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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of the 28th National Day

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ It was God’s gift to us, and to our valuable country that the vision was very clear from the beginning. This vision has helped us to formulate ideas for the building of a new society, an authentic society with its own methods of thought, and economic views based upon diversification in the exploitation of its resources, and the building of a capable and dynamic human society.

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With the National Day holidays and the weekend together creating a long break from work, both nationals and expatriates took advantage of the wonderful opportunity to enjoy with their families in parks and souqs in and around the capital city. Times of Oman photographers O K Mohammad Ali and Purushothaman K captured some images of people having a gala time. See also >A2

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Oman registered 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people behind Saudi Arabia that led the GCC with 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people, a WHO report says

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TRAGEDY: A file picture of an accident on the Oman’s road.

MUSCAT: Saudi Arabia tops the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in traffic-related deaths and Oman comes second, a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated.

Oman registered 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people, placing it behind Saudi Arabia that led with 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the WHO’s Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015.

“Made possible through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this report is the third in the series, and provides a snapshot of the road safety situation globally, highlighting the gaps and the

measures needed to best drive progress,” the report said.

However, Royal Oman Police (ROP) officials said the number of accidents had dropped from 8,209 in 2012 to 7,829 in 2013 and 6,717 in 2014 to 4,937 in 2015 because of “major awareness campaigns.”

“Thanks to the major awareness campaigns (launched) by the ROP, the number of accidents has been halved between 2012 and 2015,” an ROP official told the Times of Oman.

The findings reveal that drivers of four-wheel cars and light vehicles make up for 35 per cent of road deaths in Oman.

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per cent and pedestrians make up for 23 per cent of the road deaths in the Sultanate.

The total number of road accidents stood at 6,717 in 2014 (18 per day) while 836 deaths were recorded (2.3 per day).

Speeding top killer Speeding is the top killer in Oman, with a total of 3,510 accidents recorded in 2014 alone. At least 428 people were killed in these accidents, while 1,743 were injured.

Overtaking and negligence are the second and third most fatal causes of accidents in the Sultanate of Oman, according to the ROP. >A3 MESSAGE FOR SAFETY

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Heavy rains for the past few days in Chennai, the capital city of south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, have forced airlines flying from Muscat to cancel their trips. Oman Air operates 14 flights per week (daily two flights) and Air India operates one flight daily. >A3

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Police urge people in Oman to drive safely during National Day holidays REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: People have been urged by the Royal Oman Police (ROP)to stay safe during the National Day holidays as four people were killed in two different road accidents on Tuesday.

In a post on its Twitter handle, the ROP urged nationals and expatriates to remain safe during the extended weekend holidays.

On Tuesday, four people were killed in two different road accidents. While in Kabourah an Omani driver was killed when his

car plunged into a wadi (valley), in Buraimi, three teachers, an Omani and two Egyptians, were killed when their car met with an accident involving a truck.

Car-truck collision The car in which the victims were travelling collided with a truck leading to the death of the three, said the police.

“They were from a school in Mahadha, near Buraimi,” the police official said.

According to the government data, as of November 2014, 369 accidents were reported in Oman,

which together claimed 62 lives.

Earlier, officials from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances (PACDA) had said negligence increases during celebrations and holidays.

“Often, you find people excited during celebrations and holidays, which leads to accidents,” said a PACDA official.

According to PACDA’s data from 2014, the ambulance team had to respond to 10,517 cases during 2014, up from 9,889 cases in 2013.

Some 7,905 of those cases were trauma-related and included road and construction-related acci-

dents, occupational injuries and fire injuries; whereas 2,612 were reported as medical cases.

Road accidents topped the list, with 7,705 cases, followed by accidents at home, prison and during recreation.

According to police statistics, the number of licences issued has also increased.

The number of vehicles registered during the last few years has seen a sharp increase. In 2012, it was 987,354, in 2013 it was 1,082,996, in 2014 it stood at 1,179,841 and in 2015 it has reached 1,274,493 so far.

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Thus, Al Sinawi established a specialised service after completing his training. There is no exact data available on the number of Alzheimer’s patients in Oman. But Al Sinawi said that some estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s in the country.

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MUSCAT: From the curious high school student wondering why people react in a certain way to becoming a popular mental health specialist in Oman, Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi has come a long way.

Al Sinawi, a 45-year-old soft spoken, well-built man with a tiny and pure white beard, said his interest in psychiatry developed at school where he would try to find out what makes some people more successful and charismatic in their lives.

“Soon, I started reading books in the library and then as a medical student at the Sultan Qaboos University I enjoyed behavioural medicine lectures,” he said.

Al Sinawi’s interest took him to a three-month summer elective in the United Kingdom, “which gave me an insight into what is it like dealing with people, who have mental health problems.”

However, he did not have to deal with any family inhibitions during his quest.

“I am the first psychiatrist in my family. They are very supportive

Mental health specialist in Oman, Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi

and proud of my work,” he said.

Since the start of his training as a young psychiatrist, Al Sinawi noticed there were a growing number of older people in Oman suffering from Alzheimer’s, who would come to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

“I used to see family members struggling to understand their loved ones, who (had) developed

Alzheimer’s and were unable to care for themselves,” he said, describing how some of the patients were unable to recognise their children.

Old-age psychiatry “That was painful for all of them.

This prompted me to apply for a scholarship and study old-age psychiatry in the United Kingdom.”

Main risk factor Old age is the main risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Other factors, he said, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and low education have been reported in several studies.

“Health diets, lack of physical and mental activity are also risk factors for Alzheimer’s. People, who have a parent or grandparent with Alzheimer’s are at more risk of developing the illness,” he said.

Asked how families reacted when they find their relatives suffering from a loss of memory, he said: “In general, most family members are supportive and caring and would do their level best to look after their parents. Some families would travel abroad for a second opinion only to be told the same diagnosis and offered the same treatment.” >A3

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MUSCAT COMES ALIVE ON NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAYS

Omanis as well as expatriates crowded beaches and parks on the first day of Sultanate’s National Day holidays on Wednesday. Shoppers’ rush was witnessed at various malls. Oman celebrated National Day on November 18. To mark the occasion, two days holidays were declared on December 2 and 3. Times of Oman photographers O.K. MOHAMMED ALI and K PURUSHOTHAMAN captured some of the action at Shatti Al Qurum and Azaiba beaches and Muttrah Souq in their cameras.

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Children show talent at Indian School Ibri Times News Service MUSCAT: Indian School Ibri recently celebrated the 12th Kids Festival in the school auditorium. It was inaugurated by Manoj Ajith Panicker, the head boy of the Students Council, by lighting the traditional lamp.

In the morning session, the tiny tots exhibited their talents in singing, action song, storytelling and smiling contest.

The evening session started with the welcome address by Principal M. P. Vinoba. Dr. Joy Vijayalekshmi, (Retd.) asstistant professor, Trivandrum Medical College graced the occasion as the chief guest.

The chief guest, in her address, appreciated all the children who showcased their talents in the festival and thanked the principal and teachers for providing a platform to students to exhibit their talents.

Abdul Gafoor Quadri, president of the school management

committee; Sandhya Vijayan, convener; Basheer Ahmed Ali, treasurer; M. P. Unnikrishnan and Firoz Husain, members of the School Management Committee along with former president T. S. Daniel, former members of the School Management Committee and parents were present to witness the performances of little kids.

Fancy dress, solo dance In the evening, the children participated in competitions like fancy dress, solo dance and group dance exhibiting their amazing talents and won admiration of audience. The dance performance of children left everyone spellbound.

Later, the chief guest distributed the prizes to the winners.

The president of the School Management Committee presented a memento to the chief guest. Mahanaz Hamadani, the senior teacher, proposed the vote of thanks.

Oman to host GCC -EU conference on innovation Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman, represented by The Research Council (TRC), will host an international conference on ‘Collaboration for innovation between GCC and EU’ from December 6 to 8, in Muscat.

A number of stakeholders in the fields of science, technology and innovation, decision-makers, scientists, researchers and academics from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, the European Union (EU), Yemen, Egypt and Morocco, will participate in the event to be held at the hotel Grand Hyatt Muscat.

The aim of the conference is to act as a platform to exchange knowledge and expertise between the participant countries and create a chance for collaboration in science, technology and innovation between the European Union and the GCC.

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UAE EMBASSY IN MUSCAT HOSTS NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION

UAE Embassy in Muscat hosted yesterday a reception at Grand Hyatt on the occasion of the 44th UAE National Day. The function was attended by a number of state officials, heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the Sultanate and officials from the Foreign Ministry. -ONA

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WEATHER WOES: Left, Indian rescue workers and volunteers use an inflatable boat on Tuesday to rescue residents after heavy rain

over the past few days flooded Chennai and, right, patients and their care-takers shift from a flooded hospital. -AFP/ PTI

Oman Air which operates 14 flights per week and Air India which operates one flight daily to the south Indian city of Chennai have cancelled the flights

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Floods in Chennai, the capital city of south Indian state Tamil Nadu, have forced airlines flying from Muscat to cancel their trips.

Oman Air operates 14 flights per week (daily two flights) and Air India operates one flight daily to Chennai.

“We have been forced to cancel the flights due to the floods in

Chennai. However, we are trying all options, including re-routing, taking care of our customers,” a senior official from Oman Air told the Times of Oman (TOO).

“We are constantly keeping a tab on the developments,” the official added.

Both airlines had to cancel their flights to Chennai from Tuesday.

“On Tuesday, Air India flight from Muscat to Chennai was cancelled. Passengers, who are willing to fly to nearby destinations

were provided seats on other flights,” a senior official from Air India told TOO. As heavy rains continued to fall in Chennai on Wednesday, several parts of the city have come to a complete standstill. Electricity was turned off in some areas as a precautionary measure. A holiday was declared at all schools and colleges.

Water levels at the Chennai airport in Meenambakkam, a low-lying area, started rising, flooding of the runway.

Airport closed Operations at the Chennai airport have been shut down for now. According to ANI, the Chennai airport will be closed till 6 am on Thursday.

Other nearby airfields—the Air Force station in Tambaram and the Navy airfield at Arakkonam— have been rendered unusable because of the flooding, leaving the closest runway in Tirupathi,

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Dedicated clinic to treat Alzheimer’s patients

Apart from working as a senior consultant psychiatrist at the Department of Behavioural Science at the University, Al Sinawi also heads the Oman Alzheimer’s Society (OAS)— a support group for care givers and family members of Alzheimer’s patients.

“It was launched in April 2013.

We used to meet once a month to provide support to care givers. We taught them about Alzheimer’s and how to deal with the patients at different stages of the illness,” he noted.

At the society, patients are given a chance to vent frustration and exchange experiences. OAS also organises health education events for the public, as well as medical professionals to increase their awareness about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

A dedicated memory clinic has been established for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementia at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

Al Sinawi said his clinic is a research project that explores the nature of Alzheimer’s in the Omani community and how care givers are coping with the patients.

“We need more service to plan for the growing number of older adults, who develop Alzheimer’s

Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi senior consultant psychiatrist, Department of Behavioural Science, SQU and head of Oman Alzheimer Society

and other mental and physical health problems. The ministry of health has also launched care for the elderly program that provides specialized clinics all over the country and we are hoping that in the future, we can provide an early diagnosis for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementia in similar settings,” he said.

Al Sinawi also plans to establish a day-care centre for Alzheimer’s patients.

“The idea is to have a place of gathering for Alzheimer’s patients that is run by professionals and volunteers,” he said, adding “The day centre will operate in the morning when family members are at work and the person with Alzheimer’s is left with the domestic help. Attending the day centre will give the patient a chance to interact with others and have some stimulation for their brains by doing several activities.”

The psychiatrist believes the centre will also improve the quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients in Oman and their care takers.

“We are, however, still at the stage of finding a sponsor, who can fund this project.”

The expert is hopeful of an Alzheimer’s-free Oman in the future.

“One of the big challenges in Oman and other Arab countries is that patients usually come for consultation in the late stages when very little can be done,” he pointed out.

“But with the development of research studies in the prevention of Alzheimer’s and other chronic conditions, Insha’Allah the day will come where science can gift humanity an Alzheimer’sfree future all over the world.”

WHO REPORT

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Vehicle defects resulted in the death of 32 people, while road defects killed 25 in 2014.

Around 10 people were killed in 2014 in drunken driving accidents, while 15 died for not keeping safe distance, according to an ROP report.

Data from ROP indicated a 14 per cent decrease in the number of car accidents during 2013 and 2014.

The report based its information on data retrieved from the

statistics unit at the Traffic Department in ROP. It indicated that 913 fatalities were registered, where 86 per cent of the victims were male, while the remaining 14 per cent were females.

Traffic deaths The number of road traffic deaths in the world was 1.25 million in 2013 and it has remained fairly constant since 2007, despite the increase in global motorisation and population, and the predict-

ed rise in deaths, WHO findings revealed. WHO said road traffic injuries are the main cause of deaths among those aged 15 to 29, followed by suicide, HIV/AIDS and homicide.

Africa has the biggest death rate stemming from road accidents, constituting 26.6 deaths per 100,000 persons, while the Eastern Mediterranean, which includes Oman too, recorded a rate of 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people.

which is about 150km away as the only option.

Flights and trains to and from Chennai have been either delayed or cancelled, leaving passengers stranded across the country. Some flights that had been headed to Chennai in the night had been redirected to either Bengaluru or Hyderabad.

The Indian Army, Navy, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been carrying out relief and rescue operations, and continue to evacuate people from flooded areas.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had on Tuesday requested the central government’s assistance in handling the situation.

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ISM celebrates National Day Times News Service MUSCAT: Indian School Muscat (ISM) celebrated the 45th National Day and the 75th birthday of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said with gusto, tremendous fervour and true spirit on November 26.

The school premises were bedecked with festoons and flags of the great nation. The décor and ambience were perfectly in sync with a celebration of such splendour and magnitude.

Eminent dignitaries were present at this momentous occasion, such as the Wali of Muttrah, Saad Al Sayeed Ahmed bin Hilal Al Bussaidy, Members of the Majlis Al Shura, Taufeeq Abdul Hussain Al Lawatiya, Muradh bin Ali Yahya Al Hoothi, Member of the Municipal Council, Saleem bin Mohammed Al Ghamaari, Sheikh Haashil bin Habeeb Lahsani, Sheikh Ali bin Abdallah Al Haashmi, members of the Indian School Muscat Manag-

ing Committee, Principal, Srinivas K. Naidu, and the Vice Principals and Assistant Vice Principals of various sections.

ISM students put up an exhilarating programme, which paid tribute to Oman and its magnanimous leader His Majesty the Sultan. Befitting to the nature of celebration, a birthday cake was cut to hail His Majesty’s victorious reign of 45 years. A melodious birthday song, rendered by the students for His Majesty overwhelmed the audience as it spoke volumes about the commitment, loyalty and deeply embedded love for the truly exceptional leader.

A procession of students clad in the traditional attire representing different provinces and states of both Oman and India was carried out, with the students marching in with the portraits of the great farsighted leader of the Sultanate, which elevated the grandeur of the occasion.

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Al Qaeda rebels take over two towns in south Yemen

Cameron urges parliament to back air strikes on IS in Syria LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron urged parliament to vote on Wednesday to approve British air strikes against IS rebels in Syria after months of wrangling over whether enough opposition Labour lawmakers would back military action.

“The threat is very real,” he said at the start of a 10-hour debate due to culminate in a vote at around 2100 GMT. He added: “The question is this - do we work with our allies to degrade and destroy this threat and do we go after these rebels in their heartlands from where they are plotting to kill British people, or do we sit back and wait for them?”

However, Cameron faced a possible stiffening of opposition in Labour ranks after media reports he urged his Conservative Party lawmakers at a private meeting late on Tuesday not to vote with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn “and a bunch of terrorist sympathisers”.

In an early morning surprise attack on the Abyan province capital Zinjibar and neighbouring town of Jaar, the rebels overcame local forces and announced their takeover

ADEN (Yemen): Al Qaeda fighters retook on Wednesday two southern Yemeni towns they briefly occupied four years ago, residents and local fighters said, exploiting a collapse of central authority in Yemen which is in the throes of an eight-month war.

In an early morning surprise attack on the Abyan province capital Zinjibar and neighbouring town of Jaar, the rebels overcame local forces and announced their takeover over loudspeakers after dawn prayers. Residents identified them as Ansar al-Sharia, a local affiliate of Al Qaeda.

At least seven local militiamen and five rebels were killed, according to local fighters. Rebels were deployed to the streets of both towns, and in Jaar blew up the house of a local commander killed in the fighting, residents said.

Schools and shops were closed.

A Saudi-led coalition has since March been trying to vanquish Yemen’s Houthis, who captured large parts of the country and wrested control from its government, which only recently returned from exile. “The entrance of Al Qaeda this time happened in

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ON GUARD: The coalition has ramped up its deployment of ground forces and the UAE, which has contributed the largest and most ex-

perienced contingent of ground troops, has taken an increasingly prominent role. - Reuters

the absence of any state institutions, which Al Qaeda exploited,” said Zinjibar resident Fadl Mohammed Mubarak.

No help Jaar and Zinjibar are about 50km (30 miles) east of the main port city of Aden, where President AbdRabbu Mansour Hadi is currently staying after returning from Saudi Arabia last month. Parts of Abyan including Zinjibar and Jaar fell to rebels in 2011 for over a year as government control waned during Arab Spring protests.

This time, Yemen’s northern Houthi clan and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah

Saleh are fighting against the Saudi-led Arab coalition and fighters loyal to Hadi.

On Wednesday, local militia commander Abdullatif al-Sayed, said his forces tried to repel the attacks.

He said he had tried to alert government officials to what he thought were suspicious Al Qaeda movements, but had received no help.

Fighters allied with Hadi, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, retook Aden from the Houthis in July, but residents have complained of lawlessness in the city as masked gunmen appeared on its streets.

Jaar has in past years lost civilians in air strikes intended for re-

bels, and during a visit by Reuters to Jaar in late 2013, sympathy for rebels was still evident.

Tribal leaders have often warned United States drone attacks on Al Qaeda were creating sympathy for the group.

UAE soldiers Soldiers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the head of a Gulf Arab coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen, are preparing for a long, tough ground war from their base in the southern port of Aden.

As thousands of coalition soldiers fight daily battles with the Houthis on the frontlines, their

comrades in Aden are training Yemeni troops and trying to rebuild a functioning state loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Infighting within the Hadi camp, the martial prowess of the Houthis and a growing extremists menace have given the UAE armed forces, which have deployed in international operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan, their biggest challenge yet.

Saudi assembled the coalition in March to carry out air strikes against the Houthis. Since then, the coalition has ramped up its deployment of ground forces and the UAE has contributed the largest contingent. - Reuters

Apology “This is a contemptible and desperate slur which demeans his office,” Corbyn’s spokesman said, calling for an apology from Cameron. A spokeswoman for Cameron’s Downing Street office did not offer an official comment.

In a further sign of rising passions over the affair, Britain’s Labour deputies backing air strikes have become targets of biting social media attacks by hard-left activists.

Cameron has said he believes British warplanes, which have been bombing IS targets in Iraq for more than a year, should also be tackling the group in Syria rather than ‘sub-contract’ national security to other countries.

The November 13 IS attacks that killed 130 people in Paris gave momentum to British prime miniser Cameron’s push for air strikes, but critics have questioned whether the action would significantly add to international efforts to defeat the group. - Reuters

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Heaviest rain in century forces Chennai’s airport to shutdown National Crisis Management Committee reviews situation

National weather office predicted three more days of torrential rains in the southern state of nearly 70 million people

CHENNAI: Heaviest rainfall in more than a century caused massive flooding across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands from their homes, shutting auto factories and paralysing the airport in the state capital Chennai.

The national weather office predicted three more days of torrential downpours in the southern state of nearly 70 million people.

“There will be no respite,” Laxman Singh Rathore of the India Meteorological Department told reporters on Wednesday.

No deaths were reported in the latest floods, but since heavy rain set in on November 12 there have been 150 deaths in Tamil Nadu.

More than 200 people were critically injured over the past 24 hours in Chennai, a senior home ministry official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed climate change for the deluge, injecting urgency into the debate at global climate talks in Paris and highlighting the vulnerability of tropical nations like India to extreme weather.

Physician Rupam Choudhury said he and a friend had to wade through neck-deep water to reach high ground from where an army truck brought him to his hospital in the heart of Chennai.

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INUNDATED: Bystanders and travellers gather as floodwaters lap at the end of a highway in Chennai in India’s southern state of Tamil on Wednesday. - AFP

Hospital was running out of oxygen for patients and diesel for power generators, he said by telephone.

Most mobile networks were down in the city and food supplies running low. Chennai, India’s fourth most populous city, is a major auto manufacturing and IT outsourcing hub.

Ford Motor, Daimler , Hyundai and Nissan told workers to stay at home, while US listed outsourcing firm Cognizant shut its 11 local offices. Airlines suspended flights into Chennai’s flooded international airport, causing wider disruption to air travel.

Airport closed until 6th Authorities later decided to close the airport until December 6.

“The biggest challenge is to find a way to clear the inundated airport and main roads,” said Anurag Gupta at the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi.

Passengers stranded at the air-

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port said they did not know when they would be able to fly, or where to stay if they could not. “All of us here are getting agitated because none of the hotels nearby are vacant. Where do we go?” traveller Vinit Jain told Reuters Television.

In a limited initial relief effort, four helicopters dropped food, water and medicines, while fishing boats commandeered by the military were collecting stranded residents. A major relief effort by 5,000 soldiers was promised within 24 hours.

“The entire state machinery has collapsed. Most officials are forced to sit at home. It’s a very frustrating situation,” said a home ministry official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the record.

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Developed world must ‘walk the talk’ in honouring climate commitments LE BOURGET/NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asked the developed world to ‘walk the talk’ and honour its pre-2020 commitments in the fight against climate change and joined Brazil, China and South Africa in seeking a clear roadmap in this regard.

As the rich-poor divide dominated crucial talks in France to limit global warming, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar while spelling out India’s stand asserted that India will be flexible and a facilitator in finding a solution instead of being a part of the climate change problem.

He also said that the developed world must take up a fair share of their responsibility and allow a fair share of atmospheric space (carbon space) to the developing world for ensuring equality in development.

“India is looking positively to the final outcome from Paris and India will be flexible and show the world that though India is not part of the problem, still is facilitator for the solution,” Javadekar, who returned from France after attending the opening of the climate change talks, told PTI in Delhi.

Javadekar said the need of the hour is that the developed world “must walk the talk, must come out with more ambitious numbers for their pre-2020 commitment” and come out with a sepa-

INDIA PAVILION: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Minister of

State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar at the inauguration of the India Pavilion at the COP21, UN Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, Paris on Monday. - PTI

rate subhead to their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), as today’s INDCs of developed world subsumes their pre-2020 targets.

Roadmap Endorsing India’s view, the other three countries in four-country BASIC bloc asked developed nations to define a clear roadmap for providing $100 billion by 2020 to tackle climate change.

In the pre-2020 period, the rich countries are required to provide financial support to the tune of $100 billion a year, and were also committed to provide technology to developing countries to address climate change.

A statement issued by China

in the climate summit plenary on behalf of BASIC countries, a bloc of four large newly industrialised countries —Brazil, South Africa, India and China, extended support for a transparent and party driven process at the 12-day conference.

The statement said that BASIC will work pragmatically with all other parties for an equitable and balanced climate agreement.

It said that the agreement should be as per all the principles and provisions of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) especially equity and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR).

It asserted that differentiation should be there in each element of the Paris agreement. - PTI

Weather experts say the seasonal northeast monsoon was responsible for the flooding in the city of six million, but was amplified this year by El Nino, a warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean that can have far-reaching climate effects.

Tamil Nadu is a major rice and sugar cane producing region, and a senior member of a local farmers’ association said floods had washed out up to four agricultural districts.

Modi has ordered rescue teams and paramilitary forces to launch an extensive relief and rescue operation in Chennai.

He had blamed climate change for the heavy rains that hit the southern state last month, tweeting before attending the UN climate summit in Paris this week: “We are feeling the impact of fastpaced climate change.”

Hundreds of divers and army rescue teams entered inundated homes, taking the injured to hospital. - Reuters

NEW DELHI: National Crisis Management Committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary P. K. Sinha, on Wednesday reviewed the situation in rain and flood-ravaged Chennai and assured Tamil Nadu government of all possible help.

During the meeting, Sinha took stock of the availability of foodgrains in Tamil Nadu and directed Ministries of Food, Agriculture, Health, Telecommunication and others to provide all required assistance to the state government to deal with the flood situation in Chennai and nearby areas.

NCMC also had a video conference with Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K. Gnanadesikan who briefed it on the prevailing situation, official sources said.

The Cabinet Secretary assured the Chief Secretary that all required flood relief materials will be provided to the state government.

The Chief Secretary conveyed that as of now they have adequate arrangements and mechanisms to deal with requirements of drinking water, food, medicines, etc.

He also conveyed that the state government has mobilized a large number of fishermen boats for which services of personnel from Navy and Coast Guard would be required and the Ministry of Defence was asked to make suitable arrangements for this purpose.

NDRF has already sent about 600 personnel and over 40 inflatable boats to be deployed in relief and rescue operations in Chennai.

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrish too had a separate meeting with senior officials of the disaster management division and directed them to be in constant touch with Tamil Nadu government to provide necessary assistance.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that he had spoken to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and took stock of the flood situation in Chennai and its neighbouring areas.

Singh said he has also spoken to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and requested him to ensure all help from the armed forces. Following the torrential downpour that has resulted in severe flooding of Chennai and its nearby districts, Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday issued an advisory to private undertakings to declare holiday for their employees on December 3 and 4.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will undertake an aerial survey of the floodaffected areas of Chennai city and its suburbs in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts on Thursday.

Senior IAS officials have also been tasked to ensure that relief reaches the people in the worst-affected Chennai and other districts. - PTI

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THURSDAY, DECEMB ER 3, 2015 Today’s results are a stepping stone for a Congress victory in 2017. Their (the BJP government) antipeople policies have taken a toll on people

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Ahmed Patel, Senior Congress leader

Concerns of veterans over Bihar rout noted: Madhav After breathing fire at the BJP leadership,

We take both in our stride... We have learnt our lessons from Bihar election. Now we have left it behind and moved on to other challenges coming.

Whatever needs to be learnt has been learnt Ram Madhav

Advani had said last week in Gujarat that 'consciousness' in the party had increased following its loss in

BJP General Secretary

Bihar assembly polls

NEW DELHI: The sharp attack

by L. K. Advani and other BJP veterans on the party’s leadership after its staggering defeat in Bihar is now a closed chapter, a top BJP

functionary said on Wednesday.

Ram Madhav, BJP General Secretary and a former RSS spokesperson, said that concerns of the veterans had been “well taken” by the party leadership which had detailed discussions with them.

“They had certain concerns about the Bihar outcome. Party has taken their views, observations seriously. Our leaders reached out to them. When you reach out to them, you will have larger discussion for longer duraBJP LEADERS KILLING

Dawood aide arrested on Indo-Nepal border NEW DELHI: An aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim allegedly responsible for gunning down of two BJP leaders in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, was on Wednesday arrested on the Indo-Nepal border by central security agencies with the help of Nepal Police.

Brother of Javed Chikna, one of the close aides of Ibrahim, Abid Patel was nabbed when he was crossing over into Nepal, official sources said.

They said security agencies had been tracking his activities after his name surfaced in the conspiracy of the killing of the two BJP leaders.

The sleuths had information that he would be crossing over to Nepal from Bihar. The central security agencies had taken their Nepalese counterparts into confidence and in a joint operation Abid was nabbed. -PTI

tion. We had detailed discussions with them. Our leadership has explained its position to them.

“Those concerns were well taken by us... I think broadly that chapter is now over... I hope they are satisfied,” Madhav said, while

referring to Advani’s recent statement to drive home his point.

After breathing fire at the BJP leadership, Advani had said last week in Gujarat that “consciousness” in the party had increased following its Bihar loss and also praised the Modi government, saying it is going in the right direction.

“So, broadly after our leadership’s interactions (with them), things have settled down,” Madhav said, adding that the party had learnt its lessons from the defeat but declined to elaborate.

Madhav was among the few BJP leaders who had articulated the party’s position after Murli Manohar Joshi, Shanta Kumar and Yashwant Sinha besides Advani had issued a public condemnation of the leadership on the Diwali eve, saying the party had been “emasculated” in the past one year. They had demanded that accountability be fixed for the loss. -PTI

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BJP government on its way out in Gujarat: Congress NEW DELHI: With Congress making an impressive comeback in rural Gujarat in the local bodies polls, Congress on Wednesday claimed the BJP government is on its way out in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Today’s results are a stepping stone for a Congress victory in 2017. Their (the BJP government) anti-people policies have taken a toll on people,” senior leader Ahmed Patel, who is political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, said in a statement.

Expressing gratitude to the people of Gujarat, he said that these results indicate the BJP government is on its way out in the western Indian state.

Insisting that the Bhartiya Janta Party government has paid a “heavy price for their vindictive attitude and witch hunt” towards the agitators in the state, he complimented state party leaders and workers for their untiring efforts and hard work. -PTI

LOK SABHA

Bill to enhance compensation for air travellers approved NEW DELHI: A bill, aimed at enhancing the compensation that airlines must pay to passengers in case of death, injury, lost baggage or even inordinate flight delays, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Bill, which was moved by Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju and passed by a voice vote, intends to increase the compensation for death in an air accident to more than Rs 10 million from almost Rs 8.9 million now.

The Bill will enable the government to revise the liability limits of air carriers in line with the Montreal Convention, which was acceded to by India in May 2009.

Once enacted, the measure would result in the Indian carriers paying compensation equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts.

Security concerns Responding to concerns over safety, security and comfort of passengers expressed by members, Raju said “the ultimate thing is that this service sector has to improve. The government is never going to compromise on safety and security.”

While winding up a short discussion on the Bill, the minister did admit that there was a lot of

Once enacted, the measure would result in the Indian carriers paying compensation equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts scope to improve airlines services. He said he was looking into the suggestions made by various stakeholders on the latest draft aviation policy and promised to take appropriate action on that basis.

The Bill intends to raise the liability limit for damage in case of death or bodily injury for each person from 1,00,000 SDR (special drawing rights) to 113,100 SDR. As per the latest exchange rate, the compensation limit rises to over Rs10 million from almost Rs8.87 million at present.

One SDR is equivalent to over Rs 90. The currency value of the SDR is based on market exchange rates of a basket of major curren-

cies — US dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and Pound Sterling.

The liability for delay in carriage for each person is proposed to be raised from 4,150 SDR to 4,694 SDR, while the liability in case of destruction, loss, damage or delay of baggage is proposed to be raised from 1,000 SDR to 1,131 SDR, the bill said.

The liability in case of destruction, loss or delay in relation to the carriage of cargo has been raised from 17 SDR to 19 SDR. The Union Cabinet had in March cleared amendments to the law governing such liability to enhance the compensation to be paid to fliers by Indian airlines for loss of life or baggage and cargo. - PTI PROPOSAL CLEARED

Cabinet okays six new IITs NEW DELHI: Six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will be set up in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Karnataka with the Union Cabinet on Wednesday clearing a proposal in this regard.

A meeting of the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for operationalisation of these IITs initially by forming of Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in order to give them legal status till the amendment for their incorporation in The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 is enacted.

At present,there are 16 IITs in the country. - PTI

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PAKISTAN 4 executed for school massacre

GRIEF STRICKEN: The parents and siblings of slain Pakistani school student Asfand Khan, who was killed during an attack by Taliban militants at an army public school, pray alongside his photograph at their residence in Peshawar on Wednesday. -AFP

Pakistan executed four men for involvement in the massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in Peshawar last year

PESHAWAR: Pakistan executed four men on Wednesday for involvement in the massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar last year, media and security sources said.

The hangings were the first executions of civilians convicted by Pakistan’s military courts, which were set up after the massacre through a constitutional amend-

ment. The executions were confirmed by three security sources, two of whom are based in Kohat, where the men were hanged early on Wednesday at the city’s civilian-run central jail. Hazrat Ali, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Sabeel and Abdus Salam had been convicted on August 13, according to a military statement sent on that date.

All were identified as members of the Toheedwal Jihad Group, a previously unheard of faction of the Pakistani Taliban.

Three others were also sentenced to death for involvement in the attack, according to the same military statement, but death warrants have not yet been issued for them. All nine attackers were killed in the siege on Peshawar’s Army Public School, which killed 151 people in total on December 16, 2014. It was the worst Taliban attack on Pakistani soil.

Earlier, a military court sentenced all four terrorists to death after the government lifted the moratorium on the penalties in the country under the National Action Plan. - Agencies

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alalah beckons nature lovers. Inimitable ‘Khareef’, the focus of tourism over there, lures a large number of tourists from far and wide to visit. Yet, the tourism industry in Salalah is grappling with the problem of extreme seasonality. A vast majority of tourists gush to Salalah during Khareef season which lasts for two to three months. For the rest of the year, tourist arrivals slow down to the lower levels, particularly after winter. With seasonality acting as a stumbling block in the flourishing of tourism industry, the scope of diversification of the economy by developing tourism is becomes marred by this limitation.

Salalah, the emerald land in the Middle East,has been the mainstay of the Sultanate’s tourism, and the progress of tourism at Salalah is aptly being complemented by the persistent development of quality infrastructure. Yet, Salalah faces inevitable diversification of its attractions and amenities for tourism to gain the status most competent single tourist destination in the GCC. The branding of the destination with the backing of relentless promotional measures proclaiming primarily the greenery alone can help to lure tourists mainly during Khareef season. Unfortunately, due to severe seasonality, which limits the expansion of tourism over there. Careful and strategic diversification is of paramount significance in order to make Salalah a 365-day tourist destination.

Charter tourism and cruise tourism cater to the demands of the industry in Salalah. Cruise tourism is characterised by the short term visits of tourists to land based attractions while most of their leisure time is spent aboard a luxurious and exclusive ship. During the cruise, the ship calls in at ports, staying for various lengths of time, ranging from a few hours to a few days.

Yet, their spending inside the destination where they visit is very low and hence economic benefit of cruise tourism is rather limited. During the last season, the port of Salalah received 38 cruises carrying 32,150 tourists from different parts of the world.

Charter tourism, a kind of ‘enclave tourism’ in which chain hotels receive chunk of tourists arriving from foreign countries in a charter flight, brings in comparatively greater economic benefits; yet the majority of the benefits go to the international tour operators and the chain hotels.

In the last winter season, as per estimates, more than 20,000 charter tourists from European countries visited Salalah. Sweden, Germany, Italy, and Poland are some of the major tourist

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Expansion of accommodation industry in Salalah is very sluggish. Barring a few upmarket classified international chain hotels, other categories of accommodation units are relatively very few.

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Unfortunately, apartment charges collected from the tourists are exorbitant due to the high in-season demand. The social issues of large influx of tourists in one season are diverse. The local people face difficulty in movement due to the congestion on the roads. All roads face extreme congestion and traffic management is also becomes a daunting task. The prices of many of the services and goods shoot up. Road accidents rise sharply. The suppliers; including restaurants, shops and others, face crowding. Littering and waste disposal becomes a menace. Environmental concerns are also there.

If tourism has to progress further, it is high time to diversify tourism in Salalah so that tourist arrivals will spread to other seasons as well. The new airport which is being constructed, will give a fillip to tourism. Identifying more attractions is essential. The niche tourism or special interest tourism (SIT) can be promoted well in Salalah. For instance, with Al Baleed, Khor Rori, and Shisr, the archaeological sites of Salalah can be brought out as a special interest tourism package to be promoted internationally.

Fishing tourism, golf tourism, health tourism, mountaineering, adventure tourism, desert tourism, etc. can be promoted further. The climate of Salalah is good for a nature park, wildlife park, theme park, etc. Some artificial attractions that match with the natural and cultural heritage of the region can also be developed. Furthermore, Salalah tourism also needs to be branded for other attractions after ensuring diversified attractions in place, in addition to the greenery and Khareef.

Cultural centres depicting the unique cultural heritage of Dhofar, with regular art performances will be ideal for tourism growth. Indigenous products have to be mobilized and local entrepreneurship needs to strengthen further to bring in real economic benefit for the society. - The author is Assistant Professor, Salalah College of Applied Sciences, MOHE. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of Times of Oman

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Turkey in oil trade with IS: Moscow

smuggling of oil

shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border, the most serious incident between Russia and a Nato state in half a century.

Erdogan responded by saying no one had the right to ‘slander’ Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from IS, and that he would stand down if such allegations were proven to be true. But speaking during a visit to Qatar, he also said he did not want relations with Moscow to worsen further.

MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from IS-held territory in Syria and Iraq.

Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week when a Turkish air force jet

Allegation denied At a briefing in Moscow, Defence Ministry officials displayed satellite images which they said showed columns of tanker trucks loading with oil at installations controlled by IS in Syria and Iraq, and then crossing the border into neighbouring Turkey.

The officials did not specify what direct evidence they had of the involvement of Erdogan and

Russia said it had proof that Turkish President and his family were benefiting from the

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Thai PM orders aviation safety improvement BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday ordered officials to improve aviation safety standards after the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Thailand’s safety ratings.

Shares in Thai airlines fell after the FAA said Thailand had failed to tackle shortcomings found in an audit this year in commercial aviation standards.

The lower safety rating blocks the airlines from launching or expanding in the United States and may tarnish the image of the country’s thriving tourist sector.

“I have ordered them to resolve the issue,” Prayuth told reporters, referring to industry officials. The FAA cut Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) to category 2 from 1 for failing to comply with FAA standards.

It did not give details of the failures but said the rating meant the DCA was “deficient in one or more areas, such as technical expertise, trained personnel, record-keeping or inspection procedures”.

The DCA will boost its workforce as part of measures to raise performance and match international standards, the transport ministry said in a statement. - Reuters

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his family, an allegation that the Turkish president has vehemently denied.

“Turkey is the main consumer of the oil stolen from its rightful owners, Syria and Iraq. According to information we’ve received, the senior political leadership of the country - President Erdogan and his family - are involved in this criminal business,” said Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov.

“Maybe I’m being too blunt, but one can only entrust control over this thieving business to one’s closest associates.”

“The cynicism of the Turkish leadership knows no limits. Look what they’re doing. They went into someone else’s country, they are robbing it without compunction,” Antonov said.

Erdogan last week denied that Turkey procures oil from anything other than legitimate sources. - Reuters

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Suu Kyi holds talks with top general NAYPYITAW: Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi held direct talks with Myanmar’s top general for the first time on Wednesday as her party prepares to form the government in a country where the military retains considerable clout after decades of rule.

Earlier in the day, the Nobel laureate also held talks with reformist President Thein Sein to discuss the transfer of power to her

National League for Democracy (NLD), which swept a November 8 election. But the support of the military will be crucial for the NLD to govern smoothly.

Suu Kyi and armed forces supremo Min Aung Hlaing talked for over an hour at the military chief’s office in the capital Naypyitaw. No aides were present. Sitting in his car before driving away, the general smiled and said: “We had very nice

talks”. It was a meeting rich with symbolism - for over two decades, the military persecuted Suu Kyi and the NLD after ignoring a 1990 election victory won by the party.

The two sides must now work together - the NLD will form the government but the military runs the interior, defence and border affairs ministries under a constitution drafted before the end of its halfcentury rule in 2010. - Reuters

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All eyes on Kotla track as India eye biggest series win Having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, India will be looking for another facile victory against the Proteas, which will propel them to the second position in the ICC Test rankings

NEW DELHI: The 22-yard strip at Feroz Shah Kotla will be the cynosure of all eyes as a buoyant India eye their biggest series win against South Africa when they square off in the final cricket Test of the four-match rubber starting here on Thursday.

Having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, India will be looking for another facile victory against the Proteas, which will propel them to the second position in the ICC Test rankings.

However, with the Jamtha pitch at BCCI president Shashank Manohar’s hometown Nagpur incurring the wrath of ICC match referee Jeff Crowe, who rated it as sub-standard, the focus will be firmly on the pitch at the national capital.

Team Director Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli might have shrugged off queries about pitches

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Nothing written when teams get all out under 50 in South Africa: Kohli NEW DELHI: India’s Test captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday took a dig at the ICC, which rated the Nagpur track as “poor”, and wondered why nothing is written when teams get out for under 50-100 runs on South African pitches. India won the series with a crushing 124-run win at Nagpur, a match that ended in two and half days, prompting ICC match referee Jeff Crowe to file a report terming the pitch as not suitable for international cricket. BCCI has been asked to reply within 14 days. Kohli came down heavily on the media reports on pitches. “Well, there have been three scores of under 50 runs (in an innings) in South Africa but I haven’t seen any sort of articles on that. Teams have been bundled out under 100 for about six times in South Africa. Never saw any articles written on that.

See articles are there to be written. It’s a mindset or an opinion of someone. I don’t relate to it, I don’t understand it and I don’t entertain it. It doesn’t bother me or the team,” Kohli shot back on media reports. “People can write their opinion on as and how they wish. We are doing best what we are suppose to do,” he added.

Injured Dale Steyn to miss final Test against India NEW DELHI: South African speedster Dale Steyn will miss the fourth and final Test against India with a lingering groin injury that has limited his participation in the four-match series to a solitary contest in the series-opener in Mohali.

With the series already lost and a home series against England looming, few expected the 32-year-old to return to the squad even as his team bid for a pride-salvaging victory at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium. “I can confirm that Dale Steyn is not going to be fit. Dale is not playing in this game,” visiting captain Hashim Amla said at the pre-match news conference on Wednesday. Currently the number one test bowler, Steyn will finish the series having bowled only 11 overs, during India’s first innings at Mohali.

Australia’s Khawaja sets sights on Boxing Day Test MELBOURNE: Usman Khawaja is on track to recover from a hamstring injury in time for Australia’s traditional Boxing Day test in Melbourne, where they face West Indies in the second test, the batsman said on Wednesday. Recalled to the Test side for the first time in two years, Khawaja took his chance with both hands against New Zealand, scoring two centuries in the first two Tests before suffering the injury in the field during the Perth match. Khawaja’s spot was taken by Shaun Marsh for the third and final Test in Adelaide and he was omitted from the 12-man squad for the first test against West Indies in Hobart from December 10. “I should be training at full pace next week. It’s about getting work into my legs after that,” Queensland captain Khawaja told local media.

Ashwin, Shami only Indians in ICC Test, ODI team of year DUBAI: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and seamer Mohammed Shami were the only Indians to feature in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams of the year 2015, respectively, announced here on Wednesday. Ashwin is the highest wicket-taker of 2015 with 55 scalps, ahead of England pacer Stuart Broad (51). The Tamil Nadu spinner, who had five scalps in the first innings, returned with figures of 7/66 in the second innings, to help hosts beat South Africa by 124 runs in the third Test. But he was been named the 12th man of the Test side. Shami has been included in the first 11 of the ODI team. English Test skipper Alastair Cook was named the captain of the Test side that also includes two other Englishmen in Stuart Broad and Joe Root. This is the fifth time since 2009 that Broad has been selected in the ICC Test team of the year, having previously been included in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014. — Agencies

MAKING A POINT: India’s captain Virat Kohli gestures as he speaks during the training session. – AFP

prepared for the preceding Tests in Nagpur, Bangalore and Mohali, but they will have to live with it for the next five days.

While the Feroz Shah Kotla track is not expected to be a rank turner, the primary character of the pitch has been of low and slow nature, which is unlikely to change.

India’s spin troika have so far accounted for 47 out of the 50 South African wickets in the five completed innings across three Tests.

Of them, Ravichandran Ashwin emerged as the leader of the pack with 24 victims to his credit, while Ravindra Jadeja has made an impressive comeback with 16 scalps. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra has only seven wickets to his credit, but his victims have been critical in the context of the twin victories.

Mishra pointed out that the Indian spinners did not get a lot of accolades for their efforts and rewards on a track that has now

been officially documented as under-prepared with some of the deliveries turning square from the first session.

One of the wickets that caught the eye was the manner in which right-handed batsman Simon Harmer was bowled with the delivery landing well outside the legstump and going onto hit the top of off-stump.

But that sort of thing is unlikely to happen at the Kotla, where the spinners will need more patience as the turn will be slower.

For a change, Jadeja could prove to be a tad more effective on this track with his immaculate line

and length bowling just like Delhi found a potent weapon in left-arm orthodox spinner Manan Sharma, who took 21 wickets from four Ranji matches at this ground.

If India’s bowlers have won them the series, the form of the batsmen have been a major cause for concern.

Murali Vijay, with 195 runs, is head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in terms of runs scored as well as quality of batsmanship.

With 160 runs, Cheteshwar Pujara comes a close second.

Unbelievable it may sound but only two batsmen — Vijay and Pujara — have scored half-centuries in

the four completed innings so far.

Even more baffling is that none of the other top-order batsmen have been able to accumulate 100 runs in the series. It is well-known that the Indians are acclaimed for their technique against the turning deliveries.

It’s not always that a winning combination is tinkered with but Kohli made an exception during the series. Even after the Mohali victory, Amit Mishra had to make way for Stuart Binny in Bengaluru.

And in Nagpur, it was Rohit Sharma, the extra batsman who was drafted in place of Binny, while Mishra replaced Varun Aaron.

Kotla has always had something for the seamers during the first hour of every December morning.

Ishant Sharma likes these conditions but one will have to wait to find out whether Binny or Aaron make a comeback in the playing XI or they persist with Rohit, who looked good during his brief knock of 23 in the second innings.

For the South Africans, Dale Steyn’s availability is still under cloud and Morne Morkel could again shoulder the burden of leading the inexperienced attack.

The visitors predictably have AB de Villiers at the top of the run scorers’ list with 173 runs to his credit.

No marks for guessing that he is the only batsman who has scored both the half-centuries for his side.

The side will take some confidence from the dogged partnership in the last game between Faf du Plessis and skipper Hashim Amla, who has been out of sorts during this tour. - PTI

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SPORTS Adiso football tourney kicks off today Adiso academy is hosting the junior international tournament with the main aim of providing exposure to local talents

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raoas@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: With Steaua Bucharest junior team from Romania as the star attraction, and with Seeb Club and two academies providing the local flavour, Adiso Soccer Academy are all set to launch their ambitious International Junior Football Tournament at Al Amal Club on Thursday.

Adiso is organising the inaugu-

ral tournament, a three-day and four-team affair, with the main aim of providing exposure and muchneeded match practice to the local talents as well as give them an opportunity to experience playing against big teams from outside.

“There is a lot of football talent in Oman. There is a lot of potential here and we think there is a need to guide and groom these talents in a proper way, especially at the junior level,” Adrian Tufar, head coach and General Manager Adiso Soccer Academy, said.

Speaking to Times Sport on the sidelines of a meeting of the participating delegations, Adrian Tufar said: “Our aim has always been to promote Omani talent. Organising this tournament is another step in that direction.”

“This is an attempt to build a bridge between Oman and Europe, to pave the way for the teams to travel both ways and mutually benefit from each other’s experiences, both in football and culturally as well,” Adrian, who founded the Adiso Soccer Academy back in 2012, added.

While thanking Steaua Bucha-

ALL SET: Adiso International Football Tournament Director Masimo

Pedrazzini, centre, speaks as Adiso Soccer Academy officials Adrian Tufar, left, and Shane Carroll look on during a meeting at Hormuz Grand Hotel on Wednesday. – Times of Oman / JUN ESTRADA

rest for accepting the invitation and travelling to the Sultanate, he said: “We are privileged to have the junior team of Steaua Bucharest here. We are also thankful to the Seeb Club and Mosaic Academy for agreeing to participate in our tournament.”

“I am sure it will be a great learning experience for not only

our academy (Adiso) players but also the youngsters of other three teams,” he said.

While stressing that ‘this is just the beginning’, Adrian said: “As I have said we are delighted to have Steaua Bucharest, a team of great significance in the Romanian football history. But this is just the beginning.”

“We want to make it an annual affair and involve even more famous teams from Europe as well as the neighbouring Gulf countries.” he said.

Adrian also thanked main sponsors Gatherings Oman for supporting the tournament.

But Adiso will surely need more sponsors if they have to realise their dream of hosting even bigger tournaments in the coming years.

Adrian, meanwhile, revealed that Masimo Pedrazzini, a vastly experienced Italian who had coaching stints in his native country and also Romania as well as in the United Arab Emirates, will be the tournament director.

Masimo Pedrazzini, who had been involved with coaching set up of AC Milan youth teams, Monza and most recently Steaua Bucharest, said: “These kind of tournaments will be beneficial for the young players as they get to know different styles of football and how to adjust to different conditions.”

“These tournaments also help coaches and administrators to learn from each other... not just about football but also about the

different peoples and cultures, which will in turn help in better understanding of the players,” he said.

Giving details of the tournament format, he said: “After consultations with the local team coaches as well as that of the visiting sides, we have decided to have 70-minute matches with water break after 20 minutes in each of the 35-minute sessions.”

“In order to give playing opportunity to all the players at their disposal, the teams will be allowed to make as many substitutions as possible,” he informed.

The tournament will kick off with a match between Seeb and Steaua Bucharest at 6.00 pm on Thursday and that will be followed by a match between hosts Adiso Soccer Academy and Mosaic Academy at 8.00 p.m.

There will be four matches on Friday. In the morning session, Seeb taking on Adiso Soccer Academy and Steaua Bucharest facing Mosaic Academy. In the evening, Adiso will play Steaua Bucharest and Mosaic clash with Seeb.

Saturday’s programme includes third play-off from at 5 p.m. and the final from 7.00 p.m.

BRIEFS

NE United thump Pune, keep semis hope alive GUWAHATI: NorthEast United FC displayed some exceptional performance on the field to thrash FC Pune City 3-2 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Wednesday to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the second season of the Indian Super League.(ISL). Goals from Nicolas Velez (4th minute), Diomansy Kamara (18th) and Andre Bikey (43th) ensured the hosts got full points from the match, while goals by James Bailey (8th) and Adrian Mutu (86th) were not enough for the visitors to cross the line. With this win in their final league match of the season, the hosts jump to fourth in the points table with 20 points from 14 games, having won six, lost six and drawn two. But the side will hope that Pune City win their final game against Chennaiyin FC on December 5 for NorthEast to make it to the play-offs. If Chennaiyin (currently 19 points from 13 games) win, they will go through.

Not much left in Aussie pace stocks after Johnson retires MELBOURNE: The retirement of Mitchell Johnson, coupled with the injury cloud hanging over Mitchell Starc, will force Australia to dig deep into their pace reserves during the home summer but ready-made left-arm replacements are in short supply. Australia head into next week’s series opener against West Indies without a left-arm paceman for the first time since August 2013, when they were beaten in the fourth test of the Ashes at Chester-le-Street. Finding the last time Australia won a test without a left-arm quick requires a scan back to April 2012, when they defeated West Indies on tour in Bridgetown with a pace attack featuring Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle. The variation brought to the table by Johnson, and more recently Starc, has been a key weapon in Australia’s arsenal but right-armers may have to shoulder the burden through to the end of the two-test tour of New Zealand in February.

Golf in India will explode if Anirban can win: Woods NASSAU: Lauding India’s presence in the world of golf, Tiger Woods today said that Anirban Lahiri can make the game “explode” in the Indian market by winning a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Woods, who is playing host to Lahiri and 17 other top golfers in the Hero World Challenge through his Tiger Woods Foundation, said that the young Indian golfer has it in him to be successful in the Olympics, which will see golf being introduced for the first time since 1904. “Anirban, I am sure will be a part of the Olympics and he will be great and hopefully he wins. That will be an explosion for all of India,” Woods told Indian reporters in an interaction at the Albany Golf course here. The veteran golfer, who has been battling a back injury and has been out of action for over a year, believes that after the success of Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal, Lahiri is the new flag bearer of Indian golf.

Netherlands beat Canada to enter last four stage of HWL RAIPUR: Defending champions the Netherlands shrugged off a determined Canada 2-0 to enter the semifinals of the Hero Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Wednesday.

Canada made life extremely difficult for the European champions, who eventually emerge victorious thanks to goals from Constantijn Jonker (25th minute) and Roel Bovendeert (56th). The Canadians had numerous chances of their own, but could not find a way past Netherlands goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak. The Netherlands will face the winner of quarterfinal meeting between Australia or Germany in the semifinals, while Canada will play in the 7-8 classification game. Meanwhile the disappointing campaign fresh in inds, an inconsistent India will have to raise their game by leaps and bounds as a dangerous Great Britain await the hosts in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Hockey World League (HWL) here on Thursday.

India are still searching for their first win in the tournament.

Great Britain, on the other hand, topped Pool A. - Agencies

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‘Limestone reserves offer opportunities’ bition and Conference held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre on Wednesday.

Limestone can be used in many industries so there are plans to boost Hussain Al Zubaidy.

the sector and help

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develop different industries, said a senior executive

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MUSCAT: Limestone industry in Oman has immense potential and there are plans to develop it further and target new export markets, said a senior official.

There are huge reserves of limestone in Oman, with the best limestone being found in Salalah, Hussain Al Zubaidy, director of Exploration Department at the Public Authority for Mining, told the Times of Oman.

Used in many industries Limestone can be used in many industries so there are plans to boost the sector and help develop different industries, Al Zubaidy said on the sidelines of the first Oman Minerals and Mining Exhi-

Target markets Asked about the export markets that Oman is targeting, the official said India is one of the target markets given the huge consumption of limestone in its growing steel industry.

Iran and Africa are other potential markets, he noted.

The potential of the limestone industry in Oman was also discussed by a number of experts at the conference, who said the Sultanateis well-positioned to be a major player in this sector.

Dean Cunningham, chief executive officer of Kunooz Oman Holding, spoke about the limestone industry in Oman from an investors’ perspective and said Oman is strategically positioned to serve India, which is poised for a high growth rate requiring major consumption of steel and cement for infrastructure demand.

Developing the mining sector would have long-term benefits for the local economy, he said, adding that the Sultanate has many advantages, including the fact that it is the epicentre of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and areas of significant gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Oman has a ring side view of the highest growth areas on the planet, Cunningham noted.

Commenting on the importance of limestone, he said it is a remarkable and versatile mineral, with a long tradition of use in a wide variety of industries, such as farming and agriculture, cement, sugar manufacture, paper, glass production, chemicals and high quality steel.

Luc Hance, group head of Geology at Carmeuse Coordination Centre, said the lime market is evolving and Oman is an attractive market. He also discussed the limestone and lime industry in Oman from producers’ perspective.

N O V E M B E R S TAT I S T I C S

Slump in prices drive India’s gold imports NEW DELHI: Gold imports by India, the world’s second-biggest consumer, more than doubled in November as a slump in global prices to a five-year low stoked demand amid the peak festival and wedding seasons.

Overseas purchases last month climbed to 101 metric tonnes from 45 tonnes in October, two fi-

nance ministry officials said, asking not to be identified citing government rules. Imports dropped 22 per cent to 655 tonnes in the eight months through November from 841 tonnes a year earlier, they said.

Gold prices slid to a five-year low in November and are set for a third year of declines on expec-

tations the first US rate increase since 2006 will strengthen the dollar and reduce the appeal of the yellow metal. Demand usually peaks in the final quarter in India with gifting during festivals and culminates with the start of the wedding season in November.

Finance ministry spokesman D.S. Malik declined to comment

CRUDE SUPPLIES

VITAL RESOURCE: Opec’s 12 members pumped above their collective production target of 30 mil-

lion barrels a day in the past 18 months, data compiled by Bloomberg show. - Bloomberg file picture

Oil prices resume fall as Opec members gather for meeting LONDON: Oil fell for the third time in four days as ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) arrive in Vienna to discuss production policy.

Futures dropped as much as 0.9 per cent to stay below $42 a barrel in New York. Saudi Arabia will consider all issues at the Friday gathering and listen to the concerns of other group members, Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi said. US crude inventories probably declined for the first time in 10 weeks, a Bloomberg survey showed before Energy Information Administration data Wednesday.

Oil has slumped 37 per cent since Saudi Arabia led Opec’s decision in November last year to maintain output and defend market share against higher-cost shale producers. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh sent a letter to the group calling for a cut in excess supply, accord-

ing to Mehr news agency. Crude stockpiles in the US, the world’s biggest consumer, have risen to almost 120 million barrels above the five-year seasonal average level.

“There’s no evidence at this stage that members within Opec are moving toward a scenario that will see Saudi Arabia back away from its strategy,” Michael McCarthy, a chief strategist at CMC Markets in Sydney, said by phone.

“Until we see some sort of shift on the supply side of the equation, the improvement in sentiment around demand is not having much of an impact.”

Opec output West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery lost as much as 36 cents to $41.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange and was at $41.53 at 3:45pm Singapore time. The contract gained 20 cents to $41.85 on Tuesday. Total volume was about

36 percent below the 100-day average. Prices decreased 11 per cent in November, the most in four months.

Brent for January settlement was down 21 cents at $44.23 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. It slid 0.4 per cent to $44.44 on Tuesday, closing lower for a fourth day. The European benchmark crude was at a premium of $2.70 to WTI. Opec’s 12 members pumped above their collective production target of 30 million barrels a day the past 18 months, data compiled

by Bloomberg show. Venezuela has called for a supply reduction while Libya has signaled plans to expand output ahead of the Vienna summit, the group’s first ministerial meeting since June. When asked if Saudi Arabia will stick to its strategy of defending against competing supplies, Al Naimi told reporters: “Who said we are keeping market share strategy? Did I ever say?” — Bloomberg News

on imports. The Commerce Ministry separately compiles and publishes gold data that differs from the finance ministry data.

Prices may drop below $900 an ounce in 2016 as higher US interest rates and Treasury yields provide better avenues of investment, ABN Amro Bank said in a report on December 1. — Bloomberg News

YAHOO BOARD PLANS TO SELL WEB BUSINESS

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Assets of Islamic banks to touch $1trillion in 2015 Times News Service MUSCAT: Banking assets of Islamic commercial banks based in Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey are set to exceed $801 billion in 2015 and will represent 80 per cent of the international Islamic banking assets, according to Ernst & Young’s World Islamic Banking Competitiveness Report 2016.

Globally, Islamic banking assets with commercial banks are set to exceed $920 billion in 2015.

“With the exception of Turkey and Indonesia, Islamic banking has gained market share in all markets, demonstrating the immense success and resilience of the industry. Twenty-two international Islamic banks now have $1 billion or more in shareholder equity, making them better positioned to lead the future regionalisation of the industry. In relative terms however, they are still only a third of the size of their largest traditional peers in the home markets, and also lag in terms of return on equity,” said Gordon Bennie, Mena Financial Services Leader, Ernst& Young.

Islamic banking continues to see strong growth with a compounded annual growth rate of 16 per cent. In 2014, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries added $91 billion in Shariacompliant assets, representing a year-on-year growth of 18 per cent share, despite Turkey losing market share by 0.3 per cent nationally due to political pressure on one of

the leading Islamic banking institutions in the country.

High-performance countries Saudi Arabia continues to dominate the share of the global Islamic banking market at 33 per cent and is the highest contributor to total global Islamic banking assets, followed by Malaysia at 15.5 per cent and the UAE at 15.4 per cent. Islamic banks in Bahrain have also been steadily gaining market share over traditional banks.

“Leading Islamic banks have done well to mainstream with a competitive, sizeable business in their home markets. The combined profit pool for Islamic banks across Turkey was estimated to be $10.8 billion in 2014, which is a notable milestone. However, the return on shareholder equity could be significantly enhanced, by at least 15 per cent to 20 per cent, and this need becomes more pressing in the context of the prevailing macro-economic environment,” noted Ashar Nazim, partner, Global Islamic Banking Centre, Ernst & Young.

Two main areas are expected to drive future growth in Islamic banking: average growth in banking sector assets and an increase in market share.

The total Islamic banking assets with commercial banks in Turkey are expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2020 and the total industry profit pool of Turkey is expected to reach $27.8 billion.

In terms of banking market share, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar are expected to be the major players by 2020.

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MARKET STIMULUS PLAN

Eurozone inflation picks up as ECB prepares for action MADRID: A pickup in euro-area inflation in November may prove too tame to stop Mario Draghi in his tracks.

All eyes are on the European Central Bank president this week as he prepares to ramp up stimulus to fuel price growth and nurture the economic recovery. Inflation in the 19-nation region accelerated to 0.2 per cent from 0.1 per cent in October, according to the median of 37 estimates in a Bloomberg survey. Eurostat will release the figures at 11am in Luxembourg.

The data, out one day before the Governing Council announces its policy decision, crown a series of reports from manufacturing to unemployment that have highlighted the slowly improving, though deli-

cate, state of the economy. With a slowdown in emerging markets weighing on the recovery and inflation far short of the ECB’s mandate, Draghi has all but promised to cut interest rates and expand asset purchases.

“Regardless of the data, the ECB cannot afford to disappoint on Thursday,” said Marco Valli, chief euro-area economist at UniCredit SpA in Milan. “The stage has been set for Draghi to take action.”

While policy makers have stressed repeatedly that inflation is being damped by a drop in costs for energy and other commodities that will fall out of the equation at the end of the year, they now seem to be concerned that low price growth will become en-

trenched. Inflation hasn’t been in line with the ECB’s goal of just under 2 percent since early 2013, and forecasts in September signalled it wouldn’t return there until late 2017. Core inflation — which strips out volatile elements such as food and energy prices — remained unchanged at 1.1 per cent in November, according to a separate survey.

Draghi set the scene for more stimulus in October and reinforced his pledge in a November 20 speech, when he declared that officials “will do what we must to raise inflation as quickly as possible,” using all available instruments within the mandate.

Among his options are a deposit-rate cut from its current low of minus 0.2 per cent, changes to the

size or duration of the existing 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) assetpurchase programme, or new even measures.

In a Bloomberg survey published this week, all 53 participating economists predicted the ECB will step up stimulus, with almost 80 per cent of them seeing an extension of QE and more than 65 per cent anticipating Draghi will raise purchases from 60 billion euros a month.

A deposit rate cut was forecast by more than three-quarters of respondents. Traders betting the euro will extend three months of losses against the dollar and decline toward parity last seen in 2002 may find support from ECB officials. — Bloomberg News

NEXT MOVE: Inflation in the 19-nation region accelerated to 0.2 per

cent from 0.1 per cent in October. — Bloomberg file picture

China beats India in race for IMF reserve currency status bang” currency reforms, even among top central bank officials who have argued for full convertibility over time, like governor Raghuram Rajan. That means India could, by some estimates, be over a decade away from following China. “Our estimates suggest that India’s GDP will still only be around $6 trillion in 2027, i.e. still not as big as China today, and by then world GDP will be still larger,” said Charles Robertson, global chief economist at Renaissance Capital.

“So unless politics plays a role, we doubt India’s rupee will be a global reserve currency before 2030.”

Beijing has introduced a flurry of reforms to ensure that yuan was considered “freely usable” in IMF parlance, which means it will be widely used in global transactions

HARD CAMPAIGN: A bank employee counts 100-yuan banknotes at a bank in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, on December 1, 2015. - Reuters

MUMBAI: China’s accession to the International Monetary Fund’s elite has left behind India, whose cautious approach to liberalisation means the rupee is unlikely to be a viable candidate for reserve currency status for at least a decade.

China has campaigned hard for inclusion in the benchmark currency basket, and the IMF’s an-

nouncement on Monday that the yuan had been added was recognition of its global power status.

Beijing has introduced a flurry reforms to ensure the yuan was considered “freely usable” in IMF parlance, meaning widely used in international transactions and commonly traded.

India’s nationalist government also harbours ambitions to in-

crease the country’s clout on the international stage and to extend the reach of its currency, freeing up investment and trade.

After all, in 1980, India was an economy roughly the same size as China. Now China is more than four-and-a-half times larger.

But concerns over broader economic stability in India mean there is little appetite for “big

No “big bang” Rajan, answering questions on the IMF’s yuan move, said on Tuesday that India was moving in the right direction.

“We are steadily moving towards being a much more open economy, while keeping some of the concerns about stability, making sure we have things broadly under control,” he said.

He detailed steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India towards a freer rupee: allowing companies to more easily raise rupee debt offshore, with “masala bonds”,

and allowing foreign investors to invest more in rupee debt onshore, for example.

“All these (steps) are in the direction to broaden and open up a little more, but at the same time it is not a big bang, where we lose control,” he said. “It is a steady process.” By contrast, he observed that it was unclear whether China would continue to open up at the current pace.

“Post getting in, pressure may not be as much as before going in,” he said in an interview with CNBC-TV18.

Since India began opening up its economy in 1991, it has gone from a largely non-convertible, pegged currency to a regime that is effectively a managed float, meaning there is a currency market, but the RBI intervenes to contain volatility.

Slow and steady Under Rajan, a former chief economist at the IMF, the central bank has steadily acted to open up Indian markets.

On Monday, it eased rules for offshore borrowing, allowing foreign insurers, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to lend to Indian corporates more easily, and for longer. — Reuters

ECONOMY

US set to fund transportation bill by selling reserve crude WASHINGTON: US transportation bill will be partially funded by selling off some of the US emergency oil reserve, but less will be sold than originally planned after negotiators in the Senate and House of Representatives reached a deal on Tuesday.

About 66 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be sold from 2023 to 2025 under the deal, instead of about 100 million barrels, the amount in the original bill passed by the Senate in July.

The legislation, which has bipartisan support, is expected to reach the floor of each chamber by Friday, when a short-term funding measure runs out.

Once passed, it would then go to President Barack Obama’s desk to be signed.

The world’s largest supply of government-owned emergency oil, held in a series of salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana, currently holds 695 million barrels, well over the minimum required by international agreements. In a budget deal reached in October between Republicans in Congress and Obama, the government will sell 58 million barrels from the SPR between 2018 and 2025. — Reuters

BRAZIL MINING DISASTER

Vale estimates disaster cost at $443m NEW YORK: Brazil’s Vale said November’s deadly mining disaster could cost it at least $443 million, but it was too early to put a price tag on what it expects to be a long clean-up from the pollution caused by the dam burst.

In a presentation on Tuesday preparing investors for a tough 2016, the world’s largest iron ore producer said it planned to cut capital investments to about $6

billion, down by about a third from 2015 plans.

Environmental recovery Chief Executive Officer Murilo Ferreira said environmental recovery from the disaster on November 5 at the Samarco joint venture co-owned with BHP Billiton would take time and a lot of help. “We acknowledge the seriousness of the moment and we are

committed to helping and already engaged in joint coordination,” he said at the company’s annual “Vale Day” event in New York.

The disaster, described by the government as Brazil’s worst-ever environmental disaster, killed at least 13 people and flooded thick mud across two states. Toxic materials such as arsenic were found in river water days after the dam burst. — Reuters

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MARKET SOVEREIGN BOND

Indonesia sells $3.5b of dollar bonds SINGAPORE: Indonesia raised $3.5 billion in its second sovereign dollar bond sale of 2015, preempting a likely increase in US borrowing costs. The government sold $2.25 billion of 10-year notes at 4.8 per cent and $1.25 billion of 30year securities at six per cent, Scenaider Siahaan, a director at the Finance Ministry’s budget financing and risk management office, said in a text message on Wednesday. Bids totalled $8.1 billion, he said. The yields were higher than in the secondary market where dollar bonds due January 2025 yielded 4.56 per cent as of 8:09am in Jakarta and those due January 2045 yielded 5.69 per cent, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Indonesian authorities said last month they were planning another dollar sale in 2015 to raise money for next year’s budget, and futures contracts show a 72 per cent chance the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates this month.

The government will increase the share of foreign-currency debt to 30 per cent of total issuance in 2016 from 24 per cent this year to guard against potential increases in local-currency yields as the US raises rates, Robert Pakpahan, director-general at the budget financing office in Jakarta, said on November 12. “The sale is a welltimed move,” said Tim Condon, head of Asia research at ING Groep in Singapore. Indonesia “would have raised the yield if they had difficulty selling the bonds. Obviously they got a lot of demand,” he said. The yields were lower than the indicative levels of five per cent and 6.125 per cent that came on Tuesday from a person familiar with the offer who asked not to be identified because he or she wasn’t authorised to speak publicly on the matter.

Building reserves Indonesia last sold dollar bonds in January, issuing $4 billion of 10and 30-year notes at coupons of 4.125 per cent and 5.125 per cent, respectively. Proceeds from this week’s sale will bolster the central bank’s foreign-exchange reserves, which have fallen 10 per cent to $100.7 billion this year through October. “The country wants to pre-fund ahead of a potential Fed liftoff,” Avanti Save, a credit strategist at Barclays in Singapore, said on Tuesday. “Compared to global emerging-market peers, Indonesia has stronger credit metrics and credit ratings are expected to remain stable.”

Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday said it would retain its rating of BB+, the highest junk level, for Indonesia after the nation increased its global medium-term note program by $10 billion to $40 billion.

The rating has a positive outlook, indicating the possibility of an upgrade over the next 12 months if the government achieves more reforms such as allowing fuel prices to adjust more freely, S&P said in a statement. Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings assess Indonesia at the lowest investment grade. — Bloomberg News

Yahoo board to consider sale of core web business Yahoo chief executive officer Mayer has been adding services for smartphones and tablets, new tools for advertisers and media content in a bid to attract audiences and marketers

Board will discuss whether to stick to its plan to spin off the company’s stake in Alibaba Group Holding, to find a buyer for Yahoo’s Web businesses, or both, according to a media report Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer . — Bloomberg file picture

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo’s board will consider a potential sale of the company’s main Internet businesses in a series of meetings starting on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The board will discuss whether to stick to its plan to spin off the company’s stake in Alibaba Group Holding, to find a buyer for Yahoo’s Web businesses, or both, the paper reported on Tuesday, without naming the people.

Representatives for Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo declined to comment.

Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer had planned to complete the spin-off by January, and promised to update investors on

her strategy for the rest of the ailing Web portal. Mayer is facing renewed pressure from activist investor Starboard Value, which last month threatened a proxy fight if she doesn’t make drastic changes to her plans, including selling the main search and display advertising businesses. In more than three years at the helm, Mayer has made little progress turning around the company, whose revenue is forecast to drop eight per cent in 2015.

Yahoo shares have declined 33 per cent this year.

Most of the company’s value is tied to its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In a letter dated on November 19, Starboard estimated that Yahoo’s enterprise value is $31.2 billion. Excluding the Alibaba stake, cash holdings

Mayer’s efforts Mayer has been adding services for smartphones and tablets, new tools for advertisers and media content in a bid to attract audiences and marketers. Yet Yahoo has lost advertising market share in key areas such as mobile, where rivals such as Facebook and Google have gained ground. In October, Yahoo said it would update shareholders with a new strategic plan for the post-Alibaba era during its next earnings call, which is expected in January.

She’s also lost several executives in recent months, including Jacqueline Reses, Yahoo’s

chief development officer, who had shifted her focus this year to the Alibaba share sale. Rob Barrett, who led media strategy, also departed, Re/code reported last month, citing sources it didn’t name. Kathy Savitt, who had been Yahoo’s chief marketing officer, left earlier this year.

Web businesses’ value Yahoo’s core business could be worth about $1.9 billion, not including about $5.8 billion in cash expected at the end of 2016, along with some growth assumptions, Brian Wieser, an analyst with Pivotal Research Group, wrote on Tuesday in a note.

“Realising value is far from assured,” he said. “Yahoo’s core business is in seemingly permanent

Spin-off plans Yahoo is planning to complete the spin-off of its Alibaba stake, now worth more than $30 billion, by next month, Mayer said on the company’s third-quarter conference call in October — later than a prior target of year’s end. She said the transaction would let Yahoo focus on markets where it can make an impact.

“I have very aggressive expectations for Yahoo’s core business,” Mayer said on the call. “We have the right talent, the right strategy, and the right assets to drive longterm sustainable growth for our investors.”

The prospect of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxing the Alibaba transaction also has weighed on the stock.

Even though the IRS declined to give Yahoo an advance ruling blessing the deal, Yahoo’s board authorised the spin-off in September. — Bloomberg News

ECONOMY

US manufacturing falls in November WASHINGTON: Manufacturing in the United States contracted in November for the first time in three years as the sector buckled under the weight of a strong dollar and deep spending cuts by energy firms, but robust automobile sales suggested the economy remained on solid ground.

Other data released on Tuesday showed a sturdy increase in construction spending in October, which should help offset the drag from manufacturing on fourthquarter economic growth. With manufacturing accounting for only 12 per cent of the economy, analysts say it is unlikely the persistent weakness will deter the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates this month.

“Manufacturing is being pummeled by the stronger dollar and the weakness of global demand, but the other 88 per cent of the economy continues to perform well. This won’t prevent the Fed from raising interest rates at the mid-December meeting,” said Steve Murphy, a US economist at

FIXING IT UP: Ten out of 18 manufacturing industries, including

apparel, machinery, primary metals, electrical equipment, appliances and components and computer and electronic products, reported contraction in November. - Bloomberg file picture

Capital Economics in Toronto.

The Institute for Supply Management said its national factory index fell to 48.6 last month, the weakest reading since June 2009 when the recession ended, from 50.1 in October. While a reading below 50 indicates a contraction in manufacturing, the index re-

SEPTEMBER QUARTER

Australia’s economy picks up on exports SYDNEY: Australia’s economy expanded at a faster pace than economists forecast in the three months through September, underscoring the central bank’s decision on Tuesday to keep interest rates steady. GDP advanced 0.9 per cent from the second quarter, when it rose a revised 0.3 per cent, government data showed on Wednesday. That compared with the median of 28 estimates for a 0.8 per cent gain.

The report spans a period when Australia’s currency dropped almost nine per cent in response to record-low interest rates as the central bank sought to spur investment outside the resources industry.

While mining investment continued to fall, earlier spending by resources firms is boosting output that is reflected in surging export volumes of commodities like iron ore.

“Most of the rebound reflects volatility in commodity exports, which fell sharply in the second quarter as weather disrupted shipments and have rebounded,”

and partial ownership of Yahoo Japan, Starboard valued Yahoo’s core business at about $2 billion.

decline.” The November letter from Starboard referred to “numerous conversations and meetings” held privately with Yahoo in the past year, and the activists’ growing frustration with the company’s reluctance to adapt its plans as Yahoo’s shares — and Alibaba’s — have declined.

Starboard doubled its stake in Yahoo in the third quarter, after earlier selling part of its holdings.

The investor — one of the most prolific US activists — typically targets small- and mid-cap public companies it considers undervalued, pushing executives and directors for changes such as unit spin-offs and asset sales.

Kieran Davies, chief economist at Barclays and a former Treasury official, said before the release.

“The RBA is also expecting a rebound.”

Exports surged The local dollar was little changed and traded at 73.24 US cents at 11:44 a.m. in Sydney from 73.25 cents before the release.

Compared with a year earlier, the economy expanded 2.5 per cent in the third quarter, the report showed. The median forecast of economists was for a 2.4 per cent rise. Exports surged 4.6 per cent in the third quarter, adding one percentage point to GDP growth, the report showed.

Household spending rose 0.7 per cent last quarter, adding 0.4 point to the expansion.

Reflecting the unwinding of resource investment, non-dwelling construction fell 5.3 per cent, subtracting 0.4 per cent from GDP growth while machinery and equipment dropped 4.6 per cent, subtracting 0.2 per cent.

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mains above 43.1, which is associated with a recession.

Factory activity has also been undercut by business efforts to reduce an excessive inventory build, which is putting pressure on new orders. The ISM said a gauge of new orders tumbled four percentage points to 48.9 last month.

Inventories at manufacturers continued to shrink and their customers reported stocks of unsold goods were too high for a fourth consecutive month.

Ten out of 18 manufacturing industries, including apparel, machinery, primary metals, electrical equipment, appliances and components and computer and electronic products reported contraction in November. Five industries reported growth.

Manufacturers cited dollar strength, slower Chinese and European growth and lower oil prices as headwinds. Recent data on business capital spending plans and factory output had offered hope that the worst of the sector’s woes were over.

But with auto sales and construction spending remaining robust early in the fourth quarter, economists still expect US gross domestic product to expand at around a two per cent annual pace, almost matching the thirdquarter pace.

Though November auto sales

dipped to a seasonally adjusted annualised 18.19 million-unit pace from October’s brisk 18.24 million rate, according to Autodata Corp, they kept the industry on track for record sales this year.

“The good news is that the much more important services sector continues to do very well, benefiting from solid domestic demand.

In that environment, the Fed will begin to raise interest rates at the upcoming meeting,” said Harm Bandholz, chief US economist at UniCredit Research in New York.

Fed officials meet on December 15-16 and are expected to raise benchmark rates for the first time in nearly a decade.

Prices for US government debt rose, while the dollar fell against a basket of currencies. US stocks ended higher.

In a separate report the Commerce Department said construction spending increased 1.0 per cent to a seasonally adjusted $1.11 trillion rate, the highest since December 2007, after rising 0.6 per cent in September. — Reuters

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to help Indian businesses grow.

One way to do that is to help some of them go bust. Efficient bankruptcy turns idle resources back to productive use. Unfortunately, India, a thriving market economy, has never had a unified bankruptcy law. Unwinding a failed business takes on average more than twice as long as in the West; slowmoving courts are currently processing nearly 60,000 cases. And these delays allow shadier owners to strip their company’s assets, which helps explain why creditors typically recover less than 26 cents on the dollar in India, compared with more than 80 cents in the US.

India’s aspirations This dysfunction deters many entrepreneurs and investors from committing to new ventures. It hurts workers by offering them little incentive to invest in upgrading their skills. And it stifles growth. By next March, stressed assets at state-owned banks, which account for 70 per cent of all lending in India, are expected to reach their highest level since 2001.

To avoid classifying even more loans as nonperforming, Indian banks often roll over debts indefinitely. This “evergreening” locks up unproductive capital in a capitalstarved country. It also greatly diminishes banks’ appetite for new lending, which is why successive rate cuts have yet to pro-

duce a substantial boost in private investment. Until this conundrum is solved, none of Modi’s other initiatives to revive growth can easily succeed. In any case, most of them are held up in parliament.

Modi’s attempts to bridge differences with the opposition Congress Party have so far failed to clear the way for a critical nationwide goods-and-services tax. By contrast, the draft bankruptcy code now under consideration should be relatively uncontroversial. Its key principles limit the period for deciding whether to restructure or close down a business to 180 days (with a 90-day extension available in rare circumstances); provide for professional outside managers to run the company in the interim; and

mandate that 75 per cent of creditors must agree to any restructuring plan in order to stave off outright liquidation.

Getting a bankruptcy law passed might ease cooperation on other matters, including the GST. For the changes to be effective, of course, an entirely new infrastructure of tribunals, insolvency professionals and regulators would need to be established.

Rules would be needed to prevent endless appeals. And before banks start ramping up lending again and entrepreneurs gain the confidence to launch new companies, the new system would have to demonstrate results.

Modi shouldn’t need any more incentive to get started. — David Shipley/Bloomberg News

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NATURAL CURE WILL OMAN’S TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE BUSINESS SURVIVE THE TIDE OF MODERN LIFE? STORY SALEH AL SHAIBANY

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he 76-year-old Mohammed Al Saify sat inside his dark shop surrounded by many woven baskets that contained bottles, frankincense, balms, dried leaves, and seeds. Behind him were old shelves staked by roots, rock salts, and tree barks, all are ingredients of folk remedies.

His companions were two elderly friends who drank mint tea.

Apart from them, Al Saify didn’t receive any customers the whole day. He finds it difficult to survive with his herbal medicine business, and is seriously contemplating closing down his shop.

Reasons: The old generation that supported his business was fast disappearing and youngsters have no interest of buying home grown medicines.

“I have been running this business for 32 years, but it has been very difficult for me in the last five years. The young generation has no interest to buy alternative medicines. For them, I sell as twigs and smelly leaves and they don’t believe in them. I am the only one in Bahla who sells herbal medicines. All other shops have closed down,” said Al Saify.

Not only his customers are a rarity, the historical town of Bahla has changed immensely in the last three decades since he established his shop. Old houses with wooden verandahs and teak doors that once lined up the streets are not there anymore. He got up and removed an

old framed photograph from the wall next to the shelf and handed it to me. The picture showed 14 houses that were razed down by a property developer to make way for a modern six-floor structure. Behind the building was a neat line of modern villas that made up a brand new street owned by educated and well paid young couples. I crossed the road to the building and walked into a bank. I met 36-year-old manager Ali Al Bahlani with his young staff.

“We have now pharmacies all over the place. Why should we buy bitter medicines that you need to chew and hard to swallow. My parents still buy them but for me I would rather buy something that is reliable that offers a guarantee to make me feel better and not worse,” Al Bahlani said.

I walked out from the bank 10 minutes later to watch customers passing Al Saify’s herbal shop as if it never existed, to enter a pharmacy located just 100 metres away. But old Al Saify, though his business is on the wane, still has a few fans but from an unlikely quarter as I watched a group of tourists stepping out from a bus. For the next 10 minutes, Al Saify was busy wrapping herbs for his European customers and collecting cash with visible gratitude.

While the tourists were walking around in the streets of Bahla, I caught up with one of them standing under the shadow

of the towering 2,000-year-old famous fort. What inspired him to buy Omani herbal cure?

“I like to try something different when I travel. Besides, I am great fan of eastern herbs. We don’t get them in the Scandinavian countries. I don’t think they will do any harm to me because they have tested over the years in this country by generations of people,” said Hans Schiphol, a tourist from Sweden.

But what he missed out was that Omani young people had no faith in their local heritage handed to them over the generations.

Opposite the massive fort, was a handicraft shop owned by a 67year-old Hamood Al Khanjari. He acknowledged how the youngsters snub home grown medicines. He was also disappointed of their lack of knowledge of herbs. He said the pedigree of the local medicines was unquestionable.

“For example, Habat Al Kamar is a great remedy for controlling blood pressure and so is Kurkum, which fights infection in your body. You don’t need expensive and harmful pills from the doctor.

Habat Al Kamar is a combination of desert tree roots while Kurkum is a mixture of yellow powder extracted from ginger, garlic and other spices. Both are cooked with food or boiled in water and taken orally,” Al Khanjari explained.

Though Bahla still retains its old charm, it lost the old power of healing thanks to the indifference of the young people.

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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 Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours) 24519456/24519223 Aeroflot 24704455 Air Arabia 24700828 Air France 24562153 Air India 24799801

Air New Zealand 24700732 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 24701128 British Airways 24568777 Cathay Pacific 24789818 Egypt Air 24794113 Emirates Air 24404400 Ethiopian Airlines 24660313 Gulf Air 80072424 Indian 24791914 Iran Air 24787423 Japan Airlines 24704455 Jazeera Airways 23294848 Jet Airways 24787248 Kenya Airways 24660300 KML Royal Dutch Airlines 24566737 Kuwait Airways 24701262 LOT Polish Airlines 24796387 Lufthansa 24796692 Malaysian Airlines 24560796 Middle East Airlines 24796680 Oman Air 24531111 Pakistan International Airlines 24792471 Qatar Airways 24771900 Qantas 24559941 Royal Jordanian 24796693 Saudi Arabian Airlines 24789485 Singapore Airlines 24791233 Shaheen Air 24816565 SriLankan Airlines 24784545 Swiss International Airlines 24796692 Thai Airways 24705934

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AL DEIRA SOUQ, RIYADH

Saudi Arabia Considered as the best souq in Saudi Arabia, Al Deira Souq sells traditional goods, including men’s dress, garments, and accessories. It also offers a range of silverware, antiques, old jewellery, in addition to Arab spices.

SHOPPERS’ MANAMA SOUQ

Bahrain The famous Souq is located in the narrow streets of central Manama behind Bab Al Bahrain (Gateway of Bahrain), a historical building with an arch marking the entrance to the Manama Souq. It is a place where ancient traditions meet modern lifestyle. You will find the same cheap electronics and bargain clothing to traditional spices to jewellery.

CENTRAL SOUQ, SHARJAH UAE

Opened in 1979, Sharjah’s Central Souq or Blue Souq, houses more than 600 shops, offering an eclectic mix of products. Goods include jewellery, rugs, collectables, perfumes, cosmetics, antiques, and even cameras. The Central Souq is often considered to be one of the best places to buy oriental carpets in the Emirates. If you are tired of shopping, your next stop should be the souq’s cafés and the nearby Khalid Lagoon, in itself a popular attraction.

PARADISE

A peek into 5 famous traditional souqs in the GCC

MUTTRAH SOUQ SOUQ WAQIF

Qatar Souq Waqif is a must-see marketplace when you visit Qatar.

Built on a traditional Bedouin marketplace site, the souq has been revamped recently to give it a more ‘authentic’ look. One can get best quality spices, fabric, traditional crafts, and all the perfumes of Arabia. The souq is just off the corniche, adjacent to Grand Hamad Street.

Oman Muttrah Souq is one of the oldest markets in Oman, dating back about two hundred years. Its antiquity has perhaps increased the extent of its beauty, magic, and allure. A trip to Oman will not be complete without a visit to the famed souq. The market starts at a gate facing the Sea of Oman and Muttrah Corniche, and ends with another gate in the city’s old quarters that usually receive the majority of visitors coming from other Omani towns and villages.

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Villa for rent four spacious bath attached bedroom private swimming pool, Gymnasium (common) with electrical equipment and free maintenance secured compound at Madinat Al Illam.

Contact: 98027975 One & two bed room apartments available for rent, opposite the new Panorama Mall at south Ghobrah close to Muscat Grand Mall, next to Diwan office.

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One flats for rent 2 bedroom all with bath al gubrah north near indian school (hot pargur restaurant) Tel: 99766103

1BHK near medical Darsait Muttrah house R.O 175/- & 2 BHK R.O 220/-. Contact: 98748925

Flat for rent 3 bedrooms, kitchen & bathroom in Wadi Kabir for 260/RO. Contact- 97771444

Excellent office 5 rooms Al Khuwair O.A. Bank building 850/-R.O. Contact: 94232344

2BHK near Oman house behind Khimji H.O R.O 200/-.

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2 BHK in Al Meera MKT building in Al Khuwair available. Rent RO420.

Contact 94047434

We have 2 BHK flats in Ghobrah, Ghala, Azaiba.

Contact: 93782735/99208033

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

Showroom for rent at Wadi Kabir perfectly suitable for travels, money exchange, Auto parts up holster advertising materials.

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Room for rent near Al Dasar Ruwi.

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Room, kitchen & bath in north Ghobrah include E/W & AC split 200/- R.O. Contact: 92811110

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600 SQT commercial flat for rent opposite Oman flourmill Darsait more details. Contact: 91214849/ 99364735

A Bedroom along with separate bathroom available for rent for an Executive Bachelor in Al Khuwair (near Zawawi Mosque).

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Contact: 97293708 / 92433127 Flat for Rent 1/2 BHK Flat at Muttrah, near Oman flour mills, 10 min. from Corniche.Equipped with split unit ACs, internet points, free-to-air dish connection, CCTV monitored, basement parking. Rent RO.250/350 per month. Contact: 99229263; 93221054; 95215289 Villa with 5 rooms, two sitting rooms, 5 toilets and kitchen at Al Hail North. Contact: 91130875 Single BHK flat available in Honda road Ruwi.

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ACC. WANTED Sharing Accommodation Required for Non cooking Executive Lady in Darsait /Ruwi/Wadikabir.

Contact 99360615

AVAILABLE Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, 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: info@tunesoman.com

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished sharing accommodation in ruwi near O.K. Center for non-cooking indian bachelor. Gsm 9880-5474 Full furnished 1BHK flat at OMR 260/- available for 4 months.

Contact: 92148699 location Ghala

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FOR RENT AVAILABLE SHARED FULLY FURNISHED OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCE PRIME LOCATION IN AZAIBA. TOTAL AREA 201sq.m.

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Contact: 99311525 / 92533356 2 B/R Apartment Executive Fully Furnished @ Al Khuwair 33 1 B/R Apartment Executive Fully Furnished @ Al Khuwair 33 1 B/R Flat - Fully Furnished @ Salalah Near New Lulu.

2 B/R Flat - Fully Furnished American standard @ Salalah.

5 B/R Villa - Fully Furnished @ Madinat Al Ilam, 5 B/R Villa Unfurnished @ Madinat Al Ilam 5 B/R Villa - Unfurnished @ Al Mawalah North Brand New Please Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A Car LLC. 24834888, 99249069 / 92888376/ 92888374 Email: info@alshahiintl.com

Furnished room for non – cooking bachelor near Softy ice cream Ruwi.

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Furnished rooms attached bath for Indian bachelor in Al Falaj Ruwi & lady in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 96202458 /96761960 1BHK fully furnished spacious for rent CBD, ideal for family or two bachelors easy access to Main road near Sheraton hotel with all electronics & furniture.

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For Rent brand new villas in Al Ansab- Contact 9405178997201688

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3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sitting room, Kitchen & store including utilities bills at Al hail. # 92817777

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AVAILABLE Available office space in Prime location on 18th November Street, Azaiba Kindly.

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Contact: 93782735 93329476 Fully equipped running café for sale at Wadi Al Kabir.

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Plot, propeties for sale in prime location in pune 95272138,(+918390982975)

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Coffee shop Mabela industrial area for sale. Contact: 92253080

MAZDA 626, 2001, VGC, full service history, expat single user RO 1100, Contact: 99296768/ 93033072

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Call: 95318629 / 95169411

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Contact: 99207592 & 99882570

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Contact 99374187.

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Contact 96364990

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Contact: 95606132 Ezhava divorcee, 37, 5.3”, pharmacist in Muscat.

Contact - suryakv2010@gmail. com,+919961176066 Indian male christian 40yrs. working in muscat.looking for life partner.divorced or single.

Contact :91429811

FOR LADIES Home service for ladies only facial, waxing, body massage, (if you not waxing menicure pedicure) only 20 Riyal, Contact 9243 0239

MATRIMONIAL Keralite R.C. Boy, 30yrs, 161cm, MBA (Finance) Working in Oman seeking suitable alliance.

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- Civil Engineer / Buildings (with not less than 5 years experience).

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ACCOUNTANT A leading Company in Oman looking for Accountant, B.Com with min 3 -5 yrs of exp required.

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em-o@nassarstone.com or seniorpro@nassarstone.com Or Fax –on: 24446049 Nationality – Indian or Philippines (better if available in Oman)

Drivers – Omani National Only:

Omani National with 4 years experience with Valid Omani D/L Please forward your CV’s to

Electrical Engineer The candidate must be an university qualified engineer or a higher degree diploma holder with a minimum industry experience of 3 years. Fluent in written & spoken English, knowledge about power, CPU, inverters & electrical panels isrequired.

Suitable candidates may submit their complete CV with certificates to:

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Van Salesman:

Debt collector:

for IGCSE & CIP for (English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, IT, lab assistant for Chemistry and Physics) - MSc / BSc and M.Ed / B.Ed with (IELTs / TOFEL) and at least 3 years of teaching experience with attested documents.

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2. Accountant:

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We are looking for Chief Financial Officer, Male 40- 45 years old, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with 5 - 15 yrs. of experience.

Contact: +968 24702133 Email: admin-dept@daud.om

MEP Engineer with minimum five years PDO / ministry experience.

Please send CV to info@globaltechinternational.com Contact: 99150203/91404425

BEAUTY Branded salon in Muscat requires a beautician with skills of: Manicure, Pedicure, Nails techniques, Massage, Facial and waxing.

Contact- 98500222

Civil Engineer with minimum five years, PDO Experience, earth work and building construction (PDO driving license preferred.

Please send CV to info@globaltechinternational.com Contact: 99150203/91404425

A qualified B.Com/M.Com/C.A. Inter accountant with minimum 4 years’ experience in accounting with banking knowledge.

Age between 25-30.

Attractive Salary and terms Offered

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MEDICAL Wanted Lab Technician with MOH license for Ibra clinic.

Contact – 99373493/ Email: jmjmedicare@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING Sales man / Interior Designer wanted for prestigious interior design and office furniture Supply Company. Experience and drivers license needed excellent remuneration package.

Email: tony@materials-plus.com

SECT. /OFFICE Personal Assistant, 5yrs experience in Oman or GCC. MBA or equivalent. Part-time preferred.

Call 95364625.

LAWYER DRIVER Required locally available Indian national light duty driver for Omani House. Visa readily available. Contact: 99420752 Wanted heavy driver.

Contact 91770195 Wanted driver. Contact 91025698

DESIGNER Media company need Graphic Designer Male - Female no need experience, need to have experience on Graphic Design Programs. magicfingerprint1@gmail.com

DOMESTIC HELP Need excellent cook & housekeeper. Contact Whatsapp: 95887572 Small Omani family in Muscat requires an educated House maid.

Contact – 98500222

Full time living House maid required for an Indian female in Al Ghobrah. Contact: 97084023

ENGINEER Civil Site Supervisor for telecom tower projects across Oman. Send CV to fyjo@spec-link.com or call +968 9946 7227 Seeking a well experienced diploma Engineer (electrical) with valid Oman driving license kindly.

Contact: 99288664 Engineering consultancy firm in Sur looking for graduate Civil Engineers. Interested candidates apply to babupj@ gmail.com or call 99318205

Arab lawyer fluent in English with five years experience for law firm.

Contact: 92424593

Wanted GP Doctor with MOH license, job location in muscat with good salary and benifits. Drop ur cv at careerhr1972@gmail.com.

MEDICAL

Urgently required Philipina Nurse with MOH license at prometric parsed. Contact: 99724013

Medical CARE Centre, Al Seeb, requires General Practitioners and Pharmacist, Please Mail CVsarita_h23@yahoo.com or call 97884856.

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Required General Physician, Gynecology, Lab Technician & Pharmacists.

Contact: 95133572 Email: kunoozghala@gmai.com Lab Technician Wanted A Polytechnic in Sohar is looking for a lab technician with or without MOH license Contact 93828382 or sajapharmacy@gmail.com Wanted Staff Nurses (female) for a polyclinic with or without MOH license. Excellent salary & accommodation. Contact – 99006915 / dxbclinic@yahoo.com Wanted Canary clinic MBBS Doctor with 3 years experience MOH license holder gets, Good offer salary. Contact 94395199 Email: canarymoh@gmail.com Required for urgent appointment with MOH license and valid NOC against the following vacancy in a polyclinic in Muladdah (Musanah) radiologist cum sinologist, Gynecologist & obstetrician & pediatrician & Lab Technician. Contact: 99110254 Wanted a female staff Nurse with MOH license to work in a polyclinic good salary offered.

Contact: 97121359/96493058 (2 to 4 pm)

Wanted Business Development Exe/ Sr.Exe with customs clearance & shipping exp. Contact: 91204131 Email: daralhamael@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Urgently required for a reputed company in Oman (Tyre, Battery & Lubricant division) Sr. Executives/ Executive-5 nos (Sohar, Nizwa & Muscat), Techno Commercial Professional-5nos, Driver (Omani)-1no.

Required minimum 3-5 yrs experience in the same field with market exposure holding valid Omani driving license or GCC. Kindly fwd your CV’s to ashwin@taasintl.org Contact: (+968)93891700 Urgently require two caretakers for a building in capital area. Contact: 93888666/99228454/24493666 A reputed construction company in Muscat urgently requires the following candidates (Omani Nationals only) Civil Engineer & P.R.O & light duty driver.

Send C.V to hr.azatllc@gmail.com or call 99344896 Instrumentation & controls Technician with 2-3 years experience preferably in water sector and having valid driving license Send CV to shiju@spec-link.com or call Ph:+968 99450811

TECHNICIAN /MECH. Urgently required cold room refrigeration Technician must know up to commissioning gulf experience preferred .Pls forward CV to nasmatmasirah@gmail.com Contact: 97982623/ 95183616 Instrumentation & controls Technician with 2-3 years experience preferably in water sector and having valid driving license call Ph:+968 99450811 Send CV to shiju@spec-link.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ACCA affiliate, fresher, Indian male, valid driving license, looking for full time employment in Accounting and Finance, also open to other opportunities, Contact +968 91291520, Email: shahidazeez5@gmail.com Sr. Accountant ( CA- inter) Indian male 31 years having 9 years experience in finance & accounts looking for suitable placement.

NOC available and valid Oman D/L. Contact: 94108678 Email: vijeshvasu@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, capable of handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement. NOC Available. Call+968-98932752, mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com Indain male Accountant, 8 years experience 4 years In dubai,4 yrs in Muscat. Additional knwoledge in JDE and Tally.9, NOC available ready to join immediately.

Contact: 95364896 /92912347 Email: bsdv1978@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED SIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa.

Immediately available.

Contact – 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com CA Final (Group I), Indian Female, Accountant, 5+ year’s exp, in A/ Cs, Audit, Tally, ERPs. Available in Muscat & looking job in A/Cs. Ph:94704800 email id: vinithsavith@gmail.com Senior Accounts Admin Manager B.com M.com 25 years experience accounts up to finalization holding light duty license seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 93064975 Accountant Bachelor of commerce English, 2 years experience visit visa.

Contact: 98584398/ 95539923 Male Indian with 7 years experience in accounting & 6 years experience in sales and marketing very good knowledge of tally currently in Muscat on a visit visa.

Contact: 96148427 Email: jijokurianp@gamil.com Indian lady, bachelor degree in Preparatory Programme (BPP) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), completed training course in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook from KTI looking for full time / part time job opportunity in Oman.

Contact 92437568, 96795853, Email: linda_navs@yahoo.com Accountant with more than 30 years experience in construction (experience in accounting/administration/HR/material management) and with own car seeks part time or full time assignment preferably in construction either in Oman or UAE. Contact 94674031 Accountant Indian female 23 years M.com graduate 2 and half years of experience as accountant in Indian, now on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 91358654 Email: rizwanagul92@gmail.com Indian female accountant 5 years of experience in accounting tally,sales coordination, and admin, currently on visit visa seeking suitable placement Contact :95684179

Accountant Indian 10 years experience in Oman, capable for handling all accounting functions and finalization good knowledge of tally ERP9 NOC / release available with immediately joining.

Contact: 94134085 Email: muscatoman95@yahoo.com Indian female, MBA HR & Finance, having 1 year experience, seeking suitable placement. Currently in Oman. Contact: 96052366.

ADMIN Senior HR , professional MBA , 12 yr GCC experience at managerial recruitment, administration , policy formulator working with a leading construction co (4000 plus employees) looking for a immediate change over , NOC available. Contact: 94017306 Email: saneesh9181@gmail.com 10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman experience in HR / Admin & logistics fluent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position.

Contact 95824598 Male BBA graduate 5 years admin HR document controller purchaser account assistant (tally) experience NOC. Contact: 97015178 Indian female graduate over 6 years experience admin operations service looking for suitable job.

Contact: 94231020 Indian male - 25 years - MBA (HR & marketing) with one year experience on visit visa looking preferably for suitable HR/ ADMIN / marketing jobs .contact : Mr. Harish Ravindranathan / mail ID : payyazhihari1990@gmail.com / 90189964 Indian female, Masters in HR, having 4 + years Oman experience in media management and HR, looking for openings in HR, Education, Admin, Corporate communications. Contact 98252030 Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf exp in Administration/ HR & Public relationship. Fluent in Arabic/ English with D/L. Looking for suitable position. Contact - 99897280

12 years of Oman experienced chief accountant looking for suitable position. Contact: 99513082

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/ HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa, looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235

Accountant job wanted 8 years experience, 5 years in India, 3 years in Oman knowledge of tally ERP 9 NOC available.

Contact: 91162503

26 yrs male, MBA, 3+ years experience in Administration in MNC, seeks suitable placement.

Contact 95041201 Email: noyel55@gmail.com

Indian male 9 years experienced in storekeeper cum accountant with D/L Oman & UAE. # 97085435 Email: sudhimohd@gmail.com Indian male MBA finance 12 years experience in Muscat seeking suitable position can join immediately. Contact: 96055815 Email: shaiks111@gmail.com 28/ male MBA – finance /B.com – accountant with 4 years of Dubai / India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 90187483 Email: shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

ARCHITECT /AUTOCAD AutoCAD D/man Experienced.

Contact : 93837973 Interior Designer Experienced knows 3D max Photoshop: Contact 93837973 Architect (B. Arch) 5 years experience seeking job.

Contact 96146645 Email: anjuovil@gmail.com

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED CATERING Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp looking job.

Contact: 99531802

DRIVER Experienced Light Duty Driver, Fluent in English, Arabic Well knowledge of Oman Areas Seeking Suitable placement 97950869 2 years exp Light driver.

Contact: 97132269 Light driver personal driving, office boy, driver visa required 10 yrs exp N.O.C ready.

Contact: 96693290

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Mechanical Engineer M.Tech 2 years experience as HVAC design engineer rev IT M.E.P AutoCAD. Contact: 91050913 Email: rahmanmechengg@yahoo.com

Light duty driver looking for job.

Contact: 98356230

Chemical Engineer, valid Oman driving license, Indian 2 years of exp in industrial production, seeking suitable placement Contact: 91247222

Looking for driving job.

Contact 98219182

Civil Engineer 6 yrs Exp in Oman with license. Contact: 98975518

Driver looking for job.

Contact 91354803 Light driver, looking for job.

Contact: 98372745/99090362 Light driver. Contact: 95084826 Looking for Job driving.

Contact: 97418036 Driving with car, looking for job.

Contact: 97095200 Driver with new car looking for job.contact: 95873286 Heavy duty driver (Exp 3years) seeking suitable job.

Contact: 91372623 Driver (light & heavy duty) valid gulf /Indian) looking job.

Contact: 95175192

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN 25 years male BA. English , Qualified as mast in digital animation having 5 yrs ex in character animation specialized Auto Desk mago and motion building software knowledge, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97917357 Professional architect 3ds max (interior, exterior) looking for private work. Contact: 96041201

EDUCATION American female Master’s TESOL 12 yrs teaching exp. EFL Curriculum Developer & Teacher Trainer.

Professional Development Specialist & Educational Activity Coordinator.

Available February 1st 2016.

Email: dellacorte.esl@gmail.com Contact: 99630244 Indian female M.SC B.Ed, 3 years experience looking for suitable placement. Contact: 94420033 Email: binitathanki@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Sudanese female Electrical Engineer graduated with distinction excellent knowledge and interested in protection.

Contact: 98133281 B.E Biomedical Engineer 5 years experience in the subfield (hospital / company) looking for suitable placement. Contact 92084807 Email: bonnygeorge1005@gmail. com 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 Email: akhilabrahmlktr@gamil.com M.Tech Civil, certificate attested, Indian, 18.8 year experience seeks suitable position. Contact: 98327311 Email: sen.pangode@gmail.com Civil Engineer 11 years experience in construction, having driving license & NOC. Contact: 94194399 Email: shiblyrock@gmail.com B.E civil Engineer having 11 years experience with NOC looking for job. Contact: 95690780 Email: sadiq.asrar81@gmail.com Indian male 24, B.E. Civil Eng’g with 2 years experience as Structural Engineer looking for suitable job in Muscat. 97355352 Sri Lankan Engineer (27 Years old) – B.Sc Engineering (Hon) Mining / Geotechnical Presently in Muscat, 1.5 years experience.91295802 / acmfaslan123@gmail.com

Civil Engineer B.E , 06 years experience in Oman having D/L seeking for a suitable position .

Contact 95961336 Email: eyousuf04@yahoo.com Indian male, 29 years electrical engineer, having 5+ years of experience in oil / gas and construction field (GCC) having valid GCC license too, looking for a preferable job. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact: 92835952. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Structural Draughtsman having 10 years experience in engineering consultancies N.O.C available.

Contact: 00968 97612846

Mechanic Tractor Diesel Engines & Hydraulic, 25 years Experience in Multinational Companies.

Contact - 91685048

HOSPITALITY Dutch male qualified commercial pilot (Faa-ME-IR certified) is looking for job openings in middle east. rutjestom@outlook.com

IT Female 26, B.E in computer science, having 4 years MNC experience as software developer, seeking suitable position in Muscat. Contact: 96784320 Email: preethasathya@yahoo.com Age 28 years experience 2years & 8 month in IT accounting technical skill, java, J.S.P tally Peachtree M.S excel, SQL ,Working java programmer India , accountant , Dubai ,Qualification MCA, B.C.A mathematic visit visa.

Contact: 95673451 Indian male MC.A 2 years experience in software knowledge of Java ASP Net, network in techno park Kerala. Contact: 99210940 Male 31 Years, IT 6 year’s online marketing experience in India seeks suitable placement.

Contact-91175265

MEDICAL

Indian male diploma civil engineer 13 years of professional experience in projects and operations, seeking suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96328643/96234670

An experienced Sudanese female GP with MOH license looking for job. Contact: 96436517 /97396088

Civil Site Supervisor for telecom tower projects across Oman. Send CV to fyjo@spec-link.com or call +968 9946 7227

Palestinian dentist looking for job in Muscat privet hospitals , polyclinics or dental centers – 15 yrs experience out Muscat at privet hospitals or polyclinics.

Contact: 96951750

Indian male 27yrs, mechanical engineer (energy engineering M.Tech & HVAC diploma) with 4 yrs experience on visit visa, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98791735 Email: anilengandiyur@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 7Yrs Exp. PM in Mech. Engg in the field of Building Const. Oil & Gas Seeking Job.94625598 Electrical Engineer, B-Tech, with 4 Yrs experience in India, 3 YEARS IN MRF and one year in KSEB. Available in Visit Visa looking for suitable Placement as an Engineer.

Contact: 94741401 Email:sobinthomask05@gmail.com.

B.E .Mechanical & Production, Indian male with (QA / QC mechanical) 6 months exp as sales engineer, seeking suitable placement on visit visa.

Contact: 94818333 / 99789512/ Email: fred61l@gmail.com BSc Civil Engineer having 3 years experience with Construction Company seeking suitable placement.

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GIS Certified Pipeline Engineer with 3 years experience in diesel power plants and heavy industry.

Contact: 93504812 Male, Electrical Engineer, ages 53 yrs, working since 8 years in Oman.

With a consultant, exp in drawing / MAS work inspections, post contract activities, with NOC & valid Oman D/L, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 968 96243401 Email: sathyugk@yahoo.com B.E civil Engineer, 07 years experience in Oman having D/L, N.O.C available looking for a suitable position.

Contact 95961336/93523507 Email: eyousuf04@yahoo.com B.E Electrical Engg with 5 yrs exp in Oman with D/L. Contact: 98425155 Email: rajeevkalaivanan@yahoo.com Hygiene Officer/QC, B.Tech Bio tech. HACCP LVL. 2 &3.Experienced in Food & water industry.

92940218

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Indian male 25 yrs of exp in construction field Oman. Good knowledge in same field worked as foreman + 15 yrs of driving exp looking for job, with visa.

Contact: 93718164 The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: construction(Very strong and qualified to bringing business for civil work Or any type of the construction work for many million per year with a good experience in pricing and collect payment and cash management of the company & marketing projects & investments& tenders & real estate. Contact: - 92385033 MBA (marketing) with 17 years experience in freight forwarding/ logistics industry in GCC & Oman.

Presently working as branch manager in Muscat. Looking for a suitable position. Release and NOC available. Contact: 99856331

SALES / MARKETING Sales Engineer 5 years experience looking for a placement.

Contact: 91411043 Sales Manager having 12 years experience M.B.A in sales & marketing having valid GCC driving license seeking suitable placement, NOC available. Contact: 98125226 Indian Male 32, MBA (Marketing & Finance) with 10 years experience in Marketing of Banking Products & Insurance Industry. Seeking for a Job in Oman.

Contact: 93576980, 97750460 Email: senthil.cbe83@gmail.com Indian male MBA marketing 2 years Oman experience with valid Oman driving license looking for a suitable position NOC available.

Contact: 91202335 Email: mrishad90@yahoo.com Marketing Executive/Merchandiser, Omani License, BA 8 years Experience in Multinational Groups. Contact 97601343

SALES / MARKETING SKILLED / UNSKILLED 12 years of experience in Oman; marketing strategies & operations, logistics, government tenders, public relations & dealing with international companies -4 years of experience in UK, engineering CNC & industrial areas, have dual nationality, fluent in English & Arabic speaking and writing , (I can travel abroad easily without visa, for finalizing business or any other purpose). Contact: 94123939 Indian male, MBA 25 yrs. 1 year experience in auditing and 10 month in sales. Currently on visit visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92054304 Indian male, 24, MB Marketing and HR, I year experience. On visit visa. Looking for suitable job.

Contact 94014073

26 yrs Indian Male - fluent in Eng/ Arabic, qualified network technician seeks job: 98675047 / 98138750 Indian male, having 15 yrs of exp in site supervising, telephone line, supervising with valid D/L, looking for job. Contact: 93931162 8 years exp body fitter and electric welder. Contact: 93015630 Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fitter gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192 Electrician, plumber (exp gulf / Indian) looking job. Contact 95175192

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel and Tourism Management) with Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Logistics and Shipping Management, exp in Logistics(CHA) seeking in suitable placement. Currently on visit visa (Oman) contact; 90291092 email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com Indian male auto cad draughtsman (civil) 8 years experience .seeking for job in Dubai & Qatar.

Contact - 00968-99070584 (Mct):0091-9895061474 (India) email: remluvp@gmail.com Indian Female Accountant 5 Years of Experience in Accounting Tally, Office coordination, And Admin, Currently on Visit Visa Seeking Suitable Placement.

Contact: 95684179 Indian male B.Eng. in IT, MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT support, valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/ Server support.

Contact 92607532 Indian male, 11 years exp. in accounting, knowledge in tally also. Looking for a part time job.

Contact. 98983122 Manager / Working Partner.

Indian M.Com with 20 years Dubai experience in media advertising industry, client service, marketing, production, gifts trading, branding with D/L. Contact -93031168 Indian male BE Electrical & electronics and pg in power systems (transmission & distribution) on visit, Seeking placement.

Contact – 94669679 Email prsabarish@gmail.Com Sales & Marketing executive MBA with 3 years of experience looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 91345727

10 yrs exp in Oman in logistics/ purchase-have Oman D/L-looking for suitable placementcontact 96410767 email: harishkts@yahoo.com

Indian 32 years completed M.A. English, having three years experience in teaching filed searching for the suitable job.# 99869535 Email: sahadkeyi33@gmail.com

Indian male 42, 20 years experience building material sales man sales manager seeks suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 97457331

Indian male 25 age, MBA marketing (fresher) PGDM (HR) fluency in English, Arabic, Hindi looking for suitable job currently in Oman on visit visa. Contact: 97127799 Email: vijnvijioo@gmail.com

Accountant Indian male B.Com 15 years (8 years I Oman with valid Oman driving license) experience in accounts up to finalization NOC available. Contact: 94117616/ 91238272

Indian homeopathic doctor, 34 years, 8 years experience in medical industry, seeking job as insurance medical officer / heath care.

Contact: 92428547 Email: ushus3@gmail.com

Male Nurse, Experienced, Pass Prometric (Oman) 93837973

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MISCELLANEOUS Indian female , M.com gradate , 7 years of experience in Oman in accounts administration , secretarial and sales coordination with valid Omani driving license, looking for a suitable placement.

Gsm 95134495 Purchase Officer with 8 years exp in Oman having D/L & NOC looking for urgently placement.

Contact 96174564 email: azhar_5012@yahoo.co.in Graduate, computer literate, experienced in sales, credit control, accounts, omani d/l , seeks suitable placement. Gsm 9880-5474 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 Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Indian female, 26, M.sc biotechnology now in family visa seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95210498/ 99850321/93093466 Omani national with bachelor in management looking for suitable placement please call: 91908052 or Email: saidoburndi257@yahoo.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR 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. Contact :- 92385033 Hospitality/Hotel/ Restaurants Dynamic result oriented hospitality professional with 20 years of international exp. MBA in Hotel Management, specializing in Hotel/ Restaurant start ups, concepts & Franchise development with proven records. Seeking for Challenging positions in reputed groups as GM/ COO/CEO/Business Head. (NOC available) Contact: 96059470

Best Rates for Saloon.

Tel: 99826300 / 97869042, rentacar@modernreem.com

TRANSPORTATION Muttrah to Bausher. Contact: 99022790/24712088 Transportation. Contact: 96538078 Transportation. Contact 99508282 Transportation. Contact: 95190627

TRANSPORTATION Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

TOURS

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours contact 98029602, 92808636

SITUATION WANTED CARGO

ABDULHAKIM AL BIMANI TRADING & CONTRACTOR Expert in Shipping cargo by sea & air to Zanzibar, Pemba, Dar es Salam in Tanzania, Burundi, The Philippines, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Reasonable price.

Contact: 97440625/95416662 Email: abdulhakimalbimani@hotmail.com

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FOR HIRE WITH OPERATORS 1. Back Hoe Loaders (Shovels): 5 Nos 2. 10 Tons Vibratory Roller Compactor: 1 No. 3. 42 Mtrs. Concrete Pump Putzmeister: 1 No. 4. 45 Cbm Tippers: 2 Nos 5. 50 M height, 50 Boom tower cranes: 5 Nos.

Please contact – Mr. Ravi on 96529679 Email – ravi@alliedoman.com / narayan@alliedoman.com

WEBSITE

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CLASSES

IELTS PREPARATION Target Band 8.0

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Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

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WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

COMPUTER

IELTS & TOEFL Academic / General Target Band 8 TQT Institute.

Tel: 95244310

Ph # 24480800 / 99347202

Classes for bakery, cup cakes, icing decorations. Contact: 96202458 /96761960

DRIVING

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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

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Window & split unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080

Learn driving with professional.

Contact: 94022250

Split & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact: 96236476

CHANGE OF NAME

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I Stube Pearl Nirajini Jayakumar (holder of Indian passport No. G 8908659) Daughter of Stube Jeremiah Williams having permanent residence in No. 66, 3rd main road Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Vellore 632002 ( complete postal address in India ) and presently residing in Rustaq (complete postal in Oman) intend to change my name from Stube Pearl Niranjini Jayakumar (old name) to Pearl Niranjini ( new name) for all practical purpose. Any objection towards my name change may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, diplomatic Quarters, AL Khuwair, P. Box No, 1727 postal code 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

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