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On the occasion of the graduation of the fi rst group of students from the Sultan Qaboos University in 1990

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

His Majesty to preside over military parade

MUSCAT: A military parade will be held on November 18 at the celebrations ground at Hisn Al Shumoukh in the wilayat of Manah under the Royal Pa-tronage of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sheikh Saba’a bin Hamdan Al Saadi, Secretary General of the Higher Com-mittee for the National Day Celebrations, said. He said that all preparations for the 45th National Day celebrations had been completed. -ONA

4 5 T H N A T I O N A L D A YPolice plan tougher rules for driving instructors

FAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Learner drivers will be stopped from hitting Oman’s roads before they are fully ready, under new plans aimed at over-hauling the driving training pro-cess. The plans include tightening rules to stop driving instructors from putting learners on road as soon as they enrol.

“In a move to stop driving train-ers from pushing trainees to drive in real-time road without having the enough training to deal with

real traffi c situations, Royal Oman Police (ROP) is working on a new strategy,” a reliable police source said. “The move comes as a part of strategy to curb road accidents in the Sultanate in general,” added the source.

He explained that the strategy is based on suggestions made at traf-fi c safety meetings. Experts are working on a full strategy which will deal with the diff erent stages of driving and training.

“It is certainly not safe for some

trainees to hit the roads as soon as they enrol. They won’t be able to deal with real-time traffi c situa-tions,” noted the source.

He added that the new strategy would focus on every stage of the driving training process and en-

sure that learners are fully trained before they get on the road. Even if trainees say they are ready to drive, the instructors will not be allowed to ask learners to drive on the roads, he said. He explained that the new strategy would stop this and impose strict regulations for each stage of driver training.

Welcome moveRoad safety experts feel this is a welcome move by the authorities.

“I feel they must pass a test before receiving their learner licence and have a mandatory number of practice hours to com-plete before receiving their pro-visional licence,” said Shaima Al Lawati of the Oman Road Safety Association.

She added that the initial learn-ing should be done in allocated areas for trainees, to avoid serious accidents. “The concerned author-ities can allocate duplicate traffi c roads in diff erent areas like they do for drum training before they drive on real roads,” she said. >A3

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A4Saraya Bandar development on track

OMANHM confers Civil Order on ARADO official

2His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said conferred Oman Civil Order “Second

Class” on Dr Rifaat Abdul Halim Al Faouri, Director General of the Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO). >A6

MARKETOmantel’s OMR50m sukuk by early 2016

3Majority state-owned Oman Telecommunications

Company (Omantel) plans to fl oat OMR50 million sukuk or Islamic bond issue by early next year, a top-level offi cial of the fi rm told Times of Oman. >B1

OMANHM receives message from Mahmoud Abbas

1His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a written message from President

Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee and President of the National Palestinian Authority. >A5

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SAFETY FIRST: The new strategy will focus on every stage of the driving training process. – File photo

Hundreds of jobs of Omanis at riskREJIMON K [email protected]

MUSCAT: Hundreds of Omani jobs in the oil and gas sector are at imminent risk of being cut, a trade union offi cial has said.

A top offi cial at the Ministry of Manpower said that providing jobs to Omani citizens is top prior-ity for the government, and a com-mittee meeting will be held Tues-day to discuss possible job losses.

On the vergeSome 635 more Omani workers at a construction company in the oil and gas sector are on the verge of losing their jobs, said the trade union offi cial, though the minis-try offi cial countered that saying some of the jobs were contracts simply coming to an end.

“We have learnt that one con-struction company in the oil and gas sector has informed the government that 635 Omanis will be laid off . In the fi rst phase, 90 will lose jobs and in the com-ing months rest...,” Saud Salmi,

chairman of oil and gas trade un-ion, told Times of Oman.

“We have seen the letter sent by the company to the govern-ment. We are in touch with the workers. Companies are citing oil price dip and lack of projects to lay off the workers,” Salmi added.

Oil prices falloutThe oil and gas unions had an-nounced a strike this month to protest against the move. How-ever, none of them revealed their stance on the strike. >A2

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Four Omanis die in Suwaiq road crash

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: Four Omanis were killed in a road crash in Suwaiq yesterday, police offi cials said.

“It was a head on collision be-tween two vehicles. Two were burnt to death and two suc-cumbed to their injuries in the hospital,” police offi cials told the Times of Oman. On Saturday also, four Omanis, including two po-lice offi cials, were killed in a road crash in Al Manara near Ibri.

According to government data, until July this year, 375 people, including 253 Omanis, died in road accidents in Oman.

Gas leakMeanwhile, at least 13 people suff ered injuries following am-monia gas leak in a factory in Rusayl last night. Public Author-ity for Civil Defence and Am-bulance tweeted that they were able to control the leak. Some Workers suff ered light to medi-um injuries due to gas inhalation.

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Special initiative planned to raise awareness on autismTARIQ AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Cases of autism are on the rise in the Sultanate and a spe-cial initiative has been planned to raise awareness.

#OmanPride looks at an ini-tiative started by Steve Johnson and his family, called “Golf Fore Autism”, to bring focus to the is-sue of autism.

Johnson also plans to conduct a series of workshops to educate parents, caregivers and teachers on how to identify behavioural and conditional aspects of an au-tistic child as well as how to deal with them.

“The concept started when we

noticed something was wrong in the developmental stages of our eldest son. We took him to dif-ferent centres in Muscat to get him diagnosed, but we didn’t get a defi nitive answer,” said John-son, Golf Course Superintendent, Almouj Golf.

When they took him to Austral-

ia, Johnson’s son was diagnosed with a Sensory Processing Disor-der, which is an aspect of the Au-tism Spectrum Disorder.

Lack of knowledgeThey wanted to bring aware-ness after they “noticed a lack of knowledge about autism and a lack of education among parents, teachers and caregivers.”

The Golf Fore Autism charity event will target corporations and businesses in Muscat and encour-age them to play a game of golf at the Almouj golf course, which will enable them to network and build relationships at the event, which will take place on Thursday, No-vember 12. >A6

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THUMBS UP FOR BUS PLANNewly introduced bus services in Muscat have been warmly welcomed by people living in the city, especially those who have been waiting long for an alternative. >A3

Saudi summit

MUSCAT: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, His Highness Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tariq Al Said will head to the sisterly Saudi Arabia today on a two-day visit, during which he will lead the Sultanate’s delega-tion at the 4th Summit of Arab-South American countries, due to be held in Riyadh. -ONA

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OMANFollowing the sales launch of various zones within the project, we have seen immense interest in it—not only within the Sultanate, but across the region.

Lee O’Donoghue, vice president, Marketing and Sales, at Saraya Bandar Jissah >A4

Rotana to add 1,500 more rooms in Oman

HASAN AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: More than 1,500 rooms will be added in Oman, with many Rotana Hotels slated to be built in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah over the next fi ve years.

Nasser Al Nowais, chairman of Rotana, announced on Monday that there are plans to build three, four and fi ve-star category hotels. He was speaking at a signing event between the Golden Group of Companies (GGC) and Taameer Investment.

The chairman of Rotana said this project would provide new job opportunities for Omanis and help them cultivate and develop their skills in the tourism and hos-pitality sector.

“Signing the agreement with Rotana Hotels will coincide with the operation of the Salalah Inter-national Airport and completing the main stages in the expansion of Muscat International Airport, which shall create a qualitative leap in the number of fl ights com-ing to the Sultanate.

“This would require doubling residence and hotel services,”

Taameer Chief Executive Offi cer (CEO) Suleiman bin Masood Al Harthi, said.

“There are 297 hotels located across all governorates of the Sultanate. Hotels in Oman have 15,424 rooms, with a relatively high growth rate of 7.3 per cent during 2014, compared with the previous year,” said Maitha bint Saif Al Mahrouqi, undersecre-tary of the Ministry of Tourism, while stating that Rotana Hotels would be an appreciated qualita-tive addition to hotel activity in the Sultanate.

“The Omani tourism sector has witnessed remarkable de-velopment over the past years, crystallised through the surge in the growth rates of main indices that measure progress in the sec-tor. At the forefront is the rapid rise in the sector`s added value of up to OMR724 million in 2014, accounting for 2 per cent of the GDP. The number of tourists has surpassed two million, in addition to thousands of jobs provided by the sector for the national labour force,” said Al Mahrouqi.

She added that at the forefront was the rapid rise in the sector`s added value up to OMR724 mil-lion in 2014, accounting for 2 per cent of the gross domestic prod-uct (GDP), while the number of tourists surpassed two million visitors, in addition to thousands of jobs being provided by the sec-

tor for the national labour force. Sheikh Salim bin Ahmad Al

Ghazali, GGC and Taameer Chair-man said, “We are happy with this strategic alliance and signing the agreement with Rotana Hotels, which refl ects a roadmap for our hotel investments in the hospital-ity, tourism and travel industries in the coming stage.”

Taameer CEO Al Harthi said that the construction of hotels, such as the Wave Muscat Hotel and the Shaza Salalah Hotel and Spa are part of GGC and Taameer investing in this industry due to the steady growth and rapid in-crease in demand for three, four and fi ve-star hotels and hotel apartments.

“Oman is one of the most di-verse and scenic countries in the Arabian Peninsula, blessed with abundant natural beauty and breath-taking landscapes that make it a top attraction for tourists.

Rotana sees Oman as an impor-tant growth market, and with our decades of experience and global expertise in hotel management, we are confi dent we can add value to the hospitality industry in the region and bring a new level of sophistication to the guest expe-rience. Those openings will make a major contribution to the com-munity by providing additional employment opportunities for Omani nationals and strengthen

the local supply chain in support of the country’s developing tour-ism industry. As we continue to execute our vision of operating 100 hotels by 2020, Rotana looks forward to assuming a central role in elevating the hospitality scene in Oman while meeting the de-mands of the market,” the Rotana chairman noted.

Rotana, a leading hotel man-agement company in the region, manages the portfolio of more than 100 hotels, 52 of those hotels operate under its diff erent brands, and 54 hotels are in the pipeline, out of which 14 Rotana hotels are scheduled to open in 2016.

Today, Rotana operates a total of 14,000 rooms and suites across 19 cities in 13 countries, and has more than 12,000 employees across its hotels. We are on track to add another 15,000 rooms to in-crease the count of our host cities to more than 31 across 22 coun-tries in the region and beyond.

GGC and Taameer Investment are among the leading national companies looking for investment in the Sultanate.

Investments vary in the real-estate, industrial, fi nancial and service sectors. Since their incep-tion, the two companies have en-joyed stable and rapid growth to become major joint and eff ective companies in the Sultanate with the help of a dedicated staff and a group of experts.

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ALL SMILES: The Omani tourism sector has witnessed remarkable development over the past years,

crystallised through surge in the growth rates of main indices. - Supplied picture

Independence day celebrations heldTimes News Service

MUSCAT: A diplomatic recep-tion was held by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Muscat, at Jabrin Ballroom, In-terContinental Hotel, on Novem-ber 4, to celebrate the 70th anni-versary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia.

The guests included repre-

sentatives of Oman government, diplomatic and consular corps, businessmen, academics, as well as Indonesian citizens in Muscat.

Indonesia gained independ-ence on 17 August, 1945. From that humble beginning, Indone-sia has now developed into one of the most robust economies in the world with a relatively steady economic growth.

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Some jobs temporary

Meanwhile, Saeed bin Nasser Al Saadi, advisor to the Minis-ter of Manpower, told Times of Oman that jobs depend on the supply and demand concept and some are overreacting with their statements.

Projects are over“Some of the jobs were temporary, which means that their contract ends when the projects are over,” the manpower offi cial said.

A few days ago, the Council of Ministers held a session to dis-cuss the layoff s in the oil and gas sector and issued a statement that companies operating in all sectors “should not take such steps with-out referring to the departments

concerned in the government to fi nd the best possible means that enable them to retain their nation-al manpower.”

“In the latest layoff s also, the government has been informed. However, it is just a formality. It is not stopping layoff s,” Salmi added.

On Monday, Reuters reported that Oman’s oil minister was look-ing at ways to cut costs due to low prices. “We are cutting costs but we are not cutting projects,” the news agency quoted Mohammad bin Hamad Al Rumhy, the Minster of Oil and Gas, as saying.

There are more than 20,000 Omanis working in the oil and gas sector in the country, according to union leaders.

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HM confers Military Orders on commanders and senior officers

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qa-boos bin Said, the Supreme Com-mander, conferred Oman Military Order and Al Amjad Military Or-der on commanders and senior of-fi cers of the security and military units on the occasion of 45th Glo-rious National Day.

As per the Royal Directives, Gen. Sultan bin Mohammed al-Nu’amani, Minister of the Royal Offi ce, handed over the orders yes-terday morning.

Al Amjad Military Order “First Class” was handed over to Maj.Gen Khalifa bin Abdullah al-Junaibi

Oman Military OrderOman Military Order “Second Class” was handed over to the fol-lowing senior offi cers: Maj.Gen A’mir bin Salim Al A’mri, Maj.Gen Mahad bin Mubarak Al Me-shaikhi, Air Vice Marshal Saleh bin Humaid Al Siyabi, Maj. Gen Ahmed bin Ali Kashoob, Maj.Gen Ghosn bin Hilal Al Alawi, Maj.Gen Sulaiman bin Mohammed Al Har-

thy, Maj.Gen Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Hatmi, Maj.Gen Abdullah bin Ali Al Harthy .

Oman Military Order “Third Class” was handed over to the fol-lowing: Honourable Nasser bin

Said Al Hadabi, Brigadier Moham-med bin Hamad Al-Sarmi, Colo-nel Sulaiman bin Ali Al Husaini, Lt.Commander Mohammed bin Hamaid Al Wahibi, Commodore Mahmoud bin Abdulrahman Al

Farsi, Brigadier Mohammed bin Salim Al Rowas, Brigadier Mo-hammed bin Ahmed Al A’mri.

Fourth ClassOman Military Order “Fourth

Class” was handed over to Captain Abdulnoor bin Khamis Al Zedjali, Al Amjad Military Order “Second Class” was handed over to the fol-lowing senior offi cers: Honourable Issa bin Said Al Kiyoumi, Briga-

dier Udday bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Brigadier Ibrahim bin Said Al Riyami, Brigadier Ahmed bin Ab-dullah Al-Hassani, Brigadier Idris bin Abdulrahman Al Kindi, Briga-dier Nassir bin Saleh Al Ma’awali, Brigadier Hafeedh bin A’mir Al Shanfari, Brigadier Said bin Faraj Al Rabee, Colonel Sulaiman bin Hamad Al Farsi, Colonel Dr. Saif bin Zahir Al Salmi, Brigadier Ali bin Abdullah Al Marhoon, Briga-dier A’mir bin Said Al-Hajri, Brigadier Mussalam bin Salim Al-Junaibi, Brigadier Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Hosani, Brigadier Rashid bin Salim Al-Badi, Briga-dier Eng. Mohammed bin Awadh Al-Rowas, Brigadier Ahmed bin Darwish Al-Zedjali, Brigadier Ab-dullah bin Mohammed Al-Jabri, Colonel Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Ghilani, Colonel Badr bin Talib Al-Shaqsi, Brigadier Mohammed bin Yousef Al-Harthy, Colonel Said bin Mohammed Al-Jabri, Al Amjad Military Order “Third Class” was handed over to Lt.Colonel Khalfan bin Ali Al-Ma’amari.

Conferring the military orders by His Majesty, the Supreme Com-mander comes in appreciation for their loyalty in serving this dear homeland and His Majesty, and their dedication in carrying out the national duty.

The orders’ handing over cer-emony was attended by Nasr bin Hamoud Al-Kindi, Secretary General of the Royal Court Af-fairs, Lt.Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al-Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs and Lt.Gen Said bin Ali Al-Hilali, Head of the Internal Security Service. — ONA

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Taxi drivers welcome new bus services but want curbs on illegal transportationELHAM POURMOHAMMADI [email protected]

MUSCAT: While some taxi driv-ers appear to be unfazed by the in-troduction of new bus services in Muscat, others say it might nega-tively aff ect their business, forc-ing them to increase their fares.

“I am not against bus services. It will not change anything for me because it is not the transport company or any other person that is giving me my rizq (sustenance). Allah is feeding me and my fam-ily,” Saeed, a taxi driver, told the Times of Oman.

However, he said that the one issue as important as bus ser-vices is the issue of ‘illegal trans-portation,’ which should be ad-dressed by the authorities to help taxi drivers.

“Just count the number of pas-sengers that you see on the way. There are not many passengers as there are people, especially expa-triates, who are working as driv-ers with their private vehicles. Now everybody has a car, whether he is a manager or a simple work-er,” Saeed said.

He suggested that the authori-ties should stop issuing licenses to certain groups of foreign work-ers, whose job does not directly involve driving to support Omani taxi drivers.

Challenges Ahmed, another taxi driver, paint-ed a gloomy picture of the bus ser-vices that are proposed to start in Muscat in the near future for sev-eral reasons.

“First of all, many private car owners are Omanis, who love their cars and the comfort of driv-ing in their own cars. It would take years for the existing culture to change. It is not easy,” he said.

The issue of traffi c is not go-ing to be resolved any time soon through the new bus services and this itself will pose a challenge to the operation of buses, he added.

Passenger’s choice “There will be many people, who would prefer taxis as they are faster and do not stop many times along the way,” he said, adding that it would be diffi cult to run buses on high-speed routes.

Asked if he is going to charge more after bus services start, Ahmed said if he did not have many passengers, he would have no option, but to increase the fares. Abduallah, who has been working as taxi driver for the past

decade, also said he may have to charge the passengers more if his business is negatively aff ected.

Positive AspectHowever, Mohamed, another taxi driver, chose to see the positive side of the story.

“I may have to change the routes where I am working now. These bus services are for the main roads so I can give services to passengers, who want to reach a bus station (located) on the main route,” he noted.

Also, if a proper public trans-port system is implemented, more

tourists will come to the country and explore diff erent parts of the city, Mohamed pointed out.

Business will improve“Of course, our business will im-prove if more tourists visit the city,” he said, adding that he would support bus services as his family members, who do not have a car, will also benefi t from a cheaper and safer transport option.

Hopefully, more people will be encouraged to use the buses and the traffi c will be reduced gradu-ally, he said.

Ahmed Ali Al Bulushi, chief

executive offi cer of the Oman National Transport Company (Mwasalat) had told the Times of Oman earlier that taxi drivers will be considered ‘partners’ in the im-plementation of an eff ective pub-lic transport system in the city.

“They will reach places that we

cannot reach. We will only work through the main routes.

“They can work as feeders. Also, there might be some people, who would like to take a taxi di-rectly to their destination without stopping en-route,” Al Bulushi further added.

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MUSCAT: The newly introduced bus services in Muscat have been warmly welcomed by the residents of the city, especially those who have been waiting long for an alternative to using taxi drivers, some of whom are considered dishonest and unprofessional. This year’s National Day is not only a celebration of the Sultan-ate’s great achievements, but also marks the start of the operation of a new route connecting Ruwi and Mebela through a number of new and modern buses.

According to the Oman National Transport Compa-ny (Mwasalat), the new route will start operating from November 22. It will be a welcome addition to the two current routes–Ruwi-Wadi Kabir and Ruwi-Wadi Adai.

On the Times of Oman’s (TOO’s) Facebook page, people from diff erent walks of life, both Omanis and expatriates, appreciated the decision to expand and improve the bus network in Muscat. While some dubbed it ‘long overdue,’ there was a unanimous opinion that it will help make commuting around the city easier.

‘Big success’Rohit said the new system will be a ‘big success’ and will make life easier for people living in the city, given the frequency of the bus services, the number of routes and the fi xed fares. Smilu also welcomed the move, saying these services should have been introduced a long time

ago. “But better late than never,” he said, adding that bus transport will make a ‘big diff erence’ to the traffi c.

Belated decisionBasil also described the move as a belated decision consid-ering the fact that Oman is a developed country. However, he expressed hope that the new services will lead to healthy competition between taxi and bus services, as a result of which passengers will enjoy better services at reasonable prices. Ratu said travelling in a taxi is some-times not a pleasant experi-ence for women, especially if they are alone.

Alvin also expressed his disappointment with taxi drivers, who overcharge pas-sengers, especially expatri-ates. However, some people have sympathised with taxi drivers. “While a public transport system would certainly be a welcome ad-dition to Muscat’s transport network, has anyone given any thought to the hundreds of taxi drivers and their fami-lies, whose livelihood would be jeopardised by this?” Zainab asked.

Some people like Sagar said taxis will still remain their preferred choice as buses are slow and stop at many places.

TOO’s readers also highlighted the importance of raising awareness and pro-moting the culture of using public transport, introducing bus services in other parts of Oman and introducing city train services. Some also called on bus users to main-tain personal hygiene.

‘Bus services will make a big diff erence to traffi c in Muscat’

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She also noted that training should be imparted on a mock machine so that learners can drive under diff erent conditions, such as rain, fl oods and other emergencies.

Members of the public have also expressed their concerns about learners driving on the road with-out any experience.

“Such trainees might meet with fatal accidents as they are not eli-gible yet to drive in real time,” said Saud Al Salmi, a Mabela resident.

Driving training businessAhmed Al Balushi, a driving in-structor based in Muscat, wel-comed the ROP’s move, saying it will regulate the driving training business and also protect trainees and instructors’ vehicles from ac-cidents. “The whole process is in a mess now and such a move will organise procedures. I usually give more time for fi rst time driving lessons and avoid asking my train-ees to drive in real time before I am completely sure that he is capable of controlling the vehicle on the road,” said Al Balushi.

Push their traineesHe added that there are some driv-ing instructors, who fi nd it okay to push their trainees to real road driving in a very short time.

“Many trainees get into acci-dents because they are pushed without being given enough train-ing in real time driving,” said Al Balushi. “I was asked to take the car on a busy road on the very fi rst day of my class. I was scared and confused and made tons of mis-takes like using the wrong indica-tor, slowing down and speeding incorrectly, thus confusing the other drivers on the road,” said a driving trainee.

Certifi ed by ROPLast year, ROP announced that driving instructors have to be trained and certifi ed by ROP under new rules to regulate the standard of teaching. The process is likely to regulate the fee charged by the instructors and institutions. All driving instructors should be cer-tifi ed by the ROP.

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Saraya Bandar Jissah on track to deliver mega luxury development

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MUSCAT: Saraya Bandar Jissah is on track to deliver a one-of-a-kind luxury development, with two 5-star beachfront hotels, a bou-tique hotel and a resort hotel that will be operated by world-class operators—the Jumeirah Group, fi ve residential zones, and a state-of-the-art recreational facility,

staff accommodation and techni-cal zone.

At a preview event held to show the rapid progress being made on the construction site, Mohammed Al Hadeethi, senior construction manager of Saraya Bandar Jis-sah said, “Representing the team working tirelessly behind making this project, a true landmark in the Sultanate, I am pleased to report that overall project completion is (making) exemplary headway in line with the planned timeline.”

With a site area spanning 2.2 square kilometres, the develop-ment will deliver 398 exclusive residential units in fi ve distinct residential zones—Zaha, Nameer, Wajd, Na’eem and Safa.

Zaha, the fi rst residential zone to be introduced in the market last year, has gained outstand-ing momentum, inundating the Saraya Bandar Jissah sales centre with strong interest in residen-tial properties. Launched in April, Nameer, which is set back from the beachfront, with close prox-imity to the two fi ve-star hotels, 33 villas were opened for sale and have been gaining in popularity. Located on the highest developed point with panoramic views, Wajd will feature exclusive villas and is anticipated to become one of the

most sought after addresses in the region.

Saraya Bandar Jissah is a bus-tling construction site, with over 2,500 workers in all trades, from Carillion Alawi, Leighton Middle East, Towell Construction, Ghan-tout Transportation and General Contracting, Bumi, Drake and Scull and Wolf, who are work-ing on the diff erent construction packages all over the site.

Lee O’Donoghue, vice president, Marketing and Sales, at Saraya Bandar Jissah commented, “Fol-

lowing the sales launch of various zones within the project, we have seen immense interest in it—not only within the Sultanate, but across the region. We believe that there is growing demand for luxu-ry residences, as well as integrated, mixed-use projects, such as Saraya Bandar Jissah and are pleased to demonstrate to our colleagues in the press that all progress is gradu-ally moving towards and culminat-ing into developing a world-class ITC within the stunning natural landscape of the Sultanate.”

Looking at the overall site in-frastructure work, Carillion Alawi is in the planned phase of laying down the services network and has achieved more than 60 per cent of the overall completion. The plan is to commission all the networks and be ready for the fi nal connec-tion to external services in the fi rst quarter of 2016.

On the beachfront, Leighton Middle East is advancing its pro-gress on the construction of the Jumeirah Hotels.

The structure of the Resort Ho-tel has seen great advancements, with the target to complete the whole exterior structure before the end of the year with the excava-tion of the main pool achieving 40 per cent of the planned progress and the superstructure of the dive centre being completed. Overall, the Resort Hotel is over 20 per cent completed.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Boutique Hotel is at in the ena-bling work stage, with it being 42 per cent complete and is progres-sively advancing in rock cutting

and stabilisation by specialist con-tractor, Bumi Geo Engineering.

At the other end of the site and along the main road leading to Yiti is the construction of staff accom-modation, which is a cluster of 13 buildings ranging from single to three-storied building that will eventually house employees of the two Jumeirah Hotels and some of Saraya Bandar Jissah’s staff . The structure for fi ve out of 13 build-ings is complete and 60 per cent of all structural slabs have been poured on site, making for signifi -cant development from Ghantoot Transporting and General Con-tracting Establishment (GTGC), following the last visit.

Residential contractor Towell is ramping up its resources in or-der to meet demand at the three residential areas—Zaha, Nameer and Wajd. The Zaha residential area has been taking shape at a fast pace, with the completion of the structural work for of all the 29 de-tached villas and the same for the 14 twin villas. Casting the founda-tion for all apartment buildings has been achieved and the second-fl oor slab has been completed for seven of the 21 villas. Approxi-mately, Zaha is 22 per cent com-plete and due for completion in the beginning of 2017.

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spanning 2.2

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exclusive residential

units in fi ve distinct

residential zones —

Zaha, Nameer, Wajd,

Na’eem and Safa

Awasr signs major deal with Oman Broadband CompanyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: To mark the celebra-tions of Oman’s 45th National Day, Awasr, the Sultanate’s pur-pose-built fi bre broadband ser-vice provider, announced a new partnership with Oman Broad-band Company (OBC).

The agreement was signed in the presence of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communica-tions, at a ceremony held at the Chedi Muscat. The agreement was signed by Sayyid Taimur bin As’sad Al Said, chairman of Awasr, and Said bin Abdullah Al Mantheri, chief executive offi cer (CEO) of OBC.

The agreement will allow Awasr to access OBC’s fi bre op-tic broadband network, which already reaches over 70,000 resi-dential and business properties in Muscat.

“We are excited to support a new service provider through our network. This is a strong example of how Oman’s National Broad-band Strategy is coming to life and can make a diff erence,” said OBC CEO Al Manthari.

“The ultimate aim of the strat-egy is to develop a shared telecom infrastructure that is utilised by all licensed services providers in the country; this will allow them to focus on delivering smart ser-vices through a single network, rather than investing their re-sources into building standalone networks. We are stronger to-gether,” he added.

In partnership with OBC, Awasr is preparing to launch its ultra-fast Internet services to cre-ate new dynamic experiences for homes and businesses across the Sultanate. Awasr is set to intro-duce its initial fi bre optic broad-band solutions next year across Muscat, including in the districts of Al Khoud, Al Mawaleh, Al Hail, Shatti Al Qurum, Al Mubailah and Al Ghubra.

Ghaith Al Darmaki, Awasr’s project director, commented,

“By providing services through OBC’s fi bre optic network, Awasr can deliver considerably higher speeds and enhance the local market’s online experience with reliable state-of-the-art connec-tions.” “Our cutting-edge tech-nology will boost the Sultanate’s digital infrastructure and act as an enabler for small and medium enterprises, whilst off ering home users the opportunity to experi-ence the full power and enjoy abil-ity of the Internet,” he added.

Al Darmaki also pointed out, “Our teams have already started trial phases in certain areas to ensure that quality remains at the helm of our operation. During these trials, our network has suc-cessfully delivered connections of up to 1 billion bits per second (Gbps) with our test users.”

Awasr’s Head of Operations, Garry Lewis, added, “Awasr will launch some of its high-speed ser-vices to both home and business customers in early 2016, with ad-ditional product releases taking place throughout the year. Those interested in benefi ting from our services will soon have a wide range of channels to obtain more details about the full scope of our broadband packages.”

Bringing proven technology

and international experience to Oman, Awasr has partnered with a number of industry specialists from across the globe to ensure a new market experience, one cen-tred on quality and delivery. It is also a key partner in Singapore’s ViewQwest, which provides expertise with13 years of mar-ket-leadership characterizing its credentials.

Vignesa Moorthy, CEO of ViewQwest, one of Singapore’s pi-oneering broadband Internet ser-vice providers, said, “ViewQwest is happy to have entered into a strategic partnership with Awasr, Oman’s fi rst purpose-built fi bre broadband service provider.”

“Our achievements in Sin-gapore, which are attributed to our strategic vision in deliver-ing premium value, will enable us to work closely with Awasr and drive the quality and success of its services. ViewQwest un-derstands consumers’ need for speed, thus we have always been fi rst in the race to off er the fast-est broadband services in Singa-pore—we were the fi rst to launch a 2Gbps home broadband service. We are confi dent that Awasr is well-equipped to deliver new in-dustry-leading experiences to the Omani market,” he added.

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HM receives written message from Palestinian presidentMUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a writ-ten message from President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Execu-tive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and President of the National Pal-estinian Authority.

Warm welcomeThe message was received by His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Min-isters, when he received here on Monday, Dr Ahmed Abdul Salam Hassan Majdalani, Chairman of the Palestinian Pension Au-

thority. Sayyid Fahd welcomed the guest and his accompanying delegation.

The Palestinian guest conveyed the greetings of the Palestin-ian president along with his best wishes of continuous success to His Majesty the Sultan and the Omani people further progress and growth. He also conveyed congratulations of the Palestinian leadership to the Sultanate on the 45th Glorious National Day, hail-ing the permanent support and assistance provided by the Sultan-ate to the Palestinian people.

Sayyid Fahd affi rmed the atten-tion accorded by the Sultanate un-der the leadership of His Majesty

the Sultan for all that dealing with the Palestinian cause and ensur-ing the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people.

The meeting reviewed fi elds of cooperation between the two brotherly countries and means of developing them. It also touched on some aspects pertaining to the social fi elds that include social insurance and pension, as well as exchanging expertise between the two sides, in addition to reviewing several issues and current devel-opments at the regional and inter-national arenas. The guest com-mended Oman’s balanced foreign policies and the progress made in all domestic fi elds. — ONA

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Burjeel Hospital to open in Al Khuwair in March 2016

Times News Service

MUSCAT: With valet parking, bell boys to carry your luggage, fi ne dining restaurants and con-cierge services, the new Burjeel Hospital in Al Khuwair is going to off er “7-star services” to all its visitors.

Come March, the hospital will aim to provide world-class, spe-cialised medical treatment and services to communities in Mus-cat and across the Sultanate. “One needs to visit Burjeel to actually believe and experience the top-notch health facilities it has to of-fer. And whether you are there for

treatment or to visit a patient, you are bound to go back happily satis-fi ed,” said Clancey Francisco Po, chief executive offi cer (CEO) of Burjeel Hospital.

Other facilities will include play zones for children, providing eve-ry visitor with hot and cold towels and music.

The 74-bed hospital will also include a total of 31 consulta-tion rooms.

“The hospital’s pre and post-op-erative rooms, triage centre, emer-gency room, labour and delivery

suites, ICU, NICU, Cath Lab, MRI, CT Scan, laboratory, and pharma-cy will be equipped, based on the highest clinical standards and will be a one-stop shop for all patients,” CEO Po said, as he announced the opening of the hospital in March 2016 on Monday, along with Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, founder and managing director of VPS Health-care and Dr. Charles F. Stanford, senior director of VPS Healthcare.

The announcement was made in the presence of Omani dignitar-ies and government offi cials.

Burjeel Hospital is part of VPS Healthcare, an integrated health-care provider with a network of hospitals, chain of medical cen-tres and pharmaceutical manu-facturing, and pharmacies across the MENA region.

“The hospital will have all core medical, paramedical, and sup-port services supplied by well-trained, accredited and skilled professionals,” Po added.

Part of the internationally rec-ognized Burjeel Hospital, which is headquartered in Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates, the health-care facility will also include clinical teams from prominent hospitals and universities from North America, Europe, and other continents.

“We are committed to off ering the best healthcare services to the growing community in what is one of the most promising coun-tries in the region. We are con-fi dent that the new medical hub will be recognized as one of the leading hospitals in Oman. This is also an important milestone for the brand, as we continue our expansion across the region,” said Vayalil.

Burjeel Hospital will have premiere and deluxe in-patient rooms and the medical hub will house centres of excellence and clinics, such as obstetrics and gy-naecology, paediatrics, orthopae-dics, ophthalmology, cardiology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, urology, psychiatry and neurology, dermatology and cosmetology, ENT, sleep medicine, endocri-nology, internal medicine, family medicine, dentistry, general sur-gery, and plastic surgery.

The hospital will aim

to provide world-

class, specialised

medical treatment

and services to

people in Muscat

and across

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Just three days to go for UK band show

Times News Service

MUSCAT: It’s just three days to go until one of the UK’s fi nest bands, the Stereophonics, arrives in Oman to play to crowds at the Shangri La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa Amphitheatre.

Once again, Times of Oman, in association with organisers Alive Entertainment, is giving away two fan pit tickets (worth OMR50 each) on each day in the count-down to the performance.

To win, simply like Alive Enter-tainment Oman’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/aliveoman) , then come to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/timesofo-man) and like it (if you haven’t al-ready) and type “I want to see the Stereophonics”.

Of course if you don’t want to leave it to chance, tickets are still on sale at the Mackenzie’s Café & Deli for what promises to be a sell-out show.

Stereophonics concert is being organised by Alive Entertainment in association with HI FM.

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Forum on ‘Red Tide’ begins

MUSCAT: A seminar on prepar-ing a strategic programme docu-ment on the algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic micro-organisms) known as “red tide”, began on Monday under the aus-pices of Dr. Hamad bin Said Al Oufi , Undersecretary of the Min-istry of Agriculture and Fisheries for Fisheries. It’s being organised by The Research Council, in col-laboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Dr Al Oufi said the seminar fo-cuses on the reasons behind this phenomenon, its economic eff ects on fi sheries and other economic sectors, such as water desalination plants and tourism sector. The Re-search Council gave its initial ap-proval during its third meeting in 2014 to approve the research pro-posal on the red tide phenomenon in Oman. This research proposal was submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. - ONA

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The 3rd Business Opportunities Forum (BOF) will seek to establish fi ve new companies from scratch. These companies will be supported by securing contracts for them.

Said bin Saleh Al Kiyoumi, OCCI Chairman

HM CONFERS CIVIL ORDERHis Majesty Sultan Qa-

boos bin Said conferred

Oman Civil Order “Sec-

ond Class” on Dr Rifaat

Abdul Halim Al Faouri,

Director General of the

Arab Administrative

Development Organisa-

tion (ARADO), in ap-

preciation of his eff orts

in serving ARADO and

its objectives. The order

was handed over by

His Highness Sayyid

Haitham bin Tariq Al

Said, when he received

Dr Al Faouri in his of-

fi ce yesterday. -ONA

His Majesty confers Military Orders

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, conferred Oman Military Order and Al Amjad Military Order on commanders of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and senior offi cers on the occasion of 45th Glorious National Day.

Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsi-ble for Defence Aff airs, handed over in his offi ce at Bait Al Falaj Camp yesterday Oman Military Order “Second Class” to Maj. Gen Mattar bin Salim bin Rashid Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Air Vice Marshal Mattar bin Ali bin Mattar Al Obaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) and Rear Admiral Abdul-lah bin Khamis bin Abdullah Al Ra’eesi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO).

Sayyid Badr also handed over Al Amjad Military Order “First Class” on Maj Gen Salim bin Musallam bin Ali Qatan, Com-mandant of the National Defence College.Oman Military Order “3rd Class” was handed over to the following senior offi cers:

Brigadier Awadh bin Mohammed Al Meshaikhi, Brigadier Nasser bin Sultan Al Harthy, Air Commo-dore Salim bin Khalfan Al Rahbi, Brigadier Nasser bin Mohammed Al Harthy, Air Commodore Al Zubair bin Mohammed Al Zubair, Commodore Ya’qoob bin Yousef Al Kamashki, Brigadier Rashid bin Hamadan Al Ma’amari, Air Commodore Maktoum bin Salim Al Mazrouei, Brigadier Hamad bin Rashid Al Balushi, Brigadier Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Kathiri, Brigadier Mohammed bin Shamis Al Bathashi, Commodore Abdul-lah bin Ali Al Yahya’ee, Brigadier Sulaiman bin Salim Al Daihani, Brigadier Khamis bin Ali Al Alawi,Brigadier Ahmed bin Moham-med Al Fahdi, Air Commodore Nasser bin Hamdoon Al Harthy, Air Commodore Yaqoob bin Saud Al Tobi, Air Commodore Badr bin Abdullah Al Mahrami, Brigadier Saif bin Mohammed Al Shidi, Brigadier Mohammed bin Saleh Al Shibli, Brigadier Mas’oud bin Ali Al Hattali,

Al Amjad Military Order “Second Class” was handed over to the fol-lowing senior offi cers:Commodore Mohammed bin Said Al Hinai, Commodore Khal-ifa bin Hamad Al Qasmi, Group Captain Salim bin Khalfan Al Aghbari, Civil Offi cer Salim bin Badr Al Oufi , Civil Offi cer Ahmed bin Musallam Al Rowas.

Conferring the military or-ders by His Majesty, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces comes in appreciation for their loyalty and dedication in carrying out the national duty. The Min-ister Responsible for Defence Af-fairs congratulated them for being honoured with these orders from the Supreme Commander, wishing them continuous success in serv-ing their country and the Sultan.

The orders’ handing over cer-emony was attended by Moham-med bin Nasser Al Rasbi, Secre-tary General of the Ministry of Defence and Lt.Gen Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhani, SAF Chief of Staff . -ONA

Conferring of military

orders by His

Majesty, the Supreme

Commander of the

Armed Forces, comes

in appreciation

for their loyalty

and dedication in

carrying out the

national duty

HONOURED: Oman Military Order and Al Amjad Military Order

were conferred on commanders of the Sultan’s Armed Forces

(SAF) and senior offi cers, on the occasion of 45th Glorious Na-

tional Day. – 0NA

OMR20b business expected at forumMUSCAT: To be held next Mon-day, under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the third Business Opportunities Forum (BOF) will see the participation of 40 companies, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI)

Chairman Said bin Saleh Al Ki-youmi, said at a press conference on Monday.

During the press conference, he said that the fi rms will take part at the forum with contracts, projects and tenders worth OMR20 billion (about USD 52 billion). -ONA

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Proceeds to be donated

Johnson said the event will involve teams playing against each other. A fee of OMR2,000 must be paid for a team of three people, with the proceeds be-ing donated to the Association for Early Intervention for Chil-dren with Disability (AEICD), which is hosting and facilitat-ing the event, which will also help advertise their cause on the golf course.

Last year, the “Golf Fore Autism” initiative had raised OMR20,000 for the AEICD.

“At the end of the day, it is a good CSR (Corporate Social Re-sponsibility) project for compa-nies to invest in the community with money going to the asso-ciation,” said Johnson.

He added that anyone could join and that they would still re-ceive applications to participate in the charity golf game.

WorkshopsThe main idea behind the initia-tive is to raise autism awareness and hold workshops for parents, teachers and caregivers, as well as anyone else interested in learning about autism and how to deal with autistic children.

Guest speakers from Au-tism Awareness Australia will be conducting three stra-tegic workshops, along with the AEICD.

The three-day workshop will begin on Friday, May 22 and end on Saturday, May 24. Entrance to the event is free.

The fi rst day will target au-tism professionals, teachers and early education special-ists, classroom assistants and healthcare workers, while the second will target parents, car-egivers and any interested audi-ence. The third day will educat-ed the general audience about autism and how to detect early signs of the disorder.

Workshop“This year, we will probably do a similar sort of workshop if we can. We may even try bring-ing specifi c people to deal with ‘applied behavioural analysis,’ which helps parents and teach-ers deal with autistic children in school and at home,” John-son further said.

“The children are very smart, but as parents, you need to know what is behavioural and what is conditional,” he added.

For more information, con-tact Johnson at: 95062675

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Two Americans, South African shot dead by Jordanian off icer

AMMAN: A Jordanian army of-fi cer shot dead two American military personnel and one South African and wounded six other people on Monday at a US-fund-ed security training facility near Amman, Jordan’s government spokesman said.

The attackerMohammad Momani told Reuters that the attacker was shot dead by Jordanian security forces; he did not commit suicide as security forces earlier reported.

A Jordanian security source said the gunman was a senior co-

trainer with the rank of captain.The incident occurred in a fa-

cility that mainly trains Iraqi and Palestinian forces on the outskirts of the capital Amman.

It took place on the 10th anni-versary of Al Qaeda suicide bomb-ings that targeted three Amman luxury hotels and killed dozens of people in the worst militant attack in the history of Jordan.

Jordan is now part of the Wash-

ington-led coalition that is trying to defeat IS militants that have seized large tracts of Syria and Iraq, both of which border Jordan.

TrainersThe country hosts several hun-dred US trainers who are part of a military programme to bolster the kingdom’s defences, including the stationing of F16 fi ghter jets that use Jordanian airfi elds to hit IS

positions in neighbouring Syria.But the kingdom’s role in the

war against IS has raise disquiet among some Jordanians about instability at their borders. They fear that Jordan’s stepped-up role in the campaign might lead to attacks in their country. King Abdullah believes fervently that ultra hardline militants pose an existential threat to the kingdom.

in Washington, the US State

Department said that the United States is in contact with Jorda-nian authorities.

“We have received reports about a security incident at the Jordan International Police Training Center. We are in con-tact with the appropriate Jorda-nian authorities, who have off ered their full support,” department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. — Reuters

The gunman was

a senior co-trainer

with the rank of

captain. The incident

occurred at a US-

funded security

training facility

near Amman

Tunisia ruling party lawmakers quitTUNIS: Thirty-two Tunisian lawmakers accused President Beji Caid Essebsi’s son of med-dling and resigned from the ruling party bloc in parliament on Mon-day, allowing rivals to become the largest party.

Political stabilityTunisia has enjoyed a period of political stability following its transition to democracy after its 2011 protest ousted former leader Zine Abidine Ben Ali, but earlier this month brawling broke out between two factions of the Nidaa Tounes party over what critics say were attempts by Essebsi’s son to seize control.

“We decided to resign from the party’s bloc today after the

refusal to hold an executive com-mittee meeting, which is the only legitimate structure of the party,” Hassouna Nasfi , one of the pro-testing deputies told reporters on Monday.

Protest“We resigned to protest the non-democratic way in which the par-ty has been managed.”

The resignations may compli-cate attempts to push through sensitive reforms that Tunisia’s international lenders are de-manding to curb public spend-ing and kickstart an economy hit by two major militant attacks this year.

Nidaa Tounes, founded by Es-sebsi, emerged as a political force

in 2013 to lead popular protests against the Ennahda govern-ment, eventually forcing it to step down and make way for a non-partisan transitional gov-ernment and new elections.

It beat Ennahda in elections last year and went on to form a coalition with its rival. But cracks began to emerge over the party’s structure, direction and appoint-ments after Essebsi senior was elected president and stepped down as its leader.

After the resignations, the En-nahda party has 67 seats and Nidaa Tounes 54 seats in the Tu-nisian parliament.

Insiders say Nidaa Tounes is now divided into two wings, one led by the Tunisian president’s

son Hafh ed Caid Essebsi and the other by Mohsen Marzouk, a for-mer leftist activist and the party’s secretary general.

ResistanceMarzouk’s wing resists what some see as an attempt at a he-reditary transfer of power and return of the autocratic style of the Ben Ali era. Allies of the president dismiss claims they are looking to place his son into a po-sition of infl uence.

The camp led by the president’s son is pushing for a larger role through a party restructuring. Critics say they have not recog-nised the executive committee as the legitimate body to manage party aff airs. — Reuters

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Iran cyberspy operation shut after raids

FRANKFURT: European au-thorities have taken action to shut down a cyber espionage operation linked to Iran in the fi rst operation of its kind since Tehran signed a nuclear treaty, according to secu-rity researchers who located com-puters used to launch attacks.

The hacker group — dubbed “Rocket Kitten” by security ex-perts who have been hunting the hacker group since early 2014 — has mounted cyberattacks on high-profi le political and defence fi gures globally since that time. The action is likely to hamper Tehran’s eff orts to gather sensitive intelligence.

Researchers from security fi rm Check Point Software said it had informed national computer se-curity response teams in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, who in turn alerted police in those countries to the locations of “com-mand and control” servers used to mount attacks controlled from Iran. Europol, the FBI and Israel’s security service Shin Bet declined comment. Check Point plans to issue a report later. According to an advance copy obtained by Reu-ters, the report details how its ex-perts burrowed inside the hacker group’s database, giving them a map of malicious software tools and remote-controlled computers used by the group. — Reuters

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The resignations may complicate attempts to push through sensitive reforms that Tunisia’s international lenders are demanding to curb public spending and kickstart an economy hit by two major militant attacks this year

SITE OF INCIDENT: A general view of King Abdullah bin Al Hussein Training Center where a Jordanian offi cer went on a shooting spree

on Monday in Mwaqar near Amman, Jordan on Monday. – Reuters

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Modi to legal fraternity: No institution can remain static

NEW DELHI: Every institu-tion has to evolve in tune with the times, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday at a judicial forum, in an apparent reference to the Supreme Court scrapping the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) law and re-taining the collegium system.

The prime minister also sug-gested that rendering free legal aid to poor should be a criterion in selection of judges. “No institu-tion can remain static. Changes

are inevitable in tune with the times. There is a need to change the way we think — old things are best and that is why we will not lay our hands on them is not the way,” he said.

The prime minister was ad-dressing a gathering of top judges, law offi cers and legal experts at the foundation day celebration of National Legal Services Author-ity (NALSA) here with Justice T. S. Thakur, who is set to become

the next Chief Justice, on the dais along with a few other judges.

Free legal services Heaping praise on NALSA for ex-tending free legal services to mil-lions of people, Modi suggested incorporation of the criteria of rendering free legal aid to poor in selection of judges.

“I was telling Justice Thakur with diffi dence, when there is re-cruitment (of judges) can we ask

them how much time you had devoted for providing legal aid to poor,” said Modi.

SupportNoting that government will sup-port NALSA’s eff ort to ensure justice to poor, the prime minister said every institution has to keep changing.

“You have done a great job in improving the institution (NAL-SA).In every system, the bound-ary should expand consistently, its characteristics should keep changing and its power should keep growing (har vyavastha mei, nirantar uska daira badhna chahiye, uska roop rang badalna chahiye, unka takat badhte rehna chahiye..),” he said.

Stressing that ensuring justice to poor was very important for India’s overall development, Modi added “justice for all” to his slogan of “Sab-ka Saath Sabka Vikas (Together with all, Development for all).”

“I believe in ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and with that there must be ‘Sabka Nyay’,” he said.

Besides the Prime Minister and Justice Thakur, Law Minister D. V. Sadanand Gowda, Supreme Court judges including A. R. Dave and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice G. Rohini attended the closing ceremony of the three-day-long function here.

Chief Justice of India Justice

H. L. Dattu said a robust, eff ective and democratised legal system is necessary to ensure every citi-zen an equal access to justice, “A robust and eff ective legal system, that fearlessly upholds the rule of law, is one of the foundational pil-lars of a democracy.

“However, it is of equal impor-tance that the legal system itself be democratised, which would ensure that every citizen of our country has equal access to the legal system — equally swift, equally eff ective and equally impartial,” the CJI said in his written message on Legal Ser-vices Day on Monday.

Justice Dattu also said that though great strides have been made in breaking down age-old bar-riers since Independence, there is much that still needs to be done as many sections of society continue to be vulnerable to abuse.

Vulnerable“Ours is a society of great diver-sity and complexity. While great strides have been made in break-ing down age-old barriers in the years since our Independence, there is much that still needs to be done. Many sections of our society continue to be vulnerable to abuse and exploitation in various forms.

“It is essential that these vul-nerable sections be provided equal and eff ective access to jus-tice,” he said. - PTI

Stressing that

ensuring justice

to poor was very

important for India’s

overall development,

the prime minister

added ‘justice for

all’ to his slogan

of ‘Sabka Saath

Sabka Vikas’

Lord Swraj Paul’s son falls to death in London

LONDON: Angad Paul, son of NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, has died after falling from his pent-house home in central London.

Forty-fi ve-year-old Angad, CEO of Caparo group founded by his fa-ther, suff ered massive injuries af-ter falling eight storeys on Sunday.

He was pronounced dead by par-amedics who rushed to the scene.

The London police said that it was inquiring into the circum-stances of the incident but Angad’s death was being treated as non-suspicious at this stage.

His tragic death comes in the backdrop of a crisis facing the Cap-aro industries which has been hit by a collapse in steel prices, forc-ing 16 of its companies to be put into administration, a process that is an alternative to liquidation.

Angad married media lawyer Michelle Bonn 10 years ago.

The Caparo group encompasses 40 companies employing 10,000 people worldwide including India and has a turnover of over one bil-lion pounds a year.

Its interests include manufac-ture of car components and steel pipes, hotels and hospitality.

Several other projects include manufacture of superfast cars, fi lms and design.

Angad was executive producer of a hit movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. - PTI

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Bihar results cast a shadow over Modi’s Wembley Diaspora meetLONDON: With the Bihar elec-tion result coming as a setback for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public interaction with the Indian Diaspora in Britain at Wembley Stadium, in London on November 13 has come under a shadow if one goes by what the British media is saying.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding his by now trade-mark public interactions with the Indian diaspora at the iconic sta-dium on the second day of his visit to Britain this month.

“The result means that as he pre-pares for an enthusiastic welcome ion Britain this week — including an unprecedented sell-out event at Wembley Stadium on Friday.

“Modi will be smarting from the defeat on home soil, which comes as his administration also faces mounting accusations of foment-ing intolerance,” The Independent reported in an article headlined “India’s prime minister Narendra Modi suff ers embarrassing set-back on eve of UK visit”.

It also pointed out that it was Modi himself who took personal control of the election campaign in Bihar.

“Instead of relying on local BJP leaders to fi ght the election on lo-cal issues, Modi, a sharply dressed and highly skilled orator, took per-sonal control of the campaign in the hope that his reputation and charisma would seal victory,” the daily stated.

Embolden oppositionIn an article headlined “Narendra Modi suff ers major electoral set-back on eve of London visit”, The Telegraph daily stated: “The defeat will embolden his opposition and dampen the mood as he heads to London for a visit that will include a sold-out rally with British-Indi-ans at Wembley Stadium, lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace and an overnight stay at Chequers hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron.”

It also pointed out that this was Modi’s second successive defeat in

a major provincial election.“It came as scores of leading In-

dian writers, artists, fi lm-makers and scientists returned prestig-ious national awards in protest in protest at what they have called a ‘cultural intolerance’ under Modi’s government and attacks on minor-ities,” The Telegraph article stated.

According to the Financial

Times, Modi’s Britain visit will be overshadowed by deepening trou-bles at home.

“Since he swept to power 18 months ago, Indian Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi has proved to be a charismatic international statesman, impressing leaders from Shinzo Abe to Barack Obama as well as expatriate Indians

with his ambition to modernise In-dia,” it stated.

“But his next foreign visit — to the UK this week to meet David Cameron and the Queen and to to address a crowd of 60,000 Brit-ish Indians at Wembley Stadium — will for the fi rst time be over-shadowed by deepening troubles at home.”

The event on November 13 is go-ing to be the biggest such gather-ing that Modi will address with the organisers, Europe India Forum, expecting the stadium to seat over 70,000 people of Indian origin —surpassing the gathering of around 50,000 at the Dubai Cricket Sta-dium on August 17 this year.

The 1.5-million strong Indian community in Britain holds a unique place in Indian diaspora as Britain was the fi rst country “which had an Indian community truly representative of its diver-sity”, according to the report of the high-level I.M. Singhvi Com-mittee appointed by the govern-ment in 2000 to collect data on

the Indian Diaspora worldwide. In a Facebook post ahead of his visit, Modi stated that the Indian diaspora in Britain has “contrib-uted greatly to society in diff erent walks of life”.

“People-to-people ties are cru-cial for every bilateral relationship to grow,” he wrote.

“Lakhs of professionals and stu-dents are also working and study-ing in Britain. We want to deepen the bond between our diaspora and the people of India.”

Politics apart, British Indians have made achievements in al-most every sphere of life.

Given last year’s general elec-tions in India which made head-lines worldwide with Modi be-coming prime minister and now the Bihar election that has come as a shocker to the BJP, one can only wait and watch when Modi takes the stage in the “Olympics style” invitation-only event at Wembley on November 13 afternoon in the the largest reception given to a for-eign leader on British soil. - IANS

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DESERTED: A deserted view outside BJP offi ce following the party’s

defeat in Bihar assembly polls, in New Delhi on Sunday. - PTI

MAKING A POINT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the

Legal Services Day and Commendation Ceremony, at DRDO Bha-

wan in New Delhi, on Monday. - PTI

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Rumblings within BJP, NDA over Bihar poll debacle grow louder

NEW DELHI: Rumblings within BJP and NDA over the Bihar de-bacle grew louder with some lead-ers blaming the RSS chief’s quota review remarks and controversial statements on Dadri lynching and Haryana Dalit killings for the rout.

A couple of leaders also sought to attack party MP Shatrughan Sinha saying his statements helped cre-ate an atmosphere against the BJP.

BJP MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s suggestion for a review of reservation was “ill- timed” and “agitated” backward castes and Dalits.

“The party should analyse why backward castes voted solidly for the grand alliance. What Bhagwat ji said agitated voters from back-ward castes and Dalits,” he said.

He said that though Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah clarifi ed the issue but it did not work as “people have generally come to believe that the government follows whatever the RSS says. Bhagwat ji did not say bring an end to reservation. He only said review it. But they asked why review?” He also underlined that “not everybody who voted for the Modi government agrees with the views of RSS or is its supporter. The party and government at the Centre should be sensitive to their sentiments too.”

Former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, whose party Hin-dustani Awam Morcha is an NDA

ally, also said that one of the rea-sons for the alliance’s is defeat is Bhagwat’s remarks.

“One reason is also that such a statement should not have come at this hour. Lalu ji deftly twisted the remarks and placed the distorted version before the communities concerned. People of Bihar be-lieved in what Lalu said.

“We did clarify it later but peo-ple did not believe our clarifi cation and the benefi ciaries of reserva-tion including OBCs and EBCs de-serted us,” Manjhi said.

Lok Janshakti Party Secretary General Abdul Khaliq said that Bhagwat’s remarks consolidated Yadavs behind RJD chief Lalu

Prasad while the “statements of leaders justifying Dadri killings” consolidated Muslims, that script-ed the victory of the grand alliance.

“More than the lynching inci-dent, which was very unfortunate one, it is the remarks of some lead-ers after it justifying the incident that did us in. Muslims polarised out of fear and decisively voted for the grand alliance, damaging even LJP in its stronghold where it used to get Muslim votes,” he said.

He also cited Union Minister V.K.Singh’s ‘dog’ remark while he

was attempting to delink the cen-tral government from the murder of two Dalit children in Haryana.

“I wonder why those who have nothing to do with Bihar polls made such remarks in the middle of the polls. These remarks were twisted and used to their benefi t by the Opposition,” he said.

“For everything...like if some-body throws a stone at a dog, then the central government is respon-sible... it is not like that),” Singh had said.

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Uma Bharti said the is-sue of beef was “tossed up” in the elections and along with that the “subject of intolerance was spread in a big way”.

“And at that time too, some lead-ers also indulged in making state-ments (bayanbaazi).I feel that it was a complete planned and man-ufactured packaging.

“I believe that, to infl uence the Bihar elections, Shatrughan Sinha made statements at that time and those statements became a part of the packaging,” she said. - PTI

BJP lawmaker

Hukumdev Narayan

Yadav said RSS chief

Mohan Bhagwat’s

suggestion for a

review of reservation

was ‘ill- timed’ and

‘agitated’ backward

castes and Dalits

We did clarify it later

but people did not

believe our clarification

and the beneficiaries of

reservation including

OBCs and EBCs

deserted us

Jitan Ram ManjhiFormer Bihar chief minister

FESTIVITYIN THE AIRGirls look at colourful

lamps at a shop ahead

of the Diwali festival at

Chikmagalur in Karna-

taka on Monday. Diwali,

the festival of lights,

will be celebrated

throughout the country

on November 11. - PTI

Nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fi red

BALASORE (Odisha): India on Monday test-fi red its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic mis-sile Agni-IV, capable of hitting a target at a distance of 4,000km, from a test range off the Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the armed forces.

Supported by a mobile launch-er, the sleek missile was fl ight tested from the launch com-plex-4 of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island, for-merly known as Wheeler Island, at about 0945 hours, defence sources said.

Indigenously developed The indigenously developed sur-face-to-surface Agni-IV missile is a two-stage weapon system.

It is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes.

The trial was conducted by Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the army, they said.

“The sophisticated surface-to-surface missile is equipped with modern and compact avionics to provide high level of reliabil-ity,” sources in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said.

Agni-IV missile is equipped with 5th generation onboard computer and distributed architecture.

It has the latest features to cor-rect and guide itself for in-fl ight disturbances, they said.

This was the fi fth trial of Agni-IV missile. - PTI

U S E R T R I A L

NEW DELHI: Protect-ing the leadership from any attack, BJP on Monday ruled out holding anyone responsible for the rout in Bihar Assembly elections and rejected criticism even from within that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s quota remarks was one of the major reasons for the defeat.

A day after the results were out from Bihar, the BJP Parliamentary Board met at the party headquarters with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah and other top lead-ers in attendance to review the performance.

The party admitted that it lost because the size of the

“social arithmetic” cobbled by the grand alliance was bigger than the NDA and acknowledged that its assess-ment that the vote transfer-ability among the JD(U), RJD and Congress will not happen proved “incorrect”.

“As far as accountability is concerned, the party col-lectively wins and collectively loses,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the media while

briefi ng them on the Parlia-ment Board meeting delibera-tions. He was replying to a question about what action the party proposes to take towards holding someone ac-countable for the humiliating defeat in Bihar.

Asked if a second loss after the Delhi rout refl ected on the leadership of Shah, whose tenure is coming to an end in January, Jaitley strongly defended him.

Winning and losing is part of the game, he said, pointing to the fact that after the Lok Sabha success the BJP had won four assembly elections and a string of local body polls in several states under him. “The party collectively wins and collectively loses.”

Jaitley rejected sugges-tions that the controversial comments of Bhagwat calling for a review of reservation for OBCs cost the party dearly in the elections.

“We don’t accept that,” he told a questioner when it was pointed out that some party leaders and allies have sug-gested that his remarks were a major reason for the defeat. - PTI

BJP rules out holding anyone accountable for Bihar loss

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Realty magnate Malik Riaz makes foray into media industryISLAMABAD: Bahria Town has offi cially announced its arrival into the world of Pakistani media, inviting applicants from across the country to be a part of what appears to be a new media giant in the making.

By placing full page advertise-ments in newspapers on Sun-day, the real estate company an-nounced how it would be entering

the media world with a network of newsgathering bureaus with of-fi ces in all major cities of Pakistan. “Bahria Town will provide com-prehensive coverage of news, en-tertainment, sports and property from across the globe,” said the advertisement

This announcement comes at a time when the industry is still re-covering from the shock implosion

of Bol TV that sank without a trace after the New York Times exposed its fraudulent practices.

Chairman Bahria Town Malik Riaz is widely acclaimed as the largest and most successful prop-erty tycoon in the country.

“After the Bol TV fi asco, our in-dustry needs a boost,” said a senior TV journalist while requesting an-onymity. “Bol TV hurt us badly and

hundreds of us are now jobless. A new channel promising to deliver what Bol did will be a ray of hope for us,” he says.

News channelsIn recent months, the broadcast industry has seen the launch of many news channels but none have managed to dent the advertis-ing revenue of the top channels. At

present, the market is dominated by four or fi ve channels which control the lion’s share of advertis-ing revenue.

With vast fi nancial resources at its disposal, experts believe the Bahria channel could eat into the market share of the top channels and attract the best human re-source, content and advertisement rupees. — Express Tribune

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Sadiq re-elected House Speaker

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz nominee Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was re-elected on Monday to the coveted offi ce he had to relinquish after an election tribunal had nullifi ed his election from National Assembly’s NA-122 seat on August 22.

While announcing the result, Acting Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi said, “Shafqat Mahmood (Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf mem-ber) secured 31 votes, while Sard-ar Ayaz Sadiq got 268 votes.”

A total of 300 votes were polled and one vote was found invalid.

“Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been re-elected as the National Assembly Speaker,” he added.

All but one opposition party threw their weight behind Sadiq for the election of National As-sembly speaker held today.

“I thank Almighty Allah for my

reselection and this is the fi rst time in Pakistan that a National Assembly speaker has been ree-lected from the same assembly,” Sadiq said. While expressing his gratitude to all political parties and parliamentarians for their support Sadiq thanked PTI mem-bers for taking part in the demo-cratic process.

“Together we will defend de-mocracy and Constitution and I will play every role in making this house functional,” he vowed.

Further, the newly elected speaker hoped to resume the pro-cess from where it stopped. “This is not my victory but the victory of democracy and Constitution.”

Mehmood congratulated Sadiq for getting reelected as Speaker.

“All national issues should be discussed inside the parliament and a consensus should be devel-oped on national issues,” the PTI leader said in his address to the House. He further said that all the parliamentarians should make the National Assembly functional instead of calling out all parties

conferences.“It is a huge challenge for all

parliamentarians to discuss is-sues of great national importance in the parliament and we should try to restore people’s trust in the country’s democratic system.”

It is rare for the assembly to elect a speaker midway through its fi ve-year term and even rarer to see the same person reentering the coveted offi ce again.

Acting speaker Mumtaz Javaid Abbasi has relinquished offi ce of acting speaker after election of new speaker. He would remain as deputy speaker. Under constitu-tion if offi ce of speaker becomes vacant, deputy speaker assumes offi ce as acting speaker, till new speaker is elected.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif nominated Sadiq as PML-N’s choice for the speak-er’s slot during a meeting at the premier’s Jati Umrah residence in Raiwind. After getting the ap-proval, Sadiq submitted his nomi-nation papers in the National As-sembly Secretariat. — Express Tribune

Pakistan Tehreek-

i-Insaf member

Shafqat Mahmood

secured 31 votes,

while Sardar Ayaz

Sadiq got 268

votes, said Acting

Speaker Murtaza

Javed Abbasi

Ayaz Sadiq

India’s minister invited to meet on AfghanistanISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited India’s Foreign Minis-ter Sushma Swaraj to a crucial regional conference on Afghani-stan to be held in Islamabad next month.

The move comes at a time when the Pakistan-India rela-tionship is at its lowest ebb. The frosty ties between the two nu-clear-armed hostile neighbours may begin to thaw, if New Delhi accepts the invite.

“A formal invitation has been sent to India and 25 other coun-tries for the Heart of Asia minis-terial meeting on Afghanistan to be hosted by Pakistan,” a senior Foreign Offi ce offi cial told The Express Tribune on Sunday.

The conference will be held in Islamabad on December 7 and 8. And attendees will include rep-resentatives from immediate and extended neighbourhood of Afghanistan, including Azerbai-jan, China, India, Iran, Kazakh-stan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turk-menistan and the UAE.

An Indian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, con-fi rmed New Delhi has received the invitation but said the deci-sion on whether the external aff airs minister will attend the conference has yet to be taken. India is likely to send a high-level delegation headed by the minister given the conference’s importance.

The Heart of Asia Conference, which is primarily convened to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan with particular focus on helping the war-torn country’s economy, may provide an opportunity for both Pakistan

and India to re-engage.In August, a crucial meeting

between the national security ad-visers of Pakistan and India was cancelled at the eleventh hour after bitter diff erences over the agenda of talks. — Express Tribune

H E A R T O F A S I A C O N F E R E N C E

Sushma Swaraj

The Heart of Asia

Conference, which is

primarily convened to

discuss the current

situation in Afghanistan

with particular focus

on helping the war-torn

country’s economy


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Warrant for Khaleda’s sonDHAKA: A second arrest war-rant has been issued against for-mer Bangladesh prime minister and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s fugitive son Tarique Rah-man for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a “friend of Pakistan.”

The warrant against the 50-year-old senior vice president

of the Bangaldesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was issued in a case fi led for calling the Bangabandhu a “Pakbandhu” (friend of Paki-stan) at a programme in London on September 29 last year.

Bangabandhu Foundation President Moshiur Malek, who fi led the case, said Tarique’s claim was “false and intentional.”

Such remarks amounted to a distortion of the history of Bang-ladesh’s liberation war against Pakistan, he said.

First presidentMalek, in his plea, said that Ta-rique also described his father Zi-aur Rahman as the fi rst president of Bangladesh. — PTI

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Myanmar ruling party concedes defeat in polls

NAY PY I TAW/ H I N T H A DA (MYANMAR): Myanmar’s rul-ing party conceded defeat in a general election on Monday as the opposition led by democracy fi gurehead Aung San Suu Kyi ap-peared on course for a landslide victory that could ensure it forms the next government.

“We lost,” Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) acting chairman Htay Oo told Reuters a day after the Southeast Asian country’s fi rst free nation-wide election in a quarter of a cen-tury. By late afternoon, vendors outside the headquarters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon were selling red T-shirts with Suu Kyi’s face and the words “We won”.

The election commission later began announcing constituency-by-constituency results from Sunday’s poll.

All of the fi rst 12 parliamentary seats announced were won by Suu Kyi’s party.

The keenly watched vote was Myanmar’s fi rst general elec-tion since its long-ruling military ceded power to President Thein

Sein’s quasi-civilian government in 2011, ushering in a period of reform and opening up to foreign investment.

The NLD said its own tally of results posted at polling stations around the country showed it was on track to win more than 70 per-cent of the seats being contested in parliament, above the two-thirds threshold it needs to form Myanmar’s fi rst democratically elected government since the ear-ly 1960s. “They must accept the results, even though they don’t want to,” NLD spokesman Win Htein told Reuters, adding that in the highly populated central region the Nobel peace laureate’s party looked set to win more than 90 percent of seats.

Reuters was not able to inde-

pendently verify the party’s own estimates of its performance.

Earlier, a smiling Suu Kyi ap-peared on the balcony of the NLD’s headquarters and in a brief address urged supporters to be patient and wait for the of-fi cial results. Traffi c squeezed at a walking pace through a fast-gathering crowd outside the NLD offi ce after the fi rst results were announced.

They listened to songs and watched a Suu Kyi video on a big screen hung from the building, though many huddled under um-brellas as torrential rain damp-ened the mood.

I’m very happy about the re-sult,” said Hnin Si, 60, a trader in Yangon. The people have suff ered for 50 years.” — Reuters

The opposition led

by democracy icon

Aung San Suu Kyi

appeared on course

for a landslide

victory that could

ensure it forms the

next government

ECSTATIC: Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San

Suu Kyi’s party cheer as they watch the fi rst offi cial results on a

giant screen outside the party headquarters in Yangon on Mon-

day. — AFP

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Sixteen-year-old Mohammad Asghar, a worker at the Rajput Polyester factory in Lahore, said: “I ran towards the stairs

but they collapsed before I could reach them — and then the whole building collapsed,”. The four-storey factory collapsed on Wednesday, crushing to death at least 23 workers and in-juring many more. Asghar suff ered a broken arm and a head injury.

According to another worker, Mohammad Navid, as many as 50 shift workers may have been sleeping in a section of the building that the rescuers have thus far been unable to reach. Some of them were children as young as 12, even though the Factories Act of 1934 prohibits the employment of children under 14 years in any factory.

According to press reports, the factory’s owner was adding a new fl oor to the building. According to a worker talking to Reuters, as with the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bang-ladesh in 2013 that killed more than 1,000, the owner ignored advice from the contractor and pleas from workers to stop the extension af-ter cracks appeared in the walls following the earthquake on October 26.

The workers even held a protest three days before the collapse, drawing attention to the cracks in the structure.

Pakistan has a notoriously poor record of protecting worker rights and ensuring factory safety. Despite the long history of factory col-lapses and violations of workers’ rights in Pa-kistan’s garment industry, the last inspection of the factory by the labour department took place in December 2013.

According to the Awami Workers Party, the daily wage register of the Rajput Polyester factory shows that its workers were paid less than the equivalent of $2 (Rs200) for 12 hours of work, far below the legal minimum monthly wage of $130 (Rs13,000). The majority of the workers were employed informally and thus denied social security, pension and other ben-efi ts. This tragedy raises serious questions about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s claims of focusing on improving the state regulatory

regime and jumpstarting an economic devel-opment agenda.

It’s not like his government hasn’t had warn-ings that stepped-up factory inspections were needed: at least six high-profi le incidents of building collapses have occurred in Lahore since June 2014.

In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and eco-nomic hub, at least 255 people were killed on September 11, 2012 in a fi re at a garment fac-tory owned by Ali Enterprises, one of the dead-liest factory fi res ever.

Government and judicial investigations found a litany of violations: an absence of es-cape routes and fi re alarms, no basic training of staff and workers in fi re and safety meas-ures, exit doors locked from the outside and illegal construction of a wooden mezzanine fl oor in the factory.

There were serious allegations that the owners tried to save their merchandise and equipment rather than rescue the workers.

Victims and their families still await ade-quate compensation and criminal proceedings against the owners. The government should respond to this latest tragedy by taking urgent steps to protect workers.

Pakistani labour laws fall considerably short of international standards. The govern-ment should revise obsolete laws regulating the safety of workers and implement the ex-isting labour inspection and minimum wages laws. Pakistan should ratify key international labour conventions, such as International La-bour Organisation Convention No 155 on Oc-cupational Safety and Health. The generation-al failure to curtail the practice of child labour is a scathing indictment of this and previous governments.

As part of their responsibilities under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Busi-ness and Human Rights and other standards, companies sourcing from Pakistan should ensure respect for human rights and workers’ safety throughout their supply chains.

This is an opportunity for the Sharif govern-ment to show that it is serious about protect-ing and respecting the rights of ordinary Paki-stanis. - Express Tribune.

Studying alcohol addiction problem is a good step Reading the front page news story, ‘Alcohol addiction in Oman to be studied’ in the Times of Oman (November 8) was indeed quite dis-turbing. Alcohol addiction is not natural and is an impending tragedy

among the youngsters of today. Studies reveal that alcohol consumption aff ects the memory of people and gradually aff ects their physical and psychological condition. In a country like Oman, even a single case of alcohol consumption needs serious attention and calls for remedial measures to halt its spread in the society, as it aff ects the family life of people. The planned assessment to determine the extent of alcohol addiction in the country is a good step forward and should help reveal the actual scenario. — Ramachandran Nair, Ruwi

Suarez, Neymar making the most of Messi’s absenceThis refers to the news story, ‘Neymar hits double as Barca sink Villarreal’ (No-vember 8). In the absence of Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Brazilian Neymar and Uru-guay’s Luis Suarez have fi nally come to

the fore. With Messi in the squad, many a times these talented play-ers failed to achieve much. However, they are surely taking absence to their advantage. Surely some awards will elude the iconic Messi. — Sajjad Aslam, Muscat

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Climate change could add 100m poor by 2030, warns World Bank

BARCELONA: Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into pov-erty by 2030, the World Bank said on Sunday.

In a report, the bank said ending poverty — one of 17 new UN goals adopted in September — would be impossible if global warming and its eff ects on the poor were not accounted for in development ef-forts. But more ambitious plans to reduce climate-changing emis-sions — aimed at keeping global temperature rise within an inter-nationally agreed limit of 2 de-grees Celsius — must also cushion poor people from any negative re-percussions, it added.

“Climate change hits the poorest the hardest, and our challenge now is to protect tens of millions of peo-ple from falling into extreme pov-

erty because of a changing climate,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement.

The bank’s estimate of 100 mil-lion more poor by 2030 is on top of 900 million expected to be liv-

ing in extreme poverty if develop-ment progresses slowly. In 2015, the bank puts the number of poor at 702 million people.

Climate change is already hurt-ing them through decreased crop

yields, fl oods washing away as-sets and livelihoods, and a bigger threat of diseases like malaria, said John Roome, World Bank senior director for climate change. He de-scribed ending poverty and tack-

ling climate change as “the defi n-ing issues of our generation”.

“The best way forward is to tack-le poverty alleviation and climate change in an integrated strategy,” he told reporters.

Poor families are more vulner-able to climate stresses than the rich because their main assets are often badly built homes and de-grading land, and their losses are largely uninsured, the report said.

Low-income households in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are particularly at risk of having their hard-won gains wiped out by climate-linked disasters, forcing them back into extreme poverty, it added.

The report warns that, between now and 2030, climate policies can do little to alter the amount of global warming that will happen, making it vital to invest in adapta-tion measures and broader ways to make people more resilient.

When Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu this March, a payout from a regional catastrophe risk scheme helped speed the response. When drought in Ethiopia led to a hun-ger crisis in 2011, a national pro-gramme providing food and cash in return for work on community projects was quickly expanded.

Better social safety nets and health coverage for all, together with targeted improvements such as fl ood defences, early warn-ing systems and hardier crops, could prevent or off set most of the negative eff ects of climate change on poverty in the next 15 years, the report said. “We have a window of opportunity to achieve our poverty objectives in the face of climate change, provided we make wise policy choices now,” said Stephane Hallegatte, a sen-ior World Bank economist who led the team that prepared the report. — Thomson Reuters Foundation

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and its eff ects on

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Second powerful cyclone batters Yemen, kills oneDUBAI: A second extremely rare and powerful cyclone in two weeks battered the Yemeni island of Socotra with hurricane-force winds on Sunday, killing a woman and causing around 5,000 people to fl ee their homes, a local offi cial said.

The new storm, called Megh, comes less than a week after Cyclone Chapala killed 11 Yem-enis on Socotra and the mainland, dumping nearly a decade of aver-age annual rainfall on the impov-erished and war-torn country in just two days.

“A woman in her forties died when her home collapsed on her, and four others were wounded... Cyclone Megh is several times worse than Chapala because it is passing directly over Socotra,” said Mohammed Alarqbi of the Socotra Environment Offi ce by telephone from the island’s stricken provincial capital, Ha-dibu. “The material damage is also worse than before, as a larger number of homes have been de-stroyed and 5,000 more displaced people have fl ed the northern shores of the island to schools, universities and hospitals,” he added.

Megh is expected to hit Yem-en’s coast east of Aden as a severe cyclonic storm around 1200GMT on Tuesday, with sustained winds of 90km-120km (56-75 mph), according to the World Mete-orological Organization. The UN humanitarian coordination offi ce said over 230,000 people on Yem-en’s mainland would be exposed to high winds and heavy rainfall, with the governorates of Abyan and Al Bayda most at risk.

Aid eff orts in Yemen are ham-

pered by a seven-month war between a militia based in the capital Sanaa and forces loyal to the exiled government backed by Arab states.

Planes bearing food and tents from Oman, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have arrived on the island in re-cent days. More than a third of Socotra’s population, 18,000 peo-ple, were displaced by Chapala, according to the United Nations.

The freak back-to-back storms are caused by the “Indian Ocean dipole,” a weather phenomenon similar to a regional El Nino, caused when surface sea temper-atures are higher than normal.

Socotra, 380 km (238 miles) off Yemen in the Arabian Sea, is about the size of the US state

of Rhode Island and home to 50,000 residents who have long been isolated from the mainland and speak their own language, Socotri.

Sometimes likened to the Galapagos islands, Socotra hosts hundreds of unique plant species.

But Alarqbi of the Environ-ment offi ce said the storms have damaged reefs, eroded soil and uprooted many rare plants in-cluding the already threatened and otherworldly looking “dragon blood” trees, whose red sap gives them their name.

The US Navy’s Pearl Harbor-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center said the storm had reached maximum gusts of 232km (144 miles) per hour, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane. — Reuters

I N C L E M E N T W E A T H E R

GENEVA: Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2014 and the relentless fuelling of climate change is endangering the planet for future genera-tions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

“Every year we say that time is running out. We have to act NOW to slash greenhouse gas emissions if we are to have a chance to keep the increase in temperatures to manage-able levels,” WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud said in a statement.

Annual pleaHis annual plea for the world to do whatever it can to cut greenhouse gas emissions - which come mainly from burning fossil fuels and from agriculture, cement produc-tion and deforestation - comes weeks before negotiators from over 190 states convene in Paris to try to agree a new UN

climate deal. Graphs issued by the WMO, a UN agency, showed levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, climbing steadily towards the 400-parts-per-million (ppm) level, having hit a new record every year since reliable records began

in 1984. Carbon dioxide levels averaged 397.7 ppm in 2014 but briefl y breached the 400-ppm threshold in the northern hemi-sphere in early 2014, and again globally in early 2015.

“Next year we will be report-ing much higher concentrations

because of El Nino,” WMO atmospheric research chief Oksana Tarasova told Reuters, referring to the Pacifi c Ocean warming phenomenon.

Soon 400 ppm will be a permanent reality, Jarraud said.

“It means hotter global temperatures, more extreme weather events like heat waves and fl oods, melting ice, rising sea levels and increased acidity of the oceans. This is happen-ing now and we are moving into uncharted territory at a frightening speed.”

The rise in carbon dioxide levels is being amplifi ed by higher levels of water vapour, which are in turn rising because of carbon dioxide emissions, the WMO said. Levels of the other two major man-made greenhouse gases, methane and nitrous oxide, also continued a unrelenting annual rise in 2014, reaching 1,833 parts per billion (ppb) and 327.1 ppb, respec-tively. Both rose at the fastest rate for a decade. — Reuters

CO2 levels hit record high for 30th year in a row, says WMO

ALARMING RISE: Secretary-General of the World Meteorologi-

cal Organisation Michel Jarraud shows the new WMO Green-

house Gas Bulletin during a press conference of the United

Nations’ weather agency on Monday in Geneva. – AFP

EL NINO EFFECT: This November 7, 2015 NASA satellite photo

shows Tropical Cyclone Megh in the Arabian Sea. – AFP/Handout/NASA

Climate change hits the poorest the hardest, and our challenge now is to protect tens of millions of people from falling into extreme poverty because of a changing climate

Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group President

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Bomb kills 16 Yemen soldiers

CAIRO: At least 16 Yemeni gov-ernment soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the prov-ince of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reu-ters late on Sunday.

The sources said the bomb, which also wounded six soldiers, appeared aimed at a patrol near an army camp in Marib. They said it was not clear who was behind the attack. At least 5,600 people have been killed in seven months of war in Yemen, the poorest coun-try on the Arabian Peninsula.

The confl ict pits the Houthis

and army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh against armed groups who support exiled President Abdrabbo Man-sour Hadi alongside a Saudi-led Arab coalition. The coalition has gained ground in the south, but Houthi forces remain in control of much of the country. — Reuters

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Russian artist faces jail for starting fire

MOSCOW: One of Russia’s most radical political performance artists faces up to three years in jail after setting fi re to the main entrance to the headquarters of the FSB security service, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB secret police.

Police detained Pyotr Pavlen-sky in the early on Monday morn-ing after he doused the main en-trance of the building — a symbol of Communist-era repression and state authority for many Russians — with petrol and started a fi re.

Footage posted on a video-sharing website from Pavlensky’s account showed him standing on Moscow’s Lubyanka Square in front of the vast, yellow-brick, neo-baroque FSB security service building holding a petrol can as the fi re raged behind him.

It also showed the 31-year-old being detained by police, who lat-er said they had opened a criminal case against him for suspected vandalism, a charge that carries a jail term of up to three years.

In a message accompanying the video, Pavlensky called his perfor-mance The Threat, saying it was meant to draw attention to what

he called the terror tactics used by the FSB, which was briefl y run by Vladimir Putin before he became president.

“Fear turns free people into a sticky mass of uncoordinated bodies,” he said.

“The threat of inevitable re-prisal hangs over everyone who can be tracked with devices, have their conversations listened to, or at borders with passport checks.”

Pavlensky has carried out ex-treme acts before, which he says are designed to poke holes in the Kremlin’s propaganda machine.

In 2012, he sewed his lips to-gether to protest against the jail-ing of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, and the following year

he wrapped himself in barbed wire to express his opposition to laws he deemed regressive.

In November 2013, he nailed his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square, a gesture he described as a metaphor for the political apathy of Russian society.

He was briefl y detained in Oc-tober 2014 after slicing off part of his earlobe while sitting naked on the roof of an infamous state psy-chiatry clinic to protest against what he said was the Kremlin us-ing psychiatric hospitals for po-litical ends. Doctors have declared Pavlensky, who has in the past been ordered to undergo psychi-atric tests, sane.

But veteran human rights activ-

ist Lyudmila Alexeyeva, told the Interfax agency on Monday after condemning his latest actions, that he should be checked again.

Public reaction to his latest act was mixed with some Russians taking to social media to laud his bravery and others strongly de-nouncing him.

The entrance to the FSB’s head-quarters was boarded up with sheets of corrugated metal when this Reuters reporter walked past on Monday afternoon. - Reuters

Police detained

political performance

artist Pyotr Pavlensky

after he doused the

main entrance to the

headquarters of the

FSB security service

with petrol and

started a fi re

PROTEST: Artist Pyotr Pavlensky holds a petrol can during a protest action titled ‘Threat’ in front of

the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters in central Moscow, Russia on Monday. - Reuters


Second suspect in Thailand defamation probe dies in custodyBANGKOK: A Thai fortune teller arrested as part of a high-profi le royal insult investigation has died, the government said on Monday, the second suspect in as many weeks to die in police custody.

Suriyan Sucharitpholwong, a well-known soothsayer and former aide to Crown Prince Maha Vajira-longkorn, died of natural causes on Saturday, the Department of Cor-rections said in a statement.

Suriyan, 53, was found uncon-scious in his cell and taken to a hospital where attempts to revive him proved unsuccessful, the de-partment said.

Suriyan, who was known in Thai by the nickname “Mor Yong”, was charged with lese majeste, which in Thailand is one of the strictest such laws in the world, along with two other people involved in an alleged conspiracy to exploit the name of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. Thai-land’s royal insult laws carry up to 15 years in prison for each count for anyone convicted of insulting the king, queen, heir or regent.

Until his arrest, Suriyan had been seen frequently with top of-fi cials. He was also the chief or-ganiser of a cycling event in Au-gust which the prince took part

in, in honour of his mother, Queen Sirikit. Another suspect, Prak-rom Warunprapa, a prominent policeman, died in custody last month. Police say he hanged him-self using his shirt but refused to do an autopsy.

The investigation is part of a crackdown on perceived royal in-sults launched by the junta, which took power in a coup last year.

Ultra royalist Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has vowed to stamp out critics of the mon-archy and has repeatedly called for stronger prosecution of lese majeste since taking power but some say the crackdown is aimed at ensuring an orderly succession.

King Bhumibol, 87, is convalesc-ing at a Bangkok hospital after be-ing treated by doctor’s for ‘water on the brain’.

His frail health has added to the political uncertainty surrounding Thailand since the 2014 coup. “This is a very sensitive time for Thai-land and part of the reason that the military is in power is to ensure a smooth royal succession when the time comes,” said a Bangkok-based political analyst who declined to be named because of the sensitive na-ture of the issue. - Reuters

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CUSTODIAL DEATH: Suriyan Sucharitpholwong, centre, the famous

Thai fortune teller charged with royal defamation has died in mili-

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Three days after dams burst in Brazil, no clue to cause yet

MARIANA (BRAZIL): Three days after a massive mudfl ow and fl ood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian au-thorities are still struggling to de-termine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent.

The disaster in the mineral-rich southeastern state of Minas Gerais, directly north of Rio de Janeiro, has prompted a rescue and salvage operation involving about 500 people, many of whom are still searching with the help of dogs and special equipment for victims along the fl oodplain downstream from the dams.

Death tollAuthorities late Sunday recov-ered two more corpses of possible victims that if confi rmed would raise the death toll so far to four. Of the 28 people listed as miss-ing late Sunday, 13 were mine workers. The intensity of the de-struction, with fl ooding and mud as far as 100 km (60 miles) away from the mine, has meant a slow and laborious rescue eff ort. It has also sparked calls by govern-

ment offi cials, environmentalists and outraged residents for Brazil to rethink regulation of the min-ing industry, one of the country’s biggest and a leading source of export revenue.

“We have to learn the lessons of this accident,” said Fernando Pimentel, the state governor, in comments to reporters after a fl y-over of the devastation on Sunday. “Obviously, this wasn’t enough,” he added, referring to the existing regulatory framework.

Meanwhile, government lead-ers and residents criticized what they say has been lax communica-

tion by mine operator Samarco, a joint venture between the world’s largest mining company, BHP Bil-liton Ltd, and the biggest iron ore miner, Vale SA.

Assessing needsOn Sunday, BHP said Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of-fi cer of the Australian company, was fl ying to Brazil to meet with Samarco executives and local authorities to better assess their needs. In a statement, the compa-ny said it was providing Samarco “with all the assistance neces-sary.” Vale, a Brazilian company

with a long history of operations in Minas Gerais, has referred all queries about the incident to Samarco. Displaced residents, whose homes were destroyed or damaged by sludge stained with mineral waste, were especially critical of Samarco for the uncer-tainty they now face. Authorities said as many as 580 people at pre-sent are taking shelter in hotels or with family and friends.

Samarco is paying for accom-modations and relocation, but those aff ected complain that the company has given few answers about how long the displacements might last or how they might eventually repair or replace dam-aged homes. “They haven’t said until when we can stay or where

we’ll go afterwards,” said Gilberto Perreira da Silva, standing outside a hotel where he is being lodged in the old center of Mariana, the city closest to the mine. Da Silva’s village was washed away by the waters. Cristiane Temporao, a Sa-marco employee tending to those at the hotel, asked for patience while the company determines the best course. “When we settle on a plan it’s got to be a good one,” she said.

Exhaustion from the recovery eff orts has also begun to wear on some local authorities.

Duarte Junior, the mayor of Mariana, was hospitalized early on Sunday for what his wife said could be a heart attack after his in-volvement in the round-the-clock emergency work. Doctors said he would remain under observation, but attributed the scare to stress and fatigue.

While the surge of the waters after Thursday’s rupture has re-ceded, authorities are still watch-ing the contaminated residue as it advances through the Rio Doce. The residue is expected to reach the neighboring state of Espirito Santo by Tuesday.

Until they have a better sense of what might have caused the rup-ture, authorities are also probing whether indications of possible trouble at the mine might have been ignored.

On Saturday, the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported that a study commissioned by the state government in Minas Gerais in 2013 had warned that the dams that burst could be vulnerable.

The Samarco mine is located in the so-called iron quadrangle, one of the most heavily mined regions in the world.

At a time when iron ore prices have collapsed compared with historic highs in recent years, cleanup and other costs related to the disaster, including regula-tory penalties and any litigation Samarco may face, are expected to be high. — Reuters

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80 killed as rival Taliban factions clash in Afghanistan

KABUL: Rival groups of Tali-ban militants have clashed in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, killing as many as 80 peo-ple in recent days, offi cials said on Monday, as brewing hostility be-tween factions in the insurgency turned violent.

Government offi cials and spokesmen for the two main Tali-ban groups said fi erce fi ghting had been underway since the weekend, with each side blaming the other for starting the violence.

Insurgents who have pledged al-legiance to IS militant group may also have been involved.

Seven members of the mainly Hazara ethnic group, including three women and a child, were found with their throats cut on Sunday in an incident police blamed on IS militants.

The fi ghting, in one of the Taliban’s traditional southern strongholds, underlined the risk of fragmentation facing the move-ment since it announced earlier this year that its founder, Mullah Omar, had died two years ago.

Prolonged splitA prolonged split in the movement could further complicate the re-sumption of peace talks with the government, which broke down in July following the announcement of Mullah Omar’s death.

One of Mullah Omar’s close aides, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, was swiftly appointed as succes-sor, but his claim to the leader-ship has been rejected by some in the movement and a splinter fac-tion named rival leader Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund last week. “This is what we feared,” said a senior member of the main faction led by Mullah Mansour, who spoke on condition of ano-nymity. “The enemy succeeded in their mission. They wanted Taliban to be divided and kill each other and that’s exactly what’s go-ing on in Zabul now.” — Reuters

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DEVASTATED: A hen walks on a cable in Bento Rodrigues, three days after an avalanche of mud and

mining sludge buried the town in southeastern Brazil, on November 8, 2015. – AFP

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Omantel’s OMR50m sukuk by early 2016

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MUSCAT: Majority state-owned Oman Telecommunications Com-pany (Omantel) plans to fl oat OMR50 million sukuk or Islamic bond issue by early next year, a top-level offi cial of the telecommuni-cation fi rm told Times of Oman.

“The transaction is expected to be completed by end of this year or ear-ly 2016,” said Talal Said Al Mamari, chief executive offi cer of Omantel.

“There has been good progress since the management obtained the approval of Omantel extraor-dinary general meeting to issue sukuk. Omantel is currently in the process of obtaining all the required regulatory approvals for this transaction,” he added.

The proceeds of the Islamic bond will be used for building the telecommunication company’s new headquarters. Omantel’s is-sue is the second corporate issue, after Tilal Development’s similar

OMR50 million issue a couple of years ago.

“Apart from the private place-ment for institutional investors, sukuk may be off ered to small in-vestors subject to a minimum sub-scription. Final decision is yet to be taken in this regard,” the CEO add-ed. However, Reuters in a report said that the minimum subscrip-tion would be for OMR10,000.

“The company is in the process of dealing with the Capital Mar-ket Authority and working on the prospectus,” Abdullah bin Salim Al Salmi, executive president of the Capital Market Authority, told

the Times of Oman.Traditionally, sukuk issues have

a maturity of fi ve years as investors look for long term tenure issues.

Al Salmi said that the fi nancial market has enough liquidity. “I

don’t see any problem with the li-quidity. If there is a good opportu-nity, investors will come,” added the CMA chief on the sidelines of signing an agreement between CMA and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority for sharing information. Oman government’s recent sovereign sukuk issue of OMR250 million injected a con-fi dence and a benchmark for cor-porate issuers. The issue was well received by institutional investors, especially banks.

Availability of more sukuk will also help to create a secondary market for the debt instrument. A vibrant sukuk market in Oman will help Islamic banks to invest their excess funds in an eff ective man-ner. Both capital market debt in-struments like sukuk and Islamic banks should grow side by side.

Proceeds of the Islamic bond will be used to

build the telecom fi rm’s new headquarters

Gulf states need to bring in radical tax reforms: IMFDOHA: Gulf states should try to introduce radical tax and spend-ing reforms, remarked Interna-tional Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde.

Low oil prices have slashed state revenues in the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). All of the countries have begun to restrain spending, but most have so far hes-itated to take politically sensitive steps that would directly reduce consumers’ disposable income.

At a meeting with GCC fi nance ministers in Doha, IMF manag-ing director Christine Lagarde said governments needed to do more to get their budget defi cits under control.

She urged governments to slow growth of their current spend-ing, taking aim at their practice of giving cushy, high-paying jobs to their citizens to ensure political support. Most employed GCC cit-izens work for the public sector.

“Given the new fi scal realities, there is not room for public wage bills to grow further. We have to face that reality,” Lagarde said in a statement after the meeting.

She also urged GCC countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to introduce a regional value-added tax (VAT) as soon as possible. That reform should not be delayed, she said.

The six governments have been debating the introduction of VAT for years but have so far not agreed to act. Offi cials have said that to limit smuggling and damage to economies’ competi-tiveness, the tax would probably have to be introduced regionally rather than by individual nations at diff erent times.

Financial pressureThe IMF’s public pressure for budget reforms in the Gulf could help governments justify contro-versial measures to their popula-tions, civil services and the busi-ness community.

The GCC states are under dif-ferent degrees of fi nancial pres-sure from low oil prices. The United Arab Emirates has such huge fi scal reserves that it is rela-tively comfortable, but it has been proactive in cutting spending, for example by reducing domestic gasoline subsidies in August.

Saudi Arabia looks much more vulnerable. The IMF estimates it

is running an annual budget defi -cit of over $100 billion, and it has hesitated to make controversial reforms, though it has said it is considering them.

Fiscal policiesLagarde said most but not all GCC countries had introduced fi scal policies which would allow them to make adjustments from a position of strength, limiting the impact on their economic growth rates. “Those who have not done it can certainly learn from those who have,” she said without nam-ing individual countries.

She also warned GCC govern-ments that their spending on public investment projects would have to become more careful and effi cient. While they could issue debt to fi nance defi cits, she said, they would have to make sure this did not suck funds away from the private sector.

Money market rates across the region have risen sharply in the last few months as low oil prices reduce the fl ow of new money into banks, and as the banks an-ticipate they may have to buy large amounts of government bonds for years to come. - Reuters

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MUSCAT: Oman’s maiden sovereign sukuk issue will be listed on the Muscat Securi-ties Market on Tuesday.

The debut sovereign sukuk issue has received a very strong response and raised a total of OMR336 million in

fi rm orders from a wide range of investors and government retained OMR250 million.

The five-year benchmark sovereign issuance was oversub-scribed close to 1.7 times, while the Islamic bond’s par value is at OMR1. - Times News Service

Sovereign sukuk to be listed today

Talal Said Al Mamari

Given the new fiscal

realities, there is not

room for public wage

bills to grow further.

We have to face

that reality

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MUSCAT: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry offi ce in Nizwa, BP and Sharakh announced that the ‘Khazzan Project for SME Development’ will be continued for another year, given the success of the fi rst-year programme.

This programme is part of BP Oman’s social investment pro-grammes. The ceremony, presided over by Sheikh Dr Khalifa Al Saadi, governor of Al Dakhiliya, was at-tended by more than 70 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the governorate of Al Dakhiliya.

During the launch, Sharakah and Inspired Solutions, who run the programme, conducted a work-shop where they showcased the success of last year’s programme, explained how to register for this year’s programme and conducted a sales development workshop.

AppreciationTwo SME business owners from the earlier programme expressed their appreciation for last year’s programme and shared the results of the positive impact it has had on their business.

Alia Al Nabhani, another partic-ipant from last year’s programme,

said “I now realise the importance of having a clear business plan and strategy for my business. We learned a great deal about fi nan-cial management and sales. The OMR5,000 that we received from BP was fully utilised to improve the business. Our business now is fully rebranded and we are even

online and on social media.”Hilal Al Shrayqi, one of the pro-

gramme participants from last year, commented, “My business was amongst the businesses that were accepted to enroll in last year’s programme. I have been running my business for more than three years. However, I have always followed an ad-hoc ap-proach when it comes to running my operations. The Khazzan Project for SME Development enabled me to reassess how I operate and enlightened me on many areas that my business needs im-provement.”

Khalid Al Kindi, deputy general man-ager of BP Oman said, “This year we continue our work towards

making a positive impact on SMEs. Developing local SMEs is part of BP’s vision toward deliver-ing our In-Country Value agenda. We are pleased to be running this program for a second year, given

its signifi cant suc-cess last year.’’

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spired Solutions who have exten-sive experience in credit manage-ment and SME development in the Sultanate of Oman.

William R. Crew, the founder of Inspired Solutions said, “We are impressed by the vast interest we have received from SMEs in the governorates of Al Dakhiliya to participate in this programme. Last year we had 168 applicants who went through the evaluation process and we selected 22 SMEs to be trained. Our aim through this programme is to improve the way these SMEs operate and upgrade the quality of their services.”

“We are delighted that BP has awarded us the responsibility of managing the implementation of this program. This is a unique program and its impact goes miles beyond the classroom training,” said Abdullah Al Jufai-li, genearl manager of Sharakah.

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Omani products exhibition evokes positive responseTimes News Service

MUSCAT: An exhibition featur-ing creative products and services of local small and medium enter-prises (SMEs) received positive feedback from both the exhibitors and the visitors.

The third SME Expo (Omani Product Innovation) was held from November 3 to 7 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre. The exhibition was organised by the Public Authority for SME De-velopment (riyada), the Public Au-thority for Craft Industries, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Indus-try, Al Raff d Fund, and the Oman International Exhibition Centre.

The exhibition featured 140 SMEs from 15 fi elds, including green economy, craft industries, medical services, training ser-vices, hospitality services and or-ganisation of events, e-services, travel and tourism services, food products, fashion accessories, in-cense, frankincense as well as res-taurants and cafes.

Sarhan Al Habsi, co-owner of Ibn Sarhan United Projects, said, “This exhibition was very benefi -cial. It helped us expand our envi-ronmental agenda. Ibn Sarhan was conceived in 2013 with one thing in mind — to innovatively help in clearing the menace of waste plastic from Oman’s public environment.”

Ahmed Al Shukaili from Interna-tional Renewable Energy Company (IREC) also said, “The exhibition

was very useful for us to identify the products and services provided by the IREC to the public, government agencies and corporations.”

Solar and wind systems“Solar and wind systems are healthy, green and safe for the en-vironment. The world is focusing on these systems because it is the future for the human,” he noted. A participant from the Innovation Corner, Abdulaziz Al Sakhbouri, a project owner working for protect-ing disabled parking, said that he found the exhibition very useful.

“I faced many people from all Oman governorates who gave me their opinions and ideas about my project that will improve it,” he said, adding that his project aims to detect any unauthorised car and give alarm so that it would stay away from the parking.

A visitor from the Netherlands, Corien Hoek, said, “This exhibi-tion gives a great impression of the creativeness in Oman. The crea-tivity of the mostly young people is stimulated by riyada.”

Hoek was impressed by the disa-bled parking alarm project and an innovative device that helps peo-ple who have had a strokeuse the damaged arm again through brain stimulation.

K. Karthik from India said, “I enjoyed the total showcase of products and services. It is a good initiative for exposing young entrepreneurs.”

T H I R D S M E E X P O Saudi says low prices will spur fuel demand

DOHA: Oil halted a three-day decline to trade near $45 a barrel in New York as Saudi Arabia pre-dicted that low prices will spur fuel demand growth.

West Texas Intermediate fu-tures rose as much as 1.2 per cent after falling 7.5 per cent through the three days ended on Friday. Demand will soon refl ect the ‘at-tractiveness’ of current price levels, according to Ali Al Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister. The global market will return to bal-ance next year as demand climbs and supplies outside Opec falter, the group’s secretary general Ab-dalla El Badri, said in Doha.

Oil has slumped 42 per cent the past year amid speculation the global oversupply will per-sist as the Organisation of Pe-troleum Exporting Countries (Opec) continues to pump more than its collective quota.

China’s crude importsWhile China’s crude imports fell to about 6.23 million barrels a day in October, the lowest level in fi ve months, purchases were more than 9 per cent higher than the same period last year, according to data Sunday from the General Administration of Customs.

“The Saudis are getting exactly what they were looking for, and the policy they initiated one year ago to target market share instead of price was the only way they could go,” Torbjoern Kjus, an ana-lyst at DNB in Oslo, said.

Oil and gas industry has cut $200 billion from investments this year as low prices discour-age new projects, leading to cuts

in crude supplies equal to half the daily output of Saudi Arabia, ac-cording to the kingdom’s Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman.

Nearly 5 million barrels a day of projects have been deferred or cancelled, Salman, who is also vice oil minister for Saudi Arabia, said in prepared remarks which was scheduled to be delivered at energy ministers meeting in Doha

on Monday. Saudi Arabia pumped 10.38 million barrels a day in Oc-tober, according to data.

Saudi commitment“A prolonged period of low oil prices is also unsustainable, as it will induce large investment cuts and reduce the resilience of the oil industry, undermining the fu-ture security of supply and setting the scene for another sharp price rise,” Salman said in the remarks. “As a responsible and reliable pro-ducer with long-term horizon, the kingdom is committed to continue to invest in its oil and gas sector, despite the drop in the oil price.”

Energy companies will prob-ably reduce investments another 3 to 8 per cent next year, making it the fi rst time since the mid-1980s that the industry cut spending for two consecutive years, he said.

The vice oil minister said the impact of the current price insta-bility is not just confi ned to the oil sector as “the spillovers are being strongly felt in other parts of the energy complex, such as renewa-bles and natural gas,” according to the prepared remarks. The drop in non-Opec supply will probably accelerate “beyond 2016,” he said in the remarks.

Spare capacityOil demand is expected to be 94 million barrels a day this year, rising 1.5 per cent from last year, with about 2 million barrels a day of spare capacity, mainly held in Saudi Arabia, he said in the pre-pared remarks. Growth in Asia’s demand may slow “by eff orts to effi ciency enhancement and oil substitution,” he said in the re-marks. - Bloomberg News

West Texas

Intermediate futures

rose as much as 1.2

per cent to trade near

$45 a barrel after

falling 7.5 per cent

through the three

days ended on Friday

WORKSHOP: During the launch, Sharakah and Inspired Solutions,

who run the programme, conducted a workshop where they show-

cased the success of last year’s programme. - Supplied picture


CONFIDENT: The global market will return to balance next year as

demand climbs and supplies outside Opec falter, the group’s secre-

tary general, Abdalla El Badri, said in Doha on Sunday. – Bloomberg News

Oil and gas industry has cut $200 billion from

investments this year as low prices discourage new

projects, leading to cuts in crude supplies equal to

half the daily output of Saudi Arabia, according to the

Kingdom’s Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman

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Oman participates in Prague Club meetingTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Oman participated in the bi-annual meeting of the Prague Club of the Berne Union held in Shanghai, China from No-vember 2 to 6. The meeting was hosted by Sinosure, China’s offi -cial export credit agency.

The Sultanates was represent-ed by acting general manager of ECGA Imaad Soud Al Harthy and Suleiman Gharib Al Shaibani. More than 220 international sen-ior executives, representing 66 ex-port credit and investment insur-ance companies from 57 countries worldwide gathered in Shanghai for the fi ve-day event. This was the fi rst joint meeting with the Prague Club hosted in Asia.

Michal Ron, Berne Union’s act-ing president, said that “the signif-icance of this joint meeting is very high as it signals a closer coopera-tion between larger and smaller export communities, ultimately

contributing to a closer frame-work among experts that should also include international export-ers and investors. China – through Sinosure’s Berne Union member-ship — is already an important player in our association.”

Exchange of informationThe meeting benefi ted from the participation of international ex-perts in the fi eld of political and commercial risks from leading exporters, multilaterals and the banking industry, culminating in productive sessions and exchange of information with Berne Union and Prague Club members

Imaad Soud Al Harthy, acting manager of ECGA, provided a presentation at the plenary ses-sion on Gulf Cooperation Council countries and their strategic loca-tion as well as regional trade and its importance for the advance-ment of the regional economy be-tween countries.

C H I N A

Moody’s reaffirms Ba3rating for Al Omaniya

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Moody’s Investors Service has reaffi rmed global scale rating to Al Omaniya Finan-cial Services, as of November 4. The company has been assigned Ba3 corporate family rating. The rating carries stable outlook. Al Omaniya’s Ba3 CFR incorporates one-notch uplift from the com-pany’s B1 issuer rating.

Moody’s notes that Al Omaniya ratings refl ect Oman’s softening operating environment, strong asset quality, moderated by high

borrower concentrations, high capitalisation levels and solid profi tability metrics refl ect-ing a growing franchise. These strengths were moderated by weakened though improving li-quidity buff ers combined with high asset encumbrance.

Financing productsAftab Patel, chief executive offi cer of Al Omaniya Financial Services, stated that it was indeed gratifying to note Moody’s reaffi rmation of company’s global scale ratings.

Al Omaniya established in 1997

in Oman, provides conventional fi nancing products. The compa-ny’s exhibits high capitalisation metrics, with tangible common equity standing at 22.9 per cent of tangible managed assets as of September 2015.

Such metrics is higher that the global median for finance com-panies at around 16 per cent. Al Omaniya has issued ‘unse-cured compulsorily convertible bonds’ that increase its capital adequacy ratio to 26 per cent as of September 2015.

One of the primary drivers of Al Omaniya’s standalone profi le is its strong asset risk metrics. The company’s problem loans stood at 1 per cent of its fi nance leases as of September 2015. Loan loss reserves to problem loans ratio stood at a very high 342 per cent as of September 2015, which compares favourably to the global median for fi nance companies of around 100 per cent.

The company exhibits high capitalisation metrics and is one of the oldest and largest fi nanc-ing and leasing companies in Oman and exhibits solid prof-itability metrics refl ecting its dominant franchise, particularly in working capital products for the corporate segment.

Net interest margins stood at 5.5 per cent during the fi rst nine months of 2015, which compares

positively to the global fi nance companies’ median of around 4 per cent during 2014. Cost to in-come ratio remained relatively low at 33 per cent in 2014 com-paring favourably to the 53 per cent global median of fi nance companies peers.

Al Omaniya’s profi tabilityMoody’s expect Al Omaniya’s profi tability to remain solid and above global and local peers, de-spite continued margin compres-sion in the retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) seg-ments, and tightening liquidity.

While the company’s market funding is broadly stable at 63 per cent of its tangible banking assets as of September 2015, the company has improved its liquid-ity buff ers, with on-balance sheet and committed contingent liquid-ity covering 74 per cent of its debt maturing over the next two years (as of September 2015), up from 50 per cent as of year-end 2013. This improvement refl ects the increased diversifi cation, size and tenor extension of Al Omaniya’s committed bank facilities.

Rating agency noted

that Al Omaniya

ratings refl ect Oman’s

softening operating

environment, strong

asset quality and

solid profi tability

metrics refl ecting a

growing franchiseAftab Patel, chief executive

offi cer of Al Omaniya Financial

Services. – Supplied picture


SHANGHAI MEET: More than 220 international senior executives

and managers, representing 66 export credit and investment insur-

ance fi rms from 57 countries, gathered in Shanghai. - Supplied picture

Development agency cuts global economic growth outlook; warns of trade slowdownPARIS: Global trade fl ows have fallen dangerously close to levels usually associated with a global recession, although actions taken by China and others should en-sure a pick-up in 2016, the Organi-sation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday.

The Paris-based OECD, a think tank funded by wealthy countries, also cut its 2015 growth forecast to 2.9 per cent in its bi-annual economic outlook from the 3.0 per cent it forecast in September. It has repeatedly cut its 2015 growth outlook from the 3.7 per cent it ini-tially forecast last November.

The OECD said the United States Federal Reserve should nevertheless go ahead with its fi rst rate hike since the fi nancial crisis as a recovery gains steam in the United States and Europe, de-spite a slowdown mostly centred on emerging markets and China.

It said global trade would grow by only 2 per cent this year, a level it has fallen to only fi ve times in the past fi ve decades and that co-incided with downturns: 1975, 1982-83, 2001 and 2009. “This is deeply concerning,” OECD chief economist Catherine Mann said

in the introduction to the report. “World trade has been a bellwether for global output.”

Stimulus measuresBut the organisation said it ex-pected global output growth to pick up to 3.3 per cent next year helped by stimulus measures in China, albeit less than the 3.6 per

cent it expected previously, before accelerating to 3.6 per cent in 2017.

“Policy actions are already be-ing implemented that will help to address the weak underlying trends. For example, China has announced a range of stimulus measures including lowering bank lending rates and expanding infra-structure investment,” Mann said.

Growth in the United States should reach 2.4 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent next year, it said, cutting its 2016 outlook from a previous 2.6 per cent. It sees 2.4 per cent growth in 2017. “Rate normalisation should therefore proceed cautiously, while remain-ing mindful of the risks of waiting too long,” the OECD said. It added

that it assumed the Fed would lift rates in December and then in-crease them gradually.

US interest ratesThe OECD, which had called for a September ‘lift-off ’ only to see the US central bank hold rates steady, said the delay had caused large cross-border capital fl ows and volatility, making life diffi cult for emerging market policymakers.

And although the United States has seen robust growth and fall-ing unemployment, workers’ pay has yet to pick up there. “With-out wage growth, the recovery will lose steam, and prospects for the US to support the rebound in global trade and growth will come into question,” Mann said.

The OECD also trimmed its forecast for the euro zone to 1.5 per cent this year and 1.8 per cent next year, from 1.6 per cent and 1.9 per cent previously. It trimmed its 2016 forecast for Germany and France but raised Italy’s.

For China, the OECD raised its 2015 forecast to 6.8 from 6.7 per cent and kept its 2016 forecast at 6.5 per cent. It expects Chinese growth to slow to 6.2 per cent in 2017. - Reuters

O E C D R E P O R T

Boeing signs $8 billion

deal with Jet Airways

DUBAI: Boeing announced an order for 75 of its 737 single-aisle airliners with a list price of about $8 billion from Jet Airways India, ending a sales drought at the bi-ennial Dubai Air Show.

The order, which was already on Boeing’s books with the buyer listed as undisclosed, is com-prised entirely of re-engined Max8 variants, Mumbai-based Jet said at a press conference with Boeing at the Gulf expo Monday.

Etihad AirwaysThe announcement created some momentum at the Dubai show, which on its fi rst day on Sunday saw only a single order for two Boeing 777 freighters from Etihad Airways. That con-trasts with the $179 billion in combined transactions for the United States company and rival Airbus at the 2013 show.

Jet Airways is adding aircraft as competition steps up in the fast-expanding Indian air travel market, where it’s seeking to take on no-frills carriers like SpiceJet and market leader IndiGo. The

carrier has said it might not make money until 2017, after failing to post a full-year profi t since 2008, according to data.

Max switchJet sold a 24 per cent stake to Etihad Airways in 2013, the fi rst Indian carrier to tie up with a for-eign airline after the government relaxed rules. The deal revealed in Dubai saw it convert 25 orders for current-generation 737s to the Max version. The 50 other aircraft were already for the re-engined type.

“Some aircraft will go, be phased out, and new ones will come,” founder Naresh Goyal said at the press conference. “Over a period we will have all Max.”

Planemakers and airlines sig-naled that they expect relatively few further deals at this week’s expo as the industry pauses to di-gest a record haul of new planes. The show also lacks a new, buzz-building off ering like Boeing’s upgraded 777X that was intro-duced with an order rush two years ago. - Bloomberg News

D U B A I S H O W

GLOOMY OUTLOOK: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said global

trade would grow by only 2 per cent this year, a level it has fallen to only fi ve times in the past fi ve

decades and that coincided with downturns: 1975, 1982-83, 2001 and 2009. – Bloomberg News

India launches gold and bond schemes

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi has launched a scheme to channelise gold lying with households into the banking system and fl oated paper bonds to curb its imports that have made India the largest buyer of gold in the world.

India imports a staggering 1,000 tonnes of gold every year, draining out foreign exchange and putting pressure on the fi scal defi cit. An estimated 20,000 tonnes is lying with households and temples.

The government also unveiled the fi rst ever Indian gold coin and bullion, bearing national emblem Ashok Chakra on one side and Ma-hatma Gandhi’s image engraved on the other side. Describing the schemes as an example of “sone pe suhaaga” (icing on the cake), the prime minister said people should take advantage of these plans and help in nation building.

Under the Gold Monetisation Scheme 2015, banks will collect gold for up to 15 years to auction them off or lend to jewellers from time to time. Depositors will earn up to 2.50 per cent interest per annum, a rate lower than bank deposits. Initially the coins will be available in denominations of 5 and 10 grams. - PTI

C U R B I N G I M P O R T S

Don’t litter a beautiful

country like OMAN.

Ensure proper disposalof garbage.

B4

MARKETT U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 5

MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................56,496 ............... 9,361......................11 ............0.165 ........... 0.173 ...........0.165 ............0.166 ............. 0.160 ........... 0.006 ............. 3.750 ................0.165 ..............0.160...................0.165 ................... 15,776,640 .........0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 150,000 ............10,286........................8 ........... 0.069 ........... 0.069 ...........0.067 ........... 0.069 .............0.068 ............0.001 ..............1.471 .................0.067 ..............0.065...................0.067...................14,293,445 .........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ................................................... 101,906............ 44,838........................5 ........... 0.436 ...........0.440 ...........0.436 ........... 0.440 .............0.436 ........... 0.004 ............. 0.917 ................0.440..............0.436...................0.440 ..................26,620,000.........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 157,403 .......... 122,055......................18 ............0.772 ........... 0.776 ...........0.772 ............0.776 ............. 0.772............ 0.004 ............. 0.518 ................0.776 .............. 0.776...................0.780 ..................505,132,722 ........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER .................................................. 97,882 .............20,819........................4 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.212 ........... 0.213 ............. 0.212 ............0.001 ............. 0.472 ................0.213 ..............0.212...................0.213 .................. 143,751,023 ........0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ............................................................. 55,785 .............18,246......................13 ........... 0.328 ........... 0.328 ...........0.324........... 0.328 .............0.328 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.328..............0.324...................0.328 ..................16,400,000 .........0.100

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................ 12,667 ............ 14,060........................ 1 ............1.110 ............1.110 ............ 1.110 ............1.110 ............. 1.110 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 1.110 .............. 1.100................... 1.110 ................. 222,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN .........................................950 .................. 295........................ 1 ............0.310 ........... 0.310 ...........0.310 ............0.316 ............. 0.316............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.310 ..............0.306...................0.310 ................. 423,664,439 .......0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ......................................................75,800 ............... 8,793........................2 ............0.116 ........... 0.116 ............ 0.116 ............0.116 ............. 0.116 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.116 .............. 0.116................... 0.119 ................. 232,036,284 .......0.100

OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT .......................................................... 170,000 ........... 76,506........................6 ........... 0.450 ........... 0.452 ...........0.450........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.450 ..............0.450...................0.460 .................148,892,720 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............41,000 .............11,584........................8 ........... 0.284 ...........0.284 ...........0.281 ........... 0.283 .............0.283 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.281 ............. 0.280...................0.281 ....................5,943,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................15,000 ...............6,120........................ 1 ........... 0.408 ...........0.408 ...........0.408........... 0.408 .............0.408 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.408..............0.408...................0.410 ...................24,971,343 .........0.100

OM0000002572 ...........OMAN OIL MARKETING ............................................ 5,000 ............... 9,975........................ 1 ............1.995 ........... 1.995 ...........1.995 ........... 2.000 .............2.000 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.995 ............. 0.000...................1.995 ..................122,550,000 .......0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 2,192,991 ... 1,174,933..................... 38 ........... 0.536 ........... 0.536 ...........0.532 ........... 0.536 .............0.536 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.536 ..............0.536...................0.540 ............... 1,228,416,912 ......0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 352,230 ........... 36,280..................... 37 ............0.103 ........... 0.103 ...........0.103 ........... 0.103 ............. 0.103............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.103 ..............0.103...................0.104.................... 6,060,851 ..........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION .......................... 81,160 .......... 132,287........................9 ............1.630 ........... 1.630 ...........1.625 ............1.630 ............. 1.630............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.630 .............. 1.625................... 1.635 ................1,222,500,000 ......0.100

OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH ............................................... 80,000 .......... 215,978..................... 29 ........... 2.700 ........... 2.700 ...........2.695 ........... 2.700 .............2.700 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.700 ..............2.690...................2.700..................257,734,427 ........1.000

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ...............................................26,150 ...............2,223........................5 ........... 0.085 ........... 0.085 ...........0.085 ........... 0.085 .............0.085 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.085 ..............0.084...................0.085...................14,875,000 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................ 155,980 ............70,190......................11 ........... 0.446 ........... 0.450 ...........0.446........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.450 ..............0.446...................0.450...................23,625,000 .........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 863,709 ..........161,058..................... 70 ............0.188 ........... 0.189 ...........0.184 ........... 0.186 ............. 0.187............-0.001 ........... -0.535 ...............0.186 .............. 0.186...................0.187 ................... 27,913,950 .........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 390,838 ............71,107..................... 35 ............0.183 ........... 0.183 ........... 0.181 ........... 0.182 ............. 0.183............-0.001 ........... -0.546 ...............0.182 .............. 0.181...................0.182 ...................36,400,000.........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 190,985 ........... 33,409........................7 ............0.175 ........... 0.175............0.174 ............0.175 ............. 0.176 ............-0.001 ........... -0.568 ...............0.174 .............. 0.170................... 0.174 ................... 21,857,143 .........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 346,441 ........... 60,627........................4 ............0.175 ........... 0.175............0.175 ............0.175 ............. 0.176 ............-0.001 ........... -0.568 ...............0.175 .............. 0.172................... 0.175 ................. 252,252,000 .......0.100

OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE ......................................................... 9,000 ............... 1,100........................2 ............0.123 ........... 0.123 ...........0.122 ........... 0.122 ............. 0.123............-0.001 ........... -0.813................0.122 ..............0.122...................0.123 ................... 37,913,323 .........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 200,245 ........... 42,702........................7 ............0.213 ........... 0.214 ...........0.213 ........... 0.213 ............. 0.215............-0.002 ........... -0.930 ...............0.213 .............. 0.213...................0.214 ..................152,168,550 ........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 345,164 ........... 29,367......................15 ........... 0.086 ........... 0.086 ...........0.084........... 0.085 .............0.086 ...........-0.001 ............-1.163 ................0.085 ..............0.085...................0.086...................24,648,354.........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 106,000 ............ 17,685........................9 ............0.165 ........... 0.169 ...........0.165 ............0.167 ............. 0.169............-0.002 ............-1.183 ................0.169 .............. 0.166...................0.169 ................... 48,538,721 .........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ...................................... 12,975 ............ 24,782........................3 ............1.910 ........... 1.910............ 1.910 ............1.910 .............1.940 ...........-0.030 ........... -1.546................1.910 ............. 0.000................... 1.910 ..................171,327,000 ........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ............ 70,000 ...............7,980......................11 ............0.115 ........... 0.115 ............ 0.113 ............0.114 ............. 0.116 ............-0.002 ............-1.724 ................ 0.113 ...............0.113................... 0.114 ...................10,260,000 .........0.100

OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................ 206,000 ........... 20,636........................7 ............0.101 ........... 0.101............0.100 ........... 0.100 ............. 0.103............-0.003 ........... -2.913 ...............0.100 ..............0.098...................0.100.................. 20,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ............ 20,520 ............... 2,155........................3 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.105 ........... 0.105 ............. 0.110 ............-0.005 ........... -4.545 ...............0.105 ..............0.103...................0.105 ................... 12,796,875 .........0.100

OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ................................. 91,100 .............29,516........................9 ........... 0.326 ........... 0.326 ...........0.322........... 0.324 .............0.342 ...........-0.018 ........... -5.263 ...............0.322..............0.308...................0.324 ..................95,973,233 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 6,681,377 .. 2,486,953...................390 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......32........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001897 ............MAJAN COLLEGE ............................................................. 500 ..................260........................ 1 ........... 0.520 ...........0.520 ...........0.520........... 0.520 .............0.520 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.520..............0.522...................0.572...................15,600,000 .........0.100

OM0000002580 ...........OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. HOLDING......................... 300 .....................52........................3 ............0.172 ........... 0.175............0.172 ........... 0.186 ............. 0.186............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.175 .............. 0.175...................0.179 ...................13,020,000 .........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 230,769 ............35,075......................15 ............0.151 ........... 0.152 ........... 0.151 ............0.152 ............. 0.152............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.152 .............. 0.152...................0.153 ..................222,315,422........0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK................................................ 65,194 ...............4,694........................5 ........... 0.072 ........... 0.072 ...........0.072........... 0.072 .............0.073 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.370................0.072 ..............0.072...................0.073...................72,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING .....................................39,500 .............14,381......................11 ........... 0.364 ........... 0.366 ...........0.364........... 0.364 .............0.370 ...........-0.006 ........... -1.622 ...............0.364..............0.362...................0.364 ...................2,184,000 ..........1.000

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................10,500 .................. 609........................3 ........... 0.058 ........... 0.058 ...........0.058 ........... 0.058 .............0.059 ...........-0.001 ............-1.695 ................0.058 ..............0.057...................0.059.................... 7,250,000 ..........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 928,562 ............70,768..................... 39 ........... 0.077 ........... 0.078 ...........0.075 ........... 0.076 .............0.078 ...........-0.002 ........... -2.564 ...............0.075 ..............0.075...................0.076..................114,000,000........0.100

OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING....................................32,235 ............... 2,779........................6 ........... 0.086 ........... 0.087 ...........0.086........... 0.086 .............0.090 ...........-0.004 ........... -4.444 ...............0.087 ..............0.086...................0.087.................... 6,467,888 ..........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,307,560 .......128,619..................... 83 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 8........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000004602 ...........BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ........................ 25,157 ...............2,854........................2 ............0.111 ........... 0.115 ............ 0.111 ............0.113 ............. 0.111 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.802 ................ 0.115 .............. 0.112................... 0.115 ...................34,210,650 .........0.100

OM0000004867 ...........BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 ..............................................9,657 .................. 966........................ 1 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.100 ...........0.100 ........... 0.100 .............0.102 ...........-0.002 ............-1.961 ................0.100 ..............0.100...................0.105 ...................31,964,268 .........0.100

OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ..................... 13,853 ............... 1,274........................ 1 ........... 0.092 ........... 0.092 ...........0.092........... 0.092 .............0.095 ...........-0.003 ............-3.158................0.092..............0.092...................0.100...................29,822,868 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: ....................................................................................48,667 ...............5,095........................4 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 3........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................ 5,916.74 ............... 5,899.61 ....................5,899.61 ................... 5,915.43 ................ -15.82 .................. -0.27Financial Index ..................................... 7,267.63 ...............7,229.99 ................... 7,230.04 ....................7,267.63 ................ -37.59 .................. -0.52Industrial Index ................................... 7,282.60 ...............7,229.84 ................... 7,229.84 ...................7,280.42 ................-50.58 .................. -0.69Services Index .......................................3,275.14 .............. 3,266.56 ...................3,268.82 ...................3,269.36 .................. -0.54 .................. -0.02MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 910.65 .................. 906.11 ....................... 906.11 .......................910.65 ..................-4.54 .................. -0.50

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded8,037,604 .................... 2,620,666 .....................477 ............... 14,700,608,168 .................. 6 ..................... 20 .................... 17 .........................43

MSM index ends lower

MUSCAT: Weakness in select blue chips weighed on the MSM 30 Index, which closed at 5,899.61 points, down by 0.27 per cent. The Sharia Index declined by 0.50 per cent to close at 906.11 points.

Port Services was the most active in terms of volume, while Bank Muscat led in terms of turnover. The top gainer was Port Services, which gained 3.75 per cent while Monday’s top loser, Al Anwar Ceramics was down 5.26 per cent.

As many as 477 trades were executed on Monday, generating turnover of OMR2.6 million with eight million shares changing hands. Out of 43 traded securi-ties, six advanced, 20 declined and 17 remained unchanged. For-eign investors were net sellers to the tune of OMR604,000 worth of shares, while Omani investors were net buyers at OMR430,000 followed by GCC and Arab inves-tors, who bought shares amount-ing to OMR173,000.

Financial Index retreated 0.52 per cent to fi nish at 7,230.04 points. Al Madina Investments, up 1.47 per cent, was the only sector gainer. Oman & Emirates Holding, Global Financial Invest-ment, Bank Nizwa, Al Sharqia Investments and Al Izz Bank de-clined by 4.55 per cent, 2.91 per cent, 2.56 per cent, 1.72 per cent and 1.37 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index fell by 0.69 per cent to close at 7,229.84 points. Voltamp Energy gained 0.92 per cent to close at OMR0.440. Al An-war Ceramics, Al Hassan Engi-neering, Oman Fisheries, Oman Textiles and Oman Cables de-clined by 5.26 per cent, 4.44 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.62 per cent and 1.55 per cent, respectively.

Services Index ended the ses-sion at 3,268.82 points, down marginally by 0.02 per cent. Port Services, OoredooOman and Al Batinah Power gained by 3.75 per cent, 0.52 per cent and 0.47 per

cent, respectively. Renaissance Services, Al Suwadi Power and OIFC declined by 1.18 per cent, 0.93 per cent and 0.55 per cent, respectively.

Emerging stocks drop Emerging-market stocks fell and a gauge of currencies weakened to a fi ve-week low as specula-tion that the United States will increase interest rates as soon as next month curbed demand for riskier assets. Shanghai shares climbed to a 11-week high.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slid 0.8 per cent to 845.44 in London, set for a one-month low. Indonesian equities tumbled 1.6 per cent. Malaysia’s ringgit and South Korea’s won sank 1.3 per cent. Russia’s rouble halted a two-day drop.

The Shanghai Composite In-dex rose 1.6 per cent as the gov-ernment’s plan to resume initial public off erings by year-end boosted brokerages and banks, while Chinese bonds slumped.

Odds that the United States Federal Reserve will increase borrowing costs at its December meeting rose to 68 per cent on Friday, up from 56 per cent on Thursday, after the US reported the biggest monthly surge in pay-rolls this year. Higher US rates are expected to attract money away from developing markets as the dollar strengthens.

“It seems the Fed really has to raise rates by December after that strong US job data,” said Christo-pher Wong, a Singapore-based senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management. “This might put emerging-mar-ket assets under pressure.” He said he will focus on buying com-panies with strong fundamentals for the long term.

The MSCI World Index has lost 0.2 per cent and is valued at a multiple of 16.1.

– United Securities/Bloomberg News

The top gainer was Port Services, which

gained 3.75 per cent, while the top loser, Al

Anwar, was down by 5.26 per cent

Sensex falls; rupee tumbles MUMBAI: India's BSE Sensex, which plunged by 600 points in a knee jerk reaction to the BJP’s Bi-har loss in early trade, recovered some ground but still settled 144 points down at 26,121 as India’s fi nance minister Arun Jaitley’s remarks on reforms and Fitch’s on the country’s economic out-look soothed some nerves.

Weakness in the rupee, which slipped by more than 65 paise against the dollar, also kept the market mood cautious.

Shares commenced in the red on major sell-off following the BJP-led NDA’s defeat in Bihar assembly polls, but revival of buy-ing after Fitch said the verdict is unlikely to have any major im-plications on the economic front helped recovery.

The fi nance minister sought to separate the rout in Bihar from economic reforms and said that “structural reforms will con-tinue”. Positive statements on election result from fi nancial ser-vices majors including Citigroup, Nomura and Bank of America Merrill Lynch also helped dissi-

pate some fears. Falling for a fourth day, the

30-share index after dipping be-low the crucial 26,000-level in opening trade to touch a low of 25,656.90 staged a comeback and closed 143.84 points or 0.55 per cent down at 26,121.40.

The gauge had lost 469.19 points in four trading sessions. Shares of Sun Pharma emerged as the top loser among Sensex constituents by tumbling 5.82 per cent after the fi rm reported a 46 per cent dip in consolidated net profi t.

The Nifty NSE, which slipped below the 7,800-level at the outset and hit a low of 7,771.70, bounced back at a rapid pace to touch ses-sion’s high of 7,937.75 and con-cluded 39.10 points, or 0.49 per cent down at 7,915.20.

“Market was volatile with a negative bias as the Bihar election results infl uenced the sentiments of investors,” said Vinod Nair, Head-Fundamental Research at Geojit BNP Paribas.

In overseas market, Asian stocks ended mixed after robust US jobs data bolstered expecta-

tions of a US Federal Reserve rate hike at its next momentary policy review in December.

Rupee loses 68 paiseThe rupee tumbled by 68 paise to close at nearly 8-week low at 66.44 against the American currency on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers amidst sharp fall in equity market.

The rupee resumed lower at 66.41 per dollar as against the last weekend’s level of 65.76 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and dropped further to 66.50 per dollar before fi nishing at nearly 8-week low at 66.44 per dollar, showing a loss of 68 paise or 1.03 per cent.

The domestic currency had last ended at 66.46 on September 16. The rupee has lost 95 paise or 1.44 per cent in three trading days. It hovered in the range of 66.50 to 66.31 during the day.

The dollar index was trading lower by 0.26 per cent against a basket of six currencies in the late afternoon trade. - PTI

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Attractive offers to end soon on Toyota Camry

MUSCAT: The athletic, luxuri-ous and intelligent 2016 Camry is packed with a host of exciting features, giving its owners a lot to cheer about!

However, those who wish to own this wonderful sedan need to hurry to make the most of the cur-rent 'Festival of Joy' off er, since it is ending soon, says a press release.

“Camry fans should note that after November 12, the 2016YM & 2015YM Camry of 2015 Produc-tion will not be available with Fes-tival of Joy benefi ts,” reminded the spokesperson. “Hence they might miss out on the off er benefi ts that include a service package of three years/30,000km (whichever is earlier) covering three services at 10,000km service interval for pet-rol models based on normal oper-ating conditions. Also, the compre-hensive one year insurance (Oman only) that would be given (to the extent applicable for private vehi-cles). In addition to the above cus-tomers will also get registration for the fi rst year. (These benefi ts are applicable for all purchases except those made by government organisations and ministries."

Those who love the Camry will defi nitely feel exhilarated by the

fact that the 'Festival of Joy' off er makes their favourite Toyota even more rewarding to own.

The new Camry looks good and feels even better. Its aggressive front grille and bumper makes it stand apart from the crowd. Its new headlamps and elegant day-time running lights exude style like never before. The rear is equally impressive, with new combination lamps and bumper giving it a more sporty appearance.

The stylish new design 17” alloy wheels on the new Camry further accentuate the distinctive looks. Its elegant interior is adorned with new black wood grain fi nish. The newly designed steering wheel is equipped with audio and Blue-tooth controls.

There is a sophisticated new auto light control system and now even the base grade comes equipped with cruise control.

Depending on the model grade, the Camry off ers a new 7” SD card type navigation system. The premium materials build into an overall richer, roomier feel. The high-quality upholstery is me-ticulously crafted, enhancing the Camry’s upmarket appeal. The centre stack shows off a hi-tech,

upscale look that more smoothly integrates with the console. The centre console plays a larger role than ever in modern cars, accom-modating all manner of personal items as well as presenting multi-media functions. The Camry’s console tray off ers more storage and a convenient power source in the storage box.

The new Camry has a rigid body structure, enhanced aerodynam-ics and off ers the quietest ride ever. The upscale interior, and advanced instrumentation with intuitive controls help keep the driver safely focused on the road. This may be the best-handling and most comfortable-riding Camry ever. Beneath the bolder body lines the Camry’s body structure has been bolstered with additional spot welds to enhance rigidity.

Refi ned suspension systems in all models put an edge on handling agility while taking the edge off bumps. In the areas of performance and safety, the Camry delivers out-standing power coupled with su-perb effi ciency.

The key attributes include a 2.5L Dual VVT-i Engine delivering 181HP and 6-speed multi-mode transmission. Safety enhance-

ments in the Camry include vehicle stability control, traction control, ABS, EBD, engine immobiliser, braking assist system, back view monitor with rear parking sensors, which facilitates easy parking and airbags that include the front side and curtain airbags.

According to a renowned auto-motive blogger, the appeal of the Camry is in its quality.

“The Camry builds on the ration-al values of ‘Quality, Durability and Reliability’ with strong model ap-peal, superior interior and exterior quality and the top level of equip-ment and safety.”

Those who have experienced the Camry may not be surprised to know that it is one of the top-sell-ing cars across the globe for more than a decade.

The new 2016 Camry is on dis-play at Toyota showroom. Cus-tomers are welcome to visit the showrooms to get a fi rst-hand feel.

The vehicle specifi cations may change without prior notice. Pic-tures and colours shown may dif-fer from actual specifi cations of the vehicles. For further details and to ascertain availability of stocks, please visit your nearest Toyota showroom.

Those who love the

Camry will defi nitely

feel exhilarated by

the fact that the

'Festival of Joy' off er

makes their favourite

Toyota even more

rewarding to own

Veteran cardiologist joins Badr Al SamaaMUSCAT: Dr Abdul Salam B., MBBS, MD (Gen. Med.), DM (Cardiology) joined Badr Al Sa-maa, Al Khuwair as a specialist in cardiology.

He completed his MBBS in 1990 from Government Medical College Alappuzha, Kerala, India and pursued his MD (General Medicine) from the same college. He joined Kerala Government Health Services Department and worked as specialist in cardiol-ogy from 2003 to 2010 at Govern-ment District Hospital Kollam, Kerala, India.

In 2010, he joined Government Medical College Trivandrum, Kerala, India and took training in Interventional Cardiology-Coro-nary Angiogram, Primary PTCA, CTO Angioplasty, Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, Pulmonary Valvu-loplasty and Aortic Valvuloplasty and device closure of PDA, ASD, and VSD.

In addition he had undergone training for permanent pacemak-er implantation, electrophysiol-ogy and radio frequency ablation

of AVNRT, atrial fi brillation and ventricular arrhythmias.

He is also experienced in Car-diac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D) and in Trans Thoracic Echo Trans oesophyngeal ECHO and TMT.

In addition, he has experience in all paediatric cardiac emergen-cies and has undergone training at Paediatric Cardiology depart-ment at Amrita Institute of Med-ical Science, Cochin. He has pre-sented many papers at National CSI conference and conducted research in diastolic heart failure study at Sree Chithra Thirumal Institute of Medical Sciences Trivandrum in 2012-2013.

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Ooredoo CCEO wins Al Mar'a Corporate Excellence awardMUSCAT: Amaal Al Lawati, chief customer experience offi cer (CCEO) at Ooredoo, received an award for ‘Corporate Excellence’ during the fi fth annual Al Mar’a Excellence Awards held recently at the InterContinental Hotel Muscat, for her accomplishments as a senior leader in the company.

A member of the Ooredoo family for over a decade, Amaal grew rapidly within the compa-ny and held a number of key po-sitions before being promoted to chief customer experience officer in July.

With over 20 years of ex-perience in Oman’s telecom and banking sectors, she has successfully overseen the ex-pansion of Ooredoo’s award-winning contact centre and cus-tomer experience division, says a press release.

Ooredoo continues to support home-grown talent through a vari-ety of professional training work-shops, personal development pro-grammes and a dynamic approach

that inspires them to excel. The Al Mar’a Excellence

Awards are designed to inspire and recognise Omani women who distinguish themselves as innovators, leaders, and visionar-ies in their respective businesses and communities.

R E C O G N I T I O N

With over 20 years of

experience in Oman’s

telecom and banking

sectors, Amaal Al Lawati

has successfully overseen

the expansion of Ooredoo’s

award-winning contact

centre and customer

experience division

Haya Water participates in 3rd Omani Dates FestivalMUSCAT: Oman Wastewater Services Company (Haya Water) participated in the 3rd Dates Fes-tival which was inaugurated re-cently in Nizwa.

Sixty participants including farmers, dates factory owners and other dates establishments presented various types of best quality dates that grow all around Oman. Haya Water, being the main sponsor, seeks to encourage diff er-ent dates industries and contrib-utes in the development of these establishments. Moreover, Haya Water supports diff erent Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Public Au-thority for Small and Medium Enterprises (PASME) aims, from conducting such exhibitions, to

market and promote this category of companies and establishments in order to contribute in the devel-opment of the country’s economy and to promote the date industries in the Sultanate. In addition, such exhibitions will help these enter-prises to promote their products in local and international markets. PASME also aims to provide the consumers with a variety of diff er-ent types of Omani dates and asso-ciated products.

It is worth mentioning that the exhibition includes a daily auction for dates, a corner for craft indus-tries, another corner for children and an exhibition for photography. In addition, there are sections for government organisations includ-ing a section for Ministry of Ag-riculture and Fisheries and some

small and medium enterprises.On this occasion, Eng. Hussein

Abdul Hussain, CEO of Haya Wa-ter, said: “Haya Water appreciates the role of the Ministry of Agricul-ture and Fisheries, and PASME to encourage the staff working in fi eld of the Omani dates produc-

tion, manufacturing and market-ing and to promote these SME’s in an orderly fashion way. Such pro-motion will help these enterprises to compete in the local, Gulf, re-gional and international markets. For these reasons, Haya Water was very keen and eager to be one of the

main sponsors of this festival.He added: “Haya Water, since its

establishment, has closely cooper-ated with farmers and producers of Omani dates by providing them with its compost product “Kala” which won the trust of farmers throughout the Sultanate. Kala is distinguished by the organic nu-trients formula and its success in growing palm trees, fruits and other plants. We have utilised our participation this year to present and defi ne Haya Water activities and to promote the Kala compost among farmers and dates produc-ers. In addition, Haya Water is currently working together with some government institutions to encourage governmental and pri-vate establishments as well as in-dividuals to reduce the use of fresh

ground water.”Eng. Saleh bin Mohammed Al

Abri, director general of the Agri-cultural Development and chair-man of the organising committee of the festival said: “This festival highlights facts and fi gures about palm trees, the projects and re-search and development studies carried out by the ministry for the development of palm growth, the projects and investment and pro-motional studies on Omani dates. Palm trees are considered to be the most popular and widespread trees around the Sultanate. The palm trees cultivation is consid-ered a national treasure that af-fects the lives of citizens in direct and indirect ways. Therefore we believe it is very important to take care of this tree.”

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All-new 2016 Nissan Maxima ‘set to reinvent large sedan segment’

MUSCAT: Suhail Bahwan Auto-mobiles, the exclusive distributors of Nissan vehicles in Oman, un-veiled the all-new game-changing Nissan Maxima 2016. The com-pletely redesigned 8th generation model is the sportiest most power-ful Maxima ever.

The all-new Nissan Maxima 2016 was launched amidst me-dia guests and top SBA offi cials at its state-of-the-art showroom in Muscat, says a press release.

The Maxima is set to re-defi ne its segment as it brings head turn-ing design, enhanced performance and state-of-the-art technology to Middle East customers.

Together, these attributes make the new Nissan Maxima a unique combination of sports car style with premium elegance.

The all-new 2016 Maxima is a modern and charismatic vehicle over-delivering on the fundamen-tals earned over eight generations for quality, reliability and class-above in innovation, safety fea-tures, dynamic performance and premium styling.

A senior offi cial from Suhail Bahwan Group commented: “The dramatically styled all-new Nis-san Maxima 2016, created by driv-ing enthusiasts for driving enthu-siasts, looks like nothing else on the road today – and drives like nothing in the segment. It not only resets Nissan Maxima’s iconic ‘4-Door Sports Car’ positioning but also sets a new standard for style, performance and technology in the large sedan segment. The new Nissan Maxima reinvents what

has been essentially a conserva-tive segment. It raises the bar in-credibly high in class-leading de-sign, fuel effi ciency, performance and technology. The market hasn’t seen anything as exciting as this within this segment.”

AuraNissan Maxima’s styling show-cases Nissan’s new design lan-guage - including V-Motion front end, signature boomerang lights, kick-up C-pillars and unique fl oating roof appearance. Inside, the Nissan Maxima’s premium class-above, bespoke interior is anchored by a driver’s cockpit that rivals luxury vehicles.

The new vehicle was developed under the inspiration of the Blue Angels at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola – Florida, United States. It holds a specifi c style inspired by the ‘jet fi ghter’ styling theme and ergonomic layout.

The futuristic appearance is fi nished with large dual exhaust chrome tailpipe fi nishers and 18-inch machined aluminium-alloy wheels. The Nissan Maxima SR adds 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels that use a unique diamond-cut machined fi nish.

The Nissan Maxima’s totally re-designed interior is anchored by a “command centre” driver’s cock-pit and a premium bespoke style

crafted execution. The console also features luxurious padding on the sides with contrasted stitch-ing. A new Display Commander control on the console allows fi n-gertip control of the center display as befi tting a premium sport sedan.

The Nissan Maxima’s interior execution was a strong focus from the onset of development, with the goal of off ering an interior that truly rivals luxury vehicles. It off ers genuine stitching on the instrument panel, doors and con-sole, available ambient lighting, available premium leather seating surfaces with diamond-quilted in-serts, unique faceted fi nishers and a sporty D-shaped (fl at-bottom) steering wheel.

The all-new Nissan Maxima 2016’s comfort is inspired by Nis-san’s ‘Zero Gravity Seats’ design with added foam topper pad for initial softness and long-term comfort that consists of acoustic laminated glass (windshield and front side glass), and Active Noise Cancellation System for a quieter cabin. As with the exterior, inte-rior colours were carefully consid-ered to fi t with Maxima’s exclusive sports-premium personality.

PerformanceIn a number of aspects the Nis-san Maxima’s performance sub-stantially eclipses market perfor-

mance and is on a par with many sports cars, moving it closer to its big brother - the Nissan GT-R.

The Nissan Maxima’s 3.5-litre VQ-series V6 has been redesigned with more than 60 percent new parts (compared to the previous generation 3.5-litre V6). With 300 horsepower, the Nissan Maxima has a high specifi c output of 85.7 horsepower/litre. The revised en-gine helps it achieve an anticipat-ed 15 per cent increase in highway fuel economy to an EPA estimated 30 miles per gallon.

Complementing the revised powerplant is a new, perfor-mance-oriented Xtronic trans-mission featuring a wider ratio range, which allows for stronger acceleration from a standing start and an all-new D-Step shifting logic that provides rapid shifts at high throttle openings.

TechnologyThe Nissan Maxima’s next-gen-eration premium-level technol-ogy features include an 8.0-inch color display features multi-touch control for intuitive smartphone-like gestures such as swiping and

pinch-to-zoom. The system is paired with a

standard 7.0-inch Advanced Drive Assist Display (ADAD) within the instrument cluster.

The vehicle boasts an exten-sive range of safety, security and driving aids, including Predic-tive Forward Collision Warning, Intelligent Cruise Control, For-ward Emergency Braking, Rear Cross Traffi c Alert and Blind Spot Warning. The Nissan Maxima also off ers an available Driver Atten-tion Alert system which monitors steering input patterns to estab-lish a baseline and helps alert the driver when drowsy or inattentive driving is detected (only on Nissan Maxima SR grade).

Convenience features befi tting a luxury vehicle are part of the Nissan Maxima’s suite of avail-able equipment. Many of these features are not even off ered on many luxury nameplates and are found standard on most of Nissan Maxima grades.

These include a power tilt/tel-escoping steering wheel with an ‘Easy Entry’ system, Around View Monitor, Remote Start via Key Fob

and a power rear sunshade.Nissan’s commitment to the

highest standards and best value in total cost of maintenance is steady and to the fore with the all-new Nissan Maxima 2016. Ni-ssan’s safety rating and commit-ment to keep total cost of main-tenance very competitive across the Middle East will bolster sales substantially over the coming years. Additionally a host of fac-tors contribute to the Nissan Max-ima’s lower running costs such as greater fuel effi ciency, new tech-nologies, build quality, durability and safety.

SBA perspective Suhail Bahwan Automobiles over the years have institutionalised robust systems and people pro-cesses to continuously monitor and measure customer satisfac-tion levels at point of sale and ve-hicle service. This is done through periodic surveys with customers, analysing key consideration fac-tors for improving customer sat-isfaction and implementing them. Good reliable customer service has helped SBA to build a loyal following thus ensuring addition-al revenue streams and enhanced its reputation in Oman.

Reliability For every customer purchasing a Nissan vehicle, it is the begin-ning of a fulfi lling experience as Nissan’s top class after sales ser-vice makes sure every customer is happy and satisfi ed. Nissan’s after sales service provider for all Nissan cars in Oman ensures cus-tomers get the advantage of fac-tory trained expertise and genuine Nissan replacement parts always. Customers can expect reliability and assistance, which will help re-tain Nissan’s performance and re-sale value for years to come.

The all-new 2016

Maxima is a modern

and charismatic

vehicle over-

delivering on the

fundamentals

earned over eight

generations for

quality, reliability

and class-above in

innovation, safety

features, dynamic

performance and

premium styling

The dramatically styled all-new Nissan Maxima 2016,

created by driving enthusiasts for driving enthusiasts,

looks like nothing else on the road today – and drives

like nothing in the segment

Senior official, Suhail Bahwan Group


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All-new Sonata named ‘best mid-sized sedan’

MUSCAT: Hyundai’s all-new So-nata has received the Middle East Car of the Year Award in the best mid-sized sedan category.

This was the second regional award win for the model in the past four months, with Saudi Auto hailing the model as their car of the year in August, says a press release.

Taking place at Raffl es Hotel Dubai, the Middle East Car of the Year Award (Mecoty) is in its second year and is fast becoming one of the most prestigious, with each category judged by 12 highly regarded automotive journalists from across the Middle East.

Collectively, the judging panel is made up of some of the most sea-soned automotive journalists in the region.

Their opinions are the most sought after in the Middle East, thus making it the most unbiased, credible and prestigious award of its kind.

Commenting on the recognition of the all-new Sonata, Jin (James) Kim vice president and head of operations for Hyundai Africa and Middle East, said: “Our suc-cess in the 2015 Mecoty Awards is a direct result of the company’s dedication to building vehicles of superior quality to its competi-tors, in line with our ‘Modern Pre-mium’ brand direction.

“The all-new Sonata is one of our bestselling Middle East mod-

els with 28,500 units sold in 2014 alone. Therefore, we are honoured that it has been recognised and we believe that it will instil confi dence in our customers in the quality of Hyundai models in the market.”

The seventh generation model off ers a more refi ned look than its predecessor, through a new Flu-idic Sculpture design language, stiff er body structure, enhanced ride and handling, reduced noise, vibration and harshness and more convenience features.

No longer reserved for luxury cars, advanced safety technolo-gies such as front and rear parking assist, blind spot detection, rear cross traffi c alert and smart cruise control are all available in this mid-size sedan.

Furthermore, the Sonata’s smart trunk gives owners a con-venient, hands-free way to open the trunk, while keeping both feet fi rmly planted on the ground; put-ting items away is easier and more convenient. The owner simply needs to approach the Sonata’s trunk with the key fob in a purse

or pocket and wait three sec-onds. The trunk will automati-cally open, making it easy to place items inside when hands are full. Sonata truly democratises the premium design and convenient technology of the Genesis sedan for the mid-size class.

The verdict of Mecoty judges builds on the All-New Sonata success story.

In 2015 alone, the model has been recognised internationally as the 2016 Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal, the In-surance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) 2015 Top Safety Pick+ award as being one of the safest models when collisions oc-cur and it received the top mark in the mid-size sedan category in AutoPacifi c’s 19th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards for its out-standing quality.

Moreover, the accolades don’t stop there with world renowned family magazine Edmonds naming the model as one of the best fam-ily cars, thanks to its roomy cabin space and intuitive technology.

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MUSCAT: The Australian Coun-cil on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has awarded the ACHS International Medal 2015 to Dr Mohammed Sahadulla, chair-man of Kims Group from Kerala, India, in recognition of his ‘out-standing contribution at an inter-national level to improving qual-ity and safety in health services’.

“Dr Sahadulla is highly respect-ed in India as a leader in estab-lishing and developing hospital quality standards and making a substantial diff erence at a local, regional and international level,” said Karen Linegar, adjunct asso-ciate professor, president, ACHS.

“The ACHS International Medal acknowledges an individ-ual who has made an outstanding contribution to the area of qual-ity and safety, and one that also furthers the work and profi le of ACHS internationally. Through his commitment to quality im-provement, Dr Sahadulla is a very worthy recipient of this award.”

“He has been a strong driver of improvement in quality stand-ards and as the owner of Kims Group (which has six hospitals in India, as well as three in the Middle East, and fi ve polyclinics throughout the Arabian Gulf re-gion) has had a major impact over the last decade. He has been a quality pioneer throughout India

and the Middle East, with a focus on good clinical practices to en-sure patient safety.”

Linegar added: “His philoso-phy about quality is at the core of all Kims decisions. Dr Saha-dulla has been a strong force for change in India and the Middle East, making Kims a role model for other hospitals. He encour-ages Kims staff to exceed the minimum standards and treat patients as we ourselves would wish to be treated.”

Furthermore, to ensure patient safety, all Kims employees must attend mandatory orientation activities. Regular audits are per-formed on clinical outcomes and are published for staff .

Kims has also published two internal academic journals to encourage academic and patient safety activities.

“Dr Sahadulla has a strong re-cord as an advocate for quality and safety and we are delighted to give him the ACHS International Medal 2015,” he added.

“We are very proud of Dr Saha-dulla’s achievements and gaining the ACHS International Medal of 2015, coming as a well-deserved recognition to the distinctive di-rectives he leads in all levels of the Kims hospitals operations,” said Dr Hussam Akoum, chief op-erating offi cer of KOH.

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Triple win for Mercedes-AMG

DUBAI: In a demonstration of all-around performance Mercedes-AMG has garnered three awards at the 2015 Middle East Car of the Year (Mecoty) awards, held at the Raffl es Hotel in Dubai recently.

Mercedes-AMG’s CLA 45 was awarded for the ‘Best Compact Executive Performance’ while the GT S claimed the title of ‘Best Pre-mium Performance Coupe’ and S 63 Coupé ‘Grand Tourer’, says a press release.

The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, the Mercedes-AMG GT S and the Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupé are all defi nitive representatives of the AMG’s driving performance brand claim, embodying driving perfor-mance like no other vehicles in their segments.

Commenting on the three awards Dirk Fetzer, director, Sales and Marketing at Daimler Middle East & Levant, said: “To receive three awards at the Middle East Car of the Year awards is a true honour for Mercedes-Benz and affi rms our leadership position in the luxury automotive segment but at the same time also our clear leadership with AMG in the high performance segment. We are delighted to see that our S-Class model – now as coupé - continues to win for the second consecutive year. This is a demonstration of its leading position in the premier luxury segment. Like no other trademark in the automotive sec-tor, the Mercedes star stands for an unparalleled combination of

fascination, perfection and re-sponsibility - The best or nothing.”

Models included in the Mecoty categories underwent a stringent review process over a seven month period by a select panel of judges across the Middle East region. This makes Mecoty one of the most independent recognitions for car manufacturers.

Criteria on which entries were evaluated included: Design & Qual-ity (exterior & interior), Emotional Appeal and Driver Satisfaction, Handling and Drivability, Value for Money (new purchase and re-sale), Safety & Durability, Comfort & Practicality, Performance & Ca-pability, Environmental Friendly, Technological Innovation and Re-gional Appeal.

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MUSCAT: The National Business Centre (NBC) and Sharakah inked a Memo-randum of Understanding to support Sharakah Forum set to take place in Barr Al Jissah Resort on December 14-15. The agreement was signed by Malak Al Shaibani, director general, NBC and Abdullah Al Jufaili, general manager, Sharakah.

Commenting on this Al Shaibani said: “NBC and Sharakah have a shared vi-sion to support the develop-ment of SMEs in Oman. This is one of many other initia-tives that we have partnered with them. We are delighted that Sharakah is looking at media and its impact on the SME sector. We believe that there is a lot to learn from best practices across the region and it will also be a good platform to showcase successful local SMEs in the media sector. ”

Al Jufaili said: “NBC has al-ways been a supportive part-ner in many initiatives and we are delighted that they are on board for this as well. Indeed, Sharakah Forum will focus on 4 media channels namely print media, broad-cast media, digital media and social media. We have invited local and regional speakers to address the topic.”

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MUSCAT: Reliable International Automotive, the distributor for Kia in Oman is providing a re-warding ownership experience for customers. The brand new Kia is now much easier to own as it comes with benefi ts, which are available till December 24, says a press release.

“It is now easier than ever to own a brand new Kia,” exclaims a customer at the Kia showroom.

The reason for the custom-er’s excitement was explained by a salesperson. “Now you can choose any one of the two op-tions. In the fi rst option, the cash gift amount varies from OMR600 to OMR1,700 depending on the model variant and model year.

And it can be used as part of down payment. In the second option, the customer can choose to get insurance for one year (comprehensive - Oman only) on all models except Kia Quoris and K4000. In addition to this you can opt for one year insur-ance and up to 100,000km / fi ve years service. Service benefi t of 60 months/100,000km (max. 20 services) whichever is earlier on 14 MY models only. On 15/16MY upto 36 months/60,000km whichever is earlier (max. of 12 services). In Option 2, cash gift amount varies from OMR50 to OMR1,250 depending on the model variant and model year.”

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Ooredoo introduces add-on Internet bandwidth optionsMUSCAT: Setting a new standard for dedicated online connectivity in Oman, Ooredoo business cus-tomers can now enjoy more than double their regular bandwidth with the new Internet Enterprise – Plus option.

The new add-on to the exist-ing Ooredoo Internet Enterprise (OIE), provides customers with their guaranteed minimum band-width in addition to the ability to benefi t from higher Internet speeds when needed at an unmatched price, says a press release.

By opting for Internet Enter-prise – Plus, medium to large busi-nesses can boost their internet speeds to meet their requirements when needs require it. The new options off er a total of 10 addition-al bandwidths that enable busi-nesses to more than double their existing OIE service anywhere from 1Mbps to 34Mbps when the network permits.

Said Al Shanfari, director of

Business Marketing at Ooredoo, said: “Our OIE off ers business users permanent and consist-ent Internet service over Oman’s most advanced fi bre network, de-livering speeds of up to 155Mbps over a dedicated and guaranteed bandwidth; all coupled with state-of-the-art security and excellent aftersales service.

“With that, we noticed that

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“Our goal is to empower busi-nesses with value added services and provide them with the means to continuously grow. This service does just that, it delivers a fi rst of a kind upgrade that allows users to meet both expected and unex-pected changes in demand and requirements without having to worry about costs.”

Launched to meet the chang-ing connectivity and bandwidth demands of its business custom-ers, Ooredoo’s latest innovative off er will provide OIE users with customisable, fast and cost effi -cient Internet. Business custom-ers can easily upgrade their OIE to the ‘Plus’ add-on and fully benefi t from its on-demand services.

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A. SESHAGIRI [email protected]

MUSCAT: In the past few years, the number of participating teams in the Sultanate’s premier hockey tournament — His Maj-esty Cup championship, has been on the decline.

The last two editions attracted just eight and nine teams respec-tively while there was a time when just six teams took part.

However, thanks to the eff orts of the Oman Hockey Association, that trend seems to have been ar-rested as Oman’s hockey govern-ing body prepares to host the 2015 championship.

According to Oman Hockey Association Technical Advisor Mohie Saad Al Zaghlool, the 45th edition of the championship has

attracted ten teams from across the country.

“The competition will be better than last year as this year we have ten teams competing for the win-ners’ trophy,” Mohie said.

Returning to the fold after a gap

of one year are Sohar Club and so are Muscat-based Bausher Club.

“Both Sohar and Bausher have confi rmed their participation,” Mohie added.

Giving further details, he said: “There will be three teams each

from Muscat and Batinah regions. Besides Bausher, the other two from Muscat region are Seeb and Ahli-Sidab.

“From Batinah, we will have Al Salam and Saham besides Sohar.”

While Sohar and Bausher are returning to the championship, one team that played in the last edition but will be missing action this time around are Oman.

Interestingly, as in the past years, all four team from Dhofar region have confi rmed their par-ticipation and they are defending champions Al Nasr, Dohar, Sala-lah and Al Ittihad.

Mohie also informed that the teams will be divided into two groups — Group 1 will consist of Muscat and Batinah teams while Group 2 will comprise Dhofar teams.

The championship draw will be conducted at the at the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) Headquarters in Al Ghubra from 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday and it will be presided over by Saud bin Salim Al Balushi, the undersecretary at the Ministry of Planning and Hu-man Resources.

Poonacha to returnMeanwhile, it is learnt last year’s runners-up Ahli-Sidab are all set to welcome back Indian coach K K Poonacha. Poonacha, who pre-viously coached Oman national team, has led Ahli-Sidab to two His Majesty’s Cup titles.

As in the last edition, Ahli-Sid-ab will also be benefi ting from the services of Indian stars Pradhan Somanna and Deepak Timmanna. Poonacha is also believed to be in talks with another Indian star — Yuvraj Walmiki.

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Tigers clinch seriesDHAKA: Bangladesh wrapped up the three-match One-day International series in Mirpur beating Zimbabwe by 58 runs in the second match on Monday.

Zimbabwe were denied vic-tory as Tigers defended a mod-erate target of 242 runs in the day-night encounter, bowling out Zimbabwe within 183 runs.

Quick sensation Mustafi zur Rahman led the Tigers to vic-tory with a three-wicket haul. All-rounder Nasir Hossain and fast bowler Al Amin Hossain cap-tured two wickets apiece. This series win followed Bangladesh’s victory against mighty sides such as South Africa, India and Paki-stan in recent times. — Agencies

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BIG WICKET: Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper Mushfi qur Rahim, right,

hugs his teammate Nasir Hossain, centre, as they celebrate the

dismissal of Graeme Cremer during the second ODI in Dhaka. – AP/PTI

BANGLADESHT. Iqbal c Chakabva b Panyangara 19I. Kayes c Cremer b Williams 76L. Das c Chakabva b Panyangara 7Mahmudullah c Chakabva b Cremer 4M. Rahim c Jongwe b Cremer 21S. Rahman c Chakabva b Jongwe 33N. Hossain c Ervine b Panyangara 41M. Mortaza c Chibhabha b Muzarabani 13A. Sunny c Ervine b Muzarabani 3A. Hossain not out 1M. Rahman not out 5Extras (b-4, lb-6, nb-1, w-7) 18Total (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 241Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-47, 3-79, 4-127, 5-151, 6-193, 7-231, 8-234, 9-236Bowling: T. Panyangara 10-0-41-3 (w-1), L. Jongwe 8-0-47-1 (w-1), T. Muzarabani 9-0-32-2 (w-1), S. Raza 7-0-33-0 (w-2), G. Cremer 10-0-41-2 (w-1), S. Williams 6-0-37-1 (nb-1 w-1) ZIMBABWEC. Chibhabha b Mortaza 14

R. Chakabva lbw b A. Sunny 1C. Ervine run out (Das) 26S. Williams c Hossain b M. Rahman 14E. Chigumbura c Kayes b A. Hossain 47S. Raza c Kayes b A. Hossain 33M. Waller c Rahim b Hossain 8L. Jongwe b M. Rahman 11G. Cremer st Rahim b Hossain 1T. Panyangara c Mortaza b M. Rahman 4T. Muzarabani not out 1Extras (lb-11, w-12) 23Total (all out, 43.2 overs) 183Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-23, 3-45, 4-78, 5-151, 6-156, 7-175, 8-177, 9-181, 10-183Bowling: M. Rahman 8-0-33-3 (w-3), M. Mortaza 9-1-47-1 (w-6), A. Sunny 9-0-34-1 (w-2), A. Hossain 8-0-22-2 (w-1), N. Hos-sain 9.2-0-36-2Umpires: Aleem Dar, Enamul Haque TV umpire: Anisur Rahman Match referee: Javagal SrinathSeries: Bangladesh win 2-0

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BCCI begins operation clean-up

MUMBAI: Cracking the whip on confl ict of interest in the Board, the BCCI today unveiled a slew of reforms, including the appoint-ment of a retired judge as its om-budsman, as part of its promised clean-up operation.

The Board also decided to trim some of its sub-committees, dropped Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri from the IPL Govern-ing Council and axed Roger Binny from the selection panel to negate the perceived confl ict of interest.

The decisions were taken at the Board’s 86th Annual General Meeting in which former captain Saurav Ganguly was appointed Chairman of the Technical Com-mittee, replacing Anil Kumble.

Besides, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Indore, Pune, Dharamsala and Rajkot were accorded the sta-tus of Test venues.

“Everybody spoke in the meet-ing in favour of a clean and trans-parent Board,” BCCI President Shashank Manohar told reporters after the meeting.

Justice (Retd) A P Shah was named the ombudsman who will now deal with any complaints of confl ict of interest.

“Principally, we have decided on issues regarding confl ict of inter-est. The detailing would be done by legal committee in two months’ time,” he said.

“The Ombudsman appointed by Board is Justice A P Shah who would look into complaints of con-fl ict of interest. The Board has also decided to have people who are professionals. The accounts were passed and the entire AGM report is already on the website,” Mano-

har said detailing the decisions taken at the AGM.

Gagan Khoda and MSK Prasad were named the new members in the selection committee, replacing Rajinder Singh Hans and Binny.

Besides, the BCCI decided to retain Rajeev Shukla as the Chair-man of the IPL Governing Council, which would comprise Jyotira-ditya Scindia, M P Pandove, Ajay Shirke and Ganguly.

“Whatever I had said a month ago, that we would clean up the system and try to run the Board in a transparent fashion, we have done everything we could,” Mano-har said. “To eliminate bias from the decision-making process, we have appointed AP Shah, who is a former chief justice... working committee size would remain but other committees will not have more than 7-8 people,” he added.

The clean-up operation has been triggered by the 2013 IPL spot-fi xing scandal, which was in-vestigated by the Supreme Court-appointed R M Lodha committee.

The apex court-appointed panel had suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years for their offi cials’ in-volvement in the scandal.

Manohar said an auction for two new teams would be held soon.

“For the present, the Board is in-ternally looking into IPL matters, if required we will hire somebody. IMG is paid Rs 28 crore to run IPL, we have spoken to them and told them it’s their responsibility to run the show.

“We are going to have a draft auction as far as the two new teams are concerned and we will allow fi ve players each to them,” Manohar said.

On the removal of Roger Binny as selector, Manohar said the deci-sion would ensure that former all-rounder’s son Stuart does not face criticism for being a selector’s son.

“The perception has to change, there should not be injustice on Stuart Binny, we can’t destroy his career. He can’t be drawing fl ak from media because he is Rog-er Binny’s son, he cannot play,” he explained. - PTI

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Team Director Ravi

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from the selection

panel to negate

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NEW DELHI: Narayanaswami Srinivasan’s tumultuous tenure as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman was cut short on Monday after the powerful Indian board (BCCI) withdrew support for its former president.

BCCI president Shashank Manohar would take over for the remainder of Srinivasan’s tenure until June next year, board secretary Anurag Thakur told reporters in Mumbai.

“The BCCI representative to the ICC will be Shashank Mano-har. Being the board representa-

tive in the ICC, he will take over as the ICC chairman,” Thakur said of a move which will see a media-shy lawyer replace a feisty industrialist at the helm of cricket’s governing body.

Often described as the sport’s most powerful man, former BCCI chief Srinivasan took over as ICC head in June 2014 in controversial circumstances af-ter his son-in-law was indicted in an illegal betting scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Srinivasan’s India Cements company owned the lucra-

tive Twenty20 competition’s Chennai franchise, which many perceived as a clear case of a confl ict of interest.

Since the IPL scandal broke out, BCCI has spent consider-able time being admonished by India’s top court for being lenient in its handling of corrup-tion that plagued the Twenty20 league.

Manohar returned for a sec-ond innings as BCCI president in October and promised to correct the image of the world’s richest cricket board, which is perceived as an effi cient but

opaque body run by offi cials with confl icting interests.

“We’d clean up the system and would try to run this board in the most transparent fashion. We have done at present what-ever we could,” the 58-year-old said after the board’s annual general meeting in Mumbai.

BCCI also dropped former test player Roger Binny from the selection panel as his son Stuart plays for India, primarily in limited overs cricket.

“Perception has to change. There should not be injustice with Stuart Binny also. He is a

deserving player. He should not draw fl ak from media because he is Roger Binny’s son. We can’t destroy his career,” Mano-har said.

In other moves, the Indian board appointed an ombudsman to look into cases of confl ict of interest and approved six new Test match venues.

Regarding a possible series against arch-rivals Pakistan in United Arab Emirates next month, Manohar did not sound too optimistic and said the board would go by whatever the government told them. - Reuters

Loss of support costs Srinivasan ICC post

CRACKDOWN BEGINS: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Shashank Manohar, left, speaks as BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur looks on during a news

conference at the board’s headquarters in Mumbai. – AFP

Pakistan take on England with an eye to improve ODI team rankingsDUBAI: Pakistan will aim to carry the recent Test momentum into the four-match One-Day In-ternational (ODI) series against England as they bid to gain crucial points in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI team rankings.

Eighth-ranked Pakistan cur-rently sit on 88 points as com-pared to sixth-ranked England’s 100 points.

With England, plus seven other top-ranked sides as on September 30, 2017, set to qualify directly for the 2019 World Cup, the only way Pakistan can move up the order is by winning matches against the higher-ranked sides. As such, a 4-0 series win against England will earn Pakistan fi ve points while a 3-1 victory will mean a gain of three points.

It will earn only one point if the series ends in a 2-all draw.

An England series win will mean Pakistan will lose points. If Eng-land sweep the series, like they did in 2012, then Pakistan will drop to 86 points while they will concede one point if England win 3-1.

As far as England is concerned, they can rise to as high as 102 points, but will slip behind Bangla-desh in seventh place by a fraction of a point if they lose 0-4 and Bang-

ladesh win the third ODI against Zimbabwe on Monday. Pakistan’s last series win against England was on home turf in December 2005 when they won 3-2.

In the ODI player rankings, no batsman from either side fea-tures in the top-10. Joe Root is the highest-ranked batsman in 11th position, followed by captain Eoin Morgan (21st) and wicketkeeper

Jos Buttler (23rd).Pakistan’s Mo-hammad Hafeez is 30th while Ahmed Shehzad is 32nd.

AB de Villiers of South Africa is the No.1 ranked batsman while Vi-rat Kohli of India is second.

In the bowling chart, Pakistan’s Mohammed Irfan, in 14th place, is the highest-ranked bowler from either side, followed by Moeen Ali of England (31st) and Wahab Riaz (49th).

Sunil Narine of the West Indies is the top-ranked bowler and is fol-lowed by Mitchell Starc.

Meanwhile, the recently-con-cluded series between Sri Lanka and West Indies has resulted in gains for a number of players.

The 3-0 series win has earned Sri Lanka fi ve points and they are now on 105 points while the West Indies have slipped to 86 after dropping two points. - IANS

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With England, plus seven other top-ranked sides as on

September 30, 2017, set to qualify directly for the 2019

World Cup, the only way Pakistan can move up is by

winning matches against the higher-ranked sides

Indo-Pak series not ruled

out entirely by BCCI

MUMBAI: Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has not yet totally ruled out the series against Pakistan next month even as uncertainty continues on the issue.

Asked if the Board has planned a series in December since the Indian team will not be engaged in that period, BCCI President Shashank Manohar said all would depend on Government’s deci-sion on series against Pakistan.

“Depending on what happens to series against Pakistan, we have to take a call,” Manohar said, leaving the matter for interpreta-tion that series was not yet com-pletely ruled out.

The Indian team fi nishes the Test series against South Africa on December 7 and is scheduled to go to Australia for a limited overs series in January, leaving a small window open for the BCCI to squeeze in another home series.

As per the International Crick-et Council’s Future Tours Pro-gramme, Pakistan were to host India but the vehement protest by Shiv Sena derailed the sched-uled talks between Manohar and PCB chief Shahrayar Khan. “We need government permission to play against Pakistan and Board decision will be as per the govern-ment stand,” Manohar said.

Meanwhile, BCCI approved six new Test centres — Pune, Rajkot, Indore, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Vishakapatnam. Manohar also named the nine cities that would be available for the bidders to buy the two new teams, who would replace suspended Chennai Su-per Kings and Rajasthan Royals, in the next two editions of IPL. The cities named were: Rajkot, Pune, Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Cuttack, Ranchi, Nagpur, Indore and Dharamsala. — PTI

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Now that India have wrapped up the fi rst Test in three

days to go a muscle-fl exing one-up in the four-Test series and now that Virat Kohli has talked about a few issues—such as the need to have the clarity of mind required to play the new, Kohli-Ravi Shastri brand of fearless cricket, which sim-ply is about “just being out there and be sure of what you want to do and execut-ing that without fear”—the team would focus on to improve in the next outings, it’s time to look at the devil who failed to turn up at Mohali that actually did the South Africans in than the barmy spins being put on the morality of creating conditions to the advantage of the home team.

The devil was conspicu-ous by his absence at Moha-li, but it was, curiously, the absence that made South African hearts wearier. The best player of spin in the current South African team is Hashim Amla, and AB de Villiers is someone gifted with incredible skills to make the impossible possi-ble with shots that could cut the distance from despair to hope inspiringly narrow in a couple of minutes.

Both Amla and De Villiers succumbed prematurely in the second innings as they expected the devil to turn up. The ball without revolu-tions bowled by Ravindra Jadeja in the fourth over upset Amla’s middle stump to reduce the tourists to 10 for the loss of three wickets and in the 10th over De Villiers was taken in by a straight ball from Amit Mishra that disrupted his off stump.

The image of the devil lurking in the Mohali dust was a fi gment of South Afri-can imagination, and there were plenty of moments that conveyed the unpleas-ant truth. In the 34th over of the second innings, Stiaan van Zyl kicked up a lot dust as the bat hit the rough de-fending a tossed-up ball, but the next delivery from Amit Mishra saw Van Zyl rock back and punch it through the cover for a devil-defying boundary.

Unfortunately, key South African players experi-enced what Amla dubbed post-match as brain-freezes looking for the devil that

wasn’t. What causes the brain-freeze? Mitchell Johnson running in with the leather in hand at the Gabba or the Waca does that for the Indians. Dale Steyn at Durban, too. R. Ashwin on a slow track in India, for the South Afri-cans, perhaps.

That then is the challenge: South Africa, Australia and England tackling the devil in the Asian dustbowls and the Asians playing fearless cricket on the fast, bouncy pitches abroad.

What pleases us is the South African attitude and approach. A day before the start of play at Mo-hali Faf du Plessis said they wouldn’t be surprised if the wicket was a square turner from day one.

Post-match, Amla was talking about how his bats-men had failed to apply themselves, and not about any poor pitch.

There was a bit of sulking from Dean Edgar, but the South Africans seemed more in the mood to look for ways of dealing with the sit-uation they could expect at the next three Test venues than in the bent to indulge in uselessness pursuits for frivolous excuses.

Surely, they haven’t ar-rived in India to bowl on greentops, have they?

The fi rst thing Kohli did on his arrival at the Mohali stadium was touching the feet of the 73-year-old curator Daljit Singh. You could look at it diff erently: as an act completely in tune with the Indian tradition of showing repect to an elderly person or a clever way to impress upon the old man to get things done to Kohli’s liking.

Either way, it refl ects the smart, canny, brainy ways the new man in charge of Indian cricket wants to get going. For now and for quite some time to come.

The writer is a freelance contribu-tor based in India. All the views and opinions expressed in the arti-cle are solely those of the author and do not refl ect those of Times of Oman

Spin in the time of devil trouble

C O M M E N T A R Y Aussies wrap up victory after McCullum defiance

BRISBANE: Australia were held up by Brendon McCullum but dismissed New Zealand for 295 before lunch on the fi nal day of the fi rst Test on Monday to win by 208 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The hosts had dominated the match since their new-look top or-der racked up 389-2 on the opening day and never looked like losing a fi rst Test at the Gabba since 1988. New Zealand captain McCullum fought a thrilling rearguard with a run-a-ball 80 but once he was con-troversially dismissed the writing was on the wall for the tourists.

Australia made 556-4 declared in their fi rst innings and declared again on 264-4 in their second, limiting New Zealand to 317 in their fi rst knock.

“It’s nice to start the summer off on a high,” said Australia skipper Steve Smith. “I think the boys did a great job from day one ... that really set us up for the Test match. To be one-nil up in a three-match series is pretty crucial.”

Opener David Warner was named Man of the Match for his innings of 163 and 116, the best of several fi ne batting displays from the hosts that formed the bedrock of the victory.

Although New Zealand never looked like reaching their victory target of 504, the prospect of more wet weather and McCullum’s ex-ploits had kept alive their hopes of batting out the day for a draw.

Resuming on 142 for three, Mc-Cullum took the game to Australia and scored a half century off 44 balls, with seven fours and a single straight six taking him to the mile-stone. The aggressive nature of his innings meant the righthander rode his luck at times but while he was fi ring at the crease, there was still a chance.

Ross Taylor (26) and the injured James Neesham (3) were dismissed at the other end but it was the de-

parture of BJ Watling for 14 that precipitated McCullum’s demise. Nathan Lyon’s lbw appeal was con-fi rmed by technology but the use of New Zealand’s fi nal review to check the decision cost McCullum dear in the following over.

Mitchell Marsh forced the bats-man onto the back foot with a low delivery and although umpire Nigel Llong raised his fi nger in response to the appeal for caught behind, television replays suggest-ed there had been no contact with McCullum’s bat.

McCullum called the decision “disappointing” but said it should not detract from a deserved vic-

tory for the hosts. “I thought Australia were outstanding,” he said.”Right from ball one, they put us under a lot of pressure (and) we were always chasing the game.

“We’ll take our medicine, we’ll cop it sweet and move onto Perth.”

The second Test begins in Perth on Friday and the series concludes with the inaugural day/night test in Adelaide.

After McCullum’s dismissal, Doug Bracewell was dismissed lbw for a golden duck and although all-rounder Marsh (2-25) failed to secure the hat-trick, Tim Southee (5) did not last long.

Trent Boult (15) was the fi -

nal batsman to fall, giving quick Mitchell Starc fi gures of 2-69. Off spinner Lyon fi nished with 3-63.

Neesham batted despite a back injury that New Zealand said would rule him out of the rest of the tour, a second blow after pace-man Southee’s irritated disc pre-vented him from bowling in the second innings. — Reuters

The hosts had

dominated the match

since their new-look

top order racked up

389-2 on the opening

day and never looked

like losing a fi rst

Test at the Gabba

since 1988

CRUCIAL WICKET: Australian bowler Mitchell Marsh, left, appeals to claim the wicket of New Zealand

batsman Doug Bracewell, right, during the fi rst Test match against New Zealand in Brisbane. – Reuters

Australia 1st innings: 556 for 4 decl (U. Khawaja 174, D. Warner 163, A. Voges 83no, J. Burns 71) New Zealand 1st innings: 317 (K. Wil-liamson 140; M. Starc 4-57) Australia 2nd innings: 264 for 4 decl (J. Burns 129, D. Warner 116) New Zealand 2nd innings: (Overnight: 142-3; Target: 504 runs) T. Latham lbw b Starc 29M. Guptill c Smith b Lyon 23K. Williamson lbw b Lyon 59R. Taylor c Smith b Hazlewood 26B. McCullum c Smith b M. Marsh 80J. Neesham c Burns b Johnson 3B. Watling lbw b Lyon 14M. Craig not out 26D. Bracewell lbw b M. Marsh 0T. Southee c Nevill b Hazlewood 5T. Boult c Nevill b Starc 15Extras (b-7, lb-5, nb-1, w-2) 15Total (all out, 88.3 overs) 295Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-98, 3-136, 4-165, 5-205, 6-242, 7-243, 8-243, 9-249, 10-295Bowling: M. Starc 20.3-5-69-2 (w-1), M. Johnson 19-6-58-1 (w-1), J. Hazlewood 18-3-68-2, M. Marsh 10-3-25-2 (nb-1) N. Lyon 21-3-63-3Umpires: Richard Illingworth, Nigel Long TV umpire: Sundaram Ravi Match referee: Roshan Mahanama Result: Australia won by 208 runs

S C O R E B O A R D

BRISBANE: Skipper Steve Smith spoke about a new era of Australian cricket before the fi rst Test against New Zealand and his side launched it in some style.

Smith took charge perma-nently for the fi rst time at the Gabba after succeeding Michael Clarke and there were concerns his side might be vulnerable after Chris Rog-ers, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson joined his predeces-sor in retirement.

“I thought the fi rst morning

really set the tone for us with Joe Burns and Davy Warner batting so well,” Smith told a news conference. “I thought the top order set the Test match up for us. Our new ball bowling needs a little bit of im-provement, I think we bowled a bit too short,” he said.

Smith was disappointed that Starc had thrown the ball at New Zealand tail ender Mark Craig. “It was just a bit of frustration and I think he just needs to let it out in other ways,” Smith added. - Reuters

New-look Australia tick plenty of boxes in Gabba

Skipper McCullum hopeful on Southee, confi dent of Black Caps bouncing backBRISBANE: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has not given up on a fi rst series win in Australia for 30 years despite defeat at the Gabba on Monday and hopes pace-man Tim Southee will be able to play a part in the second Test.

Australia romped to a thump-ing 208-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series on Monday after dismissing the last seven New Zealand batsmen be-fore lunch on the fi nal day.

The Black Caps were on the back foot after conceding 389 runs on day one and their at-tempts to get back into the match were hindered by a back injury to fast bowler Southee, who was unable to bowl in Australia’s second innings.

“I thought Tim bowled very well for us on that fi rst day and he bat-tled through a pretty tough back injury as well,” McCullum said.

“We’re hopeful that he’ll be able to step up for that next Test match. We’ll give him every chance, he’s one of our leaders.

“All the other guys will be bet-ter for that run as well. We have shown in the past that we’re a bounce back side.

“We’ve achieved some special things of late and it is going to take a special eff ort over the next couple of Tests to come out with the spoils.”

The second Test starts on Fri-day in Perth, where a loss would mean an end to New Zealand’s run

of seven Test series without de-feat. New Zealand’s chances of a victory would be greatly enhanced with strike bowlers Southee and Trent Boult taking the new ball

on what is traditionally a pace friendly deck at the WACA.

One man who will not be in the side is all-rounder James Nee-sham, who batted on Monday de-

spite a back injury that has ruled him out for the rest of the series.

Left arm pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan will join the squad in place of Neesham, while seam-er Neil Wagner has already been called up as cover for Southee. McCullum said there had been some positives for New Zealand to take away from Brisbane, not least the form of top order batsman Kane Williamson, who scored 140 and 59 in two defi ant innings.

“Kane Williamson, prob-ably the best hundred I’ve ever seen from a New Zealander in the time that I’ve been playing,” McCullum said.

“Just full of class and just once again showed how good a player he is that he can score runs in any conditions against any attack in the world.”

The Black Caps skipper showed some of his own batting brilliance on Monday with a run-a-ball 80 featuring 10 fours and two sixes. The innings, and eff ectively New Zealand’s hopes of forcing a draw, came to an end in controversial circumstances when he was given out caught behind. Television pic-tures showing he had not made contact with the ball.

“That’s cricket,” he said. “Both Nigel Llong and Richard

Illingworth are outstanding um-pires who are allowed to make the occasional mistake, you have to cop it sweet. That didn’t win or lose us the game.” - Reuters

C R I C K E T

SOLID KNOCK IN VAIN: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum

turns his back onto a rising ball from Australian bowler Mitchell

Starc. – Reuters

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UTSC Oman bag hockey title in BahrainMUSCAT: The United Talasserry Sports Club (UTSC) Oman won the title at the prestigious Six-A-Side Hockey Tournament organ-ised by the Bahrain Hockey Asso-ciation in Bahrain recently.

Besides two teams from Oman — the other being Oman Hockey Veterans, the tournament or-ganised at St Christopher Senior Scholl in Isa Town, also attracted teams from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE. Indian Olym-pian and former captain Jude Felix presided over the prize-giving ceremony and handed over the trophy to champions UTSC Oman.

The eventual winners cam-paign in Pool C with a 2-0 win over Dadabhai Hockey Club Saudi Arabia.

They then overwhelmed Bah-rain Hawks for a 5-1 win.

In the semifi nals, the UTSC team came up against a strong Bahrain Ministry of Interior team

and had to produce their best to emerge 3-1 winners. In a keenly contested fi nal, UTSC Oman overcame Qatar Wanderers scor-ing a goal in each half.

Meanwhile, the Oman Hockey Veterans team failed to advance to the knockout stages after suf-fering two defeats in the league stages of the tournament.

S I X - A - S I D E

India disposed of South Africa inside three days to take a lead in the four

match series. It was a much needed boost to the Indian team after their defeats in the T20 and one-day series.

It was a well earned win for it was a low scoring game and in such a situation all it needs is for one batsman like AB de Villiers to get going and the match could be won. That didn’t quite happen as Amit Mishra produced two beauties to get rid of the South African danger man and ensure that India were hardly under any pressure.

The pitch was not the devil it was made out to be and all the devils were in the mind. It is so true that at the international level a player’s biggest opponent is the space between the two ears. Many of the South Africans seemed to be out in the dressing room itself imagining that the ball would do this and that.

In fact in the second in-nings the fi rst three wickets fell to straight deliveries so it was more of bad judge-ment rather than the pitch that did the damage. Those dismissals were clear indications that the South Africans went out in to bat imagining the worst.

The Indians too had their problems and no praise can be too high for Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara for

the way they batted in both the innings. They played each ball on its merits and showed admirable patience just like Van Zyl did for South Africa in the second innings.

What was interesting was to hear Man of the Match Ravindra Jadeja’s comments that the pitch at Mohali was not as bad as the ones he had played in Rajkot before he was recalled to the Indian team.

In fact a selector sit-ting on the same fl ight as Jadeja’s on the return from Mohali said to him that those comments will not go down well with his president or secretary of his state association who had tried to defend the pitches where the games had fi nished in two days. He is well within his rights to do so but clearly lying when he accused me of asking for turning pitches when I was captain of the Indian team.

I never ever did that be-cause I was never a coward when it came to the cricket fi eld and am sure not many would call my accuser a brave man on it. - PMG

Pitch was not the devil it was made out to be

C O M M E N T A R Y

‘Off icials sought money to ‘bury’ doping tests’

GENEVA: An international anti-doping commission recommended on Monday that the Russian Ath-letics Federation be banned from the sport over widespread doping off ences — a move that could see the powerhouse Russian team ban-ished from Olympic competition.

An independent commission set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) identifi ed what it called systemic failures in the International Association of Ath-letics Federations (IAAF) and in Russia “that prevent or diminish the possibility of an eff ective anti-doping programme”.

Russia is a traditional power-house of athletics and fi nished second behind the United states in the medal table at the 2012 Olym-pics, with 17 medals, eight of them gold. In the event, by no means certain, that IAAF were to adapt the commission’s recommenda-tion, Russia could be excluded from major competitions includ-ing the Olympics and Europan Championships.

The scandal revolves around accusations that money was de-manded from top athletes to ‘bury’ medical tests showing drug use.

The scandal could prove as damaging to world athletics as the corruption aff air now shaking soc-cer’s world governing body FIFA, where president Sepp Blatter has been suspended and 14 offi cials and marketing executives indicted on corruption charges.

There has never been any sug-gestion that FIFA corruption has aff ected results on the pitch, at the World Cup, for example.

A co-author of the commission report, Richard McLaren, said at the weekend its investigation showed a whole diff erent scale of

corruption in causing “signifi cant changes to actual results and fi nal standings of international athlet-ics competitions.”

If proved, the suppression of drug test results in return for bribes would also make a mockery of the huge investment in techni-cal measures to detect drug use and ensure fairness.

The reach of corruption in glob-al sport could in part be explained by a huge infl ux of sponsorship in recent decades into bodies lacking eff ective governance and supervi-sory procedures.

The International Olympic Committee was hit by a graft scan-dal 15 years ago, while cricket and

cycling have also been tainted.The authorities last week placed

former IAAF president Lamine Diack under formal investigation on suspicion of corruption and money laundering.

The 82-year-old Senegalese is alleged to have received over one million euros ($1.09 million) in bribes in 2011 to cover up positive doping tests by Russian athletes, the offi ce of France’s fi nancial prosecutor said.

IOC wants Diack suspended Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commission recommended the provisional suspension of Lamine

Diack as an honorary member of the IOC on Monday. Diack, who was an IOC member from 1999 to 2013 as head of athletics world governing body IAAF and became an honorary member in 2014, is being investigated by French au-thorities on suspicion of corrup-tion and money laundering.

The 82-year-old Senegalese is alleged to have received more than one million euros ($1.1 million) in bribes in 2011 to cover up positive doping tests of Russian athletes.

His son Papa Massata Diack and three others have also been charged with various alleged breaches of the IAAF’s Code of Ethics. - Reuters

An independent

commission set up

by the World Anti-

Doping Agency

identifi ed ‘systemic

failures’ in the IAAF

and in Russia ‘that

prevent or diminish

the possibility of an

eff ective anti-doping

programme’

Morkel, Duminy fi t for South AfricaMUMBAI: Ahead of the second Test at Bengaluru from Novem-ber 14, South Africa are set to re-ceive a boost in the form of Jean Paul Duminy and Morne Morkel who will be returning after injury lay-off s.

However, the availability of pacer Dale Steyn would still be a cause of concern for the visitors.

Duminy had sustained a injury on his right hand where he had torn a webbing, while Morkel was nursing a quad strain, reported bcci.tv on Monday.

Steyn on the other hand suf-fered from a groin strain during the fi rst Test in Mohali and was unable to bowl in India’s second innings. He, however, came in to bat during South Africa’s failed fourth innings chase.

“JP Duminy had the stitches

removed from this right hand lac-eration two days ago. He will have a net session in the next couple of days and should be available for se-lection for the second Test match in Bengaluru,” Proteas’ team doc-tor Mohammad Moosaji said.

“Morne Morkel has fully re-covered from a right quad strain, if the (fi rst) Test had started a day later he probably would have been available for selection.”

“The only fi tness concern we have at the moment is Dale Steyn. He is still recovering from the groin strain he sustained during this Test match. He will have a fi tness test two days before the second Test match before a fi nal call on his availability is made.”

India lead the four-match se-ries 1-0 after winning the fi rst match by 108 runs at Mohali. - IANS

S E C O N D T E S T

BIG SCANDAL: The report on corruption and money-laundering within the international athletics body

is distributed to journalists prior to a press conference in Geneva on Monday. – AFP

LONDON: IAAF President Sebastian Coe will be seeking approval from his fellow IAAF council members on whether the Russian Athletics Federa-tion (ARAF) should be banned after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recommend-ed the sanction.

In a statement, the IAAF said: “These sanctions could include provisional and full suspension and the removal of future IAAF events.”

Coe added: “The information

in WADA’s independent com-mission’s report is alarming.

“I have urged the Council to start the process of considering sanctions against ARAF. This step has not been taken lightly. We will do whatever it takes to protect the clean athletes and rebuild trust in our sport.”

Meanwhile, Vadim Zeli-chenok, the acting head of the Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA), said that neither the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) nor the International

Olympic Committee had the right to suspend Russia from world athletics.

“It is only a recommenda-tion,” Zelichenok said, referring to a report from an independent commission set up by WADA which recommended that the Russian federation be banned from the sport over widespread doping off ences. Only the Inter-national Association of Athlet-ics Federations could make a decision about suspending the VFLA, said Zelichenok. - Reuters

Coe seeks agreement to ban Russia

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ISM under-19 boys ease to five-wicket win over PSM

MUSCAT: Indian School Muscat (ISM) eased to a fi ve-wicket vic-tory over Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) in a Khimji Ramdas spon-sored Under-19 Division match at the Municipality Ground I during the morning session on Saturday.

Winning the toss and batting fi rst, PSM were all out after put-ting 214 runs in 39.5 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed top scord with 47.

Syed Hussain also contrib-uted with 37. For ISM, Wasim Ali claimed four wickets.

ISM completed their bonus point victory by scoring 215 for the loss of fi ve wickets in just 30.3 overs. Tejesh V. top scored with 94. Syed Komail bagged two wickets for PSM.

Brief scores: PSM 214 in 39.5 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 47; Wasim Ali 4/24) lost to ISM 215 for 5 in 30.3

overs (Tejesh V. 94; Syed Komail 2/38). Points: ISM – 3, PSM - 0.

BSM edge MCCCIn a Khimji Ramdas-sponsored Under-19 Division match, Bang-ladesh School Muscat (BSM) de-feated Muscat Cricket Coaching Centre (MCCC) by 19 runs at the Municipality Ground III.

Batting fi rst, BSM scored 153 all out in 29.5 overs with Golam Zilani top scoring with 47. Abusaleh Mu-sha also contributed with 32 runs. MCCC’s Indunil Udara claimed three wickets.

BSM completed their bo-nus point victory by bowling out MCCC for 135 in 23.2 overs. Mustafa Ali top scored with 30.

Shahriar Fahim bowled brilliantly to return with fi gures of six for 31 in 7.2 overs.

Brief scores: BSM 153 in 29.5 overs (Golam Zilani 47; Indunil Udara 3/24) bt MCCC 135 in 23.2 overs (Mustafa Ali 30; Shariar Fahim 6/31). Points: BSM – 2, MCCC - 0.

ISAS down MCCC In an Al Turki Enterprises-spon-sored Under-16 Division match, Indian School Al Seeb (ISAS) de-feated MCCC by two wickets at the Municipality Ground IV.

Batting fi rst, MCCC posted 145 for eight in 25 overs with Aveeral Golash scoring 42. Musadiq, Kaif and Saud claimed two wickets apiece. ISAS completed their bonus

point victory by scoring 149 for eight in 16.3 overs. Kaif Qureshi and Us-man Nagori top scored with 31 and 26 runs respectively. Mohit was the best MCCC bowler on the day with fi gures of four for 31 from 4.3 overs.

Brief scores: MCCC 145 for 8 in 25 overs (Aveeral Golash 42; Mohammed Juber 2/25) lost to ISAS 149 for 8 in 16.3 overs (Kaif Qureshi 31; Mohit Zan-war 4/31). Points: ISAS – 3, MCCC - 0.

ISAS beat MCCC BIn an Under-13 Division match, ISAS handed MCCC B a 152-run defeat at the Municipality Ground IV. Batting fi rst, ISAS posted a huge total of 256 for three in 20 overs. Mohammed Sahil smashed an unbeaten 183 in 84 balls.

ISAS completed their bonus point victory by bowling out MCCC B for 104 in 19.3 overs with Sonu Kumar claiming three for 23 in 3.3 overs.

Brief scores: ISAS 256 for 3 in 20 overs (Mohammed Sahil 183 n.o) bt MCCC B 104 in 19.3 overs. (Sonu Kumar 3/23). Points: ISAS — 3, MCCC B team — 0.

Batting fi rst, PSM

were all out for 214

runs in 39.5 overs. In

reply, ISM completed

their bonus point

victory by scoring

215 for fi ve wickets

in just 30.3 overs

Mikhail overcomes Haritha at ISC tourney

MUSCAT: V. Haritha Shree put in a brave display and gave it everything before going down fi ghting in the second round of the under-10 singles at the Falcon Insurance Company-sponsored Annual Tennis Tour-nament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat.

Seven-year-old Haritha was 1-4 down against a confi dent looking Mikhail Sarit who was all set to progress into the next round. But Haritha fought back bravely and broke Mikhail in the sixth and eighth games to level at four-games-all.

Mikhail broke to take the lead but Haritha broke back at love for fi ve-all. Mikhail triumphed as he broke again in the crucial eleventh to advance to the quar-terfi nals of the under-10 singles.

In other second round match-es of the under-10 singles, top seed Vatsal Manikandan breezed to a 6-0 win over K. Vinayak, J. Kaavya blanked Joy Rion D’Souza 6-0 and Praneeth Raj continued his fi ne run to re-cord a brilliant 6-0 victory over Rohit Rajkumar.

Kapil Mansinghani registered a fi ne 6-4 victory over Praneeth Raj in the second round of the under-12 singles. After a tense start and scores deadlocked at three-all, Kapil broke twice and served out the match.

In other second round match-es, Vatsal Manikandan defeated Amritya Singh 6-0 and Indraneel Singh downed JC Sidhaant 6-3.

T E N N I S

MUSCAT: Indian School Al Ghubra (ISG) recorded a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan School Muscat (PSM) in an Al Turki Enterprises-sponsored Girls Under-19 Division match at the Munici-pality Ground II.

Batting fi rst, PSM posted 137 for four in 20 overs with Sana Zulfi qar top scoring with 38 runs. ISG completed the bonus point win by chasing down the score in just 14.2 overs, scoring

140 for the loss of three wickets. Brief scores: PSM 137 for 4 in

20 overs (Sana Zulfi qar 38) lost to ISG 140 for 3 in 14.2 overs (Aditi Bhatnagar 36, Nayan Anil 46). Points: ISG – 3, PSM – 0.

In an Al Turki Enterprises-sponsored Girls Under-19 Division match, ISG posted a 52-run win over Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK) at the Municipality Ground II.

Batting fi rst, ISG posted 168 for six in 20 overs. Aditi Bhat-

nagar and Nayan Anil scored 55 and 54 runs respectively. Akshada and Simran took two wickets each for ISWK. ISG completed the bonus point win by bowling out ISWK for 116 in 19.2 overs. Saya and Tara claimed three and two wickets each respectively.

Brief scores: ISG 168 for 6 in 20 overs (Aditi Bhatnagar 55, Nayan Anil 54; Akshadha 2/27) bt ISWK 116 in 19.2 overs (Jayadhanya 23, Saya Chan-na 3/27). Points: ISG – 3; ISWK – 0.

ISG girls too good for PSM and ISWK

ISM HERO: Tejas Vagadia

ISAS STAR: Mohammed Sahil

FRiENDi Mobile Challenger Cup kicks off in style

MUSCAT: The FRiENDi Mobile Challenger Cup cricket tourna-ment, organised by Jazz Boys, kicked off in style at the lush green grass ground of Al Ghubrah Power Plant on Friday.

The fi rst day’s action produced a 42 sixes and some brilliant fi elding from all the participating teams with the organisers also handed out man of the match and special prizes to 16 players.

The Jazz Boys thanked Palm Restaurant for serving lunch to the members of all participating teams and the organisers.

The tournament is mainly spon-sored by FRiENDi Mobile, Dan-ube, National Metal Cans, Clut-tons, Al Hajiry Group, Abdul Fatah Mohd Noor Co., The Body Shop and Al Faisal.

Results: Royal Strikers 56 for 4 lost to Mangaloreans 57 for 2. Man of the match: Iqbal of Mangaloreans. S S Friends 92 for 1 beat Mobile Point Ruwi 65 for 9. Man of the

match: Kiran of S S Friends. AKCT 86 for 7 beat Ashes 62 all out. Man of the match: Waseem of AKCT. Al Dasser 70 for 3 lost to Masters XI 71 for 4. Man of the match: Afridi of Masters XI.

Asfandyar XI 49 for 7 lost to National Gas 51 for 8. Man of the match: Kadir of National Gas.

FAP UTSC 105 for 5 beat In-dian XI 60 for 7. Man of the match: Jaleel of FAP UTSC.

Darsait XI 45 all out lost to Future CC 47 for 5. Man of the match: Faisal of Future CC.

Attic Outdoors 85 for 6 beat Tely Boys 64 for 6. Man of the match: Humayun of Attic Outdoors.

November 13 fi xturesQuarterfi nals: Masters XI vs Fu-ture CC (6.30 am), AKCT Mus-cat vs Mangaloreans (7.30 am), FAP UTSC vs National Gas (8.30 am), SS Friends vs Attic Outdoors (9.30 am), 1st semifi nal (10.30 am), 2nd semifi nal (1.30 pm), Final (2.45 pm).

C R I C K E T

MAN OF THE MATCH: Faisal of Future CC receives his award from

Joseph Rajan, brand manager of FRiENDi Mobile. – Supplied photo

MUSCAT EMERGE YOUNG HANDBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSMuscat Club overcame a stiff challenge from Al Shabab Club to emerge the champions of the Oman Handball Association Youth

Handball League. In the fi nal played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Sunday night, Muscat defeated Al Shabab 22-20

to lift the coveted trophy for the second time. — JUN ESTRADA/Times of Oman

Struggling Blasters and Atletico hope to overturn woesKOCHI: Last year’s fi nalists Ker-ala Blasters and Atletico de Kolk-ata fi nd themselves in the bottom half of the points table and will aim for a win to overturn their woes in an Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament here on Tuesday.

Atletico defeated Blasters 1-0 in the fi nal of the tournament last year. But in the second edition of the league this term, both the teams are struggling.

Atletico have three points from the last fi ve matches and are placed sixth with 10 points from eight matches. Blasters haven’t had a good start either, and de-spite the revival sparked after the arrival of induction of new head coach Terry Phelan, they fi nd themselves placed at the bot-tom of the table with eight points from as many matches.

It’s not an ideal situation for both teams but as they face each other in a crucial ninth round clash, they are aware that they can still turn it around.

“Every game is a big game. Every game we go into we have to go into it with the right attitude. We will be going into this game with the right attitude to get three points. If you can manage two or three wins, it will propel you to the top half. We are very confi dent that we can go out there and grab the three points,” Blasters chief coach Phelan said on Monday.

Blasters will be encouraged by their performance in the last game where they easily account-ed for FC Pune City, who were leading the table at that time.

There is not much separating all the teams and assistant coach Trevor Morgan said they are

very much in the race for a place in the semifi nals.

“It’s not where we are that counts. In three weeks, we could be in a completely diff erent posi-tion. One or two wins can propel a team higher up. At the moment, no team is pulling away. There is no huge gap. There is a seven point gap between top and bot-tom which can be turned around with two wins,” Morgan said in the press conference.

Atletico are also facing tough times and have been hampered due to injuries to marquee player Helder Postiga, captain Josemi and midfi elder Javi Lara.

“We have had three very im-portant players injured. It’s too much of a problem for the team. I have confi dence in my players and we have to work every day,” said Habas during the pre-match media briefi ng.

“Both of us have been in simi-lar positions this season. Kerala wants to win right now and we also want to win. Both of us need a win but we have the time to cover the position in the league. We have to be calm and not be nerv-ous. Being nervous cannot get you anything,” Habas, whose team lost to NorthEast United FC in their previous match, added. - IANS

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Neymar’s magic brings back the memories of Ronaldinho

MADRID: With sublime control, a back heel fl ick, a pirouette and a sweet volleyed fi nish, Neymar fashioned a glorious goal at the Nou Camp on Sunday to rekindle memories of Barcelona’s greatest Brazilian wizards.

Neymar’s second goal in the 3-0 win over Villarreal took the breath away, particularly echoing the hey-day of Ronaldinho, the last Brazil-ian to turn the grand stadium into his own personal art gallery.

He had already scored once and Barca were cruising at 2-0 when, with fi ve minutes left, Neymar, no stranger to scoring splendid solo goals, produced the masterpiece which left the crowd wondering if it might even have eclipsed some of their absent hero Lionel Messi’s fi nest works.

Cushioning the ball on his chest, Neymar fl icked the ball with the back of his heel insolently over the top of his head, befuddling the un-

fortunate defender Jaume Costa while simultaneously spinning to strike his volley into the net. Pure genius.

In the absence of the injured Messi, the responsibility has fallen on Neymar to provide creativity and leadership and here was the

perfect illustration of how he is relishing the role.

Sunday’s double makes him La Liga’s top scorer with 11 goals and left his manager Luis Enrique purring about the pleasure of watching a “special” player.

“I had the fortune to play along-

side Ronaldinho and we would stand and watch him practice with the ball. With Neymar it is in some ways similar, they are spe-cial players,” Luis Enrique told a news conference.

“His goal stood out but also his style of play, the way he works

for the teams and helps out defensively.”

Always with a toothy smile on his face, the charismatic Ronald-inho inspired Barca to two La Liga titles and the 2006 Champions League before he lost his way.

The Neymar-inspired Barca now lead the La Liga table by three points after Real Madrid’s defeat away to Sevilla and the two bit-ter rivals go head-to-head in their next game following the interna-tional break.

Luis Enrique gave no clues though as to whether he expects Messi to have recovered from his knee injury for the match.

“He is in the process of recover-ing and we will see,” he said.

“The only thing that we have been concerned about since he got injured was that he recovers well. We are infi nitely stronger with Messi.” - Reuters

Neymar’s second

goal in the 3-0 win

over Villarreal took

the breath away,

particularly echoing

the heyday of

Ronaldinho, the last

Brazilian to turn the

grand stadium into

his own personal

art gallery

MODERN MAGICIAN: Barcelona’s Neymar celebrates a goal against Villarreal at Camp Nou stadium in

Barcelona. – Reuters

I had the fortune to play

alongside Ronaldinho and

we would stand and watch

him practice with the ball.

With Neymar it is in some

ways similar, they are

special players

Luis EnriqueBarcelona coach

German FA boss resigns over 2006 WC scandalBERLIN: German football asso-ciation President Wolfgang Niers-bach resigned on Monday over a 2006 World Cup scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the world’s biggest soccer federation.

Niersbach, who is being inves-tigated for tax evasion in relation to the aff air, said he was taking the political responsibility for a controversial 6.7-million euro ($7.22-million) payment to FIFA that was allegedly used to bribe offi cials of world soccer’s govern-ing body to vote for Germany’s World Cup bid. He again denied any wrongdoing. “In order to pro-tect the DFB and the position, I step down as DFB president with a heavy heart,” Niersbach told reporters. “I decided to resign be-cause I realised I had to take the political responsibility.”

At the heart of the investigation is the 6.7 million euro payment from the DFB to FIFA in 2005 that

Der Spiegel magazine alleged was a return on a loan from the then Adidas CEO Robert-Louis Dreyfus to help buy votes for Germany’s World Cup bid at the FIFA election in 2000.

“I was there from the fi rst day of the bid for the 2006 World Cup un-til the end....and in all these years I worked not only in a clean way but also with passion and trust,”

Niersbach later said in a statement issued through the DFB.

He had been at the DFB for a quarter of a century, climbing up from spokesman to general secre-tary and then president in 2012.

“That makes it even more de-pressing and painful to be confront-ed nine years later with processes I had nothing to do with. I want to make it clear once more that I was not aware of the payments in ques-tion. That’s what makes the deci-sion to suff er the political conse-quence so much harder.”

Last week more than 50 police and tax investigators raided the DFB headquarters as well as Niers-bach’s and other offi cials’ private homes. They were searching for evidence to back up suspicions by the Frankfurt prosecutor’s offi ce that the president, a World Cup 2006 organising committee vice president, and two former com-mittee colleagues did not pay tax

on the controversial 6.7-million euro payment.

The three are suspected of tax evasion and investigations are on-going to determine whether they would be charged or not.

German magazine Der Spiegel’s report in October had claimed a slush fund had been set up with Louis-Dreyfus’ fi nancial sup-port to buy votes for Germany’s World Cup bid.

Both the DFB and Niersbach, as well as then organising chief Franz Beckenbauer, had rejected the votes-for-cash claims made by Der Spiegel.

But Niersbach admitted an in-ternal investigation was underway to fi nd out why the amount was paid to FIFA and what was it used for. Asked at a press conference on Oct. 22 why the DFB had paid FIFA the amount, Niersbach said: “I don’t know.” FIFA are also inves-tigating the issue. - Reuters

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OTA TO FIELD U-12, U-16 TEAMS IN GCC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPOman Tennis Association (OTA) will fi eld under-12 and

under-16 teams in the GCC Tennis Championships to

be organised in Qatar from November 15 to 20. The as-

sociation took the decision during the fourth meeting

of the board members held under the chairmanship of

OTA chief Muttasim bin Hamood Al Zadjali. The meet-

ing also discussed external participation programme

for Omani star Fatima Al Nabhani. The board members

also visited to the tennis courts at Qurm Beach.

Sri Lanka maintain winning run against West Indies

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 30 runs in the fi rst Twenty20 International on Monday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series and extend the visitors’ losing streak.

Having swept the Test and one-day series, Sri Lanka posted a commanding total of 215 for three before bowling out West Indies for 185 to ensure they cannot lose the Twenty20 series.

Put into bat after a rain-de-layed start at the Pallekele In-ternational Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka rode a fl ying start to post their highest score against West Indies in this format of the game.

Tillakaratne Dilshan (56) top-scored, adding 91 runs in an opening stand with Kusal Perera (40) to set the tone for the innings. Dilshan (1,538) also overtook former captain Mahela Jayawardene (1,493) as Sri Lanka’s highest scorer in Twenty20 Internationals.

After the openers departed, Shehan Jayasuriya chipped in with quick 36 runs to lay the plat-form for a big total. Dinesh Chan-dimal (40 not out) and Angelo Mathews (37 not out) milked 84 runs in the last fi ve overs to take their team past the 200-mark.

West Indies lost Johnson Charles to the second deliv-ery of their innings but Andre Fletcher (57) blasted six sixes in his 25-ball blitz to keep them in the hunt. Dushmantha Cha-meera bowled Fletcher with a slower delivery to bring relief for the hosts before Dwayne Bravo (24) and Kieron Pollard (26) briefl y rekindled the visi-tors’ hopes of registering their fi rst win of the tour. The teams move to Colombo for the fi nal T20 on Wednesday. - Reuters

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Even if you are a hardcore meat-lover, jumping on the vegan bandwagon once in a

while can be a delicious change of pace with great recipes like

crispy vegan-burgers, lentil salad, and lucious egg and

dairy-free brownies.

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VEGAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Gooey, nutty, and chocolatey, these vegan brownies, are a real delight

Ingredients• 200g dairy free dark chocolate• 170g self raising fl our• 3 heaped tsp cocoa

powder• 180g golden caster sugar• Sea salt• 1tsp vanilla extract• 230ml soya milk• 200g chopped walnuts• 5tbsp sunfl ower oil

Preparation• Pre-heat the oven at 180

degrees. Grease a square baking tin and line with baking parchment.

• Melt the chocolate in bain marie (water bath).

• Mix in a bowl, fl our, cocoa powder, add sugar, sea salt, vanilla extract, soya milk, and walnuts. Now add melted chocolate and sunfl ower oil, whisk everything together, till it combines.

• Pour in a baking tray, bake for 20-25 minutes.

• Take it out and let it cool, it will still be gooey at the centre.

• Enjoy with a cup of tea.or coff ee.

PUY LENTIL SALAD WITH POTATOES AND PEANUTS

My Puy lentil salad is a delicious, hearty, gluten-free salad recipe that works beautifully as starter or a side dish.

Ingredients• 250g Puy lentil• 6 boiled potatoes, cubed• 1 shallot, chopped• 1 tomato, chopped• 1/2 lettuce, roughly torn• 1 bay leaf• 50g roasted peanuts• 2 tbsp olive oil For the dressing• 2tbsp sesame seed oil• 1tbsp red wine vinegar• 2tsp honey• 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard• 1/2 clove garlic, grated• 1 litre vegetable stock

Preparation• To cook the lentils,

boil the stock, then add lentils along with bayleaf and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until tender.

• In a bowl, mix cubed potatoes, shallot, tomato, lettuce and lentils.

• To prepare the dressing, whisk the remaining ingredients together till combined.

• Drizzle over the dressing, and enjoy a healthy salad.

VEGAN BURGERThese vegan burgers are packed with spices, herbs, and a hint of lemon zest — very healthy and seriously satisfying.

Ingredients• 400g boiled chickpeas• 1/2 shallot, fi nely chopped• 1/2tsp ginger-garlic paste• 1/2 bunch of coriander,

chopped• 1/2tsp cumin powder• 1 tsp red chilli powder• Juice of half lemon• Salt• Lettuce leaves• Tomato slices• Tomato ketchup• Vegetarian burger buns

Preparation• Make a paste of boiled

chickpeas, take it out in a bowl and add shallot, ginger-garlic paste, coriander, cumin powder, red chilli powder, lemon juice, and salt.

• Mix everything together with hand and make a round pattice.• Heat oil in a pan, and pan

sear the pattice till slightly brown.

• Warm the burger buns, on a skillet, place the lettuce, tomato slices, then place the chickpea pattice, squeeze tomato ketchup. Close with the other bun. Serve hot.

It’s no surprise that people love to barbecue. Friends, family, food and fi re all come together in that wonderful moment. But,

amongst the good times, one can always forget to clean the grill and therefore have the fl avours that complement this ritual com-pletely tainted by the taste of the last BBQ you had.

Here are some simple things to do to take care of their barbecues and ensure they are in prime con-dition to make fl awless steaks.

Charcoal GrillsUse a stiff wire brush to clean your grill. It’s always best if you do this after you cook, not before as the remaining food particles will still be loose and get on your food.

If your grill is made of iron, brush on some oil with a paper towel and wipe over the surface. This will prevent rusting and al-low for your barbecue to age well.

Make sure you clean the grate of the grill. Ensure that all the ash is brushed out and there is no leftover food under the grate. Be sure to do this when the bar-becue is off and the plates are cold to avoid injury.

And at least once a year, de-pending on how often you use it, take time to give it a really good clean with soapy water.

Gas GrillsUse a sturdy spatula to scrape off all residue right after you grill. The heat will help to easily re-move foods and oils.

Be sure to empty the container that retains the fat and wash with hot soap and water. If this gets blocked, the grill fi ltration will stop working and require a brand new one in order to fully cook your food.

Once the barbecue is cold, soak the grills in soapy water for a cou-ple of hours and then scrub with a sponge. The dirt will come off easily and make for a nicer fl avour the next time you cook.

Dilute one tablespoon of bak-ing soda and another with vinegar in one litre of warm water and put it on the external parts of the grill. This mixture will remove grime and dirt and will leave your barbe-cue shining.

Disconnect the gas and lift out the grill parts layer by layer. Once

you get to the burners, make sure you inspect them thoroughly and scrape off any residue.

Look for any blockages in the gas pipe and make sure this is coming through freely.

After you remove each piece, wash with warm soap and water. Make sure to rinse off everything and dry before putting back in its place.

Now that it’s clean, make sure you let the grill heat completely, just to ensure there’s no soap resi-due left. Put the lid on to create a little steam, which will reduce soap smells and you’re ready to go.

Saucy TipsLeave a sponge soaked with white vinegar by the barbecue. It pre-vents smoke from spreading and leaving your house smelling like a

cooked steak. When preparing your meat

for barbecuing, rub the cutting board with lemon and salt to kill germs from previous cook-ing and wash after.

If the barbecue temperature needs to be increased make sure you add a lit charcoal piece to the existing fire, do not add un-lit charcoal or it will become too smoky.

If you want to stay chemical free you can clean any grill with half an onion. Rub the hot grill with half a cut onion (cut side down). This will loosen up baked on grime and basically take it right off the grill. Make sure to heat the grill up fi rst, and then rub it hard with an onion stuck on the end of a fork.-Courtesy of Helpling

Tips for Barbecue Maintenance

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s you enter Asia restaurant, at Shangri -La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, the warm ambience inside is

fi lled with spicy aromas ema-nating from a live cooking sta-tion. The chefs behind the live station are engrossed juggling with chillies and other Thai seasonings. Within seconds, you get strapped down for an ar-omatic culinary experience that would have a lasting impact on your taste buds.

Two visiting chefs from Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand have dropped in for this annual Thai Food Festival that of-fers diners in Muscat a unique op-portunity to savour authentic Thai food prepared in diverse forms representing diff erent regions of the Kingdom of Thailand.

The festival aims at propagat-ing this unique dining experi-ence by presenting some of the most popular and fl avourful dishes of Thailand.

A special menu has been se-lected for this Thai food festival – Taste of Thailand – that’s on till November 12.

Chef Wasana Tanthong and Chef Pornchai Wongkaew who have been to Muscat a couple of times in the past, say, “we are here to familiarise people with Thai food, just as it is made in Thailand. We have not made any changes to the original reci-pes because we want diners to taste authentic Thai dishes. Yes, our food is spicy, but those who love Thai food, know that. How-ever, if diners want their dishes customised with less or more spices, we can do that for them.”

A typical Thai meal consists of rice, fi sh, beef, and vegetables prepared in a complex interplay with the fundamental fl avours – sour, sweet, spicy, and salty. The chefs believe that the taste, aroma and presentation of the cuisine has to be outstanding.

Chef Wasana is a specialist in Thai appetisers while Chef Porn-chai is an expert in Tom yum soup (a spicy, seafood soup). But for this festival they have put togeth-

er a special menu that refl ects the true essence of Thai food which appeals to international diners. These include dishes like massa-man (a mildly spicy curry made of chicken, beef or lamb con-taining peanuts) which is a Thai speciality. They, however, wish to learn some local dishes from Oman before they leave for home.

Chef Wasana adds that they enjoy preparing food for diners in Muscat who seem to be very fond of Thai cuisine, and that they are also willing to customise dishes as per individual tastes, but they would fi rst explain to the diner about what to expect. Chef Porn-chai also says that the true satis-faction they get is when diners walk up to them after a meal to off er a compliment.

In the MenuThe special Thai menu in-cludes main course dishes like goong sauce makham (wok-fried prawns with wilted greens and tamarind sauce), pla nueng manao (steamed sea bass with lime sauce), stir fried seafood (with garlic, chilli and hot basil sauce), pad Thai goong (wok tossed thin fl at rice noodles with prawns, bean sprouts, egg, tofu and ground peanuts, thao hoo pad med (wok-fried tofu with sweet chilli paste and cashew nuts), kaeng kiewwarn kai (chicken cur-ry simmered in green curry paste and coconut milk, with eggplant and Thai basil), kaeng massa-man nuea (beef and potatoes in a creamy massaman curry sauce), kaeng phed ped yang (roasted duck simmered in a spicy red curry sauce), besides a delicious set of starters, soups, sushi and sashimi platters and desserts.

As a demo, the Thai chefs got behind the work-station, and with-in minutes dished out pad Thai goong, a wholesome egg-wrap fi lled with stir-fried vegetables, prawns, noodles, and spiced up in the right proportion to bring forth a fi ery aroma with every bite.

This was matched with Thai mango passion (a chilled passion fruit and mango drink) served out in earthen tumblers. - [email protected]

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Kate Moss Makes JamSupermodel Kate Moss says she likes to make jam and has even named it Kate’s Sweet and Sticky. “I make jam and, it is so delicious. My signature jam is damson or quince and it’s called Kate’s Sweet and Sticky. Moss said in a joint interview with supermodel Cara Delevingne to HELLO! Magazine, re-ports dailymail.co.uk.Moss’s homemade spread has even got a seal of approval from some critics as British chef Jamie Oliver’s children Poppy, 13, Daisy, 12, Petal, six, Buddy, fi ve, think it’s “better”than their father’s jam. Moss — who has 13-year-old daughter Lila - explained: “I gave it to Jamie Oliver and his kids texted my kid the next day, saying: ‘Oh, your mum’s jam is really good, we just had some and it’s better than Dad’s.’ Take that Jamie Oliver.”

US to Taste Authentic Chinese Soup DumplingsA restaurant in China’s Nanjing province famous for its authentic soup dumplings is set to open a branch in Los Angeles city, US, the media reported recently. Restaurant Pindasan is also famous for its roasted meat dish and the owner and its head chef have co-authoured “Production Standards of Nanyang Soup Dumplings” and “Quality Control Standards of Nanyang Soup Dumplings”, the People’s Daily reported. The soup dumplings of the restaurant are meticulously made, with soft, thin skin, a light soup and meat stuffi ng made with lean meat. Each soup dumpling has 21 pleats and the steaming time is controlled to within seconds. However, in the Los Angeles branch, staff will not be able to serve the soup dumplings to customers as soon as they are steamed, because according to US law, restaurants are not allowed to bring the customer very hot food. So the soup dumplings will be allowed to cool and served when their tem-perature is below 45 degrees Celsius. Soup dumplings were originated in China around the 18th century.

Vikas Khanna Takes Culinary Route to Support a Cause

Vikas Khanna, who has taken Indian food on a world tour with his cookery skills, will now be getting into the kitchen for a cause. The Michelin-starred chef will host and judge a celebrity duo cook-off to support the cause of nutrition for an educa-tion campaign. The celebrity episode will be aired on Fox Life channel in the fi rst week of December. Khanna feels that taking the message of importance of nutrition is the need of the hour, so that the future generation of the coun-try doesn’t miss out on other crucial aspects of life. -IANS

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Spectre 007 (2D) (PG12) (Act/Adv/Thr) Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz10:00AM, 1:45, 4:15, 6:05, 9:00, 11:30, 11:55PMThe Last Witch Hunter (2D) (PG12) (Act) Cast: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood11:35AM, 2:00, 11:35PMJem and Holograms (2D) (PG12) (Adv) Cast: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, 11:45AM, 4:30PMHe Named Me Malala (2D) (PG) (Doc) Cast: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai10:05AM, 12:35, 6:55PMCoconut: The Little Dragon (3D) (PG) (Animation) 10:00AM, 4:35PMGoosebumps (3D) (12+) (Action/Comedy) Cast: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette 2:35, 6:45PMShandaar (2D) (PG) (Romance/Comedy) Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kumud Pant8:45PMEnnu Ninte Moideen (2D) (PG12) (Mal) (Romantic) Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathi Menon8:30PM

CINEMA SCHEDULE CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CINEMA | BOX-OFFICE COUNTER OPENS 30-MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE FIRST SHOW

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PHARMACIES

Round the clock

Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi 24783334

Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24782666

Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi 24702542

Salalah 23291635;

Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra 24503585

Muscat Region

Apollo, Al Hamriya 24787766

Muscat, A Seeb Market 24421691

Muscat, Al Khuwair 24485740

Muscat, Al Hail South 24537080

Dhofar Region

Muscat, Al Nahdha Road,

Salalah 23291635

HOSPITALS

Al Amal Medical & Health Care

Centre 24485052

Atlas Hospital

Ruwi 24811743/

Ghubra 24504000

Al Musafir Specialised

Medical Clinic 24706453

Hatat Polyclinic LLC,

Ruwi 24563641

Azaiba 24499269

Sohar 2683006

Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2

Al Massaraat Clinic &

Laboratory 24566435

Al Makook Medical

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

Elixir Health Centre 24565802

Emirates Medical Centre 24604540

1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274

Lifeline Hospital Salalah 23212340

International Medical

Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5

Kims Oman Hospital 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency 24760123

Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128

MBD 24799077

Al Khuwair 24478818

Magrabi Eye and

Ear Hospital 24568870

Muscat Private Hospital 24583600

Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment

Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666

Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC 22004000

AIRLINE OFFICES

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(24 hours) 24519456/24519223

Aeroflot 24704455

Air Arabia 24700828

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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

06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily

08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri


13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily

16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily

16.00 Buraimi 20:20 Daily

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)

17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily

TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)

14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily

14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)


08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily

14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily

06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)

07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily



TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur

13:00 Dubai 18:30 Wed,Thur



TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily

07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily

07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Dept Destination Arrival Operatingtime time days

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)



13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri





TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)


TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)



TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)



TO SUR (ROUTE 55)



TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily


TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)





TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)


TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri



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

BAHJA CINEMAFilm information 24540856 / Advance Booking

24540855

Website: www.albahjacinemaoman.com

Spectre 007 (Action / Adventure / Thriller)

Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes

1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 9.15 & 11.55 pm

CP No : 2915 (PG12)

Jem and the Holograms ( Drama / Fantasy)

Cast: Stefanie Scott, Molly Ringwald, Ryan Guzman

3.15, 7.30, 9.45 & 11.55 pm

CP No: 2916 (PG12)

The Guardian Angel (Action / Crime / Drama)

Cast: Numan Acar, Volker Albers, Loyd Bateman

5.30 pm

CP No: 2894 (12+)

The Last Witch Hunter (Action /Adventure/

Fantacy)

Cast: Vin Diesel,Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood

1.15 pm

CP No: 2816 (PG12)

STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776

Website: www.isurf.co.om

Ennu Ninde Moideen (Mal) (Drama)

Cast: Prithviraj, Parvathi Menon, Bala & Lena

3-30, 6-30, 9-30 pm Cinema Main

10 Endrathu Kulla (Tamil) (Act )

Cast: Vikram, Samantha & Jackie Shroff

3-45, 6-45 & 9-45 pm Cinema -4

Bruce Lee The Fighter (Telugu) (Act)

Cast : Ram Charan Teja & Rakul preet Singh

3-45, 6-45 & 9-45 pm at Cinema -3

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (Tamil) (Act/Rom)

Cast Vijay Shethupathi and NayanThara

3-30, 6-30 & 9-30 at Cinema -2

NEXT CHANGE: Vedalam (Tamil); Thoongavanam (Tamil); Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Hindi)Aatagara (Tulu Kanada) From Friday Nov. 20 at 6-00 pm

Programmes are subject to change

@MGM @RUWI

He Named Me Malala : 2D (Doc) PGCast : Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor PekaiTimming: 7:15PM

@SHATTI

Goosebumps (Action, Adventure) (3D)(12+)Cast : Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya RushTimming: 9:15, 11:15 PM

@BURAIMI

The Last Witch Hunter – 2D (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) (PG12)Cast: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah WoodTimming: 6:30, 9:30, 11:30PM

Spectre (Action) – PG12Cast : Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph FiennesTimming: 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 PM

Dhuhr 11.56pm

Asr 3.06pm

Maghrib 5.29pm

Isha 6.41pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 5.00am

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Maximum

230

Minimum

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Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 16 years) whose birthday you are celebrating, along with his/her full name, date of birth, address, telephone number and parents’/your name to Times of Oman, With Love, PO Box 770, PC 112, Ruwi or through e-mail to [email protected]

TRISTAN RODRIGUES November 10, 2010

WITH LOVE

LIFESTYLEC11T U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 5

Select and StoreStore whole in airtight containers, it keeps for well over a year. - [email protected]

KNOW

YOUR SPICE

What is It?Native to China and Vietnam, star anise is now grown in southern China, Indo-China, and Japan. It is star shaped, with fi ve and ten pointed boat-shaped sections. The fruit is picked before it can ripen, and dried. The stars are available whole, or ground to a red-brown powder. It has a pungent and strong taste.

HistoryIt was fi rst introduced into Europe in the seventeenth century. The oil produced by a process of steam ex-traction, is substituted for Europe-an aniseed in commercial drinks.

Culinary UsesIt is mostly used in Chinese dishes especially in beef and chicken. It is also used in making soups, sweet-meats and confectionery. The whole stars can be added directly or in pieces. Otherwise, grind the whole stars as required. Small amounts are used, as the spice is powerful. In the West, it is added in fruit compotes and jams. It pairs well with tomatoes.

A’SAFFA FOODS, the Sultan-ate’s premier poultry and allied foods manufacturer, recently an-nounced the winners of its ‘Online Facebook Recipe Contest’ that witnessed many cooking enthu-siasts and amateur chefs from all over the Sultanate.

Further to the Online Recipe Challenge that took place over a span of two months, six fi nalists with the best innovative recipes were selected from all the entries.

The fi nalists were then made to battle it out at a live cooking sta-tion at Foodlands Restaurant in Al Khuwair, to showcase the ultimate in culinary skills to Foodlands’ highly-trained chefs and three

other celebrity chefs of Oman.The participants were evaluated

on the basis of originality of recipe, innovation of recipe, neatness and hygiene of cooking, presentation and taste by the highly acclaimed celebrity chefs of Oman.

The three winners — Sandhya Vora (winner), Saima Zafar (1st runner-up), and Sunita Verma (2nd runner-up) — were awarded tro-phies, certifi cates, and gift vouchers.

The entries were judged on originality, ease of preparation and appearance. The contestants were asked to submit recipes that in-cluded at least one A’Saff a product in the ingredients. [email protected]

Battle of the CooksO N A F O O D T R A I L

LIFESTYLEC12 T U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 5

Combine olives with

salted or smoked

almonds, toss with a

little olive oil,

and serve.

Pair with

strawberries or

melon chunks, chill,

and serve dusted

with black pepper

as an appetiser or a

dessert.

Stir chopped olives

into hot rice or whole

grain dishes. If

you’re making pilaf,

include them along

with currants and

chopped nuts.

Add sliced olives

to scrambled eggs,

omelettes, and

quiche, along with

red or green peppers.

Top hot pasta with

diced or sliced olives,

drained capers, olive

oil, and Parmesan

cheese.

1

2

45

3

ONE INGREDIENT

FIVE WAYS

NGREDIENT

FIFIFFIF VEVEVEE WWAYS

There are plenty of ways to include olives in our daily meals — as snacks and appetisers, or as important components in dips,

sauces, salads, or even baked food.

W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O MSECTION

CONNECT H E D A I LY G U I D E

D

D4 VACANCY CARGO D8

T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 5

RENT D2

*Tourist visa arranged

Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

FOR RENT

2 Bedroom villa for rent in Madinat

Qaboos, with swimming room

children’s play area, parking ECT.

Contact: 92447365

Wire house for rent Ghala and area.

Contact: 98250813

2 BHK Flats for rent Mut-

trah near Oman house. Contact:

97007934/92629232

Room for rent in AL Khuwair near

Ibis hotel with A/C. #95724975

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi

Honda road Mumtaz area. Contact:

97293708 /92433127

Flats for rent at Al Mabela block

eight. Contact: 99445177

3 Bedroom fl at available for rent

near Qurum Park. Contact 99332123

6 shops in South Mawalah

Contact: 96420432

D2 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 5

DAILY GUIDE

Shop for rent in Al Ghubra near

Indian School. Contact: 96708000

1BHK Darsait I.S.D school R.O

225/-Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

For rent in Al Khuwair 33/1, 2 Bed

Rooms 1 Family Hall, 1 Bathroom, 1

Kitchen & Full split unit.

Contact no 99315515

Villa for rent in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95562646

Villa in AL Ansab with six attached

bedroom, Majlis, hall, kitchen and

split unit A/C s located at phase

4 in heights, near to the main road,

opposite Haya water.

Contact: 99311348

Studio in souk Al Khoud behind

of Al Ahali bank with 2 BR toilet+

kitchen in 2 fl oor 160RO.

Contact 99738881

1BHK R.O 180/- & 2BHK R.O 220/-

near Medical Muttrah House.

Contact: 98748925

1BHK Mumtaz R.O 250/-. Contact:

97799175 / 92144045

2BHK M.B.D R.O 300/-. Contact:

92144045 / 97799175

Villa for rent at 18 November road

Behind Oman Oil, Building No. 1995,

Al Ghubra 4 BHK villa.

Contact: 99373290/ 24815012

3BHK Ghubra R.O 400/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

2 bedrooms fl at with hall, 2 bath-

rooms in Darsait near Muscat Mu-

nicipality. # 92584715 / 24700120

NEW WAREHOUSE FOR RENT at

Ghala Ind. Area. 800 & 2500 approx

sqms Near Hotel Al-Madinah Holi-

day.Ghala. Container can enter. Im-

mediate access to roads & highways.

CONTACT : 94583320

Readymade offi ce space for rent

(100sm) in Bank Melli Iran building,

MBA area, Ruwi, opposite Center

Point. Contact: 99011352

We have, 3BHK villa fully furnished

villa in Ghobrah 18th November

Street. Contact: 93782735

We have 200SQM Basement for

rent in AL Khuwair near Rawasco.

Contact: 93329476

We have 2BHK Flats in Ghobrah

good location & price.

Contact: 93782735

We have 3 BHK villa for rent near

grand mosque. Contact: 93782735

We have 2 BHK fl at in AL Khuwair

near Rawasco. Contact: 93782735

Flats and Houses for rent in Wadi

Kabir and Sidab best price.

Contact: 95555162/95755953

We have coff ee shop for sale or rent

in AL Khuwair near Rawasco super-

market. Contact: 93329476

We have 3 BHK fl at in Muna com-

plex Madinat AL Sultan Qaboos semi

furnished. Contact: 93782735

We have fully furnished offi ces

available in Ghala brand new build-

ing. Contact: 93782735

02 BHK Commercial / residential

(with split AC) fl at at Honda road.

Contact: 99342733 / 99795241

Fully furnished offi ce space in

As - Assalah Tower Ghobra.

Contact 98202001

Sohar: 3BHK AND 4BHK FLATS, R.O 200 and R.O 215 respectively.

(New Building with CCTV camera

with Split A/C). Contact 99881426

/ 92123699

02 BHK Residential fl at opposite to

Al Nahda Hospital.

Contact 99342733 / 99795241 1000 sqm Industrial land with

compound wall & 2 rooms at Misfah.

Contact: 99342733 / 99795241

1/2, B/R – Res / commercial di-

rectly from owner near Bank Muscat,

Bausher. Contact 92158031

RUWI: SPACIOUS - 2 - B H K

AL KHUWAIR: 1 BHK with A/C

OPP. AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL: DELUXE 2 B H K with

3 bathrooms and 1 BHK with 2 bathrooms -built in wardrobe,

security, split a/c

Contact : 24 70 30 60

FOR RENT

DAILY GUIDET U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 D3

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

Running furniture showroom for urgent sale.

Ladies beauty parlor sale at Mutt rah.

Contact - 91135930

FOR HIRE WITH OPERATORS1. Back Hoe Loaders (Shovels): 5 Nos2. 10 Tons Vibratory Roller Compactor: 1 No.3. 42 Mtrs. Concrete Pump Putzmeister: 1 No.4. 45 Cbm Tippers: 2 Nos5. 50 M height, 50 Boom tower cranes: 5 Nos.

Please contact – Mr. Ravi on 96529679Email – [email protected] / [email protected]

Beauty parlour at Mabela for sale.

Contact: 96131261

Beauty parlor for sale Muttrah.

Contact: 93142676

For sale 8 Apartments (Total area

850 SQM approximate) in “Bait Al

Noor” occupying two full fl oors (7th

and 8th fl oors). The building is op-

posite to GMC car showroom facing

the main road (Sultan Qaboos Road).

Excellent location for best visibility of

signboard for any corporate.

Contact 94194071 for details.

60,000 Sq Mtrs Agriculture Land in

Misfah can be changed to Industrial

Land. OMR 29 per Square Meter.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

5 plots of fertile agriculture lands in

Misfah East totaling 4,532 sq mtrs

having date trees and using Falaj

water for irrigation. OMR 158 Thou-

sand for all 5 plots. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residen-

tial land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2.

OMR 155 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360

2,688 sq mtrs commercial land in

MBD North. OMR 1.39 Million.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

ERP system for basic company. Mod-

ules: hr, accounts, purchase and many

more call now : 94449820 off er price

starts from 3000 OMR with server.

Building Materials shop for sale in

prime location at Al Amerath near

to Sultan Center. Contact 91127809 /

99008803

Immediate sale of well running

pharmacy at prime location.

Contact 99627621 , 99516236

For rent Seeb 1 room, 2 rooms, 3

rooms , with all supplements, includ-

ing water electricity and sewage

also. We provide the following ser-

vices free plumber and electrician 2

cleaner for garbage our price on your

hand, just call on Farahat: 98020768

Hilal: 96541283

2BHK Ghubra R.O 350/- & 325/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

2BHK villa Mumtaz R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

Room for rent Al Khuwair.

Contact: 90202538

New fl ats for rent Darsait Al Sahel.

Contact: 99311525 / 92533356

1BHK with split A/C in Darsait,

opp. Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 96708000

Villa with 5 rooms, two sitting

rooms, 5 toilets and kitchen at

Al Hail North. Contact: 91130875

2BHK fl ats / offi ces & shops for rent

in a brand new building at Honda

Road. Contact: 91165807

Room available Nr. Oman house op-

posite Muttrah Hotel.

Contact: 97367108

2 BHK fl ats for rent near PDO Gate

No.2 with spilt AC.

Contact: 94057023

Budget fl ats 1,2,3 BHK at Wadi Kabir,

Darsait, Ruwi, Wattaya & Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95282986 / 99472457/

99349262 / 24707340

Flat for rent at Wadi Al Kabir next

Al Hassan.co, 2 bedroom, 3 WS,

1 sitting room. Contact: 99210008

Flat for rent in

CBD area - Ruwi

Two rooms and a large hall

•Office spaces for rent in Al Hail on

the main road On the same building

of Al Khamis Shoes at Al Hail

•2 bed room flats in Qurum 29 for

rent next to ABA New building

-split AC - Good location

Contact No: 96177505

LLC COMPANY FOR SALE with trading and

contracti ng license, 300sqm showroom at Rustaq with

the stock of OMR 30,000/-, car service stati on and total

of 7 employees.

Interested please contact 00968 99752249

Seeks partners & investor’s A well edtablished media, conference & advertising

company in Muscat with an impressive portfolio of high

profile clients across segments,and supported by

an expert team is looking for partners &investors.

VISA AVAILABLEContact - 93946622

DIWALI SPECIAL 33 VARIETIES Indian biscuits - Indian Sweets

in gift boxes . Fresh fl owers - Jasmine, Lotus, Marigold, garlands, total pooja items, candles, mitti deepaks,

decorati on lights, rangoli colors.

All type of fresh grinded fl our.Haridas Nensey Supermarket,

Ruwi. Contact - 24750784

Shops for rent behind buildings

good for offi ces + stores area 11x4

MT behind Sultan Center Al Amerat

R.O 250/- PER Month.

Contact: 92877449

Room in Al Mwalih very close to

Wave. Contact: 95192927

One room for bachelors at W/ Kabir

R.O 110/-. Contact: 99384640

2BHK new bldg at Ghala with A/C

350/-R.O. Contact: 99024730

600 SQT commercial fl at for rent

opposite Oman fl ourmill Darsait

more details. Contact: 91214849/

99364735

Villa for rent in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95562646

1BHK Near Al Nahdha hospital Ruwi

R.O 200/-. Contact: 99617786

3BHK fl at for rent at Muttrah.

Contact: 99423596

2 BHK fl at available for rent in

Darsait. Contact: 99357586

Shop for rent at Barka.

Contact: 99388898

Flat in Sohar Al Traif. Contact :

92853555 / 94222386

Dental clinic in Buriami for sale

or rent have excellent condition &

excellent location was unoccupied.

Contact 968 98379121

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact:

99376454

Two villas for rent in Mumtaz area

and one villa in Mawaleh next to the

WAVE. Contact: 97296105

Fully equipped aluminum work shop

with offi ce room & workers

accommodation, barka industrial

area. Contact: 93861300

FOR RENTFully furnished offi ce

space available for rent at Wadi Kabir

First fl oor – 270 M2Ground fl oor – 170 M2

Contact - Jacob - 99880534Dinu - 92881410

6 bed rooms for rent in Al Khuwair

33 for family only rent 500 R.O.

Contact: 99366624

Villa in Arjan complex near Seeb sta-

dium 4BHK, 1 living room, 1 majles,

1 extra room in ground fl oor.

Contact 93219597

Unfurnished Villa 5 B/ R @ Madinat

Al Ilam, Fully Furnished Villa 5 B/R

@ Madinat Al Ilam Executive Fully

Furnished 1 B/R Apartment at Al

Khuwair 33. Contact: Atlas Real

Estate & Rent A Car LLC. 24834888 /

99249069 / 92888376/ 99436312.

Email: [email protected]

1BHK new bldg with A/C curtains

near Khimji Mart MBD.

Contact: 99061408 / 99024039

2BHK Ghubra R.O 300/-.

Contact 92144045

1BHK fl at spilt with A/C Al Khu-

wair, 230/-. Contact: 99358589 /

95570288

Al Mawalh villa for rent

17 bedrooms, all attached toilet, 2 big

hall, 1 big kitchen, outside 1 kitchen

1 PVT room near (Mac Donald).

Contact: 99654252 /

95566475

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi,

MBD Mumtaz area. Contact :

97293708 / 92433127

Brand new residential fl ats in Wadi

Kabir near Muscat football club,

have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets,

Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O.

Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 /

92383886

ACC. AVAILABLE

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sitting

room, Kitchen & store including

utilities bills at Al hail.

Contact 92817777

Single room bathroom in Darsait

R.O 140/-. Contact: 93289652

Furnished offi ce space & room avail-

able in Walja. Contact: 96246625

Bachelor accommodation Ruwi

Tower R.O 75/-.Contact: 95084850

Furnished rooms attached bath for

Indian bachelor Al Falaj area & for

lady in Wadi Kabir near Mars Hyper-

market - 96202458/96761960

Room for lady in Ghobrah 95480601

/ 97361213

Single room for rent at Mumtaz

area. Contact: 96916398 / 95212017

Single room for expat Indian bach-

elors near Al Aktham restaurant

Al khuwair for RO 120.

Water and electricity included.

Contact:98803261

Sharing accommodation available

for an Executive Bachelor in

Al Khuwair (near Zawawi Mosque).

Contact 92138451 or 93883755.

Room for rent available in a fl at for

Executive bachelor at Azaiba behind

Al Meera Hypermarket Azaiba with

attached bath with Cot & A/C, rent

RO 175/- per month including Water

& Electricity. Contact 96404166 /

97433992

Furnished room available in Ruwi.

Contact: 92435784

Big room available near Hamriya

R/A for Muslim couple / small family

/ Executive bachelor rent 150/- per

month including W+ E.

Contact 99495131

D/C Pick-Ups, 3 Ton Trucks, Cars, Buses, Stati on Wagons, Prime Movers, Hiabs, Swg. Tankers,

Diesel Tankers, Water Tankers, Skip Trucks, Trailers, Dozer, Sideboom, Excavators, Shovels,

Rollers,Graders, JCB for sale on “as is where is basis”

USED & SCRAP VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Interested parti es may please contactbetween 9 AM to 4 PM from Saturday to Thursday on

99235977 / 92880784

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting,

Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery,

Glassware, Chafi ng Dishes, Ice Sculp-

tures, to Large Sound Systems and

spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606

2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623

5555 for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman.

com, E-mail: [email protected]

DAILY GUIDED4 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

DOMESTIC HELP

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

DESIGNER

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

ACCOUNTANT

DRIVER

MEDICAL

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ARCHITECT

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED


SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

Wanted driver. Contact 91025698

Wanted a lady driver from Muttrah

to Darsait. Call 99426100

Required 2 Expatriate Drivers for

manpower supply company with

Oman driving license.

Contact 94148972 / 94148970

ADMIN

ADMIN

Required licensed lady G.P .or Gynecologist male Asst. Pharma-cist, lab technician for a clinic in

Salalah. Contact: 93129219 Email:

[email protected]

Vacancy for staff Nurse clinic at

Ghala preferably with MOH.

Contact: 99374541

Private dental clinic in Buraimi city need a Dentist have practice

license in Oman. Contact -98379121

Wanted Dentist for a clinic in Ruwi with or without license. Send CV to

[email protected]

A reputed Wellness Center is looking

for MOH licensed or Prometric Passed

Physiotherapist, Nurse and Occupa-

tional therapy. Please send your CV to

: [email protected]

Required General Physician,

Gynecology, Dentist, Pharmacists,

Lab technicians, Nurses.

Contact: 95133572


Musicians/Sales staff for Musical

Instruments & Pro-Audio showroom.

Experienced Sound & Light Profession-

als for Live Events. Please send your

detailed C.V. to: [email protected]

Wanted Assistant Accountant secretary (male). Send CV with

photo to [email protected]

Required Accountant Arabic or

Indian. Please send CV to:

[email protected]

Urgent Filipino cook female, private light driver 35-40 above.

Contact: 99660847


Urgently required a Baby sitter in

Ruwi for an Asian family from

8 30 morning to 7 evening.

Contact 96511169

Wanted Indian Housemaid Hindi

speaking for an Indian family with

cooking experience for part time.

Contact: 93228657

MANAGER

Urgently required GRP foreman

with minimum 5 years experience.

Contact: 99382174

Construction Manager with a

mechanical background required for

an ongoing project with experience

in construction projects of minimum

5 - 8 years required urgently. Profes-

sional personnel well versed in

planning and execution kindly apply

on an immediate basis -

email [email protected]

Part time Accountant available,

contact also for auditing and

taxation - 91720465

MBA Finance having 5 years experi-

ence and Oman driving license pres-

ently working in Oman seeking for

a suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96742474

B.SC Hons (fi nance & accounts) hav-

ing 2 years experience in accounts,

male looking for suitable job on visit

visa. Contact: 91420128

CIMA member B.Com with 5+ years

experience in Accounts and fi nance.

NOC available. Contact: 97615745

Senior Accounts professional, In-

dian male, 33 years MBA (fi n) with

9 yrs experience, Now in Muscat

on visit visa, seeking suitable job

opportunities. Contact: 92914869


Finance controller 15years

experience in Oman contracting ,

consultancy, oil & gas , IT , tourism ,

management accounts, ERP, feasibil-

ity , study , business strategy, project

fi nancing , international trade , ETC.

Contact: 98571309 Pakistani male age 27 MBA fi nance

having 3 years work experience

in fi nance and admin currently in

Oman on visit. Contact: 99685330

email: [email protected]

Indian male B. Com accountant

10 yrs in Oman, exp in accounts

knowledge of Tally ERP 9, Focus RT.

Having NOC & D/L looking for

suitable job. Contact - 93086105

Male accountant 5 years experience

2 years in Indian & 3 years in Oman,

NOC available B.com PG accounting

tally E.R.P, looking suitable

placement. Contact: 92780167

Indian Male, Chartered Account-

ant and Cost Accountant, CISA from

USA, 25 Years of experience, 10

Years in Dubai, Seeking Job in Ac-

counts, Finance, Audit, Banking, Pro-

ject IT etc. Contact Pawan Gupta on

00971504273221, 0096896123649.

E mail address is

[email protected] and web-

site is www.pawanpraind.com

Indian male 8 years experience

having B.Com and MBA ready to

work in HR customer service,

Admin banking & related fi eld.

Contact : 97436890 / 96939803.


A reputed company urgently requires A/C Mechanic window &

split. Please send your CV to

[email protected]

or Contact: 24607784

One of the leading business groups

in Oman is looking for diploma hold-ers in Civil Engineering with 4-5

years of experience in BBS prepara-

tion & shop drawing for their rebar

division. Interested Candidates may

apply to apply to

[email protected]

Required by grade excellent

construction co. well experienced

Civil Site Engineer. Please send the resume.


New consulting offi ce is looking for an environmental Engineer with

3-5 years of experience. Please send

your CV to: [email protected]

Wanted female Gynecologist, female

Staff Nurse – 2 no., Dental Asst, female

Lab Tech from India or Filipino with

MOH license & data flow for Al Saadi

Specialized Medical Centre in Mussana.

Contact 92025033, [email protected]

WANTEDCivil Engineer (Building Construction)

2 Nos

Qualification: BE in Civil Engineering

Electro Mechanical Engineer (Building

Services)1 No.

Qualification: BE in Electrical or

Mechanical Engineering

Send detailed resume to

[email protected]

Required Sales man, Tailor and Barber. Contact: 96964767

Shipping company in Oman requires Sales Executives for Mus-

cat Exp in shipping industry & D/L

preferred .contact: 97990844/ Email:

[email protected]

A leading trading group is looking

for outdoor Sales Coordinator with

driving license & release / NOC &

female offi ce assistant. Email: CV to

[email protected]

or fax: 24701683

Required experienced car spare parts counter Sales Executive for

a trading company at Wadi Kabir.

Contact 24811999 Send resume to

[email protected]

Sr. Accountant with 14 yrs experi-

ence, 2 yrs in Oman capable of han-

dling all accounting functions. NOC

available. Contact: 92404608

Email: jin_75@rediff mail.com

MBA International Business in

fi nance and operations Indian male

24, (3 months visit visa) seeking

immediate placement.

Contact 968 97489409 /


CMA & CIA professional Finance Manager with 10 years middle

eastern experience, inclusive of

Managerial experience with leading

F&B companies. For further informa-

tion, kindly Contact: + 971566561199


Accountant Indian male having

12+ years of experience in accounts

& fi nance having knowledge of tally

seeking suitable opportunity.

Contact: 92984019

Male 24 yrs MBA in marketing

fi ancé seeking immediate place-

ment. Contact: 96112920

Indian male MBA , 2 years experi-

ence visit visa , seeking placement.

Contact: 90196322

Indian male accountant 15 yrs,

experience trading accounts up to

fi nalization having license, NOC

available, looking for suitable place-


Certifi ed Public Accountant, Filipino Male 26 years old, Bachelor

of Science in Accountancy with 5

yrs. of experience now on visit visa.

Looking for suitable opening. Con-

tact: +968 91409308


Indian male 23 years B.Com Gradu-

ated tally looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact: 92963507 Email:

[email protected]

Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years

experience (8 years in Oman with

Driving License & NOC) seeks suit-

able placement, Contact 94117616,

91238272


Experience part time Accountant

in management, accounts, fi nance

audit tax. Contact: 95857199

Indian female 5+ yrs Oman exp in

Accounts tally looking for suitable

placement in W.K to Qurum area.

Contact: 95580416

Architect (BSC), female 23 one

year experience with valid Omani

driving license, under family visa

looking for suitable placement.

Contact 92670199


Architect with bachelor degree 4

years experience in architectural de-

sign (interior & exterior) professional

in (3D Max- Archicad - AutoCAD -

Photoshop). Contact 96041201


Urgently required part time Graphic Designer with 3 to 4 years

experience in graphic designing,

Photoshop, Illustrator, fl ash.


Indian female, B. Com, MCA, with

4 yrs experience in teaching, looking

for any suitable teaching/HR/Admin

post. Currently on visit visa-

Contact 92033720 ;


Accountant, Indian Male, 24 yrs, B.

Com Graduate 1 year experience as

Accountant in India. Now on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94129716;

[email protected]

Part time Accountant services

available to handle all accounts

related work up to fi nalization on

monthly basis. Contact: 96247295

Chief Accountant 25 years experi-

enced, for the last 7 years working as

Chief Accountant seeks immediate

placement.

Contact: 95598477/98803439

Indian male 32 years, B.Com

Accountant 5 yrs experience in

Oman seeking suitable vacancy.

Contact : 94410485

Indian male B.Com Graduate with

2+ years experience in Accounts &

Administration looking for a suitable


Sri Lankan CIMA fi nalist Account-

ant 6 yrs exp accounting, fi nance,

auditing immediate join & NOC.

Contact: 95522109

Part time accounting fi nalization

audit. Contact: 98157999

Sudanese, Masters degree in Econom-

ics, 8 years experience in procure-

ment and fi nance. Contact: 94524060

Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman

experienced looking for suitable


Young 24, ACCA affi liate, Advanced

diploma in Accounting and Busi-

ness, seeking suitable placement in

Accounts, Finance or audit With valid

driving license. Contact 92430152 ,

Email - [email protected]

Accountant Indian female having 5

years exp in fi nalization, audit and

administration in GCC presently in

Muscat seeking suitable position.

Contact 97323574

Email: sreeja@[email protected]

Indian lady, bachelor degree in

Preparatory Programme (BPP) and

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom),

completed training course in MS

Word, Excel, Power Point and Out-

look from KTI looking for full time /

part time job opportunity in Oman.

Contact 92437568, 96795853,


SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs

experience, 6 yrs Oman in manu-

facturing, trading & contracting Cos,

capable of handling all accounting,

fi nance, banking, L/C, import, export

& fi nalization seeks placement.

NOC Available. Call+968-98932752,

mail:[email protected]

Required Marketing person for

manpower supply company with

minimum 2 yrs experience & GCC/

Oman driving license. Contact

94148970 / 94148972. Send CV at

Email : [email protected]

Indian Salesman required for print-

ing press with minimum 3 years

experience and should have knowl-

edge of English – Hindi language

with GCC driving license.

Contact: 96917952


Required Sales coordinator (Preferably Filipino). Required Insurance Sales Executive to

handle insurance product sales in

Muscat region. Graduate preferably

with driving license and with 2-3

years experience in insurance prod-

uct sales. Call 99450811 or

Send CV to [email protected]

URGENTLY REQUIRED BY A REPUTED LLC COMPANY IN OMAN

Interested candidate may send their CV’s with recent photographs urgently to - [email protected]

SPARE PARTS SALESMAN (Indoor)Diploma holder with 02 years experience. Good communication and negotiation skill, Computer knowledge, age not more than 35 years. Arabic speaking is an additional advantage.SALES EXECUTIVE (Outdoor)Diploma in Mechanical fi eld with 5 years experience in tools, hardware, building materials, safety products, good grasp in local market with Oman driving license.

Beauty experts required for beauty

Salon in Seeb. Contact 99519591

BEAUTY

Qualifi cation B.com accounting BE

mechanical engineer course com-

pleted experience 17 years HR ad-

ministration, parches store, quality

assurance. Contact: 93820512 Email:

[email protected]

Indian female M.Tech electron-

ics IELTS 6.5 experience in VLSI

project training seeks placement in

education / training / Admin fi eld in

family visa now. Contact: 90195131


Indian male looking for a job as a

HR/Automobile Admin having expe-

rience of more than 6 years, Omani

driving license. Contact 97409450

MBA graduate seeking a suitable

position in/as Administration/Secre-

tary/Front offi ce. Contact 94627227

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+

experience in Administration/HR,

Customer Support, Offi ce Coordina-

tor with good Computer skill, Now

on Visit Visa, looking for suitable

position. Contact: 90196235

Egyptian woman resident has con-

siderable experience in the adminis-

tration and secretarial executive for

companies. Contact: 97221126

10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman experi-

ence in HR / Admin & logistics fl uent

in Arabic / English with D/L looking

for suitable position. # 95824598

19 years of gulf experienced (6years

in Oman) Indian male MBA Gradu-

ate, HR & Administration profes-

sional seeking suitable job, NOC

available, can join immediately.

Contact: 99103763 /99519841

Indian Female MBA, 3yrs Exp.in Ad-

min, Operations, Business Develop-

ment, MS Offi ce skills # 98234427,

[email protected]

Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf

exp in Administration/ HR & Pub-

lic relationship. Fluent in Arabic/

English with D/L. Looking for suit-

able position. Contact - 99897280

HR/ Recruitment specialist with

8 years Oman experience in entire

gamut of HR functions like resource

planning , recruitment , HR policies

& procedures, performing appraisal,

expatriate aff airs , exit interviews &

ticketing. Contact 93825307

Email: javthath@rediff mail.com

26 yrs male, MBA, 3+ years experi-

ence in Administration in MNC, seeks

suitable placement. #95041201


Indian 28 ,MBA (HR) with 4 + yrs

exp in MPP, Recruitment, HR, Gener-

alist, t&d, Appraisal, Admin & other

areas, working in Muscat. NOC

available. Contact - 94654626

E-MAIL:[email protected]

MEDICAL STAFF REQUIRED

Interested candidates may send their CV’s at

[email protected] or GSM: 0096898972548

A newly established Medical complex in Wilayat Suwaiq is looking

for following staff for its expansion project

X-Ray TechnicianLab Technician

Staff NursePharmacist

Female General Practi ti oner / Gynecologist

Wanted urgentlyA well known family in

Oman urgently needed an

experienced Indian

female part time or full

time Nursing Assistant to

take care of their Mother

recovering from stroke.

Contact 99717791 or 94084335

URGENTLY REQUIREDSALES EXECUTIVE FOR A CRUSHER,

Technically sound and qualifi ed, having not less than 5 years similar

experience in Oman, and good exposure in the

market to get projects. We prefer Omani Nati onal. Please Send your CV to

[email protected],[email protected]

Fax: 24498480 Ph no: 24493866 / 24490277

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Gynecologist, General Practioner, Staff Nurses,

Lab Technician & Pharmacist

for a poly clinic in Saham. Call -

99135775 or 91311990

SALES EXECUTIVE FOR SAUDI

A Prominent Building Materials Trading Company looking for

Graduates with minimum 2 years work experience in Sales.

Should possess GCC Driving license.

Indian Male candidates preferred.

Interested candidates may apply to:

[email protected]

Required Teachers for kinder-

garten & elementary B.A. + B.Ed +

experience. Contact: 24705605

from 8 am to 1pm

EDUCATION

Sales Engineer: Mechanical Engi-

neering holder with 2-4 years’ Exp.

in Sales, preferably in Metal

fabrication Company.

Omani D/L is a must. Contact:

[email protected]

Technician (3 No’s Omani Nationals)

Experienced in Automobile Electri-

cals with Valid Driving License

1-2 years of experience. Immediate

Joining. Forward CV’s to

[email protected]

Experienced construction Civil Engineer with qualifi cation (attest-

ed) certifi cates & with Omani driving

license. Contact: 99601004

email:[email protected]

Instrumentation & controls Techni-cian with 2-3 years experience

preferably in water sector and hav-

ing valid driving license Send CV to

[email protected] or call

Ph:+968 99450811

Wanted sales man with valid Oman

deriving license for an electrical

trading company.


Omani / Expats, male / female required for gift articles shop with

minimum 2 years experience and

should have knowledge of MS Offi ce

English & Arabic language.

Contact: 96917952


Required Marketing Executive, 2 yrs experience. Contact 91120552

Young Indian Male with post

graduate UK degree in business

admin, 4 years Oman experience in

administration & purchase in

electromechanical/civil contracting

company. NOC available. Possess

valid Oman Driving License.

Contact: 94400671



MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

MEDICAL

HOSPITALITY

24 years Indian female MSC -

Biotechnology 1 year exp.in clinical

microbiology, worked in ICRISAT

for project work as Trainee, looking

for suitable job. Contact: 92619048


Indian male 38 years , 17 years expe-

rience in Oman with valid Oman

2 wheeler license and own bike Seeks

position as (offi ce – assistant) mes-

senger / courier. Contact: 92287226

Indian male 26 years Graduate 2

yrs work experience and valid Oman

driving license searing for a suit-

able placement.Contact: 91379601

DRIVER

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

CATERING

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

Project/ Program Manager/ Finance professional

Qualifi cati on MBA PMP six sigma (GB)Countries exposure Canada & Middle

East, Industry any (experienced in bank, telecom, transport.

Nati onality-Canadian. On visit in Oman.

Contact - 97203531

Bachelors’ hotel Mgmt 10 years

experience seeking vacancy

FMCG or hospitality NOC and GCC

D/L. Contact: 94525463

Indian male/31yrs with hotel

management degree, 03 yrs

experience in F&B services at

5 star hotel Dubai & 05 yrs in

American 6 star cruise liner as

Butler. Has Oman driving license.

Contact no 91135371

Dutch male qualifi ed commer-

cial pilot (Faa-ME-IR certifi ed) is

looking for job openings in middle

east. [email protected]

Graduate Indian male 38 years

supply chain professional14 years

experience IMPORT / Export

logistics purchase distribution and

freight forwarding looking for senior

management position release avail-

able. Contact: 93274727


Logistics, shipping & receiving and

supply chain expert: Sudanese Cana-

dian with 8 yrs experience in DHL/

loomiss xp Canada. Contact: 94044784

The Business Development Man-ager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside

and outside Oman following activities:

tenders& real estate& construction &

marketing projects& investments&

transportation & Marine services&

companies management& develop

business. Contact :- 92385033

Sudanese General Manager, 15 years experience MBA from U.K

experience in telecom and oilfi eld.

Contact: 90182803

Civil engineer having 2 years & 8

month experience in Oman, looking

for a suitable placement.

D/L available. Contact: 94450270

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian M, having 1.5 years experi-

ence in steel fabrication, AutoCAD &

MEP looking for suitable placement.

Contact|: 90154793


Indian female M.Tech (electrical

power system) having gulf experi-

ence in family visa seeking suitable

placements in Oman.

Contact: 91001194 /94306164

Indian male 23 bachelors degree in

electrical engineering having 1 year

experience on visiting visa looking

for suitable job ( certifi cate attested).

Contact: 93547687


Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Structural Engineer of 8.5 years

experience, expert for all structure,

want good offi cer as H.O.D.

Contact: 98124095

Indian male 27 yrs M.Tech

mechanical engineering (energy

engineering) and HVAC diploma

holder , 4 years exp , seeking suit-

able placements currently on visit.

Contact: 98791735


Engineer from India with exp in Ger-

man company seeking opportunities

in procurement/manufacturing/

QC/Fleet Management/automotive

services/Total 6 years exp-

Contact: 91306841


Electrical Engineer B.Tech Indian

male 26 having 4 experiences

currently on express visa.

Contact: 91229832


Electrical Engineer 13 years experi-

ence HV/ LV in Oman 5 years, Oman

valid D/L to NOC. Contact: + 0091-

9946570903 Email: shibualukka@

gmail.com Ref: no-Oman 97095094

Indian male B.Tech electrical 2

years experience seeks placement.

Contact: 93570984


Indian male 26 years B.E in engi-

neering with valid Omani driving

license and 4 years experience in all

fi elds. Contact: 92064786

Civil Engineer (diploma) 4years

experience one years in Oman seek-

ing job with NOC. Contact 97472737

/ 9678971

Civil Engineer (B.Tech) Indian Male,

Having 21 years experience in Major

Construction works including 2

years in consultant fi rm as Resident

Engineer in Ministry Projects, Oman.

Available NOC, able to join imme-

diately, seeks a suitable placement.

Contact 92048143

Indian male, Mechanical Engi-

neer, 5 years experience in Qatar,

as lifting equipment maintenance

engineer looking for a job currently

on visit visa, holding GCC driving

license. Contact: 93525652


Electrical Engineer, B.Tech, with 8

years GCC experience (5 years in

Oman) in MEP & Oil/gas construc-

tion/Quality side with Transferable

Visa/NOC, is seeking new assign-

ments in Oman.Has attested degree

certifi cate and Oman D/L.

Contact No.96083636,

Email:[email protected]

Procurement, contracts and tender

HEAD in construction civil & MEP

20 years vast experience in Oman

with big MNC , seeking suitable

placement. NOC available.

Contact: 93737496

Omani Mechanical Engineer/ GPA-3.49 graduated in 2013.

GSM#95276154 / 99201710

B tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian

male, 33 yrs, having 10 yrs Exp

includes 6 yrs in GCC, Having Oman

D/L. Seeking Suitable placement.

Contact : 96978380,

[email protected].

Mechanical Engineer M.tech 2

years experience HVAC design

Engineer Revet MEP, AutoCAD.

Contact: 90150913 Email:

[email protected]

Civil Engineer 6 years experience

in materials & structural valid D/L

3 yrs supervision work in Oman.

Contact: 96086214

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Indian female dentist parametric

cleared seeking suitable

openings in Muscat.

Contact: 95585807/92880267

Staff Nurse (B.Sc nursing) male

Indian, 25 yr old, having 3 years

experience with prometric 64%&

cleared data fl ow, seeking suitable


Indian Female Dentist with 7 year

experience in MOH seeks suitable

placement preferably in Muscat

region. Contact : 94003843

BSC, Medical laboratory Technician

20 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact: 92943244

Female Nurse (Indian) looking for a

suitable job in Capital area.

Contact: 98843139

Indian male Lab Technician seeking for job prometric passed

with 70%. Contact: 97985325

Experienced Light Duty Driver,

Fluent in English, Arabic Well

knowledge of Oman Areas Seeking

Suitable placement 97950869

5 years exp Light vehicle driver.

Contact: 93015630

Looking personal driver 10 yrs exp

in Oman. Contact: 96693290

Looking for job as light duty driver

5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 92602182

Driver 10 years experience Oman

3 years company will give release

knows English, Hindi, Arabic &

Nepalese. Contact: 95897233 /

95674697

Driver (light & heavy duty) valid

gulf /Indian) looking job.

Contact: 95175192

Experience light vehicle driver


Bangladesh driver looking for job.

Contact: 98503237

Light driver, looking for job.

Contact: 98372745/99090362

Bangladeshi male light vehicle

driver with 2 yrs exp looking for job.

Contact: 93761597

Pakistani male light vehicle driver

looking for job. Contact: 96393805

30 years old Pakistani driver seek-

ing job in Oman, available Omani

license. Contact: Gulzeb 93806381

Light driver. Contact: 94365229

Bangladeshi driver need job.

Contact : 97106424

Searching heavy / light driver job

with Qatar and Saudi GCC license.

Has 8 years of experience in Qatar

readymix and Almarai Company,

Saudi Arabia. Contact: 96080988


Pakistani, light driver looking job

exp, 4 years. Contact: 96346582


B.E Mechanical male with 1.5 years

exp in piping (refi nery) as Site Engi-

neer on visit visa looking for suitable

jobs. Contact: 97896725 Email:

[email protected]

Mechanical Engineer, 24 having

good knowledge in HVAC looking for

suitable placement.


[email protected]

Diploma in Mechanical Engineer Indian male 25 years having

2.5 years experience in piping.

Contact: 92733482


Indian male 24 yrs B.Tech Mechani-

cal Engineer with additional qualifi -

cation in AutoCAD primavera PDMS

, QA, QC pipeline engineering project

planning and management seeking

suitable placement currently on visit


MSc, Software Engineering Indian

male 26 years, 3 yrs IT Supervisor

Network Administrator.

Contact : Oman: 96602630

Indian: 0091-9952158562


Indian male, BE (ECE), 18 months

experience in telecom fi eld as BTS

Installation & commissioning engi-

neer, trouble shooting the BTS, 3G &

4G equipments, currently on visit.

Contact 95183497,

email : [email protected]

Construction machinery repairs

Engineer, 4 years experience with

driving license. Contact 94001961

Electrical Engineer: Indian male 29

years, having 5 years of experience

in industrial automation and utility

maintenance in India (MRF Tyres),

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995


Sudanese Geologist 3 years experi-

ence in mining and geotechnical.

Contact : 97612807

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer 25

years Indian male 3 years experi-

ence in HVAC in India, NOC available

ready to join.


muzaff [email protected]

B.Sc Civil Engineer, 10 years experi-

ence building construction, 7 years

in Oman with valid Omani D/L seek-

ing suitable placement.

Contact: 93493547

M.S.C HSE Engineer 8 yrs experi-

ence in oil & gas fi elds, hold N.D.T

level 2 Master in Radiation

protection. Contact: 95058541

B.Tech mechanical Engineer, 24 yrs,

2 yrs exp seeking job on visiting visa.


[email protected]

BE CIVIL, Indian M29, 5 yrs exp.

having DL & NOC, looking for suit-

able position. Contact: 94576233


B.SC Civil Engineer, road construc-

tion fi eld with 12 years experience

in Oman. Contact: 92200485

Searching for Civil Draftsman job

10 years of experience. N.O.C avail-

able. Contact: 00968 97612846

IT

IT

MISCELLANEOUS

Creative Designer with 9+ years

experience in Web, Graphic, UI/

UX, Video, Outsourcing placement

in a reputed company.

Contact 97276004

Indian female 25 diplomas in

fashion designing seeking place-


Indian male Interior Draftsman3D, visualizer graphic designer 7

years exp 2 years in Oman on visit-

ing visa. Contact: 95605527


25 years male BA. English , Quali-

fi ed as mast in digital animation

having 5 yrs ex in character anima-

tion specialized Auto Desk mago and

motion building software knowl-

edge, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97917357

Creative Designer with 8+ years

experience in web, graphic, video

editing, outsourcing looking for a

suitable placement in a reputed

company. Contact 97276004

9 years exp body fi tter and electric

welder for job. Contact: 93015630

Looking for job, steel, fabricator &

helper. Contact : 93015630

SALES / MARKETING

MBA qualifi ed sales and marketing

candidate having an experience of 3.5

years available in Oman on Visit visa

seeks placement. #97436706


30 Indian male, BBA graduate

having 5+ years experience in

customer service, sales; ranging from

FMCG to Real estate with

exceptional communication skills in

English & Arabic. #0096893870938

Indian male 27 yrs with 5 years

experience in Oman marketing / Pur-

chase / sales, seeking suitable place-

ment valid Oman D/L. #98650936

MBA in Marketing and Executive

Diploma M.B.A in supply Chain and

logistics looking for a good posi-

tion in well reputed fi rm and NOC

available .Contact: 91156540 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male 22 years B.Com Gradu-

ate currently in Oman on family visa,

looking for a job, preferable in sales.

Also possess a valid Oman driving

license. Contact 98504698

Marketing Executive MBA 3 years

experience in Sales looking for suit-

able placement. Contact: 91345727

17 years Gulf experience in Purchas-

ing / logistic and Import, export with

valid driving license in Oman. NOC


Indian, female 28 yrs, B.Com, 7 yrs

call center/marketing experience,

currently on visit, seek suitable place-

ment. Contact Rashmi 96746698.

Sales Indian male 10 years experience

in Oman D/L looking for Sales man or

supervision. Contact 92436692


Male, MBA Graduate with 3 years

experience in Sales & Marketing on

visiting visa looking for job.

Contact: 93242927

Indian male, 24 yrs B.Tech Civil,

having 2.5 yrs Gulf experience in

site execution operations & struc-

tural designs coordination, looking

for suitable placement currently in

Muscat on visit. Contact: 98600130


Sudanese female with bachelors

degree from Caledonian College of

Engineering IELTS (7.0) looking for a

job in the teaching fi eld.

Contact: 92210958

HSE Engineer, Indian 26 years B.Tech

Mechanical Engineering

Nebosh IGC qualifi ed 5 years exp in

O & G on visit visa.

Contact: 94135234


Male 26 years , BSc IT with years

4 years experience , currently on

visit visa looking for any IT support

job. Knowledge of hardware & net

working, environment, program-

ming languages, Linux environ-

ment. Contact: + 968 95369856

/968 24781651 Email:

[email protected]

Software Programmer, 6 yrs exp

in software projects & development

(Java,PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa.

Contact: 99487493

Indian male , IT professional,

8 yrs experience including GCC in win-

dows server, computer hardware, net-

working & offi ce administration seek-

ing suitable placement. #95994227

Hardware & net working, 2 years

exp. Contact: 96244031

Oracle ADF Developer: Msc (IT),

2 yrs of Experience in Software

Development (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/

sql), Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Cur-

rently on visit visa. Contact : +968

93755858 / 92141644. Email :

[email protected]

Network Professional, CCNP with

6 years experience and Bachelors

degree on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact: 96760618,

[email protected]

Male, 31 years, M.I.T, CCNA, 9

years exp in Qatar as assistant IT

manager, network administrator,

server management and knowledge

of developing website, Qatar D/L.

Contact: 0097477237607,

00968 97683849


Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp

looking job. Contact: 99531802

EDUCATION

Indian female M.Sc Botany, B.Ed ,

M.Ed , 5 years experience in teach-

ing with good communicating skills

on visit visa. Contact: 92890074

IT Lecturer, Indian male 30yrs,MSc

Computer Science (on visit ) 7 yes

experience in Teaching

Contact: 99842554,


Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fi tter

gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192

Electrician, plumber (exp gulf /

Indian) looking job. Contact: 95175192

Looking for job, Mason, carpenter,

election and helper. #93015630

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624



SITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANTED

B.Tech (Electrical & Electronic) with

MBA in marketing having 9 years

of experience seeking a suitable

position as Sales & Marketing/

Business Development executive.

Contact-(97043494)

Indian female dentist prometric

cleared seeking suitable open-

ings in Muscat. Contact 95585807,

92880267

Indian Male more than 10 years

gulf experience in Offi ce / Sales

Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and

purchase with good computer skills.

Having Driving license and

NOC available. Looking for suitable


SENIOR ACCOUNTANT: Indian

male, Graduate & CA Article ship

completed. 18 Years of experience.

Currently on visiting visa. seeks

suitable placement.

Contact: 97498809, 98569025,


Indian male, B.E. mechanical, 16

yrs experience, for Quotation, Ten-

der, Accounts, Business develop-

ment, Sohar Area, Part Time.

Mb. 94215208

25 yrs male, BA English as Master

in Digital Animation, 5 yrs exp. in

character animation specialized

in autodesk & software knowledge

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 97917356

9 years experience in construction

Purchase seeking suitable place-

ment immediately, NOC available.

Contact: 97332401

Digital marketing / ad words/ ana-

lytics / SEO expert, exp 5 yrs (male)

certifi ed) , (visit visa).

Contact: 93594114 (visit visa).


Hotel exp 4 years F+ B (service)

visit visa expires 13/11/2015,

B.A Hotel Management. Contact:

91987013 / 96971643 Email:

[email protected]

Kerala Electrical Technician, fore-

man cum Storekeeper (Electrical).

Contact: 93563744

Civil Engineer B.Tech with Iosh,

Nebosh certifi cation having valid

Omani driving license looking for

suitable job. Contact: 93631625

Mechanical Engineer (UK), 28

years, male having 3.5 years experi-

ence, looking for suitable placement

with valid Oman driving license NOC

available. Immediate availability

Contact: +968 97612297


BE Mechanical Engineer, 23 years,

Indian male on visit available for

immediate placement please

contact: 96145820 or

[email protected]

Sales/marketing, Indian male 35,

years, having13 years experience,

in that 6 years experience of KSA

seeks for suitable placement, on

visit visa contact: 95954786,

Email:syedhameeduddin16@

gmail.com

Indian Electrical Engineer B. Tech,

female 24 seeking job. presently in

oman having 2 year experience in

design and estimation of Ht &Lt pro-

jects. Contact number 96897436557,

Mail id : [email protected]

Accountant , Indian (Kerala) male,

more than 09 years experience in

Qatar (02 years) and New Delhi expe-

rience upto fi nalization of Accounts

& expertise in using Tally ERP-9, MS

Offi ce (Word & Excel). Currently on

visit visa, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97864890 / 97268429


Young 24 yrs, ACCA affi liate ,

advanced diploma in Accounting

business, seeking suitable placement

in accounts fi nance or audit with valid

driving license. Contact: 92430152


Senior Accountant ,NOC

avaliable,5yr.exp.in oman,

Accounting upto fi nalisation,

computer skills tally9, Sage

ERP accpac 500(6.0A), Vcams ,

Audit ,valid oman driving licence,

languages known english , ara-

bic, hindi. can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599, E-mail-

([email protected])

Part time accountant, senior

accountant, doing all type of ac-

counting works, up to fi nalization.

contact.95254864

Indian Diploma Engineer, NEBOSH Qualifi ed with valid oman

D/L, Seeks placement in HSE. Con-

tact: 97066980

Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel

and Tourism Management) with

Advanced Diploma in Supply

Chain Logisitics and Shipping

Management, exp in Logisit-

ics (CHA) seeking in suitable

placement, currently on visit

visa(Oman) contact;90291092


Sudanese / civil engineering

Diploma / 5 years experience /

deal with most popular computer

programs / good in English / fl uent

in Arabic. Contact: 96995670

Indian male 26 years, 4 years

experience as system and

network engineer. B. Tech

graduate. Looking for suitable

opening. Contact:93125669,


MALE ACCOUNTANT, age 25

years, ACCA UK fi nalist with 4

years experience in accounting &

audit in Pakistan, now in Muscat

on visit visa seeking suitable

placement. Contact 90197029,

muzammalhafi [email protected]

Indian male, 1 Year Experience in

Logisitics (CHA) fi eld. Qualifi ca-

tion BA Travel and Tourism Man-

agement with Advanced Diploma

in Supply Chain Logisitics and

Shipping Management. Currently

On Visit Visa Oman, seeks suitable

placement. Contact :90291092

B.E. Electronics Engineer, Indian

male 22 years, seeking suitable

job, currently on visit visa.

Contact 99226928,

E mail : [email protected]

BSC (Hons) Civil Engineer with

Oman work experience and valid

driving license looking for immedi-

ate placement in consultancy or

construction fi rm currently on visit


Indian male having 11 yrs experi-

ence 4 yrs in Oman in purchase,

stores & logistics, having valid

Omani D/L and N.O.C in Hand, look-

ing for suitable position any where

in Oman. Contact : 92369700

Indian male, 22 yrs, BBA, Travel

& tourism brought up in Muscat,

seeks suitable placement in

Sales & Marketing. #93519369

Engineer- Mechanical 4 years

experience looking for vocational

instructor/lecturer/technical

mechanical engineer jobs.

Contact : 95598477/93211870,


Indian male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years

experience (India & Oman) IT

Support, System administrator/

Supervisor looking for suitable

Job.#95448561.

Sudanese /Diploma in civil

engineering/5 years experience/

good computer’ skills / English &

Arabic/Mobil 96995670

Sudanese male , 31 year old , have 3

year Diploma in electrical engineer,

7 years experience in building con-

struction and electrical production

plant.Contact 94549609

Site supervisor (Aluminium Divi-

sion ) With Driving License, Fluent

in English , Arabic, Well knowl-

edge of Oman Areas Looking for

suitable placement.

Cell# 97950869

31 year Indian male PG in HR

,with 5 yrs Professional experi-

ence in HR in Construction Oil &

Gas Oman seeking for a suitable

placement(NOC Available).

Contact me on 93488914, email-

[email protected]

Indian male, B.E. Mechanical,

16 yrs experience, for Quotation,

Tender, Accounts, Business de-

velopment, Sohar Area, Part Time.

Contact 94215208

Admin, having 10+ years experi-

ence in Admin/HR/Logistics/Time

Keeper, in reputed companies.

Presently working in Muscat. (NOC

Available) Contact- 94369965,

mail - [email protected]

IT Lecturer , Indian male

30yrs,MSc Computer Science(on

visit) 7 years experience in

Teaching is looking for college

or school.Contact:99842554


Msc (IT), 2 yrs of Experience in

Software Development (Oracle

ADF, sql, pl/sql), Oracle OCA &

SQL Expert, Currently on visit

visa. Contact : +968 93755858 /

92141644, Email :

[email protected]

Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical

with CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level 2,

3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil and

gas industry. Currently working in

Oman, NOC available. M: 91262792.

[email protected]

Indian Female Accountant 5 Years

of Experience in Accounting Tally,

Sales coordination,and Admin,

Currently on Visit Visa seeking

suitable placement.

Contact :95684179

Indian male be electrical and pg

in power systems (transmission &

distribution) with one year experi-

ence on visit. Seeking placement

contact – 94669679/

email [email protected]

Indian male 23 years old graduate

with one year experience in Sales

& Marketing with valid Oman

driving license seeking suitable

opportunities.(NOC available)

Contact: +968 98240510 Gmail:

aff [email protected]

Indian male, 29 years, B. Tech

Electronics & Communication Eng.

with 7 year’s experience seeking for

a suitable placement, currently in

UAE visit visa.#00971 552513735


Sri Lankan male – 3.5 years experi-

ence as a site supervisor & Adminis-

tration executive in Oman / 2 years

experience as an HR executive with

Oman driving license. (English/Ara-

bic/Urdu)/ NOC available 97281617

Sri Lankan male BSc (Physics) –

5 years experience as a site supervi-

sor & Administration executive with

Oman driving license. (English/Ara-

bic/Urdu)/ NOC available 93214717

Marketing Coordinator, Indian,

Advertising Agency experienced

person with D/L seeks good open-

ing. 93031168

Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical with

CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level

2, 3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil and

gas industry. Currently working in

Oman, NOC available. # 91262792.

[email protected]

The Business Development Manager,

Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and

outside Oman following activities:

tenders& real estate& construction &

marketing projects& investments&

transportation & Marine services&

companies management& develop

business. # 92385033

Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel

and Tourism Management) with

Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain

Logisitics and Shipping Management,

exp in Logisitics (CHA) seeking in

suitable placement, currently on visit

visa(Oman) Contact;90291092


Light Vehicle Driver, Fluent in

Arabic, English. Well knowledge of

Oman Areas looking for suitable


MISCELLANEOUS

Sudanese / 30 years old / M.Sc.

Logistics Management /English &

Arabic/ logistics - procurement -

inventory planning / 91270881

Indian (Bangalore), internal audi-

tor / senior accountant having

(Gulf) 8 years, (India) 15 years

experience, presently on employ-

ment visa seeking suitable place-

ment in Salalah / Muscat.

Contact 968 94765948,


Indian male, 19 years experience

in purchase, material coordinator

in building/pipe line construction

& factory production fi eld. have

good computer skills & driving

license and NOC, looking for a

suitableplacement.

[email protected]

Contact: 99008101

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT/ACCOUNT-

ANT, with 8 years experience in

Accounts ( 5 Years in Oman) in a

Trading Company, capable of han-

dling all accounting , Banking, L/C,

import &Finalization with Driving

Licence. Noc Available

seek Suitable Placement.

GSM-98184170.

B.A Economics, Indian male, 12

years experience in teaching, both

academic & Quran, looking for an

opportunity. Contact 9845 6432,

9967 8470

Sudanese female, B.sc on ac-

count.16 years experience. Good

in working out fi nancial report

break down of monthly and annual

budget’s. follow up tax fi les and

social Insurance costingard feasi-

bility study. Email: amani.eltayeb@

hotmail.com, mobile:92037605

Indian Female 10 years as cook

in Muscat, Oman . South Indian,

Gujarati special food, Looking for

part time. Contact 96710189

INDIAN MALE accountant,

12 years experience in accounting

with tally also, looking for a

suitable placement.

Contact . 98983122

MALE ACCOUNTANT, age 25

years, ACCA UK fi nalist with 4

years experience in accounting &

audit in Pakistan, now in Muscat

on visit visa seeking suitable

placement. Contact 90197029,

muzammalhafi [email protected]

Indian female,33 yrs MSc,BEd

with computer knowledge

having 3yrs experience in

teaching,looking for

suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 9704 2806

Mail:[email protected]

Indian male 23 years old graduate

with one year experience in Sales

& Marketing with valid Oman

driving license seeking suitable

opportunities. (NOC available).

Contact: +968 98240510 , Gmail:

aff [email protected]

Maintenance Engineer, Indian,

male, DME, 36 years of age with

16 years of experience in ma-

chine maintenance and handling

machine breakdowns, currently on

visit visa seeking suitable posi-

tion. Contact: 92180933; email:

[email protected]

B.Tech, MBA (Marketing), PGDM

(IB) having 9 years of experience

in sales & marketing/ business

development seeking for suitable

position. Valid Driving License

Phn-97043494

31 years, Indian male PG in HR

, with 5 yrs Professional experi-

ence in HR in Construction Oil &

Gas Oman seeking for a suitable

placement(NOC Available).

Contact me on 93488914, email-

[email protected]

FEMALE SYRIAN ARCHITECT

,new graduate have good experi-

ence in architect programs, auto-

cad 3d max ,sketch up , Photoshop

,sketch up, searching for a job full

time or part time, for

Contact : 97482871

Indian Male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years

experience(India & Oman) IT

Support, System administrator/su-

pervisor looking for suitable Job.

Contact 95448561

Indian male, 10 years Driving

experience in Dubai. Looking as

a company driver job. Contact

: 96180458 , +91 99 61 019366

(India )

32 years, Indian Male MSC,MBA-

HR having 7.5yrs Exp (HR/SAP op-

erations) with Oman valid driving

license, seeking suitable opening

in Human Resource & Admin/

backend jobs.

Contact: 99322978

SALES / MARKETING

MISCELLANEOUS

TOURS & TRAVELS

Indian male travel & tourism seek-

ing for suitable placement. Contact:

93675489 / 99204762

Indian male 30 years, 5 years expe-

rience in Sales valid Omani driving

license, degree in bachelor of com-

merce, good communication skills.

Contact: 96639196 / 95991122


Looking for a Senior Sales Engi-neer job having 11 years of experi-

ence in both automobile and civil

material testing equipment sales.

Contact 94137387 / 96250490

Sales Manager modular kitchen &

furniture, 46 years Indian. #94522616

Purchase experienced 8 years in

Construction Company Indian male

45 yrs, release & D/L available.

Contact: 90268183 / 96987234

Marketing Executive/Merchan-

diser, Omani License, BA 8 years

Experience in Multinational Groups.

Contact 97601343


SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Con-

tact 99314807/24792998

We are providing services like

Auditing, Accounting, Taxation,

Company Formation & Project

Feasibility Study. ASAS AUDIT

& CONSULTANCY. Contact at

91720465/94319719/24602222

Window & split unit A.C ser-

vicing & maintenance. Contact

93769089 / 95323517

Cleaning & Carpet Shampooing, Ocean Center LLC.

Contact: 99884591

Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. contact ABU QABAS-

99320217 /24788722

Maintenance electrical, painting,

plastering, partition. #98767559

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont

Maintenance services electric,

plumbing and A/C. Contact:

96524904 / 94285064

Split window unit A/ C servicing.

Contact 94694472

Pest Control Treatments. Ocean Center LLC. #99344723

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control & anti-

termite treatment, general clean-

ing painting,Plumbing, Electrical,

shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi

trading. L.L.C. Contact: 24810137,

99450130

Window & split unit A.C servicing &

repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split & window unit A.C servicing &

maintenance. Contact: 96236476

Split & window A/c servicing &

maintenance. Contact: 93769089 /

95323517

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

SIT. WANTED

WEBSITE

WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

CLASSES

IELTS & TOEFL

Academic / General

Target Band 8

TQT Institute.

Ph #

24480800 / 99347202

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM

CONTACT 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers in Azaiba and Ruwi

• Learn in two months• Satisfaction guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

COMPUTER

Indian Male,27 years, MCA, 3

years Experience in Web devel-

oper, Technical Supporter, looking

for suitable position. Presently

Working in India. Contact- +91

7403288953, +91 9020679788.

[email protected].

Indian male having 14 years of

experience in HR, Purchase Dept,

having Oman driving license

looking for a suitable position ,

at Salalah. Noc available. Email.

Madhuvtk@ gmail.com

Contact: 91182907

Civil Engineer B.tech with iosh

nebosh certifi cation having valid

Omani driving license, looking for

suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 93631625

Advertising/media executive

with 15 years gulf experience with

oman driving license. Seeks good

opening. 93031168.

Indian male MBA (MKTG) B.com

having 2 years experience in sales

marketing and business develop-

ment looking for a suitable open-

ing presently on family visit visa.

Contact: 93268245


Indian male with CA & CPA having

20 years of experience, currently

on visit seeks suitable placement.


[email protected]

Filipino male, 29 Graduate of Bs

IT with GCC experience as docu-

ment controller and Executive

Secretary looking for employment.

Contact: +968 93929569

Indian female MSC computer Sc,

IELTS certifi ed experienced in

teaching higher grades IGCSE GD,

CBSE in Oman and India seeking

suitable placement.

Contact: 98048946

Indian male, 19 years experience

in purchase, material coordinator

in building construction & factory

production fi eld. have good com-

puter skills & driving license and

NOC, looking for a suitable place-


Sales Manager MBA, having 12

years of experience with valid

GCC driving license looking for a

suitable position NOC available.

Contact: 98125226

Pakistani male, MBA(Marketing)

+PGD(HR) with 9 yrs experience

in banking & hospital industry

(Consumer Credit Review, Admin

& HR). 3 yrs experience as Asst

Manager, Admin & HR in famous

private hospital in Oman with

NOC. Contact: 95761982 or

[email protected]

Indian female M.Sc Physics, B.Ed

having 5 years experience in

teaching looking for suitable job.

#97367389

Female accountant on family visa

available for part time / full time.

Contact: 98002428

Electrical Forman Indian male 38

years, total 19 yrs exp in electrical

fi eld, electrical Forman exp 4 yrs

in Oman seeking suitable place-


MECH. Engg with 3+ year’s exp

in India & U.A.E (Site Engg / Sales

Engg) in oil & gas on visit visa

looking for suitable jobs.

Contact: 97896725


Indian male, 4 years of experience

in Structured cabling, termination

and Fiber optic splicing. Look-

ing for a suitable Placement. NOC

available. GSM- 92484039, Email

–[email protected]

Indian Female, 35years, Bach-

elor of Pharmacy (BPharm)

fresh graduate with BSc and MA

looking for positions in Front

Offi ce,administration offi ce, or any

suitable positions in hospital, poly-

clinic, companies or Institutions.

Contact 90236481

NRI

SERVICESWe Provide Cleaners,

Offi ce boys, Cleaning Contracts, General cleaning etc.

Al Mudakhir Nati onal Est. LLC Contact : 94277020

MATRIMONIAL

Sunny Muslim separated 32 years

aged girl (bachelor degree) Bombay

based seeking alliance. #99715621


Nair girl, 24 yrs, MBA fi n – Mar,

now working looking for Nair boy.

Contact: 93067505 (After 6pm)

Seeking alliance for our son

from Muslim families. Interested

families Contact: 99889590

4 bedroom villa 300 m from Peyad

Junction Trivandrum for sale.

Contact : 93299940

Spacious 2BHK fl at for sale in Heb-

bal Bangalore. Contact: 96263157

MANPOWER

GOOD NEWSGOOD NEWS

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, massage

steambath, obesity, Spondylitis,

Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 No-

vember Street Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 98342990

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

Housemaid, cooks waiter , helper

driver ( light & heavy ) mason

carpenter steel fi tter, skilled &

unskilled categories , immigra-

tion service from India & Philip-

pine. Contact: Al Aidi Manpower

24484232/99531802 Email:

[email protected]

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371664 /

92504980

www.siddhayur.com

Balloons for all occasions birthday,

celebration, grand opening, wed-

ding, party, national day all type

of balloons, designs work please

Contact: 95194801 /96594592

Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624



DAILY GUIDE

RENT A CAR

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine

Tours contact 98029602, 92808636

TOURS

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Pick & drop. Contact: 96692774

Transportation any time Al Ghou-

bra. Contact: 97681599

Driver with car. Contact:

92279370

Transportation. Contact:

94087276

Transport. Contact: 94510847

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

DRIVING

Best Rates for Saloon. Tel: 99826300 / 97869042,

[email protected]

SITUATION WANT-

ED

M.V.FOR SALE

SITUATION WANT-

ED

BUSINESS

Ware house space for rent at Ghala

and Barka up to 20000/- Sqm.

Contact: 99509460 / 93731363

Toyota land cruiser, 2012 model

and top of the range, expatriate

driven and in excellent condition.

Contact: + 968 94144230

Learn driving with professional.

Contact: 94022250

LOST

CHANGE OF NAME

Muhammad Safdar has lost Pa-

kistani Passport No. AK 5576652.

Finder please handover to ROP

Faiz Muhammad has lost Paki-

stani Passport No. TZ 0159041.

Finder please handover to ROP

I Iqbal Hussain Yakub Labiak (name exactly as in present pass-

port ) son of Labiak Mohmed

Yakub presently residing at the

following address in Wadi Kabir

P.B No. 582 P.C No.117 Sultanate of

Oman and having following per-

manent address in India Bldg – 31,

R. No. 19 ,MBPT colony, old Nadkar-

ni Park ,Wadala, Mumbai - 400037

( as per present passport) , holder

of passport No. K 8458864 date

of issue 06/02/2013 place of is-

sue Muscat solemnly affi rm and

declare that my Father’s name

is Yacoob Abdul Majid (name of

my father appearing as Labiak

Mohmed Yakub in my passport)

and the mane of my Father Yacoob

Abdul Majid appearing as per HIS

Indian Passport No. K 5634197

are the same individuals and not

two diff erent individuals. Any

objection towards name change

of my Father’s name may please

be communicated to Embassy of

India, Muscat, diplomatic Quarters,

AL Khuwair, P. Box No, 1727

postal code 112, Ruwi ,

Sultanate of Oman.

Documents

Times of Oman - November 10, 2015