Times of Oman - June 6, 2016

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June 6, 2016 30 Sha’aban 1437 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

To Senior State Officials, 1978

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ By placing their trust in us our people have also placed their trust in those we have chosen - and those whom we choose - to take responsibility for looking after their general interests.

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HM exchanges Ramadan greetings

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Heavy truck ban in Muscat for Ramadan

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The ROP has decided to ban heavy trucks with a total load of more than 10 metric tonnes from moving on all Muscat Governorate roads during Ramadan.>A3

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Fruit, vegetables prices rise ahead of Ramadan

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Fruit and vegetables are rocketing up in price as wholesalers take advantage of the Ramadan rush, with some fruits 50 per cent more expensive in just two days.

A senior consumer protection official said the prices will be monitored round-the-clock. >A4

ORGANISED GANGS OF BEGGARS TARGET OMAN

Ramadan from Tuesday

and expelled from Oman if they are an expat, says the Ministry of Social Development

PDO in talks to borrow $3.4 billion

FAHAD AL GHADANI

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COMMITTEE

Anyone found begging will be punished

MARKET

PDO has confirmed that it is in talks with an international financial institution to borrow $3.4b.

“Our firm is in the process of raising a loan to fund its operations due to the current low oil price environment,” Raoul Restucci. >B1

MUSCAT: On the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has exchanged cables of greetings with leaders of the Arab and Islamic countries.

In his cables, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, happiness and long life to the leaders and the people of their countries further progress and welfare. >A7

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Organised begging gangs are operating on the streets of Muscat, and police have warned citizens not to give them money.

Begging gangs are descending on Muscat in the run up to Ramadan and more are seen on the streets, according to an official at the Ministry of Social Development.

“Such beggars have different ways to beg for money from the public and they work in a network, making it harder for us to arrest them while begging,” said Hamood Al Mandhari, Director of Social Development at the Ministry of Social Development.

Al Mandhari explained that they target moving vehicles, houses and mosques and they even have “spotters” or people watching out for police. >A6

RAMADAN GREETINGS The Chairman and the staff of Muscat Media Group extend their heartiest greetings to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

MUSCAT: The moon sighting committee announced that Monday shall be the 30th Shaban 1437H and Tuesday, June 7, 2016 shall be the first day of Ramadan 1437H. The main committee for the moon sighting for the month of Ramadan 1437H, which met yesterday, declared that they did not receive any calls on the sighting of moon. The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Salmi, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. >A5

NEW AMENDMENTS

Oman to clamp down on terror Times News Service

MORNING MINUTE

MUSCAT: Oman will co-operate with international authorities and extradite suspects accused of involvement in terrorism, the funding of terror or in money laundering, it has been announced. The adopting of new legal amendments, announced yesterday, reflect more compre-

hensive changes in earlier laws that outlined rules and regulations on risk assessment and preventive measures.

Customer identification The new amendments also focus on due diligence of customer identifications and Know Your Customer systems.

The changes further address

Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)who represent risks, correspondent banking relationships, financial operations, curbs on financial institutions and non-financial businesses, professions and financial institutions, as well as due diligence, in particular with countries that do not operate with proper financial standards. >A4

India, Qatar sign 7 pacts

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HM sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to King Carl XVI and the people of Sweden further progress and prosperity. -ONA DEVELOPMENT

Ibri, Sohar power units by 2019 Staff Reporter MUSCAT: The Ibri Power Station and Sohar Power Station will go on stream by 2018 and 2019 respectively, Ali Abdullah Al Abri, chief executive officer of Oman Electricity Transmission Company, has said.

“The total capacity of these power stations will be approximately 3,200MW,” he said at a function where agreements on company’s Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) were signed.

“In line with our vision “Renowned World Class Transmission Grid by: 2025”, the company has recently managed to achieve international certifications in four areas, namely, ISO 14001 related environment, OHSAS 18001 related to safety and health at work, ISO 55001 related to Asset Management and ISO27001 related to information security,” the official said. These achievements demonstrate that the company moving in the right direction in line with its vision, he added.

Oman Electricity Transmission Company is considered an important company in the Sultanate’s electricity sector.

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Heavy truck ban for Ramadan Heavy trucks will not be allowed to run during specific hours to ease Ramadan traffic

FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: To assure that holiday travel is less congested, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) will limit the hours heavy trucks can travel on all Muscat Governorate roads during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Trucks with loads of more than 10 metric tonnes will not be allowed to operate from Sun-

day to Thursday between7am to 9.30am and 1pm to 3pm, according to officials.

Immigration working hours The ROP also announced that the Immigration Department, Civil Statues and Traffic department will maintain office hours from 8.30am to 1.00pm during the holy month of Ramadan.

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Steep rise in prices of fruits and vegetables ahead of Ramadan SHARP RISE As vegetables and

Old price

Prices are in OMR Tomato (7 kg)

fruits prices have

1.5

2.5 3.5 3.0

Bitter gourd (9 kg)

gone up by half

Ladyfinger (8.5 kg)

2.0

Baby marrow (6.5 kg)

already, a senior

Cauliflower (7 kg)

consumer protection

Potato (9 kg)

official has said that

Onion (1 kg) Watermelon (1 kg)

a team of officials

Lettuce (10 kg)

will be deployed

New price

2.5 1.2 1.8 0.150 0.130 0.150 0.200 2.5

6.5 6.5 4.5 4.5

5.0

Source: Wholesale distributors

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making round-theclock visits to check the price situation during the holy month of Ramadan to take action against

HEAVY DEMAND: A Public Authority for Consumer Protection official said that they have started evening duty shifts to monitor all kind of goods in the market during the holy month of Ramadan.

overcharging vendors

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reji@timesofoman.com fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Fruits and vegetables prices are sky high as wholesalers take advantage of the Ramadan rush, with the cost of some fruits rising 50 per cent in just two days.

As vegetables and fruits prices have gone up by half already, a senior consumer protection official said that a team of officials will be deployed, making round-the-clock

visits to check prices during the holy month of Ramadan and take action against vendors who are overcharging customers.

While agreeing that there will be a price rise due to various reasons, an official from the consumer protection authority said that officials will work extra shifts to apprehend vendors who charge too much.

Mawaleh Central Market wholesale vendors and distributors revealed on Sunday that the price of vegetables and fruits have risen 50 per cent due to the end of the farming season in Oman, climate change, and also because goods from Syria and other coun-

tries are not available due to ongoing unrest in those countries.

“The price of one carton (seven kilogrammes) of Jordan tomato was OMR1.5 two days ago. Today it is OMR2.5. For one carton (nine kilogrammes) of bitter gourd it was OMR3.5, now it is OMR6.5.

For one carton (8.5 kilogrammes) of ladyfinger it was OMR3, now it is OMR6.5. For one carton (6.5 kilogrammes) of baby marrow from Jordan it was OMR2, now it is OMR4.5,” Kabeer CV, a wholesale dealer, told Times of Oman.

Kabeer added that price of lettuce for one carton (10 kilogramme) was OMR2.5 and now it

has become OMR5.

According to Kabeer, the demand has pushed up the price, and even if wholesale orders are placed early in the morning, it is quite difficult to ensure purchases since stocks are sold very quickly.

W M Hashim, a wholesale dealer of watermelon in Muscat, said that price is already 150 baisas per kilogramme and it may go up to 200 baisas.

“Currently, watermelon is purchased mainly from Iran. They used to come three days per week.

Now, as the demand is going up, they will arrive daily. According to Iranians, the price in Iran is going

up and so they are compelled to increase their price,” Hashim said.

He noted that he sells four tonnes of watermelon daily.

A Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) official said their employees have begun working evening shifts to monitor a wide variety of goods in the market during the holy month of Ramadan.

“The PACP will be ready to receive complaints and reports from the public and sort them immediately. We will ensure the availability of all necessary commodities at normal prices during Ramadan, in coordination with different departments and shopping malls,” said Omar Al Jahdhami, vice-chairman of PACP for consumer services and monitoring markets.

Omar Al Jahdhami added that the PACP teams would ensure that supermarkets and hypermarkets abide by the rules.

“The PACP teams will undertake round-the-clock field visits in the markets during Ramadan. This

HELPING HAND

M U S C AT M U N I C I PA L I T Y

An Omani given to the cause of spreading smiles HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

hassan@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: An Omani man is dedicating his holidays to help poor African schoolchildren living in the shadows of Zanzibar’s 5-star hotel resorts.

Mohammed Al Touqi, who works at Oman Outward Bound, wants to provide better homes, education and lifestyle to the people living in poor neighbourhoods, only 500 metres away from the luxurious resorts near Zanzibar’s coastline, a semi-autonomous part of the Republic of Tanzania.

The 29-year-old dedicates his holidays to travelling to poor parts of the African country, giving a helping hand to those in need.

When he first arrived, Al Touqi visited a school which was in a miserable state.

“There were no chairs, floors broken and toilets without privacy,” Al Touqi said, describing Al Nabawiyah school, which was run by five local teachers.

“Everything was in complete disaster,” he added, saying that Oman government schools look like five-star hotels compared to what he has seen there.

Moment of appreciation “It was a moment of appreciation that shakes you as a human being,” Al Touqi, who also visited an orphanage which housed 40 children, said.

is being done to ensure, in coordination with importers, distributors, hypermarkets and supermarkets, that there is no shortage of goods,” he added.

Al Jahdhami also called on the public to not hesitate to contact the PACP to report violations.

Meanwhile, a senior official at a hypermarket said store officials work to cushion price increases.

“Due to summer and the increased demand for vegetables as Ramadan is approaching, prices are going up as usual. However, we try our best to offer the best price for our customers. We try to purchase directly from global markets and also offer different varieties at affordable prices,” said Ananth A V, director, Lulu Hypermarkets - Oman and India.

According to Muscat Municipality, the Central Vegetable Market in Mawaleh has received over 28,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to meet the needs of domestic consumers during Ramadan and avoid any possibility of increases in prices.

‘Slaughter only in slaughterhouses to avoid diseases’ FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: The Slaughterhouse Directorate at Muscat Municipality has called on the public to avoid the slaughter of livestock in places other than the slaughterhouse to avoid diseases.

Eight people have died so far this year from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in various governorates of the Sultanate.

The Slaughterhouses Directorate at Muscat Municipality finished preparing Bausher and Seeb slaughterhouses for the holy month of Ramadan. The two slaughterhouses were equipped with 25 butchers being hired on temporary contracts.

FOR GREATER GOOD:

Mohammed Al Touqi dedicates his holidays to travelling to poor parts of the African country, giving a helping hand to those in need. – Supplied photo

In some Northern areas, where extreme poverty can be seen clearly, Al Touqi said that 20 houses share the same water tap, which is not very safe for drinking.

“Children carry 20 litres of water on their heads to feed their families,” he added.

“While many Omanis fund charitable organisations in Africa,” says Al Touqi “few step up and actually go there physically to help the needy and experience their suffering,”.

According to the young vol-

unteer, a student in Zanzibar schools needs only OMR60 per year to cover the tuition fees, clothes, and books.

“During a visit to a school, I’ve seen a teacher sending a little girl home for failing to pay her school fees,” says Al Touqi “She needed OMR2.6 only to register for a full term in the school,” In cooperation with Canadian groups, Al Touqi bought 50 kgs of rice and other basic amenities for the children.

Mohammed volunteers by giving lectures to children about agricultural issues.

“I’ve seen children below 16-yearold memorising the Holy Quran,” said Mohammed, who plans more visits to the Muslim country.

He is setting up for his next volunteering trip in July, after Ramadan, and will be accompanied by more Omanis.

Group one’s trip will start on July 15 and finish on the 25th, while the second batch will visit the country between 12th and 21st of August.

Sufficient numbers The directorate has also ensured availability of livestock in sufficient numbers as several meetings took place with livestock traders to discuss the importance of availability of different livestock.

The directorate also extended the working hours during Ramadan. Bausher slaughterhouse will function in two shifts starting from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and from 10:00 pm to midnight, while the Seeb slaughterhouse will open for one shift only which starts from 9.00 am and ends at 5.00 pm.

CROSS-BORDER CRIMES

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A1 New law includes extradition of criminals for money laundering Aspects of customs declarations and international cooperation, and strengthening sanctions imposed on violators, as well as definitions included in the new amendments, were also updated.

Additionally, new regulations include upgrading the status of the Financial Intelligence Unit, as it becomes the “National Center for Financial Information”, enjoying a distinct legal personality and new financial and administrative independence.

The amended law also outlined Oman’s responsibilities in pursuing international cooperation in the field of legal and judicial assistance and the extradition of criminals involved in money laundering and crimes related to the financing

of terrorism.

The new amendments are part of ongoing national efforts to enhance the Sultanate’s legislation in the fight against cross-border crimes, particularly money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

This effort comes as part of international recommendations, revised and approved in February 2013, and issued by the International Financial Action Task Force to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism, and in compliance with the requirements of international agreements and treaties related to the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism ratified by the Sultanate.

In this regard, the need arose to review the Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AM/CTF Law) issued in Royal Decree No. (2010/79).

Terrorism The National Committee on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, therefore, issued a decision to form a working group of experts and specialists. This group worked to comprehensively review all provisions, regulations and decisions related to the earlier law.

Further, it examined all laws, rulings, regulations, and circulars currently in force. Similarly, it studied all international treaties

and agreements related to combating money laundering and financing of terrorism offenses. Likewise, it offered a detailed study of the international recommendations, methodologies, standards and experiences of some countries.

It also followed the best-published practices about the International Financial Action Task Force and its counterpart, the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force, as well as the laws needed to address the crimes of money laundering and financing terrorism.

The newly amended act will contribute to combatting money laundering and financing terrorism by addressing legislative shortcomings, supporting national

preventive measures and fighting against economic, financial, social and political risks that may result from money laundering and financing terrorism at local, national and international levels.

Amended law The amended law will also foster the role of the Sultanate at regional and international levels and improve the quality of its implementation of the approved international recommendations and its level of international commitment to the highest international standards, binding all countries within the framework of the fight against crimes of money laundering and financing terror.

Accordingly, the next phase and

its requirements demand concerted efforts. These efforts should motivate all authorities and agencies to implement the Law of AntiMoney Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism.

The upcoming phase and its requirements necessitate concerted efforts by all authorities to effectively implement the revised Law of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism.

These efforts should be consistent with the urgent demands of the next phase and new developments to protect the security, as well as financial and economic stability enjoyed by the Sultanate, along with its obligations to the international community.

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Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever claims one life in Dhofar FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the eighth case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Oman this year.

The case was recorded in Dhofar after a citizen died.

Recently, quarantine imposed on seven farms in Ibra was lifted after it was confirmed that livestock are now free of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).

In May, a number of livestock farms were shut down in South Al

TRIAL RUN: In the first phase, vehicles will not be ferried to Khasab and Bandar Abbas. Picture used

for illustrative purposes only. – File photo

Khasab-Dubai ferry lane trial after Ramadan High-speed ferries will be used for the lane, said Mahdi Al Abdawani, Chief Executive Officer of the National Ferries Company

FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A new ferry connecting Khasab and Dubai will be tested after Ramadan, according to a senior official at the National Ferries Company (NFC).

“If the route is feasible, we will start operating ferries,” Mahdi Al Abdawani, the CEO of the National Ferries Company, told Times of Oman.

“The initiatives are part of the ENVIRONMENT

Two gazelles born at Barka Times News Service MUSCAT: The Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre in Barka has welcomed two new Arabian gazelles.

The two gazelles, one male and one female, were born last week, according to an official at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs. This takes the total number of Arabian gazelles at the centre so far to 80, the official added. Until September 2015, 13 Arabian gazelles, two oryx and one sand gazelle were born at the Barka centre.

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A1Ramadan Other members of the panel were His Eminence sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Khalili, the Sultanate’s Grand Mufti; Sayyid Hareb bin Hamad bin Saud Al Busaidi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior; Dr. Abdullah bin Rashid bin Aziz Al Siyabi, Vice President of the Supreme Court and Judge Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khatib from the Supreme Court in Salalah.

On the blessed occasion, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs expressed its greetings and wishes of good health , happiness and a long life to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, praying to the Almighty Allah to return this and similar occasions on His Majesty the Sultan for years to come and for the Omani people and all Muslim countries with progress and prosperity. —ONA

company’s objectives to connect Omani ports with regional ones,” Al Abdawani added.

The company has already carried out a number of visits to Iranian ports, Al Abdawani added.

“We will have another visit to Dubai and Kish Island after Ramadan to connect it with ports in the Sultanate,” Al Abdawani said, adding that the ferry to Bandar Abbas port will be launched after Ramadan for a six month period to check the income brought in on this

route. According to Al Abdawani, the company is currently working on fares to charge passengers.

“From Muscat to Bandar Abbas the travel time will be almost seven hours. However, from Muscat we can open a route to Chabahar Port in Iran because it is only four hours. Passengers can travel to Khasab from Muscat and then to Bandar Abbas, or from Shinas to Khasab and then to Bandar Abbas. From Khasab to Dubai it is 90 minutes and from Muscat to Khasab it is five hours and 30 minutes,” Al Abdawani added.

Additionally, high-speed ferries will be used for this trip, however, in the first phase, vehicles will not be ferried to Khasab and Bandar Abbas.

“For Dubai it’s a trial now, and after we check their port we may allow the ferrying of cars,” Al Abdawani added.

Sharqiyah to limit the spread of CCHF after an Asian expatriate died after he contracted CCHF in the Wilayat of Ibra.

CCHF is a disease caused by a tick-borne virus. The virus is transmitted to people, either through tick bites or contact with infected animals. This disease is endemic to the Sultanate, with the first case reported in 1995.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Oman said there was an urgent need for formulating a comprehensive prevention and control strategy to combat Congo fever in the region, in view of the

increasing incidents.

The Ministry of Health works together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to monitor CCHF, as well as in providing the public with educational brochures about the disease.

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MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 We are new now in Mashhad and we will coordinate with our colleagues in our networks to provide special packages for Mashhad Abdul Rahman Al Busaidi, Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President Commercial of Oman Air

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Oman Air boosts bond with flight to Mashhad Oman Air has taken full advantage of cancelled flights from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to transport pilgrims to

CASHING ON: Omanis travelling from Muscat to Iran will be able

to gain a visa on arrival. – Supplied photo

Mashhad, boosting Oman’s economy

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tariqh@timesofoman.com MASHHAD: Oman Air is cashing on with its new flight to Mashhad, Iran, a city scheduled to be next year’s Capital of Islamic Culture.

While some flights from neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to Iran have been cancelled, Oman Air is taking advantage of the situation by flying passengers to Mashhad for its religious culture and traditions.

Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city, has been chosen to be next year’s Capital of Islamic Culture and will see many people travelling there for its religious sites such as Imam Reza’s Shrine, as well as it being a culMEETING

Book fair MUSCAT: The main organising Committee of Muscat International Book Fair held a meeting under the chair of Dr. Abdul Monim bin Mansour Al Hassani, Minister of Information, Chairman of the committee. ONA

tural and educational hub for many Islamic scholars.

Oman Air took full advantage of cancelled flights from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to transport pilgrims to Mashhad, boosting the airline’s and Oman’s economy as well as strengthening relations between the two countries.

“We are new now in Mashhad and we will coordinate with our colleagues in our networks to provide special packages for Mashhad,” said Abdul Rahman Al Busaidi, Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President Commercial of Oman Air. “In fact, we have brought with us a number of business people from Oman. They will be negotiating with hotels here for special rates for people who visit Mashhad,” he added.

Mashhad also has business traffic such as mining from precious metals which is beneficial for Omani handicrafts.

Omanis travelling from Muscat

to Iran will be able to gain a visa on arrival while Oman Air is pushing government authorities to ease visa procedures for Iranians visiting Oman. Oman Air is also using the Mashhad route to connect pilgrims who would like to travel to places like Dubai and Eastern Saudi Arabia.

“We are focusing on connections where pilgrims would like to come to Mashhad like Bahrain, Dubai, Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad and Bombay, so there are spaces for people who would want to go to Mashhad for pilgrimage,” said Al Busaidi.

“And as for Mashhad, we will be focusing on tourists. Those who want to go to places like Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Jeddah for Umra. So it is a balance of connections, even for the businessman who wants to go to London.

We are covering the latest traffic to Mashhad as well as the leisure traffic and business traffic from Mashhad,” he added. Fifty

Bahraini passengers travelled to Mashhad on Oman Air’s first flight. Oman Air expects 85,000 passengers to travel to and from Mashhad during the first year of service with that number expected to rise to 100,000 and 120,000 during the second and third years respectively.

Recently, Oman Air passengers experienced flight delays as well as cancelled flights and their frustration and complaints were voiced on Oman Air’s twitter page.

When asked for an explanation for these delays and cancellations, Al Busaidi said, “Oman Air has always been consistent with flight times and all our flights travel on time, but unfortunately we faced some unexpected and unwanted situations.

“For example, there was an aircraft in Dubai that had its front and main tyres burst. The debris hit the underside of the wing from which the fuel leaked. This aircraft is still grounded and under maintenance.”

Other incidents such as the bird strike in Thiruvananthapuram, India and another in Dhaka where a barrel was lifted off the ground during a storm and dented the aircraft. “All these unfortunate situations are sudden and unexpected.

So it will take time to repair these aircraft and be operational again,” said Al Busaidi.

Meanwhile, Oman Air is planning to increase its flights to some destinations as well as planning to open its first direct China route to Guangzhou in winter.

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A1 ‘Beggars will be punished’ “Such beggars hide people around the area to alert them once any security bodies reach the area,” said Al Mandhari. He also explained that the gangs don’t follow the old ways of begging.

“It is an organised crime.

They carefully plan their act and someone is looking closely and stands ready for any emergency to come and picks them away,” said Al Mandhari.

He added that the way they work shows that this is a network and such crime is considered as work to them. “They knock doors and people allow them to enter their houses showing sympathy to such criminals,” said Al Mandhari. He explained that there are some who really financially suffer but that giving them money on the street is not the right way to help them.

“There are other ways and authorities who study the pub-

lic cases and support the needy financially. Giving such beggars any amount of money will not help but increase the number of beggars in our society,” said Al Mandhari.

He said the directorate receives many strange complaints from the public regarding beggars.

“Beggars now, especially women, stop cars for dropping them and then during the journey they beg money,” said the Al Mandhari. He added that motorists should make their first stop after allowing such beggars to sit inside their cars the police station. They shouldn’t open any chance for such beggars.

“Don’t stop your car for strangers and don’t open your house door for strangers,” says Al Mandhari, adding that they keep on advising the public but it seems there are some who don’t listen or don’t take it seriously. “These

people have no problem to go back to begging after being arrested because it’s a job for them and they will not stop until the public stand beside the concerned authorities,” Al Mandhari said.

Beggars use the Ramadan, which is starting this week, to take advantage of fasting Muslims by exploiting their faith.

Anyone found begging in public or private places shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two months and not exceeding one year and a fine not less than OMR50 and not more than OMR100, as shown in the begging punishment in the official website of the Ministry of Social Development.

If the beggar is not Omani then he will also be expelled from the country. If the beggar repeats the crime, he will be sentenced for not less than six months and not exceeding two years.

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HIS MAJESTY RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM IRAQI PM

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a written message from Dr. Haider Al Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, dealing with the bilateral relations between the two countries and matters of common concern. The message was received on behalf of His Majesty the Sultan by His Highness Sayyid As’ad bin Tariq Al Said when he received in his office yesterday Salman Ali AlJumaili, Iraqi Minister of Planning and Faleh Faisal Al Fayad, Adviser of the Iraqi National Security, Envoys of the Iraqi Prime Minister. -ONA

Ministry rejects 286 applications of Haj pilgrims Another 275 applicants have been given seven days to provide complete details needed for their travel for Haj FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Applications of 286 pilgrims were rejected by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs due to failure to provide all data required by the ministry, according to the official account of the ministry at social media.

Another 275 applicants have been given seven days to provide their complete details needed for their travel for Haj.

The ministry had warned all pilgrims whose cases had been approved to furnish all required details and register through the approved Haj website, www.hajj. com, for selecting their Haj organising campaigns, or their licences would not be issued.

Having dropped the names of pilgrims who failed to furnish the required details, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has included 1,181 new

names, including those of 224 women. The ministry announced that of the 18,587 people who had applied for this year’s Haj, the cases of only 9,081 were approved.

Mode of travel Earlier, the ministry had announced that 2,346 pilgrims had not specified their mode of travel, and called upon them to update the ministry.

The ministry stated that 3,034 pilgrims will travel through the land route for the Haj, while 4,522 will travel by air.

The ministry has called upon pilgrims, who have been contacted by the ministry, to register for their campaigns through the approved website hajj.com.

The ministry warned that registering for campaigns vide any other means will be not accepted.

JUNE TO AUGUST

Fish availability in Ramadan MUSCAT: To ensure availability of fish at the local markets in the various governorates during Ramadan from June to August 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has taken several measures. The programme is part of the steps taken by the Ministry

to regulate fish markets in collaboration with fish marketing companies and outlets.

Salem bin Abdullah Al Rasbi, Director General of Fish Marketing and Investment at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, said the programme aims at meet-

ing the growing needs of customers during this period of the year.

He added that the programme will address any scarcity of fish in the local markets due to low fishing activity in summer, as a result of which the stocks of fish available for sale tend to decline. -ONA

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A1 World leaders greet HM His Majesty prayed to Allah the Almighty to bestow His blessings and bounties on all Muslims and endow them with good faith, security, peace and stability to prevail over all Muslim countries.

The leaders expressed their warm greetings along with their best wishes to His Majesty the Sultan, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty and grant him good health, happiness and a long life to achieve aspirations of further progress and prosperity for the Omani people.

Bounties and blessings.

They prayed to Allah for the return of this occasion on His Majesty, the Omani people, the Arab world and Islamic nations with bounties and blessings.

His Majesty the Sultan exchanged greetings cables with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the

United Arab Emirates, His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, King Abdullah II of Jordan, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President Al Baji Qaed Al Sibsi of Tunisia, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, President Dr. Fuad Masum of Iraq, President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, President Othman Ghazali of Comoros, Fayez Al Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei

Darussalam, King Almu’tasimu Billahi Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah of Malaysia, President Ilham Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Dr. Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, President Dr. Hassan Rouhani of Iran, President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan, President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of Bangladesh, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, President Idriss Deby of Chad, President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, President Dr. Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Almazbek Atambayev of the Kyrgyz Republic, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Abdulla Yameen of Maldives, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali. -ONA

NRAA

Haitham presides over meeting MUSCAT: The Board of Directors of the National Records & Archives Authority (NRAA) discussed the plan to set up one building for safeguarding the intermediary documents.

The board held its first meeting for 2016 under the chair of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture, Chairman of the NRAA Board.

The meeting covered a range of issues related to NRAA trends and future plans. The Board also approved the NRAA final account for 2015 and the budget for 2016, as well as linking the budget to implement the approved action plans and activities for the year. It also discussed the measures taken to amend NRAA organisational chart.

The Board also discussed a project to set up one building for safe-

REVIEW MEETING: The NRAA held its first meeting for 2016 under the chair of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture. -ONA

guarding the intermediary documents. It also reviewed the follow up report about the achievements made by NRAA during 2015 especially in conferences, researches, oral history and e-storing fields.

The Board also reviewed the action plan for implementing and fol-

lowing up the private documents management system in 2016.

It also reviewed a proposal to set up a centre for NRAA’s backup data. It also discussed a proposal for the scientific qualification in postgraduate in records and archives fields. -ONA

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REGION Syria, Russia fighter jets pound Aleppo city Syria’s state media said missiles fired on Sunday on Hamadaniyah, Midan and other neighbourhoods by insurgents killed at least 20 people, in the second day of intense shelling of government-held areas TARGET: Civil defence members try to put out a fire at a site hit by airstrikes in Idlib city, Syria on

Sunday. — Reuters

AMMAN: Nearly 50 strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in some of the heaviest recent raids by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, residents and a monitor said.

For their part, rebels hit government-held areas of Aleppo in what Syrian media said was an escalation in mortar attacks on the western districts.

Aleppo, the country’s largest city before the war, has been divided for years between rebel and government-held zones.

It has seen many deadly bombardments that have all but destroyed a February ceasefire agreement. Full control of Aleppo would be a huge prize for President Bashar Al Assad. Russia’s military intervention since September has helped to bolster Assad’s government.

State media said missiles fired on Sunday on Hamadaniyah, Midan and other neighbourhoods by insurgents killed at least 20 people, in the second day of intense shelling of government-held areas. The death toll over the whole weekend was at least 44.

Syria issued a toughly worded statement denouncing regional countries, holding them responsible for the latest surge in rebel-

In the rebel-held eastern sector of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of barrel bombs - oil drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel- were dropped by helicopter on densely populated districts

attacks and accusing them of wrecking any effort to reach a UNbacked political settlement.

Damascus says that alongside several major Western countries, these countries finance and train extremist rebels seeking to topple Assad’s government.

In the rebel-held eastern sector of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of barrel bombs - oil drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel- were dropped by helicopter on densely populated districts. A civil defence worker said at least 32 people were killed in the rebel-held parts of the city, with 18 bodies pulled from flattened buildings in the Qatrji neighbourhood, the worst hit.

“This week-long campaign of bombing is very intense and day by day it’s getting worse..i. t is the worst we have seen in a while,” said Bebars Mishal, a civil defence official in rebel-held Aleppo.

Civilian areas The aerial raids on Sunday came in the wake of Friday’s strikes on civilian areas that residents said were the most intense in over a month.

The monitor also said the Syrian government raids had targeted the main Castello road that leads into rebel-held Aleppo as part of a campaign to complete the encirclement of the city’s insurgentheld areas.

A Russian defence ministry

statement on Sunday accused militant Syrian extremist groups of firing mortars on the mainly Kurdish-populated Sheikh Maqsood neighbourhood in Aleppo that overlooks the Castello road. The monitor said 13 people, including six children, were killed on Saturday in the Kurdish-run area by insurgent mortars.

Rebels accuse the powerful Kurdish YPG of working with the Syrian army to cut the main artery by intensifying their ground attacks on the highway.

The Russians had on Saturday accused militants from extremist groups of bringing at least 1,000 fighters into an area in the southern Aleppo countryside.

The militants have consolidated gains since Friday in the area around the strategic town of Khan Touman, rebels say.

The Nusra Front spearheaded an attack on Khan Touman last month, delivering one of the biggest battlefield setbacks yet to a coalition of foreign fighters supporting Syrian government forces.

Rebels say Russian jets on Sunday pounded insurgent positions in the area to prevent them from advancing towards the nearby town of Hader. — Reuters

C I T Y N E A R LY E N C I R C L E D

4 killed as Iraqi civilians drown fleeing Falluja BAGHDAD: A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the IS stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad forces said they had the city almost completely encircled.

Two children, their mother and a man drowned crossing the 300-metre (1,000-feet) wide Euphrates, one the few escape routes left for civilians hoping to leave the besieged town as the war against the militants intensifies.

Nine other people believed to have been on the boat remained missing, police said.

“I’ve seen with my own eyes my family disappear under the water,” said Abu Tabarak, who watched from the IS-held side of the river as the boat sank with his wife, son and daughter aboard.

“There was no place for me on the departing boat, so I had waited with my second daughter for the next one,” he said by telephone from hospital in Ameriyat Falluja a town downstream under government control where the drowned bodies were taken.

“Life has become worse than hell in Falluja; hunger, death and shelling,” he said, his voice breaking with grief.

“And after all that suffering, I lost my family before my eyes.”

Abu Tabarak’s family had spent four days picking their way across the city, moving slowly to avoid shelling, sniper fire and explosive

devices. His story highlights the plight of an estimated 50,000 civilians in Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) from Baghdad, the first Iraqi city taken by IS, in January 2014, as it seized swathes of territory there and in Syria.

Began on May 23 Already suffering shortages of water, food and medicines, the city is now under bombardment from Iraqi forces, allied militias and aircraft from the US-led coalition, as they pursue the battle to retake Falluja that began on May 23.

A leader of the majority sect coalition taking part in the offensive said Falluja was now all but encircled, the only side that had yet to be secured by pro-Baghdad forces being part of the western bank of the Euphrates.

“We are now at the gates of Falluja,” Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, deputy leader of the Popular Mobilisation Force, told a televised news conference.

Civilians have been using anything that floats to help them cross the river, provincial council head Shakir Al Essawi said.

“They are using empty refrigerators, wooden cupboards and kerosene barrels as makeshift boats,” Essawi told Reuters.

He said more than 1,000 families had managed to get across.

“It’s totally unsafe and this is why innocent people are drowning.”

— Reuters

ON THE RUN: Displaced Iraqis, who fled the Al Falahat village west

of Fallujah due to fighting between Iraqi government forces and the IS group, wait to receive food and aid at the village of Al Azraqiyah, on Saturday. — AFP

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INDIA

Arun Jaitley warns defaulters won’t be allowed to ‘sleep well’ tween chalk and cheese”. Jaitley, who was on a six-day visit to Japan to attract investments, said the losses were because of provisioning to cover for bad debt and most of the banks including State Bank of India and PNB had good profits at operational level.

“Look at the balance sheets of these banks. Punjab National Bank operationally had a good profit, SBI had a good profit. It is the provisioning which makes it look like a loss,” the finance minister said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the losses were because of provisioning to cover for bad debt and most of the banks had good profits at

CONCERNED: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said there may be

operational level

some improper loans but there were a large volume of loans resulting from business losses or on account of sectoral losses. – PTI file photo

OSAKA: Amid 10 state-run lenders suffering losses of over Rs 15 billion, in the March quarter, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has promised greater capital sup-

port to banks while warning that defaulters cannot be allowed to “sleep well”, leaving all the worry to bankers.

He also rejected suggestions that huge losses being posted by

public sector banks (PSBs) were like “skeletons tumbling out”, saying NPAs were mostly due to business-related losses in certain sectors, rather than due to frauds, and one must “distinguish be-

Non-performing assets Stating that non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans have always been there, Jaitley said: “Whether you keep it below the carpet or you bring it into the balance sheet... I think a transparent balance sheet is the best way of doing business and that’s what the banks are today doing.

“I am very clear, the government

ENCROACHMENT

Probe of Mathura violence begins as toll tops 29 MATHURA/AMROHA: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dared the Uttar Pradesh government to recommend a CBI probe into the Mathura incident as the death toll from Thursday’s clashes between encroachers and police at Jawahar Bagh rose to 29 with two more persons succumbing to injuries.

An unidentified encroacher died during treatment in the district hospital here and one Pinkoo, a resident of Azamgarh, succumbed to his injuries in SN Medical College in Agra, taking the death toll to 29, Chief Medical Officer Vivek Mishra said.

Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Singh said 45 cases have been registered against 3,000 encroachers be-

longing to a cult— Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi.

The Akhilesh Yadav government came under fresh fire over the incident, with Singh alleging law and order had collapsed in the state and asking it to write to the Centre to institute a CBI probe.

“There is more to it than meets the eye. What does not meet the eye needs to be revealed. If you really want to get to the bottom of it, you should write to the Centre seeking a CBI probe. If UP government recommends a CBI probe we will surely accept it. It is not an ordinary incident,” Singh told a rally in Amroha.

Targeting the government, Singh wondered how 3,000 people occupied a government land for two years and “they could not see it”.

Aligarh Divisional Commissioner Chandra Kant, meanwhile, launched a probe to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident, which has left the Samajwadi Party government red faced and invited sharp criticism from the opposition.

Kant, who said he would go into the reasons for the incident and ascertain the likely lapses, said he would submit his report to the government within a fortnight.

The Divisional Commissioner, who met top district officials including DM Rajesh Kumar, SSP Rakesh Singh and other top officials, as part of the “recommendatory probe”, said he would visit Jawahar Bagh, the scene of violent clashes which also left two police officers, including a

PA N V E L

17 killed in Mumbai-Pune Expressway accident MUMBAI: Seventeen people were killed and around 30 others were injured near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday morning as three ve-

hicles — two cars and a bus — fell into a ditch after the bus rammed one of the cars. The mishap took place at around 5.30am, said Navi Mumbai police. According to the

police, a car was standing on the road as it had a flat tyre, and MUV, standing was behind it. Passengers in the MUV had stopped to help those in the first car. - PTI

Superintendent of police, dead, to record the statements of eyewitnesses and others.

“Why the incident took place, whether it was properly tackled, shortcomings in operation Jawahar Bagh, what was the level of shortcomings, whether firing orders were given late... any other points will be looked into,” Kant told reporters.

Combing operations are underway to look for explosives and hidden weapons and would continue even on Monday, SSP Rakesh Singh said, adding some more arrests were likely to track down people who provided financial support and firearms to Ram Vriksha Yadav, the cult leader, who was among those dead during the clashes. - PTI

will fully strengthen the banks and fully support the banks where it is needed. I have declared a figure in the Budget, but I am willing to look at a higher figure if that is necessary.”

On measures being taken to empower the banks, he said bankruptcy law is one empowerment while the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) mechanism of RBI is also there.

“What we are doing to several other recovery laws the Securitisation, Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) itself is an empowerment.

Therefore you cannot indefinitely have a situation where people who owe money sleep well and bankers have to worry. I think the people who owe these monies will also have to act,” he said.

Asserting that all NPAs are not bank frauds, he said there may be some improper loans but there were a large volume of loans resulting from business losses or on

account of sectoral losses.

“The loans were rightly given, sectors haven’t done well. So to say that these are all skeletons stumbling out (is not correct).A business loss is not a skeleton.

A skeleton is something which is done as a scam or a scandal and therefore we must be careful to distinguish between chalk and cheese as far as the banking NPAs are concerned,” he said.

The finance minister said once the problem climaxes and the sectoral results start turning over, the situation would change.

Citing the example of PNB, he said the bank last year made a Rs 12,000 crore operational profit, which is not a low level of profit, but it declared loss because of NPA provisioning. “So it is the balance sheet provisioning which has led to that situation.”

These NPA loans were not given recently, Jaitley added. - PTI

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INDIA S T R AT E G I C PA R T N E R S H I P

‘Modi’s visit gives a chance to assess Indo-US strategic ties’ WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here this week will focus on enhancing Indo-US security and diplomatic cooperation and offers a chance to reflect on how much the strategic partnership has grown during eight years of Obama administration, the State Department has said.

“We look forward to Prime Minister Modi’s visit next week, which will include both a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office with President (Barack) Obama and a lunch at the White House,” a State Department spokesman said.

Since 2014, there have been six meetings and countless phone calls between Obama and Modi, and this visit “reflects the significance that the two leaders place on the natural alliance between the two largest democratic countries of the world”, the spokesperson said.

Economic growth According to the official, the discussions will focus on advancing the ambitious climate change and clean energy agenda, further enhancing security and diplomatic cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region, as well as supporting sustainable economic growth and prosperity in both the countries.

“Modi’s visit to Washington offers a chance to reflect on how much the strategic partnership between the US and India has grown over the course of this Administration — following through on President Obama’s goal to establish a ‘defining relationship for the 21st Century’ that will directly benefit our almost 1.6 billion citizens and increase cooperation to sustain and strengthen the global rules-based order both countries care deeply about,” the spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, Alyssa Ayres, who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia from 2010 to 2013, said: “This visit appears designed to lock in further progress in important areas of US-India cooperation — defence, climate/clean energy, homeland security, potentially cyber — as a way to keep momentum going through the transition into a new US administration.”

Currently a Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, Ayres hopes that Obama could endorse India’s candidacy in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping as a means of signalling that the US wants to support India’s econom-

ELATED Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with US

President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Modi is scheduled to visit US from June 6 for a threeday visit. - PTI file photo

ic growth and seeks a collaborative way to do so.

“I would anticipate seeing in particular the much-heralded logistics exchange agreement at last announced as a signal that strategic ties will slowly and purposefully continue to grow.

“As for status of the relationship, this visit reinforces the onward and upward progress that has con-

tinued across three US and three Indian administrations, and looks poised to do so in the years ahead,” Ayres said.

Modi’s visit is a “diplomatic milestone for US-India relations”, said Sadanand Dhume, resident fellow of American Enterprise Institute.

Two years ago, when Modi was elected as the prime minister, ob-

servers worried that bilateral ties would suffer.

Instead, Modi and Obama have revitalised the relationship and given it new purpose, he observed.

However, according to Dhume, expectations of this visit lean more toward symbolism than substance.

The high point will be Modi’s address to a joint session of Congress on June 8, he observed.

“Beyond that, I expect incremental progress in a raft of areas, but not too many breakthrough announcements. Two possible announcements: formalising a deal on Westinghouse nuclear reactors to be built in Andhra Pradesh, and the two countries signing a logistics agreement.

“On the whole, both Modi and Obama can take credit for taking the bilateral relationship to a place from which the next US president can take it forward,” he said when asked about the status of the relationship. According to Ron Somers, the former president of US-India Business Council, the frequency of Modi-Obama engagements is a remarkable testament to show how far the two countries have come in deepening mutual respect for one another.

“The durability and depth of the

India and Qatar sign seven pacts to boost bilateral ties highlighted the need to ‘isolate’ the sponsors and supporters of terrorism and agreed that urgent action against all such entities, which support terrorism PARLEYS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad

Al Thani during the delegation level talks at Emiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar on Sunday. - PTI

instrument of policy, must be taken

DOHA: India and Qatar on Sunday agreed to share intelligence to combat ‘hawala’ transactions and terror financing as the two countries signed seven agreements and decided to move beyond the trading relationship and get into strategic investments.

The two sides highlighted the need to “isolate” the sponsors and supporters of terrorism and agreed that urgent action against all such entities, which support terrorism and use it as an instrument of policy, must be taken.

At the end of wide-ranging talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit, had with Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Qatari leadership, the two sides decided to consti-

H E A LT H C O M P L I C AT I O N S

in public sector undertakings whose assets are in distress and getting Foreign Direct Investment into them.

The two sides

and use it as an

Indo-US partnership has never been greater,” he said.

“Expectations for the visit among business leaders includes the hope of expanding strategic and commercial ties. Deepening US-India defence cooperation and advancing progress on the civil nuclear accord are key bellwethers to be watched,” Somers said.

In a conference call with reporters, Richard Rossow, senior fellow and Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said the only major headline that he could envision would probably be the signing of a Logistics Exchange Memorandum and the announcement of Westinghouse moving ahead in the civil nuclear sector.

“I don’t think you’re going to see anything on the economic side that’s going to raise people’s eyebrows. There’s still such a deep gulf between our positions on major trade issues and economic issues.

“So I think you may see - if we don’t get one of those two biggies done, it may be termed simply as consolidation and repairing ties with Capitol Hill leaders, and that would be about it,” Rossow said. - PTI

tute an inter-ministerial highlevel joint committee to regularly review all bilateral matters, as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest.

“Crucial agreements were signed today (Sunday), which will give new strength to India-Qatar ties,” said Modi.

“Sheikh Tamim and I had wide ranging talks on how India and Qatar can further expand bilateral ties,” he tweeted.

An MoU was signed between the Finance Intelligence UnitIndia (FIU) and Qatar Financial Information Unit to share intelligence on illegal movement of money, termed as ‘hawala’.

“The two sides further agreed to take action against illegal transfer of money,” a joint statement issued after the talks said.

There is a lot of money flow and investment from Qatar. A number of black money investigations have taken Indian authorities to

Qatar’s shores and such an MoU is seen as a move to help combat money offences.

Combat terrorism Under this pact, the two sides also agreed to exchange financial intelligence to combat terrorism financing and other economic offences. Briefing reporters, Secretary (Economic Relations) Amar Sinha said: “They (Qatari side) also realise that terror does pose a threat to both of us and to our region. Both the sides felt that time has come that we need to move beyond the trading relationship and get into strategic investments.”

Strongly condemning the phenomenon of international terrorism, Modi and the Emir resolved to cooperate together to root out this global menace.

They asserted that acts of violence, terrorism and extremism cannot be justified under any circumstances, regardless of their

motivation, in all their forms and manifestations.

“The two leaders highlighted the need to isolate the sponsors and supporters of terrorism and agreed that urgent action against all such entities, which support terrorism and use it as an instrument of policy, must be taken,” the statement said. The two sides also underlined the need to “disrupt terrorist movements, stopping all sources for financing of terrorism and countering terrorist propaganda through Internet”.

An MoU was also signed between Qatar Investment Authority and External Affairs Ministry for investment in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund between the two countries that would facilitate foreign investment from the gas-rich Gulf state.

Sinha said it involves establishing a framework for promoting Qatari investment in India including in asset reconstruction

Skill development Cooperation and investment in areas of skill development and education, health, tourism and sports between the two countries were the other agreements signed by Indian and Qatari officials in the presence of Modi and Sheikh Tamim.

An agreement was also signed between the two countries on cooperation and mutual assistance in custom matters besides an MoU on cooperation in tourism.

The MoU on customs matters included resolving the issues of under-invoicing and over-invoicing as well as money laundering issues, Sinha said.

Among the various sectors that were being viewed, include railways, agro-processing, solar energy as also defence and general manufacturing, he said.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that the warmth with which the Qatari delegates met the Prime Minister was reflected when the leadership told him that “Qatar is your second home”.

According to Swarup, they also said that India and Qatar should complement each other and India is closest and nearest to them.

The discussions between Modi and the Emir were held in a “cordial” and “friendly” atmosphere.

The two leaders exchanged views on the security situation in West Asia, Middle East and South Asia while expressing “grave” concern over the situation in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.

They reiterated the importance of peaceful resolution of these issues through dialogue and political negotiations. - PTI

Former Mr Universe Manohar Aich passes away KOLKATA: Former Mr Universe and celebrated body-builder Manohar Aich died at his home here following old age-related health complications, family sources said. He was 104.

A widower, Aich is survived by his two sons and two daughters.

Fully fit till some time back, Aich breathed his last at his Baguiati home in northeastern Kolkata at 2.30pm on Sunday.

“He died around 2.30pm. He was 104 years old,” his son said. Aich won the Mr Universe title in 1952, and was given the name “Pocket Hercules” due to his four feet, 11 inch frame. In 1950, at the age of 36, Aich won the Mr Hercules contest.

In 1951 he had finished second in the Mr Universe contest and he stayed back in London to have another go in the Pro-Short division of the Mr Universe contest, eventually winning it a year later.

Born in Comilla district, now in Bangladesh, Aich joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1942 — when India was still a British colony — and took up bodybuilding, encouraged by British officer Reub Martin. And Aich kept his daily exercising routine till sometime back. “If you exercise daily you won’t fall ill. When you are young, you train to build but when you are old you train to maintain,” he said in an interview to a fitness portal years back. - IANS

TECHNOLOGY

Terrorists using ‘calculator’ to avoid surveillance by army

STRICT VIGIL: Border security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol near Line of Control (LOC) at Sabzian Sector of Poonch. - PTI file photo

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: A new app ‘calculator’ has been found on smart phones of terrorists infiltrating into Indian-administered-Kashmir which helps them to remain in touch with their handlers from across the border without being detected by technical surveillance mounted by army.

With the number of militants infiltrating from across the border showing a steep rise this year, the army found that terrorists carried a smart phone with no messages stored in it.

The army’s signal unit, which relies mainly on technical intercepts like usage of wireless and mobile phones by infiltrating terror groups to track them, is burning midnight oil along with National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) and other agencies to crack this mechanism used by the

terrorists.

The technology was first used by a US-based company during Hurricane ‘Katrina’ so that the affected residents could remain in touch with each other.

During interrogation of some of the terrorists of Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT), the agencies came to know that the terror outfit had modified it and created an application ‘calculator’ which can be downloaded on smart phones attached to the off-air network created specifically for them.

‘Cognitive digital radio’ The technology is based on the concept of ‘cognitive digital radio’ that enables users to turn their smartphones into peer-to-peer, off-grid communication tools.

The network generates its own signal through proprietary adhoc

networking protocols and automatically coordinates with other units within range which enables users to send and receive text messages, share their GPS locations on offline maps regardless of access to WiFi or cellular service.

The terrorists apprehended had their phones paired with the radio sets along the border and were receiving instructions about the route and terrain, official sources quoting interrogation details of some apprehended militants said.

In a related development, the army is trying to plug the holes in the anti-infiltration grid and has already started redeployment of troops.

The infiltration of terrorists from across the border by end of April this year stands at around 35 in Kashmir area.

All the security agencies were

unanimous about infiltration from the Jammu side where they claimed militants made three infiltration bids which were foiled by troops.

According to the sources, the militants, who infiltrated recently, have already gone to higher reaches of Bandipora from where they have moved towards central and south Kashmir. During winter, infiltration is always low.

However, this year, winter did not last long and terrorists are suspected to have taken advantage of the favourable weather conditions, sources said.

There were 121 infiltration attempts along the border in Jammu and Kashmir in entire 2015 of which 33 were successful.

In 2014, there were 222 infiltration attempts in the state of which 65 were successful. - PTI

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PAKISTAN

Proposals to deter foreign companies from tax evasion may be prescribed.

The taxpayer will keep and maintain prescribed country-bycountry report where applicable.

The taxpayer will also keep and maintain any other information and document in respect of transaction with its associate and will keep files documents, information and reports. The taxpayer will furnish this information within a month to the tax authorities. The government has also proposed two other amendments in the law to meet the conditions of OECD. According to an amendment, any information acquired under the Income Tax law will be confidential and no public servant will disclose any such information, except where required by the law.

One of the most significant proposed amendments is an insertion of a new clause, which will make it legally binding for multinational companies’ local associates to maintain the record of every transaction they conduct TACKLE TAX EVASION: Employees carry documents before they are distributed for the presentation

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed an amendment in the income tax law to plug a loophole, due to which foreign companies and their local associates have been avoiding billions of rupees in income taxes by inflating the cost of goods sold by the legal entities of an enterprise.

The amendment is also a requirement of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The government has also proposed two other amendments in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 through Finance Bill 2016 to address concerns of the OECD before it gives Pakistan membership.

Pakistan hopes to become a signatory of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters before the end of this year. The convention is the most comprehensive mul-

of the 2016-17 budget in the National Assembly in Islamabad, on Friday. According to the budget proposal, every taxpayer that has entered into a transaction with its associate will maintain a master file and a local file containing documents and information as may be prescribed. - Reuters

tilateral instrument available for all forms of tax cooperation to tackle tax evasion.

The OECD recently held the ‘Pakistan’s Peer Review Group’ for gauging the standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes and found the country largely compliant.

A Global Forum of OECD conducts such peer reviews. It will take at least two more years for Pakistan to be able to get information from OECD. One of the most significant proposed amendments is an insertion of a new clause, which will make it legally binding for multinational companies’ local associates to maintain the record of every transaction they conduct.

“The purpose of the proposed

amendment is to plug a legal lacuna, which is being exploited by the companies,” said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. It has been proposed that every taxpayer entering into a transaction with associates will maintain and keep the specified records in specified formats. It is related to the transfer pricing between the parent company and its associate in Pakistan.

Transfer pricing The transfer pricing is the setting of price for goods and services sold between legal entities within an enterprise. For example, if a subsidiary company sells goods to a parent company, the cost of those goods paid by the parent to the subsidiary is the transfer

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price. “Certain multinational companies have been overstating the cost of their products to show higher than actual expenses to avoid taxes,” said Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials.

“These companies usually import goods from related entities, which are registered in jurisdiction that have relatively low tax rates.”

Dar said that while working in Libya in 1976 he had discovered that the international petroleum companies avoided $4.6 billion income tax that year alone.

According to the budget proposal, every taxpayer that has entered into a transaction with its associate will maintain a master file and a local file containing documents and information as

Tax treaty “The federal government may enter into a tax treaty, a tax information exchange agreement, a multilateral convention, an intergovernmental agreement or similar agreement or mechanism for the avoidance of double taxation or exchange of information for the prevention of fiscal evasion or avoidance of taxes,” stated the second proposed amendment.

The finance minister, while addressing a pre-budget seminar had hoped that the country would soon get the membership of OECD’s global forum after meeting the required criteria.

In a recently held Peer Group review, the OECD forum scrutinised the country’s capacity whether the authorities were capable of sharing their required information such as furnishing account details of individuals and companies investing here in the country or not. - Express Tribune

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‘Karachi among five most polluted cities in the world’ KARACHI: There used to be a time in Karachi when a visitor would toss a coin in the sea near Native Jetty and a young boy would dive in and get it back.

The people would see the diver swim through the clear waters and get the coin. However, today the scenario is a mere tale especially for the younger lot.

Speakers at a roundtable conference, titled ‘Mission: Save and Rehabilitate Karachi’ recalled such happenings from the past when the port city was not as polluted as it is today.

The event was jointly organised by National Forum for Environment and Health and Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) at Regent Plaza hotel on Saturday.

Three Pakistani cities among most polluted cities in the world Karachi is among the five most polluted cities in the world, it was shared at the conference.

Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar are among the top most polluted cities in the world according to July 2015 findings of World Economic Forum, remarked environment management consultant Syed Nadeem Arif.

“According to WHO (World Health Organisation), about 29,000 deaths occur yearly in Pakistan due to environment problems while damages to economy amount to Rs4.5 billion,” he said.

Pakistan may lose its GSP Plus status if it fails to meet the prescribed conventions, as seven out of 27 of these are related to environment, pointed out Gulzar Feroz of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Polythene bags He also spoke about use of polythene bags and urged the people to stop their use inside their homes.

“It has to start from home,” he said and lamented that the Sindh government does not plan on improving the environment. - Express Tribune

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cross the world, populists are attracting votes with their promises to protect ordinary people from the harsh realities of globalisation. The democratic establishment, they assert, cannot be trusted to fulfil this purpose, as it is too busy protecting the wealthy – a habit that globalisation has only intensified.

For decades, globalization promised to bring benefits to all. On an international scale, it facilitated the rise of the Asian tigers and the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), produced rapid growth across Africa, and facilitated the boom in developed countries through 2007. It also created new opportunities and augmented growth within countries. But since the 2008 crash, many rich countries have been locked into austerity; the Asian economies have been slowing; the BRICS’ progress has been stalling; and many African countries have fallen back into debt. All of this has contributed to rising inequality, which is now fueling discontent. Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman calculate that in the United States, the wealth gap is already wider than at any time since the Great Depression, with the richest 1 per cent of households now holding almost half the country’s wealth.

In the United Kingdom, the Office for National Statistics reports that in the period from 2012 to 2014, the wealthiest 10 per cent of households owned 45 per cent of total aggregate household wealth. Since July 2010, the top decile’s wealth has increased three times faster than that of the bottom 50 per cent of the population.

In Nigeria, astonishing economic growth, averaging 7 per cent per year since 2000, may well have reduced poverty in the southwest of the country; but in the northeast (where the extremist group Boko Haram is most active), shocking levels of wealth inequality and poverty have emerged. Similar trends are apparent from China to Egypt to Greece. Alongside inequality, declining public trust fuels the revolt against globalisation and democracy. Across the developed and developing worlds, many suspect that the rich are getting richer because they are not held to the same rules as everyone else.

It’s not hard to see why. As the global economy slows, breaches of trust by those at the top become more apparent. In the United Kingdom, Amazon, Starbucks, and Google attracted public outrage in 2013 for using loopholes to pay almost no tax, prompting the UK government to lead a G8 tax announcement aimed at reducing tax evasion and avoidance. In 2015, an audit of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation revealed that about $20 billion in revenue was never remitted to the authorities under the previous administration.

And the problem appears to be systemic. This year, the Panama Papers exposed how the global rich create secretive offshore companies, permitting them to avoid financial scrutiny and taxation.

And the world’s largest banks have faced unprecedented fines in recent years for brazen violations of the law.

But, despite the negative publicity generated by such cases, the public has seen virtually no one held to account. Almost a decade after the global financial crisis of 2008, only one bank executive has gone to prison. Many bankers instead followed a path similar to Fred Goodwin, the head of Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland, who racked up £24.1 billion ($34.2 billion) in losses, then resigned with a huge pension. Ordinary people – like the father of three who was imprisoned in the UK in September 2015 for accumulating £500,000 in gambling debts – do not enjoy such impunity.

All of this helps explain why anti-establishment movements are gaining momentum around the world. These movements share a sense of disenfranchisement – a sense that the “establishment” is failing to give ordinary citizens a “fair shake.” They point to election results “bought” by special interests, and to arcane legal and regulatory frameworks that seem rigged to benefit the rich, such as banking regulations that only large institutions can navigate and investment treaties negotiated in secret. — Project Syndicate

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China says ‘has no fear of trouble’ in South China Sea SINGAPORE: China rebuffed US pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it ‘has no fear of trouble’.

On the last day of Asia’s biggest security summit in Singapore, Admiral Sun Jianguo said China will not be bullied, including over a pending international court ruling over its claims in the vital trade route. “We do not make trouble, but we have no fear of trouble,” Sun told the Shangri-La Dialogue.

“China will not bear the consequences, nor will it allow any infringement on its sovereignty and security interest, or stay indifferent to some countries creating R E TA L I AT I O N

Taleban attack leaves five dead in Afghan court KABUL: At least five people were killed on Sunday when Taleban gunmen attacked a courthouse in eastern Afghanistan, an attack the insurgent group said was in retaliation for the government execution of six militants in May.

chaos in the South China Sea.” China and the United States have traded accusations of militarising the waterway as Beijing undertakes large-scale land reclamation and construction on disputed features while Washington has increased its patrols and exercises.

On Saturday, top US officials including Defence Secretary Ash Carter warned China of the risk of isolating itself internationally and pledged to remain the main guarantor of Asian security for decades.

Despite repeated notes of concern from countries such as Japan, India, Vietnam and South Korea, Sun rejected the prospect of isolation, saying that many of the Asian countries present at the Shangri-

CHINA, US TRADE ACCUSATIONS China and the US have traded accusations of militarising the waterway as Beijing undertakes large-scale land reclamation and construction on disputed features while Washington has increased its patrols and exercises in the South China Sea

La Dialogue were ‘warmer’ and ‘friendlier’ to China than a year ago.

“We were not isolated in the past, we are not isolated now and we will not be isolated in the future,” Sun said.

“Actually I am worried that some people and countries are

Raising tensions “We would consider an ADIZ... over portions of the South China Sea as a provocative and destabilising act which would automatically raise tensions and call into serious question China’s commitment to diplomatically manage the territorial disputes of the South China Sea,” Kerry said during a visit to Mongolia.

On the upcoming decision by the international tribunal in The Hague in the case brought by the Philippines to contest China’s claims in the territory, Sun reiterated Beijing does not recognise the court’s authority.

Sun said China wanted to solve the dispute with the Philippines bilaterally and said the door was open for dialogue with incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte said on Thursday he would not surrender the country’s rights over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, which China seized in 2012.

China claims almost the entire sea. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims to parts of the waters, through which trillions of dollars in trade is shipped every year.

Vietnam’s deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh warned of a “deteriorating trend of security” in the South China Sea. - Reuters

Bangladesh heist in focus at Asian security summit Besides South China Sea feud and worries about North

Court official Two attackers opened fire at an appeals court in Pul-e Alam in Logar province, just south of the Afghan capital city of Kabul, according to the province’s deputy police chief Nesar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai.

Among the five killed in the attack was the newly named head of the appeals court, Rahimzai said.

The gunmen injured at least 19 other people before being killed by security forces, he added.

Korea, cybersecurity

Claims responsibility The Taleban claimed responsibility for the attack, with spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying it was in response to the government’s execution of six Taleban prisoners in early May. The executions followed a deadly attack in Kabul that killed at least 64 people, prompting Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to declare that the “time of unjustified amnesty” for insurgents was over. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: The South China Sea dispute and worries about North Korea dominated an Asian security summit at the weekend, but cybersecurity was also in focus as regional officials sought to improve coordination amid a rise in high-profile hacks.

Alarmed by the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank in February, one of the world’s biggest ever cyber heists, cybersecurity was among the top concerns discussed at Singapore’s

was among the top concerns discussed at the UNITED WE STAND: apanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani, left, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, centre, and South Korean Defence Minister Han Minkoo ag a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 15th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday. – AFP

annual dialogue in Singapore

annual Shangri-La Dialogue. For the first time, the conference allotted one of its six special sessions to cybersecurity.

“It was indicative that cyber has converted from being a logical threat to a physical threat,” said William Saito, special adviser to the Japanese cabinet on IT strategy. For Japan, safeguarding critical infrastructure was imperative, especially since it is the host for the 2020 Olympics, and cybersecurity was a large part of

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Police officer’s wife shot dead DHAKA: The wife of a senior Bangladeshi police official known for battling militants was stabbed and shot to death on Sunday, and machete-wielding assailants killed a grocer in a separate incident.

Both attacks appeared to be the work of militants who have killed at least 30 people, including religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics, since February last year, police said.

Three assailants riding a motorcycle stabbed and then shot

still looking at China with the Cold War mentality and prejudice. They may build a wall in their minds and end up isolating themselves.”

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Beijing not to establish an air defence identification zone over the South China Sea, as it did

over the East China Sea in 2013.

Mahmuda Aktar, 33, while she was on her way to put her son onto a school bus near her home in the southeastern port city of Chittagong, police said. “She was stabbed first. Then they shot her in the head three times,” Humayan Kabir, deputy police commissioner of Chittagong, said.

Her husband, police superintendent Babul Aktar, has played an important role in cracking down on militants in the region. “Babul Aktar is an efficient police officer

and played a key role in apprehending them. They might have killed his wife because they failed to get him,” Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters.

Aktar, who was recently posted to police headquarters in the capital, Dhaka, busted several hideouts of the banned group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen. His team also arrested one of the group’s leaders, who was later killed in a grenade blast during a police raid in October. - Reuters

that effort, he said.

“Cyber, because it is so crosscutting, will just make existing threats worse,” Saito said. Cybercriminals, whether from criminal gangs or rogue nations, usually operated beyond borders, the meeting was told.

“Where restrictions differ, they exploit these differences in order to take advantage of our national systems,” said David Koh, chief executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore.

“We cannot defend or view cyber threats or issues within any national borders or within a regional border.”

In the February heist, hackers stole money from Bangladesh Bank’s account at the New York Federal Reserve. One transfer to a Sri Lankan entity was reversed, but four transfers for $81 million went to the Philippines and wound up with casinos and casino agents there.

Most of the money remains missing and the identity of the hackers is unknown. India, with nearly 500 million Internet users, is preparing to set up an army of 500,000 cybersleuths within five years, a delegate from New Delhi said at the conference.

“That can provide a bulwark for global cybersecurity efforts,” said Santosh Jha, joint secretary for cyber issues at the Indian External Affairs Ministry.

Trust factor Building a transnational cybersecurity defence system is hampered by differences between countries and a lack of trust, delegates said. For instance, Western nations were focused on safeguarding the infrastructure of cyberspace while China and Russia were concerned about content.

Also, rival nations use cyber techniques for espionage and potentially for sabotage. After years of acrimony and allegations of cyber-spying, senior United States and China cyber officials held their first meeting last month since the two countries struck an anti-hacking agreement in September.

“You have permanent members of the UN Security Council coming to the table with fundamentally different objectives, it probably isn’t a surprise that the accomplishments to date have been modest,” said Sean Kanuck, a former US National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues.

What was needed, he said, was to “find low hanging fruit, common interests that we all absolutely share, and build on those premises”.

No country can achieve cybersecruity on its own, Singapore’s Koh said.

“We need to recognise the urgency of the issue and start working together to take action, based on our common security interests,” he added. — Reuters

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CALIFORNIA: A helicopter makes a water drop at the “Old Fire”, which burned in Calabasas, California, US, on Saturday. — Reuters

VENEZUELA: General view of the ruins of Potosi, a town inundated

over 30 years ago when a hydroelectric plant was built in Tachira state in western Venezuela, pictured on Sunday. — AFP

UAE: A tourist poses for a picture in front of the aquarium at the Dubai Mall on last Wednesday in Dubai, UAE, in this picture released on

Sunday. — AFP

IOWA: A general view of the 17th green and gallery during the second round of the Principal Charity Classic at the Wakonda Club on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa,US. — Drew Hallowell/Getty Images/AFP

KAZAKHSTAN: Participants run through coloured powder during

the YARKOcross colour run race in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.

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MONGOLIA: US Secretary of State John Kerry shoots a bow and arrow as he participates in a Naadam ceremony, a competition which traditionally includes horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday. — AFP/POOL/SAUL LOEB

AUSTRALIA: A ferry terminal is submerged by the overflowing Parramatta river in Sydney on Sunday. The east coast of Australia, including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm with trees uprooted and thousands left without power. — AFP

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 What they have done... is feed out to the British people a whole galaxy of inaccurate and frankly untrue information.

I think their campaign is verging on the squalid John Major, Former Britain prime minister

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Major accuses Brexit campaign of ‘deceit’ The former UK premier urged Britons to question the facts coming from Boris Johnson, a champion of the Out campaign and himself a possible future leader of John Major’s Conservative party

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STIR: People rally during a protest denouncing the policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. The banner at the bottom reads: ‘Let’s protect the constitution and peace.’ — Reuters

Protesters call on Abe to resign TOKYO: Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Tokyo on Sunday to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the military to fight overseas to be overturned, as an election for parliament’s upper house draws near.

The protesters, many of them elderly, rallied in front of parliament and in a nearby park, holding placards with slogans such as “Step down, Abe government” and “Citizens change politics”.

In the July 10 election, opposition parties hope to keep Abe’s ruling coalition from winning the majority of the 121 seats up for grabs in the 242-member chamber where it already commands an overall majority.

Analysts say his Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner have a good shot at success.

In the lower house, Abe’s ruling coalition enjoys a two-thirds “super majority”.

Abe’s support rates rose by three percentage points to 56 percent after he hosted a Group of Seven summit in May and accompanied US President Barack Obama on a historic visit to Hiroshima, a Nikkei business daily survey showed on Monday. — Reuters INSURGENCY

Turkish jets target PKK rebels, 27 killed DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey and the army killed 27 fighters near its borders with Iraq and Iran, the armed forces said on Sunday.

Conflict in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast has been at its most intense level in two decades since a two-year-old ceasefire by the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) collapsed last July.

Air strikes on Saturday destroyed gun positions and shelters and caves used by PKK fighters in the Gara area of northern Iraq and the countryside of Lice district in Diyarbakir province, the military statement said. — Reuters

LONDON: Former prime minister John Major on Sunday accused the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union of fatuous and squalid claims on immigration and the cost of membership to dupe the public into voting out at this month’s referendum.

Exposing the deep rifts caused by the vote, Major urged Britons to question the facts coming from Boris Johnson, a champion of the Out campaign and himself a possible future leader of Major’s Conservative party.

“What they have done... is feed out to the British people a whole galaxy of inaccurate and frankly untrue information,” he told the BBC, less than three weeks before the vote on June 23.”I think their campaign is verging on the squalid.”

Major was the last Conservative prime minister before current incumbent David Cameron, who

wants Britain to remain in the EU. His 1990-1997 premiership was plagued by disputes within his party over Europe, including Britain’s ignominious withdrawal from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, the predecessor to the single currency, in 1992.

He said Leave campaigners were misleading voters by saying Britain paid 350 million pounds ($510 million) a week to Brussels, when two-thirds of that came back in subsidies and a rebate.

Johnson dismissed his comments. Out supporters have said the money could be better spent on schools and hospitals in Britain, but Major said “these promises of expenditure on the National Health Service or elsewhere are frankly fatuous”.

“If they can’t be straightforward and honest on a clear cut matter of fact like that upon what else can we trust them,” he said, in his

most outspoken intervention on the campaign.

“I think this is a deceitful campaign and in terms of what they’re saying about immigration, a really depressing and awful campaign, they are misleading people to an extraordinary extent.”

World leaders and international organisations have cautioned Britain about the risks of leaving the bloc it joined in 1973, while the Bank of England has said Brexit could tip the economy into recession. Despite the warnings, the Leave campaign has gained momentum in recent days by urging voters to “take back control” from Europe’s elites, in particular over immigration.

Figures published last week put net migration at 330,000 in 2015, of which a net 184,000 came from the EU, far above Cameron’s ambition in 2011 to cut numbers to tens of thousands. — Reuters

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Petroleum Development Oman in talks to borrow $3.4 billion finance house, managing director said; “Revenues for the government are reduced, so we are trying out to help the government by borrowing for the PDO needs in the near future.”

The borrowing amount will help to meet the needs of PDO activities for the next nine to twelve months, he added.

The amount will help to meet the needs of Petroleum Development Oman activities for nine to 12 months Raoul Restucci. — Times file picture MOBIN MATHEW BLESSON

mobinmathew@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Majority state-owned Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has confirmed that it is in talks with an international financial institution to borrow $3.4 billion. “Our company is in the process of raising a loan to fund its operations in response to the cur-

rent low oil price environment,” Raoul Restucci, PDO managing director, said on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony on Sunday.

Loan deal expected “Still the talks are going on, with in next few weeks, we will sign the deal,” he added.

Speaking about the reason to take a loan from an international

Redeploying resources “We are not going to the government to find funds for our activities in this tough time, we are borrowing it and this will allow the government to redeploy the resources on other projects,” he continued. Speaking about the amount PDO is looking to borrow he said, “right now, there is a lot of interest but we haven’t finalised the number, could be bit more than $3.4billion.” PDO is planning to deploy the entire amount in different kinds of activities in which they got the government funding in the past. > B3

Record number of Omanis graduate from PDO BUSINESS REPORTER

MUSCAT: A record number of young Omanis, totalling almost 600, graduated from PDO under the company training scheme to work in the oil and gas industry.

“This is a landmark moment in PDO’s national objectives programme,” Abdul-Amir Abdul-Hussein Al Ajmi, PDO External Affairs and Value Creation Director, said.

According to PDO officials, the fifth batch of graduates is the largest in the history of PDO’s national objectives programme.

Graduates, aged between

18 and 27 underwent training for 14 to 18 months in a variety of technical disciplines, including welding, plumbing, rigging, carpentry, scaffolding, instrumentation, sheet metal

fabrication and mechanics.

Al Ajmi thanked all those who involved in organising and executing these training courses, both at PDO and external partners. > B3

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MARKET India’s central bank expected to keep key rate unchanged rate cuts,” he said.

Retail inflation soared to 5.39 per cent in April on higher food prices, reversing a downward trend seen in recent months.

“With inflation remaining sticky at slightly above 5 per cent and growth fairly steady (although uneven), we expect policy rates to stay on hold until end-2016 (including at the upcoming policy meeting on June 7) with the focus shifting to liquidity provision,” Nomura said in a report.

Governor Raghuram Rajan may maintain status quo in the bi-monthly monetary policy review on Tuesday and wait for the impact of delayed monsoon rains, say experts

NEW DELHI: With retail inflation showing signs of hardening, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan may maintain status quo in the bi-monthly monetary policy review on Tuesday and wait for the impact of delayed monsoon rains before making the next move, say experts.

Rajan, criticised for following hawkish monetary policy for too long before starting to lower rates, has reduced the benchmark inter-

est rate by 1.5 per cent since January last year. Since then, he has been persuading banks to fully transmit the benefit of the policy rate cut to customers.

The customary post-policy press briefing by Rajan, whose current three-year term as the central bank governor ends in September, will also be closely watched for any cues relating to whether he is being given an extension.

“RBI is likely to maintain status

Raghuram Rajan, governor of Reserve Bank of India – File picture

quo this time. Although there is consistency in inflation numbers, the last numbers do not give much comfort,” a senior banker said.

“Only positive factor is good monsoon. RBI will wait for it to happen before taking any call on

Bi-monthly review After a gap of six months, RBI had cut repo rate, at which it lends to other banks, by 0.25 per cent to 6.5 per cent in April. It was the first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the current financial year 2016-17.

Besides inflation, the crude oil price is also looking up and has touched $50 a barrel, from a low

of about $30 per barrel, and could increase inflationary pressures.

“Personally, I don’t expect the Governor to cut the rates on Tuesday given the delay in the monsoons,” StanChart India chief executive officer Zarin Daruwala said.

According to Morgan Stanley, the Reserve Bank of India is expected to wait for the onset of monsoon to see the trend in actual inflation before proceeding for the rate cut. “We see a higher chance of RBI reducing rates in the October meeting. However, there is a possibility of RBI cutting rates in the August meeting if the rainfall arrives in time and is significantly above normal by end of July,” Morgan Stanley said.

“Post that, we expect RBI to move in December or February meeting, with the key event to watch being United States Federal Reserve monetary policy action,” it added. - PTI

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Centre for Mobile Applications Development opened by ITA Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s Information Technology Authority (ITA) has launched Sas Centre for Mobile Applications Development at KOM4 at the knowledge Oasis Muscat, under the patronage of Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, minister of transport and communications and the chairman of the board of directors of ITA. The Sas Center for Mobile Applications Development, the first of its kind, aims to provide a quality platform and industry cluster to build and enhance the national development skills, talents and capacity required to develop ideas into commercially sustainable mobile applications and businesses.

It also seeks to increase and improve mobile applications development capabilities in Oman through skills development and creating the industry demand.

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Shell trains small, medium entrepreneurs on solar energy Times News Service MUSCAT: In line with its ongoing commitment to foster development of the small and medium enterprise (SMEs) sector and to promote energy sustainability and renewable skills capacity within Oman, Shell Development Oman recently conducted an introductory training course on the fundamentals of solar photovoltaics.

The course was led by Dr Sean White from White House Solar, US. Dr White is an internationally recognised expert in solar photovoltaics as well as an experienced solar installer, instructor

and entrepreneur.

The training was attended by aspiring entrepreneurs who are interested in developing their solar businesses, by Ministry of Education engineers who will support delivery of the first 4 pilot ‘solar school’ sites, as well as government representatives and university students interested in the role solar technologies can play in Oman’s energy future.

‘Solar into Schools’ The ‘Solar into Schools’ project was identified as one of two key initiatives in Shell Oman’s 2015 Gift to the Nation announced

earlier this year.

This initiative will see Shell launch solar energy systems into at least 22 Omani public schools across the Sultanate over the next 5 years.

Speaking about the training, Chris Breeze, Shell Country chair in Oman said: “We at Shell are very pleased to support this solar photovoltaics training course.

The intensive five-day training has provided all participants with the basic fundamentals they need for photovoltaic system safety, design and installation.”

“We see training as being vital to the successful delivery of our

solar into schools project, as well as to the ongoing development of Oman’s budding solar SME ecosystem. By helping SMEs arm themselves with skills and knowledge that is in line with internationally recognised good practices we help provide the right foundations for a sustainable future growth of solar photovoltaics in Oman,” he added.

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According to him, the current projects are going on very well.

“Current projects are going on very well and productions are very strong,” the company’s managing director asserted.

Recently, Restucci said that the company is trying to raise production to 600,000 barrels per day of crude oil this year.

Speaking about their enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects, Restucci said that “EOR projects are going on very well and at the moment, there is no delay in any of our EOR projects.”

According to him, it is the right time to execute projects because the cost is at its lowest at the moment.

Speaking about PDO’s move to find funds for their activities, Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas said; “Their move to take a loan makes a lot of sense.”

“This step will change the culture and working style of PDO because now they are responsible to this financing firm on their project performances, on company performances and so on,” Al Aufi added.

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Students are all certified to the internationally recognised National Vocational Qualification Level Two, and have Edexcel accreditation.

Some also qualified to Construction Industry Training Board standard.

The men have been offered work with PDO contractors include Bahwan Engineering Company, Al Turki Enterprises, Thomson, Gulf Petrochemical Services, Galfar, Alec, Abraj, Al Tasnim, Carillion Alawi, Heimo and Oman Holdings International.

“Our national objectives programme is based on training jobseekers for skilled positions with low Omanisation levels but a high industry demand, so that they can forge good careers in their chosen area, and work either in the Sultanate or abroad,” Al Ajmi said.

PDO’s national objectives programme was launched in 2011 to create employment and training opportunities for jobseekers with the company’s contractors. The graduation ceremony took place under the auspices of Salim Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas.

Financial Corp. offers to buy brokerage firm Global Financial Investment in a separate statement said that the proposal from the Financial Corporation would be presented to its board in the next meeting

Times News Service MUSCAT: A proposal to acquire Global Financial Securities, a subsidiary of Global Financial Investment, was mooted by the Financial Corporation Co (FinCorp.) on Sunday.

“The proposal is subject to both parties agreeing to the terms of the arrangement and obtaining the necessary approvals from the respective shareholders and regu-

lators,” the Financial Corporation said in a disclosure statement posted on MSM website.

Global Financial Securities is a brokerage firm on the Muscat Securities Market and an acquisition of another brokerage firm is expected to strengthen the position of the company.

Global Financial Investment in a separate statement said that the proposal from the Financial Corporation would be presented to its

Muscat Securities Market.

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board in the next meeting.

Meanwhile, shares of Global Financial Investment moved up by 3.57 per cent to 145 baisas, amid 7.66 million shares changing hand on the Muscat Securities Market.

The company’s share was also the most active in terms of traded vol-

umes on the bourse on Sunday.

The market regulator Capital Market Authority (CMA), way back in 2011, was encouraging merger of brokerage firms to make these institutions financially strong entities at a time the traded volumes were low and to achieve economies of scale.

The incentives for merging firms in 2011 included exemption from licensing fees, annual subscription and the fees for carrying out the activities for three years.

Also, merging firms were exempted from paying stock market’s share in the trading commission for one year from the date of merger.

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MSM share index drops MUSCAT: In a quiet trading session, MSM30 Index remained stable at 5,818.53 points, down marginally by 0.02 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 875.01 points, down 0.02 per cent.

Global Financial Investment was most active in terms of volume and turnover, while also being the top gainer on Sunday, up 3.57 per cent.

The top loser was Al Hassan Engineering, down 4.60 per cent.

A total number of 355 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR2.7 million with 14.7 million shares changing hands. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR262,000 while GCC & Arab Investors were net sellers for OMR180,000 followed by Foreign investors for OMR82,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index closed at 7,412.11 points, up 0.08 per cent.

Industrial Index declined 0.05 per cent to end at 7,172.03 points and Services Index ended negatively at 3,252.42 points with a loss of 0.25 per cent. — United Securities

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INTERNET BOOM TIMES ARE OVER: REPORT Growth of Internet users worldwide is essentially flat, and smartphone growth is slowing too. Those insights were among the hundreds packed into the much-awaited Internet Trends report, led by Mary Meeker, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She said the number of global Internet users hovers around three billion, with new ones slow to come online. She attributed the slowdown to stagnating GDP. — Bloomberg News

T E C H U P D AT E S

SoftBank to raise $10b from diluting Alibaba group stake SoftBank Group increased the amount of money it will raise from selling its stake in China’s Alibaba Group Holding to $10 billion, after exercising an option to dispose of more shares through a trust. That’s up from a previous figure of $8.9 billion, which was itself raised by $1 billion from an initial announcement earlier this week. SoftBank is selling shares in China’s largest e-commerce company for the first time since first buying in about 16 years ago, as it looks for new investments in promising startups and strengthens a balance sheet that carries a debt load of 11.9 trillion yen. The cash infusion will allow SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son to whittle down that debt and grant his company the flexibility to pursue acquisitions, offsetting the burden imposed by a costly but underperforming investment in unprofitable US wireless carrier Sprint. “The balance sheet of Softbank has deteriorated since the purchase of Sprint,” said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Research Institute in Tokyo. “Even if Son wants to do a huge M&A deal, he won’t be able to until he’s done with Sprint’s turnaround.”

“Also, it wouldn’t be a good idea to divert resources to somewhere else.” SoftBank is raising $10 billion selling shares through a trust as well as offloading stock to Alibaba and other investors. An option to buy up to an additional 20 per cent, or $1.1 billion, of trust securities exchangeable for Alibaba shares has been exercised in full, the Japanese company said. — Bloomberg News

China’s Xiaomi to buy Microsoft’s 1,500 patents AUGMENTED REALITY: Employee Gillian Pennington demonstrates the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality (AR) viewer at the Microsoft Developers Build Conference in San Francisco, recently . Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella said his company is committed to playing a key role in the emerging market for artificial intelligence-based chat software. — Bloomberg News

Microsoft unveils new ‘Holographic’ platform Windows Holographic will enable rival headsets, such as HTC’s virtual reality device Vive, to interact with Microsoft’s own Hololens as well as each other, Executive Vice President Terry Myerson said

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icrosoft unveiled a new platform based on its Windows 10 software catering to virtual and augmented reality technology developed by other companies.

Windows Holographic will enable rival headsets, such as HTC’s virtual reality device Vive, to interact with Microsoft’s own Hololens as well as each other, Executive Vice President Terry Myerson said at the Computex

trade show in Taipei on Wednesday. Partners will be encouraged to build personal computers, displays and accessories for the platform to develop experiences mixing the reality technologies.

Microsoft has been investing in Hololens to build practical applications for its augmented reality headset. Last year it teamed with Volvo Car Group to bring the technology to automotive showrooms.

The company has started shipping developer kits costing $3,000 to customers so they can then develop applications for the headset.

“We began shipping Microsoft Hololens in March and customers across industries are embracing the potential of mixed reality already,” Myerson said in a blog post. “I can’t wait to see what our partners do with Windows Holographic.”

Adoption for Hololens Attracting new customers will be critical to securing broad adoption for Hololens. Among those partnering with Microsoft on Windows Holographic are Intel, Qualcomm, HTC, Acer and Lenovo Group, it said. Opening up the platform gives partners the chance to improve on rival products and monetise their content, said Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Original Equipment Manufacturer division.

“We bring a store,” he said.

“What we’ll see is partners start to take their capabilities, how they can bring it together with other partners to create a unique device that may be independent.”

We began shipping Microsoft Hololens in March and customers across industries are embracing the potential of mixed reality already.

I can’t wait to see what our partners do with Windows Holographic.

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 software is already running on more than 300 million active devices.

The company said over 80 million virtual reality devices are expected by 2020.

Interaction models “However, many of today’s devices and experiences do not work with each other, provide different user interfaces, interaction mod-

For decades, Chinese disregard for trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property has frustrated US technology, entertainment and other companies. The next wave of intellectual-property conflict in China won’t be fights over pirated software or unauthorised downloads. Microsoft, which has been a leader in fighting Chinese pirates, this week announced a deal with Xiaomi, maker of some of China’s most popular smartphones, to put Skype and Microsoft Office on Xiaomi’s Android phones. As part of the deal, Xiaomi is buying nearly 1,500 of Microsoft’s patents, covering wireless communications, video, cloud, and multimedia technology. The fact that Microsoft can find in Xiaomi a ready buyer for a bunch of its patents is a sign of the growing importance Chinese companies now put on intellectual property. This is particularly true of tech companies trying to develop global brands. Xiaomi wants to build sales with consumers outside China, and part of that push means accumulating more patents.

“They have beefed up their portfolios,” said Haifeng Huang, a partner with Jones Day in Hong Kong. Some, like Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies, have done that by investing in R&D. Others, like Xiaomi, have gone shopping. “Chinese companies tend to look around and see if there are opportunities to acquire patents from other parties,” said Huang. — Bloomberg News

els, input methods, peripherals, and content,” Myerson said “And most virtual reality experiences can’t mix real people, objects, and environments into the virtual world, making creation and collaboration difficult.”

Microsoft will unveil further details of the platform at the winHEC developers’ conference in the fall, Myerson said in his blog post.

— Bloomberg News

Broadcom, a supplier of connectivity chips used in Apple’s iPhone, forecast more than 20 per cent sequential growth in its wireless division this quarter as a major customer gets ready to introduce a new phone. “It’s largely the certain North American company that’s driving the bulk of the growth,” Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said on a conference call. “It’s the beginning of the ramp for their next-generation phone.” Tan, whose company said Apple’s contract manufacturer Foxconn accounts for more than 10 per cent of its sales, predicted that wireless revenue will surge in the “mid-20 per cent” range in the three months ending July 31 from the prior period. While the company is coming off a quarter when orders were weak, he said, the jump is indicative of the preparations for the normal launch of a new product. Broadcom, which supplies the Wi-Fi and other short-distance connectivity chips in the iPhone, may be signaling that Apple is expecting the usual surge in demand for a new version of its flagship product, at least initially. Broadcom’s outlook may help reassure Apple investors following a seven per cent drop in the stock this year amid concerns about lackluster iPhone demand, made worse by reports that production orders for the latest model, set to be introduced later this year, were less than some suppliers had expected. — Bloomberg News

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MUSCAT: Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD), the exclusive distributer of Jaguar cars in the Sultanate of Oman, recently hosted the launch of the world’s ultimate practical sportscar, the all-new Jaguar F-Pace, in Muscat.

The all-new Jaguar F-Pace is a performance crossover designed and engineered to offer the agility, responsiveness and refinement that all Jaguars are renowned for, together with unrivalled dynamics and everyday versatility, says a

press release.

Exclusively revealed to selected guests during an the Signature Couture Show 2016, the all-new Jaguar F-Pace was launched by Mohsin Haider Darwish, group adviser of the MHD Group of companies. The event was attended by some of Muscat’s most notable VIP guests in addition to loyal Jaguar customers. The Jaguar F Pace First Edition, Prestige and R Sport versions were on display at the event, offering guests to a closer

look at the outstanding proportions, elegant surfaces and perfect lines which define all Jaguar cars.

Commenting on the launch of the all-new Jaguar F-Pace in the Sultanate of Oman, David Aziz, CEO- Automotive Products, said: “Jaguar’s first performance SUV combines driving exhilaration and sensational looks with everyday practicality. It is being eagerly awaited in our market and an extensive marketing campaign has

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ally and from around the world.

This vehicle has garnered a huge amount of attention globally particularly by setting a Guinness World Record for the largest ever loop-the-loop during the official unveiling in Frankfurt and we are extremely proud to be revealing the all-new F-Pace here in the Sultanate of Oman.”

Developed using Jaguar’s lightweight aluminium architecture, the all-new F-Pace combines pu-

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Al Siraj trains staff on life-saving skills

MUSCAT: The staff of Al Siraj Holdings in Oman participated in life-saving skills training recently.

A team of five members of the staff underwent the first aid training at Maharat Oman for two days and have been trained and certified to manage an emergency situation.

The basic first aid skills training were taught to the employees by Bernie Canning and Adil Zedjali, professional first aid trainers at the Maharat, says a press release.

During the training, the participants learned skills such as: Patient assessment, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), helping a choking adult or child, control of bleeding, and shock management.

The basic first aid skill training was organised as a way of supporting Al Siraj group’s emergency preparedness plan to be held during emergency situations within the office and outside and is a part of Al Siraj’s CSR programme.

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ensured that everyone is aware about the arrival of the Jaguar FPace in the country.”

Johnny Amiouni, regional business manager, Jaguar Land Rover MENAP region added: “The all-new Jaguar F-Pace is a performance crossover with outstanding dynamics combining dramatic looks with everyday versatility which I am confident will resonate on an emotional level with our customers both region-

rity of line, surface and proportion with F-Type-inspired features such as the powerful rear haunches, fender vents and distinctive tail light graphics.

By remaining absolutely true to the design principles, the all-new F-Pace is immediately recognisable as a Jaguar. The bold front grille and the muscular bonnet hint at the performance potential of engines like the available V6 380PS supercharged petrol engine on the F-Pace S. Elements such as slender full-LED headlights, forged 22-inch wheels and short front overhang carry the design vision of the C-X17 concept through to production.

Boasting Jaguar’s new infotainment system, its most advanced all-wheel drive system and a remarkable range of active safety technologies, the all-new Jaguar F-Pace makes every journey a better, more rewarding experience.

The all-new Jaguar F-Pace is now available exclusively at MHD showrooms across Oman.

Fannah Al Araimi, director, Al Siraj Holdings said, “This is a first time where we have sent our team to train for first aid. The decision was considered when we realised the importance for the need of emergency in various situations.

As summers are here, the incidents of heat strokes are high in this part.

These trained staff will act as HSE managers and will be able to handle any immediate basic medical emergency that occurs. These staff shall also debrief other staff from time to time. We are just preparing better as safety is a priority at our organisation.”

Al Siraj Holdings also signed a joint venture agreement recently with Tata Projects Limited, one of India’s most admired infrastructure companies, to offer quality inspection services in Oman. The joint venture, TQ Services with its registered office in Muscat, will provide quality inspection services and expediting services for the

oil & gas, power and infrastructure sectors. Technical expertise, systems and processes for the joint venture shall be provided by Tata Projects, who have been in quality inspection for over two decades.

Tata Projects Limited — Quality Services SBU (TPL-QS) has the experience of working in 40 countries. With a presence in the UAE, Germany, China, Korea, South Africa, Mauritius, the company is well positioned to service the global customers for second and third party inspection, expediting and field quality services, the new JV said in a press statement.

Al Siraj Holdings has interests in Investments, building management systems, information technology services, construction & related services, energy, education, travel and tourism, real estate & logistics and manufacturing. It groups more than 15 companies and affiliated businesses in Oman and abroad.

Zubair SEC member opens Al Qabas dental care centre MUSCAT: Winner of the Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC)’s Direct Support Programme for the year 2016, Zubaida Hamood Al Harthy launched a new dental clinic Al Qabas Dental Centre in partnership with Sheikha Hamad Al Jabriin Mawaleh South.

Al Qabas Dental Centre was inaugurated by Khalid Muhammad Al Zubair, managing director of The Zubair Corporation. The event was attended by a number of officials and executives from the military medical services sector, entrepreneurship supporting organisations, The Zubair Corporation and Zubair SEC. The new dental clinic has on board a professional team of local and regional dentists. Founder of the clinic Zubaida has many years of experience in medical sanitation at military medical services institutions. During her time there she developed a wide expertise and knowledge relating to best practices in maintaining and managing sanitised medical units. Al Qabas could be the first private centre in the Sultanate that provides a training and workshops hall equipped with high definition screens connected to the Internet and in which workshops and lectures in dentistry

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and other medical topics can be held and then recorded at the Omani Centre for Medical Specialties and the Omani Association for Dentistry.

Khalid Al Zubair said, “We believe in the importance of extending all possible support to small enterprises and making a significant contribution to help Omani start-ups achieve their objectives.

We are delighted that Zubaida could fulfil her dream in starting her own dental care centre and that Zubair SEC has been part of that journey. We need to work collectively to our utmost capacity to assist SMEs in raising their performance to meet the market challenges and requirements.”

Zubaida said, “It is such a thrill-

ing feeling to see a long awaited dream coming true. As an Omani start-up owner I am privileged to be perusing my business objectives at a time that is witnessing outstanding support and attention by multiple public and private organisations. This is a time that we need to cherish and capitalise on the available support and care we are surrounded with. I am specifically of utmost appreciation to Zubair SEC for the special care, guidance, and support they surrounded me with and the many privileges I’ve been enjoying through the Direct Support Programme I was selected for last year. I am also in gratitude to many entities and individuals who have supported me.”

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ahlibank launches ‘Ramadan Charity Drive’ MUSCAT: ahlibank, one of the Sultanate’s premier financial institutions, launched its 8th annual charity campaign titled ‘Social Responsibility’, for the duration of the holy month of Ramadan.

The initiative is reflective of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and seeks to satisfy the needs of and support key segments of Oman’s society, says a press release.

The bank’s branches throughout the Sultanate will participate in the campaign that aims to give cash donations to various non-government and charitable organisations across the Sultanate. The overall aim is to support its activities and pro-

grammes targeting all segments of society including orphans and persons with special needs.

“The previous seven campaigns really made a difference in the lives of many underprivileged people,” said Lloyd Maddock, chief executive officer, ahlibank. “The continued growth of the initiative as well as the year on year resounding success had motivated us to exert a greater effort to improve and continue operating this unique programme.”

“We are keen to launch and support any programs and initiatives aiming to promote and enhance social solidarity values, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, which reminds us all of our duty to

give back and lend a helping hand to others,” concluded Maddock.

Amir Al Habib, ahlibank’s head of Corporate Communication added, “Social responsibility is a pivotal part of the bank’s strategic plans to reinforce our stature as one of the Sultanate’s leading institutions. We will continue to develop and roll out similar initiatives that will reflect our ongoing commitment to all segments of society.”

Currently in its 8th year, the proceeds of the campaign will go to non-government and charitable organisations all over the Sultanate that include: Omani Bahjah Orphan Society in Salalah; Al Noor Association for the Blind in

Salalah, Sohar, Nizwa and Muscat; Omani Women Association in Al Awabi, Bahla, Samail, Salalah, Murbat, Nizwa, Saham, Barka and Seeb; Omani Association for Elderly Friends in Rustaq and Ibra; Child Care Centre; Association for Early Intervention for Children with Disability; Oman Association for the Disabled; The Association of the Welfare of Disabled Children in Saham, Yangul, Dhank, Sohar and Barka; Oman Cancer Association in Muscat, Dakhiliya Region, North Sharqiya and South Sharqiya; Dar Al Atta Association; Oman Autism Society; Local Charity Fund in Nizwa; and Oman Down Syndrome Association.

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Bank Sohar distributes Ramadan ration packs in Quriyat MUSCAT: As part of its ongoing partnership with Dar Al Atta’a for the holy month of Ramadan, Bank Sohar staff volunteered to distribute Ramadan ration packs to families in Wilayat of Quriyat. This is the first in a series of distributions that have taken place in various wilayats of the Sultanate, says a press release.

Commenting on the bank’s participation in the charity initiative, Munira Abdulnabi Macki, GM of HR and Corporate Support at Bank Sohar said, “Supporting the local community and helping those in need has always been a defining factor of our corporate culture at Bank Sohar. We feel that, as a leading financial institution in Oman, it is our duty as a respon-

sible corporate entity to use our strength and resources to assist the community wherever possible.

This is why we deeply value our commitments and partnerships with charitable organisations such as Dar Al Atta’a, who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve

the life of those in need in our community. Our partnership with Dar Al Atta’a for this initiative is a clear reflection of our common aspirations as well as our staff’s enthusiasm and desire in supporting this charitable venture.”

As part of this drive, volunteers

from Bank Sohar and Dar Al Atta’a travelled down to Quriyat distributing Ramadan food ration to families. Through this generous venture, a large number of families benefited from the distributed care packages, each receiving a pack with a selection of Ramadan essentials and household’s nutritional requirements.

“We are honoured to partner with charitable organisations such as Dar Al Atta’a in volunteering work such as this. Such events also benefit the staff; providing them with an opportunity to experience the rewarding nature of charity work. This in turn strengthens their commitment to future volunteering projects,” added Munira Abdulnabi Macki.

Summer camp at Kalabhavan set to begin from June 12 MUSCAT: Kalabhavan School of Music & Arts, one of the licensed music and art training institutions and a franchisee of Kochin Kalabhavan, will be holding its summer camp this year from June 12 to July 7 at its Ruwi, Al Ghubra and Al Hail branches.

Being a music and art training institution, the camp will be focusing more towards art and music oriented coaching. The camp will be an avenue to spot the hidden talent of a child and enable it to give proper advice to the parents to guide their children to the right field of fine arts learning, says a press release.

Children who are not going for vacation would find it extremely boring to spend their long summer holidays especially when the parents are at work. They would be sitting at home and watching television or playing electronic gadgets all the time.

Participation in a recreational camp like Kalabhavan’s

would be a rejuvenating experience for them.

They would be able to make friendship with students of different schools and improve their social interaction and skills.

In Kalabhavan, students of the camp get an opportunity to learn the basic lessons of vocal music, classical dance, cinematic dance, art and craft and musical instruments like keyboard, guitar etc.

Kalabhavan’s camp always attracts a large number of students.

As part of the camp, Kalabhavan will also take the students for an outdoor trip. In the past, such visits were to the PDO Planetarium, Natural History Museum, some large scale manufacturing industries etc.

Those visits were quite informative and useful to the students to enrich their knowledge.

Admission to the camp has already begun and those interested may contact 24788450/ 24492287/24423020.

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Omantel declared ‘Best’ in corporate governance

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Omantel competed against leading telecom companies from around the region to win the award from Ethical Boardroom

MUSCAT: The Sultanate’s first integrated telecommunications provider, Omantel, was named ‘Best Telco in Corporate Governance’ winner by Ethical Boardroom, a leading global governance organisation.

The company competed against leading telecom companies from around the region to win the prestigious prize. The Best Corporate Governance awards recognise the outstanding leadership from boards of public companies who ensure they uphold corporate governance standards to safeguard and enhance the long-term value for stakeholders.

Commenting on the award, Talal Al Mamari, Omantel CEO, noted: “We are proud to have won this prestigious and highly coveted award. As one of Oman’s most iconic and trusted brands and as the largest listed company in Muscat Securities Market in terms of market value, Omantel endeavours to operate according to the highest global standards of corporate governance, and this recognition is testament to our efforts. We aim to achieve the highest long-term returns for our shareholders and value for our stakeholders by operating ethically and transparently in the interests of the sustainable growth of Oman and its people.”

Omantel implemented a corporate governance framework that is focused on the role of leadership in strategic decision-making taken by the Board of Directors, on

the transparency of management choices, both within the company as well as in respect to the market, on the efficiency and effectiveness of the internal control system, on the strict discipline of potential conflicts of interest and on firm guiding principles of conduct for transactions with related parties.

Omantel views corporate governance not as an end in itself but a vital facilitator to the creation of long-term value for its stakeholders. The company emphasizes an innovation-led culture, high behavioral standards and streamlined procedures as the cornerstones of the recently released 3.0 Transformation Strategy, underlining a strong corporate governance framework. “We are focused on enriching the lives of our customers, maintaining strong and

stable relationships with our employees and suppliers, and in doing so ensuring that we manage our risks and resources appropriately.

In building our corporate governance framework, we constantly review the external factors that present risks and opportunities for our business in order to ensure our strategy is appropriate,” Al Mamari added.

Omantel has delivered consistent value for shareholders and stakeholders over the past year.

Last year, Omantel Group revenue grew by 6.9% to OMR514.5 million compared with OMR481.2 million in the corresponding period of 2014, an increase of OMR33 million. Mobile and Fixed Broadband services were the key drivers for growth at Omantel, increasing by 10% and 33% respectively. Omantel’s domestic subscriber base also witnessed a 1.3% growth as of December 2015 (including mobile and fixed businesses) reaching 3.384 million (excluding Mobile Resellers) compared to 3.341 million of the corresponding period of the previous year.

As the demand for broadband services in Oman grew significantly in 2015, Omantel invested more than OMR120 million towards the modernization and expansion of its country-wide network. and investment average as a revenue ratio. Where the ratio was 2015

for Omantel (23.8%) compared to the average in the region (22.4%) and global average (18%). It shows Omantel commitment to investing in the telecom market in the Sultanate to exceed customers’ expectations and lead the digital transformation for the Sultanate.

In the past year Omantel also experienced gains in the wholesale arena. The company recently landed a number of prominent sub-marine and terrestrial cables linking Asia, Africa and Europe passing through Oman to meet the international capacity requirements of customers locally and internationally and helping to position Oman as a communications hub of the region.

The company also works closely with community groups and organisations to make a meaningful difference to the future development of the nation. Omantel places considerable emphasis on youth development in the Sultanate, and supports numerous education initiatives, youth sporting groups and student internship and training programs. During 2015, the company invested a total of OMR2 million in a number of community support initiatives, events and CSR programmes.

‘Best Corporate Governance’ is the latest addition to a growing number of awards and accolades won by Omantel in the last year.

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Ooredoo wins at Middle East Call Centre Awards MUSCAT: Ooredoo’s Contact Centre recently won the Best Call Centre Service Assurance award and Best Voice of the Customer (VOC) Programme Award at the annual Middle East Call Centre Awards, fighting off strong competition from all over the region.

The prestigious award recognises Ooredoo’s role as an innovator in customer experience, listening to its customers’ and consistently meeting their needs.

“These awards underline our commitment to consistently engage customers and do our best to learn from what they tell us, whether that is face-to-face in our stores, through our Contact Centre, social media platforms, website support systems, SMS feedback requests, online help centres, technology blogs, or via our app. Service assurance is at the heart of everything we do and is part of our core commitment to customers. This year, to further improve our customer communication we made several enhancements to our Contact Centre including Interactive Voice Response to tailor the option menu according to the customer’s account, allowing the selection of requests with minimal steps,”

said Amaal Al Lawati, chief customer experience officer.

Ooredoo was the first Middle East operator to use ResponseTek ‘Voice of the Customer’ for real-time customer experience insights. Using the world’s leading Customer Experience Management (CEM) software, Ooredoo have been able to solicit feedback across all customer touch points.

Al Lawati added: “I would like to thank all those that made winning this award possible. The constant vigilance, care, and training of our family has enabled us to connect with customers on a human level and improve the Ooredoo experience in every way.”

Organised by Insights, the Middle East Call Centre Awards has become the undisputed regional benchmark for remote customer interaction success. Not only is it widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive, rigorous and strategy-aligned contest of its type in the world but the process of preparing a submission is proven to enhance outcomes and performance in areas such as customer data analysis, process re-assessment and re-development, and employee teamwork.

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Ooredoo surprises customers with value packed offers MUSCAT: Inspired by the holy month of Ramadan and to reward loyal customers, Ooredoo has announced the return of the highly popular ‘Ooredoo Surprises’.

From today until September 3, all Ooredoo prepaid consumer and business customers will be able to receive exciting daily offers including free credit, free minutes and free data, says a press release.

“It is always a pleasure to bring our customers value packed offers and deals but particularly so during this special season when keeping in touch with the people that matter most is more important than ever. Last year ‘Ooredoo Surprises’ gave prepaid customers a range of amazing benefits and we look forward to building on that incredible success as we

Designed to offer an easy shopping journey, Oasis Mall which is spread over two levels is opened at Al Khuwair

MUSCAT: Landmark Group, the region’s largest retail and hospitality conglomerate, announced the opening of Oasis Mall, its first neighbourhood shopping destination in Oman. The new mall has opened in the coastal district of Al Khuwair in Muscat.

The bright and airy environment houses some of the region’s leading fashion, footwear, accessories and home brands, as well as highly popular dining and entertainment options for the entire family, culminating in a wholesome shopping experience. The official opening ceremony of the mall will be held on June 16, where customers will be able to avail exciting inaugural offers, says a press release.

Mark Ruffley, business head – Oasis Mall, said: “The retail sector in Oman has been witnessing steady and sustained growth over the past five years, particularly in Muscat, and with cities such as Salalah and Sohar also showing great potential for growth, we are aiming to have two more malls open by 2018. Our focus is to provide our customers with a best in class neighbourhood shopping experience and we believe that Oasis

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share added-value offers this Ramadan and beyond,” said Feras Al Shaikh, Ooredoo director of Consumer Sales.

Joining Ooredoo Surprises is free and easy. To opt-in for the entire three month period and receive notifications of the daily surprises, customers simply need to dial *141*888# or use the USSD menu *141# and follow the instructions.

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Mall will become the ‘go-to’ destination for the entire Al Khuwair community, and an integral part of their daily lives by providing an environment that is fun, inviting, affordable and approachable.”

Designed to offer an easy shopping journey, the new Oasis Mall is spread over two levels, showcasing 38 outlets.

The retail mix includes household names from Landmark Group’s portfolio such as Centrepoint, Home Centre, Max, Emax, New Look, Koton and Shoexpress. Landmark Group’s ICONIC, a trendy one-stop fashion destination offering wardrobe solutions for men, women and kids, will also make its Oman debut, with its flagship outlet.

International brands such as

Mothercare, Mikyajay, Nayomi, Hour Choice, Magrabi Opticians and Supa Sportsman are an integral part of the diverse mix, adding great strength to the mall’s overall retail offering.

When it comes to dining, shoppers can enjoy a shopping break at a host of popular fast/casual dining options such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Baskin Robbins, Bombay Chowpatty, Shirazi, and Shuwa Express.

On the entertainment side, Fun City, Landmark Group’s family entertainment centre, will provide children and young adults with a variety of fun activities in specially created learning and play zones.

In addition to retail and hospitality options, Oasis Mall will also feature a pharmacy, perfumery

and a chocolaterie.

Clive Freeman, COO, Landmark Group – Oman said, “As Landmark Group continues to expand the Oasis Mall brand across the GCC, this already popular destination was the ideal location to launch our first Oasis Mall in Oman, extending the offering to our loyal customers, and residents of the community.

“With a population of over 400,000 residents representing 36 per cent of Muscat’s total population, Al Khuwair is an affluent neighbourhood which is relatively under-served in terms of retail.

By bringing a new kind of shopping experience to the community, we are very positive about getting strong support and building a greater relationship.”

Majan College cleans its campus MUSCAT: A cleaning campaign was launched by Majan University College recently with the aim of spreading awareness of the importance of cleaning and environment protection.

The campaign saw MUC staff and students participate in the clean-up of MUC campus and its

surrounding area. This drive was initiated by the ‘Majan Friends of Environment’ Club of MUC. The message to the students was that small changes lead to big results. Our environment is our responsibility and a healthy environment can be maintained through leading by example and teamwork.

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Bank Muscat Tadhamun initiative supports hearing impaired children MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, as part of its Tadhamun corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, presented hearing aids to children with hearing disabilities.

The ceremony hosted by the Omani Society for the Hearing Impaired marked the Arab Deaf Week under the auspices of Dr Salim bin Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, CEO of the Information Technology Authority.

The Tadhamun programme underscores the bank’s commitment to complement the government’s efforts in social responsibility and

thereby strengthen the hands of needy segments in society. The bank seizes every available opportunity to channel resources for creating sustainable, positive changes in communities by investing in their welfare to equip them for a better life.

Ahmed Al Barami, DGM – Chairman’s Office, said: “In line with the ‘Let’s Do More’ vision, Bank Muscat is committed to supporting people with special needs to equip them to join mainstream society. The support to hearing impaired children is yet another affirmation that Bank Muscat is a true partner in nation-building. Chil-

dren in the age group of 1 - 4 were selected as beneficiaries due to the positive impact of early treatment of hearing disabilities. Leading by example, the bank also aims to motivate other corporates to support physically challenged people in the country.”

Sultan bin Nasser Al Amri, president of the Omani Society for the Hearing Impaired, thanked Bank Muscat for the support extended to children with hearing disabilities. “The generous gesture by the bank will go a long way in equipping the children to be successful in life. We are optimistic that the fine example set by the bank will be

emulated by other corporates, benefiting needy segments of society,” Al Amri said.

Bank Muscat attaches great importance to sustainable development activities and is the first Omani bank to establish a full-fledged CSR department. Considered among core values, the CSR policy reflects the bank’s commitment to all segments of society with the aim of national development and progress. The bank is of the view that its social responsibility is not merely participation in charitable works, but responsibility towards all-round development of society and nation.

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Djokovic is only the third man after Don Budge and Rod CUP DELIGHT: France’s Caroline Garcia, right, and France’s Kristina Mladenovic hold the trophy after winning the women’s double final match against Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. – AFP

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time, and the eighth man to triumph at Wimbledon and the French, U.S. and Australian Opens

PARIS: Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats on Sunday when he downed British second seed Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four Grand Slams at the same time. The world number one recovered from a nervous start to impose his pace on Court Philippe Chatrier and clinch his 12th Grand Slam crown after three previous failures in a Roland Garros final.

Djokovic is only the third man after Don Budge and Rod Laver to hold the four majors at the same time, and the eighth man to triumph at Wimbledon and the French, U.S. and Australian Opens.

“It’s a very special moment, possibly the biggest moment in my career,” the 29-year-old, who now has a 5-2 win-loss record against Murray in Grand Slam finals, said courtside.

It looked like Djokovic got off to a dream start, taking Murray’s serve to love in the first game.

But the Briton, who was playing his 10th final at a major, hit the ball early to set up three break points in the following game, converting the third with a fine lob. He held to love and then broke again, winning 16 of 20 points to lead 4-1.

Tension threatened to boil over when Murray shouted “get him out”, pointing to a French TV interviewer who was in the player’s box, before Djokovic had an altercation with the chair umpire.

As Murray was serving for the set, he was awarded a point to lead 30-0, Djokovic having hit his return before an ‘out’ call on the serve was made. “The call was after you hit the ball. I’m 100 per cent sure,” Damien Dumusois told a frustrated Djokovic.

Murray, who beat Djokovic in the Rome Masters finals on clay last month, went on to win the set when his opponent netted a backhand. He had a break point in the

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GRAND SLAM TITLES (12): Australian Open: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 French Open 2016 Wimbledon: 2011, 2014, 2015 U.S. Open: 2011, 2015 MAKING HIS NAME Born: Belgrade, May 22, 1987 Began playing tennis aged four.

His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age.

PLAYING CAREER * First full year on tour in 2005: Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open, losing to Russian Marat Safin in the first round. Finished as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100. * In 2006, he won his first ATP tour title at Amersfoort. * He retired in the 2006 French Open quarterfinals against Spaniard Rafael Nadal when trailing by two sets, and again a year later due to blisters in the Wimbledon semifinal against the same opponent. *In 2007, he won five titles (Adelaide, Miami, Estoril, Montreal and Vienna) and reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open, losing to Federer. *Beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open — thus becoming the first Serbian man to win one of the four majors. *Failed to successfully defend his title in Melbourne the following year after controversially pulling out of his quarter-final against American Andy Roddick citing heat exhaustion on a sweltering day. *Led Serbia to their first Davis Cup title with victory over France in Belgrade in December 2010. *Began 2011 by winning the Australian

first game of the second set but that was as good as it got for the Scot.

Djokovic, his aggression now channelled and matched by his accuracy, won the remaining games.

He raced to a 4-1 lead in the third set, breaking in the fifth game with a delicate angled drop shot that triggered chants of ‘Nole, Nole, Nole, Nole’ in the stands.

Open, beating Briton Andy Murray in the final, to end his three-year wait for a second Grand Slam title. *Won his next six tournaments in Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid and Rome. Did not lose again until June 3 when Federer ended his 41-match winning streak in the French Open semifinals. *Secured the number one spot on July 4 2011 by beating Tsonga in the Wimbledon semifinals, then beat Nadal to clinch his first Wimbledon crown, his first title on grass. *Saved two match points to beat Federer in the semifinals of the U.S. Open then defeated Nadal in the final to become the seventh man to win three Grand Slam titles in a year since tennis turned professional in 1968. *Won his third Australian Open title in 2012 by beating Nadal in five hours and 53 minutes. *Began 2013 by beating Murray to become the first man in the professional era to win three successive Australian Open titles. *Beats Federer in a five-set Wimbledon final in 2014. *Reached all four Grand Slam finals in 2015.

Began the year by capturing a fifth Australian Open title, then missed out on the French Open again — his third loss in the title match — after falling to Stan Wawrinka in the final. *Five weeks later draws level with his coach Boris Becker’s Wimbledon haul of three titles by defeating Federer in the All England Club final. Beat Federer in U.S. Open final, giving him three Grand Slam titles in a year for a second time. *Beats Murray in the 2016 Australian Open final to win his 11th Grand Slam trophy. *Beats Murray again in the French Open final to finally win the claycourt major at his 12th attempt. The win not only completes his Grand Slam collection but he also becomes only the third man— after Don Budge and Rod Laver — to hold all four majors at the same time.

There was no comeback in that set for the 29-year-old Murray.

Djokovic, who is now on a 28-match winning streak in Grand Slams, broke to love to lead 5-2. Djokovic shook off late jitters to win the title on his third match point when the Scot netted a backhand at the end of a nailbiting rally. - Reuters

PARIS: France’s Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic overcome their Russian opponents 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 on Sunday to take the French Open women’s doubles title, giving the home fans reason to cheer on the final day of a cold, damp tournament.

In a see-saw first set the French fifth seeds led 5-0 before seventh-

seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina clawed their way back to 5-3, Garcia then holding serve to take the decisive ninth game.

With the main Philippe Chatrier showcourt less than a quarter full but a raucous crowd generating a lively atmosphere, the Russians fought back to take the second set.

But the French pair made the

telling break in the third set, taking Vesnina’s serve in the ninth game with Garcia again serving out to win the match.

On a good day for France, Geoffrey Blancaneaux won the junior singles, beating 15-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 after saving three match points. - Reuters

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Amir named in Pakistan Test team for England tour KARACHI: Mohammed Amir was on Sunday selected in the Pakistan cricket team that will tour England for a four-Test series for the first time since the spot-fixing scandal broke in 2010.

However the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still awaiting for Amir’s visa approval from the UK High Commission.

24-year-old Amir has made an impressive comeback in shorter formats and ironically his probable return to Test cricket will happen in the same country where he was arrested for indulging in spotfixing along with Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif.

Chairman of selectors Inzamam-ul Haq said that the board had given clearance to pick Amir in the side as they had been told his visa would arrive on Monday.

“We were anxious for him as he can be a key bowler for us in England and I am sure he is strong enough to perform there despite

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the pressures he will feel on returning to England after the spot fixing scandal six years ago,” Inzamam said. Experienced batsman, Mohammed Hafeez was also named in Test squad despite suffering from fitness problems in the past few months.

Inzamam told the media in Lahore that the selectors had taken Hafeez’s fitness test on Saturday and Sunday to see if he had made

a recovery from his knee problem.

“He did well over the two days and we are confident he will get better in the coming days. He has been picked because of his experience in this format,” Inzamam said. Hafeez has suffered from a knee problem since the Asia Cup in March and had to miss the last two matches of the World T20 in India in April.

The former Test captain said the selected squad was a mix of experience and youth and he was confident there was enough experience in the batting line up to counter the conditions in England.

Pakistan’s new head coach, Mickey Arthur is due to reach Lahore on Monday or Tuesday.

Squad: Misbah-ul Haq (Captain), Mohammed Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Shaan Masood, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ifthikar Ahmed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammed Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Wahab Riaz, Mohammed Amir, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan and Sohail Khan. - PTI

ALL SMILES: First-placed Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Italian rider Valentino Rossi celebrates on the

podium of the Moto GP race of the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Montmelo racetrack near Barcelona. – AFP

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Rossi’s Yamaha team mate and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo lost the overall lead to Honda’s Marquez after being knocked off his bike by Ducati’s Andrea

GEORGETOWN: Resurgent off-spinner Sunil Narine hopes his career-best performance against South Africa proves a turning point in his career, enabling him to flip the page on the recent troubles surrounding his bowling action. In his first international appearance in seven months following a suspension from bowling due to suspect action last November, the 28-yearold snatched six for 27 at the Guyana National Stadium, to set up the West Indies’ fourwicket victory in the first game.

“Being on and off with my bowling action and coming back and bowling again, it is good to be back with a bang,” Narine said after the match.

“Hopefully everything is good now and I can keep concentrating on the matches ahead and what I can focus more on in practice and bowling and trying to develop new skills so things can get better in the future.” — IANS

Iannone, the man he will replace next year, on lap 17 at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya BARCELONA: Italian Valentino Rossi won the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday after a thrilling duel with Spaniard Marc Marquez that ended with a handshake between MotoGP’s bitter rivals.

Rossi’s Yamaha team mate and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo lost the overall lead to Honda’s Marquez after being knocked off his bike by Ducati’s Andrea Iannone, the man he will replace next year, on lap 17 at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

“It’s a great victory, one of the best of my career,” declared 37-year-old Rossi, who started fifth and fell to seventh before fighting back to take the lead on lap seven.

It was his second victory of the season, 88th in MotoGP and

It’s a great victory, one of the best of my career Valentino Rossi

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114th of his grand prix career.

Marquez, who traded the lead with Rossi over the closing laps before the Italian made his move stick with two to go, has 125

points to Lorenzo’s 115 and Rossi’s 103 after seven rounds.

“I was struggling a lot with the front (tyre),” said Marquez, who ended last season as Rossi’s archenemy after the pair clashed on track and the Italian accused him of helping compatriot Lorenzo win the title to keep it in Spanish hands.

“I had a few moments, in the end I was on the limit. I tried but when I saw also Lorenzo out the mentality changed a little bit.

“The important thing is that we had a great battle with Valentino and I think the people enjoyed it,” added the smiling Spaniard, whose handshake with Rossi in the finish area ended months of glacial relations.

The Lorenzo incident drew a furious response from Yamaha team boss Lin Jarvis, who slammed Iannone for dangerous riding on a weekend overshadowed by the death on Friday of Spanish Moto2 rider Luis Salom.

“I am appalled by Iannone’s move,” he said, calling for the Italian to be penalised after both riders ended up in the gravel.

“He hasn’t learned his lesson from what he did earlier this season where he took out his own team mate. This do-or-die suicide move on Lorenzo is impossible... it’s not acceptable to do this sort of thing,” added Jarvis. — Reuters

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SPORTS Numbers game keeps Serena on the edge Revealing a fragility few had anticipated, she fell short there and did so again in the finals of the two subsequent majors, most recently against Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in Paris on Saturday

PARIS: As a serial winner Serena Williams has broken records without a backward glance throughout her career, but since September there is one milestone that has loomed ever larger in halting her progress towards the game’s pantheon.

It is marked ‘total Grand Slam wins’, and frames a debate about who to consider the greatest woman player of all time.

One name on a very short list of candidates is Serena herself and another is Steffi Graf, who holds the professional-era record of 22 singles titles at the game’s four blue riband events.

The American is one behind that and, back in September when she seemed as dominant as at any time since turning professional in 1995, looked odds-on to tie the record at the U.S. Open.

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ONE SHORT: Does Serena Williams, who turns 35 in September, have enough left in the tank to give chase?

anticipated, she fell short there and did so again in the finals of the two subsequent majors, most recently against Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in Paris on Saturday.

For Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, winning number 22 — and thence upward to the alltime record of 24 held by Australian Margaret Court, who straddled the amateur and professional eras — is still very much on the agenda.

“You can see blockages and mental problems. I see neither,” he told reporters in the Roland Garros players’ lounge after Saturday’s defeat.

“I see how difficult it is to win

a grand slam, how difficult to set all-time records... It will take the time it takes. It was tough to win the 17th, the 18th, it will be hard to win the 22nd and the 23rd but we will do it.”

Finishing line Williams could not have racked up numbers 19 to 21 any quicker, however, as she won the first three majors of 2015, putting her on course for the calendar Grand Slam that only Graf, Court and American Maureen Connolly have achieved.

But Williams unravelled in the U.S. Open semifinal against unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci, a

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player she had not conceded a set against in four previous meetings.

In January’s final of the Australian Open, the American again failed to cross the finishing line, losing to German Angelique Kerber who won her first major having previously beaten Williams once in five meetings.

Chance number three to draw level with Graf came on Saturday in Paris, against fourth seed Muguruza, who Williams beat at Wimbledon in 2015 to win title number 21.

The previous day Williams appeared to view the Graf landmark with an uneasy mixture of fatalism and indifference, telling reporters “(there’s) nothing I can do about it”.

But in her final match in Paris — perhaps in contrast to New York and Melbourne — it did not appear to weigh her down.

She came up against someone who, in a high-octane final in which neither woman gave ground, played the better tennis and beat the American at her own power game.

Widely tipped after her win as the future queen of the sport, 22-year-old Muguruza will take some catching.

Does Williams, who turns 35 in September, have enough left in the tank to give chase?

Her coach believes she still has the game and, just as importantly, the passion to do just that.

“If she was indifferent about making history in her sport that would be a concern,” Mouratoglou said. “When there is tension and when the (opponent’s) level of play is higher there are no more solutions. If (Serena’s) game wasn’t good enough to win this Roland Garros we have to do better next time.” - Reuters

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Vardy wants to join Arsenal, says Giroud LONDON: France and Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud has fuelled speculation that Jamie Vardy is on his way to the Gunners by saying he has heard the Leicester City striker is keen to move.

“I have been told that Jamie wants to join us and it’s very good news for us,” the striker told Sky Sports after scoring twice in France’s 3-0 friendly win against Scotland on Saturday.

British media reported on Friday that Arsenal, runnersup to champions Leicester last season, had triggered a buy-out clause in Vardy’s contract with a bid of around 20 million pounds ($29.04 million).

There was no immediate comment from Thai-owned Leicester, although Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper quoted manager Claudio Ranieri confirming Arsenal had made a bid.

ESPN quoted a source close to Arsenal as saying Vardy was due to undergo a medical on Sunday.

“I am happy with competition.

We have always had fantastic strikers at Arsenal and I want the best for this club. Hopefully he is going to help us win this title,” said Giroud.

Vardy, 29, is due to travel to France on Monday with the England squad for the Euro 2016 finals starting on Friday

“The boss (Arsene Wenger) wanted to sign at least one or two strikers, so I expected a top striker and I think it will benefit the club and hopefully he is going to score a lot of goals like he did at Leicester.”

Vardy, 29, is due to travel to France on Monday with the England squad for the Euro 2016 finals starting on Friday.

He scored 24 Premier League goals last season as Leicester won the top-flight crown for the first time, and was chosen as Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. - Reuters

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OFA set to launch football smart educational portal MUSCAT: Oman Football Association (OFA) will on Monday launch smart educational portal for soccer development (Secrets of Football), in collaboration with S2S Company.

The inauguration ceremony

will take place at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) under the patronage of Sheikh Sa’ad bin Mohammed Al Mardhouf Al Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs, in the presence of OFA chief Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi. - ONA

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PSC-Omantel Ramadan cricket tournament starts on June 9 MUSCAT: Pakistan Social Club (PSC) Oman will organise the much awaited annual Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament 2016, presented by Omantel, from June 9 at Pakistan School Muscat ground.

According to the organisers, the tournament will be also held in Salalah and Sohar simultaneously during the holy month of Ramadan.

“The interested cricket teams of all nationalities playing in Oman can participate in this PSC’s mega and most sought after tournament,” the organisers said in a statement.

Last date for registering the entries June 8 and tournament draw will be held on the same date at PSC office in CBD. PSC chairman Mian Muhammad Munir said: “We hope to see more number of teams and bigger crowd participation this year again.”

“As the PSC’s largest sports

event, it will be a smashing hit with all cricket loving communities in Oman,” Munir added.

“We assure thousands of spectators who come to watch the game every night, will enjoy quality cricket”, said A.H. Raja, vice-chairman of PSC. He also praised Omantel’s continuous contribution in promoting healthy activities in the Sultanate and to be the presenter of this most liked major event for many years.

Muhammad Zaeem, general secretary of PSC, said an annual feature of Muscat’s sports and cultural calendar Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament as usual will offer attractive cash prizes and rewards, apart from daily man of the match awards.

“There are a lot of requests to PSC for MRI Ball Cricket Tournament, considering the interest of the cricket teams, so PSC included

MRI Ball Cricket Tournament as well,” Mohammad Kaleem Akhtar, chief organiser and head of the tournament, said.

“We believe that this grand event of Pakistani community residing in Oman sponsored by Omantel as the presenter sixth time, provides us with the right platform to support and interact with thousands of our customers from various nationalities in Oman,” Mohammed Hassan Al Lawati, Events Manager at Omantel, said.

For further details contact: M. Abbas (99344649), Aslam Nawab (91402786), Amjad Farooq (98001363), Chaudhary Iqbal (99433053), Jameel Zaidi (99383935), Kaleem Akhtar (95262759) and Tahir Mehmood (24795326, 95868927) in Muscat, Haji Saukat (9786040) in Sohar and Fazal Hussain (99499225) in Salalah.

Al Hail Ramadan tourney draw held MUSCAT: Al Hail Cricket Club conducted the draw ceremony of the Ramadan floodlight tennis ball cricket tournament at Al Hail Cricket Club Ground on Sunday.

The tournament, scheduled to be organised during the holy month of Ramadan, has attracted 24 teams.

The participating are JMV XI, Danmark, Sialkot Saheen, Klair XI, Ruwi Kings, OCT Mabellah, Attic Outdoor, Hempton Eleven, Asfanyar XI, Friends XI, Rajgarh Lions, Bombay Blues, Ibrahim Al Kasri, Smashing XI, Al Mardhuf,

Classic, HSS (Design), Zalmi, Sher-E Punjab, Al Hail Cricket Team, DHL, Fuji XI, Manis Azad and Sialkot XI. Meanwhile, Al Hail CC in a statement said: “We are pleased to inform that Al Hail Cricket Club has introduced a new concept of bringing together the unsung heroes of various teams such as team captains and managers for a one day softball cricket tournament.

“The match, played between two teams consisting of only captains and managers of 24

teams on May 4, was a resounding success.”

“We are planning to organise similar tournaments on monthly basis and expect to improve on the concept in future,” the statement added. “We encourage team captains and managers of all cricket teams in Oman to get in touch with us if they would like to be a part of our initiative.”

For further details contact the organisers (Ph: 99623536, 95162862 and 95998056) or email at alhailcricketteam @yahoo.com

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OEC down Master XI to lift ‘We Help Muscat Summer Cricket’ title

FIFA chief blasts critics over salary comments Infantino said his “enemies” wanted to make him look greedy after a newspaper leak said he had been angered by a suggested package

MUSCAT: OEC defeated Master XI by 17 runs to lift the title at the ‘We Help Muscat Summer Cricket Tournament’ organised by ‘We Help Muscat’ here recently.

In a closely contested final, OEC batted first and scored 113 runs. In reply, Master XI were restricted to 96 runs in seven overs.

Earlier in the semifinals, OEC beat Al Dam by nine wickets and Master XI recorded a seven-wicket win over AKCT. The tournament was sponsored

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by Crispo Chips Oman, Reemas Restaurant, Lulu, Oasis Water, Muscat Projects and Environmental Services, Abu Ali Cold Store and Excel Printing Press.

Individual awards: Best batsman: Sarmadh Khan (Master XI); Best bowler: Murtaza (OEC); Best catch: Irfan (Master XI); Man of the series: Sarmadh Khan (Master XI); Maximum sixes in final: Waseem (OEC); Man of the final: Waseem (OEC).

BERN: FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused the man who masterminded reforms of soccer’s global body of “playground” behaviour and told Swiss newspapers that his salary, still to be confirmed, would be less than 2 million Swiss francs ($2.05 million).

Infantino, elected three months ago to haul FIFA out of the worst graft scandal in its history, said his “enemies” wanted to make him look greedy after a newspaper leak said he had been angered by a suggested package.

FIFA has been embroiled in crisis after several dozen soccer officials were indicted in the United States last year while its own ethics committee has banned several top figures, including former president Sepp Blatter.

Infantino promised a fresh start but ran into problems of his own when last month’s Congress gave the FIFA Council power to appoint or dismiss members of independent bodies such as the ethics committee and the audit and

UNDER NEGOTIATION: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, second right, pictured during the Copa

America Centenario football tournament in Santa Clara, California. – AFP

compliance committee.

Domenico Scala, who as head of the audit and compliance had led the reforms of FIFA, quit his post hours later, saying the committees were no longer independent of the Council and that reforms had been undermined.

The Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung last month said that leaked details of FIFA Council meetings showed that Infantino had been angered when the compensation committee, which Scala also sat on, offered him a salary of $2 million Swiss francs a year.

“My contract is being negotiated and this is not the place to unveil the outlines,” Infantino said in the interview, published in Frenchspeaking Le Matin and German-

speaking Sonntagszeitung.

“However, once signed, I will show you with pleasure all the details and you will see that it will be less than the 2 million that the media has mentioned. My enemies want to make me look greedy,” he added.

“I have not stolen anything.

And everything that I have earned in my life has been thanks to me work. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”

Infantino said he had only learned of Scala’s resignation after returning from a FIFA Congress in Mexico, even though the two were on the same flight.

He described some of Scala’s comments in the media as a “piece of theatre”, adding: “This is

childish behaviour worthy of the playground. I do not want to pay more attention to it.”

He rejected the suggestion that the FIFA Council could now influence ethics committee investigations. “The facts prove it and will do so in the future,” he said.

“Domenico Scala is mistaken in his analysis.

“He thinks that football can be managed with the same principles as a pharmaceutical company or pesticides’ manufacturer. This is a major error of assessment, because it underestimates the passion of football as well as its geopolitical dimension.”

Scala could not immediately be reached for comment on Sunday. - Reuters

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MEN’S A SINGLES FINALISTS: Armaan Sattikar, and Yash Tanna.

VETERANS SINGLES FINALISTS: R. Subramanian and Simon Joseph.

Subramanian, Armaan bag titles MUSCAT: R. Subramanian retained the veterans’ singles title and Armaan Sattikar captured the men’s A singles crown at the Annual Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) and sponsored by Muscat Insurance Services LLC and Oman United Insurance Company.

In the veterans’ singles final, defending champion R. Subramanian was at his best and showed no mercy on the way to a confident 11-8, 11-4, 11-3, 4-11, 12-10 victory over Simon Joseph.

Simon got his act together as late as the fourth game which he won in convincing fashion and

continued to put up a resistance in the fifth which Subramanian put beyond his reach to claim the title.

Armaan Sattikar captured the men’s A singles title on the eve of his departure to India to pursue higher studies. In the final, Armaan downed Yash Tanna 11-5, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8.

One expected a much closer fight in the final considering Yash’s brilliant victory over Subash in the semifinal.

Yash showed signs of making a fight of it in the third game but Armaan proved too quick and denied Yash any liberties on the way to capturing the title.

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DARKDEVIL STORY FAISAL MOHAMMED NAIM

Fat, dark, and running stronger than ever, the 2016 Fat Boy S has all the grunt to go with its bad-boy persona.

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mere glance on this mean machine could set your heart pulsating. It’s bold, it’s dark, and it’s raw with custom attitude wearing the meanest looks, and bellying the most powerful Harley engine.

The demons in you begin to Futterwacken as you’re consumed by darkness of the total blacked-out theme.

For the first time Harley-Davidson has stuffed 110-cu.in Twin Cam Screamin’ Eagle engine into the Fat Boy Lo frame and the beauty packs enough brawn now, christened as the Fat Boy S. A midnight ride through the finally-notso-clogged Dubai boulevards and I was left simpering in amazement: It’s no tractor motor.

I had always been an HD fan, but more so for their fit and finish. Their engines – V-Rod series apart; always felt somewhat lacking to me, myself being more of a power buff. But this beauty shattered all the presumptions; it’s fast and it’s eager.

You sit so low (26.3 inch seat height), you feel like you are in the bike, and not on it. The effect of being pulled along by the pumped up

motor is total ecstasy – like having your backside dragged along the ground by a dragster. The powerful engine pulls willingly from under 2000 revs, and you don’t have to tap-dance on the gears to make swift progress.

The Fat Boy S takes a bit of effort turning with that meaty 140mm front tyre, but the wide bars reduce it pretty much and keep it ultra-stable. Changing your line mid-corner is also piece of cake, without feeling like having unsettled the whole ship. The sounds of scraping floorboards on every turn through the series of roundabouts near the Marina area was total fun (thanks to the low clearance).

Atypical of the big Harley twins, the bike has a heady top end and responds nicely to stacks of revs.

I even tried signal to signal racing.

Pulling off a traffic signal real fast, the pointer touched 140 (kph), before I begun slowing down for the next one up. Yes, it is actually that fast. Once onto the winding roads, the S is a fun bike to punt along.

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Adding to the euphoria, the wider breathing Screamin’ Eagle air filter and the slash cut mufflers pipes create a deep bassy caterwaul at high revs. There’s absolutely no mechanical noise to the ultra-smooth engine; just the wheezy breathing in and out.

The S seems more rigid and firmer than before, even though there are no tweaks to the suspension. Maybe the added 4kg weight has got to do something with the change in feel. Braking is also very effective, pulling up the beast instantly, even though there is only a single disc up front.

The cruise control conveniently located on the left switch block, works perfect with no lag and a very positive feel when you increase or decrease the speed settings. The fly-by-wire throttle lends plenty of feel and smoothness off idle making the tight turns and bends very manageable.

Another cool feature on the bike, borrowed from the touring models, is the ‘Electronic Engine Idle Temperature Management System’ (EITMS) which turns off the rear cylinder when the bike is stopped, which helps in keeping the engine cooler. The func-

For the first time Harley-Davidson has stuffed 110-cu.in Twin Cam Screamin’ Eagle engine into the Fat Boy Lo frame. The beauty packs enough brawn too

TECH SPECS Fat Boy S Engine: Screamin' Eagle AirCooled, Twin Cam 110B (1801cc)

ENGINE Torque 146 Nm@4000rpm

TRANSMISSION 6-Speed Cruise Drive

tion can be enabled or disabled using the throttle grip. Pushing the throttle forward or three seconds, with the ignition on, will change the status. Green flash on the cruise control lamp signals activated mode, while red denotes the opposite.

However, as with most cruisers, heat is still a problem with the S too. After an hour or so of riding, my right inner thigh began receiving heat therapy; the engine placed so close — rear cylinder almost touching the thigh.

As for the styling, the aesthetics remain virtually unchanged with

the fat handlebars, fat wheels and fat fenders. The iconic solid, bullet-hole disc wheels are still instant fancy grabbers.

It is the paint scheme that has gone from dark to darker, with a blacked-out engine and gloss black lower forks, handlebar and riser; even the brake and the shotgun exhaust. The only hints of chrome left are on the expansion chamber fins, rim linings, and the rear brake and shift shafts.

Dark, mean, and all the more muscular, the Fat Boy S is built to impress.

Ride one and you’ll understand.

-faisal@timesofoman.com

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Google teaching its driverless car to honk

SOFTWARE giant Google, in its Self-Driving Car Project’s latest monthly report, has said that it has been experimenting with horn algorithms in the vehicle. The company is experimenting with the algorithm by playing the horn inside the car to make sure the honking does not confuse other drivers. “It is also an important step in developing the capabilities of autonomous cars, and highlights the fact that teaching robots to drive among humans is not about merely learning a set of rules-or even the edge cases when it’s okay to bend or ignore those rules. It is a highly cultural, intuitive process,” a report in MIT technology review said. Google said its cars are meant to be “polite, considerate, and only honk when it makes driving safer for everyone”. Google added that its cars will have two kinds of beeps - “two short, quieter pips” for politely grabbing another driver’s attention, and a loud, long honk when the situation “requires more urgency”.

DIY: BLEEDING THE BRAKES

‘Bionic’ leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuel

Story Faisal Mohammed Naim

M

odern hydraulic brakes, as the name suggests, work on the principle of fluid pressure. When you squeeze your lever or stomp your pedal, a linkage connects to your master cylinder’s piston and exerts force on the juice within — brake fluid.

The pressure expands equally in all directions, and the most movable item moves, which is the caliper piston. The expansion clamps the pads against the rotors, dragging the movement to a halt.

The biggest enemy of the pressurised braking mechanism is air. Seeping of air into the system could lead to sudden failure of the entire braking mechanism, resulting in unfortunate situations. If there’s air in the lines, the pistons don’t budge on engaging the brake lever/pedal, due to lack of enough pressure. To solve the situation, the process of bleeding is to be undertaken — bleeding — the process of chasing the air out and sealing the system once again.

If your brake’s feel “soft” or “squishy” or totally lack the brak-

ing power, here is what you need to do: Pump up the brake to achieve pressure, open the bleeder without releasing the brake to expel air (you will see bubbles coming out), close the bleeder, and allow the pedal/lever to return to its resting position. Repeat until the brakes have good feel (the same pressure on the brake lever that normally used to be).

The process is fairly straightforward and easy. A few things to keep in mind while bleeding out the brakes; Start bleeding at the farthest port from the master cylinder: For dual-disc front brakes, that usually means the left front caliper.

Brakes are a sealed system: If you are losing brake fluid regularly, something is wrong and needs more attention than a simple bleeding job.

Don’t add fluid helter-skelter: The fluid level in the reservoir (on

The biggest enemy of the pressurised braking mechanism is air. Seeping of air into the system could lead to sudden failure of the entire braking mechanism, resulting in unfortunate situations.

the left handle bar) drops as the pads wear. Low oil level in fact indicates – if all else is well; that it’s time for a brake change, and not fluid top-up. When you put new brakes, the oil level comes back to full level.

Keep the master cylinder full: Forget this rule, and air will get sucked into the fluid as you pump the brakes. You will then have to start all over again.

Use the right fluid: A lot of fluid flavours out there – be sure you only put the recommended fluid with the correct formulation and boiling point.

Swap fluid the easy way with extended bleed: Bleed out as much fluid from the master cylinder as you can without going dry and refill. Repeat once or twice.

Cover up: Brake fluid kills paint.

Cover the bike’s painted parts and other nearby shiny bits.

-faisal@timesofoman.com

A TEAM of scientists from Harvard University has co-created a unique “bionic leaf” that uses solar energy to split water molecules and hydrogen-eating bacteria to produce liquid fuels. Dubbed “bionic leaf 2.0,” the new system can convert solar energy to biomass with 10 per cent efficiency — far above the one per cent seen in the fastest growing plants. “This is a true artificial photosynthesis system. Before this, people were using artificial photosynthesis for water-splitting but this is a true A-to-Z system and we’ve gone well over the efficiency of photosynthesis in nature,” said Daniel Nocera, the Patterson Rockwood professor of energy at Harvard University.

The team designed a new cobalt-phosphorous alloy catalyst which, “we showed does not make reactive oxygen species. That allowed us to lower the voltage, and that led to a dramatic increase in efficiency”, Nocera noted in a paper published in the journal Science.

The new system is already effective enough to consider possible commercial applications.

Facebook to disable messaging on mobile app SOCIAL MEDIA giant Facebook is removing the messaging capability from its mobile web application to push people to Messenger, a media report has said. According to the report in tech website, Techcrunch.com, the company served notice to the users saying, “Your conversations are moving to Messenger”.

For now, the users can skip the notice but soon the users might be asked to download the Messenger app. The company said it wants to provide the best possible experience in messaging and the Messenger app is the platform on which they have chosen to provide it, the report said. On Thursday, Facebook announced the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called “DeepText” that can analyse what people are writing about in posts with near-human accuracy across 20 languages.

The company also revealed that the deep learning-based text understanding engine is being tested on Facebook Messenger.-IANS

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Spacious 4BHK with split A/C’S, 4 bathrooms & storeroom, near Church roundabout, Mumtaz area.

Rent:R.O 575, Contact:99349672

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

Office for rent in Al Ansab near bank Muscat. Contact: 99466173 3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent.

18 November Street. Near Mars Hypermarket and The Chedi.

Ghobrah -Good for Commercial or Residential use. OMR 295/- month.

Call 94477222

3BR villa Al Khoud with A/C 350 R.O. Contact: 99024730 2 & 3 BR Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99024730 1& 2 BR in C.B.D. Contact: 99024730 Athaiba 2 bed, 1 bath room, sitting, kitchen with split AC behind Zubair Showroom rent 310 R.O. Contact: 99879939 Athaiba 2bed, 2 bathroom, sitting, kitchen with Split a/c behind Zubair show room rent 350/-R.O. Contact: 99879939 Wadi Kabeer Industrial 80 sm show rooms for rent 400/- R.O. Contact: 99879939 Flat for rent in Al Qurum, 3 rooms & hall. Contact: 91763660

Flats for rent at Just RO 160/- 2 Bed room, hall, kitchen , 2 toilets, location Seh Al Ahmer, 20 KM to Rusayl, including AC & roof Garden.

Contact: 97714433 / 93437982

2 & 3 BHK new flat in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99792181

3 BHK, 1BHK with A.C new building behind Muscat Bakery Wadi Al Kabir. Contact: 99338133 / 92103604

1 BHK furnish flat for rent in Hamriya roundabout. Contact 99792181

Villa flat for rent in Al Khuwair area. Contact: 97298967 / 97871056 Ground flat in Azaiba, 2 rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with air conditioner. Contact: 97788666

Just 2 OMR / Sqm, Showroom / store for rent Ground floor & basement, area - 1100 Sqm, location Seh Al Ahmer, 20 km to Rusayl.

Contact: 97714433 / 93437982

5 BHK villa in Al Khuwair.

Contact 99792181 Villa for rent in South Mabellah, 3 bedrooms, sitting room, family Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact 92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM. Office 55SQ.Mtrs & 2B/R at Bausher directly from owner.

Contact: 92158031 Ruwi office space for rent, Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549 Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Mumtaz area 300/- R.O 2BHK, sitting room, hall, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with A/C. Contact: 99268676 For rent 1BHK flat in Wadi Kabeer 160/-R.O. Contact: 99376454 2BHK Wadi Kabir behind Pioneer Hotel Apartment.

Contact: 99261522 Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait North near Indian School about 200 mtrs, rent RO 300/-.

Contact: 94101134

2 BHK flat in Ghubra.

Contact 99792181 1 & 2 BHK flat in AL Khuwair.

Contact 99792181 3000 sq mtrs land in Rusayl.

Contact 99792181 Villa for rent at Azaiba, near Al Meera Hypermarket, 4 bedrooms, 3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room and dining room. This will include curtains and air conditioners.

RO.520/-. Contact 99469203 Apartment 2 bed room + sitting room with split A/C at Al Ansab heights R.O 300 monthly.

Contact: 93993354 For rent flat in Darsait & Ruwi, Office CBD. Contact: 95345909 / 92820734 Flat for rent in Darsait 1BHK. Contact: 99357586 / 97500025 / 97500021

Deluxe 1 & 2 bedroom flats, ideal for office or residence at Qurum near PDO. Contact: 97721313 / 95070421 Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Mumtaz area 300/-R.O 2BHK, sitting room, hall, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with A/C Contact: 99268676 / 93294878 / 93294877 2 BHK available Mumtaz area Ruwi & Ghubra near Al Maha Hotel.

Contact: 99269751

3 Bedroom well maintained flat (villa Type only 2 flats in villa) in Al Khuwair, behind Al Akhtam Restaurant villa No 1841, Way No 3922--- block no 239.

Contact: 99462980 Flat for rent in Wadi Al Kabeer including 3 rooms with ACs. Contact: 99333639 Flat for rent in Ruwi Al Walja near to the Honda road RO 200/-, 1 BHK, sitting room, bathrooms, kitchen with A.C. Contact: 93294878 / 93294877 Villa in Seeb near Dreams Resort and close to the sea. Contact: 24182000 / 95250300/ 99110600 House in North Al Hail with 3 rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets 300 RO. Contact 99738881 / 99439568

Flat for rent in Al Wadi Kabir near to the Kuwaiti Mosque 225 R.O, 1BHK, sitting room, bathrooms, kitchen with A.C. Contact : 93294878 / 93294877

Plot at Barka next to Germany College & next to Aramex Company, next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2 required 0.250 Baiza per SQM. Contact: 99888390

Flat for rent in Al Wadi Kabir near to the Kuwaiti Mosque 300 R.O, 2 BHK, sitting room, 2 bathrooms, kitchen with A.C. Contact: 93294878 / 93294877

Flats in Al Khuwair, Al Ghubra, Azaiba, Wadi Kabeer, Darsait, Hamriya, Al Hail & Seeb.

Contact: 24182000 / 95250300 / 99110600

Flat for rent in Al Wadi Kabir near to the Kuwaiti Mosque 390/- R.O, 3 BHK , sitting room, three bathrooms, kitchen with A.C. Contact: 93294878 / 93294877

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Industrial area. Contact: 99888390 Shop in Seeb market. Contact: 24182000 / 95250300/ 99110600

Flat for rent 2 bedrooms in Ruwi Mumtaz area. Contact: 91409667 / 24291500 Villa for rent in Al Ghubrah, 5 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665 Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 917633665 1BHK Flats for rent, behind Sheraton hotel in Ruwi, rent R.O 250/per month. Contact: 96051941 Flat for rent Al Hail North to the Wave Muscat ground floor with furniture the price RO 250/-.

Contact: 99353433 For rent New flats at Darsait Al Sahail. Contact: 99777351 House in Darsait 3 rooms, kitchen, 1 bathroom with A/C. Contact: 95522405 Flat for rent in Al Khuwair 33.

Contact: 92277419 02 BHK residential flat opposite to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

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Villa for rent in Al Khoud, 6 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665 1 BHK and 2BHK Flats available near Lulu Darsait (Main road, Opp. to Min. of Defense). Contact : 93202733 3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in Misfah. Contact 99792181 Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff Accommodation. Contact 99792181

Furnished office (61M2) for sale / rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi Mosque. Contact: 95611569

Dental chairs for sale sparingly used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall 4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3 floor 400. Contact 99420346

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2. OMR 165 Thousand.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah 3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580 Villa in Bousher consists of 5 rooms, 1 hall & living room.

Contact: 91153933

Flats, shops & store for rent in MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

Villa in Al Ghubra consists of 5 bedrooms, 1 hall and living room.

Contact: 91153933

Four bedroom two floors luxurious and spacious residential villa in Al Hail North, near to the sea and Oman oil. Each room has its own bathroom. It has splits A/C’s and shaded car park. OMR 750 monthly. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

Room with 9 bathrooms in Bousher for rent. Contact: 91153933

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181 2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly & 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly new building good location Barka Market. contact 99342661

2 bed rooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120 2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK. 97826454, 24815012.

Apartment in Al Khoudh consists of 2 room & hall. Contact: 91153933 2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

FOR SALE

Two bedrooms flat in Al Ghobrah near Oman Oil of 18 November Street. OMR 330 Monthly.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955.

Running saloon for sale in Seeb with two clearance. Contact 97199936

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

LLC Company for sale with one investor visa approval.

Contact : 98532470 Email: ttchvac01@gmail.com

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate Tel : 00 968 95158570 Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278

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1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact: 95154331

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair & Ghubra. Contact 99792181

Villa in Al Khoud consists of 6 bedrooms, 1 sitting & living room.

Contact: 91153933

FOR SALE

Shop for sale, Honda road building materials beside NBO, Ruwi.

Contact: 99018075 Company for sale service& maintenance LLC installation & maintenance of fire fighting systems include ROP license.

Contact: 99433540

Running clinic for sale at Samail.

Contact saemomar@gmail.com / 95498105 Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853 Used & Refurbished Porta cabins, Toilets unit available for sales. Contact: 99215560 Email: omegaunitedoman@gmail.com

Independent room in Qurum / Hail. Contact: 95529970 Room for rent in Qurum attached bathroom and kitchen.

Contact: 99664703 Furnished sharing accommodation available at Walja family / Ex bachelor. Contact: 93223278

Double Shutter 80 sq mtrs corner textile shop in Seeb Souq for sale.

Contact 99326339

Bachelor sharing accommodation available at Misfa.

Contact: 99215560

1No brand new containerized package type STP 100 m3/ day with blower equipments (suitable for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Fully furnished showroom space available at Al Qurum near Sabco Center. 100 sq. m ideal for travel office, money exchange, jewellery, foot wear, perfume shop, Computer Shop etc. Contact: 96108593

Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717 Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom. Interested pleasecontact 92680041 Mr. Altaf

Working beauty parlor for sale Al Ghubra. Contact: 98178135

Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Accommodation for Ladies or couple in Ruwi. Contact: 91450718

Running pharmacy for sale on main road in Barka with Pharmacist. Contact: 99452755

Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430

Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

603 sq mtrs residential land in Al Hail North Block 45 NE near Radio station. OMR 95 Thousand.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact 96234708

Ladies fashion boutique for sale in Al Khuwair. Contact: 24702870 Villa for sale in Mabela 6 rooms, living room & hall.

Contact: 91763665 Dental clinic for immediate sale doctor going abroad. Contact: 92882209 / 96373097 6 Villas of six bedrooms each under construction in one compound in Bausher near Muscat Private hospital. Prices range from 165 thousand to 179 thousand for each villa. Each villa has three floors and 369 sq mtrs build up area.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955 Urgent sale of steel scrap only serious buyers kindly contact +968 96725423 for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 /What`s up No 97290565 Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

MV SALE Mitsubishi Pajero model 2006, full option, 6 cylinders, 3800 CC, in a very good condition.

Contact: 99376567

Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

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BUYING Bobcat available for rent. #97623299 Used office house furniture & electronic items.

Contact: 99834373 / 96642500 Buying cars for cash.# 90202090

1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224 Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir.

Contact 93049849 Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Prado 2011. Contact: 99336093

Sharing accommodation near ISD. Contact: 99657340

Mazda 2 Sedan, 2014 model, metallic silver, automatic, expat lady driven, 44,000 km RO 3,000, negotiable, for sale.

Contact: 94619163

Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket.

CONTACT 96202458/96761960

AVAILABLE Party & Wedding equipment rentals. Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound Systems and spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman. com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

LOST Imen Bint Mostafa Balghouthi has lost Tunisian, Resident card civil No. 91617543. Finder please handover to ROP. Mohammad Ashraf has lost Pakistani Passport No. GS 1849681.

Finder please handover to ROP.

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REQUIRED Real Estate Executive With 5 years minimum experience in buying ,selling, renting and maintenance.

Please forward your resume omanjobsdcg@gmail.com

WANTED Female Gynaecologist, Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One Female Dental Assist and Female Lab Technician.

With MOH Licence and Data Flow for Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

ACCOUNTS Omani Female required as Asst.

Accountant cum Secretary. English communication and writing, typing skills required. Email CV to: s.safar@celarwater.com, 24613371.

CATERING A Muslim house cook required, not more than 40 years old. Please fax your CV to 24953530 or email at assaud@omantel.net.om or Contact 92851558.

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970 Wanted Cooks urgently for a Coffee shop, visa ready.

Email : souman7@yahoo.com, GSM : 97158376

DOMESTIC HELPER Wanted experienced Philipino Housemaid with visa release.

Contact: 99466062 House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

DRIVER Required Omani Driver for a restaurant. Contact 95929911 Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63 Urgently required Driver & A/C technician. Contact: 94147874 / 24504281/ 97014234 Email: globalaccessunited@gmail.com

DRAFTSMAN MEP CAD Draftsmen required, with experience in Pipeline and Electrical drawing for a reputed water treatment company in UAE. Email CV to : s.safar@celarwater.com, 24613371

WANTED Excellent Grade Construction Company Requires the following.

Site Manager, Project Engineer, Civil Site Engineer, QS/QC Engineer, HSE Officer, Civil Foreman Interested Candidates send CV to below email-info@durat.om

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For a reputed Real Estate company t (SBEVBUF XJUI NJOJNVN ZFBST experience in Real Estate business. t (PPE DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMM t /0$ BOE 0NBO ESJWJOH MJDFOTF BSF must.

ENGINEER/MECHANIC.

Medical/Engineering Entrance coaching: Teachers for Chemistry, Physics, Maths & Biology required urgently call 91396893 or email :medengca@gmail.com

MEDICAL Dental Surgeon with M.O.H license required for leave vacancy in Ruwi. Contact: 99747481 Wanted a Nurse with MOH or without MOH for work in private clinic in Al Khuwair. Send the CV mariamgamil@hotmail.com Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact: 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com Urgently required GP Doctor, Gynecologist, Female Nurses with MOH license & NOC for a reputed specialized center based in Muscat. Please forward your CV to alqaimtrd@gmail.com Urgently required Physiotherapist & Pharmacist for a reputed polyclinic. Send CV to carecare003@gmail.com or call 97706453

Wanted Marine Engineer for yacht in Muscat. Contact Whatsapp 95887572 Email: alibadawy@gmail.com Civil Engineer, Masons, Helpers, Shuttering, Carpenters, Steel ďŹ xers with 5 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact: 97491117 Urgently Required: MEP Manager Engineer- minimum 10years experience with NOC in Oman for immediately join. Interested candidates may call us to our ofďŹ ce telephone: 00968- 24696584/ 24696585 or fax: 0096824605955 or email us to sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com

Required female Office Assistant with good computer knowledge.

Send CV to Fax: 24799442 nationalhvac.mep@gmail.com

Required female person to work at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail: zeyanaalharmaly@yahoo.com Required marketing / PR manager for a modern restaurant group in Oman , proďŹ cient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & ďŹ&#x201A;exible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area ďŹ&#x201A;uent in English. Send CV to marketingpr2016@gmail.com Sales Representative needed for a printing press. Contact Whatsapp only: 94756618 A company needs an experienced Staff (female or male) for food products marketing. Applicants must be ďŹ&#x201A;uent in English & Arabic, Omani driving license is required.

Send your CV to: abba201541@yahoo.com A new Sanitary ware Company looking for a Salesman who has experience in Oman markets not than 5 years. Send C.V : alkunzite@yahoo.com

SALES / MARKETING Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experience for a reputed manufacturing company in Oman, having its Head Office in Ruwi. Experience in building materials is an added advantage. Omani Driving License and NOC is a must. Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com Well reputed Kitchen fabrication company required the staff for showrooms as follow.

(1) Sales Manager with valid driving license. (2) Sales Executive (Male) with valid driving license. (3) Sales Executive (Female) Philippine Secretary (Female) Send the CVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at â&#x20AC;&#x153;hrik711@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Required Indian Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction ďŹ eld).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

TOURS & TRAVEL Urgently required Travel agent (1 position) with 5yrs experience & command on Sabre and IATA. Applicant must be professional and have expertise in Hajj, Umra & Tourism packages. Sound communication skills in English & Arabic will be given preference. Send CVs : hr.muscat2015@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED SIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to:sarita_h23@yahoo.com Wanted Staff Nurse for a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC. Attractive salary offered. Email: clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com Require a qualiďŹ ed Nurse to take care of an elderly female.

Contact: 99425200

MEDICAL

Wanted Indian Engineer & Marketing person for steel workshop in Saham. Contact 91339401

Required Office Assistant with driving license present in Oman.

Salary + food+ accommodation.

Contact: 99454425

SALES / MARKETING

ENGINEER/MECHANIC. Air Conditioning Company required experienced A/C Technician Send CV to nationalhvac. mep@gmail.com Fax: 24799442

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

IT Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with DataďŹ&#x201A;ow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934

MISCELLANEOUS Urgently required a Painter and a Denter for workshop (Garage).

Contact: 96042322 Required candidates for following posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers.

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278 Wanted Steward / Deckhand for Yacht in Muscat, Housekeeping & Guest service duties. Contact: Whatsapp 95887572 Email: alibadawy@gmail.com *ClassiďŹ ed Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publication. * Subject to space availability

26 years Gulf experience Indian Finance Manager B.Com, MBA English, Arabic speaking driving license, NOC available. Contact: 99811679

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Send CV with current picture Email: vacancy299@gmail.com

Required Electrical Engineer with minimum 5 years Gulf exp. & Electrician with ITI - Industrial & MEDC license. Contact: 99454425

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

Indian (Male) having 17+years Experience in Trading & Healthcare seeking senior Position in Accounts (11 years GCC Experience ) currently on Resident Visa (NOC Available ) and has a valid Omani Driving Licence. Contact: 91335026; skumartp@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing Executive

Urgently required for Construction in Muscat Civil Engineer & Architect with 5-10 years experience with bachelors degree or diploma, good knowledge & a valid Omani driving license. Send your CV to aalamri24@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

5 Years experienced front office & Banking, Indian male 28 yrs, hotel management Graduate. Searching for suitable position, English, Hindi, Malayalam & Arabic ďŹ&#x201A;uent. NOC available. Contact - 91383167

URGENT REQUIREMENT

EDUCATION/TRAINING A well known bilingual Private School requires English, Mathematics, Science, Kindergarten, ICT, Physics, Chemistry and Biology Teachers.

Contact: 96910649 Email: staffing.oman@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED

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Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

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Contact: 94085449 For light vehicles. Contact: 92789805

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CATERING Filipino Cabin steward / Linen vallet is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or email: blonglive@gmail.com

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Indian male 24 years dynamic & professional B.Tech (Mech. Engg) with 1 year experience working on BPCL project in India seeks opening for suitable post, currently in Oman. Contac: 93672286 / 97772272 B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.

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Contact: 97814095 Civil Engineer fresh Graduate with Omani driving license looking for job in any company. Contact: 91745797 / 99190898 Email: alio_abdo@hotmail.com Quantity Surveyor (QS)- Srilankan, 6 years of experience (4 years Oil & Gas in Oman), Contact- 98142760 Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com HSE Officer more than 10 yrs experience in Construction, oil & gas looking for suitable job, NOC available. Contact: 99626821 Instrumentation Engineer, Indian male 25 years having over 2 years experience in calibration, testing and maintenance of ďŹ eld instruments, looking for a suitable position, available in Oman for visit.

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Contact: 93101283 B.Tech Mechanical Engineer steel fabrication & erection 6 years experience with Oman D/L seeks placement. Contact 97917250

Electrical Engineer Indian male 30 years having 5 years of experience in industrial automation & utility maintenance in India, holding valid Oman D/L. Contact: 92789995 mail: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Electrical Engineer with 16 years experience in switchgear / transformer / over head lines & trading, looking for sales / procurement & project planning & Execution with NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727 Email: qurm340@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman.Contact:98921022 Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proďŹ ciency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization.

Contact 96570891 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 B.Sc Civil Engineer, MBA experience 5 years (15 months in Oman) English & Arabic, driving license looking for a suitable job.

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp seeks suitable position ina reputed company. NOC available.

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Contact : 98352288 Experienced Indian female Teacher, B.Sc (Botany) & B.Ed on visit seeks suitable placement.

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Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Microbiology, Looking for suitable job.

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Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com

MANAGER Workshop Manager having 30 years gulf and abroad experience in plants & machineries, heavy duty trucks, readymix batching plants & crushers, water well drill rigs, rock blasting machineries etc. kindly contact @ 97145088.

Indian male Graduate 10 years experience in Oman seeks mid management position with trading / automobile organization.

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MEDICAL IT Indian male, M.Tech in Power Electronics and Systems with one year experience on visiting Visa seeking suitable placement.

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Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761 Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

SALES / MARKETING Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Customer Care Executive / Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard working w/ good computer and communication skill. GSM: 97761075 Indian male good experience in Sales, Marketing, Admin & Accounts looking for suitable job. #96199690 27, Indian female B.Com Graduate with 4 years experience in procurement and purchases on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement. Contact: 95828986 Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement.

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Contact: 95041134 Email: divya.vini@gmail.com Indian male more than 10 years experience in Sales and Administration with NOC & D/L seeks suitable placement. Contact: 97205114 Indian male 24 years B.com 2 years of experience in Sales & Office Admin knowledge of Tally ERP 9 & MS Office. Contact: 98613373 / 97359814, Email: syedismailnoor@gmail.com Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India.

Contact: India:-+918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity. NOC available. Contact: 96001877

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NOC available. Contact : 00918089909265 (India), E mail: mohithavp@gmail.com

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Indian Female looking for a part time opportunity (Graphic Design/ Teaching/Research Assistant/ Business Development/Administration) Contact: 95811820 or sankarikm06@gmail.com

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Contact 00968-94057427.

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Looking for suitable placement.

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Contact: 91743376 Skilled multilingual individual with 33years of excellent experience in management and banking at a nationalized bank; seeking better job opportunities with challenging responsibilities. E-mail: leena3857@yahoo.com, call : 97848075 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com Finance-Indian with 7 years experience in Finance & Accounts up to ďŹ nalization. Having D/L & NOC. Mob:94122464, caammk13@gmail.com Indian Female, 29 Yrs Age, M.Sc Microbiology, looking for Job any reputed organization / Hospitals, seeks suitable position.

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On Family Residence Visa.

Indian female 10 years exp as cook in Oman. South Indian & Gujarati special looking for job,company or restaurant. Contact 90559292 Indian Male B-Com Graduate 1 year, experience in market survey, Valid Driving License, looking for any suitable post.

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Contact – 96619348 Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the fields of BMS ,Low current systems and has good knowledge of HV and LV, currently working in Oman, NOC Available. Contact : 94737033, Email : mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com Pakistani Male, Land Surveyor with work experience in Dubai Seeks suitable job in Oman.

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E mail: rincy87@gmail.com Indian Male 47 years MBAOperations Management with total 25 Yrs exp inclusive of 9 yrs in Oil & Gas sector in Oman, having valid Omani D/L & NOC available , seeks challenging position in SCM/ Logistics/ Procurement in any Sector.

GSM-94236414.

Mail id – jayamurli@gmail.com Accountant male Indian, 2 years experience, doing accounts in tally & excel seeks suitable job.

EMAIL – regin1690@gmail.com, Contact +91 7373387282 B.E (Mechanical) 12 years industrial sales, 1 year Muscat experience, presently in India , immediately ready to join.

Contact :917338899372 , email id : ganesh2008sep@gmail.com Indian female B.Com, 1 year experience in Oman, experience in wings account package and knowledge of tally. Looking for Accounting job. Presently in Family visa.

Contact: 93491124 & 92054531 Indian male, M.Com, 7 years Oman experience in the field of accounts and valid oman driving license & NOC. Good knowledge in SAP, Tally, Oracle, MS office and Excel seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92859733 ACCA affiliate, B.Sc Degree holder, 3 years experience in audit and finance at Big 6, Male, Looking for suitable placement. NOC release available. Contact:95140445, a.saran891@gmail.com Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate with approx. 2 years experience in India and UAE is looking for job in sales / marketing. Contact: 94032041; Mail: azzamsiddique1@gmail.com Indian male electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail ; antonyajin15@gmail. com. Antony Ajin.G, Contact: 91 8148336160 / 91 8300136160 Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate, fresher, looking for a job in sales (indoor). No driving license.

Contact: 94032041 Mail: azzamsiddique1@gmail.com

Male Indian, 8 years of experience doing desktop engineer, software implementation, system admin, searching for suitable job. Email: thiruvazhimarban.ciet@gmail. com, mobile: +919171447997 / +919894357260 Filipino I.T. with 5 years experience looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: +968 91183514 or email delarama_ryan_t@yahoo.c om Indian male 33 years, B.Com, having 6 years experience in Oman.

Tally & ERP looking for suitable placement. Mobile no :98492921 Looking for a part time accounting job, additional experience in admin & store - purchase. #99196621 Indian male with 5 year Oman Sales Experience with valid Oman D/L, looking for suitable position. Mobile:97221624, Email:saileshpkhanna@gmail.com B.E. (Mechanical) 12years industrial sales one year Muscat experience, Presently in India, Immediately ready to join.

Contact :917338899372 , email id : ganesh2008sep@gmail.com Male, Indian, 25, 5 years experience in Dubai; looking for permanent placement in Oman for jobs related to sales, coordination and marketing. Contact: +971563664701 syed97681@gmail.com Male, 23, with experience in UAE & India, looking for job in sales / marketing. Contact: 94032041 Sr. Accountant, WITH Oman D/L & 8.5 yrs exp, 7.5 yrs Oman & 1 yr India in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, independently handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement, srjob12@gmail.com Procurement/Tender & Contract Procurement /logistics & freight Specialist /Oil Field / petrochemical/Engineer /MBA /SAP certify / 15yrs Rich Experience/ Import &export Specialist / Oil Field experience/ coordinator / World Wide supplier network /Noc available Looking for challenging Position Contact: 97813849, Email Id:vved76@gmail.com Male, 23, with experience in UAE & India, looking for job in sales / marketing. Contact: 94032041 Indian Male Accountant. Completed MBA with 1 year experience, good working knowledge in Tally & Excel. Searching for suitable job. Email : jovin8910@gmail. com, Contact : 919715874548 , 918015907437 Indian male electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail antonyajin15@gmail. com, : Contact; 918148336160 / 918300136160 Electrical & Electronics diploma Engineer Indian male 23 years, 2 years experience in Electrical field/good experience in Electronics MCU projects currently in visit visa please do not hesitate to Contact; 93047707 Email: adilm89@gmail.com Indian male 30 yrs, holding valid driving license, having 5 years of experience in sales, looking for suitable position.

Contact # 90552942/94355626 Indian male Diploma in Electronics, having 3 years of experience in the hardware and networking field, also worked in construction company Mabela for 6 months as supervisor, trying to get driving license. Contact: - +96897017866.

Business Management Graduate with 12 years of experience in Oman, Worked with catering, medical, IT groups seeks suitable placement in Finance/purchase/ insurance sector, NOC Available.

Email, saima.gangawali@gmail. com, Mob 94258301 Indian male Network Cabling Technician (19-years gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement. mobile no: 0091-8089909265 (India), email: mohithavp@gmail.com Indian female (27 yrs) MBA(IT), BCA,CCNA.2year experience in IT operations in Oman. Graduated from Oman with good analytical, communicating & programming skills, presented in international conference, seeking suitable positions.contact:93672143.e-mail id:fathima.shoukath@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male,5 years experience in GCC & India, looking for permanent placement in Oman. NOC Release Available. Contact: 00968-95140445; noorullahanas@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experienced senior accountant ,capable of doing all type of accounting works up to finalization, Budgeting, Bank financing requirements, taxation work etc available. Contact : : 98803439 Indian Female seeking a job in Back Office and Accountancy, 8+ years proven experience as a dynamic candidate with excellent Excel & Communication skills.

Quick learner and Team player.

Currently on Family Visa.

Contact 94093154, 91746890, Email: joyjohn_hhh@yahoo.com Sri Lankan Male, 31 years. 6 years experience as an Accounts Executive, (Languages can speak Urdu/ Arabic, English written & spoken) .

Contacts: 99782930/ lalindra1st@yahoo.com HSE Engineer, Indian male, 5.5 Plus years experience in Oil & Gas. Working in Shclumberger.NEBOSH, IOSH, & NDT Certified, M Tech in HSE. CONTACT-krish.569@gmail. com Mobile- +91 9867016808 Sri Lankan Male, 31 years. 6 years experience as an Accounts Executive, (Languages can speak Urdu/ Arabic, English written & spoken). #99782930/ lalindra1st@yahoo.com Indian male, M. Com with 3 yr Oman Exp in Accounts with valid NOC & D/L on Visit Visa, available to join immediately . GSM :94744575 B.S.C in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 Years (Power Plant).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com BS in Electrical engineering, experience : 6 years in electrical installation and maintenance #99817032, Email : engmmg24@yahoo.com Senior accountant ,NOC available, more than 5 years exp., born & bought up in Oman, Accounting upto finalization, computer skills tally9, Sage ERP accpac 500(6.0A), Vcams , Audit ,valid Oman D/L, languages known English ,Arabic, Hindi. can join immediately. Tel: 96339599, mailahmedmohdkhan@gmail.com Indian male with 10+ years of working experience (security solutions, event management) on visit visa seeks suitable placement. #97945269, hkkrishna@gmail.com Petrochemicals Specialist, Chemical, MBA 18 YEARS EXPERIENC IN OIL FIELDS COM, RAW MATERIAL , polymer, SPACIALISED IN Procurement /COMMECIAL/ PURCHASE / LOGISTICS / SCM/Planning & sound knowledge of technical requirement for any manufacture plant Forecasting, Distribution, Vendors Development, LC opening/ establishment coordination with NOC available. Contact:97813849 SCM / LOGISTICS/ PROCUREMENT - 25 Yrs exp - Indian Male - Oil & Gas, Manufacturing Sector - Having valid Oman D/L & NOC available. Seeks Challenging senior position. GSM-94236414, Email ID - jayamurli@gmail.com 33 year old Filipina with experience in Tele performance, Manila call centre, now working as Waitress in Qatar seeking suitable post.

Local contact 99022484 Indian Male 28 years, Mechanical Engineer (Diploma) with 2 years’ exp., Automobile ITI NCVT, CSWIP-BGAS Painting QC Grade-2, NDT Level-2, ISO Lead Auditor QA (IRCA), Piping QC & Isometric Drawings, WPS & WPQR, available on Visit Visa, seeks suitable job.

Contact: 90653733, libinthomaslt@gmail.com Light Duty Driver, Fluent in English, Arabic. Well knowledge of Oman Areas looking for suitable placement. Contact 97950869 IT Administrator with 6 yrs of GCC experience, now in Dubai (visit visa).seeking suitable placement in UAE. Contact :00971-565598176, email:aneeshngr@gmail.com Indian Male, 24 yrs, looking for any type of job, qualification is Diploma in Electronics with 3 years of experience in the hardware an networking field an also worked in construction company Mabelah for 6 months as supervisor, having valid D/L. Contact : - +96897017866.

Indian Male: 23yrs, MBA in Marketing from UK (United Kingdom), looking for a job, currently in Muscat in visit. No: 97210361 / 95357513, Email: sharanshetty3@gmail.com Highly experienced mechanical/ steel structural fabrication engineer looking for suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact 99860714, hussain20173@gmail.com.

Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com B.E(Mechanical) 12years industrial sales one year Muscat experience ,Presently in India ,Immediately ready to join ,Mobile no :917338899372 , email id : ganesh2008sep@gmail.com Electrical & Electronics diploma engineer Indian male 22 years, 2 years experience currently in visit visa. Contact 93047707 adilm89@gmail.com Fresh B.Com Graduate in visit visa looking for a job. Contact: 93518923 / 99075027. email: sheikcok@yahoo.com Planning Engineer, BE Mech Engg.

Indian Female having total 11 yrs exp in oil & gas projects (8+ yrs in Gulf) with valid Oman D/L, Seeks a Suitable job. Contact: 92456003 Indian Male 48 Yrs with over 25 Years Oman experience in Sales & Marketing with NOC & valid Oman D/L Also Fluency in Arabic, seeks suitable placement. Contact no.: 92210661/99224057 Indian male,B.Com + Dip. Logistic 2year experience looking for a job in Accounts/Logistics Field. Presently on Visit Visa # 93884951, Email:mehreenraiz@gmail.com Admin Assistant. Having 5 years experience in admin department in reputed companies, presently working in Muscat (NOC Available).

GSM. 00968-98404122, mail panduru.jeevankumar@gmail.com Looking for a part time accounting & admin job. Contact 99196621.

Indian male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate more than 1 year experienced in accounts planning to come for a family visit in oman seeking for a suitable placement .#99339544 / 99743709 Indian male, 40 Years, B. Com, having 10 years experience in Oman, Tally & ERP- looking for suitable placement ( NOC and Oman driving license available) Tel- +91 89 43 109897 Rajeev. 252002@gmail.com Import & Export professional, Experienced as Asst. Commercial Manager for 15 years, Proficient in MS office, Male Indian, Seeks suitable placement, on Visit, # 95484684 Indian male, 33 yrs, MBA-HR generalist with 10 yrs including training of Omani nationals.NOC possible .Seeking a suitable job.

Contact :saiprasad_18@yahoo.com, 94179499 Indian male, 40 Years, B. Com, having 10 years experience in Oman, Tally & ERP- looking for suitable placement ( NOC and Oman driving license available.

Contact +91 89 43 109897 Rajeev. 252002@gmail.com Safety officer, 3 years of experience in safety certifications: BE (electrical and electronics engineering), NEBOSH, IOSH, DHSE, first aid. Contact +97474018995, mail:midhunmich@gmail.com, skype:midhunmike Electronics Technician , 4 Years experience as Electronics service engineer. Knowledge in all type of Electronics items. Looking for suitable placement. GSM- 99105043 IT professional, B.E. in IT, CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT, valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support/Retail sales. # 91496939.

Assistant Accountant - B.Com Graduate with excellent overall skills. 2 Years of experience. Ready for immediate joining.

Contact: sharonravi00@gmail.com, 968-92049215 Software Engineer with 5 + plus years of experience in Infosys ltd on visit visa seeking suitable vacancy in oman. Email : steffyraphel@gmail.com mob: 96896246205 / 96897032284

SITUATION WANTED Indian Female, M.Sc Computer Science, Seeking suitable placement in Muscat Area. #98660672 IT professional, B.E. in IT, CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in IT, valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support/Retail sales. #91496939.

Indian female 27 yrs, Diploma in Aviation & Hospitality management, seeking suitable placement.

Curnetly in Oman, NOC Available.

Contact 94880684 Female Dentist with MOH license and NOC, 7 years experience 2 yrs out of them in Oman looking for a job. Contact 97401243 Indian Female on a visit visa having master degree seeking suitable placement in any field, 1 ,5 year experience in HR .Contact 91467576.

Indian male network cabling technician (19-years Gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact 0091-8089909265 (India), Email: mohithavp@gmail.com Indian male, M. Com, 11 years experience in the field of accountancy and Stores. Good knowledge in SAP, Tally, oracle, MS office and Excel seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92859733 Indian male, M.Com, 7 years Oman experience in the field of accounts and valid oman driving license & NOC . Good knowledge in SAP, Tally, oracle, MS office and Excel seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92859733 Safety Officer 3 years of experience in safety certifications: BE (Electrical and Electronics Engineering),NEBOSH, OSH, DHSE, first aid. Contact +97474018995, email:midhunmich@gmail.com skype:midhunmike 27 years old Indian male looking hospitality jobs in Hotel. Experience in customer service, front desk, housekeeping supervisor, captain, cashier,guest relation manager. Contact. +968-90351742 Email. samubaid6@gmail.com Indian female, MBA, Diploma in Aviation & Hospitality mgt (IATA), having 4 yrs of exp, on family visa seeks job in Oman.

Contact-9910 4529, 95679557, e-mail-jkramya91@gmail.com NOC available, Indian Male - MBA (HR) and B.E (E.I.E) with total 9 years of experience in HR & Admin and Business Development (3 yrs of Gulf exp.) can join immediately Contact 91240251 / kvaradhan@hotmail.com

Senior Accountant, NOC available, more than 5 years exp., born & bought up in Oman, Accounting upto finalization, computer skills tally9, Sage ERP ACCPAC 500(6.0A), Vcams, Audit ,valid Oman driving license, languages known English, Arabic, Hindi. Can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599, E-mail(ahmedmohdkhan@gmail.com) Indian Male 42 year’s, MBA, Sr. Material controller having 12 years experience in Oman with reputed companies. Having Oman driving License, Seeks suitable replacement immediately. Available NOC. Cont. 00968-92944026, Email – charanjeet35@yahoo.co.in Indian male, 26 years old BA Graduate having 1 year experience in accounts finance field.

Looking for suitable Job On visit visa immediately available.

Contact. 9565 9415 anishkhan991867@gmail. com ELECTRONICS ENGINEER Indian/male/24Yrs,Bsc.Electronics & Communications,ITI,1.7 Years experience as Service Technician in India, on visit Visa, looking For a Suitable Placement. #:92794176 E-mail: prathyushkp9@gmail.com LAND SURVEYOR: Male, more than 12 years’ experience in land/ pipe line surveying in Oman and UAE. Looking for suitable placement. NOC available. Contact 91215843 ELECTRONICS ENGINEER Indian/ male/24Yrs,Bsc.Electronics & Communications,ITI,1.7 Years experience as Service Technician in India. On visit Visa, Looking For a Suitable Placement. Contact :92794176, E-mail:prathyushkp9@gmail.com Indian male physiotherapist with 3 years of experience, with (moh license and NOC available. seeking suitable placement.

Contact 99767528, 91317863 27 yearsold Indianmale looking Jobs in documents Collection executive.Experience in collection executive. Contact. +968-90358068 Email wasimsaif04@gmail.com Pakistani male 23 years old experience in travel agency - ticketing looking for a suitable job, NOC available. Contact: 93253759 Indian male 42, BE-Civil 13 years experience in Road construction. looking for suitable placement. having valid Oman driving license. Contact: 95225214, Email: Sudheerrokkala73@gmail.com

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TOURS

TOURS

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

We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

DRIVING

RENT A CAR

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICES Public Relation Service (PRO) Document Clearance, Business setup, Formation new Companies, LLC Companies, Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485 INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required. *OWFTUPS XJUI ĕ YFE SFUVSOT also welcome.

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Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com

Omani investor has a real estate company in Shatti Al Qurum, looking for a financial investor to participate in the real estate company. For more details contact me by 00968 96225852 Email: aburashid94dd@gmail.com

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

Contact: http//webviewoman

NRI

Description - used 80 mm UNI interlocking, Quantity 5000 Sq . Mtr. Contact person Mr. Farook Shaikh .

Contact: 00968- 99899724 Email: fairdeal@omantel.net.om

910 sq ft furnished flat at Qupem Goa. Contact: 97094797 NRI selling his properties : Bangalore (Sobha Garnet, 4 bed room apartment), Hosur (25 cents) Cochin (20 cents), Trivandrum (11 cents, opposite to KIMS Hospital), Shertala (20 cents), Kanyakumari (175 cents along National Highway), Nagercoil (3 plots of 11 cents, 100 cents and 20 cents). Send e mail to drkpraman@gmail.com or call Pradeep 94194071

WANTED

Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each.

Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

MATRIMONIAL Muscat based Ezhava girl, MCA seeking alliance for Ezhava girl, 25 years working in MNC Muscat, staying with family from parents of professionals in Muscat / UAE. (Preferably from Kannur Distt).

Contact: 99665200 Kerala Christian male 28, working as Admin & Support in MNC Muscat. Contact: 95826707 Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy from Mumbai, ACCA working as a senior accountant in Muscat, seeks alliance from an Indian Sunni Muslim family. Contact no.(parent): 96408642 email id: khaledaoman@gmail.com Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat.

Seeks suitable alliance from widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact 96059801.

Parent of Thrissur based Hindu Ezhava girl aged 20, Slim,Atham star, Studying for B. Pharm seeking alliance from well employed Graduates, preferably in Engineering Contact :96425102 Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338, 0091 9287215726

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text,

IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up. Mobile no: 92927880/ 99012165

should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication.

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

Contact: 91103909 Transportation available.

Contact: 99664703 Transportation available Al Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al Khoud. Drop & pick. Contact 95250161 Transportation. Contact:96538078

* Subject to space availability

Transportation. Contact:94510847

Ambulance available for rent (2015 model), MOH & PDO approved. Contact 96721709

TRANSPORTATION Transportation.

Contact 9508282 Transportation.

Contact 92015894 Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. Contact 99012165

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898 Al Ibtisama rent & leasing.

Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/ 99382001/ 24751177/ 24751188

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SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

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

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310 Karate and self defense classes at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per month twice a week Monday and Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM. Contact: 98294551

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SERVICES We Provide Cleaners, Kĸ ĐĞ ďŽLJƐ͕ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͕ General cleaning etc. ů DƵĚĂŬŚŝƌ EĂƟ ŽŶĂů Ɛƚ͘ >> Contact : 94277020

Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ Ɵ ůĞƐ ͬ MĂƌďůĞ ƉŽůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJͬ Yearly contracts available. ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ϵϴϴϭϰϳϯϯ ͬϵϴϴϭϰϳϰ0 ů ,ƵƐŶ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ >͘>͘ Window & split unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080

House shifting & transporting.

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Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 93769089 / 95323517

Split & window A/C servicing, repairing, installation ducted, package etc. Contact Abbas : 98667326

CAD drawings Archi/ MEP CAD – comply BIM. Contact: 91233975

A/C servicing maintenance.

Contact: 92279370

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & anti-termite treatment, general cleaning painting,Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. Contact: 24810137, 99450130

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 House Shifting Packing.

Contact: 99657644 / 98518013

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998

Split unit A/C & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 96236476

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont Maintenance services electric, plumbing and A/C. Contact: 96524904 /94285064 Cleaning services, Sofa, carpet, shampoo old house or new house.

Contact: 92179395

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Contact 99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC Contact 99344723 House shifting. Contact 99708138

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC Contact: 99344723

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC. Contact 99344723

Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact:24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steambath, obesity, Spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

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