Times of Oman - June 7, 2016

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June 7, 2016 1 Ramadan 1437 AH

RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGS

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

IFTAR

Dhuhr

12.11pm

6.57PM

Asr

3.29pm

Maghrib

6.57pm

FAJR 3.53AM

Isha

8.19pm

Fajr (Tomorrow)

3.53am

Founded 1975 . Volume 41 No. 91

To Senior State Officials, 1978

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ The creation of a modern state in tune with present-day needs is no easy task, even for a nation with a long history during which it raised the banner of Islam, enlightenment and progress and recorded a string of glorious victories.

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Ambulance responses to emergencies rise

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Ambulance responses to emergencies rose in 2015, according to statistics from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA). There was a steady rise in the number of cases reported where the ambulance division at PACDA responded to 11,123 cases in 2015, compared to 10,517 in 2014. >A5

Ramadan is always a dry time for blood

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Bait Al Zubair unveils new logo, website

donations and medics warn that vital stocks could run short

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A revamped website and new logo is part of the face-lift Bait Al Zubair, a Muscat-based private foundation, unveiled on Sunday.

The event was held at Bait Al Zubair museum in the capital and hosted by the founders of Zubair Corporation. >A6

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babaumar@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s blood banks are expected to run short during Ramadan after it was revealed that the number of donations “fall drastically” during the Holy Month, a senior health official told the

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Orpic investing $320m in pipeline

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State-owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is investing $320 million for building a 290 kilometre-long pipeline between Muscat and Sohar for transporting refined products, which is expected to start operations by mid-2017. >B1

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Times of Oman (TOO).

“Shortages during the Holy Month of Ramadan are anticipated due to reduced donor pool,” the Department of Blood Bank Services said in a statement.

“The blood banks face challenges for two basic reasons,” Dr Sabria Al Hashami, director of the Department of Blood Banks Services told TOO in an exclusive interview.

“The first is that Omani nationals are fasting and can only donate blood after they break the fast.

Secondly, Ramadan coincides with summer holidays and hence nonOmanis, who are not fasting, are travelling abroad and are not available for blood donation during the day,” she stated.

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Doctor seriously injured in accident, mother killed REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Medics at Badr Al Samaa hospital are battling to save their injured colleague’s life after a tragic road crash that claimed his mother’s life.

Their car collided with a lorry on Friday evening in Wattayah at around 5pm. The doctor’s mother died at the spot. The doctor, Binoy Mathai, was rushed to his own hospital for treatment.

He suffered multiple fractures and brain injury, according to hospital officials.

“He was unconscious until

yesterday. Now, he is showing some progress. He is recovering,” Dr Basheer A, senior internist at Badr Al Samaa and also a colleague of the injured doctor, told Times of Oman.

The injured doctor is an assistant cardiologist at the same hospital, and his wife is doing higher studies in medicine in India.

“He was travelling with his mother in the car. The car collided with a truck and his mother died on the spot,” Dr Basheer said.

“Hospital authorities are coordinating the work to repatriate his mother’s body after the doctor recovers,” Dr Basheer added.

The number of road accidents and deaths dropped considerably in 2015, compared with 2014, according to the statistics provided by the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

According to the ROP’s Directorate General of Traffic ‘Facts and Figures 2016’, there were 6,279 accidents in 2015, down from 6,717 in 2014. A total of 675 people died in 2015 accidents, less than the 816 reported deaths in 2014.

The Muscat Governorate recorded the highest number with 2,107 accidents, which left 1,186 injured and 92 dead; followed by the Al Dakhiliya Governorate.

Ramadan is time to leave your bad habits

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I N I T I AT I V E

Tourists advised to dress modestly during Ramadan Times News Service MUSCAT: Tourists should dress modestly during the Holy Month of Ramadan, officials working in Oman’s Hospitality sector, said.

Vijay Handa, general manager, Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve Centre, which is part of the Ras Al Hadd sanctuary, said that during the Holy Month of Ramadan they had advised tourists to be completely dressed and not to eat or drink in public.

“We mentioned this during the booking confirmation,” he said.

Melanie Dorange, director of Public Relations at the Al Bustan

Palace-a Ritz Carlton Hotel said, “All our guests, who check in during the month of Ramadan, are given a welcome letter, which explains the meaning and significance of Ramadan. It explains the meaning of Ramadan and tells how Muslims celebrate the month. It also tells guests how to dress modestly and highlights the fasting hours.”

Staff members are also asked to dress modestly and given a general overview of Ramadan People visiting public areas should also dress modestly. “We do not advise a specific dress code during Ramadan; people–both

men and women–but we advise them to dress conservatively whenever they visit our mall,” said a senior official of mall.

All restaurants and cafes are closed during the day and they reopen after sunset.

Even the cinemas will remain shut throughout the day during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Ministry of Information said on Monday. A senior official at the Ministry of Information said that cinema houses will open from 9 pm to 1 am during Ramadan. “It is only after the Tarawih prayers that people will be able to watch movies,” he said.

MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

437 workers found violating Labour Law MUSCAT: In all 437 workers violating the Labour Law were detected during the May 29June 4 week, according to the Ministry of Manpower.

The weekly report of the joint inspection team at the Ministry of Manpower pointed out that the number of workers violating the Labour Law during the week that ran from May 29 to June 4, 2016 stood at 437 workers.

North Al Batinah witnessed the largest number of workers violating the law with 139 followed by the Governorate of Muscat with 75. The competent authorities at the Ministry of Manpower are taking the legal procedures against them.

On the other hand, the Manpower Ministry statistics showed that 286 expatriate workers were deported for violating provisions of the Labour Law and the ministerial decisions executing the law. -ONA

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TRANSPORT

Mwasalat’s Ruwi-Al Amerat route extended to Al Nahda Times News Service MUSCAT: The bus route from Ruwi to Al Amerat will be extended to reach Madinat Al Nahda starting on Tuesday, according to officials at Mwasalat, the national transport company.

As the month of Ramadan begins, the company announced new times for four daily express services from Burj Al Sahwa station in the Wilayat of Al Seeb to Sohar port, as well as the return trips.

Starting with Ramadan, a bus will depart from Burj Al Sahwa at 6:00am and arrive at Sohar at CHANGE

Regular petrol to be replaced with higher grade MUSCAT: Expect by early August to get superior M91 grade petrol instead of the regular M90 when you fill up your petrol tank.

Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Gas has said that the M91 fuel, which will replace the existing M90, to be available in the market in early August.

In a statement, he also said that the oil companies are committed not to sack Omani staff.

As per the approved mechanism, the main contractor will specify the type of work and the expired contracts and then will try to replace expatriates with Omanis.

This was discussed on Sunday during Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) graduation celebration of almost 600 young Omanis from Company-sponsored training schemes to work in the oil and gas industry.

The fifth batch of graduates is the largest in the history of PDO’s National Objectives programme. -ONA

8:20am, while a second bus will leave at 2:40pm and reach Sohar at 5:00pm.

Two more trips from Sohar Port to the capital will be available for passengers. One will leave at 2:50pm and arrive at 5:10pm,

while the other will leave at 9:20pm, arriving at 11:40pm.

According to Mwasalat’s official twitter posting, a single trip will cost OMR1.6, while with a return trip the fare will cost OMR2.9.

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FA S TI NG HE A LTH TI P

I F TAR

6:57 pm

Ramadan is the perfect time to ditch your bad habits, from smoking to eating sugary foods. It might be difficult to forgo things like the caffeinated beverages that most of us are used to having everyday, but during the Holy Month we have an opportunity to cut back on addictive substances, from sugar to nicotine and improve our overall health. As you abstain, your body will gradually acclimatise to their absence until your addiction is kicked for good. Plus, studies show that it is easier to change habits when you do so in a group.

G LOB A L RA M A DA N REC I P E S L I BYA

{ Sharba Libya } This lamb, tomato, and pasta soup is considered by many to be the national dish of Libya. Each bowl represents the complex culture, from the Italian influence as seen through the addition of pasta, to the homey, sweet and savoury flavours of North African cooking. For most Libyans, it is an essential start to their daily Iftar meal throughout the Holy Month, and many love to eat it with another of their specialties, mbattan, fried potatoes stuffed with mince-meat.

P LAC E OF WO R S HI P Ramadan presents a great opportunity to go pray in beautiful houses of worship that you might not otherwise see. Whether for Taraweeh prayers or Dhuhr, this month, take time to pay a visit to one of Muscat’s architectural monuments of faith.

INGREDIENTS

{ Jama’ a Al Khoudh }

1/4 cup olive oil 200g lamb meat, chopped into small cubes 1 onion, chopped Whole spices (optional): 1 cinnamon stick, 5 crushed shed cardamom pods, a few shaiba leaves (also known own as dagad phool), 3 bay leaves 1 heaped teaspoon each of: turmeric, black pepper, red paprika, baharat at 1 level tablespoon salt 1/2 cup chickpeas, canned or soaked overnight then cooked (optional) 1 tomato, finely chopped 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 1/2 litres boiling water, divided 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, divided 1/2 1 cup lisan asfour (orzo or other soup pasta) 1 tablespoon dried mint Lemon and flatbread, to serve (optional)

Jama’a Al Khoudh Mosque was built in the eighties in Al Khoudh on Al Tijari Street, at the very end of the souq. Its exterior is mesmeric and open, adorned with beautiful palm trees and interlocking pavers. Carpeted in pastel green, the interior reflects the exterior’s tranquil ambiance. The design is traditional and simple, featuring a creamy colour; a gigantic, tinted window; and a gilded dome. It has become a praying hub for Sultan Qaboos University students, especially during Friday prayers.

PR E PA R AT ION

Pour the oil in a pot, add the chopped lamb and chopped onion. Drop in any whole spices you are using, stir on medium heat for a few minutes until the oil is infused.

Add ground spices, chickpeas, chopped tomato, and tomato paste and cook for few minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.

*This mosque has a Ladies’ Prayer Hall

PREPARING FOR RAMADAN Ramadan is a joyful time, a month that is all about mercy and goodness, love and brotherhood, and drawing closer to Allah. It is an opportunity to change yourself through acts of obedience to Allah, a time to celebrate all that you have been blessed with, and to put aside differences from the year past.

Here in Oman, the preparations begin early with people stocking up on special foods from hypermarkets and traditional souqs, both of which are decorated with lanterns and flags and packed with bulk items on discount. In Omani society, people often help neighbours and relatives who cannot afford to buy food for the Holy Month as acts of charity and goodwill that are especially blessed during this special month.

The night Ramadan is to be announced, people wear new traditional clothing and wait for the moon to be spotted, marking the beginning of the “month of goodness”.

And, in remote villages you will still find children dressed in traditional costumes beating home-made drums and roaming the lanes and alleys singing to welcome the Holy Month.

Add 1/2 a litre of water and 2 tablespoons of parsley, then cover and cook on low heat for 45 minutes. Once the lamb is cooked, remove the whole spices. Add a litre of boiling water, then add the rest of the parsley, and orzo; cook for another 15 minutes.

TODAY’S VERSE

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(26:83, Surah Ash’-Shu’ara)

After turning off the heat rub a handful of dried mint between the palms of your hands straight into the pot, then give the soup a final stir.

Serve the soup with lemon wedges, tanoor bread, and, for a traditional meal, fried potato and mince meat snacks called, mbattan.

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Rise in call-out for ambulances RISING TREND Ambulance division at PACDA responded

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to 11,123 cases in 2015, compared with

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TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: Ambulance responses to emergencies rose in 2015, according to statistics from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA).

There has been a steady rise in the number of cases reported where the ambulance division at PACDA responded to 11,123 cases in 2015, compared with 10,517 in 2014.

There were 9,889 cases in 2013, while in 2012, 9,230 cases were reported. Officers had to tend to members of the public in 7,788 cases in 2011, while 6,309 cases were taken care of in 2010.

However, not all victims and patients were transported to health facilities for treatment.

3,276 people were not transported at all, according to the data.

PACDA also provided an explanation on the data saying that sometimes the call for the ambulance gets cancelled during the

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response or the victim/patient is not found on site for the call and is transported by a civilian.

Victims sometimes refuse medical care even after several attempts are made to persuade them. At other times, first aid is provided at the site of the report, while some victims do not need medical care after paramedics assess the situation.

3,276 people were not transported by an ambulance, while 7,847 were.

According to data, PACDA recorded 8,250 trauma cases and 2,864 medical cases.

“Trauma cases include road accidents, factory accidents, occupational injuries, fire injuries and household injuries, among others,” said the report.

Oman’s roads were ranked at the top for ambulance call-outs.

Last year they responded to 7,645

cases. They attended cases in people’s homes 1,778 times.

Prisons made up for the third largest area, where paramedics had to respond, with 433 cases recorded, while areas classified as “others” were 390. Commercial areas followed with 304 cases reported.

Some cases get priorities over others by factoring the risk an injury has on its victim.

PACDA recorded 516 deaths, while 953 injuries were “immediate”; which means the patient must be transported to a health facility or hospital as fast as possible. 5,497 cases were recorded as “delayed,’ while 2,845 injuries were considered “minor.”

Men made up 7,056 of the victims, while females accounted for 2,913. Victims between the ages of 19 and 30 years made up for the majority of cases responded to at 4,336.

In 2014, the 19 to 30 years age group also topped the list with 4,719 cases and PACDA officials explained that this is the age where people usually speed while driving and are more negligent.

The sense of responsibility is also lacking in some cases.

Those aged between 31 and 50 years made up for 3,314 cases, followed by children aged less than seven years old at 1,364.

PACDA ambulances responded impressively to 10,888 cases in less than 11 minutes, while 187 cases were responded to between 11 and 20 minutes, leaving only 48 cases that took more than 20 minutes.

RAMADAN

Diabetics advised consultation TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

tariqh@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Diabetics are encouraged to meet with their doctors for a medical assessment as the Holy Month of Ramadan begins, in order to avoid health complications.

Fasting during Ramadan is a mandatory practice that every Muslim has to follow, except the chronically ill, but those with diabetes must consult their endocrinologist prior to the advent of the holy month to assess their fitness and medical well-being, which determines if they will be able to fast or not.

Dr. Basheer, internal medicine expert, at the Badr Al Sama Hospital, said he receives between 300 and 400 patients during Ramadan, who experience diffiTRANSPORT

Jibreen-Ibri portion of carriageway opened

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport and Communications yesterday opened a 12 km stretch of the Jibreen–Ibri dualcarriageway project to traffic.

The opened section runs from Al Jibayah to Al Qrain.

This brings the total length of the opened section of the project to 86 kilometres.

95 per cent complete With the opening the last part, the ministry has completed more than 95 per cent of the project, which has a total length of 90 kilometres.

Work is on to complete the remaining 4-kilometre section of the project by the end of the current year. -ONA

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culties while fasting.

Moderate and low risk patients are allowed to fast if they check their blood sugar levels and maintain a healthy diet, while very high risk and high risk diabetics must refrain from fasting as it could cause serious complications.

Dr. Muna Al Hikmani, senior specialist Endocrinologist and a member of the Oman Diabetes Association, said, “Low risk patients can fast, but we advise them to check their blood glucose levels during Ramadan; because if they have hypoglycaemia before iftar, they must break their fast.”

“They have to have a low carbohydrate diet and refrain from eating oily or fried food. They should do some exercise and increase their fluid intake. We will also adjust their medications,”

she added.

Dr. Basheer also advised patients to eat salads and fruits, as well as juices. For Suhoor, the time most people have a last snack before going to sleep, people advised to eat a light meal.

According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 325,900 cases of diabetes were recorded in Oman, where 1,235 died because of the disease.

“Nobody has died directly from diabetes. Diabetic people’s deaths are always associated with other issues, such as heart disease,” said Dr. Basheer.

35.4 million people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have diabetes and the IDF reported that the numbers will rise to 72.1 million by 2040.

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Knowledge Oman, The Lounge sign MoU Times News Service MUSCAT: Knowledge Oman and The Lounge have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter a partnership to help youth with community learning sessions and internship opportunities.

The MoU for the partnership was signed by Ali Al Rahma on behalf

of Knowledge Oman and Fatma Bahwan on behalf of The Lounge.

Ali Al Rahma, vice president at Knowledge Oman, noted, “The partnership between Knowledge Oman and The Lounge provides a great opportunity for both platforms to share and promote knowledge and assist in the development of youth ideas and social

entrepreneurship. This partnership is a long-term partnership for working and growing together.”

Fatma Bahwan, co-founder The Lounge said, “An added value of our partnership is to also promote social entrepreneurship in Oman through a series of seminars and sessions and bring real-world practical experience to our members.”

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There is a lack of awareness with regards to the deaf and their culture. Not many people interact with them or are aware of their issues Yahya Al Barashdi, a member of the Oman Association for the Hearing Impaired

Too many challenges for hearing impaired people disabilities,though the deaf have not fully integrated into society due to members of the public not being able to communicate with them or understand them using their language - sign language.

There is a call for more social interaction with some 15,000 hearing impaired, both men and women, living in the Sultanate

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babaumar@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Limited social interaction, lack of sign language speakers and a shortage of assisted hearing equipment are the key challenges to Oman’s hearing impaired population, according to officials.

“There is a lack of awareness with regards to the deaf and their culture. Not many people interact with them or are aware of their issues,” Yahya Al Barashdi, a member of the Oman Association for the Hearing Impaired, told Times of Oman.

Calling for more social interaction with the hearing impaired, he said there are some 15,000 “deaf individuals”, both men and women, in the Sultanate.

PHYSICAL DISABILITY: According to the World Health Organisation, about 360 million people

worldwide have suffer from hearing losses.

“These are people of all ages, ranging from children to senior citizens,” he added.

In April, Oman hosted the 41st Arab Deaf Week under the slogan, “Make the Pen and Book the Deafs’ Friends”, during which a number of programmes were organised for the hearing impaired.

Al Barashdi added, “There is limited support and funds to provide essential hearing aids to school children and college students, who are in great need of them to ensure that they are able

to get the most out of the classes they are attending.”

He said the association is working hard, along with the government, to ensure that the deaf are able to attain higher education degrees from universities and colleges in the Sultanate, and by obtaining scholarships to educational institutions aboard.

“Last year, 20 deaf students gained scholarships abroad to complete their undergraduate education in the United States, and three deaf students received

scholarships to Jordan,” he said.

Al Barashdi said 88 deaf students are studying at Gulf College, Muscat, while three deaf female students are enrolled at Al Zahraa College in Oman.

“Now the association is striving to obtain similar opportunities from local colleges and universities in the Sultanate to create opportunities for deaf students in their degree courses,” he added.

Al Barashdi said that people are more aware of how to treat and assist people with hearing

Barrier “There is an inability of society and, most importantly, employees in both the public and private sectors, as well as other government entities, from communicating and understanding deaf requirements. This creates a barrier between the deaf and civil society, which is why we emphasise the importance of having sign language speakers or interpreters in service oriented establishments,” he said.

According to the World Health Organisation, about 360 million people worldwide have disabling hearing losses resulting from genetic causes, complications at birth, infectious diseases, chronic ear infections, the use of particular drugs, exposure to excessive noise and ageing.

The organisation further reported that about 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of developing hearing losses due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices and exposure to damaging levels of sound at entertainment venues.

Of note, the current production of hearing aids meets less than 10 percent of global needs, the WHO reports.

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Museums see rise in number of visitors MUSCAT: The number of visitors to the Sultanate’s ten museums witnessed an increase on an annual basis, where 253,252 people visited those museums last year, compared with 250,283 visitors in 2014, as indicated by the statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.

The statistics indicate that the rate of visits amounted to 60 visitors per thousand of the population and an average of 29 visitors per hour.

August scored the highest number of visitors to museums in the Sultanate in 2015, with 39,915 visitors, most of them visited Frankincense Land Museum in the Governorate of Dhofar, with 32,221 persons visited the museum in Al Khareef Season, while June scored the lowest number of visitors with 4,058 visitors.

Frankincense Land Museum has seen the largest number of visitors with 101,921 visitors in 2015.

The peak of visits to the Frankincense Land Museum was in July, with 22,084 visitors and in August with 32, 221 visitors.

Bait Al Zubair Museum came second, with 73,513 visitors compared to 85, 310 visitors in 2014.

The Child Museum was visited last year by 19, 615 visitors, down from 21,893 visitors in 2014. August had the highest number of visitors with 3,183 visitors, while September scored the lowest number of visitors with 599 visitors.

The Natural History Museum was visited in 2015 by 18,364 visitors. -ONA

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REBRANDING

Bait Al Zubair unveils new logo, website manuscripts and books, Bait Al Zubair Museum seeks to display Oman’s history for residents and visitors alike.

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babaumar@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A revamped website and new logo is part of the facelift Bait Al Zubair, a Muscatbased private foundation, unveiled on Sunday.

The event was held at Bait Al Zubair museum in the capital and hosted by the founders of Zubair Corporation.

Zubair Corporation is one of the leading business conglomerates in the region.

Iconic Omani brand “Bait Al Zubair is an iconic Omani brand that is committed to preserving Oman’s rich traditional culture for the modern world.

After carefully analysing the existing brand identity and similar brands in the region, the decision was made to give the brand a more contemporary visual identity,” said Mohammed Abdul Karim Al Shahi, general manager of Bait Al Zubair Foundation.

Al Shahi added that the objective of redesigning the logo was

PRESERVING HERITAGE: The objective of redesigning the logo was to create a memorable and easily reproducible symbol.

to create a memorable and easily reproducible symbol.

“The second objective was to symbolise Bait Al Zubair’s value and uniqueness as a cultural hub in the centre of old Muscat. The final goal was to provide a modern, contemporary look-and-feel that reflects today’s Oman - while still keeping some of the existing brand’s elements,” he added.

Documenting history Established in 1967 as a small family business by Mohammad Al Zubair, the corporation was long-involved in the creation, promotion and growth of Oman’s infrastructure, culture, tourism and industry.

Established to help preserve and display Oman’s rich heritage

and the Al Zubair family history, Bait Al Zubair Museum houses the largest private collection of Omani artefacts in the country.

Dating to 1914 as the private family residence of Al Zubair’s father, Sheikh Al Zubair bin Ali, Bait Al Zubair became a museum in 1998 after the family changed residences.

Today the museum houses collections consisting of over 5,000 specially selected, inherited or donated pieces, spanning a number of centuries and regions, while reflecting Oman’s cultural history and unique identity.

From traditional Omani weaponry, jewellery, costumes, household utensils, early European maps of the Arabian Peninsula, along with early photographs,

Rebranding exercise Foundation officials noted that the new logo retains the Bait al Bagh façade,while its key visual elements with the border were removed.

They also said the new colours and simplified shape of the logo, combined with the new brand identity, will help lend the museum a stronger presence across a range of digital applications.

Earlier, Paul Doubleday, OBE, who stepped down as general manager of Bait Al Zubair museum, said, “I’m leaving Oman with amazing memories. Having lived and worked here for more than six years, I have seen the cultural sector grow and develop into one which is sustainable and, above all, creative.”

Younger generation Doubleday said Oman’s new creative industries are developing and the younger generation is exploring concepts and ideas that are comparable to their counterparts throughout the GCC. Over the past two years, Doubleday led Bait Al Zubair to become one of the leading arts and cultural hubs in the country, supporting Omani and international artists to create, explore, and exhibit their works.

Over 80,000 visitors pass through Bait Al Zubair annually.

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WORLD WIDE WEB: Every two weeks, women in their 50s and

60s from Al Seeb gather in a classroom to learn basic computer software, like Microsoft Word. – Supplied photo

Age no bar for learning computer skills HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

hassan@timesofoman

MUSCAT: A group of internet newbies in their 50s and 60s are being introduced to the world wide web in Oman.

The women, who had never previously turned on a computer, are being schooled by volunteers in Muscat.

Connecting to the world wide web has been an eye opening experience for them, with volunteers happy to show the basics of email, social media and word processing.

Afraa Al Mamari, a group volunteer, said that during the one-year course, the 40 women are expected to be able to manage their own social media accounts and master basic computer skills.

She added that such programmes aim to help older people integrate with society and learn new technologies.

“Younger people live in a different world, and thanks to the big generation gap, seniors face difficulties to understand the new cyber trends,” she said.

It was fun introducing our grandfathers and grandmothers to our “virtual lives”, Al Mamari added. The volunteers are part of a global campaign to introduce ‘silver surfers’ - the aged - to the joys of the online world, and to educate them about the perils and pitfalls.

Every two weeks, women in their 50s and 60s from Al Seeb gather in a classroom to learn basic computer software, like Microsoft Word.

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‘Plan to encourage blood donation’ ISG students to take

The health official also pointed out that the department is trying to encourage donors for contributions after breaking their fast every day.

She added: “It’s prudent to try and mobilise our mobile donation cars in the evenings to locations where donors are likely to donate, including mosques and markets.”

Al Hashami said the evening schedule for locations of blood donation campaigns during Ramadan were created and “it will be soon published.”

Rising numbers TOO also spoke to many private hospital authorities, who said they usually store a small amount of blood in the hospital banks, but rely heavily on the central blood bank.

“Ramadan is usually dry when it comes to blood donations. So it

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becomes important for everyone to contribute,” a senior administrator at Apollo Hospital in Ruwi told TOO. “We have readily available samples for one or two common (blood) groups. The rest we get from the central bank. But the availability depends on donors, as well,” another official, Dr Singhvi said.

Ramadan is marred by rising road accidents as well. The Royal Oman Police’s (ROP’s) 2016 ‘Facts and Figures’ report revealed that in July last year, 71 people lost their lives in road accidents. In July 2014, 78 people had died.

While many said Ramadan could have an effect on people’s focus and decision making while driving, health experts stated that over-speeding in the rush to reach home early had

been witnessed in the past.

“There can’t be a better gift one can give other than blood during this month. People must come forward and start donating blood.

Typically, blood stores run dry during Ramadan and we have to defer surgeries,” Dr Rajesh of the Anaesthesia Section at the Atlas Hospital told TOO. “During this month, the number of accidents also increases,” he added.

Meanwhile, senior officials imparting blood bank services said that increasing the donation prior to the Holy Month will not solve the problem.

“Because the blood components have a relatively short shelf life, for e.g., platelets have a shelf life of five days from the time of collection and cannot be used after that,” Al Hashami said, adding “Therefore, the donation has to

continue on a daily basis in order to meet the demand.”

There is no large inventory at the central blood bank and the blood components are distributed on a daily basis to hospitals.

Al Hashami said blood shortages during Ramadan are expected to reduce the donor pool.

“We do encourage non-Muslim doors to donate during the day and Muslim donors to come in the evening,” she said.

Blood banks are also seeking donations at the central bank between 8am and 1pm and between 7:30pm and 11pm throughout the week during Ramadan.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Hamad Al Kharusi, a regular blood donor in Oman, urged citizens to donate blood, saying shortages are seen during Ramadan and that “we must reverse this trend this year and in future as well.”

Times News Service MUSCAT: A group of nine students from Indian School Al Ghubra is going to have one of the most memorable experiences at Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) in the US. The conference will give them an opportunity to explore two cities - Washington, DC and New York City.

This indeed is a great opportunity to learn from and exchange ideas with the world’s top leaders and diplomats on various global issues. Participation at the GYLC will enable them to think as global leaders,beyond the individual level. The conference will also help them to gain critical leadership ability on this prestigious platform. The students are Achintya Jayakumar, Durva Mahale, Dipesh

Haldar, Charlette Thankam, Amartya Jagadish Naik, Adarsh Varghese, Aditya Deepak, Arvindakshan Rajesh, Aditya Shylesh On behalf of the entire ISG family, Papri Ghosh, Principal, Indian School Al Ghubra, conveyed her best wishes and expressed that this leadership journey may become an unforgettable learning experience.

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OMAN Oman, China to work for peace, stability The CPPCC Chairman urged Chinese firms to boost investment in the projects being executed in Oman

BEIJING: The Sultanate and China will pursue the same strategy that is geared towards achieving peace and stability in the world, as well as Oman’s support to solve all issues in the world, said Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, chairman of Majlis Al Shura and his accompanying delegation met with Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC yesterday.

The Chinese leader referred to the Sultanate’s good stances in relation to several regional and international issues. He also U S A C C R E D I TAT I O N

Honour for SQU academician MUSCAT: Dr. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Badi, Dean of the College of Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been selected as assessor in the US Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Dr. Al Badi has now the authority to assess any engineering programme in electricity and computer majors at any university in the world, as mandated by the Board.

It should be noted that SQU College of Engineering programmes are accredited by the Board. -ONA

BOOST TO TIES: The Chinese government has wished to increase

trade and economic exchange with Oman in the future.

thanked the Sultanate for its aid to the Chinese government after the cyclone that hit China during the previous period.

The CPPCC Chairman also pointed out that China is the biggest importer of Omani oil. He added that the Chinese government wishes to increase the trade and economic exchange between the two countries in the future.

He urged the Chinese compa-

nies to boost investment in the projects being executed in the Sultanate.

The Chairman of the Majlis Al Shura thanked the CPPCC Chairman for his invitation, warm welcome and generous hospitality, wishing him and the friendly Chinese people further progress and growth. He also touched upon the historic ties binding the two countries and the aspiration to

push them towards further progress during the upcoming period.

Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC), received Al Ma’awali and his accompanying delegation.

The NPC Chairman stressed the importance of the Omani delegation’s visit for the Chinese government, which is aimed at supporting and strengthening relations in various aspects of common concern between the two countries. He also spoke about the importance of continuing such visits during the upcoming stage.

The two sides also discussed the firm principles of both leaderships’ stance towards international and regional issues. The NPC Chairman also hailed the prestigious international political position, security and stability enjoyed by the Sultanate.

The delegation accompanying Al Ma’awali included some members, ambassador to China, specialists from the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development “Ithraa” and the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD). -ONA

TOUR OF DUTY

Alawi receives Sudan, Malaysia ambassadors MUSCAT: Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs received in his office yesterday Ahmed Al Siddiq Ahmed Abdul Hai, ambassador of Sudan to the Sultanate and Shahril Effendi Abd. Ghany, ambassador of Malaysia to the Sultanate. The two ambassador presented the copies of their credentials.

Bin Alawi welcomed the ambassadors and wished them success in their tour of duties. He also

wished the good relations between the Sultanate and their countries further progress and prosperity.

The meeting was attended by a number of officials at the Foreign Ministry. -ONA

ROP

Empty Quarter check point inspected MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) carried out a drill for pilot operation of the Empty Quarter (Al Robaa Al Khali) land check point that connects the Sultanate to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure its readiness for operation.

Lt.Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shariqi, Inspector General of Police and customs visited the check

point and viewed the drill, as well as the performance of the relevant organisations.

He also ensured that all procedures are in place to guarantee the successful operation of the check point.

He gave instructions to simplify procedures to ensure smooth traffic of travellers and goods. -ONA

O M A N I W O M E N ’ S A S S O C I AT I O N S

State Council examines issues of concern to women Times News Service MUSCAT: State Council, responsible for examining issues of concern to Omani women, hosted on Monday a number of heads of the Oman Women’s Association (OWA) from various regions.

The meeting, chaired by the Dr Suad bint Mohammed Al Lawati, Vice Chairperson of the Council, was held in the presence of staff members of the Secretariat of the Council and discussed the role of the Oman Women’s association.

The discussions focused on women’s issues, noting the vital role played by the association in achieving comprehensive development and empowering Omani women in all fields.

During the gathering, a review of the work of the Omani Women’s Associations in the governorates was conducted, and discussions concentrated on the tasks of the association, including ways to strengthen the role of communities, challenges faced by the association, and efforts made to

identify practical solutions to support women in all fields.

The meeting also discussed the laws and regulations governing the work of these associations and the extent of coordination and communication between the various women’s associations.

Discussions also reviewed the successful programmes run by a number of associations, as well as the possibility of duplicating these programmes and distributing information about them through the society.

DISCUSSION: A review of the work of the Omani Women’s

Associations in the governorates was done. – Supplied picture

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REGION UN ENVOY’S TWEET

‘Yemen rivals agree to release child prisoners’ DUBAI: The parties to over a year of civil war in Yemen have agreed to release all child prisoners they are holding, UN envoy to peace talks in Kuwait Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on his official Twitter account on Monday.

“The unconditional release of children was agreed, and the mechanics of the release of detainees in the coming days was addressed,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed wrote.

The Houthi group and Yemen’s government in exile are trying to reach a peace agreement in negotiations aimed at ending the war that has killed at least 6,200 people and caused a humanitarian

crisis in the country. There was no immediate comment from either side’s peace delegation in Kuwait on the envoy’s announcement.

It is clear how many child prisoners are being held, but Yemeni political sources say that the Houthis and the government submitted in late May a list of almost 7,000 names of prisoners they say are being held by the other side.

Human Rights Watch said this month that both sides in the conflict were deploying child soldiers and UNICEF reported that 900 children have been killed and 1,300 wounded during the conflict in 2015. — Reuters

3 Jordan intelligence officers killed in attack Jordanian television, quoting a government spokesman, Mohammad Al Momani, described the incident in the Palestinian Baqaa camp as a terrorist attack that took place at 7am local time

AMMAN: Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on a security office in a Palestinian refugee camp outside the Jordanian capital Amman, a government official said on Monday.

The incident at the Baqaa camp, the biggest of its kind in Jordan, jolted the Arab kingdom, whose relative stability has distinguished it from powerful warravaged neighbours, Syria to the north and Iraq to the east.

Jordanian television, quoting a government spokesman, Mohammad Al Momani, described the incident in the Baqaa camp as a terrorist attack that took place at 7 am(0400 GMT).

Momani said the the intelligence department’s local office in the Baqaa camp, which houses over 70,000 refugees, was targeted and that alongside the three officers, a guard and a telephone exchange operator at the office were killed.

EXTREMISTS STRIKE: Jordanian security vehicles seen near the General Intelligence directorate offices near Al Baqaa Refugee Camp, north of Amman, Jordan, on Monday. — Reuters

Momani had no description of the assailants, adding only: “Security forces are chasing these culprits and investigating the circumstances of the terrorist attack.”

Fired with machinegun One official source in touch with a security contact told Reuters an attacker drove up to the building and fired with a machinegun at the officers before his car sped away.

A large proportion of Jordan’s more than seven million people are descended from Palestinian refugees who fled in the aftermath of the creation of Israel in 1948.

Western donors and political analysts warn of growing radicalisation in Jordan’s impoverished refugee camps and in districts within major cities laid low by poverty and a lack of economic opportunities.

Dozens have left the sprawling Baqaa camp to join extremist militant groups fighting in Syria and Iraq.

Earlier this year, several IS sympathisers were killed in a shootout with raiding security forces in the northern Jordanian city of Irbid.

Pre-emptive strike Security authorities later said they had carried out a pre-emptive strike on militants linked to Syria who were planning suicide attacks on shopping malls and government buildings.

Jordan has long been a target of radical groups including Al Qaeda and IS. It was among the first regional states to join a US-led military campaign against IS. King Abdullah has repeatedly warned that the threat from

ultra-hardline groups poses the biggest threat to Jordan’s longterm stability.

Amman has imprisoned dozens of hardline extremists in the last few years, many of whom who came from Syria or were arrested while trying to cross the border.

Sow strife Jordan’s main political opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, which commands a large following within the camp, said the attack on Baqaa only served those who sought to sow strife.

“Preserving the stability of Jordan is a religious duty and necessity,” said the statement by the mainstream extremist party.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the attack was “proof of the criminal behaviour of terrorist groups” who act against the tenets of Islam. — Reuters

CONFLICT

Iraq army, militia bicker on Falluja war strategy

LIBERATION BID: Iraqi security forces vehicles drive through Shuhadaa neighbourhood in Falluja, Iraq, in this picture taken on Sunday. — Reuters/Stringer

BAGHDAD/ERBIL: An Iraqi militia leader accused government forces of “betrayal” as a split emerged between the Iranian-backed paramilitaries and the army over tactics for fighting IS. The head of the largest militia, Hadi Al Amiri, criticised the army for moving an armoured brigade to the Makhmour area near Mosul - IS’ capital in northern Iraq - while the battle to dislodge the militants from Falluja, their stronghold near Baghdad, is still underway.

“Unfortunately there is an absence of precise planning for the military operations,” said Amiri, who leads the Badr Organisation.”I believe that sending a large number of armoured vehicles and assets to Makhmour, under the pretext of the Mosul battle, is a betrayal of the battle for Falluja,” he told Al Sumaria TV on Sunday.

Badr Organisation is the largest component of the Popular Mobilisation, a militia grouping which has been fighting alongside

the Iraqi army at Falluja, with government units also receiving air support from the U.S.-led coalition. Amiri also accused the Iraqi authorities of deciding to move the forces to Makhmour, which lies around 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul, under pressure from the United States.

IS control An army spokesman denied that the build up would affect the battle for Falluja, about 350 km south of Mosul, which the militias and Iraqi government forces are trying to regain after two years of IS control.

Falluja, which lies 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad,.

Amiri is the second militia official to voice dismay over the Falluja assault.

On Friday, a spokesman for Asaib Ahl Al Haq, Jawad al-Talabawi, said the operations had come to a near standstill and asked Abadi to order the resumption of attacks.

Abadi said on June 1 that the

army had slowed its offensive over fears for the safety of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the city with limited access to water, food and healthcare.

Iraqi army officers confirmed that an armoured brigade had arrived on Sunday night in Makhmour.

This was part of preparations for an offensive to take an airfield that they plan to use in a future offensive on the city.

Bridges and boats have also been brought to facilitate the crossing of the Tigris river from Makhmour to Qayyara, where the airfield lies, they said, giving no indication of when the battle would start.

Iraqi armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool played down the effect of any mobilisation to capture Mosul.”I don’t believe it would impact the ongoing battle of Falluja,” he told Reuters.”The forces allocated to Falluja are achieving victories and we have started moving towards the city centre.” — Reuters

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Situation in Dadri tense, prohibitory orders clamped GREATER NOIDA: Nine months after the Dadri lynching, the situation in Bishada village became tense again on Monday as locals held a protest meeting ignoring prohibitory orders demanding that an FIR be registered against the victim’s family for alleged cow slaughter.

The demand was sparked after a forensic report stated that the meat found at the scene of the attack on Mohammad Akhlaq on the night of September 28 following rumours that his family stored and ate beef at their house was that of “cow or its progeny”.

A clarity was, however, yet to emerge from where exactly the meat was recovered. The villagers had originally planned to have a maha panchayat to push for registration of the FIR against Akhlaq’s family. The protest meeting was also attended by some local level Shiv Sena members, according to the organisers. District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar N.P. Singh has clamped Section 144 CrPC and issued prohibitory orders banning gathering of five or more persons in the district after Bishada villagers in Dadri announced panchayat for Monday and additional security personnel deployed in the village, officials said.

“Situation is under control,” District Magistrate N.P. Singh said, adding he has appealed to the residents not to resort to violence. Political leaders should not politicise the matter since it is subjudice. “Let the case proceed in court. They can put their views or evidence before the court. Nobody will be allowed to disturb law and order.”

Sanjay Rana, father of accused Vishal Rana, had threatened that a maha panchayat will be held in the village as police have failed to register an FIR against Akhlaq’s family. “A complaint was filed with police after the forensic report said the meat in the freezer at Akhlaq’s house was beef. No FIR has been filed yet in this regard,” he said. - PTI

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INDIA

Switzerland backs India’s NSG bid; to help tackle black money Agreeing to expand cooperation in tackling the problem of Indians stashing black money in Swiss banks was one of the key focus areas of the talks between the two leaders besides stepping up ties in areas of trade, investment and vocational training

GENEVA: India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group ahead of the elite group’s crucial meeting even as the two countries resolved to strengthen cooperation in combating tax evasion and black money.

Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann announced his country’s support to India’s membership in the 48-member grouping after holding comprehensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.

Investment Agreeing to expand cooperation in tackling the problem of Indians stashing black money in Swiss banks was one of the key focus areas of the talks between the two leaders besides stepping up ties in areas of trade, investment and vocational training.

JOINT BRIEFING: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as Switzerland’s President Johann Schneider-Ammann looks on during their

press statement in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.

“We have promised India support in its efforts to become a member of NSG,” SchneiderAmmann said at a joint media interaction. India has been pushing for membership of the bloc for last few years and had formally moved its application on May 12.

The grouping will take up India’s application in its plenary meetings on June 9 in Vienna and June 24 in Seoul. “I am thankful to the President for Switzerland’s understanding and support for India’s membership of the NSG,” Modi said.

The NSG looks after critical issues relating to the nuclear sector and its membership will help India expand its atomic energy sector. Modi also said combating the menace of black money and tax evasion was “shared priority” for both the countries.

“We discussed the need for an early and expeditious exchange

- PTI

of information to bring to justice the tax offenders. An early start to negotiations on the agreement on the automatic exchange of information would be important in this respect,” Modi said.

Tax evasion On his part, the Swiss president said both the countries are making considerable progress in fighting tax fraud and evasion. Modi said India and Switzerland also shared a commitment to reform international institutions in line with current global realities.

“India and Switzerland have both been the voices of peace, understanding and humanitarian values in the world. In last seven decades, our friendship has consistently seen an upward trajectory. Today, president and I reviewed our multifaceted bilateral ties. We also held detailed discussions with Swiss CEOs,” said the

prime minister.

Talking about strong trade ties between the two countries, Modi said many Swiss companies are household names in India and both sides are keen to further expand the economic engagement.

The prime minister said India has affirmed its readiness to resume talks on a free trade agreement with European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

The trade talks between India and EFTA — the grouping of Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein — have been stalled on a host of issues like Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and data safety. The negotiations for the FTA were launched in 2008.

“We are all aware of the strengths of the Swiss economy.

But, India too is undergoing profound transformations. We are today the fastest growing economy in the world. But, that alone is not

enough. “I want the Indian economy to be driven by smart and sustainable cities, robust farm sector, vibrant manufacturing and dynamic service sector. And, its engines to run on world class network of rail, roads, airports and digital connectivity,” Modi said.

The prime minister said both sides have agreed to build on the Swiss Vocational and Educational Training system suited to India’s needs. Referring to energy security, Modi said reliance on renewable energy, rather than on fossil fuels would be India’s “guiding motto”.

“We see a perfect connect between our development needs and Swiss strengths. I, therefore, invite the Swiss companies to avail of this great opportunity to be a key partner in India’s economic growth. Ultimately, the economic prosperity of 1.25 billion plus would also benefit the entire world,” Modi said. - PTI

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INDIA TENTH CHIEF MINISTER

We are considering a stressed asset fund as well. That is something that the banks are also working on and we will certainly see what we can do in terms of solution to expedite the recovery process Jayant Sinha, Minister of state for finance

‘Government for prudent settlement of bad loans’ With provisioning

ELATED: Lieutenant Governor of

Puducherry, Kiran Bedi greets newly sworn-in Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy at a ceremony in Puducherry on Monday. - PTI

for NPAs or bad

Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry chief minister

accumulated net loss

PUDUCHERRY: Senior Congress leader and former union minister V. Narayanasamy was on Monday sworn in as the tenth chief minister of Indian Union Territory, Puducherry.

Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Narayanasamy and five other ministers — A Namassivayam, Malladi Krishna Rao, M. O. H. F. Shah Jahan, M. Kandasamy and R. Kamalakannan - at ‘Gandhi Thidal’ near the sea shore here.

While Rao, hailing from Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, took the oath in Telugu, others took it in Tamil.

All of them are former ministers of the Union Territory.

Earlier, Puducherry Chief Secretary Manoj Parida had read out the warrant of appointment of Narayanasamy as chief minister of Puducherry issued by President Pranab Mukherjee.

AICC General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, AICC Secretary Chinna Reddy, DMK leader K. Stalin and TNCC president E. V. K. S. Ilangovan were among those present during the ceremony. Narayanasamy was elected leader of the 15-member Congress Legislature party on May 28. The party also has support of the two-member Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 30-member Assembly.

The Congress leader had called on Bedi at Raj Nivas on May 30 and staked claim to form the ministry.

He had also presented to Bedi letters of the Congress legislators and those from DMK, expressing support for his leadership. - PTI

to provide capital

debts leading to Rs18 billion of

for about a dozen banks, Jaitley said the government will not hesitate

beyond the Rs25 billion budgeted for the current fiscal

NEW DELHI: Committing to support NPA-ridden public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said they would be empowered and protected in case of “commercially prudent” settlement of bad debts.

With provisioning for NPAs or bad debts leading to Rs18 billion of accumulated net loss for about a dozen banks, he said the government will not hesitate to provide capital beyond the Rs25 billion budgeted for the current fiscal.

After meeting top executives of state-run banks, Jaitley said the Indian Banks’ Association — a representative body of management of banking in India — would discuss and suggest a mechanism to handle settlements of non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad debts.

“The IBA would be examining some of the suggestions. The government would be also open for discussion...to the suggestions that the banks further put forward with regard to resolving the stress that has been created.

Key considerations “One of the key considerations was that in situations like these banks should be empowered and consequently should be protect-

SPELLING OUT: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with Financial Services Secretary Anjuly Chib Duggal at the press conference after Quarterly Performance Review Meeting of the Chairman and Managing Directors/CEOs of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) & Financial Institutions, in New Delhi on Monday. - PTI

ed so that they can bring about commercially prudent settlements,” Jaitley said after the review meeting with the heads of public sector banks.

He said Public Sector Banks (PSBs) clocked operational profit in excess of Rs 1.40 lakh crore last fiscal and the cumulative losses of Rs18 billion suffered by them were mainly on account of higher provisioning for bad loans.

“The overall operational profit of the PSBs last year was quite significant. It was in excess of Rs 1.40 lakh crore... It is on account of the provisioning that overall the PSBs declared a net loss of about Rs 18 billion and a significant amount of provisioning having been made in the last two quarters (of last fiscal),” Jaitley said.

Talking about road ahead to deal with the bad loan problem, Jaitley said the bank CEOs and government had a candid discussion on the subject.

“Various suggestions have

come up with regard to empowering the banks itself to function in an environment where, on commercially prudent considerations, they can deal with the situation.

The government is fully committed to supporting the banks in this regard,” he added.

With regard to specific suggestions made for recovery of bad loans, Jaitley said the discussions centred around empowerment of banks, protection for bona fide decisions taken on commercial consideration and finding a resolution or taking solution-oriented steps.

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said the review meeting discussed ways to expedite and strengthen the recovery and resolution process.

“We are considering a stressed asset fund as well. That is something that the banks are also working on and we will certainly see what we can do in terms of solution to expedite the recovery process,” Sinha added.

IDBI Bank MD Kishor Kharat said the meeting discussed resolution mechanism wherein decisions of the bankers can be protected. “In today’s atmosphere any decision taken by bankers, which is actually in the interest of recovery, if that is subsequently questioned then it becomes difficult to take a decision. Therefore, some buffer needs to be provided,” Kharat said.

Jaitley said the government is fully committed to supporting the banks to deal with the NPA situation and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Code will become operational soon.

“Another set of amendments to the debt recovery legislation and the securitisation legislation are before Parliament. The joint committee is considering them... we hope to further empower the banks (to deal with NPAs),” the finance minister said.

Jaitley said NPAs have risen on account of certain sectoral stress

and the PSBs need to be supported fully so that their ability to extend credit and support growth remains sound.

On the issue of recapitalisation of banks, Jaitley said the government has already committed Rs 25,000 crore in the budget and “if more funds are required, we will make them available.

We stand by that commitment”.

Banks have seen some improvements in steel and road sectors and the UDAY Bond scheme has been successful, he said.

On merging State Bank of India and its associate banks, Jaitley said the a decision would be taken shortly and the government policy by and large supports consolidation. Earlier in the day, Power Minister Piyush Goyal took stock of the progress of UDAY scheme, meant for the revival of discoms.The meeting also reviewed the progress of financial inclusion schemes like Stand-up India and Mudra, credit flow to the industry. - PTI

HEARING DEFERRED

Prosecution seeks death penalty for all 24 convicts in Gulberg riots AHMEDABAD: The prosecution in 2002 Gulberg housing society massacre case on Monday sought death penalty or life imprisonment till death for all the 24 convicts, calling the attack “barbaric and inhuman” even as a special court deferred further hearing on sentencing to June 9.

Pleading for maximum punishment, the prosecution said capital punishment could be considered by the court or the convicts be sent to jail and ordered to remain there till their last breath.

As arguments over the quantum of sentence that lasted for over two-and-a-half hours remained inconclusive, the special SIT court judge P. B. Desai adjourned further hearing in the case to Thursday.

The court had on Friday convicted 24 and acquitted 36 others, while dropping conspiracy charges in the killings of 69 persons including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri in Gulberg housing society on February 29, 2002 in post-Godhra riots when Narendra Modi was Gujarat chief minister.

The massacre shook the nation when a mob of 400 people set about attacking the housing society in the heart of Ahmedabad and killed the residents.

It was one of the nine cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT. Out of the total 66 accused, six died during the trial.

Of the 24 convicted, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others including Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) leader Atul Vaidya have been convicted for lesser offences.

Public prosecutor representing the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), R. C. Kodekar in his argu-

DISTRAUGHT: Relatives of Gulberg Society case convicts at the special court in Ahmedabad during the hearing for the pronouncement of the quantum of punishment, on Monday. - PTI

ments before the court said as per section 149 IPC all those who are convicted should be given maximum punishment which is capital punishment “If capital punishment is not considered, they should be sent to jail till they live,” he said.

Section 149 of the IPC reads, “If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.”

“The manner of crime was cruel, barbaric and inhuman. Victims’ bodies were roasted alive, in the crime for which there was no provocation, much less in case of women and children who were defenceless,” Kodekar told the court.

“Out of those 39 bodies recovered after crime, 20 were women

and six children. Most families of Gulberg Society lost their kith and kin while three families lost all members,” Kodekar said.

“Out of 30 missing, 14 were women and eight children,” Kodekar said, adding that women and children were defenseless and unarmed.

After the Gulberg Society incident, 39 bodies were recovered, while 30 others were declared dead as they were not traceable after seven years, taking the death toll to 69. A lawyer for the victims S. M. Vora also sought maximum punishment for the accused and argued that sentencing for each offence should not run concurrently so that they spend their entire life in jail.

A lawyer for the accused, however, rejected the demand of capital punishment or maximum punishment in his arguments, saying the incident was spontaneous and there were enough provocations for it. Vora also sought compensation for the victim’s family. - PTI

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Karachi-Thatta dual carriageway project launched KARACHI: To assist people across Sindh connect with Thar, the 49-kilometre-long KarachiThatta Dual Carriageway (KTDCW) project has been launched.

The project will help the people of Sindh to connect with Thar, a region rich with coal, said Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah while speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony at Ghaggar Phatak in the outskirts of the city.

Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) director-general Muhammad Afzal were also present on the occasion.

The Sindh government and FWO have signed a concession agreement for constructing the KTDCW, which would cost around Rs9.9 billion, said Afzal.

According to Murad, around 70 per cent of the project will be financed through public-private partnership, whereas the Sindh government will bear 30 per cent of the cost.

“FWO is a partner of (the) Sindh government and not a contractor in this project,” he said.

The project aims to convert the two-lane Karachi to Thatta highway (N5) into a four-lane dual carriageway. It will bridge the gap between rural and urban areas and enhance the road quality of the existing N5 highway, added Afzal.

The project also seeks to rehabilitate existing roads and ensure the construction of 16 bridges and 49 culverts. It aims to create opportunities for socio-economic and tourism development in the region.

Even though the estimated time of completion of the project is two years, the FWO top official has promised to complete the project within a year, said Murad.

He added that the project will be completed before the budget is announced next year.

Welcome to Karachi, the city of rundown roads The chief minister said public-private partnership will help the government to bring an end to corruption and the culture of bribery. - Express Tribune

PAKISTAN

Tough time for government to meet 2018 exports target European Union.

To market Pakistan’s highquality rice, the government will facilitate the import of parboiling machinery and provide incentives for branding and certification. Assistance will also be ensured for developing warehousing facilities in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Basmati rice, kinnow and meat products can capture Iran’s market following the lifting of international sanctions from Tehran.

Under a strategy, infrastructure will be developed for access to the Iranian market through the land route.

On the other hand, rice, cotton yarn, fabrics and garments could be exported to China through strategic interventions.

The government will update the stakeholders on concessions under the China-Pakistan free trade agreement (FTA) and will put talks on second phase of the FTA on a fast track.

The $35-billion target, which was set just two months ago, needs a much more rapid rise in annual earnings and a meagre 10.7 per cent growth will not be sufficient to meet the goal

ISLAMABAD: A projected 10.7 per cent growth in exports for fiscal year 2016-17 runs contrary to the government’s ambitious plan to take export earnings to $35 billion by the end of 2017-18 under the three-year Strategic Trade Policy Framework.

The $35-billion target, which was set just two months ago, needs a much more rapid rise in annual earnings and a meagre 10.7 per cent growth will not be sufficient to meet the goal, say experts.

Under the annual development plan released by the federal government with the budget for 201617, exports in the new fiscal year are projected to rise 10.7 per cent to $24.8 billion from an estimated $22.4 billion in 2015-16.

Imports are forecast to grow 14.7 per cent to $45.2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year 2016-17 compared to an estimated $39.4 billion in the outgoing year 201516. Consequently, the trade deficit will be $20.4 billion in 2016-17 as opposed to a projected $17 billion in 2015-16.

However, experts point out that

AMBITIOUS PLAN: The annual development plan released by the federal government with the budget for 2016-17, exports in the new fiscal year are projected to rise 10.7 per cent to $24.8 billion from an estimated $22.4 billion in 2015-16. – Bloomberg News

the government wasted an entire year in framing the Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2015-18 and now it has set only a 10.7 per cent export growth target for the second year of the framework. In this scenario, the country will find it extremely difficult to hit $35 billion in export earnings by the end of fiscal year 2017-18.

Trade-boosting steps “The $35-billion export target is unlikely to be achieved by June 2018; there must be at least 30% growth each year to meet this goal,” commented an official of the Ministry of Commerce.

In the annual plan, however, the

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Pakistani vendors arranging dates for customers at their shops in preparation for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi on Monday. — AFP

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38% of smartphone users have installed ad-blocking browsers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the top countries using ad-blocking with 38 per cent of smartphone users having installed ad-blocking browsers on their devices, revealed a report published earlier this week.

According to ‘2016 Mobile Adblocking Report’, published by the pagefair.com, around 22 per cent of the world’s 1.9 billion smartphone users are blocking ads on the mobile web — a 90 per cent rise over the past year.

While there are twice as many mobile ad-blockers than desktop ad-blockers — enabling 419 million people to block ads on their cellphones — the report says mobile ad-blocking is most popular in emerging markets with 36 per cent of smartphone users in Asia-Pacific using ad-blocking browsers. In Pakistan, as many as 10 million smartphone users, which are almost 38 per cent of

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overall users, have installed adblocking browsers. The ratio of smartphone consumers using ad-blockers is even higher in India and Indonesia, with 61 and 66 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, China turns out to be the country with the highest number of adblock users with 159 million active users, which is 31 per cent of overall mobile phone subscribers in the country.

Asia-Pacific region Although the Asia-Pacific region makes up 55 per cent of the global smartphone users, the region constitutes 93 per cent of adblocking browser usage.

On a global level, from 198 million in January 2015, the number of ad-blocking browsers increased to 376 million in January 2016. The number even increased to 408 million by March 2016, making ad-blocking browsers

most popular kind of ad-blocking in the world.

Explaining what’s driving the growth of ad-blocking browsers rapidly, the report claimed that these browsers not only improve page loading speed but also reduce bandwidth on mobile.

These numbers are likely to increase further, with device manufacturers pre-installing ad-blocking browsers with new smartphones. In December 2015, ASUS partnered with Adblock Plus to provide an adblocking browser on 30 million new handsets in 2016.As opposed to a phenomenal growth in the Asia-Pacific region, ad-blockers have shown relatively low adoption in Western countries, likely due to more affordable mobile data costs. There were 14 million monthly active users of mobile ad-blocking browsers in Europe and North America. - Express Tribune

government has outlined a number of initiatives to forge regional connectivity in an effort to boost bilateral and multilateral trade with countries in the region.

Key measures include the resolution of outstanding issues in Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement and initiation of negotiations and early end of the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan Transit Trade Agreement.

Effective implementation of the International Road Transport (TIR) convention and reactivation of the Quadrilateral Transit Trade Agreement among Pakistan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic and

Kazakhstan are also in the priority list of government initiatives.

Apart from these, formulation of the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia regional economic integration framework through a regional trade office in the Ministry of Commerce is also part of the priority list.

The government claims that the initiatives have been planned by taking all the stakeholders and relevant ministries on board.

For a short-term boost to exports, basmati rice, horticulture goods, meat products and jewellery will be given preference with focus on the markets of Iran, Afghanistan, China and the

Agriculture exports Under the annual plan, the government will provide 50 per cent support for the import of new plant and machinery for specified under-developed regions. Besides, it will offer 100 per cent mark-up support on the import cost of new plant and machinery for industrial units across the country.

A matching grant up to a maximum of Rs5 million will be provided for specified plant and machinery or other specified items to encourage innovation in the small and medium enterprises and export sectors.

A common facility centre for the surgical instrument industry will also be established to push export of its products. – Express Tribune

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hen Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games, the Zika virus had yet to reach Brazil. Now, after billions of dollars have been invested in preparing for the Games, Rio de Janeiro state has the second highest number of suspected Zika virus infections.

Should the 2016 Summer Olympic Games be postponed or moved elsewhere?

This is a difficult decision, and the facts are still not clear enough. That’s why, last month, I joined 223 scientists, bioethicists, and public health experts in signing an open letter to Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization. We are asking her to convene an independent group to advise both the WHO and the International Olympic Committee in a transparent process that would provide the evidence needed to balance public health against disruption to a great international sporting event.

The Zika virus is not new, but the strain that entered Brazil in 2013 is more dangerous than any known variant. A study published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine has confirmed that when the virus infects a pregnant woman, it can impede brain development in her foetus – a rare condition known as microcephaly. In severe cases, microcephaly is incompatible with the child ever living an independent life.

The Brazilian outbreak of Zika virus has been linked with a particularly devastating form of microcephaly known as foetal brain disruption sequence. Until Zika spread to Brazil, only a handful of foetuses with that condition had been recorded.

Recently, a study of 35 foetuses with microcephaly in Brazil found that 11 of them had foetal brain disruption sequence.

The latest research confirming the link between Zika and microcephaly builds on a study, published two months earlier, of pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro with symptoms suggestive of Zika infection. Of those in which the infection was confirmed, 29 per cent were carrying a foetus with a serious abnormality. None of the women in whom the infection was not confirmed had an abnormal foetus.

In adults, Zika brings a high fever and a rash; but, more worryingly, there may be an association with

Guillain-Barré syndrome, a devastating and sometimes life-threatening disorder that can cause paralysis for several months or even years. The risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome for an adult infected with Zika remains unknown.

The WHO has declared Zika a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” and has advised pregnant women not to travel to Brazil.

But how does staying at home help a pregnant woman if others bring the virus back from Rio? With 500,000 people expected to attend the Olympics, that is likely to happen in several countries in which Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that can transmit the virus, is present.Two arguments will be made against this reason for postponing or moving the Games. First, the risk of infection in winter is low, as there are fewer mosquitos, and Brazil is using the military to spray areas where mosquitos breed. But, as Amir Attaran, a professor of law and population health at the University of Ottawa, argued recently in the Harvard Public Health Review, the transmission of dengue fever, a virus that is related to Zika and transmitted by the same species of mosquito, declines but does not cease in the Rio winter. As for the spraying, Attaran casts doubt on its efficacy, given that Rio has seen a sharp, unexplained increase in dengue this year.

The neighbourhood of Olympic Park, where events will take place, has had more cases of dengue in the first quarter of 2016 than in all of 2015.

The second response is to say that millions of tourists visit Rio anyway, so the spread of Zika to other countries with the Aedes aegypti mosquito is inevitable; it makes little difference whether visitors who bring it back to their home countries went to the Olympics. But, as a result of the Brazilian outbreak, research into Zika has accelerated, and it is reasonable to hope that a vaccine, anti-viral drug, or other means of combating the infection or its spread will be found. So when the infection spreads is critical.

If the Olympics go ahead, visitors will come to Brazil from many more countries than would otherwise be the case. - Project Syndicate

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‘Bangladesh bank hackers unlikely to be identified’ SINGAPORE: A former top United States intelligence official on cyber security has warned that government investigators may never be able to ascertain who carried out a cyber heist that led to the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank in February.

Sean Kanuck, who was the most senior official in charge of cyber security at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for five years until mid-May, said that there had been no official deter-

mination on who committed the cyber heist, one of the biggest ever.

“They may never be able to make one,” Kanuck said on the sidelines of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier security forum, held at the weekend in Singapore.

He said he had some knowledge of the case but was not directly involved in the probe.

Investigations into the heist are being coordinated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The authorities in Bangladesh, the

Philippines and some other countries are also carrying out inquiries.

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

Most of the money remains missing. Kanuck said that he believed either an extremely sophis-

ticated criminal group or a rogue nation carried out the theft.

BAE Systems has said malware used to erase the tracks of hackers in the Bangladesh Bank heist was similar to code used to attack Sony Corporation in 2014, a strike blamed by the FBI on North Korea.

“We have actually seen criminal enterprises that were able to bring together a range of capabilities, ranging from insider access to credentials, going through to people who were willing to go physically

remove money from ATMs,” said Kanuck. “There is a black market for different capabilities and you can actually assemble a team like in Ocean’s 11,” he said, referring to the Hollywood movie about a crime syndicate robbing Las Vegas casinos.

“On the other side of the table, you have a growing number of nation-states developing very broad capabilities to do different kinds of operations,” Kanuck said. “The water is very muddy, it’s very complex.”

Such states could be seeking to

undermine the credibility of a central bank, or looking for hard currency funds, Kanuck added. But Kanuck warned of deceptive signals from those involved in such a heist.

“An analyst or an investigator would need to consider that nation states may try to make their activity look like it’s the work of criminals,” he said. “And criminals might also try to make their activity look like it’s the work of nationstates or even ideologically motivated cyber actors.” — Reuters

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Woman dies in Australia shark attack CANBERRA: An Australia woman diver was killed after being attacked by a large shark on Sunday, the second such fatality in less than a week off the Western Australian coast.

The 60-year-old woman was with her 43-year-old male diving partner in a dive spot off the Mindarie coast, about 40km (30 miles) north of Perth, when she was attacked by a shark suspected to be more than five metres (16.4 feet) long.

“Approximately two kilometres off the mariner here behind me in Mindarie, between the one mile and three mile reefs, a man and woman were diving when the woman was taken by, or appears to have been taken, by a shark,” Police Inspector Danny Mulligan said.

Three fisherman rescued the male diver and retrieved the woman’s body. “The other boat that was in the water was five-and-a-half metres long, and they say that the shark was longer than their boat,” Mulligan added.

The incident followed the death on Friday of Australian surfer Ben Gerring. The 29-year-old was surfing south of Perth last Tuesday when he had his right leg bitten off by a suspected great white great shark measuring at least three metres. —Reuters LAID-OFF WORKERS

China has room to expand fund BEIJING: China has room to expand its 100 billion yuan ($15.23 billion) assistance plan for laid-off workers in industries hit by cuts in excess capacity, finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Monday.

China also must implement relatively loose fiscal policy to support supply-side reform and ensure medium to high-speed economic growth, Lou said at the annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue this week in Beijing.

China’s excess industrial capacity will have a “corrosive” impact on its future growth and efficiency unless it is reduced, United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Sunday. - Reuters

AFTERMATH: Sri Lankan Special Task Force soldiers sifting through the debris in the compound of a home in Salawa, on the edge of the capital Colombo, on Monday.

Thousands of people living close to the site were asked to vacate their homes and move to safer places. – AFP

Sri Lankan armoury blasts kill soldier; thousands flee A major fire at one of the largest ammunition depots triggered a series of blasts injuring 40 as debris fell into populated areas destroying hundreds of homes in the worst such incident

COLOMBO: A major fire at one of Sri lanka’s largest ammunition depots triggered a series of explosions, killing one soldier and injuring over 40, forcing thousands to flee as debris fell into populated areas destroying hundreds of homes in the worst such incident in the country’s history.

The military ammunition dump at Salawa area in Avissawella,

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Ex-vice president of Maldives jailed COLOMBO: A court in the Maldives jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb for 10 years on terrorism charges, his lawyer said on Monday, after a closed-door trial that was denounced by the opposition as flawed.

Adeeb, 34, once seen as the successor to President Abdulla Yameen, was arrested on October 24 in a probe into an explosion on Yameen’s speedboat and was accused of possessing firearms.

Parliament impeached Adeeb on November 5 over his alleged role in the explosion. Adeeb was sentenced on Sunday, a week after ousted former leader Mohamed Nasheed, now in exile in Britain, formed a united opposition group aimed at toppling Yameen.

Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in jail on terrorism charges after a trial in 2015 that was widely denounced as politically motivated. He was given permission to travel to Britain for medical treatment and was last month granted refugee status by the

30km east of Colombo, caught fire at around 5pm (local time) on Sunday, setting off huge explosions that went on through the night.

Rocket-propelled grenade shells and shrapnel triggered by the explosions destroyed a hospital and hundreds of nearby homes, creating panic among thousands of people who rushed for cover, officials said.

British authorities.

Political dissent A broad crackdown against political dissent belies the popular image of the Maldives, an island chain with a population of 400,000, as a holiday paradise, with radicalised youth enlisting in significant numbers to fight for IS in the Middle East.

Moosa Siraj, Adeeb’s lawyer, said his sentence was based on three witnesses who said his client possessed two firearms. “It was not a fair trial. Adeeb did not get a chance to speak and explain his side,” Siraj said. Government officials were not immediately available for comments.

The newly formed Maldives United Opposition said the process was flawed.

“This deeply unfair sentence was based entirely on hearsay, without the slightest hint of evidence required to prove guilt,” spokesman Ahmed Mahloof said via a text message. - Reuters

Bangladesh bans three on a motorcycle DHAKA: Bangladesh slapped a ban on more than one person riding pillion on a motorcycle on Monday, a day after the wife of a prominent security official was shot dead by three suspected militants riding a motorbike.

Mahmuda Aktar, the wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Aktar who is known for his security campaigns against militants, was stabbed and shot dead by the three in the southeastern port city of Chittagong on Sunday.

Four people have been picked up for questioning and the motorbike used in the killing has been recovered, Chittagong city Police Commissioner Iqbal Bahar told reporters.

“Only two people are (now) allowed to ride a motorcycle, not three,” Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters, adding motorcyclists will not even be allowed to carry a spouse and child, a common practice across South Asia - Reuters

“A soldier has been killed and the military has entered the premises,” military spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said, adding that soldiers have doused the fire. He said the army will appoint a court of inquiry to probe the incident in which more than 40 people were also injured.

Firefighters had to struggle for more than 12 hours to douse the blaze at the Salawa military complex. Thousands of people living close to the site were asked to vacate their homes and move to schools, temples and other places for cover as intermittent blasts were still erupting.

Disaster officials said over 25,000 people were affected by the explosions. At least 600 of them are housed in temples and schools, disaster management centre official Pradeep Kodippili said.

An aerial shot of the army complex from a nearby hilltop showed only a water tower remained relatively intact. All the buildings were either fully destroyed or had their roofs blown out in the explosion. The incident is termed as the worst ammunition depot fire in Sri lanka’s history.

The armoury is one of the largest ammunition storage of the Sri lankan Army. The cause behind the incident was not immediately known. Residents said loud explosions were heard with raging fire within the complex which houses weapons ranging from T56 rifles to mortar bombs.

Residents evacuated All residents within a 5km radius of the complex were evacuated last night to prevent people from inhaling fumes emanating from

the fire. Residents said the fire could be seen even this morning, more than 12 hours after the first explosions were heard.

President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered police’s Crime Investigation Department to probe the incident. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the area and pledged compensation for damages suffered to property. “We will rebuild houses partially and fully damaged (by explosions),” Wickremesinghe said.

Sources from two nearby hospitals said at least five people were being treated for injuries. - PTI

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Children play on a terraced paddy field during the new rice season in Vietnam’s northern Mu Cang Chai district, 360km northwest of Hanoi on Monday. — Reuters

BEIRUT: Syrian and Russian warplanes killed at least 17 people in an air raid on a market in the eastern province of Deir Al Zor on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported.

The strikes hit the town of Ashara, about 60 km (40 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Deir Al Zor city.

Eight children were among those killed and the toll was expected to rise because of the high number of serious injuries, the Britain-based Observatory said.

Control of IS Warplanes bombed other areas of Deir Al Zor province, which is mostly under the control of IS extremist group.

The group has laid siege since March last year to the remaining government-held areas in Deir Al Zor city.

Syrian government forces launched an offensive against IS last week starting from Hama province further west, pressing towards the extremists’ stronghold in Raqqa province, which borders Deir Al Zor. — Reuters

Brexit campaign extends lead by 4-5 percentage points, polls show EU exit may be unfeasible: WTO chief

The swing towards ‘Out’ with less than three weeks to go comes as both sides step up their campaigning to try to win over the large number of still undecided voters with warnings over

UNDER PRESSURE: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, left, talks with suppoRters at a campaign event for Britain Stronger In Europe, the official group campaigning to remain in the European Union, at the Oval cricket ground in London on Monday. — AFP/POOL/ DYLAN MARTINEZ

UPBEAT: Former London mayor Boris Johnson, right, and Justice Secretary Michael Gove attend a Vote Leave event in Stratfordupon-Avon, Britain June 6, 2016. — Reuters

the economy and immigration

LONDON: The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling towards three-week lows against the US dollar.

The swing towards “Out” with less than three weeks to go comes as both sides step up their campaigning to try to win over the large number of still undecided voters with warnings over the economy and immigration.

The ICM poll of 1,741 people taken June 3-5 showed 48 per cent would vote to leave, up from 47 per cent a week earlier, while 43 per cent would opt to stay, down 1 percentage point from a week earlier.

The YouGov poll of 3,495 people

on June 1-3 showed 45 per cent would opt to leave the EU, up from 40 per cent in a comparable poll a month earlier, while 41 per cent would opt to stay, down from 42 per cent.

The poll showed 11 per cent of voters were still undecided, down 2 percentage points from a month earlier.

Of the eight most recently published surveys, one opinion poll was tied, two showed In ahead and five have showed Out in the lead, including a TNS online poll published on Monday and two previous ICM polls published last Tuesday.

“There has been a couple of polls in a row all showing movement towards Leave - I suppose there might be finally some movement in the race,” Anthony Wells, director of political research at YouGov, said by telephone.

“ICM’s weekly tracker and in-

deed at least two other polls published in the last 24 hours, suggest a move to Leave might have occurred,” Martin Boon, director of research at ICM Unlimited, said in a statement.

Sterling fell below $1.44. The pound fell 0.9 per cent to $1.4371, having traded at $1.4441 before the latest ICM poll was published.

It had hit a three-week low of $1.4352 in early Asian trade.

Wells said the so-called “Purdah” period which has prevented civil servants from making interventions in the referendum campaign since May 27 may have given Out campaigners such as Boris Johnson the space to push their arguments on immigration.

“The assumption is that immigration has sort of cut through from the Leave campaign,” he said.”My best guess is that Purdah has allowed Leave to get into the argument and dominate when pre-

viously Remain had been dominating and pushing the argument onto the economy.”

Immigration dominated last week’s campaign after official figures showed net migration into Britain running at its second highest level, despite pledges by Prime Minister David Cameron to bring the numbers down.

Former London mayor and leading Out campaigner Boris Johnson told workers at a warehouse in central England on Monday that the government needed to set out how it planned to deal with continued high levels of EU immigration.

Remaining inside the bloc was the risky option, he said, adding that Britons could face paying billions of pounds to prop up struggling euro zone countries in future.

But speaking at an event in London alongside senior members of rival political parties, Cameron said the Out campaign was

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promoting “fantasy politics” and needed to set out what a postBrexit Britain would look like.

“It is time for Vote Leave to come clean about their economic plan for Britain outside Europe, by refusing to set out their vision they are being undemocratic and reckless,” he said, adding that Brexit would “put a bomb under our economy”.

Finance minister George Osborne, campaigning in Northern Ireland, warned border controls between the province and the Irish Republic were inevitable if Britain left the EU. A TNS online poll of 1,213 people on May 19-23 showed 43 percent would vote to leave, 41 percent would vote to stay and 16 percent were undecided.

The TNS poll was adjusted for turnout, changing a 3-percentage point lead for In into a 2 percentage point lead for Out. — Reuters

GENEVA: The idea that Britain could scrap all import tariffs to avoid long, messy trade negotiations after quitting the European Union is “almost theoretical” and probably not feasible, the head of World Trade Organisation said in an interview.

WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo told Reuters: “The example that we’re talking about is an extreme example, and I think it’s very unlikely that politically this would be feasible. My experience has been that I haven’t seen a true free trader on this real earth yet. Everybody somewhere has some degree of protection or limitation in one sector or another.

The moment you want to write a limitation here or there, technically any member of the WTO may say ‘I disagree with the limitation that you’re introducing’,” he said.

He insisted that he wasn’t telling Britain how to vote or passing judgment on the policy options. — Reuters

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North Korea appears to have reopened Boko Haram retakes plant to produce plutonium, says IAEA Niger town of Bosso VIENNA: North Korea appears to have reopened a plant to produce plutonium from spent fuel of a reactor central to its atomic weapons drive, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday, suggesting the country’s arms effort is widening.

Pyongyang vowed in 2013 to restart all nuclear facilities, including the main reactor at its Yongbyon site that had been shut down and has been at the heart of its weapons programme.

It said in September that Yongbyon was operating and that it was working to improve the “quality and quantity” of its nuclear weapons.

It has since carried out what is

widely believed to have been a nuclear test.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has no access to North Korea and mainly monitors its activities by satellite, said last year it had seen signs of a resumption of activity at Yongbyon, including at the main reactor.

Indications of activity “Resumption of the activities of the 5 megawatt reactor, the expansion of centrifuge-related facility, reprocessing, these are some of the examples of the areas (of activity indicated at Yongbyon),” IAEA chief Yukiya Amano told a news conference during a quarterly IAEA Board of Gover-

nors meeting. Centrifuges are machines that enrich uranium, a process that can purify the element to the level needed for use in the core of a nuclear weapon. Reprocessing involves obtaining plutonium from spent reactor fuel, the other main route to a bomb.

Reprocessing plant “There are indications the reprocessing plant at Yongbyon has been reactivated,” an IAEA spokesman said later on Monday.”It is possible that it is reprocessing spent fuel.”

Little is known about the quantities of weapons-grade uranium or plutonium that North Korea possesses, or its ability to produce

either, though plutonium from spent fuel at Yongbyon is widely believed to have been used in its nuclear bombs.

North Korea has come under tightening international pressure over its nuclear weapons programme, including tougher UN sanctions adopted in March backed by its lone major ally China, following its most recent nuclear test in January.

The website 38 North reported in April that exhaust plumes had been detected on two or three occasions in recent weeks from the thermal plant at Yongbyon’s Radiochemical Laboratory, the site’s main reprocessing installation.

— Reuters

NIAMEY: Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger overnight after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a military source said on Monday.

The extremist group first took the town near the Nigerian border on Friday in an attack in which 30 soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed.

It was the deadliest assault in Niger by the extremist group since April 2015, when at least 74 people, including 28 civilians, were killed at the Lake Chad island of Karamga.

Nigerien troops retook Bosso

by Saturday morning, the defense ministry said.

But Bosso mayor Mamadou Bako said they lost control again on Sunday night.

A military source in Diffa, about 100 km (62 miles) west of Bosso, confirmed the takeover.

Bosso is part of the Diffa region near Lake Chad, where Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger meet and where many refugees have sought shelter from Boko Haram violence over the years.

More than 30 attacks have been attributed to the militants in the region this year, the United Nations says.

The UN humanitarian agency said in a statement on Saturday that civilians were reported to be fleeing the area. — Reuters

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WORLD Hungary’s policy on migrants under fire

The UNHCR said Hungary’s policy of admitting only 1517 asylum-seekers daily at its two transit zones on the border with Serbia was forcing people into the hands of smugglers and towards alternative and often dangerous routes

BUDAPEST: A Syrian migrant drowned in the Tisza river last week as he was trying to cross from Serbia to Hungary, police said on Monday, and the UN refugee agency blamed Hungary for adopting a policy that forced many migrants to take hazardous routes.

Police confirmed the death of the 22-year-old man in a reply to Reuters after the UN High Commissioner for Refugees issued a statement calling for an investigation into the accident.

The UNHCR said Hungary’s policy of admitting only 15-17 asylum-seekers daily at its two transit zones on the border with Serbia was forcing people into the hands of smugglers and towards alternative and often dangerous routes.

M A L L S L I K E LY TA R G E T S

UK warns of terrorist attacks in South Africa JOHANNESBURG: Britain has warned of a high threat of attacks against foreigners in popular shopping malls in South Africa in an alert issued at the weekend, when a similar advisory was published by the United States embassy in Pretoria.

Africa’s most industrialised country has a significant expatriate and tourist population but has seldom been associated with extremist militancy.

South Africa’s government said the country was safe following the US warning on Saturday.

It was not immediately clear what triggered the warnings.

No known militant groups Security officials say there are no known militant groups operating in South Africa.

The British government first issued its statement on Saturday and was marked as “still current” on its travel advice website on Monday.

The warning identified upmarket shopping areas and malls in the commercial hub of Johannesburg and Cape Town, widely regarded as South Africa’s tourism capital, as the main target areas in the suspected planned attacks. — Reuters

“The circumstances that led to this tragic death need to be swiftly and thoroughly investigated by the authorities on both sides of the border,” Montserrat Feixas Vihe, UNHCR’s Regional Representative for Central Europe said in a statement.

Transit zones “Currently, there are several hundred asylum-seekers waiting to access asylum procedures in Hungary at the transit zones - the majority of them are women and children,” it added.

Police said a river patrol spotted two people swimming in the Tisza towards Hungary near the village of Roszke on June 1 shortly before 6 a.m.

After realising they had been spotted, they turned back towards Serbia but only one of them made it back.

Police notified the Serbian authorities and, in a search, found the man’s body on June 3.

During the operation, police also rescued an Iraqi family of five from the river, Hungarian police said.

Anti-foreigner stance Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken an increasingly anti-foreigner stance since migrants began pouring into Europe last year, building a heavily guarded border fence and rejecting an EU quota system to share out migrants among member states.

Hungary’s actions which include fast-track trials to punish those who breach its border fence, may conflict with international refugee and human rights conventions, the United Nations said last month. — Reuters

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Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron was splattered on the head when militants of the hardline CGT trade union cornered him in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, where he was launching a stamp to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ‘Popular Front’ government that gave French workers new rights

ONGOING STRIKES

French minister Macron pelted with eggs PARIS: France’s economy minister was pelted with eggs on Monday as a strike against planned labour reforms disrupted rail services for a sixth day but appeared to be running out of steam.

Industrial action in the oil sector was also waning.

Oil group Total SA said two of its five refineries in northern France — Grandpuits and Normandy — were being prepared for restart after days at a standstill.

Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron was splattered on the head when militants of the hardline CGT trade union cornered him in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, where he was launch-

ing a stamp to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the “Popular Front” government that gave French workers new rights.

Loosen rules Macron, who advocates economic reforms to loosen rigid labour market rules and promote flexibility and competition, has become a bogeyman for traditional leftists.

“It’s par for the course but it won’t have any impact on my determination,” Macron told reporters after the attack, saying there was no economic future for those who resisted change.

Participation in action against

the labour reform is dwindling with just 8.5 per cent of rail workers still on strike, the SNCF state railway said before crucial negotiations between management and unions over a reorganisation of working time.

Rail connections remained seriously disrupted, however, as the company worked to secure a truce before the Euro 2016 soccer tournament kicks off in France on Friday.

About 60 per cent of high-speed TGV and regional trains but only one-third of slower inter-city services were running.

Socialist President Francois Hollande, piling pressure on the

CGT, said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if rail and airline strikes prevented fans from travelling to matches during the month-long championship.

The strike is costing the rail company close to 20 million euros ($22.70 million) a day in ticket exchanges, reimbursements and lost freight business, an SNCF source said. Negotiators worked to clinch a deal by an end of Monday deadline after the government intervened last week pledging to safeguard rest periods and help the SNCF with its debt of 50 billion euros before passenger services open to private competition in 2020. — Reuters K E N YA

1 killed in protest over vote body NAIROBI: At least one person was shot dead at a protest against Kenya’s election body in the western city of Kisumu on Monday and others wounded, hospital officials said, as demonstrators also gathered in the capital.

Police fired into the air to break up a crowd trying to march on the Kisumu office of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), one witness told Reuters. Protesters, accusing the commission of pro-government bias and demanding its members resign before elections in August next year, blocked roads with burning tyres in Kisumu and in Nairobi’s Kibera slum.

Demonstrators also marched in the centre of the capital, blocking traffic.”IEBC must go,” they shouted.

Odinga led rally Dennis Onyango, spokesman for opposition leader Raila Odinga who led Monday’s rally in Nairobi, said two people were killed in Kisumu. But hospital officials said they only knew of one.

Juliana Otieno, superintendent at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, said 12 casualties with bullet wounds had been admitted to her hospital, while she said Kisumu County hospital reported one dead and others with bullet wounds. A nurse at Kisumu hospital also confirmed one dead there.

There was no immediate police comment on Monday’s reported deaths.

Kenyan television reported at least one person killed. — Reuters K E N YA

Briton held after woman taking selfies with gun dies NAIROBI: A Briton was detained on Monday in connection with a murder investigation into the death of a Kenyan woman who was at his home when a gun she was holding while taking “selfies” went off, his lawyer said.

Richard Alden, a 53-yearold businessman, took Grace Wangeci, 42, to a hospital near his home in Nairobi’s upscale Karen district on Saturday where she was pronounced dead on arrival, his lawyer Evans Monari told Reuters.

“From what I hear, she was taking pictures, ‘selfies’ with a gun and it went off,” he said, adding the incident involved a pistol and that it went off at while his friend Wangeci was at Alden’s house in Karen helping him move.

“Richard says he is not responsible,” Monari said.”The girl shot herself by accident.”

He said Alden was detained on Saturday and the court ordered on Monday that be held for a further five days.”The police are investigating a murder case,” Monari said. Charges have not been filed.

Alden is married with three adult children, Monari said.

— Reuters

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Orpic investing $320m in pipeline Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline will connect Orpic’s Mina Al Fahal Refinery in Muscat and the Sohar Refinery with a new storage and distribution terminal located in Jifnain

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Andres Suarez. — Supplied picture

MUSCAT: State-owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is investing $320 million for building a 290

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Economic growth in Abu Dhabi to rebound next year ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s economic growth will rebound next year as the richest emirate of the United Arab Emirates revives delayed projects including a planned branch of the Guggenheim Museum, a senior official said.

The emirate, which sits on six per cent of global oil reserves, plans to award contracts to build the museum by the end of this year or early 2017, said Ali Majed Al Mansoori, chairman of the Department of Economic Development. The Guggenheim will be located in the emirate’s cultural hub on Saadiyat island, along with a branch of the Louvre opening late this year and the national Zayed museums, he said in an interview on Sunday.

Like other major oil exporters in the region, Abu Dhabi authorities slashed spending when crude prices plummeted below $30 a barrel. The belt-tightening measures drew the attention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which said last month that the emirate, home to the world’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund, can afford a more gradual fiscal consolidation.

“The worst is behind us,” said Al Mansoori, who is also a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the emirate’s top decision-making body. “Our budget is still strong. The majority of projects are still there and there are other smaller projects which are moving. The economy is moving.”

Growth forecasts He predicted the economy expanding by as much as 5 per cent in 2017, from about 2 per cent this year. Growth will be bolstered by stronger activity in tourism, infrastructure and transportation, and a plan to double the share of industrial production in the economy to 10 per cent, to be released later this year, he said.

Abu Dhabi cut spending by a fifth in 2015 and plans a further 17 per cent reduction this year, according to the government’s latest bond prospectus.

That’s more than a proposed 14 per cent cut in Saudi Arabia, which is facing widening budget deficits and must meet the demands of a much bigger population.

Moody’s Investors Service maintained the emirate’s credit rating in May at Aa2, citing “very large fiscal buffers.” Fiscal consolidation could slow amid pressure to support growth, Moody’s economist Mathias Angonin said last month.

Last year was “a challenge,” Al Mansoori said, resulting in dismissals at several government companies.

Etihad Rail, the developer and

Crude gains as Abu Dhabi sees oil at $60 a barrel LONDON: Oil advanced as Abu Dhabi forecast prices could climb as high as $60 a barrel amid a glut that’s dwindling more quickly than projected.

Futures rose as much as 1.3 per cent in New York and London. The global surplus is down to 1.2 million to 1.5 million barrels a day and has contracted faster than expected, Ali Majed Al Mansoori, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, said in a Bloomberg television interview.

Oil has surged about 85 per cent from a 12-year low earlier this year on disruptions and falling US output under pressure from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) policy of producing without limits.

Members of the group refrained from adopting a new output ceiling last week, with outgoing Secretary-General Abdalla El-Badri saying that it’s difficult to find a target as Iranian supply rises and significant Libyan volumes are halted. — Bloomberg News

operator of the UAE’s $11 billion rail network, slashed about 30 per cent of its workforce.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. made 2,000 expatriate employees redundant and plans to cut 3,000 more jobs this year, taking the total to nearly 10 per cent of its staff, the MEED trade magazine reported May 16, citing industry officials.

Lost jobs will be absorbed by other parts of the economy, including the branch of the Louvre, Al Mansoori said.

“Our workforce is moving from one place to another place,” he said. — Bloomberg News

kilometre-long pipeline between Muscat and Sohar for transporting refined products, which is expected to start operations by mid-2017.

The Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP) and the Al Jifnain Terminal project, which are part

of the whole scheme, will enable a connection between Orpic’s Mina Al Fahal (MAF) Refinery in Muscat and the Sohar Refinery with a new storage and distribution terminal located in Jifnain via a bidirectional pipeline network.

Of the total capital expenditure, the Al Jifnain Terminal will have an investment ofaround $100 million and the pipelines and associated investment in both Sohar and Mina Al Fahal Refineries is estimated to be $220 million, Andres Suarez, general manager of Orpic Logistics LLC, recently told the Times of Oman. The project has been financed by the Ahli Bank and Ahli United Bank.

The Muscat Sohar Product

Pipeline is a strategic project of Orpic, aimed at fulfilling its vision of building an Omani integrated refining and petrochemical business.

The pipeline network is split into three sections— 45 kilometres between the Mina Al Fahaland Jifnain Terminal, 25 kilometres between the Jifnain Terminal and Muscat International Airport, and 220 kilometres between the Sohar and Jifnain Terminal.

He said the new logistics system has been designed with the objective of optimising the overall cost of transport and distribution of oil products in Oman, including vessels, tankers and power used in the pipelines, irrespective of who bears these costs.

Suarez explained that in addition to substituting vessel transportation with pipeline transportation, which is safer and more efficient, the elimination of the vessel movements will save $20 million per year for the oil logistics system in Oman. The pipeline will support the expansion of the Muscat International Airport.

It will directly connect the Al Jifnain Terminal with the new storage depot that is being built at the Muscat Airport as part of its expansion plan. “For this purpose, an agreement has been signed between Orpic Logistics and OAMC for the installation of the pipeline and the receiving station inside the airport,” he added.

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MARKET ‘Value added tax to accelerate inflationary pressure in Gulf’ With the UAE set to become the first country to introduce VAT by 2018, 82 per cent of the respondents said that this will lead to higher inflation rates

Times News Service MUSCAT: An introduction of proposed value added tax (VAT) in the Gulf region will lead to higher inflation rates, according to a survey conducted by CFA Society Emirates.

With the UAE set to become the first country to introduce VAT by 2018, 82 per cent of the respondents said that this will lead to higher inflation rates. They noted that demand for luxury goods will be affected the most by additional VAT costs followed by cars, then

MORE TAXES: According to the survey, consumers in the region will have to bear the additional cost

due to value added tax. - Bloomberg file picture

tobacco and real-estate. Meanwhile, CFA professionals saw healthcare as the sector, which will be least impacted by the additional VAT costs.

Another significant finding was that 80 per cent of the respondents said that they would consider moving abroad if an income

tax were to be introduced, since 59 per cent of them revealed that the GCC’s tax-free environment was a key factor in their decision to reside here. On the corporate level, employers will not consider relocating if corporate tax is introduced as per 59 per centof the respondents, although 41 per cent

of them believe otherwise.

According to the survey, consumers in the region will have to bear the additional costs VAT will introduce, instead of retailers, as it is ultimately paid by the end consumer. Furthermore, CFA members also affirmed that there are various hidden or indirect

taxes already in place, highlighting hotel taxes as the most obvious example, followed by road tolls as well as car registration and parking fees.

“CFA professionals see VAT as a paradigm shifting reform in the GCC’s fiscal policy and are unanimous that it will lead to higher inflation. Although inflation rates are also heavily influenced by interest rates and economic growth, the immediate effects will pose challenges to both consumers and businesses.

The additional costs will only be marginally felt by the day to day consumer, but it will have a bigger effect on higher budget purchases.

73 per cent of the professionals surveyed stated that consumer good are more expensive in the GCC than their home country; hence VAT will add an additional burden to consumers, leading to higher prices and resulting in inflation,’ said Amer Khansaheb, president of CFA Society Emirates.

The UAE is expected to generate around Dh10 billion to Dh12 billion as a result of introducing VAT in the first year of its implementation. In this context, 66 per cent of respondents said that the GCC countries will be able to efficiently manage the extra revenues received from VAT.

AV I AT I O N

Emirates pushes for A380s DUBLIN: Emirates, the largest operator of Airbus Group SE’s A380 superjumbo, has all but given up on getting an upgrade of the double-decker with new engines and is instead making a more modest pitch to the planemaker: please don’t drop the programme altogether.

“I can’t force Toulouse to do anything,” Emirates President Tim Clark told reporters

in Dublin, referring to Airbus’s home base in southern France.

“My main concern is that they stop producing the plane.”

While new engines would further enhance the model by providing greater flexibility with more range and higher takeoff weight, Clark conceded that talks with the manufacturer regarding an upgrade had “kind of lapsed.” — Bloomberg News

BRIEFS

Dhofar Cattle Feed receives OMR1.2m in feed subsidy MUSCAT: Dhofar Cattle Feed Co. said that the company recently received OMR1.2 million as a feed subsidy for the third quarter of 2015. This amount is already accounted at 2015 audited financials, said a disclosure statement.

Oman Chlorine names new chief executive officer MUSCAT: Oman Chlorine on Monday said that the company’s board has decided to appoint Said Amor Ali Al Habsi as chief executive officer with effect from August 1, 2016. Said Amor Ali Al Habsi has a long experience in the oil and gas sector and has worked for several local and multinational oil field service companies in the region. The present CEO, WalidAzhari, will continue in his new role as Group Board Advisor to ensure the continuation and the strategic progress of the group companies.

Qatari company signs pacts with Indian hotel group DOHA: In an agreement entailing an FDI of Rs5,000 million in India, Qatar’s leading company Al Sawari Holding signed agreements with The Leela Group and Aiana Hotels and Resorts to build a twin-hotel near the iconic Taj Mahal. The pacts for constructing the 250-room hotel in 30 months were signed on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, shortly after he invited Qatari companies to invest in India by exploring the “vast opportunities”. Construction of the hotel will entail an FDI of about Rs5,000 million, Leela Group chairman Vivek Nair said after signing the pact with Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Al Sawari Holding and Al Faisal Holding.

— Times News Service/Agencies

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MARKET Omani small businesses top at final evaluation

C A P I TA L M A R K E T AU T H O R I T Y

The extensive evaluation process, which is being Abdullah bin Salem Al Salmi. — Supplied picture

Bond and sukuk issues in Oman surge by 54% to OMR1.87b: CMA Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s bond and sukuk issues grew substantially by 53.75 per cent or OMR653.62 million to OMR1.869 billion by the end of 2015, from OMR1.216 billion in the previous year.

“The Capital Market Authority (CMA) is continuously and putting in place the building blocks to ensure an effective and dynamic fixed income market in Oman. Some of our initiatives have begun to bear fruit,” said Abdullah bin Salem Al Salmi, executive president of CMA, while addressing a meeting to launch Oman chapter of Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA).

Market players The CMA fully supports the initiatives taken by the market players — as a vibrant fixed income market is essential to the development, financial stability and diversification of the regional economy, including Oman, he added. “This is also an integral part of the overall strategy of the CMA to enable the capital market to play its vital role as an alternative fundraising platform for companies in the economic development of Oman.”

The chapter launch was timed to follow the release of the new Sukuk Regulation by the CMA and to support the growing interest among Oman companies to

tap into capital market financing.

An increasing number of companies are taking advantage of bonds and Sukuk to diversify their financing source away from the traditional banking sector.

The new Sukuk Regulation provides more certainty and improve the prospects for companies to raise funding from the capital market.

Launch event The launch event was officiated by the Capital Market Authority, and attended by representatives of Oman’s leading banks, investors, legal firms and private companies.

The Oman Chapter, consisting of key market players in Oman, will act as a resource for the Oman authorities to help grow the Oman market.

This is in line with the GBSA’s purpose to be the collective voice of the region’s fixed income industry and to promote the growth of the fixed income market, while ensuring best practices, governed by the highest ethical and professional standards are in place.

Michael Grifferty, the president of the GBSA and Abdul Hakeem Omar Al Ojaili, the acting chief executive officer of BankDhofarwere also present.

Kemal RizadiArbi, Expert/ Advisor at the Capital Market Authority had also attended the launch event.

undertaken by a committee made up of members of Omran, underlines the scale, ambition and importance behind the development of the new Souq al Mina.

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Times News Service MUSCAT: As many as 180 local businesses and entrepreneurs have been invited to present their business case for operating their units at the new Souq Al Mina at the heart of Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront development, the Sultanate’s most ambitious infrastructure project. This follows an evaluation process from 260 applications by Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) and the presentation will be conducted at a special exhibition at Omran headquarters in Muscat, according to a press release.

The extensive evaluation process, which is being undertaken by a committee made up of members of Omran, underlines the scale, ambition and importance that is behind the development of the new Souq al Mina.

World-class destination Talking as he toured the exhibition, Fahad Al Hinai, senior development manager at Omran, said: “The vision for Souq Al Mina is for it to be a world-class and interactive visitor destination for both locals and tourists. Therefore, it is imperative that the local businesses that are selected to operate there reflect and share our vision.”

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Saudi Arabia lifts oil pricing for its Asian, US customers DUBAI: Saudi Arabia lifted oil pricing for Asian and US customers, a sign the world’s biggest crude exporter is confident that demand is finally eroding a global supply glut.

State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. raised its official selling price for Arab Light crude in Asia for the second consecutive month, the first back-to-back increase since May 2015, to the highest level since September 2014. Saudi Aramco is the first Gulf country to give July pricing, and major producers including Iraq and Iran typically follow Saudi Arabia.

Supply and demand are coming into balance, and oil prices will keep recovering, Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih told reporters in Vienna.

Oil has climbed for the past four months, the longest streak since 2011, as supplies tightened from a decline in US drilling, wildfires in Canada and disruptions in Nigeria. In China, the world’s largest energy consumer, independent

refineries are boosting processing rates to a record high, according to industry website Oilchem. net. Consumption in India led the IEA last month to reduce its estimate of the global oil surplus for the first half.

Stronger demand in Asia helps Aramco stay competitive in its biggest regional market even with higher pricing, according to Robin Mills, chief executive officer at consultant Qamar Energy in Dubai. Aramco is “getting more bullish on demand,” Mills, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution in Doha, said Sunday by phone. “India is showing a lot of strength and we’re still seeing very robust demand from China.”

Aramco raised Arab Light pricing by 35 cents a barrel to 60 cents more than the regional benchmark for sales to Asia, it said in an e-mailed statement. The company was expected to raise the premium by 40 cents a barrel to 65 cents a barrel more than the benchmark, according to the me-

MAKING A POINT: The sheer scale and range of proposed projects and ideas presented by the SMEs has provided an excellent showcase of the diversity, creativity and talent that exists in Oman.

dian estimate in a Bloomberg survey of five refiners and traders in the region last week.

Aramco also increased pricing for US buyers on all grades except Extra Light. Arab Light crude for US buyers increased by 20 cents a barrel, to 55 cents more than the regional benchmark, according to the statement. It deepened discounts for all grades to buyers in Europe, it said in the statement.

Saudi Arabia pumped 10.27 million barrels a day in April, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It produced a record average of 10.2 million barrels daily last year, according to the annual review.

Middle Eastern producers are competing increasingly with cargoes from Latin America, North Africa and Russia for buyers in Asia, its largest market. Producers in the Gulf region sell mostly under long-term contracts to refiners. Most of the Gulf’s state oil companies price their crude at a premium or discount to a benchmark. — Bloomberg News

“When we initiated this process, we knew that this unique opportunity would create a lot of interest in the local business community. But the sheer scale, creativity and quality of the SMEs that have applied to be part of the Souq al Mina project has been inspirational. It has given our committee a great impression of both the quality and variety of SMEs in Oman, and of the opportunities Oman’s tourism industry presents to the business community.

When we started off this process we originally received 260 entries and, with difficulty, we narrowed this down to 180. Selecting the final projects is proving to be a real challenge but one we look forward to and we hope to announce the details of the final SMEs before end of June “.

The sheer scale and range of proposed projects and ideas presented by the SMEs has provided an excellent showcase of the diversity, creativity and talent that exists in Oman. Although the process is ultimately a competition, the atmosphere between the participants has been extremely positive and encouraging.

Nadia Maqbool, architect and director at 23 Degrees North, Lead Consultant of the Souq Al Mina project said: “It was excit-

The ‘Souq Al Mina’ competition is proving what a wealth of talent and entrepreneurship there is among the Omani youth.

Badriya Al Siyabi

CSR Manager at Omran

ing to meet the various vendors at the audition and witness their energy & passion for their craft and trade. They will be the soul of the souq inshallah”.

Badriya Al Siyabi, CSR Manager at Omran, said: “The ‘Souq Al Mina’ competition is proving what a wealth of talent and entrepreneurship there is among the

Omani youth.” Speaking about the various stakeholders that supported the competition, Al Syiabi said; “This competition would not have been successful without the continuous support of our partners to whom we are very grateful: the Public Authority of Small and Medium enterprises Development (Riyada), the Public Authority for Craft Industries (PACI), The Fund for Development of Youth Projects (Sharakah), National Business Centre (NBC), Zubair Small Enterprises Centre and Injaz Oman.

Talking at the exhibition a number of the local entrepreneurs hoping to be selected provided their thoughts on the process: The retail spaces will encompass 3,300 square metres of the new Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront, which is proposed to be 451,000 square metres. On completion, the waterfront will be one of the region’s leading tourism destinations and a key proponent of Oman and Muttrah’s rich culture and heritage.

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MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ....................................... 5,832.82 ...............5,816.64 ....................5,816.64 ................... 5,818.53...................-1.89 .................. -0.03 Financial Index ..................................... 7,413.42 ............... 7,396.21 ....................7,396.35 .................... 7,412.11.................-15.76 .................. -0.21 Industrial Index .................................... 7,181.48 ............... 7,166.93 ....................7,181.44 ................... 7,172.03.................... 9.41 ................... 0.13 Services Index .......................................3,259.63 ............... 3,251.18 ................... 3,253.29 ...................3,252.42....................0.87 ...................0.03 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................878.23 .................. 875.01 .......................876.82 .......................875.01.....................1.81 ................... 0.21 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 6,481,098..................... 1,411,265 .....................576 ............... 17,028,165,224 .................. 6 ........................4 .................... 23 .........................33

As many as 576 trades were executed on Monday, generating turnover of OMR1.4m

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, JUNE 6

with 6.4m shares changing hands.

ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE

MUSCAT: In a dull trading session, the MSM30 Index remained stable at 5,816.64 points, down by 0.03 per cent. Turnover was at its lowest in the last five months. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 876.82 points, up by 0.21 per cent. Galfar Engineering was most active in terms of volume while Bank Muscat led in turnover. Oman Fisheries was the top gainer on Monday, up by 1.69 per cent while National Bank of Oman was the top loser, down by 2 per cent.

As many as 576 trades were executed on Monday, generating turnover of OMR1.4 million with 6.4 million shares changing hands. Out of 33 traded securities, six advanced, four declined and 23 remained unchanged.

GCC and Arab investors were net buyers for OMR70,000 followed by Omani investors for OMR64,000 while foreign investors were net sellers for OMR134,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index ended lower at 7,396.35 points, down by 0.21 per cent. NBO declined by 2 per cent to close at OMR0.245.

Industrial Index gained 0.13 per cent to close at 7,181.44 points. Oman Fisheries, Raysut Cement, Al Maha Ceramics and Salalah Mills gained by 1.69 per cent, 1.19 per cent, 0.48 per cent and 0.34 per cent, respectively.

However, Galfar Engineering and Gulf International Chemicals declined by 0.98 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively.

Services Index closed at 3,253.29 points, up by 0.03 per cent. Phoenix Power and Ooredoo Oman gained by 0.65 per cent and 0.54 per cent, respectively.

OIFC, down by 0.51 per cent, was the only sector loser.

Emerging stocks rise Emerging-market stocks and bonds climbed as the weakest US jobs data since 2010 boosted op-

timism the Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index added 0.7 per cent at 11:37 a.m. in London led by Indonesia’s rupiah and Malaysia’s ringgit. A measure of developing-market stocks rose for a third day, topping its 50day moving average. Philippine shares paced gains in Asia, while banking and oil shares in Russia jumped as crude advanced the most in almost two weeks.

The jobs report crushed bets on the US central bank increasing interest rates in the next two months, with the odds of a hike this month falling to to 4 per cent from 30 per cent a week ago. Investors have returned to riskier assets in the last two weeks following a selloff that pared the MSCI Emerging Markets Index’s 2016 gain to 1.7 per cent by the end of last month.

“The juice today comes from the terrible non-farm payroll number on Friday,” said Nathan Griffiths, a senior emerging-market equities manager who helps oversee $1.1 billion at NN Investment in The Hague and holds a greater share of Russian and Indian stocks than the emergingmarket benchmark. “We will see how sustainable is the boost to risk because it is a bad enough number that people should start to worryabout the US economy.”

The pound weakened against 15 out of 16 major peers after two surveys showed more Britons were willing to vote to leave the EU than those wanting to stay.

That’s reviving concern that a June 23 referendum will throw global markets into turmoil and undermine confidence in the 28-nation bloc.

The odds of a US rate hike in July sank to 27 per cent, according to Fed futures data compiled by Bloomberg.

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

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ...................................................... 121,049..........154,843......................18 ............1.270 ........... 1.290 ...........1.270 ........... 1.280 ............. 1.265.............0.015 ............. 1.186.................1.290..............1.290...................1.390................. 256,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 190,000 ......... 142,331......................19 ............0.760 ........... 0.760 ...........0.744............0.748 .............0.744............ 0.004............. 0.538 ................0.744 ..............0.744...................0.760................. 486,906,284 .......0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ..................................................21,000 ...............8,850........................5 ........... 0.420 ...........0.422 ...........0.420........... 0.422 .............0.420 ........... 0.002............. 0.476 ................0.422..............0.422...................0.428 ..................22,155,000 .........0.100 OM0000001889............SALALAH MILLS........................................................... 21,471 .............31,660........................5 ............1.470 ........... 1.480 ...........1.450 ............1.475 ............. 1.470............ 0.005.............0.340 ................1.480 .............. 1.470...................1.490................... 71,040,519 .........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ............................................................ 62,000 ............ 31,820........................6 ............0.514 ........... 0.514 ...........0.510 ............0.514 ............. 0.514............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.510 ..............0.508...................0.512...................28,270,000.........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 205,000............21,100........................9 ............0.102 ........... 0.103 ...........0.102........... 0.103 .............0.103............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.103 ..............0.102...................0.103..................206,032,217........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING..............18,017 ...............2,432........................3 ............0.135 ........... 0.135 ...........0.135 ............0.135 ............. 0.135............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.135 ..............0.132...................0.135 ................... 16,453,125 .........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ..............................................................3,300 ................1,551........................1 ........... 0.470 ...........0.470 ...........0.470........... 0.470 .............0.470 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.470..............0.468...................0.480 ................. 155,510,174 ........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 160,746 .............37,454..................... 26 ........... 0.233 ...........0.233 ...........0.233........... 0.233 .............0.233 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.233..............0.232...................0.234 ..................34,967,475 .........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 100,000 ............. 6,200........................4 ........... 0.062 ...........0.062 ...........0.062........... 0.062 .............0.062 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.062..............0.062...................0.063...................12,843,386 .........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ............................ 2,438 ..................494........................3 ........... 0.204...........0.204 ...........0.201........... 0.204 .............0.204 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.201..............0.196...................0.201...................25,479,184 .........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .......................................................................21,118 ...............3,632........................7 ............0.172 ........... 0.172 ...........0.172 ............0.172 ............. 0.172............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.172 ............. 0.000...................0.172..................245,106,217 ........0.100 OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................10,000 ............... 1,550........................2 ............0.154 ........... 0.155 ...........0.154 ............0.155 ............. 0.155............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.155 ............. 0.000...................0.155 ...................50,576,994 .........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 199,078............ 25,995..................... 43 ............0.130 ........... 0.133 ...........0.130............0.131 ............. 0.131 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.130 ..............0.130...................0.132................... 11,790,000 .........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................ 115,000.............27,945........................3 ........... 0.243 ...........0.243 ...........0.243........... 0.243 .............0.243 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.243............. 0.240...................0.243 ................ 412,905,940 .......0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 687,750 .......... 267,866...................192 ........... 0.390 ...........0.390 ...........0.388........... 0.390 .............0.390 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.388..............0.388...................0.392..................973,537,601 ........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................70,334 ...........113,582.....................20 ............1.620 ........... 1.620 ...........1.610 ............1.615 ............. 1.615 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.610 .............. 1.610...................1.630................ 1,211,250,000 ......0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 304,592 ........... 89,827......................17 ........... 0.294 ...........0.300 ...........0.293........... 0.295 .............0.295 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.294..............0.294...................0.297................... 85,742,051 .........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 313,698............54,909......................16 ............0.175 ........... 0.176 ...........0.174 ............0.175 ............. 0.175............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.176 .............. 0.175...................0.176 ..................280,787,385 ........0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .......................................................2,000 ..................840........................1 ........... 0.420 ...........0.420 ...........0.420........... 0.420 .............0.420 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.420..............0.412...................0.420 ..................25,410,000 .........0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL................................................19,610 ............... 1,412........................2 ........... 0.072 ...........0.072 ...........0.072........... 0.072 .............0.072 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.072..............0.072...................0.075...................12,600,000.........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............. 60,200 .............14,945........................7 ........... 0.249 ...........0.250 ...........0.248........... 0.248 .............0.249 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.402 ...............0.250..............0.248...................0.250 ...................5,208,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 289,270 ........... 56,609......................11 ............0.196 ........... 0.196 ...........0.195 ............0.196 ............. 0.197............-0.001 ........... -0.508 ...............0.195 ..............0.194...................0.195 ...................39,200,000.........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 1,191,271 ....... 120,547..................... 58 ............0.101 ........... 0.102 ...........0.101 ............0.101 .............0.102 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.980 ...............0.101 ..............0.100...................0.102...................29,288,044.........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 161,660 ............ 39,643......................11 ........... 0.249 ...........0.249 ...........0.245........... 0.245 .............0.250 ...........-0.005 ........... -2.000 ...............0.245..............0.230...................0.245 .................361,321,412 ........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 4,350,602.......1,258,037...............489 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......25........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 519,950.............31,401..................... 33 ........... 0.060 ...........0.062 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.059 ............0.001 ............. 1.695 ................0.060..............0.059...................0.060 ...................7,500,000 ..........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 226,077 ............35,017......................16 ............0.154 ........... 0.155 ...........0.154 ............0.155 .............0.154.............0.001 ............. 0.649 ................0.155 .............. 0.155...................0.156..................226,703,226 .......0.100 OM0000001152 ............OMAN NATIONAL ENGINE. INVT. ........................ 1,334 ..................249........................1 ............0.187 ........... 0.187 ...........0.187 ............0.195 ............. 0.195............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.187 ............. 0.000...................0.187...................19,500,000 .........0.100 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 571,000 ............17,960......................16 ........... 0.032 ...........0.032 ...........0.030............0.031 ............. 0.031............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.030..............0.030...................0.032 ...................2,635,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS .................................................24,746 .............13,610........................2 ........... 0.550 ...........0.550 ...........0.550........... 0.550 .............0.550 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.550..............0.500...................0.550...................86,625,000.........0.100 OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING ...............................................21,000 ............... 2,415........................2 ............0.115 ........... 0.115............ 0.115 ............0.115 ............. 0.115 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.115 ...............0.113................... 0.115 ...................28,869,531 .........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 507,389 ............37,562......................14 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.075 ...........0.074........... 0.074 .............0.074 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.074..............0.074...................0.075..................111,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 259,000 ............ 15,013........................3 ........... 0.057 ...........0.058 ...........0.057........... 0.058 .............0.058 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.058..............0.058...................0.059...................58,000,000 ........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 2,130,496 ...... 153,227..................... 87 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 8........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

- United Securities/Bloomberg News

BIGGEST OFFICE TRANSACTION

I N T E R NAT I O NA L F I NA N C I A L C O R P O R AT I O N

Qatar sovereign wealth fund acquires IFC invests in Gulf $2.5b Singapore tower from BlackRock Capital’s debt fund SINGAPORE: Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of the Middle Eastern country, agreed to buy BlackRock’s Asia Square Tower 1 for S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion) in the biggest office transaction in Singapore.

Qatar will purchase the officer tower in the central business district in the largest single-tower sale in the region, according to a joint statement from Qatar Investment Authority and BlackRock on Monday. The building has been on the market since last year after bids by a consortium of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund and CapitaLand, Singapore’s largest developer, and rival bids by ARA Asset Management failed to clinch the deal.

43-storey BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, had to settle for a lower price than it had originally anticipated for the 43-storey tower, whose tenants include Citigroup and KKR, as rents in the city state decline amid slowing economic growth and increased supply. BlackRock said last year that it could get more than S$4 billion for Asia Square Tower 1 and may also sell Asia Square Tower 2.

The two towers together are worth S$7 billion, the firm estimated at the time.

“There has been a lot of nearterm negativity on the Singapore market,” John Saunders, head of Asia-Pacific for BlackRock Real Estate, said in a phone interview.

“I think it’s a little bit overdone.

There is some new stock coming on, but what tends to happen in Singapore is you get a big piece of supply that temporarily can disrupt the market, but then demand is always usually pretty strong.”

Times News Service

STANDING TALL: The Citigroup logo is displayed atop Tower 1 of

Asia Square in Singapore. Qatar will purchase the officer tower in the central business district in the largest single-tower sale in the region, according to a joint statement from Qatar Investment Authority and BlackRock on Monday. — Bloomberg file picture

Both the Asia Square towers are 90 per cent occupied and vacancies in the area are below 4 percent, Saunders said.

Canary Wharf Qatar will add Asia Square to a real estate portfolio that also includes four Los Angeles office buildings acquired earlier this year with real estate investment trust Douglas Emmett for $1.34 billion, London’s Canary Wharf Group and parent Songbird Estates. In 2015, Qatar was the second-biggest foreign purchaser of US offices, following its investment in Brookfield Property Partners’ $8.6 billion Manhattan West project.

The QIA, as the wealth fund is known, has invested about $38 billion in property around the world, with $21.7 billion in office trans-

actions and $7.5 billion for hotels, including the 2014 purchase of the St. Regis Rome, according to Real Capital Analytics. The fund may buy the luxury St. Regis hotels in New York and San Francisco from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, people with knowledge of the matter said in May. About $100 billion of the Qatar Investment Authority’s stakes in local companies such as Qatar Airways and Qatar National Bank will be placed into a new internal division named Qatar Investments, people with knowledge of the matter said last month.

The move is of the biggest overhaul of the way the fund is run since royal family member Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamed bin Saud Al Thani was appointed chief executive officer in 2014.

Office leases in Singapore are forecast to decline as much as 25 per cent in a prolonged slump that may last until the end of 2018 as demand slows, Daiwa Securities said in March. The average monthly gross rent in the central business district declined 4.4 per cent to S$9.06 a square foot per month in the quarter ended March from the previous quarter, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.

Singapore has had a couple of office building sales over the past month even as rents are under pressure and there is a large supply outstripping demand for prime space in the city-state.

CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Singapore’s largest office real estate investment trust by value, agreed to buy the remaining 60 percent stake in CapitaGreen in the city-state’s business district for S$393 million from its partners last month. MYP, which operates an investment holding company for properties and provides warehousing and logistics services, offered S$560 million for the Straits Trading Building, a Grade A office tower also in the business district, the company said last week.

Asia Square is owned by MGPA, which was acquired by BlackRock in 2013. MGPA developed the towers on two adjoining plots it won in 2007 at government land auctions.

Tower 1 has an occupancy rate of 91 per cent, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Google, one of the tenants, plans to relocate to a business park outside the main business district after its lease ends this year, the broker said.

Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE Group were joint advisers to BlackRock for the Asia Square Tower 1 transaction, according to the statement. — Bloomberg News

MUSCAT: Gulf Capital announced on Monday that the International Financial Corporation (IFC) has invested $25 million in its second private debt fund, GCC Credit Opportunities Fund II (the Fund).

The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is considered the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.

The fund held a first closing inJanuary 2016 and targets a final close of $250 million (Dh925 million) by the end of the year.

The fund’s total commitments have surpassed its predecessor, together making Gulf Capital the largest private debt player in the Middle East, which in itself is a significant achievement.

Dr Karim El Solh, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Capital, said: “IFC continues to be a valuable Gulf Capital partner. We have a long history of working productively with IFC across funds and portfolio companies. This follow-on investment from IFC into our second Private Debt fund is a strong vote of confidence in Gulf Capital and will help us provide growth capital for promising small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the region.”

“Gulf Capital is keen to back SMEs in the Middle East and Africa as they arehistorically the driving source of economic growth and job creation.”IFC invested in Gulf Capital’s first private debt fund and is a co-investor in a number of Gulf Capital portfolio companies including Smart Energy Solutions (SES), Metito and Carbon Holdings,” he added.

Gulf Credit Opportunities Fund II seeks to provide tailored financing solutions to mid-market companies in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey (MENAT) and Sub-Saharan Africa. Gulf Credit Partners, the manager of Gulf Capital’s private debt funds, will be investing in companies that generate revenues between $10 million and $200 million and operate in growth sectors that are consumer focused and that are defensive in nature such as the healthcare, education, power and water, F&B, and FMCGsectors amongst others.

Atul Mehta, Global Industry Head, Telecom Media Technology,Private Equity Fundsand Venture Investing at IFC said: ““This is our second commitment to Gulf Capital’s private debt business and we look forward to partnering with Gulf Capital through this second Private Debt fund and through coinvestments in order to provide much needed capital to small and medium enterprises. SMEs are the engine of growth and job creation across the region and it is vital that they receive the adequate level of financing and support as they become regional champions.”

Walid Cherif, Senior Managing Director for Gulf Credit Partners at Gulf Capital said: “Our growing partnership with IFC will help strengthen our position as a key provider of capital in the region, and willassist us in deliveringthe much needed long-term funding to successful SMEs in MENA, Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa.

There is an acute financing gap in our regions (estimated to be more than $250bn) with SMEs’ share of bank lending at less than 10 per cent.”

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DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY

Jeep: Legendary 4x4 automobile brand turns 75 MUSCAT: The benchmark for off-roading since 1941, Jeep celebrates its Diamond Anniversary this year and special editions of popular models are to be launched shortly at Dhofar Automotive, the exclusive distributors of Jeep in Oman, says a press release.

Synonymous with adventure, the brand ‘Jeep’ inspires many to lead a life of thrills and provides its owners with a sense of security to take on any journey without fear.

Not surprising, when you realise it was created for the US military when it announced that it wanted

a ‘Light Reconnaissance Vehicle’ to replace the army motorcycles and Ford Model-T vehicles. Subsequently, the WillysQuad was produced. But the army and the world, came to know it as the Jeep. Close to 277,000 were made for the US Army and the rugged 4x4 became famous the world over when it was credited for winning the World War. A civilian version was produced in 1945. It had a four-cylinder engine, solid axles, brighter colours and better seats for the mass market. Without a doubt the war hero won the hearts of the masses

Yaris, Corolla, Camry come with incentives

too. This laid the foundation for today’s impressive vehicle line-up consisting of the Cherokee, Compass, Grand Cherokee, Renegade, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited.

Thanks to Oman’s unique geography, the brand has earned a cult status even in the Sultanate. Immensely popular among the young and the old alike, most Jeep owners live with the joy of owning a vehicle that can truly go anywhere.

This automobile legend is only growing stronger by the day and is sure to stay in the hearts of every thrill seeker for years to come.

LU X U RY E C O - D E S T I NAT I O N R E S O R T

Oberoi Al Zorah resort set to open this year

These Toyota models are available with 0% interest on EMI for two years through select finance companies for short-term tenure

MUSCAT: Take a casual look on the roads of Oman and don't be surprised if you spot a Yaris, a Corolla or a Camry right away!

Ubiquitous Toyota models are a household name in the Sultanate.

“Toyota is an integral part of lives of the people,” affirmed a company spokesperson, “And it is they who

will be delighted - truly excited - to know that we have a lot in store for them during the ‘Biggest Excitement Ever’ promotion.”

Now the 2016YM models of Yaris hatchback, Yaris sedan, Corolla and Camry are available with 0% interest on EMI for two years through select finance companies

for short-term tenure and an attractive assured cash gift, says a press release.

In addition to this the 2016YM Corolla is available with a service package for 2 years / 20,000km (whichever is earlier), while the 2016YM Camry comes with one year insurance (Oman only). Alternatively, a customer can also choose to avail ‘cash gift in lieu’ of the service and insurance as applicable for respective models. In case customer chooses service, insurance (as applicable), he/ she will not be eligible for ‘cash gift in lieu’. Cash gift can also be used as part of down payment.

That is not all; with every purchase, customers will also get a

R E WA R D I N G S I N D B A D M E M B E R S

Lulu gift voucher and a chance to win an all new Toyota Prius E as a part of a grand raffle which has 4 units of them. Conditions apply.

The promotion ends on July 21.

Benefits are applicable for all purchases except those made by government organisations and ministries. Customers will be eligible for raffle only upon taking delivery of the vehicle during this campaign period after completing necessary formalities and not against booking.

In Oman, Toyota’s outstanding product quality is supported by the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive.

No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and wellknown brands.

DUBAI: The Oberoi Al Zorah is set to open in 2016 as one of three new luxury properties for The Oberoi Group this year with two others including The Oberoi Marrakech, Morocco and The Oberoi Sukhvilas, Chandigarh.

The Oberoi Al Zorah, a luxury eco-destination resort, only 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport, will be nestled in the natural surroundings of Al Zorah which boasts a beautiful long beachfront, azure lagoons, lush mangroves and 247 acres of natural forest with exceptional biodiversity.

All three of The Oberoi Group’s luxury hotel openings this year will be located in stunning natural environments and offer the impeccable standards of luxury and service associated with the group’s worldwide portfolio, says a press release.

The Oberoi, Al Zorah is nestled alongside a beautiful untouched coastline, perfectly framed by natural mangroves andboasts an ultra-modern layout that harmonises with the natural environment. Each of the 113 villas, suites and penthouse are elegant and modern with an abundance of natural light and breathtaking sea views.

The spacious and luxuriously appointed rooms and suites all have private balconies, while the villas offer terraces and temperature-controlled private pools.

The Oberoi, Al Zorah in Ajman offers al-fresco, beachside and indoor dining venues all serving the finest cuisine.

Legendary service delivered by an attentive and caring team will make the upcoming luxury hotels the preferred choice for the discerning traveller.

WORKING HOURS

Oman Air partners with Europcar MSE announces new Ramadan timing at Al Khuwair showroom MUSCAT: Sindbad, the frequent flyer programme of Oman Air and Europcar, the leading car rental provider in Europe and a major mobility player, have partnered to reward Sindbad members.

Sindbad members will now be awarded with 500 miles every time they rent with Europcar. They simply need to quote their Sindbad number when booking with Europcar and present their membership card when collecting their vehicle, says a press release.

Sindbad members will benefit from Europcar’s mobility services and get access to one of the largest car rental networks, with a presence in over 140 countries and an awarded car rental company, in particular in the Middle-East by World Travel Awards since 2005.

On the new partnership, Mohammed Mubarak Al Shikely, vice president, Marketing - Oman Air, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with

Europcar and are pleased to offer more options to our Sindbad members to enhance their travel experience. Oman Air is committed to going the extra mile on behalf of our customers, giving them more opportunities to earn miles and our new partnership with Europcar shows how we are continually adding to the range of benefits we offer.”

Marcus Bernhardt, chief com-

mercial officer, Europcar Group, said, “We are delighted for this new partnership in the MiddleEast with Oman Air’s Sindbad Frequent Flyer Programme. It consolidates our presence in this part of the world, the dynamism of the tourism, especially to European countries, which is really a great opportunity for us to benefit from new customers and to provide them with an interesting reward.”

MUSCAT: Mustafa Sultan Electronics (MSE) showroom in Al Khuwair has announced special Ramadan opening hours due to the heavy turnout from customers with the current event of Copa America and upcoming event of Euro Cup. From June 6-13, the showroom will open on a continuous shift from 9am – 11pm, says a press release.

The 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It is scheduled to be held in France from June 10 to July 10. beIN has dedicated 4 channels for Euro 2016; beIN Max 1HD, beIN Max 2HD, beIN Max 3HD and beIN Max 4HD which will open

only for the Euro 2016 subscribers.

Copa America tournament which will also be available on the Euro 2016 package is the 45th edition of the Copa América competition organised by CONMEBOL, South America’s football governing body. The tournament is being held in United States from June 3 – 26. beIN Media Group, which is a leading provider for sports channels in broadcasting all live action of global sport events has announced five packages keeping different nationality sports viewers in mind and also boosting entertainment experience.

The first package is Access Package which has 26 HD Channels including. The second package is Top Entertainment which has extra 13 channels above the Access package. Third package

is Top Sports which contains Access package + extra 14 Premium HD Sports Channels. Fourth is the complete package which contains all channels of Access, Top Movies and Top Sports packages.

The last package is the Euro 2016 package that will be broadcasting in June/July 2016. The Euro 2016 package is available as an add-on with at least Access package or with an active SPORTS or SPORTS Global package expiring after November 1. Copa America football tournament will also be available on the Euro 2016 package. The new packages facilitate customers to choose depending upon their interest and budget.

MSE Entertainment Factory (Pay-Tv) division is pioneer in Pay TV business for more than 20 years and is the distributor for OSN in Oman.

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Jaguar Land Rover introduces new online vehicle configurators MUSCAT: Luxury automotive manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover Mena recently introduced new online vehicle configurators designed to enrich customer experiences across its six markets in the Gulf.

Boasting built-in country specific Manufacturer Suggested Retail Pricing (MSRP), the new online based configurators now live on www.jaguar-me.com and www. landrover-me.com give customers the chance to tailor-make the vehicle of their choice while ensuring full pricing transparency, says a press release.

The new platforms accessible to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates provide customers with

the flexibility to customise their Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles based on the infinite amount of specification combinations offered by both brands. Pricing is fully transparent starting from the model, engine, the trim down to the separate option packs and standalone features which are priced individually and can be added in line with customer preferences.

All Jaguar products, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are available on the online configurators with others soon launching.

Online data and information sources continue to drive choices around car purchases and brand perception with an increasing number of automotive consum-

ers opting for online sources to research cars, explore different brands, learn more and make informed confident decisions.

Purchasing behaviour in the Gulf is extremely sophisticated

with consumers in these markets forming some of the world’s earliest digital adopters with strong online presence.

Bruce Robertson, managing director of Jaguar Land Rover Mena,

said: “Keeping today’s connected consumers at the top of our agenda, we know that a majority of our audience in the Gulf begin their purchasing journeys in the digital environment. This is why, it is crucial that our online platforms offer the best and most relevant customer experiences possible. With the introduction of these new online configurators, we are making information immediately available to our customers and promising full transparency. We are extremely excited and confident that these configurators will enable us to continue delivering the unmatched standards of excellence our customers in the Gulf have come to expect across both our Jaguar and Land Rover brands.”

Guaranteeing an upgraded journey for customers seeking product and pricing information online, the new Jaguar and Land Rover online configurators allow customers in the Gulf to create the vehicle of their dreams in just a few easy steps.

A summary sheet listing the selected model, engine, trim and optional feature details is provided along with an accumulated final price at the end of the customer’s online configurator journey.

The new fully responsive configurators are accessible through all consumer devices, allowing consumers to visit the virtual Jaguar and Land Rover showrooms remotely.

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ROUND-UP Dar Al Atta’a promises host of special Ramadan initiatives Dar Al Atta’a charity initiatives this Ramadan include Ramadan Ration Distribution and Hand in Hand with Barr Al Jissah

MUSCAT: Dar Al Atta’a Association (DAA), pioneer in organising charity activities, is going to have a very busy Ramadan helping the needy. It has planned numerous initiatives this Ramadan throughout the Sultanate.

May Al Bayat, head of Marketing Department at DAA, elaborated on Dar Al Atta’a’s upcoming activities during the holy month.

“DAA’s plan is filled with activities and initiatives that will differ in their locations, goals and targets.

This year we have almost twelve activities across the Sultanate, such as Ramadan Ration Distribution, Hand in Hand with Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Qaranqashow with Bank Sohar, The 17th SME Forum, Ifttaar Sa’em & Kaswat Al Eid envelopes distribution, DAA Tables at Commercial Centres, Al Obaidani Boxes & Envelopes, House Renovations with Omantel, Donation Boxes with City Centre Muscat and Qurum, Ifttaar Sa’em Campaign at Mosques, Shopping at Sabco Centre Campaign and One Rial Campaign,” she explained.

DAA will start with Ramadan Ration, which is planned in collaboration with different entities to distribute the ration package which includes essentials worth OMR30 per box. Bank Muscat contributed OMR4,500 to be distributed in Siya and Jabal Al Aswad in Quriyat, Al Hamra in Nizwa and Al Rustaq. Bank Sohar contributed OMR7,500 to be distributed in Quriyat, BidBid, Al Suwaiq, Sohar along with 50 unprivileged families that are registered with DAA, Daleel Petroleum Co. contributed

OMR5,000 to be distributed in Ibri.

Students of Khimiji’s Institute contributed OMR630 to be distributed in Sidab. Argan Towell Co. contributed OMR1,000 to be distributed in Barka, while Shell Company has contributed 100 ration packages to be distributed to those unprivileged families that might approach DAA during Ramadan.

For Hand in Hand, this will be the third collaboration with Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, as there will be different activities each weekend at Al Mazaar Souq, aiming to support NGOs and SMEs where all proceeds will be donated to DAA. Qaranqashow celebrations will take place by mid-Ramadan in collaboration with Bank Sohar, targeting the unwell children at Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Royal Hospital, Khoula Hospital and Dar Al Hanan by visiting them and creating magical moments filled with joy and gifts.

“Why have we selected these kids is because they are somehow forgotten as most Qaranqashow events take place at malls and centres, so it’s difficult for them to attend. Hence we bring that

atmosphere to them and for that, we would like to thank the management of the hospitals for their cooperation and for allowing us to arrange this,” May said.

“In the same event, we are collaborating with Shangri-La to distribute some custom made cookies to the unwell kids, as well as bring over the turtle mascot to spend some time with the kids,” she added. The 17th SME Forum would take place on June 8, 9 and 10 at Al Noor Hall from 8pm-12am, where as many as 68 SMEs will showcase their items that differ from clothing, accessories, perfumes and all that mothers and children need for Eid. Entry fee will be charged at OMR1 where entire proceeds will be used for Kiswat Al Eid (Eid clothing).

“This Ramadan, we will also collaborate with 50 beauty centres, restaurants, cafes and some boutiques to have our Ifttaar Sa’em & Kaswat Al Eid envelopes distributed with each bill being presented to a client in order for them to donate if they wish. The envelope then gets sealed and is handed to us.”

“Each year, we have our DAA tables at three locations, Muscat Grand Mall, City Centre Muscat

and City Centre Qurum, but this year we have expanded to 21 locations to reach out to more commercial centres for ease of reach to those who wish to donate. New locations in addition to the previous include Oman Avenues Mall, Lulu Hypermarket (Seeb, Mawaleh and Bausher), Sultan Centre (Qurum and Azaiba), The Wholesale Centre (Al Khoudh & Al Amerat), Ramez Hypermarket (Seeb), Al Meera Hypermarket (Azaiba) and KM Hypermarket (Azaiba and Al Khuwair) along with a couple of filling stations, such as Shell petrol stations, Shopper Express (Al Sarooj, City Centre Muscat and Al Khuwair opp. Zakher Mall) and Oman Oil petrol stations, Ahlain (Al Azaiba 18th Nov Street, Bausher besides Lulu Hypermarket, Al Qurum Darsait flyover and Al Mawaleh).

“On these tables, our representatives will be selling coupons which people can purchase to support one of the following causes; Sadaqa, Zakat, Ifttaar Sa’em, Kiswat Al Eid and sponsoring a family or a student. Those who are interested can also donate a rial via www.donate.om/daralatta or head directly to the DAA main office in Madinat A’Sultan Qaboos,” she said.

“In addition to other Kiswat Al Eid campaigns, we will also be collaborating with Al Obaidani Textiles where we will place boxes so that clients can donate their second hand dishdasha, but they should be in good wearable condition. Added to that, there will be the OMR5 coupons that they can buy; the proceeds will be used to buy new dishdashas for Eid for the underprivileged families registered with DAA. This campaign will only be available at the following branches of Al Obaidani; Al Khuwair, Qurum, Al Khoudh, 18th

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Nov Street Azaiba, Al Ghubra, Al Amerat, Barka, Al Hail, Al Mabelah and Shatti Al Qurum.”

Explaining further, May added: “Every year, from 2007-2013, DAA collaborated with Omantel to distribute Ramadan ration packs across the Sultanate. Two years back, we took a step forward and diverted our collaboration into an initiative which is more sustainable. We renewed the collaboration this year which is aimed at renovating houses for the unfortunate families across Oman. This initiative aims to renovate approx.

22 houses with an approximate cost of OMR5,000 per house. Imagine the happiness the family would feel, welcoming Eid in almost a new house, wouldn’t that be great?”

In a new collaboration with City Centre Muscat and Qurum, comes the ‘Share a part of you’ campaign, where donation boxes will be placed in front of Carrefour within the centre and visitors would be welcome to donate their favourite toys, books and clothes. This initiative reflects the true meaning of giving. As for the Ifttaar Sa’em at Mosques initiative, there will be collaboration with eleven mosques in and out of Muscat, targeting approximately 850 individuals daily to provide them with Iftar meals throughout Ramadan.

Here DAA will be mainly concentrating on those workers and foreigners to create that family atmosphere gathering.

This Ramadan, it will also be joining hands for the first time with Sabco Centre as they would be donating OMR1 for each shopping bill by a client. This is part of their CSR and the proceeds will be utilised for the Student Care programme.

“Our final campaign, the ‘One Rial’ is a donation campaign via a click of a button. You can donate one rial by messaging the word “donate” & sending by SMS to 90001 for Omantel users only.”

Those interested, can donate to the following accounts with Bank Muscat: Family Care Programme: 0315003966850024; Student Care Programme: 0315003966850016; Zakat, via Meethaq Islamic Banking: 0611003966850064. Donations are also accepted electronically via www.donate.om/daralatta

RAMADAN GIFT

Pizza Hut launches unique promotion MUSCAT: Pizza Hut announced that it will be giving pizza lovers across the Sultanate a special gift as part of its unique promotion during the holy month of Ramadan. Customers buying a large pan pizza during the holy month will receive a medium and small pan pizza as a special Ramadan gift from Pizza Hut, says a press release.

Ideal for a family or group of 5-6 persons, Pizza Hut’s Ramadan promotion is available on dine-in and take-away at outlets across Oman from the first day of the holy month of Ramadan until the last day.

“Ramadan is all about the spirit of giving,” said Sachin Malhotra, COO, Khimji Ramdas Lifestyle Group. “That’s why we created the Ramadan promotion; a delicious pan pizza meal to share with family and friends; and while it’s always fun to get a large pan pizza, getting a medium and small pan pizza as a special gift will make Iftar meals simply perfect for the family during the holy month of Ramadan.”

“Our customisation and flavour options are what make our pizzas popular throughout the Sultanate,” said Yogesh Shah, general manager, Khimji Restaurant Division. “We believe the Ramadan offer gives us a chance to give back to our customers the pizza and products that they have always loved. The backbone of our business is our customers and everything we have developed or are developing is focused on making their experience at Pizza Hut great, each time.”

All Pizza Hut outlets will be open from Iftar until late night during the holy month of Ramadan. Pizza Hut branches at Rex Road, Ghubra, and Mawaleh will be open for home delivery.

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Ramadan benefits on Nissan Pathfinder Classic MUSCAT: If you want to enjoy the comfortable ride of Nissan Pathfinder Classic, this season may be the right time to possess it. Owning the Nissan Pathfinder Classic, which offers exceptional levels of versatility and full-size comfort for seven passengers, will now be even more rewarding.

Through Nissan Oman’s ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, customers of Nissan Pathfinder Classic can enjoy a host of benefits this Ramadan. Offering a profusion of attractive value schemes, Nissan Oman, from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (SBA), has worked out great rewards for Nissan Pathfinder Classic customers, says a press release.

Nissan Pathfinder Classic customers have much to profit from the deals on offer. Attractive cash gift, free periodic maintenance service package, fuel card, free registration and extended mileage warranty are among perks that customers of Nissan Pathfinder Classic, a vehicle recognised for its balance of style, affordability, safety and technology, can enjoy.

In addition, they also get a chance to participate in a grand raffle and there are extra benefits on pur-

der the scheme, the second car can be purchased either in the name of existing Nissan owner or his/her immediate family members.

Customers can avail a special EMI rate starting from OMR 199.

SBA has designed some easy and convenient financing options to ease the convenience of owning a Nissan Pathfinder Classic. Flexible EMIs can also be tailor-made for any individual requirement from in-house auto Finance team.

Nissan patrons have a chance to win two X-Trails 2.5S 7STR CVT 16 MY in the ‘grand SMS and win raffle draw’ that will be held on June 20 and July 18 at Qurum showroom. Anybody can SMS to 90466 to enter the contest. chase of second vehicle in family as well as a part of loyalty scheme.

Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, buyers can avail an assured cash gift of OMR2,500.

Customers will get a scratch and win card which will entitle them to two assured gifts comprising free periodic maintenance service upto lifetime of the car (minimum assured 1 year/ 10,000km PMS; offer includes new service intervals

of (10,000km) and free fuel up to OMR1,000 (minimum assured of OMR50).

Nissan Pathfinder Classic buyers can enjoy extra benefits such as free registration, six years unlimited mileage extended warranty and loyalty card benefits among others.

Loyal customers stand to enjoy additional benefits on purchase of a second Nissan vehicle in the family. To avail additional benefits un-

SBA commitment SBA is largely committed to supporting Nissan’s growth in the Sultanate through major emphasis on customer satisfaction and by providing world-class after-sales services in Oman.

Customers can also get unlimited access to Nissan Pathfinder Classic at the comfort of their homes or offices on Nissan Oman’s Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/Sbanissanoman.

Maisarah visits inpatient children at city hospitals MUSCAT: To further extend its social involvement and community outreach, the Mujtamaie volunteer team of Maisarah Islamic Banking Services visited inpatient children at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Royal Hospital and Khoulah Hospital.

Omani football team star Ali Al Habsi – Maisarah’s Brand Ambassador – joined the team, handing over toys and presents to the children tolift up their spirit and share joy and happiness with them, says a press release.

Sami Omar Al Zadjali, head of Marketing & Corporate Communications at BankDhofar, elaborated on the various social events

and community involvement activities by Mujtamaie team.

“These initiatives come in line with our strategy to reinforce our role as an inseparable part of the social fabric and as a socially responsible organisation.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the managements of the hospitals we visited for their cooperation and for facilitating these visits, which gave us the opportunity to meet and great inpatient children on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.

I would like to also thank Ali Al Habsi for his support and for sharing these moments with the children and their families.”

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Sky Jewellery holds grand celebration to mark eleventh anniversary in style Babu John, chairman of Sky Jewellery, presented the chief guest of the day and 11 other celebrity guests with two sovereigns of gold and half sovereign gold each respectively

Times News Service CELEBRATION WITH CUSTOMERS: K. K Joy along with his family were chosen as the chief guest in a raffle draw and were invited to cut the anniversary cake along with

MUSCAT: Sky Jewellery marked its 11th anniversary in Oman with a huge celebration inviting its customers as its celebrity guests.

Sky Jewellery, one of the most reliable names in the gold retail trade, has once again shown the whole market the effective relationship it enjoys with its customers and retain its customers by giving them value, trust and transparency. The 11th anniversary celebration was different from the previous years. Customers were the chief and celebrity guests this year.

“This year we decided to give back to our customers the value and importance they deserve. It is our customers who have made our brand a success. Instead of spending on the celebrity, this year we decided to spend on our customers and reward them,” said Babu John, chairman of Sky Jewellery.

Eleven lucky customers were selected from a raffle draw as celebrity guests namely Daisy Joy, Mohammed Rafeeq, Amritha

Babu John, chairman and Cyriac Varghese, group general manager. - Purushothaman/TIMES OF OMAN

Suresh, Marzook, Dasan, R. Quadros, Ashwini, Laizamma Joseph, Delvin Antony, Jinsy Varghese and Vijay who won half sovereign of gold each.

The chief guest of the anniversary celebrations was K. K. Joy from Kerala who was accompanied with his family who won 2 sovereigns of gold from Sky Jewellery. The chairman invited the chief guest K. K. Joy and his family with a three-monthold infant to cut the cake and mark the beginning of the celebrations.

Cyriac Varghese, group general manager, welcomed the gathering. Babu John presented the chief guest of the day and 11 other celebrity guests with gold gifts.

The anniversary offers will continue till June 11. Special anniversary collections in gold, diamonds and polki have been launched. As it is the time of big buying in preparation for the upcoming holiday season, attractive promotional offers

This year we decided to give back to our customers the value and importance they deserve. It is our customers who have made our brand a success.

Instead of spending on the celebrity, this year we decided to spend on our customers and reward them. We invite all our customers and well-wishers to share the joy of winning and succeeding together Babu John

Chairman of Sky Jewellery

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Bank Sohar named ‘Best Financial Brand’ MUSCAT: Bank Sohar announced that it has, for the third year in a row, been named as the ‘Best Financial Brand, Oman 2016’ by the UK-based Global Brands Magazine (GBM).

This award mark the bank’s eighth award received this year and stands as a testament to the efforts the bank has put into enhancing its customer service and also in strengthening and building the Bank Sohar brand within Oman’s highly competitive financial sector, says a press release.

On receiving the award, Rashad Ali Al Musafir, acting CEO of Bank Sohar commented, “It is a great honour to receive the ‘Best Financial Brand, Oman 2016’ for the third year in a row. Over the past nine years, we have always aimed to ensure we take a diligent customer-oriented approach towards both; our day-to-day operations as well as the development of products and services offered.

This has allowed us to build Bank Sohar into a highly respected and successful financial institution.

More importantly, it has helped us develop the Bank Sohar brand as one that is closely associated to innovation, customer satisfaction and banking excellence.”

This award was presented to Bank Sohar after the UK-based GBM analysed its performance in 14 categories, encompassing every aspect of its business. As a result, this award is a clear reflection of Bank Sohar’s quality and

efficiency of the products and services it offers.

“With every passing year, we have continued to focus on further improving and streamlining customer interactions and in turn, offer even more efficient and personalised services to further improve customer convenience and align ourselves with global industry best practices.

“Our commitment to customer service, while also providing innovative products, services and features customers seek, has been instrumental in our ability to steadily grow our core business despite challenging market conditions and tough competition. As a result I am proud to be a part of the incredible growth and development that Bank Sohar has undergone as a brand and more so of the fact that our efforts are being continually recognised at an international level,” added Rashad Al Musafir.

This award marks the eighth recognition the bank has received in 2016, having earlier won the ‘Best Mid-Size Bank in Asset Quality’ Award at the Oman Banking and Finance Awards, the OER Top 20 Large Corporate Awards from Oman Economic Review (OER) magazine, ‘Silver Award - Website’ under Banking Category by Oman Tech Awards 2016, the ‘Strategic Website of the Year Award 2016’ by Pan Arab Excellence Awards Academy, ‘Best Straight Through Processing’ (STP) Banks in Oman by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in addition to winning the ‘Best Customer Service - Oman’ Award and the ‘Best Call Centre – Oman’ Award from UAE-based CPI Financial.

In addition to these awards, the year 2015 also witnessed the bank receiving 16 local, regional and international acknowledgements ranging from excellence in per-

formance, quality, customer service, social media and CSR, which serve as a testament to the Bank’s commitments in upholding excellence in all its endeavours and strategies and hard work of its management and staff.

The Global Brands Awards was established, by UK-based GBM, with the aim of honouring excellence in performance and rewarding Companies across different sectors. The award honours companies who have performed extraordinarily well in their field and to acknowledge key players who strive for excellence while also providing a platform for recognition. The award also aims to identify and create awareness about the significance of exceptional service delivery and reward their performance with the ultimate global recognition. In fact, more than 7,000 companies were evaluated in the last study conducted by them.

have also been added to the anniversary celebrations to meet the occasion. All purchases are rewarded with a free gift.

Every day 25 early bird customers would get free gold coins and special surprises every day during Happy Hours between 2pm and 5pm. Apart from freebies, customers also stand a chance to win 51 gold sovereigns during the anniversary celebrations exclusively at the outlet in Ruwi. Diamonds and polki collections have instant cash back with all purchases.

“Highlighted are only some of the offers and we invite all our customers and well-wishers to be part of the family get together and share the joy of winning and succeeding together. Renowned gem consultant Unnikrishnnan Sivas is on consultation till June 18. This would be an ideal time to understand, learn and scientifically to select your lucky as well as birth stones,” added John.

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Bank Muscat Tadhamun initiative starts coinciding with Ramadan The bank will distribute essential household goods and kitchen appliances to beneficiary families identified by the Ministry of Social Development

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, as part of its Tadhamun corporate social responsi-

bility (CSR) initiative coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, is all set to extend support to beneficiary homes across the Sultanate.

The bank has lined up a series of programmes under the ‘Ramadan Al Kheir’ banner to benefit different segments of society.

The bank employees and volunteers will span out to the wilayat of Barka in South Batinah governorate on Thursday, June 9, marking the launch of Tadhamun programme, which over the years has benefitted numerous citizens from social welfare families. The bank will distribute essential household goods and kitchen appliances as part of the programme to beneficiary families identified by the Ministry of Social Development

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across Oman, says a press release.

The Tadhamun initiative is a fine example of the public-private partnership launched by the bank in association with the Ministry of Social Development to strengthen the hands of beneficiaries.

Objective The objective of the CSR initiative is to address the requirements of beneficiary homes which do not have basic home furniture and kitchen appliances.

Through Tadhamun programme, the bank seeks to reiterate its dynamic vision and values,

striving to reach out to different segments and ‘doing more’ for society as a whole. Committed to supporting economic growth and sustainable development, the bank utilises every opportunity to reiterate partnership in building the nation by creating opportunities for individuals and communities to grow and prosper.

Contributing to sustainable development, the bank works closely with local communities with the aim of improving living standards in a manner that complements the national economy.

Bank Muscat is a pioneer of CSR

activities in the banking sector in Oman. Over the years the bank has implemented several initiatives benefiting various segments of society. 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. Reflecting the corporate ethos, 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.

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alizz bank’s auto finance to turn GAC offers free vehicle AC check dreams into reality in Ramadan for Mitsubishi and Fuso owners MUSCAT: alizz Islamic bank, one of the leading Islamic banks in the Sultanate, announced the launch of its Ramadan auto finance programme. Under the programme, it provides Sharia-compliant solutions to all customers who want to get behind the wheel of their dream car during the holy month.

Under the programme, be it a new car or a used vehicle up to model 2014, customers will be afforded the opportunity to own it without difficulty. The programme falls in line with the bank’s policies aiming to satisfy the diverse needs of anyone who wishes to own a car in this holy month, says a press release.

Including an annual profit rate not exceeding 5.4 per cent, free auto Takaful insurance coverage including the United Arab Emirates and a V-Kool refundable 20 per cent discount coupon, the programme, which is based on the principle of ‘Murabaha’, offers the full range of features and facilities to customers who transfer salaries to the bank and it is also available to customers by cheques.

Additionally, it is available to both Omanis and resident expats with up to 80 per cent finance, attractive profit rates, easy settlement period of up to 84 months and fast as well as easy approval

Under the programme, be it a new car or a used vehicle up to model 2014, customers will be afforded the opportunity to own it without difficulty with simple documentation.

Moosa Al Jadidi, deputy general manager and head of Retail Banking - alizz Islamic bank said: “We do not launch innovative products and services to compete with others but to stand out and be different from the rest. Through this programme we will make the dream of owning your car come true with a seamless and hassle free process. We are additionally proud of our team who routinely come up with creative, customer benefitting financing strategies like the one we have just introduced. All a customer needs to do is to head for the nearest branch and initiate the financing process.”

Salaried and non-salaried individuals can also apply to the programme. For the latter working in the government sector or the pri-

vate sector, the minimum salary should be OMR300 and OMR350 per month respectively. All a customer needs to do is file a Murabaha application and enclose with it an official quotation addressed to alizz Islamic bank for the car he wishes to purchase.

The bank purchases the car based on the customer’s request and sells it to the customer at a cost plus the agreed profit rate, concluding the ‘Murabaha’ sale contract. The car is delivered immediately and the payment is made through easy instalments.

“Our exceptional products reinforce our self-confidence and spur us on to design more creative and innovative products to all without exception whether during the holy month of Ramadan or throughout the year. Simultaneously we also leverage on the relationships with our partners to ensure that the what we offer customers is something that is comprehensive and uniquely benefitting to them,” concluded Al Jadidi.

As the authorised partner of alizz Islamic bank, Takaful Oman will not only offer ‘alizz’ customers low auto insurance rates but also free Takaful insurance coverage in the United Arab Emirates, in addition to numerous other features and benefits.

MUSCAT: With the hot summer months already upon us, General Automotive Company (GAC), the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Oman, has launched a two-month free air-conditioning check-up campaign for all Mitsubishi and Fuso vehicle owners in Oman. The complementary service campaign is currently underway and will continue till July 24, says a press release.

Commenting on the importance of maintaining the vehicle AC in good working order, Yasser Zerik, the national service manager said, “The hot summer temperatures in countries such as ours can take a tremendous toll on the complex AC systems in our vehicles. Therefore, regular inspections and careful maintenance are vital towards not just the system’s performance but also the longevity of its various parts.

“While AC repairs can range from simple cleaning to more complex mechanical procedures, it is important to take care of any minor concerns as early as possible to avoid any serious problems and expensive fixes in the future.

With our free AC check campaign we can help our customers detect these problems as soon as possible and free of charge; while the discounts on offer make fixing

With our free AC check campaign we can help our customers detect these problems as soon as possible and free of charge; while the discounts on offer make fixing them all the more affordable Yasser Zerik

National service manager

them all the more affordable.”

The complimentary AC checkup includes diagnostics and general health checks and will also suggest remedial measures - if required, to achieve optimum performance and comfort temperature.

The service centre is also offering discounts of up to 45 per cent on all AC related parts and 35 per cent on labour during the campaign. Mitsubishi owners are invited to get their vehicles checked and can pre-book the service by phone or by visiting their local

Mitsubishi service centre.

“Such campaigns perfectly complement the capabilities of our factory approved Mitsubishi and Fuso service centres and their well-trained staff.

They also highlight our customer-focused approach and our emphasis on offering our customers the best possible value and a satisfying ownership experience,” added Yasser.

The annual free AC check is just one of the many benefits that Mitsubishi vehicle owners enjoy.

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Zeeshan, Munis plying their trade in Birmingham and Nottingham After a fairly successful stint in Jersey, where the Oman national cricket team earned promotion to World Cricket League Division 4, Oman opener Zeeshan Maqsood and ‘slinger’ Munis Ansari won themselves a chance to have a taste of the game in county arena

T.K. MOHANDOSS sportseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Two Oman national cricketers Zeeshan Maqsood and Munis Ansari have earned a chance to play in United Kingdom for the next three months.

After a fairly successful stint in Jersey, where the Oman national cricket team earned promotion to World Cricket League Division 4 (WCL Div 4), Oman opener Zeeshan Maqsood and ‘slinger’ Munis Ansari won themselves a chance to have a taste of the game in county arena.

During the Division 5 tournament in Jersey, Zeeshan had scored a swashbuckling century and Munis had impressed all with threatening bowling spells.

Zeeshan and Munis have already impressed with their spectacular shows in domestic tournaments of Brimingham (North Staffs and South Cheshire Division 2 League) and Nottinghamshire.

Pakistan-born Zeeshan, who struck headlines with a spectacular catch during the World

T20 opener against Ireland, is making most of the opportunity in Birmingham.

Playing for Weston CC (Cheshire), Zeeshan has already appeared in two matches and for a change he excelled with the ball by taking a five-wicket haul.

In a 60-over match, Zeeshan was instrumental in helping Weston beat Crewe CC. Zeeshan, who couldn’t score as an opener, used his slow left-arm tweakers to rattle the opponents by claiming five wickets for 41 runs, his 24 overs boasting of 12 maidens.

Later they had lost a close T20 match against Checkley CC. Zeeshan had struck a six and four in his 10-run stint as No. 3 batsman and conceded only 17 runs off his four overs with a scalp to record.

Vinu Mathew, manager of Assarain Cricket Team, has informed that Zeeshan has been given approval to play in the UK League.

Meanwhile, Munis Ansari is playing in the domestic league in Nottingham and his first stint saw him claiming three scalps.

Munis, a Madhya Pradesh born

CHANCE TO FURTHER HONE SKILLS: Oman opener Zeeshan Maqsood, left, is playing for Weston CC in Birmingham League and Oman pacer Munis Ansari is playing in Nottingham League.

cricketer, is playing his second season in Nottingham and hopes to hone his slingers before the WCL Division 4 later this year in USA. Wilson Burboj, manager of Muscat CT, the team Munis represents in Oman Cricket League,

said this was a proud moment for Oman Cricket.

“With such exposure available for Oman cricketers and more to come, the future is certainly going to be bright. With opportunities coming more players will be attracted to play the game in

Oman,” said Wilson.

Only few days ago, Times Sport had announced the news of Oman’s top batsman Jatinder Singh making debut in the Irish Cricket League.

Jatinder will be representing Cork County in the First Division

Irish Cricket League.

In an exchange programme, Jatinder will also be fulfilling coaching and cricket development commitments in Ireland. The stint in Ireland is from June 1 to September 15. Incidentally, Jatinder Singh also plays for Muscat CT.

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SPORTS BOXING

Warren’s no to Vijender’s Rio attempt NEW DELHI: Vijender Singh might say that he would give Olympic qualification a shot after doors were thrown open for professional boxers but his UKbased promoter Francis Warren made it clear that India’s biggest star simply does not have the time left to try for a Rio ticket.

Ever since the International Boxing Association (AIBA) opened the Olympics for professional pugilists, India’s most successful boxer Vijender has been faced with just one question — will he give it a shot?

The former Olympic and World Championships bronzemedallist has maintained that if there is an opportunity for him to give it a shot, he would grab it.

And by opportunity, he means the final Olympic Qualifier in Venezuela, which has been thrown open to pro boxers from around the world.

“I won’t at all be happy, if he wants to go there. As I see it, there is no time. Of course he is his own man, he has his own mind but that cannot hinder with what we have planned for him because it’s taken a year to reach where he has. He has contractual obligations with us,” Warren, who heads the Queensberry Promotions said. — PTI

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Vijender to face Kerry Hope in WBO title bout The 30-year-old Indian has been unbeaten since turning pro last year, winning all his six contests so far via knockouts ALL SET: Indian boxer Vijender Singh, left, and Australia’s Kerry

Hope face off during an event in New Delhi on Monday. – AFP

NEW DELHI: Former European champion Kerry Hope was today unveiled as Indian boxing star Vijender Singh’s opponent for the eagerly-anticipated WBO Asia title bout to be held on July 16 in the national capital.

The 30-year-old Indian has been unbeaten since turning pro last year, winning all his six contests so far via knockouts.

Hope, on the other hand, brings with him experience of 30 bouts, of which he has won 23, two of them knockouts.

The Welsh-born Hope, who emigrated to Australia, was also a

WBC middleweight champion and has moved a division to super middleweight to take on Vijender.

“He is a superstar in India but to me he is just a boxer. He has been pro for a year, I have been pro for 12 years. I bring a lot of experience. I know the crowd will be behind him but I like being the underdog. The pressure is on him. He has to train harder,” the 34-year-old Hope said at a press conference here.

“I have been world No.3 in the past. I have heard about his achievements but all that is in

amateur. I am an experienced operator in the pro circuit,” he added.

Vijender was his usual understated self when it came to talking before the bout.

“Time will decide what happens on July 16. Just wait and watch,” was his reply to Hope’s statement before the two faced off for a brief while.

Vijender’s two promoters — India-based IOS and UK-based Queensberry Promotions — revealed that the tickets for the bout would go on sale from Tuesday.

The first ticket for the bout was presented to former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, a longtime friend of Vijender.

“Even in cricket, it’s a lot of fun to beat Australians. So, I hope Vijender beats Kerry,” quipped Sehwag while posing with the ticket.

Queensberry Promotions’ Francis Warren said he expects the 10-round contest to be a tough one for Vijender.

“There will be two four-rounders, two six-rounders, and an eight-rounder before Vijender’s title bout on that day. I think it is a tough fight for Vijender but at stake, apart from the title, is a place inside the top-15 of WBO rankings. That would pave the way for a world title bout for Vijender soon,” Warren said.

“We are expecting a full house.

The tickets have been priced from Rs1000 to Rs15,000. This is actually a dream realised and perhaps the biggest moment in Indian boxing,” said IOS MD Neerav Tomar.

The bout will be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium, which has a capacity of nearly 6,000, and Vijender has already invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and several other dignitaries for what promises to be a mega-event. - PTI

OMAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES ARABIC VERSION OF ONLINE COACHING, TRAINING PLATFORM

The Oman Football Association (OFA) officially launched the Arabic version of online coaching and training platform for football during a ceremony organised under the auspices of Minister of Sports Affairs Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed Al Mardhouf Al Saadi at the Sultan Qaboos University on Monday. The Online Coaching and Training Platform for Football is a tool developed by Secrets to Sports (S2S), a software company that ‘helps coaches and players in many countries — especially on grassroots levels, to improve the quality of coaching and training’. Speaking on the occasion, OFA chief Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi said: “We believe in use of technology in the development of football and the launch of this platform shows the importance the Oman Football Association gives to the use of technology for the development of football in the Sultanate. We are pleased with cooperation we had with the S2S company in launching the first Arabic version of this platform here in the Sultanate. We hope this platform will be of help to coaches, players and administrators with regard to the training methods.” — ISMAIL AL FARSI / Times of Oman

CRICKET

Applied for India head coach’s post, says Shastri NEW DELHI: Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri on Monday applied for the chief coach’s post of the Indian cricket team, staking strong claims of returning at the helm.

Shastri told PTI that he has submitted his application for the post. The former India captain had worked with the team for 18 months as its director.

His contract ended at the conclusion of ICC World T20.

“Yes, I have applied for the chief coach’s post today morning.

I have emailed all the requisite documents that was asked for in the advertisement,” Shastri said.

Asked if he has prepared any presentation or roadmap, the veteran of 80 Test matches said: “Whatever is required by the BCCI, I have provided them. If you ask me whether I am confident or not, all I can say is that my job was to apply for the post and I have done that. I cannot comment on anything else.”

Shastri had earlier said in an interview that he considered the “18 months with the Indian team as his most memorable experience” in his three-decade long association with the Indian cricket in various capacities.

Shastri is the biggest name that has so far applied for the coveted post apart from current chairman of selectors and another former coach Sandeep Patil, who has also thrown his hat in the ring. Patil’s last stint was a disastrous after Ajit Wadekar quit post the forgettable 1996 World Cup semi-final defeat to Sri Lanka. — PTI TENNIS

Oman identified as West Asia tennis development hub DUBAI: During its last meeting, which was held in Dubai with the participation of the Omani Tennis Federation represented by Siddique bin Qamar Al Hashmi, Treasurer and Head of the National Teams at the Omani Tennis Association, the West Asia Tennis Federation nominated the Sultanate to be a regional premises for the development of tennis in West Asia Region.

The final response for this being the host will be given after the meeting of the Omani Tennis Association under the chair of Muatassim bin Hamoud Al Zadjali, in the coming days. - ONA

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Ronaldo even more vital to Portugal than to Real: Santos

IMPRESSIVE: Portugal’s coach Fernando Santos, left, and star

striker Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during a training session in Oeiras, Portugal. – Reuters

MADRID: Portugal coach Fernando Santos is counting on Cristiano Ronaldo to use another impressive season with Real Madrid as a springboard to a strong Euro 2016 campaign.

Ronaldo joined his national team in training on Sunday, eight days after scoring the winning penalty against Atletico Madrid for Real to lift the Champions League trophy.

His presence is a boost for Portugal, who lost 1-0 to England in a friendly last week and take on Estonia on Wednesday in Lisbon in their final warm-up game.

Santos had wanted to give Ron-

aldo and Real defender Pepe a chance to a catch their breath before they joined the team.

“They needed to rest,” Santos told Spanish sports magazine Marca. “It’s better for everyone that they arrive happy and with that extra bounce after achieving their aims.”

Ronaldo scored 51 goals in 48 games in all competitions for Real this season.

“If he is so important for Real, you can only imagine how significant he is for Portugal. Certainly the same or even more.

“When you have players that score 50 to 60 goals per season,

‘Cynical’ play is not the England way: Hodgson

and who can always score, they are of vital importance. It’s impossible to quantify.”

Ronaldo’s fitness is a concern, with tendonitis preventing him from being at his best at the 2014 World Cup when Portugal crashed out in the group stages.

“There’s always talk that all the players must arrive 100 per cent,” Santos said.

“But that is never the reality.

“Obviously, it would be ideal if he was at his best but I would never stop calling Cristiano even if he was at 80 per cent.”

Ronaldo, 31, came close to winning a trophy with Portugal at

Euro 2004 but Greece beat them in the final.

Portugal reached the semifinals four years ago but were eliminated

by Spain on penalties.

“If we think of the generation of players we have had, it’s about time,” Santos said.

“Portugal should have already won a European title but just like Spain, they took their time and now they have managed to win several trophies.”

Portugal begin their Euro 2016 campaign against Iceland on June 14 in Marseille.

They also face Austria and Hungary in Group F. - Reuters

FOOTBALL

Hodgson’s comments come in the wake of

It’s hard for me, being English, to start trying to teach people a manner of playing which I’ve never subscribed to and they don’t subscribe to

striker Harry Kane being subjected to a head-high flying kick

by Portugal’s Bruno Alves in England’s final warm-up game on Thursday

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson has no intention of urging his players to develop a “cynical” side to their game as a means to improve their chances of success at this month’s European Championship in France.

Hodgson’s comments come in the wake of striker Harry Kane being subjected to a head-high flying kick by Portugal’s Bruno Alves in England’s final warm-up game on Thursday.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward fell to the ground after Alves made contact but immediately got back to his feet and started

Roy Hodgson England manager

chasing the ball.

The challenge earned Alves a straight red card and Hodgson said Kane’s behaviour exemplified English football culture — something the coach is not willing to meddle with.

“Harry’s first instinct, when he didn’t get kicked severely, was to carry on and do something with the ball,” Hodgson told British media.

“Some people might say that’s

very laudable, others might say ‘You’ve got to go down, you’ve got to be cynical’. But I find that cynicism quite a hard thing to coach.

“I think it has to be taught, if it’s going to be taught, at a very early age to be part of your culture and I’ve said many times that I don’t think it is part of our culture.

“There will be occasions — and I take the point — when there will be a (possible) penalty but the player

stays on his feet and maybe then it will be a very relevant question.

“But again, all I can say is that it’s hard for me, being English, to start trying to teach people a manner of playing which I’ve never subscribed to and they don’t subscribe to.”

England have been drawn in Group B and face Russia in their Euro 2016 opener on Saturday.

Slovakia and Wales are the other teams in the group. - Reuters

HOCKEY

Lucknow to host FIH Junior World Cup LUCKNOW: The Capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow will host this year’s FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup, a official said here on Monday.

The official said the venue for the event was decided after Hockey India President Narendra Batra met UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who accepted the national

federation’s invitation to host the tournament.

The FIH Junior World Cup will be held between December 8 to December 18 and would be the first international hockey competition to be hosted in Lucknow.

The official said that Batra met Yadav at his official residence.

The chief minister said hockey

is the national game and many masters of the game from the state like legendary Dhyanchand, K D Singh Babu along with other men and women players have made their place in the national team.

Prestigious tournament Batra said Junior World Cup was one of the most prestigious tour-

nament and best 16 teams of the world would participate in it.

The countries that will participate in the Junior World Cup, include hosts India, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, Pakistan, Germany, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain. - PTI

Spain’s coach Vicente del Bosque

Spain will learn from World Cup debacle, says Del Bosque MADRID: Spain can learn from their 2014 World Cup nightmare and become the first side to win a third successive European Championship, coach Vicente del Bosque said.

After capturing the European title in 2008 and 2012 and a first World Cup in 2010, Spain did not cope with the pressure of being favourites in Brazil and were knocked out in the first round.

“One has to differentiate between an aim and an obligation,” Del Bosque told Marca on Monday. “To win the title cannot be an obligation. There is always an important lesson to be learned when you lose.”

Spain lost their first two games in Brazil, including a 5-1 drubbing by the Netherlands who they beat 1-0 in the World Cup final in South Africa.

The players were accused back home of being complacent and overconfident.

“It was not a humility issue but a sporting one,” Del Bosque said.

“We lost against teams that were superior to us on the pitch.

We never made excuses. We

never thought we were superior or unbeatable.”

Spain, who also won the European title in 1964, open their campaign next Monday against the Czech Republic in Toulouse.

“We go into the tournament with the maximum ambition and that is to defend the title that we achieved four years ago,” Del Bosque said.

“It’s the same situation that we were in at Euro 2012 but with a bit more responsibility because we now have to defend two straight titles.”

Del Bosque picked out the traditional heavyweights as his team’s main rivals.

“There is World Cup holders Germany and tournament hosts France who have a very strong team,” he said. “Then there is Italy with their competitive gene.

We cannot forget England, Belgium, Croatia, Poland.”

Spain take on Turkey on June 17 in Nice before ending Group D against Croatia in Bordeaux four days later. Spain play Georgia in Getafe on Tuesday in their final warm-up friendly. - Reuters

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SPORTS Djokovic eyes Golden Slam a mental hold over Murray, who is just seven days older than him.

The world No. 1 conceded, however, that he would not be the player he is had it not been for his rivals.

“Nadal and Federer were so dominant in the sport when Andy and myself came into the mix. At the beginning I was not glad to be part of their era,” said the 29-year-old.

“Fortunately for me I realised that I need to get stronger and that I need to accept the fact that I’m competing with these two tremendous champions. Everything was uphill from that moment on.”

Djokovic said ‘I don’t want to sound arrogant, but I really think everything is achievable in life’

PARIS: He is the tennis version of the Incredible Hulk and on Sunday Novak Djokovic made his closest rivals turn green with envy as he finally achieved something no man had accomplished for nearly half a century.

Playing what he described as “flawless tennis” over the last three sets of his 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Andy Murray, Djokovic cracked his Roland Garros jinx at the 12th attempt — and fourth final there — to win the French Open.

It allowed the Serbian world No. 1 to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time — a milestone that is so difficult to reach that it had not been done by a man since Australian Rod Laver won the second of his calendar Grand Slams in 1969.

In an era when it is tough to keep track of the countless records achieved by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal — who own 31 majors between them — Djokovic managed to complete a feat that was TENNIS

Federer fit and ready to return LONDON: Roger Federer is optimistic his back is on the mend as he prepares to return to action in the Wimbledon warmup event on Stuttgart’s grasscourts this week.

The seven-time Wimbledon champion, whose unbroken run of 65 consecutive appearances at Grand Slam events ended when he withdrew from the French Open last month because of back pain, has been hitting in Germany.

“I feel much better again. It’s been a good last three weeks.

No setbacks,” Federer said. “My back’s good again. I feel much stronger. I was pretty fragile three weeks ago.” - Reuters

PROUD AND THRILLED: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates with his coaching team and support staff after winning the French Open in Paris on Sunday. – Reuters

tantalisingly just out of reach for his rivals-in-chief.

“It’s one of the ultimate challenges that you have as a tennis player. I’m very proud, very thrilled,” he said on becoming the third man after Don Budge and Laver to hold the Wimbledon, U.S., Australian and French Open titles simultaneously.

Federer had two attempts at completing four in a row — in 2006 and 2007 — but each time he was thwarted in the French Open final

by Nadal.

The Spaniard similarly arrived at the 2011 Australian Open as the

holder of three Grand Slam titles but fell in the quarterfinals.

Despite all their success, Federer and Nadal, who are among eight men to have completed a career Grand Slam, never managed to win the Australian-French Opens back-to-back.

Golden Slam With Djokovic having achieved that benchmark, he is well placed to complete something no man has ever achieved — the Golden Slam of four majors and Olympic gold in the same year. So is that something that can be done?

“I don’t want to sound arrogant, but I really think everything is achievable in life,” said Djokovic, who has now contested six successive Grand Slam finals, winning five.

It certainly is a possibility because nine-time French Open champion Nadal, having struggled with injuries, is no longer the force he was, while 34-year-old Federer was a no show at the French Open after failing to recover from a back problem.

That has left world No. 2 Murray as Djokovic’s closest challenger.

But with the Briton having a 2-5 win-loss record against the Serb in major finals, Djokovic knows he has

Better player Things have certainly been on the up for Djokovic as he has now contested 20 Grand Slam finals, winning 12.

He also has a better head-tohead against all three of his Big Four rivals. He leads Federer 2322, Nadal 26-23 and Murray 24-10.

“These two guys, and Andy as well, have helped me to become a better player and helped me achieve all these things,” said Djokovic. “The rivalries that we have are important for the sport, and in one way or another you try to compare yourself to them and what they have achieved before.”

While Federer (17 majors), Nadal and Pete Sampras (both 14) still top Djokovic in the list of all-time Grand Slam title holders, it is not inconceivable that within a few years, the Serb will have left everyone in his wake. - Reuters

CRICKET

India XI lift Dhofar Premier League title

MUSCAT: India XI defeated Lions Cricket Club to emerge the inaugural winners of the Dhofar Premier League Twenty 20 tournament organised by Friends of Salalah recently.

In a thrilling final, India XI over-

came Lions Cricket Club for a 19run victory to bag the title and cash prize of OMR. 600.

Chief guest Madhu Jesrani, General Secretary of Oman Cricket, and guest of honour Manpreet Singh, Indian Social Club Salalah

chief, distributed the prizes in the presence of Anil Kumar, Secretary of Oman Cricket Salalah, and Sunny Jacob, vice-president of Indian Social Club Salalah.

The organisers thanked Naif Clinic for medical support dur-

ing entire the tournament, Oasis Water, Muscat Pharmacy, Dhofar Beverages, Al Haq Trading, Sweets of Oman for refreshments.

The organisers also thanked Oman Roads and Al Hashmi Al Rawas for ground support.

TENNIS

Green carpet treatment awaits Muguruza LONDON: When Spain’s newly-crowned French open champion Garbine Muguruza arrives in Mallorca this week it will not be a red carpet they lay down but a lush green one.

In a dream scenario for promoters of the ambitious new WTA event being staged just a few kilometres from the party resort of Magaluf, the world No. 2 is the headline act of a tournament being dubbed Wimbledon by the Mediterranean.

When the Venezuelan-born 22-year-old signed up for the June 13-19 event on the holiday isle, few imagined she would arrive with her first Grand Slam title in the bag after a dream run in rainy Paris culminated with victory over Serena Williams.

Certainly not tournament director Peer Zebergs or owner Edwin Weindorfer, who hope to make Mallorca, home of claycourt king Rafael Nadal, an important fixture on an expanding grasscourt season over the next five years. “That would have been top of my wish list,” Zebergs said.

“Last year she was a Wimbledon finalist and now she has performed like this at Roland Garros. Garbine is the talk of Spain and timing is fantastic for us.”

Weindorfer, who also owns the Stuttgart ATP grasscourt event taking place this week, hopes Muguruza’s rise to fame will spark a surge of interest in the Mallorca Open. “We are lucky that we have a new Spanish star born and she’s playing in our tournament. Absolutely couldn’t have asked for more,” he said.

“We are very excited about it.”

Mallorca appears an odd venue for ‘lawn’ tennis but the things have moved on from the days when, in the words of Manuel Santana, Spanish players regarded grass as “only for cows”.

Santana himself won Wimbledon, Nadal has twice triumphed at the All England Club, Conchita Martinez did so in 1994 and Muguruza reached last year’s final, losing to Williams.

Having grasscourts close to his Manacor home is also good news for Nadal as he battles to be fit for Wimbledon after pulling out of the French Open due to a wrist injury. - Reuters

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Mamat Boys win Kokni Friends cricket tourney

MUSCAT: Mamat Boys defeated Abu Maather by five wickets to lift floodlight underarm cricket tournament organised by Kokni Friends in Al Wadi Al Kabir here recently.

After choosing to field first, Mamat Boys restricted Abu Maather to 27 in three overs. For

Abu Maather, Hanif Hodekar top scored with 23 runs. Aksar Sardar took four wickets.

In reply, Mamat Boys scored 28 for the loss of one wickets in 1.5 overs. Salman Khan and Aksar Sardar scored 12 runs each.

Parvez Rawoot took one wicket.

Sharafat Bawdekar, Sameer

Sattar and Samad Bizle handed over the prizes.

Individual awards: Best batsman: Hanif Hodekar (Abu Maather); Best bowler: Parvez Rawoot (Abu Maather). Man of the final: Aksar (Mamat Boys); Player of the tournament: Salman (Mamat Boys).

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GRILLED CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE KEBABS Marinated in a teriyaki-like sauce this recipe is a must on your summer party menu for its lightness.

INGREDIENTS Ċ 1 cup ketchup Ċ 1/4 cup soy sauce Ċ 1/4 cup honey Ċ 1 tablespoon yellow mustard Ċ 1/4 cup brown sugar Ċ 2 whole garlic cloves, chopped Ċ 1 lemon, juiced Ċ 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs Ċ 1 fresh pineapple Ċ 16 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes Ċ Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing Ċ Salt and freshly ground black pepper PREPARATION Ċ In a saucepan over medium heat, add the ketchup, soy sauce, honey, mustard, sugar, garlic, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer and cook gently until thickened for about 10 minutes. Set aside and cool. This is your barbecue sauce. Heat the grill pan. Cut each chicken thigh into 2 pieces. Peel the pineapple and cut it into 1 1/2-inch chunks. Alternating between the chicken and pineapple, thread the pieces onto the skewers. Brush them with olive oil and season them with salt and pepper.

Remove the garlic cloves from the barbecue sauce and discard; put about half the sauce into a small bowl for later use. Brush skewers with some of the sauce. Cook them on the grill, basting regularly with the barbecue sauce for about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with the reserved barbecue sauce.

CAPRESE BITES The most delicious salad served in a most elegant way and the perfect appetiser for a ‘cool’ party.

INGREDIENTS Ċ 1 cup balsamic vinegar Ċ 2 cups mozzarella cheese Ċ 1 bunch fresh basil Ċ 2 cups cherry tomatoes Ċ Salt and pepper to taste Ċ 1 pack toothpicks PREPARATION Ċ In a small pan, add the balsamic vinegar and cook over medium heat until it is reduced to less than half and thickened. Make sure you stir occasionally. It should only take about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the amount you’re reducing. Cut the mozzarella into small 1/2-inch cubes. Take a toothpick and stick a piece of mozzarella, a basil leaf, and a cherry tomato on it. Repeat with all of the mozzarella, basil and cherry tomatoes.

Season with salt and pepper. Ċ Using a teaspoon drizzle some of the balsamic reduction onto each appetiser.

JALAPEÑO POPPERS These are as easy to make as they are to pop in your mouth. This crispy starter is preferred when the weather is warm for being fresh and flavourful INGREDIENTS Ċ 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened Ċ 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounce) Ċ 1 teaspoon ground cumin Ċ 1/2 teaspoon mild red chilli powder Ċ 1/4 teaspoon onion powder Ċ 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder Ċ 10 jalapeño chillies (2 to 3 inch), halved lengthwise, seeds removed Ċ 1 cup all-purpose flour Ċ 1 teaspoon salt Ċ 1 teaspoon pepper Ċ 2 cups milk Ċ 1 egg Ċ 1 cup plain bread crumbs Ċ Vegetable oil for deep frying PREPARATION Ċ In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, cumin, red chilli powder, onion powder, and garlic powder and blend. Spoon mixture evenly into the halved jalapeño chilli. In small bowl, mix flour, salt, and pepper. In the second bowl, beat milk and egg with whisk or fork.

In third bowl, place bread crumbs. Dip each stuffed chilli half in flour mixture and then in milk mixture; dip again in flour mixture and milk mixture, then dip in bread crumbs (making sure chillies are completely coated). ĊIn deep fryer or heavy saucepan, heat 3 inches oil to 180°C. Fry chillies in batches in hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

BUTTERY GARLIC SHRIMPS This is easy to make and takes 20 minutes or less to prepare this recipe. You also don’t need to spend hours in the kitchen in the summer months.

INGREDIENTS Ċ 1kg extra large or jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined Ċ 2 tablespoons olive oil Ċ 1 teaspoon salt Ċ 1 teaspoon black pepper Ċ 2 large cloves garlic, minced Ċ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened Ċ Pinch freshly chopped parsley, for garnish Ċ Lemon wedges, for serving (optional) PREPARATION ĊPreheat the oven to 180°C. Ċ Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and toss with the olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic.

Roast for 6-8 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through. Immediately add the butter directly on the hot baking sheet and stir until melted. Transfer the shrimp and butter sauce to a serving dish and sprinkle with a bit of fresh parsley, if desired. Serve with lemon wedges.

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Social media has changed culinary

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scene globally: Chef Gary Mehigan

TYPES & STYLES

OF BAKING CUPS When it comes to baking, think outside the cup. Always keep in mind that baking cups are not the one-size-fits-all kind of a product.

L

ove taking a bite of that freshly baked warm and fresh cupcake just out of the oven? Of course you don’t love your muffin getting stuck to the paper cup it is wrapped in, isn’t it?

Baking cups are available in a variety of colours, sizes, shapes, and materials and choosing the perfect baking cup is essential.

Baking cups prevent the batter from sticking to the sides of the pan by lining the cupcake pans.

Always keep in mind that baking cups are not the one-size-fits-all kind of a product. You should always check the size of baking cups you would need for your baking for your end product to not only taste delicious, but appear consistent in shape, size, and style.

Using baking cups helps you maintain a perfect shape of the baked product. Hence, one can say baking cups are a foundation of your baked recipes.

How to choose the perfect baking cups? Ċ Well, first of all you should decide your purpose of baking.

For example, will you be displaying it or serving a crowd?

After you make this choice, you

will come across various other advantages of baking cups. Ċ They provide ease in cleaning the baking pans as the batter won’t stick to the pans. Ċ They offer moisture in the baking pans as by preserving the desired moisture, texture, and taste within. Ċ Baking cups also provide a shape to the baked goods by giving stability and uniformity by preventing the baked prod-

ucts from crumbling. Ċ Baking cups prevent the baked products from getting overcooked from the edges. Ċ These cups serve for a great overall presentation as most of the baking cups are functional as well as ornamental. They add to the beauty of your baked goods. Coloured and theme based baking cups add a whimsical charm to the baked delights.

Now when we talk about styles of baking cups, there are many. Ċ White paper baking cups provide a neat look and ensure easy clean-up. Ċ Coloured and decorative paper baking cups come with a variety of themes and decorations which enhance the presentation of your baked delights. Ċ Foil baking cups are the ones that prevent unwanted grease marks or stains with a variety of stylish foil baking cups. These opaque cups also offer an eyecatching presentation. Ċ Decorative baking cups offer unique designs by rendering a beautiful touch to the delightful baked goodies. Ċ Wrappers and display cups can be added to the baked goods after baking for a polished look. Ċ Wrappers can be fastened around a cooled muffin or cupcake for a quick presentation. Ċ Eclair cups let you display the pastries neatly with a complete stability. Ċ Paper fluted holders are ideal for serving burgers and bagels as these fluted holders or cups are a sanitary solution to all your serving needs.

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ENGLISH-AUSTRALIAN CHEF, restaurateur and judge of the Master Chef Australia Gary Mehigan, who loves using some Indian spices to cook delectable treats back home in Australia, says social media has played a huge role in giving a fusion touch to the food sector globally, including in India. “I think people are experimenting,” Mehigan said. “I feel the good stuff stays and the bad stuff goes away. What changed the industry around the world is social media, for example, Instagram and Facebook. We can see constantly that what restaurants in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong or Delhi are serving.”

“That fusion of ideas and sharing of ideas is really important to how the professional world develops their own sense of self. In India, people are increasingly interested in food and that interest draws change,” elucidated the 49-year-old, who held ‘The Knorr Masterclass’ along with Master Chef India 2010 winner Pankaj Bhadouria before a live audience.

This was not Mehigan’s first visit to India. He featured the country along with other places like Vietnam, Laos, Hong Kong, and South Korea in his TV series called Far Flung with Gary Mehigan. In the show, the Australian gastronomy king was seen learning local cooking techniques and recipes, which he used as inspiration for a recipe he demonstrated at the end of each episode.

Mehigan says he was completely fascinated with the Indian spice market in old Delhi during his last visit to the country. And he made use of them to prepare food for his wife and daughter back home. “It was a thrilling thing for a food tourist (like me) to go to a spice market in Delhi. I have never seen anything like that in my life, so that was a unique experience. You have to see the way vendors with big trolleys roam here and there.”— IANS

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LIFESTYLE

ONE INGREDIENT NGREDIENT

FIVE WAYS

Leek Leek is delicious and like garlic and onion, it has its

own distinct flavour. It’s pungent when raw, but when cooked it becomes milder. Use them liberally while making soups, savoury dishes, pastas, and dips.

Leek Soup Take four potatoes, peel, and cut in cubes. Take three leeks, wash well and cut down the centre lengthwise. Remove the green portion and chop the white portion in fine pieces. Sauté lightly in 1/2 cup butter. Add 2 tablespoon chopped shallots , 1 cup plain water or chicken stock, 1/2 teaspoon salt, few chopped celery leaves, the cut potatoes, and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Take out the potatoes and leeks and mash them well.

Add this puree to the broth and add 2 tablespoon milk, 1 cup cream, and 1/2 cup butter. Cook in simmer for around 5 minutes and serve hot.

Leek Salad Take 1 kg leek and cut them lengthwise. Wash it well and boil it in salted water for about 5-10 minutes. Take 1/3 cup oil, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, juice of 1 lemon, 3-4 cloves fresh crushed garlic, 1 teaspoon mustard, and salt to taste. Mix lemon juice, pepper, garlic, mustard and oil. Slice the leeks and stir in the sauce.

Leek Quiche Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Take 4-5 leeks and coarsely chop them.

In heavy sauté pan, melt 2 tablespoon butter and add the chopped leeks.

Sauté for 5-8 minutes and check. It should not turn brown. Season with salt and pepper. Beat 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1 cup cream. Pour this mixture over the leeks and sprinkle cheese and parsley on top. Put it in any quiche making mould and bake for 30-40 minutes.

Lamb with Leeks Take 2kg lamb, preferably the leg pieces, and make small deep slits.

Take a handful of mint leaves and wrap thinly sliced garlic pieces with them and push into the slits. Take 2-3 shallots, 5 chopped leeks, Place 2-3 shallots, 5 chopped leeks, 1 cup chopped carrots in a roasting tin and put the lamb pieces. Drizzle 2 tablespoon oil, salt and pepper and roast in the preheated oven for almost an hour. Add 2 cups of vegetable stock to the lamb and simmer in gas gently till it thickens. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

Mashed Potatoes with Leeks Take 2kg potatoes, add 1 teaspoon salt, and boil for 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Take 3-4 leeks, remove the roots and thinly slice them. Take 2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over and sauté the leeks for 5-8 minutes. Mash potatoes with a potato masher. Add 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and blend well. Stir in leeks and serve hot.

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Flat for rent 2 bedrooms in Ruwi Mumtaz area. Contact: 91409667 / 24291500

Flat for rent in Wadi Al Kabeer including 3 rooms with ACs. Contact: 99333639

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 Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Industrial area. Contact: 99888390 Shop in Seeb market. Contact: 24182000 / 95250300/ 99110600 Flat for rent in Al Khuwair 33.

Contact: 92277419 1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297 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 Villa for rent in Al Ghubrah, 5 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665 Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 917633665 Flat for rent Al Hail North to the Wave Muscat ground floor with furniture the price RO 250/-.

Contact: 99353433 2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly & 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly new building good location Barka Market. contact 99342661

1 BHK and 2BHK Flats available near Lulu Darsait (Main road, Opp. to Min. of Defense). Contact : 93202733 For rent New flats at Darsait Al Sahail. Contact: 99777351 Villa for rent in Al Khoud, 6 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665 Apartment in Al Khoudh consists of 2 room & hall. Contact: 91153933 02 BHK residential flat opposite to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241 5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff Accommodation. Contact 99792181 2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair & Ghubra. Contact 99792181 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 Villa in Al Khoud consists of 6 bedrooms, 1 sitting & living room.

Contact: 91153933 1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181 Two bedrooms flat in Al Ghobrah near Oman Oil of 18 November Street. OMR 330 Monthly.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955.

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

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FOR RENT

FOR SALE

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate Tel : 00 968 95158570

Running clinic for sale at Samail.

Contact saemomar@gmail.com / 95498105

Flats, shops & store for rent in MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278 Furnished office (61M2) for sale / rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi Mosque. Contact: 95611569 1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact: 95154331 Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall 4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3 floor 400. Contact 99420346

Darsait near labour Card medical furnished office rent 260 P/M for sale. Contact: 91211117 Furnished office at Ruwi near Sheraton Hotel. Contact: 93993897

Villa for sale in Mabela 6 rooms, living room & hall.

Contact: 91763665

Villa in Al Ghubra consists of 5 bedrooms, 1 hall and living room.

Contact: 91153933

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

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

FOR SALE

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.

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2. OMR 165 Thousand.

Contact 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

Dental chairs for sale sparingly used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

Furnished sharing accommodation available at Walja family / Ex bachelor. Contact: 93223278

Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Bachelor sharing accommodation available at Misfa.

Contact: 99215560

Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430

Accommodation for Ladies or couple in Ruwi. Contact: 91450718

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

1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224

1No brand new containerized package type STP 100 m3/ day with blower equipments (suitable for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Mazda 2 Sedan, 2014 model, metallic silver, automatic, expat lady driven, 44,000 km RO 3,000, negotiable, for sale.

Contact: 94619163

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 /What`s up No 97290565

Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact 96234708 Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

LLC Company for sale with one investor visa approval.

Contact : 98532470 Email: ttchvac01@gmail.com

Used & Refurbished Porta cabins, Toilets unit available for sales. Contact: 99215560 Email: omegaunitedoman@gmail.com

Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive Insurance UAE / Oman. Contact: 96995430

Prado 2011. Contact: 99336093

Company for sale service& maintenance LLC installation & maintenance of fire fighting systems include ROP license.

Contact: 99433540

Description - used 80 mm UNI interlocking, Quantity 5000 Sq . Mtr. Contact person Mr. Farook Shaikh .

Contact: 00968- 99899724 Email: fairdeal@omantel.net.om Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each.

Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

Room for rent in Qurum attached bathroom and kitchen.

Contact: 99664703

Double Shutter 80 sq mtrs corner textile shop in Seeb Souq for sale.

Contact 99326339

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

WANTED

Independent room in Qurum / Hail. Contact: 95529970

Running saloon for sale in Seeb with two clearance. Contact 97199936

Shop for sale, Honda road building materials beside NBO, Ruwi.

Contact: 99018075

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Running pharmacy for sale on main road in Barka with Pharmacist. Contact: 99452755

Villa in Bousher consists of 5 rooms, 1 hall & living room.

Contact: 91153933

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK. 97826454, 24815012.

FOR SALE

Working beauty parlor for sale Al Ghubra. Contact: 98178135

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah 3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

2 bed rooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

1. Steel / G.I. 2. Copper / Trunking 3. Cables / Wire Contact: Drake & Scull International LLC GSM : 94030882

Two porta cabin & one container for sale as in where in condition.

Contact Adeed Al Farsi: 92192302

603 sq mtrs residential land in Al Hail North Block 45 NE near Radio station. OMR 95 Thousand.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955

Room with 9 bathrooms in Bousher for rent. Contact: 91153933

Scraps/ Material for sale:

BUYING Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Used office house furniture & electronic items.

Contact: 99834373 / 96642500 Buying cars for cash.Contact 90202090

Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir.

Contact 93049849 Sharing accommodation near ISD. Contact: 99657340 Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket.

CONTACT 96202458/96761960 Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717

ACC. AVAILABLE Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom.

Interested pleasecontact 92680041 Mr. Altaf

Room available for family / bachelor opposite to o.K. Center, Ruwi.

Gsm 942-888-63 Sharing Accomodation avaiable for a working lady near indian school wadikabir. Contact 99652740

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

NRI 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

IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up. Mobile no: 92927880/ 99012165

CHANGE OF NAME I Sherin Venudasan Asary (holder of Indian passport No. H 6348362) son of K Venudasan Asary having permanent residence in Kizhakevilakom, Kazhakootam P.O, Trivandrum, Kerala (complete postal address in India) and presently residing in Al Hail, Building No. 934, Way 2049, P.O Box 1598, P.C 130 Muscat, Oman (complete postal address in Oman) intend to change my name from Sherin Venudasan Asary (old name) to Shawn Venudas (new name) for all practical purpose. Any objection towards my name change may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair, P. Box No. 1727 Postal Code 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

LOST Naduvilthara Gopi has lost Indian Passport No. F 5138440. Finder please handover to ROP Imen Bint Mostafa Balghouthi has lost Tunisian Passport No. R 605662.

Finder please handover to ROP Mossamad Kolsum has lost Bangladeshi Passport No. BF 0549751. Finder please handover to ROP

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

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT 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

ARCHITECT

REQUIRED Real Estate Executive With 5 years minimum experience in buying ,selling, renting and maintenance.

Please forward your resume omanjobsdcg@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED

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

Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in Oman. Contact 97192707

An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the candidate should be completed any certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC, and 4 years’ experience, interested candidates to submit their CVs to : auditbureau2016@gmail.com

ENGINEER/MECHANIC.

SALES / MARKETING

BEAUTICIAN

Civil Engineer, Masons, Helpers, Shuttering, Carpenters, Steel fixers with 5 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact: 97491117

A Building material company is looking for GCC experienced wood / false ceiling products sales person. Contact: hr.pccoman@gmail.com

IT

A Building material company is looking for GCC experienced hardware products sales person.

Contact: hr.pccoman@gmail.com

Beauty salon needs lady for henna. Contact: 93336061

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

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 Medical/Engineering Entrance coaching: Teachers for Chemistry, Physics, Maths & Biology required urgently call 91396893 or email :medengca@gmail.com

ENGINEER/MECHANIC. Required experienced HSE officer with Gulf light driving license.

Contact : 92341826 or jobs@prestigeprojectsoman.com Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experience and should have Oman DCRP license, Interested candidates send resume to krishivan@gmail.com

Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.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 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 qualified Nurse to take care of an elderly female.

Contact: 99425200

MEDICAL GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataflow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934

MISCELLANEOUS 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

Wanted Salesman for an elevator company 3 yrs exp English language must. NOC required.

Send resume to pioneersoverall.operation@gmail. com Contact: 968 94496661 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 , proficient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & flexible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area fluent 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 fluent 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 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 CV’s at “hrik711@gmail.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

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Air Conditioning Company required experienced A/C Technician Send CV to nationalhvac. mep@gmail.com Fax: 24799442

Required female Office Assistant with good computer knowledge.

Send CV to Fax: 24799442 nationalhvac.mep@gmail.com

Wanted Indian Engineer & Marketing person for steel workshop in Saham. Contact 91339401

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Wanted Marine Engineer for yacht in Muscat. Contact Whatsapp 95887572 Email: alibadawy@gmail.com

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Light driver with car.

Contact: 99141481

Having 26 years Gulf experienced Indian Finance Manager B.Com, MBA English, Arabic speaking driving license, NOC available. Contact: 99811679

Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com

Looking for driving job.

Contact: 99518533

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

Omani Female required as Asst.

Accountant cum Secretary. English communication and writing, typing skills required. Email CV to: s.safar@celarwater.com, 24613371.

Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS 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

DRIVER

Indian male 27 yrs, MBA finance with 4 years experience currently in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement in finance / admin.

Contact: 90921724

5 Years experienced front office & Banking, Indian male 28 yrs, hotel management Graduate. Searching for suitable position, English, Hindi, Malayalam & Arabic fluent. NOC available. Contact - 91383167

ACCOUNTS

CATERING

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Chief Accountant well experienced with reputed group.

Contact : 98803439 / 97413784.

Indian male 36 yrs B.Com having 10 yrs experience (5 yrs in K.S.A) with valid GCC License accounting (Tally) & Marketing looking for suitable placement available in Oman visit visa.

Contact: 95352176 Email: shences1980@gmail.com Indian male, 34 years, B.Com, experience in Accounts, Marketing & Administration over all more than 9 years of experience in GCC (Bahrain & Oman) is currently looking for suitable job having D/L & NOC. Contact: 99548543 Part time accounting workers up to finalization, on monthly basis & yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295 Well experienced Account M.Com available with NOC, Tally & ERP. Contact : 99035707 B.Com Graduate 10 years experience in Accounts & Auditing up to finalization, Tally ERP with valid driving license. NOC available. Contact: 95716128 Email: jaiganesh.ganesh@gmail.com Indian male with good experience in Admin, Accounts, Tally ERP 9, looking for a suitable position. NOC available. Contact: 94834687 Indian male 42 yrs M.Com PGDCA Senior Finance Executive 15 years experience in IT & telecom, BPO companies, good experience up to finalization, MIS reports budgeting, costing seeks suitable placement from reputed organization.

Contact: 95392251 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790 Indian female, M.Com, DCA having 10+ years experience as Senior Accountant in leading Construction & Trading L.L.C in Muscat seeking suitable job, Oman driving license NOC available. Contact : 91609799 Fresher 24, ACCA Affiliate, Advanced diploma in Accounting and Business seeking suitable placement in Accounts, Finance or Audit with Oman driving license.

Contact - 92430152 Email - raju.rd619@gmail.com Part time Accountant Indian Senior Accountant up to finalization Tally 9. Contact: 93064975 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com – Finance with 5 yrs experience in Accounts in India, presently in visiting visa looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 93671785 Email: jeyan903@gmail.com Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact: 99284193 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. contact 94879615,Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa.

Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT/Ast. Finance Manager-M. Com FinanceIndian with 7 years experience in Finance & Accounts up to Finalization. Experienced in facilitations & banking. Having D/L & NOC. Mob: 94122464, Email: cammk13@gmail.com Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing.

Contact: 96976240 Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc.

Ready to join as early as possible.

Contact: 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

ADMIN Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 Indian female 27 yrs MBA / HR 3.6 yrs exp HR/ Marketing / Customer Relation on visit visa.

Contact: 97205038 Email: chandpriya89@gmail.com Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817 Young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK Helper Supervisor Admin Supervisor, H.R Manager have diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking for H.R position or P.R.O part time or full time. Contact: 95933288

CATERING Filipino Cabin steward / Linen vallet is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or email: blonglive@gmail.com

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN Architectural Draftsmen diploma in construction technology with 6 years experience in drafting and detailing as per British standard in Oman with valid Omani license looking for suitable opportunity Noc available. Call 94375897.

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR PH :92279784 Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

DRIVER Looking job L/Driving. Contact: 98726383

Driver light license looking for job.

Contact: 94035746

Driver Pakistani exp 4 years, looking for job.

Contact: 94356465 Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036 Looking for driving job light 2 years exp. Contact: 91625977 Looking for driving job with G.C.C experience 6 years with car, without car. Contact: 94085449 For light vehicles. Contact: 92789805

ARCHITECT Architect female 5 years experience seeking job.

Contact: 96146645 Email: anjuovil@gmail.com Senior Architect or Designer looking for suitable job, Nationality Syrian. Contact: 94698508 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com Indian female diploma architect 6 years exp in Oman Engineering consultancy, valid Oman driving license. Contact: 96683293 / 97750870

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. 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.

Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com HVAC / MEP Engineer 10 yrs exp in tendering estimation, installation also have Omani driving license. Contact: 98532470 Email: ttchvac01@gmail.com Indian, B.Tech Civil Engineer, fresh, seeking suitable job.

Contact 99105402 / 91426175, Email : vairavi07@gmail.com QS Civil diploma Indian having 14 years, (4 years in Oman) experience with driving license seeking suitable placement.

N.O.C available.

Contact: 93088600 Artist M.FA having 20 years experience of oil painting, water color, wall picture making & portrait in Oman seeking job with related Arts field. Contact: 92635029 B. Tech Electronics and Communication ENGINEER With 6 months experience in Dell, India, CCNP, CCNA Certified, on visit visa, looking for a suitable opening in networking domain.

Contact: 99243214 / 99135638, Email: rassalshaji@yahoo.com MS Industrial, BSc Mechatronic Engineer 3 years experience of maintenance & management with NOC. Contact: 94887665 Email: mechatron_mt@yahoo.com Civil Diploma Engineer cum Quantity Survey male 7 years experience in Oman valid Oman D/L. Contact: 93356736 Email: jaleelvanimalkp@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer 2 years experience as HVAC design & drafting, CAD, MEP Engg.

Contact: 90150913

Light Duty Driver Temporary.

Contact: 94022005

Indian male Electrical and Electronic Engineer (EEE) (1 year exp) currently on visit visa looking a suitable job skills - Electrical & Construction works. Contact : 98180547 / 99287293

Light Vehicle Driver exp 8 years Omani driving license speak English, Arabic, Hindi, Education B.A. Contact: 98522914

Civil Engineer with 6+ years in Supervision designing & Q.C expert in much civil softwares, NOC available. Contact: 90719263

Driver with car Subaru 2008 model.

Contact: 99640986

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ENGINEER With 2 years exp in Telecom sector, currently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 93919943 agneljerin@yahoo.com

Sudanese Male 35 yrs B.Sc Electronic System Engineering with 11 yrs. Experience in Gov/Private.

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Indian male MBA

Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact: 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable.

Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over 10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter (NOC) available), seeking suitable placement, Mob:97061817, Email:jayanammu1977@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

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

Contact 92835952. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Civil Engineer, B.Tech, 6 yrs experience with Omani driving license, local release available.

Contact 91693008 Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese) 3 years experience : Fire fighting, HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704 Email: mohamedfdl87@gmail.com Aeronautical Engineer fluent in English Nationality Indian, 24 yrs looking for job in Engineering, marketing Sales operations.

Contact : 98071407 Email: vishnumuraly@outlook.com Mechanical Engineer experience maintenance of pumping stations production line machinery turbine for power plant good communications skills, planning follow up Engineer projects HSE awareness trained multiple design software looking for job. Contact 949064473 / 96654019 Pakistan Civil Engineer Diploma having 5 years experience, AutoCAD, Quantity Surveying Diploma looking for job on visit visa.

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 field instruments, looking for a suitable position, available in Oman for visit.

Contact: 91228010 Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) Indian male with 1 year experience looking for job, qualifications in QA – QC, HVAC & Piping Engineering. Contact: 90510800 Email: muhammedjaseem07@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs Oman, UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S Construction roads infrastructure oil feed electric works OHL, UGC grid , primary substation processing data.

Contact: 95326927 / 92928981 Email: sdsda802@gmail.com

An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact:97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com

Email:

MISCELLANEOUS Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) Indian male with 2 year experience, AREA OF INTEREST Work on Oil Rigs, Work as an QA/ QC inspector, Ultrasonic testing, Radiographic testing.

Contact: +91 9567526566 Email: adujohnson10@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact : 99739415 / 92091528

Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com

Teacher available in Seeb, Al-Mwalah, Al-Hail and Al-Khod Areas. Contact: 93848364

Diploma Engineering Instrumentation Technician, 2 years experience skills calibration & installation etc.

Contact: 98963344 / 96946408 Email: anfeeranfu4@gmail.com Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 33 with 6+ years experience in GCC in MEP building construction field (execution and design of HVAC,firefighting,plumbing), with D/L, NOC available Contact 96978380, Email: prajithks@gmail.com Procurement Coordinator Indian male 30 yrs B.Com (Computers) 4 years experience in Saudi Arabia Construction Company looking for any suitable position on visit visa till 18 June 2016.

Contact: 0968 98590811 Email: ibrahimhashmi220@gmail.com Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat.

Contact: 91176187 syam036@gmail.com Indian female on family visa having M. Ttech degree in Biotech seeking suitable placement in any field. Contact: 91287047 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 proficiency 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.

Contact: 94162443 Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Automobile Mechanic ITI 3 years experience marine mechanical fitter 2 yrs experience.

Contact: 93674847 Indian male B-tech 8 years experience as senior electrical project engineer / QC engineer on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543 Email: anwar425@gmail.com

Female, 31 yrs Accounts Assistant (MBA Finance), 5 yrs experience in Accounts field.

Contact 94068969

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp seeks suitable position ina reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711

MISCELLANEOUS

Finance & Marketing 25 yrs having 1.9 years of experience Finance & Marketing Contact: 95206140/ 96992013

Indian male, M.Tech Graduate in Chemical Process Control Engineering looking for lecturing jobs, currently in Oman. Contact : 98352288 Experienced Indian female Teacher, B.Sc (Botany) & B.Ed on visit seeks suitable placement.

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Contact: 98260529 / 97297939 Email: samsundarlit@gmail.com

IT Indian male, M.Tech in Power Electronics and Systems with one year experience on visiting Visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 93997617.

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Contact: 96350234, Email : greeshmavkannan@gmail.com Indian female 30 yrs B.Tech (IT) & MBA 6 yrs work experience in India & Oman experience in conducting video conferencing, configuring automated solution systems, seeking a suitable placement in Oman.

Contact: 92689823 Email: jobymees2014@gmail.com Indian 25 years BCA Graduate with 3 years IT experience (Desktop Support) seeking suitable job. Contact: 94170892 4 years as Network Engineer (CCNA- MCTIP) very good in Arabic & English, having valid license.

Contact: 99813988 Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian male 40 years BSc & diploma in logistics, 16 yrs experience (6 yrs in GCC) in logistics, storekeeping & spare parts, seeking suitable placement.

NOC available.Contact: 98966849 IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759 Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area.

Contact: 98660672

HOSPITALITY Indian male 31yrs old with hotel management degree, 3 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star cruiseliner has butler. Has Oman driving license. Contact 99859150

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 Female, 25 Years - MSc Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Microbiology, Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available.

Contact: 92066 523 3yrs exp. in warehouse operations (including pharmaceutical). Well knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking for suitable job. Ph. 95576686, E: sijofranz@gmail.com (UAE visa holder, currently in Oman) BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com

MEDICAL Staff Nurse seeking job for nurse with 2 years experience in India with visit visa, passed with 51% Oman prometric. Contact: 91451935 M.O.H license Dentist, good experience looking for suitable position preferably in Muscat.

Contact: 92522562 Veterinary Doctor 7 years experience Indian male wife in MOH with family visa need job.

Contact: 98107162 Email: drnmpvet4u@yahoo.com Indian female Dentist (BDS) having MOH license & completed data flow looking suitable job.

Contact: 98437191 D- Pharm Pharmacist 17 years experience Ayurvedic Panchakarma Masseur’s 3 years experience.

Contact: 93672452 Indian female Dentist specialized Endodontist looking for suitable placement, prometric completed.

Contact: 96410448

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

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 B.Com, Sales Executive 30 yrs, 5 years experience with D/L. Contact: 94501264 Email: thajumalur66@yahoo.com / sirajmalurcity@gmail.com Indian male 5 yrs exp in sales / marketing seeking for job.

Contact: 98427473 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.

Contact: 95337665 35 years male, Lebanese holding British passport, 10 years of experience in procurement, Omani Government tenders, setup marketing plans & strategies, importing, Organizing events, management, have car, NOC available. Contact 94123939 Email: 002015r@gmail.com Indian male 33 yrs Graduate 8 years Sales & Marketing experience in Oman looking for suitable placement, D/L & NOC available, Contact 99164461 Email: mskooliyil@gmail.com Indian female BSc, B. Ed, MBA (Marketing) seeks suitable placement in marketing section.

Contact: 95041134 Email: divya.vini@gmail.com

SKILLED LABOR Plumber / Electrician 10 years experienced, NOC available.

Contact: 91636185 20 years experience in Oman S.T.P Operator. Contact: 93089468

TOURS & TRAVELS 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 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 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820 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 Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com

Indian female B.Com (Tourism and Travel Management) & also with IATA / UFTAA Foundation Diploma, fresher, 21 year old, looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 92300931

MISCELLANEOUS 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 Chief Accountant 25 years experienced looking for part/full time accountant job.

Contact: 95598477 / 98803439

5 years experienced (Front office & Banking), Indian Male (28 years.

Hotel Management graduate), searching for suitable position.

English, Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic fluent. Noc available.

Contact:91383167 Indian male Electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail. com, Name; Antony Ajin.

G : 918148336160 / 918300136160 Economics Specialist: Female , MA & M.Phil/PhD_ in ECONOMICS .

10 years experience Banking/Lecturer/Customer Service/Trainer currently Looking for job Contact cell:97457248 Female Architect on visiting visa, two years’ experience, graduated from School of Planning and Architecture (under MHRD). Proficient in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and creative visualization. Email saatvika.frozenmusic@gmail.com.

Contact 00968-94057427.

Sudanese male, 5 years experience in supply chain (warehouse management, logistics and procurement) Contact : 90644186 Regin Accountant male Indian, 2 years experience doing accounts in tally and excel searching for suitable job. EMAIL – regin1690@gmail. com, Mobile No : +91 7373387282 Indian Female Electronics System Eng. UK Graduate. Programmer Micro Controller Robot, Eng. Analysis, Instrumentation & Control, Eng. Projects, Integrated Circuit Eng., Electrical and Fluid Drives, Analogue Electronics, Wireless Systems, seeking suitable post, on Visiting Visa. Contact: 97848075, s.dinesh1508@gmail.com Indian male (B.E) Quality Controller and Supervising. 3 year good working experience. Better knowledge in quality control technique.

Searching for suitable job. Mail: muthujagadeeshjkm@gmail.com, Contact: GSM : +91 9786418033 / 968 91894487 Indian male electrician (EEE), 2 years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail. com, Contact; 918148336160 / 918300136160 Indian Male, 44 Years, Plumbing Supervisor, holding Omani Driving license, having 14 Years of experience in Oman and 8 years in India.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 95154414 Email- pthariff@yahoo.com Indian Male, Post graduate with 10yrs experience in Gulf & 4.6yrs in Oil & Gas experience with SAP and ERP exposure. Finalization, MIS, Auditing, Budgeting, AP &AR, Tax, etc., with Oman D/L seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

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 Indian female , M.B.A, 8 Yrs of Experience in Oil and Gas industry, Trading & contracting companies. working as an Unit Manager for MNC, HR Coordinator and Office admin for local companies. seeking suitable placement immediately. Contact 99179709.

Indian male, 44 Years, Plumbing Supervisor, holding Omani Driving license, having 14 Years of experience in Oman and 8 years in India.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 95154414 Email- pthariff@yahoo.com 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.

Contact : 99334770/ 997 43 709 Bachelor in Hotel Management Having 13 years experience in Catering Industry in all aspects of Operations with D/L looking out for a suitable placement.

Contact 90654826 Email: mailingsaikiran8646gmail. com

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SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS Sri Lankan female, 27 years, qualified English Language professional with 6 years of lecturing, managerial, marketing experience, seeking suitable position in education industry. Contact (+968) 93017330, (+968) 98445287 Email: wijayawardane.bhagya@gmail.com.

Indian Male, 24, B.Com Graduate with 1 year experience in Oman looking for a job in accounting.

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.

Contact: 94347288 Indian Male, Post graduate with 10yrs experience in gulf & 4.6yrs in Oil & Gas experience with SAP and ERP exposure. Finalisation, MIS, Auditing, Budgeting, AP &AR, Tax, etc., with Oman D/L seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 91743376 Indian male diploma in automobiles & MBA in insurance motor claim surveyor and processor, looking for a suitable placement in Insurance company 15 years of experience working in Middle East, Dubai & Saudi Arabia.

Contact : 95467981 Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate, fresher on visit visa, looking for a job in sales. Contact: 94032041 Mail: azzamsiddique1@gmail.com 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. Contact 91496939 Indian male, 25 yrs, more than 5 years experience in Dubai, Looking for a suitable placement for jobs related to sales, marketing, coordination and support. Contact: 95140445, syedfaraz97681@gmail.com Indian female, B.Tech Computer Science, 5 years experience in teaching in India currently on visit visa seeking for a suitable position in teaching, IT or administration.

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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

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 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, 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,B.Com + Dip. Logistic 2year experience looking for a job in Accounts/Logistics Field.

Presently on Visit Visa Contact 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 .

Contact 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, Contact 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.

Contact 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 Tea boy looking for job Name: Man Bahadar Contact: 97859837 Indian male 26 years, Graduate in BBM & having Diploma in Logistics with 3 years of experience in Banking and Accounts looking for suitable placement.

Contact : + 968 97166820/ +91 9895102356 Email : afsalrahman1989@gmail.com Indian male, network cabling technician (19 years Gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement. NOC available. Contact : 0091-8089909265 (India), E mail: mohithavp@gmail.com Indian Female looking for a part time opportunity (Graphic Design/ Teaching/Research Assistant/ Business Development/Administration) Contact: 95811820 or sankarikm06@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com Finance-Indian with 7 years experience in Finance & Accounts up to finalization. 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.

Contact : 95218424 / 9610 6604.

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.

Contact: 92567020 / 96930392 Indian Male 30 year GCC driving license and past experience as project coordinator looking for a suitable position. Project Coordination, Sales Executive, Marketing Executive or any other suitable post.

Contact number -97070427 Indian Female, M.Sc Computer Science, Seeking suitable placement in Muscat Area.

Contact 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.

Contact91496939.

14 years experienced light driver with valid Oman license looking for suitable job.

Contact 99442481

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 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

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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.

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

Contact Saleh:

96723485 INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Please contact – 95213273

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.

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

Contact: 91103909 Transportation available Al Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al Khoud. Drop & pick. Contact 95250161 Transportation. Contact:96538078 Transportation. Contact:94510847 Transportation. Contact 9508282 Transportation. Contact 92015894

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED 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

Kerala Christian male 28, working as Admin & Support in MNC Muscat. Contact: 95826707 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

Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

FOR LADIES Home service available, (Threading, facial, waxing, Head massage) R0. 20. Contact 99619409 (watsup)

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

Ambulance available for rent (2015 model), MOH & PDO approved. Contact 96721709

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

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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

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

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

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

A/C Maintenance & Servicing, Fridge, Washing machine & Dish washer repairing, Painting & Cleaning services, Electrical & plumbing.

Contact 99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont Maintenance services electric, plumbing and A/C. Contact: 96524904 /94285064

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

Cleaning services, Sofa, carpet, shampoo old house or new house.

Contact: 92179395

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC Contact: 99344723

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

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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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