31 per cent from 3 per cent a year earlier, the lender said in an e-mailed statement. Comparatively lower lending rates helped ICICI weather the surge in interbank borrowing costs that followed the Reserve Bank of India rais-ing the price at which it supplies
cash to lenders on July 15. The three-month interbank off ered rate has climbed 131 basis points since to 9.52 per cent yesterday. It touched a four-year high of 11.59 per cent on September 4. ICICI’s base rate, below which the bank doesn’t lend, is set at 10 per cent. The bank’s net interest income, or revenue from lending minus payments on deposits, rose 20 per cent to Rs40 billion.
Low-cost deposits, compris-ing of funds in current and savings accounts for which ICICI pays a lower rate of interest than on bulk deposits, formed 43.3 per cent of the bank’s funding as of September 30, the statement shows. That com-pared to 40.7 per cent a year earlier.
Total outstanding loans at ICICI increased by 16 per cent to Rs3.2 trillion at the end of Sep-tember from a year earlier.
Loans at Indian lenders grew al-most 18 per cent in the 12 months to October 4, fortnightly central bank data show.
That compares to an 18.2 per cent expansion in the year to Sep-tember 6, which was the fastest pace in 15 months. - Bloomberg News
Net income of India’s
second-largest lender
by assets climbed
to a record Rs23.5b
($382m), for the
three months ended
September 30, from
Rs19.6b a year earlier LENDING GROWTH: ICICI, led by chief executive Chanda Kochhar,
expanded its loan book by 16 per cent in the quarter as lower cor-
porate lending rates helped win more companies. – Bloomberg News
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WHY THE IPO IS CHEAP Twitter is planning to sell 70m shares or 13% stake for a price
between $17 and $20 each to raise $1.4b. The discount Twitter is off ering underscores how the six- year-old short-messaging site is working to avoid the fate of Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, which all lost more than half of their value within six months of their initial off erings
Led by metalmakers, Sensex declines; Indian rupee steadyMUMBAI: Indian stocks de-clined, with the benchmark index ending three weeks of gains. In-dustrial and metal companies led the retreat.
Bharat Heavy Electricals declined to a one-month low. Hindalco fell the most in two months, sending a gauge of metalmakers to its biggest drop in a month. ITC slid after its sales trailed estimates.
The S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.2 per cent to 20,683.52 at the close, taking the week’s loss to 1 per cent. The rally that saw the gauge briefl y exceed its record closing high on Thursday will falter as higher interest rates curb eco-nomic growth, according to John Praveen, chief investment strate-gist with Prudential Internation-al Investments Advisers.
“The bias is towards tighten-ing rather than easing,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV India. “At these levels you should keep some cash.” Bharat Heavy fell to Rs137.35, the lowest price
since September 24. The S&P BSE Capital Goods Index dropped 1.6 per cent, ending a fi ve-day, 10 per cent rally.
Hindalco plunged 4.7 per cent to Rs109.2, the biggest de-cline since August 27. Tata Steel dropped 3.1 per cent, the most since September 30. The two stocks were the worst performers on the Sensex yesterday.
ITC, which has the highest weighting on the Sensex, lost 0.8 per cent. The company’s revenue in the quarter ended Septem-ber 30 climbed to Rs77.8 billion, trailing the rs81.1-billion rupee estimate. The stock had risen as much as 1.2 per cent before earn-ings were announced.
GAIL India retreated 2.4 per cent to Rs343. The nation’s larg-est gas supplier reported a 7 per cent decline in second-quarter profi t to rs9.16 billion, which trailed the Rs9.27 billion estimate in a survey.
Profi ts at 11 out of 12 Sensex companies that have posted
earnings so far for the quarter ended September have beaten or matched estimates, compared with 47 per cent that missed pro-jections in the previous quarter.
Rupee remains steadyIndia’s rupee dropped for a sec-ond week on concern faster infl a-tion will prompt the central bank to boost borrowing costs, putting at risk an economy that’s growing at the slowest pace in a decade.
The rupee fell 0.3 per cent from a week ago to 61.46 per dollar in Mumbai, according to prices from local banks. It was steady yesterday.
The rupee also fell this week amid speculation the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking at ending an emergency facility un-der which it has directly sold dol-lars to state refi ners since late Au-gust, a move that would increase demand for the greenback in the spot market.
One-month implied volatility in the rupeefell 138 basis points, or 1.38 points. - Bloomberg News
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Once, an hour with your therapist ran for about 60 minutes. But there’s been a steady time defl ation: fi rst there was the 50-minute “hour” and now we have
45-minute “hours.”Patients may wonder if they are
being shortchanged, or if they are paying more for less. Or did therapy somehow got more effi cient, so that less is now more?
It is hard to know as there is an aspect of arbitrariness in the idea of a one-hour therapy session. In truth, we have little available data on the question of the optimal ther-apeutic duration.
Are two 30-minute sessions as eff ective as a one-hour appoint-ment? Would a therapy marathon, say, two or three hours at once be two or three times as eff ective for a particular patient?
Psychiatrists deploy analogous strategies in other aspects of their practice. For example, if a patient has a phobia of blood, one eff ec-tive therapeutic course of action would be “fl ooding.” This could in-volve having the patient watch one surgery after another until his fear response diminished and disap-peared. Unpleasant? Probably, but also likely to be eff ective if the pa-tient can endure it.
Therapists weren’t always clock-
watchers. Freud, who was notori-ously unorthodox with his patients, was often lax about time. During the summer of 1910, Gustav Mahler, in a state of deep depression, sought Freud’s help. He was having heart problems and had learned that his wife, Alma, was having an aff air with Walter Gropius, a much younger man with a promising career as an architect. Freud and Mahler met in Leiden, where, during the course of some four hours, Freud conducted a peripatetic psychoanalytic consul-tation as he and Mahler walked lei-surely through the streets and along the canals of the city.
Mahler telegraphed Alma the next morning to say “Feeling cheer-ful. Interesting discussion.” After the consultation, Mahler apparent-ly recovered his potency and recon-ciled with Alma, though he died a year later.
There are rules and regulations that would make such treatment unthinkable, if not criminal, today. In fact, the current procedural ter-minology codes, which functionally regulate modern mental health care, eff ectively proscribe the kind of am-
bling therapy that was so helpful to poor heartsick Mahler. All mental health providers who want their patients to be eligible for insurance reimbursements are bound to use these codes that describe, in great detail, the services delivered. At pre-sent, there are essentially three CPT psychotherapy codes that insurers will pay for: therapy sessions that run 30, 45 and 60 minutes.
The codes, however, confuse most clinicians because they are predi-cated on a nonrigid, loosey-goosey sense of time. For example, a thera-pist can charge for a 45 minute ses-sion if it lasts between 38 and 52 minutes; a 30 minute session can run anywhere from 16 to 37 minutes.
These rather arbitrary time in-tervals seem to invite trouble. What patient would be happy to pay for a 30-minute session that lasted just 16 minutes? The CPT’s approach to time incites nostalgia for Jacques Lacan, the notoriously inscrutable French psychoanalyst who, among other things, introduced the varia-ble-length therapy session. The du-ration of these sessions was deter-mined by the whim of the therapist,
namely Lacan. Apparently it was Lacan’s view that the therapeutic encounter could be shrunk to but a few minutes.
One of Lacan’s former patients, Stuart Schneiderman, recounts in his book Jacques Lacan: The Death of an Intellectual Hero, that Lacan once arose abruptly from his chair shortly after Schneiderman started talking and announced, without ex-planation, that the session was over.
It is a therapeutic truism: Pa-tients often wait until the end of their session to mention the most emotionally revealing material pre-sumably because it is diffi cult to talk about. Perhaps Lacan thought unpredictable terminations would short-circuit such resistance. Whatever the rationale, it did not convince Lacan’s colleagues, who threw him out of the International Psychoanalytic Association largely for this behaviour.
The focus on time may obscure the more fundamental fact that we have little idea about what consti-tutes a minimally eff ective dose of psychotherapy. Largely because psychotherapy research receives
far less funding than drug research, there are scant dose-fi nding studies of psychotherapy.
Psychiatrists have solid scien-tifi c evidence of the therapeutic range for psychotropic medica-tions — so many milligrams of Pro-zac per day for four to six weeks, for example, but few can cite anal-ogous recommended dosages for psychotherapy.
The upside is that there are po-tential benefi ts to the shrinking shrink session. There is evidence that even a short period of psycho-therapy can be helpful. For exam-ple, one small study showed that depressed patients responded more quickly to a brief course of interper-sonal psychotherapy than they did to the antidepressant Zoloft.
Still, and despite the fact that most of us still orient ourselves around a time frame in which there are 60 minutes in an hour, the shrinking hour may fi t, ominously, in the context of what is a contract-ing culture. Sign up for an hour massage at a high-end spa, and you may fi nd that your service extends for just 50 minutes. How long will it be before lawyers shrink their bill-able “hour” to 50 minutes? And will sommeliers giving us the short pour be next? I’d explain, but, I’m sorry, we’re out of time. — Richard A.Friedman/
The New York Times News Service
What constitutes a good session at the psychiatrist?Is it long hours or short sessions?
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TREY Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of South Park, wrote this line for that show: “Sometimes what’s right isn’t as important as what’s profi table.”
At the bridge table, usually what is right will be profi table. In this deal, South is in four spades. West leads the heart queen. How should declarer plan the play? Did West have a more profi table lead?
Note South’s two-heart rebid. Do not miss the opportunity to show a major. North rebid two spades because he had a maximum minimum; if South was strong enough to bid a third time, North’s hand would be worth game. Then, when South did continue with three diamonds, North mentioned his heart feature.
South starts with fi ve losers: two hearts and three diamonds. He has nine winners: six spades, two hearts and one club. There are various chances for a 10th trick: hearts might be 3-3, but that is unlikely, especially given the opening lead; or East might have the diamond ace-king. (Even if diamonds are 3-3, declarer will probably lose one heart and three diamonds.) More profi table, though, is to remember that any time you can get a ruff in the shorter trump hand, it is probably the right line of play.
Declarer should take the fi rst trick on the board, discard a diamond on the club ace, and continue with another heart. If East could ruff , South would probably fail. Here, though, East follows. Declarer wins with his ace and leads another heart. When back in his hand, South ruff s his last heart with dummy’s spade queen. Then he should silently thank West for not fi nding a trump lead.
— By Phillip Alder
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Dhuhr 11.56pm
Asr 3.12pm
Maghrib 5.38pm
Isha 6.49pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 4.53am
Sunset 5.33pm
Sunrise (Tomorrow) 6.09am
High tide 2.30am 12.51pm
Low tide 7.07pm 8.32am
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Mainly clear skies over most of the Sultanate with chance of convictive cloud developments, thundershowers over Al Hajar mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon. And chances
of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over the coastal areas of Oman sea and governorates of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta.EXPECTED WINDS: Along the coastal areas of Oman sea winds will be northeasterly light to moderate during day becoming variable light at night, and southeasterly light to moderate over the rest of the Sultanate.
SEA STATE: Slight over most of Oman’s coasts with maximum wave height of 1.25 metres.HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate and poor during rain and fog.THE NEXT 48 HOURS OUTLOOK: Chance of convictive cloud developments and thundershowers over Al Hajar Mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon. Chances of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over the coastal areas of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta governorates.
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GULFAbu Dhabi 34 25Doha 32 24Dubai 34 25Kuwait 33 22Manama 32 19Riyadh 33 18
WORLDAthens 22 15Baghdad 30 15Beijing 16 4Berlin 20 14Boston 14 7Cairo 26 16Colombo 31 26Frankfurt 19 15Hong Kong 26 19Istanbul 17 11Johannesburg 24 12Kuala Lumpur 32 24Lisbon 20 16Paris 20 16Perth 24 14Singapore 32 25Tokyo 15 14Toronto 10 4
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QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (Route 36)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 15:00 Quriyat 16:30 Daily15:00 Sur 18:00 Daily15:00 Jaalan 19:30 Daily
FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (Route 36)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily
TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41)06:30 Sohar 08:50 Daily06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri13:00 Sohar 15:45 Daily13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily16.00 Buraimi 20:20 Daily
TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41)07:00 Sohar 08:55 Daily07:00 Ruwi 11:40 Daily13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri13:00 Sohar 14:55 Daily13:00 Ruwi 17:40 Daily13:00 Sohar 19:20 Daily17:00 Ruwi 22:15 Daily
TO SINAW (Route 52)17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily
TO SINAW (Route 52)07:00 Ruwi 10:25 Daily
To Yanqul (Route 54)14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily
To Yanqul (Route 54)06:00 Nizwa 08:40 Daily06:00 Ruwi 11:00 Daily
TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54)08:00 Nizwa 10:20 Daily08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily
TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54)15:40 Nizwa 17:55 Daily15:40 Ruwi 20:20 Daily
TO SUR (Route 55)07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily
TO SUR (Route 55)06:00 Ruwi 10:45 Daily14:30 Ruwi 19:00 Daily
TO FAHUD - YIBAL (Route 62)06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily
TO YIBAL - FAHUD (Route 62)12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily12:30 Ruwi 17:30 Daily
TO DUBAI (Route 201)06:00 Sohar 08:30 Daily06:00 Dubai 11:30 Daily13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur13:00 Dubai 18:30 Wed,Thur15:00 Sohar 17:35 Daily15:00 Dubai 20:55 Daily
TO DUBAI (Route 201)07:30 Sohar 10:50 Daily07:30 Ruwi 13:40 Daily13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri15:30 Sohar 18:45 Daily15:30 Ruwi 21:35 Daily
TO MARMUL-SALALAH (Route 100)07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily10:00 Salalah 23:30 Daily19:00 Salalah 07:40 Daily
TO SALALAH -MARMUL (Route 100)07:00 Ruwi 19:50 Daily10:00 Marmul 13:15 Daily10:00 Ruwi 22:30 Daily19:00 Ruwi 07:30 Daily
TO MARMUL (Route 101)06:00 Marmul 16:50 Daily
SALALAH TO DUBAI (Route 102)15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily
TO MARMUL (Route 101)06:00 Marmul 16:30 Daily
DUBAI TO SALALAH (Route 102)15:00 Salalah 07:00 Daily
TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily
FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily
FROM MUSCAT (RUWI) TO MUSCAT (RUWI)
LISTINGS
Source: www.met.gov.om
SATURDAY
FLT NO ARRIVALS FROM ETA WY682 RIYADH 0005WY676 JEDDAH 0005WY916 SALALAH 00404H581 DACCA 0130BG021 DACCA-CHITTAGONG 0130PK237 KARACHI-ABU DHABI 0140ET624 ADDIS ABABA 0350WY3904 SALALAH 0350EK866 DUBAI 0355QR170 DOHA 0355GF560 BAHRAIN 0425MS930 CAIRO 0500TK778 ISTANBUL-BAHRAIN 0510WY658 BAHRAIN 0600WY412 AMMAN 0615WY122 MUNICH 0620WY904 SALALAH 0635WY638 ABU DHABI 0640WY674 JEDDAH 0640WY686 RIYADH 0640WY142 MALPENSA 0650WY114 FRANKFURT 0650WY154 ZURICH 0650WY692 DAMMAM 0705WY668 DOHA 0715WY644 KUWAIT 0720WY102 LONDON HEATHROW 0730WY132 PARIS 0745FZ043 DUBAI 0800WY432 TEHRAN 0800WY602 DUBAI 0800WY274 JAIPUR 0820WY202 BOMBAY 0825WY3902 SALALAH 0900WY282 BANGALORE 0910G9114 SHARJAH 0915WY236 HYDERABAD 0925WY242 DELHI 0925WY252 MADRAS 0930EK862 DUBAI 0930EY382 ABU DHABI 0950QR166 DOHA 10109W530 TRIVANDRUM 1045IX443 COCHIN 1050WY604 DUBAI 1100WY918 KHASAB 1125WY902 SALALAH 1140WY314 CHITTAGONG 1155PK191 TURBAT 1215WY3302 MUKHAIZNA 1230WY632 ABU DHABI 1245IX337 CALICUT 1305WY606 DUBAI 1330WY324 KARACHI 1350WY328 LAHORE 1415FZ045 DUBAI 1545WY346 ISLAM ABBAD 1545WY204 BOMBAY 1645PA450 LAHORE 1645WY246 DELHI 1700MP95 AMSTERDAM 1710WY292 CALICUT 1715WY264 LUCKNOW 1725WY3304 MUKHAIZNA 1730WY232 HYDERABAD 1740WY224 COCHIN 1745WY656 BAHRAIN 1745WY656 BAHRAIN 1745WY216 TRIVANDRUM 1800GF564 BAHRAIN 1810EY386 ABU DHABI 1815WY338 KATHMANDU 1830WY906 SALALAH 1835WY664 DOHA 1840WY3906 SALALAH 1855G9116 SHARJAH 1915FZ047 DUBAI 2020WY614 DUBAI 2020WY924 SALALAH 2030CV856 LUXORE 2100WY254 MADRAS 21109W534 COCHIN 2115AI973 DELHI 2125WY374 COLOMBO 2130BA073 LONDON HEATHROW-ABU DHABI 21306.00E+81 BOMBAY 2130QR168 DOHA 2135WY624 DUBAI 2145AI907 MADRAS 2200LH618 FRANKFURT-ABU DHABI 2225NL771 PESHAWAR 2230WY814 BANGKOK 2230LX242 ZURICH-DUBAI 2235EY388 ABU DHABI 2235GF566 BAHRAIN 2240WY636 ABU DHABI 2240WY912 SALALAH 2240WY116 FRANKFURT 2305AI985 AHMEDABAD-BOMBAY 23109W540 BOMBAY 2315QR172 DOHA 2325WY654 BAHRAIN 2335WY910 SALALAH 2335WY816 BANGKOK 2340WY662 DOHA 2340WY612 DUBAI 2345WY717 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 2345WY696 DAMMAM 2350WY648 KUWAIT 2355
SUNDAY
FLT NO ARRIVALS FROM ETA
WY682 RIYADH 0005WY676 JEDDAH 0005WY406 CAIRO 0030WY916 SALALAH 0040WY824 KUALA LUMPUR 01054H583 DACCA 0130BG021 DACCA-CHITTAGONG 0130TK776 ISTANBUL-BAHRAIN 0210EY384 ABU DHABI 0310ET624 ADDIS ABABA 0350QR170 DOHA 0355EK866 DUBAI 0355FZ041 DUBAI 0415GF560 BAHRAIN 0425NL669 SIALKOT 0600WY904 SALALAH 0635WY638 ABU DHABI 0640WY674 JEDDAH 0640WY686 RIYADH 0640WY658 BAHRAIN 0640WY668 DOHA 0715WY102 LONDON HEATHROW 0730FZ043 DUBAI 0800WY602 DUBAI 0800WY274 JAIPUR 0820WY202 BOMBAY 0825WY342 LAHORE 0900NL768 LAHORE 0900G9114 SHARJAH 0915WY236 HYDERABAD 0925WY242 DELHI 0925EK862 DUBAI 0930WY252 MADRAS 0930WY226 COCHIN 0935WY212 TRIVANDRUM 0935WY268 LUCKNOW 0935EY382 ABU DHABI 0950QR166 DOHA 10109W530 TRIVANDRUM 1045WY3302 MUKHAIZNA 1045WY604 DUBAI 1100WY3922 JAALUNI 1110WY372 COLOMBO 1115WY3902 SALALAH 1135WY902 SALALAH 1140IX549 TRIVANDRUM 1215WY324 KARACHI 1250IX337 CALICUT 1305WY606 DUBAI 1330WY632 ABU DHABI 1345IX817 MANGALORE-ABU DHABI 1425WY918 KHASAB 1435WY812 BANGKOK 1440WY906 SALALAH 1440WY3304 MUKHAIZNA 1445WY610 DUBAI 1525QR6162 DOHA 1530WY656 BAHRAIN 1545FZ045 DUBAI 1545WY346 ISLAM ABBAD 1545WY204 BOMBAY 1645WY246 DELHI 1700WY292 CALICUT 1715QR164 DOHA 1725WY664 DOHA 1740WY254 MADRAS 1740WY232 HYDERABAD 1740WY284 BANGALORE 1750GF564 BAHRAIN 1810WY646 KUWAIT 1840WY3306 MUKHAIZNA 1845WY908 SALALAH 1850TG507 BANGKOK-KARACHI 1900G9116 SHARJAH 1915WY910 SALALAH 1940WY614 DUBAI 2020FZ047 DUBAI 2020WY152 ZURICH 20309W534 COCHIN 2115WY312 CHITTAGONG 2115WY312 CHITTAGONG 2115KL441 AMSTERDAM-DOHA 2115AI973 DELHI 21256.00E+81 BOMBAY 2130WY144 MALPENSA 2130BA073 LONDON HEATHROW-ABU DHABI 2130QR168 DOHA 2135WY624 DUBAI 2145UL205 COLOMBO 2155AI907 MADRAS 2200LH618 FRANKFURT-ABU DHABI 2225EY388 ABU DHABI 2235LX242 ZURICH-DUBAI 2235GF566 BAHRAIN 2240WY912 SALALAH 2240WY636 ABU DHABI 2240WY124 MUNICH 2255WY414 AMMAN 2300WY116 FRANKFURT 2305AI985 AHMEDABAD-BOMBAY 23109W540 BOMBAY 2315WY134 PARIS 2315QR172 DOHA 2325WY654 BAHRAIN 2335WY662 DOHA 2340WY612 DUBAI 2345WY717 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 2345WY696 DAMMAM 2350WY3906 SALALAH 2350WY348 KUWAIT 2355WY406 CAIRO 2355
FLT NO DEPARTURES TO ETD BA072 ABU DHABI-LONDON HEATHROW 0001AI986 BOMBAY 0005QR173 DOHA 0025SG062 AHMEDABAD 00309W539 BOMBAY 0030WY685 RIYADH 0050WY251 MADRAS 0110WY201 BOMBAY 0115WY281 BANGALORE 0120WY313 CHITTAGONG 0125WY601 DUBAI 0140WY273 JAIPUR 0145WY235 HYDERABAD 0155WY657 BAHRAIN 0200WY431 TEHRAN 0200WY115 FRANKFURT 0205WY643 KUWAIT 0210WY637 ABU DHABI 0215WY903 SALALAH 0220WY241 DELHI 0225WY667 DOHA 0235WY691 DAMMAM 0235PK226 KARACHI 02404H582 DUBAI-DACCA 0300BG022 CHITTAGONG-DACCA 0300ET625 ADDIS ABABA 0450EK867 DUBAI 0500WY3901 SALALAH 0500QR171 DOHA 0540MS931 CAIRO 0600TK779 BAHRAIN-ISTANBUL 0600GF561 BAHRAIN 0730WY901 SALALAH 0740WY813 BANGKOK 0750WY327 LAHORE 0750WY603 DUBAI 0800WY3301 MUKHAIZNA 0800WY917 KHASAB 0830FZ044 DUBAI 0840WY223 COCHIN 0900WY923 SALALAH 0900WY345 ISLAM ABBAD 0915WY337 KATHMANDU 0930WY323 KARACHI 0930WY291 CALICUT 0935WY263 LUCKNOW 0935WY815 BANGKOK 0940WY215 TRIVANDRUM 0940WY631 ABU DHABI 0945WY823 KUALA LUMPUR 0950G9115 SHARJAH 0955WY245 DELHI 1000WY231 HYDERABAD 1010WY203 SALALAH 1025WY605 DUBAI 1035WY385 MALE 1040WY373 COLOMBO 1040EK863 DUBAI 1045EY383 ABU DHABI 1050QR167 DOHA 11159W533 COCHIN 1145IX442 COCHIN 1150WY253 MADRAS 1255PK192 TURBAT-GWADUR 1300WY615 DUBAI 1325WY3303 MUKHAIZNA 1330WY655 BAHRAIN 1345WY101 LONDON HEATHROW 1400IX350 CALICUT 1405WY905 SALALAH 1430WY3905 SALALAH 1450WY663 DOHA 1450WY405 CAIRO 1515FZ046 DUBAI 1630WY675 JEDDAH 1645WY613 DUBAI 1715PA451 LAHORE 1730WY623 DUBAI 1805MP95 SHARJAH-SINGAPORE 1830WY911 SALALAH 1840WY681 RIYADH 1850WY647 KUWAIT 1850GF565 BAHRAIN 1855EY387 ABU DHABI 1915WY695 DAMMAM 1930WY653 BAHRAIN 1935WY909 SALALAH 1935WY635 ABU DHABI 1940WY661 DOHA 1950G9117 SHARJAH 1955WY915 SALALAH 2040WY611 DUBAI 2045FZ048 DUBAI 21059W529 TRIVANDRUM 2230CV856 HONG KONG 2230WY673 JEDDAH 2235QR169 DOHA 22356.00E+82 BOMBAY 2245AI908 MADRAS 2300AI974 DELHI 2310GF567 BAHRAIN 2325NL668 SIALKOT 2330EY381 ABU DHABI 2330LX243 DUBAI-ZURICH 2335LH619 ABU DHABI-FRANKFURT 2345
FLT NO DEPARTURES TO ETD BA072 ABU DHABI-LONDON HEATHROW 0001AI986 BOMBAY 0005QR173 DOHA 00259W539 BOMBAY 0030WY685 RIYADH 0050WY811 BANGKOK 0100WY251 MADRAS 0110WY201 BOMBAY 0115WY211 TRIVANDRUM 0120WY225 COCHIN 0120WY601 DUBAI 0140WY273 JAIPUR 0145WY371 COLOMBO 0145WY267 LUCKNOW 0150WY235 HYDERABAD 0155WY115 FRANKFURT 0205WY123 MUNICH 0205WY133 PARIS 0210WY151 ZURICH 0210WY637 ABU DHABI 0215WY903 SALALAH 0220WY241 DELHI 0225WY657 BAHRAIN 0230WY667 DOHA 0235WY143 MALPENSA 0235WY341 LAHORE 0240BG022 DACCA 03004H584 CHITTAGONG-DACCA 0300TK777 BAHRAIN-ISTANBUL 0300ET625 ADDIS ABABA 0450EK867 DUBAI 0500FZ042 DUBAI 0500QR171 DOHA 0515EY385 ABU DHABI 0525NL772 PESHAWAR 0700WY3301 MUKHAIZNA 0715WY3921 JAALUNI 0725GF561 BAHRAIN 0730WY3901 SALALAH 0735WY901 SALALAH 0740WY603 DUBAI 0800WY323 KARACHI 0830FZ044 DUBAI 0840WY345 ISLAM ABBAD 0915WY253 MADRAS 0920WY291 CALICUT 0935G9115 SHARJAH 0955WY283 BANGALORE 1000WY245 DELHI 1000WY231 HYDERABAD 1010WY203 BOMBAY 1025NL769 LAHORE 1030WY605 DUBAI 1035WY905 SALALAH 1040WY311 CHITTAGONG 1040EK863 DUBAI 1045WY631 ABU DHABI 1045WY717 ZANZIBAR-DARESSLAM 1045EY383 ABU DHABI 1050QR167 DOHA 1115WY3303 MUKHAIZNA 1115WY917 KHASAB 11409W533 COCHIN 1145WY655 BAHRAIN 1145WY331 KATHMANDU 1225WY609 DUBAI 1235IX554 TRIVANDRUM 1305WY645 KUWAIT 1330WY413 AMMAN 1345WY663 DOHA 1350WY101 LONDON HEATHROW 1400IX350 CALICUT 1405WY405 CAIRO 1440WY907 SALALAH 1450IX818 MANGALORE 1515WY3305 MUKHAIZNA 1515WY909 SALALAH 1540FZ046 DUBAI 1630WY433 TEHRAN 1645WY675 JEDDAH 1645QR6163 DOHA 1700WY613 DUBAI 1715WY623 DUBAI 1805QR165 DOHA 1825WY911 SALALAH 1840WY647 KUWAIT 1850WY681 RIYADH 1850GF565 BAHRAIN 1855WY695 DAMMAM 1930WY653 BAHRAIN 1935WY635 ABU DHABI 1940WY661 DOHA 1950WY3905 SALALAH 1950G9117 SHARJAH 1955TG508 KARACHI-BANGKOK 2005WY611 DUBAI 2045WY915 SALALAH 2100FZ048 DUBAI 2105WY825 KUALA LUMPUR 21159W529 TRIVANDRUM 2230KL442 DOHA-AMSTERDAM 2230WY673 JEDDAH 2235QR169 DOHA 2235WY817 BANGKOK 2240WY3903 SALALAH 22456.00E+82 BOMBAY 2245AI908 MADRAS 2300UL206 COLOMBO 2305AI974 DELHI 2310GF567 BAHRAIN 2325EY381 ABU DHABI 2330LX243 DUBAI-ZURICH 2335LH619 ABU DHABI-FRANKFURT 2345
A I R L I N E S
BORN today, you are determined to better yourself. Even from an early age, you will be compelled to do those things that provide you with learning and growth at a remarkably accelerated rate. You are never content with staying in one place or simply spinning your wheels; you want to explore the world around you, near and far, and explore yourself as a part of that world. You never do anything, or interact with anyone, without considering what it means to you to do so, and how you may be different as a result of the experience. In this way, you are highly reflective and philosophical; you truly believe that “the unexamined life is not worth living.”
In your travels, you may discover that you have certain strong likes and dislikes, but you never let those limit you in any way. You will always try to experience the things you don’t like as well as those you do, and you understand that likes and dislikes can change as you grow and evolve.
Also born on this date are: Lauren Tewes, actress; Mahalia Jackson, singer; Jaclyn Smith, actress and model; Cary Elwes, actor; Pat Sajak, TV game show host; Bob Hoskins, actor; Jackie Coogan, actor.
You have time to do more than you have been assigned, but take care that you don’t suddenly fi nd yourself with too much to do!
VIRGO [AUG. 23-SEPT. 22]
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SAGITTARIUS [NOV. 22-DEC. 21] S[[[[[[[[[[[
AQUARIUS [JAN. 20-FEB. 18]
You must fi nd the time to check in with a family member who is dependent upon you for support at just the right moment. Don’t miss it.
You may experience an epiphany when you receive an unexpected message that throws some things into doubt.
It’s a good day to watch the world go by — though you will surely be tempted to take part when something special gets your attention.
You may discover that someone you thought was a critic of yours has actually been supportive of all your eff orts from the beginning.
You have a way of perfecting things others have not been able to perfect; today you can put the fruits of your labours on display.
A change in your behaviour may throw someone else off balance for a while until he or she comes to grips with your unusual motives.
You can do better for yourself than you have in the recent past, and this notion will inspire you to explore a new and exciting option.
Give yourself the credit you are due, while others do the same. You have something remarkable to be proud of, surely.
PISCES [Feb. 19-March 20]
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You must redouble your eff orts if you expect to overtake your No. 1 rival, who has recently moved ahead of you.
GEMINI [MAY 21-JUNE 20]
CANCER [JUNE 21-JULY 22]
LEO [JULY 23-AUG. 22]
CAPRICORN [DEC. 22-JAN 19]
Y O U R B I R T H D A Y
ARIES [March 21-APRIL 19]
TAURUS [APRIL 20-MAY 20]
You can enjoy an unexpected frolic of sorts before the day is out, but much depends on your readiness when the opportunity arises.
Others are likely to gravitate toward you for reasons that escape you, but that doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy the attention!
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W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O MSECTION
CONNECT H E D A I LY G U I D E
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C4 VACANCY CARGO C7
S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3
RENT C2
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
FOR RENT
New 1 B/R at Bausher, behind bank
Muscat from owner.
Contact 93119217
Good 1, 2 BHK fl ats in Ruwi, MBD.
Contact 99369081
Spacious Villa at MSQ- 4 Bedrooms,
2 Majlis, 2 Kitchens, 2 External
room, Spacious Garden area- Ideal
for Kinter Garden School. Contact
24566217 / 24564686
Offi ce & Retail Space available
– Alasfoor Plaza, Qurum. Contact
24566217/ 24564686
3 Bedroom Villa with Maid room
at Qurum 16. Contact 24566217 /
24564686
2 BHK fl ats available at MBD area
and shop space available in Al
Khoudh market area & Wadi Adi ar-
eas. Contact 24834644 / 93994402
/ 93994403
1 BHK fl at Wadikabeer 240/-.
Contact 99358589 / 97079146
1 BHK fl at Wadi kabeer 160/-.
Contact 99358589 / 97079146
1 , 2,3 BHK Flats & Villa from Wadi-
kabir to Azaiba. Contact 91162431
Flat to rent Al Khuwair, Majlis,
3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.
Contact 99242119
3 BHK big fl at in Qurum.
Contact 92144045
1 BHK with AC MBD area.
Contact 92144045
2 BHK with split AC, near ISM
Darsait. Contact 92144045
Extension for rent in South of
AlMabalh 110 RO Comprehensive
electricity and water.
Contact 99227192
Flat for rent with 2 Bedroom +
Majlis+2 toilets in South Ghubra.
Contact 99373728
Villa for rent Al Ansab near
Al Maha Pump, 4 bedrooms rent
450 RO. Contact 93035055
1 BHK fl at available for rent on Hon-
da Road, Ruwi. Contact 99367448
Villa in Amerat5/1, 1fl oor,
3bedroom+ Majlis & hall.
Contact 95522405
1ST class, 1BHK in Al Khoudh 3.
Contact 93366421
1,2,3 Bedroom best fl ats in
Mumtaz/ Wadi Kabir / Al Falaij 4
bedroom at Muscat for bachelor,
3 bedroom at Mawalah. Contact
24707340 / 99472457
Deluxe 2BHK R.O 400 and 4BHK
RO 650 in Al falaj Area {OPP KIMS}.
Cont. 9901 5614
Independent single unit bedroom
attached toilets, kitchen, sitting and
laundry area. Contact 99207840
Villa @ Seeb rent 450 RO with
remote gate & garden.
Contact 99869897
New Villa at Baushar 6 BHK.
Contact 95202430
Brand new, 1BHK fl at available for
rent in Madinat Sultan Qaboos near
British council. Contact 99352441 /
99358724
Shops at Wadikabir.
Contact 99893363
C2 S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3
2 BHK CBD. Contact 99024730
Store at Wadikabir. Contact
92844996
Flat for rent at WK next Al Hassan,
2 Bedroom, 3 toilets.
Contact 99210008
8 BR Villa Al Ansab.
Contact 99024730
Villa 4 BHK Azaiba for rent.
Contact 95117031
New fl at in Azaiba. Contact
24485240 / 24485241
2 & 3 BHK fl at near Srilanka School
in Wadi kaber 230 & 270 RO.
Contact 92222922
Free Wi-Fi CBD area furnished room
for non cooking bachelor, advance
deposit. Contact - 99078540
Luxurious 2 bedroom fl ats avail-
able for rent in Mumtaz area.
Way no 3358, building no -3940.
Contact 24564460 / 61.
Land for rent in fanja (16000 m2)
opposite police station for informa-
tion contact: 92823100
For rent Flat at Al Hail North 3
rooms, 1 kitchen, 2 bathrooms.
Contact 99353433
Flats, shops, basement location
Ruwi area to MBD area, Honda
road Hamriya.Contact 92433127 /
97293708
4 Villa in Aziba with sitting room
& hall & 4 bad room & 6 toilets with
AC 800 RO. Contact 99548999
Flat in Wadikabir, Opp. Kuwaiti
Mosque. Contact 93355300
4 Villas in Azaiba sitting room, hall,
kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 6 toilets with
AC 750 RO. Contact 99548999
Shops and showroom on rent in
prime location Ruwi .
Contact 97115920
2 BHK near Oman House behind
Khimji H.O. Contact 95865686
Fully furnished apartments for
Rent in Al-Khuwair and Ghubra.
Contact 95113252 or 91138757
For Rent 1500 Sqm Industrial land
in Rusail Industrial area, behind
Rusail Hotel. Contact 99729858 /
99717791
Shop at Mawalah, behind City
Center. Contact 98087644
Full furnished room for rent weekly
70 OMR, Monthly 250 OMR.
Contact 99251975
Store Ghala behind Kumatsu 100
mtrs. # 99414644 / 93666201
2 Bedroom fl at in CBD ruwi for rent
near sheraton RO360.
Contact 99645124
New Building in Wadikabir (near
Indian Primary School) 2 bedrooms
RO 300/-, 1 Bedroom RO 270/-.
Contact 93333352
Commercial/ Residential 2 BHK at
Honda Road. Contact 98087644
Residential Commercial building in
Al Ghubra South (34) Flats and
2 showrooms. Contact 95202430
Residential Building in Al Khuwair
42 (16) fl ats look for one contract.
Contact 95202430
Are you looking for people to staff ,
we have a new Villa in Bausher
7 BHK. Contact 95202430
Shops basement-for rent location
Ruwi area Honda road, Hamriya.
Contact 92433127 / 96942749
2/3BHK fl at at Al Khuwair/
Al Azaiba/Baushar.
Contact 99776071 / 99057348
2BHK fl at available on lease, rental
subject to buy all furniture for sale.
Contact 99412790
Shop in Al - Khuwair for sale 2700
RO and low rent at prime location.
Contact : 95407510 & 92932809
3 BHK Rex Road. Contact92144045
Azaiba villa have 3 bedroom,
Sitting room, family hall, 4 toilets,
kitchens, maid room with AC and
parking. Contact 95999904
Al Ghubra North villa have 4 Bed-
rooms, Sitting room, family hall, 4
toilets, kitchens, maid room with AC
and parking. Contact 95999904
Villa in Ansab have 6 BR, Sitting
room, family hall, 7 toilets, kitchen
with AC. Contact 95999904
Villa at Azaiba, 3 bedroom.
RO 575/- call 99414767
1 BHK Flat in Ghubra, near sea
prime Location. Contact 93782735
New super deluxe villa at
Al Athaiba. Contact 99369081
DAILY GUIDES AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 C3
Oil paintings For sale.
Contact 99737812
Shops with Built in Mezzanine,
Ideal for Wholesale, Showroom
facility for immediate sale: location
Al Ghubra. Contact 99345554 /
92955874
Sale for Beauty Parlor Mawalih.
Contact 95020852
Dental set up for sale. Contact
Urgently on 99359850 / 94003880
Three window A/Cs, furniture, kid’s
cycle, Samsung home theatre for
sale. Contact 95647872
Wallpapers, Carpet, Curtains, all
blinds. Contact 99834373/96642500
Shop near Fathima supermarket
building Rex road. Contact 99070860
Shop for sale. Contact 96260037
Shop for at Darsait in premier loca-
tion two shutter 3.8 meters width,
and length 11 meters each shut-
ter space suitable for offi ce show
room and store. Contact 93676713 /
94333453
1 Month old brand new furniture for
sale in Sohar. Contact 91026506
Furnished Shop for sale in Ruwi.
Contact 91143284 / 92260186 /
92292490
An Electrical Tools Shop in Al
M’abeela Industrial area is for
investment or sale. It has diff erent
stuff like fans, Lights and sockets.
The shop has 2 new Labour clear-
ances. # 98949690 / 92365667
For sale Electrical company Grade
D. Contact 93204143
Carpenter work shop sale, Wadi
Kabir. Contact 96231700
Warehouse area 1800 sqmt in Wadi
Al Kabir for sale. Residential build-
ing in Al Ghobra for sale 250.000/-
R.O. Commercial building in new
Ghala for sale 2,500,000/- R.O.
Contact 91155779
Electronics shop for sale at Ruwi.
Contact 24786370 / 96737199
Fully furnished offi ce with all
equipment’s for sale in Sohar.
Contact:- 968- 96948208
Household Furniture for immediate
sale. Contact 99840085
Queen sized Raha bed, wardrobes,
washing machine, fridge, TV, CD
Player, table, chairs, kitchen appli-
ances and other household items for
sale. Please contact 9730 8059.
For sale shoes & sand with high
quality & new shapes for all high
Gulf grade marks our prices is very
low for quantity. Shinas (Modern
Mandoos for shoes). # 92055570
Auto parts shop Wadi Kabir for sale.
Contact 95345345
Offi ce furniture for sale.
Contact 93826090
King size bed, good condition
RO 40/-, sofa set (3+2+1), excellent
condition, RO 150. Contact 96963167
Camp for sale Including Porta -
cabin, kitchen & Dining facilities
with RO plant. For more information.
Contact Nasser 99808067
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
FOR SALE
Flat in Al Khuwair near Taimur
Mosque Have 2 BR, family hall, 1
toilet, kitchen, balcony, store with
AC. Contact 95999904
Ruwi fl ats in front of Nahda Hos-
pital have 2 bedroom, family hall, 2
toilets, kitchen. Contact 95999904
2 B/R Flat for rent at Al Khuwair
Behind Sagar Polyclinic monthly
rent OMR 300/-. Contact 97048700
Shops in Al Ghubrah next to Indian
school Ghubrah, Ideal for offi ce
space/ warehouse/ Showroom.
Contact 99737562
2 BHK Wadikabir & Ruwi.
Contact 99024730
Fully furnished apartment on
rent at Al Khuwair OMR. 425/- per
month, near Radisson Blu.
Contact 99279300 / 92406715
1BHK / 2BHK, fl ats at Muttrah, near
Oman House. Contact 93231403
2 big new fl at in Al Amerat
(Al Mahaj) 1 fl at 4 BR, 4 toilet &
kitchen with AC, Second fl at 3BR, 3
toilets, kitchen with AC.
Contact 99339735
2 Brand New Luxurious Villas (no
411 and 413) for rent in Azaiba.
Each Villa with 6 bedrooms, servant
Quarters, 2 kitchens with all modern
Amenities which includes split A/C,
Dish washers, oven etc, Way no 4491
/ 4405. Contact 99462980
2 rooms fl at Ghoubrah near Muscat
Grand mall, opp Oasis rental RO
280/- Monthly. Contact 95395480
2 BHK RO 200 Behind Wadi Kabir
Indian School. Contact 99376454
170 sqm covered workshop Ideal for
Carpentry/ Aluminum/ Steel work-
shop at Wadikabir (near Al Ansari
Ware House). Contact 93216645 /
99375638
1 BHK Ghubra 250 RO.
Contact 92144045
2 BHK at North Azaiba 2 bedrooms,
1 hall & dining, kitchen 3 bath-
rooms from 1st November. Contact
99224748 / 99425665
Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir, opp.
Srilankan School R.O 260/-.
Contact 96674891
Well fully furnished 2 Bedroom
fl at for rent short term or long term
basis at Ghala. Contact 98665878 /
99881653
1 Bedroom RO100, 1 Bedroom at-
tached toilet RO 140, 2 Bedrooms
attached kitchen & toilet RO 200 in
Al Khuwair. Contact 95154331
Electrical, building material shop,
behind Bank Sohar Ruwi.
Contact 99359698 / 92139418
Industrial Land 5000 SQT.
Contact 99323957 / 95490842
Porta cabin and Container for sale.
Contact 99373256
Industrial Land 5000 SQT with an
Empty space in front of (opposite to
Mountain). #99323957/ 95490842
M.V. FOR SALE
Yaris 2007 Automatic 198000 kms
Interior, Exterior excellent condi-
tion dealer serviced insurance
valid one year RO 2500.
Contact 99883991
2006 Nissan Maxima 85000 kms
A/T full power options sunroof RO
2900/-. Expat owned well main-
tained. Contact 99339025
Toyota Camry Dec 1999- Diamond
color/175000 km well maintained
with special no. plate (price R.O
2500/-). Contact 99412790
2009 Model Toyota /Nissan/TCM
Diesel/Petrol 1.5/2 Ton fork Lifts
in excellent conditions for Immedi-
ate sale. Contact 99371732
Toyota Corolla (black), 2008 last
model, fully automatic, 11,4000
kms driven, valid mulkia (eight
months). Contact 95729549 /
95801101
Hyundai Tucson, 2007 model, V6,
2700 cc, company serviced, Expat
driven, 150000 kms , RO 3750.
Call 95882130.
Toyota Yaris 1.5, 2009 fully Au-
tomatic low mileage Expat driven
3,400/- Neg. Contact 95277959
Toyota Camry 2011 fully Automatic
low mileage, full service History,
Expat Driven 6,200/- Neg.
Contact 92782856
New Mitsubishi Pajero 3.5 Cool Box 2013 for sale. Contact
97413418 / 93955020
Subaru legacy, 2006 Contact 99328414
Mitsubishi Lancer 2003 manual
KM 195k Regn Nov,13 new tyers
+ battery for immediate sale for
RO.950 NEGOTIABLE.”
Contact 96764105
Daihatsu - Granmaz Van-Good
condition. Contact: 99545895 /
95451313
Toyota Camry 2003 model1 year
Mulkiya. Contact93806625
Well maintained Suzuki Desire car
for sale. Contact 96140131
ACC. AVAILABLE
ACC. AVAILABLE
Sharing accommodation one
room with attached bathroom only
for bachelor near Ghala khajoor
round about. Contact 92248407 /
92830203
Spacious room independent
bathroom in 2BHK fl at Darsait for
sharing. Contact 96934161
Room for rent in Ruwi.
Contact 95372192
1BHK near Indian Nursery-School
WadiKabir - 95234062
Non-cooking Indian bachelor, opp.
OK Centre. Contact 95246843
Single room with separate bath-
room available for Executive
bachelor or single family.
Contact 95052951
Sharing accommodation single
room with attached bathroom &
sharing kitchen available for small
family or Executive bachelor near
Indian School Ghubrah.
Contact 94478424
Room for rent in Al Khuwair.
Contact 92708300
Sharing accommodation for a fam-
ily in W/K with attached bathroom
& Wifi . Contact 97167857
One semi furnished room with
bathroom & kitchen sharing & inter-
net available, opp. Toyota Wathaya.
Contact 91094044
2 rooms with bathroom and shar-
ing kitchen near ISWK couple or
Executive bachelor. # 99330839
Spacious room with A/C for Execu-
tive bachelor /working lady in Wadi
Kabir, near Kuwaiti mosque.
Contact 99720561
Single furnished room in Ruwi.
Contact 24833609
Independent Qurum/ Hail rooms.
Contact 95529970
Sharing accommodation available
for working lady (Kerala only) near
Ruwi Church. Contact 96031747
Attached bedroom for family at
Wadi Kabir. Contact 95345345
Sharing accommodation with at-
tached bathroom, for a small family
in Ruwi. (Near Grand Hyp).
Contact 96656134
Sharing accommodation avail-
able in Al Khuwair area, near Hotel
Platinum (opposite Mars Hypermar-
ket). Single room with independ-
ent bathroom for Indian Executive
bachelors. Contact 93049510
Furnished single room for execu-
tive bachelor near Safeer hyper-
market, Azaiba. Gsm 99761216
ACC.WANTED
Single room with bath required for
an Executive lady in Ruwi/Darsait
area. Contact 99360615
Single room with attached bath-
room required for Indian bachelor
in Ruwi. Contact 99660610
Sharing room for rent near Darsait,
Sapil Perfume building. #96903485
1BHK fl at furnished at 300/- m
Madinat Sultan Qaboos near Al
fair1uilla furnished at AL Amerat.
Contact 95824768
Furnished 1BR with separate bath
sharing kitchen with internet OMR
175/-plus maintenance. #93200170
2 Bedroom fl at with attached
bathroom at Wattayah near Honda
showroom behind Manam Hotel
RO 220. Contact 95134135
Available Sharing Accommodation
in Ruwi, next to K.M Centre separate
room and bathroom RO 130/-.
Contact 92619102
Room for Indian, Ruwi R/A.
Contact 92581644
Sharing accom. available for
keralite family in Hamariah
nr School. Contact 95221165
Single room with toilet available
near Darsait roundabout.
Contact 92120626
Room for Indian, Ruwi R/A.
Contact 92581644
Rooms/ Store available in WK
with attached bathroom for Labor/
Executive/ Bachelor/ Family.
Contact 92384963
BUYING/SELLING
WANTED
Al Mayar National Ent. Civil & Elec-
tro Mechanical Ent We are looking
for building related Civil / Electrical
Main contract/ Subcontract works,
with/ without materials. Kindly
contact Mr. Arun 99887451 Our Ad-
dress: www.almayarllc.com Email
Offi ce & House hold Furniture
& Electronics items. Contact
99834373/96642500
Good Quality Wooden Kicking
blocks available 1.2 mtr & 2.6 mtr
length. Contact ahastco123@yahoo.
com , Ph: 99318152
Wanted for purchase a medium
size licensed poultery farm in Seeb
or Barka areas. Contact + (968)
99315293/+ (968) 95884763
We Buy all types of Wooden
Scraps. mail- ahastco123@yahoo.
com , Ph: 24458759/ 98539316/
99318152
NRI
Plot for sale adjacent seaport air-
port road plots also in Tripunithura
Eroor Vennala Kakkandu Pal-
likara. Contact George 93577835 /
99363391
3BHK brand new semi furnished
ready to occupy kakkanad kochi.
Contact 24700174
12 Cent Square Plot for sale near
Amballur, Varakara, Trichur Kerala.
Contact 96917382
DBHK fl at for rent Ayanawaram,
Chennai NRI. Contact 99354340 /
9840582788
Premium Luxury new Villas for sale
at Ernakulam near by Choice Tower.
Email [email protected] /
99268075 / 96779185
New villa at Al Khuwair 33, 6 bed
rooms RO950/-Monthly.
Contact 99443834
Available 5 bedroom fl at with 5
toilets & kitchen for rent in Ruwi.
Contact 99316402
Offi ce space 136m in Ruwi.
Contact 99316402
1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in
Azaiba. Contact: 96793675
Available 2 bedroom fl at & 160 m
warehouse & 1 showroom for rent at
Honda Road. Contact 99316402
1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in
Azaiba. Contact: 96793675
Single room, non cooking bachelor
Rex road. Contact 95747799
Single Bedroom fl at near Indian
School Al Wadi Al Kabeer with
furniture rent RO 230/- month.
Contact 99840085
Non cooking bachelor or couple at
Wadi Kabir. Contact 99014325
Single room for rent non cooking
bachelor Rex road near Fathima rent
95 + W/E. Contact 95747799
Ghubra furnished room + attached
bath available. Contact 98267157
Oppo O.K. Centre. Single Room with
separate Bathroom for Indian Non-
cooking Exe. Bachelor. RO.120/- incl.
W&E. Contact 99502581
Oppo O.K. Centre. Single Bed space
with attached Bathroom for Indian
Non-cooking Exe. Bachelor. RO.75/-
incl. W&E. Contact 92605811
Furnished room for non cooking
Bachelor at Al Hail. # 92610769
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Email: [email protected]
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Email: [email protected]
DOMESTIC HELP
ENGINEERS/TECH
EDUCATION
EDUCATION SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
MANAGER
MISCBEAUTY
ADMIN
CATERING
Florists: Experienced designer fl orists with gift wrapping skills.
Employment benefi ts cover: Salary,
Commission and Accommodation.
Send CV to info@fl owersavenue.net
or contact 99561116.
Wanted Filipino or Indian profes-
sional for salon. Contact 99892289
Required Experienced Lady Beau-ticians And Hairdressers. Call: 95724106.
Send CV [email protected]
Urgent required Henna Designer visa available + (Food & accommo-
dation) at Al Khuwair.
Contact 99010520
Full time Housemaid wanted for a
Tamil family in Al Khuwair
preferred Tamil /Karela Housemaid.
Contact 96595230
Urgently need full time Housemaid for a South Indian Family, room,
food & good pay provided,
4-5 years experienced person.
Contact 99351678 or 98169210,
Email: [email protected]
Required Pilipino House maid for
full time, visa available.
Contact 96103792
Wanted housemaid to work in
Indian family, from 9 AM – 9 PM.
Contact 96226787
Wanted 1) Omani PRO- with English
knowledge and experience,
2) DEBT Collector 3) Marketing Executive for TBR
Tyre. Email CV to mohdautocentre@
gmail.com or Call 24816774
DRIVER
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
IT
Urgently wanted Waiters & Wait-ress, Secretary, Painters, Chefs for
Hotel in Salalah.
Send CV : [email protected]
Required Cook known Arabic and
Continental cuisines, good educa-
tion and speaks fl uent English,
prefer to Muslim and non smoking.
Send CV at Email: secretay.mus-
[email protected] address: Post Box:
551, Postal Code: 111, C.P.O UAE Em-
bassy Muscat. Contact 98891237
Urgently required the following
position: - A person who have expe-
rienced in Restaurant Management, 1 experience Cook. #99364735 /
91214849, Fax 24712686 Email :
Qualifi cation: B. A. English & B.Ed. English & experience interviews
from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Contact 24705605
Wanted Principal /Vice Principal and Arabic Teachers for a Bilingual
(Arabic – English) School in Ghala.
Native Arabic speaking preferred.
Knowledge of English is an advan-
tage. Please apply to
Doctor with MOH license urgently
needed, temporary or permanent,
salary no bar. Contact 91197842
A Leading Polyclinic in Oman
looking for a G.P Doctor or any
Specialist Doctor with M.O.H
License. Interested candidates can
send their resume to our email ID:
Fax 24810772 or call 95762646
Required Nurse and Laboratory Technologist for clinic in
Al Buraimi. Send CV to
Need a Dentist with M.O.H license
in Oman to work in new dental
clinic in Shinas. Contact: 99439989
Urgently required by a reputed company Asstt. Lab. Technician -SSC/ Diploma in Laboratory with
3-5 years of work experience in
industrial lab preferably plastic
industry. Send CV Email:
Fax: 24446619
Required Asst. Pharmacist with MOH license for a Pharmacy
in Capital area.
Contact 92820570
Wanted Pharmacist (B-Pharm) for
Sohar. Contact: 97832020
Wanted Staff Nurses (female) with
or without MOH license for a poly-
clinic near Sohar, excellent Sohar
Package. Contact 99006915,
Urgently required GP and Lab
Technician for a reputed poly
clinic. Please call 96721709
or send the CV to
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
Urgently required PRO cum Driver, (only for Oman nationals).
Contact 94267766
Urgently required experienced Driver. Contact 95396944
Wanted Web Designer with mini-
mum 2 years experience in ASP.Net,
C#, Ajax, Jquery, Telerik control &
Ms SQL. Contact:
Wanted Salesman cum Computer Hardware Engineer for Computer
shop with minimum 2 years
experience. Contact :
Wanted Software Engineer with
minimum 2 years experience in
VB.Net, C# and SQI.
Contact: [email protected]
Sales & Product Manager:5 years sales experience in fl ower
and event businesses with good
management and computer skills.
Local or international Driving
license is required. Employment
benefi ts cover: Salary, Commission
and Accommodation. Send CV to
info@fl owersavenue.net or
contact 99561116.
We are looking a Transport Manager (Trailers) and Sales As-sistant for our company. Both can-
didates should got Oman D/L and
GCC Exp. Pl. Contact 96788082 or
Urgently required Outdoor Sales Executive with Oman D/L for furni-
ture show room. Contact 93231403
Required urgently an experienced
Sales Manager with Omani D/L,
for our Fabrication and Carpentry
Division to work on Salary plus in-
centive basis. Interested candidates
may mail their CV to
Fax to : 24487819
Urgently required Shop sales persons (only for Oman nationals).
Contact 94267766
Urgently required Field Sales Executives with Omani D/L, good
Communication and sales experi-
ence. Contact : 96545020
Required a young female Omani
temporary art gallery Manager. Fluent in spoken, written and read-
ing English. Should possess good
communication skill.
Contact :24566130 /
mobile 94359088
A reputed construction Co. having
projects in Govt & Private Sectors
require: Project Engineer, Site Engineer, Civil Foreman. All should have Oman experience.
Send CV : [email protected]
Fire Safety Technician- Attested Diploma in Fire & Safety. Call
94051722 Email :
Sales Executive- Diploma Elec-trical Engineering with driving
license. Call 94051722 Email :
Urgently required a leading Electro
Mechanical Contracting company
required - MEP Quantity Surveyor with 5 to 7 years GCC experience,
MEP Maintenance Supervisor with
7 to 10 years experience and driv-
ing license. Email: amitco@omantel.
net.om Fax: 0968 – 24489667.
Urgently required Electrician with DCRP license. Send CV to
Contact 99545470
Urgently required 11 KV Cable jointer with license with GCC expe-
rience. Send your CV :
Urgently required welder for metal
furniture. Contact 93231403
Private school in Al Hail North,
looking for computer teacher (fe-
male), excellent computer skills.
Contact 95339066
Required for a reputed medical
center in Al Khuwair, Pharmacist, Assistant Pharmacist,X-ray Technician. Send CV to
fax: 24488660
Email: [email protected]
Looking for a GP with or without
MOH license to work in a clinic in
Saham interested candidate can
Contact: 99705760 / 95471402
Required young Sales Executive, with a valid Oman driving license,
sales experience in concrete prod-
ucts/ building materials preferred.
Forward detailed CV to
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
Experienced Indian male looking
for part time accounting job based
on Tally ERP9. Contact 96934161
Accountant Indian male B. Com
having two years experience in tally
ERP 9. Ready to join immediately,
Contact 95534746.
Indian male 30 yrs having 5 yrs
exp in oil & gas maintenance dept
as fabricator in lamprell energy
Sharjah UAE looking for placement,
presently in visit visa.
Contact – 92084948
Email- [email protected]
Chemist- Indian female, 3 years’
experience in analytical research,
seeking suitable placement. cur-
rently in Muscat on family visa. Can
joins immediately. Experience on
HPL, UV- VIS, IR, GC, Sprayview, PH
meter, KF titrator potentiometer etc.
Contact : 91044366
32 yrs, Pakistani male, 7 years of
banking experience, MBA Market-
ing, B. Com Accounting
seeking for placement. Contact
99130285, 98856216
Indian Expat female, B. Sc Physics
and Tally ERP 9 educated with valid
Omani Driving license seeks suit-
able position.
Contact : 00968 97386005
Civil Project Manager, Graduate,
Indian, 28 years experience,
22 years in middle east and of
which 18 Years in Oman, is looking
for a new challenging opening.
Contact 00968 98501208
Indian Male 24 yrs, B.com having
2 years experience in Accounting,
Finance & Admin with good knowl-
edge in Tally & Computers looking
for suitable position .
Currently in Muscat. Contact:
97840863
Indian female 29, Diploma in Hotel
Management, having experience in
teaching and front offi ce, looking for
similar full time or part time jobs in
Muscat area.
E mail: [email protected];
95193173/ 96022648
BSC B.ED educated Indian, Keralite
Female seeking suitable placement
in Primary/ Nursery school.
Immediately available.
Please contact #96128798
Indian female MCA., Mphil., 5 yrs
experience in software development
&programming lang., C, C++, HTML,
XML, Asp. NET,C#,SQL Server, ORA-
CLE and MySQL, seeking suitable
placement can join immediately.
Contact:97765173.
mail: [email protected]
Indian female MCA., Mphil (Uni-
versity Rank Holder) in computer
Science having 5 yrs of experience
in teaching(Lecturer in college)
seeking for teaching position
(school or college).
Contact :97765173.
mail: [email protected]
Indian, Male, Commerce Graduate,
12 years experience in Foreign Ex-
change, Secretarial, Administration,
Finance & Accounts,
seeks for a suitable post.
Contact (Mob): +968-95962800.
E-mail: [email protected]
Male, 27, MBA specialized in mar-
keting , looking for suitable position.
Having valid oman driving license.
Contact. 99590408
Hotel and apartment maintenence
incharge, elect,plumbing,and,a/c,
Oman,exp,8,years
Contact 95452204
Indian Male. Having 7 years
experience in Electronics & home
appliances, IT products and fur-
niture Showroom in Oman GSM :
94043327 [email protected]
Civil project manager, Civil Engi-
neering, Indian, 28 years experi-
enced, is looking for a challenging
new opening. Call 98501208.
Indian Male 36yrs, M.B.A with 12
yrs of Experience in Life and Non
life insurance fi eld 3yrs in oman
with Motor and non motor fi eld
Valid oman D/L, seeks suitable posi-
tion for same fi eld or any
sales and Marketing.
Contact +96898159932.
Indian male, M.Sc statistics with
13 years of GCC experience in
EXCH. & REMITTANCE as operation
manager/cheif teller seeks suitable
placement. Cont.94099066
Indian Male, MBA Marketing, 41
yrs. Experience in trading, export
and domestic sales and supply
chain management. Industries
handled : Marble & tyres, Seeks a
suitable career. Release available.
99823003
Indian Female - 2 years experi-
ence as Design Engineer/Interior
Designer. Experience and knowl-
edge in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, 3ds
Max, Revit Architecture, Sketch Up,
Adobe Photoshop. Qualifi cation -
B.Sc Interior Design and AutoCAD
Certifi ed. Contact -
Male Nurse with 8yrs experience
in emergency Department, MOH
License of Oman, ACLS, BLS Certifi -
cate, currently in Muscat seeking
suitable placement.
Contact 97141787, email
Male Graduate 12 years experience
in Oman, seeks immediate place-
ment as offi ce coordinator or any
suitable job. contact 93393769
Male, 27, MBA specialized in Mar-
keting, looking for suitable position.
Having valid oman driving license.
Contact. 99590408
Male,25,ACCA finalist with driving
license, seeking for immediate
replacement,1 year accounting and
3 month audit experience in audit
fi rm, expecting audit job only. G.S.M.
No. 97654769, email id:abdullah.
Indian female, GNIIT, B.Sc, 7 years
experience in IT, worked for Tata
group, India, seeks suitable IT re-
lated jobs in Muscat. #94470601/
Indian, young, male, Pre-university
educated looking for sales/stores or
related job call 96914222
Indian male 25, having CA Inter
cleared with B.com having fi ve
years of experience in accounts
and auditing, presently working in
Oman looking for a better place-
ment. Mob 98097009,
Email: [email protected]
Lady wedding and event photogra-
pher/ designer with ten yrs experi-
ence in GCC looking for suitable job
in Muscat. contact 96439317
Indian Female - 2 years experi-
ence as Design Engineer/Interior
Designer. Experience and knowl-
edge in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, 3ds
Max, Revit Architecture, Sketch Up,
Adobe Photoshop. Qualifi cation -
B.Sc Interior Design and AutoCAD
Certifi ed. Contact -
Indian Male, B.Tech, 8 years Experi-
ence in Teaching & Admin, web de-
veloping ,c,c++,java,HTML,DHTML,
programming,looking for suitable
position. # 98290053,97068258
Email: [email protected]
Filipina, 29 years old nursing aide
graduate with 2 years experience
as hotel receptionist in oman and 7
yrs exp in Hospital administration..
contact number 97205586
Indian female, 24 yrs, having 3
yrs experience in Hospitality & HR.
Presently working as Customer
Care Executive in a reputed fi rm.
Seeks suitable post. #94288397,
Email: [email protected]
Accountant 25 yrs male hav-
ing bachelor degree, last 4 years
experience in Pakistan of UAE base
trading company, seeks suitable
position of accountant. Contact
00923453285697
Indian male 24 yrs Diploma in air
conditioning 3 yrs exp.
Contact 91045627
Indian male 28 years with more
than 6 years experience in sales
requires a suitable placement as
sales man in any fi eld. #94015209.
Email- [email protected]
Pakistani male, Graduation, experi-
ence in warehousing / storekeeping
/ logistics worked with interna-
tional organization and skill with
MS Offi ce, currently here in Muscat
with visit visa and seeking suitable
post in Muscat / Oman, full time.
Contact # 99547791 email
India male 36 yrs, MBA with 12
yrs of experience in life and non life
insurance fi eld 3yrs in oman with
motor and non motor fi eld valid
Oman D/L, seeks suitable position
for same fi eld or any sales and mar-
keting. Contact +968 98159932.
Indian male, B. Com with TallyERP
9.0 and Maharastra state CIT look-
ing for suitable job, call 95534746
Business Analyst and Business
Development, 6+ years of experi-
ence across all areas of pricing,
marketing, product development
and sales in telecom industry
seeking for job opportunities. MBA.
Contact: 99359870, 99031408.
Email: [email protected]
An Indian Expatriate B. Com, with
PG in IT having Experience in Ac-
counts looking for a suitable place-
ment. Contact- 93918062
BE (Hons) in Electronic & Tel-
ecommunication, Paki male fresh
candidate, seeking suitable place-
ment in Oil & Gas or any electronic
industry, able to design electronic
circuits, well experienced in com-
puters electronic, Currently living in
Muscat. Contact# 98068695, Email
26 Years old Indian female Bach-
elor of Business Administration
with 1.5 years experience, Looking
for an Accountant Job,
Contact # 99068641
Indian male 36yrs, M.B.A with 12
yrs of Experience in Life and Non
life insurance fi eld 3 yrs in Oman
with Motor and non motor fi eld
Valid oman D/L,
seeks suitable position for same
fi eld or any sales and Marketing.
Contact +96898159932
Seek Job - Offi ce Boy & Cleaner
(Need Visa). Contact : 96136615.
Indian male M.Com, B.Com having
3 years experience, seeking suitable
accounts job in Oman. Contact :
94109304, 94236115
CIVIL FOREMAN, Indian male, 2
years experience in Oman, 4 years
experience in India seeking suitable
jobs. GSM:95306762
Project Engineer, Indian male 26
yrs, having 5.5 years experience
in oil & gas fi eld, With 2 years Gulf
experience and valid oman driving
license. Contact Ashok kumar:
+968 95262241
Indian female with GCC experience
in Offi ce Admin, Accounts and HR
seeks suitable placement.
Contact : 95584732.
Videographer for fi lming any oc-
casion or event, website videos, cor-
porate profi les, promotional fi lms,
ad fi lms. Also calendar, brochure,
logo, poster designing. # 99631986
Indian Female MCA,M. Phil., Com-
puter science 5 years experience
as a Software Engineer/ Program-
mer in .Net, SQL, MS-Access with
good Communication skills seeking
for immediate placement. Contact :
97765173 [email protected]
Logistics & Operations/Accounts
MCom (Finance), 32 Years Indian
Male, 11 years experience (5.3 years
experience in Oman) with valid
Oman Driving License seeks
suitable placement. # 96442295”
Indian Female, 26 years ,MBA , cur-
rently on visit visa , 4 years experi-
ence in Administration skilled with M
S Offi ce and fl uent in language seek-
ing suitable position. # 95517914
Email : [email protected]
Network Engineer, BE, Male, Indian,
3 Yrs experience in telecommunica-
tion fi eld, having CISCO certifi cation
seeks suitable position. Currently
on visit visa. Contact 9869 1245.
Email: [email protected].
Planning Engineer BE Mech
Female Indian 9years experience
in oil & gas (7years in UAE) seeking
suitable job, #97408929
Indian female on family visa, MA
(HR), one year experience in HR,
seeking suitable position in admin/
hr sector. Contact No : 91258981
Administration & Purchase Of-
fi cer with over 25 years of working
experience in offi ce management &
procurement is looking for a suitable
vacancy. Has worked with reputed
organisations in Oman and has valid
Omani driving licence -92048765
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Professional, Indian Female,B.Tech-
IT,Fresher,Currently in Resident
Visa,having C and JAVA Knowledge,
seeking Suitable Position in IT.
CONTACT : 97232497,99108857,
EMAIL : psharan24@gmail.
Indian Female 24YRS, 4Years Ex-
perianced in GCC Secretary Work&
Admin Work Looking for asuitable
Post GSM:95972831 / 99230946,
Email: [email protected]
Indian Male,M tech-Infrastructure
(Civil Engineering),Fresher,looking
for post of Junior Level Planning
Engineer, Contact +968 97312086,
email:[email protected]
Indian female 24 years, having 4
years GCC experience .Looking for
suitable post for Secretarial & ad-
min work. Contact no:95972831,
Email: [email protected]
Indian female 24YRS, 4 Years Ex-
perienced in GCC Secretary Work&
Admin Work looking for a suitable
Post GSM:95972831/99230946,
24 yrs female with driving license,
b.b.a plus I.A.T.A,3 years experi-
ence seeking suitable position in
secretarial, admin, hr, procurement,
travel. Contact 95337828 or
e-mail at [email protected]
DAILY GUIDES AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 C5
DAILY GUIDESITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
DRIVERS
DRIVERS
DRAUGHTSMAN
12 Years Experienced Projects
and Operations professional with
experience of Electrical, ELV and
IT projects in Oman and Other coun-
tries, Seeking senior position job.
Contact 98823248
Indian female B Tech (CSE) with
around 2.5 years teaching and
administrative experience in Engg
College, Looking suitable teaching/
technical/offi ce admin jobs. Profi -
cient in C/ Java/C++ Programming
and Microsoft offi ce suite.
Contact 97268414
Email : [email protected]
Civil Engineer 22 years Oman in
Ministry Consultancy construction
as Projects Manager Q.S. R.E, look-
ing suitable senior position, D/L.
Contact 99663090
BE Mechanical Engineer, Indian
fresh Engineer presently in Oman,
looking for suitable job. Contact
98040214 / 99086842
Email [email protected]
Mechanical Engineer (B Eng)
male 24 yrs experienced in project
& Site Engineering, marketing &
Sales, recycling with a valid Omani
driving license, looking for a posi-
tion in manufacturing oil & gas, au-
tomotive, R & D. Contact 91165415
Email [email protected]
Mechanical Engineer with 12
+years exp.(7 years in Oman) in Oil
fi eld & Construction heavy vehi-
cles/equipment. Presently working
with a logistic company Muscat
as workshop In charge. Avail-
able to join immediately. Contact :
95983518,[email protected]
B.Sc Civil Engineer, 2 years experi-
ence looking suitable placement in
construction or structural design
fi eld. Contact 93850440
Email: [email protected]
Diploma in Civil Engineer with 1
year experience in Site supervising
in India, now available in Oman.
Contact 93816032
Indian male 27 yrs B.Tech Auto-
mobile, 5.5 yrs experience both
in Toyota & Suzuki, Looking for
Service Engineer jobs.
Contact 92449426
Email: [email protected]
Indian female 25 yrs M.E Computer
Science, 3.5 yrs experience as Asst.
Professor looking for placement
at Schools & Colleges. Contact
92449426 / 93254268 Email :
Mechanical Engg with 6 yrs exp in
electromechanical work D/L, seeks
job. Contact:98520020
Indian male Diploma in Civil Engi-
neering 5 years Civil building con-
struction and telecom (Tower) ex-
perience with valid Oman driving
license, seeks suitable placement.
Contact 95035884 / 93567629
Email [email protected]
DESIGNER
Indian male 29 yrs, looking for a
3D job in MAYA/Max and Graphic
designing having a experience of 8
years, currently working in Oman,
Available to join immediately.
Contact 98567624/
+91 9886712424 Email :
Web / Graphic/ UX Designer with
3+ years of experience from a lead-
ing IT Company in India, looking for
a job at Muscat.
Contact +968 95962963
Email - [email protected]
EDUCATION
Indian female M.Sc Physics, B.Ed 5
yrs experience in teaching, seeking
for suitable job. Contact 97367389
HSE 10 yrs exp in Oman, Seeking
placement valid Omani D/L.
Contact 92825053 IOSH NEBOSH
32 Indian female, B.Com, M.com B.
ED, M.ED, NET, PGDCA with 5 years
experience seeking placement as
Lecturer / Teacher etc. Contact
98846820 /97199457
Pakistani female M.SC (Master) Bi-
ology having 15 years of experience
of teaching biology & chemistry
to grades IX to XII seeking for part
time job .Contact 91280346
Mechanical Engineer with 5+ years
experience in project management
and estimation of oil and gas projects.
Looking for suitable change.
Contact: 95974435
Indian Female 23 years old,
Aeronautical Engineering graduate
with 1 year 6 months experience,
expert in MS Offi ce tools, Technical
documentation, reports and excel-
lent communication skill. mail:
B.Tech Mechanical, 26yr Indian
male having 4 yr experience in
plant construction,structural fab-
rication & erection in India.
# 0091 9546418417 E-mail-
25 years Indian male, B.E
Aeronautical, 2 Years experience on
Maintenance repair and overhaul.
Hands on experience on Gas turbine
engine and Autocad 2007.
Contact 00919739656833
Email: [email protected]
QC Civil Engr 11 yrs experience in
Highway 8 yrs in Oman, Valid GCC
D/L. Contact 93590464
Electrical Engineer 7 yrs experi-
ence. Contact 94285868
Diploma Electrical Site Engineer
12 years experience in Oman
available driving license in Oman.
Contact 96570848 Email senthil-
Project consultant Engineer Bang-
ladeshi male B. Sc Civil Engineer
4 yrs exp as a Project Engineer in
Oman also know etabes, Autocad,
MS project. Contact 97145139
Indian male 28, DME with 7 year
experience (4year Oman) in au-
tomobile sales & service, seeking
suitable job from mechanical/auto-
mobile fi eld, Valid D/L. # 95566186.
Planning Engineer- Civil-5 yrs
exp, PRIMAVERA,MSP,SAP,
holds D//L GSM:93011346
email [email protected]
Indian male Mechanical Engineer
exp 3 yrs driving license Oman.
Contact 92372406 Email meet.
Indian Civil Diploma AutoCAD
Architectural 23 yrs, experience
Oman 2 yrs male, single.
Contact 96309295
Email [email protected]
Indian male Diploma in Electron-
ics seeking an opportunity for
highly skilled Electronic technician
with 10 years experience. Contact
93269820 Resi: +914802734079 /
+919946888723, Email:
Iraqi Civil Engineer 13 years Inter-
national experience in Construction
and contracts, Administration,
seeking for suitable job. #93938672
Email : [email protected]
BE (Electronics and Communica-
tions) Indian male, 23 years having
1 year experience in India, seek-
ing suitable placement. Contact
92080713 / 99577909
Civil Engineer Diploma 8 years
experience 3 years Oman, looking
for suitable post. Contact 95648309
/ 93477358 Email : mohammad-
BE Mech HVAC Engineer Indian
male with 2 years experience, seek-
ing suitable position. #97122895
Indian male 25 years, B.Tech in
Electronics & Communication
Engineering (Automation or Instru-
mentation Engineer) with 1+ year
India experience in Automation PLC,
SCADA, DCS, HMI AC & DC Drives,
Seeking suitable placement. Contact
92151143/ 92151143
09 Years Gulf experience in
Automobile, Looking for Service
Engineer or workshop Incharge. Age
34 yrs, working experience in Oman
& having valid Driving license.
Contact 93121310
Civil Quantity Surveryor, Diploma
in Civil Engineering, 2 years QS and
site experience in building projects,
looking for suitable post in Oman.
Contact: 91378212/92959092.
Email: [email protected]
AutoCAD draftsman 4 yrs experi-
ence in darting & designing
urgently seeking suitable place-
ment NOC available.
Contact 95208203
Email: [email protected]
Architectural & Interior Draughts-
man. 4years Gulf Experienced.
Knows 3dsMax&Photoshop.
Ph:98310977
Interior Draughtsman 7 years ex-
perience in AutoCAD & CNC, Seeks
suitable placement.
Contact 94238546
Looking for job Driver, 20 years
experience. Contact 98109185
Driver urgently looking for job
having valid Oman driving license.
Contact - 96502026
Wanted Driving job.
Contact 96741993
Driver job. Contact 95387829 /
98537756
Light Driver looking for job, 30 yrs.
Experience 7 years KSA valid D/L
Oman 1.5 years education HSC.
Contact 93940319
Accountant & audit services.
Gsm 99761216
Indian male, 31 yrs, MBA Finance &
B. Com, having 4 yrs experience as
an Accountant in Muscat, Knowl-
edge up to fi nalization & Audit &
Omani D/L, seeking Sr Accountant/
Accountant position.Mob-91157952
ADMIN/HR
ADMIN/HR
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
CATERING
Indian Male, B.Tech, 8 years Experi-
ence in Teaching & Admin, web
developing ,c,c++,java,HTML,DHTM
L,programming,looking for suitable
position 98290053, 97068258
Email: [email protected]
ARCH/ INTERIOR
Civil 2d & 3d designer Indian male
4 yrs exp in (3d designing , auto
CAD drawing , photoshop , Ms of-
fi ce) fi nished architectural design &
model course & draughtsman civil
(1 yr exp in Oman) Urgently seeking
for suitable job. Mob: 97294321
Email: [email protected]
Iraqi Architect 23 years, experi-
ence 7 years in Oman, seeking for
suitable replacement.
Contact 97608513
Accountant female Indian MBA
fi nance worked with reputed com-
pany in Oman, UAE & India.
Contact 97197683
Chartered Accountant from India,
Post Qualifi cation experience 21
years, working in Muscat since
July 2011, at a Senior position in
a group of SME’s, seeks suitable
change. Contact 94201290
Email [email protected]
Indian male, 39 Senior Accounts
professional, having 16+ years exp
in accounts, fi nance, audit can join
immediate. Contact 94207919
Male, 23, completed B.Com, Diplo-
ma in Accounts & fi nance, urgently
looking for suitable placement in
a company in Accounts & fi nance
dept, marketing or human resource
depts. Contact 96990810
Pakistani male, 26 Qualifi cation
MBA(Finance) have Omani Driving
license, seeking for vacancy.
Contact 94005442
Email [email protected]
Male 27 yrs, MBA ( Finance),
seeks placement fresher.
Contact 95130366
Email [email protected]
Indian female, having 4 yrs of ex-
perience in Accounts Customer Care
& Administration, seeks suitable
placement. Contact 92801607
Chartered Accountant Indian male
with 5 years of post qualifi cation
experience (4 in Oman) seeks suit-
able placement. Contact 93791700
Indian male 25 years B.Com /MBA
fi nance having 2 years accounts
experience with knowledge of tally
seeks suitable placement.
Contact 98250349
Part time accountant with 13 yrs of
experience in accounts, fi nance &
audit management. # 95380650
Indian male, 31, Accountant 5 years
exp in Oman (total 10), seeking suit-
able placement. Contact 99021031
29 yrs Indian male, Double post-
graduate in fi nance with 8+yrs
of experience in Oman and valid
Driving License seeking suitable
opportunities in Accounts, Finance
and Audit. Contact :98693256
Document controller, Indian male,
2 yrs experience in Saudi Arabia
also experienced in Networking
and MS Offi ce seeks for suitable
position, currently on visiting visa.
Contact 97187998
Email: [email protected]
Indian male B.Com having 10 years
Oman experience Accounting fi eld,
looking for new job, having release,
independent handing accounts.
Contact 92258853
MBA Finance 4 years Audit & Ac-
counts experience, seeks place-
ment. Contact 91073728,
Email [email protected]
Indian male, 27 yrs, B.Com Gradu-
ate having 5 years of Gulf experi-
ence in the fi eld of accounts up to
fi nalization seeking suitable place-
ment. Contact 97013048
Indian female, Accountant B.Com
3+ years experience 1 year and
6 months in Oman computers
Diploma in Tally and Busy.
Contact 96498424
Indian Male 23 years Qualifi cation
in NCVT Mechanical Course and
Professional Diploma in fi nance Ac-
counting requires a suitable place-
ment any fi eld. Contact 91031950
Email [email protected]
Accountant, 10 years experience,
M.Com, knowing Tally MS Offi ce
working in MNC. Contact 99464925
Indian male, Chartered Account-
ant & Cost Accountant; 24 years of
experience (10 Years in UAE). Has
worked as Financial Controller and
Accounts Manager. E mail is
Please Contact +968 99857838 or
+971 50 8686746.
Experienced Indian Muslim In-ternational Chef (cook), looking for
part time job. Contact 92701548
Accountant, Indian, M. Com
with software knowledge, 7 years
experience, looking for an opening.
Contact: 95061310
Indian male 28 yrs CA, Intermediate
8 yrs experience in Accounts & Audit,
seeking suitable placement.
Contact 93455387
Capital Market Professional, 13+
yrs experience Finance trading,
Operations, portfolio Management,
Achieved target on revenue
generation, Investment Goals.
Contact 91136521
Indian Accountant with more than
32 years experience in Construction
(can handle both Financial & Cost
Accounting) seeks suitable place-
ment. Contact.98962945
Indian male, 23 yrs B. Com Graduate
having 2 years experience in Ac-
count and logistics (export & import)
knowledge in Tally 9, SAP, FICO M.S
Offi ce seeking suitable placement.
Contact 95426454
Accountant Indian female 10 year’s
experience 6 years in Oman seeking
suitable placement. # 97123002
email: [email protected]
Accountant Indian male 35 yrs
B.Com Graduate with 10 yrs experi-
ence tally ERP9, MS offi ce seeking
suitable position.
Contact 96073232
Indian male 28 Chartered Account-
ant currently on a job visa, looking
for suitable placement in fi nance &
Audit fi eld. Contact 96357827
Email [email protected]
Accountant Indian female B.Com
PGDCA 8 Years exp in Oman.
Contact 99058722 / 98896522
Indian male, Accountant - Tally MS
Offi ce presently working in Muscat,
driving license, seeks placement.
Contact 95791905
Manager Accounts & HR MBA
fi nance PGDHRM 10 yrs experience
in India 14 yrs experience in Muscat
Presently working in Construction/
Earth works co. in Muscat available
to join immediately. #91103856
Email: [email protected]
Accountant looking for part time job
up to fi nalization (Qurum to
AL Khoudh area) after 4:30.
Contact 92917574
Senior Accountant (Indian Male
29- B. Com) with 7 Years Oman
Experience & D/L, Can handle Up to
fi nalization. Contact 99665529
Finance Manager, 16 + years gulf
exp. in accounts, MIS, budgets, stra-
tegic planning, cost control, working
capital management, commercial
manager seeks suitable job
pls call : 95379211
E mail :- [email protected]
Indian female MBA Finance B.Com
CA Articles 4 years experience in
Accounts, Auditing, Tally (ERP 9),
looking for suitable vacancies.
Contact 93023103,
Email [email protected]
MBA Banking & fi nance, 2 years of
Accounting experience with Oman
driving license (Packages Tally,
Peachtree), ready to join. Email:
Contact 97334578
Accountant , Indian male B.com
+7 years experience in Accounts,
seeking suitable placement.
Mob:93903458 , 93417249.
Email:[email protected].
ACCA Graduation (U.K) 5 years
experience, 1 year Oman experience,
tally ERP-9 & MS Offi ce looking for
suitable placement.
Contact 95174220
Over 14 years of experience in
admin/ HR/ Offi ce Manager fl uent
in Arabic & English languages valid
driving license. Contact 95824598
Electronics & Communication
Engineer. MBA (HR & Marketing)
with experience, female, seeks job.
Contact 96963961
Indian male, 31 yrs, Commerce
Graduate (B.Com) with 9.5 yrs of
varied experience in Administra-
tion, operations, client relationship
& team management seeking suit-
able placement.
Contact 97268311,
31, Indian male, MBA having
8 years experience in logistics,
Sales & Admin, Presently working
in Oman with valid GCC Driving
license. Contact 93051506
Email [email protected]
Logistics/ Commercial Executive
6 yrs experience in trading & ship-
ping/ logistics companies, looking
for suitable position.
Contact 95687253
Indian male, 28 yrs, 5 yrs working
experience in Oman as Admin /
personal dept offi cer with valid
Omani driving license, seeking
suitable in similar fi eld or in any
applicable jobs. Contact 91309317
Indian male 34, PGDBA in Opns
management with 14+yrs experi-
ence in offi ce administration, sales,
EA, to top management, with Oman
D/L seeks immediate placement.
Contact 92769725
Indian female B.Com, 6 yrs experi-
ence (3 yrs Gulf) experience as
Offi ce Assistant, Arabic speaking.
Contact 94376201
Accounts Manager, MBA Finance
& PG Diploma in HR, total 24 yrs
experience, working in Oman since
14 yrs now working in Oman for-
construction co. in Muscat, can join
immediately.
Contact 91387354,
Indian male Accountant 10 yrs exp
in Oman with Driving license, seeks
placement. Contact 91169487
ACCA fi nalist male 24 years
looking for suitable position in
accounts, fi nance, audit, currently
available in Muscat.
Contact 93864423
Chief Accountant well experi-
enced with reputed Group, seeks
placement. Contact 95598477 /
98803439
Indian male Accountant,B.Com with
6 yrs experience in Oman, seeks
suitable placement.
Contact 91057862.
e_mail umct777@ gmail.com
Indian male B Com looking for suit-
able placement in Accounts.
Contact 92576275
Seeking job with 2 years account-
ing experience in India, now in
Oman on visit visa.
Contact 97294281
Indian male 30 years Accountant,
5 years experience in Oman (Total
10) Tally ERP9, seeking suitable
placement. Contact 99021031
Part time Accountant available.
Contact 99013963
Indian male 21, B.Com Graduate,
knowledge in Accounts ( packages:
Tally, Peachtree) seeking for a suit-
able post. Tel : +968-94123495,
E-mail : [email protected]
Accounts part time / full time work,
fi nalization works.
Contact 96247295
Indian male 13 years working in
Oman as Senior Accountant with
MBA in Finance seeking for suitable
placement. Contact 95319707
Male Accountant single MBA IC-
MPA (fi nalist) 6.5 years experience
in fi nance accounting payroll audit,
administration FRP,SAP,TALLY,
seeking for good opportunity E-
mail: [email protected]
Faisal Saeed : 97268088
Senior Accountant with 18 years
experience in Oman having
knowledge up to fi nalization with
driving license. Contact 93769860
/ 99609864
BEAUTY & HEALTH
Indian female Fitness Trainer look-
ing for job. Contact 95978449
Email : [email protected]
Indian male, 24 yrs MBA, 2 yrs
exp seeks a suitable position in
Administration. Contact 97138676
Qualifi ed female HR professional
with MBA(HR),BE,PGDBM 5 years
work experience seeking suitable
role in HR profi le. valid oman D/L
contact 94129462
Offi ce ADMN /HR, MBA, BBA,
CHRP, female, on visa, seeks place-
ment . PH : 98818258
Corolla 2013 with driver.
Contact 96772324
Offi ce driver with car.
Contact 95615642
Light Driver. Contact 98077981 /
98946925
4 yrs Experienced Indian Driver
(Exp..in sales fi eld ) looking for job
as driver. 93079087
Indian male M.Com CA Inter 1st
group passed Accountant 3 years
in Oman 12 years India, tally knowl-
edge. Contact 98334532
Indian male having BE Chemical
Engg with 1year experience look-
ing for suitable position. Contact
98466650
B. Sc Civil Engineer Pakistani total
6 yrs exp 2 & have yrs exp in Oman
valid Omani D/L.
Contact : 97166543
Email: [email protected]
C6 S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
INFORMATION TECH
MEDICAL
SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
Indian female Keralite B.Sc Nurs-
ing with MOH license, 3 years
experience. Contact 99658395
presently in Oman.
Nursing caregiver, qualifi ed &
experienced Nurse & Assist Nurse
seeks good placement at home /
clinic. Contact 92989109 email:
Obs/Gynae Medical Offi cer, MOH
licence,8 years experience in gulf
countries,searching suitable job in
Muscat. Contact 96260671
Male Nurse 8 years experience
MOH license Oman BLS ACLS
certifi cate, Currently in Muscat.
Contact 97141787
Email [email protected]
Indian female Nursing professional
M.O.H License 8 years experience.
Contact 93441998/ 95886421
Junior Psychologist with MBA
having 2 years experience in
Behavioral & Counseling activities.
Contact 96145006
Indian female Dentist age 29 yrs,
exp 4 years, looking for suitable
opening. Contact 93386632
Male Nurse with MOH license
valid GCC driving license.
Contact 93217438 / 91226236
MANAGER/ SUPER
MANAGER/ SUPER
20 years experiences in Oman,
male Indian Civil Engineer, exper-
tise in construction of commercial/
residential Buildings/Telecom
infrastructure with leading local
and global telecommunication
companies, having excellent track
record, able to manage Civil& Elec-
tro Mechanical/Telecom division,
manage resource and manage Pro-
jects, having valid Omani D/L, seek-
ing suitable position with reputed
organization. Contact: 92005211
Indian female with 17 years Gulf
experience as Executive Secretary
/offi ce Manager looking for suitable
position. Contact 98587275
Purchase / procurement offi cer,
gulf exp, having Oman driving
license PH : 93243846
Indian male 27 years 7 years
experience Electrical & Plumbing
Supervisor in Oman valid Oman
driving license. Contact 99165218
Email: [email protected]
Sri Lankan female 25 yrs looking
for suitable employment in cus-
tomer service, secretarial, admin,
and event management 5 years
experience in customer service and
administration for banking sector.
Contact 94262290
Email: [email protected]
Sr Manager Sales and Marketing
seeking suitable opening in Muscat
with offi ce Automation, IT, Home
Appliance, Telecom Companies,
has driving license Muscat, Dubai,
East Africa. Contact 98137062
SECRETARIAL/OFFICE
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
IT PROJECTS
Indian male, 30 yrs, M.B.A 6 yrs ex-
perience in Indian in sales and cus-
tomer service excellent in M.S. offi ce
and communication skills in Oman
on visit visa. Contact 91380575
Indian male B.Tech MBA,4 years
experience in sales & marketing on
visit visa seeking suitable place-
ment Ph 96010724,
10 years experience on Sales with
driving license needs placement.
Contact 95266485
Sales Exe with diploma / ITI in
electrical / net working/ fi re Safety
Engineering with D/L.
Fax: 24787258
Email: [email protected]
27 Years MBA having experience
in Purchase warehousing and logis-
tics, seeking suitable position, Im-
mediate joining. Contact 96129754
Business development /KEY ac-
count sales 6 yrs experience in
sales in GCC, & PAK, 29 yrs male
BBA (HONS) Pakistani on visit visa.
Contact +968 95342550
Indian male having 17 yrs Gulf
experience in Sales and Marketing
of various type of building materi-
als tools machinery etc, currently
heading Oman Branch, having valid
driving license of Oman, looking for
suitable placement. # 93690410
Indian male, MBA, 6 yrs exp in
Sales, Marketing, Market research
& operations, looking for opportuni-
ties. Contact 98823315
Indian male, (MBA Marketing)
having Omani driving license and
experience, seeking suitable job.
Contact 92023666
15 years of Oman exposure. Smart
Indian Male with MBA. Experienced
in Oilfi eld Products (Upstream)
& Security systems as Sales &
Marketing Manager, seeks suitable
placement in a senior position.
Contact 99639375
Indian male 24 yrs MBA special-
ized in marketing, 2 yrs exp seeks a
suitable position. Contact 97138676
Outdoor Salesman with 3 years
experience in the fi eld of Kitchen
equipment and Branded wrist
watches with valid Oman D/L,
Contact 91117948
Email [email protected]
Indian Expat B.Com MBA( Finance)
with 5.5 years in GCC having valid
Oman driving license, seeking
opening in Marketing/ Sales / Cus-
tomer services. Contact 97881402
10 years experience in sales with
D/L seeks placement. #95266485
Indian, 4 years experience in
purchase & marketing D/L, 3 years
Dubai looking for immediate suit-
able placement. Contact 96325262
Indian male, 31 yrs, experience
10 years in Marketing Sales with
Oman license, speaking English,
Arabic, Hindi. Contact 94071996
Indian Expat B Com MBA (Finance)
with 5.5 years in GCC having valid
Oman Driving license, Seeking
opening in Marketing/ Sales/ Cus-
tomer services. Contact 97881402
Indian (MBA) working in Oman
for 12 years with reputed fi rm as
Branch Manager handling 2 depots,
looking for suitable position in
Sales. Contact 99066046
Indian male, 25 years, B.Tech +
MBA having Driving license with 2
years Oman experience in Sales &
Marketing. Contact 95943787
Senior Sales Engineer BE, MBA 6+
Years experience with valid Oman
driving license, seeking suitable
post. Contact 91256806
Email [email protected]
Indian male 25/ Sales/ Merchan-
diser looking suitable post on visit
visa. Contact 92942702/ 97366955
Indian male 27 years old, Masters
in Computer Applications with 4+
years experience, Key skills: Oracle
Pl/sql and .net Seeking Suitable
placement.# +919538345624
Indian 4 years experienced SAP
ABAP & BI Consultant seeking suit-
able job. Contact # 94363446
Indian male 30 yrs, 7 years ex-
perience in Oman driving license
experience in FMCG Media & Ad-
vertising web applications product
& support MSC Graduate looks suit-
able job in IT Support Marketing.
Contact 95679586
Indian male, 27, B.Tech (IT) and
MBA with SAP-ABAP, 2 years ex-
perience as Network Engineer and
1 year experience in managerial
position, looking for good opportu-
nities. Contact 91165408 or
System Engineer with 6 yrs of exp
as desktop/ IT Support Engineer
currently in Muscat on visit visa,
seeks suitable placement. Contact
92933523 / 91378150 Email :
IT Support Engineer Indian male,
27 yrs currently in Muscat on visit
visa 6 yrs of exp as IT Support
Engineer, seeking suitable place-
ment.# 92933523 / 91378150 ,
Email : [email protected]
Indian, 22 yrs, Diploma in Hard-
ware and Networking 2 years
Hardware experiences., looking
for Hardware and Networking job.
Contact 94413006,
Email [email protected]
IT Engineer Indian with 5 years
Experience in support Engineer, IT
Tech Support, Quality Analyst, IT
Help desk, Customer Service and
Sales, Worked in Dell International
and in New Horizon Doha,
seeking suitable position.
Contact: 97320161,
Indian male MBA with IT Enter-
prise level and System Networking
exp 2 years Maldives exp in Sys-
tem Engineer, looking for immedi-
ate placement. Contact 94480837
Email [email protected]
Female 23 Indian Graduate in
Computer application and Diploma
in Java technology, seeking for a
suitable placement in IT sector
currently on visit visa. Contact
99809810 / 92105790
Indian male, MCA, MBA-HR, B.Com
with 9.5 yrs. Exp. looking for a suit-
able opportunity as IT Project Head
& SAP HR Consultant (Multi tasking)
presently come on visit visa in
Oman, Contact GSM : +968 92801761
E-mail : [email protected]
9 yrs Exp IT Desktop/ Network
support Filipino Male B.S. Comp Eng
CCNA W/ 5 yrs exp in Qatar visit visa
in Oman. Contact 91319643
Email [email protected]
Graduate, Indian Female with 28 yrs.
experience in HR/Admin/Purchase in
Oman holding D/L seeks placement
as Sr.Procurement/ PurchaseOffi cer
for Chemicals in Oil & Gas Industry.
Contact : 92591289,
Email : [email protected]
Omani with experience in Health
and Safety, Arabic and English
speaking. Contact 91141097
TOURS & TRAVEL
Egyptian female 25 yrs B.E fi ne
of arts, 2 yrs experience in photo
shop, Illustrator, with v/visa look-
ing for suitable position in design,
secretarial, admin, HR, procurement.
Contact 97078314
Email: [email protected]
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
Diploma Civil Engineering - 5 yrs
experience in contracting & consult-
ing fi eld with Autocad (D/L).
Contact: 98434603
Automobile Engineer, 3 yrs Au-
tomobile Diploma, 26 yrs, with 3
years work experience in India need
suitable placement in Oman. Contact
+919744457736, 96910545
BSC Civil Engineer 4.5yr Experi-
ence & 8 months experience in
Oman seeking suitable placement.
Contact 98052924
Indian male, 27 years, bachelors in
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
with 3 years experience in Oman
holding valid driving seeks suitable
placement. Contact 92156674
BE Mechanical, Indian male, 28
years currently on visit visa, having
6 years experience in piping PRE-
fabrication, erection, testing and
Re-instatement for oil and gas, petro-
chemical projects seeking suitable
placement. # 96429096 / 98694369
BE Civil Project Engineer 6 years
experience with valid Omani driving
license, seeking suitable placement.
Contact 95962450
Email [email protected]
BE Electrical Engineer having 2
years experience with valid Omani
driving license, looking for suitable
position. Contact 97434767
Indian male B.E (E&C) 1years expe-
rience in sales, seeking suitable job.
Contact 91125082
Email: [email protected]
BE Electrical Engineer, 11 Year Exp
in Project Management with D/L,
seeking Placement Ph: 93905445
B. Sc in Civil Engineer with Oman
experience urgently
seeking suitable placement.
Contact +968 93523630 /
+88 01728 199656, Email
Civil Engineer, has 7 years experi-
ence (5.5 years in Iraq and 1.5 years
in Oman), a resident of Oman, has an
Omani driving License.
Email [email protected] /
Contact 96545891
Indian female MCA (SQL Server
2008 Oracle 8i Database having
experience in ASP.Net technologies,
Accounts and knowledge in Qual-
ity control on visit, seeks suitable
placement. Contact 98132215
Email [email protected]
Sri Lankan Quantity surveyor (male) with 7 years experience
(including Gulf), looking for a suit-
able placement in Oman, available
in Oman for personal interviews and
discussions.# 91308391/ 96953676
Email [email protected]
Indian male 39 yrs, B.Tech (Mech)
16 yrs of experience in automobile
industries in several positions past
6 yrs worked with a reputed auto-
mobile fi rm in Muscat with valid
D/L, seeking a suitable placement
available immediate.
Contact 95574381
Indian female B.Tech Civil Engg,
3 years experience (6 months in
Oman) in QS, estimation, cost con-
trol and planning, seeks suitable job.
Contact 92047375
Email: [email protected]
Planning Engineer having M Tech
in Construction Management with
2 years experience. Currently
employed for a reputed company
construction company in Oman.
Profi cient in Primavera P3 and P6.
Mob; 98278801 / 99461643
e-mail id; [email protected]
Electronics & Mechatronics, skilled
Engineer M.Tech (Nanotech) M.Sc
(Electronics) B.Sc (Electronics)
Indian male 35, with 9 years experi-
ence, seeks suitable placement in
production, R&D product develop-
ment, automation business manage-
ment and coordination.
Contact 92009640 / 97199457
Email: [email protected]
IT professional Indian Male ME
in CSE, 12 years IT experience
(6 months in Oman, 3 years in
Dubai, Emirates Airlines/Project
management, Software devel-
opment in Dot Net, Training ,
Technical & Customer Support,
Marketing) looking for suitable
post, for immediate placement.
Contact 96437794,
email: [email protected]
Rigar Foreman, 6 yrs exp. looking
for job. Contact 95628657 /
0091 9430161950
Indian male, 28 yrs, B.Com with
over 8 years experience (4 years
in Oman) in accounting up to
fi nalization, experience in Tally
Erp9, fox pro, smart pos and expert
in MS Offi ce, D/L seeking suitable
placement. GSM : 93069890 Email
Female-26,BA qualifi ed,6 years
experience, can work from home,
looking for suitable job.
Contact -93060952 or
Fisheries Graduate Indian male
28 years with certifi cate in
F.S.M.S and 4 years experience
in food processing Industry
seeks suitable openings. Contact
92123983 Email: vikasvelayud-
Indian female 25 years, MSC
MICRO Biology, Looking for
placement in food or medicine
industry or laboratory experi-
ence one year in dairy farm.
Contact 92255983
Ind Ex Army 42, 5 yrs exp Ware-
house / Store, seeking suitable post
Omani Driving License, 01 month
visit visa. Contact 94050311
Fisheries Graduate Indian male
28 years with certifi cate in F.S.M.S
and 4 years experience in good
processing Industry seeks suitable
openings. Contact 92123983 Email:
Indian 45 yrs, JCB Showell
operator 20 years exp, seeking for
suitable placement presently in
Oman. Contact 99633418 India
00914792359168
Indian male 20 yrs Gulf experi-
ence presently heading Oman
Branch, seeking suitable place-
ment. Contact 93690410
Indian male having 4 years experi-
ence in Sales & Marketing excellent
knowledge of Oman Market cur-
rently in Banking Industry, Looking
for Managerial position.
Contact 99657804
Indian male 22 years, Bachelor of
Mass Media BMM (in Adverting)
(on visit visa), seeking suitable
placements in any Advertising/
Marketing/ Media fi rm or in any
Organization for suitable post or
Sales Executive.
Contact 92564934 / 99333752
Email [email protected]
A Young Pakistani Male having
experience in Sales.
Contact 96782120
Indian male 25 years MBA
(Finance & Marketing) 2.5 years
experience in Marketing, looking
for suitable placement.
Contact 93473886
Email: [email protected]
27 years Indian male 8 years’
Indian market experience in the
fi eld of Event Management, Sales
& Customer Service, looking for a
challenging opportunity in Muscat
in relevant fi eld.
Contact # 96167803
Experienced shop cashier + sales-
man looking for job with visa.
Contact 92495952
Young dynamic MBA Marketing
Graduate, seeking suitable post.
Contact 98744427 / 96909495
Indian male 28 years old with 8
years Oman experience, looking
for suitable retail jobs.
Contact : 96650828
Email : [email protected]
B.Com Graduate Indian male age
22 yrs, good communication skills
is looking for suitable placement
in the fi elds of store marketing
sales and admin. Contact 91092213
Email: [email protected]
Indian, male, B.Sc having 16 years
experience in marketing with valid
Oman driving license seeks suit-
able placement. Contact 92722408
27 Indian male MBA Marketing
fi nance with 4+ years experience
in Marketing, Admin, operations,
looking for suitable vacancies hold-
ing Oman D/L. Contact 93580289
Email: [email protected]
Young Male Graduate BA Hons
(Marketing)- United Kingdom
with 2 years experience & driving
licence seeks suitable placement in
Business development/Brand
management/Logistics.
Call – 96402727
Indian male IT Based having over
12 years of experience in Sales, 1
year in Oman, holding Oman D/L,
looking for sales / Admin job.
Contact 96543983
Sales & marketing professional
total 18 yrs experience [14 yrs in
Oman] with D/L, seeking suitable
position. Contact 92387636 /
99897033
Highly exp & educated Indian male
with 15 yrs sales exp in Oman cur-
rently employed in Sohar & looking
after UAE market is looking for a
good break.
Contact: 95521437
Indian male BBM, 5 Years exp in
Sales & Marketing on visit visa im-
mediate joining. Contac 93080380
Email [email protected]
Indian male 6 years experience in
Marketing and Sales, Waiting for
Opportunities, having D/L.
Contact 93387195
Male, 32 yrs, 10 years experi-
ence sales, events, administration,
graphic designing seeking suitable
job. Contact 93850612
MBA (Marketing and HR) & B.Tech (Electronics and Biomedical Engi-
neering) with 1.5 years experience
in marketing and media fi eld.
Contact 96175799
Email: [email protected]
Male Pharmacist 8 years experi-
ence in retail and marketing, re-
lease available. Contact 98645609
B.Sc Indian male 5.5 yrs exp
Airline / Travels, Diploma in
Travels. Contact 97099386
Indian Civil Quantity Surveyor –Total Exp(15yrs) GCC(4yrs)-
Diploma, D/L, Looking placement:
contact :[email protected],
96608610
Manager Operation/ GM, 23 years
experience in Interior decoration,
designing in Joinery, painting POP,
MEP, Aluminum fabrication all
associated works related to interior
decoration, seeking suitable place-
ment. Contact 97608867 Email :
Excellent English, Communi-
cation, Masters in Journalism,
Finance, Oman experience, seeks
Corporate Communication/ Admin-
istration/ Credit roles. # 98179887
GOOD NEWS
Sponsor ship with legal and shop
for rent or sale. Contact 99342763
Party special decorative ban-
ners of any size (on foam sheet)
for birthday – marriage& festivals
(available only by advance book-
ing) Haridas Nensey Supermarket
–Ruwi.Contact 24750784
Festival special we accept orders
for roses – marigold – lotus - jas-
mine mix colour fl owers & Gar-
lands made from Marigold fl owers
(available only by advance book-
ing) Haridas Nensey Supermarket
- Ruwi. Contact 24750784
Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain,
backache, paralysis, massage,
steam bath, obesity, spondylitis etc.
Ideal Care Ayurvedic clinic, Azaiba.
Contact 99639695
Ayurvedic treatment for backache
paralysis arthritis etc. & massage
All Season (Vaidyaratnam).
Contact 24475280 / 95371664 /
92504980
FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to
know more about Islam,
please call: 99425598, 96050000,
99353988, 99253818, 99341395,
and 99379133. For ladies:
99415818, 99321360, 99730723
Orvisit: www.islamfact.com
Festival special fresh fl ow-
ers- decorative deepaks - mitti
pots (Garbas) – wooden & metal
dandiya sticks - All pooja items-
Idols- decoration Items& many
more, available. Haridas Nensey
Supermarket-Ruwi.
Contact 24750784
Genuine Ayurvedic treatments
&massage, ayuredic clinic AL
Khuwair. Contact 24478618/
97263637/ 97109295
MATRIMONIAL
Kerala Cheramar Christian girl, 30,
working in Oman us Nurse, proposal
invited for suitable alliance.
Contact 91312275
Email [email protected]
Nair boy 28 Makeeram from Palak-
kad B.Tech working as IT Engineer
in Muscat seeks suitable alliance.
Contact [email protected]
28 years Keralite boy, working in a
reputed medical company in Oman
looking for a suitable alliance
E mail : [email protected]
Contact 93469632
27 Years, 160 cm height Knanaya
Catholic Keralite Girl, B.Sc Nurse
working in a reputed hospital in
Oman going on leave in Decem-
ber), seeking suitable alliance from
Knanaya Catholic boys. Contact
24701448 / 95641202
Hindu Ezhava Fair Girl. 30/163,
BSC Nurse working in Oman,
seeks suitable alliance.
Contact 99079774
MANPOWER
Wanted following manpower on
monthly basis Masson: 4 nos /
skilled labors: 8 nos (for digging,
laying and pulling and pulling
of underground cables) Contact
99236652 / 99215276
We can provide (supply) for 6
months or 1 year cleaners, of-
fi ce boys and helpers. Contact :
94151939/ 95788339
Email: [email protected]
We Supply Mason, Carpenter,
Steel fi xer, Electrician, Plumber,
Driver, Labours, Enggs, operators etc,
All Categories.
Contact 94034550/ 95059766
Email [email protected]
DAILY GUIDES AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 C7
ADVERTISE NOW! 24726666
EXT: 461 / 413 /430 / 431 / 456
TOURS
TOURS
Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with
Buffet, & Land Tours Al Ainain
Marine Tours-Contact 98029602,
92808636
We arrange Tours to Jabel
Alakhdar / Shames wahiba Sands.
Contact 99839898
RENT A CAR
FOR HIRE
FOR HIRE
Cranes and excavators available on
hire. Contact 99209427
Crane Trailor Hiab. # 99354909
Party & Wedding equipment rent-
als. Full line, from Tables, Linen
& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,
Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chaf-
ing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large
Sound Systems and spectacular
lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for
Catering and Croyden 9623 5555
for Sound & Light. www.tunesoman.
com, E-mail: [email protected]
BUSINESS
Persons interested in starting any
new business please contact me
after 6 pm, Indian executive with
16 yrs exp in Oman & UAE markets
is looking for an investor & sponsor.
Contact: 95521437
Restaurant + coff ee shop with
seating capacity of 50 people and po-
tential to make 90 (with mezzanine
in running condition doing excellent
business in a prime
business location at Wattayah is
available for purchase / investment.
Interested parties may please call on
97414513 or 96344753
Well established Investor Company
in Oman, registered with tender board
as Grade 1 company and achieved
electrical contractors license DCRP
Grade “C” (11KV) wish to off er legal
partnership to those who can invest
for business development. Prefer-
ence will be given to real estate
investors in Oman, GCC countries
& India. Contact 00968 99760596
(Arabic & English) or
Email: [email protected]
CANADIAN company. for
immigration & manpower is looking
for a partner in Oman with license
!For contact [email protected]
0097333054453
A well running Civil contracting
company LLC doing ministry work,
looking for new sponsor and inves-
tor or partner. Contact 96726115
Looking for Omani partnerfor business development services.
Contact 93194825
Email: [email protected]
SITUATION WANTEDCARGO
25/ 50 seater Buses for rent/ leas-
ing with drivers in PDO Specifi ca-
tion. Contact 99839898
For Rent Truck Tipper 18 m.
Contact 95120774
DAILY GUIDE
FOR LADIES
Indian ladies tailoring salwar
khamees, saree, blouse stitching.
Contact – 93694035
Latest collection of Indian and
Pakistani Casual & Party wear Shal-
war Kamees, exhibition for ladies
only on display from 10th OCT.
Between 10 am to 9 pm.
Contact 24491709
Special package for RO. 15/-
(Threading, facial, waxing, pedicure,
manicure, hot oil treatment) .
Contact 99722031
C8 S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 3
DAILY GUIDE
SERVICES
MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of
your marble. Contact 24793614/
99314807
Split & Window AC Servicing &
repairing. Contact 99557080
Split & Window A.C Servicing &
repairing. Contact 99380307
GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet
& sofa shampooing,
Contact 99314807/24792998
Subcontractor solutions.
Contact 97163496
A/ C maintenance, servicing &
installation. Split A/C Servicing RO
10.000 Only. Contact 94217681 /
99210141
Marble polishing & crystalliza-
tion building cleaning fl oor, fl oor
polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing,
pest control, anti termite,
shifting, maintenance.
Contact 99504275
GULF INTERNATIONAL LLC
all kind of pest control. Contact
92326955
Door to Door Computers repair
specialist laptop software Website
cartridges.Contact 99199376
SPLIT / WINDOW A/C servicing
5/10 RO. Contact 95084850
Split & Window A.C Servicing &
repairing. Contact 93769089
House shifting, packing and
Transportation. Contact 99657644 /
98518013
Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles
polishing, carpet shampooing,
maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS-
99320217 /24788722
Electrical Plumbing Painting
Contract and Maintenance.
Contact #98456535
Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-
Contact 99320217/24788722
Carpet, sofa- cleaning, glue remov-
ing, shampooing, house cleaning,
polishing & painting etc.
Contact – 99542979 / 98855815
Pest control water proof.
Contact 99067923
Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles
polishing, carpet shampooing,
maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS-
99320217 /24788722
Catering and Other support Ser-
vices anywhere in Oman for Compa-
nies. Staff / Labour Accomodation.
available in Sohar, Barka and Nizwa.
Telephone No.94104987, 97884967,
95740387,
E-Mail : [email protected]
Painting Interlock plumbing main-
tenance. Contact 92142319
Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile
polishing, pest control & anti-termite
treatment, general cleaning painting,
Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact
Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. #
24810137, 99450130
Electrical Works, Maintenance,
Building Gas Pipelines, Fire Alarm
& Security systems. Contact Amjad
Majees Trading & Contracting:
99467936
For all your maintenance needs
including, Painting, Plumbing,
Electricity, Laying of interlock tiles,
marbles etc. Tel: 99383574
Mr Chandran
A/C service RO7/- , repairing &
installation, painting, building all
maintenance. Contact 95563858 /
99326786
SERVICES
WEBSITE
WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and
management at rock bottom price. Contact: http//webviewoman
Computer Service at your doorstep.
Laptops desktops, and other hard-
ware. Contact 93838100.
Active Corner Computer special-
ist in repairing: Laptops, Printers,
Tablets & Smart Phones, Al Ghubra
North. Contact 92866876
CLASSES
CLASSES
Learn Arabic in two months, spoken
Arabic class for non Arabic speak-
ers by Gulf experience post Gradu-
ate Teacher in Ruwi. Free introduc-
tory class. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Contact 95244310
COMPUTER
Split /window A/C SERVICING
5/10R.O. Contact 95084850
Wallpaper, Furniture, Carpet fi xing,
furniture upholstery, painting,
shifting. Contact 99834373 /
96642500
A/C, Fridge & Washing Machine
servicing & Repairing. Painting
, Plumbing, Electrical & Carpen-
try Works. Contact 97014234/
24504281 / 99447257
Carpet, sofa- cleaning, glue remov-
ing, shampooing, house cleaning,
polishing & painting etc.
Contact – 99542979 / 98855815
Marble polishing & crystalliza-
tion building cleaning fl oor, fl oor
polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing
pest control, anti termite, shifting,
maintenance. Contact
99504275
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation. Contact 99509283
Transportation. Contact 99664703
Transportation only. Contact
99751397
Transportation. Contact 99077348
Transportation. Contact 98178135
Graduate driver with car.
Contact 98267157
Transportation. Contact 95199733
LOST
Mawarni Bt Yabosana Leko has lost
Indonesian Passport No. AK 250379.
Finder please handover to ROP
Transportation. Contact 99508282
Transportation. Contact
99664703
Transportation available.}
Contact 95068976
Transportation. Contact 93405941
Transportation. Contact 98546606
For transport. Contact 92548219
Transportation Contact 95570429
Learn Drawing & painting for
children. (MBD area Ruwi)}
Contact 95308320