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MUSCAT: Returning home is sometimes the best option for expatriates once they have de-cided that they would be better off fi nancially and emotionally at home, say representatives of so-cial organisations.
The earlier they return, the bet-ter the chances of successful rein-tegration into their communities back home, they note, cautioning that this decision should be made carefully.
According to social organisa-tions, for various reasons there are expatriates who are caught in the dilemma of whether to stay in
Oman or return to their countries.Poor understanding of life as an
expatriate, misinformation about income and expenses, inaccurate perceptions of the nature of their job, unrealistic expectations, lack of fl exibility and homesickness, as well as emotional and mental challenges, are some of the fac-tors that can put expatriates into a Catch-22 situation when they begin their lives in Oman.
While this situation is more common among illegal expatri-ates and legal blue-collar workers, there are educated people grap-
pling with similar issues, as well.Those who are living in a for-
eign country for the fi rst time, es-pecially women, and those living away from their families are usu-ally more vulnerable.
A dream come true for them may turn into a nightmare, and they might fi nd it diffi cult to re-turn to their home countries.
While some cannot muster the courage and confi dence to go back and start everything afresh, oth-ers feel embarrassed to return, fearing a negative reaction from their families and friends. >A6
The sooner the
expats return home,
the more the chances
of reintegration into
the community
HM sends condolences to Qatar Emir
His Majesty receives thanks
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a ca-ble of condolences to His High-ness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, on the death of Sheikha Al Anood bint Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al Thani.
In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere condolences and sym-pathy, praying to Allah the Al-mighty to rest the deceased’s soul in peace and grant her family patience.-ONA
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Re-public of Djibouti in reply to His Majesty the Sultan’s congratu-latory cable on the occasion of his country’s Independence Anniversary.
In his cable, President Guelleh expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation to His Majesty the Sultan and the Om-ani people. President Guelleh affi rmed his keenness to con-tinue promoting the relations between the people of two coun-tries in all spheres of. -ONA
HM sends greetings to Ecuadorian president >A2
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D J I B O U T I
OMANCall to set up more autistic centres
1Parents and experts have called for setting up specialised centres to
treat autistic children in all governorates , adding to the three specialised centres in Muscat that deal with autism. The Sultanate of Oman has 5,004 cases of autism. >A3
OMAN‘Faces’ becomes Alive-enabled
2Faces, Oman’s premier lifestyle magazine, is the fi rst local monthly
magazine to be Alive-enabled by TimesMobile. Distributed every month with the Times of Oman in Muscat, Faces has taken the lead in bridging the print-digital content consumption pattern for its readers with Alive in the Sultanate of Oman. >A5
REGIONIraqi PM embarks on reforms drive
3Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi proposed scrapping top government
posts and privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance. The proposed reforms followed weeks of demonstrations. >A7
T O P T H R E E I N S I D E S T O R I E S
C7Style and substance
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MUSCAT: Even as gold prices dropped to a fi ve-year low, thus becoming a lot less attractive to investors, the love for this yellow metal for residents in the Sultan-ate of Oman has not diminished a wee bit.
“As prices are dipping, we are witnessing a huge rush in our showrooms. Sales are at a peak. Compared to previous weeks, our main showroom registered a record growth in sale last week,” Malabar Gold & Diamonds re-gional head, Najeeb K, told the Times of Oman.
On Sunday, the price per gram in Oman was OMR13.550.
“However, the low price doesn’t benefi t us much. But any-way, as sale goes up, we will be able to balance the business.”
Last week, gold registered a weekly decline, marking its worst run in 11 years before a US pay-rolls report that will guide the Federal Reserve in determining interest rates.
Bullion for immediate de-livery was at $1,089.30 an ounce by 10.58am in Singa-pore from $1,089.55 on Thurs-day, when prices gained 0.4 per cent, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.
According to reports, the met-al was 0.6 per cent lower and is headed for a seventh weekly drop in the worst slump since 2004.
“Strengthening dollar has dragged down the precious met-al price,” said Jose Kakkassery Francis, regional manager of Joy-alukkas in Oman.
“Usually during the school reo-pening time, expatriates run out
of money and they avoid gold pur-chase. But this time, as the prices are going down, demand is high. We are trying our best to stock up more,” Jose added.
Service chargeMeanwhile, some customers complained that due to the ser-vice charge tagged by some jew-ellers, they are forced to shell out more even when the gold price is low.
A customer said some jewel-lery shops buy our gold items on the basis of the weight by gram. But they sell the same items at high prices. >A6
L O V E F O R Y E L L O W M E T A L
HOME CALLING: If a person decides to return, they should do it sooner, rather than later.
‘Gold rush’ continues for Oman shoppers
Go home for your own good, expatriates told
Omani rial was the price per gram of gold in shops in Oman after
its steady decline recently
13.55
Fund crisis hits work of animal rescuersSARAH [email protected]
MUSCAT: Stray dogs and cats in need of rescue will have to wait longer for their forever homes as local animal welfare organisation Omani Paws has suspended their services until they get more funds.
Omani Paws made the an-nouncement on their Facebook page Sunday morning noting that rescue operations would be sus-pended until the end of 2015 be-cause there are not enough foster homes and huge outstanding vet-erinary bills that should be paid before more animals are taken in off the streets.
“It really costs us a lot. Lately we’ve sent over 20 dogs to Europe and we owe Al Qurum Veterinary Clinic almost OMR5,600. Until that is covered and paid we’re not going to rescue any more
animals,” explained Omani Paws founder Nada Al Moosa.
Currently, there are 10 dogs in the care of Omani Paws and Al Moosa said they will continue to care for them until they are adopted, but will have to turn down any new requests to rescue stray animals. >A6
O M A N I P A W S
Bad news for stray dogs and
cats in need of rescue.
Staff Reporter
MUSCAT: Between July 21 and 30, more than 3,000 un-documented and overstaying expatriates have registered for exit from Oman by mak-ing use of the amnesty, the Ministry of Manpower data
reveals. “The number of workers who have registered for amnesty is 3,265,” the ministry data revealed.
The amnesty, which was announced on May 3, was extended for three more months by the ministry in the last week of July. >A6
3,265 amnesty-seekers to exit
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Supplements can be dangerous for health: Experts
MOHAMMED FAHMI RAJAB
MUSCAT: Experts have warned against taking food supplements without prescription or medical advice as these may cause cancer, infertility and even lead to sexual impotence.
Some experts have informed that ‘medications’ (food supple-ments: vitamins) of unknown source/origin that are entering the Sultanate’s markets.
Speaking to Al Shabiba, the sister publication of the Times of Oman, Dr Muataz Jado, medi-cal offi cer at Advanced Fertility & Genetics Centre, said all vitamins were not completely safe.
“Vitamins taken by the youth at the gyms/centres without medical consultation could cause infertil-ity and sexual impotence as there are cases in which those who take food supplements believed that these supplements are simply vi-tamins and have no side eff ects. Some food supplements comprise
hormones that are detrimental to human bones and could cause can-cer,” he added.
For instance, Vitamin E, if taken for a long time and in big quanti-ties, can cause liver cancer. The WHO has been opposing for over ten years the use of Vitamin E dur-ing pregnancy as it causes cancer and congenital malformation of the embryo.
“Food supplements have be-come popular and their use is not restricted to body building,” he added. There are some medica-tions that enter the Sultanate un-der the term “food supplements,” a majority of which are imported, mainly from places not subject to the federal law of these countries.
The majority of such food sup-plements are exported to the Mid-dle East region. There are also
other medications in the market, the source of which is unknown and that do not carry any details in any language, he added.
It seems unusual that people do take medications of unknown sources just because someone ad-vised them to do so.
Outlets selling food supple-ments refuted allegations that they popularised such supple-ments. A manager at one such out-let said the “food supplements they sell are vitamins authorised by the Ministry of Health and these have no side eff ects.”
Medical experts have
urged people to be
wary of medications
— food supplements:
vitamins — of
unknown source
or origin that
are entering the
Sultanate’s markets
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Food supplements have become popular and
their use is not restricted to body building alone.
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Youth forum’s focus on art
NIZWA: Literary skills of youths were showcased as the 21st ver-sion of Youth Literary and Art Fo-rum was inaugurated on Sunday at Nizwa University under the auspices of Dr Abdel Monem bin Mansour Al Hassani, Minister of Information.
Dr Hilal bin Said Al Hajri, Di-rector General of the Directorate General of Arts and Literature at the Ministry of Heritage and Cul-ture and Chairman of the Organis-ing Committee pointed out to the importance of the Forum and its role in enhancing the skills of tal-ented youths in literary fi elds.
The Minister of Information then inaugurated an exhibition for youths publications, art works and ‘Literature Portrait’. –ONA
A R T A N D C U L T U R E
INAUGURATED: The Minister of Information, Dr Abdel Monem bin Mansour Al Hassani, inaugurated
an exhibition for youths publications, art works and ‘Literature Portrait’. –ONA
Seminars to focus on role of MajlisMUSCAT: The role of Majlis Al Shura members and the impor-tance of participating in the elec-tions will be discussed at semi-nars here.
The Ministry of Interior will organise ‘Shura Forum’ seminars from August 24 to October 19 in diff erent parts of the Sultanate.
Walis, sheikhs, dignitaries and representatives of the public or-ganisations, cultural centers, civ-il society organisations, Omani Women Associations, teaching
staff , businessmen and univer-sity students will participate in these seminars.
While the fi rst seminar will be held in Muscat on August 24; the second seminar will be held in Khasab on September 7; in Rustaq on September 9; Nizwa on September 14; Sohar on Sep-tember 16; in Al Buraimi it will be organised on September 21; in Ibra on October 5; Sur on October 7; Ibri on October 12 and in Hai-ma on October 19.–ONA
P U B L I C A W A R E N E S S
His Majesty sends greetings to Ecuador presidentMUSCAT His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratula-tions to President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado of the Republic of Ecuador on the occasion of his country’s Independence Anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Delgado and his country’s friendly people. He wished them more prosperity and peace in the years ahead.–ONA
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Vitamins taken by the youth at the gyms/centres without medical consultation could cause infertility and sexual impotence
Dr Muataz Jado, Medical offi cer at Advanced Fertility & Genetics Centre
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Call to set up more autistic centres HAMOOD AL BRICKY
MUSCAT: Parents and experts have called for setting up special-ised centres to treat autistic chil-dren in all governorates, adding to the three specialised centres in Muscat that deal with autism. Oman has 5,004 cases of autism.
Epidemiological surveys from various countries indicate an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The epidemiology of ASD in develop-ing countries, such as Oman, has generally indicated a lower preva-lence compared to developed countries in the West. In Oman, the prevalence is low but, some specialists have indicated a rise in cases of autism in Oman.
A parent of an autistic child who didn’t want to be named said there was a need to open specialised centres in diff erent governorates of Oman which would benefi t the society.
“Children with autism often re-quire training in social interaction, communication and self-help. We have seen that early intervention is the key. Specialised early in-
tervention can give children with autism the skills necessary to lead a meaningful and productive later life. That is why we should have centres all over Oman,” she said.
According to Dr Yahia Al Farsi from College of Medicine in Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), there are 5,004 cases of autism in the Sultanate of Oman.
Some studies indicate that one out of nine children may be in need
of medical diagnosis for autism.Dr Al Farsi said more cases
could be going undiagnosed.On the other hand, Dr Sahar
Al Sharbgi from the department of psychology in Sultan Qaboos University said there are three specialised centres located in the capital, Muscat, but none in other governorates.
“There is no nurse, hospital or specialised doctor dealing with the
issue in the interiors,” according to Buthina Al Hinai.
Other research indicated that autism issue has grown in Oman because of poor community awareness.
Another study indicated that most of teachers did not know how to deal with autistic children and often they try to avoid these chil-dren, believing that they suff ered mental problems.
There are 5,004
cases of autism
in the Sultanate.
There are three
specialised centres
located in the capital,
Muscat, but none in
other governorates.
Research indicates
that autism has
grown in Oman
because of poor
community
awareness
We have seen that
early intervention is the
key. Specialised early
intervention can give
children with autism
the skills necessary to
lead a meaningful and
productive life. That is
why we should have
centres all over Oman
Parent of an autistic child
Bidaya summer interns train for lucrative off ers
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Following its suc-cessful implementation last year, Ithraa has expanded its Bidaya summer internship programme to bridge the gap between higher education and full-time employ-ment for university-level Omanis.
Running from August 9 to September 3, a total 49 students will gain insights into the work-ing world under the support and guidance of some of Oman’s lead-ing employers.
This year, Ithraa received over 1,200 applicants competing for 49 places with 23 businesses. Participants will learn skills es-sential for their career develop-ment, including project man-agement, leadership, sales and customer service.
His Highness Sayyid Faisal bin Turki Al Said, Ithraa’s Director General of Marketing and Media, said: “In an eff ort to take Bidaya to a broader youth audience, we partnered with Jisser, who pro-moted the initiative online, and through social media. The results have been truly outstanding and the calibre of applicants impres-sive. The massive response rate clearly demonstrates the appeal and appetite among Oman’s youth for summer work placements.”
Day-to-day operationsBidaya interns will take up posts in manufacturing, oil and gas, real estate, banking, media, re-tail, and logistics. The month-long programme provides young people with the opportunity to be exposed to the day-to-day op-erations of a business and acquire early professional experience.
Research from the US-based National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Experiential Ed-ucation Survey demonstrates that 25.3% of employers’ full-time, en-try-level college hires came from their internship programmes. In addition, the report shows that over two-thirds of candidates are off ered full-time positions at the end of their internships.
“One of the most important components of Bidaya is the men-toring programme that pairs each intern with a professional work-ing in his or her fi eld of interest. Mentors provide guidance and act as role models, meeting sev-
eral times a week to discuss vari-ous topics related to the intern-ship and the tasks that have been set. This one-on-one mentor-ing is a highly valuable learning experience.”
His Highness added, “Bidaya gives students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learnt in lec-ture halls to the world of work. It also helps them build a network of professional contacts in fi elds of interest that could lead to a fu-ture career.
“Indeed, it is programmes like Bidaya that are strengthening Oman’s young talent pool – these are the talented and entrepre-neurial young people that will
help attract further inward in-vestment into Oman and boost the sultanate’s non-oil exports. It’s a win-win scenario.”
Bidaya 2015 participating com-panies include Naranjee Hirjee, The Wave, Muscat, Ooredoo, Khimji Ramdas, DHL, Oman Convention & Exhibition Cen-tre, American Express, National Bank of Oman, Reem Batteries, Merge 104.8FM, Y Magazine, Kooora, Al Wisal, The Agency, Oman Dry Dock, Poly Products, Huawei, Brand Infi niti, Tarneem Design, Wipro, Shell Oman Mar-keting Company, Oman Airport Management Company and Busi-ness Gateways International.
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Bidaya gives students
the opportunity to
apply what they’ve
learnt in lecture halls
to the world of work. It
also helps them build a
network of contacts
Sayyid Faisal Al SaidIthraa’s Director General of Marketing
NEW AVENUES: Ithraa received more than 1,200 applicants com-
peting for 49 places with 23 businesses. Participants will learn
skills essential for their career development.–Supplied photo
RAFO BAND COMES SECOND IN SCOTLAND CONTESTThe music band of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) came second at the bagpipes and
drums competition held in Scotland, where 40 music bands from the diff erent countries
participated. RAFO band staged a number of music performances that received the appre-
ciation of the public.— ONA
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‘More efforts needed for eTransformation’
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Some of the govern-ment entities have improved their processes to shift towards eTransformation and others need to work hard to improve their ser-vices and processes to ease daily transactions for the citizens and residents, said Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of Information Technology Authority (ITA).
He was speaking at Informa-tion Technology Authority’s third edition of its regular open meet-ing (Shurkum) to take public and specialists’ opinion about its plans and projects. The Shurkum event was held on Saturday at Hil-ton Salalah Hotel where the CEO was also present.
Through this open meeting, the ITA seeks to raise awareness
about its responsibilities and tasks to implement e.oman strat-egy and to introduce its projects and initiatives provided for the community. Hence, transparency and community eParticipation in the implementation of the ITA’s plans is very crucial to achieve e.oman strategy.
The Information Technol-ogy Authority, will work as per the plan for the next fi ve years (2016-2020), to support the transition to the digital economy, create jobs for Omanis, make daily life easier for the citizens. The information and communication technology’s contribution, as the biggest indus-try, to the overall economy of the Sultanate is immense.
Besides, demand for informa-tion and communication technol-ogy services is increasing.
The Authority will also work over the next fi ve years to increase the effi ciency of government services and business manage-ment services.
At the meeting, Dr. Salim Al Ruzaiqi said, “Every year, we evaluate the government entities’ work on eTransformation plan and raise a report for the Minis-terial Cabinet so that they can is-sue instruction for the entities to improve their work. By the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016, we will see more eServices.”
The meeting witnessed a lot of interaction with the attendees as well as those following the ITA on social media networks, and addressed their comments and suggestions to improve the Au-thority’s work as well as public’s wishes for better e.oman.
The Information
Technology
Authority, will
work as per the
plan for the next
fi ve years (2016-
2020), to support
the transition to the
digital economy TECH SUPPORT: The Information Technology Authority will work over the next fi ve years to increase
the effi ciency of government services and business management services. –Supplied photo
Every year, we evaluate
the government
entities’ work on
eTransformation plan
and raise a report for
the Ministerial Cabinet
Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi,CEO of ITA
Ghubra school student brings cultural memories from Peru
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Aamir Tufail Aham-ad, a Class XII student at In-dian School Al Ghubra, recent-ly attended an International Service Project organised by Round Square, a worldwide as-sociation of schools on fi ve con-tinents, in Yuncachimpa, a moun-tainous village located about 55 km from Cusco city in Peru.
Recalling his experience, Aamir said, “I was a member of a team of 20 students from various parts of the world selected for the ser-vice project. The project included building a boundary wall for a vil-lage school to keep animals away, and a few stables for the animals kept by the local community. We stayed in tents with villagers and worked alongside people from the local community.
“It was an immense feeling of satisfaction when we completed the wall and everybody could see what we had achieved together over the past week.”
Saying that he was amazed to see the city of Cusco, one of the most historically and cultur-ally rich cities in South America, Aamir added, “I visited Machu Picchu, the Unesco world herit-age site and one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World. I had the chance to explore Ollan-taytambo (a town built by the In-
cas, and whose houses people still live in today) before getting on the Vistadome train for the stun-ning journey to Aguas Calientes. Huayna Picchu is the peak that overlooks Machu Picchu and is a steep, but incredible climb.”
Stating that he was happy to have a wonderful opportunity to participate in an international
service project and to visit a new territory, meet new people, ex-plore a new culture and visit his-torical sites of South America, Aamir added, “I have attended several international conferences and service projects, and the ex-perience I have gained in each of them is quite unique and splendid in its own way.”
S E R V I C E P R O J E C T
STUDENT UNITY: Aamir Tufail Ahamad was a member of a team of 20 students from various parts
of the world selected for the service project. The project included building a boundary wall for a vil-
lage school to keep animals away, and a few stables for the animals.–Supplied photo
Indian school teachers boost evaluation skillsTimes News Service
MUSCAT: As part of the current process of staff development pro-grammes, Indian School Muscat has organised a three-day Teach-ers’ Training Workshop last week to develop the professional capaci-ties of teachers.
The entire teaching staff , includ-ing Principal, Vice Principals, As-sistant Vice Principals and heads of departments (HODs), involved themselves in the workshop on Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) that combined modules such as Assessment of Co-scholastic Areas of CCE, Pre-K Training, Knowledge Portal Des-tination Success, Lesson Planning and ICT Integration in Classrooms.
Six seasoned teacher trainers, Neera Chopra, Neenu Puri, Veena Ranjan, Navinder Kaur, Puneet Pasricha and Kunal Sikri from D.S. Digital, S. Chand Group, in collab-oration with Juana Technologies, New Delhi, a Teachers’ Training and Professional Development Services Organisation, shared
their knowledge and skills with the teachers. They highlighted the need to expand digital expertise, equip the teachers with innova-tive methods to evaluate students. They provided an overall idea to organise anecdotal records, per-formance check-lists and, most importantly, the function and eval-uation of teaching-learning gears and schemes.
The inaugural session began with two minutes of silence to allow for the reminiscing about the myriad contributions of the great teacher-scientist Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
School principal Srinivas K. Naidu welcomed the resource persons, as well as the gathering, and stressed, through the concept of inertia, the need for ceaseless professional expansion of the teachers. Quoting the veteran Scientist-President, the Princi-pal said that sacrifi ce is the need of the hour and held up the exam-ple of Dr. Kalam as one of the best teachers, who believed that the nation is built by the teachers.
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Focus on HR strategies
SALALAH: New trends in human resources are being discussed as the second An-nual Forum of Training and Human Resources Develop-ment Offi cials titled ‘Future Horizons in Human Resourc-es Development’ began in Salalah on Sunday under the patronage of Sheikh Khalid bin Omar Al Marhoon, Min-ister of Civil Service Chair-man of the Institute of Public Administration. Sheikh Al Marhoon said that the forum would discuss a number of themes related to the strategy of human resources develop-ment and the new trends in the training process manage-ment and development. –ONA
‘ F U T U R E H O R I Z O N S ’
EDUCATION SUMMIT: The entire teaching staff , including the
principal, involved themselves in the workshop on Continuous and
Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).–Supplied photo
I had the chance to explore Ollantaytambo (a town built by the Incas) before getting on the Vistadome train for the stunning journey to Aguas Calientes
Aamir Tufail Ahamad, ISG student
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Muscat logs the highest number of pensionersMUSCAT: Muscat has the maxi-mum number of pensioners and eligible heirs, at 11,853 — compris-ing 20 per cent of the total number of pensioners in Oman. At 447, or 1 per cent, Al Wusta Governorate recorded the lowest number.
The number of pensioners at the end the fi rst half of the current year stood at 42,680 and they cumula-tively received OMR15,096,835 in pensions according to the latest bi-annual statistical report of Civil
Service Employees Pension Fund (CSEPF). The number of eligible heirs was 32,293 and they received OMR3,569,358. The report also re-vealed that 12,660 persons received OMR45,052,792 in end of service gratuities by end of June 2015.
By end of June this year 780 newly retired persons received OMR616,240 in pensions against 589 receiving OMR412,920 in the fi rst half of 2014. The report also pointed out that 213 retired
on reaching the age of superan-nuation, 53 died, 35 retired on becoming medically unfi t and 478 resigned.
GratuityThe value of the end of service gratuity paid in 93 cases during the fi rst half of this year stood at OMR1,028,473.
The Civil Service Employees Pension Fund (CSEPF) was estab-lished simultaneously with the in-
troduction of the Law of Pensions and End of Service Benefi ts for Omani Nationals employed in the Government sector in the begin-ning of 1986.
It is responsible for implement-ing provisions of the law in addi-tion to managing and investing the pensions and end of service funds. The Fund is an independent gov-ernment unit which has a juristic personality, an administrative and fi nancial independence. – ONA
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Faces now Oman’s first Alive-enabled monthly magazine
Times New Service
MUSCAT: Faces, Oman’s pre-mier lifestyle magazine, is the fi rst local monthly magazine to be Alive-enabled. Alive is an augmented reality off ering from TimesMobile.
Distributed every month with the Times of Oman newspaper in Muscat, Faces has taken the lead in bridging the print-digital con-tent consumption pattern for its readers with Alive in the Sultan-ate of Oman.
Augmented realityWith this augmented reality of-fering from Alive, Faces will, liter-ally, come alive on smartphones and handheld devices, off ering an all-new reading experience to readers and new subscribers. The user simply has to scan pic-tures that have the Alive logo em-bedded in them to feel the image coming alive as a print page or as a video that depicts the story be-hind the image. It gives readers options to view, save and share these features.
Critical toolAjay Vaishnavi, Director, TIL, says, “We are happy to have Alive -ena-
bled Faces in Oman with a critical tool to engage, interact and provide richer content for Faces’ readers.”
Faces director Sophia Raman adds, “With the introduction of Alive in the June issue of Faces, readers will get a peek into its working and capabilities, which will soon be a part of all the main articles and features published in the magazine. Alive is designed to enable mobile data users to engage/interact with editorial
content and print advertisements published in our magazine.”
Sophia further states, “All that the readers need to do is down-load Alive (visitwww.alivear.com), open Alive on the phone and scan the picture with the logo by focusing the phone’s camera on it. Alive is an augmented reali-ty off ering from TimesMobile, the telecom unit of Times Internet Limited (TIL), the internet and mobile venture of India’s largest media house – The Times Group.
Dynamic digital worldAlive transforms the static world of print into a dynamic digital world fi lled with rich multimedia content and more. With over 1.5 million downloads, Alive powers over 20 leading publications and 250 brands across South Asia and the Middle East.
To experience Alive, download Alive App from www.alivear.com/app Faces (Family/ Attitude/ Class/ Entertainment/ Success) Oman, leads the integrated con-tent off ering across print and digital properties.
Faces readers in Muscat, along with the dedicated digital follow-ers, appreciate the specifi c focus on caring for the society, family values, correct etiquettes, enter-tainment and leading a happy contented life.
Distributed every month with the Times
of Oman newspaper in Muscat, Faces has
taken the lead in bridging the print-digital
content consumption pattern for its readers
with Alive in the Sultanate
Oman Air continues support to Salalah Tourism FestivalTimes News Service
MUSCAT: As the offi cial airline of Salalah Tourism Festival, Oman Air continues its support to the an-nual event signifying its long-term commitment, which has endured over the years.
As part of its participation in the Festival, Oman Air has set up a stall in the Festival grounds, where experienced staff help visitors discover more about the airline’s new products and services. Also, visitors will learn about Oman Air’s network and fl ight schedules, and even be able to make book-ings. In addition, a number of spe-cial events are being held, during which Oman Air gives away air tickets and other gifts to winners and participants.
Record number of fl ights Notably, Oman Air is operating a record number of fl ights between Muscat and Salalah over the sum-mer months, enabling visitors to make the most of the Festival and enjoy the unique climate and scen-ery of the region. Between June and September, Oman Air will op-erate 284 return fl ights, represent-ing an 11 per cent increase over 2014. This means that as many as 352,738 passengers will have the
opportunity to fl y with Oman Air to Salalah.
The Salalah Tourism Festival, which opened on July 22, cel-ebrates the Khareef (monsoon season) when the southern-most tip of Oman is transformed from a dry desert to a lush green carpet. Visitors from around the world come to experience a vast range of events, which include music, sports, shooting, football, video games, as well as camel and horse rides. In addition, a new walkway has been built in the Dahariz area, which has seats shaded with um-brellas, a parking area and barbe-cue stations.
Usama Al Haremi, Senior Man-ager - Corporate Communications and Media at Oman Air, comment-ed, “Oman Air is proud to once again sponsor the Salalah Tourism
Festival, confi rming our commit-ment, not only to the event itself, but also to the Dhofar region and its people.
“The majority of visitors to the Festival are expected to fl y with Oman Air and we are pleased to have signifi cantly increased the number of fl ights we off er between Muscat and Salalah.
“Furthermore, visitors will be able to fi nd out more about Oman Air’s products and services, make new bookings and change existing bookings at our dedicated Festival stall. “It is a pleasure for Oman Air to be contributing to the continu-ing success of the Salalah Tourism Festival. We would like to thank the organisers for their dedication, and the many thousands of visitors for making this year’s event bigger and better than ever before.”
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FLYING HIGH: Between June and September, Oman Air will operate
284 return fl ights to Salalah, 11 per cent more than 2014. – Supplied photo
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Many women coming to Oman in this situation have given up a career to accompany their husbands, and often they fear what they will do with their time if they are not working
Susan Flower, president of Women’s Guild in Oman
Work performance of unsatisfi ed people gets aff ected
Also, some may end up staying in Oman for a long time, fi lled with regrets and tensions and without gaining any satisfaction from their lives, which aff ects their behaviour and work performance.
Representatives of social or-ganisations dealing with expatri-ates believe that foreigners should come to Oman with the correct information and should give them-selves enough time to adapt, while gaining a clear understanding of life in Oman. If, after a period of time, they come to the conclusion that they would be better off in their home countries, they are ad-vised to go back.
Speaking to Times of Oman, A. H. Raja, vice chairman of Pakistan Social Club, said that apart from the individual, some rules and parties may be responsible for the situation.
Blue-collar workersAccording to Raja, this scenario is more prevalent among those whose contracts are not honoured or are not paid on time, particu-larly blue-collar workers who have been misled by recruitment agents that take advantage of lax or miss-ing rules.
Raja said that, usually, those who join small companies face these problems, while it is not an issue for those working in better companies.
Raja’s advice to those who are facing these kinds of problems is to use available legal options to resolve the issues with their employers.
He also believes that expatriates who are facing either fi nancial or emotional challenges should not make any hasty or haphazard deci-sions to return to their home coun-tries, as it might lead to even more problems. It is recommended that they stay here for at least two years, and after this period they might adapt and also fi nd better opportunities, Raja said.
Sooner than laterHowever, he says if they come to a well thought-out conclusion that they should return, they should do it sooner, rather than later, and at an age when they can reintegrate into their own countries and com-munities.
This is particularly important for those professionals who may face the issue of age limits when applying for a job, Raja said, add-
ing that for labourers, the market is always open. Some labourers are even receiving higher salaries back home, he said.
The vice chairman of the Paki-stan Social Club also highlighted the importance of interacting with other members of the expatriate community through social clubs and interactive events, which play an important role in providing so-cial support.
Nitin Sujanani, general manager of Indian Social Club Muscat, says he has encountered people who are trying to determine which de-cision is best for them.
This situation was more preva-lent some 10 years ago when the economic situation in India was diff erent and many people wanted to work abroad, he said.He also believes that apart from the individual, other parties, such as recruitment agents are in-volved, which causes problems for expatriates.
According to him, those who plan to move to Oman should have a proper understanding of all as-pects of expatriate life here, per-form proper research about the is-sues that they are not well aware of and be mentally prepared.
However, Sujanani says the is-sue is that a large number of expa-triates coming from India to work here are labourers who are mostly poorly educated and do not have access to sources of information.
Further, some are given incor-rect information and false prom-ises, landing them in trouble when they start working here and see that they cannot earn and save as much as they had expected, he added.
PatienceSujanani thinks expatriates facing fi nancial or emotional challenges should be patient and wait for at least two years to assess the situa-tion properly.
However, after spending sev-eral years, if they come to a defi nite conclusion that they would be bet-ter off in their home countries in all respects, they should return.
“Eventually, we all have to go back,” he said, adding that the ear-lier this step is taken, the better.
“It is better to go back when you know you are capable enough
to start getting used to life back in your home country, rather than shifting at the age of 50 or 60 when it would be diffi cult to become integrated back home,” said Sujanani.
He also believes there are oppor-tunities back home for those work-ing here.
Sharing experiencesInteraction with members of the same community through social clubs and sharing experiences can also help make life easier for newly arrived expatriates, he said.
They should not be ashamed of expressing their concerns and seeking advice from friends or even specialists, in serious cases, the general manager of the Indian Social Club Muscat noted.
Susan Flower, president of the Women’s Guild in the Sultanate of Oman (WGO), says that she has come across people facing this sit-uation, but mostly women who are coming to work here as an accom-panying spouse.
“Many women coming to Oman
in this situation have given up a ca-reer to accompany their husbands, and often they fear what they will do with their time if they are not working, or worry about their chil-dren being in new schools and be-ing apart from friends and family in their home countries,” she said.
The WGO helps them to settle in and develop new friendships, Flower added.
FlexibilityHer advice is to be open-mind-ed and fl exible when moving to Oman, as things may be diff er-ent compared to their own coun-tries or diff erent than what they had expected.
“At the WGO, we can provide in-formation on what to do, where to fi nd things and about general liv-ing in Oman, and such information can take away much of the anxiety women face when moving over-seas. It is defi nitely a good idea to do some research about life in Oman before committing to move and the challenges they may face, so they can make more informed decisions,” she said.
Flower also advises people to wait at least six months before making any decision to return home, as she thinks it takes that much time to settle into the way of life here.
Not for everyone“While the vast majority of peo-ple love living in Oman, it is not for everyone, however. If they are unhappy and have the opportunity to return, then sometimes that is the best choice for them and their families,” she said.
Hilal Al Rashdi, adviser at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Aff airs, says that those whose re-ligious views and values have un-dergone some changes are advised to engage in activities and form their own associations in order to revive and maintain their values.
They can also benefi t from as-sistance from Omani associations and institutions, he said.
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A. H. Raja, vice chairman of
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During the amnesty period, undocumented and overstay-ing migrant workers can leave Oman without paying any fi ne or facing any legal action for having violated the resi-dent status and work permit in Oman.
Reports indicated that so far, only 7,382 undocumented workers of various nation-alities have made use of the amnesty programme and left Oman.
However in May, four Asian country embassies in Oman said that there would
be around 50,000 undocu-mented and overstaying mi-grant workers who can make use of the amnesty.
“Overstaying undocument-ed expatriate workers should come forward and make use of this opportunity. When the Oman government is ready to help, the overstaying migrant workers should also cooper-ate instead of risking their life by remaining an overstaying migrant worker,” Shaji Sebas-tin, a Muscat-based Indian social worker, told the Times of Oman.
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A small donation makes a big diff erenceEach dog that is rescued costs about OMR50 for vaccinations and neutering or spaying and there are costs for feeding the ani-mals, too.
Some of the dogs are trapped, neutered and released back onto the streets at a cost of OMR50 per female dog. The veterinary clinics usually do this at cost, not making any profi ts from the service.
Some of the dogs are adopted locally and others are sent abroad, which is also a costly initiative. It costs OMR400 to send a dog to Germany, for example, and even more to send them to the UK or Canada, which they have done in the past, Al Moosa explained.
The Omani Paws Facebook page has over 7,000 fans and Al Moosa says it would make a world of diff erence if members donated just OMR1 a month.
“What is 1 rial? You spend it in a second without thinking twice. Let’s say 30 per cent of them donate a rial every month, that would really help us help many, many more animals,” she said.
The organisation has had fund-raisers in the past, including a concert and joining table top sales at local schools, but these aren’t
enough to sustain the operations. Al Moosa added that when they request donations people often make promises but don’t follow through with the money.
Approximately 70 per cent of the costs she covers herself and she can’t aff ord to continue paying so much out of her own pocket.
People can donate to Omani Paws at the My Cupcake shops, Al Qurum Veterinary Clinic, Capital Veterinary Clinic, and Ayana Spa, and they can make bank dona-tions through an account (Bank Muscat AC 0316005035170026).
While Omani Paws is in des-perate need of regular funding, it
also needs people to donate time, talents, and space in their homes temporarily for needy animals.
“The money part is one thing. The other thing we’re struggling with is that nobody fosters. Even people who have dogs wouldn’t open their hopes for temporary fosters of two or three months. I have nine dogs in my house, and at some point we have to stop and be realistic about our limitations,” said Al Moosa.
She hopes people will off er to foster the dogs and cats until they are adopted, and they need vol-unteers who can help organise fund-raisers, take photos of the
animals for publicity, and trans-port the animals.
They also need volunteers who are willing to go out on weeks and help catch dogs for the trap, neu-ter and release procedure which will help tackle the stray dog prob-lem in the long term.
Recently fi ve puppies which were rescued in Wadi Kabir were adopted locally but Al Moosa says this was a lucky situation. Too often there aren’t enough foster homes let alone adoptive homes, so the dogs are put back on the streets.
Despite the challenges Omani Paws is currently facing, Al Moo-sa says she won’t give up, and she hopes more people will open their hearts, homes and wallets to help the animals who can’t help themselves.
“At the end of the day we do it for the dogs. We do it for the ani-mals in need,” she said.
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b o o k . c o m / p a g e s / O m a n i -Paws/453369938095862
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HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS: Each dog that is rescued costs about
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Hilal bin Saud Al Ismaili, Di-rector of the Markets Regula-tion and Control at the Public Authority for Consumer Pro-tection, told Al Shabiba, the sister publication of the Times of Oman, said that they have received complaints from cus-tomers regarding the service price tagged by the gold and dia-mond showrooms in the Sultan-ate of Oman.
“The Public Authority for Consumer Protection will look into the complaints and take ap-propriate steps,” the offi cial said while urging the consumers to check quality of the purchased gold as set by the Directorate General for Specifi cations and Measurements.
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Pact signed for Manila event
Times News Service
MUSCAT: As part of Shell’s com-mitment towards developing Omani talents and encouraging innovation among youth, Shell recently signed a letter of agree-ment with the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)
that will assist the university in its eff orts to compete in Shell’s up-coming eco-marathon challenge, scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines, in early 2016.
Chris Breeze, Shell’s Country Chairman in Oman, and Adil bin Ismail Al Raisi, Managing Director of Shell Oman Marketing, signed
the agreement with Professor Dr.Ing. Michael Modigell, Rector of GUTech. The signing took place at Shell Development Oman’s of-fi ce in Muscat.
Early this year, GUtech’s team “Megalodon” won fi fth place in the diesel fuel category at the Shell eco-marathon Asia competition
held in Manila. The team repre-senting GUtech plans to partici-pate in the 2016 challenge with a prototype diesel vehicle.
Commenting on this occasion, Professor Modigell said, “We are proud of our engineering student team that was very successful dur-ing this year’s eco-marathon in Manila, and we would like to thank Shell for all their support and their trust in our students.
“For the upcoming event, we will do our utmost to support and motivate our students in the same way. To participate in the eco-marathon is a big challenge - the students have to work very hard to build their eco-vehicles during long hours, beside continuing their studies. At GUtech we promote the application of theoretical knowl-edge in order to realize better en-gineering solutions. Beside the technical issues of the car, the stu-dents have to handle the project-
management and develop a team spirit,” said Professor Modigell.
Also commenting on the agree-ment with GUtech, Chris Breeze, Shell’s Country Chairman in Oman, stated: “The last team from GUtech demonstrated great skill and commitment, not only to de-velop their fuel-effi cient car, but to also contribute toward a sus-tainable energy future for Oman. It was truly inspiring to see how passionate and dedicated the stu-dents were in the eco-marathon challenge earlier this year, and I wish the new team the best of luck in pursuing their goal.
“These students are the back-bone of the future and their achievements are a testament to their abilities, teamwork and drive to succeed. Shell eco-marathon is an inspirational training opportu-nity for young problem solvers to demonstrate commercial, as well as technical innovation."
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AGREEMENT: Shell signed a pact with GUtech to help in its eff orts
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Iraqi premier proposes reforms after protests
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi proposed scrap-ping top government posts and privileges on Sunday in an am-bitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over cor-ruption and poor governance.
The proposed reforms followed weeks of demonstrations and a call for tougher reform measures from Iraq’s top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, who is revered by millions of Iraqis.
Amid a major heatwave that has
seen temperatures top 50 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit), protesters have railed against the poor quality of services, especially power outages that leave Iraqis with only a few hours of govern-ment-supplied electricity per day.
But even with popular pres-sure and Sistani’s backing, the entrenched nature of corruption in Iraq and the fact that parties across the political spectrum ben-efi t from it will make any eff orts to change the system extremely dif-fi cult. One of the most drastic of the proposals outlined in an online statement by Abadi was the call for the elimination of the posts of vice president and deputy prime minis-ter “immediately”.
Cabinet approvalThe cabinet approved the reform plan on Sunday, Abadi’s offi ce said, but changes such as abolish-ing the posts would apparently require the constitution to be amended, which would necessi-tate parliamentary action.
The three vice presidential posts, which come with more privileges than responsibilities, are held by former top offi cials -- Abadi’s predecessor and main ri-val, Nuri Al Maliki, ex-parliament speaker Osama Al Nujaifi and for-mer premier Iyad Allawi.
Maliki and Nujaifi said on Sun-day that they supported the reform drive, indicating that the proposed changes may have been made as
part of a deal that they endorsed. “I renew my support for the reforms that are needed,” said Maliki, while Nujaifi announced his “support for and welcome of the decisions”.
Abadi also called for a major overhaul of the way senior offi cials are selected, saying that all “party and sectarian quotas” should be abolished, and the candidates chosen by a committee appointed by the premier. No quotas are en-shrined in the constitution but the patronage system that prevails in Iraq grants many government jobs according to sect and party affi lia-tion rather than merit.
Abadi also said there should be a “comprehensive and immediate reduction” in the number of guards for offi cials. This has long been a problem, with some offi cials hav-ing massive personal protection units, and others hiring less than the allotted number and pocketing the remainder of the allowance.
And he called for an end to “spe-cial provisions” for senior offi cials, both current and retired. He did not specify what these were, but large salaries, government-provid-ed vehicles and generous retire-ment benefi ts have all long been bones of contention between the authorities and average Iraqis.
Old and current graft cases should also be reopened under the supervision of a high commission for fi ghting corruption, Abadi said.
Sistani called on Friday for Abadi to take “drastic measures”
against corruption, saying that the “minor steps” he had announced were not enough.
“He must be more daring and courageous in his reforms,” Ahmed Al Safi , a representative of the re-clusive Sistani, said in a sermon delivered in the city of Karbala.
But Abadi’s eff orts face major challenges.
“The entire system of govern-ment is rotten. The constitution is decrepit, the legal framework is woefully inadequate and the political class is utterly corrupt and incompetent,” said Zaid Al Ali, author of “The Struggle For Iraq’s Future”.
“All political parties that are part of government profi t directly from the current system, which is why it has remained unchanged since 2005,” said Ali, a constitutionalist.
The latest major protest was on Friday, with thousands in Baghdad and the south venting their anger at authorities.
Demonstrators have blamed the services crisis on corruption and incompetence across the political class.
But various parties and politi-cians have sought to align them-selves with the protesters -- at least in their rhetoric -- to take ad-vantage of the movement and miti-gate the risk to themselves.
People have protested over ser-vices and corruption before but the demonstrations failed to bring about signifi cant change. — AFP
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Yemen loyalists retake Zinjibar from HouthisADEN: Forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government recaptured a southern provincial capital from Houthi rebels and their allies on Sunday as they pressed an ad-vance from second city Aden.
Zinjibar, capital of Abyan prov-ince, had been held by troops of the renegade 15th Brigade which remains loyal to ousted strong-man Ali Abdullah Saleh who is allied with the rebels.
Troops entered the coastal town, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Aden, after over-running the brigade’s barracks outside with support from Saudi-led air strikes, military sources said. Residents of Zinjibar forced out by fi ghting that devastated their city also returned on Sun-day to take stock of the damage, a relief offi cial said. But many, including loyalist fi ghters, lost their lives as they treaded on mines planted by the rebels be-fore they withdrew from the city. At least 19 people were killed and 163 wounded on Saturday and Sunday in Zinjibar and the sur-rounding area, Aden health chief Al Khader Laswar told AFP.
Mines and unexploded ord-nance have caused similarly high death tolls in Aden itself since the rebels’ pullout last month, with dozens of civilians reported killed and hundreds wounded.
Zinjibar is the third southern provincial capital from which the rebels have been driven out. The loyalists secured Aden in mid-July and Lahj provincial capital Huta on August 4. Aden was the last refuge of President Abedrab-bo Mansour Hadi before he fl ed into exile in neighbouring Saudi Arabia in March. Riyadh has since led a bombing campaign and air and sea blockade against the Iran-backed rebels and their allies in a bid to restore his authority.
TrainingIt has also provided training and equipment to loyalist forces and earlier this month reportedly deployed hundreds of ground troops to Aden.
The capture of Zinjibar came three days after tribal and mili-tary sources said Saudi Arabia sent tanks, armoured vehicles and personnel carriers to back
the loyalist forces. Hundreds of Yemeni soldiers trained in the oil-rich kingdom were also sent to bolster Hadi’s forces, the sources said on Thursday.
The recapture of Zinjibar is ex-pected to strengthen the position of loyalist forces as they expand their zone of control in southern Yemen and could pave the way for an attempt to pursue rebels further north.
The Houthis control the capi-tal Sanaa, which they seized last year, and larges swathes of the country including the remote north where their mountainous stronghold of Saada is located.
On Sunday the head of the In-ternational Committee of the Red Cross visited the Old City of Sanaa, a UNESCO World Herit-age Site, to assess the damage of the war on the second day of a three-day visit.
After touring damaged build-ings and a hospital, ICRC chief Peter Maurer told reporters he had come to Yemen for a “view on the impact of the recent warfare”.
Sanaa’s Old City has been in-habited for more than 2,500 years and was a major centre for the propagation of religion, boast-ing more than 100 mosques, 14 public baths and more than 6,000 houses built before the 11th cen-tury. Many of its ancient storeyed houses that rise like modern-day skyscrapers were damaged in fi ghting and Saudi-led air strikes, leaving residents homeless.
“It’s an illustration of just one element of how people are aff ect-ed by the warfare,” Maurer said.
The ICRC has said Maurer would hold talks with leading of-fi cials, without identifying them, during his visit to Yemen. Re-bel offi cials said he would meet Houthi leaders and their allies.
The United Nations says near-ly 4,000 people have been killed since March, half of them civil-ians, while 80 per cent of Yemen’s 21 million people are in need of aid and protection. — AFP
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Iran ex-president Rafsanjani’s son begins 10-year jail termTEHRAN: The son of Iran’s for-mer president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani began a 10-year pris-on term for fi nancial and secu-rity crimes on Sunday, insisting his conviction was politically motivated.
Mehdi Hashemi was in March handed prison sentences totalling 25 years after being convicted on three charges in separate cases involving national security, fraud and embezzlement. The 45-year-old was also ordered to pay undis-closed fi nes and fi nancial penal-ties, and was barred from holding public offi ce. He lost an appeal.
The trial was held behind closed doors and details of the evidence and specifi c crimes has not been released. He was sen-tenced to two terms of 10 years in prison and one of fi ve years, and in line with Iranian law will serve the longest of the three sentences.
Iranian media said he had ar-rived at Evin Prison in Tehran where he read a statement to reporters demanding that re-
cordings of his trial be released. Hashemi said he saw “political purposes as the main element” of the case against him.
He said his conviction was “neither fair nor legal” but he hoped “to protect and defend the integrity of my honourable and oppressed father”.
“I demand once again that state television broadcast my court hearings fully,” he said.
“I fi rmly believe that this measure will prevent abuses by radicals from harming one of the important pillars of the Islamic republic,” he added, in an appar-ent reference to the judiciary.
Rafsanjani served as Iran’s president from 1989 to 1997.
The 80-year-old remains infl u-ential in Iranian politics despite suff ering setbacks in recent years. He is now considered a moderate close to the reformist camp.
Rafsanjani was barred from standing in the 2013 presidential election but threw his support behind moderate cleric Hassan
Rouhani, who eventually won.Rafsanjani’s son was accused of
involvement in massive protests that followed Iran’s 2009 disput-ed presidential election, won by hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadine-jad. At the time, Hashemi backed the so-called Green Movement led by reformist presidential can-didates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, who alleged massive voting fraud.
Threatened with arrest, Hashe-mi left for Britain. He returned home in September 2012 but was later detained for questioning and held in custody for three months before being released on bail.
Hashemi had an earlier brush with the judiciary in the 2000s when his name emerged in cases involving Norway’s Statoil and French oil giant Total.
The oil companies were sus-pected of having paid bribes to secure access to Iranian hydro-carbon reserves, at a time when Hashemi was a senior offi cial in the oil industry. — AFP
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The trial was held behind closed doors and details of the evidence and specifi c crimes has not been released. Mehdi Hashemi was sentenced to two terms of 10 years in prison and one of fi ve years, and in line with Iranian law will serve the longest of the three sentences.
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If Jungle Raj part II arrives, everything will be ruined. During Jungle Raj part I there was no experience of jail, which would be there now. Nobody learns good things in jail
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Indian newspapers buck global trend, witness growthNEW DELHI: Bucking the global trend, both English and regional language newspapers in India are witnessing growth, with the number of registered publications climbing up from 94,067 in March, 2013 to 105,443 by March this year.
According to data available with the Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI), almost every state across the country is a part of this trend. Uttar Pradesh (UP) leads the country with 14,336 regis-tered publications as on March 31, 2013, and their number went up to 15,209 in a year.
Continuing on the growth tra-jectory, the state had 16,130 pub-lications registered with RNI by March 2015.
Maharashtra, followed UP with 12,466 registered publications in March 2013.
Growth trajectoryThe fi gure went up to 13,375 in one year and touched 14,394 by March 2015.
National capital Delhi followed these two large states with 11,410 publications registered in 2013.
The number of registered publi-cations shot up to 12,177 by March 2015. Several other states like Andhra Pradesh have also seen a rise in number of publications.
The state, which had 5,575 pub-lications in 2013, had 6,215 by March 31 this year.
Recently formed Telangana has
203 registered publications.While an overwhelming major-
ity of states have seen an increase in number of publications, there are some like Lakshadweep or
Nagaland, which witnessed no change. In Lakshadweep and Na-galand, the number of publications remained static at seven and 22 during this period.
Vernacular newspapers also grew during the period.
There were 13,138 registered publications in English in March 2014 and the number grew to 13,661 in one year.
During the same period the number of Hindi publications also increased to 42,493 from 40,159.
There were 80 registered pub-lications in Sanskrit in March 2014, and number grew up to 95 by March this year.
The number of publications has been rising consistently and so also their circulation.
As per the details of claimed cir-culation in statements fi led with RNI, newspapers in languages excluding Hindi, English and
Urdu were publishing 108,603,811 copies daily in 2011-12 and the number went up to 125,119,648 in 2013-14.
Fluctuating trendCirculation of English newspa-pers, however, showed a fl uctuat-ing trend.
In 2011-12 English newspa-pers were publishing 680,772,280 copies per day but this number dropped to 56,385,998 in 2012-13.
In 2013-14 this number grew to 64,405,643 copies per day.
Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley shared this RNI data earlier this week in the in Lok Sabha in written reply to a member’s question. - PTI
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As per the details of claimed circulation in statements
filed with Registrar of Newspapers in India,
newspapers in languages excluding Hindi, English and
Urdu were publishing 108,603,811 copies daily in 2011-
12 and the number went up to 125,119,648 in 2013-14
Modi promises to rid Bihar of Bimaru tag, foil ‘Jungle Raj II’
GAYA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mounted a scath-ing attack on the “politically op-portunistic” JD(U)-RJD alliance in Bihar, repeatedly invoking the spectre of “Jungle Raj”, which he warned the coalition would usher in if voted to power.
Modi also vowed to remove the Bimaru (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh) tag given to the laggard state within
fi ve years of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) com-ing to power, but did not announce the much-expected economic package he has promised.
OpportunityAddressing his second rally in a fortnight in the poll-bound state, Modi said, the assembly polls, due in October-November, presented an opportunity to the people to free themselves of a government
“steeped in arrogance”. Modi, who made repeated reference to “Jungle Raj”, the name used for alleged misgovernance during the Lalu-Rabri rule, in his 40-minute speech, cautioned the people against bringing it back after the polls as he highlighted the contra-dictions plaguing the RJD-JD(U) alliance.
“If Jungle Raj part II arrives, everything will be ruined. Dur-ing Jungle Raj part I there was no
experience of jail,which would be there now. Nobody learns good things in jail,” he said, hinting at RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s incarcera-tion for alleged involvement in the fodder scam.
Referring to the alliance “forged out of political opportunism”, Modi said, “Will the coalition sur-vive after the elections are over. Those who drank poison will they spew it after the polls. Where will it fall? In people’s plate. Should
you allow them to do that? “I don’t know who’s Bhujang (snake) Prasad and who’s Chandan (san-dalwood) Kumar in Bihar. Who’s serving poison and who’s drinking it, but together they will create a poisonous environment in Bihar when elections are over,” he said.
After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s anointment as the secu-lar alliance’s chief ministerial candidate, Lalu had said he was prepared to even drink poison to defeat communal forces, which many saw as refl ecting the unease in the coalition.
Later, when asked during a public interface on Twitter about how will he take forward the state under a coalition which had Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as a partner, Kumar created a fl utter by citing a couplet of poet Rahim which said “sandalwood tree gathers no poison despite venomous snakes wrapping them-selves around it.” Many felt the snake’s reference was to Lalu.
Presenting a united picture of the NDA in the state, BJP’s alli-ance partners--Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party, Upendra Kushwaha of Lok Samata Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha (secular) leader and fomer state chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi shared the dais with Modi. - PTI
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said,
the assembly polls,
due in October-
November, presented
an opportunity to
the people to free
themselves of a
government ‘steeped
in arrogance’GARNERING SUPPORT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters during the Parivartan
rally at Gandhi Maidan, in Gaya on Sunday. - PTI
Modi plans visit to UAE on August 16
NEW DELHI/DUBAI: In a fi rst-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister in more than three decades, Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day trip to the UAE from August 16 during which he will hold talks with the leadership there on key is-sues of trade and security and address the Indian community.
Though no formal announce-ment has been made about the Prime Ministerial visit, accord-ing to offi cial sources, the Indi-an prime minister will travel to Abu Dhabi and Dubai during his two-day visit, which is expected to further boost the strong eco-nomic, cultural and social ties between India and the second largest Arab economy.
The visit will be fi rst-ever in 34 years by any Indian Prime Minister.
Modi’s visit also assumes great signifi cance given that there has been very little pro-gress seen in implementing various pacts particularly in the fi eld of counter terrorism and enhancing maritime security.
“The Indian leader’s visit is expected to give a fi llip to bilat-eral cooperation in key areas and boost trade and investment ties, which are the cornerstone of the UAE-India partnership,” sources said. - PTI
B I L A T E R A L T I E S
Allow bail or suicide, 70 Vyapam
accused say in letter to President
BHOPAL: Seeking “justice” from President Pranab Mukherjee, 70 medical students and junior doc-tors, arrested in Vyapam scam and lodged in Gwalior Jail, have written a letter to him, in which they have requested him to re-lease them on bail or allow them to kill themselves.
The 70 accused have been ar-rested on charge of cracking the pre-medical test conducted by scam-ridden Vyapam, using un-fair means.
“We, the under trial accused in judicial custody, are in jail since a long time. As a result of this, our future is in complete darkness and we are under tremendous mental and social pressure. This is developing negative thoughts of
suicidal tendency among us,” says the letter, which is signed on be-half of the students by A. S. Yadav, father of one of the 70 accused lodged in Gwalior jail.
“We are mostly junior doctors, who are working and others pur-suing medical (MBBS) course.Our family and our fi nancial con-dition has turned grim and our family is on the brink of starva-tion as we are languishing in jails since a long time,” it states.
Due to disparity in justice delivery system, all junior doc-tors are languishing in Gwalior jail, whereas our counterparts charged with the same sec-tions (of IPC) at Jabalpur, Bho-pal and other places have got bails from Sessions Courts and
High Courts, the letter alleged.“To save offi cers and staff ers
of (Vyapam) Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal’s (entrance committee), counselling committee, who had indulged in wrongdoings, hap-less and weak category medical students have been made accused and denied bail for political rea-sons,” the under-trials alleged in the letter.
“This is being done to develop criminal mentality among the junior doctors and medical stu-dents,” it said.
“Lastly, we request the honour-able President to bring uniform-ity in justice delivery system to facilitate bail to us so that our medical practice and studies are not hindered for a long time”.- PTI
S E E K I N G J U S T I C E
RAINS DISRUPTS NORMAL LIFE IN NORTH INDIAVehicles move through waterlogged Delhi-Gurgaon National Highway 8 after heavy rains,
at Signature Tower Chowk in Gurgaon on Sunday. Incessant rains lashed vast swathes of
north India including Delhi on Sunday, leading to fl ooding and water-logging in many ar-
eas. The national capital received the highest rainfall of the month as it poured intensely
in the morning hours. - PTI
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Naidu blames Congress for disruption of parliament
CHENNAI: The Indian gov-ernment is willing to consider “meaningful suggestions” from the Congress to resolve the dead-lock in Parliament and get eight crucial bills passed in the ongoing monsoon session, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.
Lashing out at the Congress for disrupting Parliamentary pro-ceedings, he said “I have told them that please come to the House. Let there be a discussion. Even the suspension of Congress MPs can be revoked. But there was no response. Even now if there is a meaningful suggestion, the Gov-ernment is willing to consider the suggestion.”
Naidu told reporters here that “eight more important bills are there, four bills were already passed in the Lok Sabha. I hope Congress understands its respon-sibility. Let us see what is going to happen (tomorrow). I want Mon-day to be Monday and I don’t want Monday to be a Sunday.”
Observing that it was the duty of both the government and the Opposition to run Parliament, he said “they don’t want the Govern-ment to succeed.
“We want both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to function at least for coming four days, since
(only) four days are left (for the monsoon session to end).”
The session concludes on August 13.
The legislations listed for pas-sage include those relating to GST, the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill and the Pre-vention of Corruption (Amend-ment) Bill.
The crucial Right to Fair Com-pensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement (Second) Bill is currently before the Standing Committee.
On Saturday, Congress threw
the ball in government’s court on the issue of smooth functioning of Parliament in this session that has largely remained paralysed over Lalit Modi and Vyapam is-sues, saying if it was interested in its running,then it should reach out to the opposition.
On the Lalit Modi issue, Naidu wanted to know why he was al-lowed to go out of India in the fi rst place. “Who was in Government? Why no action was taken against Lalit Modi? Who was in the Government for last four years? No answer.”
Lashing out at Congress, he said
“while in power, they pushed In-dia backward, now in opposition they do not want India to move forward.”
Continued protests by Congress members have forced a washout of Rajya Sabha proceedings for the third week, as the House failed to transact any business due to re-peated adjournments.
Congress members have repeat-edly stormed the Well protesting the suspension of 25 MPs in Lok Sabha and demanding resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and two chief ministers over the Lalit Modi and Vyapam issues. - PTI
Lashing out at the
Congress, Union
Minister Venkaiah
Naidu said “while in
power, they pushed
India backward, now
in opposition they
do not want India
to move forward.”
Continued protests by
Congress members
have forced a
washout of Rajya
Sabha proceedings
for the third week, as
the House failed to
transact any business
due to repeated
adjournmentsSPELLING OUT: Parliamentary Aff airs Minister Venkaiah Naidu speaks to media at Parliament
House in New Delhi, recently. - PTI
Soldier, militants killed in gunbattle near LoC in KashmirSRINAGAR: Two militants and a soldier were killed on Sun-day in gunbattle during infi ltra-tion bids by ultras at Keran and Tangdhar sectors along the Line of Control(LoC) in Indian-adminis-tered-Kashmir while an Army of-fi cer lost his life in a mishap during a search operation.
An infi ltration bid was foiled along the LoC in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday in which two militants were killed, an army offi cer said.
The alert troops guarding the
LoC noticed a group of militants trying to sneak into this side Jum-agund Nar in Keran sector, he said, adding the troops challenged the militants who indulged in indis-criminate fi ring.
EncounterThe troops returned the fi re and in an ensuing encounter two mili-tants were killed, the offi cer said.
In an overnight encounter be-tween the security forces and infi ltrating militants near Ragni post in Taya forests near the
LoC in Tangdhar sector, an army jawan was killed and two others were injured.
“One jawan made the supreme sacrifi ce while two others were injured in the operation against militants in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district,” the army offi cial said.
In an another operation near LoC in Gurez sector of north Kash-mir’s Bandipora district, an army offi cer was killed after he slipped and fell in a deep gorge.
Captain Prem Kumar Krishan
Patil of Army’s 36 RR unit slipped into a gorge during a search opera-tion in the forest area close to the LoC Saturday, the offi cer said.
He said the search operation was launched following inputs about some suspicious movement in the area.
The injured offi cer was rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was shifted to a medical facility here, the offi cer said.
Patil, however, succumbed to the injuries later in the day, the of-fi cer said. -PTI
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STRICT VIGIL: Personnel of Special Operation Group of J&K Police
and CRPF keep vigil during a search operation for militants amid a
red alert sounded by authorities a day after militants attack on BSF
convoy in Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. -PTI
Minister for retaining
death penalty for
terrorists and rapists
CHENNAI: Amid a raging de-bate on the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, Union Minister Ven-kaiah Naidu on Sunday said that strongest possible punishment, including death sentence should be given to terrorists, anti-na-tionalists and rapists.
“Glorifying terrorists and anti-nationalists is no good. Death penalty is an issue which can be debated upon. But surprisingly, some people come out openly as and when death penalty is given to a terrorist, anti-nationalist...” he told reporters here.
“Somebody is saying death penalty cannot take place. It may be their view. I am of the view that terrorists, anti-national peo-ple, rapists, strongest possible punishment including death sen-tence, should be given,” he said.
Debate neededCalling for a nation-wide debate on the topic, he said, “...Yakub Me-mon was hanged after 20 years of trial... Supreme Court sat up to 3.45 in the morning. That speaks for the greatness of India and in-dependence of and judiciary.”
“Some people are running sto-ries of what he (Memon) had for breakfast on that day.....” he said.
Noting that some people were trying to bring religion into the matter, he said, “terrorist is a ter-rorist. Does he have any religion? An anti-national is an anti-na-tional. Why are you talking about his religion whether he is Hindu, Muslim or Christian?”
“We were all in Rameswaram for the funeral of the great man, the great son of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. But some of the
(TV) channels were prominently showing and highlighting Yakub Memon. Are we serving the na-tion’s interests?,” he asked.
About rapists below the age of 18 not being given serious punishment, Naidu said, “Some people do not want people below 18 years to be given serious pun-ishment. But when they (rapists) know how to rape, torture a wom-an, I do not have any sympathy for him (rapist) even if he is below 18 years. So the debate goes on in these issues.” - PTI
Y A K U B M E M O N E X E C U T I O N
...Yakub Memon was
hanged after 20 years
of trial... Supreme
Court sat up to 3.45
in the morning.
That speaks for the
greatness of India
and independence
of and judiciary
Venkaiah NaiduUnion Minister
New defence policy to push ‘Make in India’
NEW DELHI: With ‘Make in In-dia’ the new mantra for defence manufacturing, the government has decided against importing equipment unless it is impossible to make it at home and this thrust on indigenisation will refl ect in the new Defence Procurement Proce-dure (DPP), sources said.
According to these highly placed sources, the modifi ed DPP, a draft of which is ready and under dis-cussion in the defence ministry, is expected to be fi nalised by the end of this month.
The document, along with pro-visions for encouraging domes-tic industry, will have its spirit summed up in a preamble that will stress on ‘Make in India’.
“The DPP will have a preamble, which will clearly state that every product should be designed, devel-oped and made in India,” a highly placed source said, not wishing to be identifi ed by name.
“Imports will be allowed only in case we cannot make it in India and as a last resort,” the source said, quoting from the preamble.
ProposalsThe defence ministry has recently cleared several big ticket propos-als under the ‘Make in India’ ini-tiative and the new procedure will push it further.
Among other provisions, the DPP is likely to initiate the process for a Technology Development Fund (TDF), with initial capital of Rs100 crore, a defence ministry of-fi cial said. - IANS
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INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES 2015 A serviceman from Pakistan is watched by a referee as he fi res an anti-aircraft missile with the Russian-made Igla ground-to-air launcher during the Air De-
fence Battle Masters competition as part of the International Army Games 2015 in the port town of Yeysk, Russia, on Sunday. — Reuters
Eff orts on to clear boulders from blocked Chitral river
CHITRAL: The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has initiated eff orts to remove blockages in Chi-tral river caused by the accumula-tion of boulders which had rolled down from mountains nearby.
An offi cial privy with the de-velopment said on Saturday wa-ter had gathered in an opening in Ayun union council as a result of the blockages.
“However, the water level has been reduced after FWO offi cials tried to remove the blockages,” he said. “So far they have managed to partially remove the blockage.”
According to residents, timber and huge boulders have rolled down to Chitral River following heavy rain and fl ash fl oods in the catchment area since mid-July.
“The fl ow of water in Chitral River has been hindered to a large extent,” a local told The Express Tribune. “As a result, water was automatically diverted towards Ayun union council and has formed a lake in the area. Most of us were worried because this lake kept getting larger by the day.”
A large number of residents approached FWO offi cials to tackle this problem in an eff ective manner.
“We urged them to help us re-move the blockage,” said another resident. — Express Tribune
F L A S H F L O O D S
Altaf told not to forget the sacrifices of armed forces
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Tak-ing Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief to task for his alleged defamatory statements against the country’s armed forces, De-fence Minister Khawaja Asif has urged Altaf Hussain to remember the sacrifi ces of Pakistan Army that helped secure the citizens of the country.
“Measures taken by the army have helped us feel safe,” he said while talking to media outside his residence in Sialkot on Sunday, Express News reported.
While referring to Altaf’s anti-state remarks, he said “no matter what sort of reservations one has about national institutions, they cannot ask the enemy for interven-tion and malign them.”
Those who resort to such acts could be regarded as the biggest enemies of Pakistan, added Asif.
The defence minister on this oc-casion also lambasted India for its unending tirade and persistent al-legations against Pakistan.
“Instead of setting its own house in order, the neighbouring coun-try frequently launches verbal as-saults against Pakistan,” he said.
ResolutionsEarlier on Friday, the Sindh As-sembly had passed resolutions condemning ‘anti-state remarks’ of the MQM chief. The resolutions came after similar resolutions
were tabled in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan as-semblies in the past several days.
On August 1, the MQM chief in a speech from London reportedly asked Nato and India take notice of the ongoing Karachi operation, claiming that it was targeting his party members.
Senior leader suspendedMeanwhile, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) senior leader Rauf Siddiqui was suspended from the party early on Sunday.
“During a meeting, MQM’s Ra-bita Committee in Karachi and London decided to suspend Rauf Siddiqui from the party,” said a party statement.
“Siddiqui is mentally and ideo-logically incapable,” the statement added, citing the reason for his suspension.
The Rabita Committee fur-ther announced that Siddiqui will continue to perform his duties as member of the Sindh Assembly but will not attend any party meet-ings or rallies.
“Activists who are looking af-ter matters pertaining to par-liamentary issues may contact Siddiqui; however, they must not contact him for party activities of any kind.”
Last month, Siddiqui, along with another MQM leader, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, had obtained protective bail before arrest in seven criminal cases lodged against them for arranging and listening to party head Altaf’s controversial speech against the military. — Express Tribune
While referring to
the Muttahida Qaumi
Movement leader’s
anti-state remarks,
Defence Minister
Khawaja Asif said
no matter what sort
of reservations one
has about national
institutions, they
cannot ask the enemy
for intervention
and malign them
CONTROVERSY: Pakistani supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement celebrate the news that MQM leader Altaf Hussain has been
released on bail in London after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering, during a protest in Karachi on June 7, 2014. — AFP fi le photo
End poverty, corruption like China, demands ImranISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan advised the government on Satur-day to takes lessons from China on how to rid itself of poverty and corruption.
“Despite only seeking loans, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) should learn from China ways to end poverty from Paki-stan,” he told farmers at a conven-tion in Vehari district.
China had fi rst eradicated pov-
erty and corruption from its coun-try through proper planning and policy, he said.
In contrast, the ruling party is injecting poverty and corruption into the country through its ill con-ceived policies, he added.
Agricultural sectorEmphasising the importance of the agriculture sector, the PTI chief said, “No country in Asia has ever become successful only rely-
ing on industrial policy and ignor-ing the agriculture sector.”
People are living in a fool’s para-dise if they are constructing an economy only on the industrial pillars without getting agricultural support, he said adding that and this economy will be nothing but a bubble of water, just as the econo-my was under the rule of General Pervez Musharraf.
Hinting out at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for pursuing mango
diplomacy with his Indian coun-terpart last month, Imran said, “Instead of sending mango boxes to India, out leadership should discuss real problems of water be-cause the future of water supply to the agriculture sector will ensure a prosperous future of Pakistan.”
He said that India is afraid of farmers whether they are in its own country or in Pakistan, he said adding that because New Delhi knows that economy of the all re-
gional countries depend only on the agricultural economy but for our government “farmers do not matter much”.
The PTI chairman asked farm-ers to show their power through vote. “Corrupt politicians are always afraid of vote power and unless you people will use your ballot power, you will be crushed in the same manner as the govern-ment is victimising small sector farmers today.”
He said that a bag of fertiliser costs just Rs950 in India, however, in Pakistan it is Rs4,000.
“The government puts no checks on mafi a who are involved in hoarding fertilisers and also selling them as substandard.”
“If I will come to power,” the PTI chief claimed, “I will fi rst devise policies for the small sector farm-ers and will take personal advice from them before making poli-cies.” — Express Tribune
C R I T I C I S M O F G O V E R N M E N T P O L I C I E S
Bilawal asks Sindh to speed up fl ood relief
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilaw-al Bhutto Zardari has asked the Sindh government to accelerate rescue and relief activities in fl ood-hit areas of the province, Radio Pakistan reported.
During his visit to the fl ood-hit areas of the province on Sunday, the PPP chairperson distributed food items among fl ood-aff ected people.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Leader of the Opposition in the National As-sembly Syed Khursheed Shah accompanied Bilawal. They also visited Sukkur barrage and monitored embankments of the River Indus in Ghotki and Khairpur districts.
Earlier upon their arrival, Information Minister Nisar Khoro and Secretary Irrigation Zaheer Haider Shah briefed the PPP leaders about the current fl ood situation and the relief ac-tivities being carried out by the government.
“All arrangements have been completed to facilitate fl ood vic-tims of Kacha areas in Sindh,” said the Sindh chief minister. “More than 500,000 people from Kacha have been shifted to safe places.”
Last week, the National Dis-aster Management Author-ity (NDMA) said over a million people were aff ected by fl oods across Pakistan so far.
Although there have been no reports of deaths from fl oods in Sindh so far, around 583,096 people in 2,177 villages have been aff ected by the fl oods in the province. — Express Tribune
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This weekend marks one year since President Barack Obama initiated US airstrikes against the IS in northern
Iraq. In the past year, more than 3,000 members of the US military have served in Operation Inherent Resolve, launching some 4,500 airstrikes, carrying out Special Forces operations and assisting the Iraqi military, the Kurdish pesh merga and Syrians fi ghting the IS. We have made major gains in northern Iraq and, more recently, northern Syria. But the threat posed by the IS continues to spread in the region and beyond. The war has cost $9.4 million a day, and seven U.S. service members have lost their lives while supporting this mission.
But as the war expands and our troops risk their lives far from home, a tacit agreement to avoid debating this war persists in Washington. The president maintains that he can conduct operations without authorization from Congress.
He waited more than six months after the war started to even send Congress a draft authorization for the mission.
And recently we’ve heard that the administration may be expanding the scope of the war to defend our trained Syrian fi ghters against attacks, including from the Assad regime. This could trigger more unforeseen expansions of the ongoing military mission.
Congressional behavior has been even more unusual. Though vested with the sole power to declare war by Article I of the Constitution, Congress has refused to meaningfully debate or vote on the war against the IS.
A Congress quick to criticize any executive action by this president has nevertheless encouraged him to carry out an unauthorized war. As far as our allies, the IS or our troops know, Congress is indiff erent to what’s happening.
I fi rst introduced a resolution to force Congress to do its job and debate this war in September. That led in December to an affi rmative vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to authorize the war, with specifi c limitations. But the matter was not taken up on the fl oor because the Senate
was about to change to a Republican majority that wanted to analyze the issue afresh. After months of inaction, and to prove that common ground can be found on the contours of this mission, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and I introduced a bipartisan resolution on June 8 in an attempt to prod the Senate to take its constitutional responsibility seriously.
The result? A few discussions in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but otherwise silence.
One year of war against the IS has transformed a president who was elected in part because of his early opposition to the Iraq war into an executive war president. It has stretched the 2001 Authorisation for Use of Military Force that was passed to defeat the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks far beyond its original meaning or intent.
It has shown to all that neither Congress nor the president feel obliged to follow the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which requires that the president cease any unilateral military activity within 90 days unless Congress votes to approve it.
And it has demonstrated that Congress would rather hide from its constitutional duty to declare war than have a meaningful debate about whether and how the United States should militarily confront the IS.
The one-year war anniversary coincides with a vigorous congressional eff ort to challenge U.S. diplomacy regarding the Iranian nuclear agreement.
The contrast between congressional indiff erence to war and its energetic challenge to diplomacy is disturbing.
Last month, I asked Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , whether congressional action to fi nally authorise the war against the IS would be well received by our troops. His answer said it all: “I think what our young men and women need — and it’s really all they need to do what we ask them to do — is a sense that what they’re doing has purpose, has meaning and has the support of the American people.”
One year in, our service members are doing their jobs. But they are still waiting on us to do ours. - The Washington Post
EXPATS’ EDUCATION LEVELin Oman, as of June 2015
SourceNational Centre for Statistics and Information
Read andwrite 425,269
Primary 146,764
Preparatory 596,847
Secondary 246,002
Diploma 52,892
Universityand higher 105,378
No education 21,407
Unknown 29,113
TOTAL 1,623,672
Awareness programme for Omani women neededThis refers to the news story, Drop in female Shura aspirants (August 8). It is good news for Omani women that the government of Oman is in favour of women’s participation in Shura elections and has allocat-ed suffi cient number of seats for them. Women have always played a signifi cant role in the progress of societies as they are always full of ambitions and set high goals. Here, in Oman as well, women are very
active in all fi elds — from academics to cor-porate. However, it is a matter of concern that there are only 21 out of 674 female candidates for the elections in October. An awareness programme for Omani women is needed so they can avail themselves of the opportunity. I appreciate the invitation of Iman Al Gharfi , current president of Om-ani Women Association, to Omani women for taking part in election, for better living conditions for families. Omani women are bright and wise as they are responsible and are always with their families uncondi-tionally — emotionally and economically — whenever their support is desired. — Munawar Hameed Mangalwala, Muscat
Rash driving, use of mobile phones lead to accidentsThis refers to the news story, Drive safely during fog in Salalah: ROP (August 9). Usually people drive very carefully when
the visibility is poor due to fog. However, once the road has clear visibility, the madness of rash driving, text messaging, and talking on mobiles slowly creeps in. This is the reason why most of the accidents on Salalah route take place between Thumrait and Haima. — Mohammad Osama Rawat, Ruwi
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Vladimir Putin today displays an open contempt for Russian
public opinions and an uncaring disregard for the economy-
damaging sanctions and global disapproval that his Ukraine
adventure has provoked, traits that befi t a drunken gambler
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When manure smells like money
PLYMOUTH (UNITED STATES): For most farms, manure is a pungent problem. At Homestead Dairy, it smells like money.
The family-run American farm invested in a biogas recovery sys-tem which transforms cow poo and other waste into electricity.
Enough electricity, in fact, to power 1,000 homes, a service which the local utility company pays for handsomely.
But that’s just a side benefi t.“It works economically, but one
of the main reasons we did it was to try to help take care of the odour control for the neighbours,” said Floyd Houin, whose family has owned the farm in Plymouth, Indi-ana since 1945.
“The land’s important to us also because we produce a crop for feeding cows. So we want to do everything we can to take care of the land and the water. We drink the same water as everyone else.”
Livestock farms typically store their effl uent in open lagoons and the stench does not make them very popular with the neighbours.
LagoonsThe lagoons also have a signifi cant environmental impact because they emit methane and carbon dioxide — major contributors to climate change — and can sully the groundwater if they leak or over-fl ow during heavy rains.
Setting up an anaerobic digester — essentially a giant shed that uses heat to speed up decomposition — captures both the smell and the greenhouse gases.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than three million tonnes of green-house gas emissions were elimi-nated last year by Homestead and the 246 other US livestock farms which have installed biogas recov-ery systems.
That’s equivalent to taking more than 630,000 cars off the road.
There are about 8,000 farms in the United States which are large enough to make a biogas recovery system viable.
The EPA estimates they could generate enough electricity to power over a million homes and cut emissions by the equivalent of taking nearly four million cars off the road.
Biogas recovery is also being used to capture methane from
landfi lls and sewage treatment plants and even at some compa-nies. “The federal government is really committed to seeing pro-gress in this sector,” said Allison Costa, programme manager for the EPA’s AgStar unit.
Making inroads“Widespread investment and adoption could help us make sig-nifi cant inroads in helping us ad-
dress some of our environmental and energy challenges.”
The problem is the fi nancing, Costa said. There’s a huge upfront cost and most utility companies in the United States won’t pay enough for the electricity to make the project appealing to a bank loan offi cer. It also requires a lot of maintenance, which many farms don’t have the manpower to man-age. But when it works, Costa said,
it really works. We’ve seen a lot of farms expand and build a second one,” she told AFP. “You just have to have someone willing to love that digester and take care of it.”
Ryan Rogers, 31, loves his di-gester. “There’s so many (good) things, you forget them all,” said Rogers, who married into the Homestead family and spends about four hours a day on digester maintenance and management.
Controlling the smell from the 70,000 gallons of manure and urine produced every day by the dairy’s 3,400 cows clearly tops the list. Then of course, there’s the crops. The digester does a much better job of turning the manure into fertilizer, which means a bet-ter yield from the farm’s 4,500 acres of corn.
Once that nutrient-rich liquid fertiliser is extracted, what’s left makes for some nice soft bedding for the cows.
And instead of spending money to manage the manure, soon they’ll be making money off it.
GrantThe family managed to get a grant to help cover some of the cost of the facility and a favourable con-tact with the local power company which was looking to expand its renewable energy supplies.
They bring in extra income -- and fuel for the generators -- by charging restaurants and food pro-cessing plants a lower rate to dump their waste than the local landfi ll.
It will probably only take about fi ve years until the initial invest-ment is fully paid off , Rogers said. And it’s working so well they’re planning to build a second facility.
“It’s defi nitely a growing fi eld within the United States,” said Mike Fenton of Michigan CAT, which sold the Caterpillar genera-tors used by Homestead and helps them to maintain the system.
The European market is much more advanced because there are so many more subsidies avail-able and the cost of electricity is so much higher, he said.
While US farmers may balk at the initial cost -- a system like the one at Homestead would run around $6 million -- Fenton said it’s a good investment. Most farms can pay it off and start making a profi t within three to fi ve years.
“It’s a proven technology that works really well,” he said. — AFP
The American farm
invested in a biogas
recovery system
which transforms
cow poo and other
waste into electricity.
The Environmental
Protection Agency
estimates that more
than three million
tonnes of greenhouse
gas emissions were
eliminated last year
by Homestead and
the 246 other US
livestock farms which
have installed biogas
recovery systems
There are about 8,000 farms in the United States which are large enough to make a biogas recovery system viable. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates they could generate enough electricity to power over a million homes and cut emissions by the equivalent of taking nearly four million cars off the road.
GENERATING ELECTRICITY: Farmer Ryan Rogers checks on a generator at Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, Indiana on July 13, 2015. – AFP
MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT: Farmer Floyd Houin poses in front of his Holstein cows at Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, Indiana. Right: Holstein cows are seen at Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, Indiana. – AFP
POWERING HOMES: Buildings housing generators and an anaerobic digester are seen at Homestead Dairy in Plymouth, Indiana on July
13, 2015. The family-run farm invested in a biogas recovery system which transforms cow manure and other waste into enough electric-
ity to power 1,000 homes. – AFP
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JAPAN: A man moves paper lanterns as they fl oat on the Urakami river in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, in western Japan, on Sunday. A bell tolled
in Nagasaki on Sunday morning as the Japanese city marked completion of seven decades since the dropping of the last atomic bomb on a civilian target in the closing days of World War Two. - Reuters
GREECE: A Syrian refugee raises his hands to thank God as a his group arrives on an overcrowded
dinghy at a beach on the Greek island of Kos, after crossing a part of the Aegean sea from Turkey, on
Sunday. United Nations refugee agency UNHCR called on Greece to take control of the “total chaos” on
Mediterranean islands, where thousands of migrants have landed. About 124,000 have arrived this
year by sea, many via Turkey, according to Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR director for Europe. - Reuters
GAZA STRIP: Palestinian girls take part in a protest against the reduction of educational pro-
grammes run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp
in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. The UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA,
warned that it might not be able to ensure the return of half a million Palestinian children to school,
with more than half of them in the Gaza Strip, due to lack of funds. - AFP
INDIA: A refl ection of the India Gate is seen in a pool of water accumulated after a downpour, in New
Delhi on Sunday. -PTI
JAPAN: A boy controls the ‘Kid’s Walker Cyclops’ created by Japanese company Sakakibara Kikai
at a robot event for children in Tokyo on Sunday. The robot event “Wakudoki (Exciting) Robot Park”
runs to August 14 at Toyota Motor exhibition showroom Mega Web. - AFP
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 21 civilians in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ (AFGHANISTAN): A Taliban attack killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, of-fi cials said on Sunday, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.
The Afghan interior ministry said all those killed on Saturday evening in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province were civil-ians, although local offi cials called them anti-Taliban militiamen.
The Taliban claimed responsi-bility for the attack, which comes after a barrage of bombings in Kabul killed at least 51 people on Friday, the deadliest day for the capital in years.
Suicide bomber“The incident took place (when) a suicide bomber detonated his suicide vest in Khanabad district,” the interior ministry said, strong-ly condemning the “heinous act”.
“The suicide attack... resulted in martyrdom of 21 civilians and wounding of 10 others.”
But Abdul Wadood Wahidi, spokesman for the governor of Kunduz, said 22 militiamen — in-cluding four of their commanders
— were killed by an improvised explosive device.
Kunduz is a volatile province where the Taliban recently came close to overrunning Kunduz city, in the most alarming threat to any provincial capital since the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
The insurgency has been rap-idly spreading across the north from its traditional southern and eastern strongholds, with Afghan forces increasingly battling the militants on their own.
US-led NATO forces ended their combat mission in Afghani-stan in December last year, al-though a 13,000-strong residual
force remains for training and counter-terrorism operations.
The bombings on Friday in Ka-bul struck near an army complex, a police academy and a US special forces base, killing at least 51 peo-ple, offi cials said.
They were the fi rst major at-tacks since Mullah Akhtar Man-sour was named as the new Taliban chief last week in an ac-rimonious power transition af-ter the insurgents confi rmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Omar. The wave of violence has underscored Afghanistan’s vola-tile security situation amid a fal-tering peace process and the po-
tency of the Taliban insurgency, despite it being riven by growing internal divisions.
Experts say the growing num-ber of attacks demonstrates Mul-lah Mansour’s attempt to boost his image among Taliban cadres and drive attention away from in-ternal rifts over his leadership.
Sayed Sarwar Hussaini, a police spokesman in Kunduz, also iden-tifi ed the victims of Saturday’s bombing as armed militiamen.
With Afghan forces suff ering record casualties as foreign troops pull back, Kabul is increasingly relying on informal militias as a bulwark against the insurgents --
a gambit observers say is akin to fi ghting fi re with fi re.
The mobilisation of militias represents a complete departure from previous government eff orts to disarm these groups, blamed for devastating Afghanistan dur-ing the civil war in the 1990s and setting the stage for a Taliban takeover.
It also lays bare the shortcom-ings of the multi-billion dollar US-led eff ort to develop self-reli-ant Afghan forces, suff ering large daily casualties and struggling to rein in an ascendant insurgency on their own as the war expands on multiple fronts. — AFP
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people on Friday, the
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Typhoon Soudelor kills 12 in China
BEIJING: Typhoon Soudelor killed 12 people in eastern China and fi ve are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heavi-est rains in a century, state media reported on Sunday.
The casualties were reported in and around Wenzhou city in the province of Zhejiang, where down-pours caused mudslides and sev-eral houses collapsed on Saturday night, Xinhua news agency report-ed. It quoted local disaster relief of-fi cials as saying the dead and miss-ing may have been washed away by fl oods or buried under ruined homes. About 1.36 million people in the city were aff ected by the typhoon, the agency said, estimat-ing direct economic losses at $617 million (3.83 billion yuan). Nearby Wencheng county saw downpours of 645 millimetres (25.4 inches) in 24 hours -- the heaviest in 100 years -- after the typhoon made landfall on Saturday night, it said.
The storm had landed in Fujian province and cut power to more than three million homes there, Xinhua said, but more than a third had electricity restored by Sunday morning. Billed as the biggest ty-phoon of the year last week with winds of up to 230 kilometres an hour, Soudelor — named after a legendary Micronesian chief — has
since weakened. China’s National Meteorological Center forecast the typhoon would be downgraded to a tropical depression by Sunday night as it moved further inland.
Soudelor left six people dead in Taiwan, where it ripped up trees and triggered landslides, damag-ing electricity lines and knocking out power to a record four million
households. Almost half a million homes were still without power Sunday, Taiwan Power Co. said, as blocked roads hampered eff orts to restore supplies in some areas. Tai-wan’s death toll rose to six after an eight-year-old girl who went miss-ing Thursday after being swept out to sea with her mother and twin sis-ter was found dead. — AFP
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Police shoot six tiger poachers in Sundarbans forestDHAKA: Bangladesh police Sunday shot dead six alleged tiger poachers in the world’s largest mangrove forest as it launched a crackdown following a drastic fall in the number of big cats.
Police said the six died after a gunfi ght with a gang at a canal in the Sundarbans forest, home to critically endangered Bengal ti-gers whose number there has no-sedived to 106 from an estimated 440 a decade ago.
“The poachers fi rst fi red at us as we raided their den at Mandar-baria canal in the forest. We fi red back. Six poachers were killed in the gunfi ght,” local police chief Harendranath Sarker told AFP.
He said police found the skins of three adult Bengal tigers, measuring 10-11 feet (3.5 me-tres), and seized four rifl es and a pistol. Sarker said the crackdown on poachers came in the wake of the forest department’s recent survey, which shows tiger num-bers had declined in what was thought to be one of the world’s largest wild reserves for the rare animal. Some 440 tigers were re-corded in the Sundarbans during a census conducted in 2004 in the World Heritage-listed forest, one of the world’s last remaining habitats for the big cats.
DoubtsHowever doubts were raised im-mediately after the census. Many wildlife experts said the 10,000 square kilometre (3,850 square mile) forest, straddling Bangla-desh and India, could not have room for more than 200 tigers. Late last month Tapan Kumar Dey, the government’s wildlife conservationist, said analysis of camera footage from a year-long survey that ended in April found current tiger numbers ranged between 83 and 130, an average of 106.
Offi cials blamed a decline in their prey and rising poaching.
In recent years an elite police force has rescued live tiger cubs from poachers and seized nearly
a dozen tiger skins. Police chief Sarker said the Sundarbans, with its network of rivers and canals, had become a magnet for poacher gangs. “They now sell tiger bones, meat and skin for a lot of money,” he said, adding a lack of law en-forcement and of monitoring in-side the forest had contributed to the rise in poaching. Bengal tigers live mainly in India, where nationwide there are an estimat-ed 2,226, with smaller popula-tions in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhu-tan, China and Myanmar. — AFP
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Israel arrests suspects in attack on Palestinians
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Is-rael arrested several suspects on Sunday in raids linked to the deadly fi rebombing of a Palestinian home and placed two more alleged Jew-ish extremists in a controversial form of detention without trial.
The moves came as calls mount-ed for a crackdown on Jewish ex-tremism in the wake of the July 31 arson attack in the occupied West Bank village of Duma that killed an 18-month-old boy and his father.
The child’s mother and four-year-old brother were also criti-cally wounded in the fi rebombing, which occurred only hours after a stabbing attack at a occupied Jeru-salem march that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded fi ve other people. While the attacks were not related, both have led to criticism of Israel’s government and secu-rity forces, who have been accused of failing to properly address Jew-ish extremism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to tackle the problem and labelled the fi rebombing “terrorism” -- a word usually used by Israelis to re-fer to violence by Palestinians.
The suspects arrested on Sun-day were detained in raids on wild-cat Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank as part of “the investigation into the events that occurred in Duma,” police said in a statement.
It did not give identify the sus-pects or say how many were ar-rested. The wildcat outposts, often little more than a few caravans, are notorious for housing young hard-liners, referred to in Israel as hilltop youth. Separately, the defence min-istry said two more alleged Jewish extremists were placed in what is known as administrative detention, which allows suspects to be held without charge for six-month inter-vals that can be renewed indefi nite-ly. A third alleged extremist was put in administrative detention several days ago. The measure is usually used for Palestinians. — AFP
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VICTIM OF BOMB ATTACK: A wounded Afghan receives treatment at a hospital in Kunduz province on Sunday, after a Taliban attack in
the northern Afghan city. – AFP
MAROONED: A man watches fl oodwaters in a heavy rain at a town hit by Typhoon Soudelor in Ningde, Fujian province, China, on Sunday. – Reuters
FLOODED: People wade through a fl ooded street at a town hit by Typhoon Soudelor in Ningde, Fujian
province, China, on Sunday. – Reuters
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The Jewish suspects arrested on Sunday were detained in raids on wildcat Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank as part of “the investigation into the events that occurred in Duma,” Israeli police said in a statement.
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: Rus-sian Foreign Minister Sergei Lav-rov said the United States should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to fi ght IS and that this required an internation-al coalition uniting all those for whom the extremists are “a com-mon enemy”.
Washington currently heads a coalition conducting air strikes on IS in Syria and Iraq and is cooper-ating with Turkey to provide air cover for rebels inside Syria.
But Moscow has criticised the United States for not working in sync with Syria, an ally of Russia.
In comments to Russia’s state TV published by his ministry on Sunday, Lavrov recounted two meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry amid the recent intensifi ed high-level diplomatic contacts over Syria and fi ghting the extremists.
“Our American partners and some countries in the region per-sistently refuse to recognise As-sad as a partner, which is rather strange,” Lavrov said.
“Assad was a fully legitimate partner in destroying chemical arms but somehow he is not in fi ghting terrorism,” the foreign minister said, referring to a chem-ical disarmament deal brokered by Moscow and Washington ear-lier in the confl ict.
Had to goThe United States, its regional ally Saudi Arabia as well Syrian opposition and rebel groups they back, say Assad had to go. They do not want to cooperate with him as it could be seen as legitimising his position.
Lavrov is due to discuss Syria
and IS with Saudi Foreign Minis-ter Adel Al Jubeir in Moscow on Tuesday. The two will also discuss “closer coordination on global en-ergy markets”, the Russian minis-try said.
Oil pricesRussia is one of the world’s big-gest oil producers and low prices are hurting its budget. Moscow held multiple meetings on that with OPEC members, including Riyadh, but the cartel has focused on defending market share rather than raising the price.
In the comments published on Sunday, Lavrov also said he had told Kerry there was high
risk air strikes in Syria could hit the wrong target and aggravate the confl ict.
The Russia-proposed coali-tion, Lavrov said, would “bring together all those already fi ght-ing on the ground” who oppose IS. He named the Syrian and Iraqi armies, the Kurds and “the part of the armed opposition that represents Syrians.”
“Instead of settling their scores between one another, fi rst one must deal with the common threat, and then seek to agree on how to live in their own country,” Lavrov said.
Meanwhile, the United States for the fi rst time Sunday deployed
half a dozen F-16 warplanes to Turkey to help operations against IS, US offi cials said.
The deployment marks the fi rst time since an international coali-tion began bombing IS targets in Iraq and Syria a year ago that US jets will launch strikes from Tur-key, following an accord signed with Ankara late last month.
“Six US Air Force F-16 Fight-ing Falcons deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support the fi ght against ISIL,” the US mission to NATO said in a tweet, referring to a variant name for the group.
The arrival of the fi ghter jets in Turkey along with support equip-ment and around 300 personnel was confi rmed by the US Europe-an Command in a statement.
“The detachment is from the 31st Fighter Wing based at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This follows Tur-key’s decision to host the deploy-ment of US aircraft conducting counter-ISIL operations,” it said.
“The United States and Turkey, as members of the 60-plus nation coalition, are committed to the
fi ght against ISIL in the pursuit of peace and stability in the region.”
The US up to now has used armed drones from Incirlik to strike IS targets in Syria, sup-porting the Turkish air campaign against the militants.
According to media reports some 30 US fi ghters are due to arrive in the coming days to take part in the operation.
Clashes in SyriaFurthermore, IS fi ghters killed at least 37 rival insurgents in an overnight attack in Syria’s Aleppo province and 20 fi ghters remain missing, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Observatory, said that late on Sat-urday a suicide bomber from the hardline group blew himself up in a military post held by a group of rival insurgents in the Umm Housh village in northern Aleppo countryside.
IS then seized the village af-ter heavy clashes with rival groups. — Agencies
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Celebrations as Singapore turns 50SINGAPORE: Fireworks lit up Singapore’s sky as crowds cel-ebrated the city state’s 50th an-niversary on Sunday, an occasion of national pride the ruling party is expected to exploit by calling an election next month.
An island of 5.5 million people that sits just north of the equa-tor, Singapore was a post-colonial backwater when it gained inde-pendence from Malaysia in 1965. It is now a global business hub, and one of the richest countries in the world.
The highlight of the day’s cel-ebration, a nearly three-hour long parade in the evening, showcased military vehicles, performances by the island nation’s diff erent ethnic groups, and an aerial show by 50 military aircraft. A 26,000 strong audience gathered at the central stage, along with millions watch-ing on television.
It is the second time this year that Singaporeans have come to-gether to refl ect on the national success. The fi rst was after the death of the fi rst prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, in late March.
“At 50 years, as we stand at a high base camp, we look back and marvel how far we have come... “ Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of Lee Kuan Yew, said in a televised speech on the eve of the national day.
“From this base camp, we can also look forward to new peaks ahead. The journey ahead is un-charted. But we must press on, because we aspire to do better for ourselves and our children.”
He spoke at the Victoria Concert Hall, where his father launched the People’s Action Party in 1954. The party has ruled Singapore since in-dependence.
Regional leaders attending the
parade included Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, China’s Vice President Li Yuanchao and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss.
The offi cial logo for the celebra-
tion is a red dot, a symbol of pride and defi ance since the 1990s, when an Indonesian leader re-portedly called Singapore “a little red dot” on the map. The image, with “SG50” in white characters,
is ubiquitous, adorning banners, buses, cakes and a host of goods in shops.
A recording of Lee Kuan Yew reading the Proclamation of In-dependence, the document that announced Singapore’s separa-tion from Malaysia, was played on radio and television channels at 9 a.m. (0100 GMT)
Prime Minister Lee is widely expected to call the next election as early as September. His party suff ered its worst-ever showing in the last parliamentary election, in 2011, with voters discontent over a widening wealth gap, sky-rocket-ing property prices and an infl ux of foreign workers.
Analysts expect Lee’s party to win more votes this time, thanks in part to the after-glow of the an-niversary celebrations and in part to government eff orts to address issues irking the public. — Reuters
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SPECTACULAR: Fireworks explode during Singapore’s Golden Jubilee celebrations near the central
business district on Sunday. — Reuters
TEARS FOR FOUNDER: A woman cries as she watches a video trib-
ute to the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew during Singa-
pore’s Golden Jubilee parade at Padang near the central business
district on Sunday. — Reuters
Nepal rival parties sign agreement on new constitutionKATHMANDU: Nepal’s rival parties have signed an agreement drawing up the country’s internal borders in a breakthrough that paves the way for a new national constitution, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday.
Spurred by April’s devastat-ing quake, Nepal’s parties struck a historic deal in June to divide the country into eight provinces but left the crucial task of delin-eating state borders to a federal commission.
The new agreement, signed af-ter midnight on Saturday, came after days of negotiation and resolves a major issue that has blocked progress on the char-ter since 2008. As a result, the commission will no longer be re-quired to set state boundaries.
“A constitution with federal-ism and demarcation has been ensured,” Prime Minister Su-shil Koirala wrote in a post on Twitter.
“I call on everyone to not be stuck on minor disagreements and work to build and develop the country,” Koirala said.
Information Minister Minen-dra Rijal told AFP that “the agree-ment was reached last night and it has moved the constitution writing process a step forward”.
The deal comes after a series of public consultations held across the Himalayan nation last month.
In some cases, the consulta-tions were marred by violence, especially in the southern plains, which are home to the Madhesi community, who expressed anger
about a lack of detail on where and how new internal borders will be drawn.
“We have tried to understand the public stance and strike a bal-ance on confl icting feedback re-sponses,” Rijal said.
Opposition parties have long pushed for new provinces to be created along lines that could favour historically marginalised communities like the Madhesis.
Other parties have attacked this model, calling it a threat to national unity.
As a result of the negotiations, the number of provinces was re-duced to six and, under the new agreement, every province in the landlocked country will share a border with India, allaying con-cerns about individual states’ ac-cess to markets. — AFP
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Rajapaksa defends son over murder of sports star
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s for-mer president Mahinda Raja-paksa Sunday denied his son was involved in the controversial death of a national rugby player as a magistrate ordered a fresh investigation.
Police said the body of rugby star Wasim Thajudeen will be ex-humed on Monday for forensic tests after allegations that authori-ties covered up the investigation during Rajapaksa’s regime.
Local media have reported that Thajudeen was killed over a love triangle that involved Rajapaksa’s second son Yoshitha, although police recorded the death as a road accident.
“I welcome the investigation be-cause that will help us to clear our name,” said former president Ra-japaksa, who is accused of helping to cover up the murder.
“But the timing of the investiga-tion suggests that the government is trying to make political capital out of it.”
Rajapaksa, who is standing for parliament this month after los-ing the presidency in January, is under investigation over allega-tions he syphoned off billions of dollars from the state during his nine-year rule.
Several of his siblings, as well as other family member and close associates, face a plethora of cor-ruption allegations. They have re-jected the allegations as a political witch-hunt.
Yoshitha Rajapakse is accused of ordering the killing of Tha-judeen because of a bitter dis-pute over a woman while both men were national rugby stars and represented Sri Lanka at the Rugby Sevens.
Government spokesman Raji-tha Senaratne told reporters last week that three members of Ra-japaksa’s security contingent had been identifi ed as the men who ab-ducted and killed Thajudeen.
His charred body was found along a main road in Colombo in May 2012, but CCTV footage from the neighbourhood suggested that he was abducted before his death.
Last month, police told a court that they had fresh evidence and wanted to reopen the case.
Police had deployed armed guards at Thajudeen’s grave site fearing there could be an attempt to remove the remains before a forensic examination could be held. — AFP
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4,098.49- 24.85
- 0.60%
Abu Dhabi
4,808.95- 26.52
- 0.55%
Saudi Arabia
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+ 0.51%
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+ 0.35%
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+ 0.01%
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11,610.22- 160.03
- 1.36%
CURRENCY RATES* DRAFT RATES (OMR1)* GOLD PRICES*Forex rates vs OMR1*
US Dollar ................................. 2.58
Euro ............................................2.34
Pound ...........................................1.66
Indian Rs .............................165.32
Pak Rs ....................................260.15
Bangla Taka.......................199.48* Rates are as of August 9
Source: Bank Muscat
Indian Rs .................................. 165.56
Pakistan Rs ............................ 263.60
Sri Lanka Rs ..........................346.00
Bangla Taka.............................201.70
Phil Peso .....................................118.70
* Rates as of August 9 Source: Oman UAE Exchange
Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) ........14.10
Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .......13.55
Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............. 131.75
Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) .............125.50
* Rates as of August 9
Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds
Type ............................Delivery...........Price
Oman Crude ............. (Spot) .........$48.16
Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) ..........$48.11
Murban Crude ........ (Spot) ........$49.48
Arabian Light ......... (Spot) ........$48.04
N.Sea Brent ............... (Spot) ........$48.49
West Texas Int ....... (Spot) ........ $43.75
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Oman Oil Refi neries gets 5 bids for polymers project
Times News Service
MUSCAT: State-owned Oman Oil Refi neries and Petroleum In-dustries Company (Orpic) said the company has received fi ve technical bids for a polymers project in Sohar industrial area and three technical bids for an NGL extraction plant in Fahud, which are part of its mega petro-chemical project — Liwa Plastics Industries Complex.
Bidding is now underway for four engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) packag-es of Orpic’s Liwa Plastics Indus-tries Complex, which consists of a polymers plant in Sohar’s in-dustrial area, an NGL extraction plant in Fahud, a steam cracker plant, and a 300-km pipeline from Fahud to Sohar, according to a company release.
A number of bids are also ex-
pected on the steam cracker and pipeline packages by mid-August.
$4 billion loanOrpic is aiming to raise $4 billion for this project, and targeting to sign fi nancing agreements con-currently with the award of the EPC contracts.
“It is positive to see so many strong technical bids submitted from several notable proponents and joint venture partners. This project will be one of the largest in the region, and we expect to be making a signifi cant impact on the local economy through
EPC works alone,” said Musab Al Mahruqi, chief executive offi cer of Orpic.
Orpic is on track to conclude evaluation of bids for all the pack-ages early October 2015, with the fi nal investment decision to be de-cided by the end of October 2015. Once bids are submitted for the remaining two packages, they will be evaluated in October 2015 and awarded soon after.
“We are currently in discussion with eight export credit agencies regarding project due diligence, and the terms and conditions of fi nancing this project, and we plan
to launch requests for proposals to commercial banks over the com-ing month,” Al Mahruqi added.
The project has already ob-tained environmental permits from the Ministry of Environ-ment and Climate Aff airs, and has been granted gas allocation, and is fi nalising the gas supply agree-ments, with the Ministry of Gas.
Land agreements with Sohar industrial Port Company and So-har Free Zone are scheduled for signing this month, with the land agreement for Fahud also sched-uled for signing with the Ministry of Housing.
All technical and commercial terms and conditions for supply of utilities, such as electricity and cooling water, have been fi nalised with Majees and Majan.
“Orpic’s Liwa Plastics Indus-tries Complex is not only ex-pected to generate signifi cant fi nancial returns to the share-holders, but will also further di-versify Orpic’s product mix and intensify its downstream busi-ness operations — supporting the company’s fi rm entry into the petrochemicals market. This is a very exciting period for Orpic,” Al Mahruqi further added.
Bidding is now
under way for
four engineering,
procurement
and construction
packages of Orpic’s
Liwa Plastics
Industries Complex
KEEN INTEREST: A number of bids are also expected on the steam cracker and pipeline packages by mid-August. — Supplied picture
Salalah Mills plans OMR4m bag projectTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Salalah Mills Com-pany has decided to build a project for manufacturing poly-propylene bags with a capital ex-penditure of OMR4 million.
The project, with an installed capacity of 48 million bags per year, is expected to start com-mercial production by the end of next year, the company said in a stock market fi ling.
Term loan“The project will be fi nanced by facilities from equipment sup-pliers and term loans.”
Salalah Mills’ parent com-pany has achieved a net profi t of OMR2.84 million for the fi rst half of the current year compared to OMR3.29 million for the fi rst half of 2014, showing a fall of 13.6 per cent and the consolidated group profi t for the fi rst half of the year 2015 declined from OMR3.80 million to OMR2.73 million, showing a sharp slump of about 28.1 per cent.
Total salesThe total sales quantity of the parent company had increased by 6.3 per cent for the fi rst half of the current year compared to the fi rst half of 2014.
The total sales value during the fi rst half of 2015 was OMR33.6 million, showing an increase of about 3.7 per cent compared to the same period of 2014, due to the increase sales quantity.
Subsidiary companySalalah Mills’ subsidiary com-pany — Salalah Macaroni — has achieved sales turnover of OMR8.1 million for the fi rst half of the current year compared to OMR10.8 million for the same period of last year, showing a de-cline of 25 per cent.
The net profi t made for the fi rst half of 2015 was OMR228,000 compared to OMR821,000 for the fi rst half of 2014, showing a fall of about 72 per cent, due to lower sales quantity and sales margin in African markets as a result of severe competition.
M A N U F A C T U R I N G P O L Y P R O P Y L E N E B A G S
Gulf stocks decline on falling oil pricesDUBAI: Qatari stocks led losses in most equity markets across the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) after Brent crude slumped to the lowest level since January.
The QE Index, the benchmark gauge for the world’s biggest ex-porter of liquefi ed natural gas, re-treated 1.4 per cent to 11,610.22, its weakest close since April 1. Dubai’s DFM General Index’s slipped 0.6 per cent, while Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index gained 0.2 per cent at 1:40pm in Riyadh. Earlier, the main measure for the largest Arab economy slid as much as 1.1 per cent.
Plunging oil prices are putting pressure on economies in the GCC, which rely on income from energy revenue to fund their state budg-ets. Brent capped a sixth weekly loss on Friday amid speculation that the return of drilling rigs in the US and Iranian shipments will prolong a global glut. The GCC is home to almost a third of the world’s proven crude reserves.
“The fall in oil is draining con-fi dence out of the markets,” said Wadah Al Taha, the Dubai-based chief investment offi cer of Al Za-
rooni Group, who favors banking stocks in the region over energy companies until oil prices fi nd a bottom. “With oil staying below the $50 barrel level all of last week, there are doubts about a recovery in demand soon,” he said by phone.
Brent, the benchmark grade for more than half of the world’s oil, dropped 1.8 per cent on Friday to $48.61 a barrel, the lowest since January 28. Prices have fallen more than 50 per cent in the past
12 months. Natural gas for Sep-tember delivery declined 0.5 per cent to settle at $2.798 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Iran supplyIran is seeking to regain oil mar-ket share by boosting supply after last month’s nuclear agreement with world powers. Production can increase by 500,000 barrels a day within a week after sanctions
end, and by one million barrels a day within a month, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency cited Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh as saying in an inter-view last week with state TV.
Saudi reboundsIn Saudi Arabia the lender with the biggest weighting on the meas-ure, led the recovery with a 0.5 per cent increase. The 14-day relative strength index of the Saudi gauge was at 24 at the end of last week, the lowest level since December. A level below 30 indicate to some analysts the equities have dropped too fast and are poised to recover.
“The Saudi market has been very weak for the past few sessions due to oil’s slump and some inves-tors are trying to build positions in anticipation of a short-term bounce back,” Sebastien Henin, the head of asset management at The National Investor in Abu Dhabi, said by phone. Henin, who oversees $90 million in assets, is underweight on Saudi equities un-til there are clear signs of oil price recovery and the regional confl icts in which Saudi Arabia is involved are resolved. — Bloomberg News
R E G I O N A L M A R K E T S
Renaissance
to repurchase
second tranche of
convertible bonds
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Renaissance Services on Sunday said that the company plans to repurchase the second tranche of mandatory convertible bonds (MCBs), representing 50 per cent of the remaining MCBs, at a repurchase price of 151 bai-sas from its bond holders. This is in accordance with the resolution passed in the general meeting of the mandatory convertible bonds on July 6, Renaissance Services said in a stock market fi ling.
Renaissance Services has com-pleted the repurchase of the fi rst tranche of mandatory convertible bonds.
Gulf Baader Capital Markets will be the sole authorised broker for completion of the repurchase programme for the second tranche of MCBs. Gulf Baader will also be responsible for executing the buy and sell transaction for the compa-ny and MCB holders, respectively. “MCB holders who are interested in participating in the scheme will be required to submit a duly fi lled MCB sale authorisation form with the broker.” The record date for repurchase of the second tranche will be August 25 and submission of MCB sale authorisation forms to the broker will be between Au-gust 26 and September 1. Also, the settlement of MCBs will be be-tween September 2 and 8.
To ensure fairness and trans-parency of the settlement mecha-nism, the company will request Muscat Securities Market to sus-pend trading of bonds from August 26, 2015 to September 8, 2015.
S E C O N D T R A N C H E
HIGHLY VOLATILE: Dubai’s DFM General Index slipped by 0.6 per
cent, while Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index gained 0.2 per
cent at 1:40pm in Riyadh. - Bloomberg fi le picture
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Foreign fi rms in China cautious as slowing growth affects sales
BEIJING: The once irresist-ible allure of the Chinese market to foreign multinationals is los-ing some of its lustre as slowing growth in the world’s second-larg-est economy hits their sales.
The latest fi gures from fi rms reporting during the current re-sults season in Europe, the United States and Japan paint a picture of overseas fi rms facing a worsening of operating conditions in China.
Volkswagen, which has invest-ed heavily in China and has just displaced Toyota as the world’s leading car manufacturer, saw sales in the country — which it de-
scribes as its ‘second home mar-ket’ — fall 3.9 per cent in the fi rst half, its fi rst drop in a decade.
“We are keeping a very close watch on global macroeconomic trends,” chief executive Martin Winterkorn said in a statement, “especially where there are un-certainties such as in the Chinese, Brazilian and Russian markets”.
The appeal of nearly 1.4 billion consumers and an economy regu-larly growing in double digits has brought more than $1.5 trillion of foreign investment to China over the last three decades.
But the economic expansion is
slowing — gross domestic product grew 7 per cent year-on-year in April-June, matching the worst quarterly result since the fi rst three months of 2009 during the global fi nancial crisis.
Some investors have long seen China as a high risk destination.
Labour costRising costs for labour and more competitive markets as domestic brands gain stature have troubled foreign companies in recent years, as well as a series of anti-monopo-ly probes which appeared to target overseas fi rms.
“The industrial competitive-ness of Chinese enterprises has improved, making it harder for foreign companies to compete,” Li Daxiao, an analyst at Yingda Secu-rities, said. Such challenges have been compounded by the coun-try’s slowing economy.
Overproduction of steelJapan’s second-biggest steelmak-er JFE Holdings lowered its an-nual profi t forecast in late July be-cause of “the economic slowdown in China and the overproduction of steel” in the country, the world’s largest consumer of the metal. In the United States, industrial gi-ant UTC, the maker of Otis lifts, revised down its earnings forecast for 2015 partly on the back of what it described as “a slowing China”.
As well as lifts, the fi rm makes heating and cooling systems for buildings, leaving it exposed to a broad slowdown in the real es-tate sector, which its chief execu-tive Gregory Hayes described as “worse than we had expected”.
Retail sales are still growing in China — they were up 10.6 per cent year-on-year in June, according to the government — but some for-eign fi rms are struggling to main-tain their slice of the cake. Apple’s iPhone sales surged - AFP
Latest fi gures from
companies reporting
during the current
results season in the
United States, Europe,
and Japan paint a
gloomy picture
Seminar on sustainable manufacturing on Tuesday
Times News Service
MUSCAT: A seminar on sustain-able manufacturing will be organ-ised with the aim to measure the current environmental perfor-mance of the organisations and highlight recommendations to im-prove it.
The seminar, as part of Oman Manufacturing Group (OMG) series of events organised by the Public Establishment for Industri-al Estates (PEIE), will take place at Crowne Plaza Muscat, on Tuesday.
The seminar endeavours to address sustainability as an in-tegrated system for companies’ strategies; focus on increase of competitiveness, reduction in risk and improving effi ciency and revenue instead of main focus on cost-cutting; focus on long-term through integration of sustain-ability across business functions; usage of innovation, scenario planning and strategic analysis; and enhance collaborations with external stakeholders.
The OMG series of seminars aim at underlining various areas related to businessmen, employ-ees and students of higher educa-tion institutions in the Sultanate of Oman.
I N T E G R A T E D S Y S T E M
India receives $24b in foreign direct investment from European UnionNEW DELHI: Despite the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union being in lim-bo, India has received an impres-sive $24 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the 28-na-tion bloc over the last three years.
As per offi cial fi gures, India re-ceived $6.23 billion in FDI equity infl ows from European Union in 2012-13 which increased to $9.06 billion the next year.
The FDI infl ow was $8.20 bil-lion in 2014-15, which was a de-cline of $862 million compared to the year ago period. In 2015-16, the amount in fi rst two months of current fi scal was $1.39 billion. In total, India received $24.91 billion in FDI equity infl ows from EU be-tween April 2012 and May 2015.
The EU has been India’s larg-est trading partner and the two-way trade is likely to swell sig-nifi cantly if the countries could fi rm up the long-pending Free Trade Agreement, offi cially called the Broadbased Investment and Trade Agreement (BTIA).
India had on Wednesday de-ferred scheduled talks on the proposed pact later this month which was to resume after a gap of two years after the EU imposed a ban on around 700 generic drugs which were clinically tested by India’s GVK Biosciences on the ground of inaccuracy in data.
In March, the EU had not re-sponded to India’s proposal for a brief visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Brussels, the headquarters of the bloc, during his trip to France, Germany and Canada in April. However, it re-cently invited him for the India-EU summit just before or after the G-20 summit scheduled to be held in November in Turkey. The last India-EU Summit had taken place in 2012.
The two-way commerce be-tween EU and India stood at about $99 billion in 2014-15 while it was $101.5 billion in 2013-14.
The talks on FTA have been caught in a jam on sticky issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR), data security for IT services and tariff in the automo-bile sector.
The last round of talks on the FTA were held in May, 2013.
Insurance and bankingThe EU has been maintaining that it was ready to show fl exibility on all major issues that have stalled the talks as the FTA will be a “win-win deal” for both the sides. The EU was also looking at insur-ance, banking and retail as major
areas for economic engagement with India.
Launched in June 2007, ne-gotiations for the proposed FTA have witnessed many hurdles as both the sides have serious diff er-ences on crucial issues. Besides demanding signifi cant duty cuts in automobiles, the EU wants tax reduction in wines, spirits and dairy products, and a strong intel-lectual property regime.
On the other hand, India is ask-ing for granting ‘data secure na-tion’ status. The country is among nations not considered data se-cure by the EU. - PTI
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Omani products expo
begins in Salalah today
Times News Service
MUSCAT: In line with the on-going Salalah Tourism Festival 2015, an Omani Products Exhi-bition commences on Monday at Lulu Hypermarket in Salalah.
Organised by the Public Estab-lishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE), the exhibition aims at promoting locally-manufactured products, highlight the compe-tent capabilities of the products to compete locally and interna-tionally, encourage consumers both individuals and organisa-tions to buy and support local products and services, and em-
phasise on the importance of buying Omani products and its contribution to the advancement of the national economy.
The exhibition, which con-tinues till August 16, off ers an opportunity for the citizens, residents and visitors to Dhofar governorate during the Khareef season to get acquainted with the unique features of the Omani products.
The Omani Products Expo at Salalah’s Lulu Hypermarket stresses the constant coopera-tion between the Public Estab-lishment for Industrial Estates and the commercial centres.
L O C A L P R O D U C T S
BEIJING: China is under growing pressure to further stimulate its economy after disap-pointing data over the weekend showed another heavy fall in factory-gate prices and a surprise slump in exports.
Producer prices in July hit their lowest point since late 2009, during the aftermath of the global fi nancial crisis, and have been sliding continuously for more than three years.
Exports tumbled 8.3 per cent in the same month, their biggest fall in four months, as weaker global demand for Chinese goods hurt manufacturers. - Reuters
Beijing under pressure to ease policy
DEMAND WANES: Volkswagen, which has invested in China and
has just displaced Toyota as the world’s leading car manufacturer,
saw sales fall 3.9 per cent in the fi rst half. – Bloomberg News picture
FLEXIBILITY: The EU has been maintaining that it was ready to show fl exibility on all major issues
that have stalled the talks as the FTA will be a ‘win-win deal’ for both the sides - Times fi le picture
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Tesla courts hackers to
defend high-tech carsLAS VEGAS: Hackers swarmed a Tesla sedan in a ‘hacking village’ at the infamous Def Con conference on Saturday as the high-tech elec-tric car maker recruited talent to protect against cyber attacks.
It was the second year in a row the California-based fi rm was at the world’s largest gathering of hackers in Las Vegas, and came on the heels of a massive recall of Fiat Chrysler vehicles to patch a fl aw that could let them be remotely commandeered.
“Hackers are a crowd that is re-ally important to us,” Tesla’s Khobi Brooklyn said while Def Con at-tendees took turns inside a black Model S sedan parked inside a ca-sino convention area. “It is a com-munity that we want to be part of, and collaborate with, as well as recruit from.”
Tesla recruiters were on hand, along with members of the Cali-fornia-based company’s security team. Tesla cars are highly com-puterised. New features as well as software updates are pushed out to vehicles over wireless Internet connections.
“They are not messing with our
software,” Brooklyn said with only a hint of hesitation. She knew of no cyber attacks aimed at Tesla cars, at Def Con or anywhere else.
Patch softwareTesla has worked with Lookout Mobile Security to fi nd and patch software vulnerabilities in sedans, according to Brooklyn.
Lookout co-founder and chief technology offi cer Kevin Mahaff ey and Marc Rogers of CloudFlare online security fi rm took part in a Def Con presentation. on Tesla software defense fl aws that were discovered and then shared with the company.
They referred to Tesla sedans as data centers on wheels, and urged great care when trying to hack ve-hicles that could be racing along at 160 km or so. “As cars become more connected, we need to think about them a lot more like smart-phones where you are constantly testing and improving products to make they as secure as you can,” Brooklyn said.
Miller and Valasek presented details of the hack at a Def Con session on Saturday. - AFP
E L E C T R I C C A R S Bank Sohar offers loan at 3.49% interest rate
MUSCAT: Bank Sohar has launched a new personal loan scheme for Omani customers.
Running valid till September 30, 2015, any Omani customer who applies for a personal loan within the promotion period will benefi t from an interest rate as low as 3.49 per cent for the initial period of one year and special in-terest rate therafter. The custom-ers would also be entitled to free Bank Sohar Excel credit card with many valuable features.
Commenting on the launch of the new promotion, R. Narasim-han, DGM and head of Retail Banking at Bank Sohar said, “At Bank Sohar, our aim has always been to meet our customers’ ex-pectations with high quality prod-ucts, tailored to satisfy their real needs; and in turn provide them with valuable, rewarding and competitive fi nancial solutions
that exceed their expectations.”“In line with our commitment
to our customers, I am pleased to announce the launch of this value-added promotion on our personal loans products for our Omani customers, with a heavily reduced interest rate,” he added.
Ten years periodWith a maximum loan period of ten years, the new personal loans off er Bank Sohar custom-ers a number of benefi ts includ-ing loan amounts as per customer requirements, fl exible repayment plans and a loan top-up facility to meet additional fi nancial require-ments. All documentation has also been simplifi ed with quick processing of all applications. Life Insurance cover is also available at aff ordable rates.
“This special off er is an attrac-tive solution for Omani custom-ers who need a quick loan on at-tractive terms. Through it we can support them with all the benefi ts of our tailor-made personal loans together with one of the low-est interest rates in the market; providing them with an invalu-able opportunity to realise their dreams and obtain vital fi nancing to acquire the funding needed for
purchasing a car, or planning for a vacation, or to pay educational ex-penses or even to get their dream home,” added R. Narasimhan.
This scheme will be available at all the 26 branch location across the Sultanate and is backed by quick processing and services to the clients.
Customers can avail a range of e-channel opportunity with the bank for facilitating quick and safe access to the banking servic-es, together with its Al Mumayaz personal loans and other market leading retail products and ser-vices.
Bank Sohar also provides an extensive network of 26 branch-es across the Sultanatewith 51 ATMs. In addition, Bank Sohar customers continue to enjoy the privilege of free-of-charge with-
drawals in over 1,000 ATMs under the ‘OmanNet’ platform.
Bank’s ATMs at Buraimi, Shi-nas and Wajajah border continue to operate with the ‘Dirhams Dispensing’ facility; thus adding immense convenience to busi-nessmen who travel and transact business across the border on a regular basis, as well as to cus-tomers who visit the United Arab Emirates.
The bank’s customers also en-joy the advantage of a cash deposit facility at all branch ATMs as an-other value-added service.
Any Omani who
applies for a personal
loan until September
30, 2015 will benefi t
from an interest rate
as low as 3.49 per
cent for the initial
period of one year
Millions of British consumers adapt to smartphone bankingLONDON: With reputations tarnished by the fi nancial crisis and a string of scandals, Britain’s top banks are trying to adapt and move ahead by embracing mobile technology.
Four years ago, Lloyds Bank-ing Group did not have a single customer accessing services via a smartphone, but today there are fi ve million using such apps — and counting. “This provides huge opportunities for how we serve our customers,” said Nick Wil-liams, consumer digital director at Lloyds.
The trend is echoed across the industry. In 2015, Britain’s bank-ing industry body BBA expects 427 million branch transactions for the whole sector, compared to 895 million transactions on mo-bile phones. British consumers are now among the top users of banking smartphone applications in developed nations.
“UK consumers were relatively slow in their adoption of online banking but have embraced mo-
bile banking thanks to the ease and convenience of managing your money on the move,” said Philip Benton, an analyst at Euro-monitor International.
“It’s understandable that the UK retail banking sector is bet-ting on these new technologies.” A recent Euromonitor survey found 36 per cent of British con-sumers have used a smartphone to access banking services in the past month. That compares to 44 per cent in the United States, 39 per cent in Australia, 32 per cent in France and 19 per cent in Ger-many and Japan.
“It’s an important evolution of
the relation between banks and their customers. This could be the future of retail banking,” BBA spokesman Robert Watts said.
Branch closures The fi nancial crisis, scandals over rigging the interbank and foreign exchange markets and consumer challenges of mis-sold fi nancial products have undermined trust in Britain’s top banks — and hit their balance sheets.
Lloyds and other lenders have spent about £26 billion ($41 bil-lion) alone on compensation for having wrongly sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). The four main banks — Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS — still dominate the market, holding about three quarters of all cur-rent accounts in 2014, according to the Competition and Markets Authority.
But their hold is being chal-lenged by foreign rivals, notably the Spanish banking group San-tander, and others. - AFP
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tailored to satisfy their real needs; and in turn provide
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: Tesla cars are highly computerised. New
features as well as software updates are pushed out to vehicles
over wireless Internet connections. – Bloomberg News
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SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH ..................................................3,000 ...............7,800........................ 1 ........... 2.600 ...........2.600 ...........2.600 .......... 2.600 .............2.450 ............0.150 ............. 6.122 ................2.600..............2.450...................2.625..................248,188,707 ........1.000
OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ................. 5,000 ............... 1,325........................ 1 ........... 0.265 ........... 0.265 ...........0.265........... 0.270 .............0.270 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.265 ............. 0.260...................0.265....................9,064,292 ..........0.100
OM0000001509 ............DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD. .....................54,124 ............ 24,572........................9 ........... 0.454 ........... 0.454 ...........0.454........... 0.454 .............0.454 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.454 ............. 0.000...................0.454.................. 111,865,600 ........0.100
OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ...................................... 65,785 ...........147,687......................17 ........... 2.245 ...........2.245 ...........2.245........... 2.245 .............2.245 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.245..............2.245...................2.275..................201,376,500........0.100
OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............74,400 .............19,790........................7 ........... 0.266 ........... 0.266 ...........0.266........... 0.266 .............0.266 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.266..............0.266...................0.267....................5,586,000 ..........0.100
OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 701,600 ..........161,356..................... 23 ........... 0.226 ...........0.230 ...........0.226........... 0.230 .............0.230 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.230..............0.226...................0.230 .................. 28,726,531 .........0.100
OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING .................................. 50,000 ..........100,000........................2 ........... 2.000 ...........2.000 ...........2.000 .......... 2.000 .............2.000 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.000 ............ 2.000...................2.200 ................ 190,000,000 .......0.100
OM0000002614 ............ONIC. HOLDING .............................................................. 5,000 .............. 2,400........................ 1 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.480..............0.476...................0.480 ..................83,243,160 .........0.100
OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 246,612 ......... 132,886..................... 23 ........... 0.538 ...........0.540 ...........0.538 ........... 0.538 .............0.538 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.540..............0.538...................0.540 ............... 1,233,000,557 ......0.100
OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA ................................................. 5,000 ...............4,160........................2 ........... 0.832 ........... 0.832 ...........0.832........... 0.832 .............0.832 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.832 ..............0.832...................0.852..................133,120,000 ........0.100
OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ....................98,332 .............11,490......................16 ............0.117 ........... 0.117 ............ 0.116 ............0.117 ............. 0.117 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.116 .............. 0.116................... 0.117 ................... 33,927,735 .........0.100
OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ........................................................1,405 ...................618........................6 ........... 0.440 ...........0.440 ...........0.440 .......... 0.440 .............0.440 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.440..............0.440...................0.470...................26,620,000.........0.100
OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER ................................................................ 1,640 .................. 595........................4 ........... 0.366 ........... 0.366 ...........0.360........... 0.380 .............0.380 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.360............. 0.000...................0.360 ..................83,983,800 .........0.100
OM0000004248 ...........SMN POWER HOLDING .............................................. 5,000 ...............3,640........................ 1 ............0.728 ........... 0.728 ...........0.728 ........... 0.728 ............. 0.728............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.728 ............. 0.000...................0.000 ................. 145,334,717 ........0.100
OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL .................................................6,000 .................. 528........................3 ........... 0.088 ........... 0.088 ...........0.088........... 0.088 .............0.088 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.088 ..............0.087...................0.089...................15,400,000 .........0.100
OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 651,000 ..........257,798........................9 ........... 0.398 ........... 0.398 ...........0.396 ........... 0.396 .............0.398 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.503 ...............0.396 ..............0.390...................0.396.................. 117,300,618 ........0.100
OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO.........................................................................95,000 ............ 74,220......................16 ............0.780 ........... 0.784 ...........0.780 ........... 0.780 ............. 0.784 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.510 ...............0.780 .............. 0.776...................0.780 ..................507,736,499 ........0.100
OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 113,300 ........... 195,751..................... 26 ............1.740 ........... 1.740............1.720 ............1.730 ............. 1.740 ............-0.010 ........... -0.575 ............... 1.725 .............. 1.720................... 1.725 ................1,297,500,000 ......0.100
OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................47,000 ............. 16,167........................5 ........... 0.344 ...........0.344 ...........0.340 .......... 0.344 .............0.346 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.578 ...............0.344..............0.324...................0.340 ................ 461,204,326 .......0.100
OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 166,289 ............18,312......................12 ............0.110 ............0.111 ............0.110 ............0.110 ............. 0.111 ............-0.001 ........... -0.901 ............... 0.111 .............. 0.110................... 0.114 ...................13,406,250 .........0.100
OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 148,600 ............44,717........................9 ........... 0.300 ...........0.304 ...........0.295........... 0.300 .............0.304 ...........-0.004 ............-1.316 ................0.295 ..............0.295...................0.300 ..................30,000,000 ........0.100
OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ............................................................. 39,120 .............13,603........................7 ........... 0.350 ........... 0.350 ...........0.344 .......... 0.348 .............0.354 ...........-0.006 ............-1.695 ................0.344............. 0.340...................0.344 ..................17,400,000 .........0.100
OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................... 8,267 ...............4,466......................11 ........... 0.550 ........... 0.550 ...........0.540........... 0.540 .............0.552 ...........-0.012 ........... -2.174................0.540..............0.540...................0.546...................28,350,000.........0.100
OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 700,240 ......... 146,365...................104 ............0.212 ........... 0.212 ...........0.207........... 0.209 ............. 0.214 ...........-0.005 ........... -2.336 ...............0.208............. 0.208...................0.209 .................. 31,365,675 .........0.100
OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .................67,114 .............13,975......................11 ............0.213 ........... 0.213 ...........0.205........... 0.208 ............. 0.213............-0.005 ........... -2.347 ...............0.208............. 0.206...................0.209 ..................41,600,000 .........0.100
OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 119,398 .............14,534..................... 20 ............0.122 ........... 0.122 ...........0.120 ........... 0.122 ............. 0.126............-0.004 ............-3.175 ................ 0.121 .............. 0.121...................0.124 .................... 7,178,872 ..........0.100
OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ......................................................36,832 ...............4,654........................5 ............0.125 ........... 0.130 ...........0.125 ........... 0.126 ............. 0.132............-0.006 ........... -4.545 ...............0.130 ..............0.130...................0.132 ..................252,039,412 ........0.100
OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 144,759 ............. 17,875......................15 ............0.125 ........... 0.125 ...........0.122 ............0.123 ............. 0.130............-0.007 ........... -5.385 ...............0.123 ..............0.122...................0.123 ................... 11,070,000 .........0.100
OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES .......................................53,700 .............13,485........................6 ........... 0.260 ...........0.260 ...........0.250............0.251 .............0.266 ...........-0.015 ........... -5.639 ...............0.250............. 0.242...................0.250 ..................72,953,406 .........0.100
.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,713,517 .... 1,454,769...................372 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......29........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ......................4,000 ...................152........................ 1 ........... 0.038 ........... 0.038 ...........0.038........... 0.038 .............0.038 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.038 ..............0.038...................0.039....................3,230,000 ..........0.100
OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ................................ 7,800 .................. 874........................2 ............0.112 ........... 0.112............ 0.112 ............0.112 ............. 0.112 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.112 .............. 0.112................... 0.113 ...................11,200,000 .........0.100
OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS .................................................10,000 ...............5,000........................4 ........... 0.500 ...........0.500 ...........0.500........... 0.500 .............0.502 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.398 ...............0.500..............0.500...................0.502 ..................78,750,000 .........0.100
OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 1,986,318 ......298,722...................266 ............0.151 ........... 0.152 ...........0.150 ........... 0.150 ............. 0.152............-0.002 ............-1.316 ................0.150 .............. 0.150................... 0.151 ..................219,390,219 ........0.100
OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 150,096 ........... 10,802........................9 ........... 0.072 ........... 0.072 ...........0.071 ........... 0.072 .............0.073 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.370................0.072 .............. 0.071...................0.072................. 108,000,000 .......0.100
OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.................................... 57,050 ............... 5,476......................13 ........... 0.097 ........... 0.097 ...........0.095 ........... 0.096 .............0.099 ...........-0.003 ........... -3.030 ...............0.095 ..............0.095...................0.097.................... 7,219,968 ..........0.100
OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK............................................... 50,000 ................3,719........................5 ........... 0.077 ........... 0.077 ...........0.073 ........... 0.074 .............0.077 ...........-0.003 ........... -3.896 ...............0.073 ..............0.073...................0.076...................74,000,000 ........0.100
.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 2,265,264 ..... 324,745...................300 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 7........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
ISIN .................................................. SECURITY NAME ...............................................................................................VOLUME ..............TURNOVER ................... TRADES ...........OPEN PRICE ............. HIGH .................... LOW ............... CLOSE PR. ..........PREV. CLOSE.......... DIFF (RO) .................DIFF % ......................LAST PR............... LAST BID .....................LAST OFFER ................. MARKET CAP ........PAR VALUE
O M A N S T O C K S
INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................6,431.06 .............. 6,405.43 ................... 6,407.86 ...................6,430.29 ................-22.43 .................. -0.35Financial Index .....................................7,836.30 ............... 7,753.88 .....................7,761.74 ....................7,839.51 ................ -77.77 .................. -0.99Industrial Index .................................... 8,167.91 .............. 8,144.84 ................... 8,144.86 ....................8,167.55 ................-22.69 .................. -0.28Services Index .......................................3,477.44 .............. 3,452.96 ....................3,473.10 ................... 3,477.40 ..................-4.30 .................. -0.12MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 979.72 .................. 976.01 .......................976.01 ...................... 979.66 .................. -3.65 .................. -0.37
Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded6,192,612 .................... 1,802,924 .....................679 ...............14,890,859,626 ...................1 ..................... 20 .................... 17 .........................38
MSM shares fall further
MUSCAT: Hampered by low trading volume, the MSM 30 Index ended lower at 6,407.86 points, down by 0.35 per cent.
The MSM Sharia Index de-clined by 0.37 per cent to close at 976.01 points.
Sembcorp Salalah, up by 6.12 per cent, was the only gainer, while the top loser was Renais-sance Services, down by 5.64 per cent. Phoenix Power was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Sembcorp Sala-lah, up by 6.12 per cent, was the only gainer, while the top loser was Renaissance Services, down by 5.64 per cent.
As many as 679 trades were ex-ecuted during the trading session generating a turnover of OMR1.8 million with more than 6.1 mil-lion shares changing hands. Out of 38 traded securities, one advanced, 20 declined and 17 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR179,000 worth of shares followed by GCC and Arab investors at OMR23,000 while foreign investors, who were net
sellers, sold stocks amountign to OMR202,000.
Financial Index plunged by 0.99 per cent to close at 7,761.74 points. Al Sharqia Investments, HSBC Bank, Al Izz Bank, Gulf Investment Services and Al An-war Holding declined by 5.38 per cent, 4.55 per cent, 3.90 per cent, 3.17 per cent and 2.34 per cent, respectively.
Industrial Index declined by 0.28 per cent to close at 8,144.86 points. Al Hassan Engineering, Al Maha Ceramics, Al Anwar Ceramics and Oman Flour Mills declined by 3.03 per cent, 2.17 per cent, 0.50 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively.
Services Index ended the ses-sion at 3,473.10 points, down by 0.12 per cent. Sembcorp Salalah, up by 6.12 per cent, was the only gainer today.
Renaissance Services, OIFC, National Gas, Phoenix Power and Oman Telecommunications Company declined by 5.64 per cent, 2.35 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.32 per cent and 0.57 per cent, respectively. - United Securities
Sembcorp Salalah, up by 6.12 per cent, was
the only gainer, while the top loser was
Renaissance Services, down by 5.64 per cent
‘Sharing economy’ surge creates labour conundrumWASHINGTON: They drive for Uber, deliver groceries for Insta-cart, run errands for TaskRabbit, and rent spare rooms on Airbnb. Are these the new, empowered par-ticipants in the ‘sharing economy’, or workers being exploited by well-funded technology companies?
That is an open question as mil-lions of people shift from tradi-tional employment to freelance ‘gig’ work, giving them more inde-pendence, but without the social safety net of employees.
Some 18 million United States workers now earn a signifi cant portion or all of their income out-side of traditional employment, and another 12.5 million took on part-time independent work, ac-cording to MBO Partners, a fi rm which providers services for inde-pendent contractors.
A separate study by fi nancial software group Intuit found 25 to 30 percent of the US workforce is ‘contingent’ and that 80 per cent of large corporations plan to increase their use of a ‘fl exible workforce’ in coming years. Inuit said that by 2020, more than 40 percent of the labor force will be “contingent.”But cracks have begun to appear in the model developed by Uber and other peer-to-peer services. Law-suits in several jurisdictions argue that on-demand workers are not independent contractors, but em-ployees entitled to unemployment insurance, workers compensation and other benefi ts.
“These fi rms have ignored the issue because they view them-selves as a marketplace, not as an employer, and now it is biting them in the back,” said MBO founder and chief executive Gene Zaino. Politicians are taking notice. Dem-ocratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said recently she would “crack down on bosses who exploit employees by misclassify-ing them as contractors.”
“This on-demand, or so-called gig economy is creating exciting economies and unleashing innova-tion,” she said in June. “But it is also raising hard questions about work-
place protections and what a good job will look like in the future.”
FlexibilityYet without a fl exible workforce of independent contractors, “the sharing economy could be stopped in its tracks,” said Christopher Koopman, a research fellow at George Mason University’s Mer-catus Center. “We would not see the dynamic, innovative environ-ment we have today.”
Koopman said those choosing to work on these platforms “are getting a ton of fl exibility, so there are tradeoff s. They can work when
they want and how they want.” But he acknowledged that policymak-ers need to set clear rules to avoid disputes and uncertainty.
This uncertainty led to the shutdown in July of Homejoy, an online platform for home clean-ing services which faced litiga-tion from workers claiming they should be classifi ed as employees. Some analysts say current laws are not adapted to these new models where people earn money through shopping services like Postmates, meal preparation like Feastly and pet-sitting like DogVacay.
Simon Rothman at venture cap-
ital fi rm Greylock Partners says a key to helping this thriving sector is “unbundling” benefi ts such as health care, insurance and retire-ment from the workplace.
“Gone are the days of a social contract with employers for life-time employment — it’s an old model it doesn’t exist anymore. This is a secular shift that will im-pact everyone,” Rothman said in a blog post.
Rothman said this new sector is likely to be worth some $10 billion in the United States this year, and if allowed to grow, “off ers a viable new path to sustaining the middle class.”
Share the scrapsBut Robert Reich, a former US la-bor secretary who is now a Univer-sity of California professor of public policy, argues the trend is taking us back in time before most countries enacted labor standards. “The new on-demand work shifts risks en-tirely onto workers, and eliminates minimal standards completely,” Reich said on his blog about the “share the scraps economy.”
“In eff ect, on-demand work is a reversion to the piece work of the 19th century — when workers had no power and no legal rights, took all the risks, and worked all hours for almost nothing.”
MBO Partners founder Gene Zaino said however that his fi rm’s research shows most people who become independent are happy they did so. “It’s consistently about
control and fl exibility” of work, Zaino said. Zaino said that “it’s not so much about the money,” but noted that “the fastest grow-ing segment is people earning over $100,000 a year.”
This $100,000-plus group has grown 45 percent over the last fi ve years, totaling 2.9 million people, according to MBO.
Real benefi tsArun Sundararajan, who heads New York University’s Social Cit-ies Initiative, said policymakers should seek to “decouple” tradi-tional benefi ts from the workplace to help gig workers.
“What they are looking for is not to be a full-time employee,” Sunda-rarajan said.
“They want the nice things of be-ing a full-time employee — income stability, insurance benefi ts, which have been tied to employment.”
One solution is a model enacted in the United States for retirement, which allowed most employers to eliminate defi ned-benefi t pension plans in favor of portable savings, known as 401k plans, with tax in-centives and contributions from employers and workers.
“This good be a good template,” the NYU professor said. “We have to think about similar structures for the other aspects of the social safety net.” Sundararajan said fi nding solutions is key to unlock-ing the potential for a vibrant new economic sector. - AFP
E M P L O Y M E N T
FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE: A separate study by fi nancial software group Intuit found 25 to 30 per cent of
the US workforce is ‘contingent’ and that 80 per cent of large corporations plan to increase their use of
a ‘fl exible workforce’ in coming years. – Bloomberg News
Greek government discusses third bailout draftATHENS: Greek government offi cials discussed a draft of the country’s third bailout agreement drawn up on the basis of discus-sions with EU/IMF lenders, a government offi cial said on Sat-urday, boosting hopes a deal could be wrapped up in days.
Athens is racing to wrap up the bailout agreement of as much as 86 billion euros by as early as Tuesday in a bid to get the fi rst disbursement of aid by August 20, when it faces a debt payment to the European Central Bank.
Offi cials from European Union
and International Monetary Fund lenders met Greece’s fi nance and economy ministers in Athens on Saturday, the day after EU fi nance offi cials held a teleconference and noted progress in the talks.
Contentious issuesThe talks on Saturday focused on the so-called “prior actions” Greece must legislate to qual-ify for loans, and the two sides reached agreement on the issue, a senior government offi cial said without giving details. Talks will continue on Sunday to discuss
more contentious issues, the of-fi cial said.
“The agreement will be con-cluded comfortably before Aug.18,” the offi cial said. Greece narrowly dodged a euro zone exit last month after months of acri-monious negotiations that culmi-nated with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras clinching a deal tied to stringent austerity and reform terms to avoid economic collapse.
The view of EU offi cials on Friday’s conference call was that talks are proceeding well and may be completed. - Reuters
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Samsung launches world’s thinnest tablet
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Times News Service
Samsung Electronics, recently announced the launch of the world’s thinnest and lightest tab-let, the Galaxy Tab S2. The next generation of Samsung’s fl ag-ship series, the Galaxy Tab S2is not only packaged in the thinnest and lightest metal frame of its size, but it continuously deliv-ers a stunning Super AMOLED display that is perfectly opti-mised for reading and viewing any type of digital content. Styl-ish designed, the Galaxy Tab S2 packs powerful performance features to off er enhanced usability, empowering users with new and improved choices in productivity and multitasking. Commenting on the latest fl agship launch, Hayssam Yassine, Head of IT and Mobile Team commented, “We have developed the most advanced personal visual device that will undoubt-edly set the new standard in immersive viewing and ultimate mobility. Backed by an integrated offi ce experience, the Galaxy Tab S2 will be a constant companion for a range of users who value high-quality fi nishing and cutting-edge innovation.” At just 5.6mm thin and only 389g (9.7 -inch) and 265g (8.0 -inch) weight*, the Galaxy Tab S2is perfectly designed for reading and consuming content due to its stunning Super AMOLED Dis-play. By recreating the same viewing experience of browsing through traditional print media, the Galaxy Tab S2 also makes it comfortable to read digital content, including e-books, maga-zines, web pages and newsfeeds. This reading-optimised ratio allows the user to enjoy a seamless reading experience without unnecessary scrolling.
Traffi c systems could be target of hackers
‘Bring-your-own-device threats are often overlooked’
RMM to boost productivity
Times News Service
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) threats are still often overlooked by busi-nesses. Many small-business owners believe BYOD poses no threat to their compa-ny and have no interest in spending eff ort on mobile device security, while em-
ployees themselves think security is the responsibility of the business, a study by Kaspersky Lab has found. With the study showing that two-thirds (62 per cent) of business owners and employees worldwide now use personal mobile devices for work, BYOD is no longer a developing trend, but a widely accepted business practice. It aff ects companies of all sizes, from the very large (5000+ employees) to the small ones (fewer than 25 em-ployees). However, attitudes towards protecting data on mobile devices are far from ideal security approach. The consumer se-curity risks survey by Kaspersky Lab found that six in 10 (60 per cent of respondents) are concerned about the threat of surveil-lance and information theft via mobile devices, but they do not actively protect themselves and rely on their employers to do so.
Picture this: A hacker walks the streets of Capitol Hill with a lap-top and malicious in-tentions. He crouches
to street level, tapping into the city’s traffi c sensors during rush hour. Suddenly, downtown traffi c signals turn to a constellation of red. With-in minutes, streets are a parking lot jammed with cars. Emergency vehicles, paralysed by traffi c, can’t fi nd a clearing. Their sirens echo through a gridlocked city.
It’s a dark scenario out of a dys-topian fi lm, but is it plausible?
The question has dogged se-curity analysts and city offi cials in recent years as testing has re-vealed vulnerabilities in traffi c systems and their operations. Of-fi cials with the District Depart-ment of Transportation (DDOT) said that this summer, they began a study of the encryption of city traffi c sensors after a security re-searcher said he tapped into the city’s traffi c system last year.
Cyberattacks have been, after all, identifi ed as the greatest threat to US national security in recent years by Director of National In-telligence James Clapper.
And recent reports highlight how cars can be remotely hacked through their information and en-tertainment systems. Last month, two security researchers remotely disabled the brakes and steer-ing system of a Jeep Cherokee while it was on a highway by seiz-ing control of the car’s Uconnect
information and entertainment dashboard. That prompted a recall of 1.4 million cars by Fiat Chrysler, which said a defect allowed sev-eral models, including Jeep Grand Cherokees, Chrysler sedans, Ram pickups and others, to be hacked remotely.
Wireless devicesMany wireless devices — cars, planes and even sniper rifl es — can be hacked.
So can your morning com-mute, it turns out. A few years ago, two Los Angeles traffi c engineers hacked into that city’s signal sys-tem to slow traffi c at key intersec-tions as part of a labour protest. The men programmed the lights to stay red for extremely long peri-ods of time, causing gridlock. They were charged with felonies and sentenced to probation.
But it was the District that captured the attention of Cesar Cerrudo, chief technology offi cer of IOActive Labs, an Argentina-based security research fi rm. Cer-rudo walked the streets of Capitol Hill last year with a USB sniff er, seeking to expose vulnerabilities in the District of Columbia’s traffi c system as part of a nonprofi t initia-tive. He has done the same in New York and other cities, usually with similar results, he said.
Cerrudo said he was able to ac-cess traffi c data at intersections at Union Station, Capitol Hill, and at Third and Madison streets NW. Were he a malicious hacker,
he said, he could have gridlocked the entire city, creating paralysing traffi c on North Capitol Street NW or turning neighbourhood roads into bona fi de freeways.
“These traffi c problems could cause real issues, even deadly ones, by causing accidents or blocking ambulances, fi refi ghters or police cars going to an emer-gency call,” Cerrudo said.
Cerrudo said he could change the numbers on electronic speed-limit signs or signal cars idling on ramps to “go” prematurely.
But city offi cials dispute his fi ndings, saying that Cerrudo’s as-sertions are overblown.
Michelle Phipps-Evans, a spokeswoman for DDOT, called the probability that a hacker could gain access to the city’s traffi c sig-nals “highly unlikely” — although she didn’tsay it’s impossible. Built-in security protocols prevent traf-fi c lights from displaying four-way green lights, for example, so no “Italian Job”-style fantasies will be playing out in Washington any-time soon. “In the previous media reports, the security researcher asserted that he hacked into traf-fi c sensors that can allow him to change signals from red to green at will,” Phipps-Evans said, refer-ring to an article this summer in The New York Times. “However, with respect to the sensors in the District’s signal network, hacking into the system cannot cause the signals to change arbitrarily.”
A spokesman for Sensys Net-works, which has approximately 1,300 sensors gathering traffi c-low data across the District and an ad-ditional 200 to 300 detecting vehi-cles at 26 intersections, said that Cerrudo’s claims are fl at wrong. “Mr. Cerrudo has not ‘hacked’ the District’s or any other operational system,” Floyd Williams said.
“A ‘hack’ occurs when existing security protocols are breached or circumvented to gain access to restricted information or intel-lectual property. No such access
has been demonstrated by IOAc-tive,” Williams said.
For his part, Cerrudo said he did not hack the system itself — rather, in a lab setting, he hacked the devices used within it. He said he performed passive tests while walking in Wash, check-ing to see if technology at certain intersections was encrypted or had proper security protections. His conclusion: They weren’t, and they didn’t. His eff orts, then, have not gone unnoticed. The city is now reviewing the security of its traffi c sensors — particularly how they communicate from the pave-ment to wireless access points. The District installed the Sensys sensors about fi ve years ago, Phi-pps-Evans said, outfi tting 25 of the city’s 1,650 intersections with the devices at about $4,000 per intersection. The wireless sensors — round, black devices in the road — are easily removed and rein-stalled during construction work. They collect data that makes traf-fi c lights change at optimal times: for example, when cars approach less-used side streets. If the sig-nals were compromised, Cerrudo says, the cost to the District could far exceed the equipment price tag for each intersection. A sophisti-cated hack could result in more than $500,000 of equipment lost, with repairs and labor nearing $2 million. Cerrudo isn’t the only re-searcher to recently have the idea of testing transportation technol-ogy to expose vulnerabilities. Ear-lier this year, a computer expert managed to hack into a commer-cial plane’s in-fl ight entertain-ment system to make the aircraft briefl y fl y sideways, according to an FBI warrant. And a year ago, Branden Ghena lugged two card-board boxes out of a Michigan road agency. Along with a team of researchers, he climbed into a car and set off for an Ann Arbor re-search lab with one goal: hack into a city’s traffi c system. — FAIZ SIDDIQUI/
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Transportation said that this summer, they
began a study of the encryption of city traffi c
sensors after a security researcher said he
tapped into the city’s traffi c system last year
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New Jaguar XE arrives in Oman
MUSCAT: Mohsin Haider Dar-wish (MHD), the exclusive distrib-uter of Jaguar cars in the Sultan-ate of Oman, recently hosted the launch of Jaguar’s ground-break-ing, performance-orientated, al-uminium-intensive sports saloon — the new XE — in Muscat.
The most advanced sports sa-loon Jaguar has ever produced, the new XE is instantly recog-nisable as a Jaguar with its alu-minium skin formed around the fundamental principles of perfect proportions and aerodynamic ef-fi ciency, says a press release.
A true driver’s car, the Jaguar XE redefi nes the concept of the sports saloon thanks to its ad-vanced lightweight construction, streamlined styling, luxurious interior and outstanding ride and handling.
Off ering a suite of technologies designed to keep both driver and passenger informed and enter-tained, the Jaguar XE turns every journey into even more of an expe-rience. From premium audio sys-tems to an intuitive new InCon-trol Touch infotainment system and a laser head-up display, the new launch from Jaguar features cutting-edge driver aids and enter-tainment systems.
The model line-up is head-lined by the XE S which rewards drivers with the responsiveness and refi nement of its super-charged 3.0-litre V6 engine and 340PS/450Nm of torque enabling acceleration from 0-100kmh in 5.1 seconds (0-60mph in 4.9 seconds), and an electronically-limited max-imum speed of 250kmh (155mph).
Exclusively unveiled to a gather-ing of MHD’s VIP guests in addition to loyal Jaguar customers. The Jag-uar XE 3.0 litre V6 Supercharged was showcased at the event, giving
guests a closer look at the smallest, lightest, stiff est and most aerody-namic Jaguar saloon ever.
Speaking at the launch, David Aziz, CEO, Automotive, MHD, said: “The new XE is the latest introduction to the Jaguar range which off ers a fi ne balance be-tween performance, effi ciency and luxury. We are sure that it will fi nd a wide acceptance with the dis-
cerning customers in the Sultan-ate of Oman.”
Justin Weaving, sales director, Jaguar Land Rover MENAP re-gion, added: “Always at the fore-front of innovation, Jaguar has built the XE to look and feel like no other car in its class. With a driv-ing behaviour designed to fully match the promise of its seduc-tive looks, this vehicle is tailored
to suit every driver. Completing our Jaguar saloon car range, the XE has garnered a huge amount of attention among our loyal Jaguar customers across the Mena region and I am thrilled to be launching it here in the Sultanate of Oman alongside David Aziz the CEO, Au-tomotive Products of MHD.”
The Jaguar XE Pure, XE Pres-tige, XE R-Sport, XE Portfolio and
XE S will be available exclusively at MHD showrooms across the Sul-tanate of Oman with prices starting from OMR16,000 inclusive of a fi ve year/65,000km service package.
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KR commemorates Renaissance DayMUSCAT: In celebration of Oman’s 45th Renaissance Day, the Khimji Ramdas (KR) Group recently commissioned Muscat based-artist Sandesh Rangnekar to paint a portrait collection of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
The works of art include 18 rare paintings captured on unconven-tional mediums and pay a just tribute to the country’s visionary leader, says a press release.
Commenting on KR’s initiative, Nailesh Khimji, director, KR said: “As loyal subjects of His Majesty, and in deep gratitude for his be-nevolent and visionary guidance, we wanted to honour His Majesty. What better way than by immor-talising his towering persona in art. It is but a small reminder of how His Majesty has been such a beacon of hope, progress and strength — qualities that have en-deared him to his people.”
The paintings capture on an un-orthodox canvas life-like images of
the Sultanate’s leader right from his early days through the present day tracing every nuance in facial features over the years. These have been done on the broad leaves of a gigantic tree called ‘peepal’, found in the sub-continent.
Sandesh S. Rangnekar, a crea-tive director at a media and pub-lishing house, resorts to a very unconventional medium in this collection of art work. He draws creativity and inspiration from virtually anything that strikes his
imagination; these might be knit-ting needles, a squid bone or even watch-making tools.
The 18 paintings of His Majesty are currently on display in the re-ception area of KR’s main head-quarters in Muttrah.
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ISG student all set to perform ‘Arangetram’MUSCAT: Ananya Ananthan, a Class X student of the Indian School, Al Ghubra (ISG), is all set for her maiden solo Bharatanaty-am performance (Arangetram) on August 13 at Al Falaj Hotel.
Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest and richest classical per-forming art forms of India with a history of more than 3,000 years. Bharatanatyam beauti-fully blends the elements of ex-pression, musical melody and rhythm, further highlighted by the colourful costumes worn by the performer.
Ananya has been a student of Bharatanatyam from her tender age of 6 years. As a student of Pre-mila Ramesh, Ananya has learnt and performed in several group performances over the years. Di-rector of Orbit Training Centre for Performing Arts (Nrityanja-li), Premila Ramesh has been im-parting training to the aspirants of Bharatanatyam since 2000.
Highly acclaimed for her cho-reography, teaching skills and as a performer par excellence,
Premila is a student of Padma Bhushan V. P. Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan of Kalak-shetra, says a press release.
ISG has nurtured many tal-ents in the fi elds of academics as well as co-scholastic activities. ISG students have participated in a myriad of events in Oman and abroad and have brought home glories.
Academically a brilliant stu-dent, Ananya has also partici-pated in many in-house and in-terschool competitions.
Master choreographer and a creative genius G. Narendra and K. Mahalakshmi who is one the most revered teachers of Bhara-tanatyam from Avigna Dance En-semble, Chennai, will be honour-ing the event as the chief guests.
Papri Ghosh, principal of ISG and Prem Maker, managing di-rector of Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives and a connoisseur of art, will be the guests of honour.
The event is managed by Orbit Events Management. Admission to this event is by invitation only.
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KIMS Oman off ers full paediatric careMUSCAT: The Paediatrics De-partment at KIMS Oman Hospital (KOH) leads a comprehensive ap-proach to paediatric care where it off ers full paediatric care provided by highly experienced doctors.
It constitutes highly skilled and experienced professionals including Dr Sreekumar S. and Dr George John, who are specialised in 24 hours general paediatrics emergency, phototherapy unit and neonatal monitors, well baby OP clinic and IP care, behavioural paediatrics, child and neonatal nursery in addition to chronic paediatric illnesses and child
psychology, says a press release.KOH paediatrics come with
more than 15 years of wide experi-ence and are qualifi ed in conduct-ing speciality clinics like child-hood asthma clinics, growth and developmental clinics.
“Our excellent medical services are provided by our highly skilled medical team using cutting edge technologies for serving our com-munity members at the best level. Paediatricians at KIMS Oman Hos-pital are committed to providing full care with compassion to their patients,” said Dr Hussam Akoum, chief operating offi cer at KOH.
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Orpic roadshow campaign raises
awareness of its Dhofar operations
SALALAH: As a part of Orpic’s eff orts to raise awareness of its operations, Orpic representatives are participating in meetings and visiting diff erent regions and gov-ernorates across the Sultanate.
In addition to sharing informa-tion about the business, and the company’s journey since its in-ception, during the recent Dhofar roadshow, information was shared on Orpic’s current projects, fu-ture plans, and the signifi cant in-country value generated through employment opportunities and local investment. The registration process for tendering companies, which was announced on Orpic’s website, was also explained in more detail, says a press release.
Orpic plans to visit many local communities during the coming months in order to continue rais-ing awareness about the company, which has been adding value to Oman’s natural resources, and providing the local market with fuel, since 1982.
The company’s three key corpo-
rate themes ‘Achieve, Enhance and Grow’ focus on achieving growth and success in the three major stra-tegic projects that are currently being implemented, including: So-har Refi nery improvement project, Liwa Plastic Industries Complex and Muscat-Sohar Product Pipeline and Al Jifnain Terminal project.
M E E T I N G S
NHI hosts Mystery Box Chef contest
MUSCAT: National Hospitality Institute had conducted Mystery Box Chef Competition recently and has announced the winners.
First prize was bagged by Inter-Continental Hotel Muscat. The winning team of three members was awarded a gold medal and cash prize of OMR300. The second prize was won by Al Nahda Resort (Barka) while National Hospital-ity Institute took the third place. Both teams were awarded medals with silver and bronze respective-ly, says a press release.
Ten teams representing diff er-ent establishments, participated in the competition. The teams were awarded points on several criteria, which included recipe, hygiene, preparation, creativity, wastage, presentation, taste and texture. The teams also presented
portions of their dishes to guests in the Classroom restaurant who were requested to give their feed-back on service.
This competition is held every three months at NHI’s Gulf Chef School in an attempt to raise awareness among profession-als in the industry and the wider public on the skills that chefs’ possess. NHI has been the leading provider of culinary training in Oman for many years and has de-signed many initiatives like this
to encourage young chefs, to take the profession seriously and un-derstand the possibilities in their future careers.
The 10 teams were from Mus-cat Hormuz Grand, National Hos-pitality, Shangri-La Barr Al Jis-sah resort & Spa, Al Nahda Resort Spa, Al Bustan Palace – A Ritz - Carlton Hotel, Grand Hyatt, City Seasons Hotel, InterContinental Hotel, Ramee Guest Line, Jungle Restaurant, in addition to NHI’s student team.
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PSM felicitates Oman National Cricket Team
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MUSCAT: Accolades continue to pour in for Oman National Cricket Team that created history by qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in India in March-April next year.
Pakistan School Muscat hosted a special ceremony to honour the team at Dr. A. Q. Khan Hall. The cricket delegation included play-
ers and the captain accompanied by the coach, the manager and the physio of the cricket team.
Ayaz Hussain, ambassador of Pakistan to Oman was the chief guest while Ahmad Hassan Mo-hammad Al Yahmadi, director of Quality Organisations Depart-ment, Ministry of Sports Aff airs was the guest of honour. Adnan Shahzad, chairman Board of Di-rectors of Pakistani schools in
Oman, members BOD, Attaullah Niazi, senior principal, Khalid Jadoon PSM principal, embassy offi cers, dignitaries, cricket teams of PSM and the students attended the occasion.
The ceremony started with the recitation from the Holy Quran by Bilal Faisal.
As a gesture of warm welcome, Sultan Ahmad; the captain of Oman National Cricket Team, was presented with the bouquet by stu-dents from the Junior School.
Attaullah Niazi praised the Oman team for the historic achievement. In his address, he termed the Omani cricketers as today’s trend setters and tomor-row’s table turners.
A greatly applauded perfor-mance was presented by the bud-ding stars of Pakistan School Mus-cat as an open hearted welcome to the heroes of Oman cricket.
Jamil Zaidi, manager of Oman cricket team, talked about the
team’s progress with great pride. Highlighting the hard work that went into the team’s prepara-tions for the qualifi ers, he thanked Oman Cricket for providing the best possible facilities to the play-ers to enable them to win acco-lades for the country.
The whole cricket squad was presented with gifts. A souvenir was also presented to the man-ager of the team from Pakistan School System.
Ambassador Ayaz Hussain of-fered his heartfelt felicitation to the team on such a great achieve-ment for the country. He expressed his aspiration that the team would keep working with the same spirit, training and vision to forge their path in the long journey of success and make Oman a proud country in the cricket world.
The ceremony concluded with the national anthems of Pakistan and Oman, followed by a tradition-al Pakistani lunch for the team.
Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) hosted a
special ceremony to honour the team that
created history by qualifying for the ICC
World Twenty20 to be held in India in
March-April next year
HONOUR: Oman National Cricket Team with the dignitaries during
the reception at PSM.
APPRECIATION: Team captain Sultan Ahmed receiving a gift from
Pakistan Ambassador Ayaz Hussain. — Jun Estrada/TIMES OF OMAN
McDonald’s opens new outlet in NizwaMUSCAT: McDonald’s Oman (Al Daud Restaurants) opened its newest restaurant in Nizwa.
Located at Nizwa Mall, the newest McDonald’s restaurant has the world-renowned McDon-ald’s Drive-Thru, modern design with cosy dining atmosphere and an enjoyable PlayPlace for children. Customers will enjoy McDonald’s great tasting food, value for money and convenience the iconic global brand will bring, says a press release.
Commenting on the newest McDonald’s restaurant, Ali K. Daud, Development Licensee and
President of McDonald’s Oman, said: “We are proud to open the newest McDonald’s restaurant in Nizwa for our valued custom-ers to enjoy a delightful eating out experience and good times with families and friends. Custom-ers in Nizwa have been looking forward to have a McDonald’s restaurant in the area and we are proud to make it a reality.”
With its newest restaurant, McDonald’s is also opening up job opportunities for the Omani youth and providing business op-portunities for the small and me-dium enterprises.
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Al Hashar brings Liqui Moly lubricants, additives range to OmanMUSCAT: Continuing its tradi-tion of bringing the world’s best, the pioneering Al Hashar Group has now introduced the entire range of technologically superior Liqui Moly, Germany’s leading oil brand.
Developed and tested at Liqui Moly’s own laboratories, the 100 per cent ‘Made in Germany’ prod-ucts include lubricants for car and commercial vehicles, additives, car care products, repair and ser-vice products, adhesives, sealants, special lubricants for boats and motor bikes, says a press release.
Liqui Moly motor oils are of-fi cially approved (certifi ed OEM) by all major car manufacturers for
their proven benefi ts in lengthen-ing engine life.
They protect the engine in ab-sence of oil for lubrication and re-duce wear caused by build-up of oil sludge due to high sulfur content in fuel.
An offi cial from Al Hashar Group stated “Liqui Moly is a globally re-puted, pioneering, award-winning and exceptionally-proven brand. We are happy that our valued cus-tomers in Oman will now be able to take advantage of these renowned products to keep their vehicles in peak performance levels.”
Liqui Moly oil products avail-able in Oman include the Super Leichtlauf 10W-40, Synthoil Race
Tech GT1 10W-60, Formula Super 20W-50, Synthoil Hi- Tech 5W-40, Longtime Hi-Tech 5W-30, Special Tec LL 5W- 30, Hydraulic Oil HLP 68, and the ATF III (yellow).
Also available are other ad-ditive products such as Liqui Moly’s injection cleaner, engine fl ush plus, pro-line engine fl ush, hydraulic lifter additive, motor oil saver, oil smoke stop, radiator cleaner, radiator stop-leak, octane plus, LM-40 multi-purpose spray, brake fl uid dot 3, brake fl uid dot 4, brake fl uid dot 5.1, brake and parts cleaner aii, ceramic paste, and speed tec petrol.
Liqui Moly was founded in Ulm, Germany in 1957 after the
discovery of molybdenum di-sulphide, a dark grey crystalline mineral, which was then mixed to produce liquid molybdenum disulphide. Deriving its name from it, Liqui Moly held the pat-ent for the production of this mineral and used it as basis to develop an engine oil additive.
Leading producerTaking off from the success of Liqui Moly motor oils, the over 50-year-old company has since developed an entire range of over 4,000 products, which includes engine and gear oils, additives and vehicle care products, workshop equipment and service products.
As Germany’s leading producer of engine oils and the undisputed market leader when it comes to ad-ditives, international demand for Liqui Moly products are constant-ly increasing, which have resulted in excellent sales across more than 100 countries worldwide.
Liqui Moly’s market leadership has been complemented by its rec-ognition as the ‘Best Brand 2015’ under the lubricants category.
Liqui Moly products are avail-able through Al Hashar outlets and dealer network. An extensive exclusive dealer network is also being established to ensure the product line is available across the length and breadth of Oman.
M O T O R O I L
MUSSANAH: Millennium Re-sort Mussanah (MRM) recently launched the summer Beach Club Membership promotion of-fering sports and recreation en-thusiasts the opportunity to revi-talise themselves and escape the sizzling summer heat.
The Beach Club grants cus-tomers access to the resort’s cutting-edge leisure and wellness facilities, where they can sign-up during the month of August, with
memberships valid until October 15, says a press release.
Maurice De Rooij, GM of MRM, said, “Nestled amongst the Al Hajar Mountains, off ering spectacular views of the azure sea, Millennium Resort Mussan-ah celebrates health and wellness with its natural surroundings that make it perfect for evading the summer’s temperatures. Our latest promotion is all about de-livering a holistic experience.”
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Bank Muscat wins STP award from Citibank
MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the fl ag-ship fi nancial services provider in the Sultanate, has won a prestigious award from Citibank in recognition of operational excellence in the fi eld of dollar payments processing.
Bank Muscat won the straight-through-processing (STP) award by Citibank for outstanding per-formance in dollar denominated
fund transfer and commercial pay-ments, says a press release.
The award recognised Bank Muscat’s exceptional quality of SWIFT messages on dollar pay-ment and maintaining an out-standing error-free rate for remit-tances. The award was based on evaluation of the quality and accu-racy of SWIFT payment messages routed through Citibank.
The award highlighted the bank’s commitment to high stand-ards of quality in meeting the strin-gent criteria for fund transfer. The bank’s exceptional quality in the delivery of commercial payments and transfers, facilitated by a
state-of-the-art in-house payment architecture, which helps to con-sistently maintain high SWIFT standards for automated process-ing throughout the payment chain resulting in extremely high STP rates, was also acknowledged.
The bank’s Central Operations electronic payments department, Treasury back offi ce and Global Trade Services department are handling fund transfer operations while the technical and security issues are handled by the Systems & Procedures department. The Fi-nancial Institutions Group, reck-oned as one of the leading FI teams in the region, has established more
than 500 correspondent banking relationships across the world.
Citibank is among Bank Mus-cat’s prominent correspondent banks for dollar payments. Citi-bank representatives commended the operational teams involved in processing dollar payments at Bank Muscat for the error-free rate maintained consistently throughout the high volume of re-mittances processed during 2014.
A multi-award winning organi-sation, Bank Muscat’s STP per-formance has been consistently lauded by the international fi nan-cial and banking community for several years.
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City Centres Eid campaign winners get Jeep WranglersMUSCAT: Delivering on its vi-sion to create great moments for everyone, everyday Majid Al Futtaim off ered life-changing experiences to three lucky visi-tors of City Centre Muscat and City Centre Qurum, who drove home with brand new Jeep Wranglers, following this “Eidi-yati’ campaign.
City Centre Muscat winners Hussein Ali Abdulatif Al Ab-dullatif and Hamed Mohamed Nasser Al Maawali and City Cen-tre Qurum winner Julius Pablo
Acosta all happily took the wheel of their new shining Jeep Wran-glers and could not wait to share the great news with their fami-lies, says a press release.
Lucky shoppers had the chance to win the fabulous prizes by sim-ply spending OMR30 or more, in shopping, dining or entertain-ment during this Ramadan, at City Centre Muscat or City Cen-tre Qurum and redeeming their receipts from the same day at customer service desks to enter the lucky raffl e draw.
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Ooredoo meet explores ways to enhance telecom infrastructureSALALAH: An executive team from Ooredoo, led by CEO Greg Young, met with Sayyid Mo-hammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, minister of state and governor of Dhofar, and Sheikh Salem bin Ufait Al Shanfari, chairman of Dhofar Municipality, to discuss Ooredoo’s role in enhancing the telecom infrastructure and cus-tomer experience within Oman’s southernmost governorate.
High on the agenda was Oore-doo’s recent technological up-grades which debuted in Salalah during the 2015 Tourism Festival, as well as its future expansion plans and social contributions, says a press release.
Greg Young said: “It was a great pleasure meeting their excellen-cies, the governor of Dhofar and the chairman and deputy chair-man of Dhofar Municipality, as their constant support throughout the years has been instrumental in achieving our growth targets. In their respective capacities, they were able to shed light on new ave-
nues of cooperation with Ooredoo and we are confi dent that together we will be able to deliver on our promise and continue contribut-ing to the prosperity and develop-ment of the Sultanate.”
The delegation visited the Sala-lah Tourism Festival grounds where the Ooredoo’s vibrant new stand was inaugurated under the auspices of Al Shanfari. The prominently located stand has a number of innovative and interac-tive displays, including Ooredoo’s 4.5G network speed test, which was demonstrated by the CEO to Al Shanfari.
The new 4.5G network has allowed customers to achieve speeds of up to 200 Mbps, which will provide a whole new online experience. Ooredoo’s plans are to drive the expansion of such services into remote communi-ties and to date, the company has played a leading role in expanding telecommunication services ar-eas outside the main cities.
This next-generation technol-
ogy promises to redefi ne customer experience across the country.
Under the patronage of Eng. Ab-dul Qadir bin Ahmed Al Haddad, deputy chairman of Dhofar Mu-nicipality, the executive team also opened the company’s new store in Sa’dah. Strategically selected to better serve the increasing number of residents in what has become one of Salalah’s up-and-coming residential areas, this new store will expand on Ooredoo’s retail presence as part of the company’s ongoing investment in Salalah.
Commenting on the company’s latest technological advances, Young said, “Our focus has always been to provide the fastest, most reliable and technologically inno-vative services in the Sultanate, and the introduction of the 4.5G not only meets those goals but will also transform the industry. This landmark solution is tailor made to meet the ever-increasing demand for higher Mbps and effi ciency, de-livering world-class network cov-erage anywhere, anytime.”
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Nissan picks ‘lifetime service’ winners
MUSCAT: Nissan Oman’s most prestigious and preferred ‘Ram-adan Big Jackpot’ scheme from Suhail Bahwan Automobiles received rave reviews from cus-tomers. Several customers who purchased Nissan vehicles dur-ing the holy month of Ramadan have already benefi ted from the unique cashback off er and free lifetime service benefi t, says a press release.
Elated winner Now the proud owner of the new Nissan Patrol, Aaisha Khalifa Salim Abdullah from Sohar is elated with joy as she won ‘life-time service’ through the scratch and win card from Nissan’s Big Jackpot Ramadan campaign. Commenting on the brand new vehicle she said, “I would like to thank Nissan Oman for such a unique opportunity. I feel very proud being the owner of such a prestigious vehicle and moreover being part of the Nissan family.”
Another lucky winner, Nasser Sulaiman from Muscat further commented, “I am thankful to Suhail Bahwan Automobiles for bringing out such an exciting scheme that caters to the exact
requirements of the people in Oman. This is truly a very satis-fying experience. This off er is a double bonanza for me and I am sure everyone would like to be part of it.”
Suhail Bahwan Automobiles designed the Ramadan scheme to add to the pleasure and conveni-ence of owning a Nissan model and ensure hassle and worry-free driving at all times.
SBA speak “We want to off er all our custom-ers with maximum benefi ts and be able to make their life simple during the new vehicle purchase process. Also if you ‘Like’ us on our Nissan Oman Facebook page
and register online, viewers will get exclusive updates, news, re-views on our entire range of cars,” said a spokesperson from Suhail Bahwan Automobile.
“When it comes to providing good service, the fi rms that are able to build strong relationships with their customers are more likely to maintain a solid core of enthusiastic supporters. Quickly resolving issues and going be-yond customers’ expectations encourages repeat business from patrons, and in many cases, we go further than that. High quality customer service helps to create customer loyalty. Customers to-day are not only interested in the product they are being off ered, but also all the additional ele-ments of service that they receive starting from the greeting when they enter a retail outlet,” a key SBA spokesperson opined.
At sales showrooms Suhail Bahwan Automobiles’ sales exec-utives take the customer through a needs analysis process whereby asking focused questions the Sales Executive identifi es cus-tomer needs. Based on the needs thus identifi ed the sales executive then proposes the correct vehicle.
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MUSCAT: Boutique bakery BreadTalk has introduced a cake collection comprising four new fl avours and eight improved reci-pes for all-time favourites.
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COLLINGWOOD URGES COOK TO CARRY ONPaul Collingwood has told England captain Alastair Cook to carry on in the job rather than step down amid the euphoria of an Ashes triumph. Cook was almost in tears after an innings and 78-run win over Australia. >C3
Lot of expectations from Kohli, says KaluwitharanaCOLOMBO: Eager to see how Vi-rat Kohli shapes up as a leader, for-mer Sri Lankan batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana said India’s new fi rebrand cricket captain looks hungry for wins but has to deal with a mountain of expectations as well.
“For India, expectations will be high too. A lot of people back in their country have a keen inter-est and they will watch how Kohli shapes up as skipper. He will have to deal with all those expectations. I am sure the new captain wants to perform and is very hungry to win,” Kaluwitharana said.
But the former wicketkeeper/batsman, who is also the current Sri Lanka A coach and doubled up as the Board President’s XI coach during the three-day prac-tice match here, said the upcoming three-Test series is also very im-portant for the Sri Lankans.
“This series is very important for Sri Lanka. We couldn’t do well against Pakistan in the last series and we need to fi nd our way back because that will be a key factor regarding how we move ahead into the future. Also, Sri Lanka will give everything to win the series for Sangakkara,” he said.
India drew their only practice match ahead of the Tests staring August 12 but Kaluwitharana said that result won’t count for much in the series.
“You can say that they have had a bit of a break so it showed a bit. But overall these Indian cricketers put in performances through the year and that also shows in how they prepare,” said Kaluwitharana on Sunday.
“They looked very balanced and focused ahead of this series and what will also be the start of the new season for them. I was partic-ularly impressed with their bowl-ing in this three-day match. The batsmen didn’t spend a lot of time
in the middle but they were hitting balls in the nets as well. All in all, I think they are ready for the Test series,” he added.
India scored 351 and 180 runs in their two innings in the practice match. Their bowlers did much better, restricting Board Presi-dent’s XI to 121 and 200/6.
Ajinkya Rahane scored a hun-dred on day one, and Shikhar Dha-wan, KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara were also among the runs.
The bowlers impressed too, in particular Ishant Sharma and R. Ashwin. But loose dismissals of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Wriddihiman Saha in both innings left questionmarks even as the In-dian team is looking to go in with fi ve bowlers in the fi rst Test.
“The Indian team has been do-ing that for quite some time now, so it won’t be a surprise if they continue with that tactic,” said
Kaluwitharana, about the fi ve-bowler theory.
“While all their bowlers looked good here, it is tough to assume what the combination will be. Un-til we see the pitch in Galle, we can-not assume whether they will go in with three pacers or two spinners. Generally they do three pacers and two spinners. But they have this luxury because some of their
bowlers can do well with the bat. Any team will want to assume this balance in Test cricket, if they can.”
Five of the Lankan players in-volved in this match have also been called up for the Test series. Among them is uncapped fast bowler Vishwa Fernando, while Kaushal Silva and Upul Tharanga got runs in the second innings.
Talking about his own wards, the coach said, “Yes, our Board President’s team took their time
in getting on with the game. But I thought the bowling was more im-pressive in both innings. Vishwa Fernando looks like a good pros-pect and with time he will get bet-ter. He needs to bowl more in the right areas and that will come with experience. I think he is a good fi nd for Sri Lanka.”
“I am happy with Tharanga and Silva getting runs, especially the latter as he is an opener. He will be a key player for Sri Lanka in the com-ing series. But I am not too worried about Lahiru Thirimanne not get-ting many runs. He is a fi ne act and has scored many runs previously. He has looked good and will be coming in form soon. He is always an asset to the team,” he added.
While India have been busy with their preparations, focus among the locals is now slowly shifting to their heroic batsman Kumar Sang-akkara, who is preparing to bid the
international scene farewell with the fi rst two Tests in this series.
He will retire from Test cricket after the second Test in Colombo, to be played at the P Sara Oval.
“I think it is nice that he is play-ing his last series with India. We have always played a lot of cricket with our neighbours. Hopefully he can be a great strength for the Lan-kan team in the fi rst two matches, like he has been throughout his ca-reer,” said Kaluwitharana.
When asked about how Sri Lan-ka will cope with losing both San-gakkara and Mahela Jayawardene in quick succession, he replied, “We will defi nitely miss them. They are great players.
“But Sri Lankan cricket has pro-duced many of them over the years and as such this is a big opportu-nity for other
players to step into their boots. “It is someone else’s time now.
We might not fi nd two of the same calibre at the same time but with experience, I think we can fi nd some really solid performers for the Test level.”
Kaluwitharana said Sri Lanka has decent bench strength to choose from when the seniors call time on their careers.
“Luckily for Sri Lanka, we have always had 3-4 keepers when-ever you pick a side. So while they might not have played regularly until now, this is a big opportunity for them to step up. So we don’t really have to blood new play-ers and that is something we are happy with.
“We have Kusal Perera, Niro-shan Dickwella and others who can make up the place. It’s about stepping up for these ready play-ers and I am confi dent we will fi nd the best player to replace him,” he added. — PTI
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Eager to see how
Virat Kohli shapes
up as a leader,
former Sri Lankan
batsman Romesh
Kaluwitharana said
India’s new firebrand
cricket captain looks
hungry for wins but has
to deal with a mountain
of expectations as well
Sangakkara is best batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced, says JayawardeneNEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has paid a fi tting tribute to the retir-ing Kumar Sangakkara, describ-ing him as the “greatest batsman” to have emerged from the island nation since their entry into in-ternational cricket.
Sangakkara, who has 12,000 plus Test runs and 14,000 plus runs in ODIs, will retire from in-ternational cricket after playing the fi rst two Tests against India in the three-match series starting Wednesday.
“Let me put it straight. Kumar Sangakkara is the best batsman that Sri Lanka has ever produced. Aravinda De Silva will always be a sentimental favourite for most of the Sri Lankans including me but numbers alone make Kumar a phenomenal achiever. More than 60 international centuries (38 in Tests and 25 ODIs).Look at those staggering numbers,” former cap-tain Jayawardene paid rich trib-utes to his long-time teammate in an exclusive interview to PTI.
Jayawardene, who himself has close to 25,000 interna-tional runs, said that Sangak-kara pushed the boundaries in real sense and has set imposing targets for the next generation of Lankan cricketers.
“Kumar’s greatness was his
ability to score runs against any attack in all types of conditions. He really pushed his boundaries and have set some imposing tar-gets for the next generation of cricketers.
“In any international sport, there are only a few who attained greatness in every aspect, wheth-er for your performance on the fi eld or your conduct off it. Kumar was one such player. The void left by him will take some time to fi ll. I believe Sri Lankan cricket as a whole was blessed to have him. I consider myself lucky to have played alongside a champion per-former like Kumar,” he said.
While he was emotional about the farewell of his clos-est friend (they run a restaurant together in Colombo -- Minis-try of Crabs), Jaywardene did not forget to mention that India will have an “upperhand” in the upcoming series.
“It will be a competitive series but I guess India will have an up-perhand as they have a more or less steady team. The Sri Lanka team on the other hand is going through a transition phase as some of the youngsters are set-tling down. Hopefully, the team will give Kumar a fi tting farewell by winning the series,” said the 38-year-old Jayawardene. - PTI
C R I C K E TWorker-inspired Kiwis win T20 tie
HARARE: George Worker hit an aggressive half-century on his New Zealand debut as Zimbabwe were severely outclassed in Sun-day’s one-off Twenty20 interna-tional at Harare Sports Club.
The left-handed Worker smashed 62 from just 38 balls as New Zealand posted 198 for fi ve, equalling the highest score in a T20 international in Zimbabwe, before the hosts limped to 118 for eight to lose by 80 runs.
With their top three all posting quick runs after they lost the toss and were asked to bat, New Zealand were dominant from start to fi nish in an entirely one-sided match, giv-ing them the perfect send-off as they head to South Africa for two Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals.
“The way the boys batted today was outstanding - everyone played their role and George Worker was outstanding on debut,” said New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
“The bowling performance was also the best of the tour, so I think we’ve progressed nicely with a new
outfi t and hopefully we can contin-ue that in South Africa.”
Worker came in at No. 3 after Williamson had ensured a brisk start, and added 49 with opener Martin Guptill in 33 balls, before putting on another 49 with Luke Ronchi for the fourth wicket at an even quicker rate.
The 25-year-old had topped the run-scoring charts in last season’s Ford Trophy, but was a late addi-tion to the New Zealand squad for the tour after Mitchell Santner was ruled out by a thumb injury.
After striking four sixes and three fours, Worker fi nally per-ished when he advanced down the track and was bowled by Sean Wil-liams, who was the only Zimbabwe bowler to escape major punish-
ment as he took 3 for 28 in four overs.
The New Zealand total matched Pakistan’s 198 for four at the same ground in September 2011, while Worker’s score was the eighth highest by a player on T20 interna-tional debut and the third highest by a New Zealander.
Zimbabwe’s reply never made it off the ground, with four of their top fi ve failing to reach double fi g-ures as they slumped to 34 for four in the opening seven overs.
Craig Ervine was the only bats-man capable of taking on a threat-ening New Zealand bowling dis-play, but his 42 made little impact on such a hefty target.
Fast bowlers Adam Milne and Mitchell McClenaghan were men-
acing even on a relatively placid pitch, with Milne recording fi gures of 2 for 10 from four overs in his fi rst game for New Zealand since the World Cup quarterfi nal against West Indies in March. - AFP
The left-handed
Worker smashed 62
from just 38 balls as
New Zealand posted
198 for fi ve, equalling
the highest score
in a T20 international
in Zimbabwe, before
the hosts limped
to 118 for eight to
lose by 80 runs
NEW ZEALANDM. Guptill c Sikandar Raza b Williams 33K. Williamson c Ervine b Muzarabani 20G. Worker b Williams 62G. Elliott c Masakadza b Cremer 8L. Ronchi c Ervine b Williams 29C. Munro not out 23N. McCullum not out 18Extras (4-lb, 1-w) 5Total (5 wkts, 20 overs) 198Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Williamson), 2-75 (Guptill), 3-93 (Elliott), 4-142 (Worker), 5-157 (Ronchi).Did not bat: James Neesham, Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi.Bowling: Utseya 2-0-30-0, Muzarabani 3-0-34-1, Mpofu 3-0-24-0, Chibhabha 2-0-18-0, Williams 4-0-28-3, Cremer 3-0-28-1, Sikandar Raza 3-0-32-0.ZIMBABWEH. Masakadza c Ronchi b Milne 6C. Chibhabha b Neesham 6C. Ervine b Elliott 42Sikandar Raza c Ronchi b McClenaghan 8E. Chigumbura c Neesham b McCullum 2S. Williams c & b Sodhi 16R. Chakabva c Ronchi b Milne 13G. Cremer c Neesham b McClenaghan 5P. Utseya not out 2C. Mpofu not out 6Extras (4-b, 3-lb, 5-w) 1 2Total (8 wkts, 20 overs) 118Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Masakadza), 2-12 (Chibhabha), 3-25 (Sikandar Raza), 4-34 (Chigumbura), 5-64 (Williams), 6-89 (Chakabva), 7-101 (Cremer), 8-108 (Ervine).Did not bat: Taurai Muzarabani.Bowling: Milne 4-0-10-2, McClenaghan 4-0-33-2, Neesham 3-0-21-1, McCullum 4-0-25-1, Sodhi 4-0-15-1, Elliott 1-0-7-1.Toss: ZimbabweUmpires: Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Rus-sell Tiffi n (ZIM)TV umpire: Jeremiah Matibiri (ZIM)Match referee: David Boon (AUS)Result: New Zealand won by 80 runs.
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FINE KNOCK: New Zealand batsman George Worker bats as wicket
keeper Regis Chakabva looks on during the one-off Twenty20
cricket match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. – AFP
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Agarwal, Chand star in crushing win for India A
CHENNAI: Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed a brilliant 130 in company of skipper Unmukt Chand, who complemented with a useful 90, as India A thrashed South Africa A by eight wick-ets to bag a bonus point in their second tri-series match here on Sunday.
Chasing 245 for a win, India A raced to their target in 37.4 overs courtesy a 219-run opening stand between Agarwal and Chand at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. India A are now in contention for a place in the fi nal with a match to go.
Earlier electing to bat, South Af-rica A rode on Quinton de Kock’s
108 to manage 244 all out in 50 overs. Medium-pacer Rishi Dha-wan bagged four wickets.
But the star for India A was un-doubtedly Agarwal, whose 122-ball knock was laced with 16 fours and a six.
When a tired Agarwal, suff ering from cramps due to the sapping city heat fi nally nicked one, India A were only two runs away from a deserving victory.
Chand, also helped himself to
a second successive half-century but the Delhi boy missed out on his three-fi gure when he completely missed a half-tracker bowled by his opposite number in Dean Elgar.
Chand’s 94-ball knock had eight boundaries and two sixes in it af-ter being dropped twice on naught in the same over with the unlucky bowler being left-arm seamer Lon-wabo Tsotsobe.
First he edged one to a diving wicketkeeper Dane Vilas, who
failed to latch onto the chance. A ball later, he cut hard and de Kock failed to hold onto the powerful shot.
In fact both openers were very cautious to begin with as only two runs were scored after fi rst 5.1 overs.
Such was the dominance dur-ing those initial overs by South African pacers Hardus Viljoen and Tsotsobe, that India A openers played as many as 30 dot balls.
It was in the sixth over that the shackles were broken after Agar-wal slashed Viljoen over point and Chand guided one beyond skip-per’s reach for a boundary.
Once the fi rst spell was gone, Indian openers settled for some dazzling strokeplay as leg-spinner Eddie Leie and left-arm spinner Elgar were taken to the cleaners by the duo.
Agarwal hit the seamers, espe-cially Viljoen over the infi eld while Leie was deftly late cut.
The 100 came when Agarwal pushed one off Elgar towards long-on. South Africa A looked a hapless bunch as two of their players were out due to stomach bug and ham-string trouble.
It was India A’s Mandeep Singh, who fi elded during the fag end of the match along with South Africa A team’s video analyst. - PTI
Chasing 245 for a
win, India A raced to
their target in 37.4
overs courtesy a 219-
run opening stand
between Agarwal
and Chand
DAY’S STARS: India A team skipper Unmukt Chand and Mayank
Agarwal take a run during the third unoffi cial Tri-Series match
against South Africa ‘A’ at MAC Stadium in Chennai. – PTI
CHENNAI: With a well settled batting unit and an attacking bowling line-up in their rank, a rampaging Aus-tralia A will look to continue their good run when they take on South Africa A in the fourth match of the one-day cricket Tri-Series here on Monday. Australia A, led by Usman Khawaja, had started their campaign with an easy nine-wicket win over South Africa and then defeated India A by 119 runs.
Proteas captain Elgar said: “During the last three years our A team has not performed well and hope to do get the best of our players tomorrow.
“South African cricket is go-ing through lot of transforma-tion and transition in all three formats. You see now that in our test side and one day crick-et there are lot of new faces. This series is very important. We have been improving over the last three years. This trend is massive.” - PTI
Australia A face South Africa A today
Playing cricket with India should not be linked to politics: MisbahKARACHI: Pakistan’s Test cap-tain, Misbah-ul Haq has stressed on the need for Pakistan and In-dia to revive their bilateral cricket ties this year and said it should not depend on the political rela-tions between the two neighbour-ing nations.
Insisting that the ups and downs of political and diplomatic relations between the two neigh-bouring countries will continue as always, Misbah said cricket ties should not be linked to these fac-tors. “I believe that Pakistan and India should be playing against each other in bilateral series regu-larly and playing cricket should not be linked to the overall politi-
cal relations between the two na-tions,” he said. The senior bats-man noted that cricket could and had played an infl uential role on improving ties and people of both countries also wanted to see crick-et matches being played regularly.
“I am all for Pakistan and India resuming bilateral ties this year and it is good for the sport in both countries and players,” he added.
Misbah recently told PTI in an interview that he wanted to end his career with a series against old rivals India and hoped it hap-pened this year in December.
Under a MOU signed between the two cricket boards, Pakistan is due to host India for a Test series
in December in the United Arab Emirates but so far the Indian board has not responded positive-ly to the series leaving the Pakistan board offi cials also in a quandary.
Inzamam-ul Haq also this week called for regular cricket ties with India. The former Test captain said he would love to see Pakistan and India launch a new cricket chapter by playing in December this year. “Regardless of where we play we should play India on regu-lar basis,” he added.
Misbah also said that in present circumstances it was imperative for Pakistan to launch its super league T20 event next year in February. - PTI
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Indian to face Spain today
SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES: After winning the series against France 2-0, the Indian men’s hockey team will take on Spain in the fi rst of their three-match series of their European Tour here on Monday. The Roelant Oltmans-coached side defeated Spain 2-0 and 4-1 in the fi rst two matches and would like to con-tinue the good work against the Spanish team.
“The team is very confi dent post the recent win against France. I have seen a signifi cant improvement in the boys and they have immensely worked on their strategies and tactics by rectify-ing their mistakes committed in the last matches,” Oltmans, who doubles up as the Hockey India (HI) high performance director, said in a release on Sunday.
“Our defence is a huge strength for us and I hope we start the campaign on a win-ning note tomorrow,” the Dutch-man added. - IANS
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Carry on Cook, says Collingwood
NOTTINGHAM: Paul Colling-wood has told England captain Alastair Cook to carry on in the job rather than step down amid the eu-phoria of an Ashes triumph.
Cook was almost in tears af-ter an innings and 78-run win over Australia in the fourth Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground on Saturday gave England an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the fi ve-match series.
The 30-year-old opening bats-man’s emotional reaction was a sign of the mental strain he has to endure in a rollercoaster 18 months that included England being whitewashed 5-0 in Aus-tralia, the fall out from the axing of star batsman Kevin Pietersen, a series loss at home to Sri Lanka and Cook’s own sacking from the one-day side ahead of this year’s World Cup.
Cook’s form with the bat dipped alarmingly, while he was heavily criticised for excessively cautious tactics in the fi eld, particularly against Sri Lanka.
But the arrival of a group of young players into the Test side, coupled with the appointment of Australian Trevor Bayliss as England coach all appear to have helped bolster Cook’s enthusiasm for leading England.
Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire from interna-tional duty at the end of this Ashes but former England all-rounder Collingwood said Cook ought to keep going.
“I think he thoroughly deserves to lead the team going forward,” Collingwood told BBC Radio on Sunday.
“He’s proven to a lot of people he’s the right man. Being England captain is a tough job, with a lot of critics and you’ve got to have a very thick skin to get through the bad times.
“This England team have been through some very bad times but responded,” added Colling-wood, who played alongside Cook for England.
“Australia are a very good side and they were in form but the way England have gone about their business has made a very good side look mediocre. A lot of that is down to Alastair Cook.
“The way he’s led from the front and directed the guys has been bril-liant. He’s had a really tough 12-18 months, losing the captaincy of the one-dayers, but he’s really got his teeth into the Test captaincy.”
Durham captain Collingwood said he had noticed a change in the outlook of his old England colleague.
“I was lucky enough to have a quick drink with Cooky at Bir-mingham and I was really im-pressed with how relaxed he was,” Collingwood said.
“He wasn’t putting too much pressure on himself, which I think happened in the past. Obviously there was pressure from the out-side but he also put it on himself.
“He looks as though he’s enjoy-ing himself.” - AFP
Cook was almost in
tears after an innings
and 78-run win over
Australia in the fourth
Test at Nottingham’s
Trent Bridge
ground on Saturday
gave England an
unbeatable 3-1 lead in
the fi ve-match series
NOTTINGHAM: James An-derson could yet feature in the Ashes series fi nale after being included in a 14-man England squad named Sunday for this month’s fi fth Test against Aus-tralia at The Oval.
Anderson, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, had to miss the fourth match of the series at Trent Bridge with a side strain suff ered during the team’s eight-wicket win in the third Test at Edgbaston.
But England still crushed Australia by an innings and 78 runs in Nottingham on Satur-day to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the fi ve-match series, with just the match at The Oval, starting on August 20, to come.
Stuart Broad, Anderson’s longtime new-ball partner, took eight for 15 on his Nottingham-shire home ground as Australia were dismissed for just 60 in 111 balls on the opening day -- the shortest completed fi rst in-nings of a match in the 138-year history of Test cricket.
When Anderson injured him-self in Birmingham, there were fears he might be sidelined from the remainder of the series.
And with England now in an unbeatable position in the series, it has been argued that they don’t need to risk their prize asset in a ‘dead’ match.
It was a point acknowledged by England national selec-tor James Whitaker who said Sunday that Anderson, who has replaced uncapped left-arm seamer Mark Footitt in the squad, would not be rushed back into the side.
“James Anderson is continu-ing to improve and, with 10 days to go before the Test, may be able to play a part at the Oval -- although with the series won, we will not be taking any chanc-es given the cricket we have in the coming months,” Whitaker said in an England and Wales Cricket Board statement.
Meanwhile Whitaker hailed the way in which England had bounced back from their 5-0 se-ries loss in Australia in 2013/14.
“Regaining the Ashes is a superb achievement and is down to 18 months of hard work from the players and coaches and support from a lot of people since the last series in Australia,” he said.
England fi fth Test squad: Adam Lyth (Yorkshire), Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Dur-ham), Jos Buttler (Lancashire,
wkt), Moeen Ali (Worcester-shire), Stuart Broad (Notting-hamshire), Mark Wood (Dur-ham), Steven Finn (Middlesex), James Anderson (Lancashire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire). - AFP
Anderson recalled into England squad
BACK IN SIDE: England bowler Jimmy Anderson completes a lap of honour of the ground after
England wrap up the game and retain the Ashes on the third day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test
match between England and Australia at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. – AFP
England enjoy swinging timeNOTTINGHAM: One of the great traditional challenges of playing cricket in England is bat-ting against the swinging and seaming ball.
It was a challenge that Aus-tralia’s top-order batsmen have for the most part failed to master so far in the 2015 Ashes and, as much as anything, explains why England took an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the fi ve-match Ashes se-ries with a crushing innings and 78-run win in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Australia can’t say they were not warned -- this was, after all, Australia’s fourth successive Ashes series loss in England, a run stretching back 14 years.
Darren Lehmann, the Australia coach, spent several seasons with English county side Yorkshire while on-tour selector Rodney Marsh was behind the stumps when Bob Massie produced one of the all-time great displays of swing bowling in taking 16 wick-ets on Test debut at Lord’s in 1972.
Signifi cantly, the Australia batsman who fared best was Chris
Rogers, the veteran opener put-ting his years of experience with several counties to good use.
Rogers is something of a ‘throw back’ as a batsman in that he ac-cepts there will be times when he has to absorb pressure and battle hard to keep his wicket intact.
Before the series both sides made much of their intention to play “aggressive” cricket, with some Australians giving the im-pression that anything else was a lesser form of the game.
“Australia are just poor at bat-ting when the ball moves. Some of the shots have been pathetic,” said former England opener Geof-frey Boycott.
Harsh words, perhaps, but you would be hard-pressed to say Boy-cott was wrong, with Australia’s batsmen doing little to shake off the tag of ‘fl at-track bullies’.
Indeed their one win in the fi rst four matches of the series, a 405-run success in the second Test at Lord’s, came on a docile pitch where Steven Smith (215) and Rogers (173) compiled their Test-best scores.
However, there was an irony in that it needed an Australian in new England coach Trevor Bay-liss to point out after Lord’s that the series ought to be played on traditional English pitches.
Lord’s apart, England were able to minimise the impact of their collapses although that was largely the work of the 24-year-old Joe Root who gave two superb demonstrations of how to com-bat a moving ball with his hun-dreds at Cardiff (134) and Trent Bridge (130).
End of road for ClarkeBy contrast every time Australia lost wickets in clusters it cost them dearly.
England, however, still had to bowl well.
This was refl ected in how at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge the quartet of James Anderson (six for 47), Steven Finn (six for 79), Stuart Broad (eight for 15) and Ben Stokes (six for 36) starred as England became the fi rst side to have diff erent bowlers each take six or more wickets in four suc-
cessive Test innings. The pin-nacle was Broad’s stunning spell on the fi rst morning at Trent Bridge, his Nottinghamshire home ground, which saw Aus-tralia dismissed for a scarcely credible 60 in just 111 balls -- the shortest completed fi rst in-nings in the 138-year history of Test cricket.
“The pitch just off ered the perfect amount. It wasn’t really swinging massively, wasn’t seam-ing loads,” said Broad.
England captain Alastair Cook, often accused of being too de-fensive, generally attacked at the right times and this was summed up when fi fth slip Stokes held a stunning one-handed catch to dis-miss Adam Voges in the middle of Broad’s sensational burst.
But Australia skipper Michael Clarke, who eventually conceded defeat in his struggle for runs by announcing after the fourth Test that he would retire from inter-national duty at the end of this series, missed a couple of tricks despite a reputation for “funky” captaincy. — AFP
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England’s Root on top of the worldNOTTINGHAM: Joe Root has replaced Steven Smith as the world’s number one ranked bats-man in Test cricket after playing a key role in England regaining the Ashes.
The 24-year-old Yorkshireman struck a superb 130, his second hundred of the series, in Eng-land’s innings and 78-run win in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Victory, completed inside three days, gave England an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the fi ve-match series.
Root has scored 443 runs in the series, with two hundreds and two half-centuries, at an average of 71.79.
The latest edition of the Inter-national Cricket Council’s rank-ings published Sunday saw Root
on top of the batting standings, with Australia’s Smith, out for six and fi ve in Nottingham, dropping down to third place.
South Africa’s AB de Villiers was second in the standings.
Meanwhile the equivalent bowl-ing rankings saw England’s Stuart Broad climb to a career-high sec-ond place on the back of a stunning fi rst-innings return of eight for 15 on his Nottinghamshire ground that was behind Australia’s col-lapse to 60 all out.
The 29-year-old pacemen’s ninth wicket of the match, taken in the second innings, saw him edge past fast bowling great Fred Trueman into fourth place in Eng-land’s list of all-time leading Test wicket-takers.
Broad has taken 308 wickets
in 83 Tests to date and is 17 be-hind former England fast bowler Bob Willis.
A combination of Broad’s form and the absence at Trent Bridge of
the injured James Anderson has seen the Lancashire paceman drop to third in the ICC standings, still headed by South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn.
Australia fast bowler Michell Johnson moved down two places to seventh.
Victory at Trent Bridge also produced a statistical landmark
for Alastair Cook as he became only the third English captain, after W.G. Grace and Mike Brear-ley, to twice win the Ashes on home soil. - AFP
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THUMBS UP: Joe Root poses for a photograph with England fans after winning the Ashes. – Reuters
Lehmann admits to errors
NOTTINGHAM: Australia coach Darren Lehmann said both he and selection chief Rodney Marsh had to shoulder “a lot” of the blame for the team’s Ashes loss.
England’s dominant win by an innings and 78 runs in the fourth Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground on Saturday gave them an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the fi ve-match series.
Asked how much responsibil-ity he and fellow former Australia international Marsh, the on-tour selector, bore for the series de-feat, Lehmann told reporters: “A lot. As a coach and selectors we’ve got things wrong at certain times, there’s no doubt about that.”
Lehmann said a particular mis-take at Trent Bridge had been for Australia to abandon their long-standing policy of fi elding fi ve bowlers, with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh dropped to make way for older brother Shaun, a top-order batsman.
But Shaun, who made just two runs in the entire match, fell for a fi rst-innings duck as Australia were shot out for a scarcely cred-ible 60 on the fi rst day, with Eng-land paceman Stuart Broad tak-ing a stunning Test-best eight for 15 on his Nottinghamshire home ground.
Wrong selectionEngland, with Joe Root scoring
130, piled up 391 for nine declared in reply against an Australia attack who, in the circumstances, needed all the bowling they could muster.
“I spoke to Rodney and we want-ed the extra batter and spoke to the captain about it in this particular game, but we’ve always wanted fi ve bowlers, so we probably got that selection wrong,” Lehmann said.
“Happy to admit when we’re wrong, you don’t get everything
right. “We’re really strong on hav-ing fi ve bowlers and we didn’t do that this game.”
Defeat at Trent Bridge con-demned Australia to their fourth successive Ashes series loss in England, a run stretching back 14 years.
A feature of the series so far has been the inability of Australia’s batsmen to cope with the swing-ing and seaming ball on typical
English pitches that aid lateral movement.
There have been accusations that too many Australia batsmen are ‘fl at-track bullies’, unwilling as much as unable to alter the meth-ods that serve them so well on fl at-ter home surfaces.
Prior to the series, both teams made much of their desire to play “aggressive” cricket.
“I think England played good, aggressive cricket this series to be perfectly honest,” said former batsman Lehmann.
“We certainly didn’t cope with the swinging or seaming ball in the last two Test matches well enough and that’s something we have to get better at.”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said the Dukes ball used in England, which has a more pronounced seam than the Aus-tralian Kookaburra, should be in-troduced for domestic matches in Australia in a bid to help replicate English conditions.
There have also been calls for more Australian players to take part in English county cricket as Lehmann did with great success for Yorkshire -- now coached by his close friend Jason Gillespie, the former Australia fast bowler.
“I think it was a great experience for me,” said Lehmann. “It’s very hard in the schedule now to fi t that in for bowlers. That’s probably the hardest thing.”
Meanwhile Lehmann insisted he was relishing this month’s fi -nal Test of the series at The Oval in south London, which will mark retiring Australia captain Michael Clarke’s farewell to inter-national cricket.
“I’m actually looking forward to the last Test,” said Lehmann. “I think it’s going to be a great last Test match, and very enjoyable for England. But we’ve got to try to get a result there for us.
“You’re on the road a long time, no doubt about that, but I’m still a cricket nuff y (nerd) and love watching cricket. Don’t like watch-ing 60, though.” - AFP
As a coach and on
behalf of selectors,
Darren Lehmann said,
they got things wrong
at certain times,
there’s no doubt
about that
DEJECTED: Disappointed Australian head coach Darren Lehmann
watches from the pavillion. – AFP
NOTTINGHAM: Australia coach Darren Lehmann got more than he bargained for when he posted a tweet ask-ing for help in getting tickets to watch an English Premier League football match.
Lehmann decided he want-ed to use the ‘free’ Sunday to take in a match between Stoke and Liverpool.
“Would like to go to Stoke v Liverpool with a couple of people anyone help? @stoke-city or @LFC can you please retweet,” he wrote on Twitter.
But, almost inevitably,
Lehmann’s request in helping source tickets for the match at the Britannia Stadium was met by suggestions his time would be better spent reviewing the loss, rather than watching football. Twitter user Anthony Dutton responded by posting: “Aren’t you playing tomorrow (Sunday)...oooops sorry.”
An unamused Lehmann responded: “Thanks so much for the abuse, was asking a question that people might help. Don’t bother now! Thanks again people for being so abusive.” - AFP
Australia coach mocked over football ticket tweet
Australia to review ‘disappointing’ Ashes defeatSYDNEY: Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said Sunday there would be a review of the team’s “disappointing” Ashes loss to England as he paid tribute to retiring captain Mi-chael Clarke.
Clarke, 34, said Saturday he would retire from international cricket after the fi fth Test at The Oval, following England’s crush-ing win over Australia by an in-nings and 78 runs in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge to win the Ashes with an unbeatable 3-1 lead.
“It’s a disappointing end to an Ashes series,” Sutherland told re-porters in Melbourne.
“And disappointing given we have had some signifi cant highs including a World Cup win only just a couple of months ago.”
The CA chief executive said a post-mortem of the team’s per-formance would be conducted and acknowledged Australia had to lift their game when playing overseas.
“Sadly and as we do after every tour, win lose or draw, we will review performances and make assessments on things that have happened during the course of the tour, what happened leading into it, whatever aspect of it, the preparation and delivery and ex-ecution,” Sutherland said.
“It is not easy playing away but it’s something that we clearly have to get better at.
“We have the highest aspira-tions for the Australian cricket team. We overtly say we want to be the best cricket team in the world and to be the best cricket team in the world you have to be able to win both home and away.”
Sutherland stressed that de-spite the nature and timing of Clarke’s retirement, the New South Wales shot-maker had en-
joyed a great career and led Aus-tralia back to number one in Test cricket. “Unfortunately sport doesn’t always leave you with fairy-tale endings and happy end-ings,” he said. “And for him, he’s not fi nishing on the note that he would like, but he is fi nishing on his terms and this is a small mo-ment in a great career and let’s make sure we all remember what a great career he has had.”
Sutherland said CA had confi-dence in heir apparent Steven Smith, who is expected to become Austral-ia’s captain for their next Test series in Bangladesh in October.
“I think we have got someone in waiting who has had experience as a captain,” he said. “In recent months he’s been rated as the best Test cricketer in the world. Ste-ven is ready for this challenge.”
In response to questions, Sutherland said coach Darren Lehmann was safe in his job but would not comment on whether wicketkeeper Brad Haddin or all-rounder Shane Watson had reached the end of their Test ca-reers. - AFP
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Sadly and as we do
after every tour, win
lose or draw, we will
review performances
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PASSAGE TO INDIA FELICITATES OMAN CRICKET TEAMPassage to India Restaurant felicitated Oman National Cricket Team for their heroics in
T20 World Cup Qualifi er in Ireland and Scotland. Oman had qualifi ed for the ICC World
T20 to be held in India in March 2016. — Supplied photo
Paul Le Guen’s team to play Oman U-23 today
MUSCAT: Paul LeGuen coached Oman National Football Team continue the preparations for the forthcoming Russia 2018 and UAE 2019 joint qualifi er games against Turkmenistan (Septem-ber 3) and Guam (September 8).
The team had started the sum-mer preparatory camp on July 24 and is scheduled to climax on Monday with a friendly game against Oman U-23 national team in Muscat.
The coach has focused on pre-
paring the team mentally and physically for the World Cup qualifi er games as the summer break is still taking place and the Professional League will not start before the national team’s two qualifying games.
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PREPARING FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: Paul Le Guen coached Oman national team warming up
during a training session. – Supplied photo
AFC ‘A’ coaching course concludes
MUSCAT: AFC ‘A’ Coaching Course concluded in Muscat on Thursday with the participants going home enriched with new knowledge and experience.
The closing ceremony took place in City Seasons Hotel under the auspices of Saleh Al Farsi, vice-president of Oman Football Asso-ciation. The 11-day course covered various modules such as those re-lated to the AFC ‘A’ Coaching Cer-tifi cate Course, integrity, fi tness, goalkeeping, team play, goalkeep-ing, leadership in professional foot-ball, sport psychology, goal-scoring, working with a diamond system of play, attacking deep defensive structures and more.
In total, 24 coaches took part in the course and were trained by Lim Kim Chon of AFC and also AFC instructor Khalid Al Lahori from Oman Football Association.
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FOR THE ALBUM: Participants of the AFC ‘A’ Coaching Course after the fi nal day’s session at City
Seasons Hotel. – Supplied photos
WELL DONE: OFA’s Saleh Al Farsi distributing certifi cates.
Arsenal stumped as Cech aids West Ham
LONDON: West Ham United capitalised on two mistakes by new Arsenal new goalkeeper Petr Cech to claim a surprise 2-0 Pre-mier League victory at the Emir-ates and leave the Gunners defl at-ed on Sunday.
Philippe Coutinho’s stunning late strike gave Liverpool a 1-0 vic-tory at Stoke City to avenge their 6-1 defeat at the Britannia Stadi-um on the fi nal day of last season.
Steve McClaren’s reign as New-castle United manager began with a 2-2 home draw against South-ampton.
Arsenal, full of opening-week-end optimism, knew the impor-tance of a good start to the season after fi ve draws and a defeat in the fi rst eight games of the last campaign left them too far behind eventual champions Chelsea.
Victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield fuelled hopes that Arsene Wenger’s side could improve on last season’s third place but goals from Cheikhou Kouyate and Mauro Zarate earned West Ham victory in Slaven Bilic’s fi rst league game in charge.
Arsenal were booed off at the fi -nal whistle with Cech culpable in both West Ham goals.
The former Chelsea keeper was signed during the close season to shore Arsenal up defensively but the experienced Czech had a day to forget in the north London sunshine.
Just before halftime he came fl ying out to punch Dimitri Payet’s free kick but was beaten to the ball by the head of Kouyate. Twelve minutes after the restart Zarate’s
low strike sneaked past him at the near post.
West Ham, who gave a Premier League debut to 16-year-old mid-fi elder Reece Oxford, were de-served winners.
“We are all very pleased and it is great start for us. Not only for the three points but points against a team that are the title contenders,” former West Ham player Bilic said.
“If you add to that a London der-by, it makes it an even bigger win. This is very special.”
Wenger described the result as an accident.
Hurt mentally“We know fi tness wise, West Ham were ahead of us, they had already played competitive games (in the Europa League). You never get the same intensity,” the Frenchman said. “Today we have been hurt mentally and it is a good opportu-nity to respond.”
Arsenal went close early on through an Alex Oxlade-Cham-berlain volley before Aaron Ram-sey’s defl ected strike hit the top of the crossbar.
But West Ham, knocked out of the Europa League in the third qualifying round by Romanian
side Astra Giurgiu on Thursday, snatched the lead in the 43rd minute when Kouyate made the most of Cech’s error of judgement.
Arsenal lacked urgency after the break and Oxlade-Chamberlain’s casual defending was punished by Zarate who stole possession and fi red a shot past the fl at-footed Cech.
Intense late pressure from the hosts was comfortably dealt with by West Ham’s defence.
As Newcastle boss McClaren stepped foot in a dugout as a Pre-mier League manager for the fi rst time since 2006, his opposite num-ber Ronald Koeman was nowhere to be seen after undergoing an op-eration for a ruptured Achilles.
The Saints seemed unaff ected by his absence, however, and took the lead in the 24th minute when Ital-ian striker Graziano Pelle rose high to plant a header past Tim Krul.
Newcastle equalised just be-fore halftime through Papiss Cisse and new signing Georginio Wijnaldum headed in Gabriel Obertan’s perfectly weighted cross to swing the advantage in the hosts’ favour before Shane Long levelled in the 79th minute with another header. -Reuters
Philippe Coutinho’s
stunning late strike
gave Liverpool a
1-0 victory at Stoke
City to avenge their
6-1 defeat at the
Britannia Stadium
on the fi nal day
of last season
CLOSE CALL: Arsenal’s Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech vies with West
Ham United’s Senegalese striker Diafra Sakho during the English
Premier League football match. – AFP
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Saina and Srikanth upbeat as India chase medals at Worlds
JAKARATA: Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian bad-minton contingent look to create a fl utter at the World Champion-ships, starting here tomorrow.
It is for the fi rst time that India will have two players in the top 5 — Saina (World No 2 in women’s singles) and Srikanth (World No 3 in men’s singles) —as they lead the biggest Indian contingent at the Championship.
It was young P V Sindhu, who clinched the bronze medal twice in 2013 and 2014 editions after wom-en’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa ended In-dia’s 28-year-old medal drought at the World Championships in 2011.
They will also be in action at the prestigious tournament, which will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium.
A medal at the world meet has so far eluded Olympic bronze medal-list Saina, who has not progressed
beyond the quarterfi nals fi ve times, while for Srikanth it is just his second World Championship.
Saina has got a bye in the fi rst round and will start her campaign in the second round, taking on the winner of the match between
Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi and Kati Tolmoff of Estonia.
Second seed Saina, who won the Syed Modi GPG and India Super Series this season, is likely to take on 14th seed Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in the prequarterfi nals.
If she can cross the hurdle, it is likely to be a battle against for-midable sixth seed Wang Yihan of China.
“The draw is really tough with Sayaka Takahashi and Wang Yi-han both in my half. They are very strong players, so let’s see how it will be for me in this tournament. I hope I do well this time,” the 25-year-old said.
Confi dentIn the men’s singles, third seed Sri-kanth, who won two titles this sea-son at Swiss Open and India Super Series, will face Michael Fariman of Australia in the fi rst round.
Commonwealth Games cham-pion Parupalli Kashyap, seeded 10th, is also brimming with confi -dence and will square up against Erik Meijs of The Netherlands.
“My training was good. Gopi sir was happy with the way I was play-ing, so that’s a good thing. I believe that I am playing my best badmin-ton. It’s all about implementing it on court in the match now. Let’s see how I play,” Kashyap, who reached the quarterfi nals of the World Championships in China in 2013, said.
Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold winner H S Prannoy, seeded 11th, who was out of action be-cause of a foot injury, will make a comeback at the event with a match against Alex Yuwan Tjong of Brazil. - PTI
It is for the fi rst time
that India will have
two players in the
top 5 — Saina (World
No 2 in women’s
singles) and Srikanth
(World No 3 in men’s
singles) —as they
lead the biggest
Indian contingent at
the Championship
HIGH HOPES: A medal at the world meet has so far eluded Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who has not progressed beyond the
quarterfi nals fi ve times, while for Srikanth it is just his second World Championship. – File photo
Chen Long hopeful for second world crown
JAKARTA: World number one Chen Long said Sunday he hopes to clinch a second straight badminton world crown in In-donesia next week, but women’s defending champion Carolina Marin is less confi dent after re-turning from injury just a fort-night ago. Chen, 26, is in superb form having swept four titles this year and enters the Jakarta tournament a convincing top seed, with Danish star Jan O Jorgensen a distant second.
The Chinese shuttler has been laying solid groundwork for another gold medal since defeating Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei in Copenhagen last year to snag his fi rst world title.
“It just gave me really a lot of confi dence,” Chen, speaking via a translator, told reporters in Jakarta. “I really hope to get my second singles world champi-onship this year.”
He won’t cross top rivals Lee or fellow countryman Lin Dan in the early stages — they are in diff erent halves of the draw —and is expected to cruise to the quarter-fi nals without incident.
But things have not gone as smoothly for women’s world number one Marin, who nearly missed badminton’s most pres-tigious event after suff ering a foot injury a month ago.
The Spaniard, who has won three titles already this season, said she felt “better than before” since returning to the court two weeks ago but was taking it one step at a time. “I don’t want to think about defending the title from last year,” she said. “I just want to enjoy the competition and do my best.”
Marin last played in Jakarta in June, when she was knocked out of Indonesian Open, complaining of fatigue and injury. - AFP
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Fourth-tier Jena stun Hamburg as Bayern progressBERLIN: Fourth division club Carl Zeiss Jena stunned Hamburg SV 3-2 in the German Cup on Sun-day, taking the scalp of the Bundes-liga’s former European champions to cause the biggest sensation of the competition’s fi rst round.
On an afternoon when Ger-man champions Bayern Munich were made to rouse themselves to progress with their 3-1 win over plucky fi fth league side Noettin-gen, with winger Arjen Robben making his return after injury, it was Carl Zeiss Jena’s teenage striker Johannes Pieles who stole the headlines.
Hamburg, who needed a rel-egation playoff to remain in the Bundesliga last season, twice came back from behind only for 19 year-old Pieles to make it a red let-ter day for the underdogs at their Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld home when he headed home the winner in extra time.
It represented a memorable vic-tory for the club from Jena which has its own distinguished history.
Founded by workers at the Carl Zeiss optics factory, they were powerhouses of the East German game in the 1970s and reached the European Cup Winners’ Cup fi nal in 1981 before falling on harder
times after German reunifi cation.Hamburg needed an Ivica Olic
goal in the 48th minute to equalise after Justin Gerlach’s thundering 30-metre free kick that curled in off the post put Jena ahead.
The visitors, with Bosnian de-fender Emir Spahic in the lineup after joining the club following his sacking from Bayer Leverkusen last season for hitting and head-butting a club steward, had con-
stant trouble with Jena’s pace.Forward Velimir Jovanovic put
the hosts ahead once more in the 58th minute but Hamburg battled to save themselves with a last-gasp Michael Gregoritsch goal deep into second half stoppage time.
The fairytale was not over, though, as Pieles punished Ham-burg for giving him too much space to head the winner in the 106th minute.
At Noettingen, Bayern were given a shock after new signing Ar-turo Vidal had scored his fi rst goal for the club in the fourth minute, only to be pegged back by Niklas Hecht-Zirpel’s 16th minute goal.
The lead lasted for just a minute, though, as Mario Gotze restored Bayern’s advantage and Robert Lewandowski’s 26th minute goal settled the issue.
Borussia Dortmund also ad-vanced, beating Chemnitz 2-0 with Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring one goal and setting up another for Gabon international Pierre-Emer-ick Aubameyang. - Reuters
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STUNNER: Fourth division FC Carl Zeiss Jena’s Velimir Jovanovic, right, celebrates with his teammate
Robin Krause after scoring a goal against Hamburg SV during their German Cup match in Jenat. – Reuters
London Marathon at centre of fresh doping claimsLONDON: Seven London Mara-thon winners in 12 years have re-corded blood level results which suggested they may have been dop-ing, the Sunday Times newspaper reported in the latest set of allega-tions to have rocked athletics.
It reported that 32 winners of major city marathons — London, Boston, Chicago, New York, Ber-lin and Tokyo — should have faced investigation over potential blood doping following test results — a quarter of the overall total.
The newspaper did not provide dates for when its statistics alleg-edly apply or identify the athletes involved. London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel said in a state-ment Sunday that organisers were “very concerned” by the allega-
tions and said the race had a “zero tolerance policy” on doping.
“We believe there are people in our sport who are cheating and everyone has a part to play to pro-tect those who are not,” he said.
“We continue to be at the fore-front of anti-doping measures for marathon runners as we are deter-
mined to make marathon running a safe haven from doping but we cannot do it all on our own and rely heavily on the IAAF.”
In a separate development Brit-ain’s Mo Farah — who won Olym-pic gold medals in 2012 for the 5,000m and 10,000m — is one of eight athletes who have agreed to
release their own blood test data, the newspaper reported.
His coach Alberto Salazar has faced doping allegations but both he and Farah deny any wrongdoing.
“The decision to release my re-sults is a personal one -- I’ve always said that I’m happy to do what it takes to prove that I’m a clean ath-
lete,” he was quoted as saying.Last week’s publication by the
Sunday Times and German broad-caster ARD of evidence of hundreds of allegedly suspicious blood tests has drawn a robust response from offi cials. The governing body for ath-letics, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has strongly rejected the claims and said the two experts at the centre of the allegations were “naive” and had used “incomplete data”.
Sebastian Coe, the former Brit-ish Olympian and candidate to be president of the IAAF, said last week the claims were “a declara-tion of war”.
The World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday it would “urgently” in-vestigate the allegations. - AFP
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Sunday Times reported that 32 winners of major city marathons — London, Boston,
Chicago, New York, Berlin and Tokyo — should have faced investigation over potential
blood doping following test results — a quarter of the overall total
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By Nishad Padiyarath
After much anticipation, the Turbo version of the Hyundai Veloster has fi nally been released here in Oman. Taking it for a spin, I found the great-looking sports coupe is more than a pretty face — it has plenty to love from behind the wheel
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When Ali Al Habsi, Oman’s footballer superstar, launched the all new Hyundai Veloster Turbo re-cently, the idea was clear — Hyundai is
targeting youth looking to buy a sports coupe.
What is the fi rst thing that comes to mind when one thinks about the Hyundai Veloster? Be-fore driving it, the fi rst thing I thought of was its doors (a unique 3-door design), but after taking it for a spin, I can tell you, you shouldn’t be thinking about its doors, you should be thinking about the ride.
Featuring a more powerful 1.6 Turbo GDI engine, the Veloster Turbo is capable of producing a maximum of 204 horsepower and 265 Nm of torque, and can reach 100 km/h in 8.4 seconds – 1.4 sec-onds faster than a standard mod-el. To round things out, it has a more-than-respectable top speed of 214 km/h.
From the outside, the Veloster Turbo comes with a sportier, sleeker design and is equipped with 17 inch alloy wheels as stand-ard. The upgraded exterior design includes an updated, larger front grill in a menacing black coating, bolder side sills and a revised rear bumper with diff user vents.
Inside, the 3-door design with glass rear hatch and optional panoramic sunroof gives the interior a spacious feel. And the steering wheel comes with a choice of three diff erent de-signs, and the option of adding leather trim. To further enhance the sporty feel of the car, it is equipped with stylish alloy ped-als. Finally, drivers can enjoy be-ing surrounded by a sport-bike-inspired dashboard detailed with intricate Turbo stitching.
While many, perhaps most, buyers will make their decision based on the distinctive looks of the Veloster, there’s plenty to love about the driving experi-ence. I was able to spend a couple of hours on a closed road circuit with plenty of challenging cor-ners and I must say the Veloster performs brilliantly.
While I drove, I took the ad-vantage of the advanced in-car technology via Hyundai’s class-leading multimedia 7-inch touch-screen which allows easy-access multi-media at the touch of a button.
Apart from its signature driv-ing experience, Hyundai always gives importance to its safety features. This dynamic model features two airbags and a state-of-the-art braking package which includes four-wheel disc brakes and an Anti-Lock Braking Sys-
tem (ABS) including Brake As-sist, which provides maximum force when a panic stop is de-tected.
This system is supported by Electronic Brake-force Distri-bution (EBD), to automatically adjust the braking force to front and rear axles based on vehicle loading conditions.
With a high powered engine and a selection of a savvy speci-fi cations and technological info-tainment features, in my opinion, the Veloster Turbo is the best new option in sports coupes in Oman. —[email protected]
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01100001 01100011 01101011 01100101 01110010 01110011 00100000 01110111 01101000 01101111 00100000 01100100 BY MAHRAN SHAUKAT ALI
THE FIRST KNOWN virus ‘brain’
is thought to have been created
by two Pakistani brothers, Ba-
sit and Amjad Ali, in January
1986. In the book Cyber Warfare:
How Confl icts in Cyberspace
are Challenging America, writ-
ten by Paul Rosenzweig, the
brothers were quoted as say-
ing that it was not meant to do
any serious harm. And it didn’t.
Although the virus did have the
ability to freeze computers.
A lot has changed since then.
Computer viruses are now a
nightmare and the world has
seen a barrage of viruses al-
ready. Over 350 million mal-
ware programmes and viruses
are breeding over the web, all
potentially capable of damag-
ing both business and home
computers to great eff ect. Com-
puter viruses helped contrib-
ute to over $50 billion in dam-
ages and fi nancial frauds due to
identity theft to date, according
to crime investigators.
Behind these cyper-menaces
are hackers who deploy them
for sport or for criminal, fi nan-
cial gain, and even a number
of viruses have been traced to
government, defence, govern-
ment agencies, intelligence
units; who are thought to de-
ploy these digital weapons
to snoop, forecast, and stay
ahead in the digital informa-
tion wars across the globe.
The main three types of com-
puter viruses out there today,
of which there are thousands
of variants, are worms, Trojan
horses, and malware. The main
diff erences are as follows: A
worm doesn’t require a host
programme. It’s an application
that can replicate itself and
send itself through computer
networks. Trojan horses are
programmes that claim to do
one thing but really do another,
like updating your software,
but instead create a backdoor,
allowing a remote user to ac-
cess the victim’s computer
system. The latest and most
harmful of the three is Malware,
a term that refers to a variety
of malicious programmes that
can bypass computer secu-
rity systems to steal user data. —[email protected]
HERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT SIX OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE VIRUSES OF THE LAST 15 YEARS.
Called one of the most sophisticated and greatest cyber
fraud networks ever constructed, the malicious Trojan horse
programme spread when users began receiving e-mails with
a subject line “230 dead as storm batters Europe.” It tricked
the victims into clicking the fake links in an e-mail which then
infected their computers. Out of all global malware infections,
8 per cent are due to the Storm worm as the number of PCs
infected by this dangerous malware was close to 10 million.
Estimated fi nancial damage: $38 billionComputers damaged: 2 million
Call it a technology loophole, the computer worm Confi cker
also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, crawled its way
into fi fteen million Microsoft Windows operating systems
around the world without human intervention using a Windows
fl aw. Confi cker still continues to replicate and spread with the
potential to steal fi nancial data and other important
information from your system.
Estimated fi nancial damage: UnknownComputers damaged: 15 million
The SQL Slammer, also known as Sapphire, was a computer
virus that infected the most heavily used web servers across the
US. The SQL Slammer caused a number of issues including
outages in 911 service in Seattle, crashing Bank of America’s
ATM service, and leaving Continental Airlines with so many
electronic issues that they were forced to cancel fl ights.
Caused over $1 billion in damages. Estimated fi nancial damage: $1.2 billion
Computers damaged: 75,000
Melissa was the fi rst mass-mailing macro virus
for the new age of e-mailing. The virus distributed an e-mail
attachment and when the attachment “list.doc” was clicked
upon, it would e-mail itself to the fi rst 50 names on the
Outlook address list with a message “Here is that document
you asked for… don’t show anyone else. ;-)”
Created by David L. SmithEstimated fi nancial damage: $1.2 billion
Computers damaged: 100,000
Called the trickiest computer malware ever detected, it spread
through an infected attachment. The ILOVEYOU virus initially
travelled the Internet by e-mail, just like the Melissa virus. It sent
an e-mail with a message saying “You have a secret admirer.”
Created by Onel De GuzmanEstimated fi nancial damage: $5.5 billionComputers damaged: 10% of the Internet
This virus began spreading itself through KaZaA, a fi le sharing
application, which then spread to e-mails. The virus was
incredibly eff ective in opening ports for hackers to plunder
information from both personal and business computers.
Estimated fi nancial damage: $38 billionComputers damaged: 2 million
Source: Principles of Information Security, By Michael Whitman and Herbert Mattord
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Appolo Medical Centre,
Hamriya 24782666
Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi 24702542
Salalah 23291635;
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Apollo, Al Hamriya 24787766
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Al Amal Medical & Health Care
Centre 24485052
Atlas Hospital
Ruwi 24811743/
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Ruwi 24563641
Azaiba 24499269
Sohar 2683006
Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2
Al Massaraat Clinic &
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Coordinance Centre 24499434
Apollo Medical Centre,
Hamriya 24787766, 24787780
Capital Polyclinic 24707549
Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic,
Ruwi 24799760/1/2
Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740
Ceregem National Raak 24485633
Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217
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1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274
Hamdan Hospital 23212340
International Medical
Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5
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24 Hrs Emergency 24760123
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MBD 24799077
Al Khuwair 24478818
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Ear Hospital 24568870
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Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment
Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666
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FROM MUSCAT (RUWI)
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15:00 Quriyat 16:30 Daily
15:00 Sur 18:00 Daily
15:00 Jaalan 19:30 Daily
TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)
06:30 Sohar 08:50 Daily
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08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri
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16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily
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TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)
17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily
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14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily
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TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)
08:00 Nizwa 10:20 Daily
08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily
TO SUR (ROUTE 55)
07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily
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10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily
10:00 Salalah 23:30 Daily
19:00 Salalah 07:40 Daily
TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)
06:00 Marmul 16:50 Daily
SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)
15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily
TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)
06:00 Sohar 08:30 Daily
06:00 Dubai 11:30 Daily
13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur
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SURMission Impossible - Rogue Nation (Action / Adventure / Thriller) (PG12)4:30, 9:15, 11:45 PMCop Car (Thriller) (12+) 9:45 PMANT MAN (3D) (Action / Sci-Fi) (PG12) 7:00 PMInside Out (3D) (Animation) (PG) 5:00 PMBajrangi Bhaijaan (Hindi) (Action ) (PG) 11:30 PMDrishyam (Hindi) (Action) (PG12) 6:50 PM
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2D (Action, Adventure, Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30 & 11.55 pm
CP No: 1894 (PG12)
COP CAR (Thriller)
Cast: Kevin Baccon, Shea Whigham, Camryn
11.30 am, 3.15 & 10.15 pm
CP No: 1895 ( 12+ )
THE GIFT ( Horror/Thriller)
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel
1.15 & 6.30 p.m.
CP No: 1896 (12+)
EXISTS ( Horror )
Cast: Samuel Davis, Dora Madison Burgue
5.00 & 11.55 p.m.
CP No: 1897 ( 15+ )
The Night Crew ( Action/Thriller)
Cast: Danny Trejo, Jason Mewes, Luke Goss
8.30 pm; CP No: 1886 (15+)
STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776
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Baahubali (Tamil) (Action)
3-45 & 6-45 Pm At Cinema -3;
10-00 Pm At Cinema Main
Idhu Enna Maayam (Tamil) (Drama)
3-30, 6-30 & 9-30 Pm At Cinema -2
Srimanthudu (Telugu ) ( Act )
Cast: Mahesh Babu & Shruthi Hassan
3-30 & 6-30 Pm at Cinema Main;
9:45pm Cinema -3
Acha Din (Mal) (Drama/Act)
3-45 & 9-45 Pm At Cinema- 4
Drishyam (Hindi) (Drama)
6-45 Pm At Cnema -4
(NEXT CHANGE: Love 24 X 7 (Mal) Brothers
(Hindi); Vasuvum Saravananum (Tamil)
Programmes are subject to change
TO MUSCAT (RUWI)
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FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (ROUTE 36)
05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily
05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily
05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily
TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)
07:00 Sohar 08:55 Daily
07:00 Ruwi 11:40 Daily
13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri
13:00 Sohar 14:55 Daily
13:00 Ruwi 17:40 Daily
13:00 Sohar 19:20 Daily
17:00 Ruwi 22:15 Daily
TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)
07:00 Ruwi 10:25 Daily
TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)
06:00 Nizwa 08:40 Daily
06:00 Ruwi 11:00 Daily
TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)
15:40 Nizwa 17:55 Daily
15:40 Ruwi 20:20 Daily
TO SUR (ROUTE 55)
06:00 Ruwi 10:45 Daily
14:30 Ruwi 19:00 Daily
TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)
12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily
12:30 Ruwi 17:30 Daily
TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)
07:00 Ruwi 19:50 Daily
10:00 Marmul 13:15 Daily
10:00 Ruwi 22:30 Daily
19:00 Ruwi 07:30 Daily
TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)
06:00 Marmul 16:30 Daily
DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)
15:00 Salalah 07:00 Daily
TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)
07:30 Sohar 10:50 Daily
07:30 Ruwi 13:40 Daily
13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri
13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri
15:30 Sohar 18:45 Daily
15:30 Ruwi 21:35 Daily
FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)
16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily
16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily
16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily
2:00, 7:45 pm 6:45 pm 11:45am, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30, 11:55pm
@MGM @SHATTI @SOHAR @AZAIBA
COP CAR (Thriller)(12+)Cast: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim
12:45 pm, 5:00 pmGold Class: 2:00 pm
INSIDE OUT (Animation)(3D) PGVoice Overs: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis
Idhu Enna Maayam - 2D (TBC) Romantic, Cast : Vikram Prabhu, Keerthy Suresh, Kavya
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2D (Action) (PG12)Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson
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WEATHER
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LIFESTYLEC11M O N DAY, AU G U S T 1 0, 2 0 1 5
T H E F A T H E R O F E V O L U T I O N A R Y T H E O R Y
Charles Darwin was a famous scientist and is considered as one of the greatest naturalist in histo-
ry. He did not invent things but changed the way science thought of things and laid the foundations for modern thinking.
Charles Darwin was born at Shrewsbury in England in 1809 and raised by his eldest sister from the age of 8. He was the fifth of six children from a wealthy home. As a child Darwin had a passion for gathering insects and
minerals to experiment with them. When Darwin was 16, he joined Edinburg University to study medicine. However, he was too gentle to become a proper physician.
Anatomy, in particular was not something that he had a stomach for and he failed miser-ably as a medical student, leav-ing to seek admission to Cam-bridge to study theology.
From August, 1831 through 1836, he signed on as a natural-ist on a scientific voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, which sailed the
world in an effort to study sci-ence and the natural world. Dar-win led multiple studies aboard the ship, focusing on plants, animals, and the natural earth. A few years after the voyage, he collected the bones of extinct animals and studied the relation-ship between extinct animals and existing ones, finding com-mon links that lead to his theory of evolution.
His research proved that animals and plants evolved and gradually adapted to their envi-ronments over time. His research
about life on earth defined evolu-tion and theorised that all living things on earth descended from common ancestors (genealogi-cally similar) who lived millions of years ago, turning the previous theories about every organism having unique origins on its head.
Darwin’s writings produced profound reactions, many of which are still debated. His original work in geology, botany, invertebrate zoology, psychol-ogy and scientific travel writing, which still influence science, are masterpieces. -Mahran Shaukat Ali
Russian hackers launch a
sophisticated attack on Pentagon A sophisticated “cyber at-tack” by alleged Russian hackers forced the US department of de-fence to shut down its joint staff unclassifi ed e-mail system, leav-ing thousands of workers with-out mails for nearly two weeks, the US media reported. US of-fi cials who spoke on conditions
of anonymity recently said that the intrusion happened around July 25 and aff ected about 4,000 military and civilian personnel, Xinhua reported, citing NBC News. The offi cials said the hackers coordinated the cyber attack on Pentagon through social media accounts, adding that they could not decide whether the Rus-sian government was behind the attack. In another hacking incident last year, alleged Russian hackers breached the White House’s computer system and reportedly read the US President Barack Obama’s unclassifi ed e-mails.
Nasa’s Hubble telescope discovers
galaxy star birth mechanism Astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the uni-verse’s largest galaxies continue to producing stars long after their peak years of star birth. Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope allowed the astronomers to see brilliant knots of hot, blue stars forming along the jets of active black holes
found in the centres of giant elliptical galaxies. Combining Hub-ble data with observations from a suite of ground-based and space telescopes, two independent teams found that the black hole, jets, and newborn stars are all parts of a self-regulating cycle. “Think of the gas surrounding a galaxy as an atmosphere. That atmosphere can contain material in diff erent states, just like our own atmosphere has gas, clouds, and rain,” said Megan Donahue from the Michigan State University.
New QD technology to make screens brighter
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have developed a new method to extract more polarised light from quantum dots (QDs) over a large-scale area. Of late, QDs — nano-sized semiconductor particles that produce bright, sharp, colour light
— have made their way into products like high-end televisions, e-readers, phones and laptops. However, QDs are expensive to make. The new discovery could lead to brighter and more ef-fi cient mobile phone, tablet, and computer displays, as well as enhanced LED lighting. -IANS
RESEARCH
BR I E FSCHARLES DARWINCONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
•• Darwin published his fi rst ma-jor work on his fi ndings, entitled Zoology of the Beagle between February 1838 and October 1843.
•• Darwin propagated the theory of evolution in his famous book, The Origin of Species by Natural Selection, in 1859. The book, which asserted that all the varied forms of life on earth could, in the course of time, have evolved from a common ancestry.
• • His signifi cant work also in-cluded The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects (1862).
•• Darwin’s another book, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, came out in 1868. It is considered to be his second most signifi cant work. The book maintains that man, by selective breeding, could make diff erent breeds of pigeons, dogs, and some species of plants also.
•• He discovered the hypothesis for the origin and continua-tion of life on Earth, also called the Theory of Evolution in The Descent of Man (1871).
•• In The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1872, Darwin discovered a direct link between an animal’s behaviour and his psychological state.
• • Insectivorous Plants was pub-lished in 1875 and sold faster and better than Origin of Species.
• • The Diff erent Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species was published in 1877.
•• Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle in 1878.
Google Glass may be used to ef-fectively extend bedside consults to distant healthcare facilities such as community and rural hospitals to diagnose and manage patients, researchers suggest. “Glass is po-sitioned perfectly as an emergency medicine telemedical device. It is small, hands free and portable, so you can bring it right to the bedside and have a real-time specialist with you when you need one,” said Peter R. Chai from University of Massa-chusetts medical school. Traditional telemedicine devices usually consist of large desktop or laptop com-puters affi xed to a big cart that has to be rolled from one exam room to another. This limits both access and functionality in a busy emergen-cy room setting. Through the glass, the physicians can stream videos of an exam, take and enlarge photos and consult with specialists. The study was published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology. -IANS
Google Glass to help patients in remote areas
LIFESTYLEC12 M O N DAY, AU G U S T 1 0, 2 0 1 5
Today more than
smartphones are AR technology enabled
Augmented Reality
Ads Worth Watching
The Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo launched
a mobile app that augments Penguins into a user’s fi eld
of view, which then guide the user through the city and
to the local aquarium. Without making any changes
to the exhibition, the campaign yielded a
O ffi cially named ‘augmented reality’, the tech-
nology was more popularly named ‘virtual
reality’ when Jaron Lanier coined the term
in 1989 . Augmented Reality (or AR) has been most eff ec-
tively used as a marketing tool to help company’s stand
out from the crowd and engage with consumers. AR is
now a multi-million dollar industry, whose exponential
growth of AR is directly linked to the modern day con-
sumer’s addiction to smartphones and tablets. Here’s an
overview of this new-age advertising technology.
of smartphone users in mature markets used
AR at least once a week in 2014
Projections suggest that AR apps will generate
in revenue by 2017
Market research indicates that as many as
billion AR apps will be downloaded onto
smartphones and tablets by 2017
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of global
augmented reality market between 2013-2018 is
By 2020
million automobiles
will contain AR technology
product catalogue has a companion
mobile app that allows users to
virtually sample IKEA furniture
inside of their homes. It quickly
gained traction and has since
yielded over 8.5 million downloadsThe
IKE
AMitsubishi Electric reported a
boost in sales after reps used
a mobile app to let customers
visualise air conditioning units
in various locations of their
homes, thus providing the
information needed for them
to ‘pull the trigger’
boost in ticket sales
BY THE NUMBERS
W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O MSECTION
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*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon
for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability
Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461
FOR RENT
3BR villa, sitting, dining & hall,
Azaiba behind Al Meera H- Market.
Contact: 99259977 / 95033008
1BHK, Darsait, walking distance to
ISM , neat and clean building, ground
fl oor, OMR 260/- per month rent
Call IQRAR on 99076557
840 sqr mtrs Store & Staff accom-
modation for Rent in Misfah.
Contact 99792181
Flat for rent near Al Nahdha Hospi-
tal in Hamriya. Contact: 97380548 /
99680499
2BHK with Split AC. AL-KHUWAIR
Near MARS HYPERMARKET –
92880107
2 BHK near CBD & Star Cinema,
Muttrah. Contact 99233116
Shop/ offi ce near CBD & Star
Cinema, Muttrah. Contact 99233116
I BHK Flat -4 Nos at Hamriya – R.O.
200/- . 2 BHK - 2 Nos / 1 BHK- 2 Nos,
at Wattayya R/A near the mosque -
for Families. Contact : 96457757 -
9 am to 7 Pm.
1 & two bedroom fl ats available for
rent in wadi-kabir (opp: pencil bldg),
ideal for company staff / families -
bulk corporate deal possible.
Contact 97677170
Shop at Azaiba. Contact 99024730
D2 M O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5
2 B/R res./comm. Flat directly from
owner near Oman Medical College
Bausher. Contact 92158031
1 BHK, 2 BHK & shop at Wadi Kabir.
Contact 99024730
2 BHK, 3BHK at Qurum.
Contact 99024730
1 BHK, 2 BHK at Al Khuwair.
Contact 99024730
Fully furnished 2 bedroom luxury
fl at for rent at Ghala for short or
long term basis. Contact 9178526 /
99881653
3 BHK Flat in Azaiba. Contact
99792181
1 BHK Flat in Honda Road (Ruwi).
Contact 99792181
1 & 2 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair.
Contact 99792181
4 & 5 BHK villa for rent in
Al Khuwair. Contact 99792181
3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair 33.
Contact 99792181
DAILY GUIDE
2 BHK in Ghubra RO 350/-. Contact
97799175 / 92144045
2 BHK at Mumtaz RO 300/-.
Contact 97799175 / 92144045
2 BHK at Darsait RO 300/-. Contact
97799175 / 92144045
1 BHK at Ghubra RO 275/-. Contact
97799175 / 92144045
3BHK AlAmerat No.3, Rent190 pm.
Contact 95113797
Villa 2 bedrooms + hall + sitting
room in Al Hail South R.O 300/-
Monthly. Contact: 93993354
1bedroom in Al Hail South RO 150/-
monthly. Contact: 93993354
1BHK R.O 190/- & 2BHK R.O 240/-
near Medical Darsait. Contact
98748925
Villa for rent in Al Khuwair 33, 8
bedrooms, 5 bathrooms with parking
area near Taimur Mosque.
Contact 99366624
1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK new fl at available
at Mabela in front of Modern English
School Contact: 96239126
Fully furnished 3 BHK accommo-
dation with all spacious rooms in a
villa at Darsait near ISD.
Contact: 9526 5289 / 9604 8422
Furnished room for rent at
Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.
Contact: 99251975
Well maintained spacious 2 BHK at
Rex Road. Contact: 92227165
2BHK & 1BHK fl ats available
in Darsait. Contact : 99357586 /
97500025
Room attached, bath room, kitchen in
Muscat O.R 65/-. Contact: 98049086
One & two bedroom apartment
available for rent, at South Ghubra
near Atlas hospital next to Diwan’s
Offi ce. Contact: 99833747
Flats for rent near Indian School in
Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122
3BHK , 3 bathrooms, 2 balconies,
nr. Al Hassan, W/ Kabir 330/- R.O.
Contact: 99384640
2 BHK Apartment for rent near MSQ
area. Contact 93193109.
2 BHK Flats for rent in Muttrah near
Oman house. Contact: 97009734 /
92629232
Flats for rent in Al Khuwair, Al hail,
Wadi Kabir, Al Falaj, MBD, and Mut-
trah. Contact: 99119699 / 95250300
/ 24813002
Readymade offi ce space for rent
(100sm) in Bank Melli Iran building,
MBA area Ruwi opposite Center
Point. Contact: 99011352
2 & 3 BHK big Flats with Big hall,
Kitchen & new split ACs at Al
Khoudh 6, Close to express way,
from owner. Tel 97600322
2BHK near Oman house behind
Khimji H.O. Contact: 95865686
Flats for rent at Darsait near to Min-
istry of Sports. Interested candidates
please Contact : 00968-92225523
2BHK fl at available behind Majan
College / Darsait. Contact 24705742
1 &2 BHK fl ats for rent at Wadi Kabir,
Wadi Adai, Hamriya and Al Khoud
areas, shop for rent at Wadi Adai
Round about. Contact: 24834644,
GSM 93994401 /02/03 lines
2BK Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti
Mosque. # 97007934 / 92629232
600 sqr mtrs showroom in Wadi
Kabir. Contact: 99792181
We have 2BHK fl at in Mabella 7
for family. Contact: 93782735 /
99208033
We have 2BHK, fl ats available in
Ghala for families, staff & Execution.
Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
We have 2 BHK fl ats in AL Khuwair
near Rawasco, can use as offi ce or
for families. Contact: 93782735 /
99208033
We have offi ces in Ghala new
building aff ordable price. Contact:
93782735 / 99208033
We have 230 sqm showroom in
Ghubra main road, prime location
suitable for wholesale business or
bank or insurance company.
Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
We have 5 BHK villa in Al Khuwair
can use as commercial or residence
villa with large sitting hall , 5 rooms,
6 toilets & kitchen with 2 cars park-
ing. Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
We have 2 BHK fl ats in Ghubra 18th
November near new Mars hypermar-
ket, fl at with 2 rooms, large sitting
hall, kitchen & 3 bathrooms.
Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
We have 1BHK fl at in Wadi Kabir
good price. Contact 93782735 /
99208033
We have shop for rent in Al Khuwair
near Rawasco prime location.
Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
We have small building for rent in
Bowsher suitable for staff accommo-
dation & store building have
4 fl ats & 1 shop commercial building.
Contact: 93782735 / 99208033
DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 D3
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE
Nissan Tiida, F. automatic 2011, R.O
2800/-. Contact: 93835318
Honda Accord 2010, 10,5000 kms,
expat lady driven, dealer maintained,
new tyres. Contact 99330509
Honda CRV 2008 model, expat driv-
en, 2.4L, 78000 kms, OMR 5200/-
(Negotiable). Contact: 99867670
Mazda 3, 2007 KM 1,43000, full
automatic R.O 1900/-.
Contact 99781671
Prado ,2012. Contact : 99336093
Land Cruiser 2012. Contact
99336093
Sportage, 2013. Contact:99336093
ACC. AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE
FOR EXPATS
FOR RENT
Furnished room for rent at
Al Khuwair RO 225/- for family only.
Contact 99251975
Furnished room for Indian Bachelor
in Al Falaj area (Ruwi) & Lady in
Wadi Kabir (near Al Maya).
Contact 96761960
Sharing accommodation available
with Kerala family, nr. Wadi Kabir
Indian School. Contact 95882866 /
96575016
Room with A/C, independent toilet &
sharing kitchen (4th fl oor) for Indian
Ex. Bachelor near Majestic hotel,
Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99242984
New rooms available in Seeb for
couple / ladies only.
Contact: 96996938
Furnished single room attached
bath in Mumtaz area.
Contact: 95212017
Fully furnished room for a decent
expatriate. independent kitchen,
bathroom in Wadi Adai.
Contact 96243086 at 5p.m.
Room for rent available in CBD near
Papa John’s Restaurant.
Contact: 96568110
Fully furnished 1BHK with all house-
hold items in Darsait near Lulu on
monthly Basis. Contact : 99378397
Sharing accommodation available
for working lady or couples near
Ruwi Church. Contact: 92837206
Room attached toilet and kitchen
near Indian School Wadi Kabir.
Contact: 95345537
LOST
Party & Wedding equipment rentals.
Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting,
Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crock-
ery, Glassware, Chafi ng 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]
Coff ee shop for sale, running condi-
tion. Contact 97681599
An excellent grade, 8 yrs old,
non residential civil construction
company, having registered offi ce
in Muscat needs immediate sale.
Company has considerable running
projects of handsome amount. Only
genuine buyers contact 92978650
A secured land of 1500 sqm avail-
able for keeping construction equip-
ments, trailers, container etc. near
Sohar Airport - Contact: 94215208
Used furniture of readymade gar-
ments shop. Contact 96441670
Spare parts heavy for sale at Ghala
with stock worth 50000 R.O.
Contact: 99263071
A well running security solutions
company & a perfume shop for sale
at Al Hail. # 93664357/ 95372501
Auto spare parts shop for sale in
Mobella. Contact: 99765905
Running Polyclinic, 20 yrs, with
VISAMEDICAL, available for
SALE/LEASE. Contact.94596677 /
99343280
Workshop sale / rent Full fl edge
workshop for / sale at prominent
location at Misfa near Cement fac-
tory around 900 sq meter along with
tools, equipments and manpower.
Also 5 Nos Volvo / Mercedes /
Man /Putsmiester concrete pump
2004/2005 model for sale. Contact:
93681107 / 96051565 / 98541936
FOR HIRE
Volvo 12 Ton Truck for monthly
rent. Contact: 98713900
550 sqm built up area Deluxe villa
7 BR with 3 sitting halls located at
prime commercial location North Al
Ghobrah. Contact: Owner 99411607 /
99892238
2BHK, 2 Baths, Split A/C, Wadi ka-
beer, near Indian Elementary School.
Contact 99441193, 93004801
500 sq mtrs offi ce space on mez-
zanine fl oor near Royal Hospital.
OMR 6.500 per sq mtr.
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
Godown for rent Approx: 4500 sqm
area with building materials in Barka
for rent with workers accommodation
etc. Showrooms also for building ma-
terials available. Contact: 99808868
House for rent in Sidab at
reasonable rent. Contact: 95555162
/ 95755953
Flat for rent with AC in Wadi Kabir.
Contact: 95555162 /95755953
Flat for rent in Mabellah 8th.
Contact: 97147240
Brand new villa Bosher 37, 4 BHK.
Contact: 91936034
Fabulous AC fl at at Al Khoud 3 bed-
rooms, hall and kitchen RO 270/-
for rent. Contact: 99334699
4 BHK single villa in Al Khuwair.
Contact: 97616158
3 Bedroom fl at in Wadi Kabeer and
2 bedroom villa in Sidab- Muscat.
Contact: 95755953
Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir with
3 rooms. Contact : 98555580 /
92800007
BHK Flat in Azaiba. Contact 99385835 / 99428143
Two bedrooms fl ats in Wadi Kabir
near Indian School.
Contact 99313274
Commercial Space 68 SQM, Wadi kabeer, near Indian Elemen-
tary School. Contact 99441193,
93004802
For rent if require fl ats for rent in
Wadi Kabir please send me mes-
sages through Whatsapp.
Contact: 99376454
1,000 sq mtrs industrial land in
Misfah Industrial area near to
Khanco. OMR 1,500 Monthly. It has
Electricity and boundary wall.
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
House in Amerat near to Makah
hypermarket with three room,
5toilets, kitchen and hall 430/-.
Contact: 92747078
Bath attached room for rent
Al Khuwair. Contact 99743569
Villa with two fl oors in (Hay Al
Arjan) in AL Khoud with 4 bedrooms,
hall, Majles, kitchen & one room in
ground fl oor. Contact: 93219597
1 Villa & 3 big Flats of 2/3 BHK
with hall, Kitchen & ACs Al Khoudh
6, Close to express way, from owner.
Tel 97600322 alnehang@gmail.
com
1 BR fl at at Darsait, near ISM.
Contact 99237971 / 99320633
250 sq mtrs restaurant for rent in
Plaza Hotel, Walja Ruwi.
Contact 99326339
Flat for rent in Wadi Al Kabeer
behind Muscat club.
Contact: 92222922
2BHK fl at in Al Khuwair with A.C
350/- Riyals. Contact: 92888337
Villa for rent in Shatti Al Qurum.
Contact: 99315150
3bed room well maintained fl at
(villa type only 2 fl ats in one bldg)
in Al Khuwair behind Al Akhtam
Restaurant, Villa no 1839,
Way No 3922, block No 239.
Contact: 99253125
2BHK available Mumtaz area Ruwi.
Contact: 99269751
SELL/BUY
Used furniture & Electronic items, offi ce & house. Contact: 99834373 /
96642500
Ice Cream & Juices shop Ruwi good
location for sale suitable for beauty
parlor also. Contact: 92150455
Wall papers, grass carpets sale
& fi xing. Contact: 99834373 /
96642500
Running established for sale
including industrial licenses for
marble & granite, fully furnished
kitchen showroom and fully
equipped factory. Contact: 99337670
/ 92623665
Well established infrastructure
works company with full assets
& huge value contracts up for im-
mediate sale. Contact 98867530 /
95565039
400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residen-
tial land in Maabela Phase 5 Block
2. OMR 140 Thousand.
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
3 fl oor commercial building in
Muttrah behind Police. Generating
income of OMR 18 Thousand annu-
ally. Neat and well maintained. Built
on 197 sq mtrs land. 2 tailor shops
on ground fl oor and 6 fl ats. OMR
207 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or
95215360
60,000 Sq Mtrs Agriculture Land in
Misfah, can be changed to Industrial
Land. OMR 29 Per Square Meter.
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
5 Flats of 1 bedroom for Sale in
Boushar: OMR 35 Thousand each.
Monthly income OMR 270
Tel: 99333479 or 95215360
A fully equipped furnished and
licensed private polyclinic for sale
or rent in excellent location in Sohar
- Falaj al Qabail opposite to life line
hospital Departments are GP clinic,
Dental, Medical lab, X-ray And
Working Pharmacy. Contact
95603395
2560 sq mtrs industrial land in
Wadi Kabir main road, First line on
way to Al Bustan hotel. Possible to
make petrol station or hotel. OMR
990 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or
95215360
Shop for sale in Ruwi High street,
Contact 96078411
23,886 Sq Mtrs Agriculture land
with water well in Al Salwa, Barka.
OMR 260 Thousand. Tel: 99333479
or 95215360
From owner plot of land near
Zanzibar, airport price RO 15000.
Contact 99348943
Mahamad Hussaine has lost Bangla-
desh Passport No. AC4074766. Finder
please handover to ROP
NRI
DAILY GUIDED4 M O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT
Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461
DOMESTIC HELPER
ENGINEER
EDUCATION
SKILLED / UNSKILLED
SKILLED / UNSKILLED
IT
SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
ACCOUNTANT
BEAUTY
An Indian family located in Azaiba
looking for a Housemaid. Contact
99384009
Housemaid required for an Indian
family at Al Ghubra, visa will be pro-
vided, but need local release letter.
Contact 98622766
Required part time Indian House-maid. Contact: 95370653
Require qualify caregiver for an
orderly mother. Contact 99425200
Indian House Maid with experience
required to work in Sohar, visa ready.
Contact 99417418
Urgently required Junior Account-ant. Please send CV:
Urgently required cash investors for company’s profi table projects.
Contact: 92950082
DRIVER
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
Wanted experience Beautician for
beauty parlor in Muscat. Contact:
94241385
Wanted experience henna designer
for beauty parlor. Contact 93571312
Urgently required house maid for
Malayalam family in Rustaq.
Contact: 99810765
Established real estate company looking for male or female prop-erty agents for leasing and sales
of the property. Applicant must
be Graduate, possess Omani or
GCC driving license. Having oman
market experience. Apply with NOC.
Attractive salary +commission.
Send your CV:
property@ labdmarkmuscat.com
Required Indian or Pakistani calligrapher & Painter (staff accommodation)
Contact# 24480487/24483493
Indian Driver required. #99209264.
Female Driving Instructor needed
in Madinat Qaboos. # 95591068
Required Indian national Light Duty Driver for Omani house.
Contact: 99420752
L.D Driver Indian required preferably
Keralite. Contact : 92888337
Wanted driver. Contact: 95112461
Driver heavy duty required urgent-ly for trailer. Oman / GCC experience
must. Those ready for immediate
joining. Contact: 99310859
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
MISCELLANEOUS
Required prometric passed or MOH
license holder for the following posts
Indian male & female GP Doctor, In-dian Female dentist, Female Staff Nurse & Pharmacists. Contact: 97985325 Email:
Urgently required Lab Technician male / female, Receptionist female Omani (fl uent in English and Arabic)
at Sinaw – Hala Medical Center. Con-
tact : 95969249 / 94580112 Email:
Urgently required Pharmacist (B. Pharm) with MOH license for a
reputed organization in Oman. Email
Required Smart, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3
years sales experience in building
materials. Omani Driving License
and NOC is must.
Apply with photograph to
E-mail: [email protected].
A REPUTED TRADING & CONTRACTING CO. requires ur-gently sales Executive (male) hav-
ing at least 3 years experience of
construction materials in Oman/GCC
with valid driving license . Send CV
through Fax 24495411 or
email: [email protected]
A leading trading group is looking for Sales Executives having experi-
ence in building materials / tools
with driving license & release / NOC.
Email CV to [email protected]
or Fax: 24701683
Spare parts (Heavy Equipment) Salesman with 3 years experience.
Please send your CV to
[email protected] or call 96996938
Pakistani Female, Masters of Education. 13 years of Experience in
Teaching. Looking for suitable place-
ment. Contact: 94739533/97926339
Email: [email protected]
Required English Teacher , Hindi
teacher, Science Teacher.
Contact: 99705799
Software developer with experience
in asp.net, sql server and crystal
reports required for a software
development fi rm. Email CV to
hr@ promisworld.com
Service & Parts Manager with 3-5
years GCC experience in heavy
Equipment / cranes, good communi-
cation skills, Mechanical Engineer-
ing background. Please send your CV
to [email protected] or
call 96996938
AC Technician with minimum
5 years experience, should have
experience in installation & commis-
sioning of Ductable & split AC units,
with knowledge of GI ducting & pre
insulated ducting, experience in
interior fi t out industry is preferred
Interested candidates can apply by
mail: [email protected]
Fax: 24818818
MEP Engineer on urgent basis
required for immediate placement.
Please contact [email protected]
Indian male, 10 years experience,
6 years in Oman with Oman driving
license with NOC seeking suitable
job. Contact: 96012973
12 years of Oman experienced Chief
Accountant looking for immediate
placement. Contact : 99513082
Indian male, 23 yrs, B.Com, Finance,
Graduate, Diploma in computerized
professional accounting 3 yrs expe-
rience as a Supervisor cum Cashier,
currently on visit visa at Sur, Oman,
looking for suitable job in Accounts.
Email : [email protected]
Omani female exp. in Accounts &
shipping & Secretary & PRO, job
knowledge in Computer with Oman
D/L. Contact 91161736
Senior Document Controller, male,
Indian, MCA 9+ yrs experience as
Document controller in oil & gas
sector seeks job as Senior Document
controller. Contact 95388197, Email :
Filipino Male 26 years old, Certifi ed
Public Accountant, Bachelor of Sci-
ence in Accountancy with 5 yrs of
experience now on visit visa, Look-
ing for suitable opening.
Contact: +968 91278583
Email: [email protected]
Accountant Indian male B.Com with
2 years of experience currently on
visiting visa seeks suitable place-
ment. Contact: 94649272 Email ID:
Indian female Inter CA, strong in
Tally ERP 9, MS Offi ce, 7 years expe-
rience in accounts upto fi nalization
looking for suitable position.
Contact 91759501
Indian male, 30 years, CMA
(Inter),M.com.4 out of 7 years experi-
ence in Oman in Auditing/
Accounts/ Finance. Having NOC
and valid Oman D/L.
Contact: 96746420 ,
Email: [email protected]
Indian female, B.com with 2 years of
work experience, currently on family
visa in Oman and seeking suitable
placement for immediate joining.
Contact 94647421
Looking for a job in UAE as a Senior
Accountant Indian male, 31 yrs, CA
Inter 8 yrs exp good in all aspects
of accounts. Good command over
English valid driving license (Oman)
Contact: 94737231
Indian male M.Com holder with
one year working experience as an
Accountant in Kerala looking for
suitable opening now on visiting
visa. Contact: 96947500 Email:
mohamaedshafi [email protected]
Indian female B.Tech (EEE) MBA
fi nance with 1and half years experi-
ence as Bank Offi cer in India seeking
suitable placement.
Contact: 91358676 / 98157895
Email: [email protected]
MBA fi nance Indian male (Account
& fi nance), seeking suitable place-
ment. Contact: 97372624 Email:
Indian male, 27 years, M. Com, hav-
ing 2years experience in Accounts
looking for suitable position. Present-
ly on visit visa. Contact 93455055|
23 yrs, Indian B.Com, Graduate
male ‘Fresher’ well versed in English,
Hindi, Arabic & Malayalam with
D/L looking for a suitable job. Now
on visit visa valid for 1 more month
only. Contact 97660518
Part time accountant services avail-
able to handle all accounts related
work up to fi nalization.
Contact: 96247295
Accountant Indian male 31 yrs
Accounts up to fi nalization, 9 yrs
experience (7 yrs in Oman) with D/L
& NOC seeks suitable placement.
Contact: 99582979
An Indian Lady Chartered Account-ant with fi ve years experience (in-
cluding articleship), on family visa
in Oman looking for a suitable job.
Please Contact 9621 0347 / 9943
5346, [email protected]
Accountant having 4 yrs experience
looking job. Contact: 99867456
Email: [email protected]
Part time Accountant with 15 yrs
exp in accounts, fi nance audit taxa-
tion. Contact: 95857199
Indian female 25 yrs B.Com MBA /
3months experience looking for job
in Accts /Mktg. Contact: 94657403 /
99355931
Energetic Finance & Audit Manager
/ Chief Accountant, C.A , MBA ,ACCA ,
CPA..15 yrs in GULF , Expert in Bank-
ing, Financing, Profi t Maximizations,
Admin, Biz Developments ,All ERPs
Software’s, 15yrs Audit Exp. with Big
5 , NOC & Driving License
Call 94403270 – 94504505
Indian female Accountant with 5 yrs
Gulf exp in accounts, audit, Admin
payroll. Contact: 96263157
Indian 24 years MBA fi nance 2
years experience seeking suitable
placement. Contact: 9822253
Accountant, Indian male, 10 years
experience in Oman, having knowl-
edge of Tally ERP9 & able to do upto
fi nalization and can be joined imme-
diately with NOC. Contact: 94134085
Email: [email protected]
Jordanian Accountant (ACPA)
with more than 15 yrs experience
in Oman (Accounts, Purchase &
fi nance). Contact: 92881223
Email: [email protected]
MBA, B.Com CA (fi nalist) 7 years ex-
perience (2 years in Oman) looking
for suitable placement in a reputable
organization. Expertise in ERP, Tally
Quickbooks, peachtree and Excel.
NOC available. Contact: 97736404
Email: [email protected]
Motivated and energetic male 25
having 4 years of experience in
fi nance with Master’s degree in Eco-
nomics and CAT Certifi ed seeking
opportunity in Accounts/fi nance/
audit in a reputable organization.
Cell no: 00968-94626209
E-Mail: [email protected]
Outdoor Salesman (heavy Equip-
ment) Sales man with 3 -5 years
experience. GCC driving license
required Please send your CV to
[email protected] or call 96996938
Sales Executive with valid D/L & 5
year experience in offi ce furniture
and interior fi t out projects inter-
ested candidates can apply by mail:
Fax: 24818818
Sales Executive with valid D/L & 5
year experience, in the fi eld of de-
mountable aluminum & glass parti-
tion systems. Interested candidates
can apply by Fax: 24818818 mail:
Sales Executive Industrial products
: 2-3 yrs of exp. with good commu-
nication & computer skills. D/L is
must. Send resume to
Urgently required : Counter Ser-vice Assistant (male) for a fast food
outlet in a food court in Sohar.
Email: [email protected]
Wanted Marketing Managers and Executives, candidates with mini-
mum 2 years experience in Oman
holding valid driving license May
only Apply 94151791/ 22050729 or
Email: [email protected]
Wanted designer & Salesman for
Advertising CO. With Oman D/L.
Contact: 96440587 / 94055643
A leading building materials shop required Marketing Executive (Omani National only) 1No with
minimum 2 years experience and
driving license. Contact: 99808868
Email: [email protected]
Experienced Marketing represent-ative – interlock blocks with light
Omani driving license is required.
Contact 99222086
Looking for Outdoor Salesman for
heavy equipment spare parts.
Contact - 93292015,
Email: [email protected]
Indian Family looking out for the
following experienced candidates
1) House maid (Indian) 2) Driver (Indian) Contact : 92800073 /
99247040
Wanted: Loading and unloading
people. Apply - Indians only:
Contact: 95451713
Need urgently MBBS Doctor with
or without MOH license. Contact
95395070
Urgently required female GP for a
25-year-old polyclinic in Ibri. Attractive
salary package. Contact: 91584445,
email: abumoaz19313@ gmail.com
Wanted laboratory Technician with
MOH License to work in medical
center in capital Area
Contact 99340135
Required MBBS Doctor with or
without MOH license.
Contact 95395070
Wanted female Staff Nurse with
MOH license for a dental clinic in
sur. Email : dentoman2000@gmail.
com
Urgently required for MOH license Gynecologist specialist & Staff Nurse clinic at Sumail, Muscat.
Kindly sends C.V to
or GSM: 95498105
Wanted Lab Technician, Staff Nurse, Pharmacist for a polyclinic
in Sohar. Contact 99767605
Immediately required lady Doctor (DGO) or GP with Gynecology experience & lab technician. Contact 99310590.
Email : [email protected]
SITUATION WANT-
EDSIT. WANTED
SITUATION WANT-
EDSIT. WANTED
Leading Civil construction com-pany requires “MEP DRAFTSMAN”
with 4-6 years gulf experience. Send
your CV to mep.oman2015@gmail.
com. (NOC required).
DRAFTSMAN
Indian Cook required. Should know
Omani traditional foods. Contact
99209264
Cook for company mess. Contact 92341826, email :
Temporary Cook required for 1
month for company mess. Contact
99413089 / 98048952
CATERING
Electrician. Contact 968 92341826
Fire safety Technician.
Contact 92341826
Helper at Electrical site work. Contact 92341826
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
ENGG. / TECHNICAL
DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 D5
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
DOMESTIC HELPER
MEDICAL
MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR
Indian Male 9 years experience in
Purchase/Supply Chain with Oman
D/L looking for a suitable opening
in Construction/ Oil & Gas Industry.
Contact 91124175
Facility / Project Mgmt, 4+ yrs of
exp holds B.E (ECE) Indian visit
visa looking for suitable opening.
Contact: 98580569
Email: [email protected]
MIB Post Graduate /male – more
than 9 years of experience in
shipping & Logistics in middle east
(Liner Section) looking for a suit-
able job in Oman. .Mob :( India) 91-
9400043894, Email: jaise81@gmail.
com, Oman 99899627
Medical - Staff Nurse (male) with
NOC and license, experience 6+ yrs.
Contact: 98680299
Email: [email protected]
Female Nurse- Indian, Total 14 yrs.
experience,6 yrs. in KSA, Prometric
passed, ready to join immediately.
Contact 95525004 & 98146565
Looking for job as offi ce boy + driv-er going to visit within this month
Oman Muscat working experience
10 years. Contact: 968 97859837
Indian male MDS Doctor special-
ized in Endodontist with 7 years
experience prometric passed, seek-
ing suitable placement.
Contact: 98843139
Email: [email protected]
Doctor seeking job an experienced
female Indian Doctor (DHMS NAET
USA), 49 yrs, specialist in Home-
opathy and Allergy Elimination
Technology seeks suitable place-
ment. Contact: 919447110003 Oman
96439091
Email: [email protected]
Male Staff Nurse looking for job
passed Prometric 63% + 3 years
experience. Contact: 94035637 /
95068075
BA degree Nursing professional
having excellent looking for suitable
placement. Contact:: 92955453
/91213269
GP Doctor Yemeni national-male,
with 4 years of work experience.
Mobile:00966531598754
Email: [email protected]
A Pakistani lady, having M.A
Islamiyat at B.ED Degree, 7 years
Teaching experience. All documents
are ready, looking for job in school
or private fi rm. Contact: 96534115
Email: [email protected]
SALES / MARKETING
EDUCATION
ADMIN
DRIVER
DRIVER
B.C.A, 7 years Operations Manage-
ment procurement supply chain team
handling lean six sigma certifi ed on
visit visa. Contact: 99826634 Email:
Indian female MCA, 24 years
seeking suitable job.
Contact 93439467
Indian female, BCA, MCA, SAP
ABAP certifi cation, ASP.Net Certifi -
cation 2 yrs experience, looking for
a suitable opportunity.
Contact 99109121.
Indian male, Graduate with 18 yrs
experience in Sales & Marketing 3
yrs in UAE currently on visit visa,
seeks suitable placement. Contact
91996486 / 99732070
Indian visit visa, Network / System
Engineer switches, routers, servers,
load balancers 5 yrs of exp holds B.E
(ECE), CCNA looking for good op-
portunity. Contact: 91911792
Email: [email protected]
IT
MISCELLANEOUS
DRAUGHTSMAN
HOSPITALITY
Experienced Indian lady is looking
housemaid job looking full time job
for European family total experience
: 9 years, 2 years exp. with European
family 6 years worked with Indian
family language English & Hindi.
Contact: 93392788
Indian lady M.Com, B.Ed looking for
openings in teaching. #97668603
Indian female, English teacher,
MA,B.Ed,CELTA, 5+years experi-
ence, looking for suitable placement.
Contact 99642462,
Filipina ESL Teacher for 13 years
BEED major in English knowledge
in IB, PYP and independent school
curriculum computer literate, IELTS
qualifi ed, looking for reputable
school. Contact: 98938272
Email: [email protected]
MBA (Marketing/ HR) with 4.5
years exp in Business development
and marketing, having valid Oman
driving license seeks suitable place-
ment currently available on family
visa. Contact: 97618033
Email: [email protected]
MBA, BBA (Marketing), Certifi cates
in NEBOSH, IOSH, MEDIC FIRST AID.
2 years work experience as BDE in
HSE fi rm.
Phone - 94362502, Email -
7 years Purchase experienced total
17 years Oman with driving license
looking for suitable position, Indian
with N.O.C. Contact: 96574390
Indian male with 14 years of experi-
ence in Business development /
sales & marketing seeks suitable
placement, 6.5 years of work experi-
ence in Oman. Contact: 93400177
Female, 5 yrs experience in soft-
ware and 1 yr experience in admin-
istration, looking for any offi cial job
full time or part time or work from
home. Contact: 00968 91711326
Email: [email protected]
Indian female high School Teacher
having 30 years experience, cur-
rently on visit visa, looking for suit-
able openings. Contact: 95020425
B.Com Graduate having 5 years of
experience in purchase & sales with
valid Oman driving license looking
for suitable job. Contact: 97302353
Sales man, experience in Saudi,
Good in Arabic. Ph: 97103168
Indian male B.Com & MBA Gradu-
ate 11 years experience airline travel
& tourism, Sales & Marketing in
Dubai & Oman with driving license
NOC available. Contact: 92552612
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 27 years, B.Tech Grad-
uate having good work experience
with valid Oman D/L looking for a
suitable opening as Sales Engineer.
Contact: 91472953 Email:
Procurement / Purchase Executive
1.6 yrs exp in Oman construction
industry Indian male 27 yrs, MBA
with valid Oman D/L, available for
immediate placement.
Contact: 96300958 / 24796010
Business intelligence / Global Mar-
keting management specialist with
9 years of experience developing
brand value & managing overall pro-
jects to achieve business objectives
seeking suitable position on family
visit. Contact: 91902154
Indian male 35 yrs, 10 yrs experi-
ence in FMCG Sales & Marketing in
UAE with valid GCC license looking
for suitable position on visit.
Contact: 93438747 / 93033252
Indian male MBA (Marketing) 26
on visit visa, with experience in
stores looking for suitable position
in warehouse stores logistics or in
sales. Contact: 96915871
Email: [email protected]
Indian female 35 years MCA, MBA
six sigma black belt, 14 years Gulf
experience in business analytics,
Marketing business development
qualities seeks placement. NOC
available, Omani driving license
available. Contact: 95783792
Indian 44 yrs, 16 yrs Indian Army
5 and Half years in Oman exp ware
house, seeks suitable placement in
store, ware house or sales having
Oman driving license. #94050311
Sales and marketing - male 27 yrs,
2 years experience seeking suitable
placement. Contact: 95642740
Email: [email protected]
Sudanese Business development
Manager, long experience Interna-
tional trade in Oman (import /export
/ marketing) seeking suitable place-
ment full / part time in reputable
company. Contact: 91173146
Mechatronic Engineer (UK) with
business operations PG Certifi cate
(UK) & piping Engineering (IIT)
looking for vacancy, with Oman driv-
ing license. Contact 99278195, email
Mechanical Engineer, Indian male,
24 yrs, having 1 yr plant experience
currently on visit visa, looking for
suitable job. Contact 92835957,
24Yrs, B.E (Mechanical), having 3
Yrs experience as a Piping Engi-
neer, Seeking suitable job in Oman.
Contact: +919965885511 (India),
+96898989716(Oman),
Email : [email protected]
Indian female (M. Tech – power
system) having Gulf experience,
currently on family visa seeking
suitable placement in Oman.
Contact: 94306164
Bangladeshi male, B.Sc, Engg. in
Civil total 9 yrs experience, 2.5 yrs
as Contractor Engg. & 3.5 yrs as
consultant Engr, total 6 yrs exp in
Oman seeking a job.
Contact Mobile 95540721,
Email : [email protected]
Civil Engineer, 10 yrs exp. in build-
ing residential M.O.E, M.O.D, Stp
looking for suitable placement. NOC
available. Good knowledge AutoCAD,
computer MS Offi ce, Excel, making
B.O.Q. all type of civil work re-
lated, building supervision. Contact
99471944, [email protected]
Indian male B.Tech (ECE) CCNA
1 yrs exp in broadcast Engg having
hands on exp in harris ADC,PPC,
Velocity & Invenio, avid inews,
vizrt,nexio farad, grass, valley kayak
HD 300. also having on practice in
PLC (AB,ABB, Siemens) DCS & scada
systems. Contact: 00919846990093
/ 99235291
HSE, 10 yrs Logistics Site Coordina-
tion consultancy valid Oman D/L, PDO
driving permit. Contact 92565093
Indian male, Supervisor Electrician
Diploma 8 yrs in Oman. NOC avail-
able. Contact 95057068,
BE Civil Graduate /Male – More
than 18 years of experience in In-
frastructure in India,UAE and Oman.
looking for a suitable job in Oman.
Mob :98294123
Email: [email protected]
Egyptian Civil Engineer-total ex-
perience 6 years - 1 year @ Oman-I
have good experience in Technical
offi ce & site Works.
Contact number: 00968 94682217
B.Com MBA, Indian male 2 years
experience looking for suitable job.
Contact: 94718663
Email: [email protected]
B.Tech Mechanical Engineer (HVAC) 2 years experience in India.
Contact: 97654489
Email: [email protected]
Sudanese male Telecommuni-cation Engineer looking for job.
Contact: 94537607
Electrical Engineer 5 years of exp in
construction companies, NOC avail-
able Indian. Contact: 92641757
BE in ECE Indian female currently
on visit visa looking for suitable job.
Contact: 94767662 Email:
Civil Engineer B.E 12 years experi-
ence with valid Oman driving
license. Contact: 93843448
Indian female, Electronics and tel-
ecommunication Engineer, currently
on family visa looking for suitable
openings. Contact: 95020425
Electrical Engineer, Indian, exp. in
MEP (AutoCAD). Contact 99079140
/ 98205818
Civil Project Engineer exp 10 yrs.
Contact: 92673432
Email: [email protected]
Telecommunication Maintenance Engineer Sudanese male 2 years ex-
perience in HUAWEI hardware fi eld
cabins good communication English
& Arabic. Contact :+ 968 96433495
/ +968 94756295 Email: muzamila-
Engineer with 4 years Oman experi-
ence in telecom operations, having
valid Oman driving license looking
for a suitable opportunity, interested
in Marketing also. Contact 98513495
Indian male 25MBA having 4years
Gulf experience in Coordination with
contracting company .NOC Available.
Looking for(Store,Coordination,Admin
,Backoffi ce) Jobs Ph:95405885
Mechanical Engr, B. Tech, exp in
QA/QC, In Piping Design, Its soft-
wares Ph:96539085
Indian male 23, Mechanical Engi-
neer, 1 year experience, knowledge
in HVAC currently on visit visa look-
ing for suitable placement.
Contact: 95434381 Email:
Male, BE (Mechanical holder) 1 yr
exp in Indian & 4 months in Oman
NOC available, embassy attested
certifi cate . Contact: 95721521 /
96625245 (Salalah)
Email: [email protected]
Indian Male, IT Support Engineer,
2 yrs in Oman & 5 yrs Indian experi-
ence. Contact 97311847
Indian male 24 years B.E mechani-
cal 2 years exp. or visit visa.
Contact: 99247326
Civil Engineer B.E, 5.5 years experi-
ence with Omani D/L.
Contact: 96785311
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4 Years experienced (Money ex-
change services & Hospitality servic-
es in Oman & India) - Indian male 27
years, graduate in Hospitality science,
fl uent in English, Hindi & Arabic seeks
suitable placement. #91383167
Indian Female MBA , 3 Years Expe-
rience in Admin MIS ,
Family Visa. Contact 98234427,
HSE Admin experience for 10 years
in GCC with valid D/L seeking to
join a reputed fi rm. NOC available.
Contact: 99626821
Indian Male 18 years ( 7 years in
Oman ) experience in HR / Admin in
Oil & Gas , construction fi elds with
Oman D/L seeks suitable position.
Visa Transfer / NOC available.
Call 92854993.
Keralite 47 years, having 20 years
of rich experience in offi ce admin-
istration and 6 years of Warehouse
Management looking for a suitable
opening.
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 36 years MBA experi-
ence as AS. Manager seeking suit-
able job in HR/ Marketing in Oman
on visit visa. Contact : 98200741,
Email: phmnsudheesh857@gmail.
com
14 years of Gulf experience in HR /
Admin & logistics fl uent in Arabic /
English with D/L looking for suitable
position. Contact: 95824598
Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR.
joing immediatly. release available.
Contact :93671437
Indian female 24 years MBA (HR)
having 3 years experience in HR
Administration, payroll seeking suit-
able placement. Contact: 91104352 /
99012861
Indian female, 29 yrs, MBA (HR)
4 yrs exp in HR & Admin seeking
suitable placement.
Contact: 95619537
Master degree HRM professional
having excellent experience in fi -
nance and management and having
8 yrs experience looking for suitable
placement. Contact: 92955453 /
91213269
Light duty driver/ salesman
looking for job, with Oman Driving
license. Contact 91389466
Looking for a job as Driver, with 9
yrs experience in Oman, language :
Arabic/ English/ Hindi.
Contact 92517532
Indian light driver having 1 yr
experience in Oman, languages
Arabic/ English/ Hindi seeks job.
Contact 97366822
Driver, 10 yrs. Contact 94260369
Light Driver, 5 yrs experience look-
ing for job. Contact 92617293
Light driver 5 years exp Education
B.A language English, Arabic & Hin-
di. Contact : 98522914 / 91615715
Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking
for job 4 years exp in Oman.
Contact 95844147
Driver available with car. Contact: 96652352
Sri Lankan driver. Contact:
97387112
Light duty driver 9 years
experience wanted visa.
Contact: 97313562
Looking for light driving job, In-
dian, 4 years experience & language
knowing Arabic, English & Indian.
Contact: 94241385
Light duty driver, 8 yrs exp.
Contact: 96736744
Pakistani Light Duty Driver seeks
placement. Contact: 95746203
Looking for driving job light driver.
Contact : 96913836
Looking for driving job light driver.
Contact :92787245
Looking for driving job light driver.
Contact :94648986
Driver with Car. Contact: 99716938
Driver with 2 yrs exp looking for
job. Contact: 98487511
3D Draughtsman 25 years Indian
male having 4 years experience.
Contact: 93746877
Land surveyor: Indian male having
two years experience, well handled
total station, auto level and Auto cad,
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 95140761 /99208290
Email: [email protected]
Indian female, having 9 years
experience in Logistics and Sales
co ordinator. Experience in SAP, MS
offi ce, holding Oman driving license.
Currently on Visit Visa, looking for
suitable placement. Contact 95251911
10 yrs exp in Oman in logistics-have
Oman D/L-looking for suitable place-
ment. Contact 96410767 ;
email: [email protected]
Indian Female POST GRADUATE . One
Year experience seeking suitable Job
Contact :97792820
Email: [email protected]
Management Professional ac-
countable, responsible for profi table
management can handle the entire
operations, HR/Recruitment, Business
development & Sales & marketing &
etc, Great organizational skills with
over 23+yrs exp. in Bombay, Saudi
Arabia, Dubai-UAE & Oman(11yrs)
as General Manager - Publications,
Printing,Media. open to any industry,
can Join immediately w/NOC. Contact
: +968 98864706/99574638
Mail : [email protected]
Seeking for job fi re and safety com-
pleted 2.5 years experience language
known Hindi, English & Tamil seeking
suitable job. Contact: 98431032
Indian material controller / store
keeper with 9 years exp , seeking
job in Oman NOC/ Release available.
Contact: 91946174
NETWORK/NETWORK SECURITY ENGG. Graduate in B.Tech CS. Have
5.3 years of experience in Network
and Security devices. Certifi ed on
CCNA, CCNP, MCITP and CCIE Sec.
Written passed. NOC available.
Can join immediately.
Contact +974-55297089,
e-mail: [email protected]
Indian male 27 years, Mechanical
Engineer (B.E) having experience
seeks suitable placement holds
valid Oman driving license, on visit
visa. Contact: 98847638
Indian male 25, BTech (Mechani-
cal), CSWIP 3.1, Welding Inspector,
3 years experience in Oil & Gas (pip-
ing and Equipment as QC inspector)
now on visit visa seeking suitable
opportunities. Contact: 98228262
Email: megbinvetticattu@gmail.
com
Electrical Engineer 2 years experi-
ence (Indian) construction (build-
ing) looking suitable placement.
Contact 00968 92596672 Email:
M. Tech, Applied Electronics
Indian female looking for full time
or part time job presently on family
visit visa. Contact: 92499312
Email: [email protected]
Indian male B.Tech Mechanical
Engineer 1 year experience seeking
suitable placement, available im-
mediately. Contact: 93907707
Email: [email protected]
Computer Engineer Iraqi National-
ity 7 years experience seeking
suitable placement.
Contact: 94694146
Indian male diploma Civil Eng with
2 yrs experience on site as QS &
AutoCAD seeking on site or - off site
position. Contact: 94756183
Email: [email protected]
Electrical Engineer bachelor de-
gree having 6+ years experience of
Gulf and professional license avail-
able to join. Contact: 98063081
Email: [email protected]
Indian 24 yrs male, 2 years experi-
ence in Site Engineer (Diploma in
Civil Engineering), Now on visit visa
in Oman. Contact: 94050311
Indian Male, Diploma in Civil Engi-
neer working as a Project engineer
with 7years of experience looking
for suitable job. Contact- 92636569
Engineer with 3 yrs experience in
Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical
maintained fi eld on visit visa
looking for suitable job. # 99191535
Email: [email protected]
SAP – SCM.MM Consultant B.Tech.
(Chemical), from NIT, working with
oil industry, seeks employment.
Contact: 98049288
Btech computer science graduate
2015 passout.. Android application
marketing.. Having good communi-
cation skills and mindset to work in
a team. Contact 91024385
Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need
suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.
Email: [email protected]
DESIGNER
Sr Designer, Civil & Structural (oil
& gas) / Site Supervisor Indian male,
21 years experience in design fi eld
with driving license seeks suitable
placement N.O.C available.
Contact: 92684051
Email: [email protected]
Light duty driver ,driving license,
Experienced. Ph: 92814816
TOURS & TRAVELS
Indian female 24 yrs, Bachelor in
Travel & Tourism and 1 year exp
in Oman as ticketing executive.
GDS-Sabre, Amdeus, Galilio seeking
suitable job. Contact- 95883404
B.Com IATA MCSE working for
Qatar Airways, Sales Reservation,
ticketing English, Hindi, and Malay-
alam, Marathi NOC is available.
Contact: 92954613
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
D6 M O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5
Indian female LLB (Advocate) 2
years experience looking for suitable
post legal advisor company secre-
tary etc. # 93343190 / 94476387
Email: [email protected]
Indian lady 30 years Graduate hav-
ing work experience in India and
Oman looking for Admin or any other
suitable job. Contact : 95676957
Male Graphic designer cum anima-
tion, non linear editing VFX, seeking
suitable position.
Contact: 97792661 / 96229406
B.E (IT) 1 year exp complete school-
ing in Muscat needs job in software
/ net working / java/ WEB design
or marketing. Contact: 97136248 /
99313821
Indian male 22 years ACCA affi liate
, BSc, Graduate in applied accounting
2 months working experience seek-
ing suitable placement in Finance
/ Accounts / audit immediately.
Contact: 97378607 / 92558734
HR.Admin..indian male..2+ Oman
exp..joining immediately..#93671437
Indian male,Accountant, B.com,
1 yr experience in auditing
and having knowledge in tally.
#94733824/95769355
Indian male Chartered Account-ant having 10 years of experience
in Process audit, Risk assessment
and Internal Audit is urgently
looking for a suitable opportu-
nity. Cell: +96897327343 Email:
NOC available
Light driver 5 years experience
language English, Hindi, Arabic
education B. A. Contact: 98522914
Pick & drop any time.
Contact: 91615715
B-tech Electrical Engineer with
more than 2 years of experience in
erection and designing of HT and LT
electrical systems. Seeking for suit-
able job in Muscat.
Contact: 98269366.
Email: [email protected]
Project Manager / Senior Engi-
neer, Indian Male BE Civil, 21yrs
experienced including Oman looking
for the Job Contact +918939295181
Email I’D [email protected]
Indian male 26 , graduate in me-
chanical engineering having 2 years
experience in fabrication production
fi led in India, looking for a suitable
job. mobile: +968-91384621
EMAIL : [email protected]
Sr. Sales Executive, Indian Male,
Holding Valid Oman DL. Total ex-
perience in Oman of 15 years with
4 years Rent a Car Co. experience.
Looking for Opportunities in any
Industry for similar sales role.
GSM - 95703233
email id “[email protected]
INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS,B. Tech
(Electrical & Electronic). Done IOSH
& NEBOSH- IGC certifi cations. Look-
ing for HSE engineer job in Oil Gas
Sector, constructions or in any re-
lated industries. Contact 98045482
Indian male. M.com holder with two
year working experience as an ac-
countant in India. Now at Muscat on
visiting visa. Seeks suitable place-
ment. Gsm:96947500,99463120,
Email:mohamedshafi kk5@gmail.
com
Indian female, B.Sc, PGDCA, cur-
rently on family joining visa, 2 years
working experience in oman as
customer care / sales co-ordinator,
immediate joining seeks suitable
placements. Contact no. (968)
95573205 / 95949230 / 95800792
Piping Design Engineer, Indian
male 27, looking for suitable place-
ment in Piping Design & Engineer-
ing. Having 7 years of experience in
AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS
(11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact :
97351786 / 96143708/97357143
Indian Female Accountant, CA Final
(Group I cleared), 5+ year’s experi-
ence in the fi eld of Accounts, Audit
and Financial ERPs. Currently avail-
able in Muscat and seeking suitable
job opportunities.Ph:94704800
email id: [email protected]
Civil site coordinator, Diploma,
Male 25, now present in Oman,
Seeking job in Oman. # 92887561,
Data Entry operator cum Buyer,
Indian male,26years.BA, Computer
profi ciency :Operating system (Win-
dows 2000xp & Windows7) E plus
and Tally ERP9, 4 yrs Experience in
Oman seeks suitable placements.
mob:95360255
Indian Female BSC nurse with 8+
years of experience including 3
years of GCC exp. Oman Prometric
passed with 57 %. Currently in Oman.
Contact : 98034384
Senior Accounts Professional,
Indian Male, 36 years, M.Com, MBA
(Fin) 9 years in Oman, with valid
Oman DL and NOC available. Capable
to handle accounts up to fi nalization.
Contact 9602 3965.
Indian male 27 years B.E & MS Me-
chanical Engineer working in Delhi
for last 4 years in
Jcb India pvt. ltd., seeks placement
in Oman. Contact 93393768
Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a
Suitable Job in Telecom / Network-
ing, 1 year sales experience. M. Sc.
Communications Engineering &
Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.
Email: [email protected]
Indian female, 24yrs, M.COM (Ac-
counts) having 3 yrs experience
in Accounts, HR, Administration,
Customer Service. Good Computer
Profi ciency seeking Suitable Posi-
tion. Visa Transfer/NOC Available.
Contact: 99654913
Indian male 32 years post Graduate
, working as Purchaser cum offi ce
coordinator 4 years in Oman having
Oman driving license & NOC looking
for suitable job in Muscat.
Contact : 98399415
Email: [email protected]
Indian, presently on visit visa in
Salalah looking for job B.com failed
UAE experience in accounts, com-
mercial Admin & warehouse. Con-
tact: 92754071 /93346931 Email:
Indian male, 39 yrs, MSC Computer
Science 10 years experience IT sup-
port, FMS Engineer, bank experience
looking for suitable job.
Contact: 94276449
MBA (Marketing /HR) with 45 years
exp in business development and
marketing, having valid Oman driv-
ing license seeks suitable placement
currently available on family visa.
Contact 97618033
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 63 years have 30 years
Muscat experience all offi ce work
sales business development insur-
ance administration accounts with
Oman driving license.
Contact : 99249412
Driver 5 years exp know English,
Arabic,& Hindi Education B.A.
Contact : 91615715 / 99512270
Driver looking for job exp 2 yrs.
Contact: 98522914
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29
years.8 years experience .Presently
working in Oman as a Senior Ac-
countant with oman Driving license.
NOC available seek suitable opportu-
nity. GSM: 97705854
29 years Indian female (MBA-
Finance) with 4+yrs experience
(Oman) in Accounts, seeking suit-
able placement in Accounts/Admin.
Contact:96141283
B-tech Electrical engineer with more
than 2 years of experience in erection
and designing of HT and LT electri-
cal systems. Seeking for suitable
job in Muscat. Contact:98269366.
Email:[email protected]
Indian Female B.Sc., B.Ed.(Maths),
M.C.A residing in Al-Ghubra seek-
ing a teaching position as a Math
Teacher GSM.- 94231633
INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS, B. Tech
(Electrical & Electronic) having
4 years working experience as an
Electrical site Engineer. Looking for
suitable job in Oil Gas Sector or in
related industries. #98045482
Indian male, ERP Functional Con-
sultant (SCM, MM, HRMS), Seeks
employment.Contact: 98478928,
Email: [email protected]
Indian male , 14 yrs Experience in
maintenance & Supervisor in hotel
fi eld ( Electrical . Ac Mechanical &
Plumber ) N O C available
mob : 95 25 36 40 . email =
Indian male 28YRS, 7Years exp. in
Architectural & structural Draughts-
man & 3d visualization, looking for a
suitable Post GSM: +971551965944.
Email:aboosufi [email protected]
Indian, male, 41 years, CA Inter,
Persuing CA fi nal. Now on express
visa. 7 years of Experience in OMAN
as Finance and Accounts Manager in
Trading , Construction and Firefi ght-
ing industry. 21 Years of exp. seeking
suitable Managerial positions. No
visa issues. Immediate joining.
#98469311
Email:[email protected]
Piping Design Engineer, Indian
male 27, looking for suitable place-
ment in Piping Design & Engineer-
ing. Having 7 years of experience in
AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS
(11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact :
97351786 / 96143708, Email :
BSC Female Nurse having 8 years of
experience ( 3 years in gulf). Promet-
ric passed - 57%. Currently in Oman.
Contact : 98034384
Indian Female, M.Com & MBA
with 1.5 years of experience in
Reinsurance Treaty seeking a good
job opportunity in Insurance &
Reinsurance Accounts or General
Accounts. Contact: +968 91920189,
Email:neethumano.manohar@gmail.
com
CCNA MCITP network support / net-
work technician with 2 years experi-
ence Indian male having bachelors
degree on visit visa. # 93080871
ME. Civil Engineer, Structural
Designer, 3 Years Structural Design,
6 Years Str Supervising Experience,
Looking For Structural Designer
Position. Iranian Male.
Contact: 93696929
Email: [email protected]
ACCOUNTANT, M.Com holder with
2 year working experience as an
accountant in Kerela-India, seeks
suitable placement.
GSM NO:96947500,9 9463120,
Email:mohamedshafi kk5@gmail.
com
8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman
(HOLDING OMANI DRIVING
LICENSE) seeking job.
Contact : 93790601
Indian Male 22 Years, Graduation In
Electronics Seeking Jobs In Supervi-
sory , Sales & Sales Co-ordination
Fields , Good Communication Skill
Contact 96141317,
E-mail: [email protected]
Chartered Accountant with 7 years
of post qualifi cation experience,
seeking challenging job opportunity.
Experience in auditing/accounts &
fi nance/taxation/IFRS, etc.
GSM +968 95763680
Female, Indian, 35 Yrs- house maid
available for Full/Part time work in
Muscat. Please contact- 96754303.
Indian Female Interior Designer, 4.5
yrs experience, seeking immediate
mid-senior level position with fi rm
having lady clearance. NOC Avail-
able. Contact 93033072
Driver with car seeking suitable
post. Contact : 91660291
Sudanese.male 32 years.B.SC
mechanical engineer.7years experi-
ence.5 years experiance in Gulf.
working now in water pipeline pro-
jects.fl uent Arabic and English.have
Omani driving license.looking for
good opportunity TEl:91117089
Indian Male 22 years, ACCA Af-
fi liate with B..Sc. Degree in Applied
Accounting having three months
working experience seeking suitable
placement in Finance / Accounts /
Audit. Holding valid Oman D/L.
Contact 97378607 / 92558734
Indian female Nurse, Prometric
passed 64%, 5 years of experience,
MOH licensed, presently working in
Oman seeking a suitable placement
in reputed Hospitals, NOC available.
Contact: 98329941,
Email: [email protected].
Part- Time Accountant, well experi-
ence senior accountant, doing all
type of accounting works, Finaliza-
tion, Budgeting available.
Contact 98803439
Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support,
Networking, Security systems, Serv-
er support, IT sales and marketing.
Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable
placement. Contact 91033395
Female from India -MA. B.Ed. with
One year three months Teaching
experience. English seeking for a
urgent better placement,
Now working in Oman.
Contact:: 93961142, 92184408
Email:[email protected].
Video Editor 29 years Indian male
with 8 years experience on visit visa
looking for a suitable placement.
Contact: 91275969 /
8 yrs exp 2d, 3d Draughtsman (HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LI-
CENSE) seeking job. # 97449630
Tunisian shoes designer wuth
40years expereince in designing
and manifacturing loocking for a job
in a related fi eld contact : 97816917
Indian male MBA + TALLY , 29 years
& 7years experience in Administra-
tion and Manager level in Reputed
companies, Seeking suitable place-
ment.Contact 96297709 /
+91 9066130371,
Email: [email protected]
Indian female MBA Finance cur-
rently on visit visa seeks immediate
placement. Phone: 968-98430089
Indian Male, 28, B.Com, 6+ yrs exp
in Accounts, 2 yrs in Oman with
Valid Oman D/L, NOC available.
Contact: 9719 4864
Indian male post graduate.2 years
experience in sales. currently in
oman on visit visa.seeks suitable
placement.Gsm 92388346
Civil site coordinator, Diploma,
Male 25, now present in Oman, Seek-
ing job in Oman. Contact: 92875345,
Male Indian 27, working as fi nance
analyst having two years Oman ex-
perience with Driving license looking
for suitable position. Mob: 98097009,
FRESH - B.Com Graduate on Family
Visa, looking for any suitable Job.
Contact : 92567020 / 95322175,
Email: [email protected]
Admin Executive, Indian Female
having 10 years Gulf experience
in seeking suitable placement cur-
rently working in Muscat.
Email: [email protected],
Mobile 0096893211402
MISCELLANEOUS
Seeking fi nancial investor / part-
ner for short term Governmental
construction projects of 1.5 million
R.O. Contact: 99881303
The investor is required for suc-
cessful Educational project to pay
25,000/- Thousand.
Email: [email protected]
New company seek partnership.
Contact: 96996938
General Investors. Gsm-99674870
Serious investor needed for
succeeded furniture company
for expansion purposes. Contact:
99041337
SITUATION WANT-
ED
BUSINESS
SIT WANTED
Having 9+ years exp. in Adminis-
tration & HR in reputed companies.
Presently working in Muscat and
seeking for suitable placement.
Contact No.: 97693456. Email :
MOH Indian Dentist 10 years experi-
ence in Oman. Can speak Arabic, has
driving license. Contact 98995321 or
Omani , female, have diploma in
quantity survey, bachelor in Constitu-
tion management, seeking situated
placement at Sohar. Tel 94454180,
Mail [email protected]
Indian male,27, IT/Telecom Engi-
neer, 2 yrs exp in Oman, with valid
Oman D/L, NOC Available.
Ph: 9393 8727
DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 D7
Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise
with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain
Marine Tours Contact- 98029602,
92808636
RENT A CAR
TOURS
Car for rent. Contact: 92516090
Silver Car, car for rent. Contact:
96166155 / 98402662
Butter cup rent a car competitive
prices new car 2016.
Contact: 97249449
SITUATION WANTEDCARGO
SITUATION WANT-CARGO
TRANSPORTATION
Pick & drop anytime in Al Ghubra.
Contact 97681599
Transportation available.
Contact 95570429
Transport. Contact: 95190627
Transportation. Contact: 91310107
House shifting, transporting.
Contact : 94229277
Pick & drop anytime in Al Khuwair.
Contact 99764307
Transportation. Contact: 96538078
Transportation. Contact:98522914
Transportation. Contact 99508282
Transportation. Contact: 98244078
Pick & Drop any time. # 97014786
DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
Email: [email protected]
D8 M O N D AY, A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5
SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES
Split & widow unit A.C servicing &
repairing. Contact: 99557080
Split & window unit A.C servicing
& maintenance. Contact: 96236476
Window & split unit A.C servicing
& maintenance. Contact: 93769089
/ 95323517
General cleaning in buildings
villas all types interior, exterior,
polishing dry cleaning carpets,
rugs, marble etc. Contact 94134784
/ 98598280
Auditing formation new compa-
nies foreign investors visa.
Contact Salah Eldin : 99378379
General cleaning, cleaning contract,
cleaner supply. Contact: 95764290
/95113037
House shifting & transporting.
Contact 92490422
MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of
your marble. Contact 24793614/
99314807
House shifting. Contact 99708138
Split window cassette AC
unit servicing, maintenance.
Contact: 99540621
House shifting packing.
99657644 / 98518013
Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile
polishing, pest control & anti-ter-
mite treatment, general cleaning
painting, Plumbing, Electrical,
shifting. Contact Mundhir
Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.
# 24810137, 99450130
Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles
polishing, carpet shampooing,
maintenance.Contact ABU QABAS-
99320217 /24788722
Split & window A.C servic-
ing & maintenance. Contact
93769089/95323517
GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet
& sofa shampooing, Contact
99314807/24792998
Air condition maintenance split
and window A/C split a/c ducted
and package type units. Contact:
98667326
Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-
Contact 99320217/24788722
Civil maintenance - plumbing, elec-
trical, painting, and tiling, interior
decorations, shop furnishing and all
other maintenance works.
Contact: 97897831 / 92112094
(Indian, Keralite)
A/C Maintenance & servicing,
fridge, washing machine & dish
washer repairing, painting & clean-
ing services, electrical & plumbing.
Contact: 99447257 / 97014234 /
24504281 Pest control Treatments, Cockroaches, Ants ,Rodents &
Termites. Ocean Center LLC.
Contact: 99357908 / 99344723.
General cleaning & Shampooing.
Ocean Center LLC.
Contact: 99344723 / 99357908
WEBSITE
WEB, ERP and Business Intel-
ligence (BI) creation and man-
agement at rock bottom price.
Contact: http//webviewoman
COMPUTER
MATRIMONIAL
RCSC boy, Kanjirapally Diocese,
36-172. Contact 93028813 /
92501521
24 yrs, Keralite Christian girl Engineer working in Oman looking
for alliance from good looking,
well educated. Contact: 92467948
Roman Catholic girl 31 yrs Indian
origin working in U.A.E seeking
alliances from Christian family well
settled in Oman or Middle East.
Contact: 97622011
24 years old, Sunni Muslim girl
Bombay origin, BSc, Hons (Accts)
with religious values seeking
alliance. Email:
Keralite Roman Catholic girl,
27 yrs, M.Fam seeks suitable alli-
ance. Contact: 99253120
Sunni Muslim girl, Indian origin,
20 yrs BA graduate from Oman,
good looking homely with good
religious values, seeking alliances
from Muslim professionals,
well settled in Oman or Middle East.
Contact: 99644760 or
Email: [email protected]
DRIVING
Driver for Automatic Transmis-
sion. Contact: 99040813
CLASSES
Spoken English IELTS &
Computer classes. Contact:
92088325 / 24799938
Admission started in a private
school, Darsait (Mount Zion Group
of Institutions CBSE 1) for KG and
grade 1 to 4 please register soonest.
Contact: 92088325 / 24799938
SITUATION WANT-MANPOWER
GOOD NEWS
GOOD NEWS
Fresh fl owers Jasmine Roses Mari-
gold & Garlands for Onam & other
festivals, advance booking accepted.
Haridas Nensey.
Contact 24750784
Rakhees Raksha Bandhan available
thousands Designs. Also special of-
fer at Haridas Nensey Ruwi.
Contact 24750784
Ayurvedic treatment for backache,
paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,
All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact
24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980
www.siddhayur.com
FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know
more about Islam, please call:
99425598, 99250777, 99353988,
99253818, 99341395, and
99379133. For ladies: 99415818,
99321360, 99730723 Orvisit:
www.islamfact.com
Genuine Ayurvedic treatments &
massage, Ayurvedic clinic at AL Khu-
wair. Contact: 24478618 / 97263637
/ 93309131
SIT.WANTED
ACCOUNTANT, Indian male, 29
years.8 years experience .Presently
working in Oman as a Senior Ac-
countant with oman Driving license.
NOC available. Seek suitable oppor-
tunity. GSM: 98184170
Indian male having 4 years of expe-
rience in IT Support & networking.
Currently on visit visa. seeking suit-
able opportunities. # 92013641.
Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a
Suitable Job in Telecom / Network-
ing. 1 year sales experience. MSc.
Communications Engineering &
Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.
Email: [email protected]