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reji@timesofoman.com fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A heavy downpour in the northern parts of Oman has claimed three lives while police helicopters continue their search

for two more, one each in Rustaq and Muttrah, who had gone missing in the rain yesterday.

A portion of the ceiling of Muscat Grand Mall in Ghubra collapsed during the rain.

In a Facebook post on its official page at around 8pm, the mall offi-

cial reported that rain water drainage pipes on the roof had burst during the rain.

“Shops in the affected area has been shut and the repair works are going on,” the post added.

“Four people went missing in an overflowing wadi in Rustaq.

Following the alert, a search and rescue mission was launched. Late in the evening, three people were found dead,” tweeted the Public

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“Police vehicles and ambulances are on standby to meet any kind of emergency,” the police tweeted.

The rain, wind and dust storm which started at around 2pm in the northern parts of Oman brought life to a standstill by 3pm.

“Al Batinah region was the worst hit. By noon itself, people had started reporting rain in different parts of the region. While, Suwaiq and surrounding areas were hit by a sandstorm, Saham and many other areas were cut off by overflowing wadis,” said Bader Ali Al Baddaei, an administrator of www. rthmc.net, a local Web-based forum that discusses weather trends in Oman. >A2

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Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) on its official twitter account.

According to sources in Rustaq, two of the dead were identified as an Omani homemaker and her expatriate housemaid.

The details of the third victim had not yet been ascertained till the filing of this report.

The search for one was still going on in Rustaq.

Meanwhile, the police and the coast guard were also searching for a person who had gone missing in the floods in Muttrah following the rain.

“The rescue team, in co-ordination with the coast guard, has launched a search for the missing person,” tweeted PACDA. There were unconfirmed reports that a Bangladeshi citizen who jumped into the water at the Corniche to rescue the missing person was later rescued by the coast guard.

Meanwhile, the police are ready to meet any emergency at the Al Nadha hospital if needed, which often gets flooded in rains.

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MUSCAT: Omani citizens have condoled the death of Emirati and Bahraini soldiers in Yemen while they were taking part in a Saudiled campaign against the Houthis.

Saeed Khalfan, working in the government sector, said that his thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the UAE soldiers killed in Yemen. “It is really hard to listen to such news,” said Saeed.

Another citizen, Ali Al Moqaimi, working in the private sector said: “This is terribly sad and tragic. My sincere condolences to the families of the fallen UAE servicemen.”

According to a Reuters report, 50 soldiers from the UAE and Bahrain were killed while taking part in a campaign against the Houthi group, in the deadliest attack on the Gulf forces since the offensive began. Saudi Arabia and a coalition of other Gulf countries have been fighting since March to restore Yemen’s exiled government

BLAST SITE: People stand amid the wreckage of a vehicle at the

site of a car bomb attack in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday. -PTI

and repel the Iran-allied Houthis, who took control of the capital Sanaa in September last year.

UAE state news agency WAM said on Friday that 45 Emirati soldiers were killed in Yemen, while Bahrain’s official news agency BNA said five soldiers were killed while on duty protecting the southern borders of neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

“A rocket and an explosion at a

weapons cache has targeted the martyrs,” Anwar Gargash, UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, said on Twitter on Friday.

The Houthis said they fired a rocket at a weapons cache in a camp used by Gulf coalition forces in the central Marib area, killing dozens of Emirati and Yemeni soldiers and destroying a number of Apache helicopters and armed vehicles. -With Reuters input

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Heavy downpour triggers floods Heavy rain, wind and dust storm which started at around 2pm in the northern parts of Oman brought life to standstill on Friday afternoon. The Royal Oman Police and Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) has launched rescue operations in Muttrah and interiors. In Muscat, heavy rain has resulted in overflowing of wadis. Roads in Amerat and Quriyat are damaged badly. Oman meteorological department has predicted more rains in northern and central parts of Oman. Times of Oman photographers Jun Estrada, Shabin E and Puroshataman K witnessed the downpour and its aftereffect

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“In Muscat, heavy rain has resulted in the overflowing of wadis, whileroads in Amerat and Quriyat have been badly damaged. “While, Hamriyah was cut off for a few hours due to the floods, low lying areas in Qurum, Bausher and Al Khuwair were inundated,” added Bader.

Residents in Hamriyah and Al Khuwair also confirmed the same.

“Following the rain, the roads were flooded and traffic was affected,” said Manoj Kumar, a resident of Hamriyah. Main roads and subways were blocked by overflowing wadis and a number of roads in Muscat were closed by the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

“Bausher – Amerat road has been closed as rocks have fallen on parts of the road making it impossible for vehicles to pass. The Sultan Qaboos road from Ghubra

flyover to Khuwair flyover was also closed due to waterlogging in the area,” said an ROP official.

In Muttrah, residents and shop owners said that the condition was really bad. “The roads and shops were inundated within minutes.

We could not retrieve much. Most of the shopkeepers in the Souq have suffered huge losses,” said Mohammed Navas, a businessman in the Souq. “Each shopkeeper may have lost between OMR3,000 and OMR5,000 worth of goods,” added Navas.

The collapse of a part of a ceiling of Muscat Grand Mall in Ghubra created panic among the visitors.

It could not be confirmed whether the accident happened because of the rain, but the video of the roof collapse was widely circulated on social media. Officials

from the mall were not available for comment.

Forecast Meanwhile, in its 48-hour forecast, the Oman meteorological department has predicted more rain in northern and central parts of Oman.

“Conditions at sea will be rough and waves will reach a height of three metres,” added the forecast.

Soon after the rain began, the ROP and PACDA were continuously tweeting about safety measures to be adopted during the rain.

“Think about your children before risking your life to cross an overflowing wadi,” read one tweet.

Late in the night the police tweeted that a family is missing following the rain without providing much details.

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Indian expatriate students are handicapped due GLOBETROTTER’S PARADISE: The spotlight of leading international

publications is being repeatedly turned onto Oman as a must-visit tourist destination.– File photos

to lack of a good coaching centre in Oman. To clear the examinations in India you have to be the best, say experts

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CNN details nine reasons to visit ‘Beautiful Oman’ Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman is gaining popularity as a top choice for regional, international travellers. From the New York Times and National Geographic, to Buzzfeed and Lonely Planet, the spotlight has been repeatedly turned onto Oman as a must-visit tourist destination.

Another recent article, ‘Beyond Muscat: 9 reasons to visit Oman’, published on the CNN website, reviews how “Oman is opening to tourism”, and how “some of its greatest treasures are found only a day or so away from the capital.”

Oman is a described as a “desert haven wrapped by mountains in a peaceful and uncrowded spot, with five-star hotels, white sand beaches and warm waters”.

The writer lists tourists spots, such as Musandam Fjords, The Omani Grand Canyon (Wadi Ghul), Jebel Akhdar, Birkat Al Mawz, Bahla and surrounding area, Wadis of al Rustaq, Wahiba Sands (A’Sharqiyah Sands), Sur Turtles, and Salalah, as “highlights when touring one of the top destinations for 2015”.

The author further suggests the best way to explore Musandam “is on an antique wooden dhow, taken for the day, or even chartered overnight”.

The article also describes Al Hajar Mountains, saying it looks like the surface of Mars.

Regarding Jebel Akhdar, the CNN article refers to the “shock of verdant terraces filled with pomegranate trees, figs, roses, almonds and barley grass”.

Oman is opening to tourism, and some of its greatest treasures are found only a day or so away from the capital. Oman is a desert haven wrapped by mountains in a peaceful and uncrowded spot, with five-star hotels, white sand beaches and warm waters CNN website The article also suggests checking out Bay Tar Ridayah in Birkat Al Mawz village in the Al Hajar Mountains.

The township of Bahla, a World Heritage Site, is explained in detail.

Regarding the Wadis of Al Rustaq, the article says, “It is one of the more dramatic ones in the country, including many that flow year round”, as well as the “multicolored sands, Bedouin and camels” in Wahiba Sands.

MUSCAT: Indian students in Oman who want to pursue engineering and medical courses in their home country, are in a dilemma, as there are too few coaching centres in Oman that can help them prepare for the entrance examinations.

“Coaching is needed to clear the entrance examination with flying colours as the papers are quite tough,” said Roy Joseph, a 12th standard student in one of the Indian schools in Oman.

Every year, some 10,000 students who pass out from Class XII in Oman, are eligible to take the entrance examinations conducted by Indian state and central governments.

All over India, around 50,000 medical seats are available with

TOUGH COMPETITION: Indian students in Oman handicapped by lack of coaching centres for medical, engineering courses. –File photo

colleges registered with the Medical Council of India (MCI). There are 1,473,871 seats for engineering courses. In addition to this, for engineering there are some 10,000 seats available in 16 IITs, 15,000 in 25 NITs and 1,000 in IIITs. However, millions of students take the examinations to obtain admission in the engineering and medical colleges.

“When millions take the examinations the competition is tight, and only the best can get a seat. If the ranks are too low, then we have to go for payment seats in private colleges, which is unaffordable to the majority,” explained Roy. “So, we have to either go to India, stay there and join coach-

ing centres, or have to do online coaching, which is not that effective,” he added. However, Bahwan International Institute Technology does run a coaching centre in Oman for IIT and JEE aspirants.

Meanwhile, a Muscat-based businessman who is providing coaching for post-graduate business courses in association with premier business institutes in India, said that operating a coaching centre for engineering and medical courses is financially unviable.

“Bringing in faculty is quite difficult, and moreover, students are always busy with tuitions,” said Jose Chacko, who runs a business post-graduate learning centre in Muscat. However, there are a

few students who are preparing for the examinations using virtual packages.

“It is not too effective. However, it will at least give us an idea about the examination structure,” said Krishna Rajeev, another student.

A teacher from one of the Indian schools said that many have come up with coaching centres in the past, but they winded up their operations pretty soon.

“There is need for a good coaching centre here. Nowadays, to clear the examinations you have to be the best. Those days of preparing for an examination from home are gone. Experts are required to train students,” said the teacher, who refused to be named.

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German traveller praised for short film Times News Service MUSCAT: German traveller Marko Roth has been commended by the Ministry of Tourism for throwing the spotlight on Oman’s innate beauty through a distinguished and widely respected global platform. The specially created documentary film about the Sultanate has recently been picked for the National Geographic’s Short Film Showcase.

The short film, titled ‘12 days in Oman’ is the adventurous travel of Marko and his friends to the breath-taking spots around the Sultanate, gathering footage of lush mountains, idyllic beaches, stunning desert views and lively cities.

“We are very happy that this short film has been included in this year’s National Geographic showcase. This film will greatly boost the Sultanate’s travel sector as it introduces the world to the country’s immense tourism potential,” said Salim Adi Al

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CULTURAL HERITAGE: The short film, entitled ‘12 days in Oman’ is the adventurous travel of Marko and his friends to the breath-taking spots around the Sultanate.–Supplied photo

Mamari, director general of tourism promotion in the Ministry of Tourism.

National Geographic’s short film showcase is a collection of awe-inspiring creations from tal-

ented filmmakers. It highlights the most exotic and sought after destinations around the world, all of which are selected following the organisation’s strict standards for content and aesthetics.

The short film is also featured on the National Geographic website. The German traveller captured Oman’s natural beauty and cultural traditions in a film of less than four minutes.

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ADVENTURE PLANS: Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Minster of State and Governor of Dhofar, received Mark Evans, General Manager of the Outward Bound Oman and discussed the upcoming youth journey, which will be organised by Outward Bound next November.– ONA

Dhofar governor receives Outward Bound Oman GM SALALAH: Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Minster of State and Governor of Dhofar, received Mark Evans, General Manager of the Outward Bound Oman Institution, who is currently visiting the Sultanate.

They discussed the upcoming

youth journey, which will be organised by Outward Bound next November. The expedition will start in Salalah City and include Thumrait, Shiser, Al Hashman and Mitin in the Governorate of Dhofar, passing near the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will end in the

Qatari Capital, Doha, in January 2016.

Those participating in this adventure will retrace the journey of the British traveller Bertram Thomas, who crossed the empty quarter of the sand dune desert ‘Rub’ Al Khali’ in 1930.–ONA

MUSCAT: A workshop on behalf of the Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman was conducted at Indian School Al Seeb to finalise a purchase and contracts manual for all the Indian Schools in Oman.

The workshop also shared various cost sharing ideas and cost effectiveness plans for purchases and contracts in Indian Schools.

The workshop, which was conducted last week, was presided

by Wilson V. George, chairman of the Indian Schools in Oman. It was attended by Umesh Kumar, the director-in-charge of Indian School Al Seeb, Ravi Jayanthy, vice president, School Management Committee, purchase and contracts task-force leaders Ajay Kumar, Dominic and the operations and accounts managers of 14 Indian Schools in Oman.

In his welcome address, Umesh Kumar thanked Wilson George for his enterprising endeavour of organising such a workshop for the first time in the history

PRODUCTIVITY: The directors discussed the purchase and contracts manual and its cost effectiveness.–Supplied photo

of Indian Schools in Oman. He hoped the workshop would be productive and rewarding to all the participants.

Ravi Jayanthy gave a presentation on the purchase and contracts manual and cost effectiveness. He detailed the advantage of bulk purchase. Ajay Kumar, the task force leader, emphasised the

need for such manuals. It was followed by an interactive session in which all the schools participated actively and lauded the attention to the problems encountered by them on a day-to-day basis.

Addressing the gathering, the chairman lauded the participants for their dynamic involvement during the interactive session.

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MOROCCO LOCAL ELECTIONS A Moroccan woman casts her vote for the local elections at a polling station in the centre of the Moroccan capital Rabat on Friday. Some 15 million Moroccans are heading to the polls for the local elections seen as a gauge of the popularity of the government of Abdelilah Benkirane a year ahead of a general election. -AFP

Prosecute corrupt officials: Iraq cleric BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, on Friday called for the prosecution of the most senior officials suspected of corruption and the retrieval of stolen funds.

Sistani, whose word few Iraqi politicians would openly challenge, has put his authority behind a recent reform drive by Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi and urged him to take a stronger stance against the corruption and mismanagement that have made Iraq nearly impossible to govern.

Abadi’s initiative, proposed last month, eliminates entire layers of government, scraps sectarian and party quotas for state positions, reopens corruption investigations and gives the premier the power to fire regional and provincial bosses.

But critics have called the moves unconstitutional and said they will not improve the lives of ordinary Iraqis who have braved sweltering summer heat in Baghdad and southern provinces every Friday for more than a month to protest against poor services and graft.

“One of the vital steps of reform is ... to pursue the major figures

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IS militants blow up tower tombs in Syria: Official DAMASCUS: IS group have blown up several of ancient Palmyra’s famed tower tombs as they press their demolition of the UNESCO-listed world heritage site, Syria’s antiquities chief said Friday.

IS has carried out a sustained campaign of destruction against heritage sites in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, and in mid-August beheaded the 82-year-old former antiquities chief in Palmyra.

News of the demolition of the tower tombs which date back to the first century AD comes after the’ destruction of the ancient shrine of Baal Shamin and the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, regarded as Palmyra’s masterpiece.

Antiquities director Maamun Abdulkarim said that among at least seven tombs destroyed were the three best preserved and most treasured funerary towers, including the famed Tower of Elahbel.

“We received reports 10 days ago but we’ve just confirmed the news,” he said.

“We obtained satellite images from the US-based Syrian Heritage Initiative, taken on September 2.”

The whole of Palmyra, including the four cemeteries outside the walls of the ancient city, has been listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 1980.

In its listing, the UN agency singles out the tower tombs as

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Palmyra’s famed tower tombs

to some political process in Syria

the “oldest and most distinctive” of Palmyra’s funerary monuments -- “tall multi-storey sandstone buildings belonging to the richest families”.

“On the fronts of those that survive, foremost among them the Tower of Elahbel, there is an arch with sarcophagus halfway up, which in ancient times supported a reclining statue,” it says.

“Corridors and rooms were subdivided by vertical bays of loculi (niches for the dead) closed by slabs of stone carved with the image of the deceased and painted in lively colours.”

Abdulkarim said the Tower of Jambalik, built in 83 AD was also destroyed, along with the Tower of Ketout, built in 44 AD and famed for the vivid scenes etched into its walls. -Reuters

of corruption and hold them accountable, and to retrieve the stolen funds from them,” Sistani said in a Friday sermon, delivered by his aide Ahmed Al Safi.

He also pointed a finger at Iraq’s Integrity Commission, a government body tasked with fighting corruption, and to the judiciary, saying: “Many wonder if they are up to the task and if they will carry out this mission without any more delays.”

Increasingly, street protests that were precipitated last month by widespread power cuts have evolved to demand the trial of corrupt politicians and reform of the judiciary, including the removal of Medhat Mahmoud, head of the Supreme Judicial Council, which oversees the court system.

Sistani also urged politicians to fix Iraq’s economy.

The government’s fiscal deficit is expected to reach double digits this year, battered by a slump in oil revenues and higher military spending, not least to try to drive IS out of the swathes of northern and western Iraq that it controls. -Reuters

itself, said Russian President Vladimir Putin

VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with a “healthy” opposition.

Russia, along with Iran, has been Assad’s principle international ally in the war that has raged in Syria for four-and-a-half years and has claimed a quarter of a million lives.

Moscow has made clear it does not want to see Assad toppled and

READY FOR DEAL: Russia, along with Iran, has been Assad’s principle international ally in the war that has raged in Syria for fourand-a-half years and has claimed a quarter of a million lives. -AFP

has seized on gains made by IS in Syria and Iraq to urge his foreign foes, including the United States and Saudi Arabia, to work with Damascus to combat the common enemy. “We really want to create some kind of an international coalition to fight terrorism and extremism,” the Russian president told journalists on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, saying he had spoken to American President Barack Obama on the matter.

“We are also working with our partners in Syria. In general, the

understanding is that this uniting of efforts in fighting terrorism should go in parallel to some political process in Syria itself,” Putin said. “And the Syrian president agrees with that, all the way down to holding early elections, let’s say, parliamentary ones, establishing contacts with the so-called healthy opposition, bringing them into governing,” he said.

Moscow wants the US-led coalition carrying out air strikes on IS positions to coordinate with the Syrian and Iraqi armies and moderate anti-Assad rebel groups on the

ground, as well as Kurdish forces.

Assad’s enemies have refused to cooperate with Damascus, fearing that would help legitimise his rule in Syria, where the West and Gulf states say he is part of the problem, not the solution, and must go.

A flurry of recent high-level diplomatic contacts have so far failed to yield a breakthrough with the question over Assad being the main point of contention.

“If it’s impossible today to organise joint work directly on the battlefield between all those countries interested in fighting terrorism, it’s indispensable to at least establish some sort of coordination between them,” Putin said.

He noted that the chiefs of general staff of armed forces of countries “sitting close” to the conflict visited Moscow recently on that. He gave no details. Putin also said the West had itself to blame for the migrant crisis that has seen hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Middle East via the Mediterranean Sea and land routes across the Balkans, with many dying trying to reach the European Union.

Russia criticises the West, especially the United States, for leading to the overthrow of Moscow-allied leaders in Iraq and Libya, where radical and extremist groups are now roaming.

“Naturally, first and foremost this is the policy of our American partners. Europe follows this policy blindly under the so-called allies’ obligations, and then takes the brunt of it itself,” Putin said. -Reuters

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Iraqi militia headquarters raided in search of Turkish hostages BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces raided the Baghdad headquarters of a powerful Iranian-backed militia overnight, security sources and officials said on Friday, following suspicions that Turkish hostages were being held in the area.

Gunmen in military uniform seized 18 Turkish workers on Wednesday from a sports stadium they were building in northeastern Baghdad, in what Ankara said

appeared to have been a targeted kidnapping.

The militia, Kataib Hezbollah, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Baghdad has struggled to rein in armed groups, many of which fought the US occupation and are now seen as a critical deterrent against the IS group which has vowed to march on the capital after seizing large swathes of the

north and west last summer.

The city has also seen a proliferation in recent years of wellarmed criminal gangs involved in contract killings, kidnappings and extortion.

Diplomats have said Turkey could suffer reprisals after abandoning months of reticence to launch air strikes against IS in neighbouring Syria and open its bases to a US-led coalition fighting

the Muslim militants. The Turkish foreign ministry has said the Turkish nationals taken in Baghdad had been specifically picked by the attackers, without giving further details.

Saad Al Hadithi, a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi, said security forces had come under fire on Thursday night when they tried to raid a house on Palestine Street in the eastern dis-

trict of Mohandessen. Intelligence had indicated the presence there of a member of the group involved in the Turks’ abduction, he said.

Hadithi would not confirm or deny that the suspect had been apprehended, and would not comment on his possible affiliation with Kataib or any other group.

Karim Al-Nuri said “a routine search” had escalated into a quarrel that left one soldier dead and

two militia members wounded.

“The friction started due to accusations that the Turkish workers were kidnapped by Kataib. Following the security forces’ search, this allegation was proven wrong,” Nuri said.

A security source said the army was searching the headquarters and surrounding buildings in the but had not yet found any trace of the Turkish hostages. -Reuters

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ANKARA: Promising a rational tax regime and easier business environment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday asked Turkish industry leaders to invest in India including in smart cities, textiles, food processing and renewable business sectors.

In an interactive session with them on the sidelines of the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, he said the government has made significant progress in improving ease of doing business in India and a lot more was being done in this regard.

“We have made significant progress on ease of doing business, although I would not say as yet that we have perfected it,” Jaitley said.

Initiatives Committing himself to rationalising the taxation regime, both in terms of direct and indirect taxes, he said a number of initiatives that offer significant investment opportunities have been announced for global investors including from Turkey.

“We are in the process of rationalising our tax structures, both di-

rect and indirect taxes... We have very large natural resources...we have expedited the clearances and more and more laws are being liberalised,” Jaitley said while listing out the steps being taken by the government.

The Finance Minister said India has benefited significantly from the decline in global oil prices. While a part of these benefits have been passed on to consumers and has helped lower the inflation, such benefits have also resulted into greater funding for infrastructure space.

Still, the requirement for funds remain huge in the infrastructure space, where foreign investors can play a significant role, he added.

Jaitley said the infrastructure space, including the recently announced 98 smart cities, offer significant opportunities for companies from Turkey, which has got a large number of entities engaged in this business.

The Turkish delegation, which included a number of companies from the construction, as also from the textiles, food processing and renewable energy sectors, expressed keen interest in doing

business in India. Jaitley said that food processing also offers significant opportunities to Turkish businesses as India has very high production of food grains and milk products, but it does not have as yet the necessary processing infrastructure.

Explore opportunities At the meeting organised by business chamber CII, Jaitley also suggested that the Turkish construction companies can form a consortium and explore business opportunities in India with the help of the Indian industry body and the Turkish Indian Chamber of Commerce, whose key functionaries were also present there.

CII President Sumit Mazumder also listed various steps taken by the new government to improve ease of doing business and to attract investments into the country.

Meanwhile, amid concerns in India and other global markets about uncertainty over a rate hike in the US, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday sought to play down fears saying markets should not be scared of volatility as it would be transient in nature.

RBI governor also said finance

“is only a lubricant to growth” and it would be the overall economic policies of the countries that would determine their basic growth momentum.

Addressing the plenary session of the B20 meet, an informal grouping of business leaders from G20 countries, Rajan referred to issues facing the global economy and said the problems include people saving more and spending less, low productivity and low investments. But the solution is that “we should not be scared of volatility”, he said.

Referring to uncertainties about a rate hike in the US, he said return to monetary policy normalcy would address the concerns over volatility in the future.

Warned Rajan also warned that the central banks globally might have engendered excessive fragility in the system.

The B20 grouping engages with the G20 governments on behalf of the international business community and it is organising its own meeting here on the sidelines of the G20 minister-level meetings. -PTI

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Assam floods leave 1.5 million marooned GUWAHATI: Five people have died in continuing flood fury in Assam as the authorities said on Friday that over 1.5 million people continued to be marooned in 21 districts.

The five deaths took place in the last 24 hours, including one in Morigaon district and two each in Dibrugarh and Goalpara districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi made an aerial survey of the floodhit Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts and reviewed the situation with his top officials.

He asked all the districts to go for rescue and relief operations.

A total of 1,588,414 people remain affected by the deluge till Friday in the 21 districts, according to official figures.

Of the 21 districts, the condition is serious in 15 including Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Cachar, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Morigaon Nagaon, Golaghat, Kamrup (metro), Kamrup (rural) and Golapara.

A total of 206,679 were rendered homeless, forcing them to take shelter in 320 relief camps set up in the 15 most affected districts. The Brahmaputra, Burhidihing, Desang, Jia Bhoroli, Kopili, Puthimari, Beki and Kushiara rivers are flowing above the danger levels at different places across the state.

In Guwahati, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level.

SUBMERGED: A group of one-horned rhinoceros in a submerged area of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Friday. Close to 100 motorboats and hundreds of country made boats have been pressed into service to rescue the flood-hit people. - PTI

The government has pressed into service the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) units in all the 21 districts.

Rescue Close to 100 machine boats and hundreds of country made boats have been pressed into service to rescue the flood-hit people.

The floods have also affected hundreds of hectares of crop land.

Meanwhile, the government of

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Assam has refuted Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s claim that the Centre had released Rs207 crore for flood relief to the state this year. The state government in a press release clarified on Friday that the Rs207 crore released by the Centre under State Disaster Response Funds this year “has not only been released to Assam but also to all 26 states”.

“Rs207 crore received by Assam in May this year is merely the first instalment of the central

share of SDRF receivable by the state along with all other states in normal course,” the government pointed out.

“It is merely the first instalment of the current year’s central allocation of Rs414 crore available under the SDRF,” it said.

In fact, the state is yet to receive Central assistance under National Disaster Response Funds for the devastating floods that occurred in Assam during last year, the release added. - Agencies

TA K I N G S T O C K

Modi government moving in the right direction says: Sangh NEW DELHI: The RSS on Friday gave a ringing endorsement of the BJP-led government at the Centre saying it was moving in the right direction with commitment and dedication and rejected criticism that it was acting like a “remote control”.

At the end of a three-day “coordination” meeting in which the top brass of the government including Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated and senior ministers briefed the RSS leadership, the Sangh head said it was not reviewing the government’s performance.

The RSS only gave “inputs” to ministers, who are swayamsevaks, and it has a right to do so, asserted the RSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale.

“Only 14 months have passed.

There is more time and a lot more is to be done. Whatever has been done so far, the direction is right, dedication, commitment and achievements are good. We have to move forward. There cannot be 100 per cent satisfaction for everyone,” he said.

“We are not reviewing nor are we giving any message to the government. We are only sharing inputs,” he said.

The three-day “coordination” exercise brought the RSS chief

Mohan Bhagwat and top Sangh leaders face-to-face with the top brass of the government and the BJP, including senior Ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated towards the end of the dialogue.

Replying to questions about criticism that RSS was giving directions to the government and ministers were violating the oath of secrecy by reporting to the RSS, he said, “We are not an illegal organisation. We are also citizens of the country. We have every right to ask ministers, who are also swayamsevaks. Where is the question of secrecy. Swayamsevaks have become ministers.”

Asked about Congress criticism that RSS was acting like a remote control, he shot back saying “what Congress says we need not reply.

They were run on remote control.

So they have no moral right to talk about us.” Justifying the interaction with the government representatives, he said, the media does not make any issue when ministers go to CII or FICCI or other events.

To a question, Hosabale said the RSS would wait for construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as per government’s time-table as the issue was pending before the Supreme Court. - PTI

SARADHA CHIT FUND SCAM

CBI conducts raids in 58 places NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday carried out searches at 58 locations across the country in connection with multi-crore Saradha Chit Fund scam of West Bengal.

The searches were conducted at 29 places in West Bengal, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Delhi, three in Assam, two in Maharashtra and one in Jharkhand. The residential premises of a private firm’s direc-

tors Prithi Pal Singh Sethi and Girraj Vashishtha, and consultant B C Roy were also searched, they said.

CBI has registered 971 cases in the chit fund scam, of which 464 matters related to non-Saradha chit fund firms. At present, the chit fund cases are spread over in various trial courts across West Bengal and CBI wants three special courts in Kolkata to deal with them. - PTI

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Aptitude certificates to replace character certificates: Modi NEW DELHI: Aptitude certificates would soon replace the school leaving character certificates to help students realise their potential and chart their future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

Noting that he wants to bring a “small change” with the initiative, Modi said the character certificate has become a ritual which is awarded to everyone including a jail inmate and even to those who have been hanged, making it a “ritualistic” exercise.

As per the initiative, “every three months a software would be developed and questionnaire would be filled up by friends about what are the specialities in a student.

“Does he maintain discipline and is punctual and whether he is friendly. His parents should also fill it. This will help the student realise his potential and chart his future,” the prime minister said.

Interacting with students to celebrate the Teachers Day, Modi said he has already asked the department (HRD Ministry) to award the aptitude certificates and “it will happen in the coming days”.

Modi favoured an environment where the children has the free-

dom to decide what to do and realise their potential.

Noting that parents often force their children to do what they could not achieve in their life, Modi said such pressure has left children to only think about degrees and jobs.

Replying to questions from students from across the country at the Manekshaw auditorium here, he encouraged them to develop an inquisitive mind, be curious and not to get deterred by failures in life. He said the international yoga day event has give a new recognition to India which needs to be “sustained”.

“It has never happened earlier when 100 countries have passed resolution on yoga and 177 countries were co-sponsors in the United Nations.

This shows the importance of yoga. The world was aware of yoga’s strength which perhaps India was even not aware of,” he said.

Replying to critics who had raised question about selecting June 21 to celebrate the yoga day, he said the day was picked up as it is the longest day of the year getting maximum sunlight.

Yoga, he said, inculcates the

NEW INITIATIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the school children on the eve of Teacher’s Day at Manekshaw Centre, in New Delhi on Friday. Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani, left, and Minister of State for HRD Upendra Kushwaha are also seen. -PTI

habit of developing patience and revitalised the energy within.

He recalled his early days when he used to visit the ‘vyam shala’ in his village revived by

his teacher Parmar sir.

Talking about the Swachh Bharat campaign, he said that though he had initially found it to be very challenging, but gained

Mulayam unmoved by Sharad, Lalu overtures Speaking on condition of anonymity, SP leaders said Mulayam was not comfortable with being seen in the company of Congress, a rival in politics of Uttar Pradesh where JD (U) or RJD have hardly any stakes

DAMAGE CONTROL: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and JD-U President Sharad Yadav after a meeting at Mulayam’s residence in New Delhi on Friday. - PTI

NEW DELHI: Taken aback by the surprise exit of Samajwadi Party (SP) from Bihar’s anti-BJP coalition, JD (U) president Sharad Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday met Mulayam Singh Yadav to salvage the alliance but failed to get any assurance from the SP supremo.

JD(U) and RJD scrambled to rescue the ‘grand alliance’ after Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav’s sudden announcement in Lucknow yesterday that his party was walking out of it as it felt “humiliated” after not being consulted by larger partners in the state over seat sharing.

“Talks are on. Talks will continue. The entire 200 seats (100 each of RJD and JD-U) belong to Netaji (Mulayam) and Samajwadi Party.

When came together, a message went in the country that we will defeat the BJP. “He (Mulayam) is our guardian.

He has all the more responsiblity

to ensure this (that the alliance continues).Communalism is a threat to the country. Everyone wants to finish it. We have told Netaji to reconsider it so that a socialist and secular government is formed in Bihar,” Lalu, who rushed to Delhi from Patna for the rescue job, told reporters after a two-hour meeting with Mulayam where Sharad Yadav was also present.

Lalu, whose daughter is married to the SP chief’s grand nephew, also referred to his personal relationship with Mulayam, saying he has “all the rights” to prevail upon him. While there was no word from the SP following the meeting, JD-U President put up a brave face saying “everything will be settled”.

“Talks are on. You will get some good news in a day or two. This has nothing to do with seats. There are some internal matters which are not to be discussed with the media,” Yadav, who had met Mulayam

on Friday also to try and persuade him to continue in the anti-BJP front, said.

Not comfortable Speaking on condition of anonymity, SP leaders said Mulayam was not comfortable with being seen in the company of Congress, a rival in politics of Uttar Pradesh where JD(U) or RJD have hardly any stakes. Being seen with Congress president Sonia Gandhi at election rallies would not go down well with SP supporters, they said.

The Samajwadi Party chief was also roundly criticised by Sonia for pushing for smooth functioning of Parliament when Congress had repeately stalled the proceedings over Lalit Modi controversy, land bill and the Vyapam scam.

The RJD chief said something has “hurt” Mulayam and expressed confidence that the matter will be sorted out.

“Bihar is an opportunity for Ja-

nata Parivar to prove its strength.

He has been hurt due to some reasons and decided to come out (of the alliance).He has played a key role in bringing together all the constituents of the Janata Parivar.

“This is an election important not only for Bihar but for the entire country. “The country is facing a crisis because of communalism.

Each individual has a role in this fight. We told Netaji that if elections are being held today in Bihar, it will be held in Uttar Pradesh next year. We have fight them together,” Prasad said.

Back in Patna, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also exuded confidence that the issue would be resolved and SP would return to the secular grouping.

“We are trying to figure out as to what happened that SP took the decision to quit the grand secular alliance,” he told reporters.

Sharad Yadav said there was no discussion on seat sharing during the meeting with Mulayam today.

“We discussed how to strengthen the alliance...We did not have any discussion on seat sharing today. That is not an issue with Mulayam Singh ji. The alliance existed earlier, it exist now and will remain in future.”

SP was reportedly peeved at being allotted just five seats in the 243-member assembly by the major partners in the coalition.

The decision to walk out of the alliance was taken at a meeting of SP parliamentary board in the presence Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had brokered peace between Nitish Kumar and Lalu and succeeded in persuading the latter to accept the Bihar Chief Minister as the secular alliance’s chief ministerial candidate.

Thursday’s development may also put into jeopardy the proposed merger of six splintered parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar into one political entity. - PTI

confidence with the support received from everyone including by the opposition who do not stop from criticising the government on every initiative it takes.

He said this when students from Bangalore sought to know what are the challenges and problems he faced in implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

Hailing their achievement at developing an app on waste management and winning laurels from abroad, he said if they can achieve such success, he is “sure India will definitely be clean”.

Noting that several bodies are coming forward in the professional waste management sector, he said the government is also willing to extend viability gap funding to take the work ahead.

Admitting that he was not meritorious in studies, Modi said he mostly spent time in other activities, supporting his friends and family financially.

However, Modi said he was a keen observer and was exposed to a different world during the 1965 war when he used to visit the railway station to offer sweets to the jawans heading to the frontiers.

“I realised that there is a big world outside also slowly tried to learn from such things. But its also true that in class room there is a sense of priority and a sense of mission”, he said. -PTI

2G SCAM

Raja misrepresented facts to Manmohan, special court told NEW DELHI: The CBI on Friday alleged in a special court that former telecom minister A Raja was a “consummate liar” and evidence suggests that he had made false representation and misled then prime minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of allocation of 2G spectrum licences.

Advancing final arguments in 2G spectrum allocation case, special public prosecutor Anand Grover said Raja deliberately misled the then PM in his letter on policy matters regarding concurrence of then solicitor general (SG) G. E. Vahanvati and then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the issue.

“Accused number one A Raja is a consummate liar. I am making this statement with respect to evidence available on record that he deliberately misrepresented the facts in order to favour accused companies.

“This (Raja) is a person, who makes a representation to the then Prime Minister through a letter saying he has taken concurrence of then solicitor general G E Vahanvati and then minister of external affairs Pranab Mukherjee regarding the policy issue, which is not the fact,” Grover told Special CBI Judge O P Saini.

Forged press release Referring to the statement of a prosecution witness who was a former official of Department of Telecommunication, the prosecutor said Raja, in conspiracy with then Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura, had even “forged” a press release about change in policy for grant of licences.

“The point was to give some legitimacy to something which did not have any basis,” he said, adding that the press release was also sent to the then SG. “In a press release, how can

A. Raja

the opinion of the SG be sought?

What was the need to send it to SG,” Grover asked.

The hearing remained inconclusive and will continue on September 7.

Earlier, CBI had said that Raja had a “habit” of making false statements and had “deliberately” told incorrect facts to the then PM on policy issues and also deviated from the prescribed procedures.

Raja, who has denied all charges during his arguments earlier, and 16 others including DMK MP Kanimozhi, are facing trial in the case. In its charge sheet, CBI had alleged there was a loss of Rs 30,984 crore to the exchequer in allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum, which was scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 2, 2012.

Besides Raja, Kanimozhi and Behura, Raja’s erstwhile private secretary R K Chandolia, promoters of Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay Chandra and three top executives of Reliance ADAG -- Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair -- are facing trial.

The offences entail punishment ranging from six months in jail to life imprisonment. - PTI

MYSTERIOUS MURDER

Sheena case: Digital superimposition of profile matches skull MUMBAI: The digital superimposition of the profile of Sheena Bora has matched with the skull recovered from a forest in the neighbouring Raigad district, Mumbai police said on Friday, and maintained it has not yet given a “clean chit” to former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea in the case.

The matching of digital superimposition with skull would be important in establishing that the human remains found in the forest in Pen tehsil of Raigad are of Sheena, the daughter of Indrani Mukerjea, Peter’s wife.

Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai have been arrested on the charge of murdering Sheena and disposing of the body in a Raigad forest in April 2012.

“Digital superimposition of

Sheena’s profile has matched with the skull found in Raigad forest,” a senior officer of Mumbai police said on Friday evening.

The officer, replying to a question, also said, “We haven’t given any clean chit to Peter yet.”

Peter Mukherjea, though not an accused, was questioned extensively on Friday at the Khar police station for the third day in a row in Sheena murder case.

Police are also probing Peter and Indrani’s financial transactions and on Thursday he was accompanied to the police station by his CA. The car used to take Sheena’s body to Raigad has been traced to a third-party owner, the officer said.

Further, police had also found out that an employee of Indrani’s company sent emails in Sheena’s name after her murder, he said.

Indrani, the prime accused in the case, Peter and others who have come under the investigators’ scanner in the murky family saga on Friday faced day-long interrogation at the Khar police station.

As the day ended, the Mukherjea couple, Sanjeev Khanna, Indrani’s former driver Shyamvar Rai and Siddharth Das, who claimed to be Sheena’s biological father, were still inside the police station.

Indrani and Sanjeev’s daughter Vidhie, whom Peter has adopted, came to the police station for the first time and left in the evening after recording her statement.

On Thursday, the police had claimed that Indrani confessed to murdering Sheena. The police custody of Indrani, Khanna and Rai would end on Saturday.

Besides the trio arrested so far,

Mumbai police have not arrested any other persons in connection with the case.

Several people have been questioned in Mumbai, Kolkata and Guwahati, mostly related to each other out of Indrani’s marriages and her affair with Siddhartha Das in college resulting in the birth out of wedlock of Sheena and her brother Mikhail Bora.

The Raigad police is carrying out a separate probe into the circumstances and alleged lapses whereby no police complaint or FIR was lodged after Sheena’s body remains were found near Gagode village, near Pen tehsil.

Police are also awaiting the DNA tests and forensic reports of the accused and victim’s purported remains recovered from Raigad last Friday. - Agencies

GRILLING: Vidhi Mukherjea and her step father Peter Mukherjea being escorted at Khar Police Station in Mumbai on Friday in connection with Sheena Bora murder case. - PTI

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PAKISTAN Afghan refugees return warily from Pakistan The rate of returnees has more than quadrupled this year, with 137,000 refugees going back to Afghanistan since January

KABUL: Rahim Khan’s return to Afghanistan 28 years after fleeing to Pakistan was not the homecoming he had dreamed of.

The 60-year-old is one of a growing number of Afghan refugees making the journey back with trepidation, as militant violence intensifies, yet feeling shunned by their adopted country as relations between the neighbours sour.

The rate of returnees has more than quadrupled this year, with 137,000 refugees going back to Afghanistan since January.

The number could spike further if the countries fail to agree

by December 31 to extend identity cards for two years and allow some 1.5 million registered refugees to stay in Pakistan. The chill in relations, amid an offensive by Taliban insurgents which Kabul blames partly on Pakistan, has put the extension in doubt, along with the future of another million unregistered Afghans.

“First we had to leave here because of war. Now we are coming back to war and bombs,” said Khan, speaking at a refugee centre near Kabul where his Pakistanborn grandchildren were being taught the dangers of mines and roadside bombs.

Outside, the thump of exploding ordnance from a nearby army

HOMECOMING: Rahim Khan, right, poses for a picture with his family after they arrive at a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. - Reuters

range echoed off arid hills, another reminder that Afghanistan appears no closer to peace than when Khan left during the Soviet occupation.

Dangers The dangers mean thousands of people have fled Afghanistan this year, many of them to Europe where governments are struggling to cope with an influx of migrants from the Middle East and beyond.

Yet Khan and others like him say they had little choice but to leave Pakistan.

His son Abdul Manan said their life as labourers and fruit vendors in Pakistan-administered Kashmir took a dramatic turn for the worse after Taliban gunmen massacred at least 141 students at an army school in northwest Pakistan in December. Islamabad blamed the atrocity on militants based across the border, and anti-Afghan sentiment in Pakistan rose.

Manan said police started showing up at their home, asking to see their papers and threaten-

ing them with jail if they failed to pay Rs1,000-1,500 ($10-15) every few days.

“We decided to leave, there was no other option. We couldn’t keep paying 1,500,” said Manan.”This is our home and we have no other place to go.”

Raja Shafqat Khan, senior official at the police headquarters in Muzaffarabad, administrative capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said he was not aware of the family’s complaints.

“As a policy, we do not harass Afghan refugees,” he said.

Pakistan’s refugee minister, Abdul Qadir Baloch, promised to renew ID cards if he got cabinet approval, and said Pakistan would “not use any coercive measures” to send Afghans back.

Improve relations Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spent much of his first year in office trying to improve relations and spur peace talks with the Taliban, widely believed to have close links with Pakistan’s spy agency

that helped create the movement in the 1990s.

But efforts stalled and the fledgling peace process collapsed after it was revealed in July that Taliban leader Mullah Omar had died two years earlier.

A spate of lethal attacks in Kabul that Ghani believes were planned by militants hiding on Pakistan’s side of the porous, rugged border soured relations further.

Repatriated Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said he wanted all refugees repatriated.

“The cards will not be extended,” he said. “They expire at the end of this year.”

There are four months left for the neighbours to patch things up, but for now the mood is hostile.

Since Ghani pointed the finger of blame across the border for the attacks, Pakistani flags and currency have been burnt by protesters. Pakistani diplomats in Kabul say they are restricting their movements. - Reuters

‘HE NAMED ME MALALA’

New documentary film shows private side of Malala WASHINGTON: Most people know Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for demanding girls’ right to education, but few have heard of the 19th century Afghan heroine she was named after.

According to Pashtun tradition, Malalai of Maiwand spurred her countrymen to victory against British troops in 1880, taking to the battlefield to rally a demoralised Afghan force with a verse about martyrdom.

She was later struck down and killed. The legend is recounted in He Named Me Malala, a new documentary about Yousafzai, now 18, whose attack while riding a school bus shocked the world.

“You named her after a girl who spoke out and was killed. It’s almost as if you said she’d be different,” director Davis Guggenheim tells Yousafzai’s father, Ziauddin, in the film.

“You’re right,” he replies.

Filmed over 18 months, the intimate portrait shows a teenager more at ease on the world stage — speaking at UN headquarters in New York — or addressing students in Syrian refugee camps than with classmates in Britain where she was flown for surgery.

“In this new school, it’s hard,” she says, admitting a lack of shared experiences with the other girls. While much is known about Yousafzai’s advocacy work, the documentary lifts the lid on her family life in central England with much humour generated by her two brothers.

“She’s a little bit naughty,” says Yousafzai’s youngest brother, who she introduces as “a good boy” in contrast to her other brother who she calls “the laziest one”. She giggles when asked if she would ever ask a boy on a date.

Using archive footage and voice recordings of leader Fazlullah, the documentary captures the

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steady crackdown on freedoms in Yousafzai’s native Swat Valley, including schools destroyed by bombs and music CDs burned.

Encouraged by her teacher father, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC at the age of 11. Writing anonymously, she described life under the harsh edicts of the Taliban, bombed-out schools, executions under the cover of dark and girls’ education limited to reading the Holy Quran.

She later made public appearances in Swat Valley, calling for girls’ right to an education.

“My father and my mother both inspired me to believe in myself. In a society where women’s rights are not respected, my parents gave me examples,” Yousafzai said at a screening of the documentary in Washington DC this week.

“There’s a moment where you have to choose to be silent or to stand up,” she says in the film.

“My father only gave me the name Malala, he didn’t make me Malala. I chose this life and now I must continue it.”

Ziauddin Yousafzai said the film was not the story of one family but millions suffering because of war and conflict, adding that millions of Syrian children had been deprived of an education.

The movie opens in theatres in the US from October 2 before it is released in Britain later in the month. - Reuters

CLOSE-KNIT SOCIETY

Pakistan’s fading tiny community of Parsis looks abroad KARACHI: For more than 1,000 years, Parsis have thrived in South Asia but an ageing population and emigration to the West driven by instability in Pakistan means the tiny community of “fire worshippers” could soon be consigned to the country’s history books.

The ancestors of today’s Parsis in Pakistan — followers of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions — fled Persia over a millennium ago for the safety of the western Indian subcontinent.

Legend has it Parsi leader Jadi Rana made a pledge to the then emperor of India that Zoroastrians, known in the region as Parsis, would not be a burden but would blend in like sugar into milk.

But today they are a fading people across the subcontinent, with many affluent families from India and Pakistan leaving for the West.

The community, which has long been active in business and charity, has been unnerved by the upsurge in extremist violence.

Huge blow One expert said the loss of the Parsis would be a “huge blow” to Pakistan’s diversity.

Only around 1,500 are left in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, where they have “fire temples”, community centres and final resting places — where the remains of their dead are left in the open to be consumed by vultures according to their tradition.

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been specifically targeted, many feel vulnerable.

“There is a general instability in the country. Because of this we cannot see a future for our community here right now,” says Kaivan Solan, a 27-year-old training to become a priest.

SHRINKING POPULATION: Pakistani Parsi (Zoroastrian) priests Jehangir Noshik, left, and Jal Dinshaw, right, sitting at their prayer place in Karachi in this photograph taken on February 25, 2015. - AFP

Parsis are often called “fire worshippers” because their religion considers fire — together with water — as agents of purity and fires are lit as part of religious ceremonies. They have long been discreet in observing their faith, but some, like 23-year-old art student Veera Rustomji, think they need to do more to preserve their heritage.

“It’s been successful (in) that we have been an unattacked and unharmed community because of our low profile,” she said at her studio at the Indus Valley College.

“But at the same time it back-

fires because a lot of people focus on how the community is becoming small numerically.”

Business leaders Rustomji has traced her family’s past in Hong Kong, where Parsis founded a university, a ferry service and hospitals.

It is this link to business as well as charity that Byram Avari, the head of the Avari chain, one of Pakistan’s leading luxury hotel groups, said has allowed the community to build an enduring relationship with Karachi.

“Before partition the ladies maternity home called Lady Duferfin hospital was put up (by) the Parsis, the NED college, now medical college, the Spencer Eye hospital and I cannot tell you how many numerous things have been set up by the Parsis for people of Karachi,” he told AFP. Parsis believe “in giving back what they had,” he added.

But today young Parsis are leaving in droves. The past decade has seen violence soar, with religious minorities often in the extremists’ crosshairs. While Parsis have not

‘We cannot see a future’ Izdeyar Setna, 37, a freelance photographer with a slew of international clients, added that Parsis were seeking new lives in countries with larger Parsi communities, such as Canada.

“I think most people are leaving because of a few reasons. One is security. The way things are, people are scared not knowing if things are going to get better,” he said.

“So I think they are trying to get out. Most people are going to Canada, or the USA, wherever it is easy to get the visa.” In the city’s Parsi neighbourhood, the rotting stench of death emanates from the Tower of Silence, a large circular structure where the bones of the dead are kept in accordance with Zoroastrian practice.

For many these traditions must go on, and the compound provides a sense of belonging. It is home to dozens of Parsi families

but many have now hired armed guards because of attempts to seize their land by a neighbouring Muslim community.

“Losing a community like the Parsis is definitely a huge blow to a tolerant Pakistan, its cultural diversity and economic well-being as Parsis have contributed immensely to the progress of this country,” said Rabia Mehmood, a researcher on religious minorities at the Jinnah Institute think thank.

Not all the threats faced by Parsis are external.

They are already facing a low birth rate and their marriage laws are extremely strict, forcing women to leave the community if they “marry out” — though men marrying non-Parsis is tolerated.

“I would love to (marry) if I find the right person, but it’s difficult because the numbers are so small,” Rustomji, the student, said.

Growing up in such a close-knit society, familiarity can breed contempt, she said. “I grew up in Karachi and all the Parsi boys I know since I was 10. It’s just science that I wouldn’t just fall in love with them when I turn 28,” she said, referring to the age by which most Pakistani women get married.

“When Parsi men marry out of the community, they are undeniably accepted more and unquestioned... I find that very hypocritical because Zoroastrianism is a religion that advocates equality for both sexes.” - AFP

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year ago, newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promising to do big things, including amend a law that made it unreasonably difficult for companies to acquire land for factories and infrastructure projects. He’s more or less given up on that particular ambition, after stumbling into fierce resistance in the opposition-dominated upper house of parliament. The climbdown comes just as GDP growth slowed to 7 per cent in the second quarter, disappointing those hoping India would shoot past a faltering China to become the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

Modi needs to change this souring narrative, and fast. Individual states might still be able to push forward much- needed reforms in land and labor. But at the national level, the opposition has succeeded in painting Modi’s agenda as probusiness and anti-poor. That’s a precarious place for the prime minister to be, especially with politically crucial elections coming up in largely agrarian Bihar state.

Part of the problem is that Modi, despite his fabled skill as a communicator, has failed to explain to poorer Indians how reform will benefit them in addition to well-connected tycoons. He might have better luck if he sets aside the most controversial issues for now and focuses instead on sectors -- among them, education and healthcare -- that affect the masses more directly.

Radical reform is required in these areas as well.

As a 2014 McKinsey report noted, half of public spending on basic services in India never reaches ordinary citizens. While primary and secondary education is free, the quality of public schools is atrocious: Over 90 percent of Indian children are enrolled in primary school, but that number drops to 36 per cent by the time kids reach the upper secondary level. Similarly, access to healthcare is poor. India has only 1 doctor for every 1,700 people -- well below the World Health Organization recommendation of one for every 1,000. At 66 years, India’s life expectancy ranks the country at 139 among 194 nations, lower than nations like Bangladesh and Indonesia.

As McKinsey notes, there’s no dearth of good ideas for how to improve outcomes for students and patients. The focus on providing free public

healthcare has stretched resources too thin.

A better strategy, suggested last week by the government’s own think tank, NITI Aayog, would be to shift to an insurance- based system. Citizens would all contribute to a “Sickness Fund” and then be reimbursed for care, regardless of whether they visited a public or private hospital. Modi’s government proposed a similar system for life and accident insurance last year, allowing the poor to access benefits for a nominal premium.

The government could provide vouchers to aid the very poorest. A voucher system would also help schoolchildren. Government schools suffer not just from a lack of funding, but from weak teachers. A World Bank study found that 25 per cent of teachers didn’t show up to school and only half were actually teaching classes. Giving parents the freedom to choose schools -- whether public or private -- would encourage competition and hopefully improve quality at state schools.

Importantly, one of the government’s central successes thus far has been to build the foundations for such reforms, which require transferring cash directly to patients and parents. Over the last year, the government has opened 175 million accounts for the formerly unbanked. The Aadhar system of unique identity cards, launched under the previous government, now covers 870 million people. Officials can be reasonably confident that they can target cash vouchers to deserving recipients without money being skimmed off by middlemen. The cost to the government would be far less than trying to revamp the public education and healthcare systems from scratch.

Even poor Indians have shown they’re willing to pay for private-sector clinics and schools, despite sometimes steep expenses. Rather than fighting this trend, the government should clear away the red tape which prevents new facilities from being built. That would bring costs down, while direct aid would help the poorest afford fees.

These might seem like radical ideas to some in India. That’s the point: Reform doesn’t only mean making life easier for industrialists. Such changes would have an immediate impact on the lives of the pooy. Modi could begin right away by launching pilot programs in states controlled by his Bharatiya Janata Party, which might allow him to post a few quick wins. At this point, he has little to lose. - Bloomberg View

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Obama, Salman seek to reboot relationship The visit is the king’s first to the United States since ascending the throne in January 2015, and comes after the United States agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran in July

WASHINGTON: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met with US President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to shore up relations after a period of tensions.

The visit is the king’s first to the United States since ascending to the throne in January 2015, and comes after the United States agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran in July.

“We’ll discuss the importance of effectively implementing the (Iran nuclear) deal to ensure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon while counteracting its destabilising activities in the region,” President Obama, seated next to Salman, told reporters before the meeting in the Oval Office on Friday.

Shared concern “We share a concern about the crisis in Syria and we’ll have the opportunity to discuss how we can allow a political transition process within Syria that can finally end the horrific conflict there,” he said.

Also in the Oval Office with Salman and Obama were Vice-Presi-

BOOSTING TIES: US President Barack Obama speaks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Friday. — AFP

dent Joe Biden, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and Secretary of State John Kerry.

Saudi Arabia and the United States are “close strategic partners in spite of their differences,” wrote Anthony Cordesman, a Middle East analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington.

But he said the Obama administration “needs to reassure its allies and reinforce its commitment to that partnership,” especially given Saudi concerns about the Iran nuclear deal.

Salman skipped a Gulf Arab summit at Camp David in May. Obama secured a political victory this week, when enough Senate Democrats threw their support behind the Iran nuclear deal to sustain a threatened veto of any congressional vote of disapproval.

Obama said on Friday that he

and Salman share concerns about Yemen and the need to restore a functioning government and address the humanitarian situation there. Salman said his country is willing to cooperate with the United States to achieve stability in the Middle East.

Camp David summit The Obama administration is focused on providing assistance the president promised at the Camp David summit, including helping Gulf states integrate ballistic missile defence systems and beef up cyber and maritime security.

Saudi Arabia remains the world’s largest oil exporter, and its commitment to pumping oil freely despite a recent price decline has helped contribute to sustaining the US economic recovery.

Obama and Salman will discuss the world economy and energy issues, Obama told reporters on Fri-

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day. Saudi Arabia has also joined the United States and other Arab states in airstrikes against the IS group in Syria.

“We continue to cooperate extremely closely in countering terrorist activities in the region and around the world, including the battle against ISIS,” Obama said on Friday.

Coastal warship Saudi is also in advanced discussions with the US government about buying two frigates based on a coastal warship that Lockheed Martin Corp is building for the US Navy, a deal valued at well over $1 billion.

The sale would be the cornerstone of a long-delayed multibillion-dollar modernisation of the Royal Saudi Navy’s Gulf-patrolling eastern fleet of aging US warships and would include smaller patrol boats. — Reuters

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There are ways to free US journalist: Iran’s Speaker WASHINGTON: The Speaker of Iran’s parliament said there were “practical ways” to free Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran who has been tried on espionage charges, and said a prisoner swap was one possible option.

Ali Larijani, speaking in an interview with NPR aired on Friday, was asked whether there was a way for Rezaian and other Americans held in Iran to be freed.

“There are practical ways of course. For example, there is a number of Iranians in prison here (in the United States) Definitely for matters of this sort, one can come up with solutions. I think your politicians know about those ways,” he told NPR, speaking through an interpreter.

When the interviewer asked whether he was referring to a prisoner exchange, Larijani replied: “That’s one way. There are other ways that the judiciary systems of the two countries can come up with. It is the judiciary that has to decide about it.”

Larijani was interviewed in New York, where he was attending a conference of parliamentary speakers.

His comments contrasted with a statement by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi, who was quoted by Iran’s ISNA news agency on August 25 as saying Tehran was not considering a prisoner exchange.

State Department spokesman John Kirby said the United States was not going to respond to every comment by Iranian officials.

“We’ve raised our concerns over the detained and missing US citizens at a variety of levels with Iranian officials and will continue to do so,” Kirby said.

A lawyer for Rezaian, who was arrested over a year ago, was quoted by Iranian media on August 10 as saying that a verdict in his trial could be issued within a week, though so far no verdict has been announced.

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Rezaian, 39, was born in California and holds dual U.S. and Iranian citizenship. The Post has dismissed the charges against him as “absurd” and urged the UN Human Rights Council to help secure his release.

Obama has called on Tehran to release Rezaian and two other detained Americans - Saeed Abedini and Amir Hekmati - and to help find Robert Levinson, an American who disappeared in Iran more than eight years ago. — Reuters

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Lebanon ‘You Stink’ activists call for nationwide protests BEIRUT: The civil campaign that has organised protests against Lebanese politicians in Beirut called on Friday for a nationwide mobilisation against a government they say is too corrupt to function.

“The people’s outrage at this corrupt system continues... The protests will go on today and tomorrow in all Lebanese regions,” the “You Stink” campaign wrote on its Facebook page.

The collective has called for demonstrations on Friday in the coastal city of Tyre and in Zrariyeh, both in southern Lebanon.

And on Saturday, activists have urged supporters to protest in the eastern city of Chtaura, the historic town of Beiteddine and Nabatiyeh and Marjayoun in the south.

The protest movement began over a rubbish crisis that left pungent waste piling up in Beirut and its outskirts, but it has evolved into a broad-based movement against government impotence and corruption.

The demonstrations organised by “You Stink” have escalated over the past two weeks, peaking on Saturday when tens of thousands flooded Martyrs Square in central Beirut in a rare display of non-partisan mobilisation.

But a rival protest organised by the Free Patriotic Movement, one of Lebanon’s main Christian par-

ties, gathered in central Beirut on Friday with its own demands.

Thousands of protesters carrying the party’s trademark orange flags, as well the flags of allied Hezbollah, descended on Martyrs Square.

New electoral law FPM head Michel Aoun had urged supporters to demonstrate to demand parliamentary elections and a new electoral law that would see the public elect the president.

Artists, political figures, and activists took to a makeshift stage to express support for Aoun and Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah.

Aoun, part of the March 8 coalition, is supported by the powerful movement Hezbollah and the embattled Syrian regime and opposes the Washington-backed March 14 coalition.

The two rival coalitions have divided the cabinet and parliament, which has been unable to elect a president since the post became vacant in May 2014.

The speaker of parliament, Nabih Berri, has called for a national dialogue to discuss the paralysis plaguing Lebanon’s institutions.

But activists from “You Stink”, who insist that their campaign for political overhaul exempts no politicians, have accused Berri of diverting attention from their campaign. — AFP

UPPING THE ANTE: Supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement carry flags during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. — Reuters

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WORLD Migrants break out from Hungary camp, march towards Germany Hungary has emerged as the main entry point for migrants reaching the EU by land across the Balkan peninsula, nearly all of them seeking to press on to richer and more generous countries further north and west, especially Germany

ROSZKE (HUNGARY): Hundreds of migrants broke out of a Hungarian border camp and escaped from a stranded train on Friday as authorities appeared to lose control, despite taking a hard line in a country that has become a flashpoint of Europe’s migrant crisis.

Hundreds more pushed past police barricades in the capital Budapest to set off for the western border on foot, even as Hungary tightened laws that the government said would effectively seal the southern border to migrants as of September 15.

Hungary has emerged as the main entry point for migrants reaching the EU by land across the Balkan peninsula, nearly all of them seeking to press on to richer and more generous countries further north and west, especially Germany.

The government in Budapest says it is implementing EU rules by forcing all of the migrants to register in the first EU country they reach.

Caustic warnings Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of mass immigration, took to the airwaves to issue caustic warnings on Friday that Europeans could become a minority on their own continent.

But his government’s plans for a crackdown appeared to be breaking down in the face of such large numbers headed for Germany, which has said Syrian refugees can register there regardless of where they enter the EU, suspending EU rules.

More than 140,000 migrants have been recorded entering Hungary so far this year through the EU’s external border with Serbia, where Orban’s government is building a 3.5 metre high wall.

Countless others may have entered without registering.

On the border, police gave chase and halted traffic on a nearby motorway after some 300 migrants fled a crowded reception centre in Roszke near Serbia.

They were eventually caught, police said, but hundreds of officers in full riot gear and clutching shields continued to guard the camp. Some migrants were directed to buses to take them to other camps in an apparent attempt to prevent over-crowding.

In Budapest, about 500 migrants led by a Syrian refugee with one leg set out on foot from a sprawling campsite outside the Keleti railway station, where all trains to western Europe have been halted for days to prevent migrants from travelling. They broke through a police barricade on the main road west to Vienna shouting “Germany, Germany”.

In Bicske, west of Budapest, some 500 migrants spent the night stranded on a train at the local railway station, refusing the demands of riot police that they disembark and go to a nearby migrant reception centre.

Freedom train “No camp. No Hungary. Freedom train,” someone had written with shaving foam on the side of the train. Hungary’s MTI news agency later reported that some 300 had fled.

On Friday, lawmakers adopted some of a raft of measures creating “transit zones” on the border,

GREAT ESCAPE: Migrants march along the highway towards the border with Austria, out of Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. — Reuters

Toddler’s drowning off Turkey sparks surge of donations across Europe THE HAGUE: Charities aiding refugees witnessed a surge in donations across Europe on Friday as people shocked by the heart-rending images of a drowned Syrian boy on a Turkish beach dug deep to help.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, under pressure to act, said Britain would provide an extra £100 million (137 million euros, $153 million) in humanitarian aid for the Syrian crisis, bringing London’s total contribution to more than 1.0 billion pounds.

The International Olympic Committee launched an emergency two-million-euro ($2.2 million) fund, as money flooded into the coffers of aid organisations helping those fleeing Iraq and Syria.

The photos of the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, dressed in blue shorts and a red T-shirt, washed up on a beach in Bodrum, Turkey, have triggered a wave of emotion across the continent, despite deep divisions among European governments about how to deal with the crisis.

“There is an enormous response from the public, the tide of indifference is shifting,” Christian Peregrin, spokesman for the Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station, told AFP. Photo went viral The group, working to help migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean from Libya, had by Friday received a record 600,000 euros ($666,500) since Aylan’s photo went viral.

“Before that, 10,000 euros in a day would have been a good day,” he said.

In the Netherlands, which has so far remained largely indifferent to the crisis, little Aylan’s tragic fate has “served as a massive catalyst” to mobilise donations, a worker at the Dutch Refugee Council told AFP. Off Turkish force Aylan, his four-year-old brother

where asylum seekers would be held until their requests are processed and deported if denied.

Corridor proposal The measures introduce jail terms for those who cross the border without permission or damage the fence, and may eventually provide for the use of the army. Serbia appealed for EU funds to address a potential bottleneck of migrants.

The Czech Republic and Slova-

HUMANITY NO MORE: Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture depicting drowned Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar, on Friday. — AFP

Ghaleb and their mother Rihana drowned off the Turkish coast on Wednesday while trying to reach Europe across the Aegean Sea and escape the four-year conflict in Syria.

Since Aylan’s pictures were published “there’s been a whole change in attitude. Before, there was quite a bit of fear over the arrival of refugees,” the Dutch aid worker said, asking not to be named.

“Now people are realising that we have to do more.”

The Dutch government was examining ways to help, Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters, but he had no easy answers, adding there had to be a “European response.”

“We have to re-think the current tools available and be ready,

kia on Friday proposed creating a rail corridor for Syrian refugees linking Hungary and Germany, as Central European leaders rejected an EU-wide quota system taking in refugees.

“The Czech Republic and Slovakia can create a rail corridor for Syrian refugees travelling from Hungary to Germany, if Berlin and Budapest agree,” Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said at a joint press conference in Prague.

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in order to find a solution, for a new path.”

Jan-Willem Anholts, spokesman for the Dutch government’s Central Asylum Seekers’ Organ (COA), told AFP its switchboard was so flooded with calls on Thursday they had to bring in six extra workers.

“We have all been touched by the terrible news and the heartbreaking stories in the past few days,” the International Olympic President Thomas Bach said, as the IOC launched its fund.

“We thank the Czechs and Slovaks for securing a corridor for people who want to get to Germany. Germany must ensure visas for them so we could let them go to Germany,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at another press conference with his Czech, Polish and Slovak counterparts.

The four were meeting to focus on finding solutions to the EU’s escalating refugee crisis, with Hungary emerging as a frontline state

Outspoken Irish rocker Bob Geldof pledged to take in four Syrian families at his two homes calling the migrant crisis a “sickening disgrace”.

One million euros And Bayern Munich football club pledged one million euros to aid groups, and said it was organising a friendly game at which it hoped to raise a further million euros for the migrants.

In Sweden, the boss of an information technology company B3IT persuaded his workers to cancel a planned weekend trip to Rome and donate the 42,500 euros it was costing.

“I was on my way to a meeting, when I saw the photo of the little boy. I was very upset.

“That could have been my

along with Greece and Italy.

All leaders said their countries reject the adoption of binding quotas on the numbers EU member states take in, a measure that Germany and France support.

Fixed quotas Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz insisted that her country, the largest in the region to reject adopting fixed quotas for hosting refugees, believes in “European solidarity”.

children,” Jonas Elgquist told AFP. He said the money that would have been spent on the weekend would now help feed and house more than 5,700 people for a month.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that since Thursday it has “received a hundred thousand dollars of unsolicited funding on our global donate page, which we are sure was largely due to the photo of the Syrian toddler,” said spokeswoman Melissa Fleming.

She added that in the past weeks there has been a surge in donations, even though the UNHCR and its partners say they remain hugely underfunded as they grapple with the growing crisis. — AFP

“We understand this as allowing EU members to take sovereign decisions about their engagement, corresponding to their real possibilities,” she added.

“The quotas are no solution, we don’t even know the formula we should use to redistribute migrants, and above all how to keep them on Czech and Slovak territories when virtually all of them don’t want to stay here,” Chovanec told reporters. — Agencies

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Hamilton warns Mercedes of any Red Bull deal MONZA: Double Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has warned his employers Mercedes that it would be a mistake to supply rivals Red Bull with engines if that team’s partnership with Renault comes to an end.

The possibility has been mooted should Renault withdraw from the sport or acquire Lotus as their favoured works team.

The French manufacturer is currently assessing its options, with a decision expected soon.

“I think if we’re serious about winning world championships, probably not,” Hamilton told Sky television at the Italian Grand Prix when asked whether it would be a wise move for Mercedes, whose power unit is currently dominant.

“Red Bull is a great team and it’s like giving Ferrari our engine,” added the Briton, 28 points clear in the championship and well on the way to a third title.

“We’re here to win so we don’t really need it. There’s no financial benefit really in it, so I think we’re good where we are.” - Reuters

Hamilton stays on top as Mercedes dominate again The newly-blond defending two-time world champion, in his 50th Grand Prix for Mercedes, clocked a best lap in one minute and 24.279 seconds on a warm, if overcast, afternoon

MONZA: Lewis Hamilton continued his domination of Formula One by topping the times ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in Friday’s second free practice ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

The newly-blond defending twotime world champion, in his 50th Grand Prix for Mercedes, clocked a best lap in one minute and 24.279 seconds on a warm, if overcast, afternoon at the high-speed Autodromo Nazional where Mercedes’ new engines reigned supreme.

Hamilton had been fastest in the morning’s opening free session ahead of Rosberg as the Mercedes pair took early control and demonstrated their speed advantage.

Hamilton’s best time was 0.021 seconds faster than that of his German partner, who became a father for the first time last weekend and who lies 28 points adrift in the drivers’ title race.

Both men were satisfied with Rosberg adding that he was surprised at Mercedes continuing as-

‘FANTASTIC’: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton of Britain is seen in the box during a free practice session for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza on Friday. – Reuters

cendancy and the performance of their new engine.

Hamilton said: “It has been a good day, a day of testing — with a lot of things to try. The car has been feeling good so far this weekend and it’s given great pace to the team so we just need to keep it together.”

Although Mercedes has introduced an updated engine after having used all its remaining development tokens, Hamilton said it felt the same as before.

“It just feels the same. It is more reliability changes to improve reliability,” he said. “The engine feels fantastic because it is a fantastic engine. It still feels the same.”

Rosberg said: “Yes, we are surprised by this margin of advantage

here. We look really quick here at the moment and I am pleased with that.

Lewis has been quick up until now, but it got very close at the end as we were trying the qualifying runs.

“That is okay so we know we’re going in the right direction. It has not gone my way up until now, but of course I will try and try again and tomorrow is another shot.

“It has been very close today and for sure there is a good opportunity tomorrow.”

Four-time champion German Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari, unable to close a gap of 0.759 seconds on the two ‘silver arrows’ much to the disappointment of the tifosi gathered within the old royal park where the circuit, dubbed by

some as ‘the temple of speed’, plays host to their home event for what may be the penultimate time.

Monza setback Negotiations to extend Monza’s contract to host the historic Italian event beyond next year (2016) have not progressed smoothly.

On Friday, F1’s veteran commercial ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone said a renewal was “unlikely” because the Monza management “don’t want to pay” to host the race.

He told reporters that it was clear “at the moment, that a renewal is unlikely on the basis of the fact that they don’t want to pay for it”.

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more disappointment when he said he was not surprised by Mercedes’ opening day dominance.

“It is always to say what people are doing on a Friday, but they are very strong,” said Vettel. “They do look very, very quick. No surprise, I would say.

“And if they’re not in front tomorrow — that would be a surprise, but we like surprises. So, we’ll do our utmost to turn things around.”

Vettel added that he had enjoyed the experience of being a Ferrari driver in front of home fans at Monza circuit.

Behind Vettel, two more Mercedes-powered cars filled the fourth and fifth places with Mexican Sergio Perez narrowly outpacing his Force India teammate German Nico Hulkenberg ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen, who was sixth in the second Ferrari.

Frenchman Romain Grosjean was seventh ahead of his Lotus team-mate Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado and the two Williams of Finn Valtteri Bottas and Brazilian Felipe Massa.

The session was without serious incidents, but Dutch teenager Max Verstappen survived one frightening incident when he had a ‘moment’ and recovered control of his car at high speed.

Briton Jenson Button’s car had a water leak as he struggled to 19th place for McLaren Honda ahead of the equally desultory Russian Daniil Kvyat whose Red Bull, fitted with an ‘old’ Renault engine, left him relatively powerless and in 20th.

Two-time world champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso was, by contrast, in good form as he climbed to 16 th in the second McLaren while Australian Daniel Ricciardo was 13 in the other Red Bull. For both teams, and their drivers, however, it was a day without much joy. - AFP CRICKET

Morgan wants more from England SOUTHAMPTON: England oneday captain Eoin Morgan accepted his side still had a lot to learn in 50over cricket after a 59-run defeat by world champions Australia at the Ageas Bowl.

The frustration for England, following their tenth defeat in 11 One-day Internationals by Australia, was that they were in the contest for much of Thursday’s match in Southampton.

They reduced Australia to 193 for six, with leg-spinner Adil Rashid taking four for 59, only for an unbroken century stand between Matthew Wade (71 not out) and Mitchell Marsh (40 not out) to see Australia to a total of 305 for six.

England then made an enterprising start, with opener Jason Roy scoring a maiden international fifty, only to lose three wickets in four balls on 194.

They were eventually bowled out for 246, with nearly five overs of their innings left.

England will now head to Lord’s on Saturday 1-0 down in the fivematch series.

“We can certainly improve. We are a long way off the world’s best at the moment,” said Morgan.

“We can learn a hell of a lot, and

FRUSTRATED: England captain Eoin Morgan

ultimately it comes down to individual skill.”

Nevertheless it has been possible to detect a recovery in England’s one-day form following their woeful first-round exit at this year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Indeed, early season tourists New Zealand, the side defeated by Australia in the World Cup final, were beaten 3-2 by England in their first home 50-over series this season.

Morgan was in no doubt about the scale of the task confronting England against Australia and was well

aware that patience with an emerging side would only last so long.

“We’ll have to play really well to beat them, and we didn’t do enough here today,” the former Ireland international explained. “I think down the line this is going to be a big part of our learning curve.

“Probably in a year’s time, we’ll be expected to chase that down more often than not — especially with that sort of a start.”

Roy (67) and fellow-opener Alex Hales launched England’s chase with a stand of 70 inside 12 overs.

“Certainly 305, given the start we had as well, was within our grasp,” said Morgan.

“I thought Adil Rashid bowled really well ... a lot earlier than he has been used to and with a newer ball, which was another big test for him. For him to come out and hold his nerve against a good batting line-up, I was very impressed.

“In the chase, there was probably about 15 overs (in the middle) where Australia bowled really well,” he said. “(But) I felt that if we came out of the back-end of that, maybe them only earning one wicket, we would have been in a commanding position.” - AFP

TENNIS

One arrested in US Open drone scare

SCARE: Police stand guard next to a drone after it crashed into the stands in Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York on Thursday. – AFP

NEW YORK: Police in New York arrested a 26-year-old man on Friday and charged him with reckless endangerment in connection with a drone that crashed at the US Open during an evening tennis match.

Daniel Verley, a city department of education employee, was picked up early on Friday and charged with reckless endangerment, reckless operation of a drone and operating a drone in a city public park outside the allowed area, police said.

The small remotely operated

flying craft interrupted a secondround match between Italy’s Flavia Pennetta and Romania’s Monica Niculescu when it crashed in an unoccupied area of Louis Armstrong Stadium at the US National Tennis Centre.

No one was injured, tournament officials said.

Pennetta eventually advanced 6-1, 6-4 in 79 minutes at the year’s final Grand Slam tournament.

“I feared the drone was a bomb,” Pennetta told www.tennisworld-

italia.com. “With all the news out there, I thought it was over. My team was so scared.”

A similar incident took place at Wimbledon in July as some of the world’s top players warmed up for the Grand Slam in southwest London. Police were alerted to a man flying a drone over the All England Club from a nearby golf course in contravention of British law, which states that it is an offense to fly a drone within 50 meters (yards) of a structure. - AFP

Wasim Akram

Legend Akram excited over Pakistan’s T20 league KARACHI: Legendary Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram said on Friday he was excited that Pakistan would host a Twenty20 league that will give the country’s players much-needed international experience.

Pakistan last month announced it would host a Twenty20 league in Doha, Qatar, after previous attempts in 2014 and 2015 were postponed after a lack of response from sponsors and logistical problems.

The league was proposed to give Pakistani players an opportunity to compete with and against top foreign players, which they have not been able to do since international cricket was suspended in the country in 2009. Wasim said he was very keen to support the event.

“I have been offered to be the ambassador of the league and I am excited about the league as it will help our players game-wise as well as financially,” Wasim said. “Pakistan needed such a league so we all have to support the league and some good work is done for hosting this in the Gulf state and I am sure it will help lift Pakistan cricket.”

Former captain Ramiz Raja has also tipped to be an ambassador. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said some 40 foreign players will be approached to take part in the league. - AFP

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SPORTS Humiliation! Asian football fans cringe over avalanche of goals No fewer than 76

Oman perched on top after win over Turkmenistan

goals were rattled in across the continent in Thursday’s 15 games — an average of 5.067 per match, one of the highest on record

HONG KONG: Record scorelines left fans cringing and coaches looking over their shoulders on Friday after an avalanche of goals cruelly exposed the gulf in class at Asia’s World Cup qualifying.

No fewer than 76 goals were rattled in across the continent in Thursday’s 15 games — an average of 5.067 per match, one of the highest on record.

Malaysian supporters were aghast after their team crashed 10-0 against UAE, their worst ever defeat and eclipsing their previous low of 8-2 against New Zealand in 1967.

The New Straits Times newspaper pulled no punches, saying the defeat “can be considered the national team’s biggest humiliation in history”.

“Hey guys, if you are keen on learning how to count from 1 to 10 in

MUSCAT: Oman went top of the Group D standings on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Turkmenistan seeing the Sultanate go above Guam on goal difference following the Pacific Ocean islanders’ 6-0 defeat to Iran.

Paul Le Guen’s side, who started their 2018 World Cup/2019 Asian Cup jointqualifying campaign with a 2-1 away win in India, got off to the perfect start at the Seeb Spors Stadium with Raed Ibrahim Saleh putting the home side 1-0 up after seven minutes.

Turkmenistan were dealt a further blow just five minutes after the 23-year-old Fanja winger had opened the scoring when defender Mekan Saparov, a 2013 AFC President’s Cup winner with FC Balkan, scored an own goal before Oman went three clear in the just before the hour mark when Imad Al Hosni grabbed his second goal of the qualifiers following his matchwinner against India.

Arabic, go and watch the highlights from the game of UAE vs Malaysia,” wrote Amir Azmi on Twitter.

Malaysia at least fared better than tiny Bhutan, who shipped 15

FACILE WIN: Oman’s Imad Al Hosni, left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Turkmenistan at Seeb Sports Stadium on Friday. – JUN ESTRADA/Times of Oman

Arslanmyrat Amanov reduced the deficit in the 82nd minute but it was too little too late for the Turkmen, who will be looking to add to the point they picked up against Iran when they host India in their fourth match of the campaign on October 10.

Oman, meanwhile, resume

unanswered goals against Qatar — an average of about one every six minutes.

The result was Qatar’s biggest ever win by a distance, almost

their qualification drive on Thursday when they look to make it a hat-tick of Group D wins when they travel to Guam for a top-of the-table clash with the Matao. The group winners and four best runners-up (total 12 teams) will advance to the 2019 Asian Cup finals and the

twice the 8-0 victories they recorded over Afghanistan and Lebanon in the 1980s.

It was also a jolting reality check for Bhutan, who have climbed off

final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. The next best 24 teams from the preliminary stage of the joint qualifiers will compete in a separate competition for the remaining slots (12 slots or 11 slots + 1 slot for the host) in the 24-team 2019 Asian Cup. - AFC

the bottom of the world rankings and are competing in the second round of qualifying for the first time.

Several posts on Facebook questioned the appointment of Japa-

nese head coach Norio Tsukitate, who was brought in after Chokey Nima had led the “Dragon Boys” into the second round.

Red faces But Bhutan and Malaysia were not the only teams with red faces as Laos lost 8-0 to South Korea, Kuwait pummelled Myanmar 9-0 and Saudi Arabia beat East Timor 7-0.

Iran smashed six without reply against Guam, Iraq beat Taiwan 5-1 and Australia thumped Bangladesh 5-0, with Japan’s 3-0 win over Cambodia looking tepid by comparison.

One game without goals was Hong Kong’s dogged 0-0 draw with China, which was greeted like a victory in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Heads could roll with Malaysian media casting doubt over the future of coach Dollah Salleh, who fielded three different goalkeepers during Malaysia’s catastrophe in Abu Dhabi.

“Malaysia will play another tough customer No. 93 Saudi Arabia next in four days time (Tuesday) at the Shah Alam Stadium,” The Star newspaper said.

“But the question is whether Dollah will still be around by then?”

Forty teams were initially entered in round two before political interference with the governing body prompted FIFA to ban Indonesia.

The qualifiers also double as a route to the 2019 Asian Cup in UAE, which has been expanded from 16 to 24 teams — raising the prospect of more big scores at the tournament in four years time. - AFP

CRICKET

‘Ishant needs to spearhead Indian pace attack, pass on confidence to others’ NEW DELHI: Former India speedster Venkatesh Prasad fails to understand why Ishant Sharma is still learning about his bowling when he should be the undisputed leader of the pace attack.

Ishant regained his mojo in the recent series in Sri Lanka but his 65-Test career has been an up and down one ever since he made his debut eight years ago.

“I am not able to understand.

Having played for so long, he is still getting to know about his bowling. He should be spearheading the pace attack for India without a doubt. He not only needs to spearhead the attack consistently, he should pass on the confidence to other fast bowlers in the team,” Prasad, who has also been the bowling coach of the national team, said on Friday.

Ishant has showed sparks of brilliance throughout his career but has been far from consistent since bursting on to the scene with a ferocious spell at Perth in January 2008, helping India post a memorable win Down Under.

Though he has become the fifth Indian pacer to complete 200 Test wickets, his average stands at a modest 36.51. It is a shade better in ODIs, comprising 106 wickets in 76 games at 31.25.

“Ishant has been around for a long long time. With his experience, he should play fearlessly. He should have lot of confidence in his ability but that is something I have not seen regularly. When you have played for long, you need to show that confidence. The other thing is that you need to pass on that confidence to the other bowlers. That is what his role should be,” explained Prasad, who represented India in 33 Tests and 161 ODIs. He further spoke on what Ishant’s role should be in the team.

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Kenneth, Sai Saran in men’s singles final

AROUND FOR A LONG TIME: Former India pace bowler enkatesh Prasad said ‘With his experience, he should play fearlessly’. – Reuters

“Wickets is an outcome. I have not seen him bowl with confidence regularly. When he is among wickets, he is confident. That holds true for everyone. But a player like Is-

hant, who has played so many Tests, automatically should be showing the confidence in all circumstances and not worry about the wickets.”

Ishant did impress with the ball

in Sri Lanka, especially in the final Test in Colombo, but what was talked about more was his boorish behaviour through the threematch series. - PTI

Sai Saran

Kenneth Vaz

MUSCAT: Talented Kenneth Vaz will take on another talented teenager, P. Sai Saran in on Saturday’s men’s singles final at the Annual Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club Muscat and co-sponsored by Muscat Insurance Services (MIS) and Oman United Insurance Company (OUIC).

As youngsters continued to rule the table tennis scene at the ISC in the absence of senior players, Kenneth Vaz starts favourite to re-capture the men’s singles title which he lost to Suhail Khan at last year’s final.

In the final, P. Sai Saran will attempt to settle scores having lost to Kenneth in the boys under-17 final a couple of days earlier.

Kenneth advanced to the summit clash after recording a 11-4, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 win over Armaan Sattikar while Sai Saran earned his place in the title clash after downing Subash Pillai 11-6, 11-7,

11-3, 6-11, 11-7 in the second semifinal. Kenneth and Sai Saran will then team up together in the men’s doubles final where they will take on the top seeded team of Suhail Khan and Srinivas Laxman.

Kenneth and Sai Saran, seeded three, upset the No. 2 seeds Subash Pillai and Armaan Sattikar 11-5, 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 12-14, 13-11.

In a thrilling semifinal, Subash and Armaan made a strong recovery after losing the first three games to win the next two and held two game points in the sixth before going down.

Top seeds Suhail Khan and Srinivas Laxman ended the fine run of school-boys Shounak Kelkar and MV Sai Prem. Suhail and Srinivas used their experience to overcome the early shock of losing the first game and rallied to win 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3, 11-9.

The first final starts at 7.30 pm and table tennis enthusiasts are invited to attend.

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PRESSURE MOUNTS ON RBI TO REDUCE RATES As Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan completed tumultuous two years at RBI on Friday, calls for rate cuts have become shriller with the Finance Ministry raising alarm bells over a possible deflation demon gobbling up the economy. >B2

TECHNOLOGY

Sony making sensors that can take 1,000 photos a second TOKYO: Sony built a dominant position in image sensors by helping people take high-quality photos with smartphones. Now, the company is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see.

The company is working with Nissan Motor and a Tokyo University professor on affordable technology that can process 1,000 images a second. That would be fast enough to open up completely new applications for the chips, which today are used primarily to take pictures with mobile phones and cameras. The high-speed sensors could help driverless cars avoid road hazards or allow industrial robots to speed up manufacturing.

The effort is part of President Kazuo Hirai’s push to make Sony a more important components supplier in addition to the higher-profile businesses of making consumer electronics, video games and movies. The company is quadrupling spending on semiconductors this year to 290 billion yen ($2.4 billion) to meet demand for the sensors from customers including

the cabin in 1980. Three decades later, digital camera makers were shipping 120 million units a year.

Smartphones, most equipped with two cameras, crossed the one billion mark in unit sales last year.

Apple and Samsung Electronics.

“Until now, Sony has been very focused on designing image sensors that deliver beautiful photos,” said Shinichi Yoshimura, a Sony manager in charge of combining hardware and software for emerging technologies. “The images for sensing require a different kind of chip, and the challenge is converting technologies that make beautiful photos to new uses.”

Soaring demand Sony controlled about 40 per cent of the $8.7 billion image sensor market last year, compared with about 16 per cent for its next biggest competitor, Techno System Research estimates. The market is forecast to climb to about $12 billion by 2019, and the company expects its sales to climb as much as 62 per cent to 1.5 trillion yen in three years.

“As smartphone demand matures, at some point other Sony competitors will catch up in this technology,” said Yu Okazaki, an analyst at Nomura Securities Co. in Tokyo. “It is important to

NEW TECHNOLOGY: The effort is part of President Kazuo Hirai’s push to make Sony a more important components supplier in addition to the higher-profile businesses of making consumer electronics, video games and movies. — Bloomberg file picture

diversify applications to robots, cars, et cetera.” Image sensors are semiconductors that convert light into digital bits, which then can be stored in a smartphone’s memory or used to guide a driverless vehicle. Making them requires heavy investments in factories, just as

Intel Corp. is doing for processors and Samsung for memory chips.

Picture quality has driven development in the image-sensor industry since Sony mounted the world’s first colour digital camera on a jumbo jet to transmit images of landing and takeoff into

Smaller, cheaper Chips that capture 1,000 frames per second do exist, but their cost and size make them impractical for mass-market uses. For example, cameras with that kind of speed run $1,000 to $100,000 from companies including Sony and Vision Research Inc. The challenge is to shrink that power into a module small enough to fit in a car’s rearview mirror and cheap enough for devices such as wearables.

Conventional sensors are designed with light-receiving elements side-by-side with metal circuitry, so making a chip faster typically means making it bigger.

Sony has developed a way to stack the circuit and sensor, boosting speed and resolution in a smaller package. With this approach, the company has been able to achieve 900 frames per second with pro-

Oman reschedules some of its natural gas exports Nearly all of Oman’s gas exports go to Japan and South Korea. Some gas originally due to be delivered this year would be supplied in coming years, said a senior official at Oman LNG

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman is rescheduling some of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as rising domestic demand for power generation causes gas shortages that are hurting its industry, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Nearly all of Oman’s gas exports go to Japan and South Korea. Some gas originally due to be delivered this year would be supplied in coming years, said a senior

VITAL FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH: In the long term, Oman could benefit from a deal signed in 2013 to import gas from Iran via a planned Gulf pipeline. - Bloomberg files (Picture for illustrative purpose only)

official at Oman LNG. “Five to 10 per cent of planned exports were rescheduled this year because of the gas shortage,” the official told Reuters. He declined to be named and did not give details.

Oil and Gas Minister Mohammad bin Hamad Al Rumhy, also chairman of Oman LNG, declined to comment. The company, 51 per cent owned by the Omani government, also has shareholders including Shell and Total.

In 2013, Oman exported as LNG about 410 billion cubic feet or roughly 37 per cent of its total

gas production, according to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA). Oman is seeking to industrialise rapidly to provide jobs and diversify its economy beyond oil, but these plans could be delayed if gas supplies do not keep up with surging demand for power generation.

“There is a gas shortage for industries across the country,” even though the government doubled gas prices for industrial users in January, said Saeed Al Kiyumi, chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry. N A

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G20 weighs Federal Reserve rate hike and Chinese turmoil ANKARA: The US Federal Reserve is coming under pressure from emerging markets not to raise rates too soon as turmoil in China threatens global growth, but the G20 will not publicly call for any delay, delegates meeting in Turkey said on Friday.

Slower growth in China and rising market volatility have boosted the risks to the global economy, the International Monetary Fund warned ahead of the G20 meeting.

It cited a mix of potential dangers such as depreciating emerging market currencies and tumbling commodity prices.

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies were pressing for more on China’s plans to tackle its slowdown, delegates at the meeting in Ankara said. Emerging market economies are concerned that a US rate hike on top of the Chinese turmoil would pile on extra pressure, they said.

“The focus is going to be on how to deal with the instability and

how to get growth going again,” Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver told Reuters.

New measures unlikely But the G20 is unlikely to come up with any concrete new measures designed to address the spillover from the instability in the world’s second-largest economy, or to call directly on Beijing to address structural issues such as rising bad debts.

Nor is it likely to pressure the Fed to delay its expected rate hikes, despite unease in some emerging markets that such moves could cause capital outflows and currency volatility.

“We cannot live all the time on easy money,” Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, told Reuters.

“This G20 comes at a very good time because it gives the Fed an opportunity to gauge all the elements at stake,” he said. “One has

to be realistic that at one point in time the curve of interest rates will have to change.”

A push by emerging market countries to characterise possible rate hikes in developed nations as a serious risk for the global economy was rejected by drafters of the G20 communique, a source from the Russian delegation said.

“Some emerging market countries wanted to fix a position,” the source told reporters, when asked whether the Fed’s expected rate hike would be mentioned in the communique.

“In one of the wild formulations it said that this was the biggest threat to the world economy. This was killed immediately and forever,” the source said, but added the text would mention monetary policy changes without referring to specific countries.

Another G20 source said the wording would probably not go beyond a general caution to central banks to bear in mind the consequences of policy shifts. — Reuters

Ansari, director at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel, said his Sohar-based manufacturing company was struggling to expand because of limited gas supplies.

“The gas shortage is everyone’s concern,” he added Salim Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, said gas supplies were sufficient, and added that higher-than-expected electricity generation earlier in the summer had strained supplies.

Industrialists said shortages could continue at least until Oman’s Khazzan tight gas pro-

ject comes on line. BP has said it expects to start production from Khazzan by 2017 at a rate of 1 billion cubic feet per day.

In the long term, Oman could benefit from a deal signed in 2013 to import gas from Iran via a planned Gulf pipeline.

Aufi said Oman had no plans to import liquefied natural gas.

“Politically, that will be very difficult as we export liquefied natural gas,” he said.

“We have exporting contracts at least until 2024, and we are committed to them,” he further added.

totypes. The typical high-end camera shoots about 60 photos per second.

Gesture recognition Masatoshi Ishikawa, a professor of engineering and robotics, has been researching image processors for two decades. He has developed technology being used by Boeing in making airplanes and by a Japanese highway operator in checking tunnels for cracks.

Ishikawa brought Sony and Nissan together with his own company, Exvision, to set standards and explore possible uses for superfast imaging chips.

The YouTube channel Ishikawa maintains for his laboratory is full of experiments with gesturebased computer interfaces, bookscanning and robotics. The most popular video shows a mechanical hand that uses high-speed vision to win the rock-paper-scissors game against a human every time.

An industrial robot with similar capability would have the potential to manufacture many times faster than humans. — Bloomberg News AU G U S T D ATA

US job growth falls to 5.1% WASHINGTON: Payrolls in the United States rose less than expected in August, but a drop in the unemployment rate to a near seven and a half year low of 5.1 per cent and an acceleration in wages kept alive prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this month.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 173,000 last month as the manufacturing sector lost the most jobs since July 2013, the Labour Department said on Friday.

It marked a slowdown from July’s upwardly revised gain of 245,000 and was the smallest rise in employment in five months.

The report, however, may have been tarnished by a statistical fluke that in recent years has frequently led to sharp upward revisions to payroll figures for August after initial weak readings.

Indicating that the slowdown in job growth was likely not reflective of the economy’s true health, payrolls data for June and July were revised to show 44,000 more jobs created than previously reported. In addition, average hourly earnings increased 8 cents, the biggest rise since January, and the workweek rose to 34.6 hours, the report said.

“The payrolls data is certainly good enough to allow for a Fed rate hike in September, the big question is still whether financial market volatility will scupper the plans,” said Alan Ruskin, global head of currency strategy at Deutsche Bank in New York. — Reuters

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Pressure mounts on India’s central bank to reduce rates

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan. — Bloomberg News

MUMBAI: As Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, known for his hawkish approach to inflation, completes tumultuous two years at RBI on Friday, calls for rate cuts have become shriller with the Finance Ministry raising alarm bells over a possible deflation demon gobbling up the economy.

Raghuram Govind Rajan took charge as the 23rd Governor of RBI on September 4, 2013 for a three-year term, amid a bleeding rupee threatening to plunge to 70 levels, very high current account deficit, growth screeching south and rating agencies threatening to junk the sovereign.

On his inauguration, the noted monetary economist made sev-

almost doubled. But his achievements, on every other front dwarf these shortcomings. Also, probably the biggest criticism that he will face when he leaves the 19th floor corner room at Mint Road, will be that Rajan was a party to the Reserve Bank losing most of its powers and autonomy — as he has accepted the government formula of not having a veto power for the Governor in the proposed Monetary Policy Committee.

Leading economist and industry veteran DK Pant, chief economist at India Ratings, has described Rajan as “a person with a vision”.

“Rajan has brought in a new dimension to the monetary policy.

When he initially took over, the rupee was in a tailspin but his re-

eral big-bang announcements that promised to change the financial sector landscape radically and to his credit he has successfully implemented many of them in the past two years. The Governor successfully brought down retail inflation to 3.8 per cent in July from 9.8 per cent in September 2013.

Also, many analysts and marketmen described chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian’s Thursday’s statement that Rajan should start fearing deflation and not inflation, as a political statement to arm-twist the Governor and devoid of any merit.

The only few big misses of Rajan are the sudden fall of the rupee following the China crisis, and the massive spike in bad loans that

Saudi Aramco cuts October crude pricing for all US sales State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. cut its official selling price for October Arab Medium sales to US buyers by 50 cents a barrel, to 55 cents less than the regional benchmark, the company said

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, cut pricing for all October oil sales to the US, widening the discount on its Medium grade for the first time in eight months, with refining demand plunging after the end of the summer driving season.

State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. cut its official selling price for October Arab Medium sales

to US buyers by 50 cents a barrel, to 55 cents less than the regional benchmark, the company said in an e-mailed statement Thursday.

Light crude will sell at a premium of 95 cents a barrel to the regional benchmark, 60 cents below the differential in September.

Crude demand at US plants fell below 2014 levels last week for the first time since March.

Oil inventories rose by the most in four months as wells are still producing near the highest level in 40 years. The profit margin for making gasoline and diesel along the Gulf Coast, home to more than half of US refining capacity, slid below $10 a barrel for the first time since April as fuel demand wanes.

“Refining margins are coming down,” Olivier Jakob, managing director at consultants Petromatrix in Zug, Switzerland, said by telephone. “They’ve gone from very strong to just strong.”

Oil oversupply Global crude prices slumped last month as signs of weaker Chinese growth increased concern of slowing oil demand. Oil prices fell almost 50 per cent last year as Saudi Arabia and other Opec members chose to protect market share over cutting output to boost

prices. That contributed to a global oversupply that will average 1.4 million barrels a day in the second half of this year, the International Energy Agency said on August 12.

Saudi Aramco, as the stateowned company is known, also cut all pricing to Northwest Europe and reduced the premium on its main Light grade to Asia by 30 cents a barrel.

The company cut its official selling price for October sales to Asia of Arab Light crude to 10 cents a barrel more than the regional benchmark, according to the statement. The discount for Medium grade crude for buyers in Asia widened 50 cents to $1.30 a barrel less than the benchmark.

Brent for October settlement slipped 22 cents to $50.46 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange at 12:31pm Singapore time. West Texas Intermediate slid 34 cents to $46.41.

Saudi Aramco was expected to reduce the premium for Arab Light by 20 cents a barrel sales to Asia, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of seven refiners and traders this week. Cuts were expected because “refining margins in Asia were not very good,” Jakob said.

Opec target The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) led

by Saudi Arabia decided on June 5 to keep its production target unchanged to force higher-cost producers such as US shale companies to cut back.

The producer group has exceeded its target of 30 million barrels a day since May 2014.

Saudi Arabia reduced production in August to 10.5 million barrels a day, the first decline this year, according to data compiled

by Bloomberg. — Bloomberg News

ECONOMIC EXPERIMENT

‘Revise 2% inflation target’ BRUSSELS: European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi was asked on Thursday whether his institution should consider revising its two per cent inflation target. “It would test our credibility if we were to change the target when it’s taking more effort to achieve that target,” Draghi replied. “There hasn’t been any discussion about changing the target for inflation.” With the ECB cutting its own forecasts for the next three Mario Draghi. — Bloomberg News years, however, it’s time the central bank faced up to reality and admitted defeat — and no shame Reserve, the Bank of England and other central banks have inshould attach to that backtrack. flation targets — not just to stop inflation from accelerating, but Problem with deflation Consumer prices in the euro also to stop a slump in consumzone will rise a paltry 0.1 per cent er prices from stifling growth. this year, and some months will (Why they all seem to regard two probably see prices dropping, per cent as the magic number is Draghi said. Even by 2017, the harder to parse.)

But in the midst of what is ECB expects prices to rise at just a 1.8 per cent annual rate. So the arguably the biggest economic two per cent target it aims for is a experiment ever undertaken, fiction it should bid farewell to in there’s scant evidence that conthe current environment. More- sumers are feeling inhibited by how the economic textbooks say over, it seems it can do so safely.

Central banks fret when infla- they should behave in a climate tion slows too much. They fear of what can best be described stagnant consumer prices will as slowflation. Retail sales in lead to deflation, a sustained the euro region have been risdrop in prices which in turn ing since the start of last year, smothers the economy as con- climbing by an average of 1.6 per sumers stop shopping because cent even though the mean for they expect to get better bargains annual inflation in the period is in the future. That explains in a paltry 0.3 per cent and is still part why the ECB, the Federal barely above zero:

It isn’t just the euro region that’s having this odd experience. A similar (though less distinct) picture prevails in the US, which suggests that the deflation-doomsayers — me included — may have been jumping at shadows all along: As Draghi pointed out, many of the things the ECB cares about are showing signs of improvements. Unemployment is at its lowest in more than three years, credit is starting to flow and money supply (which may be out of fashion but is still a good guide to whether monetary policy is working) is accelerating at a brisk pace — the broad gauge of what’s called M3 money supply is climbing at an annual rate of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in more than six years.

So while gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 0.3 per cent in the second quarter was lacklustre, the ingredients for future improvements seem to be in place. Instead of boosting the existing quantitative easing programme (which, if it hadn’t taken so long to introduce, would probably be more than adequate), Draghi should consider freeing himself from the straitjacket of the current inflation target — he can always reintroduce it once the China meltdown, the implosion in emerging markets and the capitulation in the oil price stop clouding the economic horizon. — Bloomberg News

forms have restored investor confidence,” Pant told PTI. Marketmen are more enthused with Rajan, stating that he is the best that has happened to the country in the last two years.

“You could not have a better person during the last two crisis years. He has brought in structural changes which may not have immediately yielded results, but we may see it happening in future,” said a market dealer who wished not to be named.

“Rajan is a man with a global view and he has brought in changes, which we may not agree now, but I am sure those will be positive for the economy in the long run,” is how another bond dealer described the Rajan years. — PTI EUROPEAN UNION

Britiain, Spain in joint call for EU reforms MADRID: Prime ministers of Britain and Spain made a joint call on Friday for structural reforms in the European Union to make it more competitive and boost growth, employment and innovation.

The article by David Cameron and Mariano Rajoy for Spanish financial daily Expansion plays into the political agenda of both Rajoy, who is seeking re-election in December, and Cameron, who wants to reform Britain’s relationship with the EU before a membership referendum due by the end of 2017.

Edge of the abyss The centre-right leaders, who are due to hold talks in Madrid on Friday, said both countries had acted to turn around their economies that, five years ago, “were on the edge of the abyss”.

“The truth is that the situation in the European Union is not good enough. We have to make the European Union much more competitive and translate the momentum of national structural reforms to the field of the EU,” they wrote.

Both countries had shared structural problems such as excessive debt and low competitiveness that, if neglected, “would have led to economic ruin in the long term”, but they were now growing and creating jobs.

“We have learned a clear lesson from all this: countries that consolidate their public finances guarantee the sustainability of their welfare state, carry out ambitious structural reforms and incentivise employment, create the greatest number of jobs and bring back confidence in the future,” Cameron and Rajoy wrote.

While Britain and Spain had tackled this individually, “the results will be better if we work together to create a European Union that has growth, employment and innovation as its reason for being”, they wrote.

EU’s main goal Growth should be the EU’s main goal, the leaders said. They agreed that a “real reform” of the euro zone was necessary but that this should not damage the rights of EU members, such as Britain, that do not belong to the single currency.

They urged the EU to tackle barriers to a single EU market in services, proposing a “passport” in areas such as engineering and accountancy, to permit a company that has approval to operate in one EU country to do business in all of them. They also called for measures to boost the digital economy, such as a simple system for online companies to register in other countries and to have access to Internet domains. — Reuters

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German factory orders decline HAMBURG: German factory orders fell more than expected in July, signalling that growth in Europe’s largest economy may yet be bumpy.

Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, dropped 1.4 per cent after increasing a revised 1.8 per cent in June, data from the Economy Ministry in Berlin showed on Friday. The typically volatile number compares with a median estimate of a 0.6 per cent decline in a Bloomberg survey.

Orders unexpectedly slid 0.6 per cent from a year earlier.

Potential cooling German exporters are exposed to a potential cooling of global trade as China’s economy slows, meaning companies may have to rely more on domestic demand.

Even so, the country is poised for “solid” growth, supported by record-low unemployment and rising wages, the Bundesbank said last month.

Export orders dropped 5.2 per cent in July as domestic demand climbed 4.1 per cent, the Economy Ministry report showed.

Orders from outside the 19-nation euro area slumped 9.5 per cent, and orders from within the currency bloc rose 2.2 per cent.

The European Central Bank downgraded its growth forecasts for the euro area on Thursday, with President Mario Draghi citing a slowdown in emerging-market economies. — Bloomberg News

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MARKET How a sales dud became the world’s most sought secondhand jetliner “It’s one of those types that to one airline may be worth nothing, but to another that flies a fleet of them it’s worth a lot,” said George Dimitroff, head of valuations for Ascend. The 717 was the last jetliner developed by McDonnell Douglas Corp. before Boeing acquired the company 18 years ago.

By the time the plane debuted in 1999, airlines were tilting away from 100-seaters for short-haul flying in favour of bigger jets packing in more travellers.

“It’s a very good aircraft,” said Jonathan Bogaard, a shareholder at Vedder Price and a founding member of the law firm’s global transportation finance team. “It just never caught on.”

Delta, Hawaiian Holdings, Spain’s Volotea and Australia’s Qantas Airways are all ready to pounce if a used 717 comes onto a market that now has none to buy or rent Boeing 717 airplane. - Bloomberg file picture

CHICAGO: Nine years after production ended for Boeing’s 717 jetliner, the former sales dud is one of the most sought-after aircraft in the world.

Boeing built just 155 of the 100-seaters, and most are near the age when airlines start thinking about a trade-in. But valuations and lease rates are soaring thanks to a mix of cheap fuel, Boeing’s $1.5 billion bet on ensuring the model stays in service and Delta Air Lines Inc.’s decision to use the plane as a

replacement for its smallest regional jets.

Delta, Hawaiian Holdings, Spain’s Volotea and Australia’s Qantas Airways are all ready to pounce if a used 717 comes onto a market that now has none to buy or rent. Their only current prospect: a plane parked in Turkmenistan, according to FlightGlobal’s Ascend database.

“Everyone’s in them for the long haul,” said Daniel Pietrzak, Delta’s managing director for fleet trans-

actions. “They look brand new.

They’re great.”

The 717’s surprise resurgence bucks the usual trajectory of orphan aircraft, which rarely gain popularity once assembly lines shut down. Instead, global demand has outstripped supply since Delta started assembling a large and growing fleet in 2012, taking advantage of favourable rental terms and a drop in jet-kerosene prices that makes older planes attractive.

“They’re kind of the market-

maker,” said Robert Agnew, president and chief executive officer of aviation consultant Morten Beyer & Agnew. “If Delta weren’t there, the airplane might be struggling.”

Values have risen more than 17 per cent this year, to range from $7.5 million to $10.5 million, while lease rates soared 22 per cent after bidders jumped in when Sweden’s SAS put nine planes on the market, according to Ascend. Delta got three, Qantas snagged two and four went to budget carrier Volotea.

Boeing’s role Boeing still provides 717 engineering and spare-parts support, which is common. More unusual: It owns 103 of the aircraft and holds operating leases worth about $1.5 billion, filings show. The Chicagobased company has helped find new homes for 717s as operators such as SAS’s Blue1 dropped the model. “We’re part of the market and that helps us stay close to the operators of our airplanes,” said Beth Notari, managing director for portfolio marketing with Boeing Capital Corp.

Carriers like the 717’s performance on shorter flights, while the five-abreast cabin layout is popular with travelers because there’s only one middle seat per row. Even so, the 717 didn’t become a hot commodity until Delta — known for spotting value in little-loved used planes -- decided the model could replace cramped, 50-seat regional jets. It’s flying them between Los Angeles and San Francisco, among other routes. Delta struck a deal in 2012 to take 88 of the aircraft from Southwest Airlines, which got them when it bought AirTran Holdings a year earlier and didn’t want to alter an all-737 fleet.

Market risk The 717 market could deflate just as quickly if Delta were to lose interest, said Nick Popovich, president of Sage-Popovich, which specialises in aircraft repossessions and asset management.

“The problem is, I don’t know what those things would sell for,” Popovich said in a phone interview.

Vedder Price’s Bogaard further added a lack of commonality with Boeing’s 737 may curb demand in Africa and other emerging markets that typically snap up older planes, though the 717s eventually could be refitted again to serve as freighters. — Bloomberg News

G O O G L E P L AY M U S I C

FUND RAISING

Alibaba plan $2b loan against stock Google launches its offering in September 2014, and saw their third straight monthly decline amid a global market retreat and concerns about slowing sales growth in China. The stock climbed 1.4 per cent on Thursday to $66.47 at the close in New York, giving the company a market value of $167 billion.

LONDON: Alibaba Group Holding Chairman Jack Ma and Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai are planning to raise more than $2 billion through a margin loan pledged against the company’s stock, according to people familiar with the matter.

The money raised may be used to fund Blue Pool Capital, the family office of Alibaba set up by Tsai, two of the people said, asking not to be named as details aren’t public. Credit Suisse Group, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are among banks working on the transaction, they said.

No final decision The loan may be announced as early as this month, after a lockup period on stock owned by Ma and Tsai expires on September 21, one of the people said. No final decision has been made and the deal may still fall through, they said.

Both men are billionaires with considerable stakes in Alibaba, which creates a challenge in broadening their personal holdings without panicking Alibaba investors, said Gil Luria, an analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.

“Since Mr. Tsai said publicly on the last earnings call that he and Mr. Ma will not be selling shares at the lockup expiration, this may be their best way for diversifying their personal portfolio without

Alibaba Group Holding Chairman Jack Ma. — Bloomberg file picture

breaking a promise,” Luria said. In a margin loan, a borrower secures a loan by pledging an asset, and typically agrees to hand over cash to the lender if the value of the collateral declines. The lender can usually sell some of the collateral if the borrower is unable to post cash. Banks are keen to do these deals because of the lucrative fees.

Ma is China’s second-richest person with a net worth of $29.5 billion, while Tsai has a $4.4 billion fortune, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

“Share financing is very com-

mon for founders and senior executives who hold such a strong belief in the future growth potential of their companies,” Jim Wilkinson, a spokesman for Alibaba, said on Thursday.

“This is prudent financial planning and management,” he further added.

Representatives for Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley declined to comment.

Shares of China’s largest ecommerce company fell in August below their listing price for the first time since the initial public

Share buyback Ma and Tsai are participating in a share buyback of as much as $4 billion at Alibaba, according to a regulatory filing.

Alibaba reported a 28 per cent increase in revenue for the quarter that ended in June, down from an average of 56 per cent in the previous 12 quarters.

The company is facing an ecommerce market saturation in China’s larger cities and a domestic economy growing at the weakest pace since 1990.

Blue Pool was set up by Tsai and Alexander West in 2004 as a hedge fund manager. Earlier this year it hired former Citadel Managing Director Oliver Weisberg to co-run the firm, which now manages Tsai’s wealth and that of some other Alibaba founders.

The family office has also brought in Sydney Zhang, a former allocator from the Chinese foreign exchange regulator, to lead hedge-fund investments, a person with knowledge of the matter said in May. — Bloomberg News

music streaming service in Japan

TOKYO: Google has launched a music streaming service in Japan, becoming the latest tech giant to push into the world’s number two music market, despite mixed results among earlier arrivals.

The US company said that its Japanese edition of Google Play Music features more than 35 million tunes available at a cost of 980 yen ($8) a month.

The launch, announced on Thursday, came after similar services debuted in Japan this year

by Apple, popular messaging app Line, and a joint venture by IT firm CyberAgent and Japanese music giant Avex Group.

Music market Japan is the world’s second largest music market, estimated to be worth $2.6 billion in 2014, after the $4.8 billion US market, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

But packaged media such as CDs account for about 80 per cent of Japanese music sales, contrasting sharply with the US market markets where digital downloads are soaring.

Many Japanese production companies have focused on established retail channels for CDs,

– Bloomberg file picture

while issues over licencing have also hampered growth in the streaming business.

Sony and Japanese games giant DeNA have terminated their music streaming services in recent years. Some industry experts have also put the blame on free online services such as YouTube for discouraging consumers from paying for digital music.

Global streaming titan Spotify has yet to make its foray into the Japanese market, partly due to protracted talks with record labels.

E-books are also making slow progress among Japan’s book-loving population, while online video streaming firm Netflix, which boasts 65 million users in about 50 countries, came to Japan only this month. — AFP

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GREAT EC N MISTS, AWFUL EC N MY Narayana Kocherlakota Head of the Minneapolis Fed

Iván Werning MIT Department of Economics

Guillermo Calvo Columbia University

Alberto Cavallo Cecil and Ida Green Associate Professor of Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management

Fernando Enrique Alvarez William C. Norby Professor of Economics

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ur career choices are often shaped by our personal tragedies. Someone who loses a parent to cancer may decide to become an oncologist.

Someone who grows up around crime may go into criminal psychology. I think about this principle when I see Argentinian macroeconomists.

If you go to macroeconomics conferences and read macroeconomics papers, you quickly see that Argentinians are hugely overrepresented in the field. For example, take Ivan Werning, one of the rising superstars in the macro field. Narayana Kocherlakota, president of the Minneapolis Fed, credits a paper by Werning as the thing that changed his mind about keeping interest rates low.

Kocherlakota himself is no academic slouch, so it speaks volumes that he would alter his entire outlook based on Werning’s insights.

Another Argentinian superstar is Columbia’s Guillermo Calvo.

Calvo is responsible for one of the key mathematical techniques that powers New Keynesian economic models, which are now the dominant type used in business-cycle theory. A couple other prominent examples are Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Ricardo Caballero and Alberto Cavallo.

The list goes on and on; I could fill two full-length Bloomberg View articles singing the praises of star macroeconomists from Argentina, and still leave some off the list.

Stars of academia But if Argentinians are stars in the halls of American academia, they are veritable celebrities in their home countries. Back in 2014, The Economist ran a story about macroeconomists in Argentina dating star actresses and boasting hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers. It’s enough to make me think I picked the wrong profession!

So here’s the question: Why has there been such a flood of Argen-

tinian talent into macroeconomics? Here’s where the idea of personal tragedy comes in. Argentina is a classic example of a macroeconomic basket case. It’s quite possibly the only country where bad macroeconomic policy sent a country into long-term decline.

The past century has been an unmitigated failure for Argentina’s economy. A century ago, the country was firmly in the ranks of the developed nations, boasting a per capita gross domestic product about three-quarters that of the US (about where Japan and the Britain stand today). Since then, the figure has declined relentlessly, as Argentina stagnated and the rest of the world pulled ahead. As of today, Argentina is down to about a third of US income levels, putting it solidly in the ranks of middleincome countries.

That sorry record has been rid-

dled with macroeconomic disasters. Argentina had hyperinflations three times in the late 20th century. As for GDP growth, where most countries have smooth upward trends punctuated by minor stumbles, Argentina has a saw-tooth pattern of booms and catastrophes. In the early 2000s, GDP — not GDP growth, but actual income per person — plunged by about two-thirds. That is a disaster on a level usually seen only by the likes of Russia or Zimbabwe.

That GDP plunge came from a sovereign debt default — a hallowed Argentinian tradition. The country experienced its first sovereign default just 11 years after achieving independence in 1816, and it didn’t stop there. Argentina defaulted in 1890, and some of its provinces defaulted in both 1915 and 1930. It narrowly avoided default in 1956, then defaulted on its

external debt in 1982 and its internal debt in 1989. Then came the big one, in 2001. Argentina’s epic default was the worst in history at the time.

As you might expect, this macroeconomic turmoil has been accompanied by political turmoil.

Sometimes political instability is the cause of macroeconomic instability, and sometimes the reverse is true. Argentina’s history is a sorry litany of coups, dictatorships, unstable democracies, massive economic interventions, riots and unrest.

Sad thing No wonder Argentina’s best and brightest go into macroeconomics. What else are they going to do with their smarts? If they go into engineering, the chances are high that bad macroeconomic policymaking will simply force their companies into bankruptcy. In macro, at least they might have a shot at finding a fix for their country’s apparent curse.

The sad thing is that they almost certainly don’t have a shot.

Economists are not very good at understanding the vagaries of politics, mass movements, power transitions and the like. Nor is anyone else, for that matter. Studying optimal monetary policy or fiscal policy is well and good, but it’s a lot more likely to help a stable country like the US than an unstable country like Argentina.

The best macroeconomic policies are no good if they depend on the worst people to implement them.

So while the torrent of talent from Argentina has enriched the macroeconomics profession, it won’t be able to heal Argentina’s troubles. For that, Argentina needs stable, inclusive institutions — civil society, a stable democracy, a state that tries to encourage economic development instead of lurching from crisis to crisis. That is something that, for now, no theory can tell us how to create. — NOAH SMITH / Washington PostBloomberg News

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Family WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM

PLAY: IT’S A NOT JUST FUN AND GAMES

s children are back to school, the time set aside for play seems to disappear. According to a survey conducted by Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s Let’s Play initiative, 56 per cent of parents say busy schedules are a major barrier to play.

Play is an important part of a child’s physical, emotional and social development. In fact, children who play are found to be healthier, happier and better performers in school. As children’s schedules become packed with activities during the school year, it is important to make sure they are getting enough active playtime each day to help them grow into happy, healthy adults.

Here are some reasons to keep children active during the school year: Play promotes social skills. According to a report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, just more than a quarter of students surveyed participated in daily physical education classes. Children have fewer opportunities to be active during the school day, so it is important to supplement their schedules with after-school activities or sports throughout the year. Team sports are a great opportunity for children to foster friendships and connect with children from different backgrounds.

Keeping your children active through sports gives them the opportunity to maintain a physically active lifestyle while also making new friends.

Play heightens intellectual development.

Education in the classroom allows children to learn and grow; however, physical activity outside of the classroom is also important for a child’s development. Studies show that physical play has been linked to helping children think creatively and create connections with others through the process of sharing, negotiating and resolving conflicts. Such skills are vital for a child to learn and can be easily taught through active play.

Play enhances motor skills.

Playgrounds serve as a great space for children to explore and have fun in a safe environment while challenging and refining their motor skills. Interacting with play equipment helps build motor skills and improves self-control and coordination.

Play relieves stress.

As children get older, schoolwork becomes increasingly difficult and stress levels about the workload begin to rise.

In fact, 46 per cent of parents polled in the Let’s Play survey said that a focus on academics was one of their childrens’ biggest barriers to play. While academics should always be a priority, giving children the opportunity and time to play can relieve the stress associated with school and allow them to simply have fun.

You can learn more about the importance of play and get tips and advice on how to incorporate active play in your child’s everyday life at LetsPlay. com, where you can also nominate a community group, nonprofit or school to receive a new playground or sports equipment grant courtesy of Let’s Play. - Family Features

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LIFESTYLE STORY TIME

By Swati Dasgupta

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CONTROL YOUR ANGER

here is a nip in the air! Wow! It’s going to rain!’ Robby exclaimed in delight as he stepped out of the school bus near Muscat School. Robby looked at Aaliya and exclaimed his joys. After months of sweltering heat finally there was some respite. The children knew they could play out and plan for picnics too.

“You are right Robby. Now we can plan for some picnics and some barbecues too,” Aaliya said in excitement.

“Hmm, my mouth is watering at the thought of some good food. Come let’s plan something Aaliya,” Robby couldn’t hide his excitement.

Robby turned around to share his wonderful idea with Matt when suddenly someone accidentally stepped on Robby’s toe.

Ouch! Robby screeched in pain. He turned around to see who it was. It was Soham. Robby flared up. “Can’t you see Soham? How dare you step on my toes,” he said angrily. Soham had stepped on Robby’s toe by mistake and he apologised for hurting him. “I am extremely sorry Robby.

I was rushing out in a hurry that caused this. I wish I had been a little more careful.

Hope you are not too hurt,” said Soham apologetically.

But no words of apology reached Robby’s ears as he was burning in anger.

He angrily pushed Soham and walked

away hearing the school bell. Soham was shocked and was almost in tears. Aaliya and Matt saw the whole incident and felt sorry for Soham.

Soham was a quiet boy who would never hurt anyone knowingly. They cheered up Soham and all of them headed towards the assembly ground. Robby’s anger was one thing that everyone was aware of. Robby was short tempered and would get angry at small things. Somehow he could not keep his anger in control.

“Why did you get so angry at Soham?

After all it was just an accident. He wouldn’t do anything intentionally,” Matt asked Robby.

Robby was in no mood to excuse Soham. “Don’t try to defend Soham. I would have slapped him if the assembly bell had not rung,” he said so loudly that the whole classroom heard it.

Matt knew there was no point arguing with Robby. He would neither listen nor pay any heed to his words. That was a big problem with him. In anger Robby would lose all his reasoning power. All he would remember are the grudges. Soon the children started planning for a picnic.

“Rehman, you were telling about one park the other day. Why can’t we all go there for our picnic,” Jamila asked.

“Yes Jamila. You are right. That’s a wonderful place to be in. Let’s all go there,” Rehman said in excitement.

The children were too excited while planning for the picnic. Jamila, Aasila and Natasha decided to take care of the snacks, Shyla and Jia agreed to get the plates and the glasses and Aaliya took the responsibility of bringing the drinks.

“Fantastic,” exclaimed Matt. “I am sure we are going to have a wonderful picnic.”

Suddenly Rehman remembered about the games.

“Hey guys! Aren’t you forgetting something very important,” he exclaimed.

“What about the games!” he asked.

The children had somehow forgotten about the games and Rehman’s reminder was just on time.

Matt and Robby finally decided to take care of that. Soham promised to get the music. After a weeks wait the day finally came. The children dressed in their colourful clothes reached the park on time.

They all spread out their mats and sat for a while. The weather was pleasant.

Jamila, out of joy, started singing and soon the others joined her.

Each one of them sang their favourite songs and Jia carefully poured the juices in the glasses.

Suddenly one glass tumbled and the juice in it fell on Robby’s hands.

“What’s wrong with you Jia? Can’t you see properly,” Robby shouted.

Jia would have burst out in tears if Matt hadn’t intervened. “Stop it Robby! It’s just an accident and you can wash your hands.

Don’t make so much fuss,” he said.

But Robby was too angry. He banged everything and walked away.

The children were shocked at his behaviour but they knew him well. They were sure Robby would be ok after a while.

They were right.

Robby soon was perfectly ok and joined his friends during the game.

They were playing football and Robby was good in sports. Robby and Matt were running at high-speed to snatch the ball when suddenly Robby tripped and fell.

He got up to see Soham standing in front of him. “Robby, I am sorry but I though I would help you get the ball from Matt.

Didn’t realise that you would fall.

Robby was burning in anger. He hadn’t forgotten the bus incident when this happened. Without a second thought he hit Soham hard right on his face. Soham was shocked beyond words. Before he could say or do anything Robby pushed him on the ground and Soham was all bruised.

The children came running to see what had happened. They all knew Robby had a bad temper but things were going too far.

He had no right to hit Soham. After all, such things do happen in game.

“Robby!” Rehman shouted. We aren’t going to tolerate this anymore. Say sorry to Soham for your bad behaviour or else we wouldn’t talk to you,” he warned.

Robby, full of anger, refused to apologise and the children decided to boycott him.

The picnic ended on a grim note and for the next few days no one spoke to Robby.

Robby soon felt left out. He gradually realised that his anger had made him lose many friends. He went to Soham and finally said sorry. Since then Robby always tried to control his anger!

— swati@timesofoman.com

Omani Sunny Days Too Late

by Cdur Carloman

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My Friends Drishti J. Panchal Grade X Indian School Al Maabela

Ayesha Samreen, Grade 4, Indian School Nizwa

Nipun Misra, Grade 6, ISWK

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Friends are like flowers, Which bloom each day, And enlighten our day.

Friends are siblings, Who help us in any difficulty.

Friends are those stars, Which shine up our life, By making jokes and making us happy.

Now when I stay without them, My each day is incomplete, Their jokes and wonderful talks make me smile.

I think myself very lucky because I got friends like them, If I don’t receive their mails my day has something missing in it.

My only wish is that they remember me and I remember them for my whole life.

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Divya P. Joseph, Grade 8, ISG

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We have complete office furniture for sale very nice & affordable price .

Contact : 93782735 / 99208033

House in Muscat, near Muscat temple. Contact : 97711551

Beauty salon in Ghubrah for sale Contact: 94689448

Flat for rent penthouse Al Amerat Al Mahaj. Contact: 92738298 2BHK & 1BHK flats available in Darsait. Contact : 99357586 / 97500025 2 BHK pent-house having very spacious balcony with sea & city view RO 325 and 1BHK RO 240, adjacent to Indian Nursery Darsait.

Contact : 99476728 / 98484415 4 BHK single villa in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 97616158 I BHK Flat -4 Nos at Hamriya – R.O. 200/- . 2 BHK - 2 Nos / 1 BHK- 2 Nos, at Wattayya R/A near the mosquefor Families. Contact 96457757 9 am to 7 Pm. House for rent in Sidab at reasonable rent. Contact:: 95555162 / 95755953 Flat for rent with AC in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95555162 /95755953 Fabulous AC flat at Al Khoud 3 bedrooms, hall and kitchen RO 270/for rent. Contact: 99334699 Brand new villa Bosher 37, 4 BHK. Contact: 91936034

Ezhava Lady, Divorcee, 37, 5.3”, Pharmacist in Muscat. suryakv2010@gmail.com, +91 9961176066

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished single room for one month, Ruwi. Contact: 92177850 Furnished room available in Ruwi.

Contact: 92435784 Independent rooms in Qurum / Al Hail. Contact 95529970 Fully furnished room with attached bath and sharing kitchen, living & dining with all other facilities in Ghala - RO-160/- Contact 99763306

Sales tyre shop. Contact 97964518 Small medium Business in Darsait with furniture rent 260/- P/M for sale. Contact: 91391353

Room with attached bath available at Al Khuwair for working couples or ladies. Contact: 96001490

Godrej diesel 3.0 ton forklift for sale, model 2014 in immaculate condition.

Serious buyers – pl contact +968 9321 8310 / 93223382.

Fully furnished sharing Executive bachelor at Wadi Kabir. #99325387

Restaurant For Sale: Excellent Location at Al Rustaq on Main Highway. Next to Qaboos Mosque and High Court Complex.

Contact # 99227861.

Wall papers, grass carpets sale & fixing. Contact: 99834373 / 96642500 Shop for sale in Ruwi High street, Contact 96078411 400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Maabela Phase 5 Block 2.

OMR 140 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 Used Fabrication machinery for sale : Fabrication machinery and tools in excellent condition for immediate sale. Contact 94652485/ 99273774/ 99202278

Seeking alliance for our son from Muslim families. Interested families Contact: 99889590

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Single bedroom flat at Ruwi, Al Falaj area. Contact: 95698714 Single room, bath Darsait R.O 140/-.

Contact: 93289652

Aluminium workshop at Wadi Kabir with all machineries and 3 skilled workers. #99536206 / 99605915

Indian male 40 yrs Christian, working in Muscat, .looking for life partner, divorced or single.

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MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE

Furnished room for rent at Al Khuwair RO 225/- for family only.

Contact 99251975 Fully furnished 1BHK with all household items in Darsait near Lulu on monthly Basis. #99378397/99493500

HONDA CR-V 2008, purchased 2009, 4WD, Full option, No.1 model, Cruise control, leather seats, Sun roof, 1,23,000KMS, OMR 5000/-, expat leaving, for sale at SOHAR, Contact Samuel 99108311

Sharing accommodation in CBD area for non cooking Executive bachelors, wifi free, advance deposit.

Contact 91852710 Sharing accommodation available for working lady or couples near Ruwi Church. Contact: 92837206 Furnished room for Indian Bachelor in Al Falaj area (Ruwi) & Lady in Wadi Kabir (near Al Maya). #96761960

Fully furnished room for a decent expatriate. independent kitchen, bathroom in Wadi Adai.

Contact 96243086 at 5p.m.

Land Cruiser 2012. Contact 99336093

WANTED

Prado ,2012. Contact : 99336093 Required investors for different projects. Contact: 99674870 New company seek partnership.

Contact: 96996938 General Investors. Gsm-99674870

Room attached toilet and kitchen near Indian School Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95345537

2000 model man prime mover excellent condition. #99316151

ACC. AVAILABLE Separate room with A/c, Small Fridge and Bed, for non-cooking Asian bachelor, behind Shell filling station, Ghoubra round about.

Contact: 94263390

Sportage, 2013. Contact 99336093

SELL/BUY

Indian coca requirement with experience. Contact: 99209264

FOR EXPATS

Looking for purchase of a residential building with minimum 25 unoccupied flats in Ghala, Bousher, Azaiba, Ghubrah.

Contact: 99261522

From owner plot of land near Zanzibar, airport price RO 15000.

Contact 99348943

Used furniture & Electronic items, office & house. Contact: 99834373 /96642500

Abul Khair has lost Bangladeshi Passport No. E 1897315. Finder please handover to ROP

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ED

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Operation Manager with accounts back ground, B.com, Indian, 20 years experience, presently working in a transport company, holding oman license seeks suitable placement. contact.95254864 Part Time Accounting, Accounts Finalization, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Profitability Reports, Onsite Tally Training, Contact : 96975454, Email :ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Part time Accounting qualified & experienced Accountant.

Contact: 93858725 Jordanian Accountant (ACPA) with more than 15 yrs experience in Oman (Accounts, Purchase & finance.

Contact: 92881223 Email: kamal_sarhan@yahoo.com Indian male MBA finance & pursuing CMA having 2.6 years experience in Auditing & accounts field looking for a job in Muscat.

Contact 92640613, Email: shabeersha797@gmail.com 13 years exp (7.5 years Gulf exp) B.Com Graduate, looking for Accountant job, GSM No:-92957064 , NOC Available.

B.Com, CA Inter (Indian) with 5 years experience (2 years GCC) in Accounts & Audit field. Contact: 95584531/ razikthumbe@gmail.com MBA finance having 5+ years experience in accountant with UAE D/L & NOC available.

Contact : 96970930 Email: tahirabbas85@hotmail.com

MEDICAL Vacancy for lady Doctor on morning shift for clinic at Ghala with OR Without MOH. Contact: 97746296

ACCOUNTANT

EDUCATION

Urgently required Accountant Gulf experience to handle accounts up to finalization. Contact : 99658756

Egyptian language school Muscat requires 2 English Teachers (bachelor degree in education) + 5 years experience with IELTS or Toifel) applications with supporting documents to be sent by mail to egymuscat@yahoo.com or fax 24697047

Urgently required Junior Accountant.

Please send CV: hr.azatllc@gmail.com

BEAUTY Required Beautician for a beauty salon in Muscat (visa available).

Contact: 97605308 Required experienced Hairdressers / full beauticians with exp in Ghubrah. #97964519 / 94241385

Urgently required experienced Teachers for Mathematics and Science (physics) for a reputed bilingual School in Al Ansab. Send CV to Email – aleithar@hotmail.com or Contact - 24585343

ENGINEER

DOMESTIC HELPER Chinese/ Arab/ continental cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970 Required a House Maid preferably Muslim for a very reputed Omani Family in Muscat. Should be able to speak in Hindi / Arabic. #95216563

DRAFTSMAN K.Design LLC requires “2d & 3d Draftsman” with minimum 3 yrs experience. Send CV to k.designoman@gmail.com

DRIVER Need Heavy Drivers with valid GCC D/L.Contact.92252507 Email:- hamood@omankmtc.com Heavy Duty Driver with license & NOC. Contact: 95959494 or E-mail: jobdsint@gmail.com REQUIRED URGENTLY Heavy Driver & Light Driver, Omani National. Contact -99752720.

Email : cvoman5@gmail.com, Fax : 24703313 Looking for an experienced house driver for an Omani family. Interested candidates may #96203333 Light vehicle driver.#99347515 Experienced Driver with car or without car. Visa available.

GSM 942 888 63 / 9905 3844 Driver heavy duty required urgently for trailer. Oman / GCC experience must. Those ready for immediate joining. Contact: 99310859

Leading construction company requires two Civil Engineer with minimum 5 years site experience in gulf. require gulf license and NOC. Send your CV to degree.engineer2015@gmail.com A Mechanical Engineer with salesmanship experience of 5 years & above preferable with Oman drivers license and NOC. Please forward your CV to almaadhi.trd@gmail.com Require experienced Electricians for immediate appointment in Dubai.

Applicants must be able to work independently. Contact: 99869002, Email: fwi2009@outlook.com MEP Engineer on urgent basis required for immediate placement.

Please contact tgi17@omantel.net.om

IT Business Development Manager/ Business Manager for Software Business. Gulf experience preferred. hamoudj@yahoo.com Required Marketing Manager for educational programs.

Contact: 99674870

MISCELLANEOUS

Medical CARE Centre, Multi Specialty Clinic, Seeb, requires General Practioner, Medical Lab Technician & Pharmacist. Send CV at Email : sarita_h23@yahoo.com or call 97884856

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 Required Salesman in Salalah very good commission.#92760281 Looking for Outdoor Salesman for heavy equipment spare parts.

Contact - 93292015, Email: mail.om@gulfcenter.co Sales Executive Industrial products : 2-3 yrs of exp. with good communication & computer skills. D/L is must. Send resume to salescvv@hotmail.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE 35 yrs male, MBA Finance with 5 years GCC Accounts & Admin experience. VDL.NOC available, looking for suitable placement.

Contact:96763275 Indian male having 5 years of experience in Oman as accountant cum office administrator with Omani driving license looking for a new placement. Contact: 94173818, email: nibinkjames@gmail.com Fresher looking for a career opportunity B.Com good physique, quick learner English speaking.

Contact: 93368464 Indian CA 10yrs of Oman experience in treasury, financial reporting, consolidation, ERP implementation in Trading, construction, Oil & Gas sectors. NOC available.

Email: caramdas.s5@gmail.com GSM: 91310237

Indian female M.A Economics with diploma in Indian 8 foreign accounting having 1 year experience in Oman seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 95714285 Accountant 4 yrs experience looking for job. Contact 96182302 Email: rishad.sainudheen@gmail.com Accountant 36 yrs Indian male 10 yrs UAE experience in Accounts, Insurance currently on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 96334958 / 95217432 Indian male, 30 years, CMA (Inter), M.Com 8 years experience in Accounting, Auditing with NOC& valid Oman D/L. Contact: 96746420 Email: sijuthampi@ymail.com Accountant with more than 6 years experience in SAOG company looking for middle management position.

Strong English/Arabic correspondence. Valid DL. NOC available.

Contact 91116924 Indian female B.Tech (EEE) MBA finance with 1and half years experience as Bank Officer in India seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 91358676 / 98157895 Email: sujivu88@gmail.com Indian male B.Com Graduate 24 years looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97219505 25 years male BBA (Hons) CFAC ACCA having 3 years experience as top management operations, Accounts seeking suitable placement. Contact : 92829595 Email: saqib4u1@hotmail.com Young, energetic 24 yrs, ACCA finalist, Advanced diploma in Accounting and business, seeking suitable placement in accounts, finance or audit.

Contact: 92430152 Email: rau_dey@yahoo.com Indian CA with 15 yrs exp. working as Head of Finance for US MNC. NOC Available - 94047434 Urgent: Accountant Indian female 6+ years experience degree B.com (AC) MBA middle level carrier skill cum tally 9 balance sheet auditing payroll profit & loosest visit visa.

Contact: 91551164/91175456 Email: mk.jothipriya@gmail.com A Sri Lankan lady chartered accountant with five years experience (including article ship), on family visa in Oman looking for a suitable job. Contact: 91259845 Email: amashermila@gmail.com

Looking for project Managers, Site Engineers & Office Secretary for a construction company Email Id: rgeorge@omantd.com

Male 29 yrs, 5+ experience, 4 yrs in HME (Office Assistant) 1 yr experience in accounts & marketing seeking for suitable position.#00968 96505486

Established real estate company looking for male or female property agents for leasing and sales of the property. Applicant must be Graduate, possess Omani or GCC driving license. Having oman market experience. Apply with NOC. Attractive salary +commission. Send your CV: property@ labdmarkmuscat.com

Pakistani Qualification M.Com (finance) experience 2 years as Internal Auditor, 3 years as Finance Manager.

Contact: 00968- 91490367

Indian 23 years B.B.M diploma in computer accounting tally 9 excel 3 years (India) 1 year Oman as accountant, stores sales accounts, local visa NOC available.

Contact: 92579311

Part time Accountant, up to finalization, looking for job after 5pm (location prefer - MSQ to Al Hail).

Contact: 95694737

Indian 24 years MBA finance 2 years experience seeking suitable placement. Contact: 98222753 Email - shemeejup@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE 12 yrs of Oman experienced Chief Accountant looking for immediate placement. Contact 99513082 Email: devan801@gmail.com

DRIVER Looking for driving job driving experience more than 3 years.

Contact: 97459022 Driving job. Contact: 99109458

Accounts finance Indian male 35 yrs B.Com, M.B.A tally exp 9.7 yrs exp 1.5 yr Oman family visa N.O.C available. Contact : 93257426.

Email: sibigeorgep@gmail.com Accountant with more than 30 years experience in both financial and cost accounting seek part time assignment in Muscat or Sohar.

Contact 98598099

ART DIRECTOR Art director / creative director/ 8 years experience with Omani license, NOC. Contact : 95136862 Email: aunmoeid@gmail.com`

ADMIN Indian female 24 years BE Electronics now in Oman visiting visa searching job for any administrative sectors telecommunicating banking teaching.

Contact: 95935867 / 99536948 Email: anjujose011@gmial.com Filipina, 10 yrs experience in Fashion Retail, Shipment, Logistics, Inventory, Warehouse Control and Store Management is seeking employment. Call +971565833126 or 97728418.

Indian male MBA 33 yrs having 10 yrs exp seeking suitable placement in Administration / HR/ Operations/ Coordination/ Logistics etc. Holding valid D/L. Contact - 99054786 Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR. joing immediatly. release available.

Contact :93671437 Indian Female MBA, 3 Year Experience in Admin MIS , Family Visa. Contact 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com INDIAN(Male) MBA with 5+ years of experience in HR and ADMIN. Looking for suitable position.

96395254, shm1691@gmail.com 14 years of gulf experience in HR / Admin & logistics fluent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position. Contact: 95824598

Looking for job driver with car.

Contact 96493236 L.T.D driver exp, 5 years know Hindi, English, Arabic, and Education B.A. Contact 98522914 Pakistani driver, 5 years ex seeks placement. Contact: 97429442 Driver available 24, HRS, car without car. Contact: 98522914 Pakistani diploma civil (Eng) 24 year 1.5 years experience in Pak) 2 years in (Oman). Contact: 97138320 Looking job LTV D with car.

Contact: 94436276 / 97433432 Driver looking for job, 20 years experience. Contact: 94795033 Light driving with 6 years experience in Oman. Contact: 94001751 Light vehicle Driver 5 years of experience, with Oman driving license looking for a job. # 97319805 / 92171166 Indian light duty driver. Contact 94269229 Light Driver. Contact 95779594, Ruwi H.T. V Driver, Pakistani experience, 6 yrs, seeks work in company only.

Contact 93985087 Light duty driver, 8 yrs exp.

Contact: 96736744 Sri Lankan driver. #97387112

DOMESTIC HELPER Indian male having 8 years experience in Oman, working as a warehouse in charge seeking suitable placement.

N.O.C available. #96184236 House maid looking for job.

Contact: 99879576

DRAFTSMAN Indian Civil Draftsman looking suitable placement 5 yrs experience (Gulf). Contact: 98064097

Indian, 16 yrs Oman experience in Admin / Office management and have D/L. Also have accounting knowledge. Contact: 99573353

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

32 years male, 11 years experience in indoor sales graphic designing, administration events looking for job. Contact: 98392508

Jordanian Mechanical Engineer, Expertise in Manufacturing, Design, Steel Work, AutoCad, SolidWork 3D, Nesting/Plasma Cutting, Sales, Speaking, Russian & English GSM#90198575/99201710

Purchase, Admin, Indian male, 15 yrs Gulf experience.

Contact95435370

DRIVER Pakistani male light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 96474528 Driver with car. Contact : 91452930

Mechanical Engineer 22 yrs Indian male currently on permanent visa and valid Omani driving license seeking for suitable job.

Contact : 91652927 / 99680181 Email: fawariz.09@gmail.com HSE Engineer, NEBOSH IGC and IOSH certified with 2 years industry and Oil & Gas experience looking for urgent placement. Contact 91476537.

Wanted driver. Contact 95112461 Driver job wanted.

Contact: 99343782 Car with driver or without cat specially Companies.

Contact 97943750 / 97408900 Light duty driver 5 years exp in Oman. Contact: 92602182

Indian diploma Civil Eng, 2 yrs exp. Infrastructures project (4G – Towers, substation) landscaping & Auto CAD. Contact: 94756183 Email: indianexpat1@gmail.com B.Tech Electrical & Electronics with 1 year experience seeking for suitable job. Contact: 91 9497883413 Email: rakesh1.mohan@gmail.com

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Over 22 years of comprehensive experience in overall construction execution& management qualification. BE (Civil).

Contact : +968 91816590 Building Construction Supervisor looking for small Omani co. to handle independently or suitable placement with Omani D/L. Contact: 93061107 Civil Engineering Diploma, Site coordinator now preset in Oman, seeking job in Oman. Contact : 92887561 Email: jubincivileng@gmail.com Mech. Engg Indian male having 1 year exp looking for suitable job.

Contact : 92835957 Indian 22 years male, Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech has done internships, born and brought up in Oman with Omani driving license, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 92791637 Email: ashwinsureshkotturethu@gmail.com Indian male, 23 years Electrical & Electronics Engineer having 1 year experience in Google company need suitable placement.

Contact: 91118694, Email: sharath2909@gmail.com Indian mechanical Engineer 31 yrs, 8+ experience in sales & BD including GCC, having Oman driving license & NOC. Contact: 97116858 Email: menonamit1984@gmail.com C-SWIP 3.1 ASNT level 2 QC Mech.

Engr 5+ yrs exp Indian male 26 seeks placement.

Contact : 91823331 Email: kannasekhar46@gmail.com Indian male 27 yrs BE mechanical & W/diploma in automobiles 2 yrs teaching experience in designing (AutoCAD) seeking suitable position.

Contact: 94183625 Indian male 29 yrs old B.E electronic & Communication Engg (5 yrs experience in Oman) with valid D/L. Contact : 96652145 Electronics technician 20 years experience India, Saudi Arabia.

Contact 91969726 MSC Electronics Female, 24 years, 1 year experience in MR Scan Testing on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 91111675 28 years male diploma in Civil Engineer 6 years experience in Oman valid Omani driving license seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98666735 /90289111 Email: engrjahedbd@yahoo.com Civil Engineer Pakistani 12 +2 years Oman experience D/L seeks placement. Contact: 94392616 Indian male BE Mechanical currently on 2 yrs free visa with NOC & local release. Looking for suitable job in Muscat. Contact – 90296975 / ali.syedausaf@gmail.com 25 years experience in Civil Engineering looking for job at consultancy from for suitable position.

Contact : 97803710 Young BA looking for a job as Secretary / document controller, typewriting 40 W.PM shorthand also available. NOC from the present co. available. Contact: 93085851 Indian male, Supervisor Electrician Diploma 8 yrs in Oman. NOC available. Contact 95057068, jratheesh@yahoo.com Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer 23 having knowledge in HVAC looking for suitable vacancy. Contact: 95434381 Email: shuhaibuman313@gmail.com Indian male Mechanical Engineer having 2+ years experience in releniery piping + equipment seeking suitable position. Contact: 94768977 Civil Engineer with 6 yrs experience in can satiny firms structural design and supervision also worked as materials engineer. Contact: 96086214 Indian male Civil Engineer with Engineer with 2 years experience in Building project is available currently on visit visa. Contact: 92841583 Tunisian Civil Eng, Graduated flam the University of Tunisia past experience supervised several projected in the Island of djerha in the capital Tunis I have good experience with consulting engineer and contractor now in Muscat.

Contact: 94745527 Email: khereddianeb@gmail.com

Indian Male, 29, 9 years exp in Sales in Oman (Buraimi) with valid D/L looking for suitable placements, NOC available .Ph: 9360 1947

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

IT

Indain male, 23 yrs, B.E in Mechanical post Graduation Diploma in piping Engineering, seeking job in relevant field.Contact : 94786570 Email: asim.hajwani6@gmail.com

Network System Engineer switches, Routers, Servers, load balancers, CCTV 5 years of exp holds B.E (ECE) CCNA looking for good opportunity Indian visit visa. Contact 91911792 Email: arafakdnl@gamil.com

Civil Engineer diploma holder having a 4 years experience seeking a suitable replacement. Contact: 98782698 Email: engr.rabiul007@gmail.com Mechanical and manufacturing Engineer , age 26 yrs masters ( Singapore) having 2 years Oman work experience with valid Oman driving license on visit visa available immediately.

Contact: 95498953

Tunisian Master degree in Computer Science, with experience in creating websites in development looking for a job in the Sultanate of Oman currently in Muscat.

Contact: 94745546 Email: safouane.gouja@gmail.com

MEDICAL

Female, BE(hons) Systems Administration, 2 years teaching experience. Seeking suitable placement in Higher Education/Training industry.

Email: sadia_fatima@hotmail.com Contact:96447091

SALES / MARKETING Indian male B.Com, MBA having 2 years experience in Marketing and Advertising on visit visa looking for suitable openings.

Contact: 96559835 Email: rintomatam@gmail.com

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA, MCSA,MCSE, 2yrs + exp. in IT support, networking and server support valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support. Contact 92607532

10 yrs financial products sales & marketing experienced 5 years in banking Indian male 32 yrs on visit visa looking for suitable position.

Contact : 92882053

Store Supervisor or Site Supervisor, Indian male 30 years, looking for suitable placement in any reputed company. Having 5 years of gulf experience with good communication skills. Willing to work in any GCC country. Contact: 00968 97756269, Email: razzakbmt@gmail.com

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with 2 years experience in HV AC and plumbing - nikhilchandpm@gmail. com ; GSM: 97654489

Lecturer in nursing(MSc) specialized in OBG, 3 years experience, on visit visa, seeking teaching opportunities Contact:90125347

Indian 41 years, 2 years Dubai experience Sales of banking insurance products looking for suitable job.

Contact: 96564721

MEP foreman looking for a suitable position. Contact: 99526958

Indian male, MSc, MPhil, BEd Chemistry,2 Yrs Teaching experience and having experience in lab analyst, currently on visit visa, seeks suitable post. Contact 90208673

Have the previous experience in building material sales field and also experience as store keeper, with release paper & visa valid upto 19/09/15. Contact: 96451129 / 95563071

Indian BE (MECH) aviation BE degree diploma in material quality management 17 years Navy aviation 13 years construction purchase stores professional on visit.

Contact: 90205082 /98796982 Instrumentation Engineer, nearly 4 yrs experience in oil & gas industry, seeks job in Oman. Contact 90198210, Email : terinsam@gmail.com Indian male 25MBA having 4years Gulf experience in Coordination with contracting company .NOC Available.

Looking for(Store,Coordination,Admin Backoffice) Jobs Ph:95405885 Civil Engg, B.Tech fresher Indian male currently on visit visa seeks suitable placement. Contact 91702450 Email: tijoct2015@hotmail.com Indian Male, IT Support Engineer, 2 yrs in Oman & 5 yrs Indian experience. Contact 97311847 Engineer with 3 yrs experience in Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical maintained field on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 99191535 Email: fareed029@gmail.com SUPERVISOR: Indian male site supervisor (AIR CONDITIONING) 25 years of experience with valid Oman Driving license, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97498809, 93391910 Email: hilariankj@gmail.com Electrical Engineer, Indian male, 29 yrs having 5 yrs of experience in industrial automation & utility maintenance in India (MRF yres) seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92789995, Email : akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Btech computer science graduate 2015 passout.. Android application marketing.. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Contact 91024385 Civil Engineer Indian male 10 yrs exp having Omani D/L looking for suitable placement. Contact: 94194399 (shiblyrock@gmail.com) Electrical and Electronics Engineer with one year experience and GCC licence holder seeking a job mail – shyjalpk@gmail.com Civil Engineer (diploma) 3.5 yrs exp, seeking for placement.

Contact: 95200650

IT BE, ECE Mumbai university skills in C, C++, windows, linux, controller and processor RTOS, Electronics, Networking, 6 months experience in embedded software seeks placement. Contact : 917774864736 Email: sadatbtisekar@gmail.com SAP BW Analyst : Indian male, 26 yrs, B.Tech (CS & E) from ASET, New Delhi, worked as a Business Analyst in Software Industry.

Contact 98008127 / 92878708, vaisakh.bhaskar@gmail.com IT Engineer, 6 yrs exp in software projects & development (OCJA) on visit visa. Contact: 99487493 28 M, Indian, have done master degree in computer application, 2 years exp in Oman, looking suitable placement. Contact: 93295112 Email: syedsadathali.mca@gmail.com

ENT surgeon board degree & prometric exam looking for a job in private hospitals & medical complexes.

Contact: 91347226 OB/ Gynecologist board degree & prometric exam looking for a job in private hospitals & medical complexes. Contact: 91347226 Female doctor GP, 8 years experience with prometric & viva, MOH passed and NOC, seeking GP position within Muscat area. Contact 95043021

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Facility / Project Management 5 yrs of exp holds BE (ECE) MBA, Indian on visit visa looking for suitable openings. Contact : 98580569 Email: arafacareer@gmail.com Supervisor fabrication. 30 years experienced in oil and gas industry with thorough knowledge of PDO procedures. contact 99365694, 92362946, 99208102 email: tapasroy21@yahoo . com Supervisor / Forman interior / electrical with Oman driving license.

Contact: 98767559

MISCELLANEOUS Management Professional accountable, responsible for profitable management can handle the entire operations, HR/Recruitment, Business development & Sales & marketing & etc, Great organizational skills with over 23+yrs exp. in Bombay, Saudi Arabia, Dubai-UAE & Oman(11yrs) as General Manager - Publications, Printing,Media. open to any industry, can Join immediately w/NOC. Contact : +968 98864706/99574638 Mail : akdas_uae@yahoo.com

PROJECTS Indian male, with 8 yrs exp. in Oman (BA- Graduate) working as a project Sales Coordinator, with Oman D/L, looking for suitable job, ready to join immediately with NOC, open for Sales & Marketing also.

Contact 95245057

SKILLED/ UNSKILLED Building construction supervisor looking for small Omani company to handle independently or suitable placement in good company with Oman D/L. Contact 93061107

SALES / MARKETING Business intelligence / Global Marketing management specialist with 9 years of experience developing brand value & managing overall projects to achieve business objectives seeking suitable position on family visit.

Contact: 91902154 PGDM in Marketing & finance and specialization in SCM in Belgium University, 14 months experience in cooperative relations looking for suitable job. Contact: 92050773 Indian male Graduate with 2 yrs exp in sales advertising, presently on visiting visa looking for suitable opening. Contact: 95462921

Indian looking for a part time accounting or Internal Auditing job, contact 99196621.

Indian male 32 years MBA (Marketing) with 7 years experience in Oman and having driving license seeks suitable placement. NOC available. Contact: 95902458 Sales and marketing - male 27 yrs, 2 years experience seeking suitable placement with Oman D/L. Contact: 95642740 Email: shaijichakkara@gmail.com Senior Sales Engineer 4 years experience in Oman with D/L, Sales electrical products PDO OXY supply liaison with MEP contractors and consultants NOC available.

Contact: 0091 9895799737 Email: thomasjmuscat@gmail.com Contact : 99447853 Nine years UAE experienced Graduate Indian male with valid UAE/ GCC, D/L on visit seeks sales / admin position. Contact: 98826959 Indian male, 2 yrs exp. in Sales with D/L seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92055093

TOURS & TRAVELS

Indian female, 25yrs Bsc nursing with MHA (Master of Hospital Administration) looking for a suitable placement. Currently on visit visa valid up to 25 November 2015.

Contact: 9951 3267, email: alinaelshaddai@gmail.com Chartered CIPD HR, MBA having 5+ years of experience in Oman and 7 years in GCC looking for job opportunities. Call 97728418 Store Supervisor or Site Supervisor .

Indian male 30 years age.

Looking for suitable placement in any reputed company. Having 5 years of gulf experience with good communication skills.

Willing to work in any GCC country.

Contact: 00968 97756269 , Email: razzakbmt@gmail.com 32 years Indian Male MSC, MBAHR having 7+yr Exp(HR and SAP operations) with Oman valid driving license, seeking suitable opening in Human Resource & Admin/backend jobs.Contact: 00968-99322978 Iranian male. ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8 Years Structural engineer experience, Looking for Structural Designer, supervisor or site engineer Position. Contact: 93696929 Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com Land Surveyor experience 6 years in landscape , construction and roads for contact : 0096895244840, 0096899703488, e-mail: eng.amr_salama@yahoo.com

Five years experience in Travel field ,BCom., IATA & pursuing MBA, Presently working in the Travel Desk of (ITC managed) Five Star Hotel in India, looking for a suitable position in the Middleeast. pls contact 9470 5767

Indian male 27, looking for suitable placement in Piping Design & Engineering.Having 7 years of experience in AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS (11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact : 97351786 / 96143708/ 97357143

11 yrs experience in travel field B.Com, IATA, MCSE working for Qatar Airways, Sales reservation ticketing driving license & NOC available. Contact 92954613

ACCA Affiliate, Oxford Brookes Bsc, 2.5 years experience in audit, finance in Big 6 and oil industry, NOC release available. a.saran891@gmail.com, 95140445

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male, B.com, MBA, having 5 years experience (3 years in U.A.E) is currently seeking suitable opportunities within finance/ accounts/admin dept.

Contact:93953613, allen.mathew83@gmail.com B.Com graduate, 11 years experience in Accounts, 9 years Oman experience , Oman valid driving license, looking for suitable post.

Mob:92758404 NOC Available.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available. Seek suitable opportunity.

GSM: 97705854 Two year experience in Oman, experience in sales, purchase and system admin, Having GCC license.

Contact number 97475860, Yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com Indian Male, 32 yrs, MBA-HR, Trainer & Faculty worked on Omanisation & nationals development activities with 10 yrs of experience seeking suitable job. Contact : 93891401 saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Sudanese 29 male (Bsc computer science,diploma computer engineering), 6 yrs. experience dba oracle plsql , ms sql-server ,ms visual studio vba,network Omani Driver licence language English, Arabic Tel: 91415886

B.com .5 yrs exp. of oman Looking for an Accounts job work, preferred to do from home. Well versed with TALLY Accounting software.

Contact 95482970 Pakistan Male: 24 years, M.Com Finance having 2.5 year experience as a accountant & marketing executive looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 97670816, e.mail: naeem.ahsan68@gmail.com

ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8 Years Structural engineer experience, Looking for Structural Designer, supervisor or site engineer Position.

Iranian male, Contact: 93696929 Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experience, presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with Oman Driving license. NOC available, seeks suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170 Civil Engineer Indian 20 years experience (1 year in Oman) in management and construction seeks suitable placement. Contact: 91718976 Male, 32 years M.A. English M.SC psychology and B.Ed in English having 4 years experiences in teaching present company is ready to issue release letter. Contact : 99869535 Email: sahadkeyi33@gmail.com Filipino (Male), 33 yrs/old, 9 yrs. experience in marine transportation (seaman/deck crew), & 3 yrs. in sales (electronic devices) currently on visit visa & looking for a suitable employment. GSM: 94750459 Indian male, 14 yrs Experience in Maintenance & Supervisor in hotel field ( Electrical . Ac Mechanical & Plumber ) N O C available Contact 95253640 email-hareeshma24@yahoo.com Senior Accountant Indian male Graduate CA Articleship completed 18 years of experience currently on visit visa seeks suitable placement contact.97498809,93391910 Email.hilariankj@gmail.com Electrical Maintenance Engineer, 29, Indian Male, having 7+ years exp. in reputed companies. Seeking suitable placement in Oman.

Contact - 98440637. Mail ID : venkatbadri23@gmail.com Indian male 22 years, Looking for suitable placement in Hardware and Networking field, 1 year exp. in india an have done training in al ameen computers. With good communication skill, Qualification is Diploma in Electronics and Communication.

Contact : - 95632209,95068075, Email- fairozhuded13@gmail.com Sudanese 29 male (Bsc computer science, diploma computer engineering), 6 yrs. experience , dba oracle pl-sql , ms sql-server ,ms visual studio vba, network, Omani Driver licence language English, Arabic. Email:chastity643@gmail. com, Mob:91415886 Having 9+ years exp. in Admin & HR in reputed companies. Presently working in Muscat and seeking for suitable placement.

Contact No.: 97693456. email : muralimahdav77@gmail.com Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in Accounts, IT & Administration, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company. Contact:95983711.Join.mtmali@gmail.com Indian male 24 years,B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic) having 2 years working experience as an Electrical site Engineer, currently on visit visa.

Seeking suitable placement.

Contact no. 98045482, Email: mastanshaik1008@gmail.com Indian male 23 years, B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic) having 4 years working experience as an Electrical site Engineer, currently on visit visa.

Seeking suitable placement.

Contact no. 98045482 Email: mastanshaik1008@gmail.com

Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in IT Trainer, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company.

Contact:- 95983711.

Join.mtmali@gmail.com

29 years femaile (MBA-Finance) with 4 + years experience (India & Oman) in administration & teaching seeking suitable placement in an established organization. #96371655.

Civil Engineer Indian 20 years experience (1 year in Oman) in management and construction seeks suitable placement. Contact: 91718976 , email : mdnaveed71@gmail.com

Male, 32, having 7 years experience in New Car sales and rental. Currently working for one of the most reputed Brand in India is seeking a suitable change. Contact +91 9045232273

Male, 32 years M.A. English M.Sc Psychology and B.Ed in English having 4 years experience in teaching present company is ready to issue release letter.

Contact : 99869535 Email: sahadkeyi33@gmail.com

Looking for managerial post (full time ) ,More than Ten years of experience in Team Development ,Training ,Planing, Administration, Sales & Marketing, Advertisement and Credit Control and Logistics.

Contact 91076608 /+919048648108 NOC available

Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in Computer Teacher, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company. Contact:- 95983711, join.mtmali@gmail.com Light duty driver, 23yrs. Can speak Arabic, Hindi, Bangla and understand English. Release available.

Ph.92854775 / 93487450

Sales Representative or Purchase officer. Indian male 31 years, Looking for suitable placement in CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES and OILFIELD INDUSTRIES. Having 7 years of gulf experience in FASTENERS and BUILDING MATERIAL. Having a valid D/L. Contact: 00968 92480985, Email: fayubeig@gmail.com CONTD ON PG 7

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

RENT A CAR

RENT A CAR TRANSPORTATION Transportation available.

Contact: 99867456 Ruwi, Muttrah, Muscat, Al Khuwair & Qurum. Contact - 95415272 Driver with car. Contact: 94004667 Transport available in Ghala, Ruwi , Ghubra, Al Khuwair & Azaiba.

Contact: 91495819

Transportation. Contact 99508282 Transportation. Contact: 98244078 Pick & Drop any time.

Contact: 97014786

DRIVING

Transportation. Contact 99664703 Transportation available.

Contact 95570429 Car for rent. Contact: 92516090

Transportation. Contact: 96538078

Butter cup rent a car competitive prices new car 2016.

Contact: 97249449

Transportation. Contact:98522914

FOR HIRE Volvo 12 Ton Truck for monthly rent. Contact: 98713900

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SIT.WANTED Housemaid looking for job.

Cont : 95587492 Indian Male, 28, B.Com, 6+ yrs exp in Accounts, 2 yrs in Oman with Valid Oman D/L, NOC available.

Contact 9719 4864 BRANCH-HEAD, MBA-BBA, Indian Male having experience in UAE, India, Oman total 5 years (including MNC), looking for similar or same openings.

NOC available. mobile: 92700670, email:catanalur131@gmail.com Accounts Head/Manager looking for job with Gulf Experience (NOC available). Contact : 94164650. email: msaleem.kr@gmail.com Sales Representative or Purchase officer. Indian male 31 years, looking for suitable placement in construction industries and oilfield industries. Having 7 years of gulf experience in fasteners and building material. Having a valid driving license. Contact: 00968 92480985, Email: fayubeig@gmail.com Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in Accounts, IT & Administration, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company. # 95983711.

Join.mtmali@gmail.com Indian Male, 28, B.Com, 6+ yrs exp in Accounts, 2 yrs in Oman with Valid Oman D/L, NOC available.

Contact: 9719 4864 Babar Ali Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in Accounts, IT & Administration, looking for a better position in Oman, No need of Visa, already working in of the Omani Construction Company.

Contact:- 95983711.

Indian male MBA finance and marketing. Having 2 year experienced in accounting, looking for suitable job opportunities. Available on visit can join immediately. Cont: 94676974 Email: anfalruk@gmail.com SALES MANAGER (MECHANICAL ENGINEER)-Over 5 yrs in Oman, with experience in Industrial Products & Services with Noc & driving license looking for the challenging opportunities. Notice period Ends on 27th August -2015 . GSM - 95291830 ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with Oman Driving license. NOC available seeks suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170 Indian Female Lawyer having 11 yrs experience presently working in Oman seeks placement in Legal/HR/ Admin etc. NOC available Contact-94436960 Email: famidakhan123@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer : Indian , male 23 years, 2 years experience, on visit visa . Seeking suitable placement. Contact : +968 91409712 , Email : nibin.nani@gmail.com

Filipino (male), 37 yrs. old, having 8yrs. experience in Operation (Shipping & Logistics) currently on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact 97121525 24 years, ACCA affiliate, 2.5 years of experience in audit, finance in Big6 and oil industry, looking for suitable placement, NOC release available. Contact 95140445, Email: a.saran891@gmail.com

Spoken English IELTS & Computer classes.

Contact: 92088325 / 24799938

WEBSITE

INDIAN MALE 24 YEARS, B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic).Having 2 years experience as Electrical Site Engineer in Constructions. Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications.

Seeking for suitable placement in constructions or in any related industries. Contact no: 98045482/ mastanshaik1008@gmail.com Indian male, 29 yrs, B.Tech Electronics & Communication Eng. + diploma in SAP, 7 years professional experience, looking for a job in Oman / other GCC countries.

Contact: 0091 973 928 5790, Email: rahul.rn198@gmail.com AutoCad Civil Draftsman – Having 3 years- experience, looking for a placement.(Full- time or Part time) 99627427 / 96154564.

Indian male MBA finance and marketing having 2 year experienced in accounting. Having good knowledge in Tally ERP and advanced excel.

Looking for suitable job opportunities. Available on visit visa can join immediately. Contact:94676974, Email : anfalruk@gmail.com Indian Male, 37 Years , B Tech Graduate Electrical. Having 12 Years Experience of DCRP Works / Jobs in Oman with Driving License, Looking for an suitable opening, NOC Available. Contact – 92122338, Email saiviharvasanth@gmail.com Male available for a part time accounting & admin job, Contact:99196621.

Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant ,doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available. #98803439

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

Contact: http//webviewoman

COMPUTER

Sales Representative or Purchase officer. Indian male 30 years, Looking for suitable placement in CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES and OILFIELD INDUSTRIES. Having 5 years of gulf experience in FASTENERS and BUILDING MATERIAL. with good communication skills.

Contact: 00968 97756269, Email: razzakbmt@gmail.com Masters in Information Systems and IT with more than 12 years experience seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 98502793, email:jobsrs6@gmail.com Advertising/media executive with 15 years gulf experience with oman driving license. Seeks good opening.

Contact 93031168

INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS,B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic) having 4 years working experience as an Electrical site Engineer, currently on visit visa. Seeking suitable placement. Contact no. 98045482

Filipino (male), 37 yrs. old, having 8yrs. experience in Operation (Shipping&Logistics) currently on visit visa looking for suitable job.

GSM: 97121525

21 years, B. Com, graduate male ‘fresher’ well versed in English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam with Driving license looking for a suitable job. Contact: 96799287

Quantity Surveyor-MEP (Estimation/Project) ,Total 10 Years Experience (3 years in Oman).

Having NOC & Oman D/L, Looking for suitable job, Contact - 97906551

SIT.WANTED Sales Representative or Purchase officer. Indian male 30 years , looking for suitable placement in construction industries and oilfield industries. Having 5 years of Gulf experience in FASTENERS and building material. with good communication skills. #97756269, Email: razzakbmt@gmail.com

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Split & widow unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

Split & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact: 96236476 Window & split unit A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact 93769089 / 95323517

One stop shop business services : Public Relation (PRO) formation new companies, LLC companies, Investor visa, business setup, prepare businesses & companies accounts, legal services, representing you and your company. Contact: Saleh : 96723485

Split & window A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact 93769089/95323517

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & anti-termite treatment, general cleaning painting, Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. # 24810137, 99450130

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722 A/C Technician, all refrigerator items, installation.

Contact: 92279370 Air condition maintenance split and window A/C split a/c ducted and package type units.

Contact: 98667326

NRI

All maintenance & repairs.

Contact Rizwan: 99429071, RMPM Trading.

General cleaning in buildings villas all types interior, exterior, polishing dry cleaning carpets, rugs, marble etc. Contact 94134784 / 98598280 Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 House shifting & packing.

Contact: 99657644 /98518013

An NRI wants to sell his properties, in Ernakulam (6 cent villa near Amrita hospital), Trivandrum (plot near Kowdiar Palace), Trivandrum (plot near Kumarapuram Jn.) and Pandalam (opposite Ayyappa temple by the side of MC road). Please call: 94052733 or 94070407

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